18th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200132032 | COMBINED CYCLE PLANT, CONTROL DEVICE THEREOF, AND STEAM TURBINE STARTUP METHOD - To provide a combined cycle plant, a control device thereof, and a steam turbine startup method that are aimed at improving the operability of a combined cycle plant by allowing a quick change of the output. A combined cycle plant is provided with: a gas turbine having a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine; a supplementary firing burner that raises the temperature of exhaust gas of the gas turbine; a heat recovery steam generator that generates steam using exhaust heat of the exhaust gas; a steam turbine that is driven by steam generated by the heat recovery steam generator; and a control device that changes both an output of the combustor and an output of the supplementary firing burner when an output of the combined cycle plant is to be changed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132033 | REMOTE ENGINE START SYSTEM AND METHOD - A remote engine start system, comprising an engine start unit and a control unit is disclosed. The engine start unit is arranged in a vehicle and configured to receive signals from a remote control. The vehicle comprises a drive motor. The engine start unit is configured to initiate the start of the drive motor upon receipt of a signal from the remote control. The control unit is configured to monitor the function of the engine start unit, and to detect errors in the function of the engine start unit. The remote engine start system is configured to prevent the starting of the drive motor once an error in the function of the engine start unit was detected, and to initiate the turning off of the drive motor, if the drive motor is turned on and an error in the function of the engine start unit was detected. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132034 | VEHICLE AND PORTABLE DEVICE - A vehicle includes an electric power reception unit that is configured to receive electric power that is required to activate a system of the vehicle, from a portable device that is portable, the portable device including an electrical storage device provided therein, and the portable device being configured to carry out at least one of authentication of a user of the vehicle and issuance of a command to activate the system. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132035 | MAGNETO IGNITION SYSTEM AND IGNITION CONTROL SYSTEM - In at least some implementations, an ignition system for a combustion engine includes a controller, an ignition circuit, and a wire providing two-way communication between the ignition circuit and the controller. The ignition circuit may include a charge capacitor that is discharged to cause an ignition event. The ignition circuit may be an inductive discharge ignition circuit including a coil and may then also include a second wire that provides electrical power to the coil. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132036 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - At the start of the engine, when the temperature of the catalyst is less than the activation temperature, control for activating the catalyst (i.e., activation control) is performed. In the activation control, the first and second discharge actions of the ignition apparatuses are controlled. The first discharge action is performed to ignite the mixed gas in the cylinder. The second discharge action is performed to generate ozone. The first discharge action is performed immediately after the start of the cranking. The first discharge action is performed in the crank angle section at the retard side rather than the compression TDC. The first discharge action is performed in every cylinder. The second discharge action is performed before the start of the cranking. The second discharge action is performed in the other cylinder except for the initial combustion cylinder. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132037 | Microwave Enhanced Combustion With Dynamic Frequency, Power, and Timing Control and with Transmission Coefficient for Power Feedback - A system and method for generating microwaves for microwave enhanced combustion (MEC) input to an MEC antenna of an internal combustion engine. The system uses a microwave generator and a directional coupler, which delivers the MEC input signal to the MEC antenna and receives a reflected signal from the MEC antenna. A feedback path determines a desired frequency for the MEC input signal, based on the reflected signal, and also determines a power feedback correction value. An open loop path determines desired power and timing for the MEC input signal, based on various engine conditions. The desired power is corrected with the power feedback correction value. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132038 | FLOW CONTROLLER - The present invention relates to a flow controller configured to selectively act as a pump or as a flow regulator. The flow controller comprises: an inlet for a fluid; an outlet for the fluid; a pump assembly arranged between the inlet and the outlet and configured to pump the fluid through the flow controller from the inlet to the outlet; a hydro electrical generator assembly arranged between the inlet and the outlet, the hydro electrical generator assembly configured to allow the fluid flow through the flow controller from the inlet to the outlet and to generate electricity by transforming flow energy of the fluid flowing through the flow controller into electricity; and a mode controller configured to selectively set the flow controller in a pumping mode or in an electricity generating mode. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132039 | WAVE ENERGY CAPTURE DEVICE AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING A VARIABLE MASS, VARIABLE RADIUS CONCENTRIC RING FLYWHEEL - An assembly for generating energy from waves, comprising a concentric ring flywheel operatively arranged to generate electrical current, the concentric ring flywheel comprising a first shaft including an input end and an output end, a plurality of rings, the plurality of rings including at least a first ring, including a first radially inward facing surface arranged to connect with the output end of the first shaft, and a first radially outward facing surface, a second ring arranged concentrically around the first ring, the second ring including a second radially inward facing surface and a second radially outward facing surface, one or more first clutch connectors arranged in a first space radially arranged between the first and second rings to non-rotatably connect the second ring and the first ring, and a wave energy capture device operatively arranged to rotate the first shaft. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132040 | WAVE ENERGY CAPTURE DEVICE AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING A VARIABLE MASS, VARIABLE RADIUS CONCENTRIC RING FLYWHEEL - A wave energy capture device, including a wave chamber arranged to engage a body of water including a plurality of waves, including a floor having a front end and a rear end, a first opening arranged proximate the front end, a second opening arranged proximate the rear end, and a hose arranged on said floor and extending from the first opening to the second opening, the hose operatively arranged to fill with water from the body of water, and a cylinder arranged on the floor proximate the front end, the cylinder connected to the wave chamber via one or more springs, wherein, when one of the plurality of waves enters the first opening, the cylinder is displaced along the floor from the front end toward the rear end, and expresses the water in the hose in a first direction from the front end toward the rear end. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132041 | DUCTED BIDIRECTIONAL TIDAL CURRENT POWER STATION SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a ducted bidirectional tidal current power station system, mainly consisting of a bidirectional tidal current power generation device, a dam, an open sea, an inland sea, a duct, and an opening/closing gate. The bidirectional tidal current power generation device is installed in the duct on the bottom of the dam. Openings, respectively communicated with the open sea and the inland sea, are formed at two ends of the duct, and an opening/closing gate is arranged at each of the two openings. By the ducted bidirectional tidal current power station system of the present invention, the cost of marine construction, operation and maintenance of the tidal current power generation device in an open sea area is saved, and the complex structure of the power generation device in the tidal power station and the cost of strict construction of auxiliary devices and runners are avoided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132042 | VARIABLE GUIDE BEARING - A guide bearing system including a pad adjuster to traverse at least one bearing in a direction to adjust a radial clearance. The system can further include a sensor for measuring deviations in the radial clearance. In some embodiments, the guide bearing system includes a controller that receives a distance signal from the sensor measuring the radial clearance and signals the pad adjuster to traverse the at least one bearing to compensate for the deviations in the radial clearance. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132043 | Multi-Rotor, Multi-Axis Wind Turbine - A multi-rotor, multi-axis wind turbine where the rotors are in relative motion to one another to maximize the energy captured and thus generated, where there is a primary rotor axis and direction and one or more secondary rotor axes, where each rotor rotates about a different axis, and the rotors can operate in either a horizontal or vertical axis orientation or some orientation in between, and there are at least two rotor axes operating in different directions such that the relative motion of the primary rotor drives at least one secondary rotor into the surrounding air increasing the relative net vector velocity of the secondary rotor with respect to the wind velocity and surrounding air which increases the amount of energy captured at a given location for a given wind velocity over the prior art. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132044 | WIND TURBINE - A variable-pitch vertical axis wind turbine comprises a hub supported for rotation about a central axis and a blade pivotally mounted to the hub so as to permit relative rotation between the blade and the hub. The blade and the hub define a pitch angle therebetween. The wind turbine comprises a mechanism configured to produce reciprocating motion during rotation of the hub about the central axis. The wind turbine comprises a linkage configured to transfer the reciprocating motion produced by the mechanism to the blade so as to vary the pitch angle. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132045 | System and Method for Application of a Brake for a Wind Turbine - A wind turbine and associated control method includes a controller configured with a high speed shaft brake in the generator gear train. The controller receives an input signal corresponding to rotational speed of the high speed shaft, wherein upon the high speed shaft reaching a predefined rotational speed and under a braking condition that calls for the rotor to come to a complete standstill, the controller generates an activate signal to activate the brake. An interlock system is in communication with the low speed shaft sensor and the controller and is configured to override the activate signal when the rotational speed of the low speed shaft is above a threshold value. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132046 | POWER PLANT CONTROLLER FOR GENERATING A POWER REFERENCE TO WIND TURBINE GENERATORS - The invention relates to a power plant controller for controlling wind turbine generators. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for compensating data obtained from measurements at a connection point to the grid in case of a communication failure where communication of such data is lost or becomes unreliable. The measured data are used in the power plant controller for determining setpoints for controlling the wind turbine generators' production of active and reactive power. In response to detection of a communication fault a new setpoint is determined independently of new measured grid data by reconfiguring parts of the power plant controller. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132047 | VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - A vertical axis wind turbine generator having a support stand ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200132048 | A WIND ENERGY PARK COMPRISING AIRBORNE WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A wind energy park comprising a number of wind turbines ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200132049 | Wind Energy System and Method for Controlling a Wind Power System - Provided are embodiments of a wind energy system. The system includes a plurality of wind turbines connected to at least one cable network. The cable network is configured to transmit the electrical power fed-in by the connected wind turbines. The system also includes at least one control apparatus configured to control the power fed into the cable network by at least one of the wind turbine by providing at least one power set point. At least one temperature detecting device is configured to detect the temperature of the cable network. At least one condition detecting device is configured to detect the condition of the wind energy system, and the control apparatus includes at least one control device configured to determine the power set point based on the detected temperature and the detected condition. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132050 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PANEL OF A WIND TURBINE NACELLE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a panel of a wind turbine nacelle, which method includes the steps of providing a mold for the panel; arranging at least one divider in the mold to spatially divide the mold into at least a first mold region and a second mold region; arranging composite material in the mold; curing the composite material; and separating the cured panel into at least a first panel portion and a second panel portion along a line defined by a divider. Also provided is a method of constructing a wind turbine nacelle, and a wind turbine including such a nacelle. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132051 | System and Method for Monitoring Rotor Blade Condition of Wind Turbines - A method for detecting when a rotor blade of a wind turbine is stuck is described. The method can include monitoring, via a controller, a speed of rotation of the wind turbine, and, determining, via the controller, a running average of the speed of rotation. The method further includes applying, via the controller, at least one filtering operation to the running average to obtain a filtered value, and, determining, via the controller, a stuck condition of one or more rotor blades of the wind turbine based on the filtered value. The method can also include performing a control operation to reduce loading on the wind turbine based on the stuck condition. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132052 | STRAIN AND VIBRATION MEASURING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING ROTOR BLADES - The invention relates to an assembly for monitoring and/or controlling a wind turbine. The assembly for monitoring and/or controlling a wind turbine comprises: an arrangement of two strain sensors, in particular three strain sensors, which detects blade bending moments of a rotor blade of a wind turbine in at least two different spatial directions; a first fibre optic vibration sensor for detecting vibrations of the rotor blade in a first spatial direction; and at least one second fibre optic vibration sensor for detecting vibrations of the rotor in a second spatial direction, which differs from the first spatial direction. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132053 | Method to Retrofit a Wind Turbine Rotor Blade with a Replacement Blade Tip Segment - A method for retrofitting a wind turbine blade with a replacement blade tip segment includes producing a replacement blade tip segment with an internal beam receiver section, and producing a beam structure. The existing blade tip segment is cut away from the wind turbine blade, wherein the cut defines a chord-wise joint line at the remaining blade root segment of the wind turbine blade. The beam structure is fixed into spar structure of the blade root segment. The replacement blade tip segment is aligned and connected with the blade root segment in a span-wise direction so that the beam structure moves into the beam receiver section. A finish surface can be provided to the blade shell components of the blade root segment and the replacement tip segment at the joint line. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132054 | Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Pre-Staged for Retrofitting with a Replacement Blade Tip Segment - A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade that is pre-staged for subsequent retrofitting with a replacement blade tip segment includes providing the wind turbine blade with a continuous spar structure from a root end to a tip end of the wind turbine blade. At a pre-defined span-wise location, one of a span-wise extending beam structure or span-wise extending receiver section is configured with the spar structure. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132055 | FILTER SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AIR INTO A GENERATOR OF A WIND TURBINE - Provided is a filter device configured for providing air for a generator of a wind turbine. The filter device includes a housing including a filter, at least one attaching element configured for attaching the housing to a drive end side of the generator, such that the air is guidable through the filter into the generator. Further, a wind turbine is provided which includes a filter device for providing air for a generator of the wind turbine. Furthermore, a method for arranging a filter device configured for providing air for a generator of a wind turbine is also provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132056 | ACTUATOR - The present invention relates to an actuator ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200132057 | THERMAL ACTUATOR, AND THERMAL ACTUATOR UNIT - A thermal actuator unit of the present invention includes a first member, a second member, an elastic part which is disposed between the first member and the second member, and a thermal deformation part which is disposed on a side of the first member opposite to a side with the second member and has a shape-memory alloy to be deformed to the side with the second member due to heat. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132058 | Pressure transfer device and associated system, fleet and use, for pumping high volumes of fluids with particles at high pressures - The invention relates to pressure transfer device, system comprising the pressure transfer device, a fleet comprising the system and use of a pressure transfer device for pumping fluid at pressures above 500 bars, the pressure transfer device ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200132059 | CONTROL DEVICE OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A control device of a hybrid vehicle including an engine, a first rotating machine, a power transmission device, a differential mechanism, a lock mechanism, a mechanical oil pump, and an electric oil pump, the control device comprises: a hybrid control portion; a state determining portion; and a flow rate control portion prohibiting the double drive motor running to cause the hybrid vehicle to run in the single drive motor running and controlling the first rotating machine to rotate the mechanical oil pump to cause the mechanical oil pump to discharge the hydraulic oil at the flow rate required for the power transmission device when it is determined that the electric oil pump is in the state of insufficient capacity at the time of running in the motor running mode. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132060 | CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE - In an exemplary embodiment, a capacity control valve includes: a valve main body | 2020-04-30 |
20200132061 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - A spool operation failure due to foreign matter contamination is prevented. A variable displacement compressor | 2020-04-30 |
20200132062 | ZIPPER TAB ASSEMBLY WITH EXHAUSTING/INFLATING FUNCTIONS - The present invention discloses a zipper tab assembly with exhausting and/or inflating functions. The zipper tab assembly includes a housing, an electric air pump disposed inside the housing and configured to exhaust or inflate, and a power terminal having an input port and an output port. The input port protrudes out of the housing, and the output port is disposed inside the housing and electrically connected to the electric air pump. The zipper tab assembly further includes a hook disposed outside the housing and connected to the housing. The zipper tab assembly of the present invention has exhausting and/or inflating functions and has the advantages of practicability, convenient utilization, small size, light weight, convenient wearing and convenient carrying. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132063 | PUMP UNIT - A pump unit ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200132064 | CRYOPUMP AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CRYOPUMP - A cryopump includes: a first-stage cryopanel; a second-stage cryopanel; a cryocooler thermally coupled to the first-stage cryopanel and the second-stage cryopanel to cool the first-stage cryopanel to a first-stage cooling temperature and cool the second-stage cryopanel to a second-stage cooling temperature that is lower than the first-stage cooling temperature; and a cryocooler controller configured to execute first-stage temperature control for controlling the first-stage cooling temperature to a first-stage target temperature and increase the cooling capacity of the cryocooler when an increase in the second-stage cooling temperature is detected during the execution of the first-stage temperature control. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132065 | PUMP DEVICE - A pump device ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200132066 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a fluid supply system that can provide fluid to a jetting assembly at a constant pressure or at pressures within a desired range of pressures. In an example, the fluid can be ink, and the jetting assembly can be a print head configured for dispensing the ink. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132067 | LONG-STROKE ROLLING DIAPHRAGM CYLINDER AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Hydraulic cylinders and methods of fabricating hydraulic cylinders, including long-stroke rolling diaphragm cylinders with any stroke length. In some embodiments, the cylinders are manufactured to have a stroke length to bore diameter (“stroke-to-bore”) ratio optionally greater than 1:1. Various embodiments are suitable for use in a passive hydraulic body-powered wearable robot, for example. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132068 | SUMP PUMP SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHODOLOGY THEREFOR - A sump pump system includes a plurality of sump pumps adapted to be disposed within a crock. The sump pump system also includes a plurality of water level sensors adapted to be disposed within the crock. Each of the plurality of water level sensors generates water level signals. The sump pump system further includes a plurality of electronic controllers. Each of the plurality of water level sensors is connected to each of the plurality of electronic controllers, and each of the plurality of electronic controllers is connected to operate each of the plurality of sump pumps in response to the water level signals. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132069 | Hydrostatic Piston Machine - A hydrostatic piston machine has a lifting element that is adjustable for varying a swept volume, and a rotating cylinder part having a plurality of cylinder bores with pistons that are supported on the lifting element and delimit a displacement chamber. Each displacement chamber is moved in an alternating manner by a connecting opening to overlap a low-pressure control opening situated on a low-pressure side of a stationary control part and a high-pressure control opening situated on a high-pressure side of the control part. Two switching regions are situated between the low-pressure control opening and the high-pressure control opening, the pistons changing direction at a dead center within the switching regions. The position of the lifting element is determined from a pressure profile which is a function of the variable size of the displacement chambers in a switching region, the variable size depending on the position of the lifting element. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132070 | Screw Spindle Pump, Fuel Pump Assembly, and Fuel Pump Unit - A screw-spindle pump comprising: first and second screw spindles forming running and drive spindles, respectively, and a pump housing configured to receive the first and second screw spindles. The first and second screw spindles form, with at least the pump housing, delivery chambers, moving from a suction side to a pressure side of the pump as a consequence due to rotation of the screw spindles. The pump housing has an elongate insert, as an abutment for the first and second screw spindles and against which the first and second screw spindles are supported, the elongate insert having a first portion forming a first abutment for the second screw spindle and a second portion forming a second abutment for the first screw spindle. The elongate insert is clamped into a receptacle of the pump housing using a cross-sectional dimension of the elongate insert. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132071 | CRANKSHAFT, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE CRANKSHAFT, ROTARY COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION-CYCLE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a crank portion is formed from a crank piece, an element separate from a shaft portion. The crank piece includes a fitting hole in which the shaft portion is fit by predetermined “interference” and a slit-like slot with one end opened in an inner circumferential surface of the fitting hole, and an other end closed inside the crank piece. The fitting hole is deformed so as to expand its diameter when expanding a width of the slot. The shaft portion is fit in the fitting hole of the crank piece by the predetermined “interference” when inserted in the deformed fitting hole and the fitting hole restores an original form while the shaft portion is in the fitting hole. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132072 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor comprises a housing including a first opening to form a receiving space and a retaining wall, wherein the receiving space is divided, by the retaining wall, a low-pressure chamber and a controller chamber. A compressing mechanism further comprises a fixed scroll plate including a low-pressure side of scroll wraps and a high-pressure side, opposite to the scroll wraps; an orbiting scroll plate, located in the receiving space, including a side, facing the scroll wraps of the fixed scroll plate, of scroll wraps and a compression chamber is formed by the scroll wraps of the fixed scroll plate and the scroll wraps of the orbiting scroll plate; an electrical machinery mechanism, located in the low-pressure chamber, including a rotor and a stator, wherein the electrical machinery mechanism drives the compressing mechanism to rotates to compress refrigerant in the compression chamber. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132073 | Compressor and Air Conditioner Having the Same - The present disclosure provides a compressor and an air conditioner having the same. The compressor includes: a main shaft with a convex portion and a slip sheet; a cylinder; and an air inlet and outlet device including a disk body and an air suction port including an outer side, an inner side and a connecting side located between the outer side and the inner side, wherein the outer side is overlapped with an inner wall of the cylinder or is located on the inner side of the inner wall of the cylinder, the inner side is overlapped with an outer wall of the convex portion or is located on the outer side of the convex portion, and the connecting side is overlapped with a side wall of the slip sheet or is located on the inner side of the side wall of the slip sheet. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132074 | ROTARY COMPRESSORS WITH VARIABLE SPEED AND VOLUME CONTROL - Systems and methods are used to control operation of a rotary compressor of a refrigeration system to improve efficiency by varying the volume ratio and the speed of the compressor in response to current operating and load conditions. The volume of the axial and/or radial discharge ports of the compressor can be varied to provide a volume ratio corresponding to operating conditions. In addition, permanent magnet motors and/or control of rotor tip speed can be employed for further efficiency gains. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132075 | PUMP AND PUMP ASSEMBLY - Provided is a fluid pump assembly. The pump has a pair of housings magnetically coupled to each other. The first housing contains a drive motor and a magnetic assembly. The second housing contains a magnetic assembly and a blade for imparting movement to a fluid. As the first magnetic assembly is rotated by the drive motor, the magnetic connection to the assembly in the second housing causes the second magnet to rotate, driving the blade. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132076 | EDDY PUMP - A pump rotor includes a hub, a back plate and a plurality of blades extending from the hub and disposed on the back plate. Each of the plurality of blades has an outer surface essentially parallel to a rotational axis of the hub, and a first end adjacent the hub and a second end distal from the hub, the first end having a height from the planar surface that is less than a height from the planar surface of the second end. The plurality of blades is configured to cause a synchronized central column of flow. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132077 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a shaft extending in axial directions thereof, an impeller secured to one end of the shaft, a first bearing action member provided at the one end of the shaft, a second bearing action member provided at an opposite end of the shaft that is opposite to the one end of the shaft, a first bearing that acts on the first bearing action member and supports the first bearing action member in one axial direction of the axial directions and in a radially inward direction of the shaft, and a second bearing that acts on the second bearing action member and supports the second bearing action member in another axial direction, which is opposite to the one axial direction, and in the radially inward direction of the shaft. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132078 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR AND SEAL UNIT - A centrifugal compressor includes a housing | 2020-04-30 |
20200132079 | CENTRIFUGAL TURBO-COMPRESSOR HAVING A GAS FLOW PATH INCLUDING A RELAXATION CHAMBER - The centrifugal turbo-compressor ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200132080 | FAN DEVICE - A fan device includes a casing unit and a fan impeller unit mounted in the casing unit. The casing unit includes a casing body formed with a receiving space and an air outlet port, a porous plate formed with a plurality of through holes and is disposed in the receiving space to divide the receiving space into an air-flowing room and a noise-reduction room, and an air-entering tube in spatial communication with the air-flowing room. The fan impeller unit is disposed in the air-flowing room and rotatable to generate airflow partially flowing from the air-flowing room into the noise-reduction room through the through holes. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132081 | TURBO BLOWER WITH IMPELLER UNIT-COOLING FAN FOR FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a turbo blower with an impeller unit-cooling fan for a fuel cell and, more particularly, a turbo blower with an impeller unit-cooling fan for a fuel cell, the turbo blower improving efficiency and durability of an impeller unit by preventing an increase in temperature by cooling the impeller unit, which generates high-pressure air, using a cooling structure that uses both of an air cooling type and a water cooling type. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132082 | WALL-ATTACHED OVERHEAD FAN MOUNT AND METHOD - A fan suspender is disclosed herein. The fan suspender includes a wall-mount able to be affixed to a wall, a fan-mount able to be affixed to a fan, and a suspension-member which rigidly affixed the fan-mount to the wall-mount and enables the fan-mount to be safely suspended over an area. In this way, an electric fan may be effectively mounted to an interior or exterior wall without need of a ceiling to permanently mount the fan to. The suspension member has a curvature, separating a first straight end and a second straight end. The wall mount has a mounting plate with a wall side and an attachment side including a receptacle able to receive the suspension-member. The fan mount has a fan-mounting-plate with a fan-side and a suspension-side including a receptacle able to receive the opposite end of the suspension member. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132083 | AIR PUMP CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An air pump control system includes a first air pump and a second air pump for inflating or deflating an inflatable body; a switching driving device connected to the air pumps for driving the switching between two or more air passages; and an air pressure sensor for detecting an internal air pressure value of the inflatable body, and sending an internal pressure signal to a central control unit, which is connected to the air pumps, the switching driving device, and the air pressure sensor. The central control unit sends a driving signal to the switching driving device to activate the switching between the air passages, and sends an activation or deactivation signal to the air pumps according to the detected internal air pressure value and a pre-set inflating air pressure value, to activate or deactivate the air pumps. An air pump control method is also disclosed herein. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132084 | COMPRESSOR - There is disclosed a compressor comprising a case comprising a discharging part provided one side and configured to discharge a refrigerant, the case defining a predetermined space for storing oil; a drive part comprising a rotor coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the case and having coils wound there around and configured to generate a rotation magnetic field, and a rotor mounted in the rotor and configured to be rotatable by the rotation magnetic field; a shaft extending in a state of being coupled to the rotor; a compression part lubricated by the oil in a state of being coupled to the shaft and configured to compress and discharge the refrigerant; and a sealing part extending from the stator towards the compression part and configured to induce the winding of the coil. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132085 | Blower Assembly - In accordance with one aspect of the current disclosure, a blower assembly is provided that includes a housing having a pair of side walls and an outer wall connecting the side walls. The outer wall has a cutoff portion and an outlet portion. The housing includes an outlet defined at least in part by an outlet end of the outlet portion and the cutoff portion. The outer wall includes a scroll portion connecting the cutoff portion and the outlet portion. The outlet portion flares outwardly away from the cutoff portion as the outlet portion extends from the scroll portion to the outlet end of the outlet portion. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132086 | DIFFUSER WITH NON-UNIFORM THROAT AREAS - A compressor diffuser for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of diffuser passages including a first portion having a radial component, a second portion having an axial component, and a curved portion fluidly connecting the first portion and the second portion. The diffuser passages having a throat located within the first portion thereof, and including a first subset of passages and a second subset of passages. The throats of the first subset of passages have a first throat area that is different than a throat area of the throats of the second subset of passages. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132087 | Noise Reducing Gas Turbine Engine Airfoil - A noise reducing airfoil defining a span extending between a root and a tip and a chord at each point along the span extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil includes a pressure side, a suction side, and a trailing edge sheath including an outer surface coupled to the trailing edge of the airfoil. The trailing edge sheath extends at least partially along the chord on the pressure and suction sides at each point along the span within the trailing edge sheath. The trailing edge sheath defines a fluid passageway extending along at least a portion of the span. Further, the trailing edge sheath defines at least one aperture on at least one of the pressure side, the suction side, or trailing edge fluidly coupling the fluid passageway to the outer surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132088 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor | 2020-04-30 |
20200132089 | THRUST EXPANSION DEVICE, EXPANSION UNIT, CONNECTING UNIT, AND THRUST EXPANSION SYSTEM - In a thrust expansion device, an opposite surface to be opposite to an output surface, on which an output-side lid and a stop lid through which an output rod enters and exits, are disposed, and a plurality of orthogonal surfaces orthogonal to the output surface are capable of being sealed by a sealing lid. A hydraulic chamber transmitting a thrust to a piston portion so as to communicate with an orthogonal surface side and an opposite surface side. In addition, a thrust expansion device includes an output unit having an output surface on which a piston portion and an output rod are disposed, an expansion unit having no output surface, and connecting unit connecting the output unit and the expansion unit. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132090 | THRUST EXPANSION DEVICE - A through-hole of a hydraulic chamber is provided on an input side of a thrust expansion device in accordance with rod diameters of various actuators on the input side, and an input rod of an air cylinder or the like is inserted therein. Thus, a thrust expansion mechanism operates. An input-side actuator attaching portion of the thrust expansion device is configured such that parts can be changed according to a fixing method of various actuators and a rod shape. It is possible to freely change a thrust expansion ratio by changing a cross sectional area of the input rod. A stroke of an output-side rod can be changed by changing an input stroke of the input-side actuator. According to the thrust expansion device, various inexpensive commercially available actuators can be easily attached and replaced by being separated and independent from the input-side actuator. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132091 | Servohydraulic Drive - A servohydraulic drive includes a hydrostatic displacement machine, an electric machine that is mechanically speed-coupled with the displacement machine, a hydraulic cylinder that is fluidically connected to the displacement machine via first and second working lines, a hydraulic accumulator, and a supply unit. The displacement machine has a stroke that is adjustable via a hydraulic adjustment device. The cylinder is configured to be activated by reversal of the fluid flow through the displacement machine in opposite directions. The accumulator is preset to a low pressure and is fluidically connected via a valve assembly in each case to the lower pressure working line. The supply unit is configured to supply the adjustment device with pressurized fluid under the necessary pressure for the adjustment regardless of the present pressure in the working lines such that the displacement machine is configured for an active and load pressure-independent adjustment of its stroke volume. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132092 | DISPLACEMENT CONTROL DEVICE - Displacement control device for providing pressure fluid to a servo unit for adjusting the displacement of a pressure fluid unit, having a control cylinder in which a control spool is mounted shiftable along the longitudinal axis of the control cylinder, an inlet port, a servo port and a discharge port are formed in the control cylinder longitudinally spaced from each other, wherein the control spool comprising: a basically cylindrical outer surface; a front face on which an actuation force can act for shifting the control spool along the longitudinal axis; a discharge area opposite to the front face; a longitudinal bore inside the control spool, wherein one end of the longitudinal bore opens towards the front face and the other end is connected via a backpressure orifice with the discharge area; a control recess provided lengthwise in the outer surface; a radial bore which connects via a flow limiting orifice the longitudinal bore with the outer surface, wherein the opening of the radial bore at the outer surface is located in circumferential direction beside the control recess, such that the opening of radial bore overlaps with the servo port in an actuated position of the control spool, in which the control recess connects the inlet port with the servo port. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132093 | OVER-PRESSURE PROTECTION SYSTEM - Example aspects of an over-pressure protection system and a method for using an over-pressure protection system are disclosed. The over-pressure protection system can comprise a main body comprising a main body housing, the main body housing defining a main body chamber; an incompressible fluid received in the main body chamber, the fluid defining a fluid pressure; a pressure sensor for measuring the fluid pressure of the incompressible fluid, the pressure sensor configurable an activated mode and a deactivated mode; a first barrier movable between a first position and a second position; wherein the over-pressure protection system is configurable an under-pressure configuration, wherein the pressure of the incompressible fluid is below a threshold pressure, and an over-pressure configuration, wherein the pressure of the incompressible fluid is equal to or above the threshold pressure; and a control system configuring the pressure sensor in the deactivated mode in the over-pressure configuration | 2020-04-30 |
20200132094 | Vortex Generators for Use in Meters and Related Systems and Meters - A vortex generator for use in a flowtube of a meter is provided. The vortex generator includes a plurality of raised elements on an inner surface of a flowtube. The plurality of raised elements are positioned on the inner surface of the flowtube upstream of a widening of the flowtube. The presence of the plurality of raised elements improves boundary layer adherence. Related systems and meters are provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132095 | FOOL-PROOF HOUSING - A fool-proof housing is configured for a first mounting piece which includes a first fool-proof recess or a second mounting piece which includes a second fool-proof recess to be disposed thereon. The fool-proof housing includes a casing and a fool-proof element. The fool-proof element includes a fool-proof protrusion. The fool-proof element is movably disposed on the casing and includes a first position and a second position. When the fool-proof element is in the first position, the casing is configured for the first mounting piece to be mounted thereon, and the fool-proof protrusion blocks the second mounting piece from mounted on the casing. When the fool-proof element is in the second position, the casing is configured for the second mounting piece to be mounted thereon, and the fool-proof protrusion blocks the first mounting piece from mounted on the casing. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132096 | BOX LATCH - The present invention provides a box latch. The box latch is provided with two wedge-shaped pins symmetrically arranged around its center, and the two wedge-shaped pins are movable into a wedge-shaped notch formed by mating parts of two spliced adjacent boxes and mating with the wedge-shaped pin to lock the two adjacent boxes. The two wedge-shaped pins are symmetrically arranged around its center such that only one box latch is required to lock two adjacent boxes together, reducing the number of splicing steps and box latches, further saving manpower and material resources. In addition, the wedge-shaped pin and the wedge-shaped notch are shaped and configured to mate with each other such that self-locking occurs when they are locked, thus providing a stable connection of the boxes. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132097 | FITTING FOR ATTACHMENT TO A PART AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a fitting for attachment to a part. The fitting comprises a body and a nut assembly. The body comprises a nut portion. The nut portion comprises a nut receptacle having a converging portion and a central axis. The nut assembly comprises a seal and a nut. The seal is within the nut receptacle, non-translatably fixed relative to the nut receptacle, and spaced apart from the converging portion. The nut is within the nut receptacle, is translatable along the central axis of the nut receptacle, and comprises resilient fingers that are resiliently deformable away from the central axis. Translation of the nut along the central axis is constrained by the converging portion and the seal. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132098 | FIXING DISC AND METHOD FOR INITIALLY FIXING A FASTENING ELEMENT AND REMOVING A PROTECTIVE FILM - A fixing disc ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200132099 | LOCKING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FIXATION OF COMPONENTS TO TUBES - The invention relates to a locking device designed to lock objects to tubes or other elongated elements. The locking device generally comprises one or more lock plates and lock housings. In one exemplary embodiment, when assembling the locking device to a tube, two lock housings are put together with open sides against each other around a tube with a dimension corresponding to approximately half of a recess which is found on the lock housing's sides and are oriented in the tube's axial direction. The two lock housings form a closed geometry around the tube. Lock plates are used to connect the two lock housings together. By applying a screw in a threaded hole in one of the lock housings' cover, the through tube is pressed against an opposite lock housing at substantially the same time as the lock plates hold the lock housings together. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132100 | CONNECTING UNIT FOR CONNECTING BACKREST WITH BED FRAME AND BED HAVING SAME - A bed includes a bed frame and a backrest coupled with the bed frame by a plurality of connecting units, each including first and second plate. The first plate is fixedly disposed at a first side of the bed frame and includes one or more slots elongated in the lateral direction of the bed frame. The second plate includes one or more rows of holes, and is fixedly coupled with the first plate by at least one fastener through at least one slot of the first plate and at least one hole of the second plate. Each connecting unit also includes one or more locking nuts fixedly disposed at the second plate, and one or more locking bolts. The one or more locking bolts pass through one or more holes or slots formed in the backrest and fixedly coupled with the one or more locking nuts of the second plate. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132101 | FLEXIBLE FASTENER - A fastener includes a body, a fastener head having a flange extend radially outward from the body, and a plurality of shoulders that extend outwardly from the body. The body also includes a finger that extends from one end of each of the shoulders. The body further includes a plurality of cutouts positioned on the body between the shoulders. The body is flexible along the cutouts. The fingers are also flexible and cooperate with a plurality of locking features of a first component to sufficiently hold the first component and a second component between the fingers and the flange. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132102 | STAMPED HOUSINGS TO FACILITATE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS - Connector housings and connector assemblies for mechanically connecting a pin to a housing with or without electrical conductivity. A connector housing can be formed by attaching two housing sections together with one or both housing sections formed at least in part by a stamping process. The connector housing can have an outer contour, such as an outer perimeter, with one or more sides and with a joining section connecting two adjacent sides together. The two or more sides can be used for handling, aligning, and/or assembling of the connector housing to a cavity. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132103 | SCREW STRUCTURE - A screw structure is disclosed herein. It comprises a fastening member having a thread part and a magnetic layer formed on a surface of the thread part. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132104 | Adhesive Anchor - Disclosed are example aspects of a method, process and machine to anchor objects to a surface using an encapsulated compound such as adhesive, expanding glue, hardening agent or other reactive and/or bonding substance intended for single use in a single anchor installation. A method of using an anchor with an encapsulated substance can comprise the steps of encapsulating a substance within an anchor and releasing the encapsulated substance through the insertion of a fastener into the anchor. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132105 | DUAL-THREADED SCREW STRUCTURE AND FASTENING STRUCTURE THEREWITH - A dual-threaded screw structure having two kinds of threads formed on a shank, namely, a first thread consisting of one or more threads and a second thread having a lead larger than a lead of the first thread is provided herein. The claimed configuration has a beneficial effect of preventing looseness when the screw structure is fastened with double nuts. One embodiment of the present invention exhibits an example of a dual-threaded screw structure, in which a root diameter between the ridges of the hill-like second thread ridges is formed to be larger by 10% of a height of the ridges than an effective diameter of a first thread. In this case, an inner diameter of an internal thread of a second nut for preventing looseness is formed to be larger than the effective diameter of the first thread by 10% of the height of the ridges. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132106 | BONDING WASHER - The present disclosure provides descriptions of configurations for bonding washers used to facilitate the electrical bonding of metal structures. The bonding washer includes an electrically conductive body and at least one piercing member extending from a bottom surface of the body. An extended member extends from the electrically conductive body in a direction away from the bottom surface of the body. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132107 | LOCKING SNAP-HOOK FOR USE WITH LINKLESS ATTACHMENT - A linkless, locking snap-hook, comprising a body member with a proximal hook, defining a proximal opening facing a first direction, and a distal hook, defining a distal opening facing a second direction. A linkless, locking snap-hook also comprising a locking mechanism which has a keeper, a biasing means, and a locking grip member. The linkless, locking snap-hook is capable of accepting a variety of attachment devices. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132108 | NOISE REDUCING CABLE SPLITTER - A latching system includes a first lever connected to a first cable having a first cable end, a second lever connected to a second cable having a second cable end, a latch connected to a third cable having a third cable end, and a cable splitter assembly. The cable splitter assembly has a housing with a first end and a second end and a body with an interior surface defining an interior chamber. A carriage is configured to translate within the interior chamber. The carriage includes a carriage body with a plurality of cavities arranged to seat the respective first, second, and third cable ends and a plurality of resilient arms integrally formed as one piece with the carriage body. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132109 | COMPOSITE DRIVE SHAFTS - A drive shaft is for selectively connecting a drive input to an output. The drive shaft has a tubular portion, a first diaphragm member, and a second diaphragm member displaced axially along the shaft from the first diaphragm member. The first and second diaphragm members each are formed with two axial ends. At least one undulation extends radially of the ends. The tubular portion connects the first and second diaphragm members. The first and second diaphragm members and the tubular portion are formed of fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites. The first and second diaphragm members are connected to first and second axial ends of the tubular portion through a mechanical connection at joints. A method of forming a drive shaft is also disclosed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132110 | HYBRID OPPOSED-PISTON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A hybrid opposed piston engine is described that can include a cylindrical chamber and first and second pistons slidably disposed in the cylindrical chamber, surfaces of the first and second pistons and walls of the cylindrical chamber defining an internal combustion volume. The hybrid opposed piston engine can also include at least one port in the cylindrical chamber to allow air and fuel into and exhaust gas out of the internal combustion volume. In some embodiments, the hybrid opposed piston engine includes a drive shaft including a first mechanical linkage between the first piston and a crankshaft that is configured to move the first piston within the cylindrical chamber. In some embodiments, the hybrid opposed piston engine includes an electrical component adjacent to the second piston, the electrical component configured to move the second piston within the cylindrical chamber. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132111 | MECHANICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING A SHAFT COUPLED TO A BEARING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a mechanical system ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200132112 | Flap bearing having an adjustment aid - The invention relates to a flap bearing having a pivot bearing for coupling a control arm of a prestressed lifting device in an articulated manner to a flap, folding flap, door, or the like of an item of furniture, an installation support of the flap bearing being fastened to the flap, folding flap, door, or the like, and a bearing part of the flap bearing supporting the pivot bearing and being supported on the installation support for displacing or pivoting along a displacement path. According to the invention, a positioning element is displaceably or pivotably supported on the installation support, and the positioning element is disposed in a displacement range of the bearing part along the displacement path. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132113 | HINGE FOR ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE - A hinge has a hinge body forming an articulating section extending between a first end and a second end of the hinge. The articulating section is adapted to bend from a neutral axis when the first and second ends are parallel to an angular range in which the first end is arranged among a plurality of angles within the angular range relative to the second end. The hinge body may define a receptacle along the articulating section, and an insert may be provided for insertion into the receptacle. The insert can modify the stiffness of the hinge in the angular range and is arranged parallel to the neutral axis. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132114 | BEARING SYSTEM, ROLL ASSEMBLY, AND METAL COATING LINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAME - A bearing system that accepts a journal of a roll includes a housing defining a cavity and having a forward wall that defines an opening into the cavity, the opening configured to accept the journal through the opening and into the cavity. A sleeve is positioned within the cavity of the housing, the sleeve configured to surround the end of the journal. A first seal is positioned within the cavity of the housing adjacent to the forward wall of the housing, the first seal having an engagement surface. A second seal is positioned within the cavity of the housing and operably connected to the sleeve, the second seal having an engagement surface in contact with the engagement surface of the first seal. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132115 | Hydrodynamic Bearing - The invention relates to a hydrodynamic bearing, namely a hydrodynamic disk-shaped thrust bearing or hydrodynamic thrust washer, wherein hydrodynamic structures having elevations and having depressions arranged between adjacent elevations are arranged on opposite sides of the bearing, which hydrodynamic structures extend in the peripheral direction, and slopes of the hydrodynamic structures are arranged between adjacent depressions, which slopes extend from the depressions toward the elevations. According to the invention, at least some of the elevations of the hydrodynamic structures of the first side of the bearing are arranged in the region between two depressions of the hydrodynamic structures of the second side of the bearing, the elevations of a side of the bearing being arranged at an offset to each other in the peripheral direction. The hydrodynamic bearing can be easily adapted to expected axial loads of the bearing and enables low-loss and low-wear axial support. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132116 | GLIDE BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR TELESCOPING SUPPORT COLUMNS - A glide bearing for guiding axial movement between inner and outer telescoping columns may include first and second spaced apart contact surfaces, and a resilient wall extending therebetween and having an outer convex surface defining an apex. A span between the apex and a plane defined between the first and second contact surfaces is greater than a width of a space between the outer surface of the inner column and the inner surface of the outer column. The glide bearing is configured to be disposed within the space with the first and second contact surfaces contacting the outer surface of the inner column, with the apex contacting the inner surface of the outer column and with the resilient wall deflecting inwardly toward the plane to accommodate the space in response to a force of the inner surface of the outer column acting against the apex. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132117 | SLIDE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a slide member in which the bonding strength between a Bi-containing copper alloy layer and a substrate is enhanced; and a method for manufacturing the slide member. The slide member according to the present invention has a substrate and a copper alloy layer. The copper alloy layer comprises a copper alloy containing 4.0-25.0 mass % of Bi and has a structure in which Bi phases are scattered in a copper alloy structure. The volume ratio of Bi phases in the region of the copper alloy layer extending 10 μm from the bonding interface with the substrate is not more than 2.0%. The slide member is manufactured by casting a molten copper alloy onto the substrate and causing the copper alloy to unidirectionally solidify. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132118 | SLIDING ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A STRETCHING INSTALLATION AND/OR CONVEYOR CHAIN, AND ASSOCIATED STRETCHING INSTALLATION OR CONVEYOR CHAIN - The invention relates to a sliding element, in particular for a stretching installation and/or a conveyor chain, comprising graphite or electrographite, wherein the sliding element has pores which have an open pore size of ≥7.5% by volume, and wherein the particle size of the graphite particles used as a starting material for the sliding elements is between 3 μm and 15 μm. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132119 | BEARING UNIT WITH RETAINING CAGE - A bearing unit having at least one row of rolling bodies; and at least one cage for retaining a respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies. The at least one cage comprising at least one base bar, a plurality of arms circumferentially spaced apart and extending from one side of the base bar, and a plurality of partially spherical cavities for retaining the respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies. The respective row of rolling bodies and the at least one cage are in contact with each other along contact points positioned near a polar region of the respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies, so that an angular distance (α) of the contact points with respect to an equator of the respective one of the at least one row of rolling bodies is between 40° and 75°. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132120 | CAGE ARRANGEMENT FOR DEEP-ROLLING ROLLERS - A cage arrangement comprises substantially flat rollers, which are guided in a roller cage arranged on a housing and are held in position by a substantially strip-like cage metal sheet attached to the housing at a position remote from the roller region. The cage metal sheet has a retaining piece that protrudes in the direction of a roller in an intended installation position and has an end-face region, the shape of which corresponds to that of a roller surface facing the retaining piece. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132121 | THRUST BEARING CAGE WITH SHORTENED FLANGE | 2020-04-30 |
20200132122 | ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH SUPERCHARGER - There is provided an engine equipped with a supercharger that suppresses heat deterioration of engine oil. The engine equipped with a supercharger includes a supercharger; an oil supply passage that supplies engine oil to a shaft bearing part of the supercharger; an oil discharge passage that discharges the engine oil from the shaft bearing part of the supercharger; and a water-cooling-type oil cooler. The water-cooling-type oil cooler is provided in the oil discharge passage, and the engine oil discharged from the shaft bearing part of the supercharger is cooled by the engine cooling water that passes the water-cooling-type oil cooler. The engine cooling water is desirably supplied from the cylinder jacket to the water-cooling-type oil cooler. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132123 | Coupling Device - A coupling device for the torque-transmitting connection of a transmission with an electric machine, includes a drive element and an output element which are coupled with each other in a torque-transmitting manner. The drive element and the output element are electrically separated from each other by way of an electrical insulator. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132124 | DRIVE SHAFT CONNECTION - A shaft connection, e.g., for a motor vehicle driveline, comprises a metal shaft tube material and a metal connecting element. The connecting element comprises a connecting portion with an outer toothing which is pressed with a press fit into a connecting portion of the shaft tube so that an interlocking connection effective in the circumferential direction is formed for torque transmission, wherein the connecting element comprises a maximum outer diameter in the region of the outer toothing; wherein the shaft tube comprises an axial connecting region which is formed radially inwardly into a section of the connecting portion that is reduced relative to the outer toothing so that an interlocking axial connection effective in the axial direction is formed between the shaft tube and the connecting element for transmitting axial forces. A drive shaft can have such a shaft connection. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132125 | OUTPUT SHAFT COMPONENT WITH ELASTIC BODY - The present disclosure provides an output shaft component and a power output mechanism. The output shaft component includes a housing connected to the driven member, an adapter shaft connected to an output shaft of the power output mechanism, and an elastic body mounted in the housing. The adapter shaft is rotatably mounted in the housing. The elastic body includes an inner ring, an outer ring located outside the inner ring, and an elastic portion connected between the inner ring and the outer ring. The adapter shaft is sheathed in the inner ring, the inner ring is synchronously rotatably connected to the adapter shaft, and the outer ring is fixed on the housing. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132126 | POWER TAKE OFF INCLUDING A TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPING ASSEMBLY - A power take off includes a housing, an input mechanism that is supported in the housing and is adapted to be rotatably driven by a source of rotational energy, and an output mechanism that is supported in the housing and is rotatably driven by the input mechanism, the output mechanism being adapted to rotatably drive a rotatably driven accessory. The power take off further includes a two piece damping assembly that minimizes the transmission of torque transients from the input mechanism to the output mechanism. The two piece damping assembly may be an input cluster gear assembly that includes a first gear portion and a second gear portion that are supported for rotational movement relative to one another. The two piece damping assembly may also be part of a clutch assembly for selectively the output mechanism to be rotatably driven by the input mechanism. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132127 | WIDE-ANGLE CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT WITH LUBRICANT RESERVOIR - The wide-angle constant velocity joint ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200132128 | CONSTANT VELOCITY BALL JOINT WITH MULTIPLE-BALL CAGE WINDOW - A constant velocity joint includes an outer joint portion with a first longitudinal axis, a first attaching end, an aperture end and outer ball tracks on an inner circumferential surface, an inner joint portion with a second longitudinal axis, a second attaching end, an inner face facing towards the outer joint portion and inner ball tracks on its outer circumferential surface, balls for torque transmission between the outer and inner joint portions, an annular ball cage between the outer and inner joint portions with several cage windows in which the balls are guided. The inner and outer joint portions are arranged so that one outer ball track and one inner ball track are in each case arranged opposite to each other to form three different types of track pairs to receive one respective balls. The balls have different controlling behaviors due to different track geometries. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132129 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR UNIVERSAL JOINT - A method of manufacturing a universal joint includes: temporarily assembling a bearing, which supports a shaft portion of a joint spider such that the shaft portion is rotatable, with respect to a through-hole and the shaft portion by press-fitting the bearing to a first position in the through-hole of a yoke; and clinching, after the bearing is temporarily assembled, a portion of the yoke around the through-hole, and pressing the bearing deeper into the through-hole with a clinched portion formed by the clinching to press-fit the bearing to a second position located deeper than the first position in the through-hole. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132130 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A power transmission device for a vehicle is disclosed. The power transmission device includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member configured to rotate relative to the first rotating member, a torque transmission portion, and a hydraulic pressure applying portion. The torque transmission portion is configured to transmit torque from one of the first rotating member and the second rotating member to the other of the first rotating member and the second rotating member by pressure of hydraulic fluid. The torque transmission portion is disposed between the first rotating member and the second rotating member. The hydraulic pressure applying portion is configured to apply pressure to the hydraulic fluid of the torque transmission portion. | 2020-04-30 |
20200132131 | VEHICULAR POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A vehicular power transmission device includes: a support member; first and second rotating shafts rotating about a shaft; and first and second bearings supporting first and second rotating shaft, respectively, to be rotatable with respect to the support member. Further, an oil hole is formed in the support member for supplying lubricating oil to a space between the first bearing and the second bearing, the space is divided into first and second spaces on sides of first and second bearings, respectively, by a partition wall formed on the support member, the oil hole is formed in the support member so as to discharge the lubricating oil to one space of the first space and the second space, and a communication hole communicating with the first space and the second space is formed in the partition wall. | 2020-04-30 |