26th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160186656 | TRUNNION FOR HIGH-PRESSURE TURBINE, AND TURBOJET ENGINE INCLUDING SUCH A TRUNNION - The invention relates to a trunnion ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186657 | TURBINE ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A turbine engine assembly is provided. The assembly includes a low-pressure turbine configured to rotate at a first rotational speed, and a fan assembly coupled to the low-pressure turbine and configured to rotate at a second rotational speed lower than the first rotational speed. The fan assembly includes a fan blade fabricated from a composite material and having a configuration selected based on the second rotational speed of the fan assembly. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186658 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ESTIMATING A COMBUSTION EQUIVALENCE RATIO IN A GAS TURBINE WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - A system includes an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas turbine system which includes a combustor configured to receive and combust a fuel with an oxidant and a turbine driven by combustion products from the combustor and a turbine driven by combustion products from the combustor. The EGR gas turbine system further includes an exhaust gas recirculation section fluidly coupled to the turbine and to the combustor, wherein the exhaust gas recirculation section is configured to intake an exhaust gas from the turbine and to recirculate at least a portion of the exhaust gas to the combustor as a diluent. The EGR gas turbine system additionally includes a control system, comprising one or more processors configured to receive a first signal representative of an exhaust flow composition of the exhaust gas and to receive a second signal representative of a diluent flow composition of the diluent. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186659 | GAS TURBINE COMBINED CYCLE FACILITY AND WATER-SURFACE FACILITY - A gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) facility ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186660 | ENGINE COMPONENT - An engine component includes a hot surface in thermal communication with a hot combustion gas flow, and a cooling surface, opposite the hot surface, along which a cooling fluid flows. At least one vortex generator is provided on the cooling surface, and can induce a vortex in the cooling fluid in response to contact with the flowing cooling fluid. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186661 | COOLED COOLING AIR TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM COMBUSTOR DOME - A gas turbine engine includes a compressor, a turbine, and a combustor. The combustor includes a fuel injector and a vaporizer within the combustor positioned to receive liquid fuel from the fuel injector to vaporize the liquid fuel therein. The gas turbine engine includes an enclosed passage external to the combustor having a wall, a diffuser positioned to direct the air into the passage, causing the air to cool by transferring heat through the wall from the air within the passage to the vaporized fuel within the vaporizer, and a cooled cooling air passageway positioned to receive the air from the passage and direct the air after being cooled to at least one of the turbine and the compressor. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186662 | PILOT NOZZLE IN GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine that includes: an elongated centerbody; an elongated peripheral wall formed about the centerbody so to define a primary flow annulus therebetween; a primary fuel supply and a primary air supply in fluid communication with an upstream end of the primary flow annulus; and a pilot nozzle. The pilot nozzle may be formed in the centerbody and include: axially elongated mixing tubes defined within a centerbody wall; a fuel port positioned on the mixing tubes for connecting each to a secondary fuel supply; and a secondary air supply configured so to fluidly communicate with an inlet of each of the mixing tubes. A plurality of the mixing tubes may be formed as canted mixing tubes that are configured for inducing a swirling flow about the central axis in a collective discharge therefrom. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186663 | PILOT NOZZLE IN GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine that includes: an elongated centerbody; an elongated peripheral wall formed about the centerbody so to define a primary flow annulus therebetween; a primary fuel supply and a primary air supply in the primary flow annulus; and a pilot nozzle. The pilot nozzle may be formed in the centerbody and include: axially elongated mixing tubes defined within a centerbody wall; a fuel port positioned on the mixing tubes for connecting each to a secondary fuel supply; and a secondary air supply configured so to fluidly communicate with an inlet of each of the mixing tubes. A plurality of the mixing tubes may be formed as canted mixing tubes that are configured for inducing a swirling downstream flow, while a plurality of the mixing tubes may be axial mixing tubes. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186664 | GAS TURBINE SEALING - A gas turbine engine having a turbine that includes a stator blade and a rotor blade having a seal formed in a trench cavity defined therebetween. The seal may include: a stator overhang extending from the stator blade toward the rotor blade so to include an overhang topside, and, opposite the overhang topside, an overhang underside; a rotor outboard face extending radially inboard from a platform edge, the rotor outboard face opposing at least a portion of the overhang face across the axial gap of the trench cavity; an axial projection extending from the rotor outboard face toward the stator blade so to axially overlap with the stator overhang; and an interior cooling channel extending through the stator overhang to a port formed through the overhang underside. The port may be configured to direct a coolant expelled therefrom toward the axial projection. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186665 | GAS TURBINE SEALING - A turbine in a gas turbine engine that includes a stator blade and a rotor blade having a seal formed in a trench cavity. The trench cavity may include an axial gap defined between opposing inboard faces of the stator blade and rotor blade. The seal may include: a stator overhang extending from the stator blade toward the rotor blade so to include an outboard edge and an inboard edge and, defined therebetween, an overhang face; a rotor outboard face extending radially inboard from a platform edge, the rotor outboard face opposing at least a portion of the overhang face across the axial gap of the trench cavity; and a first axial projection extending from the rotor outboard face toward the stator blade. The stator overhang and the first axial projection of the rotor blade may be configured so to axially overlap. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186666 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR REDUCING SECONDARY HEAT IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A turbine section for a gas turbine engine includes a first rotor assembly with a first rotor assembly bleed air source and an aft cavity that is in fluid communication with the first rotor assembly bleed air source. A second rotor assembly includes a forward cavity. A vane bleed air source is in fluid communication with the forward cavity. A seal extends between the first rotor assembly and the second rotor assembly. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186667 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH TWO-SPOOL FAN AND VARIABLE VANE TURBINE - A method of operating a gas turbine engine includes modulating a variable high pressure turbine inlet guide vane of a high pressure spool to performance match a first stage fan section of a low pressure spool and an intermediate stage fan section of an intermediate spool to maintain a generally constant engine inlet flow while varying engine thrust. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186668 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS TURBINE - A disclosed method for operating a gas turbine includes controlling an oxidizer supply to the gas turbine combustion chamber and/or a fuel supply to the gas turbine combustion chamber in order to maintain the flame temperature or a parameter indicative thereof within a given range. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186669 | METHOD AND MODULE FOR FILTERING A RAW SETPOINT - This module ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186670 | FUEL SYSTEM - A fuel system includes a centrifugal pump which pressurizes and delivers fuel that is supplied to an aircraft engine, and a transmission which connects the engine and the centrifugal pump to each other, is able to regulate a gear ratio and which modifies and transmits a rotational speed of rotational power that is output from the engine to the centrifugal pump. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186671 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURGING FUEL FROM TURBOMACHINE - A system includes a fuel premixer configured to distribute a fuel to a combustor and a purge system configured to purge the fuel from the fuel premixer. The purge system includes a discharge line configured to receive a flow of a purge mixture from the fuel premixer. The purge system includes an orifice coupled to the discharge line and an eductor having an interior, an opening, and an outlet. The orifice is configured to constrict the flow of the purge mixture. The interior is fluidly coupled to the orifice, to the opening, and to the outlet. The purge mixture is configured to flow through the interior from the orifice to the outlet, the flow of the purge mixture through the orifice is configured to draw coolant into interior of the eductor through the opening, and the coolant drawn through the opening is configured to mix with the purge mixture. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186672 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF EXHAUST GAS VIA CYLINDER DEACTIVATION - An apparatus includes an engine load module structured to detect an engine operating state of the engine and generate an engine status report; a timing module structured to receive the engine status report and generate a cylinder request after the engine has been in a certain engine operating state for a certain period of time; and a cylinder module structured to receive the cylinder request and generate a cylinder command to be sent to the engine to deactivate a portion of combustion cylinders based on the engine operating state existing for the certain period of time. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186673 | Apparatus And Method For Igniting A Gaseous Fuel In A Direct Injection Internal Combustion Engine - An apparatus and method for igniting a gaseous fuel directly introduced into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine comprises steps of heating a space near a fuel injector nozzle; introducing a pilot amount of the gaseous fuel in the combustion chamber during a first stage injection event; controlling residency of the pilot amount in the space such that a temperature of the pilot amount increases to an auto-ignition temperature of the gaseous fuel whereby ignition occurs; introducing a main amount of the gaseous fuel during a second stage injection event after the first stage injection event; and using heat from combustion of the pilot amount to ignite the main amount. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186674 | ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER - An electronic controller controls a drive of a vehicle that uses an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as a driving source. The electronic controller includes a travelling distance calculation portion, a diagnosis portion, and a control portion. The travelling distance calculation portion calculates a travelling distance where the vehicle can travel by using the electric motor as the driving source, based on a power surplus quantity of a battery that supplies electric power to the electric motor. The diagnosis portion diagnoses a diagnosis object included in the internal combustion engine. The control portion controls the internal combustion engine. When a condition that the travelling distance is shorter than or equal to a threshold distance that is predetermined is satisfied, the control portion forcibly drives the diagnosis object and controls the diagnosis portion to execute a malfunction diagnosis of the diagnosis object. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186675 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DIESEL ENGINE - A power generating set includes an engine operable in response to a flow of fuel to produce a flow of exhaust gas, a generator coupled to the engine and operable in response to operation of the engine to produce a total electrical power, and a primary load electrically connected to the generator to receive a portion of the total electrical power, the primary load having a cyclical pattern. A battery bank is selectively connected to the generator to receive a portion of the total electrical power and an insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is positioned to selectively transition between a connected state and a disconnected state. The battery bank is connected to the generator to charge the battery bank when the IGBT is in the connected state and is disconnected from the generator when the IGBT is in the disconnected state. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186676 | Method and Device for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - The present disclosure provides a method for adjusting the operation of an internal combustion engine comprising: determining a gradient of an overrun-air line based on an ambient condition and a current operating point; determining a value for a cylinder air mass situated in a cylinder after closure of the gas exchange valves; and using the determined cylinder air mass to adjust one or more operating parameters of the internal combustion engine. The overrun-air line may correspond to an air mass situated in the respective cylinder after closure of the gas exchange valves at predefined operating temperature for the engine, when the engine is operated briefly without fuel metering and combustion. Determining a cylinder air mass may be based at least in part on the current operating point and the current ambient value of the at least one ambient variable. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186677 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor has a vertical-shaft vee engine unit provided with a crankshaft arranged approximately vertically and left and right cylinder units aligned to be open backward in a “V” shape as seen in a plan view. A surge tank and an air intake system unit provided with an intake pipe to connect the surge tank to intake ports of the left and right cylinder heads are arranged in a center of a width direction of a rear side of the engine unit. In addition, an electronic control unit is arranged in an approximate center of a height direction in the right side of the air intake system unit. Furthermore, a high-pressure fuel filter is arranged in an approximate center of a height direction in the left side of the air intake system unit. Moreover, a vapor separator embedded with a high-pressure fuel pump is arranged under the high-pressure fuel filter. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186678 | TWO-STAGE TURBO CHARGER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A two-stage turbo charger system includes: a high pressure turbine driven by exhaust gas from an engine and a low pressure turbine driven by exhaust gas produced after driving the high pressure turbine; a low pressure compressor primarily compressing intake air by rotation of the low pressure turbine and a high pressure compressor secondarily compressing intake air by the high pressure turbine; and a compressor by-pass valve adjusting opening or closing of an intake air by-pass pipe allowing air discharged from the low pressure compressor to by-pass the high pressure compressor to move toward an intake manifold. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULATING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION IN AN ENGINE - The present disclosure includes a system and method for regulating exhaust gas recirculation (“EGR”) in an engine. In one embodiment, the system may include a knock sensor coupled to the engine that sends a signal corresponding to at least one operating condition of the engine to a controller. The controller may estimate an amount of EGR gas administered to the engine and regulate the amount of EGR gas being administered to the engine when the estimated amount of EGR gas is not an effective amount. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186680 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD - An exhaust gas purification system including a catalyst device configured to recover a purification capacity of a catalyst by an air-fuel ratio richness control, based on a richness control permission range where the air-fuel ratio richness control is permitted to be performed, and a richness control prohibition range where the air-fuel ratio richness control is prohibited from being performed. A catalyst temperature of the catalyst device and an air intake amount of an internal combustion engine are parameters for determining the richness control permission range or the richness control prohibition range. The richness control prohibition range is set as a range where the catalyst temperature of the catalyst device is lower than a preset lower limit catalyst temperature and the air intake amount is larger than a preset upper limit air intake amount. The lower limit catalyst temperature is set to a temperature lower than a catalyst activation temperature. This makes it possible to reduce HC and NOx slip amounts and raise the catalyst temperature when the temperature is low. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186681 | Multi-Mode Advanced Combustion Engine with Supervisory Control - An engine system uses data associated with at least one operating condition of an engine to set the engine system to an AI mode when the engine is in an SI mode 1) within first operating condition limits, and 2) when a rate of change of a first operating condition is within rate of change limits, maintain the engine system in the SI mode when the engine is outside of first operating condition limits or when the rate of change of the first operating condition is not within rate of change limits, set the engine system to the SI mode when the engine is in the AI mode outside second operating condition limits, and maintain the engine system in the AI mode when the engine is within second operating condition limits, wherein the second operating condition limits are different from the first operating condition limits. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186682 | ZERO FLOW LUBRICATION FOR A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP - Methods and systems are providing for improving zero flow lubrication (ZFL) of a high pressure fuel pump coupled to direct fuel injectors via a direct injection fuel rail. A ZFL transfer function for the fuel pump is learned while fuel is at non-nominal fuel bulk modulus conditions and corrected for variations from a nominal fuel bulk modulus estimate. When zero flow lubrication of the pump is requested, the pump is operated with a duty cycle based on the learned transfer function and an instantaneous estimate of the fuel bulk modulus to compensate for differences in fuel condition from the nominal fuel bulk modulus estimate. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186683 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INJECTOR DRIVING - A method for controlling a injector driving of the present invention may include the steps of: blocking fuel supply when it is a first start or first ignition-on of a vehicle, driving an injector for a predetermined time; and studying and controlling an opening time of the injector such that the opening time of the injector according to the properties of the injector follows a reference opening time. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186684 | SLIDING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sliding member includes: a metal substrate; an undercoat primer layer that is formed on a sliding surface of the metal substrate; and a resin layer that is formed on the undercoat primer layer, in which the resin layer is formed by curing a composition layer containing a bifunctional alicyclic epoxy and a polymerization initiator. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186685 | PISTON FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston body. The piston body includes a head, two side walls, two skirts, and a reinforcement member. The head includes a recessed crown. Each side wall includes a pin boss configured to support a piston pin. The two skirts are respectively located at a thrust side with respect to an axis of the piston pin and an anti-thrust side with respect to the axis of the piston pin. The reinforcement member includes two legs and a connecting portion connecting upper ends of the two legs. The two legs are respectively insert-casted in the two skirts. The connecting portion is insert-casted in the head. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186686 | REDUCED COMPRESSION HEIGHT DUAL GALLERY PISTON, PISTON ASSEMBLY THEREWITH AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A piston assembly, piston therefor and methods of construction are provided. The assembly includes a piston head and connecting rod operably coupled thereto via a wrist pin. The piston head has an upper crown with a combustion bowl and an undercrown surface. The lower crown includes axially aligned pin bores receiving the wrist pin. An upper wall of the lower crown has an oil inlet, an oil outlet and a concave, saddle bearing surface that bears against the wrist pin. A toroid-shaped outer cooling gallery is formed between wall portions of the upper and lower crowns, wherein the outer cooling gallery surrounds an inner cooling gallery. The connecting rod is fixed to the wrist pin for conjoint oscillation. The connecting rod has an oil passage in fluid communication with a through hole in the wrist pin to allow oil to flow therethrough into the inner cooling gallery via the oil inlet. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186687 | PISTON OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A piston of an internal combustion engine, includes an intake-side recess and an exhaust-side recess. At a peripheral edge of at least one recess, of the intake-side recess and the exhaust-side recess, a curvature radius of a cross-section along the defined direction of a portion where the recess is connected to a portion of the piston top surface that is on one side of the recess in the defined direction, is smaller than a curvature radius of a cross-section along the defined direction of a portion where the recess is connected to a portion of the piston top surface that is on the other side of the recess in the defined direction. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186688 | INTEGRATED THRUST REVERSER ACTUATION SYSTEM - A turbofan engine having a turbine engine, a nacelle surrounding a portion of the turbine engine, and a thrust reverser. The thrust reverser comprises a movable control surface movable to and from a reversing position and a thrust reverser actuation system having at least one actuator operably coupled to the movable control surface to move the movable control surface into and out of the reversing position. A guide comprising a rail and a bogie having at least one rotatable bearing surface coupled to the rail for relative translational movement between the rail and bogie connects the turbine engine to the movable control surface such that operation of the at least one actuator moves the movable control surface by translation movement between the rail and the bogie. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186689 | Thermoformed Cascades for Jet Engine Thrust Reversers - A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186690 | NON-AXISYMMETRIC FAN FLOW PATH - A gas turbine engine propulsion system and method of assembling such is disclosed. The gas turbine engine propulsion system comprises a gas turbine engine that includes a fan flow path. The fan flow path may extend from the fan inlet to the rear exhaust outlet of the bypass flow path. A portion of the fan flow path, proximal to the fan, is non-axisymmetric. The non-axisymmetric portion may be upstream or downstream of the fan. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186691 | LOW-THICKNESS THERMOSTRUCTURAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART, AND MANUFACTURE METHOD - A thermostructural composite material part including carbon or ceramic fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix having at least one thin portion in which: the thickness of the part is less than 2 mm, or indeed less than 1 mm; the fiber reinforcement is made as a single thickness of multilayer fabric made of spread yarns having a weight of not less than 200 tex; the fiber volume ratio lies in the range 25% to 45%; and the ratio between the number of layers of the multilayer fabric and the thickness in millimeters of the part is not less than four. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186692 | CARBURETOR - A carburetor provided with a cap that prevents removal thereof by willful and forcible over-operation or destruction by a user, that is easily assembled without increasing the number of components, and that is a control means of an adjustment valve of a fuel flow rate concomitant to a carburetor of a conventional utility engine. A sleeve | 2016-06-30 |
20160186693 | Exhaust Gas Recirculation Mixer - An exhaust gas recirculation system may include a header located at an end of a cooler, and a mixer for mixing exhaust gases and intake air within the header. The mixer may include a passage for receiving exhaust gases and an inlet for receiving intake air. The exhaust gases and intake air may collide at a substantially perpendicular angle within the mixer, and the mixer may further include an outlet for emitting mixed exhaust gases and intake air. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186694 | VAPORIZED FUEL TREATING DEVICE AND BLOW-BY GAS RETURNING DEVICE - A combination of a vaporized fuel treating device and a blow-by gas returning device for an engine having a forced induction device may include an ejector. The ejector is disposed in a bypass passage that is in communication with an intake conduit at portions positioned upstream and downstream of the forced induction device. The ejector is configured to receive a boost gas generated by the forced induction device and to generate negative pressures therein, so as to supply the generated negative pressures to a purge conduit of the vaporized fuel treating device and a blow-by gas returning conduit of the blow-by gas returning device. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186695 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENGINE-OFF NATURAL VACUUM LEAK TESTING - A method is provided, comprising terminating a pressure rise portion of an engine-off natural vacuum test based on an initial rate of change of a fuel system pressure upon sealing a fuel system; and initiating a vacuum portion of the engine-off natural vacuum test responsive to suspending the pressure rise portion. The initial rate of change may indicate a likelihood of the pressure rise portion reaching a pressure rise threshold. In this way, the vacuum portion of the test may be initiated earlier, increasing the likelihood of a conclusive result being obtained during a test time limit. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186696 | Air Guiding Arrangement Comprising Tank Ventilation System - An air guiding arrangement for an internal combustion engine is provided with an intake manifold that supplies intake air to the internal combustion engine, wherein the intake manifold has a flow compressor apparatus with a compressor. A tank ventilation system for a fuel tank of the internal combustion engine is provided, wherein the tank ventilation system has an adsorption filter and a first ventilation line which is branching off the adsorption filter. A throttle device is provided upstream of the compressor in the intake manifold. The ventilation line is connected to the intake manifold and opens into the intake manifold at a location between the throttle device and the compressor. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186697 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE - A flow control valve including a passage, and first and second valve devices disposed in the passage and comprising first and second valve members, valve seats, and seal members, respectively. Each valve member is movable for opening and closing the passage. Each seal member may seal between the corresponding valve member and seat. The first valve member moves in a first direction toward a closing position of the first valve device. The second valve member moves in a second direction, opposite the first closing direction, toward a closing position of the second valve device. The first or the second seal member may include a base portion attached to one of the corresponding valve member and the corresponding valve seat, a lip extending from the base portion, and a turning-up inhibiting device configured to inhibit the lip from turning up when the corresponding valve member is in the closing position. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186698 | FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY APPARATUS - A fuel vapor recovery apparatus includes an adsorbent canister capable of capturing fuel vapor produced in a fuel tank, a purge passage connecting the adsorbent canister to an intake passage of an engine, and a purge pump for delivering fuel vapor from the adsorbent canister to the intake passage via the purge passage. The purge pump has a pump part and a motor part configured to drive the pump part. The fuel vapor recovery apparatus further includes a prevention mechanism for preventing liquid fuel liquefied from the fuel vapor in the purge passage from entering the motor part through the pump part. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186699 | PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS OF FUEL TANK FOR VEHICLE - In pressure increasing control for raising a pressure within a sealed type fuel tank from an excessive negative pressure to a low negative pressure, an opening or closing operation of a sealing valve, when the interior of a vehicle is very quiet, may cause the working noise thereof to be transmitted to a passenger, thereby deteriorating the noise characteristic. When the pressure within a fuel tank is below a predetermined negative pressure near a saturated vapor pressure of the fuel and an interior noise level is equal to or greater than a threshold value, a controller may operate a sealing valve to thereby raise the pressure of the fuel tank to a normal negative pressure region which may be higher than the predetermined negative pressure. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186700 | FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - A fuel vapor processing apparatus may include a canister and a valve device. The canister may include a canister case and may adsorb fuel vapor and allow desorption of fuel vapor. The valve device may include a valve housing defining a fuel vapor passage therein. A valve may be disposed within the valve housing and may control a flow of fuel vapor through the fuel vapor passage. The valve housing may be directly connected to the canister case, so that the fuel vapor passage communicates within the canister case. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186701 | Exhaust Gas Recirculation System for Internal Combustion Engine - In accordance with the present invention, condensed water generated upstream of a compressor can be caused to flow into a groove | 2016-06-30 |
20160186702 | FRESH AIR SYSTEM - A fresh air system for an internal combustion engine may include an inlet section, an air filter and a connecting section fluidly connecting the inlet section to the air filter. The air filter may include a filter element arranged in a filter housing, and a housing cover closing the filter housing and configured to be removable from the filter housing to change the filter element. The connecting section may be movably connected to the inlet section on an inlet side and detachably connected to the housing cover on an outlet side. To change the filter element when the inlet section is connected to the connecting section, the connecting section may be detachable from the housing cover and adjustable relative to the filter housing to such an extent that the housing cover can be removed from the filter housing. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186703 | INTAKE SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - An intake system of a vehicle, includes an air cleaner case, an air filter that is arranged inside the air cleaner case and positively charged, and a self discharge type static eliminator that decreases an amount of electrification charge on a wall surface of the air cleaner case within a limited range about a location where the self discharge type static eliminator is installed, when the self discharge type static eliminator is installed on the wall surface of the air cleaner case. An peripheral edge part of the air filter is held by an air filter holding part of the air cleaner case. The self discharge type static eliminator is installed on an outer wall surface of the air filter holding part of the air cleaner case. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186704 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR ENGINE - Disclosed is an exhaust gas recirculation system provided in an engine to recirculate, to an intake manifold, a part of exhaust gas discharged from an engine body, as EGR gas. The exhaust gas recirculation system comprises: an in-head gas passage formed in a cylinder head to allow the EGR gas to pass through a position adjacent to a first coolant jacket formed in the cylinder head to allow coolant to flow therethrough an EGR cooler configured to cool the EGR gas after passing through the cylinder head via the in-head gas passage and before being introduced into the intake manifold; and a relay pipe configured to guide the EGR gas just after passing through the cylinder head, to the EGR cooler. The relay pipe is provided with a second coolant jacket for allowing coolant to flow therethrough so as to cool the EGR gas being flowing inside the relay pipe. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186705 | UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle according to the present invention comprises: a chassis | 2016-06-30 |
20160186706 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUEL STATE CONTROL WITH FUEL RECIRCULATION AND PREHEAT - A method of recirculating high temperature fuel used as a coolant and lubricant in the engine to a fuel state control system is provided. The method may decrease the need for a heater component in the fuel state control system. The combination of the fuel recirculation and the use of a fuel state control system may increase the engine efficiency and decrease the emission of pollutants. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186707 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP - A high-pressure pump includes a plunger reciprocating in conjunction with rotation of a rotational shaft to be able to change a volume of a pressurizing chamber and a control valve having a first valve body and a second valve body disposed in a fuel suction passage that communicates with the pressurizing chamber and supplies/blocks fuel to/from the pressurizing chamber by displacing the valve body in an axial direction by switching between energization and non-energization of a coil. An ECU adjusts a fuel discharge amount of the high-pressure pump by switching a valve opening and a valve closing of the control valve by the energization control of the coil. The ECU detects movement of the valve body with respect to a drive command of the valve opening or the valve closing of the control valve and executes an actuation determination of the high-pressure pump on the basis of a detection result. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186708 | Roller Tappet - A roller tappet includes a roller and a roller shoe in which the roller is rotatably mounted. The roller shoe has a first lateral surface with a recess for receiving the roller, a second lateral surface opposite the first lateral surface, and a third lateral surface between the first and second lateral surfaces. The third lateral surface and at least part of the second lateral surface are each curved. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186709 | METHOD FOR THE INJECTOR-SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS OF A FUEL INJECTION DEVICE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A FUEL INJECTION DEVICE - A method for the injector-specific diagnosis of a fuel injection device of an internal combustion engine, including the following steps: detecting a pressure progression in an individual accumulator of an injector in a time-resolved manner; evaluating the detected pressure progression; determining if there is a fault state of the injection device in the region of the injector on the basis of the detected and evaluated pressure progression; and identifying the fault state on the basis of the detected and evaluated pressure progression. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186710 | COMBINATION SHUTTLE AND LUBRICATOR VALVE FOR AN AIR STARTER - A system for starting an engine is disclosed herein. The system includes a combination valve to control compressed fluid flow and lubricant flow to an air starter. The combination valve includes a housing having a shuttle valve and a lubricator valve disposed therein. The shuttle valve controls a compressed fluid flow and the lubricator valve controls a lubricant flow to the air starter. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186711 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN ALTERNATOR-STARTER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND CORRESPONDING ALTERNATOR-STARTER - The method according to the invention is implemented in an alternator-starter ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160186712 | SENSOR MODULE FOR A PRESSURE-MEASURING SHEATHED-ELEMENT GLOW PLUG - A sensor module having a sensor housing, at least one piezoelectric converter element that is disposed in the sensor housing, and at least one insulating member that is disposed in the sensor housing alongside the converter element. The insulating member has on its outer periphery at least one recess in which a contacting system of the converter element extends. A pressure-measuring glow plug having a sensor module of this kind is also described. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186713 | TURBINE ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A turbine rotor assembly for extracting energy from an oscillating working fluid. The turbine rotor assembly includes a hub rotatable about a central axis. A plurality of blades is mounted to the hub about the central axis. Each blade has a leading edge and a trailing edge which are configured to be complementary in profile to each other such that the blades can be mounted in close fitting edge-to-edge proximity to each other. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186714 | WATER POWERED ELECTRICAL GENERATOR WITH OUTLET AERATION FEATURE FOR MARINE LIFE AND INCLUDING MINIMAL WATER DROP WITH NO HEAD PRESSURE - A water powered generator having a cylindrical shaped body supported in a substantially submerged fashion within a flowing body of water. A bracket extends from the body and is adapted to affix the same to an underwater bed location. A rotatable shaft extends vertically through a central interior of the body and about which are secured a plurality of vanes. An inlet of the body directs an inlet flow of fluid into an outer peripheral location of the body interior. A vertically descended outlet of the body aligns with the central interior and causes the creation of a naturally occurring vortex in the fluid passing within the body, this enhancing the rotational driving of the shaft, to which an electrical generator or other work output linkage can be connected, and prior to the fluid being discharged through the outlet. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186715 | BUOY FOR OBTAINING ENERGY FROM A WAVE IN A BODY OF WATER - A buoy for obtaining energy from a wave in a body of water, and associated methods are disclosed. The buoy can include a floatation portion to provide buoyancy for the buoy in water. The buoy can also include a ballast portion operable with the floatation portion to move in a pendulum motion in response to a wave in the body of water. The floatation portion can be substantially maintained above the ballast portion. In addition, the buoy can include an energy conversion device to generate power in response to the pendulum motion of the ballast portion. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186716 | Wave-Powered Devices Configured for Nesting - A wave-powered water vehicle includes a) a first component which is a float that travels on or near the water surface; b) a second component which is wave actuated and travels below the first component; and c) a means whereby the first component engages the second component and/or the second component engages the first component; wherein the engagement means provides lateral support of one component for the other, and thereby minimizes lateral movement of one against the other when the components are fitted together. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186717 | SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING ENERGY FROM A MOVING MASS - A system includes at least two tunnels configured for immersion in a moving mass wherein a part of the moving mass passes through the tunnels. An energy collector is disposed in each of the tunnels. The energy collector has an open state and a collapsed state where the collector in the open state collects energy from the moving mass. An actuator joined to each of the energy collectors transitions the energy collector between the open state and the collapsed state. An actuator activator in each of the at least two tunnels activates the actuators where activation of the actuators results in a reciprocating motion of the energy collectors in the tunnels. A cable system joins the actuators for transferring the reciprocating motion. A pulley system translates the reciprocating motion to a rotational force wherein energy from the moving mass is transferred to the rotational force. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186718 | WIND-ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHODS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wind-energy conversion system includes an air intake, a receiver and an energy conversion unit. The air intake includes a first unidirectional intake portion, a second unidirectional intake portion. The first and second unidirectional intakes include a horizontal pipe portion, an elbow portion, and a vertical pipe portion. The receiver is in fluid communication with the first unidirectional intake portion and the second unidirectional portion. The receiver receives air from the first unidirectional intake and the second unidirectional intake. The receiver includes a converging flow passage, and an air outlet. The energy conversion unit is in fluid communication with the air outlet. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186719 | PSP WIND-POWERED GENERATOR COMPRISING BLADES AT DIHEDRAL ANGLES - The invention relates to a wind-powered generator comprising blades at dihedral angles (PSP), characterised by an aerodynamic, semi-flat blade having, on one if its sides, a bent section measuring approximately a quarter of the total width of the blade and forming a dihedral angle of less than 30°, the interior space of which captures the kinetic power of the wind impacting on the blade, thereby generating a powerful rotary movement in that direction. The blades form a diametrical set of two blades generating a strong and effective rotary movement at a 90° angle to the linear movement of the wind. The invention can be used to create: a generator comprising one single set of two blades; a generator comprising two sets of blades moving in one direction and generating an aggregate output; and/or a generator comprising two sets of blades rotating in opposite directions that generate twice the output of a set of blades rotating in one direction, with one single fixed and mobile structure, one single generator and one single wind mass. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186720 | WIND POWER GENERATION TOWER PROVIDED WITH GYROMILL TYPE WIND TURBINE - The present invention discloses a wind power generation tower. The wind power generation tower, according to various embodiments of the present invention, comprises: a wind collection unit and an energy conversion unit, wherein wind power generation can be implemented by accelerating wind speed even for low speed wind and simultaneously increasing the utilization efficiency of the wind which rotates blades, thereby improving overall power generation efficiency. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186721 | WIND TURBINE BLADE ASSEMBLY - A wind turbine blade assembly includes a rotary shaft, and a plurality of blade units connected to the rotary shaft and angularly spaced apart from each other. Each blade unit includes a grid frame connected to the rotary shaft and formed with a plurality of grid spaces, a plurality of blade panels swingably connected to the grid frame and corresponding in position to the grid spaces, and a plurality of counterweight members respectively disposed on the swing ends of the blade panels. Each counterweight member includes a soft hollow main body and a counterweight fluid accommodated in the main body. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186722 | WIND TURBINE OPERATING METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON LOAD AND ACCELERATION MEASUREMENTS IN THE BLADE - Improvements Relating to Wind Turbines A wind turbine apparatus and a method of operating said wind turbine to maintain the load on the rotor blade below a predetermined threshold level is provided. The method comprises: measuring load at a root end of the rotor blade; measuring an acceleration at a location on the rotor blade outboard from the root end, the acceleration being caused by transient loads acting on the rotor blade; and controlling the wind turbine based upon the measured load and the measured acceleration to maintain the load on the rotor blade below a predetermined threshold level. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186723 | Revolving overhead windmill - The invention provides a revolving overhead windmill which includes airfoil means for interfacing with a fluid current comprising an air current or wind, and which includes energy harvesting means utilizing fluid current driven periodic motion of the fluid-foil means for capturing fluid-dynamic renewable energy and converting it into usable energy in a desired form such as electricity. The invention provides devices, methods and systems for harvesting renewable energy for medium-scale, large-scale and ultra-large-scale applications, to provide real and substantial benefits towards efficiently fulfilling energy needs while also more broadly serving humanity and our global environment. The various embodiments of the invention provide energy with zero consumption of fossil fuels and zero emissions of greenhouse gases. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186724 | Hybrid Electric Generation Systems for generating cleaner and renewable electric energy - An electric generating system that uses components comprised of a modified wind turbine, a modified roller coaster, a modified Ferris wheel, a power transfer assembly along with other prime movers and electric generators to generate cleaner and renewable electricity up to 24 hours a day, almost anywhere in the world, and at a cost competitive with coal-fired generating plants. This system can work without the use of water, wind, or the sun. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186725 | THERMAL WIND TURBINES - Thermal wind turbines capable of capturing energy from both blowing wind, and rising air heated by sunlight or another source of heat. The thermal wind turbine is equipped with two turbines, one optimized for receiving rising air, and the other optimized for receiving lateral winds. These turbines are installed into a housing designed to funnel air effectively through both turbines. The housings equipped with adjustable louvers for optimizing flow through the turbine system as wind and heat conditions vary. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186726 | WIND-ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHODS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wind-energy conversion system includes an air intake, an air outlet from the air intake, and at least one turbine in fluid communication with the air outlet from the air intake. The turbine includes a plurality of blades. The wind-energy conversion system also includes an insert positioned proximate the turbine. The insert directs the airflow toward an outer portion of the plurality of turbine blades. The air intake includes a substantially vertical converging nozzle, an object extending into the nozzle, and a converging flow passage between the object and the nozzle. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186727 | WIND-ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHODS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wind-energy conversion system includes an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake includes a substantially vertical converging nozzle, an object extending into the nozzle, a converging flow passage between the object and the nozzle, and fixed vanes extending between the substantially vertical converging nozzle. The object extends into the nozzle, and an air outlet from the air intake. The wind-energy conversion also includes at least one turbine in fluid communication with the air outlet from the air intake. The turbine includes a plurality of blades. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186728 | SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR A WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine having discrete sets of magnets on the turbine support and the turbine rotor, creating repelling forces and spaces therebetween. The reduction of friction between the turbine rotor and the turbine support allows for an increase in energy production and scale of the wind turbines. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186729 | System For Generating Electric Power In Situ For An Underwater Or Overhead Cable - A renewable power recovery system for locally generating electric power, particularly associated with an overhead or underwater cable or with an overhead or underwater pipe. This system includes a turbine having a substantially cylindrical external casing rotatably mounted on the cable or on the pipe by way of mounting members and an alternator cinematically connected or integrated to the turbine. The mounting members and the turbine are made of two severable portions, provided with assembly elements to allow their assembly once they have been positioned on the cable or on the pipe. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186730 | IMPACT ACTUATOR, TOUCH PANEL, AND DRIVE METHOD - Various operation feelings are provided in, for example, an impact actuator. The impact actuator includes a drive signal output unit for outputting a drive signal in which the voltage of a single pulse signal is changed with time, and a shape memory alloy through which an electric current is caused to pass in a period corresponding to the drive signal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186731 | Split Shell Shaft Coupling for Submersible Pump Assemblies - An electrical submersible pump assembly has a number modules including a pump, a motor and a pressure equalizer. Each module has a rotatable shaft with a splined end that joins a splined end of another module, and those splined ends may differ in dimensions. A coupling that joins the shafts has a first shell has a splined bore that mates with the splined end of the first shaft. A second shell has a splined bore that mates with the splined end of the second shaft. An adopter has a first splined end in mating engagement with the splined bore of the first shell and a second splined end in mating engagement with the splined bore of the second shell. Fasteners secure the adapter to the shells. An annular seal isolates fluid communication between the first shell bore and the second shell bore. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186732 | ENERGY-STORING-TYPE HIGH-PRESSURE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, FUEL-SUPPLYING APPARATUS, AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREFOR - An energy-storing-type high-pressure electric fuel pump includes an electromagnetic driving apparatus and a plunger sleeve cylinder component. The plunger sleeve cylinder component includes a high-pressure volume, a plunger sleeve having a plunger hole, and a plunger capable of sliding within the plunger hole. A clearance volume of the plunger in the plunger hole is a high-pressure fuel chamber. A clearance volume between the electromagnetic driving apparatus and the plunger sleeve cylinder component forms a low-pressure fuel chamber. Under the action of the electromagnetic driving apparatus, the plunger sleeve cylinder component sucks a fuel in the low-pressure fuel chamber into the high-pressure fuel chamber and pressure-feeds the fuel into the high-pressure volume. The electromagnetic driving apparatus includes an energy storage apparatus, a movable part, and a still part. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186733 | CONTROL VALVE FOR VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - A control valve includes: a body having a port communicating with a discharge chamber, a port communicating with a control chamber, and a main valve hole formed in a passage connecting the ports; a main valve element configured to close and open a valve section by moving toward and away from the main valve hole; a solenoid configured to generate a force for driving the main valve element in valve opening and closing directions of the valve section, power supply to the solenoid being controlled according to pulse width modulation (PWM); and a vibration absorbing structure including a spring connected with a plunger configured to be displaced integrally with the main valve element, and a weight connected with the plunger with the spring therebetween in a relatively displaceable manner, and configured to suppress vibration of the main valve element caused by the PWM control. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186734 | ONE TURN ACTUATED DURATION SPRAY PUMP MECHANISM - A power assembly that can obtain duration discharge of product upon a single turn of an actuator sleeve to pressurize product and ready it for dispensing. The assembly includes a piston carried by a piston housing for reciprocation in a cylinder cup having a pump chamber. The actuator sleeve is connected through a clutch disc to a drive screw that is connected to reciprocate the piston housing and piston when the actuator sleeve is rotated. The clutch disc is operative to first disengage the actuator sleeve from the drive screw and then move a stem valve to an open position when an actuator is depressed to dispense product. The power assembly can be used with various energy storage devices such as springs, gases or elastics to exert pressure on product to be dispensed when the actuator is turned. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186735 | ACOUSTIC ATTENUATOR DEVICE FOR COMPRESSORS - The present invention refers to a compressor with an acoustic attenuator device, preferably those used in refrigeration systems, in general. More specifically, the present invention refers to an acoustic attenuator device comprising technical, structural, and functional features capable of simplifying the method of fabricating these parts and increasing acoustic attenuation levels of hermetic compressors, in general. In this sense, the attenuator device of the present invention comprises a hollow body closed by a cover to form a structure having at least one inlet hole and an outlet hole, wherein there is provided between said hollow body and said cover at least one intermediate body dividing said structure into at least two acoustic chambers (A, A′), and is formed by a platform provided with a connecting channel, which is in fluid communication between said acoustic chambers (A, A′) and further surrounds an outlet channel, which is interconnected with said outlet hollow disposed on said cover. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186736 | Check Valve and Method and Apparatus for Extending Life of Check Valve - A device and method are described for extending the life of check valves. An improved check valve having a double poppet and tapered guides is more robust, and a check valve protection device between the check valve and the environment into which fluid is injected protects the valve from a contaminating or corrosive environment. The check valve and check valve protection device are small and light weight to prevent vibration-induced failures. The check valve protection device preferably has an interior volume that fills quickly by relatively few cycles of the lubricant pump to reduce delay of lubricant to the injection point. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186737 | HERMETIC ELECTRICAL FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPRESSOR - An electrical feedthrough assembly for providing connection to components of a compressor includes a housing having an inner surface defining a channel. A sealed wire assembly is provided in the channel. The sealed wire assembly includes a body having an outer surface and a plurality of wires sealingly passing through the body. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186738 | Reciprocating Compressor or Pump and a Portable Tool Powering System Including a Reciprocating Compressor - A reciprocating compressor or pump features a manifold arranged not only to define a hollow interior for receiving fluid discharged from a plurality of cylinders but also to define a base or frame on which the cylinders are carried. Unique valves formed in part by flexible material reduces the likelihood of fatigue and increases efficiency by retaining less heat relative to conventional reed valves. A compressor or pump mounted at an end of a handle extending parallel to a motor housing likewise extending from the compressor or pump provides an easy to carry portable assembly. A fan mounted between a motor and a compressor pulls air through the compressor inlet to both cool the motor and feed the compressor. A portable tool system powers both pneumatic and electric tools. Connecting rod structures for radial compressors or pumps provide improved strength and easier assembly | 2016-06-30 |
20160186739 | COAXIAL PUMPING APPARATUS WITH INTERNAL POWER FLUID COLUMN - The present application relates generally to pumps, and more particularly to piston type pumps having increased energy efficiency, systems incorporating such piston type pumps, and methods of operating piston type pumps. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186740 | ELECTRONIC PUMP MOTOR CONTROL - A motor control system for a lubricant pump motor comprises a pump system power input, a motor drive, a current sensor, a lubrication controller, and a drive controller. The pump system power input is configured to supply system power. The motor drive is configured to drive the lubricant pump motor using the system power. The current sensor is disposed between the pump system power input and the motor drive to sense an input current of the system power. The lubrication controller configured to provide motor activation signals. The drive controller is disposed to receive the motor activation signals via an isolated digital input, and to control the motor drive as a function of the sensed input current and a user-defined current set-point, in response to the activation signals. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186741 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP - A high-pressure pump includes a plunger and a control valve. An ECU adjusts a fuel discharge amount of the high-pressure pump by switching a valve opening and a valve closing of the control valve by the energization control of a coil. The ECU detects movement of the valve body with respect to a drive command of the valve opening or the valve closing of the control valve and executes an actuation determination of the high-pressure pump on the basis of a detection result. The ECU executes sound reduction control that reduces actuation sound of the high-pressure pump by controlling supply power supplied to the electromagnetic section on the basis of a determination result of the actuation determination in previous energization by the actuation determination section. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186742 | High Pressure Pump - A high pressure pump for delivering a fluid includes a pump housing with a longitudinal axis and a housing cavity, a piston partly arranged in the housing cavity and axially moveable within the housing cavity and having an axial end directed opposite a driving side of the high pressure pump, and a sealing unit having a sealing body arranged radially outside of the piston such that a first part of the housing cavity is sealed fluid-tight against a second part of the housing cavity. The sealing body includes a neck with an inner diameter smaller than a first diameter of a part of the piston arranged between the sealing body neck and the axial end of the piston. The piston has a second diameter in an axial area in which the sealing body neck is arranged, which second diameter is smaller than the first diameter. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186743 | PUMP ROD AND DRIVING LINK WITH SIDE-LOAD REDUCING CONFIGURATION - A pump rod has a head extending from a neck, and the head is received within a drive slot of a drive link. The head includes a projection, and has an area smaller than an area of the head. The projection contacts an inner surface of the drive slot. The drive link may include a projection aligned with a centerline of the drive link. The drive link projection contacts a head of the pump rod. The projections provide a reduced contact area between the pump rod and the drive link, thereby reducing any side-loading on the pump rod and increasing a lifespan of the wear parts. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186744 | INTEGRAL MOUNTING SYSTEM ON AXIAL RECIPROCATING PUMPS - A displacement pump includes a pump rod having a load concentrating feature extending from the head of the pump rod. The head of the pump rod is received within a slot of a drive link, and the drive link is configured to contact the load concentrating feature. Having the drive link contact the smaller diameter load concentrating feature reduces the misalignment between the driving force and the center of the pump rod and thereby reduces side-loading experienced by the pump rod. The displacement pump is configured to be used in a fluid dispensing system. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186745 | GASKETLESS HIGH PRESSURE CONNECTION - A sealing system for a high pressure pump operable above 15,000 psi includes a first engagement face formed as part of the vessel and defining an opening into the vessel bore, the first engagement face having a concave cross-section. A seal member is at least partially received within the bore and defines a second engagement face, the second engagement face having a convex cross-section. A retaining member is coupled to the seal member and is operable to move the seal member from an initial contact position with the vessel to a sealing contact position, wherein the first engagement face and the second engagement face define a first contact angle with respect to the axis in the initial contact position and a second contact angle that is greater than the first contact angle in the sealing position. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186746 | LIQUID PUMP AND RANKINE CYCLE APPARATUS - A liquid pump of the present disclosure includes a container, a shaft, a bearing, a pump mechanism, a storage space, and a liquid supply passage. The shaft is disposed in the container. The bearing supports the shaft. The pump mechanism pumps a liquid by rotation of the shaft. The storage space is defined in the container at a position outside the pump mechanism. The storage space stores the liquid to be taken into the pump mechanism or the liquid to be discharged to outside of the container after being expelled from the pump mechanism. The liquid supply passage is a flow path including an inlet open to the storage space and supplying the liquid stored in the storage space to the bearing. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186747 | Method and Apparatus to Manufacture a Progressive Cavity Motor or Pump - A stator and a method of manufacturing at least a portion of a progressive cavity motor or pump include disposing a cylindrical shell within a cylindrical housing, disposing a stator mold within the cylindrical shell, disposing an elastomeric material between the stator mold and the cylindrical shell, removing the stator mold from within the elastomeric material, thereby forming an elastomeric material layer having a stator profile within the cylindrical shell, and removing the cylindrical shell from within the cylindrical housing, thereby forming a cartridge having the elastomeric material layer disposed within the cylindrical shell. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186748 | FLOW RESTRICTOR FOR A MUD MOTOR - An assembly to restrict fluid flow through the bearing section of a positive displacement or progressive cavity pump or motor. The assembly fits within the bearing chamber and includes an upper ring member, a lower ring member, an outer ring member and a floating member. The floating ring member is axially disposed between the upper and lower ring members. The floating ring member is also disposed at least partially around a drive shaft and is radially movable and constrained inwardly of the outer ring member. The floating ring member has a radial clearance between the drive shaft and a floating ring member inner surface with the radial clearance varying depending on the relative position of the floating ring member to the outer ring member. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186749 | IMPROVED STATOR ASSEMBLY FOR PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMPING SYSTEMS - A stator for use in a progressive cavity pump is provided, comprising a housing having a suction end and a discharge end, and an elastomeric liner disposed within the housing that defines a passageway for receiving a rotor of the pump. The elastomeric liner comprises a reinforced component that is proximate to the discharge end and that provides a landing surface to resist passage of a rotor head through the passageway. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186750 | DISTRIBUTOR APPARATUS WITH A PAIR OF INTERMESHING SCREW ROTORS - A distributor apparatus | 2016-06-30 |
20160186751 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A variable displacement pump includes a housing having a pair of end wall surfaces; an annular outer rotor guide swingably disposed between the pair of end wall surfaces; a cylindrical outer rotor; an inner rotor provided radially inward of the outer rotor and configured to rotate integrally with a drive shaft at a location eccentric relative to the outer rotor; and a plurality of coupling plates coupling the inner rotor and the outer rotor. The outer rotor is rotatably fitted into an outer rotor supporting surface of the outer rotor guide. A space between the inner rotor and the outer rotor is partitioned into a plurality of chambers by the plurality of coupling plates. A concave portion is formed in the outer rotor supporting surface such that the concave portion exists over an entire axial range between the both end surfaces of the outer rotor guide. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186752 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT VANE PUMP WITH INTEGRATED FAIL SAFE FUNCTION - A variable displacement vane pump has a pressure controlled valve moveable between first and at least second valve positions based on an output pressure of the pressurized lubricant delivered through the outlet. The pressure controlled valve provides an integrated fail safe function to the pump when an electrical valve fails. The pressure controlled valve is inactive in the first position for an output pressure below a threshold level, allowing an electrical valve (current, solenoid, pulse width modulation (PWM) valve) to selectively control pressure in the control chamber under normal operation of the pump. In fail safe regulation mode, the electrical valve function is disabled and the pressure controlled valve is active in its second position, controlling pressure in the control chamber. Channels and vents in the pump can be opened and closed based on selective movement of the valve when the outlet pressure is at or above a threshold level. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186753 | TROCHOID PUMP WITH AIR EJECTION PORT - An air ejection port for ejecting air-mixed oil is structured with a first air ejection port provided on the inner peripheral side from an inscribed circle of an outer rotor and a second air ejection port provided on the outer peripheral side from a circumscribed circle of the inner rotor, the air ejection port can have an enlarged port area as the total of area of the first air ejection port and area of the second air ejection port in a state without being in communication with either of a suction port and a discharge port, and a disadvantage that a pump chamber of a previous stroke and a pump chamber of a subsequent stroke communicate with each other through the air ejection port can be avoided. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186754 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR AND AIR CONDITIONER HAVING THE SAME - A scroll compressor includes a casing, a drive motor, an orbiting scroll, a fixed scroll engaged with the orbiting scroll, a back pressure chamber proximate to the orbiting scroll, an inlet pipe for supplying refrigerant to a compression chamber formed by the orbiting scroll and the fixed scroll, and a discharge pipe for discharging the refrigerant discharged from the compression chamber. The scroll compressor includes an oil feed passage configured to connect the back pressure chamber and an oil storage tank provided in the casing so that oil of the oil storage tank is supplied to the back pressure chamber; and a flow control valve disposed in the oil feed passage and configured to control an amount of oil to be supplied to the back pressure chamber via the oil feed passage according to a suction pressure, a discharge pressure, and a rotational velocity. | 2016-06-30 |
20160186755 | COMPRESSOR SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE LUBRICANT INJECTION ORIFICE - A compressor system with a continuously variable oil injection orifice is structured to regulate a flow of oil from an oil reservoir into a compressor. The orifice includes a first valve member moveable in response to oil pressure toward a second valve member to define a continuously variable flow area. A biasing member urges the first valve member away from the second valve member. | 2016-06-30 |