19th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160129667 | Preform Element for the Production of a Motor Vehicle Body - A preform structure is provided for the body of a motor vehicle. The structure includes a preform element which is produced from stacked fiber mats and has a peripheral area which along an edge is inclined relative to a preform surface, so as in this way to offer a load-appropriate transition from one preform element to another. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129668 | Fire Retardant Laminates - Fire retardant laminates including a textile layer, a protective layer, and a fire retardant are provided. The protective layer includes a porous membrane and a coating layer. The porous membrane is positioned between the textile layer and the coating layer. The fire retardant includes one or more phosphonate esters of the general formula: | 2016-05-12 |
20160129669 | STAB AND BALLISTIC RESISTANT ARTICLES AND THE PROCESS OF MAKING - Dimensionally stable open woven fabrics formed from a plurality of high tenacity warp elongate bodies interwoven and bonded with a plurality of transversely disposed, high tenacity weft elongate bodies, composite articles formed therefrom, and to a continuous process for forming the composite articles. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129670 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a structure in which an edge portion of the structure formed by stacking a plurality of members is friction stir welded. The manufacturing method includes: a welding step of foaming a friction stir welded portion by bringing a friction stir welding tool from a side of a surface of a member on one side into contact with a superposition portion of works in which the members are stacked while rotating the friction stir welding tool; and a cutting step of cutting the friction stir welded portion, and in each of two or more works produced by the cutting, a welded portion of the edge portion of the structure is formed with the cut friction stir welded portion. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129671 | RESIN LAMINATED BODY - Provided is a resin laminated body including a resin plate member and a resin skin member that is stretchable more than the resin plate member and is bonded to the resin plate member via an adhesion layer, the resin laminated body having a simple configuration, which is capable of preventing the exposure of an edge of a broken part to the outside effectively. A resin laminated body | 2016-05-12 |
20160129672 | UNDERPOTENTIAL DEPOSITION OF METAL MONOLAYERS FROM IONIC LIQUIDS - A metal article comprises an alloy substrate having a surface and a non-diffused metal monolayer disposed thereon. The surface has a first surface work function value Φ | 2016-05-12 |
20160129673 | INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS - The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass that can maintain excellent thermochromic properties for a long period of time and have appropriate adhesiveness to laminated glass components, and also a laminated glass including the interlayer film for laminated glass. The present invention relates to an interlayer film for laminated glass. The interlayer film includes a first resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin, a thermochromic layer, a second resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin. The layers are laminated in the stated order in the thickness direction. The thermochromic layer contains a thermoplastic resin and vanadium dioxide particles and has a water content of less than 0.4% by mass. Each of the first resin layer and the second resin layer has a water content that is higher than that of the thermochromic layer. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129674 | LAMINATED GLASS INTERLAYER AND LAMINATED GLASS - The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass including two or more resin layers laminated together which exhibits excellent deaeration properties in the production process of a laminated glass and prevents ghosting, and a laminated glass including the interlayer film for laminated glass. The present invention relates to an interlayer film for laminated glass including at least two resin layers laminated together, the interlayer film having a large number of recesses and a large number of projections on at least one surface, the recesses having a groove shape with a continuous bottom and being adjacently arranged in parallel with one another, the surface with a large number of recesses and a large number of projections having a groove depth (Rzg) of the recesses determined in conformity with JIS B-0601(1994) of 10 to 40 μm, an arbitrarily selected recess having a first interval from an adjacent recess on one side and a second interval from an adjacent recess on the other side, the first interval being different from the second interval by more than 50 μm, the recesses arranged adjacently having an interval therebetween of 1000 μm or less. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129675 | COVER TAPE FOR PACKAGING ELECTRONIC PART - The object of the present invention is to provide a cover tape for packaging an electronic part which enables the reduction of the production time, and decreases the defective fraction due to the temperature variation of the sealing trowel, the present invention provides a cover tape for packaging an electronic part which includes a base layer and a sealant layer, and is closely adhered to a carrier tape, wherein the sealant layer is made of a resin composition; a main component in the resin composition has a melting point of 100° C. or less; a peeling strength A under fixed measurement conditions after heat-sealing to a polycarbonate sheet through the sealant layer at 220° C. for 0.015 seconds and a peeling strength C under the fixed measurement conditions after heat-sealing to a polycarbonate sheet through the sealant layer at 180° C. for 0.015 seconds satisfy conditional expressions 1 and 2 below; and after peeling, a part of the sealant layer remains on a surface of the carrier tape to which the sealant layer is closely adhered; Conditional expression 1: 20 (g)≦A≦70 (g) and Conditional expression 2: 0.43≦C/A≦1.0. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129676 | FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC, AIR RECTIFICATION COVER FOR ELEVATOR AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC - A fiber reinforced plastic including: a first fiber reinforced plastic layer including a first fiber fabric and a resin impregnated into the first fiber fabric; a resin flow layer including an inner medium and a resin, the resin flow layer being laminated on the first fiber reinforced plastic layer; a second fiber reinforced plastic layer including a second fiber fabric and a resin impregnated into the second fiber fabric, the second fiber reinforced plastic layer being laminated on the resin flow layer so that the resin flow layer is arranged between the first fiber reinforced plastic layer and the second fiber reinforced plastic layer; and an inorganic filler layer including an inorganic filler having a particle diameter of 20 μm or more and 50 μm or less and a resin, the inorganic filler layer being laminated on the second fiber reinforced plastic layer. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129677 | FILM FOR SEALING VENTS - A film for sealing vents including a flexible polymeric layer comprising at least two spaced apart openings, an adhesive on the flexible polymeric layer, and a protective layer removably adhered to the adhesive. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129678 | Removable foam traction mat - A fiber-reinforced multi-layered structure and a fiber-reinforced CLCC foam traction mat for use in the marine, power sports and leisure industries are provided which are strong enough to have snaps installed in them, thereby allowing the structure and the mat to be snapped in place, stay snapped and be removed whenever it becomes necessary or desired. CLCC is a cross-linked-closed-cell foam compound. The mat product comprises the multi-layered structure of one or more layers of CLCC foam, one or more layers of a strong synthetic woven textile fiber, and one or more layers of a dimpled cross-linked-closed-cell foam, or equivalent non-skid base material; and a plurality of snaps, imbedded or otherwise incorporated into the multi-layered structure so as to allow the mat to be clasped and fastened to the desired surface of the marine vessel or vehicle. Techniques for forming and assembling the removable mat include conventional extrusion, laminating and rolling. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129679 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A POLYCARBONATE LAMINATE - The invention relates to the use of a preparation comprising A) 0.1 to 20 wt % of a binding agent with a polycarbonate derivative based on a geminally disubstituted dihydroxydiphenyl cycloalkane, B) 30 to 99.9 wt % of an organic solvent or of a mixture of solvents, C) 0 to 10 wt %, referred to dry mass, of a dye or of a mixture of dyes, D) 0 to 10 wt % of a functional material or of a mixture of functional materials, E) 0 to 30 wt % of additive and/or auxiliary substances, or of a mixture of such substances, the relative amounts of the components A) to E) always totaling 100 wt %, as an ink jet printing dye. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129680 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LAMINATED FILM - The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing the laminated film that is BSPC (Back Side Printable Clear) and has excellent interlayer adhesion. The method involves a first UV curing step and a second UV curing step and the laminated film includes a transparent film layer, a UV curable ink layer, and an adhesive layer. The first UV curing step includes disposing the UV curable ink layer on the transparent film layer and partially curing the UV curable ink layer by performing a first UV irradiation. The second UV curing step includes disposing the adhesive layer on a surface of the UV curable ink layer opposite the transparent film layer, and further curing the UV curable ink layer by performing a second UV irradiation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129681 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE WORKPIECES - Method for producing a workpiece from a composite material, comprising the steps of: providing an assembly or stack which is formed from a first metal plate, a composite material panel and a second metal plate, deforming the assembly in a machine tool and curing the composite material between the two metal plates outside of the machine tool. The composite material panel can comprise a fibre-reinforced plastics material, for example, and the metal plates can be formed as punched plates. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129682 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING SUBSTRATES BEFORE GOLD-PLATED - The invention concerns a method and/or a system for personalizing substrates and/or preparing substrates before gold-plating. In particular, the invention consists of a printing method comprising a step in which the substrate is subjected to inkjet printing followed by a gold-plating step in which the regions of the substrate to be gold-plated are brought into contact with the gold-plating leaf, characterized by an additional step performed prior to the gold-plating step and which consists in the preparation of the substrate. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129683 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING 3D OBJECTS - The present invention is directed to an object construction device configured to enclose a specified assembly area and assemble objects, such as toys, using standardized interlocking assembly units. The construction device includes processor with a memory device configured to access an instruction set encoding the assembly instructions of the object. The processor executes the instruction set in order to control and direct an assembly unit manipulator to additively construct or assemble the object from the interlocking assembly units. The assembly units are configured with surface features that interconnect the assembly units such that once connected they are substantially permanently attached to one another. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129684 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETTING INK-CONDUCTING ROTATIONAL BODIES OF A PRINTING PRESS - Rotational bodies of a printing press with at least a first, a second and a third ink-conducting rotational body, which interact with each other in pairs, can be set in a thrown-on position. The second of the at least three rotational bodies can be set both against the first of the three rotational bodies and against the third of the three rotational bodies in order to form a two-sided thrown-on position. Tracking, coupled in a defined way, of the rotational axis of the second rotational body takes place at the same time as a radial positional change of the rotational axis of the first rotational body, by the superimposition of two movements along two non-congruent movement paths which run in a plane which is perpendicular with respect to the rotational axis. A device for setting rotational bodies of a printing press is also provided. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129685 | SCREEN PRINTING MASK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A screen printing mask ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129686 | SHEET ASSEMBLY FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATIONAL CARD - A three-dimensional informational or display card assembly manually moveable from a box-like configuration to a flat planar card configuration. The card assembly includes score lines for folding the card assembly. The ends of the card assembly are attached to each other by an adhesive or a mechanical means to form the box-like configuration. The sections of the card assembly are printable to receive printed indicia such that in the box-like configuration an onlooker can view the indicia both on the outside and on the inside of the card assembly. Also included is a sheet assembly that contains one or more of the card assemblies to allow a user to print indicia on the card assemblies and remove them from the sheet assembly for assembling into the final product. The card assembly may be dimensioned similar to a wallet-sized business card to provide a unique and interesting alternative to traditional business cards. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129687 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING METALLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINER BODIES - A pair of metallic beverage container bodies is sequentially decorated in a direct single file queue by a dry offset rotary metallic beverage container decorator. A container body has a common design element, a first unique design element in a first color, and a second unique design element in a second color on its outer surface. The first unique design element is located within a boundary of the second unique design element. A second container body has the common design element, a third unique design element in the first color, and a fourth unique design element in the second color on the outer surface. The third unique design element is unique relative to the first and second design elements. The third unique design element is located within a boundary of the fourth unique design element. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129688 | METHOD OF EJECTING INK DROPLETS HAVING VARIABLE DROPLET VOLUMES - A method of ejecting an ink droplet from an inkjet nozzle device having an actuator and a meniscus pinned across a nozzle opening. The method includes the steps of: delivering a sub-ejection pulse to the actuator for perturbing the meniscus from a quiescent state; and subsequently delivering an ejection pulse to the actuator at an instant when the meniscus is perturbed from its quiescent state, the ejection pulse ejecting the ink droplet from the nozzle opening. A time period between a trailing edge of the sub-ejection pulse and a leading edge of the ejection pulse controls a droplet volume of the ejected ink droplet. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129689 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection unit that ejects a fluid and an ejection control unit that controls the ejection of the fluid. A fluid container accommodates the fluid supplied to the fluid ejection unit. A connection channel connects the fluid ejection unit and the fluid container. An opening and closing unit opens and closes the connection channel. A pressure adjustment unit controls the opening and closing unit and adjusts an inner pressure of the fluid container. The pressure adjustment unit increases the inner pressure higher than a predetermined pressure by instructing the opening and closing unit to close the connection channel and then instructing the opening and closing unit to open the connection channel after the inner pressure of the fluid container exceeds the predetermined pressure. The ejection control unit allows the fluid ejection unit to eject the fluid after the connection channel is opened. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129690 | Fluid Ejection Apparatuses Including a Substrate with a Bulk Layer and a Epitaxial Layer - Examples of fluid ejection apparatuses and methods for making fluid ejection apparatuses are described. An example method may include forming a fluid feed slot in a bulk layer of a substrate, forming a plurality of ink feed channels in at least an epitaxial layer of the substrate, each of the ink feed channels fluidically coupled to the fluid feed slot, and forming a plurality of drop generators over the substrate such that the epitaxial layer of the substrate is between the plurality of drop generators and the bulk layer and such that the each of the drop generators is fluidically coupled to the fluid feed slot by at least one of the ink feed channels. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129691 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A liquid ejection head includes a nozzle plate, a channel plate, a common-liquid-chamber member, and a deformable damper area. The nozzle plate includes plural nozzles to eject droplets of liquid. The channel plate includes individual liquid chambers communicated with the nozzles. The common-liquid-chamber member includes a common liquid chamber to supply the liquid to the individual liquid chambers. The deformable damper area forms a wall face of the common liquid chamber. The channel plate has an end in a direction perpendicular to a nozzle array direction in which the nozzles are arrayed. The end is opposed to a portion of the damper area and has a relief at a side facing the damper area to permit deformation of the damper area. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129692 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid path that connects a liquid storage portion for storing liquid and a liquid ejecting portion for ejecting liquid, a receiving tray that is provided on a gravity direction side of the liquid path and is capable of receiving the liquid, and a detector that has a detecting portion for detecting the liquid received on the receiving tray. In the liquid ejecting apparatus, the receiving tray includes a receiving region for receiving the liquid, a detection region in which the detecting portion is arranged so as to make contact with the liquid, and a groove portion formed in the receiving region, and a part of the groove portion makes contact with the detection region. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129693 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a temperature detector, a memory, and a controller. The temperature detector detects a temperature of the liquid discharge head. The memory stores the temperature of the liquid discharge head detected with the temperature detector. The controller controls a bubble purge operation to purge bubbles in the liquid discharge head. When a current temperature of the liquid discharge head acquired by the temperature detector is higher than a stored temperature stored in the memory and a deviation of the acquired current temperature and the stored temperature is equal to or more than a predefined threshold value, the controller executes control to execute the bubble purge operation, and when the current temperature acquired by the temperature detector is lower than the stored temperature, the controller executes control to update the stored temperature stored and retained in the memory with the acquired current temperature. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129694 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND WIPING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting unit that has a nozzle row configured to have a plurality of nozzles lined up along a first direction, and a wiping portion that moves in a second direction intersecting the first direction such that the liquid ejecting unit is wiped, in which the liquid ejecting unit includes a plurality of nozzle rows configured to have space therebetween in the second direction, a convex portion placed between the nozzle rows in the second direction, and flat portions placed at both sides of the convex portion in the first direction, and the wiping portion wipes at a first relative travel speed to collect liquid attached to the liquid ejecting unit to the flat portion, and then wipes at a second relative travel speed faster than the first relative travel speed to move liquid attached to the flat portion. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129695 | WIPER DEVICE AND FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A wiper device of a printer has four wiper units arranged in a line to wipe the nozzle faces of an inkjet head. Each wiper unit has a first intermittent gear and a second intermittent gear which sequentially mesh with first and second drive gears and sequentially transverse axis X a wiping operation and a cleaning operation. The wipers move vertically to the nozzle faces. A wiper cleaner lever rocks between a closed position covering the wiper and an open position not touching the wiper, moves through a path not interfering with the wiper in an opening operation, and through a path wiping the wiper and removing ink and other accretions from the wiper in a closing operation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129696 | CARTRIDGE AND PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A printing material supply system includes a printing device and a cartridge. The printing device has a cartridge mounting structure. The cartridge is removably attached to the cartridge mounting structure. The cartridge mounting structure has a device-side terminal, a lever, a first device-side locking element and a second device-side locking element. The device-side terminal is configured to contact with a cartridge-side terminal. The first device-side locking element is configured as part of the lever. The second device-side locking element is configured to engage with a second locking surface of a second cartridge-side locking element. The cartridge-side terminal has a cartridge-side contact portion configured to be in contact with the device-side terminal. The cartridge-side contact portion is provided on the negative Z-axis side of the second locking surface. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129697 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus and Maintenance Method Thereof - A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising a liquid ejection head that ejects a liquid via nozzles; a first passage that communicates with the liquid ejection head, the first passage being configured to supply the liquid to the liquid ejection head; a second passage that communicates with the first passage in the liquid ejection head, the second passage forming, in cooperation with the first passage, a circulation passage; and a liquid driving unit provided in the circulation passage, the liquid driving unit being configured to move the liquid in the circulation passage when driven. The liquid is moved, by the driven liquid driving unit, at a first flow rate that maintains a meniscus of the liquid inside the nozzles after the liquid is moved at a second flow rate that is faster than the first flow rate. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129698 | INK PRINTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD TO OPERATE AN INK PRINTING APPARATUS - In a method to operate an ink printing apparatus, and in an ink printing apparatus, a recording medium is directed through a printer. The recording medium is subsequently supplied to a dryer having at least one heating saddle and a drying channel arranged at the heating saddle. In the dryer the recording medium is directed past the heating saddle. A negative pressure is generated in the drying channel via an air exhaust arranged at one end of the drying channel. In the printing operation, in a region of the heating saddle a negative pressure is exerted on the recording medium in a direction of the heating saddle so that the heating saddle is then in contact with the recording medium in order to dry the ink on the recording medium. Upon interruption of the printing operation with braking of the recording medium, the negative pressure in the direction of the heating saddle is deactivated at a beginning of the braking. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129699 | PALLET CONVEYORS FOR PRINTERS - Pallet conveyors for printers are disclosed. In example implementations a pallet conveyor for a printer comprises a track, a train pallet to circulate on the track and a wagon pallet to circulate on the track towed by the train pallet. The train and wagon pallets may support a print substrate. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129700 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - A first feeder contacts a first surface of a first sheet held in a first tray and feeds the first sheet toward a recording unit. A second feeder contacts a first surface of a second sheet held in a second tray and feeds the second sheet toward the recording unit. An inner member is disposed above a standing plate. An outer member comprises an upstream portion opposing the standing plate, and a downstream portion opposing the inner member. The inner member guides the first surface of the first sheet and the first surface of the second sheet. The standing plate guides the first surface of the second sheet. The upstream portion of the outer member guides a second surface of the second sheet, and the downstream portion guides a second surface of the first sheet and the second surface of the second sheet. The standing plate moves relative to the outer member. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129701 | INKJET PRINTER - In a printer in which an inkjet head is mounted in a carriage, which is movable in a direction intersecting with a conveyance direction of a recording medium, and ink is ejected from the inkjet head to record an image onto the recording medium, there has been a problem in that the recording medium is charged due to friction and separation at the time of conveyance of the recording medium, and ink mist is attracted to a portion charged to have an unexpected pattern to be recorded. In view of this problem, static electricity generated on the recording medium is removed by providing the carriage with an ionizer for generating a positive ion and an ionizer for generating a negative ion and generating the ions at the time of scanning of the carriage. The static electricity can be removed efficiently by arranging on the carriage the ionizers for generating the ions of both polarities, namely, the positive ions and the negative ions. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129702 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing method uses a reaction liquid containing an aggregating agent capable of causing the aggregation of a color material. This printing method includes: applying a first reaction liquid to a recording medium; applying a background color ink that contains a color material for a background color to a region of the recording medium which is coated with the first reaction liquid; drying the recording medium coated with the background color ink by heating the recording medium; applying a second reaction liquid to a region of the dried recording medium which is coated with the background color ink; and applying an image forming ink that contains a color material having a color different from that of the background color ink to a region of the recording medium which is coated with the second reaction liquid. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129703 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes a device main body that has a feeding unit to feed a recording medium and a printing section to print by ejecting ink from a head onto the recording medium, and a heating unit disposed on a downstream side in a feed direction of the recording medium with respect to the device main body. The heating unit has a medium passage to pass the recording medium after printing therethrough, a heat generator disposed between the medium passage and the air passage in a sectional view of the heating unit to heat the recording medium after printing, and an air passage having an air aspirating port connected with the medium passage to aspirate air and an air discharging port to discharge air. The air aspirating port is located on an upstream side in a feed direction of the recording medium with respect to the air discharging port. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129704 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PRINTED PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus includes: a driving unit that feeds a treatment object; a pretreatment unit that performs pretreatment on a surface of the treatment object fed by the driving unit; a retaining unit that retains the treatment object on which the pretreatment has been performed in the pretreatment unit; an image forming unit that performs image formation on the treatment object after being retained in the retaining unit; and a drive control unit that controls the driving unit so as to return the treatment object from the retaining unit at least to the pretreatment unit if the treatment object has been retained in the retaining unit for a time longer than a predetermined time after being subjected to the pretreatment in the pretreatment unit, and to feed the treatment object on which the pretreatment has been performed again in the pretreatment unit to the retaining unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129705 | VACUUM PLATEN - A vacuum platen for media sheets has a sheet support wall formed with a plurality of perforations and a number of chambers formed on a bottom side of the sheet support wall. Each of the chambers is directly connected to a vacuum source. Each chamber contains an acoustic barrier member arranged to divide the chamber into at least two sub-chambers such that the sub-chambers are in fluid communication with one another and have overlapping contours when seen in a direction normal to the plane of the sheet support wall. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129706 | PRINTER - In order to provide a printer capable of detecting a continuous paper sheet without causing a sensor provided in the downstream side of a thermal head from being hindered by an ink ribbon, the printer includes: a main body ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129707 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a transport mechanism portion that transports a work of a sheet shape; a printing mechanism portion that is disposed so as to face, across a space, the work being in a state of being transported by the transport mechanism portion and that includes a set of ink jet heads from which inks are ejected and thereby printing is performed onto the work; and a control portion that determines whether or not the transport of the work is to be allowed, on the basis of an upper face position of the work and a distance of the space. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129708 | Recording Apparatus - A recording apparatus includes: a transportation unit that transports a recording target medium; a recording unit that performs recording on the recording target medium transported by the transportation unit; a sonic distance sensor; a vibration sensor that detects vibrations of the distance sensor; and a movement unit that moves in an intersecting direction, which intersects with a transportation direction of the recording target medium. The recording apparatus having this structure can reduce problems caused by a rise in the recording target medium. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129709 | DEVICE FOR REDIRECTING SHEETS IN A PRINTING SYSTEM - A device for redirecting sheets in a sheet transport mechanism, especially sheets of a print medium in a printing system includes a support member, which carries or supports at least one guide member for directing a path of travel of a sheet. The support member is configured to be mounted adjacent a first transport path of a plurality of sheets and such that the support member is movable between a first inoperative position in which the at least one guide member does not impinge upon the first transport path, and a second operative position in which the at least one guide member is introduced into the first transport path to redirect one or more of the sheets to a second, alternative transport path. The device further includes an actuator configured to move the support member between the first and second positions. The actuator is connected to the support member such that vibrations imparted by the actuator to the support member, as the support member moves between the first and the second positions, are substantially parallel to the first transport path. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129710 | DOT RECORDING APPARATUS, DOT RECORDING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RECORDING MEDIUM - A dot recording apparatus forms dots on a recording medium while relatively moving a recording head that includes a plurality of nozzles and the recording medium in a main scanning direction. The dot recording apparatus performs multi-pass recording in which dot recording on a main scanning line is completed by a plurality of main scanning passes. In dot recording in each main scanning pass, the dot recording is performed using a plurality of super cell regions that include m types of super cell regions having different sizes, the super cell region being formed as one dot group by some of the plurality of nozzles and having a boundary line portion which is not parallel to either the main scanning direction or a sub-scanning direction that intersects the main scanning direction in at least a portion of a boundary line between the super cell region and another super cell region. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129711 | PRINTER WITH FORCE TRANSMITTING PATH SELECTING MECHANISM - A printer has a carriage being movable between a first end and a second end of a reciprocating path; and a driving force transmitting path selecting mechanism provided at the second end of the reciprocating path. The selecting mechanism has: a common driving force outputting member; a plurality of force receiving members; a selecting member; and a position retainer for keeping the position of the selecting member. The selecting member connects the force outputting member to one of the plurality of force receiving members, and moves in association with the carriage when the carriage moves in a vicinity of the second end in a first direction extending from the first end to the second end. The position retainer keeps the position of the selecting member when the carriage moves in a second direction extending from the second end to the first end. The force receiving member connected to the force outputting member via the selecting member is selected in accordance with a movement of the carriage along the reciprocating path. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129712 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a conveyance section, a plate member, and a negative pressure applying section. The recording head ejects ink onto a recording medium. The conveyance section conveys the recording medium to a position of image forming by the recording head and has a conveying surface on which the recording medium is to be placed. The plate member is located upstream of the recording head in a conveyance direction of the recording medium to form a narrow gap with the conveying surface of the conveyance section. The negative pressure applying section applies negative pressure to the narrow gap. A distance across the narrow gap in a direction perpendicular to the conveying surface is set so as to allow air flowing into the narrow gap from surrounding space to have a higher flow velocity in the narrow gap than before flowing into the narrow gap. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129713 | DOT RECORDING APPARATUS, DOT RECORDING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RECORDING MEDIUM - A dot recording apparatus forms dots on a recording medium while relatively moving a recording head that includes a plurality of nozzles and the recording medium in a main scanning direction. The dot recording apparatus performs multi-pass recording in which dot recording on a main scanning line is completed by a plurality of main scanning passes. In dot recording in each main scanning pass, the dot recording is performed with a super cell region as a unit, the super cell region including one or more unit super cells formed as a dot group of one mass by some of the plurality of nozzles. In the same main scanning pass, the number of unit super cells recorded by m nozzles at an end portion of the recording head is smaller than the number of unit super cells recorded by m nozzles at a center portion of the recording head. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129714 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head to discharge ink to a recording medium to form an image thereon, an optical sensor to output a signal in response to intensity of reflection of light emitted to the direction of discharging the ink, a carriage that carries the recording head and the optical sensor, and a control unit to detect the position of the recording medium based on the signal output by the optical sensor and control the recording head to discharge the ink only onto the position of the recording medium, wherein the control unit acquires a value according to the signal output by the optical sensor in response to the movement of the carriage and detects the position of the recording medium when a predetermined relation between the value and a threshold continues at least for a predetermined interval in the movement of the carriage. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129715 | Method and Apparatus for Print Control - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for use in a printing device, comprising outputting a test chart comprising a plurality of printed regions at respective ink densities, receiving an indication of a selected ink density, and determining one or more resources of the printing device according to the selected ink density to control one or more ink limits and a colour separation of the printing device. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129716 | ENHANCED RIBBON LOADING AND UNLOADING FEATURES - A device for processing media may include a system and method for loading and unloading consumable supplies of a printer, and more particularly, a system and method for providing a compact form factor printer which provides convenient access to the replaceable components of the printer. A printer may include a base and a lid hingedly attached to the base, moveable between a closed position in which the lid is secured to the base, and an open position. A cavity may be defined between the lid and the base, where the cavity is inaccessible when the lid is in the closed position and the cavity is accessible when the lid is in the open position. The printer may include a ribbon positioning assembly disposed within the cavity. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129717 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - There is provided an intermediate transfer member used in an image forming method including applying a treatment liquid onto an intermediate transfer member, forming an intermediate image by applying an ink onto the intermediate transfer member coated with the treatment liquid so as to form dots having an average diameter of R, and transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium. The intermediate transfer member includes a surface having recessed portions therein. Each recessed portion allows a circle having a diameter of less than the average diameter R of the ink to be present therein. The surface of the intermediate transfer member has a projected area S | 2016-05-12 |
20160129718 | EMBOSSED HEAT TRANSFER LABELS - An embossed heat transfer label includes a carrier, embossing layer, release coating, design layer, and adhesive layer, in which the embossing layer is formed to include an embossing pattern, and the design layer is configured to take up the embossing pattern from the embossing layer. The embossed heat transfer label is configured such that the design layer and the adhesive layer transfer to a target object upon application of heat and pressure, while the embossing layer and the release coating is removed and disposed with the carrier. The exposed design layer provides an embossed surface on the target object. The label can include a flat profile layer on which the design layer is printed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129719 | LAMINATING DEVICE AND USE OF THIS LAMINATING DEVICE - Laminating device for affixing a film ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129720 | SWIVEL NOTEBOOK PAD - A rotatable notebook including at least one cover portion and a notepad having a stack of paper and a bottom rigid support portion. A fastening device connects the first rigid support portion of the notepad to one of the at least one notebook cover portion, the fastening device permitting rotation of the notepad relative to the at least one out cover portion. In one embodiment the notepad is rotatably fastened to the inner notebook cover portion by a grommet or snap secured to an extent sufficient to enable the rotatable 360 degree motion of the notepad relative to the book cover to which it is fastened. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129721 | CLIP CONSTRUCTION FOR PAPER SHEETS AND THE LIKE - A clip construction, particularly for paper sheets and the like, comprises a wire element, which is so bent as to form two wire loops, the wire loops being substantially overlapped onto one another, and each wire loop having a substantially triangular configuration, each wire loop being formed by a shared wire length and two further wire lengths of which at least one is slanted through an angle less than 90° with respect to the shared wire length. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129722 | WRITING INSTRUMENT WITH AN INDENTED GRASPING AREA - A writing instrument is disclosed. The writing instrument includes a casing having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. A bore is defined in the casing and an opening to the bore is defined in the first end of the casing. An ink cartridge is received in the bore and a tip of the cartridge extends outwardly through the opening. The casing includes a grasping area located a distance inwardly from the first end. The grasping area is of a first cross-sectional shape and the rest of the casing is of a second cross-sectional shape. The grasping area is generally triangular while the rest of the casing is generally cylindrical. The triangular shape is formed by six different regions being formed in the wall of the casing; where every second region is a U-shaped depression. The depressions run substantially parallel to the casing's longitudinal axis. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129723 | Pen - The present invention discloses a pen having a swinging decoration. A top end of the pen is installed with an animal-shaped decoration. A mandible and a tail section of the decoration are movable. When a user writes with the pen with a small applied force or the pen is in a standstill state, the mandible and the tail section are at an upper location. When the user writes with the pen with a large applied force, a refill will push an activity rod upward and compress a spring, allowing a tooth row at an upper and lower end of the activity rod to drive a left and right conjugate gear and a gear on the decoration to rotate at a same time, which further enables the mandible and the tail section to swing downward simultaneously. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129724 | WRITING DEVICE WITH PENCIL SHARPENER BUILT THEREIN - A writing device includes a body having a main axis, the body having a bore formed therein, the bore having a bore axis oblique to the main axis, and a sharpener blade operatively attached to the body at least partially within the bore, such that a pencil is insertable into the bore of the body to be sharpened by the sharpener blade. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129725 | Apparatus and Method For Inserting A Circular-Blank Core Into A Circular-Blank Ring - An apparatus and a method for inserting a non-round circular-blank core into a non-round hole of a circular-blank ring to create a circular blank. A transporting device transports the circular-blank ring to an insertion location. A feed device transports the circular-blank core to the insertion location. The circular-blank core is positioned on the hole of the circular-blank ring and inserted into the hole with the aid of a pushing-in device, which applies a pushing-in force. If the non-round hole is not in alignment with the non-round circular-blank core, the circular-blank core and the circular-blank ring are rotated relative to one another at the insertion location by generation of the pushing-in force. The circular-blank ring is preferably moved, by the pushing-in force, onto an alignment mandrel, which causes the circular-blank ring to rotate in its circumferential direction until the contours of the circular-blank core and of the hole are in alignment. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129726 | Handheld All-Terrain Chalker - A Handheld All-Terrain Chalker of the present invention is designed to create straight chalk lines on all types of surfaces. The Handheld All-Terrain Chalker works independent of the the surface in which the chalk lines are to be drawn and are unaffected by the variations of the surface. The Handheld All-Terrain Chalker includes a chalk hopper and a removable ergonomic handle. The chalk hopper is a semi-circular bucket having a storage container integrally formed with a dispenser. The storage container has an opening to allow the insertion of chalk. The dispenser is formed with a bottom having circular perforations or slotted openings to allow chalk to be dispensed to draw the chalk lines. To control the amount of chalk being dispensed and the width of the chalk line, a gasket or an adjustable chalk line plate is used to regulate the opening of the dispenser. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129727 | BICYCLE HUB FOR A BICYCLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A bicycle hub | 2016-05-12 |
20160129728 | STEER AXLE HIGH-TEMPERATURE WARNING SYSTEM - A high temperature warning system for a vehicle steer axle an air pressure supply, a normally-closed valve in fluid communication with pressure supply, a heat sensitive control capable of opening the normally-closed valve upon a predetermined temperature, the heat sensitive control mounted adjacent to the wheel end assembly in a heat exchange relationship therewith, and a warning system connected to the air pressure supply for actuation upon opening of the normally-closed valve. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129729 | WHEEL FOR AGRICULTURE USE - A wheel for working the fields comprises a wheel body comprising a pair of flanges and a spacer, and a tyre cover, generally annular, comprising two side walls, a tread connecting the side walls to one another and an opening opposite to the tread. The tyre cover is mounted on the wheel body in such a way that the spacer is positioned across its opening. The flanges are arranged in such a way as to block the side walls of the tyre cover against the spacer in the vicinity of the opening. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129730 | TIRE HAVING A SPLIT BODY PLY CONSTRUCTION - A pneumatic tire which has a cut-out zone in a carcass portion, wherein the cut-out zone is oriented radially inwardly from at least one belt and laterally inwardly of the belt edges, and wherein the cut-out zone is void of any reinforcement materials. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129731 | PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRE - A pneumatic vehicle tire for commercial vehicles includes a belt having five belt plies having respective sets of reinforcements. The five plies are identified as first, second, third, fourth and fifth plies. The third ply is a 0° ply and the second and fourth belt are working belt plies. The sets of reinforcements of the first and second plies lying adjacent one side of the 0° ply run upward at respective positive slopes and the sets of reinforcements of the fourth and fifth plies lying adjacent the other side of the 0° ply run upward at respective negative slopes. The reinforcements of the fifth ply and the peripheral direction (A-A) of the tire conjointly define an angle φ between 35°≦φ≦70°. The reinforcements in the second and fourth plies having an elongation of ≧0.2% at 10% breaking load. The elongation is measured using reinforcements taken from a fully vulcanized tire. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129732 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Each shoulder land region | 2016-05-12 |
20160129733 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire being excellent in property of protecting the tire from a mounted tire chain or being excellent in property of discharging mud from grooves formed on the tire. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129734 | MOBILE-PHONE BASED DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system monitors and controls pressure of vehicle parts. The system consists of a fleet of vehicles, each vehicle of the fleet having a cab and a trailer; a controller maintaining a wireless server and database for the fleet of vehicles; and a cellular device transmitting data to and from an electronic control unit of the cab of each vehicle and the controller. Each trailer has an electronic control unit transmitting data to/from the electronic control unit of each corresponding cab. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129735 | Method And Device For Locating Wheels Of A Vehicle As Well As A Tire Pressure Monitoring System - A method and a device locate wheels of a vehicle, according to which method at least one wheel has wheel electronics. In accordance with the method, a signal is received on the vehicle side by the wheel electronics, which signal allows conclusions to be drawn about a point in time at which the wheel assumed a first rotation angle position. The signal contains a plurality of packets. At least one time interval between the packets is determined, and at least one estimated value for the at least one time interval is provided on the basis of the at least one determined time interval. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129736 | WHEEL LOCALIZER, WHEEL LOCALIZATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR LOCATING A POSITION OF A WHEEL - Embodiments provide a device, a system, a method and a computer program for locating a plurality of positions of a plurality of wheels on a vehicle. The device comprises an input to obtain information related to a position of one wheel from the plurality of wheels, and a detector to obtain information related to rotational frequencies of the one wheel and of at least one other wheel of the plurality of wheels. The device further comprises a locator coupled to the input and to the detector. The locator is configured to determine information related to the position of the at least one other wheel based on the information related to the position of the one wheel and based on the information related to the rotational frequencies. Additionally or alternatively, an embodiment of the device may comprise one or more inputs to obtain information related to rotational frequencies of the plurality of wheels and information related to accelerations at the plurality of wheels. The device may further comprise a locator coupled to the one or more inputs. The locator is configured to determine the plurality of positions of the plurality of wheels based on the information related to the rotational frequencies of the plurality of wheels and based on the information related to the accelerations at the plurality of wheels. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129737 | TIRE WEAR COMPENSATED LOAD ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of estimating a load bearing on a vehicle tire includes an inflation pressure measuring sensor for measuring an inflation pressure level within a tire cavity; a contact patch length sensor measuring the rolling contact patch length of the tire; a tire rolling speed sensor measuring a rolling speed of the tire; and a tire wear state estimation calculator estimating a tire wear state of a tread of the tire. An artificial neural network estimates a tire load from the contact patch length, the inflation pressure level, and the tire rolling speed by utilizing as a compensation factor input the estimated tire wear state. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129738 | DEVICE FOR CLAMPING A PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR BOX TO A VEHICLE RIM AND SUITABLE BOX - A device (D), for clamping an electronic box (B) on a tyre rim (J), comprises an electronic box (B) of a pressure and/or temperature sensor, at least one flexible tie ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129739 | TYRE MOUNTING/DEMOUNTING TOOL - A mounting/demounting tool for mounting/demounting a tire with respect to the rim of a vehicle wheel, comprising a tool body defining a first end of the tool, an extension from the tool body defining a second end of the tool, and a hook arranged at the extension in the vicinity of the second end. The hook has an inner surface section for gripping and guiding a tire bead during tire demounting, and a first outer surface section for guiding a tire bead during tire mounting. A protrusion extends from between the first outer surface section and a second outer surface section of the hook to the second end. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129740 | ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE TIRE - The present invention relates to a assembly and disassembly device for automobile tire, comprising a device case ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129741 | FIFTH WHEEL HITCH ASSEMBLY HAVING DIRECT-MOUNT MOUNTING BRACKETS - A fifth wheel hitch assembly is provided that includes a mounting bracket adapted to support a fifth wheel hitch plate and having a substantially vertical surface, a vehicle frame rail having a substantially horizontal portion and a substantially vertical portion; and a support bracket having a first portion secured to the substantially vertical portion of the vehicle frame rail and a second portion secured to the substantially vertical surface of the mounting bracket, and having a plurality of mounting positions spaced longitudinally along the support bracket from one another, wherein the mounting bracket is releasably secured to less than a total number of the mounting positions. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129742 | Transfer Dump Truck Safety Light - A dump truck safety light device for a transfer dump truck system. The dump truck safety light device is coupled to a trailer reach or tongue. The dump truck safety light device is configured to be in a raised configuration or in a lowered configuration. The dump truck safety light device announces the presence of a trailer reach to another vehicle that is following slightly behind a dump truck in the next lane to the left. Without the dump truck safety light device, the trailer reach would be hidden to the driver of the other vehicle in a blind spot created by the passenger door of the other vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129743 | Amphibious Board - The purpose of this invention; herein the Amphibious Board; is to allow a person to transition from a body of water to land & vice versa. The method attributable to provide enough energy is derived from a person or rider, holding a controllable kite utilizing the power of the wind. Once standing in the foot the bindings, the rider would be able to steer the Amphibious Board with the aid of the fins located on the bottom of the board in the water; and the rollers would allow the rider to access the land. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129744 | WHEELHOUSE STRUCTURE - A wheelhouse structure, including: an arm section of a suspension arm that is supported by a suspension member so as to be capable of oscillating in a vehicle vertical direction about a support axis disposed inside an engine room, and that extends from the support axis toward a side of a wheelhouse; a wheelhouse side cover that partitions the engine room from the wheelhouse, and that has a lower portion at which is formed an opening portion having a size that allows oscillation of the arm section of the suspension arm; and an arm side cover that is integrally provided at the support axis side of the arm section, and that blocks a gap between a peripheral edge of the opening portion and the arm section as viewed along an axial direction of the support axis. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129745 | PUSHER AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAVING SINGLE AIR SPRING - A pusher axle suspension system having a single air spring includes a pair of frames having mounting brackets integrally formed at lower front portions of the pair of frames, respectively. A link arm includes a front end connected to each mounting bracket of the pair of frames by a mounting bush. Axle sheets are disposed at lower portions of the pair of frames, respectively, to support a pusher axle. The axle sheets are connected to a rear end of the link arm by a hinge. A composite air spring is provided between a rear end of the axle sheet and a bottom surface of the pair of frames. The composite air spring moves the axle sheet upward or downward to adjust a height of the pusher axle and to absorb vibration due to a road surface during traveling. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129746 | Arrangement for a Vibration Damper of a Vehicle - A vibration damper for a vehicle is provided. The vibration damper includes at least one damping cylinder made from a fiber composite material; a guiding element for guiding a piston rod of a piston movably arranged in the damping cylinder. The guiding element is located in a guiding end region at one end of the damping cylinder. A fastening element for use in attaching the at least one damping cylinder to a vehicle is located at a fastening end of the cylinder. At least one of the two end regions of the damping cylinder is conical or wedge-shaped and its element has a corresponding external form that is conical or wedge-shaped. A conical or wedge-shaped clamping sleeve located around the conical or wedge-shaped end regions of the damping cylinder. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129747 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE COMPONENT FOR CONNECTING A SPRING STRUT TO A VEHICLE BODY, METHOD FOR MOUNTING A SPRING STRUT ON A VEHICLE BODY AND VEHICLE BODY - The present disclosure provides a support structure component for connecting a spring strut to a vehicle body. The support structure component includes a connection section for connecting to the vehicle body and at least one flange section having a spring strut mount configured to mount a spring strut. In this manner, the support structure component can be used for assembling the spring strut into the vehicle body without requiring significant access from above. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129748 | Air Spring Using Laminated Material To Reduce NVH Issues - An air spring includes a bellow at least partially delimiting at least one working chamber that is constructed and arranged to be filled with compressed air. A guide tube surrounds at least a portion of the bellow. A piston is associated with the bellow. The bellow is constructed and arranged to roll with respect to an outer surface of the piston and an inner surface of the guide tube. At least one of the guide tube and the piston includes a lamination comprising an inner layer of material coupled to an outer layer of material so as to cause internal friction and thus a dampening of vibrations inside the material. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129749 | Variable Tracking Active Suspension System - An active suspension system for a sprung mass that is supported and movable relative to an unsprung mass. The active suspension system has a suspension that comprises an electromagnetic actuator that is adapted to produce an arbitrary force on the sprung mass that is independent of the position, velocity and acceleration of the sprung mass, a control system that provides control signals that cause the suspension to exert force on the sprung mass, to control the position of the sprung mass relative to the unsprung mass, wherein the control system implements a control algorithm with one or more constants, and a user interface that is operable to cause a change of one or more of the control algorithm constants so as to vary how closely motion of the sprung mass follows motion of the unsprung mass. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129750 | SUSPENSION WITH HYDRAULIC PRELOAD ADJUST - A shock absorber for a vehicle having a damper and a first and second springs mounted coaxially around the damper and a preload adjuster for partially compressing at least one of the springs independently of the compression stroke. In one embodiment the preload adjuster is remotely controllable. In another embodiment the shock absorber includes an additional mechanism for preloading at least one of the springs. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129751 | COUPLED TORSION BEAM AXLE TYPE OF SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A coupled torsion beam axle suspension system includes a trailing arm connected to each end of a torsion beam. A vehicle body fastener is mounted at a front end of the trailing arm. A spindle bracket is mounted to a rear outer side of the trailing arm. The vehicle body fastener includes a trailing arm bush at a front end of the trailing arm. A bush link is installed in front of and fastened to the trailing arm bush. A lower mounting bush is formed inside the bush link at a front outer side of the trailing arm bush and fastened to a lower side of a vehicle body. An upper mounting bush is mounted at a rear side of the lower mounting bush and move up and down between the bush link and the vehicle body by a cylinder unit disposed between the bush link and the vehicle body. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129752 | DUAL TYPE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A dual type air conditioning control system of a vehicle has a front-seat air conditioner for air-conditioning of a front-seat space and a rear-seat air conditioner for air-conditioning of a rear-seat space of the vehicle. The system includes a front-seat controller configured to control an operation and an output of the front-seat air conditioner, and to calculate a control target value for controlling an output of the rear-seat conditioner. The rear-seat controller is configured to receive the calculated control target value transmitted from the front-seat controller and to control the output of the rear-seat air conditioner based on the transmitted control target value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129753 | Backup Power Generator For Battery Powered Transport Refrigeration Units - The generation of electrical power for large-vehicle transport refrigeration units (TRU) such as semi-trailer reefers. A generator is mounted to the vehicle frame or axle carriage and driven by a wheel-pulley system. Translational motion of the heavy vehicle produces electrical power using the substantial momentum of the vehicle. The electrical power can also be supplemented by at least one solar panel mounted on the roof of the semi-trailer reefer. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129754 | AIR-CONDITIONING CIRCUIT FOR A HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR PREHEATING A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY OF A HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE - An air-conditioning circuit for a hybrid vehicle has a charge-air cooler ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129755 | MOTOR LOCK DETERMINATION DEVICE - In a motor lock determination device ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129756 | VEHICULAR HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A vehicular heat management system has a compressor, a heat-medium heating heat exchanger, and a flow adjustment part. The compressor draws and discharges a refrigerant. The heat-medium heating heat exchanger causes a heat exchange between the refrigerant discharged from the compressor and a heat medium other than air and heats the heat medium. The flow adjustment part causes a flow of a cooling fluid cooling the refrigerant when the compressor is stopped. The vehicular heat management system further has a refrigeration cycle unit and a refrigerant-flow-path forming member. The refrigeration cycle unit includes devices configuring a refrigeration cycle. The refrigerant-flow-path forming member (i) is disposed in a low-temperature area having an air temperature that is lower than an air temperature in an area in which the refrigeration cycle unit is disposed, and (ii) passes a refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle flows. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129757 | AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - This air conditioning device for vehicle includes a first water-refrigerant heat exchanger which performs a heat exchange between a coolant and a low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant, and vaporizes the refrigerant, a compressor which compresses the refrigerant fed from the first water-refrigerant heat exchanger, to a high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant, and discharges the refrigerant, a heater core which heats an interior of a vehicle by using heat of the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged by the compressor, a temperature sensor which detects a temperature of the coolant circulating in the first water-refrigerant heat exchanger and a cooling path of a heat generating component of the vehicle, the temperature being detected when the coolant flows in the first water-refrigerant heat exchanger, and a controller which determines whether or not to permit driving of the compressor, based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129758 | GRATING FOR HOMOGENIZING A FLOW OF AIR AND CORRESPONDING HEATER UNIT - The invention concerns a grid ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129759 | Air Extractor Grille - An air extractor vent is disclosed for a vehicle. A package tray defines an opening adjacent the lower edge of a rear window. A grille is assembled to the air extraction opening. The grille includes vanes for directing air away from the rear window and for obscuring the lines of sight from inside and outside of the vehicle through the air extraction opening. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129760 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR MACHINE - An air conditioning system for a machine is disclosed herein. The machine has an engine, a radiator operably connected to the engine, and a radiator fan to generate a flow of air over the radiator. The air conditioning system includes a condenser, at least one condenser fan, a sensor, and a control unit. The condenser condenses a refrigerant and is structured and arranged to directly receive at least a portion of the flow of air generated by the radiator fan. The at least one condenser fan selectively generates a flow of air over the condenser. The sensor measures at least one of: an engine speed, a temperature of the condenser, and an airflow through the condenser. The control unit selectively controls the at least one condenser fan based on the at least one of: the engine speed, the temperature of the condenser, and the airflow through the condenser. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129761 | AIRFLOW OUTLET - An airflow outlet comprising at least a first plurality of airflow direction elements, a second plurality of airflow direction elements, and an actuation system is provided. Each of the respective first airflow direction elements and second airflow direction elements include a vane shaft and at least one vane element disposed along the vane shaft and integrally coupled thereto. The actuation system is configured to control the position of the vane elements of each of the airflow direction elements. The actuation system includes a drive element engaged with the driven element, which is further engaged with the vane shafts of each of the airflow direction elements. A rotation of the drive element causes a proportional rotation of the vane elements of the each of the airflow direction elements to an operating position, which defines an airflow direction through the airflow outlet. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129762 | AIRFLOW OUTLET ASSEMBLY AND A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FOR A VEHICLE - An airflow outlet assembly and a passenger compartment for a vehicle are disclosed. The airflow outlet assembly includes a support member and a first outlet component. The first outlet component includes a first plate and a first vane extending outwardly from the first plate. The first outlet component is supported by the support member. The airflow outlet assembly further includes a second outlet component. The second outlet component includes a second plate and a second vane extending outwardly from the second plate. The second outlet component is supported by the support member. The first and second outlet components are rotatably coupled to each other such that rotation of the first and second outlet components in opposite directions changes the position of the first and second plates and the first and second vanes relative to the support member. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129763 | Method of Controlling a Climate Control System - A method of controlling a climate control system. The method may include positioning a valve to block airflow from a desiccant to a port, permit airflow from the port to a blower, and circulate air through the desiccant and then through a trim component. The valve may be disposed between the port and the blower. The desiccant may be disposed between the blower and the valve. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129764 | BUS SIDE WINDOW ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A side window assembly for a vehicle comprising a cabin, a chassis window frame rail, and a body with a door integral therewith and aligned with the chassis rail axis, comprising a window frame fitted within an opening between a front post of the door and an internal edge of the cabin independently of an internal fender panel and of a fender of the cabin, and a glazing, secured to the window frame to fill the opening. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129765 | BARRIER APPARATUS - A barrier apparatus partially covers a window in a vehicle. A panel extends and retracts at a parallel spacing to the window. The panel provides shade against light passing through the window. The panel retracts and extends to the shape and width of the window. The panel can be rolled and stored in a storage portion above the window frames, within a ceiling region of the vehicle. The panel includes a first end that joins with the storage portion. A slit in the ceiling enables at least partial passage of the panel during retraction and extension. A second end of the panel is tapered to restrict passage through the slit. A telescoping rod joins the panel with a track that aligns with the window edges. The length of the telescoping rod adjusts relative to the width of the window so the panel contours the window edges. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129766 | Durable Folding Automobile Sunshade and Method of Manufacturing Same - In order to manufacture an automobile folding sunshade, continuous strips of a roll material such as thin cardboard are supplied at the same time that discrete panels of reinforcing material that is too stiff to be rolled are supplied. The strips and the discrete panels are laminated between top and bottom sheets of preferably highly reflective material such as mylar coated bubble insulation. The resulting laminate material is then cut to the correct size and shape to fit into the windshield of an automobile. The sunshade has upwardly extending tabs at the top that include the reinforced panels. The tabs engage the sun visors of an automobile. The result is an economical yet highly durable folding automobile sunshade that is easily installed in, and removed from, a windshield of a car or truck. | 2016-05-12 |