50th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150354518 | DEVICE FOR SPRAYING LIQUID INTO AN OPERATING CHAMBER - The invention proposes a device for nebulizing or spraying or injecting liquid into an operating chamber, wherein at least one multi-jet nozzle ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354519 | DIESEL ENGINE - A diesel engine includes a piston, a cylinder head, and a fuel injector. The fuel injector has a valve body with bored nozzle holes in its tip part. A cavity having a circular shape in plan view is formed in a crown surface of the piston to concave to the counter cylinder head side. A wall surface constituting the cavity has a central ridge portion bulging toward the fuel injector while bulging larger toward the center of the cavity, a periphery concave portion formed radially outward of the central ridge portion to concave radially outward, and a lip portion formed between the periphery concave portion and the crown surface to convex radially inward. A lip radius R, a nozzle hole length L, a nozzle hole diameter D, and a bore radius B are designed to satisfy the following equation: 99.4D×(1−3D)×(L+2.7)≦R≦min{237.1D×(1−3D)×(0.8L+1), 2B/3}. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354520 | VALVE FOR FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A valve for a fuel supply of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The valve may have a valve housing that defines a channel in fluid communication with an inert gas supply line at a first end of the valve housing. The valve housing may also have a first flange disposed at a second end distal to the first end. The valve may have a valve body that selectively allow the channel of the valve housing to communicate with an inner bore of a double-walled connecting element of the fuel supply system. The valve housing may also have a second flange disposed adjacent to the first flange. The first flange and the second flange define a detection gap therebetween. The second flange may have a passage in fluid communication with a detection space of the double-walled connecting element and the detection gap. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354521 | FUEL CONTROL VALVE - In an electronically operated fuel control valve for a diesel engine, a poppet valve with a stem having a guide surface length portion in a guide bore exposed to a large axial fuel pressure gradient during a fuel injection event, the radial space between the guide surface length portion and the bore being different proximal to a head of the poppet valve than the radial space between such elements distal from the head. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SHORT-TO-GROUND FAULT - A method of detecting a resistive short-to-ground fault in an injector driver circuit is disclosed. The method includes determining if the injector driver circuit is in an inactive state and providing a pull-up resistor configured for connection to a low-side output of at least one fuel injector. The method further includes selectively enabling a pull-up voltage across the pull-up resistor only when the injector driver circuit is in the inactive state and determining an intersection voltage at a point between the pull-up resistor and the low-side output. The method further includes comparing the intersection voltage with a predetermined reference voltage. The method further includes disabling the injector driver circuit if the short-to-ground fault is detected at the low-side of the fuel injectors. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354523 | ENGINE STARTING APPARATUS WITH INRUSH CURRENT REDUCER - An engine starting apparatus is provided which is equipped with a starter, an inrush current reducer, and a starter mode switch. The inrush current reducer works to reduce an inrush current flowing through an electric motor installed in the starter when the electric motor is energized. The starter mode switch works to change a starter characteristic that is an output characteristic of the starter continuously or selectively at least between a low-torque/high-speed mode and a high-torque/low-speed mode. The starter mode switch places the starter in the high-torque/low-speed mode at least at a time when a piston of the engine is passing a top dead center, and the engine friction has been just maximized for the first time after the starter is actuated to crank the engine. This shortens a period of time required to start up the engine without sacrificing beneficial effects offered by the inrush current reducer. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354524 | ENGINE STARTING APPARATUS - An apparatus for starting an engine, including an inertia-engagement-type starter. In the apparatus, a starter-characteristic switching mechanism is configured to switch an output characteristic of the starter between a plurality of output characteristics including at least a low-torque high-speed characteristic and a high-torque low-speed characteristic, where the output characteristic of the starter is hereinafter referred to a starter characteristic. A timing controller is configured to control when the starter-characteristic switching mechanism switches the starter characteristic such that the starter characteristic is set to the high-torque low-speed characteristic from initiation of actuation of the starter at least until a pinion successfully meshes with a ring gear, and after the pinion has successfully meshed with the ring gear, the starter characteristic is switched from the high-torque low-speed characteristic to the low-torque high-speed characteristic at which the engine is cranked by the starter. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354525 | System and Method for Controlling Fuel Injection Characteristics in an Engine - An engine control system includes first and second control modules. The first control module determines a fuel combustion parameter. The second control module determines a fuel delivery parameter based on the fuel combustion parameter. The fuel combustion parameter includes at least one of (i) a total amount of heat released by a volume of fuel during a combustion cycle and (ii) a rate at which heat is released during the combustion cycle. The fuel delivery parameter includes at least one of (i) a duration of time over which the volume of fuel is delivered to a cylinder, (ii) a time at which a fuel injector starts delivering the volume of fuel to the cylinder, and (iii) a fuel pressure in a fuel rail. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354526 | WASTE WATER ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - An electrical power generating system is connected to a sewer for conveying waste water to a sanitary treatment station. Waste water is propelled through the sewer line by pumping equipment which simultaneously pulverizes most large objects carried by the waste water. The waste water drives one or more water-operated turbines. The turbines are operatively connected to electrical power generators for producing electrical power and dispersing the power through an electrical power transmission system. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354527 | HYDRAULIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE - A hydraulic power generation device includes a water passage unit which has a high end and a low end, and multiple water turbines are located above the water passage unit. Multiple containers are located beneath the water passage unit and located corresponding to the water turbines respectively. The water passage unit has an inlet and an outlet located corresponding to each of the containers. The inlet and the outlet communicate with the room of the container corresponding thereto. When one of the water turbines or the electric power generator needs to be maintained, the seal of the inlet is opened and the water flows to the water passage unit via the outlet to drive the water turbines behind the damaged water turbine. The hydraulic power generation device is still under operation while one of the water turbines is under maintenance. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354528 | Device for Generating Hydro-Electric Energy - Device for generating energy using the current of a river ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354529 | Super Turbine for water wind and concentrated solar with accelerated flow - My invention relates to turbines used in linear flowing current such as rivers, canals, any ocean current including tidal flow ebb and flood, wind and concentrated solar. It will Accelerate the incoming current when it arrives at the intake chamber with the intensifying flow guide and the second acceleration occurs when the current changes from the large rectangular opening to the smaller round opening of the turbine, and the third acceleration occurs when it flows through the openings in the transition plate and enter the vanes of the turbine. The openings in the transition plate can be of many different sizes to provide the desired ratio to get the accelerated flow speed for a suitable installation site where the existing flow rate is low. The openings in the transition plate extend to the outside wall of the turbine. A plurality of vanes, uniformly spaced around the turbine, and drive an alternator to produce electricity that will be charged in to the grid or to the locale power provider. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354530 | MULTIPLE AIRFOIL WIND TURBINE BLADE ASSEMBLY - A wind turbine blade assembly for a wind turbine having a root portion proximal to a hub of said wind turbine and a tip portion distal to said hub, comprising a primary airfoil having a primary leading edge and a secondary airfoil having a secondary leading edge wherein there is an aerodynamic gap between said primary airfoil and said secondary airfoil, with said primary airfoil configured to be located upwind of said secondary airfoil when assembled on the wind turbine. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354531 | ROOT BUSHING FOR A BLADE ROOT OF A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE, A BLADE ROOT, A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND A WIND TURBINE - A root bushing for a blade root of a wind turbine rotor blade is provided, wherein the root bushing has a bushing body and a connecting body for connecting the wind turbine rotor blade to a hub of a wind turbine and wherein the connecting body is releasably connected to the bushing body. A blade root, a wind turbine rotor blade, and a wind turbine are also provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354532 | CONTROLLING MOTIONS OF FLOATING WIND TURBINES - A motion controller for a floating wind turbine with a plurality of rotor blades, is arranged to control a motion of the floating wind turbine in a yaw direction. The controller adjusts the blade pitch of each rotor blade so as to create a net force to control the motions. The controller includes a control action which is proportional to a yaw offset angle and/or a control action which is proportional to an integral of the yaw offset angle. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354533 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE, WIND TURBINE, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR A WIND TURBINE - In the case of wind turbines | 2015-12-10 |
20150354534 | METHOD OF STARTING A WIND TURBINE - Methods of starting a wind turbine from a standstill substantially until generator connection, the wind turbine having a rotor with one or more blades, a pitch system for rotating the blades along their longitudinal axes and a generator operationally connected with the rotor. In standstill, the blades are substantially in a feathered position and the generator is not generating electrical power. The methods may comprise measuring the wind speed representative for the wind turbine and measuring the rotor speed of the wind turbine, and when the rotor speed is not equal to zero, determining the tip speed ratio for the wind turbine, and determining the pitch angle of the blades as a function of the tip speed ratio to optimize the torque produced by the blades of the wind turbine rotor. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354535 | METHODS OF OPERATING A WIND TURBINE - Methods of operating a variable speed wind turbine as a function of a wind speed, the wind turbine having a rotor with a plurality of blades, and one or more pitch mechanisms for rotating the blades. The method comprising a sub-nominal zone of operation for wind speeds below the nominal wind speed and a supra-nominal zone of operation for wind speeds above the nominal wind speed. In the supra-nominal zone, the blades are pitched so as to maintain the rotor speed substantially constant, and a tip speed ratio of the wind turbine is substantially continuously being determined and wherein an instantaneous minimum pitch angle is substantially continuously being determined based on the instantaneous tip speed ratio, and the blades are never pitched below the instantaneous minimum pitch angle. The disclosure further relates to a wind turbine suitable for carrying out such methods. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354536 | WIND TURBINE BLADE - Wind turbine blade comprising at least one deformable trailing edge section having a plurality of actuators consecutively arranged substantially downstream from one another and a control system for controlling the actuators, wherein a downstream end of one actuator is connected by a substantially rigid link with an upstream end of the next actuator and the plurality of actuators comprises an upper actuator being mounted above a chord line of the blade section and a lower actuator being mounted below a chord line of the blade section. Wind turbines comprising such a blade and methods of controlling loads on a wind turbine blade are also described. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354537 | Radial Piston Pump and Wind Power Generator - To provide a radial piston pump capable of displacement control without using an electronic control valve. For achieving the above object, the radial piston pump includes: a first cam circumferentially varying in radius on an inner circumferential side or outer circumferential side of the cam in a continuous manner; a second cam circumferentially varying in radius on an inner circumferential side or outer circumferential side of the cam in a continuous manner; a first operation member operating along a side of the first cam on which the radius of the cam continuously varies; a second operation member operating along a side of the second cam on which the radius of the cam continuously varies; a first piston connected to the first operation member; a second piston connected to the second operation member; a cylinder connecting with the first piston and the second piston and varied in volume by motion of at least one of the first piston and the second piston; and an adjustment unit for rotating at least one of the first cam and the second cam. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354538 | ROTATING MAGNETIC WIND GENERATOR - A wind electrical generator is provided. The wind electrical generator includes a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion. A center shaft is rotatably mounted within the housing and runs from the lower portion to the upper portion. A plurality of wind blades extend radially from the center shaft. The housing directs wind towards the plurality of wind blades, such as by including an angled frame. At least one magnetic rotational arm extends radially from the center shaft at the lower portion. A plurality of magnets extend downward from that magnetic rotational arm. The present invention further includes an array of pick-up coils forming channels in between. The plurality of wind blades is operable to receive wind to rotate the center shaft and thereby rotate the at least one magnetic rotational arm so that the plurality of magnets rotate within the at least one channel of the array and thereby generate electricity. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354539 | High Frequency Bi-directional AC Power Transmission - A method may involve transmitting power between a tethered aerial vehicle equipped with wind turbines for generating power and a ground station configured to interconnect the generated power to an electrical distribution network. The power may be transmitted using high voltage, high frequency AC electrical signals, and transformers at the ground station and the aerial vehicle can scale the AC voltage for use at the respective locations. Converters at the ground station and the aerial vehicle can then convert the transformed voltage to DC. The AC voltage may be transmitted through the tether at a resonant frequency of the tether based in part on an internal capacitance between multiple conductive paths on the tether. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354540 | ROOT BUSHING FOR A BLADE ROOT OF A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE, A BLADE ROOT, A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE, A WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ROOT BUSHING - A root bushing for a blade root of a wind turbine rotor blade, a blade root, a wind turbine rotor blade, a wind turbine and a method for manufacturing a root bushing are provided herein. A root bushing for a blade root of a wind turbine rotor blade, having a bushing body and a corrosion protective layer, wherein the corrosion protective layer is provided on a face of the bushing body and wherein the corrosion protective layer is applied to the face in a cold-deforming process is provided herein. This has the advantage that due to the fact that the corrosion protective layer is applied in a cold-deforming process, the application of the corrosion protective layer does not influence the mechanical properties of the material of the bushing body. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354541 | ROOT BUSHING FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE, A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE, A WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE - A root bushing for a wind turbine rotor blade is provided herein. The root bushing includes a cylindrical shape with longitudinal grooves. The root bushing has the advantage that a bonding area between the root bushing and the fiber composite material is enlarged in comparison to known cylindrical root bushings. In another embodiment, a method for manufacturing a wind turbine rotor blade for a wind turbine is provided. The method includes a) providing (S | 2015-12-10 |
20150354542 | ROOT BUSHING FOR A BLADE ROOT OF A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE, A BLADE ROOT, A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND A WIND TURBINE - A root bushing for a blade root of a wind turbine rotor blade, including a cylindrical bushing body and a flat contact body is provided. The contact body is provided on a face of the bushing body. This has the advantage that due to the provision of the contact body, the contact area between the root bushing and the pitch bearing is increased. In another embodiment, the root bushing includes a central bore which protrudes through the bushing body and the contact body. In another embodiment, an outer wall of the bushing body is provided with a connection structure for connecting the root bushing to a composite material of the wind turbine rotor blade. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354543 | Floating Wind Turbine Structure - Floating wind turbine structure comprising a socket provided with one or more anchorings to the seabed to support one or more wind turbines connected to a driving motor or power generator. The wind turbine is arranged upon a substantially triangular floater device consisting of hollow pipes extending downwards into the sea at a mutual angle and increasing mutual distance in direction downwards. A hollow arc-shaped underpart/cross piece is arranged at the lower end of the floater device pipes. A strutting piece is arranged at the upper part of the floater device. The cross piece is partially filled by liquid and its internal is provided with a flow restricting plate which decelerates liquid flow from one end to the other of the cross piece during increasing and decreasing heeling. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354544 | OFFSHORE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a floating wind energy harvesting apparatus for offshore installation, comprising an elongated wind turbine body extending along a longitudinal wind turbine body axis, said wind turbine body comprising a lower body portion and an upper body portion; wind turbine blades attached to the upper body portion; at least a first cavity inside said wind turbine body and arranged within a first radial distance from said longitudinal wind turbine body axis; at least a second cavity arranged within a second radial distance, greater than said first radial distance, from said longitudinal wind turbine body axis; at least a first pump for pumping water from said first cavity to said second cavity; and an energy converter attached to said wind turbine body for converting the rotation of said wind turbine body to electrical energy. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354545 | DISPATCHABLE SOLAR HYBRID POWER PLANT - A solar hybrid power plant comprises a combustion turbine generator, a steam power system, a solar thermal system, and an energy storage system. Heat from the solar thermal system, from the energy storage system, or from the solar thermal system and the energy storage system is used to generate steam in the steam power system. Heat from the combustion turbine generator exhaust gas may be used primarily for single phase heating of water or steam in the steam power system. Alternatively, heat from the combustion turbine generator exhaust gas may be used in parallel with the energy storage system and/or the solar thermal system to generate steam, and additionally to super heat steam. Both the combustion turbine generator and the steam power system may generate electricity. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354546 | PNEUMATIC ENERGY MACHINE - A pneumatic motor includes a pressure supply system, a power output system, a reset system, and a control system. In the pneumatic motor, pressure differences are formed between a first gas storage device, a second gas storage device, a third gas storage device and the atmosphere, a piston and other components are driven to move by the pressure differences, thereby converting the pressure energy into kinetic energy and continuously outputting energy. The pneumatic motor doesn't employ fuel oil to output energy, thus the pneumatic motor is green and environmental friendly. Meanwhile, with a special structure design, the pressure in the first gas storage device can be continuously converted into a driving force to be outputted, and the pneumatic motor may not dissipate heat outwards, thereby greatly reducing the heat loss and improving the energy conversion efficiency. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354547 | High Throughput Fabrication of Soft Machines - A soft robot device includes at least a first thermoplastic layer and a second thermoplastic layer, wherein at least one layer is comprised of an extensible thermoplastic material; at least one layer is an inextensible layer; and at least one layer comprises a pneumatic network, wherein the pneumatic network is configured to be in fluidic contact with a pressurizing source, wherein the first and second thermoplastic layers are thermally bonded to each other. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354548 | THERMAL ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM - A thermal energy harvesting system includes a pair of shape memory sections formed of shape memory alloy (SMA) material that are each disposed within a tube. The shape memory sections are fixed in position at one end and are attached at another end to a rotating shaft that is in mechanical communication with a power generator. Fluid inlet valves are provided in each housing and are each controlled to alternatingly supply hot and cold fluid to the tubes to selectively heat and cool the shape memory sections. This results in the cyclical contraction and expansion of the shape memory sections, which causes oscillating rotation of the shaft that is converted by the power generator into electrical power. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354549 | HIGH-PRESSURE ROTATING SEALING COUPLING WITH CONTINUOUS EXPANDABLE RING - A high-pressure rotating sealing coupling with continuous expandable ring ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354550 | Flushing Dispensers For Delivering A Consistent Consumer Experience - An assembly for flushing a dispenser that internally mixes a first composition and a second composition; dispensers including said assemblies are also provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354551 | Fluid Machine - An object of the invention is to provide a fluid machine capable of reducing vibration of a discharge valve while reducing a delay of closing of the discharge valve. The invention provides “a fluid machine, including: a piston reciprocating in a cylinder; a valve seat plate provided in the cylinder; a valve provided to a port portion of the valve seat plate and opening and closing in accordance with reciprocation of the piston; and a valve retainer for regulating an opening amount of the valve, wherein a surface of the valve retainer, the surface facing the valve seat plate, is inclined above the port portion so that an open end side is closer to the port portion and has a part farthest from the valve seat plate between the port portion and the fixed end”. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354552 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A hermetic compressor ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354553 | COMPRESSION DEVICE - This compression device is provided with a reciprocating compressor which compresses a gas, and a heat exchanger which cools gas compressed by the compressor. The heat exchanger is provided with a cooling unit for cooling the gas and with a connection unit which abuts against the outside surface of the compressor and has a gas inlet passage to allow gas discharged from the compression chamber of the compressor to flow into the cooling unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354554 | A PISTON PUMP ARRANGEMENT FOR HYGIENIC PROCESSING APPLICATIONS - A membrane arrangement to be placed between a product chamber and a hydraulic oil chamber is provided. The membrane arrangement comprises a first membrane and a second membrane. Between the membranes in a membrane interior space a marker liquid is placed. By using a sensor it can be detected when product or hydraulic oil enters the membrane interior space, which in turn means that a rupture of any of the two membranes may be detected in a reliable and cost efficient way. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354555 | OVERMOLDED TUBING ASSEMBLY AND ADAPTER FOR A POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A tubing assembly is provided that can comprise a plurality of tubes or lumens that can be disposed within a head of a peristaltic pump. The tubing assembly can provide a flow rate or volume capacity that is generally equal to or greater than that achieved with a comparable prior art tube while operating at higher pressures than that possible using the prior art tube. Further, in accordance with some embodiments, the tubing assembly can achieve a longer working life than a comparable prior art tube, and the load on the pump motor can be reduced such that the pump life is increased and/or a larger pump motor is not required to achieve such advantageous results. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354556 | LIQUID PUMP - Embodiments relate to architectures for pumps responsible for introducing liquid into cylinders reversibly configurable to perform gas compression or expansion. Particular embodiments maintain liquid flow rates in the face of the different pressure profiles (Δ-P) encountered during various portions of gas compression and gas expansion cycles. In some embodiments, the pump comprises multiple pumping elements per cylinder, at least one pumping element separable with a clutch and designed to spray/not spray during portions of compression/expansion cycles. Embodiments may employ phase difference(s) between the multiple pumping elements to introduce liquid in a desired manner. Mechanisms allowing adjustment in phase of multiple pumping elements, are also disclosed. The liquid may be introduced through sprayers arranged in rings in the cylinder, with rings (or partitions thereof) dedicated to spraying during different portions of compression and/or expansion. Embodiments may flow liquid to a gas compression/expansion cylinder via an intervening chamber of changeable volume. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354557 | RECIPROCATING LOW-SPEED HEAVY-LOAD HYDRAULIC PUMP WITH VARIABLE ACTION AREA - A reciprocating low-speed heavy-load hydraulic pump with a variable action area comprises a plurality of hydraulic cylinder units ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354558 | VOLUTE PUMP - The present invention relates to a volute pump and particularly provides a volute pump for delivering a liquid containing fibrous substances and solid substances, while preventing these substances from obstructing the pump. The volute pump includes a pump casing ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354559 | GEAR PUMP DRIVEN GEAR PRESSURE LOADED BEARING - One embodiment includes a gear pump with a driven gear, a gear shaft passing through the driven gear, and a pressure loaded journal bearing. Also included is a fluid film, between a surface of the pressure loaded journal bearing and a surface of the gear shaft, and a hybrid pad on the pressure loaded journal bearing. The hybrid pad has a minimum leading edge angular location on the pressure loaded journal bearing of 41.5° and a maximum trailing edge angular location on the pressure loaded journal bearing of 54.5°. The gear pump also includes a porting path for supplying high pressure fluid from a discharge of the gear pump to the fluid film at the hybrid pad. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354560 | GEAR PUMP DRIVE GEAR PRESSURE LOADED BEARING - One embodiment includes a gear pump with a drive gear, a gear shaft passing through the drive gear, and a pressure loaded journal bearing. Also included is a fluid film, between a surface of the pressure loaded journal bearing and a surface of the gear shaft, and a hybrid pad on the pressure loaded journal bearing. The hybrid pad has a minimum leading edge angular location on the pressure loaded journal bearing of 29.5° and a maximum trailing edge angular location on the pressure loaded journal bearing of 42.5°. The gear pump also includes a porting path for supplying high pressure fluid from a discharge of the gear pump to the fluid film at the hybrid pad. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354561 | GEAR PUMP DRIVE GEAR STATIONARY BEARING - One embodiment includes a gear pump with a drive gear, a gear shaft passing through the drive gear, and a stationary journal bearing. Also included is a fluid film, between a surface of the stationary journal bearing and a surface of the gear shaft, and a hybrid pad on the stationary journal bearing. The hybrid pad has a minimum leading edge angular location on the stationary journal bearing of 29.5° and a maximum trailing edge angular location on the stationary journal bearing of 42.5°. The gear pump also includes a porting path for supplying high pressure fluid from a discharge of the gear pump to the fluid film at the hybrid pad. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354562 | GEAR PUMP DRIVEN GEAR STATIONARY BEARING - One embodiment includes a gear pump with a driven gear, a gear shaft passing through the driven gear, and a stationary journal bearing. Also included is a fluid film, between a surface of the stationary journal bearing and a surface of the gear shaft, and a hybrid pad on the stationary journal bearing. The hybrid pad has a minimum leading edge angular location on the stationary journal bearing of 41.5° and a maximum trailing edge angular location on the stationary journal bearing of 54.5°. The gear pump also includes a porting path for supplying high pressure fluid from a discharge of the gear pump to the fluid film at the hybrid pad. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354563 | PUMP DEVICE - A pump device, a main body, a cover body, a stator module at least a portion of the external of the stator module being covered with an insulation member, a securing part to secure the pump main body to the cover body, a load applying means provided between the securing part and the cover body so as to apply a load to the securing part and the cover body, a connector terminal electrically coupled to an external-connected terminal which is externally grounded, and a conductive-elastic member electrically coupled to the connector terminal and configured to make contact with the cover body as applying a load to the cover body. A discharge path is formed through the pump main body, the securing part, the load applying means, the cover body, the conductive-elastic member, and the connector terminal to discharge static electricity to the external via the external-connected terminal. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354564 | OIL PUMP - A guide slot having an elongated-hole shape is formed in a capacity adjustment member, so that displacement of the capacity adjustment member is regulated, by a guide pin inserted into the guide slot, to a longitudinal direction of the guide slot. Two spaces separated by the guide pin into one side and the other side in the longitudinal direction of the guide slot are formed inside the guide slot, and a communicating passage is provided so as to communicate the spaces with each other. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354565 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT LUBRICANT PUMP - A variable displacement lubricant pump for providing a pressurized lubricant for an internal combustion engine includes a control ring configured to be shiftable, a pump rotor comprising a plurality of slidable vanes which are configured to rotate in the control ring, a hydraulic control chamber configured to directly actuate the control ring, a valve bore, and a temperature control valve configured to connect or disconnect the temperature control opening to an atmospheric pressure. The hydraulic control chamber comprises a side wall comprising a temperature control opening arranged therein. The temperature control valve comprises a switching strip which comprises a switching temperature. The switching strip is configured to be in an open position if a temperature is below the switching temperature, and to be in a closed position if the temperature is above the switching temperature so as to close the valve bore. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354566 | HOUSING FOR SCROLL COMPRESSOR AND SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A housing for a scroll compressor and a scroll compressor are provided. The housing includes: a cannular central part; a center hole disposed at the cannular central part; a plurality of arms substantially extending radially from the cannular central part, the plurality of arms being used to be connected with a fixed scroll of the scroll compressor; and a thrust bearing surface disposed on a first side of the cannular central part in an axial direction, the thrust bearing surface being used to support an orbiting scroll. The orbiting scroll is supported with low friction, the motor supporting shell tube and the fixed scroll are connected with better alignment, and materials and machining costs are saved. In addition, the housing can provide better support for a scroll set, thereby achieving better performance. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354567 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor includes a shell; an orbiting scroll; a fixed scroll, the orbiting scroll and the fixed scroll forming a compression component; a housing, configured to support the fixed scroll, with a gas passage throughout the housing and leading to the compression component; a motor below the housing, including: a rotor; a stator; a drive shaft connected with the orbiting scroll; a motor supporting shell tube, wherein the tube is in the shell, an upper end of the tube is connected with the housing, and the rotor and the stator are in the tube; a first suction inlet, at a lower portion of the shell; a second suction inlet, at a lower portion of the motor tube; and a first passage formed by a gap between the shell and the tube, gas from the first suction inlet entering the compression component through the gas passage along the first passage. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354568 | COMPRESSOR HAVING A LOWER FRAME AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A compressor having a lower frame and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The compressor may include a cylindrical shell, a rotational shaft rotatably mounted in the cylindrical shell, a rotor and a stator that rotates the rotational shaft, a compression device driven by the rotational shaft, a lower bearing configured to rotatably support one side of the rotational shaft, a lower frame configured to support the lower bearing, the lower frame being configured to be press-fitted into a lower end portion of the cylindrical shell, and a base configured to seal the lower end portion of the cylindrical shell. The lower frame may include a main body configured to be press-fitted onto an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical shell and a flange that extends from the main body, the flange being configured to limit a press-fit depth by contacting the lower end portion of the cylindrical shell. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354569 | MULTI-FOLLOWER ROTARY COMPRESSOR AND SECTIONAL-COMPRESSING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A multi-follower compressor includes a cylinder block, a cam, plural followers, and at least one connecting rod. The cylinder block has a compression room, plural intake channels, plural exhaust channels and plural accommodation rooms, each of which is communicative in space with the compression room and outsides of the cylinder block, and among which a clockwise pattern for arranging one intake channel, one accommodation room and one exhaust channel is applied. The cam inside the compression room sleeves a driving shaft. Each of the followers, nested in an accommodation room, has one end contacting the cam and another end performing an axial movement along the accommodation room. The connecting rod having two ends to couple different followers is displaced with the coupled followers. The followers connected with the connecting rod are located along the same axis in a parallel manner. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354570 | A DEVICE FOR A MACHINE OF DISPLACEMENT TYPE, A CONTROLLING GEAR ARRANGEMENT FOR THE DEVICE, AND USAGE OF THE CONTROLLING GEAR ARRANGEMENT - A rotary piston machine of displacement type, comprising two mutually continuously movable parts ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354571 | COMPRESSOR AND BEARING ASSEMBLY - A compressor is provided and may include a shell, a hub, an insert, and at least one collar. The hub may be disposed within the shell and define an axis of rotation. The hub may include an axially extending aperture. The insert may be disposed within the aperture. The at least one collar may be disposed about the hub. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354572 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR AND VAPOR COMPRESSION-TYPE REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE INCLUDING THE HERMETIC COMPRESSOR - A hermetic compressor, includes a hermetic container having a bottom portion in which lubricating oil is stored; an electric motor including a stator and a rotator; a drive shaft attached to the rotator; a compression mechanism for compressing refrigerant by using rotation of the drive shaft; a rotary pressure increasing mechanism for increasing a pressure of refrigerant gas, the rotary pressure increasing mechanism being arranged on the rotator; a cylindrical lateral wall for partitioning a space above the electric motor into an outer space and an inner space in a manner that the a cylindrical lateral wall surrounds the rotary pressure increasing mechanism; and a discharge pipe for allowing the refrigerant to flow out from the inner space into an external circuit that is external to the hermetic container. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354573 | SIDE-CHANNEL PUMP WITH ASYMMETRICAL CROSS-SECTIONS OF THE SIDE CHANNELS - The invention relates to a side-channel pump that allows a reduced wear. The side-channel pump has a housing which encloses a pump chamber ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354574 | SEALED PUMP - The invention provides a subsea pump, distinctive in that it comprises a pressure housing divided into two compartments; a compartment with pump or impellers arranged on a shaft and a compartment with motor or a stator; a diaphragm arranged sealingly between the compartments, a magnetic coupling between the compartments, through the diaphragm; and a pressure compensation system for balancing the pressure on the diaphragm of the motor or stator compartment side to the pressure on the diaphragm of the pump or impeller compartment side. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354575 | PUMP UNIT - A pump assembly has an electric drive motor arranged in a stator housing ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354576 | SENSORLESS LOW FLOW ELECTRIC WATER PUMP AND METHOD OF REGULATING FLOW THEREWITH - An electric fluid pump and method of regulating flow of liquid therethrough is provided. The pump has an electric motor including a stator and a rotor, wherein the rotor is supported for rotation to drive an impeller that is fixed thereto for rotation to pump coolant from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet. A controller is in operable, closed loop communication with the electric motor, and the impeller is operable to rotate in a first rotary pumping direction and an opposite second rotary pumping direction in response to a signal from the controller. The first rotary pumping direction produces a first positive flow rate of coolant outwardly from the fluid outlet and the second rotary pumping direction produces a second positive flow rate of coolant outwardly from the fluid outlet, with the first positive flow rate being greater than the second positive flow rate. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354577 | TURBO-MOLECULAR PUMP - A turbo-molecular pump comprises: a pump rotor including rotor blades and a rotor cylindrical section; stationary blades facing the rotor blades; a cylindrical stator facing the rotor cylindrical section; a base housing the cylindrical stator; and a heating member for heating the cylindrical stator. An emissivity of an outer surface of the cylindrical stator and an emissivity of an outer surface of a member facing the cylindrical stator, the outer surface facing the cylindrical stator, are lower than the emissivity of outer surfaces of the rotor blades, the outer surfaces facing the stationary blades. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354578 | COLUMNAR AIR MOVING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An air moving device includes a housing member, an impeller assembly, and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly can include one or more angled vanes set an angle with respect to a central axis of the air moving device. The air moving device can output a column of moving air having an oblong and/or rectangular cross-section. A dispersion pattern of the column of moving air upon the floor of an enclosure in which the air moving device is installed can have an oblong and/or rectangular shape. The dimensions of the dispersion pattern may be varied by moving the air moving device toward or away from the floor, and/or by changing the angles of the stator vanes within the nozzle assembly. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354579 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR DRIVING DEVICE - A hermetic compressor driving device, which drives a hermetic compressor provided with an HPS (High Pressure Switch) therein, includes parameter detection units (a voltage detection unit, an overcurrent detection unit, and a position and open-phase detection unit) that detect an overcurrent, a bus voltage, and an open phase, which are generated during the opening operation of the HPS within the hermetic compressor; a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the hermetic compressor; and a control unit to which data acquired by the parameter detection units and the temperature detection unit is input. When detecting an abnormality on the basis of the data and upon determining the abnormality as a resumable abnormality, the control unit outputs a drive signal; and, upon determining the abnormality as being not a resumable abnormality, outputs an abnormality signal so as to stop the driving of the hermetic compressor. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354580 | PLASTIC PUMP, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a plastic pump and to a method for manufacturing same. The method includes: a pre-manufacturing step for pre-manufacturing an inner body and impeller formed from a fluorine resin material by means of injection molding; a body manufacturing step for manufacturing a complete body, in which the inner body is formed from a fluorine resin and the outer body is formed from a plastic material, by molding the plastic material in a first mold after fixing the pre-manufactured inner body to the first mold; a cover manufacturing step for manufacturing an impeller cover, which is formed from a plastic material, by molding the plastic material in a second mold so as to protect the manufactured impeller; and a finishing step for completing the plastic pump by sequentially assembling the manufactured complete body, the impeller, and the impeller cover. According to the present invention, only a fluid transporting path is lined with the fluorine resin and is thus not easily deformed by temperature regardless of the type of fluid and is resistant to a chemical reaction with a fluid for improved product quality and significant extension of the period over which the pump can be used. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354581 | ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR A WATER PUMP - An electric coolant or water pump with a housing including and a housing sleeve adapted to receive a bearing assembly. An integral shaft bearing assembly is mounted inside the housing sleeve. The integral shaft bearing assembly includes a shaft, an outer bearing ring, and at least one bearing located between the shaft and the outer bearing ring. An impeller is connected to the shaft and located in the pump chamber. An electric motor is mounted to the housing, with the electric motor including a stator connected to an outside of the housing sleeve and a rotor mounted to the shaft on an opposite end from the impeller. The rotor is located opposite from and rotatable relative to the stator. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354582 | Tandem Thrust Bearing with Resilient Bearing Support - An electrical submersible pump assembly has a thrust bearing mechanism with first and second thrust runners axially and rotationally secured to the shaft and located within a housing. First and second thrust receiving structures are rigidly mounted in the housing to receive thrust from the first and second thrust transferring devices. A deflectable member located in the first thrust transfer thrust device decreases in axial thickness in response to thrust of a selected level. The second thrust transfer thrust device has an axial length less than an axial distance from the second thrust receiving structure to the second thrust runner, defining an initial axial gap. During operation of the pump, the shaft and the first and second thrust runners move axially a limited extent, closing the gap and transferring thrust from the second thrust transfer device to the second thrust receiving structure. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354583 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP WITH GOVERNOR ACTUATED SEAL - The present invention relates to centrifugal pumps, and more specifically to a centrifugal pump device with a governor actuated cartridge seal and a method of attaching a centrifugal pump device with a governor actuated cartridge seal. The centrifugal pump comprises a sealing system that prevents undesirable fluid leaking or air ingestion when in operation while allowing ease of installation and maintenance. The governor actuated cartridge seal automatically increases sealing capabilities by urging a movable seal as a function of impeller or engine drive shaft rotational speed. The governors actuate radially so as to present a minimal profile and therefore not introduce a safety hazard. Scalable weights attached to the governors allow predictable calibration and initialization of the pump under varying hydraulic pressures and rotational speeds. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354584 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan includes a hub, a plurality of blades, and a shroud. The blades each have a curved part that is curved to incline toward a side on which air impinges when a connected end connected to an inwardly protruding portion of the shroud moves in a rotating direction of the centrifugal fan. The hub includes a hub-side diffuser ring that protrudes radially outward of the blades. The shroud includes a shroud-side diffuser ring that protrudes radially outward of the blades. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354585 | SLIM FAN STRUCTURE - A slim fan structure includes a fan frame, a top cover closed to a top of the fan frame to define a receiving space in the fan frame, a stator assembly mounted in the receiving space, and a hub fitted around the stator assembly. The fan frame has opposite first and third sides forming an air inlet and an air outlet, respectively, and opposite second and fourth sides having a first and a second side wall formed thereon, respectively. The first side wall includes a protruded portion laterally extended toward the air inlet, and the second side wall includes a stop portion located adjacent to the air outlet. With the air inlet and the air outlet formed on two lateral sides of the fan frame, the slim fan structure has an effectively reduced overall thickness and does not produce noise during operation to largely upgrade the operational performance thereof. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354586 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The nozzle comprises an interior passage and a mouth for receiving the air flow from the interior passage and through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. The nozzle defines an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle is detachable from the base, which is preferably sized to be accommodated within the opening of the nozzle for transportation. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354587 | ELLIPTICAL COMPRESSOR COVER FOR A TURBOCHARGER - A turbocharger ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354588 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - A centrifugal compressor includes an impeller configured to discharge a fluid that flows into one side in an axial direction from an outlet that is directed outward in a radial direction, and a casing installed to surround the impeller and having an outlet flow channel configured to increase a pressure of the fluid as the fluid flows downstream while the fluid discharged from the outlet of the impeller flows therethrough, wherein a circulation flow channel having a first opening section connected to the outlet flow channel and a second opening section connected to an upstream side of the first opening section in the outlet flow channel. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354589 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR WITH EXTENDED OPERATING RANGE - This disclosure relates to a centrifugal compressor. In a first example, the compressor includes a first impeller provided in a main refrigerant flow path, a second impeller provided in the main refrigerant flow path downstream of the first impeller, and a recirculation flow path. In the first example, the recirculation flow path is provided between a first location and a second location along the main refrigerant flow path. The first location is downstream of the second location, and the second location is downstream of the first impeller. In a second example, the compressor includes an impeller provided in a main refrigerant flow path, and a recirculation flow path provided between a first location and a second location along the main refrigerant flow path. In the second example, the recirculation flow path includes a recirculation volute. Further disclosed is a method for operating a centrifugal compressor. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354590 | Diffuser Vanes with Pockets for Submersible Well Pump - A submersible pump assembly has a centrifugal pump with a number of stages, each of the stages having a rotatable impeller and a non rotating diffuser. The diffuser has vanes, each of the vanes curving radially inward from an outer end to an inner end. The vanes define vane passages between adjacent ones of the vanes through which well fluid flows. The vanes have thicknesses between inner and outer sides of each of the vanes that gradually increase from the outer ends toward the inner ends. At least one pocket is formed in each of the inner sides of each of the vanes. The pockets are open cavities to receive a portion of the well fluid flowing from the vane passages to the diffuser outlet. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354591 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - An object of the present invention is to decrease a surging limit flow rate at a low flow rate time, by increasing the inflow velocity to the blade of the impeller wheel, by providing a resistive element that narrows in the radial direction a passage cross section of an air intake passage which communicates between a impeller wheel of a centrifugal compressor and an air intake opening. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354592 | RAM AIR FAN OUTER HOUSING - A ram air fan outer housing for directing air from a ram air fan rotor and air from a ram air bypass into a ram air fan outlet. The outer housing includes an outer cylinder with a ram air fan rotor end and a ram air fan outlet end. The ram air fan rotor end and the ram air fan outlet end are at opposite ends of an axis of the outer cylinder. A plenum is joined at a joint region for directing air from the ram air bypass into the outer cylinder. The plenum includes two plenum ridges with one at each of two walls of the plenum. The two walls of the plenum are parallel to the axis of the outer cylinder. Each of the two plenum ridges includes a protruding section of the corresponding plenum wall. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354593 | TURBINE NOZZLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a turbine nozzle is provided. The method includes: (A) forming a first part which includes a blade and one of an inner ring portion and an outer ring portion integrated therein; (B) forming the other of the inner ring portion and the outer ring portion as a second part; (C) combining the first part and the second part such that an outer side surface of the inner ring portion and an inner side surface of the outer ring portion are arranged to oppose each other and that a gap is formed between the blade of the first part and the second part; and (D) flowing a brazing material in a molten state into the gap to braze the blade of the first part and the second part. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354594 | COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY METHOD, AND BUNDLE GUIDING DEVICE - This compressor assembly method involves: an arrangement step in which a bundle ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354595 | Ventilation System and Ventilation Fan Housing Thereof - A ventilation fan housing includes: a shield body having a receiving space, a maintenance opening and a wire-positioning opening adjacent to the maintenance opening, with the maintenance opening and wire-positioning opening penetrating a wall of the shield body and communicating with the receiving space, and with a lid connecting with the shield body detachably to cover the maintenance opening. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A FAN GRILL AND A FAN PRODUCING A MULTI-DIRECTIONAL AIR CURRENT - A method and an apparatus for a fan grill, and a fan utilizing the fan grill, that produces a multi-directional air current. The fan grill includes a frame, and a first subset of one or more louvers with major surfaces that are angled to be about perpendicular to a horizontal plane of the fan grill frame. The fan grill also includes a second subset of one or more louvers with major surfaces that are angled to deviate from the first subset of louvers at an offset angle. The fan grill, and the fan utilizing the grill, is capable of producing an air current in a cone or vortex-shape in order to significantly increase air flow in a room. The fan may rotate the fan grill on an axis that is collinear with an axis of rotation of the propellers of the fan. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354597 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING/REMOVING VANE RING AND AUXILIARY SUPPORT DEVICE FOR VANE SEGMENT USED IN SAID METHOD - The present invention provides a method, in which a casing disposing step is executed for disposing a top casing ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354598 | SHROUDED AXIAL FAN WITH CASING TREATMENT - A fan assembly ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354599 | COMPRESSOR UNIT WITH A VARIABLE AERODYNAMIC PROFILE - A compressor unit is disclosed comprising at least a first motor driving in rotation at least one impeller of a compression stage, having at the outlet of the impeller a diffuser designed to centrifugally channel the gases coming from the impeller, and having a centripetal return channel downstream of the diffuser. The return channel includes at least one movable blade portion that, when moved, can vary a tangential component of the speed of the gases coming from the return channel. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354600 | VENTURI DEVICES WITH DUAL VENTURI FLOW PATHS - Venturi devices and systems incorporating the Venturi devices are disclosed. The Venturi devices have a body defining a passageway that has a motive section and a discharge section spaced a distance apart from one another to define a Venturi gap. Both the motive section and the discharge section converge toward the Venturi gap. Also, the body defines a first suction port and a second suction port generally opposite one another that are each in fluid communication with the Venturi gap. The Venturi gap is generally wider proximate both the first suction port and the second suction port than at a generally central point therebetween. In a system, the Venturi device has its motive section fluidly connected to a source of motive pressure and one or both of the first and second suction ports in fluid communication with a device requiring vacuum. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354601 | Vacuum Ejector Nozzle With Elliptical Diverging Section - So as to more rapidly accelerate the air flow in a vacuum ejector to supersonic speed whilst focussing the exiting flow of air to downstream of the exit of the nozzle, the invention provides an ejector for generating a vacuum comprising, a drive nozzle for generating a drive jet of air from a compressed air source and directing said drive jet of air into an outlet flow passage at the outlet of a drive stage of the ejector in order to entrain air in a volume surrounding said jet of air into the jet flow to generate a vacuum across said drive stage, wherein said drive nozzle substantially consists of an inlet flow section and an outlet flow section aligned in a direction of air flow through the nozzle, the outlet flow section diverging in the direction of airflow, from an outlet end of the inlet flow section substantially to an exit of the nozzle, the outlet flow section having a shape which is more divergent near the outlet of the inlet flow section and less divergent near the exit of the nozzle. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354602 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A WATER POWERED SUMP PUMP - A water powered sump pump ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150354603 | HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - This invention provides a hybrid construction machine including a swing structure, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic swing motor driving the swing structure using hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump, an electric swing motor driving the swing structure in conjunction with the hydraulic swing motor, a boom cylinder operated simultaneously with the swing structure at times and driven by the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump, a first directional control valve controlling flow of the hydraulic fluid supplied from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic swing motor, a second directional control valve controlling the flow of the hydraulic fluid returning from the hydraulic swing motor, and a controller and solenoid pressure reducing valves which prevent operation of the second directional control valve when the boom cylinder is operated simultaneously with the swing structure. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354604 | Hydraulic Adjusting Device - A hydraulic adjusting device, in particular for use in a power plant and/or a wind power plant, includes a double-acting adjusting cylinder that has an adjusting function for a working operation and for a special operation. The double-acting adjusting cylinder is configured to be pressurized with a working pressure medium. In order to satisfy the adjusting function in the special operation, the double-acting adjusting cylinder is further configured to be connected to a pressure medium reservoir that has a pressurized gas isolated from the working pressure medium. The adjusting cylinder has a working chamber configured for the adjusting function of the special operation, the piston area of which is coupled to a piston arrangement of the adjusting cylinder that is configured for the working operation or is configured to be coupled to the piston arrangement. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354605 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A construction machine is provided which is capable of warming up without an additional hydraulic device. A hydraulic excavator includes a cooling oil line connected to an arm control valve for leading hydraulic oil discharged from the arm control valve to a tank through an oil cooler when the arm control valve is shifted to an extension position, and a non-cooling oil line connected to the arm control valve for leading hydraulic fluid discharged from the arm control valve to the tank running away from the oil cooler when the arm control valve is shifted to a neutral position. The arm control valve includes a guide passage provided at the neutral position for leading hydraulic fluid discharged from a hydraulic pump to the non-cooling oil line. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354606 | ACTUATOR UNIT - An actuator unit includes a rod side chamber and a piston side chamber defined in the cylinder by a piston; a tank; a direction control valve configured to allow a working fluid discharged from the pump to be supplied selectively to the rod side chamber and the piston side chamber; a first control passage the rod side chamber with the tank; a second control passage the piston side chamber with the tank; a first variable relief valve provided on the first control passage, the first variable relief valve being configured to be varied a valve opening pressure; a second variable relief valve provided on the second control passage, the second variable relief valve configured to be varied a valve opening pressure; and a center passage the tank with a interior of the cylinder. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354607 | HYDROMECHANICAL CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - The disclosure is directed to a transmission, and more particularly to a semi-Continually Variable Transmission (sCVT), a semi-Continuous, Variable Displacement Motor, a semi-Continuously Reciprocating Multiplex Pump (sCVDP) and an infinitely variable transmission (IVT). | 2015-12-10 |
20150354608 | Drive Unit of a Fluid-Actuated Linear Drive and Method for its Manufacture - A drive unit of a fluid-actuated linear drive includes piston rod, an annular drive piston seated coaxially on the piston rod and a buffer sleeve which is likewise seated coaxially on the piston rod. These components are secured to one another by one and the same common welded joint. Furthermore, a method for the manufacture of such a drive unit and a fluid-actuated linear drive equipped with such a drive unit is proposed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354609 | HYDRAULIC FLUSHING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hydraulic flushing system comprises a hydraulic machine including a case drain, a gearbox having a cavity, and a flushing valve. The case drain is included in a hydraulic pump or a hydraulic motor. The flushing valve is fluidly connected to the case drain, fluidly connected to the cavity, and fluidly positioned between the case drain and the cavity. The flushing valve is configured to selectively allow hydraulic fluid to flow from the case drain to the cavity. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354610 | FASTENER SYSTEM - A fastener system that includes a female fastener assembly with a housing having a channel defined therein and a switch member movable within the channel between removing and fastening positions. The switch member includes a receiver portion having a post opening defined therein and a switch portion. The housing includes a lower opening. The post opening includes a removing portion that is aligned with the lower opening when the switch member is in the removing position and a fastening portion that is aligned with the post opening when the switch member is in the fastening position. The system also includes a male fastener assembly having a post with a slot therein. The post is received through the lower opening in the housing and the post opening so that the slot is aligned with the channel. The slot receives a portion of the receiver portion when the switch member is in the fastening position. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354611 | PUSH-PUSH LATCH WITH LOCKING OPTION AND MODIFIABLE OR FIXED JAW PROFILE - Disclosed is a push-push latch capable of retaining a multitude of objects with the option of locking the latch in one or more positions, providing one handed operation and controlling access. The improved push-push latch can contain opposing jaws with a unique profile for engaging objects as well as the inner slide housing may contain features for indexing the retained object. The push-push latch, can hold objects and allow the user to gain access faster than was hereto for possible, with improved security of objects preventing theft and death in the case of unsecured firearms. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354612 | Connector System for Rapid Assembly and Disassembly of Panels and Other Members - A connector system for joining panels or other components together includes male connectors and female connector recessed profiles. The male connectors are attachable to one panel or component and the female connector profiles can be formed in or attached to another panel or component. The male connector has a tapered body with dovetail side edges extending between a narrower leading end and a wider trailing end. The female connector profile has a footprint with a wider open entry section and a narrower closed anchoring section. Dovetail side walls extend between the entry and anchoring sections. The connectors are small, and multiple male and female connectors are used on joining panels. The connector system can be used in ready to assemble furniture, stud walls and other assemblies and are especially suited for use in wood based members of composite construction. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354613 | COMPRESSIVE INDENTATION FASTENER DEVICE - A compression indentation fastener device is described comprising a shank and a head. The head extends outwardly from an end of the shank in a transverse plane to define a head periphery. The head has an anterior side and a posterior side. The anterior side includes an exposed area extending between the shank and the head periphery. The anterior side includes a relief portion in the form of a depression. The relief portion is open at the anterior side of the head such that the relief portion receives a volume of substrate material when the exposed area of the head impacts the substrate material. The head may be integral with the shank or the head may be comprised of discrete head portions that mate with one another. Additionally, the head may be centered on the end of the shank or offset relative to the shank. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354614 | PIN JOINT ASSEMBLY - A pin joint assembly for an aircraft landing gear having an elongate joint pin; at least one first lug through which the joint pin passes; and at least one second lug through which the joint pin passes. The joint pin assembly includes first and second retaining elements located at opposite ends of the joint pin and arranged to maintain the location of the joint pin relative to the first and second lugs. At least portion of the pin joint assembly is elastically deformable. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354615 | REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE FASTENING DEVICE - A remotely controllable fastening device for the detachable connection of components has a longitudinal axis and at least one fastening body for insertion into a fastening base, wherein the fastening body has an anchor which is insertable into the fastening base, wherein, for the form-closing and/or frictional anchoring of the fastening device in the fastening base, the anchor is moveable in at least a first direction, and wherein, for the disengaging of the fastening device, the anchor is respectively moveable in a second direction which is contrary to the first direction, and wherein the anchor is connected with a drive which is remote operatable and which is provided for operation with a fluid and which is internally arranged, the anchor being moveable by the drive in at least the second direction. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354616 | CASING ASSEMBLY - A bolt which extends into the first casing part, into the hole in the barrel nut, and into the second casing part, wherein the bolt engages with the barrel nut so as to join the first casing part to the second casing part; wherein the barrel nut includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the barrel nut is structurally weaker than the second portion of the barrel nut such that, if a predetermined load between the first casing part and the second casing part is exceeded, the first portion of the barrel nut becomes crushed whilst the second portion of the barrel nut remains engaged with the bolt. The casing assembly may be included in a gas turbine engine. | 2015-12-10 |
20150354617 | Locking Device for a Threaded Fastener - A locking device for a component having at least one and preferably two threaded fasteners is provided. The device includes a first clamping section configured to be secured around a first threaded fastener, and a second clamping section at a spaced location from the first clamping section arranged to be secured around a further element relative to which the first fastener is rotational. The second element may be a second threaded fastener, or a fixed feature such as the body of a pipe coupling. A bridging element is also provided that connects the two clamping sections and prevents rotation of the first and second clamping sections relative to each other. The clamping sections are configured to surround, compress and/or deform against the circumferential surface of a part of the fastener, which may be a nut or a bolt head, such that the clamping section is rotationally fixed relative to the fastener. | 2015-12-10 |