43rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150300407 | ELECTRONIC MAGNETIC BEARING CONTROLLER WITH AN AUTOMATIC REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATION DEVICE - An electronic magnetic bearing controller for controlling the position of a rotor of an electrical machine supported by an active magnetic bearing the position of which being measured by at least one inductive position sensor having an inductive coil, comprising an automatic reactive power compensation device for automatically compensating the reactive power consumed by the inductive position sensor. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300408 | SLIDING ELEMENT HAVING A LAYER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a sliding element, which consists at least of a main body and a layer system which is applied thereto. The layer system comprises at least a first layer of the thickness s | 2015-10-22 |
20150300409 | RETAINER FOR TAPERED ROLLER BEARING - A retainer for a tapered roller bearing includes a small annular section, a large annular section, and retainer bar sections. Gates are uniformly arranged in a circumferential direction only in the large annular section. The gates are equal in number to the number of pockets. The gates are arranged only at sites positioned on planes passing circumferential centers of the respective pockets. The weld lines are thus formed only in the vicinity of the planes of the small annular section. A resin retainer for a tapered roller bearing excelling in adaptability to high speed rotation and high vibration is thereby obtained. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300410 | BEARING RING FOR ROLLER BEARING, ROLLER BEARING, AND POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A bearing ring includes a raceway surface on which a roller of a roller bearing rolls, a rib portion end face that is provided on one side of the raceway surface in an axial direction and that faces a roller end face of the roller in which at least an outer circumferential side of the roller end face is a convex curved surface portion, and a recessed portion having a recessed shape provided in a corner between the raceway surface and the rib portion end face. The rib portion end face includes a contacting surface portion that the roller end face contacts, and a concave curved surface portion that is provided between the contacting surface portion and the recessed portion and that is smoothly continuous with the contacting surface portion. A curvature radius of the concave curved surface portion is greater than that of the convex curved surface portion. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300411 | SEALED ROLLING BEARING - A sealed rolling bearing includes an outer race and an inner race. A cylindrical portion provided at the outer portion of a sealing member is press-fitted into each end of the outer race. A cylindrical portion provided at the inner portion of a slinger is press-fitted onto each end of the inner race. The sealing member has at its inner peripheral portion first and second radial lips which are in elastic contact with the slinger to prevent entry of foreign matter into the bearing space. The slinger has an annular portion including an axially outwardly extending, outwardly bent portion provided at its outer peripheral portion. The outwardly bent portion has an outer periphery located inwardly of the outer end of the cylindrical portion of the sealing member. A small gap is defined between the outwardly bent portion and the inner surface of the cylindrical portion as a labyrinth. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300412 | RESOLVER BEARING - A compact resolver bearing constructed in a particularly simple manner is provided. The corresponding coils P, S are arranged in the annular chamber formed between the bearing rings, the annular chamber being sealed by two circular ring discs, each of said circular ring discs being non-rotatably mounted on another ring and extending radially in the direction of the other ring while maintaining a slight axial distance A from the respective other circular ring disc. In order to modulate the magnetic flux generated by the toroidal coil P | 2015-10-22 |
20150300413 | DRIVE SHAFT SPLINT JOINT - The Drive Shaft Splint Joint is a receptacle with a tapered interior and with a drive shaft extending from the receptacle. A bushing having a tapered body is inserted into the receptacle tapered interior and the receptacle and bushing are immovably affixed with bolts. The bushing has a keyed aperture which receives a keyway drive shaft. Push bolts allow the bushing to be urged away from the receptacle allowing the drive shaft to be disassembled. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300414 | Shaft-Hub Connection, Adapter and Geared Motor - A shaft, especially a motor shaft, is inserted into an accommodation area of a hub, especially an adapter shaft, and is connected with force locking, especially being clamped. The hub, at least in one axial area, has three flattenings evenly spaced from one another in the circumferential direction. A first threaded part, particularly a first, preferably radially-acting setscrew, is screwed into a clamping ring and presses on one area of the hub in order to bring about the force-locking connection, especially by bracing the clamping ring against the hub, in particular, the area covering an angle-at-circumference area which is smaller than the angular distance in the circumferential direction between two flattenings immediately adjacent in the circumferential direction. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300415 | An Improved Shaft Connector - A male shaft connector for connecting manually- or mechanically-driven rotating shafts, the male connector having a male mating section with a non-circular external cross-section perpendicular to the axis of a shaft to be connected; a locking peg moveable between a first position wherein the peg protrudes from the surface of the mating section and a second position wherein the outermost surface of the peg is substantially flush with the surface of the male mating section; and biasing means to bias the peg towards its first position; and a shaft mounting section attached to the male mating section. Provision of an angled portion on the peg causes the peg to be automatically depressed when male and female connectors are joined. Also provided is a corresponding female shaft connector, having a cavity to receive a male mating section from a corresponding male shaft connector. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300416 | SHEAR PIN - An Agricultural baler comprising a flywheel that is driven via a drive shaft. The flywheel is connected to a pressing component of the baler via a central shaft, wherein the flywheel is mounted over the central shaft via bearings. Further mounted on the central shaft is a shear pin flange which is connected via a shear pin to the flywheel for the purpose of transmitting a rotation movement of the flywheel to the central shaft, wherein the flywheel is held over the central shaft via first fixing component and wherein the shear pin flange is connected to the central shaft via second fixing component. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300417 | Form-Fitting Switching Unit for a Motor Vehicle Drive Train - An interlocking gearshift unit for a motor vehicle drive train has a first clutch half and a second clutch half which are arranged so that they can slide relative to one another along an actuating direction in order to produce a connection with a fixed rotational relationship. At least the first clutch half has at least one first engagement element and a second engagement element, which can move with respect to the first engagement element. The first and second engagement elements are arranged so that they can move with respect to one another in a circumferential direction. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300418 | MOTORIZED DISCONNECT SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHODS - Methods and systems are provided for a motorized disconnect operable to selectively engage and disengage two rotating components of a vehicle drivetrain. As one example, a motorized disconnect system is provided that operates via an electric motor and includes a shifter assembly with an oscillating gear track and cam profile for rotating the shifter assembly while moving it in an axial direction to selectively couple two rotating components. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300419 | CLUTCH DEVICE - The present invention relates to a clutch device having a counter-pressure plate and a contact plate which is movable to a limited extent in an axial direction of the clutch device by at least one lever element to clamp a clutch plate frictionally between the counter-pressure plate and the contact plate, wherein the counter-pressure plate has at least one strap segment extending essentially in an axial direction, to which a cover component is connected. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300420 | INTEGRATED COOLING SYSTEM FOR A DRY DUAL CLUTCH OF A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to a dual clutch transmission for motor vehicles, having two transmission sections, a dry dual clutch ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300421 | DISCONNECT SYSTEM FOR AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN - A disconnect system for an all-wheel drive vehicle drive train is provided. The disconnect system includes a first torque transmitter, a second torque transmitter and a clutch selectively connecting the first torque transmitter and the second torque transmitter. The clutch includes an engagement section and an inner race and an outer race supporting the engagement section. The inner race is arranged to be forced against the engagement section to lock the clutch and moved away from the engagement section to unlock the clutch. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300422 | Synchronised Shift Device for a Vehicle - A synchronised shift device for locked connection of at least two shafts ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300423 | MALFUNCTION DETECTION APPARATUS AND HYBRID VEHICLE - An engaging and disengaging controller for controlling the engagement and disengagement of a power transmission path by supplying a working oil of a predetermined pressure to an engaging and disengaging mechanism includes a valve for opening and closing a flow path of the working oil, and an opening/closing detection section which detects an opened or closed state of the valve. A malfunction detection apparatus for the engaging and disengaging controller includes an opening/closing control section for the valve, a time counting section which counts a predetermined time from the start of an opening/closing control, and a malfunction detection section which determines that the engaging and disengaging controller malfunctions in the case where the time counting section ends counting in such a state that the results of a detection by the opening/closing detection section do not coincide with the details of a control executed by the opening/closing control section. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300424 | CLUTCH MECHANISM - In a clutch mechanism, non-magnetic portions of an armature and non-magnetic portions of a pulley are offset from one another in a radial direction of a rotating shaft. For this reason, in an attracting magnetic circuit, magnetic flux passes between an outer cylindrical portion and an inner cylindrical portion so as to avoid the non-magnetic portions of the armature and the non-magnetic portions of the pulley. Accordingly, magnetic flux passes through a boundary between the armature and the pulley six times. The number of poles of the attracting magnetic circuit is increased. The physical size of a permanent magnet can be reduced. For this reason, the physical size of the clutch mechanism is reduced. As a result, the power consumption of an electromagnetic coil can be reduced by increasing the cross-sectional areas of coil portions. The physical size of the clutch mechanism is reduced and the power consumed is reduced. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300425 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-ACTUATED DIRECTION-SENSING ROLLER CLUTCH - A roller clutch includes an outer race, an inner race, a first engagement member situated between the outer race and the inner race, a second engagement member situated between the outer race and the inner race, and an electromagnetic mover to be energized or de-energized. The first engagement member is configured to engage the outer race and the inner race to transmit torque between the outer race and the inner race in response to the electromagnetic mover being energized and the inner race applying negative torque to the second engagement member while the outer race applies positive torque to the second engagement member. The second engagement member is configured to engage the outer race and the inner race to transmit torque between the outer race and the inner race in response to the inner race applying positive torque to the second engagement member while the outer race applies negative torque to the second engagement member. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300426 | CLUTCH HOUSING WITH INTEGRATED HYDRAULIC LINE - A clutch housing for a clutch assembly of a vehicle, the clutch housing comprising a fluid pathway at least partially disposed within a wall of the clutch housing, the fluid pathway forming at least a portion of a fluid line between a clutch slave cylinder and a clutch master cylinder, the fluid line being configured to transfer hydraulic fluid between the clutch slave cylinder and the clutch master cylinder. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300427 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH, ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH CONTROL METHOD - An electromagnetic clutch provided with an armature in which two or more non-magnetic sections of differing radii are provided and which is installed on a rotary shaft, a rotor in which three or more non-magnetic section of differing radii that do not overlap with the non-magnetic sections are provided on a friction plate that faces the armature, and which rotates with respect to the rotation shaft by external force, a stator equipped with an electromagnetic coil for fixing the armature to the rotor by applying magnetic flux, which is generated by passage of an electric current, on the friction plate, and a control device for the electromagnetic coil. The control device is provided with a magnetomotive force change circuit for increasing, with a command to start power supply to the electromagnetic coil, the magnetomotive force of the electromagnetic coil above the magnetomotive force of the electromagnetic clutch during normal operation and for returning the magnetomotive force of the electromagnetic coil to the magnetomotive force of the electromagnetic clutch during normal operation when the armature is fixed to the rotor. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300428 | Method and System for Detecting and Clearing Battery Power Failure of Electric Clutch Actuator - Methods and systems for detecting and clearing battery power failure of an electric clutch actuator (ECA) include use of a capacitor connected to the ECA. The capacitor is connected to the ECA such that when the ECA and a battery configured to output a battery voltage are connected together a capacitor voltage matches the battery voltage and when the ECA and the battery are disconnected from one another the capacitor voltage differs from the battery voltage. A loss of battery connection is detected upon a difference between the capacitor voltage and the battery voltage exceeding a threshold. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300429 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR A CABLE STRETCHING MACHINE, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND STRETCHING MACHINE USING SAID DEVICE - Safety device for a stretching machine of the brake type comprising a negative brake which can be selectively activated and de-activated so as to constrain and respectively allow the rotation of at least one capstan which supports cables, a pumping device connected to the negative brake and configured to de-activate the latter during the normal use of the stretching machine, putting a working fluid under pressure, pressure energy accumulation means of said working fluid, and a maximum pressure valve configured to regulate the working pressure of a hydraulic motor for controlling the twisting torque applied to the capstan. The device also comprises a motorized drive device connected to the maximum pressure valve and provided to selectively regulate the action of the latter on the hydraulic motor, even in a breakdown condition of at least the pumping device, in order to maintain the working pressure of the hydraulic motor and to maintain the negative brake de-activated by the intervention of the pressure energy accumulation means. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300430 | IMPROVED DISC BRAKE HAVING DOUBLE YOKE PLATES AND FIXED CALIPER - An improved disc brake having double-yoke plate and a fixed caliper; an inclined surface is disposed in a key groove on a caliper body; when the caliper body and the upper and lower plates are assembled, the supporting keys of the upper and lower plates of the caliper body are pressed via the inclined surfaces in the key groove, such that the caliper body applies an axial pressure away from a brake disc to the supporting keys during assembly, thus further improving the rigidity of the brake, and reducing the consumption of brake fluid. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300431 | BRAKE LINING FOR A PISTON-ACTUATED DISC BRAKE OF A RAIL VEHICLE OR A UTILITY VEHICLE - A brake lining for a disc brake of a rail vehicle or utility vehicle with a lining plate carrier and a friction lining fastened thereon designed such that at least one reinforcing rib having a greater thickness than the adjacent region is provided at least on that side of the lining carrier plate which faces the friction lining. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300432 | EDDY-CURRENT RETARDING DEVICE - This eddy-current retarding device includes: a magnet holding member that is coaxially provided to a rotating shaft and holds plural permanent magnets in a circumferential direction; a brake member that includes paired disk portions disposed on both sides of the magnet holding member in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, a connecting portion that connects the paired disk portions, and an eddy-current generating portion that causes eddy current due to rotation of the permanent magnets, and this brake member being supported in a relatively rotatable manner with respect to the rotating shaft; and a friction brake that causes a friction member to press against the brake member at the time of braking to bring the brake member to a stop. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300433 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE BRAKING DEVICE - The electric braking device is provided with: a pressing member, which has a thread portion with either an internal thread or an external thread and which applies a pressing force on a frictional member; a shaft member, which is rotated by an electric motor and is threadedly engaged with the thread portion; a first spherical surface member, which is separated from the shaft member, being capable of rotating relative to the shaft member around the axis of rotation of the shaft member, and the end surface of which is a spherical surface; and a second spherical surface member, which is in sliding contact with the spherical surface of the first spherical surface member, receives the reaction force of the pressing force, and is restrained from rotating with respect to the axis of rotation of the shaft member. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300434 | AIRFLOW DEFLECTOR FOR BRAKE COOLING - A fascia for a vehicle having a body front end, a distal body rear end, and a brake subassembly for decelerating the vehicle is disclosed. The fascia is configured to divert an incident airflow around the body front end and includes a fastening provision for attachment to the body front end. The fascia also includes a deflector having an airfoil shape and configured to direct the incident airflow to the brake subassembly for cooling thereof. A vehicle employing such a fascia is also disclosed. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300435 | CLUTCH UNIT - A clutch unit includes a lever-side clutch portion for controlling transmission and interruption of rotational torque to an output side through lever operation, and a brake-side clutch portion for transmitting torque input from the lever-side clutch portion to the output side and for interrupting torque reversely input from the output side. The lever-side clutch portion has an outer centering spring provided between a lever-side outer ring to be rotated through the lever operation and a cover restricted in rotation, for accumulating an elastic force obtained by torque input from the lever-side outer ring and for restoring the lever-side outer ring to a neutral state with the accumulated elastic force through releasing of the torque input from the lever-side outer ring. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300436 | VIBRATION-DAMPING DEVICE - The present invention provides a vibration-damping device having an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder arranged at a distance on an outer diameter side of the inner cylinder, a rubber elastic body interposed between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder for elastically coupling the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder, and an intermediate plate embedded in the rubber elastic body. A plurality of cutout parts positioned on both end sides in the axial direction of the outer cylinder for joining an inner side rubber elastic body and an outer side rubber elastic body are formed in the intermediate plate. At least one of the cutout parts is arranged to overlap on an area that is sandwiched between two parallel imaginary planes that are adjacent to the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300437 | PENDULUM ABSORBER WITH SLIDING JOINT - A pendulum absorber assembly including a rotor coupled to a rotating shaft, a pendulum absorber moveably coupled to the rotor and including a preloaded sliding joint coupled to a first counterbalancing section and a second counterbalancing section, the preloaded sliding joint configured to urge the first counterbalancing section away from the second counterbalancing section, and two pins, each of the pins coupled to a different counterbalancing section and the rotor. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300438 | DEFORMABLE ELEMENT - A deformable element ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300439 | ENERGY ABSORBER WITH ANTI-BSR COUNTERMEASURE - An energy absorber includes a base sheet and a plurality of energy absorbing units with domed countermeasures extending from the base sheet. The countermeasures have slits in a domed portion thereof. The side walls of the energy absorbing units protect an adjacent object by cushioning the blow following repeated impacts in both vehicular and non-vehicular (e.g. helmets) environments. Preferably the side walls are oriented to buckle or bend after absorbing energy when impacted. The countermeasures primarily deaden any associated buzzes, squeaks or rattles. The integrally-formed countermeasures have a lower standing strength than the energy absorbing units. Methods related to the above are also described. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300440 | HIGH PRESSURE ENHANCED STRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY - An energy dissipating article of manufacture is disclosed that is a high pressure enhanced structure technology comprising a structure having at least one wall forming a sealed inner chamber, and either (i) the sealed inner chamber is filled with a gas under pressure, or (ii) an inflated bladder filled with gas is located within the sealed inner chamber, or (iii) a deflated bladder that is located within the sealed inner chamber, and an inflation system that produces a gas to inflate the deflated bladder, or (iv) the sealed inner chamber at one atmosphere standard normal pressure, and an inflation system that produces a gas, to pressurize the inner chamber. A method of making the articles of manufacture and uses thereof are disclosed. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300441 | A SUSPENSION DAMPER ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides a damping device and a method for assembling the damping device. The damping device includes an outer tube and an inner tube disposed concentrically along a center axis defining a chamber, with a diaphragm located between the inner tube and outer tube dividing the chamber. A gas charge seal is secured over the chamber between the outer tube and inner tube. An inner clamp is in a sealing engagement with the inner tube and holds the diaphragm in place. A waist defines a sealing surface adjacent to outer tube. The diaphragm extends from under the inner clamp and through a “U” shaped turn back towards the waist. An upper clamp axially aligns with the waist and holds the diaphragm into the waist of the outer tube, sealing the diaphragm to the outer tube. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300442 | Damper for a Vehicle Having a Flange for Connecting an External Module Tube - A shock absorber having a shock absorber tube ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300443 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUID SHOCK ABSORBER - The entire length of a piston ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300444 | BOLT THROUGH HYDRAULIC MOUNT WITH AND WITHOUT A DECOUPLER - A mount having a bolt through configuration couples two components of a vehicle. The mount includes a first elastomeric member that defines a first portion of a first chamber and a second elastomeric member that defines a second portion of the first chamber and defines a second chamber. An inner tube assembly defines an opening for receiving the bolt. The first and the second elastomeric members are bonded to the inner tube assembly. An annular member is disposed between the first and the second chambers. The annular member defines a fluid-track which fluidly couples the first and the second chambers. The mount dampens vibrations at varying amplitudes by pushing fluid between the first and the second chambers via the fluid-track. The mount may also include a decoupler by way of a decoupler ring and decoupler cap to isolate the mount at a predetermined amplitude at varying frequencies. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300445 | VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE - A vibration damping device including a first mounting member and a tube-shaped second mounting member elastically connected by a main rubber elastic body, the second mounting member being configured to be fixed by press fitting to an outer bracket. The second mounting member has a small-diameter fixed part at a first axial side thereof, and the fixed part is fixed in an embedded state to the main rubber elastic body so as to be covered by the main rubber elastic body. The fixed part has a surface shape with a corner made dull at an inner circumference edge part of an axial end part thereof. A press-fitting surface of the second mounting member to be fitted to the outer bracket has a larger diameter than that of the main rubber elastic body which covers the fixed part. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300446 | TORQUE ROD - A second inner member and a second insulator are provided in a second ring-shaped member forming a torque rod. A first bore section and a second bore section are provided in front of and in the rear of the second inner member. The insulator has an elastic arm section extending in the direction of a Y axis. A spring adjustment recess extends in a slit shape in the direction of an X axis from an end of the first bore section. The spring adjustment recess forms an unrestricted part of the elastic arm section by the second ring-shaped member, whereby the Z spring in the axial direction of the inner member is lowered, and the XZ spring ratio can be changed greatly while maintaining the size of the X spring in the main vibration inputting direction. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300447 | BALANCING DEVICE FOR ROTATING BODIES - Provided is a balancing device for positioning integrally to a rotating body configured to be placed in rotation around a rotation axis, including a plurality of storage means arranged in positions offset to the main rotation axis, at least one element suitable for winding wound in correspondence with a plurality of storage means, and transfer means configured to wind the elements configured for winding around storage means and to consequently vary the distribution of the mass of the elements suitable for winding over several storage means so as to balance the mass of said rotating body. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300448 | FLYWHEEL - A computer controlled support and stabilisation unit comprising of a vertical array of magnets for levitating a flywheel containing fluid, a computer controlled adjustable bearing support means that can clamp and unclamp the rotating centre shaft of a flywheel containing fluid between a plurality of bearings, a computer controlled adjustable magnetic lifting support means for lifting the flywheel containing fluid to reduce the forces placed on the vertical array of magnets for levitating a flywheel containing fluid and reduce the forces placed on the plurality of bearings clamping the rotating centre shaft of a flywheel containing fluid. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300449 | DAMPED PROPSHAFT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A DAMPED PROPSHAFT ASSEMBLY - A damped propshaft assembly with a hollow shaft and a tuned damper, which is received in the hollow shaft and includes a liner and a damping member. The liner's mass and stiffness are tuned to attenuate one or more of a bending mode vibration and a torsion mode vibration that occurs at a first predetermined frequency. The liner is not configured to substantially damp shell mode vibration that occurs at a frequency that is not equal to the first predetermined frequency. The damping member is coupled to the liner and is configured to primarily attenuate shell mode vibration in the hollow shaft at one or more desired frequencies. The tuned damper attenuates the at least one of the bending moment vibration and the torsion mode vibration at the first predetermined frequency and also attenuates shell mode vibration. A method for forming a damped propshaft assembly is also provided. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300450 | PLATE-LINK CHAIN - A plate-link chain, in particular for a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle, having plate links which are connected to each other in an articulated manner by pairs of rocker pressure members, each including two rocker pressure members. The plate links and the rocker pressure members are designed in such a way as to bear against each other at respective flat contact surfaces so that the load on plate-link bands of the plate links is nearly torque-free during operation of the plate-link chain. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300451 | Method and Tool for Adjusting Cable Grips - A tool for adjusting a grip. The tool includes a tubular section for containing the grip while receiving a cable. A first stop is positioned in or near a first end of the tubular section to provide an opening for introducing the cable into the tubular section while the grip is contained in the tool. One of first and second stops is arranged for displacement along the longitudinal axis with respect to the other stop. With the grip positioned between the first and second stops, when one of the stops is displaced toward the other stop a force is applied against the grip, causing the size of the bore to increase and the length of the grip to be contracted. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300452 | Advanced Stranded Cable Termination Methods and Designs - Advanced components that are useful in providing a compact overall cable termination for a multi-stranded cable and in providing for the control and inspection of the individual components of a multi-stranded cable. Multiple individual cable strands are provided with a termination on their free end. These terminations are connected to a collector. An advanced collar is provided that assists in the transition of the strands as they leave the collector and transition to the structure found in the free portion of the cable. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300453 | TRANSMISSION - A vehicle-use transmission includes: an input shaft into which a driving force from an engine is inputted; a power extraction shaft for transmitting the driving force of the input shaft to front wheels; a transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the input shaft to rear wheels; and a rear-wheel intermediate shaft provided in a power transmission path between the power extraction shaft and the transmission mechanism. The rear-wheel intermediate shaft transmits the driving force through a helical gear attached to the rear-wheel intermediate shaft. Further, the rear-wheel intermediate shaft is supported by tapered roller bearings. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300454 | TRANSMISSION - A transmission includes an input shaft to receive a rotation of an engine, drive gears respectively attached to the input shaft to freely rotate individually, an output shaft disposed parallel to the input shaft in order to output rotation following a gear shift, driven gears respectively attached to the output shaft to freely rotate individually and to mesh with the drive gears, an engagement mechanism to fix a gear to be used in a gear shift individually, from among the drive gears, to the input shaft to be incapable of relative rotation, and a selector mechanism to fix, during the gear shift, the driven gear of a corresponding gear position individually, which meshes with the drive gear fixed to the input shaft by the engagement mechanism, to the output shaft to be incapable of relative rotation, and a hub that is fixed to the input shaft. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300455 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED GEAR BOX FOR A SEMITRAILER STABILIZER - An electrically powered gear box for a semitrailer stabilizer, comprising a gear box housing; the housing is internally provided with a drive gear ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300456 | MULTISTAGE GEARBOX FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a multistage gearbox for motor vehicles, having a plurality of forward gears and at least one reverse gear, consisting of a plurality of 3-shaft gearboxes and a plurality of shifting elements, with a driveshaft (W | 2015-10-22 |
20150300457 | 9-Speed Planetary Gearbox - A transmission has one drive shaft, one output shaft, one housing, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, and a third planetary gear set, six shift elements, including a first brake, a second brake, a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch, and a fourth clutch. The shift elements selectively actuated, by which nine forward gears and one reverse gear are realized through different transmission ratio relationships between the drive shaft and the output shaft. Each planetary gear set features at least one sun gear, one planetary gear, one planetary carrier, and one ring gear. The drive shaft and the output shaft are arranged in a manner axially offset to each other, and the drive shaft is connectable to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set through the first clutch and to the first brake and the ring gear of the second planetary gear set through the second clutch. The ring gear of the second planetary gear set and the first brake are also connected to each other. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300458 | 9-Speed Planetary Gearbox - A transmission includes a drive shaft ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300459 | TRANSMISSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A transmission for motor vehicles includes a drive shaft; an output shaft; a housing (GE); six shift elements in the form of a first brake (B | 2015-10-22 |
20150300460 | Multi-Speed Gearbox - A multi-speed transmission has four planetary gear sets, eight rotatable shafts and six shifting elements. The sun gear of the first planetary gear set is connected to the third shaft, which is detachably connectable to the input shaft through a first coupling and is attachable to the housing through a first brake. The input shaft is, through a second coupling, detachably connectable to the fourth shaft connected to the bar of the third planetary gear set, which is attachable to the bar of the first planetary gear set through a second brake, that is coupled to the housing (G). The input shaft is connected to the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set. The eighth shaft is connected to the ring gear of the first planetary gear set, the sun gear of the second planetary gear set, and the sun gear of the third planetary gear set. The fifth shaft is connected to the bar of the second planetary gear set and the ring gear of the third planetary gear set and is, through a third coupling, detachably connectable to the seventh shaft connected to the ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set. The sixth shaft is connected to the ring gear of the second planetary gear set and is, through a fourth coupling, detachably connectable to the output shaft of the transmission, which is connected to the bar of the fourth planetary gear set. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300461 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DRIVE SYSTEM - An electro mechanical-drive system includes a main shaft, a plurality of ball bearings disposed around the main shaft, and a plurality of roller bearing disposed around the main shaft. At least one of the ball bearings is aligned with at least one of the roller bearings along an axis perpendicular to the main shaft. The ball and roller bearings may support other components of the electro-mechanical drive system and may be arranged in a nested or staggered configuration. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300462 | TENSIONER - A tensioner comprising a base, a first pivot arm pivotally engaged to the base, a first pulley journalled to the first pivot arm, a second pivot arm pivotally engaged to the base, a second pulley journalled to the second pivot arm, a flexible tensile member having a toothed engagement with the first pivot arm and a toothed engagement with the second pivot arm whereby the first pivot arm and the second pivot arm move in a coordinated manner, and a tensioner assembly pivotally engaged to the base and engaged with the flexible tensile member. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300463 | IDLER OR ROLLER DEVICE - A tensioning roller/winder device comprising at least one roller bearing including inner and outer rings and at least one row of rolling elements between the two rings; a pulley surmounting the outer ring; and a retaining screw comprising a body and head. An abutment is provided on the body external periphery. First and second abutments are provided on the inner ring bore. The axial length between the head and the abutment equals the axial length between an inner ring radial side edge and the inner ring bore first abutment is greater than the axial length between a inner ring radial side edge opposite the screw head and the inner ring bore second abutment. The screw abutment contacts the inner ring first abutment during the body insertion into the inner ring bore in the desired direction, but contacts the inner ring second abutment during the body insertion in the undesired direction. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300464 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CORRECTING FEED ERROR OF FEEDER - The drive source of a feeder ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300465 | INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DEVICE - Provided is an industrial automation device including a plurality of handling groups configured to handle an object defining a handling direction; a support structure configured to support and handle said handling groups; and wherein each of said handling groups includes at least one moving element configured to handle said object; handling and translating means of said moving element configured to permit the independent control of said rotation and translation, in terms of position, speed and acceleration. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300466 | ANTI-BACKLASH NUT ASSEMBLY - An anti-lash nut assembly for installation on a threaded rod and including a lead nut, a collar, and a spring positioned between the lead nut and the collar. The lead nut has a set of tabs extending radially outward from a rear end of the body. The collar has a set of clearance slots on an inside surface. The set of clearance slots are configured for sliding of the set of tabs through the clearance slots in the rear direction. The collar has a set of ramps on an inside surface. Each of the set of ramps is configured for engagement with each of the set of tabs to prohibit axial movement of the collar in the rear direction. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300467 | ROLLER SCREW MECHANISM - A roller screw mechanism including a screw provided with an outer thread, a nut surrounding and coaxial with the screw, the nut being provided with an inner thread, a plurality of rollers radially disposed between the screw and the nut and each provided with an outer thread and with two outer gear teeth two gear wheels each provided with gear teeth meshing with the gear teeth of the rollers, and two spacer rings for maintaining the rollers circumferentially spaced apart. The spacer rings are axially offset towards the inside relative to the gear teeth of the gear wheels. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300468 | DRIVE DEVICE - A drive device has a spindle drive having a threaded spindle and a spindle nut arranged on the threaded spindle. The spindle drive is configured to drive a first component element and a second component element so as to be axially movable relative to one another. The spindle drive is reversibly rotatably drivable around an axis of rotation extending coaxial to the threaded spindle by a rotatably driven driveshaft arranged in a housing so as to be fixed with respect to rotation. A brake device prevents axially relative movement of the first component element and second component element relative to one another through axial application of force to the first component element and/or second component element. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300469 | TWO MODE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A two mode automatic transmission for a motor vehicle includes a variable ratio component, a plurality of planetary gear assemblies, a chain drive assembly and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. A first planetary gear assembly is associated with an input shaft, a first clutch and a first brake and provides forward and reverse gears. The variable ratio component is driven by the output of the first planetary gear assembly and drives the second planetary gear assembly. The second planetary gear assembly, which may be either a simple or compound planetary assembly, is associated with a second clutch and a second brake and drives the chain drive assembly. The output of the chain drive assembly drives a third planetary gear assembly which is associated with an output shaft. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300470 | DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A dual clutch transmission as a speed-change transmission for motor vehicles, includes two coaxially arranged input shafts, each being activatable via a clutch, an output shaft and gearwheel sets that are mounted on the shafts and can be shifted by means of shifting clutches to allow a plurality of forward gears and a reverse gear, the gearwheel sets being subdivided into a sub-transmission having the one input shaft and a sub-transmission having the other input shaft. To achieve a wider gear-ratio spread in a structurally compact construction, a shifting unit that can be shifted between two gear ratio stages is mounted upstream of the sub-transmission having the hollow input shaft. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300471 | POWER TRAIN FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE POWER TRANSMISSION - A power train and related vehicle are described for continuously variable transmission of power. A gear set includes first and second input components and an output component. An engine provides mechanical power to the first input component and, when a clutch device is in a first state, to a first continuously variable power source (“CVP”). With the clutch device in a second state, the first CVP is decoupled from the engine. A second CVP receives non-mechanical power from the first CVP, and converts the non-mechanical power to mechanical power. When a brake device is not engaged, the second CVP provides the resulting mechanical power to the second input component. When the brake device is engaged, the brake device prevents the second input component from rotating. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300472 | Input Synthesis Gear System - The present invention provides a gear system for combining inputs which includes: a first power source that generates a rotational force; a second power source that generates a rotational force identical to or different from the rotational force of the first power source; a third power source that generates a rotational force identical or different from the rotational forces of the first power source and the second power source; and a gear unit that generates a resultant output by combining the rotational forces from the first power source to the third power source, in which the gear unit generates a resultant output by combining torque of any two of the first power source to the third power source and combining a speed of the other power source. According to this configuration, it is possible to generate various outputs from various power sources having the same or different characteristics. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300473 | HUB ASSEMBLY FOR A TORQUE CONVERTER AND RELATED METHOD - A hub assembly for a torque converter is provided. The hub assembly includes a turbine hub including an inner radial surface, an outer radial surface and a channel for providing fluid from the inner radial surface to the outer radial surface. The turbine hub also includes a first seal and a second seal on the outer radial surface and a plenum groove in the outer radial surface axially between the first seal and the second seal. The channel extends radially into the plenum groove. A method for forming a hub assembly for a torque converter is also provided. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300474 | RING GEAR MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A ring gear mounting structure is configured such that a ring gear is fitted onto a supporting portion, and the ring gear abuts against a stopper portion that protrudes from on one end portion of the outer peripheral surface in a rotational axis direction of the ring gear. A groove is formed in a portion of the outer peripheral surface that is on the stopper portion side of the outer peripheral surface. A portion of the outer peripheral surface, which is on a side opposite the stopper portion across the groove, is a press-fitting surface that the ring gear is press-fitted onto and contacts. A predetermined gap is formed in a radial direction of the ring gear and the rotational axis direction of the ring gear. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300475 | HOLLOW-TYPE STRAIN WAVE GEARING UNIT - A hollow-type strain wave gearing unit ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300476 | CAM FOLLOWER ROLLER DEVICE, NOTABLY FOR A FUEL INJECTION PUMP - A cam follower roller device, notably for fuel injection pump of an internal combustion engine, the cam follower roller device comprising a casing, a shaft mounted on the casing and a roller rotatably mounted on the shaft. The casing comprises on its periphery at least four openings made through the thickness of the casing and located in such a way that two openings face one end of the outer cylindrical surface of the roller. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300477 | HARDENED SILVER COATED JOURNAL BEARING SURFACES AND METHOD - An article comprises a metal alloy substrate and a plated wear interface layer disposed over a surface of the metal alloy substrate. The wear interface layer has a chemical composition including between about 0.005 wt % and about 0.050 wt % of antimony (Sb), and the balance silver (Ag) and incidental impurities. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300478 | GEAR STRUCTURE OF TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided that includes: a counter low-gear that is provided with a low-gear body and a boss fit into the low-gear body so that driving force can be transmitted and provided with dog-claws and an expanded part at one axial end and that is axially non-movably and rotatably fit around a counter shaft; a counter high-gear that is provided with a high-gear body arranged in the one side from the low-gear body and with a cylinder including dog-claws at the one axial end thereof and that is axially non-movably and rotatably fit around the boss; and a shift sleeve that is axially movably spline-fit around the counter shaft and is arranged in the one side from the counter high-gear and that includes dog-claws capable of engaging with the dog-claws of the gears, the high-gear body is axially non-movably arranged between the low-gear body and the expanded part. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300479 | WORM GEAR MECHANISM - The invention is directed to a worm gear mechanism comprising a worm shaft with a worm thread formed or worked, in particular cut, directly into the shaft main body, and also comprising a worm wheel that meshes with said worm thread, which worm wheel is of annular form and is integrated with an annular connection element of an open-center large-diameter rolling bearing, the two annular, mutually concentric connection elements of which are supported against one another in rotatable fashion and serve for connection to two machine or installation parts that are rotatable relative to one another, wherein the toothed worm wheel connection element is formed from an annular main body with a toothing formed or worked directly therein, having at least one connection surface for abutment against a planar contact surface of the respective machine or installation part, and having multiple fastening bores arranged so as to be distributed in a ring around the clear opening, the longitudinal axes of which bores extend perpendicularly through the respective connection surface; and wherein the non-toothed connection element is formed from an annular main body with at least one planar connection surface for abutment against a planar contact surface of the respective machine or installation part, and having multiple fastening bores arranged distributed in a ring around the clear opening, the longitudinal axes of which bores extend perpendicularly through the respective connection surface; wherein furthermore, in the region of the worm, sensors are provided which permanently detect the (rotational) position of the worm; and to a method for the operation of a worm gear mechanism of said type. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300480 | Transmission Sump Screen - A transmission sump screen for disposition in a transmission sump is disclosed. The transmission sump screen includes a mesh of viscosity sensitive orifices providing a predetermined permeability to selectively segregate the transmission sump into a first volume and a second volume depending upon a transmission fluid temperature. Transmission fluid is only drawn from the first volume until a threshold temperature is reached. The transmission sump screen includes a first portion having an outside edge abutting the transmission sump and an inner edge spaced from the outside edge to define a neck region of the first volume having a first periphery. The transmission sump screen includes a second portion extending downwardly from the inner edge of the first portion to a lower edge abutting the transmission sump to define a lower region of the first volume having a second periphery that is larger than the first periphery. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300481 | TRANSMISSION - A vehicle-use transmission | 2015-10-22 |
20150300482 | VEHICLE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR - A vehicle differential gear includes first and second pinion gears rotatably supported by a differential case; first and second side gears meshing with the first and second pinion gears and each coupled to corresponding one of a pair of output shafts; and a center washer, a first end washer and a second end washer each having a sliding surface that slides with an axial end face of at least one side gear of the first or second side gears, the sliding surface being lubricated by a lubricating oil; wherein a surface treatment for enhancing a solid lubricating property is performed on the washers. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300483 | Method for Controlling an Automatic Transmission - A method and electronic control unit are provided for controlling an automatic transmission by way of the electronic control unit in a motor vehicle during a skidding turn, during which the motor vehicle first travels straight with a velocity above a predefined threshold value or within a predefined range with the reverse gearspeed engaged and, subsequently, experiences a defined steering jolt, by means of which a rotational movement is initiated. When a defined rotational angle is exceeded, the automatic transmission is automatically shifted from the reverse gearspeed into a neutral position. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300484 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC FAILURE RECOVERY CONTROL FOR DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A control for a multi-speed automatic vehicle transmission includes electrical and hydraulic components, such as pressure control valve systems in fluid communication with shift valves and electrohydraulic actuators. The control includes electrohydraulic features configured to enable the transmission to respond to an electrical failure whether the transmission is in neutral, a reverse range, or one of a plurality of forward ranges. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300485 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SYNCHRONIZER ACTUATOR FORK OF A TRANSMISSION - A method of controlling movement of an actuator fork and attached synchronizer sleeve of a transmission through a pre-synchronization phase of a synchronization event at a pre-synchronization fork velocity below a breakaway velocity such that a strut is retained to the sleeve by a ball plunger for the duration of the pre-synchronization phase. A method of adjusting one of a pressure signal and a flow signal to an actuator piston to control movement of the actuator fork includes moving the fork from an initial disengaged position through a pre-synchronization phase of a synchronization event by controlling one of a pre-synchronization fluid pressure value and flow value, where the controlled pre-synchronization fluid value is less than a threshold value corresponding to a breakaway force of a ball plunger configured to selectively retain a strut assembly to a synchronizer sleeve operatively attached to the actuator fork. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300486 | DIRECT CLUTCH SLIP CONTROL - An automatic transmission for a vehicle drivetrain includes a transmission housing, an input shaft, an output shaft, and a plurality of gears within the transmission housing. The plurality of gears defines multiple mechanical gear ratios between the input shaft and the output shaft. The transmission further includes a plurality of clutches operable to selectively engage the multiple mechanical gear ratios, and a plurality of rotational speed sensors. Each rotational speed sensor is operable to measure rotational speeds relative to the transmission housing for of one of the input shaft, the output shaft, or one of the plurality of gears. The transmission further includes a transmission control system configured to receive signals representing the measured rotational speeds from the plurality of rotational speed sensors and control the plurality of clutches to change between gear ratios based at least in part on the signals representing the measured rotational speeds. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300487 | Method of Controlling a Double Clutch in a Vehicle Transmission, and Clutch Control System for Controlling a Double Clutch - The present invention concerns a method of controlling a double clutch transmission ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300488 | Gear Shifting System and Gear Shifting Element for a Gear Shifting System - A gear shifting device, by which an axial shift movement of a shift element into a shift position is triggered through interaction of a shift pin with an associated groove-like shift gate that changes in an axial direction. The shift element features the associated shift gate, while the respective shift pin is arranged in a radially displaceable manner on a transmission component adjacent to the shift element. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300489 | Shifting Device for Shifting a Transmission - Shifting device for shifting a transmission, having a first group of shift elements and a second group of shift elements, a selector shaft, which is arranged in such a way that it can be moved in translation along a longitudinal axis and rotated about the longitudinal axis, wherein it is possible, by moving the selector shaft into one of a plurality of possible translational positions, to select at least one shift element of the first group and at least one shift element of the second group and, by rotating the selector shaft, to actuate the selected shift elements. The at least one selected shift element of the first group can be actuated in phase or with an overlapping phase displacement or an offset phase displacement with respect to the at least one selected shift element of the second group. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300490 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission is provided. The transmission includes clutches coaxially arranged in layers in a radial direction of the transmission. The transmission includes a piston provided to each clutch, the pistons being aligned in the radial direction on a same plane perpendicular to an axis of the transmission, without overlapping with each other in an axial view. The transmission includes a common rotational member having a wall, commonly used for the clutches, and disposed at a predetermined position of the transmission in an axial direction, wherein the wall is formed along the plane. The transmission includes operational hydraulic passages parallely arranged in the wall of the common rotational member in a circumferential direction of the transmission on the same plane perpendicular to the axis, each of the operational hydraulic passages communicating with one of operational hydraulic chambers of the respective clutches. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300491 | DIAPHRAGM PUMP - A diaphragm pump is provided in which, when a rolling diaphragm is set to an extended attitude by projectively moving a piston as far as possible, a curved portion that is formed by opening a folded portion does not have a distorted shape, but has an expected shape that is smoothly curved, whereby the liquid quantity and time period that are required for a liquid replacement in a flushing mode can be reduced, and the liquid replacement efficiency is improved. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300492 | PISTON RING WITH A PERIODICALLY VARYING GROOVE - A piston ring having an outer running face, two flanks and an inner circumferential face is provided, the running face of which has profiling with a groove. The groove is arranged between two running face sections in relation to the cross section of the piston ring. The two running face sections are spaced apart from each other and substantially convexly curved and each have an apex. The groove has a periodically varying depth and a periodically varying width, and the number of periods of the course of the depth and the number of periods of the course of the width are equal. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300493 | COMBINATION OF CYLINDER AND PISTON RING - To provide a combination of a cylinder made of a hypereutectic Al—Si alloy and a hard-carbon-coated piston ring both exhibiting excellent wear resistance, the piston ring is provided with a laminate coating at least on an outer peripheral sliding surface thereof; the laminate coating comprising a metal layer, a metal-containing, hard carbon layer, and a metal-free, hard carbon layer in this order from the substrate side; the laminate coating having Martens' hardness (indentation hardness) HMs of 5-13 GPa, indentation modulus E of 70-200 GPa, and a deformation ratio Rpe of 0.45 or less, which is expressed by a ratio (Wp/We) of plastic deformation energy Wp to elastic deformation energy We; and a ratio (Tmf/Tm) of the thickness Tmf of the metal-free, hard carbon layer to the thickness Tm of the metal-containing, hard carbon layer being 2-8. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300494 | SPHERICAL ANNULAR SEAL MEMBER - A spherical annular seal member | 2015-10-22 |
20150300495 | ULTRA-SEAL GASKET FOR JOINING HIGH PURITY FLUID PATHWAYS - A ring-shaped gasket for making high-purity fluid pathway connections between opposing fluid delivery apparatus elements having at least one simple flat surface in contact with the gasket. The face of at least one apparatus element typically has a circular counterbore depression to receive the gasket, but is not required. The gasket has a body, pierced through by a hole creating a fluid pathway and defining a radial inner surface, and additionally having a radial outer surface, a first axial end surface and a second axial end surface. At least one of the first and second axial end surfaces has a stress concentration feature radially adjacent to a gasket sealing region, the sealing region constructed to be in contact with a face surface of a corresponding fluid conduit port. The stress concentration feature may be a groove or a plurality of cavities disposed adjacent the gasket axial end surface sealing region. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300496 | SHAFT SEAL DEVICE, SEAL MEMBER AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE - Provided is a shaft seal device provided with a seal member which possesses excellent liquid tightness, small friction resistance and high wear resistance. In a shaft seal device which is arranged around the periphery of a shaft which is supported in a rotatable manner or in a reciprocating manner, and is provided with a seal member for securing liquid tightness around the shaft, the seal member is formed of a porous body formed by using a hydrophilic polymer resin in which chains are cross-linked. The shaft seal device is also characterized in that: the shaft is a shaft which extends between a liquid phase region and a gas phase region; the seal member is a seal member which suppresses a leakage of a liquid to the gas phase region from the liquid phase region; and an aqueous lubricant which is prepared by adding a water soluble thickening agent is impregnated into the seal member. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300497 | SHAFT SEAL DEVICE - A lip-type seal shaft seal device equipped with a lip seal for sealing a rotary member and a stationary member concentrically disposed to the inside and outside in a radial direction, has pumping parts for creating pumping action through relative rotational sliding of the lip seal and the rotary member formed in continuous fashion in the circumferential direction on the outside peripheral surface of the rotary member. The pumping parts are configured of intake pumping parts for acting on a sealed fluid in the intake direction, and discharge pumping parts for acting on the sealed fluid in the discharge direction, respectively arranged independently. A lip of the lip seal extends in the axial direction towards the outside atmosphere side leaving a portion of the pumping parts on the sealed fluid side exposed. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300498 | Seal Assembly with Complementary Surface Deformations - A seal assembly is disclosed which may include a seal ring, a load ring in engagement with the seal ring, and complementary surface deformations in the seal ring and load ring, the complementary surface deformations circumscribing the seal ring and the load ring, the complementary surface deformations being continuous and non-circular. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300499 | Seal Assembly with Threads - A seal assembly is disclosed which may include a seal ring, a load ring in engagement with the seal ring, and a plurality of threads provided in the seal ring and the load ring so as to join the seal ring and the load ring together. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300500 | A SEAL - A mechanical seal for providing a fluid-tight seal between relatively rotatable elements includes a stationary part for securing to a housing, which has a stationary seal face, a rotary part for securing to a shaft, which includes a rotary seal face, a spring urging the rotary seal face into engagement with the stationary seal face and a toroidal sealing member between the rotary component and the shaft. The toroidal sealing member is accommodated within a recess of the rotary part, and the recess is defined by two members of which the first rotary part member includes the seal face and a second rotary part member is positioned between the first rotary part member and the spring. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300501 | MAGNETIC FLUID SEAL WITH PRECISE CONTROL OF FLUID VOLUME AT EACH SEAL STAGE - A magnetic fluid seal includes a pole ring having an inner diameter, a rotatable shaft having an outer diameter, the rotatable shaft configured to extend along the inner diameter of the pole ring between an atmosphere side and vacuum side, at least one magnet coupled to the pole ring, the at least one magnet configured to emit a magnetic field having a strength and a shape, and grooves formed on either the inner diameter of the pole ring or the outer diameter of the shaft, the grooves capable of containing ferromagnetic fluid. The ferromagnetic fluid contained the grooves varies so as to improve the performance of the magnetic fluid seal. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300502 | DUST COVER FOR BALL JOINT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a ball joint dust cover that has favorable sealing functionality and, in a low temperature environment, can suppress the occurrence of the so-called small diameter opening part opening-phenomenon, and can effectively prevent reduction in the sealing functionality of the small diameter opening part and infiltration from the outside of gravel and dust into the dust cover. In order to achieve the foregoing, provided is a ball joint dust cover made of a rubbery elastic material and provided with a one-end small diameter opening part with which a hard ring is formed integrally, wherein the hard ring is sandwiched by a retainer having a three-sided box shaped gasket. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300503 | ADJUSTABLE VALVE SLEEVE - A valve includes a housing. A sleeve at least partially surrounded by the housing. The sleeve slidable relative to the housing and a travel stop that is engageable with the sleeve to limit travel of the sleeve. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300504 | VALVE WITH A HINGED VALVE CORE - The present invention relates to a valve with a hinged valve core. The valve comprises a valve body, a valve core, an operating mechanism, a motion-transferring device and a locking device. The valve body is a housing. The housing is formed with a operating hole used to partially accommodate the operating mechanism and a channel having an inlet and an outlet. The valve core is connected with the valve body through a hinge. The operating mechanism is used to operate the valve core to be rotated around the central axis of the hinge to open/close the valve. The motion-transferring device is used to transfer actions on the operating mechanism to the valve core, and when the valve is closed or open, the valve core is locked on the valve body through the locking device. The valve of the present invention has a compact structure, is easy to operate, requires a small torque for opening and allows a large flow when opened. | 2015-10-22 |
20150300505 | SEAL ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONTROL VALVE - A seal arrangement for a control valve ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150300506 | POPPET VALVE WITH A FORMED SEAT, AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method of forming a poppet valve having a stem, a valve head and a valve seat while concurrently maintaining compressive residual stress without grain coarsening on both the valve body and the valve seat. The method includes forming a rounded cladded part on the valve head of the poppet valve by welding and forming a valve seat surface at a predetermined aperture angle and cutting the cladded part to form a smooth surface which is subjected to uniform contact pressure at a temperature less than the recrystallization temperature of the base material or cladding material, whichever is lower, to enhance the durability of the valve seat. | 2015-10-22 |