41st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140299356 | PROTECTIVE FILM WITH DYE MATERIALS FOR LASER ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT FOR VIA DRILLING - Embodiments of preventing unwanted damage to microelectronic substrates from laser drilling are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the method includes forming a microelectronic substrate, and adding a layer of protective material to dielectric material of the microelectronic substrate. The microelectronic substrate is configured for mounting one or more integrated circuits (ICs) thereon and includes interconnection for a plurality of electronic circuits. The protective material is configured to absorb laser energy applied in laser drilling of the microelectronic substrate. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299357 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND TOUCH PANEL - Provided are a conductive sheet and a touch panel having a high detection accuracy of touching with a finger. A conductive sheet includes: a first electrode pattern including first conductive patterns; and a second electrode pattern including second conductive patterns. The first conductive patterns and the second conductive patterns are placed so as to be orthogonal to each other. Each first conductive pattern includes slit-like sub-nonconduction patterns inside thereof. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299358 | MULTILAYER CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE - A multilayer circuit substrate includes: a first signal line and a first ground conductor formed in a first conductive layer; and a second signal line and a second ground conductor formed in a second conductive layer, the second conductive layer facing the first conductive layer via an insulating layer. The first signal line intersects with the second signal linein a plan view of the multilayer circuit substrate, and a space between the first ground conductor and first signal line is smaller in an intersection area of the first and second signal lines than a space in a non-intersection area, and a space between the second ground conductor and second signal line is smaller in the intersection area than a space in the non-intersection area. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299359 | STRUCTURES WITH SURFACE-EMBEDDED ADDITIVES AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHODS - Electrically conductive or semiconducting additives are embedded into surfaces of host materials for use in a variety of applications and devices. Resulting surface-embedded structures exhibit improved performance, as well as cost benefits arising from their compositions and manufacturing processes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299360 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - In a conductive sheet using a metal nanofiber, metal migration in a visible conductive pattern is eliminated. Also, the intervals of the conductive portion (separate sheet terminal) are shortened. On a substrate ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140299361 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND TOUCH PANEL - A conductive sheet includes: a substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface; and a first electrode pattern placed on the first main surface of the substrate. The first electrode pattern is made of metal thin wires, and includes a plurality of first conductive patterns that extend in a first direction. Each first conductive pattern includes, at least, inside thereof, a sub-nonconduction pattern that is electrically separated from the first conductive pattern. An area A of each first conductive pattern and an area B of each sub-nonconduction patterns satisfy a relation of 5% | 2014-10-09 |
20140299362 | STRETCHABLE ELECTRIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a stretchable electric circuit and a manufacturing method thereof The method for manufacturing the stretchable electric circuit includes forming a mold substrate, forming a stretchable substrate having a first flat surface and a first corrugated surface outside the first flat surface on the mold substrate, removing the mold substrate, forming a corrugated wire on the first corrugated surface, and forming an electric device connected to the corrugated wire on the first flat surface. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299363 | STRUCTURE OF VIA HOLE OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A structure of via hole of electrical circuit board includes an adhesive layer and a conductor layer that are formed after wiring is formed on a carrier board. At least one through hole extends in a vertical direction through the carrier board, the wiring, the adhesive layer, and the conductor layer and forms a hole wall surface. The conductor layer shows a height difference with respect to an exposed zone of the circuit trace in the vertical direction. A conductive cover section covers the conductor layer and the hole wall surface of the through hole. The carrier board is a single-sided board, a double-sided board, a multi-layered board, or a combination thereof, and the single-sided board, the double-sided board, and multi-layered board can be flexible boards, rigid boards, or composite boards combining flexible and rigid boards. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299364 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ARTICLE WITH HIGH OPTICAL TRANSMISSION - A transparent conductive article includes a transparent substrate, a thin electrically conductive grid, and a carbon nanolayer. The grid is disposed on the substrate, and the carbon nanolayer is also disposed on the substrate and in contact with the grid. The conductive grid and the carbon nanolayer may have thicknesses of no more than 1 micron and 50 nanometers, respectively. The carbon nanolayer has a morphology that includes graphite platelets embedded in nano-crystalline carbon, and can be produced with a buffing procedure using dry carbon particles without substantially damaging the grid structure. The article may have a visible light transmission of at least 80%, and a sheet resistance less than 500 or 100 ohms/square. The transparent substrate may comprise a flexible polymer film. The disclosed articles may substantially maintain an initial sheet resistance value when subjected to flexing. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299365 | FLEXIBLE TOUCH SENSOR WITH FINE PITCH INTERCONNECT - An article includes a multilayer structure, such as, e.g., a touch sensor, having two opposing sides and comprising a central polymeric UV transparent substrate, a transparent conductive layer on each of the two major opposing surfaces of the polymeric substrate, a metallic conductive layer on each transparent conductive layer, and a patterned photoimaging mask on each metallic conductive layer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299366 | HOT MELT INK COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PREPARING A HOT MELT INK COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a hot melt inkjet ink composition, the hot melt inkjet ink composition being solid at room temperature and liquid at an elevated temperature, the hot melt inkjet ink composition comprising an acidic resin and a crystalline material. The invention relates further to the use of the hot melt inkjet ink composition as an etch resist and to a process for preparing an electrically conductive circuit on a support layer using the hot melt inkjet ink composition. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299367 | Component-Embedded Substrate Manufacturing Method and Component-Embedded Substrate Manufactured Using the Same - The method includes forming an annular seat and main marks on a metal layer simultaneously so that the annular seat opposes with a terminal of an electronic component when the component is placed above the annular seat at a subsequent step; then positioning the electronic component in a mounting expected region using the main marks and mounting the electronic component with an adhesive layer therebetween; then burying the electronic component and the main marks in an insulating substrate; then removing part of the metal layer and thereby forming first and second windows; then irradiating the adhesive layer with laser using the exposed main marks thereby forming a laser via hole; and then filling the laser via hole with copper and forming a wiring pattern from the metal layer electrically connected to the terminal through a conductive via. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299368 | CONTACT PIN - The invention relates to a contact pin, comprising an angular end section, which is in particular designed for connecting to a wire or plug, wherein the angular end section has an angular cross-section. According to the invention, the contact pin has a round end section that is opposite the angular end section and that is designed for soldering to a circuit board. The round end section has a cross-section that is round at least in some sections of the circumference. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299369 | CABLE FEEDTHROUGH AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A CABLE FEEDTHROUGH - A cable feedthrough includes a frame element and a sealing element. The frame element includes at least two frame parts and forms an inner chamber delimited by the frame parts. The sealing element is disposed in the inner chamber, lying adjacent to at least one of another sealing element or at least one of the frame parts. The sealing element is fixed in the frame element by a press fit. The sealing element includes a base body with a passage configured to receive a cable therethrough, and a conical cable bushing formed on the base body to extend the passage. The conical bushing including gradated stepped regions having diameters of different sizes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299370 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR SLIDING STRUCTURE - A power supply apparatus for sliding structure includes a wiring harness having an exterior member wired from a fixed structure-side power supply device to the sliding structure side, the fixed structure-side power supply device including an outer member fixed to the fixed structure, an inner member supported to the outer member so as to rotate in a horizontal direction and configured to support one end portion of the exterior member, and a harness trajectory regulation wall configured to rotate integrally with the inner member. When the sliding structure is fully-opened, the harness trajectory regulation wall projects outward from the outer member in a thickness direction of the sliding structure, such that the exterior member arranged along the harness trajectory regulation wall is moved away from the fixed structure toward the sliding structure side, preventing interference between the exterior member and the fixed structure. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299371 | CORRUGATED TUBE, INTERMEDIATE CORRUGATED TUBE PRODUCT AND WIRE HARNESS WITH CORRUGATED TUBE - It is an object of the present invention to close a slit as easily as possible while suppressing positional displacement of both end edge portions flanking the slit. A corrugated tube includes a corrugated tube body portion formed in a tubular shape in which annular projecting portions and annular recessed portions are alternately formed in a longitudinal direction and a slit is formed in a longitudinal direction; a plurality of first extended pieces provided on one side of both side edge portions flanking the slit in the corrugated tube body portion; and a plurality of second extended pieces provided on the other side of both the side edge portions. The slit is closed in a state where the plurality of the first extended pieces and the plurality of the second extended pieces are disposed on an inner circumferential side of the corrugated tube body portion at different positions. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299372 | Link for Battery Power Transfer Between Portable Electronic Devices - A system and method for transferring battery power transfer between portable electronic devices is disclosed herein. Specifically, a battery to battery transfer system and method is disclosed, in which a first portable electronic device comprising a first battery and a second portable electronic device and a second portable electronic device comprising a second battery are connected by a connecting device capable of attaching said both portable electronic devices and transferring power from the first battery to the second battery. Furthermore, first electronic device is capable of outputting power from said first battery. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299373 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE - A power supply control device includes: a control board that is configured to control a voltage of a battery module; and a bus bar module that is configured to electrically connect the control board and the battery module, the control board and the bus bar module are arranged in a stacked manner, and connection terminals of the bus bar module which are connected to the battery module are exposed when viewed from the control board. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299374 | FLAT CABLE - A flat cable includes a base material including a signal conductor extending in a first direction, a first ground conductor, and a second ground conductor. The second ground conductor includes elongated conductors extending in the first direction, and bridge conductors that connect the elongated conductors at predetermined spacings along the first direction. The second ground conductor is connected with via-hole conductors at predetermined positions in two mutually opposite directions along the first direction with respect to each of the bridge conductors. Countercurrents generated from a plurality of countercurrent generation points do not flow to the first ground conductor via a common via-hole but flow to the first ground conductor individually via separate via-hole conductors. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299375 | METHOD OF CONDITIONING A WALL OF A BORE SECTION - A method to condition a portion of a wall surrounding a borehole section drilled in a formation fluid-bearing formation comprising locally injecting a gas to displace working fluid from a laser path adjacent a drill head, providing an underbalanced pressure at the portion of the borehole section to be conditioned, impinging laser light on the portion of the wall to be conditioned to melt a component of the formation material in the portion of the bore wall to be conditioned, and drawing fluid from the formation through the solidifying component of the material to create fluid flow passageways to facilitate the flow of fluid from the formation into the borehole section. Injected gas may be provided to the drill head through a conduit within an umbilical that includes a plurality of optical fibers to transmit laser light to the drill head. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299376 | LOW MAINTENANCE IRON ROUGHNECK SYSTEM WITH REPLACEABLE MODULAR COMPONENTS THEREOF - An automated roughneck system is described which includes a base module, a removable spinner module for spinning pipe to connect or disconnect drill pipes at threaded interfaces, which automatically self-centers itself around a drill pipe and automatically adjusts to a varied range of drill pipe diameters, a removable torque module for torqueing drill pipe and which automatically self-centers itself around a drill pipe and automatically adjusts to a varied range of drill pipe diameters, an extension module including a first plurality of extension arms that extend between a central hub of the extension module and the base module, and a second plurality of extension arms that extend between the central hub and supporting structure that supports the spinner and torque modules thereon, with each of the base, extension, spinner, and torque modules being hydraulically powered, and being controlled by controls at the remote operator control console. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299377 | SYSTEM AND CONSOLE FOR RIG SITE FLUID MANAGEMENT AT A WELL SITE - A well advisor system and console for fluid gains and losses during well drilling and well construction activities. The system may be accessed through one or more workstations, or other computing devices, which may be located at a well site or remotely. The system is in communication with and receives input from various sensors. It collects real-time sensor data sampled during operations at the well site. The system processes the data, and provides nearly instantaneous numerical and visual feedback through a variety of graphical user interfaces (“GUIs”), which are presented in the form of an operation-specific console. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299378 | SYSTEM AND CONSOLE FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING WELL SITE OPERATIONS - A well advisor system for monitoring and managing well drilling and production operations. The system may be accessed through one or more workstations, or other computing devices, which may be located at a well site or remotely. The system is in communication with and receives input from various sensors. It collects real-time sensor data sampled during operations at the well site, which may include drilling operations, running casing or tubular goods, completion operations, or the like. The system processes the data, and provides nearly instantaneous numerical and visual feedback through a variety of graphical user interfaces (“GUIs”), which are presented in the form of operation-specific consoles. The visual feedback includes a geometric performance metric display of the current status of selected parameters based upon established threshold values | 2014-10-09 |
20140299379 | Down-Hole Swivel Sub - The present disclosure relates to a down-hole swivel sub ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140299380 | DRILL STRING TUBULAR COMPONENT - A drill string tubular component for use in an oil or gas well, in the form of a tubular having a central bore and a mechanism for mobilising drill cuttings comprising at least one radial impeller ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140299381 | Coil Tubing Orienter Tool with Differential Lead Screw Drive - A technique facilitates control over the orientation of a bottom hole assembly. The bottom hole assembly comprises an orienting tool having a dual-spline drive which, in turn, comprises a first lead screw portion and a second lead screw portion having threads of a first pitch and a second pitch, respectively. A motor is connected to the dual-spline drive to impart rotational motion with respect to the first threads having the first pitch. A difference in pitch between the first pitch and the second pitch enables the rotational motion imparted by the motor to be converted to a slower, higher torque, output via the second lead screw portion. As a result, the orienting tool is able to provide a selective, high torque, low-speed adjustment to the drilling orientation of the bottom hole assembly. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299382 | Drive Shaft Assembly for a Downhole Motor - A driveshaft assembly for a downhole motor including a driveshaft having a longitudinal axis, first and second ends, and a convex spherical bearing surface disposed at the first end configured to transfer axial loads. The assembly also includes a connection lug disposed at the driveshaft first end, extending circumferentially between first and second ends, and including a recess in the first end of the lug, the recess comprising a concave cylindrical surface concentrically disposed about a pivot axis oriented orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The assembly also includes a torque transfer key disposed within the recess and having a central axis radially spaced from the pivot axis, a convex cylindrical surface concentrically disposed about the pivot axis, and a planar surface. The convex cylindrical surface of the key slidingly engages the concave cylindrical surface of the recess; and the pivot axis intersects the key. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299383 | Sampling Tool With A Multi-Port Multi-Position Valve - A downhole sampling tool includes a cam configured to rotate about a central axis. Two or more pistons engage a cam track such that rotation of the cam causes the pistons to reciprocate between first and second piston positions. Corresponding fluid flow lines are opened and closed when corresponding ones of the plurality of pistons reciprocate between the first and second piston positions. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299384 | WEAR RESISTANT PLATES ON A LEADING TRANSITIONAL SURFACE OF THE LEG FOR A ROTARY CONE DRILL BIT - In an embodiment, a rotary cone drill bit comprises: a body, a leg depending from the body, a bearing shaft extending from the leg and a cone mounted to the bearing shaft. The leg includes a leading transitional surface. A bottom surface of a hard material plate is attached to a substantially conforming surface of the leg in a position where the hard material plate is disposed on a floor surface formed in or by the leading transitional surface of the leg. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299385 | CUTTERS FORMING A HELIX ORIENTED IN THE DIRECTION OF REAMING - The Smart Reamer® Tool, Apparatus or Method is used to underream an oil or natural gas well while interlinked calipers and calibration sensors simultaneously record data relating to the geometry of the drilling operation (well diameter, diameter of the underreamed zone) and drilling fluid properties (density). Further sensors provide data on the relative position of the cutting and stabilizing blocks. Other sensors measure vibration data. All the sensors are interlinked by means of microprocessors which compare and correlate said data to automatically verify and deliver a desired wellbore diameter without the need to unnecessarily stop drilling or trip out of the hole. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299386 | CORRODABLE BORING SHOES FOR WELLBORE CASING, AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH CORRODABLE BORING SHOES - Earth-boring casing shoes include a crown configured for at least one of drilling and reaming a wellbore when the crown is attached to a section of casing and the casing is advanced into a wellbore. The crown includes a body comprising a corrodible composite material, and at least one cutting structure carried on the body. The casing shoes further include a connection structure configured for attachment to a section of casing. Methods are used to form such casing shoes, and such casing shoes are used to install casing within wellbores. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299387 | CUTTING ELEMENT INCORPORATING A CUTTING BODY AND SLEEVE AND METHOD OF FORMING THEREOF - A cutting element for use in a drilling bit and/or a milling bit having a cutter body made of a substrate having an upper surface, and a superabrasive layer overlying the upper surface of the substrate. The cutting element further includes a sleeve extending around a portion of a side surface of the superabrasive layer and a side surface of the substrate, wherein the sleeve exerts a radially compressive force on the superabrasive layer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299388 | DRILL BIT FOR ROCK DRILLING TOOL, AND ROCK DRILLING TOOL - A drill bit for rock drilling tools includes a drill bit head having a front surface including a face surface defining a forward-most end of the drill bit head. The face surface has an outer edge, a gauge surrounding the face surface, the gauge having an inner edge, and a transition region that extends in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the drill bit between the outer edge of the face surface and the inner edge of the gauge. An entirety of the face surface from which the cutting surfaces extend is non-flat so that a center of the face surface is axially forward of the outer edge of the face surface. The gauge includes a first gauge surface defining a first angle with the longitudinal axis over a first portion of a circumference of the gauge and a second gauge surface defining a second angle with the longitudinal axis over a second portion of the circumference of the gauge. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299389 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE FORCE OR LOCATION ON AN L-BEAM - Force and location sensing systems and methods are disclosed. A method comprises bending a L-beam at an initially unknown location on a force-supporting portion of the L-beam, the L-beam substantially having a tension side and a compression side, measuring a first local stress at a first location on the tension side, measuring a second local stress at a second location on the tension side, measuring a third local stress at a third location on the compression side, and measuring a fourth local stress at a fourth location on the compression side. A weight-sensing storage system capable of tracking removed items is disclosed with a product image captured via a camera, a plurality of sensors on an L-beam, a first signal from the plurality of sensors indicating a first state prior to change of the product image, and a second signal indicating lower strain on the L-beam than the first signal. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299390 | STRIP SCALE TECHNOLOGY - A strip scale suitable for use in connection with high speed in motion weighing or other weighing applications. The scale has a base, a load cell, an intermediary member and a platform. Also disclosed are load cells for use with the scale, and systems for using the scales. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299391 | PATIENT TRANSPORT DEVICES - Embodiments of a patient trans- port device comprise a rigid structural member; a patient support member coupled to the rigid structural member, a propulsion assembly coupled to the rigid structural member, wherein the rigid structural member comprises a motor operable to oscillate between frontward rotation and backward rotation, first and second continuous tracks responsive to the motor and rotatably coupled to the rigid structural member, and a power source configured to energize the motor and exchange electrical energy with the motor, and at least one controller communicatively coupled with the power source and programmed to execute machine readable instructions to oscillate the motor between frontward rotation and backward rotation, the oscillation of the motor being operable to cause the first continuous track and the second continuous track to stop. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299392 | Brushless Multiphase Self-Commutation Control (BMSCC) And Related Inventions - The Brushless Multiphase Self-Commutation Controller or BMSCC is an adjustable speed drive for reliable, contact-less and stable self-commutation control of electric apparatus, including electric motors and generators. BMSCC transforms multiphase electrical excitation from one frequency to variable frequency that is automatically synchronized to the movement of the electric apparatus without traditional estimation methods of commutation and frequency synthesis using derivatives of electronic, electro-mechanical, and field-oriented-control. Instead, BMSCC comprises an analog electromagnetic computer with synchronous modulation techniques to first establish magnetic energy and then dynamically share packets of magnetic energy between phase windings of a multiphase, position dependent flux, high frequency transformer by direct AC-to-AC conversion without an intermediate DC conversion stage. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299393 | Straddle Electric Vehicle - A straddle electric vehicle which rotates a drive wheel by driving power generated in an electric motor, comprises a battery unit which is an electric power supply; and a battery case for storing the battery unit; wherein the battery case includes a pair of first case member and second case member which are joined together such that the first case member and the second case member are horizontally separable from each other, and a parting line of the first case member and the second case member extends above a bottom wall of the battery case; and wherein the first case member and the second case member include a first flange section and a second flange section, respectively, which define the parting line, and are separably joined to each other in a state in which the first flange section and the second flange section are engaged with each other. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299394 | HYBRID VEHICLE WITH INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND ELECTRIC MACHINE - A hybrid vehicle ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140299395 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method is provided for operating a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine and a first electric machine, to which a common input shaft of a transmission is assigned, for driving a first axle of the hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle also has a second electric machine for driving a second axle of the hybrid vehicle, and a traction battery is provided for the two electric machines. The electric machines have a total power greater than the power of the internal combustion engine. The method includes operating the first electric machine in a generator mode for charging the traction battery when the hybrid vehicle is driven exclusively by internal combustion engine. The method ensures, with a high level of electrification, a long electromotive travelling range of the vehicle. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299396 | VEHICLE FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE - To provide a vehicle front portion structure that can sufficiently ensure an amount of cooling wind that is introduced into a cooling unit disposed at a rear of a power unit. A vehicle front portion structure has: a power unit that is fixed to an interior of a power unit room; a cooling unit provided at a rear of the power unit; an undercover that adjusts a flow of air flowing through a lower portion of a vehicle; a cooling wind introducing hole that is provided in the undercover at a rear of the power unit and in front of the cooling unit; and a cooling wind introducing passage that blows out air, that has been introduced from a front side opening end portion, toward the cooling unit from a rear side opening end portion that is provided above the cooling wind introducing hole, at a flow velocity that is faster than a flow velocity of the air flowing through the lower portion of the vehicle. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299397 | TRACTION ROBOT - A traction unit has carrier sections on which suction cups are mounted that are connected to a vacuum source. The carrier units are driven around the frame by a chain driven by a motor. The frame has sections which move relative to one another in order to permit turning control of the traction unit. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299398 | WHEELCHAIR GUIDING - Among other things, an apparatus includes a wheelchair control device sensitive to motion and adapted to attach to a user's head, and includes a wheelchair interface device in communication with the wheelchair control device and adapted to manipulate a control system of a motorized wheelchair in response to communication from the wheelchair control device. Among other things, a method includes causing a motorized wheelchair to change velocity in response to changing a position of a head-mounted wheelchair control device. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299399 | ICE SCRATCHER FOR A SNOWMOBILE - An ice scratcher for attachment to a snowmobile has a first ice scratcher end, a second ice scratcher end opposite the first ice scratcher end, a first coil spring having a first spring axis disposed at or near the first ice scratcher end, a first elongated member having a first end connected to the first coil spring, a second coil spring connected to a second end of the first elongated member, the second coil spring having a second spring axis, and a second elongated member having a first end connected to the second coil spring and a second end at or near the second ice scratcher end. Alternative embodiments of the ice scratcher are disclosed. A snowmobile having the ice scratcher is also disclosed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299400 | ALL WHEEL DRIVE MOTORCYCLE WITH ENHANCED SOFT TERRAIN CAPABILITIES - A motorcycle includes a front wheel drive train that supplies power to a front wheel and a rear wheel drive train that supplies power to a rear wheel. The front wheel drive train is configured to drive the front wheel at a selected rate that is faster than a rate at which the rear wheel drive train drives the rear wheel. Driving the front wheel at the selected faster rate relative to the rear wheel provides enhanced steering capabilities in soft terrain, as the front wheel pulls the motorcycle in a direction that the front wheel is pointed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299401 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic excavator includes an engine, an engine room accommodating the engine, a fan configured to generate cooling wind in the engine room, an exhaust treatment apparatus and an engine hood. The exhaust treatment apparatus treats exhaust from the engine. The exhaust treatment apparatus is at least partially positioned above the engine. The engine hood is arranged above the engine room. An upper surface of the engine hood has a first planar section arranged above the engine, a second planar section including ventilation holes, and an inclined section arranged between the first planar section and the second planar section. The second planar section is arranged above the exhaust treatment apparatus at a position higher than the first planar section. The inclined section extends to be inclined from the first planar section to the second planar section. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299402 | VECTORIZED JET FAN - A vectorized jet fan device for ventilation which is capable of directing high speed air stream discharged from the fan by a small angle at a higher flow speed for the primary purposes of efficiently meeting and utilizing space clearance and improving aerodynamic performance. The inventive device includes a splitter, through which an end silencer and a silencer is securely connected to the end of a fan. The splitter is formed so that the end silencer of a smaller diameter than the silencer can be fittingly engaged at a small degree of angle from the longitudinal axis of the fan. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299403 | STRUCTURE OF SOUNDPROOF COVER FOR ENGINE ROOM - A structure of a soundproof cover for an engine room is mounted on a body frame at a rear side of the engine room in which an engine is mounted. The structure may include two or more piece members that are detachably coupled to each other and collectively form the soundproof cover in a panel shape. The soundproof cover is to be mounted on the body frame so that one side surface of the soundproof cover is directed toward the engine and the other side surface of the soundproof cover is directed toward an interior of a vehicle. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299404 | ACOUSTIC DISPERSING AIRFLOW PASSAGE - A plenum with features to disperse acoustic energy in an airflow while maintaining a relatively small pressure drop in the airflow is disclosed. A general structure of the plenum may include a perforated airflow passage surrounded by a substantially large space enclosed between the airflow passage and a plenum. The perforated airflow passage has a perforated wall that may allow the acoustic energy to be dispersed into the substantially large space when flowing through the airflow passage. Acoustic energy dispersing materials may also be disposed in the substantially large space and/or on the perforated wall to help disperse acoustic energy by, for example, absorbing the acoustic energy. The plenum can help disperse the acoustic energy while helping minimize the pressure drop in the airflow. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299405 | FIREARM SUPPRESSOR DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide improvements in firearm suppressor devices and methods of use therefor with small and large caliber rifles. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299406 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOW-NOISE POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE - The systems and methods described herein include a low-noise apparatus for providing positive air pressure to a patient. The systems may include a housing with an inlet port, a vibrationally isolated blower unit positioned in an acoustic chamber, and an outlet port for delivery of the pressurized air from the blower unit. The acoustic chamber may include noise attenuators, such as walls, which adjust airflow so as to reduce the overall noise output of the system. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299407 | ADJUSTABLE SOUND-ABSORBING PANEL AND ASSEMBLY OF ADJUSTABLE SOUND-ABSORBING PANELS - A directable sound-absorbing panel comprising a sound-absorbing panel, a fixing member which can be fixed to said sound-absorbing panel, an arm and an articulated joint between said fixing member and said arm, is described. An assembly of directable sound-absorbing panels is also described, said assembly comprising a plurality of sound-absorbing panels, a corresponding plurality of fixing members, a corresponding plurality of arms, a corresponding plurality of articulated joints between each arm and each fixing member, and a fixing bar to which at least a part of said plurality of arms is fixed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299408 | OPTICAL ACOUSTIC PANEL - An optical acoustic panel | 2014-10-09 |
20140299409 | NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - A method and apparatus comprising a composite panel and a number of structures to reduce noise radiation from the composite panel. The composite panel has a first face sheet, a second face sheet, and a core located between the first face sheet and the second face sheet. The number of structures is associated with the first face sheet. The number of structures has a mass with a configuration to reduce a speed of waves propagating in the composite panel such that noise radiating from the composite panel is reduced. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299410 | Furniture System For Adjusting Sound Levels in Children's Rooms - A furniture system for optimizing sound levels and acoustics in a learning environment. The system includes a plurality of pieces selected from a toy shelf, a bridge/tunnel structure, a sandwich board shelf unit, a tunnel with interior shelves, a toy box with leaning bendable posts, a bench/tunnel with combination seat, tunnel, and shelf, a listening center, a stealth chair/cave structure, stealth leaning surface/cave, a multifunctional zigzag chair, and a multipurpose chair/easel. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299411 | DESCENT DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL CONTROL - A descent device according to embodiments of the present invention includes a housing; an inlet capstan; a drive wheel coupled to a centrifugal brake, the drive wheel rotatable with respect to the housing about an axis, the drive wheel including a groove formed along its outer perimeter, the groove having a first inner side wall, a second inner side wall, and a bottom, a distance between the first and second inner side walls decreases from the outer perimeter to the bottom in a direction toward the axis, wherein at least a portion of a radial extent of the inner side walls includes a pattern of protrusions positioned between inner side walls to form an irregular rope path along the groove; an outlet capstan; and a rope extending through the rope inlet, around the inlet capstan, around the drive wheel, around the outlet capstan, and through the rope outlet. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299412 | Fluid Dispensing Ladder - A safety ladder for protecting a lineman or firefighter from a flash fire. The ladder has the appearance of a conventional ladder but include fluid conduits that allow for dispensing of a fire suppressants to be sprayed over an individual using the ladder should a fire erupt. The rungs of the ladder have spray nozzles located along the bottom of the rung so that they do not interfere with normal use of the ladder. A pressurized container of fire suppressants is coupled to the ladder, through a battery powered solenoid valve. The solenoid valve can be operated by the individual using the ladder by use of a triggering device, or remotely by an individual positioned apart from the ladder by a remote triggering device. The triggering device can be operated electrically or by radio frequency, can be temperature sensitive, or can be manually bypassed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299413 | Dual Latching Horizontal Scaffold Member - One embodiment of the invention is a horizontal scaffold member having a primary end connector and a secondary end connector. Each end connector is configured to couple to a cup on a vertical scaffold member. Each end connector includes a wedge assembly having a handle and a wedge, movable with respect to the wedge head to a latched and unlatched position. The primary wedge assembly is connected to the secondary wedge assembly by a cable, and configured so that moving the primary wedge assembly to an unlatched position also moves the secondary wedge assembly to an unlatched position. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299414 | LUBRICANT COLLECTING ASSEMBLY FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINES - A lubricant collecting assembly for a construction machine is disclosed herein. The lubricant collecting assembly includes a mount assembly and a tray assembly. The mount assembly includes a base portion. A first and second longitudinal walls extend from opposite sides of the base portion. The first longitudinal wall defines a mounting portion. A transverse wall extends from a first end portion of the base portion between the first and second longitudinal walls. The transverse wall defines a tab portion. A lip portion extends from a second end portion of the base portion and is of lesser height than the transverse wall. The tray assembly is removably positioned on the mount assembly and includes a first and second longitudinal side walls. The first and second longitudinal side walls define wing portions extended outwardly relative to the first and second longitudinal side walls. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299415 | Static Weight Energy Production Apparatus - An energy production apparatus that includes a weight bearing member configured to alternate between an upper and lower position, and a drive shaft. A gear system can be connected to the weight bearing member and the drive shaft. The gear system can be positioned to rotate the drive shaft when a load is placed on the weight bearing member and the weight bearing member moves from the upper position to the lower position. A torsion spring can be connected to the drive shaft, the torsion spring positioned to wind as the weight bearing member moves to the lower position. A return member can be configured to return the weight bearing member to the upper position. A locking member can selectively engage the gear system, the locking member preventing the torsion spring from unwinding when engaged. A generator can be driven by the drive shaft as the torsion spring unwinds. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299416 | LIFT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a lift system comprising a rail; a carriage assembly comprising a seat or platform for supporting a person to be conveyed along the rail; and drive means coupled to the carriage assembly and adapted to engage the rail and drive the carriage assembly along the rail. The lift system my optionally include a levelling means operable to adjust an orientation of the carriage assembly with respect to the rail, a control means arranged to control the drive means, a slope indicating means and/or a curvature indicating means. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299417 | LIFTING APPARATUS - A lifting apparatus with a first and a second drive wheel aligned about an axis of rotation. The lifting apparatus structure has a longitudinal dimension defined perpendicular to the axis or rotation and adapted to rotatably support the first and second drive wheels. The lifting apparatus has at least one motive device adapted to drive, either together or independently, the first and second drive wheels. The lifting apparatus structure further supports a lifting mechanism with a lifting surface longitudinally offset from the first and second drive wheels. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299418 | Lifting Fork Board, Transport Device Provided Therewith, and Method for Transporting a Cargo - A lifting fork board includes: a frame provided with coupling means for coupling the fork board to a transport vehicle; an upright arranged on the frame and provided with a recess; and a cylinder arranged wholly or partially in the recess of the upright for the purpose of lifting the frame. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299419 | ELEVATOR - The invention refers to an elevator comprising an elevator car and a suspension arrangement for suspending and/or moving an elevator car, which suspension arrangement comprises at least one suspension member, whereby at least one suspension member component is provided which component is to be applied to the suspension member for affecting the physical properties of the suspension member during the operation of the elevator. According to the invention the suspension member component applied to the suspension member comprises an component identifier which is an addition to the suspension member component which component identifier is configured to be identified visibly or via additional tools. The invention allows the unambiguous identification of the suspension member component and also the distribution of the component on the suspension member surface. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299420 | ELEVATOR - Elevator, which includes an elevator hoistway, an elevator car configured to move with a certain range of movement in the elevator hoistway, a brake on the elevator car, which brake can be displaced between a braking state and a non-braking state, in which braking state the brake is configured to grip a structure in the elevator hoistway for braking the elevator car, and a rope loop, which rope loop hangs in its position supported by the diverting pulley of the top end, said diverting pulley being supported in a manner allowing rotation in the proximity of the top end of the range of movement of the elevator car, and the rope loop is connected to the aforementioned brake, which brake is configured to be such that it can displace into a braking state as a consequence of a pull exerted on the brake by the rope loop. The rope loop comprises consecutive to each other a first section and second section, which have average masses per meter of different magnitudes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299421 | ELEVATOR PASSENGER INTERFACE INCLUDING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FEATURES - An exemplary elevator passenger interface device includes a touch screen configured to allow a passenger to indicate a request for elevator service by touching the screen. An assistance button is positioned near the touch screen. A controller is configured to determine a destination requested by a passenger touching the screen. The controller is also configured to determine whether the assistance button has been manipulated and then to determine a destination requested by a passenger from a subsequent manipulation of the assistance button. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299422 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MONITORING THE OPERATING CONDITION OF A TRANSPORT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method and arrangement for monitoring the operating condition of a transport system. In the method a reader device is fitted to the transport system, which reader device is configured to read an identifier that is separate from the reader device and is provided with a readable marking when the identifier is situated within range of the reading signal of the reader device, measuring means are fitted in connection with the reader device for measuring the operation of the reader device, the operation of the reader device is measured in connection with a reading procedure being performed, and also a functional nonconformance of the reader device is determined on the basis of the measurement of the operation of the reader device. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299423 | CALIPER BRAKE APPARATUS - A caliper brake apparatus includes a brake lining that advances/retreats relative to a caliper main body supported on a vehicle body and can apply a frictional force by slidingly contacting a disc, an anchor pin that supports a guide plate supporting the brake lining on the caliper main body such that it can freely advance/retreat, a piston that advances/retreats relative to the caliper main body and can press the brake lining via the guide plate, a diaphragm that abuts a rear surface of the piston and defines a pressure chamber within the caliper main body and elastically deforms due to pressure of compressed air within the pressure chamber so as to move the piston, and a piston plate that supports the piston on the anchor pin such that the piston can freely slide. The piston includes a plurality of thermal insulation members whose distal ends protrude toward the guide plate. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299424 | DISC BRAKE DEVICE - A disc brake device includes: a disc rotor assembled to a rotating body; a caliper assembled to a supporting member so as to straddle an outer periphery of part of the disc rotor; a pair of brake pads disposed so as to clamp the disc rotor; pistons disposed in a caliper to press the brake pads; a supporting shaft inserted into a supporting portion provided on the caliper to support the respective brake pads so as to be movable in a rotor axis direction; and a retaining member inserted into a through hole provided at one end of the supporting shaft to prevent the supporting shaft from coming apart from the supporting portion of the caliper. The retaining member includes a head portion configured to engage with one of opening portions of the through hole, and a pair of leg portions to be inserted into the through hole, and at least one of a pair of the leg portions is bent, and includes a barb shape configured to engage with the other opening portion of the through hole. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299425 | FRICTION BRAKE HAVING AN ACTUATOR UNIT THAT ACTS PERPENDICULARLY TO THE BRAKE APPLICATION DIRECTION - The invention relates to a friction brake ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140299426 | HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION DAMPER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THEREOF - A hydraulic damper includes at least one valve assembly ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140299427 | Device for Damping Vibrations - An apparatus for the damping of vibrations in a steering column in a motor vehicle, having a mounting ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140299428 | RETRACTABLE TABLE AND HANDLE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A retractable table system integrated into luggage is disclosed herein. The table can be retracted and deployed along with the telescopic retractable handle system employed in luggage. The table retracts inside the luggage compartment for storage. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299429 | SUITCASE STRUCTURE - A suitcase structure includes a back case component, a front lid component and a ring-shaped gusset component. The opposite sides of the ring-shaped gusset component are connected with the edge of the back case component and the edge of the front lid component, so as to form an accommodating space. The ring-shaped gusset component has multiple first supporting parts and multiple second supporting parts connected to each other. The first supporting parts are each located at each of the end corners of the back case component. The second supporting parts are each located at each of the lateral edges of the back case component. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299430 | SUITCASE STRUCTURE - A suitcase structure includes a back case component, a front lid component and a ring-shaped gusset component. The opposite sides of the ring-shaped gusset component are connected with the edge of the back case component and the edge of the front lid component respectively, so as to form an accommodation space used for being closed. The ring-shaped gusset component includes a plurality of sidewall portions and a plurality of flexible structures linking the sidewall portions. The flexible deformation capability of the flexible structures is greater than the flexible deformation capability of the sidewall portions. The flexible structures has an inclination, and two of the sidewall portions adjacent to each other can be bent and therefore be stacked opposite to each other by the flexible structures linking the two of the sidewall portions. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299431 | TOWABLE HARDSIDE LUGGAGE PIECE WITH PASS THROUGH PANEL AND CASTER BRAKE SYSTEM - A luggage piece in the form of a hardsided suitcase includes a two piece front shell assembly having pockets and a pass through opening to access a main compartment in the luggage in various different ways. A braking system for dual wheel casters is also described. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299432 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle automatic transmission of a multistage type having a plurality of shift stages selectively established depending on a combination of engagement and release of multiple engagement elements, comprises: a torque converter coupled to an input rotating member of the automatic transmission; an oil pump coupled to a pump side of the torque converter, at least one of the multiple engagement elements being a meshing engagement element, and the meshing engagement element being at least partially disposed on an inner circumferential side of at least one of the torque converter and the oil pump. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299433 | Transmission Unit - The invention relates to a transmission unit for coupling a running wheel of a hydrodynamic component to a drive element having:—a running wheel shaft directly connected to the running wheel;—a first coupling device, provided with a synchroelement, to connect an intermediate shaft, indirectly connected to the running wheel, to the drive element; The invention is characterised in that:—a second coupling device, provided with a synchroelement, is provided for at least indirect connection of the running wheel shaft to the drive element; and—the running wheel shaft and the intermediate shaft are in single-sided drive connection via a free wheel. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299434 | MAGNETO RHEOLOGICAL CLUTCH - A clutch assembly includes an input shaft, an output shaft, at least one first friction plate mounted to the input shaft, and at least one second friction plate mounted to the output shaft and spaced apart from the at least one first friction plate. The clutch assembly also includes a rheological fluid positioned between the at least one first friction plate and the at least one second friction plate, and a fluid activator configured to increase a viscosity of the rheological fluid to provide increased torque transfer from the at least one first friction plate to the at least one second friction plate. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299435 | SLIP COUPLING WITH AUTOMATIC RELEASE IN THE EVENT OF A PERSISTENT OVERLOAD - A slip coupling includes two coupling elements and a clamping nut screwed onto one coupling element to press the other coupling element against the one coupling element so that a torque acting on one coupling element is transmitted slip-free to the other coupling element and limited to a sliding torque as the coupling elements slip against one another. Free play disks are disposed between the clamping nut and the other coupling element. Interacting driver elements received by the clamping nut, the free play disks and the other coupling element enable the coupling elements to slip against one another up to a critical angle without rotation of the clamping nut. When clamping nut is caused to rotate, a contact pressure of the other coupling element on the one coupling element and thereby a holding torque transmittable in a slip-free manner is changed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299436 | FAN CLUTCH APPARATUS AND METHODS - Some embodiments of a fan clutch system may drive an output member to rotate at a first speed when opposing friction clutch surfaces are engaged and to rotate at a second, slower speed when the friction clutch surfaces are shifted to a disengaged position. In particular embodiments, the multi-speed clutch system may employ an eddy current drive system that is arranged axially rearward of the friction clutch surfaces while the fan blade device is mounted in a position that is axially forward of the of the friction clutch surfaces. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299437 | FRICTION STARTER DRIVE UNIT FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A STARTER RING GEAR OF A THERMAL ENGINE, AND STARTER OF A THERMAL ENGINE COMPRISING A STARTER DRIVE UNIT OF THIS TYPE - A friction starter drive unit for a starter, comprising: a pinion including a hole for the passage of a drive shaft; a drive part including a hole for the passage of a drive shaft, said drive part being mounted such as to be rotationally fixed with the pinion; a drive element including a hole for the passage of a drive shaft of a starter, which element can move in translation along axis X of the hole in relation to the drive part between an uncoupled position and a coupled position; and a friction coupling means arranged to couple the drive element to the drive part when the drive element is in the coupled position. The starter drive unit comprises a return means that exerts a force on the drive element and a force on the drive part in the direction of the uncoupled position. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299438 | QUICK DISCONNECT FOR A DRIVE UNIT - A drive unit disconnect mechanism is operable to transmit or disconnect power from a vehicle power source to a driven unit, and can be disengaged by multiple methods depending on how much force is required to separate the internal components of the mechanism. In a first, relatively quicker method, a handle is pulled axially away from the hub to withdraw and internal gear from splined engagement with a corresponding driven gear. In a second, relatively slower method, the handle is rotated to threadably withdraw the entire disconnect mechanism from the hub, which in turn withdraws the internal gear from splined engagement with the driven gear. The quicker method is desirable in most instances, but the slower method allows disconnection of the driven unit from the vehicle power source when gear pressure prevents or impedes the quicker method. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299439 | ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A COUPLING MECHANISM - An actuator device for actuating a coupling mechanism or a transmission in a drive wheel in a belt drive or chain drive, includes a shaft, releasably connectable to the drive wheel and at least partially hollow, a push rod connected to the coupling mechanism or transmission and displaceable coaxially to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, a housing having an internal bore for at least partially receiving the shaft, and at least one first bearing disposed in the internal bore of the housing for rotatably supporting the shaft. The actuator device constitutes a fluidic actuator having at least one first pressure chamber capable of being pressurized with a fluid. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299440 | SMOOTH ENGAGEMENT ELEMENT FOR CLUTCH FRICTION DEVICE - A friction device has a center axis (A) and a mid plane (P) perpendicular to the center axis (A). The friction device comprises first and second shields coaxial to the center axis (A) and pieced together to form a radially emerging peripheral slot between internal faces thereof, first and second friction linings fixed to external faces of the first and second shields, first connecting torques made in one piece with the first shield and having a circumferential orientation, second connecting torques made in one piece with the second shield and having a circumferential orientation, and a progressiveness element disposed in the peripheral slot and pressed between the internal faces of the first and second shields. The second connecting torques are inclined with respect to a plane of the second shield towards the mid plane (P) of the friction disc. The progressiveness element at least partly comprises an addition silicone. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299441 | DRY DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION ACTUATION SYSTEM USING ELECTRICAL MOTOR WITH FORCE AIDED LEVER - An actuation system for actuating a clutch piston of a transmission includes an actuator and a lever. A first end of the lever is attached to the actuator. The lever is pivotable about a lever connection location. Movement of the actuator rotates the lever about the lever connection location. A spring assembly is pivotable about a spring connection location, and pivotably connected to the lever at a second end of the lever. When the actuator is disposed in an un-actuated position, the spring assembly is positioned such that a pre-loaded spring force is directed along a zero moment path to generate a zero moment in the lever. When the actuator is disposed in an actuated position, the spring assembly is rotated so that the spring force is directed along a moment generating path in order to generate a moment in the lever to rotate the lever. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299442 | COIN VALIDATION APPARATUS - A coin validator apparatus includes an inclined coin chute interconnecting the coin outlet gate with a coin rejection outlet via a validation sensor module and a coin diverter mechanism, the coin chute defining a coin transport path and including a radially outer curved guide wall, such that in operation a coin exiting the coin outlet gate and traversing the coin transport path is subjected to a centripetal acceleration that constrains the coin to follow and abut the contour of the radially outer curved guide wall between the coin outlet gate and a coin diverter sensor disposed downstream in the coin transport path. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299443 | SHALE-GAS SEPARATING AND CLEANOUT SYSTEM - This invention relates to the separation of shale, gas and fluid at a shale-gas well. The shale debris and water from a shale-gas well is tangentially communicated to a vessel where the cyclonic effect within the vessel facilitates the separation of the gas from the shale debris. The separated shale debris and fluid falls to a jet assembly whereby it encounters a jet communicating a fluid therethrough. A venturi provides a motive force to the shale debris and fluid sufficient to propel it into a collection bin. The shale-gas separator incorporates a fluid bypass overflow line to prevent a buildup of fluid within the vessel. The shale-gas separator also incorporates an internal aerated cushion system (IACS) pipe for further motivating the shale debris and into the jet assembly, to ensure the walls of the vessel are clean, and to provide an air cushion restricting gas migration to the jet assembly. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299444 | SPINDLE CONVEYOR AND PLANT FOR TREATING WORKPIECES HAVING SUCH A SPINDLE CONVEYOR - In a spindle conveyor for conveying workpieces, in particular vehicle wheels, there is a rail system which includes at least one supporting rail. A plurality of transport carriages each have a chassis that is able to move on the supporting rail in a transporting direction and a carrying device for workpieces carried along by the chassis. The carrying device includes at least one workpiece spindle for receiving the workpiece and which is pivotable, at least in a particular section of the spindle conveyor, between a conveying position and a particular position different from the conveying position wherein the workpiece spindle is tilted in the particular position with respect to a vertical plane (V) which extends parallel to the transporting direction. Also, a plant for treating workpieces having such a spindle conveyor which conveys the workpieces through the plant. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299445 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING CONTAINERS - A device and a method for aligning containers including an evaluation unit, which is capable of determining the position and/or the rotary position of at least one feature of the surface of containers to be aligned, by calculating image data of said feature in at least two views that differ with respect to the imaged rotary position of the containers, and where picture distortions and contrast limitations caused by the perspective can be compensated. The reliability of rotary position recognition and correction can thus be improved when aligning the containers. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299446 | CONVEYOR FOR FORMING AT LEAST ONE BATCH OF PRODUCTS - A conveyor which allows the formation and movement of at least one batch of products from a line of products in single file, in at least one passage at an upstream station. The conveyor includes, at an upstream station, a rug for moving said products, and a movement device for moving a predetermined quantity of products from said line of products, between the upstream station and a downstream station. The movement device has engaging elements able to be placed in contact with the products. The rug has a through hole. The movement device is arranged under said at least one passage. The engaging elements are mounted to be movable, relative to said movement device, between a retracted position and an engaged position. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299447 | APPARATUS FOR COMPLETING A FORMAT SET OF PRODUCTS - An apparatus for completing a format set of products which are conveyed line-wise on a plurality of conveyor tracks along a conveying direction comprises a first stop conveyor and a second stop conveyor which are arranged after one another in the conveying direction and which are configured to convey products along the conveying direction on all conveyor tracks, with the first stop conveyor and the second stop conveyor furthermore being able to stop a conveyed product as required on at least one conveyor track, while a product is conveyed onward on at least one other conveyor track. A distributor conveyor is arranged between the first stop conveyor and the second stop conveyor and is configured to convey at least one product along the conveying direction, with the distributor conveyor being displaceable transversely to the conveying direction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299448 | CYLINDER FOR CONVEYING PRINTED SHEETS ALONG A UV OR ELECTRON BEAM DRIER AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING PRINTED SHEETS - A cylinder for conveying printed sheets along a UV or electron beam drier has inert-gas openings to which an inert gas is supplied at least temporarily during operation. A method for conveying printed sheets is also provided. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299449 | CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A conveyance device has a carriage drive for driving and propelling a pair of left and right carriage units which individually support left and right sides of an object to be conveyed. A pair of left and right screw shafts is pivotally supported in a rotatable manner along the movement path of the carriage units. Driven rollers are pivotally supported in a rotatable manner by the carriage units and engage with the screw shafts. A transmission connects the pair of left and right screw shafts through the outside of a conveyance path such that the left and right screw shafts are linked and coupled; and a single motor drives the pair of left and right screw shafts through the transmission means. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299450 | COLUMN DRIVE FOR SPIRAL CONVEYORS - A center column drive for a spiral conveyor is used to rotate a drive tower to move a conveyor belt in a helical pattern. The drive tower is driven by the center column drive to cause rotation about a vertical axis. The center column drive includes a base having a platform and a plurality of support legs that support the platform. The center column drive also includes a slew ring that is secured to the platform at one end and to a center column of the drive tower and a second end. Rotation of an electric gear motor causes rotation of a portion of the slew ring, which, in turn, rotates the drive tower. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299451 | CONVEYOR BELT WITH ANTENNA - A modular conveyor belt having electronics modules with antennas at the hinge joints between rows of modules or extending laterally across the width of the belt. The antennas may be linear antennas received in hinge-rod passageways or embedded in intermediate transverse ribs in belt modules or may be loop antennas formed in the hinge elements of electronics modules. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299452 | CURVABLE CONVEYOR ROLLER SUPPORT - A curvable roller conveyor support, for supporting a longitudinally spaced apart array of transverse roller axles, the support comprising: a dentate elongate plate being laterally symmetric about a longitudinal centerline and having a plurality of lateral edge cutouts defining a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart opposing pairs of transverse arms, each arm having: a proximal end joined to an adjacent arm with a web having a plurality of central narrowed waist portions; and a distal end bent upwards defining a flange with a roller axle mount; and an elongate base secured to an underside surface of the dentate plate, whereby the central narrowed waist portions are bent and/or twisted during mounting to the base to follow a curved line in two or three dimensional space. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299453 | SWITCH DEVICE AND SWITCH BASE BODY THEREOF - A switch device includes an actuating element and a switch base body with a control part and a switch element therein. The control part links an actuating element through a connection line, regulating a conducting circuit in the switch element to be a closed or open circuit as per operation of the actuating element. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299454 | MULTI-CHAMBER KEYS - A device comprises a key containing an upper closed chamber with a first gel and a lower closed chamber with a second gel. The key contains a divider portion interposedly common to the upper chamber and the lower chamber. The portion laterally traverses the key. | 2014-10-09 |
20140299455 | ELECTRIC POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND IMPROVED INDICATING DEVICE OF THE OPERATING STATE - An electric power circuit breaker with an energy storage device and an indicating device including an indicator lever with an indicator and an indicating cam of loaded and unloaded states of the loading mechanism. The indicating cam is mounted on the loading shaft in proximity to the loading cam, and includes a notch for receipt of the indicator lever when the mechanism is in the loaded state. The indicating cam includes a single ramp for progressively bringing the indicator lever into position up to the notch to guarantee latching of the opening latch maintained in a tripped position by the auxiliary release. | 2014-10-09 |