24th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170167467 | MODULAR HYDROKINETIC PADDLING DEVICE AND METHOD - A power generation apparatus for generating power from water flows is provided. The apparatus has an elongated module having a mechanical side and a hydraulic side, a generator coupled to the mechanical side. The hydraulic side having a set of paddles partially submerged in a water flow. The elongated module has a pivoting point on its mechanical side so that the hydraulic side follows an arc trajectory. The paddles are configured to change positions based on the angular location of the arc trajectory. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167468 | SYSTEM FOR HYDROKINETIC ENERGY CONVERSION OF A FLUID CURRENT - A system for hydrokinetic energy conversion of a fluid current is disclosed. The system includes at least two floating platforms, each floating platform has a movable paddle that moves up to an elevated position and moves down to a low position. A transmission mechanism is included to operatively couple floating platforms to a power generator, so that, when in operation, alternatively, a first floating platform, having the movable paddle in low position, is dragged downstream of the fluid current causes the power generator to produce energy and further causes a second floating platform, having the movable paddle in elevated position, be pulled upstream. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167469 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING HYDRO-ELECTRIC ENERGY - Device for generating energy making use of the current of a river ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167470 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE - A method for controlling a wind turbine includes receiving signals representative of oncoming wind speeds approaching at least a portion of a wind turbine, receiving background noise and signals representative of signal-to-noise ratios corresponding to the signals representative of the oncoming wind speeds, determining an availability-and-atmospheric noise in the signals based on one or more of the signal-to-noise ratios, blade positions of blades of the wind turbine, and the yaw position of a nacelle of the wind turbine, determining a wind incoherence noise in the signals due to a change in the oncoming wind speeds while approaching at least the portion of the wind turbine, determining a net measurement noise in the signals based on the background noise, the availability-and-atmospheric noise, and the wind incoherence noise, and controlling the wind turbine based at least on the signals representative of the oncoming wind speeds and the net measurement noise. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167471 | REMOTE TRACKING OF AUTOMATIC LATERAL SWITCH OPERATIONS - Disclosed is a system and method for monitoring wind turbines, generally comprising: measuring sound levels of a plurality of wind turbines; checking the sound levels of each of the plurality of wind turbines against sound levels of others of the plurality of wind turbines; detecting that one of the plurality of wind turbines is an anomalous wind turbine based upon the checking; and generating a corrective action alarm signal identifying the anomalous wind turbine based upon the detecting. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167472 | ELECTRIC FIELD ACTIVATION OF SHAPE MEMORY CERAMICS - Articles and methods in which an electric field is used to actuate a material are generally described. Provided in one embodiment is a method including applying an electric field to a ceramic material. Applying the electric field to the ceramic material can transform the ceramic material from a first solid phase to a second distinct solid phase. The applied electric field is less than a breakdown electric field of the ceramic material, according to certain embodiments. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167473 | CAMSHAFT THRUST CONTROL SECURED BY DRIVE GEAR - An apparatus and method of producing a pump including a housing and a cam received within the housing that is rotatable relative to the housing. The cam includes an axis of rotation. The pump further includes a retainer plate operable to abut the cam to restrict movement of the cam in a first direction along the axis of rotation. The pump further includes a biaser, such as a spring, operable to place a first constant force in the first direction on the retainer plate. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167474 | AXIAL PUMP AND HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM - A hydraulic device having an input shaft and an output shaft, the device comprising: a housing having the input shaft mounted at one end and the output shaft mounted at the other end; an axially reciprocating hydraulic pump mounted on the input shaft within the housing, the axially reciprocating hydraulic pump having: a plurality of pistons located in respective piston bores and configured for axial reciprocation therein; a cam plate connected to the input shaft, the cam plate having a plurality of cam surfaces distributed about the cam plate for driving the plurality of pistons towards Top Dead Center (TDC) of the piston bores; a rotating hydraulic motor mounted on the output shaft within the housing for rotating with the output shaft; and a pair of shared fluid conduits, one of the pair directly and fluidly connecting a fluid outlet of the axially reciprocating hydraulic pump with a fluid inlet of the rotating hydraulic motor and the other of the pair for directly and fluidly connecting a fluid outlet of the rotating hydraulic motor with a fluid inlet of the axially reciprocating hydraulic pump, such that the pair are contained within the housing; wherein flow of hydraulic fluid between the axially reciprocating hydraulic pump and the rotating hydraulic motor bypasses any fluid reservoir external to the housing. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167475 | LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM - A liquid supply system includes first and second bellows | 2017-06-15 |
20170167476 | PUMPING SYSTEM FOR CHROMATOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS - A pumping system for compressible fluids comprises a first pump ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167477 | BICYCLE PUMP - A bicycle pump includes a pump body assembly, a handle assembly, a flexible hose assembly, and/or a magnet. The pump body assembly may include an outer tube, which defines an air chamber, and a head assembly with an air outlet opening. The handle assembly may slidably be associated with the body assembly, and include an inner tube and a piston, slidable inside the outer tube. The flexible hose assembly may be suitable to be stored inside the inner tube when the pump is not in use, and suitable to be connected to the air outlet opening during pumping. The magnet may connect the flexible hose assembly to the air outlet opening of the head assembly in a removable manner. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167478 | Reciprocating Compressor With Integral Engine and With Linear Cylinders - A reciprocating compressor. A hollow cylinder tube contains a piston assembly having two pistons connected by a piston rod. At each end of the cylinder tube is an outer chamber between an end plate and an outer end of the proximate piston. These two outer chambers and the outer ends of the pistons define a power cylinder at each end of the cylinder tube. In the mid-portion of the cylinder tube, a center divider is situated between the pistons and has an aperture that allows the piston rod to reciprocate through it. The two inner chambers formed thereby and the inner ends of the pistons define two compression cylinders in the mid-portion of the cylinder tube. The two compression chambers share a suction manifold and a discharge manifold, but have independently operating suction and discharge valves. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167479 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR CRANKSHAFT ADAPTER AND METHOD - Method and device for lubricating a connection. A housing is configured to house a crankshaft adapter that connects an oil pump to a compressor. The housing includes a shell forming a round cavity configured to receive the crankshaft adapter; an oil feed conduit configured to enter through the shell into the round cavity and to deliver oil; a first drain conduit, opposite to the oil feed conduit, and configured to enter through the shell into the round cavity; a plug provided in the first drain conduit; and a second drain conduit configured to enter through the shell into the round cavity. The second drain conduit is located between the oil feed conduit and the first drain conduit, substantially between 50 and 130 degrees relative to the first drain conduit on a periphery of the shell. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167480 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - Disclosed herein is an electric compressor including: a main housing ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167481 | MICROFLUIDIC PUMP - A microfluidic pump on a monolithic chip. A closed length of channel is disposed on the chip, with a plurality of energizers disposed along the length of the channel. Each energizer is associated with a unique energizer designation. An onboard controller and energizer fire control lines are also disposed on the chip. One each of the energizer fire control lines is electrically connecting one each of the energizers to the onboard controller. Inputs are electrically connected to the onboard controller, for connecting the onboard controller to an external controller that is not disposed on the chip. The inputs include a power input, a ground input, and an enable input. The onboard controller has circuitry to (a) receive from the external controller an enable on the enable input, (b) send a timed sequence of fire commands on the energizer fire control lines to a selected number of energizers that is greater than one, starting with a stored starting energizer and ending with an ending energizer, and (c) update the stored starting energizer with the designation for the energizer next following the ending energizer. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167482 | CONTROLLER FOR A ROD PUMPING UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A controller for operating a rod pumping unit includes a processor configured to operate the rod pumping unit at a pumping profile speed. The processor is further configured to compute a first downhole dynamometer card from surface measurements at the rod pumping unit. The processor is further configured to compute a second downhole dynamometer card from the surface measurements. The processor is further configured to validate at least one of the first downhole dynamometer card and the second downhole dynamometer card based on a rod pumping unit condition. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167483 | COATINGS FOR REDUCING WEAR ON ROD PUMP COMPONENTS - A pump for an oil and gas well includes a barrel with a surface configured to contact oil and gas well fluid. The pump further includes a first coating formed on at least a portion of the barrel surface. The first coating includes a combination of diamond particles and a composition including nickel and phosphorous. The pump also includes a plunger with a surface configured to contact oil and gas well fluid. The pump additionally includes a second coating formed on at least a portion of the plunger surface. The second coating includes a combination of tungsten carbide particles and a composition including cobalt and chromium. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167484 | PUMP EXHIBITING AN ADJUSTABLE DELIVERY VOLUME - A pump which exhibits an adjustable delivery volume, the pump including (a) a pump housing comprising a delivery chamber; (b) a delivery rotor which can be rotated about a rotary axis within the delivery chamber, for delivering the fluid; (c) an adjusting device, including: (c1) an adjusting member which can be adjusted in the pump housing in order to adjust the delivery volume of the pump; (c2) a first setting chamber for generating a first setting pressure for adjusting the adjusting member; (c3) and a second setting chamber for generating a second setting pressure for adjusting the adjusting member; (d) a fluidically operable valve for adjusting the setting pressure of the first setting chamber; (e) and an electromagnetic valve, comprising: a pressure port for a setting fluid which is diverted from the high-pressure side; and a relief port for the setting fluid. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167485 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor is provided that may include a communication hole that penetrates from a side surface of a non-orbiting scroll adjacent to a discharge side to a thrust bearing surface between the non-orbiting scroll and an orbiting scroll, and a decompression member having a radial sectional area smaller than a radial sectional area of the communication hole and inserted into the communication hole. A refrigerant discharged to a discharge space may be introduced to a suction space through the passage between the communication hole and the decompression member, thereby preventing a high vacuum state of a compression chamber, and a refrigerant passing through the communication hole may be decompressed during a normal operation to restrain leakage of the refrigerant to the thrust bearing surface between the non-orbiting scroll and the orbiting scroll, thus increasing compression efficiency. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167486 | SCROLL TYPE FLUID MACHINE, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING ELASTIC COATING THEREON - A coating solution that contains 10 to 20% by weight of epoxy resin serving as a thermosetting resin, 20 to 30% by weight of MoS | 2017-06-15 |
20170167487 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR HAVING TWO CYLINDERS - A rotary compressor having two cylinders includes crankshaft having first eccentric portion and second eccentric portion connected to each other by connecting portion. The rotary compressor further includes two compressive elements that compress working fluid in cylinder as first piston inserted over first eccentric portion eccentrically rotates in accordance with rotation of crankshaft. Further, first piston inserted over first eccentric portion undergoes assembly by being inserted over first eccentric portion through second eccentric portion. Further, a releasing portion is provided at each of outer diameter portions of first eccentric portion and second eccentric portion. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167488 | APPARATUS FOR DRIVING FLUID HAVING A ROTATING CAM AND ROCKER ARM - An apparatus for driving fluid includes a housing having an interior chamber in communication with a fluid inlet for receiving the fluid and a fluid outlet for expelling the fluid, a cam rotatably mounted within the interior chamber, the cam configured to drive fluid to flow, the cam having an annular channel formed therein, a working vane extending into the annular channel for sliding therein as the cam rotates, wherein the working vane divides the annular channel into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber such that, as the cam rotates, the inlet chamber expands and the outlet chamber contracts, a follower vane extending into the annular channel for sliding therein as the cam rotates, wherein the follower vane allows fluid to pass in he annular channel, and a rocker arm for providing dependent motion between the working vane and the follower vane. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167489 | OIL RETURN WITH NON-CIRCULAR TUBE - A scroll compressor includes a housing and scroll compressor bodies disposed in the housing. The scroll bodies include first and second scroll bodies. The first and second scroll bodies have respective bases and respective scroll ribs that project from the respective bases. The scroll ribs mutually engage, such that the second scroll body is movable relative to the first scroll body for compressing fluid. An oil return tube delivers oil from an upper region of the housing to an oil sump in a lower region of the housing. The relatively longer portion is positioned substantially vertically within the housing. The relatively longer tubular portion is non-circular and may have at least one stepped portion which corresponds to a step in the interior surface of the housing. In some embodiments, the oil return tube has a short tubular portion attached at one end to a relatively longer tubular portion. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167490 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - This scroll compressor is a scroll compressor provided with a housing and a scroll compression mechanism provided inside the housing, the interior of the housing being provided with an discharge cavity for discharge high-pressure gas compressed by the scroll compression mechanism, wherein: the housing is configured from a front housing and a rear housing for closing the rear-end opening of the front housing; a fixed scroll is integrally molded on the rear housing with a rib part interposed therebetween; the discharge cavity, into which an discharge port for discharging high-pressure gas opens, is provided around the periphery of the rib part; and an discharge valve for opening and closing the discharge port is installed in the discharge cavity. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167491 | ELECTRIC-MOTOR-DRIVEN LIQUID PUMP - A liquid pump has a housing with a suction connection, a pressure connection and a electric motor for rotationally driving a conveying device that has a suction inlet and pressure outlet which communicate with the suction connection and the pressure connection respectively. An electronic power unit for the electric motor is adjacent to the motor and extends transversely to the axis of rotation and is on the rear side of the partition wall of the housing. The suction inlet is arranged at a height smaller than an inner radius of an annular gap between the stator and rotor, whereas a rotor passage extends at a constant height, so that a liquid inducted by way of the suction connection is guided in part via the annular gap and undergoes a deflection at the partition wall, cooling the latter before it passes through the rotor passage to the suction inlet. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167492 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC VENTILATOR - A method for controlling an electric ventilator includes: setting a first threshold temperature T1 | 2017-06-15 |
20170167493 | HYBRID VENTILATOR - A ventilator ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167494 | REMOTE FAN OPERATOR - An adaptor for providing remote control of a mechanical actuator includes a housing having a bore formed therein for receiving a portion of the mechanical actuator. At least one engagement mechanism extends into the bore such that the at least one engagement mechanism engages the portion of the mechanical actuator. A motor is coupled to the at least one engagement mechanism and a sensor is operably coupled to the motor such that the motor is configured to actuate the mechanical actuator via the at least one engagement mechanism in response to a signal detected by the sensor. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167495 | CEILING FAN - An ceiling fan comprising a motor system. The motor system is mounted around a motor shaft. The motor shaft couples to a downrod for suspending the ceiling fan from a structure. The motor shaft and motor are encased by a motor housing. The motor housing comprises hub arms for mounting a plurality of blade holders. The blade holders coupled to a plurality of blades rotatable about the motor during operation. The downrod comprises a wire disk mounting guy wiring to the downrod. A retention rod is utilized internal of the motor and downrod as a secondary retention method. An electrical connector is internal of the motor shaft and electrically couples to the stator to power the motor. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167496 | INLET BLEED HEAT CONTROL SYSTEM - The present application provides an inlet bleed heat control system for a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inlet bleed heat control system provides an inlet bleed heat manifold and an ejector in communication with the inlet bleed heat manifold such that the ejector is in communication with a flow of compressor discharge air and a flow of ambient air. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167497 | TiAl ALLOY, IN PARTICULAR FOR TURBOCHARGER APPLICATIONS, TURBOCHARGER COMPONENT, TURBOCHARGER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE TiAl ALLOY - A TiAl alloy comprising the elements C, Si, B, Al and Ti, wherein a C fraction is ≦0.5 wt %, an Si fraction is 0.05-2.5 wt %, a B fraction is ≦0.4 wt % and an Al fraction is 25-43 wt %, in each case in relation to the total weight of the alloy. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167498 | ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP COMPONENTS - An electric submersible pump (ESP) can include a shaft; an electric motor configured to rotatably drive the shaft; a housing; a stack of diffusers disposed in the housing; and impellers operatively coupled to the shaft. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167499 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP OF THE SUBMERSED OR SUMERSIBLE TYPE - A centrifugal pump, of the submersed or submersible type, includes a hydraulic part, with a hollow body inside which there is at least one impeller, a motor enclosed within a motor casing that isolates the motor from the pumping liquid, adapted to drive the impeller in rotation via a rotation transmission shaft. The centrifugal pump further includes an open compartment that spaces the motor casing from the hollow body that contains the at least one impeller and hydraulic sealing elements between the open compartment and the motor casing. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167500 | Blower Wheel and Power Tool with an Internal Combustion Engine and a Blower Wheel - A blower wheel is provided with a base member having an axis of rotation and with a rotor of a generator, wherein the rotor is fixedly secured on the blower wheel. At least one magnet is arranged on the rotor. An inertia ring is fixedly secured on the base member at a spacing to the at least one magnet. The inertia ring is made of a first material having a first density and the base member is made of a second material having a second density. The first density is greater than the second density. An internal combustion engine is provided with such a blower wheel. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167501 | IMPELLER AND CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - The present invention is provided with: a disk ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167502 | ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A TURBOFAN ENGINE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING - A rotor assembly for use in a turbofan engine is provided. The rotor assembly includes an annular spool including a first blade opening defined therein, a first rotor blade configured to be radially inserted through the first blade opening, and a fairing positioned on a radially outer side of the annular spool. The first rotor blade includes a blade portion and a flange portion that extends substantially perpendicularly relative to the blade portion such that the flange portion is positioned on a radially inner side of the annular spool. The fairing is configured to receive a fastener radially inserted through the flange portion and the annular spool such that the first rotor blade is secured to the annular spool. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167503 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOIL - An airfoil of a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides and extends in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position. The airfoil has a relationship between a camber angle and span position that defines a curve with the camber angle having a positive slope from 0% span to 100% span. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167504 | FAN FOR A TURBOMACHINE - The invention proposes a fan, in particular for a turbomachine of small size such as a jet engine, having a hub ratio which corresponds to the ratio of the diameter of the inner limit of the incoming air stream ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167505 | COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY - A cooling fan assembly that prevents damage by a fire on a motor is provided. The cooling fan assembly includes a fan shroud that is formed to improve the circulation efficiency and is coupled to a vehicle body, a motor that is coupled to the fan shroud and applied with power to generate torque, a power supplying unit that is configured to apply the power to the motor and a blade that is disposed in the torque of the motor is configured to rotate to circulate open air. A blade hub coupled to a rotation shaft of the motor is configured to integrally rotate with the rotation shaft of the motor as a center portion of the blade. When the blade receiving the torque of the motor is static, the blade hub is compromised and the blade is configured to be released from the torque of the motor. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167506 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING A GENERATOR ROTOR BLADE CONNECTION - A method for repairing a blade connection of a generator rotor is disclosed. The generator rotor includes an internally threaded hole formed in the generator rotor and an externally threaded blade root. The method includes the steps of removing the blade from the generator rotor, removing material of a first section of the root extending from an end of the root closest to the airfoil, and screwing the blade back into the threaded hole. Additionally, a reworked blade and a reworked blade generator rotor connection is disclosed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167507 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A PITCH CHANGE MECHANISM HYDRAULIC FLUID TRANSFER SLEEVE - A method of transferring a fluid flow from a stationary member to an adjacent rotatable member and a fluid flow transfer system are provided. The system includes one or more fluid supply conduits and a gearbox flow path configured to channel the flow of fluid through the power gearbox. The system also includes a transfer sleeve device configured to receive the flow of fluid from the gearbox flow path. The transfer sleeve device includes a stationary transfer sleeve member and a rotatable transfer sleeve member. The transfer sleeve device is configured to transfer the flow of fluid between the stationary transfer sleeve member and the rotatable transfer sleeve member. A pitch change mechanism (PCM) actuator is configured to receive the flow of fluid through one or more of a plurality of flow ports wherein the plurality of flow ports direct the flow of fluid to a respective actuator. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167508 | IMPELLER AND FAN - An impeller comprises a hub and a plurality of blades surrounding the hub. The hub comprises a shaft. Each blade includes a leading edge, an outer edge, a middle portion and a trailing edge. The leading edge, the outer edge and the trailing edge are around three sides of the middle portion. From the hub outwardly shaft, the height of the leading edge to the horizontal plane of the lowest of the blade gradually decreases first and then gradually increases. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167509 | CEILING FAN - An ceiling fan comprising a motor system. The motor system is mounted around a motor shaft. The motor shaft couples to a downrod for suspending the ceiling fan from a structure. The motor shaft and motor are encased by a motor housing. The motor housing comprises hub arms for mounting a plurality of blade holders. The blade holders coupled to a plurality of blades rotatable about the motor during operation. The downrod comprises a wire disk mounting guy wiring to the downrod. A retention rod is utilized internal of the motor and downrod as a secondary retention method. An electrical connector is internal of the motor shaft and electrically couples to the stator to power the motor. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167510 | Durable Riblets for Engine Environment - An airfoil of a propulsion device having a first riblet laminate with a first adhesive layer on at least a first portion of the airfoil surface and a first riblet array sheet disposed on at least a portion of the first adhesive layer. The first riblet array sheet defines a first plurality of contiguous geometric features having rigid peaks and valleys extending in a first rib direction. The first plurality of contiguous geometric features define a total width to total height ratio W:H of about 1:1 to about 2.5:1 with a maximum total height of about 0.65 mm or less. A second riblet array laminate is also disclosed in an embodiment. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167511 | SUPERCHARGER AND MOTOR COOLING METHOD - Provided is an electric-assist supercharger configured such that a motor ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167512 | Horizontal Pumping System with Bent Plate Frame - A pumping system frame assembly for use in supporting a horizontal pumping system on a platform includes a central body assembly, a motor plate connected to the central body assembly and a plurality of platform support assemblies connected to the central support member. The central body assembly includes a central support member that has an upper face and a pair of side rails connected to the upper face. A central brace extends along at least a portion of the central support member. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167513 | ELECTRONIC BEGIN OF REGULATION CONTROL FOR A HYDRAULIC MOTOR - An electronic begin of regulation (EBOR) control system and method is disclosed for a hydraulic motor of a machine having an engine for producing power and a track system for moving. The EBOR system includes a flow source, variable displacement motor, pressure sensor and control unit. The operator sets a pressure setpoint. The flow source generates flow in a loop with the motor. The pressure sensor senses loop working pressure. The control unit adjusts motor displacement based on comparisons between the pressure setpoint and sensed loop working pressure. The flow source can be bidirectional, and different pressure sensors can be used depending on the direction. The pressure setpoint can be varied during operation, and the control unit can adjust the displacement of the motor based on comparisons between the latest pressure setpoint and the loop working pressure sensed by the appropriate pressure sensor. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167514 | Adapter for Receiving a Medical Technical Device and a Position Detecting System - The invention relates to an adapter for receiving a medical technical device and a position detecting system, which adapter comprises a first holding element, a second holding element, a spring exerting a restoring force on the second holding element, and a fixing element for fixing the position detecting system. According to the invention, the second holding element is supported in the first holding element such that it can move and, by means of a force acting against the restoring force of the spring, can be moved in a direction counter to the restoring force of the spring in such a way that the adapter is in a receiving state and the medical technical device can be inserted into the adapter; in the absence of the force acting counter to the restoring force of the spring, the second holding element completes a movement in the direction of the restoring force by means of the restoring force of the spring and, as a result, the adapter is in a clamping state, in which the medical technical device inserted into the adapter is clamped in between the first holding element and the second holding element. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167515 | Connecting Element for Securing Two Half-Shells of a Belt Buckle - A connecting element ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167516 | Strut Connector - A strut connector for use with a hollow strut having at least one a pair of opposed openings formed in the strut. A pair of identical connector portions are rotatably coupled together, with one of the connector portions inverted. Each connector portion is a flat blade having a body portion and an arm portion extending from the body portion. The body portion has a first hole and a second hole. The arm portion has at least one tab extending from the arm portion at an angle. The arm portions are coupled together via the first hole, then rotated to engage respective openings on the strut with the tabs. The second holes are aligned and a fastener secured through the second holes. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167517 | Method for Anchoring an Expansion Anchor in a Borehole - A method for anchoring an expansion anchor in a borehole is disclosed. The expansion anchor includes an anchor bolt and an expansion body on a first terminal section of the anchor bolt, an actuator disposed on a second terminal section of the anchor bolt, and an expansion sleeve disposed around the anchor bolt. In an embodiment, the method includes hammering the expansion anchor into the borehole in an insertion direction and actuating the actuator to screw the expansion body outwardly in a direction that is opposite the insertion direction such that the expansion sleeve is expanded radially outwardly and digs into a wall of the borehole and such that the expansion body digs into the wall of the borehole. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167518 | PANEL FASTENER - A panel fastener and panel fastening system are provided. The panel fastener includes a body having a collar and an elongated shank extending from the collar. The elongated shank defines an interior space and having a penetrating tip disposed at an end opposite of the collar. The panel fastener also includes a substrate fastening portion configured to be driven into a substrate and a holding mechanism connected to the substrate fastening portion and configured to engage the substrate. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167519 | MOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR FASTENING ONE SURFACE TO ANOTHER - A mounting system may comprise a male coupling and a female coupling. The male coupling may include an upper flange and a lower flange. The female coupling may include an upper lip forming a downward-facing open channel and a lower lip form an upward-facing open channel. The upper lip may be configured to receive the upper flange and allow it to pivot in the downward-facing open channel, thereby bringing the lower flange proximal the lower lip. The lower lip may be configured to receive the lower flange in the upward-facing open channel, thereby securing the male coupling to the female coupling. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167520 | QUICK CONNECTION AND/OR FASTENING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a quick connection and/or fastening system suited to bring a first element (P) and a second element (S) to a first configuration of connection and to a second configuration of disconnection; the system comprising a first component ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167521 | BLIND FASTENER - A blind fastener device for fastening at least two workpieces, including a sleeve, an expander having a tensioning section, a locking section, and an expansion section, and a nut. A portion of the expander passes through the sleeve to cooperate with the nut so that relative rotation of the expander and nut draws the expander's distal end toward the sleeve's proximal end thereby drawing a portion of the expansion section of the expander into a structural region located on the sleeve and expanding at least a portion of the sleeve's structural region, and drawing a portion of the locking section past the sleeve's distal end toward the sleeve's proximal end and deforming at least a portion of the sleeve's distal end to a locked state. The sleeve may be configured as a multi-section sleeve having a sleeve retainer to locate the sections in a predetermined relationship. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167522 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A fastening assembly having a component flange ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167523 | CAGE NUT FASTENER AND METHODS FOR TOOL-LESS INSTALLATION OF SAME - A cage nut fastener, capable of installation against a frame member without the aid of tools, includes a spring cage and a nut retained within a space defined by the spring cage and prevented from rotation therein. The spring cage includes a back wall with a wall aperture therethrough, a cage arm extending in a forward direction from a side of the back wall, and a lever arm disposed at a side of the back wall that is opposite the cage arm. The nut includes a nut aperture therethrough that is generally aligned with the wall aperture of the back wall. The lever arm includes an extension portion that extends in a rearward direction behind the back wall of the spring cage. Application of a compression force upon the lever arm, without the aid of tools, manipulates the spring cage to a compressed state that facilitates positioning of a distal end of each of the cage arm and the lever arm through an aperture of a frame member so that, upon release of the compression force, the spring cage and the nut are secured against the frame member. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167524 | Wear Plate Fastener System - The present invention provides a wear element assembly comprising: (i) a wear element comprising an aperture adapted to receive a fastener, the aperture having a tapered upper region, (ii) a fastener comprising a head region, and a threaded region distal to head region, the head region of the fastener being tapered so as to frictionally engage with the tapered upper region of the aperture, wherein, in use, the threaded region of the fastener is inserted into the aperture and an underlying substrate to locate the wear element on the substrate, and a nut is wound onto the threaded region to secure the wear element to the substrate. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167525 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN COVERING A PORTION OF A FASTENER PROTRUDING FROM A SURFACE - A cap for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface is provided. The portion includes threads. The cap includes an interior, a base that at least partially delimits the interior, a threaded receptacle on the interior configured to threadably engage the portion of the fastener, and a seal coupled to the base to engage the surface. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167526 | BOLT PROVIDED WITH LOCKING FUNCTION - A locking bolt that can reliably prevent loosening even when used at sites that experience severe temperature differences and severe vibration. The locking bolt ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167527 | TRANSMISSION SHAFT ASSEMBLY - A transmission shaft assembly includes a carbon-fiber tube having two ends, and each end has protrusions and recesses which are located alternatively to the protrusions. Two connectors each have an outer tubular portion and an inner tubular portion extending axially therefrom. Multiple first engaging portions and multiple second engaging portions are located between the outer tubular portion and the inner tubular portion of each of the connectors. The two connectors are respectively connected to the two ends of the carbon-fiber tube. The first engaging portions are engaged with the recesses, and the second engaging portions are engaged with the protrusions. Adhesive is applied between the connectors and the carbon-fiber tube. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167528 | LENGTH ADJUSTMENT FOR A DRIVE SHAFT - A length adjustment for a drive shaft, wherein the length adjustment has the following: a first rotary element with a first longitudinal toothing and a second rotary element with a second longitudinal toothing. The first longitudinal toothing and the second longitudinal toothing mesh with each other and are axially displaceable to each other. In an end portion of the first rotary element a tooth gap between two longitudinal teeth of the first longitudinal toothing is obstructed. The radial height of a longitudinal tooth of the second longitudinal toothing is reduced relative to the residual longitudinal teeth such that only the longitudinal tooth reduced in radial height can be axially inserted into the obstructed tooth gap. The tooth gap is obstructed by a locking portion of the first rotary element, produced by forming or a material connection a pin resting in a bore of the first rotary element. The locking portion or the pin is arranged in the tooth gap or in axial extension to the tooth gap. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167529 | CRANKSHAFT FOR RECIPROCATING ENGINE - A load due to combustion pressure is applied to each of the crank pins via a connecting rod in a direction from the axis of a piston pin to the axis of the crank pin. Each of the crank arms includes a recess in a surface adjacent to the journal, in a region inward of a peripheral region along the edge of the surface. The recess extends along the peripheral region, and is asymmetric with respect to a crank arm centerline connecting the axis of each of the crank pins to the axis of each of the journals. Each of the crank arms has a maximum flexural rigidity at a point of time when the load onto each of the crank pins due to the combustion pressure reaches a maximum. The crankshaft has a reduced weight and an increased torsional rigidity in combination with an increased flexural rigidity. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167530 | HALF THRUST BEARING AND BEARING DEVICE FOR CRANKSHAFT OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided a half thrust bearing having a semicircular-ring shape for a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, including a back metal layer and a bearing alloy layer having a slide surface on which thrust reliefs are formed adjacently to both circumferential end surfaces so that a wall thickness of the half thrust bearing becomes thinner from the slide surface toward the circumferential end surfaces. A thrust relief length L | 2017-06-15 |
20170167531 | MINIMIZING OIL LEAKAGE FROM ROCKING JOURNAL BEARINGS - A rocking journal bearing is provided in a piston coupling mechanism. The bearing includes a sleeve and a wristpin constructed with two sets of eccentrically-disposed bearing surfaces which alternate in accepting a compressive load during an operational cycle of the bearing. The sleeve includes a network of grooves to transport oil to the bearing surfaces. Lubricating oil flow through the bearing is minimized by limiting provision of pressurized oil from the wristpin to the network of grooves to portions of the cycle when one or the other of the sets of bearing surfaces receives the compressive load. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167532 | BEARING AND BEARING DEVICE - The rotation of a bearing is suppressed without the need for a projecting portion on an outer circumferential surface of an arc portion in the bearing. Bearing | 2017-06-15 |
20170167533 | FOIL BEARING WITH LARGE RADIUS KEY - A gas bearing within a cylinder is provided. The gas bearing comprises an anti-rotation tab sitting within a key way of the cylinder. Further, the gas bearing comprises a first foil forming an inner loop and an intermediary loop. The inner loop extends in a first direction from a first end to an intermediary portion. The intermediary loop extends from the intermediary to the anti-rotation tab. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167534 | ELASTOMERIC TEETERING HINGE - The invention generally relates to two-bladed turbine nacelles and associated teetering hinges. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a hinge assembly encompassing a hub and two double elastomeric teeter bearings. In some aspects, the bearings are self-contained elements that can be preloaded in a controlled manner prior to their incorporation into the larger assembly. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167535 | APPARATUS FOR PRELOADING A BEARING - Methods and apparatus for preloading a bearing are provided. These methods and apparatus include preload monitoring devices whereby the mechanic can accurately monitor and regulate the preload on a bearing or bearing assembly. Aspects of the invention may also be used to adjust the endplay on a bearing or a bearing assembly. In one aspect, the preload on the bearing is transmitted through a housing having a fluid pressure that can be detected and monitored. An apparatus for precisely rotating a nut and a tool for precisely rotating a nut are also provided. A bearing retaining nut arrangement that permits the loading or evaluating of a bearing inner race is also provided. The bearing retaining nut arrangement includes a first load-setting nut, a lock washer, and a second jam nut that secures the arrangement to a shaft. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167536 | Guide-Roll Arrangement for Guiding Relative Movement of Members of a Lift-Truck and a Lift-Truck Comprising a Guide-Roll Arrangement - A guide-roll arrangement for guiding movement of a first member relative a second member of a lift-truck, comprising a roll pin having opposing first and second ends, wherein the first end comprises a recess; and a roll supported on the roll pin; and a sliding element arranged in the recess, said sliding element comprising opposing contact and sliding surfaces, wherein a support piece is arranged in the recess and comprising a contact surface for supporting the sliding element, wherein the contact surface of the sliding element is supported on the contact surface of the support piece and wherein one of the contact surfaces of the support piece and the sliding element is concave and the other is convex. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167537 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A double bearing comprising an inner bearing and an outer bearing, which has a greater oil content than the inner bearing, is used as a bearing for a brushless motor. The inner bearing has an upper bearing part, a lower bearing part, and a central relief part. Gaps are provided between the bearing parts and a bearing housing, along the entire axial length of all of the bearing parts of the inner bearing. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167538 | BEARING CONSTITUENT MEMBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BEARING CONSTITUENT MEMBER, AND ROLLING BEARING - A bearing constituent member includes a base material including steel and a carbonitrided layer that is a surface layer on the steel, the steel including 0.3 to 0.45 mass % of carbon, 0.5 mass % or lower of silicon, 0.4 to 1.5 mass % of manganese, 0.3 to 2 mass % of chromium, 0.1 to 0.35 mass % of molybdenum, 0.2 to 0.4 mass % of vanadium, and a remainder of iron and unavoidable impurities. Surface Vickers hardness at a position at a depth of 50 μm from a surface of a rolling sliding surface is 700 to 800, internal hardness is 550 to 690 in terms of Vickers hardness, and an amount of residual austenite in a range from the surface to a depth of 10 μm is at least 30 vol %. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167539 | HANGER BEARING ASSEMBLY - A hanger bearing assembly has a bearing enclosed within a plurality of mounting plates. The mounting plates are slidably and removably attached w supports on the interior sidewalIs of a trough. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167540 | Power Gearbox Pin Arrangement - A planet gearbox has a planet gear rotatable on a planet bearing that includes an inner ring that is mounted to a carrier of an epicyclic gearing arrangement. A respective cylindrical inner surface of each opposite respective end of the inner ring is non-rotatably connected to a respective cylindrical outer surface of a respective one of a pair of support plugs that are fixed to the carrier of the epicyclic gearing arrangement. A gas turbine engine includes a fan and LP shaft, which couples a compressor to a turbine. An epicyclic gearing arrangement has a single input from the LP shaft coupled to a sun gear, a single output coupled to the fan's shaft, and at least one planet bearing as described above. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167541 | BEARING THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for managing a temperature of at least one bearing in an air cycle machine includes an inlet for allowing cooling air to enter the air cycle machine, at least one bearing downstream from the inlet and in fluidic connection with the inlet, an outlet downstream from the at least one bearing and in fluidic connection with the at least one bearing, a temperature sensor at a point between the inlet and the outlet, and an electronic controller electrically connected to and receiving temperature data from the temperature sensor with the electronic controller configured to modify an operation of the air cycle machine depending on the temperature data. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167542 | BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank assembly includes a sprocket having a rotational center axis, a crank, a crank axle and a slide mechanism. The crank axle is attached to the crank and includes an internal space. The slide mechanism is configured to displace the sprocket relatively to the crank in an axial direction parallel to the rotational center axis. At least part of the slide mechanism is disposed in the internal space of the crank axle. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167543 | ADJUSTABLE PTO MOUNTING DEVICES AND METHODS - Systems and methods for mounting components to machinery, including machinery with a rotatable shaft, are disclosed. Embodiments include systems and methods for mounting auxiliary devices, such as hydraulic pumps or electric generators, to a power takeoff (PTO). In some embodiments, the mounting system maintains alignment of the auxiliary device with the PTO while allowing hand rotation of the auxiliary device to an appropriate orientation and secures the auxiliary device to the PTO in the selected orientation. Embodiments include a stationary member that connects to a PTO and captures a rotatable member between the stationary member and the PTO. When the appropriate orientation of the auxiliary device is achieved, the rotatable member can be moved toward the auxiliary device to connect to the auxiliary device and to engage the stationary member (and to possibly engage teeth in the stationary member) to lock the orientation of the rotatable member. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167544 | DISCONNECT SYSTEM FOR AN AXLE - An axle disconnect system for drive axles that utilizes an engagement spring, an electric motor and a slidable gear. The motor is connected to the slidable gear which moves along threads thereby engaging or disengaging clutch teeth on a first side gear which selectively engages a second side gear. The engagement spring is located between a bearing and the first side gear wherein when engagement is desired, but blocked by misalignment of the teeth, the engagement spring can apply a load to allow for engagement once alignment of the teeth is achieved. The use of a second engagement spring allows for the disengagement of the system when disengagement is typically blocked due to high driveline torques without having to reapply current to the motor | 2017-06-15 |
20170167545 | CLUTCH SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE POWERTRAIN - A clutch pack includes a first set of clutch plates and a second set of clutch plates. The first set of clutch plates are arranged in an alternating configuration with the second set of clutch plates. The first set of clutch plates has radially outward extending teeth. The second set of clutch plates has radially inward extending teeth that define channels that are configured to allow air to flow into the clutch pack in an axial direction such that lubrication fluid located between adjacent clutch plates is channeled radially outward. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167546 | CLUTCH DEVICE - A clutch device | 2017-06-15 |
20170167547 | CLUTCH ACTUATION DEVICE - A clutch actuation device includes two plates that can selectively extend and compress relative to one another to selectively engage or disengage a clutch. Each plate includes a plurality of grooves, each groove having a deep end portion, a shallow end portion, and a ramped or inclined surface between the end portions. Each groove on the first plate corresponds with a respective groove on the second plate to define a plurality of pockets. Within each pocket is an elongated member having a pair of curved ends and an elongated shaft therebetween. The curved ends sit in the deep end portions of the grooves. To extend the plates relative to one another, the first plate is rotated relative to the second plate. This causes the curved ends of the elongated members to pivot within the deep end portions, and the elongated shaft extends away from the ramped surface, separating the plates. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167548 | DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A CLUTCH-CONTROLLED TRANSFER CASE HAVING A TWO-STAGE INTERMEDIATE GEARING AND CLUTCH-CONTROLLED TRANSFER CASE THAT HAS A TWO-STAGE INTERMEDIATE GEARING AND THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH SAID DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for actuating a clutch-controlled transfer case having a two-stage intermediate gearing and a clutch-controlled transfer case that has a two-stage intermediate gearing and that is equipped with such a device. The device comprises:
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20170167549 | PISTON TO DAMPER TAB RIVET CONNECTION - A drive assembly of a torque converter is provided. The drive assembly includes a piston having at least one tab, and a damper assembly. The piston is fixed to the damper assembly by the at least one tab. A method of forming a drive assembly for a torque convert is also provided. The method of forming a drive assembly for a torque converter includes fixing a piston and a damper assembly together by a plurality of piston tabs forming a riveted connection. A torque converter is also provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167550 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine which can be miniaturized, even where it includes an oil filter between a hydraulic clutch and an oil pump, without significantly increasing the length of an oil passage for the hydraulic clutch, the oil pump and a hydraulic pressure adjustment apparatus. A second oil filter is provided on an oil pan at a lower portion of the internal combustion engine so as to be disposed at a position at which the second oil filter does not overlap with any of a controlling oil pump and a hydraulic pressure adjustment apparatus as viewed in side elevation and which is lower than those of the oil pump and the hydraulic pressure adjustment apparatus. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167551 | RAIL VEHICLE BRAKE DISK - A one-piece rail vehicle brake disk is made of steel or cast iron, comprises at least one effective surface with which a friction element comes in contact during a braking maneuver, and is designed in such a way that the effective surface has a plurality of blind holes. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167552 | ATTACHABLE HIGH-Mn STEEL BRAKE DISK - An attachable high-manganese steel brake disk includes a first disk member including air vents disposed radially therein to be spaced apart from each other, and a pair of second disk members installed to be attached to two surfaces of the first disk member and having a braking surface in contact with a brake pad. Between the first disk member and the second disk members, at least the second disk members are provided as high manganese steel members. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167553 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE DEVICE - An electro-mechanical brake device may include: a driver configured to generate rotary power; a first gear connected to an output shaft of the driver, and the first gear configured to rotate with the output shaft; a second gear installed in a direction crossing the first gear, engaged with the first gear, and configured to rotate with the first gear; a third gear engaged with the second gear and configured to rotate with the second gear, the third gear having a rotating gear bar installed in parallel to the output shaft and configured to rotate with the output shaft; a moving nut engaged with the third gear and configured to move linearly; and a piston installed in a shape covering an outside of the moving nut, and pushed by the moving nut so as to pressurize a brake pad. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167554 | Brake System - The invention relates to a brake system, in particular wedge drum brake for utility vehicles, comprising a transmission element and a piston element, wherein the transmission element is guided displaceably along a transmission axis, wherein the piston element is guided displaceably transversely with respect to the transmission axis, wherein the transmission element has a transmission surface which is oriented in an inclined manner with respect to the transmission axis, wherein the piston element is supported with a piston surface on the transmission surface, wherein a displacement of the transmission element along the transmission axis brings about a displacement of the piston element substantially transversely with respect to the transmission axis. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167555 | Brake System - The present invention relates to a brake system comprising an actuating part and a brake part, the actuating part having a pressure chamber and a restoring section, the pressure chamber and the restoring section being separated from one another in a fluid-tight manner by way of a piston, it being possible for the piston to be fixed on an engagement element in such a way that a movement of the piston brings about a movement of the engagement element, the engagement element protruding into the brake part and having, in the brake part, a force section which is designed to transmit a force to a brake means, the brake part and the predominant part of the actuating part being arranged in a housing. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167556 | Adjuster Assembly - An adjuster assembly for manually adjusting the position of a brake pad relative to a brake rotor of a disc brake, the assembly comprising: a continuous wear sensor; and a manual rewind apparatus to manually reset the position of the brake pad when replacement thereof is required; the manual rewind apparatus comprising a shaft arranged to extend into a housing of the disc brake; wherein the continuous wear sensor is arranged to be located within the housing of the disc brake and is located proximate to the shaft. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING CLUTCH DURABILITY OF ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE - The present disclosure provides a method for measuring clutch durability of an all wheel drive vehicle. The method includes: a damage degree securing step of accumulating and acquiring a damage degree of a clutch based on a clutch slip amount and clutch transfer torque when the clutch slips by a difference in rotary speed between a front wheel and a rear wheel; and a durability predicting step of predicting current durability of the clutch based on the difference between the accumulated and acquired damage degree and a reference damage degree of the corresponding clutch, an input shaft RPM of rotating the clutch, and a reference durability RPM of the clutch. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167558 | MOUNT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING STIFFNESS - A method and mount assembly comprising a screw mechanism including a sleeve rotatable relative to the first housing and defining an internal screw-thread for adjusting the stiffness in the mount assembly in a vehicle. A collar non-rotatably secured to the plate and extends axially into the sleeve and defines an external screw-thread engaging the internal screw-thread of the sleeve. The internal screw-thread and the external screw-thread are self-locking in a static condition and prevent relative rotation between the sleeve and the collar below a predetermined force therebetween. A fluid pressure in the first housing overcomes the predetermined force and causes the sleeve to rotate from the static condition for moving the collar and the plate axially to change the stiffness of the pad. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167559 | STRUCTURE OF MOUNTING BRACKET - A structure of a mounting bracket that connects a vehicle body and a transmission is provided. The structure includes an outer pipe having an insulator disposed therein and the insulator includes a plurality of stoppers having curved portions and a protrusion formed at an inner top portion of an aperture of the insulator and directed downwards. An inner pipe is coupled in the aperture of the insulator and a core is press-fitted into the inner pipe. The inner pipe and the core abut each other by the protrusion. Accordingly, vehicle dynamics control and quasi-static motion performance are improved, and operational noise, vibration, and noise attributable to vibration are reduced. Since the outer pipe and the inner pipe are made of plastic, the weight of the structure is decreased. Further, a decrease in the gap between stoppers is achieved without a swaging process. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167560 | COMPRESSION-TYPE MASS DAMPER, AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE USING THE SAME - A compression-type mass damper may include a damping mass formed with an open space, the damping mass enclosing an outer surface of a target through the open space and absorbing vibration of the target, a weight body enclosed by the damping mass, the weight body applying weight to the damping mass, and | 2017-06-15 |
20170167561 | Mirror Adjustment Mechanism, in Particular for a Wing Mirror for a Motor Vehicle - A mirror adjustment mechanism, in particular for a wing mirror for a motor vehicle, having a base part with a mirror support arranged pivotally relative thereto, wherein between the base part and the mirror support a damper is arranged, the damper including a collar portion coupled to the mirror support, encompassing a ball portion, coupled to the base part, or vice versa, both constituting a ball joint arrangement. A slide element is slidingly engaged between the ball portion and the collar portion in such a way that it restrains movement of the collar portion relative to the ball portion, resulting from movement the mirror support relative to the base part, wherein the slide element is a spring ring slidingly abutting on contact surfaces of the ball portion and coupled to the collar portion. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167562 | ADJUSTABLE DAMPING CURVE SHOCK ABSORBER - An adjustment control for adjusting a damping curve of a shock absorber includes an aperture seat coupled to a base of the shock absorber. The aperture seat defines a flow tube. A plug, in mechanical communication with a spring, slidably engages the flow tube. A plug nut is threadably coupled to an adjustment nut shaft stud and is in mechanical communication with the spring. An adjustment nut is coupled to the base. The adjustment nut has a non-circular cavity to receive at least a portion of the adjustment nut shaft stud and at least a portion of the non-circular region of the plug nut such that the plug nut cannot rotate relative to the non-circular cavity of the adjustment nut. An adjustment knob causes rotation of the adjustment nut shaft stud. The rotation of the adjustment nut shaft stud causes axial movement of the plug nut. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167563 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING SUSPENSION COMPONENTS - Methods and apparatus for lubricating suspension seals by pumping fluid to the seals using a compression or rebound action of a suspension component. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167564 | VIBRATION-DAMPING DEVICE - A partitioning member ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167565 | ROLL MOUNT - A roll mount is provided and includes a rubber coupled to a core mounted in an exterior pipe coupled to an end of a main body, slits that are formed in the rubber at the periphery of the core, and a pocket that is disposed within the slits. The pocket includes a first pocket portion having a first and second chamber formed therein and connecting portions having flow paths that connect the first and second pocket portion and place the first and second chamber in fluid communication. A magnetorheological fluid is encapsulated in the first and second chamber, and flows therethrough, via the flow paths based on elastic deformation of the first and second pocket portion. The wound coils are disposed at exterior sides of the first and second pocket portions, and fluidity of the magnetorheological fluid is adjusted based on the electric current applied to the coil. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167566 | VEHICLE VIBRATION DEVICE - Vehicle vibration device for a vehicle seat or a vehicle cabin, comprising a lower part and an upper part which is resiliently mounted relative to the lower part by a damper means, wherein the upper part is mounted in a suspended manner on the lower part by means of at least one pivot bearing, wherein the at least one first pivot bearing comprises at least one first lever, the first end of which is attached to the lower part by a first pivot axis and the second end of which is attached to the upper part by a second pivot axis, wherein the second end is located below the first end when viewed in a vertical direction, wherein at least the position of the first end of the lever can be changed by an adjustment means. | 2017-06-15 |