48th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150337825 | PORTABLE ELECTRIC INFLATOR - A portable electric inflator includes an electric air compressor, a pressure gauge, and a box for accommodating the electric air compressor and the pressure gauge. The box defines therein a generally L-shaped space for accommodating a cooling fan, a motor, a main frame with a transmission mechanism, a cylinder with a piston body, and an air storage tank of the electric air compressor. The motor defines two openings at its surrounding wall and multiple downstream through holes at its bottom wall. The main frame is provided with a peripheral wall and beveled radial braces and defines two through holes to facilitate the airflow passing through the main frame. The cooling fan can draw outside air to enter the box and smoothly flow along the generally L-shaped space to quickly dissipate the heat generated by the electric air compressor, whereby the performance and safety of the inflator can be increased. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337826 | Compressing diaphragm pump with multiple effects - A compressing diaphragm pump with multiple effects includes an eccentric roundel mount with three cylindrical eccentric roundels, a pump head body with three operating holes, and a diaphragm membrane with three annular positioning protrusions. A basic curved groove or other positioning structure is circumferentially disposed around each operating hole while a basic curved protrusion or other mating positioning structure is provided in the diaphragm membrane for suitably coupling with the corresponding groove or positioning structure in the pump head body upon assembly, resulting in a shortened length of moment arm from the basic curved protrusions or other positioning structures and an annular positioning protrusion, and a reduction in vibration-caused noise and resonant shaking in comparison with a conventional compressing diaphragm pump. The cylindrical eccentric roundels each includes a sloped top ring extending between an annular positioning groove and a vertical or inverted frustoconical flank of the eccentric roundel mount resulting in an extended service lifespan of the compressing diaphragm pump. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337827 | Four-compression-chamber diaphragm pump with multiple effects - A four-compression-chamber diaphragm pump with multiple effects includes an eccentric roundel mount with four cylindrical eccentric roundels, a pump head body with four operating holes, and a diaphragm membrane with four annular positioning protrusions. A basic curved groove or other vibration-reducing first positioning structure is circumferentially disposed around each operating hole while a basic curved protrusion or other second vibration-reducing second positioning structure is provided in the diaphragm membrane for suitably coupling with the corresponding groove or other first positioning structure upon assembly, resulting in a shortened length of moment arm from the basic curved protrusions or other vibration-reducing positioning structures to respective downwardly-extending annular positioning protrusions in the diaphragm membrane, and consequently reduced vibration noise and resonant shaking in comparison with a conventional four-compression-chamber diaphragm pump. The cylindrical eccentric roundels each comprises an annular positioning groove arranged to receive one of the downwardly-extending annular positioning protrusions of the diaphragm membrane and a sloped top ring extending between annular positioning groove and a vertical or inverted frustoconical flank of the eccentric roundel, resulting in an extended service lifespan of the four-compression-chamber diaphragm pump. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337828 | VIBRATIONAL FLUID MOVER ACTIVE CONTROLLER - A vibrational fluid mover includes a housing having at least one actuator element positioned thereon that vibrates responsive to a wave shape voltage applied thereto, such that a volume of a chamber in the housing increases and decreases to entrain and eject fluid into/out from the chamber. A control system is operably connected to the actuator element to cause the voltage to be provided thereto so as to actively control the movement of the actuator element. The control system is programmed to set a baseline value for an operational parameter of the vibrational fluid mover generated responsive to a target voltage and frequency being provided, monitor operation of the vibrational fluid mover during operation at the target voltage and frequency, identify a deviation of the operational parameter from the baseline value, and modify the voltage and frequency provided to the actuator element based on any deviation of the operational parameter. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337829 | Adjustment Device for a Hydrostatic Piston Machine, and Hydrostatic Axial Piston Machine - An adjustment device for regulating the torque of a hydrostatic piston machine with adjustable swept volume, comprises an adjustment piston delimiting an adjustment chamber, a regulation valve defining a valve bore and including a valve slide positioned in the valve bore that controls inflow and outflow of pressure medium, and first and second feedback springs configured to exert feedback force on the valve slide in first and second displacement directions dependent on a position of the adjustment piston. The device further includes a regulation spring configured to exert a force on the valve slide in a second displacement direction. During an adjustment of the adjustment piston in a direction of maximum swept volume of the piston machine, beyond a particular position of the adjustment piston, the first and second feedback springs exert an increased force on the valve slide determined only by a spring constant of the first feedback spring. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337830 | ROTATABLE COMPONENT OVERSPEED PROTECTION METHOD - An overspeed protection method for a machine having an engine drivably coupled to a pump is disclosed. The method includes determining a speed of a rotatable component connected to the engine based on an engine speed and determining a minimum power limit based on the speed of the rotatable component. The minimum power limit corresponds to a minimum power required to retard the engine in order to prevent an overspeed condition of the rotatable component. The method further includes determining a minimum flow limit based on a predetermined relationship between the minimum power limit and the minimum flow limit. The minimum flow limit corresponds to a required flow of the pump in order to provide the minimum power limit. The method further includes regulating the pump in order to achieve the minimum flow limit. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337831 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES VARIABLE SPEED COMPRESSOR - A system and method for controlling a system that includes a variable speed compressor are described. The method can provide improved accuracy in the control of a system, for example, a heating, ventilating, and air condition (HVAC) system that includes a variable speed compressor, and can reduce a compressor cycling frequency of the compressor when a required capacity is below a minimum capacity of the compressor. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337832 | Vibration-reducing structure for four-compression-chamber diaphragm pump - A vibration-reducing structure for compressing diaphragm pump features a pump head body and a diaphragm membrane. The pump head body includes four operating holes, a first curved vibration-reducing positioning structure circumferentially disposed around the upper side of each operating hole, and or a linked four-curve positioning structure that collectively extends around all of the operating holes. The diaphragm membrane includes four equivalent piston acting zones and second curved vibration-reducing position structures situated at positions corresponding to the positions of the first curved vibration-reducing positioning structures. The first positioning structures in the pump head body, which may be grooves, slots, perforations, or protrusions, mate with the corresponding second positioning structures in the diaphragm membrane to reduce the moment arm generated during pumping by movement of the diaphragm membrane, which may be protrusions, grooves, slots, or perforations, thereby generating less torque to decrease the strength of vibrations and vibration noise. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337833 | Bicycle air pump - A bicycle air pump includes an air cylinder; a joining member on the cylinder and including upper, intermediate and lower chambers, and a passageway communicating the cylinder with the lower chamber and a relief valve; an activation assembly on the joining member and including a hollow spring-loaded stem in both the intermediate chamber and the lower chamber, an end seal, a cap on the upper chamber, a push rod through the cap to urge against the seal and having an axial hole and a lateral hole communicating with the axial hole, a knob secured to the push rod and the cap, and an outlet; a pressure gauge on the joining member and communicating with the passageway; an inlet assembly secured to bottom of the cylinder and including a check valve; and a blocking member secured to bottom of the stem for blocking the passageway when in an inoperative position. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337834 | Scroll-Type Fluid Machine - The objective of the present invention is to provide a scroll-type fluid machine for which the service life can be improved by reducing the load applied to a rotation prevention mechanism. To solve this problem, this scroll-type fluid machine is characterized by being equipped with a stationary scroll, an orbiting scroll that is provided opposing the stationary scroll and undergoes turning movement, a casing provided on the outside of the orbiting scroll, a drive shaft that drives and turns the orbiting scroll, a boss plate part that is provided separated from the orbiting scroll and is connected to the drive shaft, and multiple rotation prevention mechanisms provided between the boss plate part and the casing, and is characterized in that the boss plate part has multiple rotation-prevention-mechanism-side boss plate parts connected to the rotation prevention mechanisms, and a drive-shaft-side boss plate part connected to the drive shaft, and spaces are provided between the rotation-prevention-mechanism-side boss plate parts and the drive-shaft-side boss plate part. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337835 | PUMP - A pump includes: a housing in which a pump chamber accommodating an inner rotor and an outer rotor is formed in a pump chamber formation surface, and an O-ring groove is formed around the pump chamber; an O-ring that is placed in the O-ring groove; and a plate that is attached to the pump chamber formation surface and closely contacts the O-ring to close the pump chamber. Inter-hole grooves connecting to an outer edge of the pump chamber formation surface are formed around the O-ring groove. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337836 | Gear Pump - A gear pump ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337837 | SCROLL MEMBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, COMPRESSION MECHANISM AND SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll member for a compression mechanism installed in a scroll compressor is manufactured by a method including a casting step and a cutting step. An iron casting is formed in the casting step, which includes a spiraling part. The iron casting obtained in the casting step is cut during the cutting step in order to obtain a final shape of the scroll member. The iron casting may include a fixed part having a central portion with a first axial thickness and an external periphery portion with a second axial thickness larger than the first axial thickness before the cutting step. A dimension of a specified portion of the spiraling part may be larger before the cutting step is performed than after the cutting step is performed, with the specified portion preferably disposed toward an external periphery of the spiraling part. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337838 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor is provided. An interference prevention portion may be formed on a side wall surface of at least one of a fixed wrap or an orbiting wrap. With such a configuration, an end of the fixed wrap may not interfere with the orbiting wrap at an arc compression surface of the orbiting wrap, but rather, be inserted into the interference prevention portion. Accordingly, occurrence of a gap between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap may be prevented, and thus, compression efficiency enhanced. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337839 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR WITH REDUCED UPSETTING MOMENT - A scroll compressor includes a pressing mechanism, a pushback mechanism and an adjustment mechanism. The pressing mechanism applies a pressing force toward a fixed scroll to the back side of an end plate portion of an orbiting scroll. The pushback mechanism applies a pushback force separating the orbiting scroll from a fixed scroll to the front of the orbiting scroll. The adjusting mechanism has a low-pressure portion filled with a fluid of a lower pressure than the discharge pressure of the compression mechanism, and a communicating groove formed in a sliding surface of an outer peripheral portion of the fixed scroll so as to communicate with the low-pressure portion in a first rotational angle range in order to reduce an upsetting moment of the orbiting scroll, and to be blocked from the low-pressure portion in a second rotational angle range other than the first rotational angle range. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337840 | COMPRESSOR - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed to isolate operation vibration of a compressor to reduce operational sound. A compressor may include an external shell, and one or more isolators that separate a compression mechanism of a compressor from the external shell. The isolator can help isolate the vibration of the compression mechanism from the external shell. The isolator can also support a weight of the compression mechanism. The external shell can also include one or more internal seals. The internal seals can help separate a low-pressure side (e.g., a suction side) and a high-pressure side (e.g., a discharge side) of the compression mechanism. The compressor may also include a pressure balancing mechanism configured to help reduce a pressure difference between, for example, two ends of the compression mechanism, so as to reduce/eliminate the compression mechanism from physical shift in position due to the pressure difference. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337841 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR WITH A SHUNT PULSATION TRAP - A shunt pulsation trap for a scroll compressor reduces gas pulsations, NVH and improves off-design efficiency. Generally, a scroll compressor with the shunt pulsation trap has a pair of orbiting and stationary scrolls for forming a compression chamber that moves gas pockets from a suction port to a discharge port with internal compression. The shunt pulsation trap is configured to trap and attenuate gas pulsations before the discharge port and comprises a pulsation trap chamber adjacent to the compression chamber, therein housed various gas pulsation dampening means or gas pulsation containment means, at least one trap inlet port branching off from the compression chamber into the pulsation trap chamber and a trap outlet port communicating with the compressor discharge chamber after the discharge port. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337842 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP WITH COALESCING EFFECT, DESIGN METHOD AND USE THEREOF - The invention provides a centrifugal pump, distinctive in that the pump comprises two or more stages; the last stage in the direction of flow has been adapted so that it provides a larger equilibrium droplet size than the upstream stages. Method of designing the pump and use of the pump. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337843 | Below Motor Equalizer of Electrical Submersible Pump and Method for Filling - An electrical submersible pump assembly has a pressure equalizer coupled to a lower end of a motor. The equalizer has a motor lubricant passage through which lubricant in the motor communicates with motor lubricant in the equalizing element. A valve element in the motor lubricant passage has a closed upper position and an open lower position. The valve element has a drive member on an upper end that mates with a shaft drive member on a lower end of the motor shaft while the valve element is in the upper position and disengages from the shaft drive member while the valve element is in the lower position. A locking feature between the valve element and the motor lubricant passage retains the valve element in the upper position and is releasable in response to rotation of the motor shaft in a selected direction. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337844 | Can For Magnetically Coupled Pumps and Production Process - Magnetically coupled pumps use cans which have a side wall arranged in a gap between a driver and a rotor of the pump. With a view to good efficiency of the pump, the gap should be as narrow as possible, which can only be achieved with a side wall of a thin wall thickness. In this case, the can must be of a sufficiently great strength, in particular to withstand the differences in pressure in the pump. At the same time, it must be possible for the can to be shaped into a desired geometry in a simple way and to have a high degree of dimensional stability, even under high pump pressures. It is proposed to make a can ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337845 | Multi-stage compressor system for generating a compressed gas - A compressor system for generating a compressed gas having at least one main compressor to which pre-compressed gas is fed using at least one pre-compressor, wherein the at least one main compressor is driven, as is also the at least one pre-compressor, by a common drive motor or separate drives, wherein at least one pre-compressor is assigned a hydrodynamic fluid coupling for changing the drive speed of the pre-compressor. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337846 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING A TURBOCHARGER - In a method for driving a turbocharger with the aid of induction air which is fed to the turbine inlet, the compressed air which exits at the compressor outlet is guided into a turbine auxiliary inlet of the turbine, which turbine auxiliary inlet opens downstream of the turbine inlet into the turbine chamber at a point, at which the pressure in the driven state of the turbine is lower than the pressure of the air which is compressed by the turbocompressor. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337847 | EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - An exhaust-gas turbocharger ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337848 | ENHANCED AXIAL AIR MOVER SYSTEM WITH GRILL - Implementations of an enhanced axial air mover system address various issues such as drying performance, transportability, storage, use, and assembly. Some implementations include ergonomic positioning of a carrying handle relative to positioning of a fan-assembly to make the system easier to carry. Enclosures with variable diameter profiles increase air flow performance. A floor edge allows for flush positioning of the air mover's outlet to improve flow of air. Various supports and engagement members allow for horizontal and/or vertical engagement of a plurality of the air movers for storage or increased air moving capacity for a given application. An alignment guide assists with positioning of the air mover with respect to a room wall to enhance air flow within the room. A cord retaining system provides an enhanced approach for securing the air mover's electrical cord. Grill guards have slotted ends to assist with assembly of the air mover. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337849 | Method And System For Fluid Flow Control In A Fluid Network System - It is presented a method of controlling fluid flow in a fluid network system by means of a plurality of fluid machines. The method comprises the steps of a) obtaining a respective current fluid flow rate associated with each fluid machine, b) obtaining a current fluid machine speed of each fluid machine, c) obtaining desired fluid flow rates in the fluid network system, d) determining a new fluid machine speed for each fluid machine based on the current fluid machine speeds and a change in the fluid machine speed required to obtain the desired fluid flow rates, wherein the change in the fluid machine speed is determined by minimizing a total fluid machine power which is a function dependent of the change in the fluid machine speed, the minimization being performed with constraints for fluid flow rate, fluid machine pressure and fluid machine speed, and e) controlling the speed of the plurality of fluid machines according to the new fluid machine speeds such that the minimum total fluid machine power in the fluid network system is attained. A computer program product and a control system are also presented herein. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337850 | SUPERCHARGER WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ENGINE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SUPERCHARGER WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR - The present invention provides a supercharger with an electric motor having improved cooling performance for bearings, in the case of employing a grease lubrication system as a lubrication system of the bearings. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337851 | SEALING DEVICE AND ROTATING MACHINE - Provided is a sealing device that has a seal rotary body and a seal stationary body disposed with a clearance in a radial direction with respect to an outer circumferential surface of the seal rotary body, and that suppresses the flow of a fluid between the seal rotary body and the seal stationary body. The seal stationary body has a plurality of holes in an inner surface facing the outer circumferential surface of the seal rotary body, and grooves in a circumferential direction of the inner surface. The seal rotary body has first protrusions that protrude toward the grooves. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337852 | Turbine Sealing System - A system for reducing leakage between static and rotating components within a turbine includes a static structure that is disposed radially outward from a tip of a rotating component. The static structure includes a seal assembly slot formed therein. A seal assembly includes a support block that is disposed within the seal assembly slot. A sealing material is disposed along a bottom portion of the support block and a tip slot is formed within the sealing material. The support block includes a forward portion that is slideably engaged with a forward inner surface of the seal assembly slot and an aft portion that is slideably engaged with an aft inner surface of the seal assembly slot. The system further includes a spring that extends axially between an aft wall of the seal assembly slot and an aft wall of the support block. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337853 | FAN ROTOR - A fan rotor includes a rotating shaft, a metal body, at least one rotor magnet and a vane wheel. The metal body has at least one top surface, at least one cylindrical portion and at least one connecting portion. The top surface is disposed at an end of the cylindrical portion, and the rotating shaft is disposed in the cylindrical portion an connected to the top surface of the rotating shaft, and an opening, connecting portion is formed at the other end of the cylindrical portion and extended from an outer wall of the opening in a direction away from the rotating shaft. The rotor magnet is disposed around an inner wall surface of the cylindrical portion. The vane wheel is detachably connected to the metal body through the connecting portion. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337854 | PROPELLER BLADE - A propeller blade includes a body configured to extend radially from the hub of a propeller. The body can include a front surface, a back surface, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The top of the body can form a tippet that generally transitions the front and back surfaces from extending in a generally radial direction to a generally axial direction. The tippet can reduce radial flow and force losses, redirect the radial flow in an axial direction, reduce the exit flow area of the propeller, and increase the inlet flow area of the propeller. The front surface of the blade can have a planar configuration that prevents or reduces the creation of low or negative pressure across the front surface of the blade and associated cavitation. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337855 | INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR DRIVE MOTOR OF DOUBLE SUCTION BLOWER - Disclosed herein is an installation structure for a drive motor of a double suction blower which can provide the optimal installation position for the drive motor so as to offer an excellent flow rate of air when the drive motor is installed at any one of both intake ducts of an impeller. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337856 | ELECTRIC BLOWER - Embodiments of the invention provide an electric blower, including a diffuser having a cover and an impeller sequentially disposed at one side in a shaft direction thereof, a front disposed at the other side in the shaft direction of the diffuser, and an elastic body mounted between the front and the diffuser to support the diffuser. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337857 | FAN DEVICE - A fan device includes a bottom shell, a cover, and an impeller. The cover includes a main body, a support, and a spoiler. The main body has a through opening. A connection position between the support and the main body has a first folding line. The support is bended along the first folding line to form a portion of the through opening. The support is perpendicular to the main body, and is abutted against the bottom shell. A connection position between the spoiler and the main body has a second folding line. The spoiler is bended along the second folding line to locate in the through opening. An acute angle is formed between the spoiler and the surface of the main body facing away from the bottom shell. The impeller is located in an accommodating space between the cover and the bottom shell. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337858 | TURBINE CASING OF AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - The invention relates to a turbine casing ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337859 | Heater Pump - A heater pump includes a motor and a pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a pump housing having an inlet and an outlet. An impeller and a heater are disposed within the pump housing. The heater includes a heater housing having an inner wall, an outer wall, a lower wall and an upper wall forming a heating chamber. A heating element is disposed within the heating chamber. The inner wall defines an inlet channel connecting the impeller with the inlet of the water pump. Water flowing through the pump is heated by contact with the heater housing and/or the heating element. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337860 | COMPOSITE COOLING FAN - A composite cooling fan includes a frame, a fan blade and a lateral valve. The frame has an air hole penetrating the frame and a lateral air outlet locating on one side of the frame and connecting with the air hole. The fan blade is disposed in the air hole and includes an impeller, multiple axial blades surrounding the impeller and multiple centrifugal blades surrounding the axial blades. The lateral valve is disposed on the lateral air outlet and includes a valve stem and a switch baffle linked with the valve stem. The valve stem is used for making the switch baffle at the lateral air outlet open or close. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337861 | APPARATUS TO SUPPORT COMPONENTS OF A FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - A support structure with a mounting area to receive a fluid moving unit (e.g., a compressor, a blower, etc.) of a fluid-handling system. The support structure is configured to support the fluid moving unit in position at a plant or facility. In one embodiment, the support structure includes an enclosure with an interior cavity having an inlet and an outlet, which couples with the fluid-moving unit. Inside of the interior cavity, the enclosure can comprise a noise reduction structure to dissipate energy in a flow of working fluid that flows between the inlet and the outlet in response to operation of the fluid-moving unit. The noise reduction structure can include a pair of tubular members that extend along a longitudinal axis within the mounting area. Each of the tubular structures have a hollow interior and openings that expose the hollow interior to the interior cavity. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337862 | STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING NOISE OF VENTILATING FAN - Disclosed is a structure for reducing noise of a ventilating fan. The structure includes an orifice plate fixed on a scroll casing and is shaped to be an annular and semi-surrounding hollow structure in order to match with the shape of an air inlet of the scroll casing, and to cover only the air inlet of the scroll casing. The noise generated by an air blower of the ventilating fan can be directed along a bell mouth of the scroll casing of the ventilating fan after being emitted from the air inlet of the scroll casing, and then can be smoothly sucked by the orifice plate. The sucked-in noise can repeatedly collide with the orifice plate and be diffused, thereby the energy being gradually weakened and the sound pressure thereof being decreased. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337863 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - Provided is a centrifugal compressor which can be stably operated in a wide range by increasing an operating range on a low-flow-rate side and on a high-flow-rate side, with a simple structure of combining a recirculation flow path and a reverse swirling flow generation unit including fixed blades, without providing a complicated movable mechanism for a guide vane. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337864 | PUMP CASING - A pump casing for a centrifugal pump, which comprises an inlet opening, a discharge outlet, and a transition surface extending between an inner peripheral surface of the main pumping chamber and an inner peripheral surface of the discharge outlet, the transition surface arranged for separating an in use exit flow of material in the discharge outlet from an in use recirculation flow of material in the main pumping chamber. The transition surface has a cutwater having a profiled section which comprises a protrusion which extends irregularly from an otherwise generally rounded arched or U-shaped transition surface and is configured such that, in use, the velocity and/or turbulence resulting from the in use flow of the material being pumped in the main pumping chamber is reduced. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337865 | SELF-ALIGNING JET PUMP ASSEMBLY - A self-aligning jet pump assembly for draining a liquid trap has a jet pump nozzle and a nozzle carrier that are self-aligning. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337866 | Vacuum Ejector With Multi-Nozzle Drive Stage - So as to reduce its size, the invention provides a multistage ejector for generating a vacuum across a first, drive stage comprising a drive nozzle array for generating drive flow of air from a compressed air source, the drive nozzle array including two or more nozzles arranged to feed respective air jets together substantially directly into a common outlet of the drive stage so as to entrain air in a volume surrounding the air jets into the drive flow in order to generate a vacuum across the drive stage, the outlet of the drive stage being the inlet of a converging-diverging nozzle of a second stage, the converging-diverging nozzle being arranged to direct said air as a second stage air jet substantially directly into an outlet of the second stage so as to entrain air in a volume surrounding the second stage air jet into the flow in order to generate a vacuum across the second stage. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337867 | BRAKE VACUUM ASPIRATOR - A brake vacuum aspirator has a generally known construction and function and includes an optimized bypass flow path including an optimized check valve making the brake vacuum aspirator capable of a performance level not previously obtainable in brake vacuum aspirators. In particular, the brake vacuum aspirator of the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes an enlarged bypass flow path for providing a proximately 9.5 ft | 2015-11-26 |
20150337868 | HYDRAULIC DAMPER - A hydraulic damper disposed in a discharge-side passage of a hydraulic pump comprises a bladder made of elastic material and formed into a cylindrical shape, a core, and a plug. The bladder includes a spherical closed end portion at its one end and an open end portion at its the other end. The open end portion includes an annular flange portion extending outwardly in the radial direction. The core includes an inserted portion to be inserted into the bladder and an annular flange portion extending outwardly in the radial direction so as to contact with an end face of the open end portion of the bladder. The inserted portion has a large-diameter portion, a small-diameter portion and a gradually-changing diameter portion formed between the large-diameter portion and the small-diameter portion and forming an air chamber in the bladder together with the small chamber. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337869 | SELF-ORIENTING PISTON SPRING ACCUMULATOR - An accumulator for a vehicle may include a cylinder defining a bore having an inner surface, and a piston moveable within the bore. The piston may include a seal and a guide section defined by a truncated sphere. The guide section orients the piston within the bore such that the seal maintains contact with the inner surface of the bore. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337870 | DEVICE FOR FEEDING A FLUID TO A CONTAINER, SUCH AS AN ACTUATOR, ASSEMBLY FOR ACTIVATING OR MOVING AN OBJECT, AS WELL AS LIFTING DEVICE FOR A TYRED WHEEL OR A TYRE - The present invention relates to a device for feeding a fluid to a container including a supplying line for supplying the fluid, an end for the inlet of the fluid into the supplying line, a dispensing end for dispensing the fluid into the container, and an opening/closing valve member intercepting the supplying line and which is movable between a closing position and an opening position. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337871 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING BIAS CURRENT CORRECTION - A hydraulic control system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic control system may include a pump configured to pressurize fluid, a displacement control valve configured to affect displacement of the pump, and a solenoid configured to bias the displacement control valve to a zero position. The hydraulic control system may also include a controller in communication with the solenoid. The controller may be configured to estimate a bias current that biases the displacement control valve to the zero position, and to control the displacement control valve based on the bias current. The controller also be further configured to monitor a pump parameter of the pump, and to determine a control error associated with the pump parameter. The controller may further be configured to selectively adjust the bias current based on the control error. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337872 | HYDRAULIC VALVE WITH ELECTROPNEUMATIC ACTUATOR - A hydraulic valve with electropneumatic activation includes an air inlet that receives pressurized air from an air compressor and directs it into a line of the cylinder. The line is connected to an extension line attached to a solenoid extension valve that allows or blocks the passage of pressurized air from the extension line to a rear line. The rear line is attached to the rear chamber of the cylinder and connected to a retraction line attached to a solenoid retraction valve that allows or blocks the passage of pressurized air from the retraction line to an anterior line, which is attached to the front chamber of the cylinder. Thus, the passage of pressurized air is managed according to the desired movement of the stem of the hydraulic actuator. The pneumatic tubes are eliminated and electropneumatic valves are replaced by solenoid valves incorporated into the cylinder of the hydraulic valve. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337873 | Soft Buckling Actuators - A soft actuator is described, including: a rotation center having a center of mass; a plurality of bucklable, elastic structural components each comprising a wall defining an axis along its longest dimension, the wall connected to the rotation center in a way that the axis is offset from the center of mass in a predetermined direction; and a plurality of cells each disposed between two adjacent bucklable, elastic structural components and configured for connection with a fluid inflation or deflation source; wherein upon the deflation of the cell, the bucklable, elastic structural components are configured to buckle in the predetermined direction. A soft actuating device including a plurality of the soft actuators and methods of actuation using the soft actuator or soft actuating device disclosed herein are also described. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337874 | PNEUMATIC SENSING ACTUATOR - A pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) actuator body can be formed from an elastic material that includes an inflatable chamber and a restraining component, such as flexible, but inextensible fibers, that causes the actuator to contract when the chamber is inflated with fluid (e.g., air or water). The actuator body can be cylindrical or flat. The actuator body can include a sensor layer formed of an elastic material including a microchannel filled with a conductive fluid to sense the expansion of the actuator body. The sensor layer can be configured to expand when the actuator body is inflated causing the electrical resistance of the conductive fluid to change. A sensor layer between the actuator body and restraining component can be used to measure changes in the contraction force of the actuator and a sensor layer outside of the restraining component can be used to measure changes in the length of the actuator. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337875 | Hydraulic Actuator Gland - Various embodiments of a hydraulic actuator gland and a hydraulic actuator are provided. In one embodiment, a hydraulic actuator gland comprises: an outer bearing carrier; an intermediate bearing carrier; and an inner bearing carrier; wherein the outer bearing carrier is oriented axially closer to a distal end of the gland; wherein the inner bearing carrier is oriented axially closer to a proximal end of the gland; and wherein at least a portion of the intermediate bearing carrier is oriented axially between the outer bearing carrier and the inner bearing carrier. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337876 | PUMP CONTROL METHOD - The invention relates to a pump control method for the control of the operation of a pump system with at least two pump assemblies ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337877 | WORK VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - The target input shaft torque determination unit determines a target input shaft torque. The target output shaft torque determination unit determines a target output shaft torque so that a deceleration force for decelerating the vehicle is generated on the output shaft of the power transmission device in a state in which connection and disconnection states of the forward travel clutch and the reverse travel clutch are maintained at the state before the start of the shuttle action when the shuttle action is started. The torque-balance information is stored in a storage unit and defines a relationship between the target input shaft torque and the target output shaft torque to achieve a balance of the torques of a power transmission device. The command torque determination unit uses the torque-balance information to determine torque commands for the motor from the target input shaft torque and the target output shaft torque. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337878 | CHANNELING FLUIDIC WAVEGUIDE SURFACES AND TUBES - Waveguide or flow guide surfaces can improve the efficiency of fluid flow through tubes or over surfaces. When incorporated in a tube, the waveguides improve flow and function as sound absorbers making them useful in engine mufflers, firearm silencer/suppressors and jet engine exhaust attenuators. On surfaces, the waveguides can reduce fluid drag and find use on projectiles (e.g., bullets), airfoils for aircraft, and land borne vehicles. The waveguide array in either a tubular chamber or on a surface comprises a plurality of successive wave-like undulations inclined generally in the direction of flow and when employed in tubes extending inwardly to permit an unobstructed path for the fluid gas from entry to exit. The waves define annular wave cavities between their successive inwardly extending edges and the wall of the chamber with each cavity having a cavity mouth open to the unobstructed path. The waveguides are sized and spaced so that gas vortices are created within the cavities when gas flow occurs which vortices create a fluid boundary layer that assists the gas flow. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337879 | CLOSURE DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TWO PARTS - A closure device for connecting to parts with each other is provided. The closure device includes a first closure part which includes a first base body and a first form-fit portion stationarily arranged on the first base body, and a second closure part which includes a second base body and a second form-fit portion stationarily arranged on the second base body. For closing of the closure device the first closure part and the second closure part can be attached to each other, whereby the second form-fit portion of the second closure part can be brought in engagement with the first form-fit portion of the first closure part in a direction of engagement, so that in a closed position the form-fit portions positively are in engagement with each other. A recoil element is arranged on one of the closure parts and is elastically shiftable along the direction of engagement. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337880 | JEWELRY CLASP - A jewelry clasp comprises a male member having prong. A distal groove of the prong is configured to glide into a bore slot of a female member. A barrier wall within the bore slot is configured to stop the prong. One or more safety pegs are configured to retract a spring held in place by a housing beam peg and support beam peg as the prong glides into the bore slot. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337881 | Tank Liner Clamp System - A tank liner clamp system for efficiently securing a flexible tank liner within a containment tank. The tank liner clamp system generally includes a clamp unit, a first member and a second member slidably connected to the clamp unit, and a clamping handle having a cam pivotally connected to the clamp unit. The first member includes a biasing member to bias the first member inwardly towards the second member. The clamping handle is pivoted causing the cam to engage and inwardly force the second member towards the first member. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337882 | CLIP ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A clip attachment structure with a clip and a mounting member attached to a panel by the clip is provided. The clip has an anchor that attaches the mounting member to the panel by insertion into a clip hole in the panel. A pair of elastic claws extends from the anchor. The pair of elastic claws may engage with the clip hole and may disengage from the clip hole upon rotation of the clip relative to the clip hole from an attached position. The mounting member has a pair of ribs configured to guide the clip relative to the mounting member to orient the pair of elastic claws to engage with the edges of the clip hole. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337883 | Quick Attachment System for Modular Construction - A quick attachment system is disclosed. A first connector portion is defined along a surface of the first member and a second connector portion is defined along a surface of the second member. The first connector portion comprises a protrusion of the surface of the first member. The second connector portion comprises a detent of the surface of the second member. The first and second connector portions may mate with and engage one another to secure the first member against the second member. A modular frame unit comprises first and second channel members defining first connector portions along lengths thereof and a joinder channel member defining second connector portions along a length thereof. Each of the second connector portions is configured to mate with one of the first connector portions to join the joinder channel member with the first and second channel members. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337884 | AN IMPROVED LOAD-INDICATING DEVICE - The present invention provides improved load-indicating devices for use with structural assemblies that require accurate tensioning of fastening components such as nuts and bolts. In one embodiment, the load-indicating device comprises a body portion defining a bore extending therethrough, a movable member disposed in at least part of the body portion and configured to move in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axis of the bore, and an adjustment means coupled to the movable member and operable to displace the movable member when the body portion is compressed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337885 | MODIFIED SHANK FASTENERS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECT (EME) TECHNOLOGY - A fastener system for composite structure providing electromagnetic energy protection has a shank with a threaded portion on a first end of the shank terminating in a lead-in portion. A head is present on a second end of the shank. The shank is adapted for intimate conductive contact with an inner surface of an interference fit hole. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337886 | SELF-LOCKING MOLDED-IN BLIND INSERTS - Blind inserts for use with sandwich panels and methods for manufacturing the same. A blind insert can include a nut arranged in an insert. The insert can include a cavity at an end of the nut. When a screw is screwed into the nut, the screw can enter the cavity and dig into the insert. The interference between the insert and the screw can provide friction that prevents the screw from loosening in a vibrating environment. The blind insert can be made by placing a mandrel into the nut. The mandrel includes a nose that extends past the end of the nut. When the insert is molded around the nut, the mandrel prevents mold material from entering a threaded aperture of the nut and forms the cavity in the insert. The blind insert can also be made by placing a cap that defines the cavity on the end of the nut. The insert can be molded around the cap and the nut. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337887 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A LOCKING DOUBLE CARABINEER - An apparatus for attaching items includes a body and a first and second hook oriented on a first and second side of the body. The apparatus further includes a first and second gate, the first gate attached to the body and oriented to close the first hook, the second gate attached to the body and oriented to close the second hook. The apparatus further includes a pivoting lock, the pivoting lock oriented in the body, the pivoting lock having a first position where a first end of the pivoting lock rests against the first gate and a second end of the pivoting lock rests against the second gate preventing the first and second gates from opening; and a second position where the first end of the pivoting lock does not rest against the first gate and the second end of the pivoting lock does not rest against the second gate, and the first and second gates may be opened. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337888 | CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to an assembly providing a crankshaft having a shaft section that is rotationally supported by a rolling element bearing having an outer ring that is radially divided into two ring halves. To reduce friction and accommodate misalignment, the invention proposes that the bearing which supports the shaft section is a toroidal roller bearing. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337889 | FOOD COMMINUTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a joint, in which a first joint part and a second joint part are connected so as to be pivotable relative to one another, having a drive device, in particular a spring drive, for assisting or effecting the pivoting movement. The joint is characterized in that the drive device is selectively activatable or deactivatable and/or in that the assistance force of the drive device is adjustable. The invention also relates in particular to a food comminution device having a joint of said type. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337890 | ADJUSTABLE SPHERICAL JOINT MEMBER - The present invention relates to a ball joint, associable with a first and a second component for their connection in an adjustable position, including a spherical element, at least partially housable in a hollow housing seat of said first component, an insert, connected to such a spherical element and removably associable with such a second component, wherein the spherical element includes a substantially cylindrical central portion, interposed between two substantially spherical cap shaped portions arranged with respect to one another so that each circular base of each substantially spherical cap shaped portion matches a respective base of such a substantially cylindrical portion. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337891 | LINKAGE WITH SPHERICAL OR JOURNAL BEARING ASSEMBLY - An assembly includes a spherical bearing race and a spherical bearing element. The bearing race includes a race first segment, a race second segment and a bore that extends along an axis into the bearing race. The bore also extends radially within the bearing race between the first segment and the second segment. The bearing element is arranged within the bore, and radially engages the first segment and the second segment. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337892 | BALL JOINT - A ball joint, in particular, an axial joint, having a ball stud, which is enclosed in a ball socket. The ball socket is enclosed in a joint housing and is integrally formed having at least one spring element in a region of the ball socket that faces away from the opening of the joint housing. The spring element has discontinuities, in particular in the form of slots, so that wear compensation is created by the spring element within the ball joint. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337893 | DUST COVER FOR BALL JOINT - An object of the invention is to provide a dust cover for a ball joint which can suppress generation of a so-called mouth opening phenomenon in a small-diameter opening portion even under a low-temperature atmosphere, can effectively inhibit a seal performance from being lowered in the small-diameter opening portion and inhibit the sedimentation or the garbage from entering into a dust cover from an external portion, and has a good sealing performance. For this purpose, in a dust cover for a ball joint having a spherical head portion, a shaft, one end large-diameter opening portion, the other end small-diameter portion, and a film portion, concavo-concave engagement is formed between an inner peripheral surface of the rigid ring and an outer peripheral surface of a retainer having a cylindrical portion which is fitted and retained to an outer peripheral surface of the shaft. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337894 | FOIL BEARING - A foil bearing includes an outer member ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337895 | HIGH PRESSURE INLET SWIVEL FOR HOSE REEL - A hose reel bearing arrangement supports a rotatable swivel shaft on a stationary hose reel frame. The bearing arrangement comprises a stationary bearing race, a rotating bearing race and a bearing. The stationary bearing race is anchored to the stationary hose reel frame, and has a stationary arcuate land for bearing an axial load, a stationary cylindrical land for bearing a radial load, and a stationary frustoconical intervening portion. The rotating bearing race is anchored to the rotatable swivel shaft, and has a rotating arcuate land for bearing the axial load, a rotating cylindrical land for bearing the radial load, and a rotating frustoconical intervening portion. The bearing is bracketed axially by the stationary arcuate land and the rotating arcuate land, and radially by the stationary cylindrical land and the rotating cylindrical land. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337896 | LIGHT HOLLOWED SPHERICAL PLAIN BEARING - A spherical plain bearing comprising an inner ring having an outer spherical contact surface and an outer ring having an inner spherical contact surface. The outer spherical contact surface of the inner ring cooperates with the inner spherical contact surface of the outer ring. At least one of the inner ring and the outer ring comprises at least one internal cavity running on at least a portion of the circumference of said ring. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337897 | Bearing Unit - The invention relates to a bearing unit ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337898 | LINEAR GUIDEWAY - A linear guideway includes an end cap and a resilient sheet. The end cap includes a main plate, a surrounding plate, and two side positioning pillars. The surrounding plate and the side positioning pillars are perpendicularly extended from the main plate. The inner edge of the main plate has two protruding segments facing with each other. The side positioning pillars are respectively arranged adjacent to the first protruding segments. The resilient sheet has two first side positioning holes respectively sleeving the two first side positioning pillars, and the resilient sheet is disposed on the main plate. Thus, by the cooperation of the first side positioning pillar and the first side positioning hole, the resilient sheet is firmly received in the end cap and the first side positioning pillars support the inner edge of the resilient sheet. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337899 | MOTION-GUIDING DEVICE - Provided is a motion guide device capable of preventing interference of belt members with guide grooves to smoothly circulate the belt members through a direction-changing path, thereby being capable of smoothly circulating rolling elements through an endless circulation path. The motion guide device includes the rolling elements, a track rail on which the rolling elements are caused to roll, a moving block having formed therein the endless circulation path for the rolling elements, and a coupling member received in the endless circulation path. The endless circulation path includes a load rolling element path, a rolling element return path, and the direction-changing path. The guide groove for the coupling member, which is formed in the direction-changing path, has an outer circumferential guide surface and an inner circumferential guide surface, each of which is formed into a smoothly continuous shape. A groove width of the guide groove is set to a maximum value at a midpoint of a path within a range of from a coupling end between the direction-changing path and the load rolling element path or the rolling element return path to a center portion of the direction-changing path, and the groove width at the coupling end and the groove width at the center portion are set smaller than the maximum value of the groove width at the midpoint of the path. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337900 | LINEAR BEARING WITH NESTED BEARING TRACKS - A linear motion bearing assembly comprising a load bearing plate structure having at least a portion of a plurality of open axial ball tracks formed therein, each of said plurality of open axial ball tracks comprised of at least two concentric ball tracks. The ball tracks including an open load bearing portion, an open return portion and turnarounds interconnecting the load bearing and return portions. A plurality of bearing balls are disposed in the ball tracks. At lease one load bearing plate is axially positioned adjacent said load bearing plate structure for receiving load from the balls disposed in the load bearing portion of the ball tracks. Various outer housing sleeves are disclosed including a structure split axially and a monolithic structure. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337901 | ROLLING BEARING RETAINER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH RETAINER - This rolling bearing retainer (RT) which is formed by insert molding a resinous material together with a core member ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337902 | ROLLING BEARING - A rolling bearing is provided wherein one open end of the bearing space formed between an outer race and an inner race is covered with a sealing ring provided with oil flow holes provided with filters. The sealing ring includes a plurality engaging portions provided on the sealing ring in a protruding manner along the circumferential direction thereof, and engaged in recesses provided on the inner race. An annular member made of a material softer than that of the sealing ring is fixed to the sealing ring. The annular member includes a lip portion facing the outer race with a gap or kept in contact with the outer race. The sealing ring is formed by injection molding a resin, and weld lines generated during the injection molding are formed in the portions of the sealing ring corresponding to radial directions along which the oil flow holes are not disposed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337903 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT HAVING AN ANGLE SENSOR AND A ROLLING BEARING ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a sensor arrangement having an angle sensor for the measurement of rotations. The angle sensor is multipolar such that measurements are possible by means of n poles. First of all the angle sensor comprises a sensor ring surrounding an axis of rotation ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337904 | COMPOSITION FOR A DISC-TYPE FLEXIBLE COUPLING AND COUPLING INCLUDING SUCH COMPOSITION - A composition having at least one rubber component; from 49 to 51 parts of carbon black per hundred parts of the at least one rubber component; from 1 to 6 parts of modified para-aramid short fibre per hundred parts of the at least one rubber component; and from 1 to 6 parts of hexamethylene-1,6-bis(thiosulfate) disodium salt dehydrate per hundred parts of the at least one rubber component. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337905 | HYDRAULIC TOOL - A hydraulic tool for moving a first structural element in the axial direction in relation to a second structural element. The tool comprises a ring-shaped frame configured for insertion into a gap between an annular shoulder on the first structural element and an annular shoulder on the second structural element; and hydraulic power members fixed to and distributed along said frame, the power members being configured to exert an axial pushing force against one of said annular shoulders to thereby move said structural elements apart. The frame comprises first and second arc-shaped sections, each of which having a hinged first end and an opposite second end. The arc-shaped sections are pivotable between an open position, in which their second ends are spaced apart, and a closed position, in which their second ends are in contact with each other. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337906 | CLUTCH - A clutch for a motor vehicle, preferably for engaging and disengaging a drive train for all-wheel drive vehicles, comprises a first shaft, a second shaft arranged coaxially to the first shaft, a clutch sleeve which is moveable in the axial direction relative to the first shaft and the second shaft for causing a form-fit coupling or decoupling of the first shaft and the second shaft, and a coil which can be powered, wherein a plurality of engagement bodies are connected rotationally fixedly to the first shaft, wherein the coil which can be powered is arranged coaxially to the axial direction, wherein by powering the coil, the clutch sleeve can be moved in the axial direction, wherein by moving the clutch sleeve in the axial direction, the engagement bodies can be pressed over part of their height into receivers, and wherein the receivers are connected rotationally fixedly to the second shaft. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337907 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR A CLUTCH, CLUTCH, ELECTRIC DRIVE MODULE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A CLUTCH - The present invention relates to an actuating device for a clutch having a stator device, a rotor device which is rotatable in relation to the stator device and a carriage device which is movable to a limited extent in an axial direction in relation to the rotor device and which supplies tensile and thrust forces, which is operatively connected to a push-pull device that is designed to exert tensile and thrust forces on a lever element of the clutch, where the push-pull device has at least one pull element and at least one push element, between which the lever element can be accommodated, and which are connectible to one another, as well as to a clutch having an actuating device, an electric drive module having a clutch, and a method for installing a clutch having an actuating device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337908 | Method and mould for manufacturing drive plate of electromagnetic-fan clutch, and manufactured drive plate - A drive plate of an electromagnetic-fan clutch comprises: a body of the drive plate provided with magnetic-insulation air holes, connection ribs, and magnetic conductive layers. The magnetic-insulation air holes and the magnetic conductive layers are arranged alternatively along a radial direction of the body of the drive plate. A friction-increasing groove is opened on the magnetic conductive layer. The thickn are less than the thickness of the magnetic conductive layers. Six connection ribs are distributed uniformly between the magnetic conductive layers, and the connection ribs at two sides of the magnetic conductive layer are distributed along the radial direction of the body of the drive plate at an interval of 30 degrees. A drive plate through hole is opened in the body of the drive plate, and accommodation walls are disposed on the magnetic conductive layers. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337909 | VISCOUS FRICTION COUPLING - The invention concerns a viscous friction coupling ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337910 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A power transmitting apparatus for transmitting or cutting-off the rotational driving power inputted to an input member to or from an output member by press-contacting or releasing the press-contacting force between driving-side clutch discs and driven-side clutch discs, wherein the power transmitting apparatus comprises interlocking members (e.g., a first member and second member) interlocking with the motion of the weight members from their radially inward positions to radially outward positions and movable toward a direction approaching to the pressure member; and elastic members interposed between the interlocking members and the pressure member and able to move the pressure member toward a direction for press-contacting the driving-side clutch discs and the driven-side clutch discs by urging the pressure member according to the movement of the interlocking members and also able to absorb the urging force of the pressure member applied to interlocking members when the actuating member is operated. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337911 | CLUTCHED MOTOR AND DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING OPENABLE BODY - First and second clutches allow first and second tubular output shafts to pivot when a motor generates rotation at a second rotation speed or higher. A third clutch allows a pivot shaft to pivot when the motor rotates at a speed lower than a first rotation speed. A control plate is arranged at a first pivot position, second pivot position, or third pivot position. At the first pivot position, the first and second tubular output shafts are moved to positions in an axial direction allowing first and second rotated members to rotate. At the second pivot position, the first and second tubular output shafts are moved to positions in the axial direction allowing only the first rotated member to rotate. At the third pivot position, the first and second tubular output shafts are moved to positions in the axial direction allowing only the second rotated member to rotate. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337912 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED TORQUE LIMITING VALVE - A flow limiting and temperature compensated orifice assembly includes a valve body having an orifice and a plurality of exterior bypass channels or openings. The valve body is disposed in a complementary cylindrical chamber in a housing in the fluid line which also receives a bi-metallic disc and a rubber washer. The bi-metallic disc is disposed adjacent one end of the body and defines a center opening which aligns with the orifice opening. In a first, higher temperature position or state, the bi-metallic disc engages the adjacent end face of the body and closes off flow through the exterior channels and allows fluid flow only through the flow limiting and thus torque controlling orifice. In a second, lower temperature position or state, the bi-metallic disc has flipped and moved away from the end face of the body and allows fluid flow through the exterior bypass channels as well as the orifice opening. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337913 | ENGAGING/DISENGAGING MECHANISM - An engaging/disengaging mechanism including: an actuation mechanism capable of transmitting power to an engaging member to move the engaging member in a first direction to switch the engaging/disengaging mechanism into an engaged state and in a second direction to switch the engaging/disengaging mechanism into a disengaged state; and an elastic member capable of storing such elastic force that the engaging member is moved in the second direction to switch the engaging/disengaging mechanism into the disengaged state, wherein to switch the engaging/disengaging mechanism into the engaged state, the power transmitted by the actuation mechanism is reduced after the engaging member is moved by the power transmitted by the actuation mechanism so that the engaging/disengaging mechanism is switched into the engaged state, the elastic force of the elastic member being less intense when the engaging member is in the position than when the engaging/disengaging mechanism is switched into the disengaged state. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337914 | HYDRAULIC SUPPLY APPARATUS - A hydraulic supply apparatus for an automatic or automated transmission of a motor vehicle includes a high-pressure circuit which has a pressure accumulator and is supplied through the use of a high-pressure pump, a low-pressure circuit which is supplied through the use of a low-pressure pump, wherein the high-pressure pump and the low-pressure pump are driven by a common drive unit, and a valve which is provided downstream of the high-pressure pump. The valve has three switching positions, wherein a supply to the high-pressure circuit by the high-pressure pump is possible in the first switching position, and the output end of the high-pressure pump is connected to a reservoir or to the input end of the high-pressure pump in the second switching position. The high-pressure circuit is connected to the reservoir in the third switching position of the valve. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337915 | DISC BRAKE FOR AN AIRCRAFT WHEEL - The invention relates to a disc brake for an aircraft wheel, comprising friction discs ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337916 | TUNED VIBRATION ABSORBER - A vibration absorber for a vehicle. The vibration absorber includes a bushing assembly and a mass. The bushing assembly includes an elastomeric element. The mass is mounted relative to the bushing assembly. Movement of the mass articulates the elastomeric element in shear to absorb vibration of the vehicle. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337917 | IMPACT ENERGY ABSORBER - An impact energy absorber with an excellent impact absorbing performance is obtained by varying rib thickness. The impact energy absorber made of resin and having a single-wall solid plate-like shape includes a planar portion and a projection body. The body includes a pair of side walls that rise from the planar portion and face each other, and a top wall joining the top portions of the walls. When Sa is the sectional area of the body, the area being obtained by cutting the body on the side wall at a vicinity to the top wall in a direction parallel to the top wall, and Sb is the sectional area of the body, the area being obtained by cutting the body on the side wall at a vicinity to the planar portion in a direction parallel to the top wall, 0.35≦Sb/Sa≦0.75 is satisfied. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337918 | VARIABLE RADIUS SPRING DISC FOR VEHICLE SHOCK ABSORBER - A shock absorber for a vehicle may include a piston and a valve disc assembly. The piston defines a plurality of passages extending through the piston between an upper working chamber and a lower working chamber of a fluid chamber. The valve disc assembly engages the piston and controls a flow of fluid between the upper working chamber and the lower working chamber through the plurality of passages. The valve disc assembly includes a variable radius spring disc among a plurality of discs. The variable radius spring disc has a varying outer radius. The valve disc assembly has a stiffness that varies circumferentially based on the variable radius spring disc such that an actuation of the valve disc assembly with respect to the piston varies circumferentially. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337919 | VIBRATION-DAMPING DEVICE - A vibration-damping device ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337920 | LOCK-UP DEVICE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - Occurrence of secondary resonance in a dynamic damper device of a lock-up device is inhibited to improve effectiveness of the dynamic damper device. The lock-up device includes a drive plate, a driven plate coupled to a turbine, an intermediate member, a plurality of outer peripheral side and inner peripheral side torsion springs, and a dynamic damper device. The intermediate member is disposed between the outer peripheral side torsion springs and the inner peripheral side torsion springs. The outer peripheral side torsion springs elastically couple the drive plate and the intermediate member in a rotational direction. The inner peripheral side torsion springs elastically couple the intermediate member and the driven plate in the rotational direction. The dynamic damper device includes an inertia ring coupled to the intermediate member. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337921 | CENTRIFUGAL-PENDULUM VIBRATION ABSORBING DEVICE AND ORDER SETTING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A centrifugal-pendulum vibration absorbing device disposed within a liquid chamber that stores a liquid, the centrifugal-pendulum vibration absorbing device having a support member coupled to a rotary element that is rotated by power from a drive device; and a mass body supported by the support member so as to be swingable. An order of vibration of the mass body is determined on the basis of an order of vibration to be damped generated by the drive device in consideration of at least a force caused by a centrifugal liquid pressure generated within the liquid chamber along with rotation of the drive device to act on the mass body. | 2015-11-26 |
20150337922 | TRANSVERSE SEGMENT FOR A DRIVE BELT WITH A CARRIER RING AND MULTIPLE TRANSVERSE SEGMENTS - Transverse segment ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337923 | Dual-Clutch Tranmission - Disclosed is a dual-clutch transmission, using two input shafts ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150337924 | GEARBOX FOR A SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE SUCH AS A LAWNMOWER - A gearbox for a self-propelled machine includes primary and secondary shafts, each having a respective gear train aligned with one another around the shaft, each gear of the gear train of the primary shaft permanently meshing with a respective gear of the secondary shaft, a gearing mechanism including a driving member meshing with a driven member for being coupled to/decoupled from the primary shaft by a clutch mechanism, and at least one key engaged selectively with a gear carried by the secondary shaft. The secondary shaft includes two half-shafts mounted freely rotatable relative to each other and aligned by a sleeve inside which one end of each half-shaft is received, the sleeve having at least one longitudinal guide path along which the key, constrained to rotate with the sleeve, is mounted to move axially, this key-holder sleeve being coupled to each of the half-shafts via a respective declutchable coupling. | 2015-11-26 |