39th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140286676 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer container including a first chamber and a second chamber arranged along a lateral direction, which crosses a gravitational direction, developer circulating through the first chamber and the second chamber; a transporting member rotatably disposed in the first chamber; and a supply member rotatably disposed in the second chamber. A lower end position of the supply member and a lower end position of the transporting member in the gravitational direction are at the same level. While the supply member and the transporting member are rotating, an upper surface of developer contained in the first chamber and an upper surface of developer contained in the second chamber are at levels not higher than an upper end position of the transporting member but not lower than an upper end position of the supply member in the gravitational direction. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286677 | POWDER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder container includes a body and a pair of walls that blocks one longitudinal end of the body and the other longitudinal end of the body. Powder is accommodated within the powder container which is mounted to an apparatus using the powder in a posture where a longitudinal direction of the body is a transverse direction of the apparatus. The powder container has an opening, through which the powder is supplied to the apparatus, formed in a lower position of the body in a posture where the powder container is mounted to the apparatus. The powder container includes a shutter and a shield. The shutter is, prior to mounting the powder container to the apparatus, in a closed location to block the opening and, when the powder container is mounted, is moved along an outer peripheral surface of the body to an opened location to open the opening. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286678 | TONER REPLENISHMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A toner replenishment device includes a toner receiving port, a toner feed unit feeding toner from the toner receiving port into the device, a toner detector detecting that the device has been filled with a specified amount of the toner, an agitating member having an agitating blade and rotating so as to agitate the toner in the device, a position detector detecting a rotational position of the agitating member and generating a signal indicative thereof, and a recognition unit recognizing the rotational position based on the signal output from the position detector. The toner feed unit feeds the toner into the device when an end edge of the agitating blade is within a specified range, in which a flow path of the toner from the toner receiving port to the toner detector is not blocked by the agitating blade, based on the recognition performed by the recognition unit. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286679 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER CASE - An image forming apparatus includes a toner case, an apparatus main body, and a cover. The toner case includes a case main body, a shutter, and an operation part. The case main body has a discharge port discharging a toner. The shutter opens/closes the discharge port. The operation part is connected to the shutter. The operation part is movable between a port closing position where the operation part makes the shutter close the discharge port and interferes with the cover and an port opening position where the operation part makes the shutter open the discharge port and permits the cover to be closed. When the cover is closed in the state in which the operation part is located at the port closing position, the cover presses the operation part and the operation part moves from the port closing position to the port opening position. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286680 | POWDER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder container includes a body and a pair of walls that blocks one longitudinal end of the body and the other longitudinal end of the body. Powder is accommodated within the powder container which is mounted to an apparatus using the powder in a posture where a longitudinal direction of the body is a transverse direction of the apparatus. The powder container has an opening, through which the powder is supplied to the apparatus, formed in a lower position of the body in a posture where the powder container is mounted to the apparatus. The powder container includes a shutter and a shield. The shutter is, prior to mounting the powder container to the apparatus, in a closed location to block the opening and, when the powder container is mounted, is moved along an outer peripheral surface of the body to an opened location to open the opening. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286681 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a sleeve and a magnet roller having first and second magnetic poles, the second magnetic pole being disposed downstream of the first magnetic pole. A magnetic attraction distribution on the sleeve in a region from the first magnetic pole to the second magnetic pole is such that the magnetic attraction decreases from a position of the first magnetic pole toward the downstream side, a gradient of change in the magnetic attraction decreases in a region downstream of a region in which a gradient of reduction in the magnetic attraction temporarily increases, thereby forming an attraction reduction region in which the magnetic attraction is reduced so that developer cannot be held on the sleeve, and the gradient of change in the magnetic attraction increases in a region downstream of the attraction reduction region so that the magnetic attraction increases to a position of the second magnetic pole. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286682 | TRANSFER MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A transfer member having high durability while having an excellent transfer function is provided. An image formation apparatus in which high quality images can be obtained for an extended period of time is also provided. A transfer member having an endless belt shape and constituting an image formation apparatus of an electrophotographic system includes an elastic body layer and a surface layer formed thereon. The surface layer contains metal oxide fine particles subjected to a surface treatment, in a cured resin obtained by curing an active energy ray-curable composition that contains three ingredients of a multifunctional (meth)acrylate, a polyurethane acrylate and a polymerizable component having a low surface energy group. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286683 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a belt, a secured member, a support roller, a heating unit, and a pressure roller that is driven to rotate and has an elastic surface layer deformed when pressing the belt against the secured member so as to form a fixing portion. A recording medium that holds an unfixed image passes through the fixing portion. The secured member has a contact portion and an insertion portion having first and second curved surfaces respectively curved toward first and second sides opposite to each other. Conditions t(1/r | 2014-09-25 |
20140286684 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes an endless belt, a heater disposed opposite the endless belt to heat the endless belt, and a pressing rotary body contacting an outer circumferential surface of the endless belt. A nip formation pad presses against the pressing rotary body via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the pressing rotary body, through which a recording medium is conveyed. The nip formation pad includes a nip face disposed opposite the endless belt. The nip face includes a first region having an increased thermal conductivity and a second region having a decreased thermal conductivity and being adjacent to the first region in an axial direction of the endless belt. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286685 | Fixing Device Having Guide for Guiding Movement of Fusing Belt - A fixing device includes: a tubular member; a heater; a nip member including a base portion, a connecting portion, and a flange portion; a backup member; and a guide member. The tubular member is circularly movable in a circularly-moving direction. The guide member has a part positioned upstream of the nip member in the circularly-moving direction and configured to guide the tubular member. The part has an end portion containing a most downstream end at which the tubular member is directed to a position between the nip member and the backup member. The nip member and the guide member define a first imaginary plane containing a line connecting a first curved portion provided by a boundary region between the connecting portion and the base portion, and the most downstream end. The first imaginary plane is positioned opposite to the heater relative to a first end of the flange portion. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286686 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus including an endless belt; a driving roller to move the endless belt in circulation; a driven roller to rotate along with circulation of the endless belt; a first bearing arranged on a first-side end of the driven roller along an axial direction to movable and to support the driven roller rotatably; a resilient member to apply a resilient force to the driven roller; and a frame having a first guide to the first bearing to move in an inclined direction, which inclines with respect to a virtual line extending through a rotation axis of the driving roller and the rotation axis of the driven roller, is provided. The first guide is formed to incline with respect to the virtual line to be closer to a virtual plane containing the strained plane of the endless belt as the first guide extends farther from the driving roller. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286687 | METHOD FOR ACCURATELY DEPOSITING A RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT OF A LIP PRODUCT ON AN APPLICATOR AND THE APPLICATOR CONTAINING SAID LIP PRODUCT - A method for depositing an amount of a heat meltable at room temperature non flowable semi-solid lip product ( | 2014-09-25 |
20140286688 | BOTTLE WITH APPLICATOR - An applicator bottle design is provided which allows significantly less fluid to be wasted than previous designs. The design includes a reservoir or indentation for the applicator while the top of the bottle is screwed on. When the bottle is unscrewed, or in use, the applicator can reach more fluid in the bottle so that less fluid is wasted than with conventional applicator bottles. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286689 | PUMP-TYPE AMPOULE CONTAINER CAPABLE OF BEING REFILLED - The present invention is a pump-type ampoule container capable of being refilled. The pump-type container capable of being refilled according to the present invention is a dual container comprising an inner container and an outer container, wherein a discharge portion is fixed to the upper portion of the outer container and the inner container accommodating the contents can be replaced. Therefore, it is possible to replace only the inner container while using the same discharge portion when the contents are exhausted, thereby reducing costs for a user. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286690 | PRODUCT DISPENSING HEAD FOR A CONTAINER AND ASSOCIATED DISPENSING DEVICE | 2014-09-25 |
20140286691 | Fuselage Structure For A Means Of Transport, Means Of Transport And Method For Producing A Fuselage Structure For A Means Of Transport - A fuselage structure for a means of transport includes at least two fuselage segments, in each case including an outer skin with an end edge. In a connecting region of two fuselage segments the end edges of the fuselage segments are spaced apart from each other. Connecting elements establish a mechanical connection between two fuselage segments. Conducting structure-borne sound is reduced by multiple deflection of the sound path, and thus results in a reduction in structure-borne sound-induced noise in the cabin of the means of transport. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286692 | PIVOT HOLDER STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE LIGHTING UNIT - A vehicle lighting unit can have an aiming mechanism with a pivot holder structure such that a pivot attached to a reflector that holds a bulb is supported by a pivot holder integrally formed with a housing while the pivot is rotatable and an adjustment bolt is provided, so that the rotation of the adjustment bolt can achieve adjustment of an optical axis by inclining the reflector. The pivot holder can include a reception seat extending in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the pivot is inserted and having an arc-like curved surface for receiving a ball of the pivot, and a pair of claws extending in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the pivot is inserted so as to be parallel with each other and configured to support the ball, the pair of claws being coupled to each other by an arc-shaped bridge. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286693 | Boot Seal For Machine System And Method - A machine system includes a first component, a second component, and a joint assembly pivotably connecting the first and second components in a finite angular pivoting range. A boot seal seals between the first and second components, and has a rest configuration where the boot seal has a curvilinear taper, and is deformable to a squished configuration forming a radially outward bulge. The radially outward bulge stores an energy of compression of the boot seal, to bias a sealing ring in the boot seal against the second component. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286694 | DOUBLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM THAT CAN BE USED FOR PIVOTING, ROTATING OR FOLDING OPERATIONS - The invention relates to a double assembly system that can be used for pivoting, rotating or folding operations. The invention is suitable for use in the production of furniture or other construction elements and structures, for the purposes of folding and unfolding, opening and closing, and, depending on the spatial orientation thereof, for securing a part in its use position. The invention can be used to join generally planar parts. The invention is formed by a group of elements ( | 2014-09-25 |
20140286695 | CORNER REINFORCEMENT INSERT - The present disclosure relates to a corner reinforcement insert for wall elements having a double-angled edge, including a base part having a plate-shaped corner flange that is arranged at least substantially in a plane and has an angled inner circumferential edge and an angled outer circumferential edge and having a first web and a second web that extend from the same side of the base part on the inner circumferential edge of the corner flange perpendicularly to the corner flange plane and in parallel with the inner circumferential edge, wherein the first web is located on the side of a bending point of the inner circumferential edge and the second web is located on the other side of the bending point. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286696 | Method and Apparatus For Mounting A System Module To A Vehicle - An apparatus and method for mounting a trailer/dolly air brake system module onto a mounting surface of a trailer/dolly using a mounting element. More particularly, a trailer/dolly air brake system module is mounted to an I-beam or C-channel of the trailer/dolly via welding methods, fasteners, or clamps. This allows the trailer/dolly air brake system module to be easily removable and replaceable, minimizing trailer/dolly down time as well as diagnostic troubleshooting/repair time. More particularly, the system module is for a trailer/dolly air brake system module. The method allows for continued use of a trailer/dolly vehicle. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286697 | Method for Manufacturing Joint Member - There is provided a method for manufacturing a joint member including two or more carbon fiber composite materials having a thermoplastic resin as a matrix, characterized in that while heating and melting or after heating and melting at least one joining portion A of the composite materials, the one joining portion A is brought into contact with other joining portion B of the composite materials, and the joining portions A and B are welded by giving vibration or ultrasonic vibration while applying a pressure. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286698 | WELDING MATERIAL AND WELDING JOINT - There is provided a welding material used for welding of SUS310 stainless steel base metal that contains at least one of Nb and V and is excellent in intergranular corrosion resistance, the chemical composition of the welding material consisting, by mass percent, of C: 0.02% or less, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 2% or less, Cr: 26 to 50%, N: 0.15% or less, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.002% or less, and Ni: a content percentage satisfying [5≦Ni≦Cr−14], and the balance of Fe and impurities. Also, there is provided a welding joint of an austenitic stainless steel, which consists of the base metal and a weld metal formed by using the welding material. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286699 | PROCESSES FOR WELDING COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND ARTICLES THEREFROM - The invention is directed at a method for welding a composite material and to welded structures thus prepared. The method includes a step of contacting a substrate material with a composite material, wherein the composite material includes a pair of spaced apart steel sheets and a core layer between the sheets; the volume of the core layer is about 25 volume % or more, based on the total volume of the composite material; the core layer includes a plurality of steel fibers arranged in one or more masses of fibers that extend the thickness of the core layer so that the core layer is in electrical communication with the steel sheets; and the steel fibers have a cross sectional area perpendicular to the length of the fibers from about 1×10 | 2014-09-25 |
20140286700 | System and method for interconnecting composite structures - A new and improved system for interconnecting components in a vehicle body structure, and especially for interconnecting fiber-reinforced composite components in a fuselage structure of an aircraft. The system includes: a first adapter member having a first mating portion configured to substantially conform with a profile of a first component of the structure in more than one plane, and a first attachment portion connected to the first mating portion; a second adapter member having a second mating portion configured to substantially conform with a profile of a second component of the structure in more than one plane, and a second attachment portion connected to the second mating portion; and a connector member to securely interconnect the first and second attachment portions of the first and second adapter members. A related method of interconnecting components in a vehicle body structure is also disclosed. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286701 | ASSEMBLING OF DRAWER - A furniture assembly which comprises a first furniture element which defines a first surface and a first groove in the first surface. The first groove defines a first side surface and an opposite second side surface. The furniture assembly further comprises a second furniture element which comprises a first tongue for being received in the first groove. The first tongue defines a first tongue surface and an opposite second tongue surface. The second tongue surface is adapted for facial cooperation with the second side surface of the first groove. The first side surface and the first tongue surface defines a first elongated compartment in the facial cooperation between the second tongue surface and the second side surface. The furniture assembly further comprises a first elongated furniture locking element for insertion into the first elongated compartment for engaging the first side surface and the first tongue surface and for forcing the second tongue surface toward the second side surface. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286702 | DETECTABLE WARNINGS - A detectable warning tile which aims to solve the problem of buckling and cracking associated with different thermal expansion properties of the tile and the substrate in which it is installed. Said tile is provided with underside flanges on only some of the outermost vertical surface of the tile. The tile need not be a quadrilateral, the tile may have more or fewer than fours edges. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286703 | UTILITIES ACCESS CLOSURE - A concrete lid for an in-ground utilities box includes a plastic reinforcement structure filled with concrete. The plastic reinforcement structure includes one or more plastic sidewalls that protect the edges of the lid from damage. The upper and lower surfaces of the lid are exposed concrete (with the exception of the upper and lower edges of the one or more plastic sidewalls). The one or more plastic sidewalls laterally surround a plastic reinforcement grid, which is centrally located between the upper and lower edges of the one or more plastic sidewalls. The one or more plastic sidewalls can be integrally formed with the plastic reinforcement grid. The plastic reinforcement grid reinforces the concrete lid, eliminating the need for separate reinforcement material. Support struts can be used to support the plastic reinforcement grid while wet concrete is being poured into the plastic reinforcing structure. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286704 | Synthetic Grass Tile System And Method - A synthetic grass tile system and method are disclosed. An artificial turf tile system has a plurality of connectable tile members and a synthetic turf arrangement adhered to the tile members. The interconnected tile members, having the turf attached thereto, are cut into sections. The sections are then secured on a pallet for sale at a retail establishment. A method for producing a modular synthetic grass tile system follows the following steps: (a) providing a plurality of tile members; (b) snapping the tile members together at their edges to form a grid; and (c) adhering a sheet of synthetic turf to the top surface of the tile members. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286705 | WARM MIX ASPHALT BINDER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING LUBRICATING ADDITIVES - The present invention provides a functionally dry warm mix asphalt binder composition modified with lubricating agents or additives that can be mixed with aggregate and compacted at temperatures substantially below asphalt binder compositions that do not contain the disclosed lubricating additives. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286706 | Work Train Comprising A Silo Trailer Drawn By A Ground Milling Machine, And Towing Device For Said Work Train - The present invention relates to a work train for milling an underlying ground surface and intermixing bulk material with the milled ground material, comprising a self-propelled ground milling machine, more particularly, a recycler or a stabilizer, comprising a milling drum mounted in a hood and a drive motor, a silo trailer drawn by the ground milling machine and comprising a storage container for bulk material, a conveying system, which transports bulk material during operation of the work train from the silo trailer to in front of the milling drum, as regarded in the direction of travel (a) of the ground milling machine, and an output means, which discharges the bulk material onto the ground in front of the milling drum, as regarded in the direction of travel (a). The present invention further relates to a towing device for such a work train. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286707 | SELF-PROPELLED, POWERED ROLLER SCREED DEVICE - A self-propelled power roller screed having two generally parallel tubular screed tubes and powered winching means that cooperatively engage winching cables attached to deadman structures to advance the roller screed. Screed tube power means spin each of the screed tubes in a direction opposite a direction of travel of the roller screed to provide a generally smooth finish to the surface of the concrete and to push excess concrete forward as the screed moves along the forms. The winching means is a worm gear dual drum winch powered by a variable speed reversible power drill. A cable sheave is translated along a channel in the frame of the roller screed to effectively lengthen or shorten one of the winching cables to advance one end of the frame faster or slower than the second end of the frame, facilitating movement of the roller screed around curved portions of concrete paving and allowing for angular adjustment of the roller screed for differences that might exist in the winching cables and winching means. The winching means includes a locking mechanism which prevents the roller screed from advancing down a slope. The winch drums are adapted to be selectively disengaged to facilitate rapid advancement of the winching cables. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286708 | RELATING TO PIPELAYING - An alignment tool for aligning a secondary elongate element with a primary elongate element for subsea laying of the elements in a piggybacked arrangement is disclosed. The alignment tool comprises a support structure arranged to embrace the primary element. The support structure has an opening for accommodating the primary element such that the primary element can move longitudinally through the opening in a launching direction. The alignment tool further comprises attachment points for supporting the tool to maintain or control its longitudinal and/or angular position with respect to the primary element as the primary element moves through the opening. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286709 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING A PIPELINE TO THE BED OF A BODY OF WATER - A method of securing a pipeline to the bed of a body of water includes moving an underwater vehicle selectively, on the bed of the body of water, along the pipeline; transporting a plurality of fastening devices on the underwater vehicle; and driving each fastening device partly into the bed of the body of water, close to the pipeline, by a handling device mounted on the underwater vehicle, to confine the pipeline between the bed of the body of water and the fastening device. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286710 | CARTRIDGE HYDRAULIC COUPLER AND METHOD OF USE - A male and female set of hydraulic coupler cartridges mate such that one part of the coupler can be left in place, e.g. the female coupler, with the other portion of the coupler, e.g. the male coupler, being removably connected or disconnected. Valves within each cartridge comprise an actuator and springs within each cartridge urge the valves into a closed, sealing position. When the cartridges mate, spring and/or fluid pressure within the cartridges operates to either allow or disallow fluid flow. Once the cartridges are mated, their respective springs are partially compressed and movement of one of the valves operates to compress one spring and correspondingly decompress the other. The cartridges can therefore be mated and unmated, e.g. subsea, while fluid flow is prevented through them during the mating and unmating. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286711 | INSTALLATION FOR ANCHORING A FLOATING PLATFORM TO THE GROUND - A system for anchoring to the ground, via chains, a floating platform, whose operating station includes:
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20140286712 | HELICAL SCREW PILE - A helical screw pile includes a longitudinal shaft having a top end and a bottom end with a plurality of helical plates arranged on the shaft in increasing diameter from the top to the bottom. The largest diameter helical plate is located toward the bottom of the shaft. A second helical plate having a diameter smaller than that of the first plate is located above the first helical plate. A smaller third helical plate is located above the second helical plate so that the smallest is located toward the top of the shaft. The helical plates can be spaced apart along the shaft or coupled together in an end-to-end manner to form a continuous helix. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286713 | PROP HEAD BEARING DEVICE FOR SHIELD SUPPORTS - A prop head bearing device used for a shield support and to receive a prop head includes a prop head bearing main body with a prop head receiving portion, a flange adjacent to the prop head receiving portion and a flange bore, and a receiving portion adjacent to the flange and remote from the prop head receiving portion. The prop head bearing device may also include a securing element including a securing element bore adapted in shape to the receiving portion, such that in the mounted state the securing element is locked with respect to the bore direction of the flange bore and that the securing element bore is aligned to the flange bore. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286714 | PROCESSING MATERIALS - Materials, such as biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. Conveying systems, such as flowing gas conveying systems and such as closed-loop flowing gas conveying systems are described. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286715 | LOCK HOPPER - The present invention relates to | 2014-09-25 |
20140286716 | Portable Materials Transportation System - A transport and storage apparatus for loose or bulk goods, aggregate material, and liquids is disclosed herein. The apparatus is a container designed for shipping by rail, truck, or barge. Furthermore, the apparatus is of a modular shape such that multiple apparatuses may be stacked and stored together efficiently. The apparatus further includes an evacuation and vibration assembly for pneumatically disposing of stored goods in the storage compartment. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286717 | Polygonal turning insert - The present disclosure relates to a polygonal turning insert having primary cutting edges, which individually include a nose edge and two main edges, which converge toward the same. Behind the nose edge, chip-directing guide surfaces are formed, on one hand, with a breast surface included in a knob situated behind the nose edge along a bisector between the main edges, and, on the other hand, with a pair of flank surfaces included in a land there behind. At a distance behind the knob, there is formed a second breast surface, the upper part of which is situated on a higher level than the upper part of the first breast surface. In such a way, it is guaranteed that thin chips, which tend to pass or jump over the first breast surface without being affected by the same, will impinge on the second, higher breast surface and be subjected to guiding by the same. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286718 | Double-sided, indexable turning insert - A double-sided, indexable, polygonal turning insert includes a plurality of corners, a peripheral clearance surface, and identical upper and under sides. Along the upper side and underside, primary cutting edges, which individually include a nose edge situated in a corner and two main edges, converge toward the same and transform into auxiliary cutting edges, which separate each pair of primary cutting edges along one and the same side. Chip-directing guide surfaces are placed inside the chip surfaces of the cutting edges. The primary cutting edge has a generally positive cutting geometry such that a wedge angle of the cutting edge between the chip surface and the clearance surface is acute in arbitrary sections along the nose edge, as well as along the two main edges. In such a way, the primary cutting edge produces chips that can be guided in a careful, although distinct, way by the guide surfaces. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286719 | CUTTING INSERT WITH A LINEAR AND A CONCAVE CUTTING EDGE PORTION - A cutting insert includes a top face, a bottom face and a plurality of side walls extending between the top face and the bottom face. A peripheral cutting edge is defined at the juncture of each side wall and the top face. Each cutting edge includes a linear cutting edge portion and a concave cutting edge portion that curves inwardly in a plane that is perpendicular to a plane containing a central axis of the cutting insert. A radiused corner portion connects two adjacent cutting edges. Each linear cutting edge portion extends from one radiused corner portion to the concave cutting edge portion and the concave cutting edge portion extends from the linear cutting edge portion to another radiused corner portion. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286720 | MULTIPLE ZONE COOLING APPARATUS - A cooling assembly for a machine tool including at least first and second nozzle rings mounted on the spindle housing, respectively defining first and second coolant conduits and respectively including first and second pluralities of nozzles in fluid communication with the respective conduit. Each first nozzle is oriented with an outlet thereof directed toward a first machining zone containing cutting edges of at last one tool having a first length. Each second nozzle is oriented with an outlet thereof directed toward a second machining zone different from the first machining zone and containing the cutting edges of at least one tool having a second length. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286721 | MACHINE TOOL HAVING MOVABLE COVERS - A machine tool includes a table, a saddle, and first and second telescopic covers respectively disposed on two side surfaces of the table or the saddle. The two side surfaces are opposite each other along the direction of travel of the table or the saddle. Upper surfaces of the first and second telescopic covers are inclined in opposite directions perpendicular to the direction of travel of the table or the saddle. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286722 | SHELTER TIE-DOWN STOPS - A retaining device and assembly for securing a modular structure to a vehicle bed is disclosed. The assembly includes a main body, a retaining portion forming an end of the main body, and means for securing the main body to the vehicle bed, wherein the secured main body and retaining portion prevent the structure from moving while positioned within the vehicle bed. The retaining assembly is compatible with existing fasteners or tie-downs on the cargo bed of the vehicle; therefore, no additional modifications are needed to the cargo bed to accommodate the retaining assembly. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286723 | Wind Turbine Blade Railroad Transportation System and Method - A system for transporting an airfoil over a railroad utilizing a first railcar coupled to a second railcar. The system includes a root bracket that supports a root end of the airfoil on the first railcar, and is oriented to align a tip end of the airfoil toward the second railcar. A blade support is fixed to the second railcar and is disposed to support the airfoil along its midsection. A weight is hung from a tension member on the second railcar such that the force of gravity induces tension forces along the tension member. An urging member is disposed on the second railcar and oriented to engage the airfoil between the blade support and the tip end of the airfoil. The urging member is coupled to the tension member such that the tension forces are transferred to the urging member to induce lateral forces against the airfoil. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286724 | Portable and Removable Anchor for Truck Bed Slots - An apparatus and method for providing a removable anchor for use in tying down a load, or for securing a winch cable for use in recovering a disabled vehicle or other load. The anchor may be removably attached to the deck/bed of a trailer or vehicle (e.g., a car carrier or wrecker/tow truck), using one or more slots or stake pockets located on a cargo surface of the deck. The removable anchor may include: a projection member shaped and sized to fit into a slot on the cargo surface, or to protrude through a stake pocket; a crown attached to, or integrally forming a part of, the projection member, and configured to receive and anchor one or more tie down connectors; and a key attached to, or integrally forming a part of, the projection member. The key can be passed into the slot and manipulated between removable and locked positions. Alternatively, the key may be used to removably secure the anchor to the stake pocket. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286725 | RIVET STUD - A rivet stud has a rivet body with an elongated shank, a flange, and an axial bore in which is located a tension mandrel, which has a mandrel shank with a drawing end projecting out of a head end of the rivet body that is separable from the mandrel shank at a predetermined breaking point and which has a mandrel head that is supported on a foot end of the rivet body. The mandrel shank is provided with locking means that secure it in the rivet body after setting of the rivet stud, and the predetermined breaking point is located such that the breaking point lies inside the bore of the rivet body after setting of the rivet stud. Located on the mandrel head is a mounting stud that projects from the mandrel head on the side opposite the mandrel shank. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286726 | HOLDER FOR CASTING INTO A CONCRETE ELEMENT - A holder in particular for fastening a lining, for at least partially casting into a concrete element which is cast using a formwork, wherein the holder is aligned by an outer surface with the surface of the concrete element pointing towards the formwork, in particular for use in tunnel-building and engineering construction. The holder for casting into a concrete element is made available which can be handled simply for preparation purposes and during the concreting operation and using which a lining can be fastened simply to the concrete element. This is achieved in that a fastening device for releasably fastening the holder to the formwork is provided, wherein the fastening device has a holding part interacting with the formwork and a clamping element arranged on the outer surface of the holder, wherein the clamping element interacts with the holding part. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286727 | ONE-PIECE SELF-LOCKING NUT - A one-piece, self-locking nut is formed with a threaded nut body integrally formed with crush-locking lips on a forward contact face of the nut body spaced by an internal relief cut for accommodating deformation of the crush-locking lips therein. When the nut is tightened down on an object on a fastener bolt, the crush-locking lips are forced inwardly and deformed on the threaded shaft of the fastener bolt into the space of the internal relief cut in order to form a permanent lock on the fastener bolt. The one-piece, self-locking nut can be fabricated by conventional nut manufacturing methods. In use it threads on quickly like a conventional nut and installs with conventional tools. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286728 | FASTENER WITH PROLATE CROSS-SECTION - A fastener includes a shank having a point at a first end and a second, head end. One or more prolate cross-section regions is formed in the shank. Prolate cross-section regions may be formed in a threaded section and/or a thread free section of the fastener. Each prolate cross-section may have a polar diameter greater than the cylindrical diameter of the region in which it is formed and an equitorial diameter smaller than the corresponding cylindrical diameter of the region in which it is formed. Two generally adjacent prolate cross-section regions have cross-sections offset with respect to each other by an angle between zero and ninety-degrees. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286729 | TAPPING SCREW - There is provided a tapping screw having a high anti-loosening effect and a high pull-out resistance for resin-molded components. A tapping screw | 2014-09-25 |
20140286730 | SELF-LOCKING DEVICE AND LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DEVICE THEREOF - A self-locking device having continuous locking positions comprises bases ( | 2014-09-25 |
20140286731 | WEIGHT-BASED CHUTE CONTROL FOR A FARM IMPLEMENT - A system and method for discharging material from a chute on a farm implement into a container or bin such that the discharged material is evenly distributed in the container or bin. The system and method includes a farm implement with a bin for holding material, a conveyor for discharging material from the bin and a chute at the end of the conveyor for directing the material discharged from the conveyor. The chute may be moved into a plurality of positions based on sensor outputs to facilitate the even distribution of material in the container or bin receiving the discharged material. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286732 | HYDRAULIC CABLE-SKATE DRIVE SYSTEM FOR CATWALK - A drive system for a catwalk skate that uses a hydraulic skate-cable drive system. The system includes two counteracting hydraulic cylinders, each with a sheave connected to the cylinder rods, and a cable that winds around each of the sheaves and connects to both ends of the skate. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286733 | LOAD PORT AND EFEM - There is provided a device capable of effectively increasing the number of wafers that is conveyed inside a wafer transport chamber and capable of improving the wafer conveyance processing capacity if an EFEM is used, without leading to a marked increase in installation area. A load port includes: a plurality of levels of loading tables are provided in the height direction; and wafers housed inside FOUP on top of each loading table is inserted into and removed from inside wafer transport chambers, in a state wherein each loading table is arranged at a wafer insertion/removal position on the front surface of the wafer transport chambers. The loading tables includes a transport mechanism that moves wafers forward and back in the front/rear direction, between a FOUP passing/receiving position at which the FOUP are handed over to a FOUP transport device and the wafer insertion/removal position. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286734 | WORKING SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SERVO-CONTROLLED AUTOMATIC OPERATING DOOR - A working system including: a working machine having a door operated so as to be closed at a time of working and be opened at a time of non-working; an automatic changer provided so as to enter and exit from an inside of the working machine through the door to change a worked object and/or a tool; and an actuator operating the door. The actuator is a servo motor dedicated to operating the door. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286735 | LIFT MECHANISM FOR A GLASS SUBSTRATE IN AN EXPOSURE MACHINE - A lift mechanism for a glass substrate in an exposure machine is provided, which comprises a base, a lift platform mounted on the top of the base and used to lift the glass substrate, lift bars mounted on the perimeter of the base, and at least one adsorbing devices mounted above the glass substrate; the lift bars are used to lift the perimeter of the glass substrate; each of the adsorbing devices is used to adsorb the upper surface of the substrate and able to move along the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. The lift mechanism for the glass substrate comprises a lift platform, and it has good integrality and uniform temperature, which is benefit for the HVA optically aligning of the glass substrate. Furthermore, the switch between the two-part lift method and the three-part lift method will be simple and with high working efficiency. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286736 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING SUBSTRATES IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING - An electronic device processing system is disclosed. The system includes a transfer chamber including facets and a plurality of single-entry process chambers coupled to the facets, wherein at least some process chambers are non-focalized process chambers, at least one load lock chamber, and a robot apparatus operable to transport substrates between the process chambers and the load lock chamber(s). Robot apparatus includes an upper arm, a forearm, and a wrist member adapted for independent rotation relative to the forearm about a wrist axis, and an end effector adapted to carry a substrate. Various degrees of yaw may be imparted to the wrist member in order to service the non-focalized process chambers. Systems and methods are also provided as are other aspects. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286737 | DATA STORAGE LIBRARY - A data storage library comprising a stack of storage modules, each storage module comprising an array of storage slots, the data storage library comprising: a plurality of transmission robots, each transmission robot comprising a tray for transporting a data storage medium to and from a storage slot; and a transmission apparatus configured for effecting movement of at least one of the plurality of transmission robots between two adjacent storage modules in the data storage library. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286738 | CONTINUOUS-EXTRACTION MINING SYSTEM - A material extraction system for an underground mine includes a mobile sizer for sizing removed material, an elevated bunker operable to collect the sized material, and a shuttle car operable to receive the collected material from the elevated bunker. The shuttle car is positioned substantially below the elevated bunker for receiving the collected material from the elevated bunker. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286739 | BULK MATERIAL UNLOADING AND DISTRIBUTION - The disclosure shows an exemplary system for unloading and distributing bulk materials. In one embodiment, a powered conveyor system including a conveyor belt is coupled with the bed of a truck. There may be one or more wings attached to the truck bed for directing the flow of a bulk material from the truck with the conveyor system. Various other embodiments implement different types of vehicles for transporting bulk material. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286740 | Lift System - Embodiments of the invention comprise a self-supporting platform style lift system operating from a transport position to a lifting position for assisting in egress and ingress from a vehicle. In a lifting position, a platform member extends from a rotating frame capable of axial rotation about a vehicle frame. A ground frame, lifting frame, and platform frame system allow the platform member to be raised and lowered to the vehicle. The point at which the platform frame and lifting frame make contact with the ground provides support for applied loads on the platform member, thereby reducing stress and strain on the frame of a vehicle. In a transport position, the platform member extends parallel with the face of the vehicle. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286741 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND ROBOT APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING SUBSTRATES IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING - Robot apparatus, substrate transport systems, and methods are described. The robot apparatus and systems are adapted to efficiently put or pick substrates at a destination by rotating a boom linkage to a position adjacent to the destination and then actuating robot assemblies to put or pick the substrates at the destination. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286742 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND PROCESS FOR THE AUTOMATED RETRIEVAL AND PRECISE PLACEMENT OF SMALL RODS - The present invention provides an apparatus for automated vertical placement of a small rod at a predetermined location, where the apparatus includes a parallel pneumatic gripper having a driver mechanism and a double-v shaped interlocking jaw assembly configured to receive, secure, and release a small rod in a substantially vertical position in response to corresponding signals generated by the driver mechanism. The present invention also provides a robotic system for automated gross retrieval and precise placement of a small rod. The present invention further provides a process for automated gross retrieval of at least one small rod and subsequent precise and substantially vertical placement thereof into a platform at a predetermined location and at a predetermined depth. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286743 | User Pay Waste Disposal Device and System - A user pay waste disposal container, having a waste receiving compartment; a waste entry door into the waste receiving compartment; locking means for reversibly locking the waste entry door; and payment means for unlocking the waste entry door. The container may have a waste storage compartment adjacent the waste receiving compartment; and waste transfer means for transferring the waste from the receiving compartment to the storage compartment. A waste disposal system and method using the user pay containers distributed in a network of locations accessible to users for waste disposal. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286744 | VEHICLE CENTERING SYSTEM - An automated vehicle centering system for use with a transport mechanism in an automated parking facility comprising a rotatable platform for aligning a vehicle with a conveying direction of the transport mechanism; a plurality of weighing platforms on said rotatable platform for sensing a distribution of a weight of said vehicle on the tires of said vehicle; and a controller to calculate a center of weight for the tires based on said sensing and to determine a centerline of said vehicle. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286745 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROTATING FLUID CONTROLLING VANES IN SMALL TURBINE ENGINES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - Actuation systems and methods for varying the angle of small turbine engine inlet guide vanes (IGV) and/or compressor stator vanes (CSV). Such systems and methods may employ a piezoelectric inchworm actuator (or a piezo stack actuator or magnetostrictive actuator, depending upon actuation requirements) to actively modify the angle of attack of a single or a cascade of inlet guide vanes or compressor stator vanes. The change in angle of attack is necessary due to large variations in engine operating envelope including but not limited to air density, velocity, temperature, and the like. The present invention is especially suitable to actuate small inlet guide vanes and compressor stator vanes found in small turbine jet engines including but not limited to those under ten (10) inches in diameter. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286746 | COMPRESSOR SHROUD REVERSE BLEED HOLES - A gas turbine engine compressor includes a rotor defining a central axis of rotation and a plurality of blades which project into an annular compressor gas flow passage, and a shroud circumferentially surrounding the rotor and having a radially inner surface adjacent to the blade tips. Bleed holes extend through the shroud adjacent the blade tips, each of the bleed holes having an inlet end disposed in the shroud radially inner surface and an outlet end disposed in a shroud radially outer surface. Bleed air removed from the annular gas flow passage flows through the bleed holes from the inlet to the outlet ends. The outlet end of each bleed hole is located circumferentially upstream of the inlet end relative to a direction of rotational flow in the annular gas flow passage driven by a direction of rotation of the rotor. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286747 | PUMP HAVING SELECTABLE OUTLETS - A liquid pump ( | 2014-09-25 |
20140286748 | FAN CONTAINMENT CASE WITH THERMALLY CONFORMING LINER - A fan section of a gas turbine engine includes a fan containment case assembly includes an outer case of an aluminum alloy. The outer case extends circumferentially around an axial centerline. A thermally conforming liner assembly is located inwardly of the outer case. The thermally conforming liner assembly includes a circumferential liner of an aluminum alloy. A ballistic liner is located between the outer case and the thermally conforming liner assembly. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286749 | MULTI-STAGE AXIAL COMPRESSOR WITH COUNTER-ROTATION USING ACCESSORY DRIVE - A multi-stage axial compressor for counter rotation. A first series of rotor blade assemblies are mounted on and rotate with the driveshaft, each rotor blade assembly of the first series comprising a rotating stage of the multi-stage axial compressor. A second series of rotor blade assemblies provide a counter-rotating stage of the multi-stage axial compressor. An accessory drive links the second series of rotor blade assemblies to the driveshaft and causes counter-rotation of the second series of rotor blade assemblies. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286750 | VARIABLE TURBINE/COMPRESSOR GEOMETRY - A variable turbine/compressor geometry for an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine includes a blade bearing ring having guide blades rotatably mounted therein and a cover disc which is arranged on the face end of the guide blades. At least one gas guide channel may run through at least one guide blade. The gas guide channel including, adjacent to a profile lug, a least one inlet opening, and on at least one of a face end directed towards the cover disc and a bottom side directed towards the blade bearing ring includes an outlet opening. The gas guide channel may be configured to generate a friction-reducing air cushion during operation on at least one of the face end and the bottom side. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286751 | COOLED TURBINE RING SEGMENTS WITH INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE PLENUMS - A ring segment for a gas turbine engine includes a panel and a cooling system. The cooling system is provided within the panel and includes an elongated intermediate plenum extending parallel to leading and trailing edges of the ring segment, and is located radially between an inner side of the panel and a hook structure extending from an outer side of the panel. A plurality of cooling fluid feed passages supply cooling fluid to the intermediate plenum, and a plurality of convective cooling passages extend through the panel from the intermediate plenum to one of the leading and trailing edges for cooling the inner side of the panel. The intermediate plenum is located in axial alignment with and defines an area of reduced thermal mass receiving impingement cooling adjacent to the hook structure. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286752 | IMPELLER AND FAN USING THE SAME - An impeller which is applied to a fan includes a hub, a plurality of first centrifugal blade and a plurality of second centrifugal blades. The hub is disposed in an accommodating space of the fan. The first centrifugal blades and the second centrifugal blades are connected to the hub. The first centrifugal blades have first ends away from the hub. The second centrifugal blades have second ends away from the hub. A distance between the second end and a center of the hub is larger than that between the first end and the hub center, and the first centrifugal blades and the second centrifugal blades are arranged periodically. Thus, an airflow noise in a constant frequency generated by the impeller can be avoided, and noises in inconstant frequency would not accumulate or generate annoying noise peak. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286753 | CONNECTOR FOR HERMETIC COMPRESSORS - The present invention relates to a connecting tube ( | 2014-09-25 |
20140286754 | Elongated Geared Turbofan With High Bypass Ratio - A propulsion system includes a fan, a gear, a turbine configured to drive the gear to, in turn, drive the fan. The turbine has an exit point, and a diameter (D | 2014-09-25 |
20140286755 | RING GEAR MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT WITH OIL SCAVENGE SCHEME - A turbine engine includes a fan section including a plurality of fan blades, a turbine section, and an epicyclic gear train coupled between the turbine section and the fan section for providing a speed reduction between turbine section and the fan section. The epicyclic gear train includes a plurality of intermediate gears. A carrier supports the plurality of intermediate gears. A sun gear meshes with the plurality of intermediate gears and a ring gear surrounding and meshing with the plurality of intermediate gears. The ring gear includes first and second portions that each have an inner periphery with teeth. The first and second portions of the ring gear have an outer circumferential surface opposite the teeth that provides a first thickness, a second thickness greater than the first thickness and axially inward from the first thickness, and a flange extending radially away from the axis. An epicyclic gear train for a turbine engine and method of designing an epicyclic gear train are also disclosed. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286756 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING LEAKAGE IN A TURBINE - A turbine disk and blade assembly comprises a turbine disk including a plurality of disk posts extending radially therefrom and a plurality of disk slots between adjacent disk posts. The turbine disk is of a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The assembly further comprises a plurality of turbine blades. One of the turbine blades is received in each disk slot. The turbine blades are of a second material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The assembly further comprises a plurality of seal plates, wherein one of the seal plates is positioned in each disk slot radially inward of the turbine blade. The seal plates are of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially similar to that of either the disk posts or the turbine blade. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286757 | STEAM VALVE CONTROL DEVICE AND STEAM TURBINE SYSTEM - A steam valve control device of this embodiment controls a steam valve. The steam valve has: an upper cover in whose through hole a bush is installed; and a valve rod which is installed so as to penetrate through the through hole of the upper cover via the bush. The valve rod has a contact surface which is formed so as to come into mechanical contact with the bush when the steam valve is opened to a maximum opening degree. The steam valve control device has a control part. When a governor free operation is performed, the control part controls the steam valve by setting a limited opening degree limited to be smaller than the maximum opening degree as an upper limit. When a load limiter operation is performed, the control part controls the steam valve by setting the maximum opening degree as the upper limit | 2014-09-25 |
20140286758 | NOZZLE RING WITH NON-UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED AIRFOILS AND UNIFORM THROAT AREA - A segmented nozzle ring is disclosed having a throat area between neighboring vanes that is the same for each segment which is achieved by rotation (i.e., opening or closing of the throat area) of the individual vane compounds belonging to the different segments. The resulting uniform throat area leads to a uniform exit flow angle of the nozzle and a uniform inlet flow angle of the rotor. As a result, high-cycle fatigue excitations of the rotor caused by the non-uniform flow can be eliminated, the thermodynamic efficiency of the turbine stage can be improved, and the nozzle ring need not be arranged in a fixed position relative to the gas inlet casing. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286759 | TURBINE FOR AN EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER - In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger with a turbine casing comprising a housing space for the turbine wheel of a turbine with guide vanes arranged upstream of the turbine wheel in a radial direction of the turbine wheel so as to be stationary relative to the turbine casing for guiding exhaust gas to the turbine wheel, and with an actuating element by which an inlet flow cross-section of the turbine through which the exhaust gas flows is variably adjustable and which is movable in the axial direction of the turbine between a blocking position restricting the flow cross-section and an open position clearing the flow cross-section relative to the turbine casing, the actuating elements extend through conforming openings formed in the guide walls between the guide vanes into the spaces defined between the guide vanes for controlling the turbine inlet flow cross-section. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286760 | SEAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING GROOVES IN AN INNER SHROUD IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A seal assembly between a disc cavity and a hot gas path in a gas turbine engine includes a rotating blade assembly having a plurality of blades that rotate with a turbine rotor during operation of the engine, and a stationary vane assembly having a plurality of vanes and an inner shroud. The inner shroud includes a radially outwardly facing first surface, a radially inwardly facing second surface, and a plurality of grooves extending into the second surface. The grooves are arranged such that a space having a component in a circumferential direction is defined between adjacent grooves. During operation of the engine, the grooves guide purge air out of the disc cavity toward the hot gas path such that the purge air flows in a desired direction with reference to a direction of hot gas flow through the hot gas path. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286761 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - Disclosed is a centrifugal compressor capable of minimizing leakage of fluid while realizing high aerodynamic performance in the process of compressing the fluid. The centrifugal compressor includes an impeller having blades, a housing formed with an inlet and an outlet, a sealing unit disposed adjacent to one of the inlet and the outlet, and a partial shroud disposed adjacent to the sealing unit and formed at one of the inlet and the outlet to partially surround outer peripheral portions of outer ends of the blades. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286762 | TURBINE AIRFOIL ASSEMBLY - A turbine airfoil assembly has an airfoil with an inner wall, an outer wall, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil has one or more chambers extending in a substantially chordwise direction of the airfoil. An insert has a plurality of impingement holes, and the insert is configured to be inserted within one of the chambers. The insert is configured to cool the airfoil via the plurality of impingement holes. A chambering element is attached only to the insert, the chambering element is configured to provide an increased cooling gas pressure inside a boundary area defined by the chambering element relative to an area outside the boundary area. A gap exists between the inner wall of the airfoil and the chambering element, and the gap allows cooling gas to exit the boundary area and enter the area outside the boundary area. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286763 | GAS TURBINE OUTER CASE ACTIVE AMBIENT COOLING INCLUDING AIR EXHAUST INTO SUB-AMBIENT CAVITY - A gas turbine engine including an outer case and an exhaust gas passage defined within the outer case for conducting an exhaust gas flow from a turbine section of the gas turbine engine. A cooling channel is associated with an outer surface of the outer case, the cooling channel having a channel inlet and a channel outlet. An air duct structure is provided and includes an inlet end in fluid communication with the channel outlet and includes an outlet end in fluid communication with an area of reduced pressure relative to the air duct structure inlet end. An exit cavity is located at the air duct structure outlet end, wherein the exit cavity effects a reduced pressure at the outlet end to draw air from the cooling channel into the air duct. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286764 | COMPOSITE PANEL HAVING A BUILT-IN SAMPLING SCOOP - A composite panel includes an inner skin and an outer skin and has an opening for receiving a sampling scoop, which forms a channel and the sampling opening of which is in communication with the outer skin. In particular, the outer skin is shaped such that, at the opening, same forms at least a portion of a flow surface of the sampling scoop. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286765 | COMPOSITE AEROFOIL VANE - A composite aerofoil vane for a gas turbine engine extends in use in a generally radial direction across an axially- and circumferentially-extending annular duct. The vane comprises a plurality of first reinforcing fibres extending in a generally radial direction and a plurality of second reinforcing fibres extending in generally axial and circumferential directions. The second fibres are interlaced with the first fibres so as to form a more unified and integrated structure, and to prevent the first reinforcing fibres from moving relative to one another. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286766 | Compressor Casing Assembly Providing Access To Compressor Blade Sealing Assembly - A compressor casing assembly includes a forward compressor casing, a removable cover and a seal assembly. A midcompressor casing is provided with a cavity adapted to receive the seal assembly, and a cover groove adapted to receive the removable cover. The removable cover secures the seal assembly. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286767 | Variable-Volume Induction Nozzle - A variable volume induction nozzle is designed for use with a variable speed fan, where fan speed is adjusted in response to variable exhaust gas flow volume in order to conserve energy. In order to maintain a minimum exhaust discharge velocity to ensure adequate plume height, an axially-extendable, upwardly tapered flow-impinging pod within the nozzle creates a variable annular nozzle outlet opening. As opposed to a circumferentially-constricted outlet opening, the variable annular outlet produces a uniform discharge velocity profile conducive to the induction of ambient air through a windband. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286768 | TURBOMACHINE ELEMENT - A turbomachine element including an airfoil set including a plurality of airfoils that are offset from one another in a lateral direction, and upstream from at least one end of each airfoil, a group of a plurality of vortex generator devices that are mutually offset both laterally and axially. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286769 | ATTACHMENT BOSS AND FAN CASE - A boss for attachment of an auxiliary device to a fan case of an engine is comprised of a pedestal including a plurality of accumulated layers of reinforcement fibers and a matrix combining the reinforcement fibers together, the pedestal comprising a bottom face in a shape capable of being in close contact with an outer periphery of the fan case; and an embedded body embedded in the pedestal and including a combining structure combinable with the auxiliary device. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286770 | MECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR A TURBINE ENGINE, TURBINE ENGINE, AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A MECHANICAL SYSTEM WITHIN A TURBINE ENGINE - A mechanical system for a turbomachine includes a turbomachine part to be attached and a plurality of threaded attachment elements mounted on the turbomachine part in sequence along a line. The attachment elements fix the turbomachine part to the turbomachine. At least some of the attachment elements are arranged to be prevented from rotating by mutual cooperation about their corresponding thread axes, by a rotation prevention system provided on each of these attachment elements called self-locking elements. The self-locked elements cooperate in pairs, each pair including two directly consecutive self-locked elements along the line. At least one of the pairs has a distance between the thread axes of its two self-locked elements less than the distance between one of these two thread axes and the axis of either of the two attachment elements arranged along the line on each side of the at least one of the pairs. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286771 | COOLING PASSAGES FOR TURBINE BUCKETS OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - The present application and the resultant patent provide a turbine bucket for a gas turbine engine. The turbine bucket may include a platform, an airfoil extending radially from the platform, and a number of cooling passages defined within the airfoil and near an outer surface of the airfoil. Each of the cooling passages may include a radially inner portion having a first cross-sectional area and at least one radially outer portion having a second cross-sectional area, wherein the first cross-sectional area may be greater than the second cross-sectional area. The present application and the resultant patent further provide a method of cooling a turbine bucket used in a gas turbine engine. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286772 | ROTOR HUB VIBRATION ATTENUATOR - A vibration attenuator for an aircraft has at least one weight mounted in a rotating system of a rotor hub of the aircraft, each weight being rotatable about an axis of rotation of the hub relative to the hub and to each other weight. Drive means are provided for rotating each weight about the axis of rotation at a selected speed for creating oscillatory shear forces that oppose and attenuate rotor-induced vibrations having a selected frequency. A vertically oriented vibration attenuator is configured to oppose and attenuate vertical rotor induced oscillatory forces that would otherwise travel vertical down the rotor mast and into the airframe. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286773 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE - The gas turbine engine (S | 2014-09-25 |
20140286774 | Flexbeam to Rotor Blade Interface - A spar for a rotor blade assembly is provided including a generally hollow tubular body. A spacer protrudes from at least one surface of the body along a length of the body. A hole extends through the body and the spacer. The hole is configured to align with a through hole in an adjacent flexbeam assembly. The spacer is configured to contact a surface of the adjacent flexbeam assembly to create a match fit between the body and the flexbeam assembly. | 2014-09-25 |
20140286775 | PITCH DRIVE SYSTEM - Pitch drive system for a wind turbine comprising a motor, a drive pinion operationally connected with the motor and a gear arranged to mesh with the drive pinion, wherein a first plate is provided on one side of the drive pinion, the first plate comprising one or more channels adapted to provide a lubricant to a tooth of the drive pinion that is in meshing engagement with teeth of the gear. The disclosure further relates to a wind turbine rotor. | 2014-09-25 |