25th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190186541 | HYBRID ROLLING BEARING, PARTICULARLY FOR REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR - A Hybrid rolling bearing includes an inner raceway and an outer raceway and a plurality of rolling elements arranged therebetween. The outer raceway and the inner raceway are made from bearing steel, having a first surface RMS roughness R | 2019-06-20 |
20190186542 | BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bearing assembly includes first and second rolling-element bearings each having first and second bearing rings, a raceway and a flange element at both ends of the raceways. Two of the flange elements are formed on a common flange body, and the flange body is axially pressed onto cylindrical mounting surfaces of the first bearing rings of the first and second rolling-element bearings and held in place by a press fit. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186543 | WIRE RACE BEARING - The invention is directed to a rolling bearing having at least one row of cylindrical rolling bodies for transmitting axial forces between two annular connection elements which are concentric to a common axis of rotation and which, for the purpose of rotation about the common axis of rotation, are spaced apart from one another by a gap, wherein the at least one row of cylindrical rolling bodies is so arranged that, in the unloaded state of the rolling bearing, the axes of rotation of all the cylindrical rolling bodies of the row lie in a common plane through which the common axis of rotation passes perpendicularly, wherein at least one raceway for the at least one row of cylindrical rolling bodies is in the form of a flat surface of a wire which has on its surface region complementary to the raceway surface an arcuate, convexly curved cross-sectional profile and is thereby inserted at least in some regions into a peripheral recess having a cross-sectional profile complementary thereto in an annular connection element. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186544 | ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARING - A rolling element bearing includes inner and outer rings having raceways and rolling elements between the raceways. The raceways of the inner and outer rings are coated with a first coating, such as a phosphate coating, and the rolling elements are coated with a second, different, coating such as a black oxide coating. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186545 | ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARING ASSEMBLY - A rolling-element bearing assembly includes a rolling-element bearing and an oil conditioning system for conditioning oil used to lubricate the bearing. The bearing has an inner ring and an outer ring and a plurality of rolling elements rotatably disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The bearing includes openings for discharging oil from the bearing and for introducing oil into the bearing, and the openings are connected to the oil conditioning system. A raceway of the inner ring and/or a raceway of the outer ring is coated with a first coating, and the rolling elements are at least partially coated with a second coating that is different from the first coating. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186546 | BALL BEARING AND MAIN SHAFT DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL - When inner diameter side opening portions are projected on an outer circumferential surface of a retainer along extension lines of central lines of radial holes, at least parts of the inner diameter side opening portions of a plurality of radial holes of an outer ring are positioned within an area of two circles formed by connecting each of axial end portions of adjacent pockets of the retainer in an axial direction. When a central line of any one radial hole coincides with a circumferential phase of a center of a ball, any other radial hole is formed such that the projected inner diameter side opening portion is separated from the ball and an inner circumferential surface of the pocket when viewed from the radial direction of the ball bearing, and a central line of the other radial hole overlaps with the pocket when viewed from the axial direction. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186547 | BEARING HOUSING FILLER PLATE - An apparatus is provided for providing access to one or more axial proximity probes for monitoring axial position of thrust collars of a pump shaft to enable improved adjustment of the axial proximity probes by the pump operator. The apparatus includes a plurality of side walls configured to surround one or more axial proximity probes configured to measure axial position of one or more thrust collars in a pump bearing housing, at least one access window formed through at least one side wall of the apparatus configured to provide access the one or more axial proximity probes and at least one removable access plate configured to cover the at least one access window. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186548 | BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bearing assembly, such as for a wind turbine or a tidal turbine including a tower and a nacelle, includes a lower part that is attachable to the tower, an upper part that is attachable to the nacelle, a bearing that rotatably couples the lower part to the upper part to allow rotation of the nacelle with respect to the tower, and a brake mechanism configured to selectively prevent relative rotation of the upper part and the lower part. The brake mechanism includes a brake disc and a brake caliper. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186549 | GEARED UNIVERSAL JOINT 90 DEGREE - Constant velocity joints or homokinetic joints are used for the continuous transmission of rotational movements and torques. They transmit the rotational movement of a driving shaft to a shaft to be driven without changing the speed or torque. The transmission takes place independently of the speed, torque, or the value of a diffraction angle and independently of the speed at which this diffraction angle changes. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186550 | TOOTHED DISK COUPLING - A coupling includes a driving disk connected to a driving shaft and rotatable about a driving axis. An engagement face of the driving disk includes a predetermined number of at least three driving teeth that are distributed azimuthally on the engagement face of the driving disk along a circle concentric to the driving axis. A driven disk connected to a driven shaft and rotatable about a driven axis has an engagement face including the predetermined number of driven teeth azimuthally distributed along a circle concentric to the driven axis. At least one of the driving shaft and the driven shaft possesses translational freedom or angular freedom of motion with respect to the other so that when the driving teeth of the driving disk engage the driven teeth, the driving axis and the driven axis are self-aligned. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186551 | TOOL-LESS CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT AND REMOVAL FOR DRAIN CLEANER - Various clutch adjusting assemblies for incorporating in drain cleaning machines are described. The assemblies enable adjustment or setting of a clutch in a drain cleaning machine without the use of tools. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186552 | Clutch Plate and Friction Clutch - A plurality of annular clutch disks ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190186553 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TWO-WAY CLUTCH WITH A PREDETERMINED INTERFERENCE - Systems and method for a two-way clutch are provided. In some configurations, the two-way clutch includes a driven member having a first mating surface, a drive member having a second mating surface, and a locking mechanism arranged between the first mating surface and the second mating surface. The locking mechanism is operable to contact the first mating surface and the second mating surface, in response to an outside force applied to the drive member that loads the locking mechanism. The two-way clutch further includes an engaging member. The engaging member provides a predetermined interference on the locking mechanism to hold the locking mechanism off of at least one of the first mating surface and the second mating surface, when the locking mechanism is in an unloaded state. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186554 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING TWO DRIVE ELEMENTS OF A POWERTRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND POWERTRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for synchronizing a first drive element rotatable about an axis of rotation with a second drive element rotating about the axis of rotation at a target speed, of a powertrain of a motor vehicle, in which a synchronizing force is exerted on a synchronizing unit by an actuator. A speed, at which the first drive element rotates about the axis of rotation is adapted by the synchronizing unit to the target speed. The synchronizing force is increased during a first time span, so that the speed approaches the target speed. The synchronizing force is continuously reduced during a second time span following the first time span, before the speed corresponds to the target speed. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186555 | MONITORING A HYDRODYNAMIC CLUTCH - A hydrodynamic clutch having an input side and an output side, the rotational motions of which are coupled to one another with a hydraulic fluid. A method for determining the degree of filling of the hydrodynamic clutch with fluid including steps of periodically sensing a fluid temperature of the hydraulic fluid, determining the thermal output supplied to the clutch on the basis of the temperature, determining a lambda value on the basis of the thermal output and determining the degree of filling on the basis of the lambda value. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186556 | VISCOUS CLUTCH - A viscous clutch according to the present invention, which is composed of a main body having a fluid storage chamber of a concave shape formed at a central portion thereof and a cover having a concave fluid operation chamber formed at a central portion thereof, comprises: a fan housing in which the main body is stacked on an upper side of the cover so that an opening of the fluid operation chamber can be covered; a drive shaft which extends in a vertical direction and has a lower end inserted through a bottom plate of the main body; a rotor fixedly coupled to the lower end of the drive shaft so as to be rotatable in the fluid operation chamber; a rotary assembly integrally coupled to the main body so as to cover an opening of the fluid storage chamber; a coil core mounted on an upper surface of the rotary assembly and generating an electromagnetic force when an electric current is applied from the outside; and a valve assembly for opening or closing a fluid outlet according to whether or not an electric current is applied to the coil core. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186557 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TWO-WAY CLUTCH WITH A PREDETERMINED INTERFERENCE - Systems and method for a two-way clutch are provided. In some configurations, the two-way clutch includes a driven member having a first mating surface, a drive member having a second mating surface, and a locking mechanism arranged between the first mating surface and the second mating surface. The locking mechanism is operable to contact the first mating surface and the second mating surface, in response to an outside force applied to the drive member that loads the locking mechanism. The two-way clutch further includes an engaging member. The engaging member provides a predetermined interference on the locking mechanism to hold the locking mechanism off of at least one of the first mating surface and the second mating surface, when the locking mechanism is in an unloaded state. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186558 | CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH - Provided is a centrifugal clutch having a simple configuration and configured so that a clutch capacity can be increased. A centrifugal clutch ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190186559 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM OF DOUBLE PISTON CLUTCH UNIT FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control system of double piston clutch device configured for an automatic transmission, which includes clutch drum connected to one rotation element, a clutch configured in the clutch drum and configured to transmit rotation power in connection with another rotation element through a clutch hub, and a double piston in which first and second pistons are disposed in series to operate the clutch by hydraulic pressure while a front end is disposed to correspond to the clutch, may include a first hydraulic chamber formed between the first piston and the clutch drum to receive the hydraulic pressure through a first passage hole in a sealed state; and a second hydraulic chamber formed between the first and second pistons to receive the hydraulic pressure through a second passage hole in the sealed state and the hydraulic pressure separately controlled is supplied to the first and second hydraulic chambers, respectively. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186560 | POPOFF VALVE IN HYDRAULIC ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTI-CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - An arrangement for a multi-clutch assembly including a popoff valve is disclosed. The arrangement also includes a first clutch, a second clutch, and a spool valve assembly. Depending on the mode, the popoff valve either provides a flowpath for residual hydraulic fluid from a latching chamber of the spool valve assembly to a vent of the popoff valve, or provides a flowpath for supplying hydraulic fluid to the latching chamber of the spool valve assembly via a fluid connection from a supply inlet to a latch port of the popoff valve. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186561 | OPTIMIZATION OF CONCURRENT OPERATION OF PREDICTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND IDLE COAST MANEGEMENT CONTROL - A powertrain including a prime mover and an electronically controllable clutch. The powertrain structured selectably engages the clutch to provide power from the prime mover to drive one or more ground contacting wheels and to selectably disengage the clutch to decouple with one or more ground contacting wheels. The electronic control system operatively communicates with the prime mover and the electronically controllable clutch, and uses a predictive cruise control (PCC) controller and an idle coast management (ICM) controller, to control vehicle speed during concurrent operation of the PCC controller and the ICM controller. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186562 | METHOD FOR WARMING-UP A PNEUMATIC CLUTCH ACTUATOR - A method for controlling a pneumatic actuator ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190186563 | Clutch Control Device and Clutch Control Method - A clutch control device and a clutch control method are capable of preventing progress of wear and damage of a pneumatic clutch actuator. The clutch control device that controls the operation of a pneumatic clutch actuator to disconnect a clutch is characterized by setting a stroke amount of a piston corresponding to a disconnection position of the clutch as a final target stroke amount, setting other stroke amounts different from the final target stroke amount as intermediate target stroke amounts, and controlling the operation of the piston in a stepwise manner such that an actual stroke amount of the piston is matched with the intermediate target stroke amounts and is thereafter matched with the final target stroke amount, thereby disconnecting the clutch. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186564 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR - A method for controlling a pneumatic actuator ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190186565 | BRAKING AND/OR CLAMPING DEVICE HAVING AN ACTUATION ASSEMBLY AND A SHAFT-COUPLING ASSEMBLY II - The invention relates to a braking and/or clamping device for a shaft guided in relation to a main body, comprising an actuation assembly and a shaft-coupling assembly. In this case, the actuation assembly comprises a split housing which has two bending plates which are elastically deformable in some regions. The bending plates each have tong jaws with friction surfaces, the respective surface normal of which are directed inwards. A sealed pressure chamber, which can be filled with a pressure medium, lies between the bending plates. Parts of a shaft-coupling assembly project between the clamping zones, said parts establishing the linking for the braked or clamped shaft. When the pressure in the pressure chamber is relieved, the frictional surfaces of the actuation assembly can be applied to the frictional surfaces of the shaft-coupling assembly, thereby producing the braking and/or clamping force. According to the present invention, a braking and/or clamping device is developed, which has a reduced structural width even with a large diameter, consists of few components and also functions in a simple, secure and maintenance-free manner. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186566 | BRAKE CALIPER - A brake caliper and method of manufacture. The brake caliper may have a first portion, a second portion, a first bridge and a second bridge that may be provided as a single casting. A first housing side may have a machined feature that may be axially aligned with a hole in the second portion. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186567 | BRAKE CALIPER - A brake caliper and a method of manufacture. The brake caliper may have a first portion, a second portion, a first bridge, and a second bridge that may be provided as a single casting. A brake pad backplate may have a projection that may be received in a hole of the second portion. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186568 | BRAKE HOUSING ASSEMBLY - A brake housing assembly including a brake housing and a bearing support. The brake housing may have a recess defining a recess axis, the recess having a base and a recess wall, the base defining a base contour. The bearing support may have a projection defining a bearing support axis, the projection having an end and a projection wall, the end defining an end contour corresponding to the base contour such that with the end in engagement with the base the end contour and base contour cooperate to align the bearing support axis with the recess axis. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186569 | Brake Tool - A single hand tool and method for removing and installing brake springs and brake shoes in any Class 8 Heavy Truck with 10-Lug Wheels, using 4707, 4709, Q, and Q+ shoes, that requires the use of larger, more robust tooling not associated with the light truck and automotive industry, due to the size of the components used in the manufactured units. The device aids in capturing and extending drum brake main springs and forceful removal of rear springs, and it uses existing parts of the drum brake assembly for leverage. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186570 | FRICTION ASSEMBLY, BRAKE CALIPER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A friction assembly has a support plate, at least one brake pad and at least one reinforcing foil of the plate. The brake pad and the support plate are co-moulded from at least one heat-resistant resin. The reinforcing foil is fixed to the support plate via anchoring projections, joined to and which extend away from the foil, embedded in the resin to prevent or limit deformations of the support plate in the use of the assembly. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186571 | DRIVE DEVICE AND PUMP DEVICE - A pump device ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190186572 | INTEGRAL ROD AND SPRING FOR A DAMPER - A coil spring integrally includes opposed extending ends to define a control rod for a damper. Thus, the spring and control rod are integrated into a one-piece structure. A friction rod damper includes a coil spring having a longitudinal axis, with the spring including a body and first and second extending ends which define a control rod for the damper. The extending ends terminate in attachments, and a damper member extends through the spring and having a first end secured to the first extending end of the spring in spaced relationship to the associated attachment. The damper member includes a second end with a container surrounding the second end of the spring in spaced relationship to the associated attachment. The container includes a damping element engaging the control rod to allow the spring to expand and contract under the damping action of the damping element. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186573 | SPRING USEFUL FOR ELEVATOR SAFETY DEVICE - An illustrative example spring includes a curved shape body having a length. The body includes a cavity that extends along at least a majority of the length. The body has a cross-section across the length that is different at a plurality of locations on the body along the length. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186574 | Grommet - A grommet is formed by integrally fitting a substantially annular flange of a grommet interior to a substantially annular flange fitting groove of a grommet exterior. The grommet exterior includes a large-diameter cylindrical portion in which the flange fitting groove is formed inside, an anti-rotation rib that projects from the flange fitting groove toward inside of the large-diameter cylindrical portion, and a first reduced-diameter cylindrical portion that is provided on an attachment side of the grommet interior to the large-diameter cylindrical portion and that has a diameter smaller than that of the large-diameter cylindrical portion. The flange of the grommet interior is provided with a notch portion into which the anti-rotation rib is fitted. Further, the first reduced-diameter cylindrical portion includes a protrusion on the outer surface thereof that indicates the position of the anti-rotation rib. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186575 | Planar Linkage, Methods of Decoupling, Mitigating Shock and Resonance, and Controlling Agricultural Spray Booms Mounted on Ground Vehicles - The current invention discloses several methodologies that mitigate shock loading and propensity to resonance in agricultural spray boom structures. These include a near planar linkage for decoupling the boom assembly from the vehicle. This serves to permit further aspects of the invention to: Use the combined mass of the booms and center section as the tuned mass of a tuned mass damper: Act as an enabling part of a boom compliant suspension system to mitigate shock loadings otherwise imposed on the boom system, and: Act as an enabling part of an active boom height and roll control systems to permit the accurate navigation of the boom over undulating terrain. Further aspects include the incorporation of tuned mass dampers in the boom structure and components; and the use of the mass and operation of the boom outboard “breakaway” sections as tuned mass dampers. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186576 | DAMPER DEVICE - A damper device includes: a case; a weight elastically supported in the case; and a second elastic member that is fixed to a surface of the case that faces the weight. The weight and the second elastic member are separated from each other, and a spring rate of the second elastic member has a nonlinear characteristic. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186577 | VIBRATION DAMPER - A vibration damper for damping vibrations of a motor vehicle part including a retaining device attachable to the motor vehicle part, a damping mass, capable of vibrating with respect to the retaining device, and a spring device coupling the damping mass capable of vibrating to the retaining device. The damping mass may have at least one anti-loss device and/or path limiting device that may interact with the retaining device to limit a deflection of the damping mass with respect to the retaining device. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186578 | DAMPER DEVICE - A damper device includes a case that is filled with oil, a weight that is stored in the case and includes a central through hole, a central guide rod that is inserted into the central through hole of the weight and configured to allow the weight to slide in the oil, and at least one flow passage that is formed in the weight and through which the oil flows. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186579 | HIGH CREEP RESISTANCE PLASTIC MATERIAL REINFORCED RINGS - A support ring used as part of an air spring assembly, where the support ring provides support for a top cap against radial forces applied by a clamping ring. The support ring is made of a plastic material which is less costly than a metal support ring. The plastic material is a high creep resistance plastic material, which provides increased strength and improved creep resistance, to withstand the compressive radial forces of the clamping ring. Once the support ring is formed, the top cap, which is also made of plastic, is overmolded such that a portion of the top cap is overmolded around the support ring. The high creep resistance plastic material is oriented during the injection molding process around the entire circumference of the support ring, to provide sufficient strength to withstand the radial forces from the clamping ring. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186580 | AIR SPRING UNIT HAVING A DIVIDED OUTER GUIDE - An air spring unit for a chassis of a motor vehicle, includes an air spring cover and an air spring piston, wherein an airtightly secured rolling bellows made of elastomer material partially delimits a working chamber between the air spring cover and the air spring piston, which working chamber can be filled with compressed air, wherein the rolling bellows is surrounded by a divided, sleeve-shaped outer guide having a first outer guide part and a second outer guide part. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186581 | Baffle For Damper With Electromechanical Valve - A shock absorber includes a pressure tube forming a working chamber. A reserve tube is concentric with and radially outward from the pressure tube. A baffle is positioned radially outward from the pressure tube. A reservoir chamber is formed between the reserve tube and the baffle. A piston is attached to a piston rod and slidably disposed within the pressure tube. A rod guide is attached to the pressure tube and supports the piston rod. An electromechanical valve is positioned within the rod guide. A plurality of non-linear passageways are disposed between the baffle and at least one of the pressure tube and the reserve tube for transporting fluid between the electromechanical valve and the reservoir chamber. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186582 | VIBRATION DAMPER AND CONNECTION ELEMENT FOR CONNECTING A SHOCK ABSORBER TUBE TO AN ADD-ON UNIT FOR VEHICLES - A vibration damper for a chassis of a vehicle including a damper tube which is filled at least partially with damping liquid and in which a piston rod can be moved to and fro. A working piston is movable with the piston rod, by way of which working piston the interior space of the damper tube is divided into a piston rod-side working space and a working space which is remote from the piston rod. At least one additional attachment unit is connected to the damper tube in a fluid-tight manner by way of a throughflow element. The throughflow element is arranged on the damper tube in a direction which differs from the radial direction of the damper tube. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186583 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT AND DAMPER COMPRISING THE VALVE ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a valve arrangement particularly, but not exclusively, for use in dampers to control compression and optionally rebound properties of a shock absorber wherein the valve arrangement comprising a valve body having a first and second fluid flow pathway for enabling fluid flow from an upstream to a downstream location and the valve arrangement further comprises a plurality of operational configurations for controlling the flow rate of fluid flow. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186584 | HYDRAULIC DAMPER WITH A HYDRAULIC COMPRESSION STOP ASSEMBLY - A hydraulic damper for a vehicle including a main tube. A first piston assembly is slideably disposed in the main tube and axially divides the main tube into a rebound chamber and a primary compression chamber. A hydraulic compression stop assembly is disposed in the primary compression chamber and includes a narrowed section extending between an open end and a closed end. A second piston assembly is slideably disposed in the narrowed section and is coupled with the first piston assembly. The second piston assembly has a piston tube that extends between an opened end and a shut end. A displaceable partition is slideably disposed in the piston tube. A first auxiliary compression chamber is defined between the partition and the closed end of the narrowed section. A second auxiliary compression chamber is defined between the partition and the shut end of the piston tube. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186585 | UPPER SUPPORT FOR SUSPENSION - An upper support for a suspension including: a main body; a lower bracket including a press-fit tube part to which an outer tube member of the main body is secured by being press-fitted; and an upper bracket covering an upper opening of the press-fit tube part such that the main body is disposed between the lower and upper brackets. The outer tube member includes at its upper end a press-fit operator projecting to a radial outside or a radial inside. A sealing rubber is bonded to the press-fit operator and projects upward, and an upper surface of the press-fit operator is partially exposed from the sealing rubber. The sealing rubber contacts the upper bracket about an entire circumference in a compressed state so as to provide a fluid-tight sealing between the press-fit operator and the upper bracket. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186586 | Bushing - The present invention relates to a bushing, preferably a hydraulic bushing, having an inner part, an outer part, at least one supporting spring which connects the inner part and the outer part radially to one another, and at least one stop element which is arranged between the inner part and the outer part, is connected to the inner part or the outer part, and is embodied in such a way that the stop element can limit the radial spring travel (D) between the inner part and the outer part in a predetermined fashion. The bushing is characterized in that the stop element is elastically connected to the inner part or to the outer part in such a way that the stop element can be elastically twisted relative to the inner part or relative to the outer part. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186587 | VIBRATION ISOLATOR MECHANISM WITH ADJUSTABLE FORCE APPLICATION MECHANISM - A vibration isolator mechanism is provided for limiting transfer of vibrations from a first element to a second element coupled to the first element. The vibration isolator mechanism may include a vibration isolator structured to provide a quasi-zero/negative stiffness response to a force applied to the vibration isolator when the applied force is within a predetermined range. The vibration isolator mechanism may also include a force application mechanism structured to apply a force to the vibration isolator. The vibration isolator mechanism may also include a force adjustment mechanism structured to adjust the force applied to the vibration isolator by the force application mechanism so that the applied force is within the predetermined range. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186588 | VIBRATION ISOLATOR MECHANISM WITH ADJUSTABLE FORCE-DEFLECTION CHARACTERISTICS - An adjustable vibration isolator for limiting transfer of vibrations from a first element to a second element coupled to the first element. The isolator includes conical disc spring members, each having a first end including a central opening, a central axis, and a second end opposite the first end. The second end includes an outer edge of the spring member. A spacer is coupled to each spring member so as to enable a transfer of forces between the spring member and the spacer. Spring member deflection resistance mechanisms are operable to adjustably resist movement of the outer edges of the spring members in directions radially outwardly during loading of the spring members. Resistance of movement of the outer edges of the spring members enables control of a force required to deflect the spring members, and control of the force-deflection curve of the vibration isolator. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186589 | VIBRATION ISOLATOR WITH SERIES AND/OR PARALLEL CONICAL DISC SPRING MEMBER ARRANGEMENTS - An energy-absorbing structure for a vibration isolator includes a conical disc spring member having a first end including a central opening and a second end opposite the first end. The structure also includes at least one spacer having a base portion with a first side. The base portion first side defines a cavity structured to receive therein a second end of the spring member. The cavity has a floor, and a second end of the spring member is positioned in contact with the floor. The floor includes an opening formed therein and positioned so as to reside opposite the first end of the spring member when the second end of the spring member is positioned in contact with the cavity floor. The opening is structured to receive at least a portion of the first end of the spring member therein during an inversion of the spring member. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186590 | DAMPER DEVICE - A damper device includes a first damper and a behavior limiter. The first damper includes a base and a first mass body. The base is mounted on a rotary shaft member and configured to rotate together with the rotary shaft member, and the first mass body is provided at the base via a first elastic part. The behavior limiter is disposed around the first mass body on the outside in a rotation radial direction of the first mass body, and limits a movement of the first mass body by coming into contact with the first mass body when a rotational frequency of the rotary shaft member has become equal to or higher than a threshold value. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186591 | TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE DRIVETRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH SUCH A TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER - The present invention relates to a torsional vibration damper ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190186592 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ASSEMBLY HAVING A FLYWHEEL - An internal combustion engine assembly has a crankcase, a cylinder block connected to the crankcase, the cylinder block defining at least one cylinder, at least one piston disposed in the at least one cylinder, a crankshaft disposed at least in part in the crankcase and operatively connected to the at least one piston, and a flywheel operatively connected to and driven by the crankshaft. The crankshaft rotates in a first direction about a crankshaft axis. The flywheel rotates in a second direction opposite the first direction about the flywheel axis. A clutch selectively operatively connects the crankshaft to the flywheel. A marine outboard engine having the internal combustion engine assembly is also disclosed. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186593 | TORQUE FLUCTUATION INHIBITING DEVICE, TORQUE CONVERTER AND POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A torque fluctuation inhibiting device includes a first rotating body, a second rotating body, a centrifugal element, a support portion, and a displacement inhibiting mechanism. Torque is input to the first rotating body. The centrifugal element is subject to centrifugal force due to rotation of the first rotating body and moves in a direction different from a direction in which the centrifugal force acts. The support portion is provided in the first rotating body or the second rotating body and moveably guides the centrifugal element in the direction different from the direction in which the centrifugal force acts on the centrifugal element. The displacement inhibiting mechanism generates circumferential force which reduces a relative displacement of the first rotating body and the second rotating body when the centrifugal element moves in the direction different from the direction in which the centrifugal force acts on the centrifugal element. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186594 | CRANK CAP ASSEMBLY AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A crank cap assembly provided with a crank cap rotatably supporting a crankshaft includes a mass portion, two cap bolts fixing the crank cap to an engine body, and an elastic supporter disposed between the two cap bolts. The elastic supporter elastically supports the mass portion with respect to the crank cap in an axial direction of the crankshaft. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186595 | LOAD BINDER - A handle of a load binder. The handle includes a handle gear housing having a front end opposite a rear end. An outer handle gear is rotatably coupled within the handle gear housing. At least one drill connector | 2019-06-20 |
20190186596 | SPEED REDUCER-ATTACHED MOTOR AND SPEED REDUCER-ATTACHED MOTOR ASSEMBLY METHOD - A speed reducer-attached motor includes a rotation shaft on which a worm gear is provided and which is supported rotatably around a central axis via a plurality of bearings, a motor part that is driven to be rotated around the rotation shaft as a central axis, a speed reducer part that includes at least one or more gears which include a worm wheel that is engaged with the worm gear, and a casing on which a shaft accommodation groove that accommodates the rotation shaft, a bearing accommodation recess part that accommodates the bearing, and an accommodation recess part that accommodates the speed reducer part are formed, wherein the shaft accommodation groove, the bearing accommodation recess part, and the accommodation recess part open at a top surface portion side of the casing. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186597 | PUMPJACK INERTIA CAPACITOR - A kinetic energy storage device, a pumpjack inertia capacitor (PIC), for use with an oil well pumpjack, the PIC includes a primary shaft assembly to transfer power and torque between a prime mover of the oil well pumpjack, a flywheel assembly having one or more flywheels, and an output assembly, the one or more flywheels absorb and then transfer torque to an oil well pumping unit to enable the oil well pumping unit to operate at a near constant speed; and the one or more flywheels enable the prime mover to operate at a near constant speed and a near constant power. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186598 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR THIN RIM PLANET GEAR FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE POWER GEARBOX - A planet gear includes an annular planet gear rim having a constant inner radius along a complete axial length and an outer radius defined as the radial distance to the root of the gear teeth. The annular planet gear rim further has an average rim radius defined at a halfway point between the constant inner radius and the outer radius. The average rim radius and the rim thickness define a ratio including values in a range from and including about 4 to and including about 9. A gear assembly and turbomachine including the planet gear are disclosed. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186599 | CIRCULAR SPLINE FOR HARMONIC REDUCER, HARMONIC REDUCER AND ROBOT - A circular spline for a harmonic reducer, a harmonic reducer incorporating the circular spline and a robot are disclosed. The harmonic reducer includes a wave generator, a circular spline and a flexspline where the wave generator is arranged on an inner peripheral surface of the flexspline. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186600 | VARIABLE-SPEED SPEED INCREASER, VARIABLE-SPEED SPEED INCREASER CONTROL DEVICE, AND VARIABLE-SPEED SPEED INCREASER CONTROL METHOD - A variable-speed speed increaser includes: an electric driving device that generates a rotational driving force; and a transmission device that changes the speed of the rotational driving force generated by the electric driving device and transmits the changed rotation driving force to a driving target. The transmission device includes: a sun gear; a sun gear shaft fixed to the sun gear; a planetary gear that meshes with the sun gear; an internal gear; a planetary gear carrier that has a planetary gear carrier shaft; and an internal gear carrier that has an internal gear carrier shaft. The electric driving device includes: a constant-speed motor that has a constant-speed rotor; and a variable-speed motor that has a variable-speed rotor. The internal gear carrier includes a clutch mechanism that connects a cylindrical portion connected to the internal gear with the internal gear carrier shaft. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186601 | DUAL TENSIONER AND ENGINE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An engine includes: a crankshaft pulley; a motor/generator mounted to a side of the engine and including a motor pulley; an auxiliary driving device pulley; a dual tensioner including a tensioner arm of which a first idler pulley is mounted to a first end of the tension arm and a second idler pulley is mounted to a second end of the tension arm, and the tensioner arm rotatable around a center of the motor/generator and a belt connecting the crankshaft pulley, the motor pulley, the auxiliary driving device pulley, the first idler pulley, and second idler pulley. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186602 | BALL VARIATOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - Provided herein is a variator having a rotatable input shaft operably coupleable to a source of rotational power; a variator assembly having a first traction ring assembly and a second traction ring assembly in contact with a plurality of balls, wherein each ball of the plurality of balls has a tiltable axis of rotation, the variator assembly is coaxial with the rotatable input shaft; a first axial thrust bearing coupled to the rotatable input shaft and the first traction ring assembly; a bypass clutch coupled to the rotatable input shaft and configured to selectively engage the rotatable input shaft and the first traction ring assembly; a rotatable output shaft operably coupled to the rotatable input shaft and the second traction ring assembly; and a second axial thrust bearing coupled to the rotatable output shaft and the second traction ring assembly. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186603 | HORIZONTAL MOTION MECHANISM IN LIMITED SPACE - A method and apparatus are described for moving a tray within a confined space while the tray is bounded by a chassis. The movement of the tray is effected by a driven gear moving along a rack. A driving gear for rotating the driven gear is mounted on a handle or integral with a rotatable handle. The handle is rotatable about a pivot mounted on the chassis to provide the driving force to move the driven gear along the rack. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186604 | Screw Actuator for a Legged Robot - An example robot includes: a leg having an upper leg member and a lower leg member coupled to the upper leg member at a knee joint; a screw actuator disposed within the upper leg member, where the screw actuator has a screw shaft and a nut mounted coaxial to the screw shaft such that the screw shaft is rotatable within the nut; a motor mounted at an upper portion of the upper leg member and coupled to the screw shaft; a carrier coupled and mounted coaxial to the nut such that the nut is disposed at a proximal end of the carrier; and a linkage coupled to the carrier, where the linkage is coupled to the lower leg member at the knee joint. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186605 | ACTUATOR - An actuator includes a frame, a guide rail attached to the frame, a slider guided by the guide rail, a rotational motion-linear motion conversion mechanism that is disposed on a side opposite to the guide rail with the frame interposed therebetween and includes a screw shaft supported by the frame and a nut attached to the screw shaft, and a coupling member that couples the slider and the nut. The coupling member is coupled to the nut via a nut bracket. The coupling member is an annular member along an axial direction of the screw shaft, and includes a slider connection portion that has a plate shape and is fixed to the slider, and a nut bracket connection portion that has a plate shape and is fixed to the nut bracket. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186606 | BALL DEFLECTOR FOR A BALL SCREW - A ball screw including a threaded spindle and a spindle nut has a ball deflector arranged in an opening in the lateral surface of the spindle nut. The ball deflector is formed with an upper shell and a lower shell, the lower shell being arranged radially inwardly closer to the spindle nut longitudinal axis than the upper shell. The lower shell has a substantially half-shell-shaped contour. Both the upper shell and the lower shell are fastened in the spindle nut without any further, discrete mechanical fastening elements, and the ball deflector formed thereby does not protrude beyond the outer contour defined by the spindle nut. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186607 | HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN INCLUDING HYBRID MODULE BAFFLE BLADE - A hybrid module configured for arrangement in a torque path upstream from a transmission and downstream from an internal combustion engine includes a drive unit including an electric motor and a housing, a torque converter connected to the electric motor and at least one baffle blade extending axially from the housing radially outside of the electric motor and the torque converter. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186608 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH AN ETCHED CLUTCH SURFACE - A torque converter, including: a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including an impeller shell fixedly connected to the cover and including a first surface; a first plurality of blades fixedly connected to the impeller shell; a turbine including a turbine shell with a second surface; a second plurality of blades fixedly connected to the turbine shell; friction material bonded, with an adhesive, to one of the first surface or the second surface; and a stator connected to the turbine and the impeller and including a third plurality of blades. The one of the first surface or the second surface includes a periodic pattern etched into the one of the first surface or the second surface. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186609 | EPICYCLIC GEARING, IN PARTICULAR REDUCTION GEARING WITH AN INTEGRATED SPUR GEAR DIFFERENTIAL - An epicyclic gearing that includes a first set of planet gears arranged on a first planet gear plane, a second set of planet gears arranged on a second planet gear plane, and a planet carrier configured to circulate about a gear axis and including a carrier wall that extends between the first planet gear plane and the second planet gear plane in an intermediate region, and the planet carrier further includes planet pins configured to mount the first or second set of planet gears, wherein a web structure is attached to the carrier wall, wherein the web structure extends in the direction of the gear axis, wherein the web structure includes a support structure that extends radially in relation to the gear axis, and a support structure that includes a hole for receiving a section of a planet gear pin. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186610 | Axle Assembly Having a Drive Pinion and a Bearing Preload Element - An axle assembly having a drive pinion that may be rotatably supported by first and second sets of roller bearing elements. A preload element may exert a preload force on at least one of the first and second sets of roller bearing elements. The preload element may be disposed on the drive pinion in an inboard direction from the yoke. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186611 | Torsional Damper - In a torsional damper, a damper mass is connected to a hub through a damper rubber. The hub is provided with a boss fixed to a crankshaft and a rim holding the damper rubber. The boss and the rim are coupled by plurality of spokes. The plurality of spokes each has an inclined shape inclined in the axial direction. Reinforcement portion is provided in the spokes in one direction corresponding to a bending vibration to be input among the plurality of spokes. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186612 | PULLEY DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR TENSIONING IDLER OR RUNNER ROLLER - A pulley device comprising a pulley and a bearing. The pulley has at least one “C-shaped” pulley part having an inner portion mounted on the bearing, an outer portion having an outer cylindrical surface dedicated to interact with a belt or a chain, and an intermediate portion extending substantially radially between axial ends of inner and outer portions on one axial side of pulley device. The outer cylindrical surface of outer ring is provided with at least one recess having in cross-section, a concave internal profile. The pulley part is provided with at least one protruding portion which inwardly extends beyond the inner cylindrical surface of inner portion. The protruding portion is received in a corresponding recess of outer ring so as to block the pulley part with respect to the outer ring in both axial directions. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186613 | PLANETARY TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to a planetary transmission ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190186614 | MOUNTING BRACKET FOR A DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A bracket for a powertrain component in a vehicle includes a base with a sidewall extending upward and outward from the base, the sidewall including gaps at an upper edge to support frame members of the vehicle upwards from the powertrain component. The sidewall also extends downward from the base to attachment points for suspension members of the vehicle. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186615 | BREATHER DEVICE FOR CASING STRUCTURE OF VEHICULAR POWER TRANSMITTING SYSTEM - A breather device for a casing structure of a vehicular power transmitting system including an electric motor and a transmission, the casing structure having motor and transmission accommodating casings, the breather device including first and second breather apertures formed in communication with inside spaces, and a breather outlet communicating with an outside atmosphere outside the casings, the first and second breather apertures permitting flows of air from the inside spaces within the casings, into the outside atmosphere through the breather outlet, to prevent an excessive rise of air pressures within the inside spaces, the breather device including a communication conduit for communication between the first and second breather apertures, and a single breather conduit held in communication at one of its opposite ends with the communication conduit and at the other end with the breather outlet, whereby the inside spaces are open to the outside atmosphere. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186616 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NOISE MITIGATION IN MULTIPLE MOTOR GEARBOX DRIVE UNITS - Methods and systems for controlling noise in multiple motor gearbox drive units having a common housing are provided. The disclosure describes adjusting an angular position of a drive element of a first motor drive unit relative to the angular position of a drive element of a second motor drive unit in a multiple motor gearbox drive unit. This adjustment to the relative angular position of the drive elements shifts the phase angle of noise sound waves generated by the first and second motor drive units in the multiple motor gearbox drive unit. In some cases, the phase angle shift causes a noise sound wave generated by the first motor drive unit to cancel a noise sound wave generated by the second motor drive unit thereby reducing the overall noise emitted from the common housing of the multiple motor gearbox drive unit while operating. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186617 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE UNITS - A dual drive unit may include two motors, two power transfer mechanisms, and two output shafts. The output shafts are co-linear. The dual drive unit may include two single drive units, which may be similar to each other, coupled together at a joint, which may optionally include a clutch. A drive unit may be modular, and various components may be combined to provide power to an output shaft. For example, a drive unit may include a differential at a first interface, which may be removable, and two drive units may be coupled together at the first interface. A drive unit may have a Z configuration, wherein a motor on a first side of a vehicle powers a wheel on an opposite side of the vehicle. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186618 | AUTOMATED MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIUM-DUTY COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A modular transmission system selectively coupled to an electric motor arranged on a vehicle according to a first example of the present disclosure includes a front housing, a first rear housing and a second rear housing. The front housing has a transmission motor mount and at least one transmission chassis mount. The transmission motor mount is configured to mount the front housing relative to the electric motor. The first rear housing has a first gear set. The first rear housing is configured to selectively couple to the front housing to provide first gear ratios in the first modular transmission configuration. The second rear housing has a second gear set. The second rear housing is configured to selectively couple to the front housing to provide second gear ratios in the second modular transmission configuration. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186619 | LOW PROFILE GEARBOX WITH SECONDARY SUMP - An agricultural vehicle including a frame, a prime mover supported by the frame, and a header connected to the frame. The header includes at least one drive line, at least one transmission, at least one rotating cross shaft, and at least one gearbox operably connected to the at least one rotating cross shaft. The at least one gearbox includes a housing connected to the header and configured for housing a working fluid. The housing has an inlet, an outlet, and an end. The at least one gearbox also includes a gear train housed within the housing and an auxiliary sump connected to the end of the housing and fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet of the housing such that the working fluid circulates through the housing and the auxiliary sump. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186620 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AIR INTAKE ASSEMBLY - A continuously variable transmission air intake assembly includes an air intake opening facing laterally outwardly through a one-piece body panel at a location behind an off-road utility vehicle operator station, below a cargo box underside, and in front of a rear wheel and tire. An upper intake plenum may be attached to the one-piece body panel on an inward facing side of the air intake opening. A lower intake tube has a first end extending through a floor opening in the upper intake plenum and a second end connected to a continuously variable transmission housing. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186621 | LUBRICATING DEVICE FOR COMPONENTS WITHIN CASING STRUCTURE OF VEHICULAR POWER TRANSMITTING SYSTEM - A lubricating device for lubricating components includes first and second lubricant guide plates which have respective inclination angles with respect to a horizontal line such that the angle of inclination of the first lubricant guide plate is smaller than that of the second lubricant guide plate. The inclination angle of the first lubricant guide plate is determined to permit the lubricant oil guided by the first lubricant guide plate to be directed into the catcher reservoir, and to inhibit the lubricant oil from being supplied to component or components disposed above the gear, and the inclination angle of the second lubricant guide plate is determined to permit the lubricant oil guided by the second lubricant guide plate to be supplied to the component or components disposed above the gear. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186622 | MOTOR UNIT - A motor unit includes a motor including a shaft to rotate about a motor axis, and a stator, a reduction gear, and a housing including a housing space that includes a motor chamber to house the motor and a gear chamber to house the reduction gear. The housing includes a partition to divide the motor chamber and the gear chamber. The shaft includes a first shaft portion, a connecting shaft portion, and a second shaft portion arranged coaxially with one another, and a separating mechanism between the connecting shaft portion and the second shaft portion. The first shaft portion includes a first end portion extending through an insert hole defined in the partition from a side on which the motor chamber lies. The connecting shaft portion includes a second end portion coupled to the first end portion, a third end portion located on a side opposite to the second end portion, and a connection flange portion extending radially outward at the third end portion. The second shaft portion includes a fourth end portion on a side closer to the third end portion of the connecting shaft portion. The separating mechanism selectively separates the connection flange portion and the fourth end portion from each other. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186623 | PLANETARY GEAR REDUCTION DEVICE - An output frame is connected to a portion of a radially outer portion of a carrier, the portion being closer to a front plate than to a rear plate. The carrier has a first region as an external force transmission path between front pin support surfaces and the output frame, and a second region as the external for transmission path between rear shaft support surfaces and the output frame, and a stiffness with respect to a twist force of the first region and a stiffness with respect to the twist force of the second region are equal to each other. In the front plate and the rear plate, a stiffness with respect to a radial tensile force applied to the front pin support surfaces and a stiffness with respect to the radial tensile force applied to the rear shaft support surfaces are equal to each other. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186624 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABATEMENT OF GEAR RATTLE - PTO systems having reduced gear rattle are disclosed. Embodiments include a PTO having an input gear and an intermediate gear engaging the input gear. The intermediate gear rotates about fixed rotational axis. The input gear is attached to the intermediate gear by a support whereby the rotational axis of the input gear is capable of pivoting about the rotational axis of the intermediate gear at a fixed distance, following an arcuate path. The input gear is configured to engage a transmission gear, and biased to pivot toward the transmission gear, thereby reducing or eliminating gear rattle from overly loose engagement between meshing teeth on the intermediate and transmission gears. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186625 | MODULAR CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE GEARBOX - A control device for a vehicle gearbox includes a support casing and a control lever pivotally mounted about an oscillation axis within said support casing. A pivoting body is rotatably mounted within the support casing about the oscillation axis of the control lever and is connected in rotation with the control lever. A connecting member for a gearbox control cable is connected to the pivoting body by an adapter element. The adapter element and the pivoting body are configured so they can be coupled with each other in different relative positions, in order to create different positions and/or different orientations of the control cable with respect to the pivoting body. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186626 | SHIFT DEVICE - When a lever of a shift device is swung along an automatic path, a link is swung as a unit with the lever. A swing position of the link is thereby detected in order to detect a shift position of the lever. When the lever is swung along a manual path, a swing position of the lever is detected in order to detect a shift position of the lever. Note that when the lever is swung along the manual path, the swing position of the link is maintained at a position corresponding to that when the lever is at a D position on the automatic path. This thereby enables the shift position of the lever on the manual path to be detected in a state in which detection of the lever being at the D position is maintained. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186627 | SHIFT DEVICE - A shift lever device includes a shift lever that is rotated in a shift direction to change a shift position, and that is capable of moving in a direction different from the shift direction, a main shaft that rotates when the shift lever is rotated in the shift direction, and a housing that rotatably supports the main shaft. When the main shaft is moved in the direction different from the shift direction, a load is input from the shift lever to the main shaft in the opposite direction from a direction in which the main shaft is displaced from the housing. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186628 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - Provided are a control apparatus and a control method for a vehicle capable of automatically storing transmission control data corresponding to a transmission after the transmission is installed. The control apparatus for the vehicle includes a speed sensor for measuring the actual driving speed of a vehicle; a memory unit for storing first final reduction gear ratio data and second final reduction gear ratio data; and a control unit for setting a final reduction gear ratio corresponding to an installed transmission by comparing a difference between the actual driving speed of the vehicle received from the speed sensor and the driving speed of the vehicle calculated through a first final reduction gear ratio with a difference between the actual driving speed of the vehicle and the driving speed of the vehicle calculated through a second final reduction gear ratio. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186629 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control device for automatic transmission of the present invention includes a transmission mechanism and a park lock device. The park lock device has a rod member and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism restricts movement of the rod member when being in a locked state. If a CPU reset (reset of a CPU constituting an ATCU) occurs, the control device maintains the locked state of the lock mechanism after a return from the CPU reset. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186630 | STARTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A washer having such a thickness t that a value (L | 2019-06-20 |
20190186631 | METHOD OF SETTING NEUTRAL POSITIONS IN TRANSMISSION GEAR ACTUATOR - Provided is a method of setting a neutral position of each speed-range shift rail for accurate gear-shifting in a transmission gear actuator. The method includes a reference neutral position determination step of determining a reference neutral position as an absolutely neutral position by reciprocating a shift finger in a free-range shift rail, and a speed-range neutral position determination step of determining a neutral position of each speed-range shift rail by reciprocating a control finger in the speed-range shift rail. Since the neutral position of each speed-range shift rail is set through the above method, it is possible to perform more accurate gear-shifting and prevent incomplete gear engagement by performing the gear-shifting at the neutral position of each speed-range shift rail. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186632 | INTEGRATED DEBRIS BARRIER ON METAL FACE SEALS - A sealing assembly having a first metal seal ring including a first lateral face defining a first seal surface and a second metal seal ring including a second lateral face defining a second seal surface that is configured to form a face-to-face seal with the first seal surface. The first lateral face includes a laterally-facing groove positioned radially outward of the first seal surface. An annular debris barrier is configured to be received within the groove. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186633 | Seal Ring and Seal Structure - A seal ring is provided for sealing a rotating shaft. The seal ring has an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall includes one or more external ribs, and the external ribs are disposed along a circumferential direction of the outer wall. The inner wall includes one or more seal contact parts extending inwards from the inner wall, and the seal contact parts are disposed along a circumferential direction of the inner wall. The seal ring is made of an elastic material. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186634 | BRUSH SEAL WITH SPRING-LOADED BACKING PLATE - A brush seal for a gas turbine engine may comprise a spring-loaded support plate and a plurality of bristles located over the spring-loaded support plate. The spring-loaded support plate may comprise a support bar and a plurality of arms extending from the support bar. The support arms may be configured to apply a biasing load to the support bar. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186635 | GAS SEAL - A gas seal, in particular dry gas seal, which extends in a circumferential direction with respect to an axis, has a rotating slide ring and a stationary slide ring, wherein the stationary slide ring is axially movable. The gas seal has a slide sleeve and a pressure element which bears against the stationary slide ring at a first contact surface by a second contact surface, wherein, by the pressure element, an elastic element axially presses the stationary slide ring by way of the sealing surface of the latter against the rotating slide ring. The seal is arranged at least partially with a fastening portion between the two portions. The first portion is metal, the second portion is ceramic, and the slide sleeve is ceramic. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186636 | RADIALLY AND AXIALLY SELF-ALIGNING SPLIT SEAL RING - A split seal ring having end faces that self-align in both the axial and radial directions is prepared by forming an opposing first pair of angled grooves extending from an inner edge partway across the seal ring inner diameter, and a second pair of angled grooves extending from the inner edge partway across the seal ring rear surface. In embodiments, corresponding grooves meet to form V-shapes. Additional grooves can extend from the outer edge partway across the inner diameter. Corresponding grooves extending from the outer and inner edges on the inner diameter can terminate at locations that are offset radially and/or angularly. By applying an outward force, the seal ring is split at the groove locations into split ring sections having mating end faces. The resulting end face geometry is sufficiently complex to cause both radial and axial realignment as the seal ring halves are mated together. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186637 | LABYRINTH SEAL - A labyrinth seal is included in a rotary machine. The rotary machine includes a first member, a second member facing the first member, and a gap formed between the first member and the second member. The labyrinth seal includes a step portion, a high-pressure-side fin on the high-pressure side relative to the step portion, a low-pressure-side fin on the low-pressure side relative to the step portion, and an annular groove. The step portion is configured to allow a portion of the second member on the low-pressure side relative to be arranged closer to the other side of the facing direction than a portion of the second member on the high-pressure side. The annular groove is arranged in at least a part of a region on the low-pressure side and on the high-pressure side, relative to the low-pressure-side fin. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186638 | Inlet Pressure Compensation for a Valve System - An inlet pressure valve regulation system to provide a regulated fluid flow includes a housing, first piston assembly, regulating valve, and inlet pressure conduit. The housing has an inlet at an inlet end which receives a pressurized fluid and an outlet at an outlet end which provides the regulated fluid flow. The piston assembly is arranged in the housing and has a first cavity and a control orifice to fluidly connect the inlet to the first cavity. The first piston assembly is configured to regulate the fluid flow. The regulating valve has a first valve chamber, a second valve chamber fluidly connected to a vent, a floating valve seat disposed between the first valve chamber and the second valve chamber, and a valve component. The floating valve seat includes a diaphragm and a seat having a passageway to fluidly connect the first valve chamber and the second valve chamber. | 2019-06-20 |
20190186639 | Stellventil - The invention relates to a control valve for adjusting a process fluid flow of a process plant, comprising a valve housing ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190186640 | EXPANDING GATE VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH PRESSURE EQUALIZATION SYSTEM - A gate valve for a pressurized pipe includes a paddle member with a lower proximal portion and a pair of spaced-apart and leg portions that form an outer edge and an inner edge. A cartridge includes a valve stem channel extending through a distal portion and through a conduit and terminating at a proximal opening in a proximal portion of the cartridge. The proximal portion of the cartridge includes a slot for accommodating the inner edge of the paddle member. In a pre-compression configuration, the inner edge of the paddle member is spaced-apart from the proximal opening of the conduit and in a post-compression configuration, the inner edge of the paddle member engages and seals the proximal opening resulting in a built-in check-valve that is open when the paddle member is in the pre-compression configuration and closed when the paddle member is in the post-compression configuration. | 2019-06-20 |