41st week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080246301 | CABRIOLET SOFT TOP - A soft top is provided for a cabriolet. The soft top includes, but is not limited to, a monofilament warp thread and a monofilament weft thread. The soft top also includes, but is not limited to, a filling material substantially filling the interstices between the monofilament warp thread and the monofilament weft thread to form a substantially translucent fabric. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246302 | CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE COMPRISING A ROOF FIXED IN THE BODY VIA MAIN SUPPORT UNITS - A convertible vehicle having a roof moveable between a stored position to a closed position, and method of manufacturing said convertible vehicle. The roof is supported by a pair of lateral main support units fixed to opposite sides of the vehicle body. Each lateral main support unit has a fastening flange movable along a portion thereof for securing the roof to pins disposed on the vehicle body. The convertible roof is manufactured such that the main support units and the linkage parts are assembled upside down on a fixture replicating the vehicle body. Thus alignment of the roof to the vehicle body is ensured. Furthermore manufacturing tolerances are accommodated by moving the fastening flanges along a portion of the lateral main support units such that the fastening flanges are registered to the pins. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246303 | MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR MOUNTING CLADDING TO VEHICLE BODY - A mounting arrangement for securing a cladding to a vehicle body includes a vehicle body defining at least one aperture and a cladding having a body portion and at least one interval attachment structure extending from the body portion. The attachment structure includes a retaining portion received through the at least one aperture for securing the body portion to the vehicle body and a plurality of spaced apart ribs connecting the retaining portion to the body portion. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246304 | Weatherstrip with Ventilation Openings - A weatherstrip intended for positioning on the flange of the edge of the opening of a vehicle consists of a side-by-side arrangement of a tubular sealing section ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246305 | Arm rest for an automotive type door - An armrest for an automotive type door is provided. The armrest includes a frame member engageable with such automotive type door at a predetermined location thereon. Such frame member is manufactured from a first predetermined material and has a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. A padding member is manufactured from a second predetermined material and has a second predetermined size and a second predetermined shape. Such padding member is operably connected to such frame member at a predetermined location thereon. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246306 | Wind Deflector For a Motor Vehicle - The present invention relates to a wind deflector ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246307 | Curb-side debris loader-un-loader - A load hauling vehicle such as a truck having a truck bed which can load itself from the right side of the truck by use of the right wall being hinged at the bottom adjacent to the truck bed to enable it to be extended (or pivoted) down toward the ground in conjunction with a debris door being attached to the right wall (at the upper side of the wall from the truck bed) which can be used as a platform to place debris on and then lift said debris from ground level into the truck bed. Also the truck bed can be tilted to the left so as to empty a load of debris. The truck bed is raised (tilted) by use of a sub-frame and a hydraulic ram. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246308 | Vehicle body reinforcing member - Using as a vehicle body reinforcing member any one of a bent tube with a partial bend of radius R, a tube with a plurality of portions that are bent at radius R, and a bent tube with mixed bends of inward and outward projection according to the present invention makes it possible, during a vehicle body collision, to absorb more energy than and exhibit better impact resistance than a vehicle body reinforcing member that uses one of a known straight tube and a curved tube of radius R entirely. Thus the dimensions (outside diameter, wall thickness) of the metal tube that is used as the vehicle body reinforcing member can be reduced, and the tube shape can be modified, while impact resistance is maintained. Modifying the shape in this manner makes it possible to provide the ever higher required level of vehicle body impact resistance at the same time that it reduces the weight of the vehicle body and lowers the cost. The present invention can therefore be widely used as an occupant protection technology. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246309 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF IMPACT ABSORBING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MOUNTING SAME - An impact-absorbing member to be installed in a vehicle body component includes a main body positioned on an inner panel of the vehicle body component such that a portion of the main body is adjacent to an outboard surface of the inner panel, and a mount protruding from the main body to an opening in the inner panel such that the mount is adjacent to an inboard surface of the inner panel, wherein the impact-absorbing member is secured by gripping an edge portion of the inner panel surrounding the opening between the mount adjacent to the inboard surface and the portion of the main body adjacent to the outboard surface. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246310 | ADAPTER FOR FIXATION OF A ROBOTIC DRIVE IN A CAR - A device for mounting a driving robot in a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having two driver's seat tracks and a floor, utilizing the two seat tracks of the driver's seat for anchoring purposes, the device including: a length-adjustable adapter plate that engages into both seat tracks in a hook-like manner; at least one first locking element for locking the adapter plate in the seat tracks; and at least one second height-adjustable locking element for bracing the adapter plate against the vehicle floor. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246311 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes a cowl extending in a vehicle transverse direction at an upper rear section of an engine compartment, an air inlet to introduce outside air into a vehicle cabin from the cowl, a fluid discharge channel provided at the bottom of the cowl, the fluid discharge channel inclined to guide fluid entering the cowl to a drain opening disposed at a transverse end of the cowl, a one-way valve disposed inside the cowl at a position corresponding to the drain opening, the one-way valve including a flapper operable to open and close the drain opening in response to a differential pressure generated when air flows through the air inlet and a frame comprising a valve opening corresponding to the drain opening, wherein the one-way valve covers the drain opening. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246312 | REAR SECTION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - In a rear section structure of a vehicle, corners are defined by upstanding rear pillars at opposite ends of a back door opening and a lower back extending below the back door opening and extending laterally of the vehicle. A lower back inner part is extended to just below a rear pillar outer reinforcement to be joined to a lower portion of the rear pillar outer reinforcement. As a result, the corners can be reinforced without substantially increasing number of parts and assembling man-power. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246313 | NECK CHAIR WITH ARM RESTS - A system is provided for anatomically accommodating a user during the use of a reclinable chair. Structurally, the system includes a static frame, and a back frame pivotably mounted to the static frame. The back frame has a periphery formed by two side portions interconnected by a head portion. Further, the periphery of the back frame includes a cutout in the head portion. A head support slidingly engages the cutout to comfortably hold the user's head. Importantly, the system includes arm rests that may be oriented and positioned relative to the chair to anatomically accommodate the user. Specifically, the arm rests are mounted to the legs of the static frame through adjustable cantilevers and extension arms. As a result of this construction, the arm rests are positioned by selectively pivoting the cantilevers about the legs, and the extension arms about the cantilevers. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246314 | Bicycle saddle assembly - A bicycle saddle assembly includes a seat body, a supporting rail and a suspension means. The seat body includes a front portion and a rear portion being wider than the front portion. The seat body further includes a longitudinal axis dividing the seat body into two symmetrical portions, and a pressure receiving center located on the rear portion of the seat body and passed through by said longitudinal axis. The supporting rail has a first rear end engaged on the underside of the front portion of the seat body, a second and front rear ends respectively extending from the front end along the longitudinal axis of the seat body. The suspension means is disposed exactly under the pressure receiving center of the seat body and coupled with the first and second rear ends of the suspension rail. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246315 | RIDER SEAT FOR MOTORCYCLE - To ensure that a fuel supply port or hydrogen gas charge port located on the lower side of a seat for a rider in a motorcycle can be opened and closed with less burden. A crosswise groove is provided between a driver's seat and a pillion of the seat for a rider. The pillion is provided with a longitudinal groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A charge port is located on the lower side of the crosswise groove. A pad to be fitted in the crosswise groove covers the charge port. An arm as a support member of the pad is contained in the longitudinal groove. In the condition where the arm is set upright and the pad is set upright, the pad is inverted and a cushion part thereof faces forward, thereby providing a backrest for the passenger at the pillion. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246316 | CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM INCLUDING TENSION SENSOR AND STATUS INDICATOR - A child restraint system is provided for detecting and indicating whether a vehicle seat belt is sufficiently tensioned to secure a child seat onto a seat of a vehicle and whether a child seat harness is sufficiently tensioned to restrain a child within the child seat. The child restraint system includes a vehicle seat belt tension sensor and status indicator and a child seat harness tension sensor and status indicator. The child restraint system further includes an occupant sensor for determining whether a child is seated within the child seat. If the occupant sensor determines that a child is seated within the child seat, the vehicle seat belt status indicator is disabled, thereby preventing the weight of the child from interfering with the proper installation of the child seat onto the seat of the vehicle by applying a downward force to the vehicle seat belt tension sensor. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246317 | Safety Seat, Suspended In a Land Vehicle, Aircraft or Vessel - A safety seat for land vehicles, aircraft or vessels, comprising a harness for suspension from fixed points of a vehicle and for supporting a vehicle occupant. Belt retractors are disposed at the fixed vehicle points, and fabric supporting belts extend from the harness to the retractors, which pretension the belts in a direction of retraction. A manually operable switching device allows the belt retractors to be switched into a free running state, a blocking state, or a positioning state. The free running state permits free withdrawal of the belts in a direction opposite to the pretension. The blocking state effects a complete blocking of the belts in both the withdrawal and the retraction directions. The positioning state effects blocking of the belts in only the withdrawal direction. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246318 | Device for Adjusting Seat Components - A device for adjusting seat components as a function of a signal from a video sensor system. Furthermore, a safety belt is adjusted as well as a function of the signal. This adjustment is carried out as a function of the occupant class, the occupant volume, the occupant pose, and the head position. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246319 | HEADREST-MOUNTED ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS - In certain embodiments, an entertainment system includes a housing configured to be mounted to a headrest. The housing can define a first hinge portion, a base wall, and one or more sidewalls. The housing can include a lock portion. In some embodiments, the system includes a screen assembly including a viewing screen. The screen assembly can define a second hinge portion that cooperates with the first hinge portion to pivotally couple the screen assembly with the housing. The screen assembly can further define an arm movable relative to the viewing screen. The arm can be configured to interact with the lock portion to retain the screen assembly in a stowed configuration in which the screen assembly is substantially prevented from moving away from the base wall of the housing. The arm further can be configured to be actuated to permit rotation of the screen assembly away from the base wall of the housing. In some embodiments, the system includes a headrest configured to be installed in a vehicle. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246320 | HEADREST-MOUNTED ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS - In certain embodiments, a mobile entertainment system includes a housing configured to be coupled with a mounting plate of a headrest. The housing can define a first hinge portion. In some embodiments, the system further includes a screen assembly. The screen assembly can define a second hinge portion that cooperates with the first hinge portion to pivotally couple the screen assembly with the housing such that the screen assembly can rotate relative to the housing. In some embodiments, the system further includes a retaining harness fixedly attached to the mounting plate at a first end and fixedly attached to the screen assembly at a second end. The retaining harness can be configured to limit rotation of the screen assembly relative to the housing. Optionally, in some embodiments, the system includes a headrest configured to be installed in a vehicle. The headrest can include a mounting plate. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246321 | Chair Interconnection for a Gaming Machine - A gaming system includes a chair having an electrical connector and a gaming machine having an electrical connector, wherein the chair electrical connector is removably couplable to the gaming machine electrical connector. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246322 | Seat for Vehicles - A seat for vehicles, such as cars, buses, trains or planes, is provided with a backrest ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246323 | VEHICLE SEATS - A vehicle seat can include a seat back and a head rest. The seat back includes an upper half corresponding to a shoulder portion of a passenger, a lower half corresponding to a waist portion of the passenger, and an head rest height adjustment mechanism. The seat back upper half is connected to a structural component of the head rest or a movable component of the head rest height adjustment mechanism, so as to be vertically moved relative to the seat back lower half when the head rest height adjustment mechanism is actuated. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246324 | CHAIR SEAT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTUING THE SAME - A chair seat and method for manufacturing the same, comprising a seat body, two layers of borders arranged around said chair seat from inside to outside, a net cloth set in a middle of said chair seat and edges of said net cloth fixed between said borders, wherein said chair seat is injection molded by one or two steps, and said two layers of borders are detachable or undetachable. The structure of the present invention is simple, the manufacture working procedures are few, and the production cost is low. The present product is simple and safe. Because of using the net cloth to produce the chair seat, it is breath freely, having several colors to choose, beautiful and environmental protection, satisfying the demand of all levels customers. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246325 | Vehicle Seat and Cushion Therefor - A vehicle seat (and a cushion for a vehicle seat) comprise an assembly of layers with at least one air-guiding layer. An outlet opening is provided in the region of the air-guiding layer and is arranged in such a manner that the discharging of warm and moist air causes dry and cool ambient air to automatically flow into the air-guiding layer. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246326 | SAFETY GARMENT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A safety device includes a garment shaped to be worn on a torso of a user. A flexible strap is attachable to the garment and extends from the garment on first and second sides. The strap has first and second ends. An elongated first fastener component is attached at or near the first end of the strap. An elongated second fastener component is attached at or near the second end of the strap. The first and second fastener components can be rotated to be aligned with, or oblique to, the strap. The first and second fastener components are capable of locking engagement with each other, and are shaped for being used individually as anchors while separated from each other. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246327 | Specialized restraint systems for amusement rides - The patron restraint system for amusement rides includes a locking receiver with a locking assembly for engaging a restraining strap. The engagement of the restraining strap in the locking receiver can be verified by a ride operator by visual or physical inspection, or by a sensor system indicating the locked or unlocked state of the locking receiver. A latching ratchet mechanism may be provided in the receiver to restrict movement of the restraining strap until it is released by the ride operator. The sensor system includes an acoustic sensor that detects alignment of an aperture with a piezoelectric acoustic emitter and an acoustic detector. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246328 | Automotive Machine for Producing Carriageways - In an automotive machine ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246329 | Retention System - A retention assembly has a carbide bolster with a first and second segment brazed together, each segment forming at least part of a cavity formed of the bolster. A shaft has an inserted end is interlocked within the cavity. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246330 | In-line Skates, Skate Wheels and Wheel Hubs - A skate wheel for an in-line skate includes a skate wheel hub having an inner hub, an outer rim, and, extending therebetween, a plurality of blade-form spokes. A skate tire is mounted upon an outer surface of the outer rim of the skate wheel hub. Opposed surfaces of adjacent blade-form spokes, in cooperation with opposed surfaces of the inner hub and the outer rim, define airflow passageways through the skate wheel. Each blade-form spoke includes a radially-aligned first spoke-edge surface exposed at a skate wheel face, a radially aligned opposite, second spoke-edge surface exposed in a region of a center plane defined by the skate wheel, and a body extending smoothly between the first and second spoke-edge surfaces. Also described are in-line skates with skate wheels of the disclosure, and skate wheel hubs for such skates. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246331 | WHEEL RIM FOR BICYCLE - A wheel rim includes an annular rim body having a horizontally disposed rim axis and an imaginary central plane that is perpendicular to the rim axis. The rim body includes a pair of annular side walls, an annular base wall, a pair of annular strengthening walls, and an annular reinforcing wall. The annular side walls are disposed respectively on opposite sides of the imaginary central plane. The annular base wall interconnects the annular side walls. Each of the annular strengthening walls extends from a respective one of the annular side walls toward the imaginary central plane and is disposed radially outward relative to the annular base wall. The reinforcing wall includes a pair of connecting segments, each of which interconnects the annular base wall and a respective one of the annular strengthening walls, and a reinforcing protruding segment that protrudes radially and outwardly relative to the rim axis. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246332 | Quick release camming mechanism - A quick release camming mechanism is used in a bicycle skewer that secures a hub to a fork. Whereas prior art quick release mechanisms have only a single lever, this mechanism has two independent levers. About half the force is required to independently push either lever closed as to push both levers closed simultaneously. Similarly, about half the force is required to open either lever individually as to open them simultaneously. A similar quick release camming mechanism also works well for a quick release seat post clamp with similar advantages. The present invention is not limited to use on bicycle components. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246333 | Combination Secondary Master Cylinder and Brake Pedal Compliance Device for Automotive Braking System - A combination secondary master cylinder and brake pedal compliance device for an automotive braking system includes a cylinder having a signal chamber, a working chamber, and a compliance chamber. Elastic devices mounted within the working chamber and compliance chamber allow the apparent compliance of the friction braking system attached to the combination device to remain at a relatively constant value notwithstanding the presence of varying amounts of powertrain braking. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246334 | Anti-lock hydraulic braking system, in particular for motorized two-wheel vehicles - An anti-lock hydraulic braking system has a wheel brake circuit with a main brake cylinder, wheel brake cylinder and switching valve, and an auxiliary pressure circuit, connected in parallel between the switching valve and wheel brake cylinder on the wheel brake circuit. With ABS control, the switching valve can be switched from a basic position, where it hydraulically connects the main brake cylinder and wheel brake cylinder, to a switched position where it prevents a build-up of braking pressure on the wheel brake cylinder via the main brake cylinder, while the braking pressure on the wheel brake cylinder can be modulated by the auxiliary pressure circuit. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246335 | Method For Detecting Brake Circuit Failure - A method is provided for detecting a fault condition in a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle having a first hydraulic brake circuit and a second hydraulic brake circuit. A correlation ratio is determined between a measured pressure and the actual vehicle acceleration. A first wheel velocity differential is determined and a second wheel velocity differential is determined. A weighting value is selected in response to determining whether the correlation ratio is within the predetermined range and whether the first wheel velocity differential and the second wheel velocity differential are opposite signs. The selected weighting value is added to a fault counter. A determination is made whether the fault counter is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. A fault condition is detected in response to the fault counter greater than or equal to the first predetermined threshold. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246336 | Current Fed Inverter with Pulse Regulator for Electric Induction Heating, Melting and Stirring - A current fed inverter with duty cycle regulation of dc current to the input of the inverter is provided to increase the magnitude of inverter output power while operating a resonant load at resonant frequency. The regulator duty cycle period is synchronized to the period of the output current of the inverter so that there are two regulator periods for each single output current period of the inverter. Duty cycle regulation may be provided by a single pulse in the regulator period, or a series of pulses in the regulator period. Output power magnitude greater than that available at full duty cycle can be provided by operating the inverter at off resonance. Multiple current fed inverters may be connected to individual coil sections around a crucible and selectively interconnected for a heating or melting mode, or a stir mode. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246337 | ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ACTIVE LOAD CONTROL - An electrical power distribution system and a method of implementation are provided. The electrical power distribution system includes: a first AC power source; a second AC power source; a first DC bus; a first AC to DC rectifier; a second AC to DC rectifier; and an electrical load management control unit. The first AC power source is connected to the first DC bus via the first AC to DC rectifier. The second AC power source is connected to the first DC bus via the second AC to DC rectifier. The electrical load management control unit shifts power extraction between the first and second AC power sources by changing an AC voltage output of one of the first and second AC power sources relative to an AC voltage output of the other of the first and second AC power sources, thereby changing an DC voltage output to the first DC bus from one of the first and second AC to DC rectifiers. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246338 | MULTI-POWER SOURCE LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM - Control modes for operating multiple power sources include energy storage systems and applicable to large systems such as locomotives. Selectable operating modes are provided for different locomotive speed ranges and work loads. A common DC bus electrical architecture is used so that prime power sources need not be synchronized. Multiple-engine locomotives have the engine systems that may be electrically connected in parallel or in series or in combinations of parallel and series to a DC bus. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246339 | Self-powered home automation installation and its method of operation - A method of operation of an electric self-powered home automation installation ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246340 | Battery integrated power supply (BIPS) - The current state of the art in conventional direct current (DC) power supplies is to provide direct current to a load where the direct current is derived from alternating current (AC) line voltage. There are two inherent problems with such power supplies. If a large transient occurs in the line voltage it can pass through the power supply to the DC output and damage the load. The second problem is that DC power to the load is lost if AC line voltage is lost. An Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) is sometimes used to provide power to the load in the event of loss of AC line voltage and to provide some degree of transient protection. In many cases the UPS fails to provide the required protection. The Battery Integrated Power Supply (BIPS) circuit claimed in this application provides isolation between the load and the line to minimize damage due to transients and also provides an inherent UPS function. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246341 | POWER SUPPLY SELECTION FOR MULTIPLE CIRCUITS ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit comprising a plurality of circuits is provided. The integrated circuit further comprises a plurality of power circuits, wherein each of the plurality of power circuits can supply a selected voltage to at least one of the plurality of circuits. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246342 | Electrical Switching Device Arrangement - An electric switching device arrangement has a switching section consisting of at least one first and one second switching point which are electrically connected in series by a conductor section used therefor. In order to compensate external vibrations effecting the electric switching device arrangement provided with the switching section, the conductor section consists of at least two bend slackening conductor elements which are connected to each other by way of a rigid connecting element. The elongated length of the conductor elements is greater than a distance along a straight line between contact points of the switching points. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246343 | POWER SUPPLY ADAPTER FOR USB DEVICES - A power supply adapter for an electronic device includes a power interface and a switch element. The power interface is used for being connected to a power line of the electronic device, for providing power to the electronic device. The switch element is used for being coupled between a power line of a computer and the power line of the electronic device. The switch element has a controllable terminal coupled to the power interface. The switch element is able to disconnect the power lines of the computer and the electronic device according to the voltage level on the controllable terminal. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246344 | ARRANGEMENT FOR FAILSAFE EVALUATION OF A POSITION ENCODER - A safety switching device comprises a position encoder, such as a potentiometer, for user selection of an operational quantity, such as an operating mode. The position encoder has a first terminal, a second terminal, and a tap moveable through a plurality of positions. A total impedance is defined between the first terminal and the second terminal. A first partial impedance is defined between the first terminal and the tap, and a second partial impedance is defined between the tap and the second terminal. An arrangement for determining an instantaneous position of the tap comprises a first evaluation circuit designed to determine a first measurement value representative of the first partial impedance, and a second evaluation circuit designed to determine a second measurement value representative of the second partial impedance. At least one from the first and second evaluation circuits is designed to determine the instantaneous position of the tap by means of the first and second measurement values. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246345 | Semiconductor Switch Arrangement and an Electronic Device - A semiconductor switch arrangement ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246346 | Electromagnetic Device For Converting Mechanical Vibrational Energy Into Electrical Energy - An electromagnetic generator comprising two magnets and a coil disposed therebetween, the two magnets being configured to define therebetween a region of magnetic flux in which the coil is disposed whereby relative movement between the coil and the magnets generates an electrical current in the coil, and a vibratable first mount for each of the magnets and a vibratable second mount for the coil whereby each of the at least two magnets and the coil are respectively vibratable about a respective central position. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246347 | LINEAR MOTOR AND MACHINE TOOL HAVING THE SAME MOUNTED THEREON - The present invention provides a linear motor that uses a plurality of cylindrical linear motors to increase power and to enable a compact configuration. A linear motor | 2008-10-09 |
20080246348 | Ironless Magnetic Linear Motors Having Levitating and Transversal Force Capacacities - A ironless magnetic motor ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246349 | Drive guide apparatus - The present invention provides a drive guide apparatus capable of ensuring an increased lifetime by preventing heat generated from a primary side of a linear motor from being transferred to a rail or a moving member of a guide mechanism to which the primary side of the linear motor is connected, thereby preventing variation of rolling resistance or sliding resistance of the guide mechanism. The drive guide apparatus has a linear motor and a guide mechanism that has a rail and a moving member provided to be movable relative to the rail. A primary side of the linear motor is connected to the rail. Thermal insulators for blocking heat generated from the primary side of the linear motor are provided between the primary side and the rail of the guide mechanism to which the primary side is connected directly or indirectly. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246350 | Secondary Part of a Linear Electrical Machine, and Method for its Production - The invention relates to a secondary part ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246351 | Cylinder-Type Linear Motor and Moving Parts Thereof - The present invention provides a cylinder-type linear motor capable of shortening the total motor length with respect to a predetermined stroke length and capable of being operated as a brushless DC motor without a sensor means for sensing the position of a moving part being added in the axial direction. The present invention also provides a moving part of said cylinder-type linear motor, which can improve the magnetic flux density distribution waveform near both end portions of the moving part assembly and can improve the thrust characteristic by bringing the magnetic flux density distribution waveform closer to a cosine waveform and by increasing the amplitude of cosine waveform. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246352 | Cylinder-Type Linear Motor and Moving Part Thereof - The present invention provides a cylinder-type linear motor capable of shortening the total motor length with respect to a predetermined stroke length and capable of being operated as a brushless DC motor without a sensor means for sensing the position of a moving part being added in the axial direction. The present invention also provides a moving part of said cylinder-type linear motor, which can improve the magnetic flux density distribution waveform near both end portions of the moving part assembly and can improve the thrust characteristic by bringing the magnetic flux density distribution waveform closer to a cosine waveform and by increasing the amplitude of cosine waveform. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246353 | VOICE COIL MOTOR DEVICE FOR POSITIONING - A voice coil motor device for positioning is disclosed. The voice coil motor device for positioning includes a fixed element, a moving element and a connector. The moving element is movably disposed on the fixed element. One end of the connector is connected with the fixed element and the other end of the connector is connected with the moving element. A piezoelectric element is disposed on the connector or deposed between the moving element and the fixed element. The piezoelectric element can be deformed with the movement of the moving element to generate a displacement signal of a moving element. The positioning of the voice coil motor can be achieved precisely basing on the judgment on the displacement signal of the moving element generated with the movement of the moving element by the piezoelectric element. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246354 | DYNAMOELECTRIC COIL PORTION INSULATING CONSTRUCTION - A stator coil | 2008-10-09 |
20080246355 | Self-Powered Mobile Electrical Power Hub - Self-powered mobile electrical power hubs are provided. In one embodiment, a self-powered electrical power hub comprises an internal combustion engine driven generator that provides electrical power and at least one electrically powered transport driver configured to facilitate movement of the self-powered mobile electrical power hub. The self-powered mobile electrical power hub further comprises an accessible power hub that provides external access to electrical power, wherein a substantial portion of the electrical power from the internal combustion engine driven generator is provided to power the at least one electrically powered transport driver in a transport mode and a substantial portion of the electrical power from the internal combustion engine driven generator is available at the accessible power hub in an idle mode. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246356 | Slim Type Vibration Motor - A slim type vibration motor is provided. The slim type vibration motor includes a case, a shaft, a rotor, a printed circuit board, and a plurality of coils. The shaft has at least one end thereof fixed to a central portion of the case. The rotor rotates about the shaft within the case, and includes a rotor yoke, a magnet fixed to the rotor yoke, and a weight imparting eccentricity to the rotor. The printed circuit board is installed to a bottom surface of the case, and forms a coil hole in a region thereof facing the magnet. The plurality of coils passes through the coil hole and is installed on the bottom surface of the case. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246357 | MOTOR HAVING A THRUST SYSTEM - An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor having a rotor shaft with a longitudinal axis. The rotor shaft has a locating groove formed substantially continuously around the rotor shaft. The locating groove has a base and a pair of opposing sidewalls. The base is arranged substantially parallel to the axis of rotation. The pair of opposing sidewalls extends from the base wall substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The motor includes a thrust system mounted on the rotor shaft, and a locator disposed in the groove for locating the thrust system in a predetermined position along the rotor shaft. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246358 | Magnetic bearing spindle device for machine tool - The control device displaces the main shaft in the axial direction and in the radial direction within the range of the gap between the rib member of the main shaft and the axial magnetic bearing and the gap between the main shaft and the radial magnetic bearings, by controlling the attraction forces of the axial electromagnets and the radial electromagnets, whereby the main shaft can be positioned. By controlling the axial magnetic. bearing and the radial magnetic bearings, it becomes possible to freely displace only the main shaft in the axial direction and in the radial direction, and therefore, the main shaft can be positioned at high speed and with high precision. Moreover, there is no necessity of providing the feeding mechanism in which the ball screw mechanism and linear motor etc. are employed for the purpose of displacing the magnetic bearing spindle device, and hence, reduction of the production cost for the grinding apparatus can be achieved. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246359 | Motor and drum washing machine having the same - Disclosed are a motor and a drum washing machine having the same. The motor includes external stators and internal stators, which are respectively disposed in a ring shape and are separated from each other in a radial direction, and rotors, which are disposed in a ring shape and are rotatably installed between the external stators and the internal stators such that the rotors are rotated due to interaction with the external stators and the internal stators, thus being capable of generating a high rotary force while maintaining a uniform length in an axial direction. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246360 | DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR - A slide surface of each segment defines a plane orthogonal to an axial direction of a direct current motor. A power supply brush is pressed against and contacted with the slide surface. The power supply brush includes a main brush and a sub-brush. The sub-brush has electrical resistance that is higher than that of the main brush. At least the main brush supplies an armature with power. The sub-brush is arranged more inward in the radial direction of the commutator than the main brush. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246361 | POWER GENERATION DEVICE - A device with the ability to harness electrical power utilizing magnetic arrays and electrically charged particulate to produce electrical power is provided. The present invention provides a device and system whereby the device may utilize a magnetic array to produce a electronic field that may collected in the form of electric energy. Moreover, the present invention provides a device having power generation effects whereby the device utilizes an arrangement of magnets on a magnetic array and a voltage ring having an input and an output connection to allow for discharge of collected electrical energy. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246362 | Radial airgap, transverse flux machine - A radial gap, transverse flux dynamoelectric machine comprises stator and rotor assemblies. The rotor assembly comprises at least two axially spaced, planar rotor layers having equal numbers of magnetic poles of alternating polarity disposed equiangularly about the rotor peripheral circumference. A magnetically permeable member optionally links adjacent rotor magnets. The stator assembly comprises a plurality of amorphous metal stator cores terminating in first and second polefaces. The cores are disposed equiangularly about the peripheral circumference of the stator assembly with their polefaces axially aligned. Respective first and second polefaces are in layers radially adjacent corresponding rotor layers. Stator windings encircle the stator cores. The device is operable at a high commutating frequency and may have a high pole count, providing high efficiency, torque, and power density, along with flexibility of design, ease of manufacture, and efficient use of magnetic materials. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246363 | CONTROLLER OF ELECTRIC MOTOR - A controller able to efficiently operate an electric motor of an axial air-gap type as an electric motor and an electricity generator is provided. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246364 | Phase insulator - A phase insulator for a stator of a motor insulates between stator coils. The stator has plural stator coils inserted in slots in a stator core. The phase insulator insulates stator coils from each other. The phase insulator includes insulating sheet portions and bridge portions. The insulating sheet portions are disposed at both end portions of the stator core for insulating between the coil ends of the stator coils. The insulating sheet portions are made of a first material. The bridge portions connect the insulating sheet portions. The bridge portions are inserted in the slots of the stator core. The bridge portions are made of a second material. The second material has higher elastic characteristics than the first material. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246365 | Mp-a and Mp-t Machines, Multipolar Machines for Alternating and Three-Phase Currents - A machine (FIG. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246366 | ELECTRIC GENERATOR - Methods, compositions, and apparatus for generating electricity are provided. Electricity is generated through the mechanisms nuclear magnetic spin and remnant polarization electric generation. The apparatus may include a material with high nuclear magnetic spin or high remnant polarization coupled with a poled ferroelectric material. The apparatus may also include a pair of electrical contacts disposed on opposite sides of the poled ferroelectric material and the high nuclear magnetic spin or high remnant polarization material. Further, a magnetic field may be applied to the high nuclear magnetic spin material. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246367 | TUNED LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF TUNING SAME - A piezoelectric element comprises a piezoelectric ceramic wafer bonded to a substrate, with a surface profile of the substrate being non-uniformly configured to affect the spring rate of the piezoelectric element. For example, in one example embodiment the substrate has its profile configured so that its stiffness is modified or non-uniform along at least one axis of the substrate. The nature of the non-uniform surface profile can acquire various configurations or patterns. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246368 | Integration of dissimilar materials for advanced multfunctional devices - A device including a layered heterostructure with an oxygen-containing material, with a carbon layer and an amorphous oxygen diffusion barrier protecting the carbon layer from etching by oxygen. One or more of a metal, a carbide or an oxide may be in contact with the amorphous oxygen diffusion barrier that has the lowest free energy of oxide formation in the device. Various devices are disclosed as are varieties of carbon allotropes. Methods of protecting carbon, such as diamond from the oxygen etching in processes such as device manufacture are also disclosed. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246369 | Clip - A clip for securing a sleeve to the body of a piezoelectric actuator in an actuator assembly. The clip takes the form of a band and has at least a first and a second stable state. The minimum separation of the walls of the band when the clip is in one of the stable states is less than the minimum separation of the walls of the band when the clip is in an unstable state. The clip is forced into an unstable state in order to be fitted over the sleeve of the actuator assembly. The force is then removed to allow the clip to revert towards a stable state. The dimensions of the clip are such that the clip is unable to fully revert to a stable state when fitted to the actuator assembly thereby maintaining sufficient additional strain energy to maintain a sufficient clamping force between the sleeve and the body of the actuator. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246370 | Actuator for the Drive Train of a Motor Vehicle - An actuator for the drive train of a motor vehicle for the automation of a manual gearbox. The invention is characterized in that the actuator is produced from an electrostrictive material. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246371 | Ultrasonic motor and electronic device using the same - Disclosed is an ultrasonic motor whose output is improved by enhancing the exciting force of a vibration caused on a vibrating body having a rectangular portion. The ultrasonic motor includes the vibrating body having a piezoelectric element, and a moving body which contacts the vibrating body. The phases of two difference vibrations caused on the vibrating body are changed to make the moving direction of the moving body or the vibrating body itself variable by selecting whether to apply a drive signal to first electrodes provided at one side of the piezoelectric element or to apply a drive signal to second electrodes provided at a portion whose polarization direction differs from that of the first electrodes. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246372 | Device and Method for Influencing Vibration of a Planar Element - The invention is a device for influencing the vibration of a planar element having two opposite surfaces and a neutral fiber plane running between the two surfaces including at least one actuator and at least one sensor which each are provided with transducer materials and are connected to at least one electronic component or an electronic module. The at least one actuator and at least one sensor are completely integrated in the planar element to be spaced from the two surfaces as well as from the neutral fiber plane. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246373 | GENERATING ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCES - An electromagnetic actuator includes a body having a rotational axis, a first pole adjacent an end facing surface of the body, and a second pole adjacent a lateral facing surface of the body. The poles are adapted to communicate magnetic flux with the body. The body, the first pole, and the second pole define an axial magnetic control circuit. The actuator includes a plurality of radial poles adjacent the lateral facing surface of the body and adapted to communicate magnetic flux with the body. The body and the plurality of radial poles define a plurality of radial magnetic control circuits. The plurality of radial poles are adapted to communicate magnetic fluxes with the body and at least one of the first pole or the second pole. The body, the plurality of radial poles, and at least one of the first pole or the second pole define a magnetic bias circuit. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246374 | Electromotive Servodrive for Vehicles - In the case of an electromotive auxiliary drive for vehicles, particularly for windscreen wiper drives or adjustment drives for vehicle elements with a secondary transmission for the electromotor, with at least one magnetic sensor, which acts in conjunction with a signal transmitter or permanent magnet arrangement formed of at least one permanent magnet and rotating with a drive shaft or a gear wheel in order to record the angle position and/or modification of the angle position of the rotation of the shaft or the gear wheel, the permanent magnet arrangement is arranged on the front side on a shaft end bedded in a bearing arrangement or on a drive element bedded in the bearing arrangement and arranged on the shaft. The at least one magnetic sensor is arranged opposite the permanent magnet arrangement in the direction of the shaft axis within the bearing arrangement. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246375 | SECURITY CABINET - A cabinet for displaying goods that designed to minimize the opportunity for tampering. Assisting in such improved tamper resistance are: a welded steel frame around the (two) glass door, having a high flange in front in which the doors are installed from the rear of the frame and upon assembly of the case, are captured on the back side by the bottom panel and the top panel assembly with a top reinforcing channel and covering flange that prevents the top from being pried off the door frame as well as side reinforcing angle channels that prevent the end panels from being pried off of the door frame. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246376 | Quick assembly furniture - A bookcase includes a furniture carcass ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246377 | Cabinet having drawer anchoring device - A cabinet includes a receptacle having two frames, and one or more pairs of tracks attached to the frames, the tracks each include a tubular member having a bore and a groove formed in an inner portion and formed by an inner side wall, and one or more drawers each include an anchoring device extended from each of two sides of the drawer for slidably engaging with the tracks and for slidably attaching the drawer to the receptacle, the anchoring devices each include an upper flange slidably engaged through the groove and into the bore of the track, and an anchor member extended from the upper flange for preventing the drawer from being disengaged from the receptacle inadvertently. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246378 | Retaining mechanism for a slide assembly - A retaining mechanism for a slide assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a holding member, a blocking member and a fixed plate. The second rail is slidably connected to the first rail. The holding member has a fixed end and slots. The fixed end is fixedly connected to the first rail. The blocking member has a fixed end and an engaging section, and is located between the holding member and the first rail. The fixed end of the blocking member corresponds to the fixed end of the holding member and is fixedly connected to the first rail. The engaging section corresponds to the slots of the holding member. The fixed plate is fixedly connected to the second rail and corresponds to the slots of the holding member. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246379 | Insulation configuration for thermal appliances - An insulation system for a thermal oven. The insulation system comprises a cabinet and a liner positioned within the cabinet. The liner defines an oven cavity. The liner includes opposing sides, a top, a bottom, a front and a back. A layer of insulation is positioned between the cabinet and the outside of the opposing sides, top, bottom and back of the liner. The layer of insulation is positioned to create an air gap between the insulation and the opposing sides, top, bottom and back of the liner. The insulation has a thermal energy reflective facing attached to an interior surface facing the liner. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246380 | HOME BAR AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE HOME BAR - Provided are a home bar and a refrigerator including the home bar. The home bar includes a home-bar frame, a home-bar door, and a damping hinge. The home-bar frame is mounted on a refrigerator door around an opening formed through the refrigerator door. The home-bar door is rotatably mounted on the home-bar frame for selectively opening and closing the opening. The damping hinge is detachably installed on the home-bar frame and is coupled to a side of the home-bar door for dampening a rotation force of the home-bar door. Therefore, the home bar can be easily repaired or replaced with low costs. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246381 | DOOR BASKET FOR REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a door basket for a refrigerator. The door basket includes a case, a cover, and a contact member. The case is mounted on a rear side of a refrigerator door and forms a space for receiving food. The cover is axially coupled between both sides of the case and selectively shielding the case through up/down rotation. The contact member is provided on an inner side of the case contacting one end of the cover when the cover is completely opened, and formed of an electrical material to relieve a contact impact with the cover. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246382 | Refrigerator - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a refrigerator comprising: a main body having a storage chamber; a shelf movably provided to the inside of the storage chamber; a guide unit guiding a movement of the shelf; and a transfer means provided at at least one side of the shelf and transferring driving power for moving the shelf. Through such a configuration, it is possible to adjust height of the shelf, without drawing out the shelf to the outside of the storage chamber. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246383 | LED-lamp heat-dissipation device - The present invention discloses an LED-lamp heat-dissipation device, which comprises LED lamps, an aluminum baseplate and a hollow heat-dissipation module. The hollow heat-dissipation module further comprises a hollow accommodation unit and a cooling fin unit, and the hollow accommodation unit has a plurality of heat-dissipation strips. The LED lamps are soldered on the aluminum baseplate. The aluminum baseplate together with the LED lamps is applied onto one side of the hollow heat-dissipation module; then liquid is filled into the hollow accommodation unit of the hollow heat-dissipation module. When the LED lamps are turned on, heat will be conducted to the aluminum baseplate and then conducted to the cooling fin unit via the liquid inside the hollow accommodation unit, which the aluminum baseplate is applied onto. Then, the cooling fin unit will dissipate heat out. Thereby, the present invention can achieve a fast heat-dissipation effect. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246384 | FLUORESCENT LAMP AND BASE - At the end of life of a fluorescent lamp having a base to which a pin is press-fitted, it is an object to prevent the pin from dropping or slanting, etc. A fluorescent lamp includes a base having a base body and a pin press-fitted to a hole formed on the base body. A pin retaining force (a pin torque of the base) Fe after use by which the base body retains the pin is at least 0.08 Nm after the fluorescent lamp is burned for a rated life, and a rate Fe/Fi of an initial pin retaining force Fi by which the base body retains the pin before use of the fluorescent lamp and the pin retaining force Fe after use is at least 0.66. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246385 | EGGBEATER TRANSPARENT CATHODE FOR MAGNETRONS AND UBITRONS AND RELATED METHODS OF GENERATING HIGH POWER MICROWAVES - An “eggbeater” cathode comprising a transparent cathode including a plurality of longitudinally oriented cathode strips anchored at both ends between support discs and forming an open-walled hollow cylindrical structure. A cathode base is disposed substantially coaxially with a longitudinal axis of the transparent cathode and surrounded by the plurality of cathode strips, wherein the support discs secure the cathode strips to the cathode base and result in a cathode that is more robust in harsh operating environments compared with a simple transparent cathode. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246386 | ELECTRODE SHEET FOR PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - An electrode sheet for a plasma display panel and a plasma display panel utilizing the same. The electrode sheet for the plasma display panel includes: a dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface and including a discharge hole for providing a side wall of a discharge space, the dielectric layer being composed of metal oxide (MxOy); and a discharge electrode including a discharge unit around a perimeter of the discharge hole and a connection unit for connecting the discharge unit and another discharge unit to each other, the discharge electrode being within the dielectric layer and composed of metal (M) of the metal oxide (MxOy). Here, the discharge unit of the discharge electrode is within the dielectric layer such that the first surface of the dielectric layer has an area differing from that of the second surface of the dielectric layer. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246387 | Image display device and manufacturing method of the same - The present invention aims to form an electron emission film containing an alkali metal compound or the like without causing alkali attack on the metal wiring. An FED display device comprises: an electron source including an electron emission film | 2008-10-09 |
20080246388 | INFRARED DISPLAY WITH LUMINESCENT QUANTUM DOTS - A display device that includes an underlying excitation source, a converting layer, and an optical filter layer. The underlying excitation source emits light in a spatial pattern that may or may not be altered in time and has a short wavelength capable of being at least partially absorbed by the overlying converting layer. The converting layer can be a contiguous film or pixels of quantum dots that can be dispersed in a matrix material. This converting layer is capable of absorbing at least a portion of the wavelength(s) of the light from the underlying excitation source and emitting light at one or more different wavelengths. The optical filter layer prevents the residual light from the excitation source that was not absorbed by the converting layer from being emitted by the display device. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246389 | Systems and Methods for Front Contacts for Electroluminescent Apparatus and Flexible Display - Systems and methods are provided for front contacts utilized with electroluminescent displays. The method includes arranging a plurality of electroluminescent elements, where each electroluminescent element includes at least one top electrode, and where the electroluminescent elements are operable to emit electroluminescence from the top electrode, and providing a conductive layer, where the conductive layer is flexible and substantially transparent. The method further includes adhering the conductive layer to a first top electrode of a first electroluminescent element of the plurality of electroluminescent elements and to a second top electrode of a second electroluminescent element of the plurality of electroluminescent elements. The system includes a flexible support structure and a plurality of electroluminescent elements arranged on the flexible support structure, where each electroluminescent element includes at least one top electrode, and where the electroluminescent elements are operable to emit electroluminescence from the top electrode. The system further includes a conductive layer, where the conductive layer is flexible and substantially transparent and where the conductive layer is electrically connected to a first top electrode of a first electroluminescent element of the plurality of electroluminescent elements and a second top electrode of a second electroluminescent element of the plurality of electroluminescent elements. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246390 | Eliminating silver migration in EL lamps - A net negative charge is used to eliminate silver migration in an EL lamp. An electrode containing silver, either the entire electrode, a bus bar on the electrode, or a contact area on the electrode, receives a net negative charge while the EL lamp is being driven with alternating current. The net negative charge can be provided by the driver itself or by a current source, such as a battery or a charged capacitor; or by asymmetric current means in the current path of the EL lamp, including the lamp itself. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246391 | Organic Electroluminescent Device and Display - An organic electroluminescent device including at least an anode, a first emitting layer, a hole barrier layer, a second emitting layer and a cathode in this order. The first emitting layer and the second emitting layer both include a hole transporting material. The organic EL device is small in chromaticity change and has high efficiency. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246392 | DONOR SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a donor substrate, which has high transfer efficiency and increases the reliability of a device, a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device. The donor substrate includes: a base layer; a light-to-heat conversion (LTHC) layer disposed on the base layer; a transfer layer disposed on the LTHC layer and including a color filter layer; and an adhesive layer disposed on the transfer layer. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246393 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES - The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent display, including a substrate, a set of anodes, an organic functional layer, a set of cathodes and a packaging sheet, wherein a set of electrode leads are disposed on the packaging sheet for electrical connection with a control circuit of the display, and the electrode leads includes a set of anode leads and a set of cathode leads which are electrically connected with the corresponding anodes and cathodes on the substrate, respectively. The present invention further relates to a double-sided organic electroluminescent display having the above features. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246394 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ELEMENT AND OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION MODULE - An organic light-emitting diode element (OLED element) is provided. The OLED element includes at least an anode, an emitting layer, an electron transport layer, a cathode and a semiconductor material is used in the electron transport layer. An optical interconnection module is provided that uses the organic light-emitting diode element. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246395 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent device that can keep a stable luminescent characteristic for a long period. An organic electroluminescent device includes at least an anode | 2008-10-09 |
20080246396 | Electroluminescent Element - An EL element includes a light-emitting layer ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080246397 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF WHITE LIGHT LED AND STRUCTURE THEREOF - A manufacturing method of white light LED and a structure thereof include first, a substrate being prepared to be formed as a consecutively connected holder, on a first electrode of which non-conductive fluorescent glue is coated to form a fluorescent layer, on which a blue light chip is fixed; second, two conducting wires being welded onto the chip and electrically connected to both the first electrode and the second electrode of the holder respectively, finally, glue body encapsulating the holder, the fluorescent layer, the chip, and the two conducting wires to form a photic zone, over which a frame body encloses; furthermore, a window being formed on the frame body and provided for making the photic zone exposed. When blue light chip is excited to generate blue light, which will further excite the fluorescent layer to emit yellow light, then both blue light and yellow light will be dispersed through the photic zone to generate a uniform light source, which may output light longitudinally and collectively, making the output power promoted notably and the lightness enhanced significantly. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246398 | Plasma Display Panel and Method of Preparing Bulkheads Thereof - A mirror magnetic field forming device is disposed in each discharge unit space (or discharge cell) of a plasma display panel. The mirror magnetic field forming device is formed by providing magnetic members for respective two bulkheads facing each other through the discharge unit space. The two magnetic members form a mirror magnetic field in the discharge unit space. The mirror magnetic field prevents electrons from colliding with the bulkheads and disappearing. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246399 | Multi-layer electrode, method of forming the same and plasma display panel comprising the same - A multi-layer electrode including a first metal layer including a first binder having a first acid value and a second metal layer arranged on the first metal layer, the second metal layer including a second binder having a second acid value that is smaller than the first acid value, a method of forming the multi-layer electrode and a plasma display panel (PDP) including the multi-layer electrode. | 2008-10-09 |
20080246400 | Gas Discharge Tube Light Source Apparatus and Liquid Chromatograph - The present invention relates to a gas discharge tube or the like having a structure for enabling the maintenance of discharge startability and the prevention of the shortening of the life of an anode section and for increasing the amount of visible light from a visible light source passing through a discharge path restricting section. The gas discharge tube comprises a sealed vessel in which gas is encapsulated. A cathode section and anode section for generating discharge are arranged in the sealed vessel. Furthermore, a discharge path restricting section for narrowing a discharge path is arranged between the cathode section and the anode section. In particular, an opening portion is formed in the anode section, and the cross section of the opening portion has a non-circular shape where the maximum opening width in a first direction is different from that in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. Thus, the amount of the visible light passing through the opening portion of the anode section in the gas discharge tube from the visible light source can be increased by making the maximum opening width in one direction of the first and second directions longer than that in the other direction. The maintenance of the discharge startability and the prevention of the shortening of the life of the anode section can be attained by making the maximum opening width in the other direction shorter than that in one direction. | 2008-10-09 |