15th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130086922 | Combined Pump System for Engine TMS AOC Reduction and ECS Loss Elimination - A compression pump for an engine is provided. The pump may include a first impeller operatively coupled to a main shaft of the engine, a first inlet configured to at least partially receive bypass airflow, and a first outlet configured to direct compressed air to a thermal management system. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086923 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE CONTROLS AND METHODS - According to some embodiments, a thermoelectric system comprises a thermoelectric device having a first surface and a second surface and a power source configured to deliver a voltage across the thermoelectric device to selectively activate or deactivate the thermoelectric device, wherein the first surface is configured to heat and the second surface is configured to cool when the thermoelectric device is activated. The system further comprises a processor configured to determine a potential between the first surface and the second surface when the thermoelectric device is deactivated, correlate the potential to a temperature of the first surface and adjust the correlated temperature of the first surface based on an ambient temperature. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086924 | SELF-COOLING COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Self-cooling compositions and systems adapted to rapidly chill a substance in a compact container are provided. In some implementations, the composition comprises an aqueous solution and solid chemical reactants, wherein at least one solid chemical reactant is selected independently from the group consisting of NH | 2013-04-11 |
20130086925 | CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATOR - A disclosed device cryogenic refrigerator includes a first stage displacer; a first stage cylinder configured to form a first expansion space between the first stage cylinder and the first stage displacer; a second stage displacer connected to the first stage displacer; and a second stage cylinder configured to form a second expansion space between the second stage cylinder and the second stage displacer, wherein the second stage displacer includes a helical groove formed on an outer peripheral surface of the second stage displacer so as to helically extend from the second expansion space, a flow resistor communicating with a side of the first stage displacer in the helical groove, and a flow path connecting the flow resistor to a side of the first expansion space, wherein the flow resistor is always positioned on a side of the second expansion space relative to the first expansion space. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086926 | CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATOR, CRYOPUMP AND DISPLACER - A two-stage GM cryogenic refrigerator includes a displacer having a low-temperature side and a high-temperature side and a motor configured to drive the displacer. The motor is configured to be rotatable forward in cooling and backward in increasing a temperature. The cryogenic refrigerator further includes a resin provided on an outer circumferential surface of the displacer. A thickness of the resin is thinner on the high-temperature side than on the low-temperature side. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086927 | INTEGRATED AIR-CYCLE REFRIGERATION AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - An integrated power and refrigeration system is disclosed that includes a first subsystem configured to provide cooling air using a reverse-Brayton cycle using compressed air and a second subsystem configured to provide power by accepting a first portion of the compressed air from the first subsystem, heating the accepted first portion of the compressed air to form hot compressed air, and using the hot compressed air to drive a turbine that is coupled to a power generator. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086928 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A refrigerator includes a low-temperature storage compartment damper to control supply of cool air to a low-temperature storage compartment, a high-temperature storage compartment damper to control supply of hot air to a high-temperature storage compartment, and a controller to control the low-temperature storage compartment damper to be opened and the high-temperature storage compartment damper to be closed while controlling a compressor and blowing fan to be driven so that the temperature of the low-temperature storage compartment reaches a low set temperature, to control the driving of the compressor and blowing fan to be stopped and the low-temperature storage compartment damper to be closed when the temperature of the low-temperature storage compartment reaches the low set temperature, and to control a defrosting heater and the blowing fan to be driven and the high-temperature storage compartment damper to be opened when the supply of cool air is stopped. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086929 | EVAPORATOR REFRIGERANT SATURATION DEMAND DEFROST - A method is disclosed for controlling initiation of a defrost cycle of an evaporator heat exchanger of a refrigeration system operatively associated with a refrigerated transport cargo box. The method includes the steps of establishing an return air-saturation temperature differential equal to the difference of a sensed air temperature of an air flow returning from the cargo box to pass over the heat exchange surface of the evaporator heat exchanger minus a refrigerant saturation temperature of a flow of refrigerant passing through the evaporator heat exchanger, comparing the return air-saturation temperature differential to a set point threshold defrost temperature differential, and if the return air-saturation temperature differential exceeds the set point threshold defrost temperature differential, initiating a defrost cycle for defrosting the evaporator heat exchanger. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086930 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM CONTROLLED BY REFRIGERANT QUALITY WITHIN EVAPORATOR - A method of controlling a refrigeration system having a refrigerant disposed within a circulation loop with a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, wherein the method includes the steps of (a) compressing the refrigerant within the compressor and cooling the refrigerant within the condenser; (b) flowing the refrigerant to the evaporator; (c) reducing the pressure of the refrigerant within the evaporator; (d) flowing refrigerant from an outlet opening of the evaporator to the compressor; (e) repeating steps (a)-(d); and (f) controlling the flow of refrigerant to the evaporator in step (b) based upon the condition of the refrigerant within the evaporator upstream of the outlet opening. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086931 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An air conditioning apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The air conditioning apparatus includes a first switch valve, a compressor, a decompression element, a second switch valve, a condenser, and an evaporator. The control method of an air conditioning apparatus includes steps of setting a preset temperature, measuring an indoor temperature, and comparing the preset temperature with the indoor temperature. When the indoor temperature is lower than the preset temperature, the first switch valve and the second switch valve are turned on and the compressor is turned off; and when the indoor temperature is higher than the preset temperature, the first switch valve and the second switch valve are turned off and the compressor is turned on. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086932 | Vehicle Air-Conditioning Device, and Refrigerant Leakage Diagnosis Method for Vehicle Air-Conditioning Device - In a vehicle air-conditioning device, refrigerant leakage is diagnosed precisely without any restrictions from an operating condition of the air-conditioning device. When the operating condition of the vehicle air-conditioning device is stable, a threshold value Th for determination of refrigerant leakage is set based on an outlet pressure Pd and an inlet pressure Ps of a compressor. Furthermore, a volume flow Gr in that refrigerant pipe running from a condenser to an expansion valve through which the refrigerant circulates in a liquid state is detected. When it is determined that the volume flow Gr exceeds the threshold value Th for determination of refrigerant leakage, a diagnosis result (alarm) indicating that the refrigerant leaks is output. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086933 | CONTROLLER FOR A MEDICAL PRODUCTS STORAGE SYSTEM - A medical product storage device includes a controller that operates an access control system to limit access to a storage space of the medical product storage device. The controller monitors a temperature in the storage space and other operating parameters of the medical product storage device. The medical product storage device includes a display that displays information related to the operating parameters. The information related to the operating parameters includes a graph of the temperature in the storage space, the graph including icons associated with specific events that occur relative to the operating parameters. Activation of the icons cause an event history to be displayed. Activation of a specific event permits a user to generate a corrective action record. A user remote from the medical product storage device may be notified of specific adverse events. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086934 | INSPECTION PORT - A manifold gauge set has at least one sight glass window for viewing contents of a refrigeration system or an air conditioning system being serviced. The window may be non-planar to achieve an appearance that varies with the presence or absence of liquid. Such a non-planar window may be in the form of a dome, prism or a fresnel lens. The gauge set may have a second light transmissive window to allow light to illuminate system contents being viewed. A light source may be provided to illuminate system contents being viewed. The light source may provide light through the same window that is used for viewing contents. A diffuser may be provided with a second window to achieve an illuminated background for viewing system contents. Similar configurations may be used in standalone sight glasses, vacuum pumps, and recovery machines. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086935 | AIR DISCHARGE STRUCTURE FOR PACKAGED AIR CONDITIONER - An air discharge structure for a packaged air conditioner includes a front air outlet ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130086936 | REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including: a cabinet configured to define a storage space; a barrier configured to divide the storage space into a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment and having an heat insulator therein; a depression part formed to be depressed in the barrier for the freezing compartment and configured to accommodate an evaporator and a blowing unit; and a barrier cover configured to shield the depression part for the freezing compartment, wherein the depression part includes an evaporator accommodating part configured to accommodate the evaporator, a blowing unit accommodating part formed to be stepped on a upper side of the evaporator accommodating part and configured to accommodate the blowing unit. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086937 | OIL CIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATION CHILLER - An oil circulation system for a refrigeration chiller including a pump coupled to an atomizing spray nozzle located near the compressor suction inlet spraying a fine mist of oily liquid from the evaporator to be aspirated by the compressor. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086938 | THERMAL STORAGE MATERIAL CONTAINER AND HEAT EXCHANGER - A cool storage material container is formed by brazing together peripheral edge portions of two aluminum plates. A cool storage material for storing cool is charged into a cool storage material accommodation space. The cool storage material container has a seal portion provided by closing a thermal storage material charging inlet which is formed at the peripheral edge portions of the two aluminum plates and is used to charge the cool storage material into the cool storage material accommodation space. The seal portion includes two outward protrusions which are formed by pressing and collapsing the thermal storage material charging inlet such that they project outward from the two aluminum plates and are brought into close contact with each other. The outward protrusions are bonded together by an anaerobic adhesive and are bent in the thickness direction of the aluminum plates such that their bent portions have a V-shaped cross section. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086939 | DISTRIBUTED LNG DEVICE - Provided among other things is a distributed LNG device comprising: an insulated collection cavity with an outlet, the collection cavity adapted to collect liquids that condense therein at the outlet; one or more fuel inlet valves adapted for injecting a methane source gas into the collection cavity; one or more exhaust valves adapted for exhausting gas from the collection cavity; and a cryocooler with a cold-head condenser, a cold-head of the condenser adapted to insert into the collection cavity to provide sufficient heat absorption to bring the cavity as filled with methane gas to a temperature effective to condense the methane, wherein the cold-head condenser operates (i) as a reverse Stirling engine and/or (ii) by acoustic energy. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086940 | AIR SEPARATION PLANT AND PROCESS OPERATING BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION - An air separation plant is provided that includes a plurality of air compressors, a plurality of air purification units, and one or more cold boxes. In a first mode of operation, a first air compressor is configured to compress air to a higher pressure than a second air compressor. In a second mode of operation, the second air compressor is configured to compress air to a higher pressure than during the first mode of operation. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086941 | AIR SEPARATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A cryogenic air separation method and apparatus in which a lower pressure distillation column is configured to receive, at successively higher locations of the lower pressure column and at successively lower temperatures, crude oxygen derived from a crude liquid oxygen stream discharged from a higher pressure column, an intermediate reflux stream and a nitrogen-rich reflux stream. All of the streams are subcooled and depressurized. The subcooling is conducted such that the intermediate reflux stream and the nitrogen-rich liquid stream cocurrently, indirectly exchange heat to a nitrogen-rich vapor stream withdrawn from the lower pressure column and the intermediate reflux stream is subcooled to a temperature between the temperatures over which the nitrogen-rich liquid stream is subcooled. Additionally, the crude liquid oxygen stream and the intermediate reflux stream can, cocurrently, indirectly exchange heat to a pressurized liquid stream used in forming an oxygen product and the nitrogen-rich vapor stream. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086942 | DEVICE FOR THE CRYOGENIC SEPARATION OF AIR - The device serves for the cryogenic separation of air. It comprises a main heat exchanger ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130086943 | Apparatus for a cuff bracelet with a storage section - An apparatus of a cuff bracelet with a storage section includes an attachment segment, a storage compartment, a lid, at least one printed graphic, and at least one ornamental accessory. The storage compartment is connected to the attachment segment from top where the attachment segment positioned around user's hand. The lid is pivotally connected to the storage compartment from one end and engaged with a locking panel on the storage compartment from the other end. The storage compartment may also position inside the attachment segment without the lid. The at least one ornamental accessory and the at least one printed graphic can be positioned anywhere on the attachment segment and the lid, transforming the cuff bracelet with a storage section into a jewelry item. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086944 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING FOAMED GLASS USING SUBMERGED COMBUSTION - Submerged combustion systems and methods of use to produce foamed glass. One system includes a submerged combustion melter having an outlet, the melter configured to produce an initial foamy molten glass having a density and comprising bubbles filled primarily with combustion product gases. The initial foamy molten glass is deposited directly onto or into a transport apparatus that transports the initial foamy molten glass to a downstream processing apparatus. An intermediate stage may be included between the melter and the transport apparatus. One intermediate stage is a channel that includes gas injectors. Another intermediate stage is a channel that produces an upper flow of a less dense glass and a relatively more dense glass lower flow. The upper flow may be processed into foamed glass products, while the more dense flow may be processed into dense glass products. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086945 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A SHEET GLASS MATERIAL FOR MAGNETIC DISK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - A manufacturing method of a sheet glass material for magnetic disk, the method includes, dropping process for dropping a lump of molten glass; pressing process for sandwiching simultaneously the lump from both sides of the dropping path of the lump with surfaces of a pair of dies facing together, and performing press forming to the lump to obtain a sheet glass material, wherein at least one of the pair of dies has a concave shape with respect to the dropping path of the lump. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086946 | DAMAGE RESISTANT, CHEMICALLY TOUGHENED PROTECTIVE COVER GLASS - The invention is directed to a high strength, chemically toughened protective glass article, the glass article having a high damage tolerance threshold of at least 1500 g as measured by the lack of radial cracks when the load is applied to the glass using a Vickers indenter; preferably greater than 2000 g is measured by the lack of initiation of radial cracks when the load is applied to the glass using a Vickers indenter | 2013-04-11 |
20130086947 | MOLD, CASTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CAST ROD | 2013-04-11 |
20130086948 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TIGHT BENDING THIN GLASS SHEETS - An apparatus and methods for bending sheet glass are disclosed. The present invention improves on the state-of-the-art by providing apparatus and methods that prevent unwanted distortion of the glass sheet. The apparatus and methods utilize localized heating at the bend to allow for overall glass sheet temperatures to be reduced, along with optional mechanical devices for improved bend quality. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086949 | BURNER APPARATUS, SUBMERGED COMBUSTION MELTERS INCLUDING THE BURNER, AND METHODS OF USE - Apparatus includes a first and second conduits configured to form an annulus between them. An adjustable structure includes a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a circumferential surface abutting a portion of the internal surface of the second conduit. The structure is adjustable axially in relation to and removably attached to the first conduit via a hub. The hub defines a central passage for fuel or oxidant. The body has one or more non-central through passages configured such that flow of an oxidant or fuel therethrough causes the fuel or oxidant to intersect flow of fuel or oxidant exiting from the central passage in a region above the upper surface of the body. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086950 | SUBMERGED COMBUSTION GLASS MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Submerged combustion glass manufacturing systems include a melter having a floor, a roof, a wall structure connecting the floor and roof, and an exhaust passage through the roof. One or more submerged combustion burners are mounted in the floor and/or wall structure discharging combustion products under a level of material being melted in the melter and create turbulent conditions in the material. The melter exhausts through an exhaust structure connecting the exhaust passage with an exhaust stack. The exhaust structure includes a barrier defining an exhaust chamber having an interior surface, the exhaust chamber having a cross-sectional area greater than that of the exhaust stack but less than the melter. The barrier maintains temperature and pressure in the exhaust structure at values sufficient to substantially prevent condensation of exhaust material on the interior surface. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086951 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GLASS MANUFACTURING - Submerged combustion systems and methods of use to produce glass. One system includes a submerged combustion melter having a roof, a floor, a wall structure connecting the roof and floor, and an outlet, the melter producing an initial foamy molten glass. One or more non-submerged auxiliary burners are positioned in the roof and/or wall structure and configured to deliver combustion products to impact at least a portion of the bubbles with sufficient force and/or heat to burst at least some of the bubbles and form a reduced foam molten glass. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086952 | METHODS OF USING A SUBMERGED COMBUSTION MELTER TO PRODUCE GLASS PRODUCTS - A method comprises flowing an oxidant and a fuel into a submerged combustion burner in a glass tank furnace, the glass tank furnace receiving a feed of glass forming material and producing molten glass, the burner and furnace comprising a melting system. The melting system has a variable system vibration and/or oscillation due to the nature of submerged combustion. One method includes predicting a value of at least one property, such as viscosity, of the molten glass using the variable system vibration and/or oscillation. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086953 | WASHING MACHINE HAVING BALANCER - A washing machine with a balancer that may be commonly used irrespective of the size of a drum. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed in the cabinet, an annular recess provided at the drum, and a balancer assembly mounted to the recess. The balancer assembly includes a balancer to offset unbalanced load generated in the drum during rotation of the drum and at least one balancer guide coupled to an outer circumference of the balancer to constitute the balancer assembly, the balancer guide being mounted to the recess along with the balancer so that an outer diameter of the balancer assembly corresponds to the recess. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086954 | Clothing Steam Ironing Apparatus - Disclosed is a clothing steam ironing apparatus, comprising an ironing component ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130086955 | LOCK INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for securing an item to an anchor is disclosed. The system may include an anchor, an item having an extension extending therefrom, an interface mechanism, a padlock, and a tether. The interface mechanism may received and engage the extension therewith. The padlock may selectively engage the interface mechanism in a manner to prevent the interface mechanism from releasing the extension. The tether may extend to tie the padlock to the anchor and, thereby, secure, the item to the anchor. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086956 | MULTIPLE MODE LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS - A lock includes a lock body, an access restricting structure, a locking mechanism, a lock interface, and a mode selection mechanism. The locking mechanism is operable to secure the access restricting structure in a first position when the locking mechanism is in a locked condition. The lock interface is operable to move the locking mechanism between the locked condition and an unlocked condition. The mode selection mechanism is operable to selectively place the locking mechanism in either one of a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, movement of the access restricting structure to the first position automatically moves the locking mechanism to the locked condition. In the second mode, the access restricting structure is movable to the first position without moving the locking mechanism to the locked condition. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086957 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A REKEYABLE MASTER KEY LOCK - A rekeyable masterkeyabe lock includes a plurality of key followers, a plurality of user racks and a plurality of master racks. One user rack and one master rack are associated with each key follower and are configured to be selectively disengaged from, and reengaged with, the key follower. When the user racks are disenggaged from the key follower, the valid user key can be replaced with a new user key. Reengaging the user racks with the key followers rekeys the lock cylinder to the new user key and invalidates the original user key. Similar functionality applies to rekeying the master key. Either the user key or the master key can be rekeyed without rekeying the other. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A REKEYABLE MASTER KEY LOCK - A rekeyable master lock includes a plurality of pin gears, with each pin gear engaged with a corresponding key follower. As each key follower rides up and down on the key biting, it causes a corresponding pin gear to rotate. Each pin gear engages a user gear and a master gear so that, as the pin gear rotates, the user and master gears rotate. Each user and master gear, in turn, drives a corresponding user rack and a master rack. When a valid user key is inserted and rotated, the user racks or master racks are aligned along a common axis and held in alignment by a locking bar. Longitudinal movement of the user gear or master gear allows the rekeying function by decoupling and recoupling the user gear or master gear with the user racks or master racks. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086959 | DRAWING METHOD OF METALLIC TUBE AND PRODUCING METHOD OF METALLIC TUBE USING SAME - In a drawing method of a metallic tube which includes: filling a high-pressure container with a lubricating oil, the container having a mother tube inserted thereinto; pressurizing the oil with a pressure booster; and drawing the forcedly lubricated mother tube, the oil having a kinetic viscosity of 100 to 2000 mm | 2013-04-11 |
20130086960 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOT DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - An object of the present invention is to make it possible, without necessitating an alkali pretreatment, to form a zinc oxide layer having excellent sliding properties on a hot dip galvanized steel sheet not subjected to alloying after galvanizing and thus having a relatively low degree of surface activity. Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to manufacture a hot dip galvanized steel sheet having higher area ratio of Zn oxide layer formed on a coating surface and larger thickness of the Zn oxide layer. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a hot dip galvanized steel sheet comprising: subjecting a steel sheet to hot dip galvanizing and subsequent temper rolling; bringing the steel sheet into contact with acidic solution having pH buffering capacity; retaining the steel sheet for 1 second to 60 seconds after the contact with the acidic solution; and rinsing the steel sheet with water, to form a zinc oxide layer on a coating surface of the steel sheet, characterized in that the method further comprising:
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20130086961 | Magnetic Pulse Welding and Forming for Plates - A method of welding two workpieces together is described. A conductor in electrical communication with a pulse circuit is provided. A portion of the second workpiece is located adjacent the conductor. The two workpieces are also located together. A portion, or all, of one workpiece is welded to the other by applying a pulse current to one of the workpieces. A method of forming a workpiece is disclosed using a pulse current to move the workpiece into a desired shape. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086962 | PIPE BENDER AND METHOD FOR SPIRAL PIPE BENDING WITH THE PIPE BENDER - Provided are a pipe bender which is capable of spiral pipe bending and a method for spiral pipe bending with radii of bend using the pipe bender. The pipe bender includes an XY sliding mechanism), which has a Y-axis movement means travelling back and forth and an X-axis movement means travelling from side to side; a turning table device for rotating a turning table provided on top thereof, the turning table device being placed on the XY sliding mechanism; a bender with a cylindrical shaft rotatably supported, the cylindrical shaft placed on the turning table and secured to a worm wheel; a center shaft passing through the hole of the cylindrical shaft and having a lower end secured to a bottom; and a bending roller provided on top of the cylindrical shaft rotatable about the center of a support roller and which is disposed adjacent to the support roller. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086963 | HIGH-SPEED WIRE ROD ROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wire rod rolling plant constituted by three distinct, independent rolling units ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130086964 | ZEROING SYSTEM OF A ROLLING STAND - A zeroing system of a rolling stand which allows to replace the working cylinders or rolls in a four-high rolling stand for hot rolling strips and to subsequently zero the rolling stand without removing the strip from between the rolls themselves during the step of rolling. Furthermore, the system of the invention allows to very rapidly and accurately carry out the zeroing operation, thus increasing the productivity in the entire production system. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086965 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A STEEL TUBE FOR AIR BAGS - A seamless steel tube for air bag use is formed from a steel comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.04-0.20%, Si: 0.10-0.50%, Mn: 0.10-1.00%, P: at most 0.025%, S: at most 0.005%, Al: at most 0.10%, Cr: 0.01-0.50%, Cu: 0.01-0.50%, Ni: 0.01-0.50%, a remainder of Fe and unavoidable impurities. The tube is cold drawn at least one time with a working ratio so that reduction in area is greater than 40% to obtain predetermined dimensions. The tube is then quench hardened by heating to at least the Ac | 2013-04-11 |
20130086966 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SHEET MOLDED TO FORM A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CURVED SURFACE - A method for manufacturing molded plates with multi-composite curved surface is provided to manufacture a forming plate having various cubic multi-composite curved surfaces. The operation program of an upper mold, a lower mold, a stretching forming unit, a marking robot, and a cutting robot is inputted (S | 2013-04-11 |
20130086967 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMPLANT USING AMORPHOUS ALLOY - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for manufacturing an implant having a screw thread on an inner peripheral surface or an outer peripheral surface thereof by die-casting or pressing an amorphous alloy. The apparatus for manufacturing an implant using an amorphous alloy includes: a heating unit for heating a pre-form formed of an amorphous alloy into a semi-solid state; a forming unit for forming a screw thread in the heated pre-form by using a pressing mold; and a cooling unit for cooling the pre-form having the screw thread. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086968 | GROOVE PROCESSING DEVICE AND GROOVE PROCESSING METHOD - A groove processing device, which processes a cylinder groove to an inner circumference of a cylinder to protrude from an inner circumferential surface toward an outer circumferential surface side and extend in a center line direction of the cylinder, includes: a first groove processing unit that process both end portions of the cylinder groove in a circumferential direction thereof, and a second groove processing unit that processes a center portion of the cylinder groove in the circumferential direction thereof, wherein an outermost circumferential portion of each of the first groove processing unit and the second groove processing unit being formed to be a chevron shape so that a center portion thereof in the circumferential direction of the cylinder protrudes, and an inclination angle from a vertex portion in the outermost circumferential portion of the first groove processing unit is larger than that of the second groove processing unit. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086969 | CABLE PREPARATION TOOL - The present disclosure describes various embodiments of devices for preparing cables, such as devices for pulling back the shield on an end portion of a coaxial cable to prepare the end portion for attachment to a connector. A coaxial cable, with an exposed central conductor, a dielectric insulator, and a shield (e.g., a metallic shield) can be inserted into a bore of a shield pull-back device configured in accordance with the present disclosure. As the cable is inserted into the bore, one or more gripping members can engage the cable shield and pull it back evenly without damaging the central conductor or the dielectric insulator. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086970 | Linear Motion Peening - This invention utilizes a linear motor to impact peening media. It has three major applications: (1) deep compression low surface work peening, (2) Almen strip arc height testing and (3) manual peening. This process differs from existing processes in that impacts are controlled in position, velocity and mass. The indentor tip may have single or multiple indentors. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086971 | Surface-Treated Metal Sheet and Process for Producing Formed Article from the Surface-Treated Metal Sheet - Provided are a surface-treated metal sheet which includes a nickel layer having improved corrosion resistance and a method of manufacturing a formed article. In a surface-treated metal sheet where a nickel layer is formed on a substrate, the proportion of (200) planes to a total of (111) planes, (200) planes, (220) planes and (311) planes with respect to the crystal plane orientations of the nickel layer is set to 40% or less. In a method of manufacturing a formed article using a surface-treated metal sheet where a nickel layer is formed on a substrate, the surface-treated metal sheet having the nickel layer where the proportion of (200) planes to a total of (111) planes, (200) planes, (220) planes and (311) planes is set to 40% or less with respect to the crystal plane orientations of the nickel layer is worked using a mold. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086972 | CALIBRATION TECHNIQUE FOR CALIBRATING A ZIRCONIUM OXIDE OXYGEN SENSOR AND CALIBRATED SENSOR - A method of calibrating a zirconium oxide sensor employing a reference gas having a known mole fraction of oxygen and a monitored gas having a known mole fraction of oxygen, characterized by use of a reference gas and a monitored gas having the same mole fraction of oxygen but different partial pressures of oxygen. This allows a single gas source, such as air, to be used for both the reference gas and the monitored gas across a range of oxygen concentration readings. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086973 | AUTO-CALIBRATION SYSTEMS FOR COIN COUNTING DEVICES - Systems and methods for calibrating a coin sensor are disclosed herein. An auto-calibrating coin sensor configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a movable carrier holding at least one test coin or other test object. The carrier can move the test object past or through the coin sensor to calibrate the coin sensor. Embodiments of the present technology can include rotatable and linearly moveable carriers that are configured to move an attached test object through a coin sensor. Additionally, auto-calibrating coin sensors in accordance with the present technology can be configured to initiate an auto-calibration based on the commencement of a coin counting session, a set schedule, a temperature change, and/or other events. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086974 | PILE TESTING SYSTEM - A pile testing system for determining the load capacity of an in place pile and the system including a transducer assembly having a top extent and a bottom extent, the transducer assembly being generally fixed relative the pile top when in use and having a side wall transverse to the pile top and extending about a transducer axis, the transducer assembly further including at least one strain transducer joined to the wall of the transducer assembly, the at least one strain transducer configured to measure the applied load, the system further including at least one accelerometer fixed relative to the associated pile, the at least one accelerometer configured to calculate the movement of the associated pile when subjected to the applied load wherein the load capacity of the associated in place pile can be calculated based on the comparison between the applied load and the movement of the pile. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086975 | Techniques For Calculating Gas Concentrations in a Fluid Environment - A method can be performed by adjusting a temperature of a gas sensor to a first temperature value for a first period of time and a second temperature value for a second period of time. The gas sensor signal may be measured during the first period of time to determine a first signal value and during the second period of time to determine a second value. Then, concentration information for at least one gas is calculated according to the first signal value and the second signal value. While the gas sensor signal may include information about a presence of a first gas and a second gas, the concentration information for the at least one gas may not substantially include concentration information for the second gas. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086976 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF CO2 FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for measuring a concentration of CO | 2013-04-11 |
20130086977 | INTRINSICALLY SAFE NDIR GAS SENSOR IN A CAN - An NDIR gas sensor is housed within a mechanical housing made up of a header housing, a can mounted to the header housing, and a sample chamber mounted above the can. The can has a top surface with a pair of windows formed in it to allow radiation to enter and return from the sample chamber. An electronics module is mounted on a printed circuit board hermetically sealed within the can. A signal channel path length detected by the signal detector is greater than a reference channel path length detected by the reference detector and an absorption bias between the signal and reference outputs can be used to determine a gas concentration in the sample chamber. Both the signal detector and the reference detector have an identical narrow band pass filter with the same Center Wavelength (“CWL”), Full Width Half Maximum (FWHM) and transmittance efficiency at the CWL. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086978 | RESPIRATOR TEST ACCESSORY - A test accessory for testing a variety respirators. The accessory is designed to compliment existing equipment to provide a robust assessment of respirator performance. The accessory may include a head form having an inflatable bladder capable of fitting a variety of sizes of respirator masks. In some embodiments, the inflatable bladder does not rely on adhesives to effect a seal, thereby eliminating manufacturing and quality assurance steps. The test accessory may also include a detachable instrumentation module that may be removed from the accessory, enabling calibration and maintenance at a remote facility without need for transporting the entire unit. The module may also house a memory device that may be upgraded with calibration data and firmware during the calibration process. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086979 | Device And Method For Measuring The Rheological Properties Of A Yield Stress Fluid - A device and a method are provided for measuring the yield stress of a fluid. The device includes a container for receiving the fluid therein and an auger having a shaft extending along an axis and a helical flange extending radially about the shaft. The auger is movable in the fluid between a first position and a second position. A sensor is operatively connected to the auger. The sensor measures a force on the auger as the auger moves from the first position to the second position. A linkage is interconnected to the sensor. The linkage translates motion to the auger. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086980 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - A biomedical microfluidic device for separating a sub-population of particles from a first fluid, particularly a biological fluid, has means for separation and/or filtration of the fluid, which include a first microfluidic path defined in a first body of the device, a first inlet for introduction of a first fluid in the first path and at least a first outlet for discharge from the first path of a sample of fluid enriched in the sub-population of particles. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086981 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISCONTINUOUS FILTRATION - The invention provides an apparatus for discontinuous filtration of a liquid, having a filter station for filtration, a feed line for supplying the liquid to the filter station, and a filter medium movable relative to the station, the filter medium comprising at least two different membranes, which together in the filter station effect multistage filtration. The invention additionally relates to a method for discontinuous filtration of a liquid or for filtering isolated quantities of liquid, comprising: providing a filter station for filtration, the filter station comprising a chamber in which filtration is carried out; moving or transporting a filter medium from a stock into the filter station, the filter medium comprising at least two membranes which are arranged next to one another in the chamber; and supplying the liquid to the chamber, such that the liquid is subjected to multistage filtration through the membranes. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086982 | Ratiometric Plunger Assembly for Volume Sensing Applications - A volume sensing system for use in determining a volume of a variable volume reservoir can include a lower plunger that can have a first end adapted to move with a bottom of the reservoir. An upper plunger can be slidable relative to the lower plunger. A lower biasing member can be positioned substantially between a base of the reservoir and the upper plunger, and the upper biasing member can be positioned between the upper plunger and an interference member. The upper biasing member can have a predetermined stiffness relative to the lower biasing member such that upon movement of the lower plunger, the upper plunger can move at a predetermined fraction of the amount of movement of the lower plunger, where the predetermined fraction can be determined at least in part by the predetermined stiffness of the upper biasing member relative to the lower biasing member. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086983 | FUEL SENSOR - A tubular external electrode has an inner passage configured to flow fuel therethrough. A bottomed tubular internal electrode is at a predetermined distance from an inner wall of the external electrode. A temperature sensor is located in the internal electrode. A detection unit detects a property of fuel according to both a signal from the temperature sensor and an electrical property of fuel in the inner passage. The temperature sensor has a center located between the center axis of the internal electrode and an inner wall of the internal electrode located on an upstream side relative to fuel flow in the inner passage. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086984 | SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING APPARATUS - A specific gravity measuring apparatus includes a liquid bath, a measured object receiving member which is housed in the liquid bath via a support means in a non-contact manner and into and out of which a liquid within the liquid bath can freely flow, an aerial mounting member which is supported by the support means and on which a measured object is placed in order to measure gravity thereof in the air, and a weighing apparatus receiving and supporting the measured object receiving member via the support means. The weighing apparatus | 2013-04-11 |
20130086985 | ROTARY DISK GYROSCOPE - A rotary disk gyroscope ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130086986 | VIBRATING METER INCLUDING AN IMPROVED METER CASE - A vibrating meter is provided. The vibrating meter includes one or more conduits formed from a first material. The vibrating meter further includes a driver coupled to a conduit of the one or more conduits and configured to vibrate at least a portion of the conduit at one or more drive frequencies and one or more pick-offs coupled to a conduit of the one or more conduits and configured to detect a motion of the vibrating portion of the conduit. The vibrating meter further includes a case enclosing at least a portion of the one or more conduits, the driver and the one or more pick-offs. The case is formed from a second material comprising a higher vibrational damping characteristic than the first material. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086987 | VIBRATING METER INCLUDING A DAMPED METER COMPONENT - A vibrating meter ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130086988 | PRESSURE SENSOR USING GAS/LIQUID INTERFACE - A pressure sensor and method of sensing pressure is disclosed. An fluid port is coupled to a substrate. A first microchannel within the substrate is in fluid communication with the fluid port. The first microchannel includes a first compressible fluid, a first incompressible fluid and at least one first meniscus. A second microchannel within the substrate is in fluid communication with the fluid port. The second microchannel includes a second compressible fluid, a second incompressible fluid and at least one second meniscus. A pressure of the first meniscus and/or the second meniscus is determined. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086989 | Sensor Device - In various embodiments, a sensor device is provided. The sensor includes a sensor receiving portion, a sensor arranged in the sensor receiving portion and a cap covering the sensor and the sensor receiving portion. The cap includes a plurality of recesses in the inner side wall of the cap for reducing the pressure measured by the sensor. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086990 | PRESSURE SENSOR HAVING A CYLINDRICAL PRESSURE MEASURING CELL - A pressure measuring transducer comprising: a pressure measuring cell; a measuring cell housing, wherein the measuring cell housing has an annular axial abutment surface, which surrounds an opening; a sealing ring; and a ring of angular cross section for positioning the pressure measuring cell and the sealing ring in the measuring cell chamber. The sealing ring lies on the axial abutment surface, the pressure measuring cell lies with its frontal end face on the sealing ring, the pressure measuring cell is clamped axially against the sealing ring, the ring of angular cross section is arranged in an annular gap between the pressure measuring cell and a measuring cell chamber wall. The ring of angular cross section includes at least a first component of a form-retaining material and at least a second component of an elastic material, wherein the at least one form-retaining component forms the radial shoulder and extends in the axial direction into the annular gap, and the second component is connected with the first component and extends in the annular gap at least sectionally radially between the lateral surface of the pressure measuring cell and the wall of the measuring cell chamber. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086991 | DETECTION PROCESS - A detection process is disclosed. The detection process includes applying a load to a preselected portion of an article. The applying of the load permits visually indiscernible cracks in the preselected portion of the article to be detected. The treated article includes a preselected portion having treated visually indiscernible cracks. The treated visually indiscernible cracks are substantially devoid of damage due to the treatment of the visually indiscernible cracks. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086992 | FLUID METER, IN PARTICULAR A WATER METER - The invention relates to a fluid meter, in particular a water meter, comprising a counter presenting an upper electronic card including a meter screen, the counter being covered by a cover including a window for viewing said screen, and said cover itself being covered by a cap presenting an external window for viewing said screen, a screen cover being mounted on said cap to cover and protect said screen and said external window. According to the invention, said screen-cover is provided with at least one pivot pin placed on a bearing carried by said cap, and said cap is provided with at least one orifice for passing a locking element for locking said pin on said bearing, the locking element being carried by said cover. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086993 | Process for fabricating an electromagnetic flow meter - A process for fabricating an electromagnetic flow meter by encapsulating an electrode with a liquefied plastic. The electrode is fabricated out of an electrically conducting material and with at least a first circumferential indentation that runs orthogonal to the longitudinal expansion of the electrode. The electrode is positioned in a tool and encapsulated with a liquefied plastic, at least in sections, wherein the first indentation is encapsulated, at least in sections, with liquefied plastic. Also, an electromagnetic flow meter for measuring the volumetric flow or mass flow of a medium in a pipe, with a measurement tube, through which the medium flows in the direction of the longitudinal axis, and with a magnetic system that is so embodied as to produce a magnetic field that passes through the measurement tube and runs essentially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the measurement tube, and with at least one measurement electrode that couples to the medium, which is arranged essentially orthogonal to the region of the magnetic field in a bore hole in the wall of the measurement tube. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086994 | Pulsating Flow Meter - A flow system based on pulsating mechanism that has better accuracy compared to conventional vortex meters due to the fact that the pulsations generated have increased signal response and lower frequency, both of which are favorable for a high accuracy measurement. Certain embodiments include a housing, a bluff body, an orifice plate, and means for detecting a pulsating frequency of pulsating flow and determining the fluid flow rate based on the detected pulsating frequency. In certain embodiments, the housing can include an outer shell, an inlet, and an outlet. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086995 | TORQUE SENSOR - A torque sensor has an envelope tube, a middle cylinder mounted in the envelope tube, a inner cylinder mounted through the middle cylinder, a resilient element connected to the middle cylinder and the inner cylinder, a first disc and a second disc respectively attached to the inner cylinder and the middle cylinder, and a detection unit detecting a displacement angle of the second disc and the first disc to calculate a torque applied to the inner cylinder. The torque sensor has a simple structure, fast, sensitive and accurate torque sensing ability, and can be used on all kinds of mechanisms that rotate when a force is applied thereon to calculate and quantify amounts of energy and work of the exerciser according to the torque. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086996 | TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR A POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLE - A torque sensor assembly for a power-assisted bicycle has a torque sensor, a one-way bearing, a chainwheel, two cranks and two pedals. The torque sensor has an envelope tube, a middle tube, a transmission axle, a resilient element connected to the middle tube and the transmission axle, a first disc and a second disc respectively attached to the transmission axle and the middle tube, and a detection unit detecting displacement angles of the second disc and the first disc to calculate torques applied to the transmission axle and to drive the power-assisted bicycle according to the torque. The torque sensor assembly has a simple structure, fast, sensitive and accurate torque sensing ability, and can easily be assembled to all kinds of power-assisted bicycles. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086997 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF AT LEAST ONE HUMAN FINGER ON SURFACE, AND A METHOD OF USING THE DEVICE IN THE USER INTERFACE OF A MACHINE, A DEVICE (IN PARTICULAR A PORTABLE DEVICE), OR A SYSTEM - A device for detecting the likelihood of the presence of at least one human finger on a surface, and a method of using the device in the user interface of a machine, device or system. The device comprises at least one element having piezoelectric characteristics, located under a surface, the element arranged in the device in such a manner that a force when exerted on the surface, such as when the surface is pressed by finger, is transferred to mechanical stress of the element, the element then producing a voltage output in response to the mechanical stress. Also included are means for measuring the voltage output in a predefined time period and means for determining the degree of stability of the measured voltage output, and configured to indicate whether or not the degree of stability shows that the measured voltage output is likely to be a human finger or not. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086998 | FLUID CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FLUID BY USING THE SAME - A fluid controlling apparatus including at least one sample chamber for holding a fluid containing target materials; a cleaning chamber for holding a cleaning solution; a first multi-port connected to the at least one sample chamber through a first channel and connected to the cleaning chamber through a second channel; a filter portion, connected to the first multi-port through a third channel, for filtering the target materials; and a first pump, connected to the filter portion, for applying a pressure; and a method of controlling a fluid using the fluid controlling apparatus, which comprises passing the fluid containing the target materials from the at least one sample chamber to the filter portion; and cleaning a path of the fluid by passing the cleaning solution through the path. | 2013-04-11 |
20130086999 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING USABILITY - An apparatus and method for testing usability. The apparatus for usability testing has an output capture module for capturing at least one type of output, an input capture module for capturing at least one type of input, a user trigger capture module for capturing at least one type of test user trigger, and at least one storage module for saving at least some of the captured events. The user trigger capture module and the storage module are connected to an object to be tested independently thereof. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087000 | HYDRAULIC SHIFTER ON SPLIT SHAFT PTO FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic system is provided for a hydraulic shifter assembly of a split shaft assembly having a power take off system and utilized on a vehicle that has an automatic transmission and limited access to the transmission—preventing a direct connection of a power take off to the transmission. The hydraulic system provides hydraulic pressure from the transmission to the hydraulic shifter assembly and back to the transmission from the hydraulic shifter assembly. The system also provides hydraulic pressure from the transmission to the power take off. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087001 | CENTRAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A FOUR-WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM - A four-wheel steering central transmission device includes an input shaft extending through a front wall of a housing and having an input rotary disc formed with a first slide groove. A turning output unit includes an output shaft extending through a rear wall of the housing and having an output rotary disc formed with a second slide groove. A transmission unit disposed between the input and output shafts includes a hollow adjustment block disposed adjustably within the housing and movable leftward or rightward, and a transmission member movable within the adjustment block and having slide pieces inserted respectively and slidably into the first and second slide grooves. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087002 | Internal Gear Machine - An internal gear machine has a pinion which meshes with an internal gearwheel. The meshing of the pinion and of the internal gearwheel is configured such that it has an essentially closed engagement line. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087003 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMATED DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATING DEVICE OF SAID TYPE - An actuating device for an automated dual clutch transmission of a motor vehicle drivetrain in manual-shift mode includes first and second shift elements disposed in a region of a steering column, the first shift element being configured to effect an upshift and the second shift element being configured to effect a downshift of the dual clutch transmission. Simultaneous operation of the shift elements is configured to effect idle operation of an engine with at least one open transmission clutch. The idle operation is present only while the first and second shift elements are actuated. The shift elements are configured to transmit a torque via a closed transmission clutch when at least one of the shift elements is released. A control device is configured to initiate rotational speed adaptation of the engine as a function of an actuation of the first and second shift elements. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087004 | PARALLEL-KINEMATICAL MACHINE WITH GIMBAL HOLDERS - A parallel-kinematical machine ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087005 | MOTION PLATFORM SYSTEM - A motion platform system comprising a motion platform which is supported above a base by displacement units. Displacement units comprise a drive unit which drives a crank. A connecting arm is connected between the crank and the motion platform, so that translational and tilting movement of the motion platform is achieved by appropriate operation of the drive units. Each connecting arm has a curved profile which enables a full range of movement of the motion platform to be achieved using connecting arms of relatively short length. The connection between the connecting arm and the crank arm can be brought close to, or within, the crank arm. The height of the motion platform above the base, and bearing loads within the drive units, can thus be reduced. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087006 | STEERING COLUMN COVER STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An acceleration pedal is arranged on one side, in a vehicle width direction, of a steering column cover covering a steering column so as to move forward or slant forward through a press operation of a press face thereof. A guide face is provided at a specified portion of a lower face of the steering column cover which is positioned in front of a lower-face rear end portion in a steering-shaft axis direction and on an acceleration-pedal-arrangement side, wherein the guide face is configured to project downward below an extension line extending from the lower-face rear end portion in the steering-shaft axis direction and extend forward. Accordingly, a passenger's foot can be properly restrained from moving, in the vehicle width direction, off the pedal in a vehicle head-on collision, ensuring an appropriate ingress-and-egress performance of a passenger. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087007 | ANCHORING DEVICE FOR A TRANSMISSION CABLE - The present invention refers to an anchoring device ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087008 | SLIDING CABLE AND CONTROL CABLE - A sliding cable is provided that basically includes a cable main body and a mesh structural body. The cable main body is made of a plurality of steel wires bundled together. The mesh structural body is arranged on an outer surface of the cable main body. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087009 | VEHICLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH HYSTERESIS ASSEMBLY - A vehicle pedal assembly with a rotatable pedal. A hysteresis assembly includes a friction device and plunger, and first and second springs that are all separate and decoupled from each other and the pedal. The first spring exerts a force against the friction plunger that forces the friction device into frictional contact with the housing to generate and transfer a resistance force to the pedal. The first spring also exerts a force against the pedal when a foot force is removed from the pedal to return the pedal to idle with and without the movement of the friction device and without the force of the second spring. The second spring exerts a force against the friction device when the foot force is removed to return the pedal to idle without the force of the first spring. Barriers block the entry of debris into the housing. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087010 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT FOR VEHICLE PEDAL - The present disclosure relates to a safety arrangement for a vehicle pedal, comprising a pedal structure including a pedal arm with an elongated shape for carrying a pedal plate; a bracket, which is fixedly connected to the pedal arm; a pedal hub, to be arranged in order to transfer a movement of the pedal structure to a vehicular system. The pedal structure is in a first position relative to the pedal hub during normal operation of the pedal structure. Further, the pedal structure is displaceable from the first position relative to the pedal hub to a second position relative to the pedal hub, wherein, when in the second position, the pedal structure is at least partly operatively decoupled from the pedal hub. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087011 | BICYCLE CRANK ARM - A bicycle crank arm has a body member and a cover member that at least partially overlies a peripheral surface of the body member. The body member includes a crank axle attachment portion that has a crank axle receiving opening. A slit extends from the peripheral surface of the body member to the crank axle receiving opening. A fastener bore extends transversely through the slit for adjusting the crank axle receiving opening in size. The peripheral surface of the body member has abutments located on opposite sides of the slit. The abutments are arranged relative to the slit such that the abutments move closer together as the crank axle attachment portion is squeezed to decrease the crank axle receiving opening in size. The cover member contacts the abutments and moves with the abutments as the crank axle attachment portion is squeezed to decrease the crank axle receiving opening in size. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087012 | BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank assembly is provided with a first sprocket, a second sprocket, a crank arm, a sprocket fixing structure and an alignment tube. The first sprocket includes a plurality of first teeth and at least one first mounting portion having a first mounting opening. The second sprocket includes a plurality of second teeth and at least one second mounting portion having a second mounting opening. The crank arm includes at least one sprocket attachment portion having a third mounting opening. The sprocket fixing structure secures the first and second sprockets to the crank arm via the first, second and third mounting openings. The alignment tube extends through at least two of the first, second and third mounting openings. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087013 | BICYCLE SPROCKET - A bicycle sprocket is provided that includes an external peripheral edge part and an internal peripheral edge part. The external peripheral edge part has a plurality of metal sprocket teeth. The internal peripheral edge part is positioned radially inward of the external peripheral edge part. The internal peripheral edge part is integrally formed as a one-piece unit with the external peripheral edge part. The internal peripheral edge part has at least one recess that extends radially outward from an inner edge of the internal peripheral edge part toward the external peripheral edge part. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087014 | FORGED CRANKSHAFT - To provide a forged crankshaft having an excellent wear resistance. The forged crankshaft according to the present embodiment includes a non-heat treated steel material. The non-heat treated steel material has a chemical composition which contains, by mass %, C: 0.45 to 0.70%, Si: 0.75 to 1.30%, Mn: 1.00 to 2.00%, S: 0.03 to 0.30%, Cr: 0.05 to 0.30%, Al: 0.005 to 0.050%, and N: 0.005 to 0.020%, the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfies the following Formula (1): | 2013-04-11 |
20130087015 | STARTER - In a starter, an output shaft is coaxially disposed with a rotating shaft of a motor and has male helical splines formed on its outer surface. A pinion tube has female helical splines formed on its inner surface and is fitted on the output shaft with the female helical splines in mesh with the male helical splines. A pinion is provided on a non-motor-side end portion of the pinion tube so as to rotate with the pinion tube. A shift lever is configured to shift both the pinion tube and the pinion relative to the output shaft and thereby bring the pinion into mesh with a ring gear of an engine. Further, there is provided means for restricting relative rotation between the pinion tube and the output shaft when a one-way clutch is in an overrun state where the clutch inhibits torque transmission from the output shaft to the motor. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087016 | STARTER - In a starter, an output shaft is coaxially disposed with a rotating shaft of a motor. A pinion tube is helical-spline-fitted on the output shaft and has a pinion mounted on a non-motor-side end portion thereof. A shift lever is driven by an electromagnetic solenoid to shift both the pinion tube and the pinion relative to the output shaft in a direction away from the motor and thereby bring the pinion into mesh with a ring gear of an engine. A one-way clutch includes an outer arranged so as to be rotated by torque generated by the motor, an inner integrally formed with a motor-side end portion of the output shaft, and a plurality of intermediate members that are arranged between the outer and the inner so as to allow torque transmission from the outer to the inner and inhibit torque transmission from the inner to the outer. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087017 | STARTER - The pinion tube is supported by an output shaft in an inner circumference of a cylindrical hole, an inner circumference side pressure-receiving range α that receives a contacting pressure from the output shaft is formed on a sliding surfaces, the pinion tube is further supported by a bearing from a perimeter side thereof, and a perimeter side pressure-receiving range that receives the contacting pressure from the bearing is formed on a sliding surfaces. There exists an overlapping range that overlaps in the axial direction in the inner circumference side and the perimeter side pressure-receiving ranges, and a length of the overlapping range in the axial direction is always equal to a length of the perimeter side pressure-receiving range in the axial direction even if the pinion tube moves in the axial direction. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087018 | METHOD FOR ENGAGING AT LEAST ONE SPEED-INCREASING OR SPEED REDUCTION STAGE IN A TRANSFER BOX - A method of shifting at least one of a speed increasing stage (H) and/or a speed reductions stage (L) in a claw shifted transfer gear box (VG) in a drive train of a vehicle having a drive engine and a load shiftable shift transmission (SG). The transfer gearbox (VG) is shifted into the neutral position (N) and, after the synchronization, is shifted into the speed increasing stage (H) or the speed reductions stage (L). During synchronization, the shift transmission (SG) is decelerated or accelerated, by activating at least an additional shift element, so that the output rotational speed (n_SG) of the shift transmission (SG) is matched to the output rotational speed (n_VG) of the transfer gearbox (VG), multiplied by the target gear ratio in the transfer gear box (VG). | 2013-04-11 |
20130087019 | MATERIAL FOR DECORATIVE PARTS - A lightweight material for decorative parts having a silver metallic color tone is provided. The material includes a sintered body including a main hard phase composed of a solid solution formed of titanium carbonitride and titanium carbide; a main binder phase composed of nickel; a first additive material composed of at least one selected from the group consisting of molybdenum carbide, niobium carbide, tungsten carbide, and tantalum carbide; a second additive material composed of at least one of chromium and chromium carbide; and the balance being incidental impurities. The N content in the sintered body is 2.0% to 6.0% by mass. The color tone of the sintered body satisfies L*=9 to 14, a*=−2 to 3, and b*=−6 to 0, which are values of the L*a*b* color system measured with a spectrophotometric colorimeter. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087020 | CONTINUOUS FLOW SYNTHESIS OF NANOMATERIALS USING IONIC LIQUIDS IN MICROFLUIDIC REACTORS - A method for manufacturing metal nanoparticles includes the use of a microfluidic device. The microfluidic device has a first channel having a first inlet; a second channel having a second inlet; a third channel having a third inlet; and a main channel having a main inlet and an outlet. The first channel, second channel, and third channel all lead into the main channel. The method involves injecting a solution of a metal/ligand into the first inlet, injecting a solution of a reducing agent into the second inlet, injecting a solvent comprised of an ionic liquid into the third inlet, and injecting an inert carrier into the main inlet. The solution of the metal/ligand, the solution of the reducing agent, the solvent and the inert carrier are combined together in the main channel, and the metal/ligand and the reducing agent are reacted for a time sufficient to form a metal nanoparticle. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087021 | TIRE CHAIN INSTALLATION RAMP - A tire chain installation ramp that may be easily assembled and disassembled without the use of tools. The tire chain installation ramp comprises a set of multiple lengthwise plates and a set of multiple crosswise plates. The lengthwise and crosswise plates are configured to interlock with each other to form a grid-style ramp suitable for supporting a tire off of the road surface as a tire chain is installed. After use, the lengthwise and crosswise plates may be disassembled, stacked face to face and conveniently stored in a space which is smaller in volume than the assembled ramp. An alternative embodiment is a tire chain installation kit comprising a ramp which can be assembled from lengthwise and crosswise plates as described above, plus a storage container. Another alternative embodiment is a method of installing or removing a tire chain. including providing a tire chain installation ramp or tire chain installation kit as described above. | 2013-04-11 |