34th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150233397 | MECHANICAL ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICES AND METHODS - Methods and systems for harvesting mechanical energy for transformation into electrical energy are described. An energy harvesting apparatus may include a housing having fluid disposed therein and a piston assembly configured to move within the housing in one of an extension stroke and a compression stroke. The piston assembly may include a bidirectional rotor configured to rotate responsive to the piston assembly moving in either of the extension stroke and the compression stroke. The bidirectional rotor may be connected to a rotary generator such that rotational energy generated by rotation of the bidirectional rotor may be transferred to the rotary generator. Electrical energy may be produced by the rotary generator responsive to receiving the rotational energy. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233398 | Measurement System - A system for determining the location of a piston within an accumulator is provided in which a short circuit is created between elements in the accumulator and the piston which is movable within the accumulator. As the piston moves along the longitudinal axis of the accumulator, the circuit's electrical characteristics (e.g., voltage, resistance, current) vary in accordance with the length of the circuit. Measurement of these electrical characteristics allows for precise determination of the piston location relative to the accumulator. In a commercial embodiment, the invention can be utilized to determine fluid volumes in an accumulator by monitoring the location of the piston. This invention overcomes prior art systems because, inter alia, it does not require electrical sensory equipment, enables remote monitoring, maintains system integrity and functions irrespective of container wall thickness. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233399 | REFLECTOR FOR PISTON ACCUMULATORS - A reflector reflects electromagnetic waves, which waves are emitted into a conducting structure from at least one antenna situated at a distance (d′) from the reflector. The distance (d′) is calculated based on measured emitted and reflected waves to and from the reflector, respectively. The reflector includes a reflector disc, an elongated body having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, the first longitudinal end being fastened to the reflector disc and the second longitudinal end being fastenable to an accumulator piston. Said elongated body further comprises at least two telescopically interconnected reflector tubes rendering reversible adjustment of the elongated body's longitudinal length around a predetermined equilibrium length possible. A piston accumulator applying the reflector, and a method for measuring the distance (d′) are also provided. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233400 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPRESSED AIR OUTPUT OF AN AIR COMPRESSION STATION - A method for controlling compressed air output of an air compression station which supplies compressed air to a pneumatic apparatus comprises steps of: the air compression station recording a first consumption and a first estimated consumption of the compressed air supplied to the pneumatic apparatus in a first time interval; the air compression station using an EWMA method to estimate a second estimated consumption of the compressed air supplied to the pneumatic apparatus in a second time interval according to the first consumption and the first estimated consumption; and the air compression station generates and supplies the compressed air to the pneumatic apparatus in the second time interval according to the second estimated consumption. The present invention generates an appropriate amount of the compressed air according to the first consumption lest excessive compressed air causes waste. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233401 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR RELEASABLE COUPLING OF OBJECTS - Coupling device for releasable coupling of a first object to a second object, provided with uncoupling means for autonomous release under a predetermined condition of a first object coupled to a second object by the coupling device, which coupling device comprises a pair of connectable coupling parts, at least one coupling part of which is provided with a connection for a vacuum conduit, which coupling parts enclose a vacuum-tight space when coupled. The at least one coupling part is for instance coupled to the vacuum conduit, the uncoupling means comprise for instance a pressure conduit of a material which is not pressure-resistant above a predetermined temperature for the purpose of maintaining an overpressure in this pressure conduit below this temperature. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233402 | MOUNTING CLIP FOR VEHICLE BODY TO FRAME - A mounting clip for attaching a vehicle body to a frame using a tool includes a generally J-shaped body having a frame attaching portion configured to be attached to the vehicle body, and a hook portion extending from the frame attaching portion and configured to engage the frame. At least one fastener hole is disposed on the frame attaching portion. A positioning formation is disposed on the frame attaching portion, where the positioning formation is configured to receive a tool. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233403 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR STRUCTURALLY REPLACING CRACKED WELDS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - An apparatus configured to structurally replace a cracked weld in a nuclear plant may include: a first body portion that includes a first gripping portion; a second body portion that includes a second gripping portion; a wedge portion between the first and second body portions; and/or an adjustment portion. The first body portion may be configured to slidably engage the second body portion. The wedge portion may be configured to exert force on the slidably engaged first and second body portions. The adjustment portion may be configured to increase or decrease the force exerted by the wedge portion on the slidably engaged first and second body portions. When the adjustment portion increases the force exerted by the wedge portion on the slidably engaged first and second body portions, a distance between the first and second gripping portions may decrease. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233404 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING A CEILING PROFILE - A device is described for fastening a ceiling profile ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233405 | CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233406 | Device for Connecting Components - A device for connecting two construction components ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233407 | Wood Decking Screw - A screw for securing dense wood material has a head with a specially configured drive socket and an underside with an array of lobes. The lobes preferably have a left-handed orientation and have chamfered extremities. The shank is specially configured with an upper thread, an intermediate unthreaded portion and a lower thread which terminates with a half-point tip. In one embodiment, the upper thread major diameter is slightly smaller than the major diameter of the lower thread. The upper thread has a greater thread density than the lower thread. The upper to lower thread-per-inch density is preferably in the range of 1.3:1 to 1.7:1. The screw is specifically configured to assist in applications where there are wet fibers near the wood deck surface. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233408 | SELF-REAMING SELF-TAPPING FASTENER - A fastener comprises a driver head, an elongated shank having an unthreaded section coupled to the driver head and a threaded section terminating in a blunt end thereof, and at least two elongated flutes formed in the elongated shank extending over the threaded section and at least a portion of the unthreaded section. The elongated flutes are substantially triangular in cross-section with a vertex and two asymmetrical legs, one leg forming a cutting element adapted for reaming and cutting a thread in an opening having a diameter less than a major thread diameter of the threaded section. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233409 | EXPANSION ANCHOR - An expansion anchor includes a screw and an anchor body configured to receive a shank of the screw, the anchor body including: a flange configured to be directed towards the screw head; a nut-forming portion configured to cooperate with the screw thread; and a deformable expansion portion between the flange and the nut-forming portion. The nut-forming portion is configured to advance in the direction of the flange, by deforming the expansion portion to a deployed state, by screwing the screw in the nut-forming portion. When the anchor is mounted inside a hole in a wall, with the flange bearing against a first face of the wall, the expansion portion in the deployed state forms a continuous contact surface facing a second face of the wall and has a load-bearing section, transversely with respect to the screw axis, which is generally decreasing from the contact surface towards the nut-forming portion. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233410 | Cone Nut - An improved cone nut for a structural channel is provided. The cone nut does not require gluing of the cone to the channel nut as in conventional methods. The cone instead houses the channel nut by a friction fit locking mechanism, resulting in a secure attachment of the cone to the channel nut which prevents failure of the cone by separation from the channel nut which would, in turn, render the channel nut useless. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233411 | Plastic Product with Insert - A method for joining a plastic part to a second part with an insert adapted to thread into the plastic part. The insert includes a longitudinal body with outer threads, a hole in the longitudinal body with female threads, and an annular flange. Protrusions and recesses on the bottom of the annular flange alternate in a radial pattern. The insert is threaded into an opening in the plastic part. The protrusions and recesses of the insert interact with the plastic part to resist over rotation of the insert. The opening in the plastic part may include a hole and a counter bore portion. The counter bore includes protrusions and recesses. The protrusions and recesses alternate in a radial pattern. When the insert is threaded into the opening, the protrusions and recesses of the insert interact with the protrusions and recesses of the plastic part and resist over rotation. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233412 | BOLT-LOCKING APPARATUS, MOUNTING METHOD THEREOF AND MOUNTING JIG - A bolt-locking apparatus includes a plurality of fitting members | 2015-08-20 |
20150233413 | LINER FOR A STRING TRIMMER TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY - A transmission assembly ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233414 | TERMINAL FOR A MOTION TRANSMITTING REMOTE CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A terminal ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233415 | RADIAL GAS FOIL BEARING - A radial gas foil bearing extending along a rotation axis including a carrier element provided with an opening extending along the axis, further including at least one foil extending circumferentially along a radial inner side of the opening of the carrier element, wherein the foil is attached to the carrier element is provided. In order to enable an easy manufacturing as well as safe operation it is proposed to provide at least one radial through hole in the carrier ring, wherein at least one fixation section of the foil is formed to be inserted into the through hole, wherein the fixation section and the through hole are made such that fixation section becomes by insertion into the through hole accessible from radial outside of the carrier element to be fixed to the carrier element. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233416 | COMPLIANT FLUID-FILM RIDING TAPER BEARING - A compliant fluid-film riding taper bearing is configured to include a rotor and a stator for supporting a rotating shaft. The rotor is configured as a rotating monotonously tapering body of revolution having an axis of symmetry and an external tapering surface. The stator has a longitudinal axis and an internal surface disposed in coaxial and conformal alignment with the external tapering surface. The stator is preloaded against the external tapering surface, and is pliantly supported to respond to a distribution of biasing forces and to permit matching elastic and resilient adaptation thereof conformal to deformation of the tapering rotor. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233417 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING DEVICE AND MOTOR WITH SAME - A fluid dynamic bearing device including: a bearing sleeve fixed to an inner periphery of a housing; a shaft member removably inserted along an inner periphery of the bearing sleeve; an annular member having an inner peripheral surface for defining a radial gap together with an outer peripheral surface of the shaft member; and radial bearing portions and a thrust bearing portion for supporting the shaft member. At least the radial bearing gap at each of the radial bearing portions, and a bottom gap having the thrust bearing portion received therein are filled with lubricating oil. A void section is formed in an interior space of the housing. Assuming that d | 2015-08-20 |
20150233418 | BEARING HAVING AN INDICATOR - Bearing, in particular rolling bearing, including, as bearing parts, at least one bearing ring ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233419 | Biased Compound Radial Plain Bearing for Increased Life in Oscillating Pivot Motion - Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein include bearings with three races: an inner race, a shared race, and an outer race that exhibit increased life under oscillatory loads. The exemplary embodiments may include one or more directional biasing mechanisms configured such that when a bearing shaft rotates in one direction, the shared race rotates with it, and when the shaft oscillates in the other direction, the shared race is impeded from moving in the other direction. Under continued oscillation, the shared race will “walk” in circles around the shaft, effectively distributing the load and wear over the entire circumference of a bearing surface. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233420 | DEVICE INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE SPHERICAL ROLLER BEARING, WITH A PRE-LOADING UNIT, AND A METHOD FOR APPLYING A PRE-LOAD - A device includes at least one spherical roller bearing that has at least one split bearing ring, the split bearing ring having first and second parts, the device including at least one preloading unit that is configured to exert a force on at least the first part of the bearing ring and at least one control unit that is configured to change the force. The preloading unit comprises a hydroelastic preloading unit and may include an elastic tube for applying a force against the first part of the bearing ring and a pump for pumping a liquid into the tube. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233421 | MAGNETIC RADIAL BEARING WITH A ROTOR LAMINATED IN A STAR-SHAPED MANNER - The losses in a magnetic radial bearing are intended to be reduced. For this purpose, a magnetic radial bearing is provided with a stator and a rotor which is mounted rotatably in the stator, wherein the rotor has a shaft ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233422 | MAGNETIC BEARING - A magnetic bearing which would reduce a leakage magnetic flux to be generated between teeth is provided. A predetermined one of its teeth ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233423 | BEARING ASSEMBLIES AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING SUPERHARD BEARING ELEMENTS - A bearing assembly includes a support ring, a plurality of bearing-element carrier members coupled to the support ring, and a plurality of superhard bearing elements having a lateral periphery extending between a base and a superhard bearing surface. At least one superhard bearing element of the plurality of superhard bearing elements is attached to each of the plurality of bearing-element carrier members. A bearing apparatus includes a rotor, a stator, and a bearing assembly. A method for assembling a bearing assembly includes attaching at least one superhard bearing element to each of a plurality of bearing-element carrier members and coupling the plurality of bearing-element carrier members to a support ring. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233424 | BEARING ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING THICK SUPERHARD TABLES AND/OR SELECTED EXPOSURES, BEARING APPARATUSES, AND METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to bearing assemblies configured to effectively provide heat dissipation for bearing elements, bearing apparatuses including such bearing assemblies, and methods of operating such bearing assemblies and apparatuses. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly includes a plurality of superhard bearing elements distributed about an axis. Each superhard bearing element of the plurality of superhard bearing elements has a superhard table including a superhard surface. The bearing assembly includes a support ring structure coupled to the plurality of superhard bearing elements. One or more of the superhard bearing elements includes a superhard table, which may improve heat transfer from such superhard bearing elements. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233425 | RETAINER FOR BALL BEARING, AND BALL BEARING - A retainer for a ball bearing includes two annular members that face each other in an axial direction thereof. The two annular members include opposed surfaces each having hemispherical pockets that are formed at positions in a circumferential direction of each of the two annular members and configured to receive balls. The opposed surfaces are snap-fitted to each other to couple together the two annular members. The hemispherical pockets each have an inner peripheral surface provided with ball contact and ball non-contact surfaces. The ball contact surface is formed at a central portion in a pocket circumferential direction and at least at a central portion in a pocket axial direction of the inner peripheral surface. The ball non-contact surface includes a recess recessed to an opposite side to a corresponding ball across the ball contact surface and is opened in at least one of pocket axial ends. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233426 | PIVOT ASSEMBLY BEARING DEVICE AND MAGNETIC HEAD ACTUATOR USING THE SAME - A ball bearing (rolling bearing) containing lubricant sealed therein is provided between a shaft and a sleeve. A labyrinth seal (seal gap) is provided at an end portion of the shaft or the sleeve in the axial direction. A permanent magnet is disposed such that a magnetic pole is located in proximity to the labyrinth seal. A magnetic seal effect that utilizes diamagnetism acting on evaporating oil is provided at the labyrinth seal. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233427 | LUBRICATING STRUCTURE FOR LINEAR MOTION GUIDE APPARATUS - A linear motion guide device includes a slider slidably attached onto a guide rail, the guide rail includes a number of recesses and the slider includes a number of depressions aligned with the recesses of the guide rail for forming a number of ball rolling passages, the slider includes a number of grooves offset from the depressions, two end caps attached onto the slider and each include a number of passageways communicating with the grooves of the slider and the ball rolling passages for forming a number of endless ball guiding raceways between the slider and the guide rail and the end caps and for slidably receiving and engaging with the ball bearing device. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233428 | ABS ENCODER ARRANGEMENT - An ABS encoder arrangement including an annular disk core which bears a multipole structure, and a sealing ring element including an angular ring and an elastomer body forming a sealing lip structure, the angular ring including a lateral surface portion and an annular disk portion which protrudes radially inwards, the annular disk core being designed so as to project radially inwards beyond the inner circumferential surface of the lateral surface portion of the angular ring so as to form an annular projection, and a filling ring formed from an elastomer material being attached to the inner circumferential surface, the thickness of said filling ring being larger in radial direction than the size of the projection of the annular disk core in radial direction. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233429 | TRANSPORT LOCK, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PISTON OF A CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING - A transport lock for a clutch release system, in particular for a slave cylinder of a motor vehicle, is provided having an axially movable piston and a clutch release bearing that is connected to the piston being arranged concentrically on a housing. In order to lock the piston or the clutch release bearing during transport, a retaining ring which has a collar that extends outwards in a radial direction and which is secured on the housing in an inner cavity of the clutch release bearing is provided. A contact surface of the piston lies against the collar of the retaining ring in such a way that the retaining ring restricts the axial movement of the piston. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233430 | CLUTCH COOLING MECHANISM - A clutch release mechanism for a vehicle powertrain is provided. The clutch release mechanism includes a piston operable to move in an axial direction along a central axis toward and away from a clutch assembly. An actuator bearing is disposed adjacent to the piston. The actuator bearing is configured to be pressed against the clutch assembly by the piston, and the actuator bearing is configured to rotate around the central axis. A plurality of fins is disposed around the actuator bearing and configured to rotate with the actuator bearing about the central axis. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233431 | CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER INCLUDING ONE-WAY CLUTCH - A concentric slave cylinder is provided. The concentric slave cylinder includes a housing including a wall; a piston slidable along the wall in a forward direction and a return direction, the piston including a first angled surface, the piston and the housing forming a hydraulic chamber therebetween; and a ring slidable along the wall in the hydraulic chamber in the forward direction and limiting sliding of the piston in the return direction, the ring including a frustoconical portion having a second angled surface for engaging the first angled surface to limit the sliding of the piston in the return direction. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233432 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WITH TIE-UP MONITORING LOGIC - A vehicle includes a prime mover, transmission, and controller. The transmission, e.g., a DCT or 8-speed automatic transmission, includes an input member, an output member, gear sets, and a plurality of clutches. The controller monitors the transmission for a threshold tie-up condition via a method, which includes processing clutch control input signals and a gearbox status signal to identify the clutches involved in a present operating mode of the transmission, e.g., a shift, neutral, or fixed gear. The controller determines the torque capacity of each involved clutch, compares the determined clutch torque capacities to respective calibrated clutch torque capacities, and executes a control action in response to a threshold tie-up condition. The threshold tie-up condition is present when the determined clutch torque capacities exceed the calibrated clutch torque capacity for at least one of the involved clutches for longer than a calibrated duration. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233433 | DISC BRAKE VIBRATION ESTIMATION METHOD AND DISC BRAKE VIBRATION ESTIMATION DEVICE - A disc brake vibration estimation method includes a step of obtaining input physical amounts that are physical amounts about the disc rotor and the pad , a step of estimating a vibration of the disc brake in an in-plane direction which is a circumferential direction of the disc rotor according to the obtained input physical amounts and a fluctuation in contact stiffness between the disc rotor and the pad, and a step of making a determination at least about squeal of the disc brake in the in-plane direction according to a displacement or a value derived from the displacement after a prescribed period from a start of estimation after the vibration of the disc brake is estimated. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233434 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DRIVING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DEVICE - A parking brake actuator generates and applies a braking force to a vehicle wheel in such a manner that the parking brake actuator converts a rotational motion of a screw member, which is rotated by an electric parking brake driving device, into a translatory motion and transmitting the converted translatory motion to a piston to push a brake pad toward a disc by the piston. The electric parking brake driving device includes an electric motor and a reduction gear mechanism which transmits driving force of the electric motor to the parking brake actuator. The reduction gear mechanism includes a gear body and a planetary gear mechanism, which is provided within the gear body and into which the driving force of the electric motor is inputted. A cushion rubber, which is compressible in the circumferential direction, is interposed between a ring gear of the planetary gear mechanism and the gear body. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233435 | INTEGRATED SLACK ADJUSTER WITH IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - Embodiments of the invention provide one or more of the following features or combinations of such features to slack adjusters: rubber boots or bellows on either end of the slack adjuster to shed water away from the slack adjuster; a center vent and wasp excluder to vent any water build up in the slack adjuster clutch area; an added seal and wear ring at the slack adjuster end cap; and increased corrosion and wear protection for the rod. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233436 | Brake Assembly with Particle Capture - Nonpolluting brake assembly comprising a rotor, a pad comprising friction material capable of releasing particles resulting from abrasion, an autonomous suction device for drawing off said particles which comprises an intake opening arranged in the immediate vicinity of the pad and the rotor, a collection chamber for collecting the particles, an impeller driven by the rotor by means of a roller pressing on the rotor, for drawing off the particles through the opening and propelling them into the collection chamber, such that the particles are trapped as close as possible to their emission. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233437 | BRAKE ROTOR RETAINING TOOL - A brake rotor retaining tool includes a main body having a first end, a second end with a bore extending from the first end and a grip portion. The bore has a non-threaded surface portion and a threaded surface portion. The non-threaded surface portion of the bore extends from the first end of the main body between the first end of the main body to the threaded surface portion. The non-threaded surface portion also has a first overall length measured in an axial direction of the bore. The threaded surface portion of the bore extends from the non-threaded surface portion toward the second end of the main body and has a second overall length measured in the axial direction of the bore. The first overall length is greater than the second overall length. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233438 | VEHICLE DISC BRAKE CALIPER BODY - One embodiment of the present invention provides a caliper body including an acting portion having a cylinder bore; a union boss portion having a union hole; and a bleeder boss portion having a bleeder hole. The union boss portion is formed at a central portion of a side surface of the acting portion in a circumferential direction of a disc brake rotor, the side surface being opposite to a side surface facing the disc brake rotor. The bleeder boss portion extends from an outer circumferential side of the bottom wall of the cylinder bore to the union boss portion. The union boss portion and the bleeder boss portion form a continuous projecting portion such that the union boss portion projects further outwards than the bleeder boss portion. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233439 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BRAKE SENSING - Present embodiments relate generally to brake systems, and more specifically, to caliper-based brake systems. In an embodiment, a method includes electrifying at least a portion of a first inner surface of a first brake block with a first potential. The method also includes electrifying at least a portion of a second inner surface of a second brake block with a second potential that is different from the first potential. The method includes performing an electrical measurement between the first brake block and the second brake block, wherein the electrical measurement include a voltage measurement, a current measurement, a resistance measurement, a frequency measurement, or a combination thereof. The method further includes determining a position of the first and brake blocks relative to a brake member based on the electrical measurement. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233440 | Beam-Based Nonlinear Spring - Nonlinear spring. In one embodiment, the spring includes two opposed curved surfaces curving away from one another. A flexible cantilever member is disposed between the two opposed curved surfaces and a mass is attached to a free end of the cantilever member wherein the flexible cantilever member wraps around one of the curved surfaces as the cantilever member deflects to form a nonlinear spring. Energy harvesting devices and a load cell are also disclosed. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233441 | VIBRATION ISOLATOR USING EXTERNALLY PRESSURIZED SEALING BELLOWS AND AN EXTERNAL SHAFT - An apparatus is provided for vibration damping and isolation. The apparatus includes a housing having an inner surface defining a passage therethrough, a first bellows disposed within the housing passage, the first bellows having an outer surface and spaced apart from the housing inner surface to define a first chamber having a volume, and a second bellows disposed within the housing passage, the second bellows having an outer surface and spaced apart from the housing inner surface to define a second chamber having a volume. The apparatus further includes a restrictive flow passage in fluid communication with the first and second chambers, fluid disposed within the first chamber, the second chamber, and the restrictive flow passage, and a shaft positioned externally to the housing and coupled with the first bellows and the second bellows. The shaft is configured to selectively receive a force to thereby move the fluid through the restrictive flow passage to increase the first chamber volume and decrease the second chamber volume or to decrease the first chamber volume and increase the second chamber volume. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233442 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - A suspension device includes a shock absorber, an air spring that consists of a compressed gas that is sealed within an air chamber that expands/contracts in volume as the shock absorber extends/compresses so as to constantly bias the shock absorber in an extension direction, and a volume expanding mechanism that expands a volume of the air chamber according to an increase in a compression amount of the shock absorber when the compression amount of the shock absorber has reached or exceeded a predetermined amount. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233443 | Hydraulic Vibration-Damping Support - Controllable hydraulic vibration-damping support comprising a main hydraulic circuit comprising a working chamber, a compensation chamber, and a first constricted passageway, and an auxiliary hydraulic chamber separated from the working chamber by a decoupling valve and communicating with the main hydraulic circuit by means of a second constricted passageway having a resonance frequency of less than 5 Hz. The auxiliary chamber is separated from a pneumatic chamber by a movable wall, and a control device is provided for selectively either connecting the pneumatic chamber to the open air, or bleeding air from the pneumatic chamber. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233444 | FAN VIBRATION ABSORBING STRUCTURE AND FAN USING SAME - A fan vibration absorbing structure includes a bearing cup and a vibration absorbing element. The bearing cup includes a first section, a second section and a bearing holding hole. The first and the second section are connected end-to-end to enclose a receiving space therein, which communicates with the bearing holding hole. The vibration absorbing element is fitted between the first and the second section. With the fan vibration absorbing structure included in a fan, it is able to largely reduce the vibration occurred during fan operation. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233445 | METAL BELT AND DRIVING MECHANISM WITH SAME METAL BELT - A metal belt ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233446 | CONNECTOR FOR SYNTHETIC AND COATED WIRE ROPE - A sleeve for terminating synthetic rope and coated wire rope has a body and a first channel, a second channel, and a third channel formed within the body. Each of the first, second, and third channels form a trilobular opening within the sleeve for receiving and crimping wire rope. The wire rope can have an eye splice formed at one end. A method of crimping the trilobular sleeve includes feeding the rope through the first channel of the trilobular sleeve, looping the rope through the second channel of the sleeve and then through the third channel of the trilobular sleeve, inserting the sleeve between upper and lower crimp dies, and pressing the sleeve between the dies, thereby crimping the sleeve to the rope. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233447 | CHAIN ELEMENT, CHAIN PIN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Chain element ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233448 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE WITH SPEED MODULATION - A system is provided for transmitting torque with speed modulation between a motor generator and an engine. The system includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a first reduction gearset, and a second reduction gearset. The first shaft is configured to rotatably connect with the motor generator. The second shaft is configured to rotatably connect with the engine. The first reduction gearset is rotatably supported at least in part on the first shaft. The first reduction gearset is disposed in selective engagement with the first shaft via a first overrunning clutch disposed therebetween. The second reduction gearset is rotatably supported at least in part on the first shaft and at least in part on the second shaft. The second reduction gearset is disposed in selective engagement with the first shaft via a second overrunning clutch disposed therebetween. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233449 | MECHANICAL TENSIONER STRUT WITH UNI-DIRECTIONAL FRICTION DAMPING - A strut including a housing, a plunger within a space in the housing and including a tapered outer circumferential surface, a primary spring engaged with the housing, a wedge element within the space and including a tapered inner circumferential surface engageable with the outer circumferential surface, and a secondary spring engaged with the wedge element and the plunger to urge the plunger in an axial direction. The primary spring urges the plunger in the axial direction with a first force. In a fully extended mode, the plunger is maximally displaced in the axial direction. In a contracted mode, the plunger is displaced in an opposite axial direction in response to application of a second force, sufficiently greater than the first force, on the plunger in the opposite axial direction. When the second force is sufficiently decreased, the plunger displaces with respect to the housing in the axial direction. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233450 | CONE WITH MEMBER CVT FOR WHICH BELT TENSION CAN BE REDUCED | 2015-08-20 |
20150233451 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A continuously variable transmission device includes an input shaft, an output shaft, an input roller, an output ring, a transmission ring, a plurality of planetary rollers including a first conical portion externally contacted to the input roller and internally contacted to the output ring and a second conical portion internally contacted to the transmission ring, a movable holder which holds the plurality of planetary rollers to be capable of rotating about each rotating axis line and revolving about the center axis line, and a loading cam mechanism (CM | 2015-08-20 |
20150233452 | ACTUATOR FOR VEHICLE LATCH and VEHICLE LATCH WITH ACTUATOR - An actuator for a latch is provided, the actuator having: a motor operatively coupled to a gear train; and a rack moveably mounted to the actuator for linear movement with respect to a housing of the actuator, wherein the gear train comprises: a worm; a worm gear and a pinion gear, wherein the pinion gear is rotatably mounted to the worm gear and the pinion gear has a plurality of teeth configured to engage a portion of the rack, wherein the axis of rotation of the worm is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the worm gear and the pinion gear. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233453 | CYCLOID DRIVE EPICYCLOID PLANET GEAR CAM - An epicycloid planet gear cam that converts rotational movement of a driveshaft into linear movement of an output device is disclosed. An epicycloid planet gear is assembled inside a stationary housing with an internal stationary ring gear. A driveshaft eccentric is connected to a driveshaft. The driveshaft eccentric rotates freely in a mounting hole of the epicycloid planet gear. When the driveshaft rotates, the driveshaft eccentric engages the epicycloid planet gear against the stationary ring gear and causes the epicycloid planet gear to rotate. A cam follower pin attached to an output device is held, via a follower roller ball against a cam track of the epicycloid planet gear. As the epicycloid planet gear rotates, the recessed cam track depth causes the cam follower pin to move up or down thereby moving the output device. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233454 | END CAP FOR BALL SCREW DEVICE - A ball screw device includes a screw engaged into a nut member for forming an endless ball guiding passage and for receiving a number of ball bearing members, two end caps are attached to end portions of the nut member and each include a radially and inwardly extended helical bulge for engaging with the helical groove of the screw, and the nut member includes a peripheral protrusion for engaging with the end cap and for preventing the end cap from being moved radially toward the screw and for preventing the screw from being scrapped by the end cap. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233455 | ROLLER SCREW, MOUNTING METHOD AND TOOL FOR FITTING ROLLERS IN SUCH A ROLLER SCREW - A roller screw mechanism comprising a screw having an outer threading, a nut arranged around and coaxially to the screw, the nut having an inner threading, and a plurality of mutually identical rollers interposed between the screw and the nut. Each mutually identical roller having an outer threading engaged with the outer and inner threadings of the screw and of the nut. The threading of each roller being prolonged axially at each end by teeth respectively engaged with teeth of two annular gear wheels fixed in an unthreaded part of the bore of the nut. Each of the mutually identical rollers comprises an angular visual positioning feature, making it possible to place the rollers in one of the annular gear wheels with respect to a predetermined reference point of the gear wheel. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233456 | ROLLER SCREW, MOUNTING METHOD AND TOOL FOR FITTING ROLLERS IN SUCH A ROLLER SCREW - A roller screw mechanism comprising a screw having an outer threading; a nut arranged around and coaxially to the screw, the nut having an inner threading; and a plurality of mutually identical rollers interposed between the screw and the nut. Each mutually identical roller having an outer threading engaged with the outer and inner threadings of the screw and of the nut. The threading of each mutually identical roller being prolonged axially at each end by teeth respectively engaged with teeth of two annular crown rings fixed in an unthreaded part of the bore of the nut. Each of the mutually identical rollers comprises an angular visual positioning feature. The nut comprises an angular visual positioning feature making it possible to angularly place the rollers in the crown ring. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233457 | LINEAR MOTION ASSEMBLY, IMPROVED WIPER AND SCRAPER ASSEMBLY THEREFOR AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A wiper and scraper assembly for a linear motion assembly has a wiper and a scraper constructed from separate pieces of material. The wiper has a width extending between opposite sides with an opening extending through the opposite sides, with a first helical thread of the wiper being received in an external groove of a screw of the linear motion assembly. The scraper is disposed in the opening of the wiper, and has a second helical thread received in the external groove of the screw. The wiper has at least one lubrication return plow extending into one of its opposite sides, with the lubrication return plow facing axially inwardly into a nut of the linear motion assembly. The wiper has at least one debris ejection plow formed in the first helical thread, with the debris ejection plow facing axially outwardly from the ball nut. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233458 | ONE MODE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A powertrain for a motor vehicle includes a one mode continuously variable transmission (CVT) and a torque converter connected to a planetary gear set assembly which is connected to a pulley and a chain assembly or other continuously variable unit (CVU). The planetary gear set arrangement generally includes one planetary gear set, one brake and one clutch. The CVU is connected to a final drive unit. The sheaves of the CVU have an involute spline connection. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233459 | CAM FOLLOWER OR ECCENTRIC FOLLOWER WITH ROLLER SUPPORTED BY PLAIN BEARING MOUNTING - A component constructed as a cam follower or eccentric follower, such as a finger follower, swinging arm, or rocker arm or tappet for gas-exchange valves or pumps of reciprocating internal combustion engines is provided, with a roller ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233460 | ELECTRIC GENERATOR OIL PUMP DRIVEN GEAR - A driven gear includes a radially outwardly extending flange. The radially outwardly extending flange extends along an axial distance defined along a center axis of the flange. The flange merges into a generally conical portion which, in turn, extends radially inwardly to a hub. The hub extends to a remote end. A first distance defined between the remote end of the hub and an end of the flange faces the remote end. A second distance is defined between ends of the flange, with gear teeth formed at an outer periphery. A ratio of the first distance to the second distance is between 2.54 and 2.82. An oil pump, a rotating portion for an electrical generator, and a generator are also disclosed. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233461 | GEAR UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ACTUATING DRIVE - A gear unit for an actuating drive, in particular a window lifter drive, of a motor vehicle is provided that includes a gear housing and a pivot bolt rotatably fixedly connected thereto for rotatably supporting a gear wheel, in particular of a worm gear, the pivot bolt has a second pivot section, which is adjacent to a first pivot section having a first outer diameter, and which has a free end section on the front, the outer diameter of the second pivot section being smaller than the outer diameter of the first pivot section at least over one part of it pivot section length. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233462 | POWER TRANSMISSION GEAR UNIT AND VEHICLE INSTRUMENT - Hemispherical protrusions are protrudingly provided in end surfaces of a rotor gear and a tooth portion of a small gear having the smaller number of gear teeth between the rotor gear and a large gear of an intermediate gear, and between the small gear of the intermediate gear and an output gear, which are meshed with each other in a transmission gear train. Thus, in a case where the large gear rides on the rotor gear or the small gear rides on the output gear when the intermediate gear is accommodated in a housing after the rotor gear and the output gear are accommodated, it is possible to cancel the riding state thereof only by applying a slight vibration to the housing. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233463 | DEVICE FOR SEALING AN OPENING OF AN ENCLOSURE WALL FOR ACCESS TO A ROTARY SHAFT - The invention relates to a device for sealing an opening of an enclosure wall for access to a rotary shaft. The device is capable of being sealingly inserted in said opening and of being secured against the wall by securing elements. The device includes two cylindrical parts assembled slidably relative to one another, coaxially relative to the opening: a first part capable of being statically inserted in the opening, and a second part capable of being secured to the wall by the securing elements and subjected to the action of a resilient means provided between the parts and tending to axially separate the second part from the wall. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233464 | GEARBOX LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A high speed gearbox includes a housing which encloses a rotating gear and a volume which contains oil and air. The gear has an outer first surface exposed to the volume and has a second surface exposed to the environment. A vent arrangement includes first and second passages formed in the gear. The second passage extends axially part way into the gear and has an outer end exposed to the second surface. The first passage extends radially from the first surface to the second passage. A check valve is mounted in the second passage and permits one-way flow of air from the volume to the environment. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233465 | THERMAL BYPASS VALVE USING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS - A transmission fluid circuit for regulating the flow of a fluid includes a transmission, a cooler, and a valve. The valve includes a housing, a spool, and an actuator including a smart material. The spool is movable inside the housing between a first position and a second position. The smart material is configured to be in an activated state in response to the fluid exhibiting at least a first temperature and to be in a deactivated state in response to the fluid being a sufficient number of degrees less than the first temperature. The fluid flows from the housing to the transmission and from the transmission to the housing when the spool is in the first position. The fluid flows from the housing to the cooler, from the cooler to the transmission, and from the transmission to the housing when the spool is in the second position. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233466 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A carrier having short pinion gears and long pinion gears is made compact, and the mountability of the carrier on vehicles is improved. In a structure of the carrier, short pinion gear housing spaces are formed between thick-walled portions of a carrier body and a carrier cover, and long pinion gear housing spaces are formed between flange portions and the carrier cover. Bridge portions are provided on the radially outer side of the short pinion gear housing spaces, and fixed to the carrier cover. Openings are provided on the radially outer side of the long pinion gear housing spaces. Splines to be engaged with a friction member of a clutch are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the bridge portions. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233467 | PLANETARY GEARBOX WITH INTEGRAL SERVICE BRAKE - A planetary gearbox with substantial speed reduction includes a stationary spindle, an integral service brake, and a parking brake. The integral service brake resides radially outwardly with respect to the parking brake in a stacked arrangement such that axial space is conserved yielding an axially short and compact gearbox. An oil passageway extends radially through the spindle. A rotating input shaft drives the planetary gearbox and produces an output in the form of a rotatable housing/hub. The service brake rotors have a large surface area and are keyed to the rotatable hub enabling efficient brake cooling and efficacious brake performance in a compact arrangement. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233468 | Personalized gear shift lever - A personalized gear shift lever provides letter cutouts spelling the user's name or initials, or photo frames containing the user's photographs, along the length of the shaft. The base is formed from tubular steel with a square cross-section, and is secured to the floor of the cab by one or more bolts. The sides of the shaft display letter cutouts or photo frames, illuminated by white or colored lights which may be battery-powered, or powered by the vehicle's electric system. An enlarged, decorative gear shift knob dominates the upper end of the lever. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233469 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF A FLOW CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE - A vehicle includes an engine, first clutch, transmission, and controller. The transmission includes a gearbox, position sensors, and a fluid circuit. The gearbox contains a second clutch. The fluid circuit includes a pump and a flow control solenoid valve. The controller opens the valve via flow control signals to allow fluid to pass into or from the particular clutch it feeds. The controller executes steps of a method to determine an actual flow rate through the valve as the clutch moves, and also calculates a compensation scale factor as a ratio of the commanded and actual flow rates. The controller modifies the flow control signals in a subsequent clutch actuation using the compensation scale factor, such as by multiplying a commanded flow rate corresponding to the flow control signals by the compensation scale factor. A system includes rotatable members connected by a clutch, the controller, valve, and position sensor. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233470 | ADAPTIVE SHIFT SCHEDULING SYSTEM - A method of generating shift schedules for a vehicle having a transmission with a plurality of gears includes providing a plurality of a transmission operational modes categorized by ratios of available traction power after a transmission gear shift compared to available traction power before the transmission gear shift. Based on the list of available traction power the available traction power is determined for each of the plurality of gears over a range of engine speeds. This includes adjusting for parasitic losses and dynamic de-rate conditions at each engine speed datum point. Shift schedules are generated for shifts between gears of the transmission for at least a first transmission operational mode in terms of ratios of available traction power before and after gear shifts. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233471 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission includes a cut-off valve and a line pressure detector. The cut-off valve has a valve element located at one of a first position and a second position. The first position disables supply of a hydraulic fluid to a frictional engagement mechanism of the automatic transmission. The second position enables supply of the hydraulic fluid to the frictional engagement mechanism. The line pressure detector is configured to detect a line pressure. The cut-off valve is to control a hydraulic fluid passage so that the line pressure is supplied to the line pressure detector in a case where the valve element is at the first position and so that the line pressure is not supplied to the line pressure detector in a case where the valve element is at the second position. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233472 | Abnormality Detection Device For Continuously Variable Transmission And Method Of Detecting Abnormality Of The Continuously Variable Transmission - An abnormality detection device for a continuously variable transmission includes: an acquisition module that acquires a control variable for controlling an operation of a forward and reverse switching mechanism that is provided between an engine and a driving wheel to switch between forward rotation and reverse rotation of the driving wheel; and a determination module that determines the control variable for the forward and reverse switching mechanism to be abnormal in the case where a traveling range is selected by the selection unit, a vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection unit is higher than or equal to a predetermined speed, and the control variable for the forward and reverse switching mechanism, acquired by the acquisition module has a value that does not allow a driving force of the engine to be transmitted. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233473 | ELECTROMOTIVE DRIVES - A transmission having a plurality of tilting balls and opposing input and output discs provides an infinite number of speed combinations over its transmission ratio range. The transmission provides multiple powerpaths and can be combined with electrical components to provide motor/generator functionality, which reduces the overall size and complexity of the motor and transmission compared to when they are constructed separately. In one embodiment, rotatable components of a continuously variable transmission are coupled separately to an electrical rotor and to an electrical stator so that the rotor and stator rotate simultaneously in opposite directions relative to one another. In other embodiments, an electrical rotor is configured to transfer torque to or from a disc that is in contact with a plurality of speed adjusters, while an electrical stator is configured to transfer torque to a shaft that is operationally coupled to the speed adjusters via an idler. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233474 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION OF A VEHICLE - A method for controlling a dual clutch transmission of a vehicle with a first clutch associated with a first set of gears and a second clutch associated with a second set of gears is described. The method comprises the following steps:
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20150233475 | Sealing Structure - A sealing structure includes a first member ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150233476 | Valve Device - A valve arrangement having a valve, in particular, a disk valve, is provided which has a first housing with several connections for a fluid or a gaseous medium, and with a drive unit, which has a second housing with a drive mechanism arranged therein. The housings are at least essentially spaced apart from one another. The valve has a control shaft and the drive unit and a drive shaft that is operatively connected to the drive mechanism and operatively connected or operatively connectable to the control shaft by means of a coupling device. The coupling device is arranged between the first and the second housing. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233477 | Ball Valve with Square Bore and Quarter Turn Component - The invention relates to a turned regulating ball valve, which comprises a ball valve body, a ball and a stem mechanically fixed with the ball, the ball can be rotated by 90 degrees in the ball valve body using the stem as an axis, a first side and a second side of the ball valve body are respectively provided with an inlet seat and an outlet seat, the ball valve body and the inlet seat are provided with an inlet fluid passage, the ball valve body and the outlet seat are provided with an outlet fluid passage, the ball is placed between the inlet seat and the outlet seat, a first part of the ball, which is close to the inlet seat, is provided with a control assembly, and a second side of the ball, which is close to the outlet seat, is provided with a plurality of hole fluid channels which communicate with the control assembly. The turned regulating ball valve has the advantages that are: enlarging a fluid flow area at an entrance of the ball; enabling accurate regulations; allowing regulations under a high pressure differential. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233478 | Valve With Stop Mechanism - In the specification and drawings, a valve is described and shown having a first and second valve seat carrier, a valve seat associated with each valve seat carrier, and a valve ball between the valve seats. The valve further includes a stop mechanism operatively connected to at least a first valve seat, the stop mechanism limiting travel of the first valve seat towards the valve ball such that the valve ball may be push away from a sealing engagement with the first valve seat. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233479 | Versatile Rotary Valve - A rotary valve comprising a stator with an inner stator face, and a rotor with an inner rotor face arranged in sealing contact with the inner stator face, the rotor is rotatably movable to a plurality of rotor positions about a rotational axis relative to the inner stator face, the stator comprises a plurality of connection ports each being in fluidic contact with a corresponding valve orifice at the inner stator face and the rotor comprises two or more interconnection paths for selective fluidic interconnection of said valve orifices with respect to the rotor position, wherein the stator comprises, an inlet port, an outlet port, a component feed port, a component return port, and wherein the interconnection paths in the rotor are arranged to:—in a first rotor position interconnect the inlet port with the outlet port,—in a second rotor position interconnect the inlet port with the component feed port and the component return port with the outlet port,—in a third rotor position interconnect the inlet port with the component return port and the component feed port with the outlet port. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233480 | PRESSURE REGULATING VALVES FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATORS - A pressure regulating valve includes a valve body and a screen body. The screen body wraps around the valve body and joins itself at a screen joint for coupling the screen body to the valve body. A screen section defined on the screen body strains lubricant entering the valve body. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233481 | SPOOL VALVE - A spool valve includes a sleeve and a filter. The sleeve includes an annular groove and a port. The annular groove is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the sleeve. The port is formed on a bottom surface of the annular groove, and fluid passes through the port. The filter is disposed to be wound cylindrically in the annular groove, and filters the fluid passing through the port. The sleeve further includes a wound part that is a filter attachment surface on which the filter is wound in the annular groove. The wound part includes a shape change part that changes a shape of a part of the filter having a cylindrical shape. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233482 | Disc Valve - A multiway control valve is provided having a housing that has an inlet connection and an outlet connection for a liquid and/or gaseous medium, a rotatably mounted ceramic valve disc, which is arranged with a first through-flow opening and rotatably mounted in the housing to fluidically connect and disconnect from each other the connections depending on its rotational position. The valve disc rests flatly on a ceramic sealing disc, arranged in a torque-proof manner and having two second through-flow openings, and a sealing element, which is arranged between the sealing disc and an intermediate floor of the housing and is elastically deformable. The sealing element has a disc shape and has third through-flow openings that are aligned with the second through-flow openings. The intermediate floor has at least one retaining projection that engages in one of the three through-flow openings for positively locking anti-twist protection of the sealing element. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233483 | Disc Valve - A disc valve, in particular a multi-way control valve, is provided which has a housing that has an inlet connection and an outlet connection as connections for a liquid and/or gaseous medium. The connections end in respectively different chambers of the housing, at least one valve disc, in particular a ceramic valve disc, which is provided with at least one first through-flow opening and is arranged rotatably mounted in the housing in order to fluidically connect and separate from each other the different chambers depending on its rotational position by means of the through-flow opening, and a control shaft, which is connected torque-proof to the valve disc in the housing. The disc valve is characterized in that the control shaft or the valve disc has a radial projection, and the housing has at least one rotation stop, which is located in the movement path of the radial projection. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233484 | VALVE, FLUIDIC APPARATUS, AND FLUID-SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A valve includes a valve body, a diaphragm dividing the inside of the valve body into first and second valve chambers and being displaced under a pressure of fluid, first and second openings in communication with the first valve chamber, and a third opening in communication with the second valve chamber. When a pump is not driven, the force applied to a side of the diaphragm facing the second valve chamber is greater than the force applied to a side of the diaphragm facing the first valve chamber, and the second opening is sealed by the diaphragm. When the pump is driven and the force applied to the side of the diaphragm facing the first valve chamber becomes greater than the force applied to the side of the diaphragm facing the second valve chamber, the diaphragm allows the first and second openings and to communicate with each other. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233485 | Valve Positioning Structure - A valve positioning structure is provided for pressing down a switch arranged in a valve so that fluid is allowed to flow through an inlet opening of the valve when the switch is pressed down in order to control the fluid to flow into/out of at least one bladder. The valve positioning structure includes a casing that receives the valve therein and the casing is provided with a contact member and a manipulation member respectively and movably on upper and lower surfaces of the casing. The contact member and the manipulation member are coupled to each other so that the contact member is operable to drive the manipulation member to move. The manipulation member includes an operation section, where the operation section is movable toward and is enabled to press down the switch when the manipulation member is driven by the contact member to move toward the switch. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233486 | VALVE FOR AN INFLATABLE DEVICE - A valve for an inflatable device is disclosed. The valve includes a base configured to seal to a fluid impermeable wall of a bladder of the inflatable device, a cap including a rim, and a seal. The bases defines an orifice for exhausting fluid from an interior of the inflatable device and a sealing surface. The rim can include a generally circular peripheral region including at least one rib located about an underside of the peripheral region and a cavity defined in part by at least one wall located radially inward of the rib. The seal can include a first end region secured to the cap within the cavity between the at least one wall and the at least one rib and a second end region configured to move with the at least one first end region secured to the cap. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233487 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE - In an electromagnetic valve, a solenoid includes a cylindrical bobbin, an electromagnetic coil wound around the bobbin, a yoke that surrounds the electromagnetic coil, a fixed iron core that is fixed, coaxially with the bobbin, to the yoke, and a movable iron core arranged counter to the fixed iron core inside the bobbin in a direction of axis line. The movable iron core including a first iron core that is inserted into the bobbin such that the first iron core is displaceable in the direction of axis line, and a second iron core formed integrally with the first iron core in a position opposite to the fixed iron core, the second iron core being arranged counter to an end surface of the yoke outside the bobbin in the direction of axis line. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233488 | TWO-WAY FLOW CONTROL SOLENOID WITH AN AUTO PRESSURE REGULATING FEATURE - A solenoid valve is provided having a hydraulic body that provides one of the poles for the solenoid valve. The hydraulic body has a central bore providing a bearing surface for an armature having an integral poppet. The poppet seals with a valve seat integral to the hydraulic body. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233489 | ACTUATOR APPARATUS HAVING INTEGRAL YOKE TUBING - An actuator apparatus includes and actuator and a yoke. The actuator includes an upper casing and a lower casing defining a cavity and an actuating device disposed at least partially within the cavity and dividing the cavity into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The yoke is connected to the actuator and has an actuator spring disposed within a body of the yoke and a yoke tube extending longitudinally through the body of the yoke. The yoke tube extends from an aperture in the lower casing of the actuator and provides an air passage that fluidly connects the lower chamber of the actuator and a controller. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233490 | INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINER AND VALVE OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention discloses a valve opening/closing device for an intermediate bulk container. the container comprises a base, side plates, and a valve provided on the base. Wherein the valve opening/closing device comprises a handle, a motion-transferring device, and a valve opening/closing mechanism, wherein the handle is mounted on the side plate and connected to the motion-transferring device, and the motion-transferring device is used to transfer the force applied on the handle to the valve, so as to open or close the valve. For the valve opening/closing device of the present invention, the operating handle is provided at an appropriate position at the side plate of the container, thereby avoiding bending over or squatting on the ground, etc when opening or closing the valve, facilitating use. In addition, the operating moment can be adjusted through adjusting the transmission ratio of the motion-transferring device, which makes it easy to control the operating force. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233491 | INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINER AND VALVE OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention discloses an intermediate bulk container and a valve opening/closing device therefor. The container comprises a base, side plates, and a valve installed at the bottom of the container. The valve opening/closing device comprises a handle, a motion-transferring device, a valve opening/closing mechanism and a clutch device. The handle is installed on the side plate and is connected to the motion-transferring device. The motion-transferring device is used to transfer the actions acting on the handle to the valve opening/closing mechanism so as to achieve opening/closing of the valve. The clutch device is used to engage the motion-transferring device with the valve opening/closing mechanism or disengage the motion-transferring device from the valve opening/closing mechanism. According to the valve opening/closing device of the present invention, the operating handle is provided at appropriate position of the side plate of the container, thereby avoiding actions such as bending over or squatting on the ground while opening/closing the valve, thus it is convenient for use and can prevent the valve from being opened by mistake. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233492 | PNEUMATIC VALVE WITH EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON - A handheld device according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things, includes an emergency stop valve including an inlet, at least one outlet, an exhaust, a main passage, and a stem passage. Air flows from the inlet to the outlet and from the outlet to the exhaust during normal operation of the handheld device, and the inlet is blocked and the air is exhausted through the exhaust during emergency operation of the handheld device. The handheld device includes a valve stem assembly received in the main passage, and the valve stem assembly includes a button and a cavity having a pocket. The handheld device also includes a locking stem including an end portion, and the locking stem is received in the stem passage and the end portion of the locking stem is received in the cavity of the valve stem assembly. The end portion of the locking stem is located in the cavity during normal operation of the handheld device when the valve stem assembly is in a first position to direct air to the inlet of the pendant valve, and the end portion of the locking stem is located in the pocket of the cavity of the valve stem assembly during emergency operation of the handheld device to retain the valve stem assembly in a second position when the emergency button is activated to direct air to the exhaust. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233493 | Device to Reduce the Pressure of a Liquid Flow and a Regulating Valve - A construction is described for the reduction of pressure in a liquid that flows through an extended hollow body, characterised in that the hollow body comprises a unit that defines one or more flow channels, said channels show a stepwise, or continuously, increasing flow cross section calculated from an inlet end to an outlet end of the one or more channels. Also described is an application area for the construction. In addition, a valve construction is described for the reduction of the pressure in a liquid flow comprising a closing body that can be set between a position that closes for through-flow of liquid and a position that opens for full through-flow, where the closing body comprises one or more pipes in which bodies are arranged for stepwise or continuous increase of the liquid flow area and thereby the reduction of the liquid pressure. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233494 | FAIRING HAVING IMPROVED STABILITY - An apparatus including a fairing operable to suppress a vortex-induced vibration of a tubular, the fairing having a body portion and a tail portion that tapers from the body portion to an end portion, the body portion defining an annulus dimensioned to encircle a tubular. The apparatus further including a stabilizing member positioned along the body portion, the stabilizing member being dimensioned to stabilize the fairing along a tubular positioned within the annulus. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233495 | VIBRATION-PROOF CLAMP - A vibration-proof clamp includes a clamp body made of hard resin having a holding part and a stud engaging part, and a rubber member that covers the holding part. The holding part has a curved wall for holding an elongated element from below and at least one elastic holding member that extends slanting downward towards a holding space. The rubber member has a rubber curved part that covers the curved wall of the clamp body, and a rubber holding member that covers the elastic holding member. When the elongated element is attached, the elastic holding member can bend inside a holding member space. The rubber member has a rubber curved extension part that curves upward along the outside of the elongated element, and connects with the rubber curved part. This arrangement prevents the elongated element from being in direct contact with the clamp body. | 2015-08-20 |
20150233496 | Multi-Connection Truss Pick - A truss pick is provided for hanging tubular space frame truss. The truss picks of the present invention allow multiple methods of suspending truss from permanent structural objects. | 2015-08-20 |