51st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140367138 | POWER ADAPTER - A cable holder unit can include an equipment power cable that includes an equipment plug end, a cable reel for storage of the equipment power cable, an electrical connector electrically coupled to the equipment power cable, and a coupling mechanism. Such a cable holder unit may optionally couple to a DC unit or an AC unit. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367139 | CABLE COLLECTOR - The present invention relates to a cable collector ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140367140 | COAXIAL CABLE - A coaxial cable includes a center conductor, an insulating foam provided to cover an outer periphery of the center conductor, and a protruding portion provided around an outer surface of the insulating foam to absorb stress. The protruding portion has a waved shape that oscillates in a circumferential direction of the insulating foam. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367141 | ELECTRIC CABLE - An electric cable for improving flexibility of an insulating resin portion of the electric cable expressed by a secant modulus value is provided. In an electric cable | 2014-12-18 |
20140367142 | Method for manufacturing a reinforced overhead multipurpose cable for outside telecommunication - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing reinforced overhead multipurpose cable for outside telecommunications of Voice, Video, and Data Distribution (VVDD) type. The reinforced overhead multipurpose cable comprises a dry and multipair construction core, electromagnetic shielding elements and external protection thermoplastic cover, characterized because it includes one or several externally placed metal or plastic supporting elements for cable self-support; a core integrated by insulated electrical conductors of 2 to 300 twisted pairs, formed with twisting closed lay lengths and reduced in the formation of said component pairs; a plastic tape helicoidally arranged; a tape wrapping the assembled core; said tape being of aluminum for electromagnetic shielding and an external insulating cover both for the core and the reinforcement element, the dry core does not affect the conductance or capacitance or resistance of the insulation. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367143 | COAXIAL CABLE - A coaxial cable includes a center conductor, an insulating layer including a foam layer covering an outer periphery of the center conductor and a solid layer covering an outer periphery of the foam layer, and a protruding portion provided around an interface between the foam layer and the solid layer and in a longitudinal direction of the solid layer, to disperse external force. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367144 | HALOGEN-FREE FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION, AND WIRE AND CABLE USING THE SAME - A halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition includes a base polymer including not less than 5 mass % of an ethylene-α-olefin block copolymer having a melting point of not less than 118° C. and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of not more than −40° C., and a metal hydroxide added in an amount of 50 to 250 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the base polymer. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367145 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELONGATED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING ELEMENT - A method of manufacturing an elongated electrically conducting element having functionalized carbon nanotubes and at least one metal, includes the steps of mixing functionalized carbon nanotubes with at least one metal, to obtain a composite mixture, and forming a solid mass from the composite mixture from step (i). A solid element obtained from the solid mass from step (ii) is inserted into a metal tube, and the metal tube from step (iii) is deformed, to obtain an elongated electrically conducting element. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367146 | Apparatus and Method for Forming Wire - An apparatus and method for forming a single strand wire with improved flexibility and a stranded cable from a single strand wire. In one embodiment, the flexible single strand wire has a solid, single strand wire body and at least one helical groove formed on an outer circumferential surface of the wire body. The stranded cable includes a plurality of strands. In one embodiment, one of the strands has a planar surface that extends along a longitudinal axis of the cable body. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367147 | INSULATING RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, INSULATING FILM, PREPREG AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Disclosed herein are an insulating resin composition for a printed circuit board, an insulating film, a prepreg, and a printed circuit board. More specifically, disclosed herein are an insulating resin composition for a printed circuit board including a maleimide resin having three or more maleimide groups, and the like so that a glass transition temperature and a mechanical strength are improved, an insulating film and a prepreg prepared using the insulating resin composition, and a printed circuit board including the insulating film or the prepreg. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367148 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an optical member, a display device including the optical member and a method of fabricating the optical member. The display device includes a light source; a wavelength conversion member into which light generated from the light source is incident; and a display panel into which light is incident from the wavelength conversion member. The wavelength conversion member includes a receiving part having a pipe shape; a matrix in the receiving part; and a plurality of wavelength conversion particles disposed in the matrix to convert a wavelength of the light generated from the light source. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367149 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, BUILD-UP FILM, PREPREG AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Disclosed herein are an insulating resin composition for a printed circuit board, a build-up film, a prepreg, and a printed circuit board. More specifically, disclosed herein are a build-up film prepared by using a resin composition containing a cage type silsesquioxane instead of the epoxy resin, and a multilayer printed circuit board including the build-up film or a prepreg. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367150 | PREPREG, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - The present disclosure relates to a prepreg formed by drying a fabric substrate impregnated with a resin composition by means of heating until the resin composition is in a semi-cured state. The resin composition contains (A) at least one of an epoxy resin having naphthalene skeleton and a phenolic curing agent; and (B) a polymer having structures represented by the following formulae (I) and (II), no unsaturated bond between carbon atoms, an epoxy value ranging from 0.2 to 0.8 ep/kg, and an weight-average molecular weight ranging from 200,000 to 850,000: | 2014-12-18 |
20140367151 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE - Disclosed herein is a transparent electrode, including: a colorless transparent polyimide film substrate; and a conductive layer formed on the substrate and including a conductive material containing carbon nanotubes, wherein the conductive layer includes a polymer binder. The transparent electrode is advantageous in that carbon nanotubes strongly adhere to a plastic substrate and the transparent electrode exhibits environmental stability. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367152 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME MOUNTED THEREON - A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and having first and second main surfaces opposing each other, first and second side surfaces opposing each other, and first and second end surfaces opposing each other; an active layer configured to form capacitance by including first and second internal electrodes facing each other with one dielectric layer therebetween and alternately exposed to the first or second side surface; upper and lower cover layers disposed on and below the active layer; and a first external electrode disposed on the first side surface and a second external electrode disposed on the second side surface. Thickness T and width W of the ceramic body satisfy 0.75W≦T≦1.25W, gap G between the first and second external electrodes satisfies 30 μm≦G≦0.9W, and an average number of dielectric grains in a single dielectric layer in a thickness direction thereof is 2 or greater. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367153 | CHIP RESISTOR AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A chip resistor with a reduced thickness is provided. The chip resistor includes an insulating substrate, a resistor embedded in the substrate, a first electrode electrically connected to the resistor, and a second electrode electrically connected to the resistor. The first electrode and the second electrode are spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the substrate. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367154 | CAPACITOR ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING CAPACITOR - A capacitor arrangement structure includes: a first wiring pattern; a second wiring pattern; a first electrode pattern that protrudes from the first wiring pattern toward the second wiring pattern; a second electrode pattern that protrudes from the second wiring pattern toward the first wiring pattern so as to run in parallel to the first electrode pattern; and a plurality of capacitors that are arranged in parallel between the first electrode pattern and the second electrode pattern. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367155 | COMPONENT-EMBEDDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A method of forming a component-embedded printed circuit board includes: preparing a first layered structure; preparing a second layered structure that includes an adhesive film and a releasable film; attaching the second layered structure to the first layered structure to form a layered stack, the releasable film releasably covering a mounting region of the first layered structure; | 2014-12-18 |
20140367156 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING STRUCTURE - An electronic component mounting structure includes a three-dimensional substrate having a three-dimensional shape and including a hollow portion formed on at least one of side surfaces of the three-dimensional substrate, and an electronic component mounted on a bottom face of the hollow portion. The three-dimensional substrate includes an opening portion on a side surface different from a side surface on which the hollow portion is formed for allowing observation of a connection portion between the bottom face of the hollow portion and the electronic component from an outer periphery side of the three-dimensional substrate. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367157 | SHIELD SHELL AND SHIELD CONNECTOR - The present invention concerns a shield shell ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140367158 | ELECTROMAGNETIC PROTECTION DEVICE ABLE TO PROTECT A MICROWAVE CONNECTION BETWEEN A CONNECTOR AND A MICROWAVE ELEMENT - In the field of wideband microwave circuits placed in a housing, an electromagnetic protection device able to protect a microwave connection between a coaxial microwave connector placed on a housing and at least one element of a microwave circuit contained in said housing is provided. The device is formed by a separate pipe made of a resilient electrically conductive material, and it ensures ground continuity between the electric ground of the microwave circuit and the mechanical ground of the housing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367159 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE - A substrate structure includes: a first substrate; a second substrate including a front face disposed so as to face a front face of the first substrate, a substrate spacing holding member provided between the front faces of the substrates facing each other, and holds a spacing between the two substrates at a predetermined value; a mounted component including a signal wire mounted on the second substrate, the signal wire, including an end portion electrically connected to the second substrate and extending from the substrate to an outside along the front face of the second substrate; a through hole provided in the first substrate, the through disposing a projecting part of the mounted component therein; and a shielding member being provided on a back face side of the first substrate and covering an entirety or at least a part of an opening of the through hole. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367160 | ELECTRIC MAGNETIC SHIELDING STRUCTURE IN PACKAGES - A package includes a device die, a molding material molding the device die therein, and a through-via penetrating through the molding material. A redistribution line is on a side of the molding material. The redistribution line is electrically coupled to the through-via. A metal ring is close to edges of the package, wherein the metal ring is coplanar with the redistribution line. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367161 | CABLE MANAGEMENT IN RACK SYSTEMS - A rack system includes one or more racks each configured to receive at least one distribution module. Each rack includes management sections located at the front of the rack; troughs located at the rear of the rack; horizontal channels extending between the management sections and the trough; a storage area located at a first of opposing sides of the rack; a front vertical channel that connects to the storage area and at least some of the management sections; and a travel channel at the rear of the first rack that connects the storage area to the troughs. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367162 | Universal Box System - A universal electrical box which includes a body having at least one opening for receiving an electrical device. The device can also include at least one mounting bracket coupled to the body, and at least one frame configured to be coupled to the at least one body. In addition there is at least one duplex electrical mounting plate configured to couple to the at least one frame. In this case, the duplex electrical mounting plate is configured to revive a duplex electrical device. In addition, there is at least one sealing gasket configured to he coupled to the body between the at least one frame and the body. This design allows for a universal configuration which allows for multiple different types of electrical devices to be coupled to the enclosure. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367163 | CONDUCTOR SPOOL AND OPTICAL FIBER / ELECTRICAL COMPOSITE CABLE WITH CONDUCTOR SPOOL ASSEMBLY - A conductor spool with a frame is provided with a plurality of first fingers, the first fingers and the frame defining a first spool surface. The frame is provided with an entry slot and an exit slot, a retainer gasket coupled to the frame proximate each of the entry slot and the exit slot. A cover is seated upon the frame, the cover enclosing the first spool surface. The conductor spool may be included in a wire harness and conductor spool assembly, the conductor spool seated upon a conductor lead furcated from a composite cable including at least one optical and at least one electrical conductor. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367164 | Joint Including Two Sections Of A Power Cable And A Method For Joining Two Sections Of A Power Cable - A joint including two sections of an electric power cable, each cable section including at least one core member surrounded by a first armouring layer for protecting the core member from tensile forces acting on the cable, the first armoring layer including a plurality of armoring wires arranged along the length of the cable and twisted in a first direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the cable. The joint includes at least one core joint between the core members of the cable sections, and an outer mechanical casing surrounding the at least one core joint and mechanically connected to the first armoring layers of the cable sections, and a second armouring layer positioned in an area neighboring the casing, surrounding at least one of the cable sections, and having one end mechanically connected to the casing and the other end terminated at a distance from the casing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367165 | THERMAL COMPONENT TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A downhole tool includes a temperature sensitive component. The temperature of the temperature sensitive component is at least partially controlled by a temperature management system thermally coupled to the temperature sensitive component. A metal hydride may be selectively thermally coupled to a cold plate that is thermally coupled to the temperature sensitive component. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367166 | THERMAL COMPONENT TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A downhole tool includes a temperature sensitive component. The temperature of the temperature sensitive component is at least partially controlled by a temperature management system thermally coupled to the temperature sensitive component. The temperature management system may include a cold plate thermally coupled to the temperature sensitive component, a hot plate thermally coupled to the cold plate, and a thermo-electrical converter system thermally coupled to the hot plate and to the body of the downhole tool, wherein the thermo-electrical converter system comprises two membrane electrode assemblies. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367167 | THERMAL COMPONENT TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A downhole tool includes a temperature sensitive component. The temperature of the temperature sensitive component is at least partially controlled by a temperature management system thermally coupled to the temperature sensitive component. The temperature management system may include a cooling mixture chamber thermally coupled to the temperature sensitive component, wherein first and second components of a cooling mixture cause an endothermic reaction when mixed together within the cooling mixture chamber. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367168 | MODULAR MONITORING ASSEMBLY - A monitoring assembly, including a sleeve, a sensor for monitoring one or more selected parameters, and a plurality of modules in communication with the sensor and removably disposed with the sleeve. The plurality of modules includes a first module in an active state and a second module in an inactive state. A detector is included that determines when the first module has been removed from the assembly. The second module transitions to the active state when the first module is removed from the assembly. A method of using a monitoring assembly is also included. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367169 | Mud Sensing Hole Finder - A mud sensing hole finder comprising: a front steering wheel assembly, a rear wheel assembly, a sensor package, a corrosion package, a ported housing, and a tapered spring joint; wherein the mud sensing hole finder is capable of attachment to a wireline logging tool-string. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367170 | Phase Estimation From Rotating Sensors To Get A Toolface - Measurements made by a near-bit magnetic sensor on a bottomhole assembly are used to determine the azimuth of the BHA. The sensor may be uncalibrated. The measurement may include a cross-axial component of the magnetic field. The method may include estimating the axial component of the near-bit magnetic field using the measurement. The method may include using the estimated azimuth of the BHA for controlling a direction of drilling. The method may include estimating the component Hxy. The method may include correcting the estimated axial component using an offset between a gravitational toolface and a magnetic toolface. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367171 | HIGH-PRODUCTIVITY DRILL BITS - Drill bits having flushing channels and surface features that cooperate to evacuate cuttings. The surface features can be provided as flutes, fins, and/or ribs defined in a body portion of the bits. Optionally, the surface features can define back-cutting edges the permit back reaming. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367172 | DRILL STRING WITH ALUMINUM DRILL PIPES, BENT HOUSING, AND MOTOR - Methods and apparatuses include drilling a bore hole in a horizontal direction with a drill bit, a bent housing portion, and a mud motor by rotating the drill bit, the bent housing portion, and the mud motor with drill pipe comprising an aluminum pipe section. The methods and apparatuses also include stopping rotation of the drill pipe and performing a slide by rotating the drill bit with the mud motor to advance the drill bit, the bent housing portion, the mud motor, and the drill pipe in the borehole so that the aluminum pipe section moves axially along the bore hole in the horizontal direction. The methods and apparatuses also include continuing to drill the bore hole by rotating the drill bit, the bent housing portion, and the mud motor with the drill pipe. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367173 | DRILL BIT ASSEMBLY FOR A DIRECTIONAL PERCUSSION BORING SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes various embodiments, as well as features and aspects thereof, of an improved drill bit assembly for a percussion boring system. More specifically, one non-limiting embodiment of an improved drill bit assembly for a percussion boring system comprises a bit and a product engagement member. The bit comprises a slant faced head and at least one exhaust port. The product engagement member comprises a product coupling portion and at least one fluid restriction portion. This improved drill bit assembly is such that, when the product engagement member is detachably engaged with the slant faced head of the bit, a first portion of the fluid stream expelled from the bit is directed substantially forward of the slant faced head and a second portion of the fluid stream is directed substantially rearward from the slant faced head. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367174 | CUTTING STRUCTURES AND STRUCTURES FOR RETAINING THE SAME - A downhole cutting tool may include a tool body having at least one cutting element support structure formed thereon, wherein the at least one cutting element support structure comprises at least one cutter pocket formed therein; at least one cutter having at least substantially unobstructed cutting face retained within the at least one cutter pocket, the cutter pocket preventing substantial lateral movement of the at least one cutter; and at least one retention element interfacing a portion of a circumferential surface of the at least one cutter. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367175 | DRILL BIT ASSEMBLY FOR A DIRECTIONAL PERCUSSION BORING SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes various embodiments, as well as features and aspects thereof, of an improved drill bit assembly for a percussion boring system. More specifically, one non-limiting embodiment of an improved drill bit assembly for a percussion boring system comprises a bit and a chuck. The bit head comprises a slant face. The chuck comprises at least thirteen splines. This improved drill bit assembly is such that when the chuck is fully threaded onto the percussion boring system, and when the bit is detachably received by the chuck, the slant face of the bit is aligned to substantially within an average range of 0.00-27.70 arcseconds of an alignment reference point on the surface of the percussion boring system. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367176 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACTS WITH PARTITIONED SUBSTRATE, POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND TABLE, OR BOTH - Methods for at least partially relieving stress within a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table of a polycrystalline diamond compact (“PDC”) include partitioning the substrate of the PDC, the PCD table of the PDC, or both. Partitioning may be achieved through grinding, machining, laser cutting, electro-discharge machining, or combinations thereof. PDC embodiments may include at least one stress relieving partition. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367177 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACTS WITH PARTITIONED SUBSTRATE, POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND TABLE, OR BOTH - Embodiments of methods for at least partially relieving stress within a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table of a polycrystalline diamond compact (“PDC”) by partitioning the substrate of the PDC, the PCD table of the PDC, or both. Partitioning may be achieved through grinding, machining, laser cutting, electro-discharge machining, or combinations thereof. PDC embodiments including at least one stress relieving partition are also disclosed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367178 | CUTTING STRUCTURES FOR FIXED CUTTER DRILL BIT AND OTHER DOWNHOLE CUTTING TOOLS - A downhole cutting tool may include a tool body; a plurality of blades extending azimuthally from the tool body; and a plurality of cutting elements disposed on the plurality of blades, the plurality of cutting elements comprising: at least two non-planar cutting elements comprising a substrate and a diamond layer having a non-planar cutting end, wherein at least one of the at least two conical cutting elements has a positive back rake angle or positive side rake angle, and at least one of the at least two non-planar cutting elements has a negative back rake angle or a negative side rake angle. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367179 | BIN WEIGHING SYSTEM - A bin monitoring system functions both as a device for lifting the bin and as a weighing system for monitoring or measuring the level of feed or other product in a bin. Various embodiments and methods of retrofitting the bin monitoring system to existing bins are provided. Further, the accuracy provided by various embodiments enables one to accurately predict when the bin will be empty. Thus, a feed mill, for example, can be aware of anticipated needs days in advance, allowing the feed mill to better optimize its scheduling and deliveries. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367180 | HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION WITH INTEGRATED PUMP AND MOTOR - A hydrostatic transmission includes a hydraulic pump, a top housing that houses the hydraulic pump, and a hydraulic motor. An endblock sub-assembly has a pump running face for interfacing with the hydraulic pump, and a motor connection portion for interfacing with a hydraulic motor. The enblock sub-assembly forms a porting manifold for communicating hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor includes an internal rotor set, and the hydraulic motor is secured to the endblock sub-assembly in a manner that permits rotation of the rotor set. The top housing is fixed to the endblock sub-assembly such that the housing and endblock sub-assembly form a reservoir for the hydraulic fluid. The motor connection portion of the endblock sub-assembly supports the hydraulic motor externally to the top housing. The hydrostatic transmission is suitable for incorporation into various light vehicle categories, including zero-turn radius vehicles. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367181 | DUAL TRACK - A farm implement includes an undercarriage including at least a front crossbeam and a rear crossbeam and first and second dual track propulsion systems. Each dual track propulsion system includes a first track assembly and a second track assembly. Each track assembly includes at least a track frame, at least two wheels and a track belt looped around the wheels. Each track assembly also includes a track support beam coupled to the track frames of the first and second track assemblies. The track support beam is pivotably coupled to the front and rear crossbeams such that said track support beam can pivot about a first axis of rotation parallel to a longitudinal axis of the track support beam, thereby allowing the first track assembly to move generally upwardly and downwardly in the opposite direction of the second track assembly. The first track assembly is pivotably coupled to the track support beam such that the first track assembly is pivotable about a second axis of rotation approximately perpendicular to the first axis of rotation and the second track assembly is pivotably coupled to the track support beam such that the second track assembly is pivotable about third axis of rotation approximately perpendicular to the first axis of rotation. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367182 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE - In this fuel cell vehicle, a radiator, a protruding region of a casing, and a connecting bar of a fuel cell stack are arranged in a front box in the listed order from the front toward the rear in the direction in which the vehicle travels. A first end plate and a second end plate are fixed directly on a frame member via mounting members, and the frame member is fixed to a vehicle body frame. After an external load has been transmitted from the radiator and the protruding region of the casing to the first end plate and the second end plate, the external load is transmitted to the vehicle body frame via a side frame. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367183 | Straddle Electric Vehicle - A straddle electric vehicle which rotates a drive wheel by driving power generated in an electric motor, comprises a battery unit which is an electric power supply for the electric motor; a vehicle body frame including a support frame for supporting the battery unit; and a battery case storing the battery unit; the battery case includes a support member which is placed below the battery unit and is vertically directly or indirectly in contact with the battery unit; and wherein the support frame supports the battery case and the battery unit in such a manner that the support frame is placed below the battery case to be vertically directly or indirectly in contact with the battery case. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367184 | Electric Motorcycle - An electric motorcycle comprises a motor case which is provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body frame; a swing arm which is pivotably coupled at its front end portion to the rear portion of the vehicle body frame; and a rear suspension coupled to the vehicle body frame and the swing arm. The lower end portion of the rear suspension is located below the swing arm, and the rear suspension extends vertically in a location close to a pivot around which the swing arm is pivotable. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367185 | DEFAULT OPEN DIFFERENTIAL CONTROL SWITCH - A vehicle is described having plural modes of operation for the front and rear differential and whereupon start-up of the vehicle, the front and rear differentials are opened to their most open position. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367186 | Pedestrian Safety Device for a Motor Vehicle - A pedestrian safety device for a motor vehicle includes an inflatable airbag that has a volume portion and a gas inlet channel connected with the volume portion. The volume portion is adapted in such a manner that in the inflated state, it extends over a windshield of the motor vehicle. The pedestrian safety device is configured in such a manner that the inflated volume portion is displaceable in an impact direction in the event of an impact of a person on the inflated volume portion. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367187 | Hydraulic Control Device for Work Machine - A hydraulic control device for work machine includes: a driving device that generates a driving force for traveling of the work machine; a park braking device that parks the work machine; an operating unit that is provided in a cab of the work machine and operated by an operator for driving a work device; a hydraulic brake device that generates a braking force according to operation of a brake pedal; a hydraulic lock unit that hydraulically locks the hydraulic brake device to cause the hydraulic brake device to be continuously operated; a work device drivable state judging unit that judges whether or not the work device is in a work device drivable state in which the work device can be driven; and a park brake control unit that brings the park braking device into operation when the hydraulic lock unit hydraulically locks the hydraulic brake device and the work device drivable state judging unit judges that the work device drivable state has not been established. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367188 | STEERING SYSTEM FOR TURNING MULTIPLE SETS OF STEERABLE WHEELS - A steering system for turning multiple sets of steerable wheels comprises three steering gears operatively connected to the steerable wheels. Each steering gear includes a control valve assembly and has an associated hydraulic motor. The first control valve assembly directs pressurized fluid to a first hydraulic motor and also directs pressurized fluid to a second hydraulic motor. The third control valve assembly directs pressurized fluid to a third hydraulic motor. When a torque below a predetermined value is applied to an output shaft of the second steering gear, the output shaft rotates in response to movement of the first control valve assembly, and the second control valve assembly remains in a neutral condition. When a torque above the predetermined value is applied to the output shaft of the second steering gear, the output shaft rotates to cause the second control valve assembly to assume an actuated condition to direct pressurized fluid away from the second hydraulic motor. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367189 | STEERING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Front wheels ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140367190 | Steering Mechanism - A steering mechanism comprising a first swing bar ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140367191 | ACOUSTIC GENERATOR, ACOUSTIC GENERATION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An object is to flatten a frequency characteristic. For achieving the object, an acoustic generator according to an embodiment includes a piezoelectric element (exciter) and a film (film-like vibrating body). The piezoelectric element receives input of an electric signal and vibrates. The piezoelectric element is bonded to the film through a bonding material and the film vibrates together with the piezoelectric element with the vibration of the piezoelectric element. Furthermore, the acoustic generator in the embodiment has voids in the bonding material. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367192 | VIBRATION ABSORBING MOUNTING DEVICE - A vibration absorbing mounting device may include an outer housing, a mounting shaft, a core, a first nozzle valve spaced apart from and disposed below the core, an inner housing spaced apart from one side and the other side of the core, with the first nozzle valve being mounted to the inner housing, and a chamber separator fixed to the core and brought into close contact with and sliding on the first nozzle valve, wherein the chamber separator forms a first chamber and a second chamber, and an elastic member formed between the core and the inner housing and between the inner housing and the outer housing, wherein fluid is filled in the first chamber and the second chamber, and a first nozzle fluidly-connecting the first and second chambers is formed in the first nozzle valve. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367193 | PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR ENHANCING SOUND FROM AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A protective enclosure for an electronic device can include a waveguide to direct and enhance sound waves emanating from a speaker of an electronic device when installed in the protective enclosure. The waveguide can include a first end and a second end. The first end of the waveguide can be located proximate the speaker of the electronic device. The waveguide can increase in cross-sectional area between the first end and the second end. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367194 | CABLE HOOK ATTACHMENT FOR LADDERS - A fixed strand grabber and a removable strand grabber are presented for use on a conventional ladder. The strand grabber includes a hook member connected to a top support and a bottom lever. The bottom lever has a portion that extends past and encloses the open interior of the hook that protrudes from the forward side of the ladder. As the ladder is lowered over a cable, the hooks move upward which in turn causes the bottom lever to rotate upward. A portion of the bottom lever encloses the open interior of the hook thereby locking the cable therein. In this way improved safety is provided as the cable is prevented from accidently slipping out of the open interior of the hook which improves user safety. The system also provides an attachment point for a safety lock. In addition, the removable strand grabber provides a V-brace for using against utility poles. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367195 | ADAPTABLE PLATFORM FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING RAILWAY CARS - An apparatus that provides selectively deployable worker access with fall protection to at least a portion of the top of a container disposed above the ground. A gangway and its associated fall protection cage are selectively deployable from an elevated platform over the top of the container. The gangway and its associated cage are slidably connected to the platform via a track carried along the side of the platform. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367196 | SCAFFOLD END COVER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for covering a scaffold end with a scaffold cover. The system includes a cap or scaffold cover having a closed end for providing a force-absorbing surface, and an open end for receiving a scaffold end. The open end includes a lip and a lip notch working cooperatively with a spring and rest notch to securely lock the scaffold cover in place. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367197 | GUTTER PROTECTION AND LADDER SUPPORT APPARATUS - A gutter protection and ladder support and safety apparatus includes a mechanism structured and arranged to be releaseably positioned in a gutter to prevent damage thereto caused by a ladder. The apparatus includes a mechanism for locking the apparatus in place to prevent lateral tipping and slippage of a ladder, a ladder supporting member operatively connected to the locking mechanism, and an adjustable ladder securing apparatus connected to the ladder supporting member and configured to releaseably secure a ladder thereto. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367198 | BEARING LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A bearing lubrication system for providing supplemental lubrication to a bearing mounted within a bearing housing may include a pump having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet of the pump is fluidically connected to a lubricating fluid sump, whereas the outlet of the pump is fluidically connected to the bearing. A pump control system operatively connected to the pump operates the pump on an intermittent basis to provide a controlled amount of lubricating fluid to the bearing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367199 | SEAT RECLINER AND OIL COLLECTING ELEMENT - A seat recliner and an oil collecting element can re-collect the lubricating oil between a friction pair to friction surfaces, so as to reduce the wear rate. The oil collecting element is fixedly connected with one component in a friction pair of the seat recliner. The oil collecting element has an end face facing towards the other component in the friction pair, and each of two ends of the end face is provided with a boss, so as to form an oil collecting gap in the middle of the end face. The side face of the boss is an oil guiding face, and is configured gradually closer to the center of the oil collecting gap from outside to inside. During moving, an outer side of the oil guiding face of the boss firstly abuts against an end wall of the other component, so as to block the lubricating oil rolled to the two ends of the other component by the friction pair, and the blocked lubricating oil further flows towards the oil collecting gap in the middle of the end face of the oil collecting component along the oil guiding face of the boss, thus lubricating the friction surfaces. When the friction pair operates at a high speed, the oil collecting gap of the oil collecting element acts as a dynamic oil passage, and collects the lubricating oil to the portion between the friction surfaces continuously. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367200 | Fluid Holder And Electromechanical Lubricator Employing Same - A fluid holder includes: a housing having an inner surface and at least one fluid outlet; a piston in slidable engagement with the inner surface and having first and second opposed surfaces with a threaded opening extending therebetween, the first surface of the piston and the inner surface of the housing defining a fluid chamber in communication with the at least one fluid outlet; and a threaded member engageable with the threaded opening, a first portion of the threaded member extending from the first surface of the piston, the threaded member being rotatably coupled to the housing on the first portion of the threaded member for rotation in the threaded opening of the piston such that rotation of the threaded member causes a force to be exerted by the threaded member on the housing and on the piston to expand or contract the fluid chamber. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367201 | Gravitation deflection anti-gravitational applications - This disclosure presents and claims means for the modification of local gravitation by modifying its direction of action and presents and claims various uses of those means. The new technology involved is the recognition that light and gravitation flow in the same common medium; that the observed effects of gravitational lensing and light diffraction demonstrate the gravitational field of atoms deflecting the flow of that common medium of light and gravitation; that a suitable arrangement of atoms consequently could produce a desired deflection of gravitation; and that the atomic structure of a cubic crystal [for example Silicon] is suitable for that application. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367202 | DEVICE FOR SHIFTING ONE STRUCTURE WITH RESPECT TO ANOTHER | 2014-12-18 |
20140367203 | ELEVATOR GROUP MANAGEMENT DEVICE - An elevator group management device includes: an existing car control device controlling an existing car; a newly-installed car control device controlling a newly-installed car; an evaluation value preparing mechanism preparing evaluation values for the existing car and the newly-installed car; an assignment determining mechanism determining a car assigned to a call based on the prepared evaluation values; an existing car storage beforehand storing information concerning which of the cars is the existing car; and a weight storage beforehand storing a weighting factor for the existing car in the evaluation value. The evaluation value preparing mechanism prepares the evaluation value for the existing car by using the existing car storage information and the weighting factor. The elevator group management device can realize proper car assignment while suppressing occurrence of failure and considering operation efficiency when the existing car and newly-installed car are managed and controlled as one group. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367204 | System Having Multiple Cabs in an Elevator Shaft - An elevator system which utilizes four or more independently moving cabs in each elevator shaft. The lower cabs are connected to four spatially separated counterweights at four different counterweight connection points. The connection points are horizontally shifted on different cabs in order to prevent interference between cables, pulleys and counterweights. The top cab may be connected to one or two counterweights by connection points on the roof of the cab. The cabs are mounted on two tracks, each track on one side of the elevator shaft. The system includes a motor attached to each of the cabs by lift cables to facilitate the independent movement of all cabs. Existing buildings can be retrofit for compatibility with the present invention. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367205 | METHOD AND ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT - A method in the manufacture of an elevator, in which is formed an elevator arrangement, which includes an elevator hoistway, at least one elevator unit to be moved in the elevator hoistway, said unit(s) including at least an elevator car, a movable supporting structure in the elevator hoistway above the elevator car, roping suspended from the supporting structure for supporting the aforementioned at least one elevator unit to be moved, in which method the following steps are performed: a) the elevator car is used to transport passengers and/or freight, after which b) the supporting structure is lifted in the elevator hoistway, after which c) the elevator car is used to transport passengers and/or freight. In the method, between steps a) and c), additionally a step x) is performed, in which the section of the roping is lifted, separately from the lifting of the supporting structure, higher up in the elevator hoistway. An elevator arrangement includes a movable diverting pulley separate from the supporting structure, supported by which diverting pulley the section of roping is arranged to be suspended. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367206 | System and Method for Reducing Speed of An Elevator - A system and method for controlling speed of an elevator car in an elevator system is disclosed. The elevator car may have a speed governor adapted to trip when an electrical tripping point of the speed governor is reached. The elevator system may also have a control system for controlling operation of the elevator car, the control system providing a speed reducing switch adapted to trip when a software tripping point of the speed reducing switch is reached, the software tripping point being reached before the electrical tripping point of the speed governor. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367207 | BRAKE STRUCTURE FOR MOBILE OBJECT - A brake structure for a wheelchair having a pair of wheels includes: a braking device for braking one of the pair of wheels; a grip to be held by an operator for a moving operation of the wheelchair, the grip including a base fixed to the wheelchair at any position around one axis along a travel direction A of the wheelchair, extending in such a manner as to protrude from the one axis in a radial direction when viewed from the travel direction of the wheelchair, and being mounted rotatably in one direction; and a braking operation section (a brake wire coupling member and a brake wire) for operating the braking device in accordance with the rotation of the grip. Consequently, the load of a braking operation can be reduced, and the ease of a moving operation during the braking operation can be improved. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367208 | VEHICLE DISC BRAKE - Each pad return spring includes a lug piece attachment portion that is attached to a corresponding lug piece, and a pad return portion. The lug piece attachment portion of each pad return spring includes a first piece that is disposed on a first surface, on a disc rotor side, of the corresponding lug piece, a second piece that is disposed on a second surface, on the opposite side to the disc rotor side, of the corresponding lug piece, and a connection piece that connects the first piece and the second piece. The lug piece attachment portion of each pad return spring has a substantially U shape in section. The lug piece attachment portions are formed with engagement claw portions, and the lug pieces are formed with engagement grooves. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367209 | WHEEL BRAKE FOR AN AIRCRAFT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A HELICOPTER - The invention relates to a brake for an aircraft wheel comprising firstly calipers with an outer jaw ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140367210 | Hydraulic Brake With a Polymer Piston - The present invention relates in particular, but not limited to, a wind turbine hydraulic brake calliper. The brake calliper comprising a cylinder bore, a piston having a piston head and a piston skirt. The piston being received in the cylinder bore in an orientation where the piston head faces towards the brake pad. The calliper comprising a fluid connection connected to or connectable to a source of hydraulic fluid for leading hydraulic fluid into the void of the cylinder bore below the piston head ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140367211 | Energy Absorbing System for Safeguarding Structures from Disruptive Forces - The invention is a system and method for automatically adjusting the resonance frequency of an energy absorbing device in response to a disruptive force. By configuring an energy absorbing device for automatic response tuning, utilizing a controller coupled to one or more sensors for processing a determination primarily based on sensing data, the natural period of an overall structure may be adjusted (i.e. increased or decreased) so that the acceleration response of the structure is decreased upon being subjected to a disruptive force, for example, high winds, a blast from an explosion, or a seismic force caused by an earthquake. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367212 | HYDRAULIC DAMPER FOR ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A hydraulic damper for an electrical switching apparatus includes a damper enclosure including an inner wall. Also included is a chamber defined by the inner wall, the chamber having a first end, a second end. Further included is a tapered portion of the chamber extending from a tapered portion initial end to a tapered portion terminal end, the tapered portion angled inwardly in a direction from the first end toward the second end of the chamber. Yet further included is a press rod at least partially disposed within the chamber. Also included is a piston having a piston outer surface and disposed within the chamber and having an initial position adjustable in a longitudinal direction of the chamber. Further included is a gap defined by the piston outer surface and the inner wall, wherein adjustment of the piston in the longitudinal direction adjusts the gap. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367213 | Travel Cover with a Swivel Handle - A swivel handle capable of rotating or swiveling is disclosed. The swivel handle comprises a handle that is capable of rotating relative to a base plate or an enclosure or other object to be pulled. The swivel handle may further comprise a rotatable plate wherein the handle is connected to the rotatable plate, a rotational locking assembly, and/or a braking assembly. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367214 | LOCKUP CLUTCH MODULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A torque converter includes an input connected to an engine. An output is connected with a transmission. A lockup clutch is connected with the output and is disposed to engage the input to couple the input with the output via an apply pressure corresponding to a target lockup strategy based on at least one vehicle operating condition. A pressure regulator is configured to modulate the apply pressure. Systems and methods are disclosed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367215 | Clutch Arrangement - A clutch arrangement for a drivetrain of a vehicle comprises a first friction surface, a second friction surface and a pressing element. The first and second friction surfaces are arranged to be movable relative to each other along an axis of rotation of the clutch arrangement. The first and second friction surfaces are formed that they can be brought into a frictional engagement with each other to make a torque transmittable from the first friction surface to the second friction surface. One of the first and the second friction surfaces is arranged at a component part. The pressing element comprises a spring structure and is configured to produce or sever the frictional engagement upon actuation by causing a force along the axis of rotation. The spring structure is configured and arranged to at least partially cause the force on the component part through a change in shape. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367216 | System And Method For Actuating A Mechanical Diode Clutch Assembly - The present disclosure provides an actuation assembly for applying a mechanical diode clutch. The clutch includes an outer member, an inner member, and a strut. The actuation assembly includes a plate having an apply portion and a plurality of legs, where each of the plurality of legs has a first end coupled to the apply portion and a second end adapted to couple to a shift sleeve. A mechanism is coupled to the apply portion of the plate. The mechanism includes at least one biasing member. The plate is moveable between an unapply position and an apply position such that a movement from the unapply position to the apply position induces contact between the mechanism and the strut. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367217 | ACTUATION MECHANISM FOR A MECHANICAL DIODE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure provides an actuation mechanism for applying a mechanical diode clutch. The actuation mechanism includes a capsule including a cylindrical body defining an interior chamber, the cylindrical body defining a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end thereof. The actuation mechanism also includes a pin having a body and a radially-extending arm, the pin being retained within the interior chamber of the capsule. An apply spring is coupled at one end to the pin and a return spring is retained within the interior chamber of the capsule. The return spring is disposed between the pin on one end and the cylindrical body on the opposite end thereof. The return spring substantially surrounds the apply spring. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367218 | FRICTION CLUTCH WITH READJUSTMENT DEVICE - A friction clutch having a counter-pressure plate and a pressing plate that is rotationally fixed and axially movable in relation to the latter, a cover part which is firmly connected to the counter-pressure plate, a lever spring clamped between the pressing plate and cover part having an encircling power rim and levers extending radially inward and distributed around the circumference and support zones extending radially outward, a clutch plate having friction linings which may be brought into frictional engagement between the counter-pressure plate and the pressing plate dependent on an axial engaging force applied to the levers contrary to the effect of a lining resiliency, a compensation spring effectively countering the lining resiliency between the counter-pressure plate and the pressing plate, and an adjusting device having a drive spring in the form of an opened ring situated on the lever spring. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367219 | GRAIN AUGER SUPPORT FRAME - A grain auger has a frame, a conveyor mounted on the frame for movement between a lowered transport position and a raised use position, and an axle with a pair of wheels to rollably support the auger. The axle has angular disposed hollow members with telescoping arms extending therefrom so that the length and height of the axle is adjustable. A cradle is provided on top of the axle, with a support block at the top of the lift assembly for nesting in the cradle when the conveyor is in the lowered transport position, to minimize the cantilever of the conveyor during transport. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367220 | CARGO CONTAINER COMPRISING A STORAGE RACK MODULE AND A TRANSPORT MODULE - A cargo container for storing goods and for loading into a cargo compartment of a vehicle includes a housing including a base plate and defining an interior cavity, a storage rack arrangement in the form of a storage rack module and adapted for storing a plurality of goods in the cavity, and a transport arrangement in the form of a transport module and including a conveying means and a control unit therefor, operable for selectively transporting goods stored in the storage rack arrangement from the storage rack arrangement to a predetermined location in the cavity. For each of the storage rack modules and transport modules removable from the container, the cargo container includes a releasable coupling mechanism for fastening the respective module and for locating it in a predetermined position with respect to the remainder of the container. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367221 | PHARMACEUTICAL STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A storage and retrieval system includes a casing having an interior storage area and a staging area, a plurality of containers positioned in the interior storage area, and a gantry assembly positioned within the casing. The gantry assembly is operable to move each of the plurality of containers between the interior storage area and the staging area. The staging area simultaneously receives and supports more than one container to allow access to the more than one container. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367222 | FOLDABLE CONVEYOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE WITH WRAP-AROUND CAPABILITY - An aggregate processing apparatus comprising a conveyor support structure having a base section located at a side of the apparatus, a mid-section pivotably coupled to the base section and a head section pivotably coupled to the mid-section. The conveyor support structure is operable between a deployed state, in which the mid-section and the head section project from the side, and a transport state in which the mid-section is folded to extend across the first face and the head section is folded with respect to the mid-section to extend across an end face of the apparatus. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367223 | VEGETABLE HARVESTER - A device for harvesting vegetables comprises a bucket loader and a conveyor system. The bucket loader may include a pad, which may cushion the impact of vegetables, when transferring vegetables from a bucket to a conveyor. The conveyor may comprise transverse and longitudinal conveyor belts and/or rollers for delivering the vegetables to bins on a truck or flat bed trailer. The bucket loaders may be operatively coupled to a mechanism for raising and lowering the bucket loaders, intermittently or continuously. For example, a registration and tracking system keeps track of the number of buckets and/or amount of produce picked by a picker. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367224 | Apparatus and Method for Emptying a Load Carrier Loaded with Articles - Apparatus and methods for emptying a load carrier loaded with articles, in particular in the form of packages, which has a lateral outlet opening for removal of the articles. The apparatus includes a mount for the load carrier, a conveyor for carrying the articles away, and a conveyor ramp arranged upstream of the conveyor. The conveyor ramp and lateral outlet opening of the load carrier can be brought into contact with each other. The mount and conveyor ramp are pivotable into a position which is inclined with respect to the horizontal and in which the conveyor ramp is in contact with the lateral outlet opening of the load carrier. The mount and conveyor ramp are moveable relative to each other in the inclined position in such a way that the mount and the conveyor are moved toward each other. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367225 | GRAIN AUGER BLOW-OUT DOOR - A grain auger having a discharge chute with a primary opening is also provided with at least one secondary opening and a door movable between opened and closed positions relative to the secondary opening. The door is normally closed by spring bias, but will open if the primary discharge opening becomes blocked, thereby releasing grain through the secondary opening, to prevent damage to the auger. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367226 | SCREW CONVEYOR INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT - An intermediate support for a screw conveyor, which has a first shaft rotating about an axis of rotation and defined by a number of segments; and a casing. The intermediate support has a movable assembly, which is coaxial with and rotates about the axis of rotation, is integral with the first shaft, and has a second shaft for connecting two segments, and a bushing fitted onto the second shaft; and a fixed assembly, which is coaxial with the axis of rotation, and has a supporting body fitted to the bushing and connected rigidly to the casing, and a number of annular shields coaxial with the axis of rotation and interposed between the supporting body and the bushing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367227 | POWER DRIVE UNIT AND AIRCRAFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR WITH POWER DRIVE UNITS - A power drive unit, including a plurality of diagonal rollers arranged at a circumference around a central roller axis and each of the plurality of diagonal rollers having a respective diagonal roller axis, a first drive motor coupled to a roller carrier and configured to rotate the plurality of diagonal rollers around the central roller axis, and a second drive motor coupled to a gear carrier and configured to rotate each of the diagonal rollers around the respective diagonal roller axis. The diagonal roller axes are tilted by a common skew angle with respect to the central roller axis. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367228 | CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A curved conveyor assembly includes a frame that defines a curved conveyance path. A conveyor belt is positioned on the frame system for travel along the curved conveyance path. At least one hold down guide is mounted to the frame and manually movable between an operating position and an access position. In the operating position a retaining lip of the hold down guide extends into the curved conveyance path proximate an edge of the conveyor belt for limiting upward movement of the edge of the conveyor belt. In the access position the retaining lip is moved away from the edge of the conveyor belt. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367229 | ROD BELT FOR A ROD BELT CONVEYOR FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY - Rod belt for rod belt conveyors for agricultural machinery includes rods arranged transversely with respect to the running direction and parallel to one another. At least one of the rods has flattened and perforated end areas with which it rests on tensile stress-resistant, elastic, continuous belts which revolve in parallel to one another, and is connected by rivets or similar fastening elements which pass through the end areas and the belts. The rod belt may be produced with a rod division that differs from, and in particular is smaller than, the division of the fastening points on the belts. This is achieved by providing that at least one additional rod is fixedly connected to the at least one rod which is connected to the belts, and the at least one additional rod is free of contact with the belts. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367230 | ROD BELT FOR A ROD BELT CONVEYOR FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY - Rod belt for rod belt conveyors for agricultural machinery, having rods arranged transversely with respect to the running direction and parallel to one another. Rods at their ends are each connected to a fastening piece which has a flattened and perforated support area with which fastening piece rests on tensile stress-resistant, elastic, continuous belts extending in parallel and is connected by rivets or similar fastening elements which pass through support area and belts, and support area is formed in one piece with a fastening area for rod ends. The rod belt includes fastening pieces which have a simple design and are cost-effectively manufactured. Fastening pieces are designed as bends having a fastening area which, in relation to the installed position, is bent from the plane of support area toward the bottom side of belt and situated parallel to the inner side of belt. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367231 | DETACHABLE TAB FOR A MODULAR BELT LINK - Detachable tab ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140367232 | Plastic-shell-encased circuit breaker having automatic locking function - A plastic-shell-encased circuit breaker having an automatic locking function comprises a plastic-shell-encased circuit breaker body, a user input unit for inputting a lock code or an unlock code; an authentication processing unit for receiving the lock code or the unlock code from the user input unit, and for outputting a control signal after authentication; a locking action unit for receiving the control signal from the authentication processing unit, and for enabling the plastic-shell-encased circuit breaker body to produce a self-locking or unlocking action. Utilization of the plastic-shell-encased circuit breaker having the automatic locking function is capable of preventing the circuit breaker from being switched on without careful consideration, so as to ensure security of operators. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367233 | Lockout Device For Switchgear - A safety lockout device for switchgear includes a means for electrically disconnecting power to a motor and means for mechanically blocking the motor from operating. The safety lockout further includes a movable member operable by a hotstick to actuate the electrical disconnecting means and the mechanical blocking means. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367234 | DUST AND WATERPROOF SWITCH - A dustproof and waterproof switch, in particular for a seat belt buckle of restraint systems of motor vehicles for indicating that the latch plate has been inserted into the seat belt buckle and properly locked, includes two contact plates, composed of a fixed contact plate and a contact spring plate, wherein the contacting regions of the contact plates are disposed in a housing-interior of the switch housing which is protected from foreign matter, and the switch can be activated by moving a slide in a channel disposed lateral to the housing-interior, whereby the spring contact plate is deflected by way of an actuating bracket which is pivotably mounted in the switch housing at one end and penetrates the side of the housing-interior facing the channel at the other end by means of an angled section. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367235 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS INCLUDING OPERATING HANDLE WITH DAMPENING MEMBER - An electrical switching apparatus includes a housing having an interior and an opening, separable contacts, and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts. The operating mechanism includes an operating handle extending from the interior of the housing and through the opening of the housing. A dampening member is disposed on the operating handle. The dampening member is structured to engage the housing at the opening thereof when the operating handle moves to at least one of an “ON” position and a “RESET” or “OFF” position. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367236 | KEYSWITCH STRUCTURE - A keyswitch structure includes a keycap having a vertical connection member and a vertical-horizontal-translation mechanism, a baseplate having a vertical connection member, a slidable part having a vertical-horizontal-translation mechanism, and a restoring member. The vertical connection members are engaged for constraining the keycap to move relative to the baseplate substantially along a Z axis. The vertical-horizontal-translation mechanisms are engaged, so that the slidable part can perform a motion in response to a movement of the keycap toward the baseplate along the Z axis upon a pressing operation. The motion includes a displacement in a first direction. When the pressing operation is discontinued, a horizontal restoring force by the restoring member enables the slidable part to perform a motion that includes a displacement in a second direction to move the keycap away from the baseplate along the Z axis. The second direction is opposite to the first direction. | 2014-12-18 |
20140367237 | SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A switch assembly for an electronic device comprises a switch mount and a keycap. The switch mount has a slide switch with a slide switch base and a slide switch actuator. The keycap is positionable for slidable movement relative to the switch mount and is coupleable to the slide switch actuator. The keycap has an exposed portion slidable by a user between at least a first position and a second position to execute a first control function. The keycap is depressible in at least one of the first and second positions to execute a second control function. | 2014-12-18 |