Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
016200500 | Providing strain relief | 9 |
20090119872 | LOCKING MECHANISM - The present invention discloses a locking mechanism having a locking member disposed with a fan-shape protrusion and a fan-shape notch, such that when the locking member is rotating, the jerk as a result of rotation can be reduced, and when the locking member is returned to its original position, a sufficient torsion can still be generated. Also, when the locking member is in the locking position, the fan-shape protrusions are positioned at the fan-shape notches. | 05-14-2009 |
20100287728 | GROMMET FOR THROUGH BODY PIPE MOUNTING IN A VEHICLE - A grommet assembly for installation in an opening of a vehicle body component is provided. The opening is dimensioned to receive a pipe therethrough. The grommet assembly comprises a first relatively stiff component and a second relatively flexible component. The first component has retention elements formed therewith to secure the pipe to the grommet assembly. The second component is sized to be securely mounted in the body component opening. The second component is at least partially overmolded onto the first component. The grommet assembly is pre-mounted on the pipe and is configured to keep the pipe generally centered in the body component opening. | 11-18-2010 |
20110252595 | FITTING MEMBER - A fitting member is provided with a first end portion, a second end portion facing to the first end portion, and a fitting structure having a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion to connect the first end portion and the second end portion with each other by fitting the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion with each other. The fitting structure is defined by making the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion engaged with each other, while making the second engagement portion formed by punching a preform body of the fitting member through the first engagement portion. | 10-20-2011 |
20120192379 | BUSHING - A single, integral piece configured into a self-coupling bushing for pivotally securing within a circular opening of a structure without external fasteners, while accommodating a polygonal shaft. The bushing includes a base that is larger than the opening of the structure, and an aperture within the base. The aperture of the base of the bushing has a perimeter that includes first members for lining the opening of the structure, and pivotally securing the bushing within the opening, and second members for absorbing a rotational torque of the shaft, enabling the first members of the bushing to securely pivot within the opening of the structure. | 08-02-2012 |
20120297574 | STRAIN RELIEF INSERT - A strain relief device for securing three radially arrayed flat cables coming into a closure includes a body having three armatures extending radially. Each armature includes at least two cantilevered segments extending from the at least one armature in opposing directions. At least one cable may be received in a receiving area partially defined by the armature and the cantilevered segment. Compressive force acting on the strain relief device secures the cables in the receiving area relative to the strain relief device. | 11-29-2012 |
20140366318 | Multi-Piece Bushing, Support Assembly and Method of Supporting a Shaft - A bushing is for supporting a movable cylindrical body within a housing, the housing having a central axis, an inner circumferential surface and an annular groove formed in the surface. The bushing includes a plurality of generally arcuate tube segments disposable within the groove and alignable circumferentially about the housing axis so as to form a generally tubular body configured to slidably support the cylindrical body. Preferably, each tube segment is formed of a generally rigid metallic material. | 12-18-2014 |
20150320149 | VARIABLE RADII FLANGES FOR MECHANICALLY RETAINED CRUSH TUBES - A support assembly for an assembly comprised of an extruded member that defines a cavity, the member including an opening having a plurality of sides, and a crush tube inserted into the cavity of the member and mechanically retained in the member at or near a desired location by flanging the sides of the opening into an open end of the crush tube. | 11-12-2015 |
20160017647 | SHEARING-FORCE MECHANISM WITH CROSS-LINKED THERMOPLASTIC - A device includes first and second elements. The first element includes a cross-linked thermoplastic. The second element is configured to engage and to strain the first element by a predetermined amount. The first and second elements are configured to move relative to each other and such that movement of the first and second elements produces a substantially repeatable shearing force between the first and second elements. | 01-21-2016 |
20160061270 | TOLERANCE RING - A tolerance ring including a sidewall having a first and a second opposite major surfaces spaced apart by a thickness, wherein the first major surface defines an inner diameter of the tolerance ring at a first location of the sidewall and an outer diameter of the tolerance ring at a second location of the sidewall. A method of forming a tolerance ring including providing a strip of material comprising a first, a second, a third, and a fourth edge, shaping the first edge of the strip toward the third edge, and shaping the second edge of the strip toward the fourth edge. | 03-03-2016 |