30th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090184490 | Connector Bracket - A coupling aid for connecting at least one supply line between a first vehicle and a second vehicle which can be coupled to the first by means of a coupling. The coupling aid comprises a supply bracket mounted on the second vehicle and used to receive the at least one supply line which can be moved by means of a drive from a driving position (A) in the longitudinal axis of the vehicle into an operating position (B) lateral to the driving position. The aim of the invention is to improve a known coupling system for the supply lines in such a way that the coupling of the supply lines is even faster and more comfortable. To this end, the coupling is provided with at least one first sensor for detecting the locking state and the movement of the supply bracket is triggered by a signal from the first sensor. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184491 | STEERING FOR TOWED IMPLEMENTS - An implement includes a caster wheel pivotally attached to the implement to support the implement for movement. A steering link is engaged with the caster wheel, and an actuator is operative to move the steering link from a neutral position to a controlling position. When the steering link is in the neutral position, the caster wheel can pivot about the caster axis through a 360 degree pivot range. When the steering link is moved to the controlling position, the caster wheel is oriented to roll toward a first side of the implement. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184492 | ROLLOVER LIMITING VEHICLE COUPLING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a rollover limiting vehicle coupling apparatus for coupling two vehicles, wherein apparatus is configured to provide stability in certain directions in one mode of operation, and is further configured to prevent transmission of rollover between vehicles in another mode of operation. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184493 | REMOVABLE TOW HOOKS AND TOW LOCKING SYSTEM - A removable tow device and tow device receiver is provided having lugs upon the removable tow device that engage lug pockets within the tow device receiver for secure engagement. The removable tow device and receiver are simple to use, requiring a minimal of manipulation to install. Installation is reduced to insert, twist, and release. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184494 | Curtain airbag mounting device - An apparatus for mounting an airbag inflator to a vehicle includes a mounting adapter. The mounting adapter includes a base and at least one slot, wherein the base captures the inflator. A p-bracket that engages the slot is also added, wherein the p-bracket captures the inflator. A mounting tether looped is also around the p-bracket. A tether retainer or a wire harness retainer may also be added to the adapter. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184495 | LOW RISK DEPLOYMENT PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM USING SLIM TYPE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE - Disclosed herein is a low risk deployment passenger airbag system using a slim type passenger airbag module which is minimized in height and/or length, such that a top airbag and a mid airbag can be installed in a limited space defined by an instrument panel. In the slim type passenger airbag module used in the low risk deployment passenger airbag system, a disk type inflator is used, unlike the conventional art using a cylindrical inflator, an upper end of the disk inflator is disposed in an airbag housing, and a retainer for supporting the cushion is brought into close contact with the bottom (or the rear surface) of the airbag housing in which the disk type inflator is provided, thus minimizing the height and/or length of the passenger airbag module. Thereby, the slim type passenger airbag module is suitable for the low risk deployment passenger airbag system. Furthermore, in the low risk deployment passenger airbag system, to deploy the cushions of the top and mid airbags substantially horizontally towards a passenger seat when a vehicle accident occurs, the distance between the top airbag and the mid airbag is within a range from 100 mm to 250 mm, the top airbag is inclined at an angle ranging from 60° to 75° with respect to the horizontal surface, and the mid airbag is inclined at 15° or less with respect to the horizontal surface. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184496 | AIRBAG COVER, INSTRUMENT PANEL, AIRBAG DEVICE, AND AIRBAG STORAGE - An airbag cover to be mounted to correspond to a passenger seat of a vehicle is disclosed that provides an effective technique to ensure the strength, during opening, of an opened end in the part opening toward an occupant pushed by an inflating and developing airbag. In an airbag cover according to one form of the present invention, a part opening toward an occupant pushed by an inflating and developing airbag is configured such that in regard to a spaced distance between an opened end of a flap part and a plurality of bonding ribs, each of the spaced distances in the regions of corners of the opened end is smaller than the spaced distance in the region of the hinge part. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184497 | SIDE CURTAIN AIR-BAG - In at least one embodiment of the present invention, an inflatable curtain for a motor vehicle is provided. The inflatable curtain is formed of layers of fabric and is deployable from a rolled state forming a roll to an inflated state. The air-bag comprises part of the air-bag that forms the upper-most edge of the air-bag when the air-bag is in the inflated state extending downwardly from the roll to lie proximate a side part of the motor vehicle on which the air-bag is to be mounted. At least a portion of the roll is positioned above the upper-most edge in the rolled state and is driven downward below the upper-most edge during deployment to the inflated state. The air-bag further provides a gas flow duct. When the air-bag is in the rolled state, the gas flow duct is provided at the top part of the roll. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184498 | Knee protecting airbag device - In a knee protecting airbag device of the present invention, an airbag is folded and housed on the front side of the knees of a seated passenger. The airbag is protruded rearward of a vehicle from a protruding opening and expanded and inflated upward, when an inflating gas flows in. And, the airbag is arranged on the front side of the knees of the passenger between a member on the body side and the knees of the passenger thereby to protect the knees of the passenger. The protruding opening has a transverse width size set within a range of ⅛ to ⅔ of the transverse width size of the airbag having completed its expansion and inflation. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184499 | Curtain airbag - An airbag is provided. The airbag is configured to extend longitudinally along a side of a vehicle and includes a first section configured to inflate in a longitudinal and vertical direction, a second section coupled to the first section and configured to inflate in a longitudinal and vertical direction, an inlet for receiving inflation gas from an inflator, tabs positioned at the top of the airbag for attaching the airbag to a ceiling of the vehicle and chambers positioned between the tabs along the top of the airbag, wherein the chambers stabilize the airbag during deployment. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184500 | Airbag arrangement - An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag on a side of a backrest of a vehicle seat that when inflated first extends substantially in a direction of a vertical vehicle axis and then forward from a backrest in a direction of travel of the vehicle. The airbag includes at least one inflatable chamber extending substantially forward from the backrest in the direction of travel and that is assigned to a body region of a vehicle occupant to support the vehicle occupant in a side collision. The at least one chamber is extended by a section that extends forward in the direction of travel when the airbag is inflated so that the airbag supports the vehicle occupant if vehicle occupant moves obliquely forward in the direction of travel because the section intercepts the associated body region of the vehicle occupant. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184501 | Side impact absorbing structure for vehicle - A side impact absorbing structure for a vehicle is provided. The structure includes an impact absorbing member which is accommodated in a car body side wall at a position corresponding to a seating region set on a seat, and a buffer unit which is accommodated in the car body side wall and cooperates with the impact absorbing member upon lateral collision to moderate an impact on a side portion of a passenger. The buffer unit includes a rigid body portion which is arranged at a position where the rigid body portion does not overlap the impact absorbing member in the car body side wall and the seating region when seen from the side of a car body. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184502 | Vehicle occupant protection device - A vehicle occupant protection device has a large-area, inflatable gas bag which includes a gas bag wall having an impact surface for the occupant and which has a non-inflatable portion. The non-inflatable portion is provided with at least one elongated opening which can expand and therefore permits a movement of the impact surface upon impact of the occupant and prevents the latter from slipping off from the gas bag. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184503 | Vehicle-Occupant Restraint System - A vehicle-occupant restraint system | 2009-07-23 |
20090184504 | EXPANDED METAL FILTERS - Expanded metal sheets are used to produce tubular filters. The expanded metal sheet has a multiplicity of rows of openings arranged to reduce nesting when the sheet is rolled on itself. In particular, the pitch between the rows of openings, the sizes of the openings, or both the pitch between the rows of openings and the sizes of the openings are varied to reduce nesting when the expanded metal sheet is rolled on itself. The filters can include external circumferential grooves, rounded corners produced by a point loading process, textured surfaces between openings, and/or torturous internal paths produced by non-perforated areas of an expanded metal sheet. The expanded metal sheet can be composed of carbon steel coated with a material having a higher heat conductivity, e.g., tin. Among other things, the filters can be used in automobile airbag inflators to capture slag and absorb heat produced by the inflator's explosive charge. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184505 | Seam Construction for a Fabric - A seam construction for a woven fabric for an OPW airbag, in particular for person restraint systems, which seam construction is characterized by a weaving seam having a single-layer region which is surrounded by an at least two-layer region, the individual layers of which have in each case a looser woven structure than the single-layer region. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184506 | FLEXURAL MOUNT DEVICE, AND ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SAME - A flexural mount device for securing a mountable structure to a base structure, comprising a main body portion of first thickness, with front and back surfaces, an intermediate portion with front and back surfaces, wherein the intermediate portion back surface is substantially coplanar with and extends from the back surface of the main body portion, and an end portion with front and back surfaces, the end portion back surface being substantially coplanar with and extending from the back surface of the intermediate portion, the intermediate and end portions having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness, the intermediate portion being sufficiently flexible so that the end portion can be folded back toward the main body portion so that the intermediate portion has an arcuate profile for corresponding circumferential contact with the base structure, the intermediate and end portions including an elongate channel opening therein and the main body portion being adapted for fastening of the mountable structure with a fastener assembly engaging the main body portion and the elongate channel opening. A mounting assembly including the flexural mount device may be employed in a vehicle to secure a mountable structure to the vehicle. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184507 | Motorcycle frame neck cover - A motorcycle frame neck cover includes a lower semi-tubular portion that substantially surrounds an outer visible half of a motorcycle frame leg and an upper portion that substantially covers a planar outer surface of a generally rectangular tubular frame member that mounts the front fork of the motorcycle. One or more resilient strips are mounted to an outer surface of the upper cover portion in an area of potential contact by a front fork shroud. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184508 | Pretensioner and seat belt apparatus - A pretensioner for restraining an occupant with a seat belt by pulling the seat belt when an impact on a vehicle is generated. The pretensioner comprises a retaining ring having a ring to be in contact with an end of a seal member facing a protective member and a plurality of projections to be in press contact with the inner wall of a housing that project radially outwardly from the periphery of the ring, wherein the retaining ring is press fitted into the housing so that the seal member is fixed to the inner wall of the housing by the retaining ring. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184509 | TABBED LABEL DEVICE FOR HOME OR OFFICE ORGANIZATIONAL TASKS - A label device attachable to a structure includes a first material suitable for marking with indicia. The first material includes at least one fold to produce a first tab like structure at an angle from a plane. The first material is sufficiently flexible such that the angle can be easily changed. A second material, suitable for marking with indicia, is of similar dimensions and flexibility to the first material. The second material includes at least one fold to produce a second tab like structure at the angle. The first and second tabs are fixedly attached to one another. A base material is adhesively attached to the first and second materials along the plane to form a base for the device where the base may be attached to the structure and by changing the angle, sides of the first and second tabs can be accessed for marking with indicia. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184510 | Method and System for Preparing a Set of Paired Identification Labels - A system and method for preparing a set of paired identification label based a plurality of characters that identify an inventory item. The method includes a step of assigning a predetermined numerical value to each of the plurality of characters. Mathematical operations are performed on the assigned numerical values to obtain a mapping of the plurality of characters to a corresponding non-textual visual indicator. A label is generated which label includes the plurality of characters and the visual indicator. The visual indicator may be a color or a graphic indicator such as an alignment designation bar or a combination and variation thereof. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184511 | Advertising Device With Slider - An advertising device includes an envelope having a front panel and a back panel, the front panel including an envelope window dimensioned to reveal first advertising information on an interior wall of the back panel. A slider is slidably disposed in the envelope and has a slider window that is dimensioned to reveal only a portion of the first advertising information depending upon its position in the envelope. The slider is moveable by a user of the advertising device. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184512 | COUPLING ARRANGEMENT AND CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - Coupling arrangement ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184513 | PIPE FITTING ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD THEREFOR - For use with a pipe fitting, an adapter including a hollow, substantially cylindrical sleeve formed of a polymeric material, preferably Nylon, the sleeve defining a bore on a first open end for engaging a pipe fitting and a tapered second open end for insertion into a pipe. A pipe fitting assembly is formed by the adapter together with a hollow fitting having a first open end defining an insert adapted and configured for insertion into the bore of the adapter; and a stop member; the adapter being adapted to abut against the stop member. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184514 | FLEXIBLE SEAL AND MOLDED RIGID CHAMBER - A connection between an expansion chamber outlet and a rubber cuff that accommodates an inlet portion of a throttle body exhibits an overmolded, hot plate or spin weld type of connection between an expansion chamber wall outlet portion and the rubber cuff. The rubber cuff may have a bellow in it to absorb shock and force from the throttle body. The rubber cuff may be insert molded around the expansion chamber outlet such that the joined interface between the rubber cuff and the expansion chamber is from the molding. The molded interface prevents separation due to air forces through the chamber and cuff. A cuff recession on a cuff inside diameter receives a protuberance of the throttle body inlet portion. A band clamp fits around the outside diameter of the cuff, adjacent the throttle body inlet protuberance, to prevent movement relative to the throttle body. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184515 | EXPANSION JOINT ARRANGEMENT - Provision is made to limit the degree of expansion of an expansion joint having a flexible body interposed between a pair of axially spaced flanges. The flanges or radial extensions thereof are interconnected by two or more circumferentially spaced cables, with the cables being unitary in form but having a pair of parallel strands, with the two ends of the cable being interconnected such that the two stands limit the expansion of the joint. Compression of the assembly is limited by way of a sleeve disposed on one strand and adapted to have its ends engage the inner surfaces of the flanges or radial extensions thereof upon reaching the limit of intended compression. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184516 | Screw connection element and protective covering therefor - A screw connection element has an outer threaded portion with a plurality of threads in which a sealing element is disposed and a front end for being screwed with the front end first into a connection element to be joined and having a corresponding inner thread portion, a protective sheath-like covering surrounding the outer threaded portion for retaining the sealing element in the threads and composed of a flexible material; and a thread situated at a- the front end threaded portion and free of the sealing means, wherein the protective covering is formed at this position such that it enters into the thread free of the sealing means and such that a form-fitting thread connection is produced between the front end and the protective covering in an axial direction of the outer threaded portion. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184517 | JOINING STRUCTURE OF TANK COMPONENTS - It is realized to prevent foreign matter from being produced due to abrasion or cutting of a bearing surface by improving abrasion resistance of the bearing surface. It is also realized to prevent the foreign matter from entering into a tank via the opening of a mouthpiece even when it is produced. The joining structure of tank components comprises a screw joining unit for joining with the mouthpiece of a high-pressure tank, a bearing surface axially contacting the mouthpiece on the tank component side, a bearing surface on the mouthpiece side, contacting the tank component side bearing surface, a recess provided on the inner peripheral side of a portion where the tank component side bearing surface contacts the mouthpiece side bearing surface with each other and on the outer peripheral side of an opening and forming a space between the tank component and the mouthpiece, and a seal member provided in the recess for preventing foreign matter intrusion into the opening in the mouthpiece. It is preferable to treat the surface of at least one of the tank component side bearing surface and the mouthpiece side bearing surface for abrasion resisting. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184518 | COUPLING APPARATUS - A coupling apparatus includes projections projecting axially from circumferential positions on a distal part of an annular body, each projection having an engaging hook projecting in one circumferential direction at an end part thereof. The body and the projections are formed independently of each other, and the apparatus includes a fixing structure for fixing the projections to the positions on the distal part. After inner peripheries of the projections are placed on the outer periphery of the distal part adjacent to an outward overhang, the fixing structure is detachably fixed on the outer periphery in a side of the projections axially opposing to the overhang and has an inward tapering surface fitted on an outward tapering surface of each projection to fix the projections at the predetermined positions on the outer periphery, and includes a cutout exposing the outward tapering surface of at least one projection. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184519 | SPEED CONTROLLED PITCH SYSTEM - The present patent application concerns wind turbine having a rotor with a first rotor blade and a pitch control system with a first drive system for adjusting a pitch angle of the first rotor blade, wherein the drive system is adapted to transform rotational energy of the rotor blade rotating about its longitudinal axis into another form of energy such that a counter torque against the rotating direction is induced. Further, it concerns a method for controlling a pitch velocity of a rotor blade of a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising at least one drive system for adjusting a pitch angle of said rotor blade, the drive system being adapted to operate in a active mode, wherein the drive system rotates the rotor blade, and in a passive mode, wherein the drive system exerts a counter force against the rotating direction, when the rotor blade being rotated by another force than the force of the drive system, wherein the pitch velocity is controlled by operating the drive system in said passive mode when the pitch of the rotor blade is changed from a first position to a second position. Finally, the present patent application concerns a controller for controlling a pitch angle of at least one rotor blade of a wind turbine, the controller being adapted to control a first drive system for adjusting the pitch angle of a first rotor blade, wherein the first drive system can be operated in an active mode in which the drive system rotates the rotor blade about its longitudinal axis, and in a passive mode in which a rotation of the rotor blade about its longitudinal drives the drive motor such that the drive system transforms the rotational energy in another form of energy. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184520 | Turbine ventilator for generating electricity - A turbine ventilator includes a housing having a hub, a tube having a lower segment secured to the hub, a seat disposed on an upper portion of the tube, an electric generator disposed on the seat and having a rotor and an extension secured to the rotor and extended out of the generator, a carrier rotatably attached to the tube, and a number of blades each having a lower portion secured to the carrier and an upper portion secured to the extension of the rotor for rotating the extension of the rotor relative to the generator in order to generate an electric energy. The extension of the rotor includes a relatively shorter length for allowing the rotor to be effectively rotated relative to the generator by the blades. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184521 | TWIN WIND TURBINE POWER SYSTEM - This invention relates to a novel twin wind turbine power system. More particularly, this invention pertains to a twin wind turbine power system which has adjustable width blades, adjustable width wind deflectors and a telescoping erection capability. A twin wind turbine electrical power generating system comprising: (a) a first rotatable wind turbine with vertical radially extending blades around its axis; (b) a second rotatable wind turbine deployed parallel to the first turbine with vertical radially extending blades around its axis; (c) a vertical windshield positioned windwardly between the first and second wind turbines; (d) a wind direction member associated with the first and second wind turbines and directing the first and second wind turbines and windshield to face windward; (e) a rotational support upon which items (a), (b), (c) and (d) are mounted; (f) an alternator connected to the first and second wind turbines and generating electricity as the first and second wind turbines rotate. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184522 | PERMANENT MAGNET ALTERNATOR SPEED DETECTION CIRCUIT WITH FEEDBACK AT LOWER SPEEDS - A permanent magnet alternator is driven by a turbine engine to supply three phases of power to a control circuit for the engine. A shunt regulator delivers current to the control circuit, and a voltage supply is also included to deliver power for a period of time as the alternator is gaining speed at startup. A speed detection circuit detects the speed of the shaft for diagnostic purposes and a feedback circuit overrides a control for the supply of the current at lower speeds such that the speed detection circuit will be accurate even at lower speeds. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184523 | LATCHING MECHANISM - An exemplary latching mechanism ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184524 | FIXING STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a fixing structure applicable to a frame, wherein a first latch plate and a first support plate parallel to each other are disposed vertically on the frame. The fixing structure includes a board, a second latch plate disposed on a surface of the board, and a second support plate parallel to the second latch plate disposed on the board. When the fixing structure is placed on the surface of the frame, the first support plate is passed through a second opening of the fixing structure. A resilient element is pivotally coupled between the first support plate and the second support plate, such that the fixing structure can be moved on the frame by the resilience of the resilient element, enabling an operator to easily install or remove an electronic peripheral on or from the space between the first and second latch plates of the frame. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184525 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND LATCH STRUCTURE THEREOF - A latch structure is disclosed, including a base, a first element disposed on the base and having a first guiding portion with a driving surface thereon, a second element having a second guiding portion, and a latching element driven by the second element. The first element disposed on the base moves between a first reference position and a second reference position with respect to a first axis. The driving surface of the first guiding portion is extended along a reference axis passing through the first axis. The second element moves between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position with respect to a second axis. The second guiding portion of the second element guided by the first guiding portion of the first element is movably contacted by the driving surface thereon. The latching element driven by the second element is moved between a latching position and an unlatching position. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184526 | Front Section for a Motor Vehicle - A front section for a motor vehicle comprises a bumper ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184527 | MUSCLE AND CARDIOVASCULAR STRAIN REDUCING SNOW SHOVEL - The snow shovel described herein allows maximum efficiency by using the natural mechanical advantage of placing the load on a specially configured shovel head. The shovel has the ability to push snow (like a snowplow) and also to lift and dump, maximizing the use of the ground as a point of leverage. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184528 | PNEUMATIC LINEAR GRIPPER - The invention concerns a linear pneumatic gripper that comprises a gripper body ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184529 | Pipe pulling assembly - A pipe pulling assembly ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184530 | LOCKING ELEMENT FOR ATTACHING A HOUSING OF A HIGH-FREQUENCY DEVICE - The invention relates to a locking element ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184531 | UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame; a pair of left and right front wheels and at least a pair of left and right rear wheels that are supported on the vehicle frame; a front seat that is provided to the rear of the front wheels; a rear seat that is provided to the rear of the front seat having an in-use position, a transition position, and a non-use position; a cargo bed, disposed to the rear of the front seat including: a bottom wall portion whereon the seat cushion portion of the rear seat is provided movably; a left side wall portion and a right side wall portion that are provided on the left and right side portions of the bottom wall portion, wherein the left side wall portion and the right side wall portion extend forward to the rear seat in its non-use position; and a rear wall portion that is provided at the rear end portion of the bottom wall portion; and a rear floor provided between the front seat and the rear seat and lower than the bottom wall portion of the cargo bed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184532 | FASTENING DEVICE - A fastening device for securing an appliance within a receiving frame in the interior of a motor vehicle. The receiving frame has a built-in opening into which the appliance can be introduced on an introductory plane along an installation direction and is locked releasably in an end position in the receiving frame. The fastening device has at least one latching hook. The latching hook is movable in the direction of a surface normal of the introductory plane and, in an end position, engages behind at least one retaining device such that the appliance is locked in the end position in the receiving frame against a movement counter to the installation direction. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184533 | Vehicle Endgate Hinge Assembly - A vehicle endgate hinge assembly is disclosed. The hinge assembly has a bodyside hinge strap including a hinge support boss extending through the endgate opening shut-face and having a central hole that is coaxial with the endgate pivot axis, a mounting plate located outboard of the shut-face, and a threaded portion extending from the mounting plate through the shut-face. The hinge assembly may have a crank including a hinge key pivotally coupled to a member mounted on the endgate, a pivot shaft extending from the hinge key through the central hole, a lever arm extending from the pivot shaft normal to the endgate pivot axis, and a ball extending from the lever arm spaced from the endgate pivot axis. A nut is located inboard of the endgate opening shut-face and threadably received on the threaded portion, and an energy storage mechanism is coupled to the ball. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184534 | DESIGN FOR AN UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame including a left and right side portion; a front seat affixed to the vehicle body frame; a rear seat affixed to the vehicle body frame provided to the rear of the front seat; a rear roof support structure including a left member and right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at both the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame to the rear of the rear seat, wherein at least a downward direction portion of the left pipe member and right pipe member are positioned lower than a seating surface of a seat cushion portion of the rear seat and are angled so as to be positioned further towards the back the higher up; and a pair of rear wheels supported by the vehicle body frame provided a position that is below the seat cushion portion of the rear seat wherein, at least a portion thereof, is coincident with the rear seat and with the rear roof support structure in the front/back direction of the vehicle. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184535 | ARTICULATING SEAT CUSHION & LOAD FLOOR FOR PICK UP OR SIMILAR TYPE VEHICLE - The present invention is directed to an articulated seat assembly to efficiently utilize vehicle compartment space. The articulated seat assembly is comprised of a seat back slidably mounted to a floor for horizontal movement relative thereto. A seat pan is equipped with at least first and second seat flange indents on opposite ends of the seat pan to cooperatively engage a floor flange to provide support to the seat pan in first and second pivoted positions. A leg assembly is pivotally attached to the seat pan at a first end and pivotally attached relative to a vehicle floor at a second end. The leg assembly is equipped with a first flat to cooperatively engage the vehicle floor when the leg is in a first pivoted position and a second flat to cooperatively engage the vehicle floor in a second pivoted position. The leg assembly is further equipped with a contour to cooperate with a floor contour to permit pivotal movement of said leg. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184536 | ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE WITH FOLDING REAR SEAT AND ENCLOSED CONTAINER COMPARTMENT - An all-terrain vehicle has a cargo deck provided above rear wheels and a folding rear seat disposed on a front portion of the cargo deck. A seating surface covers an opening portion of an article storage area when the seating surface is set to allow an occupant to be seated on the seating surface. A backrest is rotated forward about rear rotation axes to cover the opening portion when the seating surface is rotated forward about the front rotation axes, thereby covering the opening portion of the article storage area. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184537 | ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE WITH FRONT AND REAR SEATS - An all-terrain vehicle has a folding rear seat. The rear seat has a seating surface disposed between a pair of tire houses, a backrest disposed in a vehicle lateral direction at the rear of a front end portion of the seating surface, and a partition wall coupled with the backrest to define a front wall of the cargo deck. A lower end portion of the backrest supported to be rotatable forward with respect to the all-terrain vehicle about lower rotation axes arranged in the vehicle lateral direction. A partition wall is supported to be rotatable forward with respect to the all-terrain vehicle about upper rotation axes located above the lower rotation axes. The upper rotation axes are rotatably supported by the backrest. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184538 | Auxiliary visor - An auxiliary visor for an automobile is provided. Such auxiliary visor includes a shield member. Such shield member is manufactured from a first predetermined material and has a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. A first securing mechanism has a first predetermined portion engageable with such shield member and a second predetermined portion engageable with an interior portion of an automobile windshield for releasably securing such shield member to such windshield. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184539 | Truck-trailer air dam - An air dam which provides at least one panel which operates between an open condition and a closed condition in the open space established between a truck coupled to a trailer to alter a part of an air stream generated about the truck-trailer during travel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184540 | VEHICLE BED SYSTEM - A variable length bed system is provided for a vehicle having a load-carrying bed and a support structure configured to provide support to the bed system. The bed system comprises a floor structure including a bed floor and a separate shell. The bed floor includes a support for directly supporting cargo. The support is a selected support that is selected from a first support having a first length and a second support having a second length that is greater than the first length. The separate shell is connected to a first end section of the support and defines a first storage chamber disposed adjacent the support. The shell has first and second chamber openings. The first chamber is accessible through the first opening. The shell has a fixed size. The differing lengths of the first support and the second support allow the fixed sized shell to be used in varying vehicle sized load-carrying beds. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184541 | UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame having a left and right side portion; a front seat affixed to the vehicle body frame; a rear seat affixed to the vehicle body frame provided to the rear of the front seat; a rear floor affixed to the vehicle body frame provided between the front seat and the rear seat; a first roof support structure including a first left member and first right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame in front of the front seat; a second roof support structure including a second left member and a second right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame to the rear of the front seat, wherein at least a portion of the second left pipe member and second right pipe member are positioned lower than a seating surface of a seat cushion portion of the rear seat and are angled so as to be positioned further towards the front seat; a third roof support structure including a third left member and third right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at both the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame to the rear of the rear seat, wherein at least a downward direction portion of the third left pipe member and third right pipe member are positioned lower than the seating surface of the seat cushion portion of the rear seat and are angled so as to be positioned further towards the back the higher up; and a roof member that connects to an upper portion of the first roof support structure, an upper portion of the second roof support structure, and an upper portion of the third roof support structure. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184542 | REAR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A pair of rear floor frames extend in a fore-and-aft direction in a lower part of a vehicle body. A pair of rear horizontal frames extend in the fore-and-aft direction above corresponding rear wheels. A door beam extends in the fore-and-aft direction in each side door in alignment with the corresponding rear horizontal frame. A pair of rear vertical frames each extend vertically behind the corresponding rear wheel and join rear ends of the corresponding rear floor frame and rear horizontal frame to each other. In a rear end crash with a vehicle having a front bumper at a relatively high position, the rear vertical frames allow the impact energy of the rear end crash to be evenly distributed, and deformation of the passenger compartment is minimized. The rear horizontal frames allow the impact energy to be transmitted to the door beams, contributing to reinforcement of the passenger compartment. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184543 | Briefcase furniture - Briefcase Furniture is flat furniture cut out from any type of fabric or foldable materials and carried as a briefcase, purse or baglike item, to be laid down on a floor in a room to determine where the actual furniture should be placed before bringing the actual furniture into the room. It will eliminate the carrying and moving of the real furniture which can be heavy and very time consuming. The placement will already be decided by using the flat foldable furniture. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184544 | ATTACHABLE SWING SHADE - A readily assembled and removable shade for use with swings in which the user of the swing is afforded substantial protection from the sun, UV radiation, wind and rain is provided. The shade is configured to be used with many different types of swings. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184545 | VEHICLE SEAT SYSTEM - A vehicle seating system in which a seat belt restraint assembly may be secured directly to the seat. The vehicle seating system includes generally a seat and a base assembly that supports the seat. The base assembly may be a suspension base assembly or a pedestal base assembly. The construction of the base assembly provides the vehicle seating system with sufficient strength so that the system satisfies load testing requirements and provides comfort to the occupant. The base assembly includes a stop operating at the forward portions of the base assembly to limit forward pivoting movement of the seat upon sudden deceleration. The suspension base assembly may also include dual thickness arms, internal tethers, and vertical supports at the rear of the assembly to strengthen the assembly. The pedestal base assembly may also include telescoped tubes to strengthen the assembly. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184546 | Moveable Back Panel for a Vehicle Seat - A vehicle seat having a seat back including an actuatable back panel. The back panel of the seat back may be moved between a normal, or flush position, and an actuated, or spaced position, relative to the seat back assembly. The back panel may be provided with connectors that may be used to connect the back panel to the seat assembly. The back panel is actuated in the event of a rear end collision to provide added clearance for penetration of an occupant's torso into the seat back without interference by seat accessories, such as an adjustable lumbar system, a bolster assembly, massage assembly, or a heating/cooling system. The seat accessories may be secured to the back panel as a sub-assembly to facilitate manufacture. A resilient member biases a linkage or torsion bar to automatically reset the back panel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184547 | Elevated Infant Seat - The invention is an elevated seat that adjusts to different seat back angles with the seat supported at a height to reduce the distance a user has to bend over or kneel down in order access the child. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184548 | Child vehicle seating system - A child vehicle seating system, for fitment on a vehicle seat to support and restrain a child, comprises at least one seating component. Each seating component includes a closed frame over which a flexible membrane is stretched to define a support surface. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184549 | Automobile Child Seat - A child seat includes: a base member; a seat body switchable at least between a forward facing state and a sideways facing state in a bed shape on the base member; a tension member attached to a front end of the base member and extending to a position where the tension member abuts on a floor of an automobile; and a support member supported by the tension member so as to be displaceable between an upper position and a lower position. A side engagement portion is provided in a side surface of the seat body. The side engagement portion engages with the support member when the support member is brought to the upper position in the sideways facing state in the bed shape. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184550 | CHILD VEHICLE SEAT - A child car seat includes: a seat base having top and bottom surfaces and a peripheral surface interconnecting the top and bottom surfaces and having a rear surface portion; a backrest extending uprightly from the seat base; and an abutting member having first and second ends. The second end of the abutting member is pivoted to the peripheral surface of the seat base so as to allow the abutting member to rotate relative to the seat base about a horizontal axis between a first position, in which the first and second ends of the abutting member are disposed in front of the rear surface portion of the peripheral surface of the seat base, and a second position, in which the first end of the abutting member is disposed behind the rear surface portion of the peripheral surface of the seat base. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184551 | Guiding Element, Support Assembly and Corresponding Seat Structure - A guiding element for attaching a cable having a sleeve ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184552 | Traction Wire Arrangement and Adjustable Support Assembly Using the Traction Wire Arrangement - In order to symmetrically act on a support member ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184553 | Chair with an Automatically Adjustable Lumbar Support - The invention relates to a chair ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184554 | PUMPING DEVICE AND HEIGHT ADJUSTER FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A pumping device and a height adjuster for a vehicle seat are disclosed. The pumping device comprises a support plate; a cam receiver accommodated in the support plate; a brake cam received in the cam receiver to be integrally rotated with the shaft, and defining receiving spaces between the brake cam and the cam receiver; locking means received in each receiving space to allow and prevent rotation of the brake cam in the cam receiver; a control plate for applying the pushing force to the locking means; a bidirectional clutch coupled to the control plate if rotating force is applied and returned to a state of being decoupled from the control plate if the rotating force is not applied; a cover plate assembled with the support plate; a lever plate provided outside the cover plate; and elastic returning means for returning the lever plate to a predetermined reference position. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184555 | SELECTIVE REMOTE HEAD RESTRAINT ACTUATION - A head restraint actuation system includes a head restraint positionable in an upright and folded position. Repositioning of the head restraint is accomplished through the action of a head restraint actuator. The head restraint actuator is in communication with the head restraint. An actuating cable system includes a cable that is in communication with the head restraint actuator and a user operated handle. User initiated movement of the handle causes movement of the cable thereby causing the head restraint to be positioned in the folded position. The activation system is able to simultaneously actuate a plurality of head restraints. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184556 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat head restraint assembly is provided with a stop mounted to a rod of a vehicle seat back. A frame is mounted to the rod to slide therealong. A head restraint is mounted to the frame. A shaft cooperates with the stop and the frame and includes a series of notches and the stop includes at least one projection that engages the notches in a locked rotary position of the shaft. The projection is disengaged from the notches in a released rotary position of the shaft. The shaft has a cam and an actuator has a follower arrangement for releasing the shaft to slide the head restraint frame along the rod. A head restraint assembly is also provided wherein the series of notches and the projection cooperate such that height adjustment in an upward direction only is permitted without actuation of the actuator. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184557 | HEAD RESTRAINT GUIDE WITH TWO-WAY LOCKING LEVER - A head restraint guide for guiding and engaging an armature of a head restraint includes a guide bushing having an axial bore for receiving the armature therein. A lever is pivotally coupled within the guide bushing and includes an aperture for receiving the armature therethrough. A spring includes first and second portions biased against the armature. The first portion is adapted for engaging any of a plurality of adjustment notches on a first side of the armature. The second portion is adapted for engaging a stop notch on a second side of the armature. Pivoting the lever in a first direction disengages the first portion of the spring from the plurality of adjustment notches and allows axial adjustment of the armature. Pivoting the lever in a second direction disengages the second portion of the spring from the stop notch and allows removal of the armature from the guide bushing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184558 | ROTATABLE ARMREST ASSEMBLY - A rotatable armrest assembly comprises: an armrest support adapted to be connected to a base of the child car seat and having an insert hole; and an armrest having top and bottom ends that are opposite to each other in an axial direction, and provided with a shaft that extends into the insert hole so as to permit the armrest to be rotatable relative to the armrest support about an axis of the shaft that extends in the axial direction. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184559 | Armrest structure for vehicle seat - In an armrest structure for a vehicle seat, an armrest is mounted at a mounting portion on the outboard side of a seat back and is arranged close to a door trim panel. The armrest is capable of moving inboard upon receipt of an inboard load. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184560 | Chair armrest having a Height Adjustable Function - An armrest for a chair includes an armrest support, a sleeve movably mounted on the armrest support, a support arm mounted on the sleeve, a locking member mounted between the armrest support and the sleeve, and a lifting device mounted between the armrest support and the sleeve. Thus, when the control knob of the lifting device is pressed, the movable shaft of the lifting device is unlocked from the locking member so that the movable shaft is movable in the locking member and the support post of the armrest support freely, and the sleeve is movable relative to the support post of the armrest support to adjust the height of the support arm. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184561 | VARIABLE LENGTH REINFORCEMENT TO CONTROL SEAT BACK PERFORMANCE - A modified seat frame provides a seat back frame mounting reinforcement which can be conveniently varied in length and strength to vary the allowed degree of deflection and energy absorption provided by the seat back upon rear impact. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184562 | SCHOOL BUS SEAT FRAME BACK ATTACHMENT - A modified seat frame provides a seat back and lower frame on which the seat back may be mounted. The lower frame includes risers with support necks for receiving the seat frame. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184563 | Method of Breaking Brittle Solids - A method for fracturing a solid material is disclosed. The method comprises boring at least one bore hole in the solid material, the bore hole having a bottom and an open top. Reactive materials capable of an exothermic reaction to produce a liquid and a gas are introduced into the bore hole. The bore hole is then sealed at the open top. The exothermic reaction is then initiated to produce the liquid and the gas. The pressures generated by the liquid and gas in the bore hole result in fracturing of the solid material. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184564 | PCD PERCUSSION DRILL BIT - The invention is embodied in a percussion drill bit which comprises a steel body with a working front head portion having a front central zone and plural wing zones radiating from the central zone and being spaced at the outer circumferential edges thereof; first gauge-cutting PCD inserts are secured in the wing zones to extend forwardly at an angle relative to the axis of the bit, and of at least one second core-cutting PCD insert is non-axially secured to extend forwardly from the central zone. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184565 | SPOKED WHEEL - The invention relates to a spoked wheel that includes a peripheral rim, a central hub, and individual connecting spokes between the rim and the hub, the spokes being taut. The wheel an arrangement for adjusting the tension of at least some of the spokes, and the spokes are taut with an initial tension Ti corresponding to a normal tension value Tn which is reduced by a value corresponding to a compression force R that can be supported by each spoke. For a rear wheel, the spokes supporting the compression forces are those arranged on the side opposite free wheel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184566 | Axle for Mounting a Wheel for Rotation on a Wood Hobby Vehicle - An axle used to mount a wheel for rotation on the body of a wood hobby vehicle is provided with three axially separate cylindrical lands that engage with and support the wheel for rotation, and four axially spaced cylindrical grooves that are interspersed among the lands and reduce the friction between the wheel and the axle as well as provide areas for lubrication between the wheel and the axle. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184567 | Motorcycle Braking System - A hydraulic motorcycle braking system is disclosed. In the hydraulic motorcycle braking system a pump suction valve, which is situated in a braking circuit that does not contain an isolating valve or a change-over valve, has a higher opening pressure than a pump suction valve which is situated in a braking circuit provided with an isolating valve and a change-over valve. Accordingly, pressure oscillations initiated during the start-up of the pump cannot have a retroactive effect or only have a slight retroactive effect on the actuated brake master cylinder. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184568 | Electro-Pneumatic Brake Control Device - An electro-pneumatic brake control device is provided for controlling the parking brake of a vehicle having compressed-air-actuated brake cylinders, at least one of which is a spring brake cylinder with a spring store part. Valve devices place the brake control device into various operating states. In a first operating state, the valve devices are at least partially supplied with current and switched such that a compressed air line to the spring store part of the spring brake cylinder is aerated. In a second state, the valve devices are at least partially supplied with current and switched such that the compressed air line is deaerated. In a third state, which can be activated in the event of failure of the electrical energy supply of the brake control device, the valve devices are switched to a currentless state such that the compressed air line is automatically deaerated in throttled manner. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184569 | STUD BOLT, STUD BOLT ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE, AND BOOSTER DEVICE USING THE SAME - A stud bolt ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184570 | DRIVE UNIT FOR HYDRAULIC PISTON PUMPS WITH AN ECCENTRIC ELEMENT OF A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a drive unit for driving at least one hydraulic piston pump, which has a piston, of a vehicle brake system, having a motor shaft which can be rotatably driven. An eccentric is attached to the motor shaft for converting the rotational movement of the driven motor shaft into a translatory movement of the piston. A bearing is attached to the eccentric. In order to avoid transverse forces which result from the eccentricity and which act on the pump piston which is to be driven, the drive unit is provided with an element which absorbs transverse forces. Through the element, the transverse forces which are transmitted by the eccentric which and act at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the piston are absorbed. The element is guided so as to be longitudinally moveable in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the piston and is arranged at least partially between the bearing and the piston. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184571 | METHOD TO REDUCE CARBON BRAKE WEAR THROUGH RESIDUAL BRAKE FORCE - The method for reducing aircraft carbon brake wear involves monitoring the commanded initiation of braking, and setting a residual brake clamping force to a predetermined minimum residual brake clamping force, which is maintained following the commanded initiation of braking to prevent release of braking during taxiing of the aircraft. The minimum residual brake clamping force is applied despite a commanded release of braking until at least one predetermined control logic condition occurs. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184572 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A brake control device that controls braking forces applied to wheels to stabilize the behavior of a vehicle turning a corner, and includes a turning condition detection unit detecting a turning condition of the vehicle; a braking amount setting unit setting braking amounts for the respective wheels based on the turning condition detected by the turning condition detection unit; a brake control unit applying braking forces to the wheels according to the braking amounts set by the braking amount setting unit; and a road surface friction coefficient estimation unit estimating a road surface friction coefficient of the road on which the vehicle is running. The braking amount setting unit changes upper limits of the braking amounts for the respective wheels according to the road surface friction coefficient when the vehicle is in a center differential lock mode or a direct four-wheel drive mode. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184573 | BRAKE CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE AND BRAKE CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A brake controller for a vehicle is disclosed. The brake controller is mounted on the vehicle to control the drive of the brake device. The brake controller comprises a rough road index calculating section for calculating a rough road index in a predetermined cycle, wherein the rough road index indicates an unevenness degree of the road on which the vehicle travels; and a controlling section for controlling the drive of the brake device to provide the driving force to the brake pad when the current rough road index calculated by the rough road index calculating section is smaller than a previous rough road index calculated by the rough road index calculating section. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184574 | Communication System and Method Employing Line Replaceable Equipment Racks on an Aircraft - Systems and methods are provided for assembling a communications system on an aircraft. An intrabus, including communication lines and power lines, is detachably mounted within the aircraft. At least one intrabus interface panel provides access to the intrabus. A plurality of line replaceable equipment racks (LRERs) are preassembled prior to being loaded onto the aircraft and each includes electronic equipment affixed within the LRER and at least one rack interface panel that provides access to the electronic equipment. A plurality of cables couple the at least one rack interface panel of each LRER to the at least one bus interface panel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184575 | System Having a Variable Frequency Power Distribution Bus for Driving a Variable Speed Motor - A power distribution system is provided for supplying power to a variable speed motor for rotating a shaft. The system comprises a variable speed prime mover adapted to generate an A/C output having a variable frequency corresponding to the speed of the prime mover, a power switch, a power distribution bus connected to the A/C output of the prime mover and connected, via the switch, to the motor such that the motor's speed is varied relative to the frequency of the A/C output, and a variable frequency drive operatively connected to the A/C output of the prime mover via the bus and effective to provide an alternate A/C output to the motor after the motor is disconnected from the bus. The switch is adapted to disconnect the motor from the bus when the prime mover's speed is equal to or within a predetermined range of the prime mover's speed limit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184576 | Electromagnetic Load Controller - An internal combustion engine controller that drives an electromagnetic load is provided for improving a fault diagnosis precision of the electromagnetic load and stabilizing a high-speed control without influence of noises even if the drive cycle of the electromagnetic load is short. The internal combustion engine controller has high reliability in a fault diagnosis for a circuit to regenerate counter electromotive energy. The internal combustion engine controller comprises a current source or a voltage source for controlling a potential of the diagnosis position in order to ensure a high-precision fault diagnosis even if the drive cycle of the electromagnetic load, such as the fuel injector, in the internal combustion engine is shortened. Diagnosis timing is optimally set or the number of determinations for averaging is increased in order to ensure the high-precision fault diagnosis without being influenced by unexpected disturbance such as noises. In the fault diagnosis of the regeneration circuit into the booster circuit, an input/output voltage or the regeneration current of a driving switching element of the electromagnetic load is detected. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184577 | VEHICLE ACCESSORY CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system for an accessory in a vehicle includes an adapter, a monitoring circuit, and a controller. The adapter couples with a fused power source. The monitoring circuit is coupled to the adapter and the controller is coupled to the adapter and the monitoring circuit. The control system provides a method of powering a vehicle accessory. The method monitors the amount of power drawn by a circuit connected to a power source and determines if the amount of power drawn is less than a threshold. Power is provided to the accessory based on the determination. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184578 | ADJUSTMENT OF CONTROL STRATEGY BASED ON TEMPERATURE - A method of protecting a battery is provided in a vehicle having a battery that selectively supplies electric power for starting an engine of the vehicle and that selectively supplies electric power to a plurality of electric loads of the vehicle. The method includes: obtaining a temperature; determining a state of charge (SOC) of the battery; determining a first threshold based on the obtained temperature; determining a second threshold based on the obtained temperature, the second threshold being different than the first threshold; taking a first remedial action if the SOC is below the first determined threshold; and taking a second remedial action if the SOC is below the second determined threshold, the second remedial action being different from the first remedial action. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184579 | BACKUP RELAY CUT CONTROL SYSTEM - A battery protection system is provided in a vehicle having an ignition system for selectively starting and stopping an engine of the vehicle and an electrical system including an electrical load and a battery that selectively delivers electric current to said load via a first device that protects said load from receiving excessive current. The battery protection system includes: a second device that selectively connects and disconnects the load from the battery; and a controller that controls said second device in response to a detected number of ignition cycles. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184580 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A plurality of primary power supplies convert a primary power supply voltage into intermediate voltages. Secondary power supplies convert the intermediate voltages converted by the primary power supplies into supply voltages and output the same. A timing adjuster is inputted thereto plural sorts of power converted into the intermediate voltages from the plural primary power supplies to perform timing adjustment to absorb a difference in start timing between the plural primary power supplies, and causes the secondary power supplies to output the supply voltages. When the power is supplied from the plural power supplies to the load elements, stable power can be supplied to the load elements even if a difference in start time generates between the plural power supplies. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184581 | POWER SUPPLY CONVERTER/S WITH CONTROLLER/S RESPONSIVE TO VOLTAGE, CURRENT, AND POWER - Each of power supply units in a power supply system according to the present invention includes a power supply module, a voltage increase/decrease circuit for increasing the voltage across the power supply module and outputting the increased voltage to a load, and a control circuit. The control circuit calculates the power of the power supply module on the basis of the voltage across the power supply module and current flowing in the power supply module, outputs the power calculation result to a control circuit of another power supply unit, and generates and outputs a control signal to the voltage increase/decrease circuit on the basis of a target output voltage of the voltage increase/decrease circuit, the power calculation result, and a power calculation result obtained from a control circuit of a third power supply unit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184582 | Dual-power supplying system with circuit loop switching control circuit - An automatically switchable dual-power-circuit-loop circuit system selectively supplies a first power source through a first voltage output circuit loop to an output terminal, and a second power source is selectively supplied through a second voltage output circuit loop to the output terminal. A switching control circuit functions to detect the first output voltage of the first voltage output circuit loop. When the first output voltage regularly supplies electrical power, the first power source is supplied through the first voltage output circuit loop to the output terminal, while the switching control circuit generates a switching signal to switch a switching element to an open-circuit condition thereby cutting off the second voltage output circuit loop. When the first power source fails to supply power, the switching element is set in a closed-circuit condition to allow the second power source to be supplied through the second voltage output circuit loop to the output terminal. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184583 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY MODULE - An uninterruptible power supply module is provided. The uninterruptible power supply module comprises an input terminal, a direct-current voltage source, a control module, a control arm-bridge module, an inductive element, a power source selection switch, and a switch element. The switch element is turned on before the power source selection switch is connected to the inductive element so that the direct-current voltage supplied by the direct-current voltage source is modulated by the control arm-bridge module to generate an output alternating current voltage to the load. And the switch element is turned off, i.e. not conducting electricity, after the power source selection switch is connected to the inductive element and the direct-current voltage source. Thereby, the use life of the power source selection switch element and the reliability of the uninterruptible power supply module are both increased. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184584 | Circuit arrangement having a power supply unit - The circuit arrangement has a power supply unit, a mains switch and a switching element, for example a relay, that bridges a first switching contact of the mains switch. A load is coupled to a control terminal of the switching element, so that when the control voltage is turned off for the purpose of opening the switching element, the load is simultaneously turned off. The circuit arrangement contains a microprocessor, in particular, which is supplied with an operating voltage by the power supply unit, and which is coupled to the control terminal of the switching element for control of the switching element. The load is a fan, for example, which is switched off in a delayed manner when the circuit arrangement is switched off by means of the mains switch. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184585 | Method for Generating Intensive High-Voltage Pulses for Industrial Use and Associated Circuit - High-voltage pulses are generated and injected in a parallel-capacitative manner into the first stage of a multistage Marx generator at suitable intervals. The high-voltage pulses result in a longitudinal overvoltage triggering of the first spark gap of the Marx generator. As a result, industrial applications are able to generate, in a fault-free manner, high-voltage pulses having a predetermined repetition rate over a prolonged period of time. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184586 | POWER ADAPTER - A power adapter includes a primary side for receiving power from a mains power supply; a secondary side for providing operating and/or charging power, derived from the primary side, to an electronic device connected to the secondary side; presence logic for determining whether the electronic device is connected to the secondary side; and switching logic for turning off the primary side automatically when the presence logic determines the electronic device is not connected. The power adapter thus shuts itself down if no electronic device is attached, and automatically starts itself up when a device is connected to the power adapter and is thus needed. The power adapter may also include voltage detection logic that detects when the device is fully charged. The power adapter also shuts itself down when an attached electronic device becomes fully charged, and automatically starts itself up when the charged state of the electronic device falls below a predetermined level. While shut down, the power adapter consumes either no power or very little power. The power adapter may wake itself up and provide power to a device even in the event the device itself is without power, such as when the device is turned off and/or has a flat or dead battery. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184587 | DATA AND ENERGY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES FOR AIRPLANES - The invention relates to a data and energy transmission system for telescopic boarding bridges with an inner section ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184588 | Switchgear for Protecting Dangerous Machines - A modular switchgear includes a connecting device having a plurality of positions; a plurality of output modules coupled to the connecting device, each of the output modules having a switching device, the switching device configured to set a number representing a position on the connecting device; and a plurality of input modules coupled to the connecting device, each input module having a position on the connecting device; wherein each input module is associated with the output module having its position set on a specific output module and ending with the next higher designated position set on a different output module minus | 2009-07-23 |
20090184589 | ACOUSTIC EXCITER AND SPEAKER USING IT - An acoustic exciter comprises a suspension made of an elastic material, which is coupled to the opening part of a frame, and a vibrator to which a voice coil disposed in the magnetic gap of a magnetic circuit connected to the suspension is coupled. An elastic body is so disposed between the frame and the vibrator as to be pressed against the frame and the vibrator. Thereby, the exciting efficiency of the vibrator can be increased, and the performance and tone quality of the acoustic exciter can be improved. | 2009-07-23 |