51st week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170363046 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE COLD-START EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS TEST DIAGNOSTIC - Methods and systems are provided for conducting an evaporative emissions test diagnostic on a vehicle fuel system and evaporative emissions control system during engine-on conditions. In one example, a first fuel vapor storage device is separated from a second fuel vapor storage device by a one-way check valve, thus preventing loading of the first fuel vapor storage device during conditions such as refueling operations, diurnal temperature fluctuations, or from running-loss vapors from a vehicle fuel tank. In this way, the evaporative emissions test diagnostic may be conducted during a cold-start event where an exhaust catalyst is below a predetermined threshold temperature required for catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbons in the engine exhaust, without increasing undesired exhaust emissions. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363047 | POWER SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A power system including a variable volume combustion chamber for a two-stroke engine having a controlled exhaust port, a fuel injector to the combustion chamber and an oxygen injector to the combustion chamber. The oxygen injector provides repeated oxygen injection pulses to complete a charge. The controlled exhaust port includes an oscillating rotatably mounted valve. A source of pressurized concentrated oxygen to the oxygen injector is in a closed case having a ceramic fiber membrane. An air inlet and a waste outlet are in communication with a first side of the ceramic fiber membrane. An oxygen outlet is in communication with a second side of the ceramic fiber Ionic transport membrane. The case has a heat transfer surface in communication with the controlled exhaust port from the combustion chamber. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363048 | AIR INTAKE HEATER SYSTEM AND METHODS - An air heater for heating intake air for an internal combustion engine is provided. The air heater may have a heating element with improved air flow redirection. The air heater may include a controller that is formed as an integral component with another component of an internal combustion engine such as an air intake manifold cover. The heater may include thermocouple circuitry for sensing the temperature of the heating element. Methods of calibrating the thermocouple circuitry are also provided. Methods of controlling the air heater while performing engine start are also provided. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363049 | FUEL PUMP MODULE FOR MEASURING HEIGHT OF FUEL USING ULTRASONIC WAVE - Provided is a fuel pump module for measuring a height of fuel using an ultrasonic wave, and more particularly, a fuel pump module for measuring a height of fuel using an ultrasonic wave, where an ultrasonic wave sensor for measuring the height of the fuel contained in a fuel tank is integrally installed in the fuel pump module provided in the fuel tank. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363050 | Delivery Device For Delivering And Heating A Medium - A delivery device for delivering a medium and for heating the medium to be delivered, having a vehicle pump, an electric motor for driving the vehicle pump and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. For heating the medium in the vehicle pump, the control unit is designed to generate a first alternating electrical current in a conductor winding of the electric motor. This first alternating electrical current induces eddy currents in a component of the delivery device, by which the medium can be heated. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363051 | SUPERCHARGED ENGINE - A supercharged engine is provided, which includes an engine body having cylinders, an intake passage disposed outside the engine body and connected to the cylinders via intake ports, a supercharger provided in the intake passage and spaced apart from an intake-side side surface of the engine body, the intake-side side surface being connected to the intake passage, and a fuel pump disposed on the intake-side side surface. A portion of the intake passage constitutes an intervening part located between the supercharger and the engine body. The intervening part overlaps with the fuel pump in one of vertical and lateral directions of the engine body. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363052 | ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP - An electric fuel pump includes a housing having an oil inlet and an oil outlet, an impeller, a stator unit mounted in the housing and including a stator and a starter terminal set connected to the stator, a packaging adhesive encapsulating the stator and the starter terminal set to create an oil guide passage in communication between the oil inlet and the oil outlet, and a rotor unit mounted in the housing and including a rotor rotatably mounted in the stator and a rotating shaft mounted in the rotor and connected with the impeller. When the stator unit is electrically conducted, the rotor unit drives the impeller to draw a fuel oil into the oil guide passage. When the fuel oil goes through the oil guide passage, the stator and the starter terminal set are well protected by the packaging adhesive and prohibited from contacting the fuel oil. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363053 | COOLING DEVICE FOR INJECTOR - A partitioning wall is provided in a fluid space formed between a cover member and a body member, which surrounds a forward end of a fluid injection valve. The partitioning wall divides the fluid space into an inlet-side fluid space and an outlet-side fluid space in a circumferential direction of the fluid injection valve. A forward-end space, which is formed at a bottom of the fluid space, is communicated to the inlet-side and the outlet-side fluid spaces, so that cooling water flows from the inlet-side fluid space to the outlet-side fluid space through the forward-end space. The cooling water circulates in the forward-end space surrounding the forward end of the fluid injection valve to effectively cool down the fluid injection valve. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363054 | FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A fuel injector assembly for use in repairing a damaged fuel injector cylinder in an internal combustion engine includes a replacement injector sleeve and a replacement injector lower body. The replacement injector sleeve is installed in the damaged fuel injector cylinder and covers a crack in the fuel injector cylinder sidewall or the fuel injector cylinder bottom wall to inhibit leakage of fuel into a cooling system of the internal combustion engine. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363055 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVAP LEAK TESTING - Methods and systems are provided for regulating evaporative emissions from a fuel system. In one example, a method may comprise spinning an engine unfueled responsive to a hydrocarbon concentration at a fresh air end of a fuel vapor canister increasing above a first threshold. The method may comprise spinning the engine to pull hydrocarbons away until a hydrocarbon concentration at a purge end of the fuel vapor canister, opposite the fresh air end, increases above a second threshold. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363056 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STARTING A SMALL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Disclosed is a method, apparatus and kit for starting a quick-start chainsaw. The quick-start chainsaw comprises a chainsaw having a crankshaft extending along an axis between first and second ends and a quick-start extension extending along the axis from the second end adapted to engage with and be rotated by a socket. The quick-start chainsaw further comprises a casing with a hole therethrough aligned with the axis providing access to the quick-start extension therethrough. The method comprises securing the socket to a portable drill, locating the socket within the hole and connecting the socket with the quick-start extension. The method further comprises rotating the socket and the quick-start extension around the axis with the portable drill thereby rotating the crankshaft and starting a combustion engine. The kit comprises a quick-start chainsaw and a socket rotatable by a portable drill. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363057 | DEDICATED EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION ENGINE FUELING CONTROL - A method of operating an dedicated exhaust gas recirculation engine including a water gas shift catalyst by supplying ambient air and fuel to a dedicated cylinder at a first fuel to air equivalence ratio in the range of greater than 1.0 to 1.6 for a first number of engine cycles and, for a second number of engine cycles, supplying ambient air and fuel to the dedicated cylinder at a second fuel to air equivalence ratio in the range of 0.7 to less than 1.0. During the second number of cycles, spark timing of the dedicated cylinder is adjusted and a time delay when exhaust recirculated from the dedicated cylinder will be inducted into the cylinders is determined. At the end of the time delay, a second spark timing of the main cylinder is adjusted and the amount of fuel supplied to the main cylinders is increased. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363058 | WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER WITH SUBMERGED ELEMENT - A wave energy converter ( | 2017-12-21 |
20170363059 | HYDRAULIC ENGINE WITH HYDRAULIC PUMP - A hydraulic engine with hydraulic pumps that moves the oil filled in the body thereof through the hydraulic pumps to allow rotational load bodies to be driven by means of the reciprocation of pistons, thereby obtaining a rotational force required for driving, includes: a power supply adapted to supply power to a driving part and to charge the power generated from rotational load bodies through the driving of a power driving part; the driving part driven through the power supplied from the power supply; a pair of hydraulic pumps adapted to pump a fluid through the rotation of the driving part; and the power driving part adapted to generate a driving force through the reciprocation of a driving piston. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363060 | BLADE FOR WIND POWER GENERATOR - Provided is a blade for a wind power generator comprising: a main spar including: an upper main spar flange and a lower main spar flange whose both ends are protruded towards the front and rear side respectively; a front main spar web and a rear main spar web which are connecting the upper main spar flange and the lower main spar flange; a first body, located in the front side of the main spar, including an inverted D-type rib; and a second body, located in the rear side of the main spar, including a curved rib. The inverted D-type rib includes: a vertical frame; and a block frame extendedly formed from the upper side and the lower side of the vertical frame respectively and convexly formed towards the front side. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363061 | Method for Retrofitting Vortex Generators on a Wind Turbine Blade - A method of retrofitting vortex generators on a wind turbine blade is disclosed, the wind turbine blade being mounted on a wind turbine hub and extending in a longitudinal direction and having a tip end and a root end, the wind turbine blade further comprising a profiled contour including a pressure side and a suction side, as well as a leading edge and a trailing edge with a chord having a chord length extending there between, the profiled contour, when being impacted by an incident airflow, generating a lift. The method comprises identifying a separation line on the suction side of the wind turbine blade, and mounting one or more vortex panels including a first vortex panel comprising at least one vortex generator on the suction side of the wind turbine blade between the separation line and the leading edge of the wind turbine blade. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363062 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - A rotor blade for addressing the deflection of rotor blades of a wind turbine. The rotor blade includes a plurality of exterior surfaces defining a blade body having a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade body extending between a blade tip and a blade root. The blade body including a breakaway tip portion defined by a predetermined breaking point. The breakaway tip portion is configured to break away from the remaining portion of the blade body when subject to a predetermined tower strike load. A wind turbine including the rotor blade configuration is further disclosed. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363063 | SEALING MEMBERS FOR JOINTED ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLIES - A jointed rotor blade assembly may include a first blade segment having a first outer shell terminating at a first joint end and a second blade segment coupled to the first blade segment at a blade joint. The second blade segment may include a second outer shell terminating at a second joint end. The outer shells may overlap one another at the blade joint such that an overlapping region is defined between the first and second joint ends. In addition, the first outer shell may be spaced apart from the second outer shell along at least a portion of the overlapping region such that a gap is defined between the outer shells within the overlapping region. Moreover, the rotor blade assembly may include a sealing member positioned between the outer shells within the overlapping region that is configured to allow relative movement between the outer shells at the blade joint. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363064 | BLADE FOR WIND POWER GENERATOR - Provided is a blade for a wind power generator including: a main spar; a front rib and a rear rib respectively located in the front side and the rear side of the main spar; and a skin, installed on the main spar, the front rib and the rear rib, constituting the outer skin of the blade. The skin is coupled by a zipper formed in the skin. The zipper includes an end portion zipper connecting the both end portions of the skin. The end portion zipper is covered by a cover portion provided in the skin. The cover portion covers the end portion zipper from the front side of the suction surface of the blade towards the rear side of the suction surface of the blade. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363065 | METHOD OF AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTROL ACCESS TO WIND POWER INSTALLATIONS, AND ALSO INTERFACE FOR WIND POWER INSTALLATIONS AND CERTIFICATION CENTER - A method for authorizing a user for a control access to at least one wind turbine or at least one wind farm is disclosed. In this method, a certification center first authenticates a user, and the certification center accepts a control-access type from the authenticated user. The certification center then generates an electronic certificate according to the accepted control-access type and/or according to stored access permissions of the authenticated user. Then the certificate is used for authentication with the wind turbine or with the wind farm for the purpose of performing a control access. A system for performing the method and also relates to a certification center and to an interface of a wind turbine or of a wind farm. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363066 | Methods and Systems for Electrical Isolation in an Offshore Power Generation Plant - A method of generating power. An airborne power generating craft is connected to an anchor using a tether line. The anchor is secured to an underwater floor. Power is generated based on movement of the airborne power generating craft in response to a wind force. The tether line is maintained at a constant length between the airborne power generating craft and the anchor as the airborne power generating craft moves in response to the wind force. The airborne power generating craft is connected to an electrical transmission system through at least part of the tether line. The generated power is transmitted to the electrical transmission system. A condition is sensed in which transmitting power to the electrical transmission system is not desired. The airborne power generating craft is electrically isolated to prevent power from being transmitted from the airborne power generating craft to the electrical transmission system. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363067 | Methods and Systems for Maintaining an Offshore Power Plant Having Airborne Power Generating Craft - A method of maintaining an offshore power plant. A power generating craft is attached to a tow cable on a floating vessel. The floating vessel is moved to an offshore power generating site. The power generating craft is maintained in an airborne state while the floating vessel is moving to the offshore power generating site. The power generating craft is detached from the tow cable and attached to a first end of a tether line at the offshore power generating site. The second end of the tether line is anchored to an underwater floor. The power generating craft is operated in an airborne state. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363068 | Systems and Methods for Offshore Power Generation Using Airborne Power Generating Craft - A method of generating power using an airborne power generating craft connected to an anchor using a tether line. The anchor is secured to an underwater floor. Power is generated based on movement of the airborne power generating craft in response to a wind force. A constant length of the tether line is maintained between the airborne power generating craft and the anchor as the airborne power generating craft moves in response to the wind force. The airborne power generating craft is connected to an electrical transmission system through at least part of the tether line. The generated power is transmitted to the electrical transmission system. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363069 | Systems and Methods for Offshore Power Generation Using Airborne Power Generating Craft Tethered to a Floating Structure - A method of generating power. An airborne power generating craft is connected to a floating structure using an aloft portion of a tether line. The floating structure is connected to an anchor using an underwater portion of the tether line. The anchor is secured to an underwater floor. Power is generated based on movement of the airborne power generating craft in response to a wind force. The floating structure is connected to an electrical transmission system through at least part of the tether line. The generated power is transmitted to the electrical transmission system. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363070 | Methods and Systems of Maintaining an Offshore Power Plant - A method of maintaining an offshore power plant. A plurality of airborne power generating craft are landed on or near a floating vessel. Each of the plurality of airborne power generating craft forms part of the offshore power plant. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363071 | WIND TURBINE NACELLE - A wind turbine nacelle configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower and for supporting a rotor assembly, the nacelle comprising at least a first and a second nacelle module. The first nacelle module comprises a first frame structure and a main bearing system for a main shaft of the rotor assembly, and the second nacelle module comprises a second frame structure and a drive train system for the wind turbine. When the nacelle is mounted on the wind turbine tower, the main bearing system is supported by the wind turbine tower, and the drive train system is attached to the main bearing such that the weight of the drive train system is transferred to the main bearing system and thereby to the wind turbine tower. Further, the first frame structure is configured to support the main bearing system during transportation and prior to mounting of the nacelle, and the second frame structure is configured to support the drive train system during transportation and prior to mounting of the nacelle, and the first and second frame structures form a load carrying structure of a first and a second shipping freight container such that the first and second nacelle module can be transported as shipping freight containers. When the nacelle is mounted on the wind turbine tower, the first and second frame structures may be placed side by side in a direction along a rotational axis of the wind turbine rotor and may be oriented such as to have a length extending transversely to a rotational axis of the wind turbine rotor. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363072 | VIBRATION MONITORING AND DIAGNOSING SYSTEM FOR WIND POWER GENERATOR - Disclosed herein is a vibration monitoring and diagnosing system for monitoring conditions of a wind power generator and diagnosing a defective portion thereof using vibration characteristics obtained from acceleration sensors mounted to the wind power generator. A vibration-based defect detecting method may include: collecting vibration data of the wind power generator using the plurality of sensors; extracting a first characteristic value of a time domain based on the vibration data; extracting characteristic values in one or more frequency bands for a location of each sensor in a frequency domain or an envelope frequency domain if the first characteristic value is greater than a preset alarm setting value; and determining that a defect is present when at least one characteristic value of the characteristic values is greater than a preset normal value. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363073 | HEAT TRANSFER IN AN ENERGY RECOVERY DEVICE - An energy recovery device comprising a drive mechanism; an engine comprising a plurality of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) elements or Negative Thermal Expansion (NTE) elements fixed at a first end by a holder element and connected at a second end to a drive mechanism wherein Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) elements or Negative Thermal Expansion (NTE) elements are positioned to from a gap between adjacent elements and configured to improve heat transfer from a fluid to each element. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363074 | Variable Capacity Compressor - A variable displacement compressor which prevents leakage of a refrigerant flowing directly into a suction chamber without passing via a crank chamber at a time of a minimum discharge displacement operation, thus making it possible to prevent an increase of a minimum discharge displacement by increasing a refrigerant pressure in the crank chamber, and in addition, making it possible to prevent insufficient lubrication of sliding portions and the like in the crank chamber. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363075 | ENERGY-SAVING SINGLE-DIMENSIONAL COMPRESSOR - The present invention discloses an energy-saving one-dimensional compressor, comprising an air compressor, a fixing rod, a bearing plate, a condensing tube and a driving device. The air compressor comprises an inner shell and an outer shell; the inner shell comprises an upper pressing plate and a cylindrical plate; a top of the cylindrical plate is fixed under the upper pressing plate; an air inlet is formed at an upper part of the outer shell; part of a bottom of the outer shell protrudes downwards to form a cylindrical plate slot corresponding to the cylindrical plate; and the cylindrical plate can move up and down in the cylindrical plate slot. An air outlet is also formed at the bottom of the outer shell. The present invention has the beneficial effects of simple structure and high energy utilization rate. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363076 | Modular Stacked Variable-Compression Micropump and Method of Making Same - A micropump assembly is comprised of modular stacked pump stages. The modular pump stages are preferably stacked vertically on top of each other. The stacked design allows each pumping chamber to be compressed by two pumping membranes and thereby provide twice the compression as compared to conventional planar pump designs. The stacked design also eliminates the need for bidirectional movement of the pumping membrane. Lastly, the number of stacked pumping stages can be changed post-fabrication to achieve the required pressure for a given application. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363077 | Determining Pump-Out Flow Rate - First piston position data of a piston in a displacement unit is obtained based on an output signal from a sensor associated with the displacement unit, the output signal being dependent upon a physical position of the piston in the displacement unit. Second piston position data of the piston in the displacement unit is obtained based on data indicative of a number of revolutions of a hydraulic motor in a hydraulic system, the hydraulic system being operable to drive the piston of the displacement unit. Based on the second piston position data, a flow rate of a fluid pumped by the displacement unit is estimated. A system correction factor is generated based on the first piston position data and the second piston position data. The estimated flow rate is adjusted based on the system correction factor. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363078 | DIRECT NUMERIC 3D SENSORLESS CONVERTER FOR PUMP FLOW AND PRESSURE - A pump controller features a signal processor configured to respond to signaling containing information about three corresponding discrete arrays with respect to a discrete motor speed for each system position at a motor speed derived from 3D discrete distribution surfaces of motor power, pump differential pressure and flow rate by respective numerical interpolations; and determine corresponding signaling containing information to control a pump, or pumps in a system of pumps, or a system of pumps based upon a corresponding pump differential pressure and flow rate at the motor speed for a corresponding power reading value determined using a numerical interpolation of the three corresponding discrete arrays, the signaling received. The signal processor is configured to provide the corresponding signaling as control signaling to control the pump, or the pumps in the system of pumps, or the system of pumps. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363079 | INTEGRATED WIRELESS DATA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUMP CONTROL - An integrated wireless data system and method for controlling and measuring operational data of a pumpjack system, for safety, health monitoring, and pump control is provided. The integrated wireless data system and method may be configured to allow for bi-directional communication with a central station to enable human intervention with pumpjack and to store pump parameters in a database for use in development of predictive maintenance techniques. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363080 | CONTROL VALVE FOR COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a cylinder housing having a number of pistons, a control chamber communicating with piston casings, a suction chamber and a discharge chamber communicating with the piston casings, a control valve includes a receptacle engaged in the cylinder housing, a valve member engaged in the receptacle for controlling the pressurized air to flow from the discharge chamber into the control chamber of the cylinder housing, and a valve element for controlling a bypass of the pressurized air through the receptacle. A bellow device is connected to actuate the sliding member internally, and a sliding member is slidably engaged in the control space of the receptacle, and to operate the valve element externally with a solenoid device. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363081 | PUMP CASING - A new pump design is described. The pump features a casing with a continuous enclosure extending from a power end of the casing to a fluid end of the casing for housing the reciprocating assembly of the pump, which includes a crankshaft, a plurality of control rods coupled to the crankshaft, and a plurality of crossheads coupled to the control rods. A detachable lid is attached to the casing at the power end and the fluid end of the casing, and encloses the reciprocating assembly. An alignment plate oriented substantially parallel to a stroke axis of the pump maintains alignment of the crossheads. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363082 | FLUID-END OF A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP - A pump including a housing defining a plurality of inlet bores. A first interior wall is arranged to at least partially define a first of the plurality of inlet bores. The first interior wall has a contour in a cross section taken normal to the plunger axes. The first interior wall is at least partially defined by the revolution of the contour about a first inlet axis that is normal to and intersects a first of the plurality of plunger axes. The contour includes a cylindrical portion arranged parallel to the first inlet axis, a planar portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the first inlet axis and spaced a first distance from the plunger axis, and a convex bulge portion extending from the cylindrical portion and spaced a second distance from the plunger axis. The contour further includes a V-shaped groove portion extending from the convex bulge portion. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363083 | STEPPING MOTOR DRIVE APPARATUS, GEAR PUMP, AND STEPPING MOTOR-DRIVEN GEAR PUMP SYSTEM - A stepping motor-driven system includes a stepping motor, an output device, and a belt and pulley system operably coupling the stepping motor with the output device to impart rotation therebetween. The belt and pulley system includes an input pinion engaged with the stepping motor, an output pinion engaged with the output device, and a timing belt. The timing belt is disposed about the input and output pinions, inhibits elongation, and defines a plurality of spaced-apart grooves on an inwardly-facing surface thereof that are wider than the teeth of the pinions and are configured to receive the teeth of the pinions in meshed engagement therewith. As a result, a gap is defined within each groove. The gaps permit backlash of the timing belt in response to changes in a rotational speed input to the belt and pulley system from the stepping motor, thereby inhibiting loss of control. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363084 | COMPACT, HIGHLY INTEGRATED, OIL LUBRICATED ELECTRIC VACUUM COMPRESSOR - An electrically driven positive displacement compressor includes an electric drive motor configured to drive the compressor, the electric drive motor including a ring shaped electric stator and an electric rotor arranged inside the ring shaped electric stator and defining a cavity within the electric rotor. The compressor also includes a working chamber having an inlet and an outlet, the working chamber being arranged at least partially inside the cavity of the electric rotor. The compressor additionally includes a compressor rotor arranged inside the working chamber and coupled to the electric rotor. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363085 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR PROVIDED WITH A LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A scroll compressor includes a scroll compression unit having a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll a drive shaft configured to drive the orbiting scroll in an orbital movement, and a support frame including a bearing configured to guide in rotation a guided portion of the drive shaft. The scroll compressor also includes an anti-rotation device including a pair of first engaging elements slidably engaged with a pair of complementary engaging elements on the support frame; and a lubrication system to lubricate at least partially the first engaging elements. The lubrication system includes a lubrication channel and hole on the drive shaft; the hole is fluidly connected to the channel and emerges in an outer wall of the guided portion. The system further includes an oil lubrication passage on the support frame, which includes an oil inlet aperture emerging in a receiving chamber, and an oil outlet aperture configured to supply with oil at least one of the first engaging elements. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363086 | MODIFIED OIL PUMP FOR USE IN NON-OIL TRANSPORT - The disclosed invention improves on self-priming centrifugal pumps. The improvements facilitate ease of maintenance by allowing the vacuum pulley belt to be changed without the need to disassemble the centrifugal pump to access the vacuum pulley belt. Additionally, issues with float valves becoming restricted leading to loss of prime conditions can be corrected with a disclosed invention. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363087 | ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED MILK PUMP - A milk pump that is connected to, but electrically isolated from dairy lines, pipes, and other electrically conductive components using insulators in the milk pump between a motor and a pump. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363088 | ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP EVENT DETECTION - A method for monitoring operation of an electric submersible pump. The method includes receiving data signals indicating values for a plurality of parameters regarding operation of the electric submersible pumping system; establishing, for at least some of the plurality of parameters, an associated reference signal; and detecting a deviation of one of the parameters from the reference signal associated with that parameter. As a result of the deviation having a rate of change below a predetermined threshold, the method includes updating the value of the reference signal to reflect the deviation. As a result of the deviation having a rate of change above the predetermined threshold, the method includes detecting an event and generating an indication of the event. The indication of the event further depends on a type of the parameter and a direction of the deviation from the reference signal. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363089 | AXIAL COMPRESSOR WITH RADIALLY OUTER ANNULUS - An axial compressor comprises a plurality of compressor stages positioned axially adjacent each other within a casing. Each of the plurality of compressor stages includes a rotor segment and a banded stator segment. An annulus is formed between the casing and an outer flowpath ring of the banded stator segment. A pathway may be provided that establishes an air flowpath between the annulus and another annulus formed by an adjacent stage. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363090 | AXIAL FLOW COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY - An axial flow compressor comprises a tubular casing which encases a rotatable shaft, a pair of rotor segments coupled to the rotatable shaft and each comprising a bladed disc, and a banded stator segment disposed between the pair of rotor segments and comprising a plurality of stator vanes extending between an outer flowpath ring and an inner flowpath ring. A method of assembling an axial flow compressor comprises installing a rotor segment inside a tubular compressor casing, installing a vane segment adjacent the installed rotor segment, and repeating the steps of installing a rotor segment and vane segment until a desired number of rotor segment and vane segment pairs are installed. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363091 | IRREGULAR-PITCH REGENERATIVE BLOWER AND OPTIMIZATION DESIGN METHOD FOR SAME - Provided is a regenerative blower. According to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the regenerative blower comprises an impeller comprising a plurality of blades disposed spaced apart in the circumferential direction, wherein, in the plurality of blades, each blade gap is arranged at an incremental angle (ΔΘi). | 2017-12-21 |
20170363092 | Motor-Driven Fan With an Assembly for Minimizing Vibration and Strain - HVLP (High Velocity Low Pressure) motor-driven fans and other types of fans, blowers and vacuums include one or more features for minimizing vibration and eliminating other causes of fan or motor failure. Examples of such features include a fan blade with a particularly short tail section, a fan wheel spacer with a counterbore in an axial face of the spacer, and a small boss or thin shim adjacent to a screw that clamps an assembly of stator laminations between two motor brackets. The tail section, being relatively short, resists bending during high speed rotation, thereby preventing vibration. The counterbore in the spacer provides the spacer with resilience for maintaining an axial clamping force even as part dimensions change due to thermal expansion. The boss or shim allows the screw to tightly clamp the stator laminations without cracking either of the motor brackets. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363093 | CEILING FAN SYSTEM AND ELECTRONICS HOUSING - A system and apparatus for a ceiling fan electronics assembly including a housing with an interior for housing an electrical system. The electrical system can provide a supply of power to the ceiling fan as well as interpret electrical instruction signals for controlling the operation of the ceiling fan. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363094 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR METALLIC LOW PRESSURE FAN CASE HEATING - A fan assembly is provided. The fan assembly includes a fan, a fan casing circumscribing the fan, and a fan casing heating system in thermal communication with the fan casing. The fan includes a hub, and a plurality of fan blades extending from the hub. Each fan blade of the plurality of fan blades terminates at a respective blade tip. A clearance gap is defined between the fan casing and the blade tips. The fan casing heating system is configured to apply heat to the fan casing when the fan is operating in a first operational mode, and remove the applied heat when the fan transitions into a second operational mode. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363095 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRIC FANS - A system for controlling operation of first and second electric fans is provided. The system includes a microcontroller that determines when first analog multiplexer is malfunctioning or a first channel of the first analog-to-digital converter is malfunctioning based on first values obtained from the first analog-to-digital converter. The first values are associated with at least one of a first speed signal associated with the first electric fan and a first driving voltage for the first electric fan that are received by the first analog multiplexer. The microcontroller modifies a control signal to induce the second electric fan to operate at a higher rotational speed when the first analog multiplexer is malfunctioning or the first channel of the first analog-to-digital converter is malfunctioning. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363096 | INDUCTION MOTOR CONTROL - A method of a control system ( | 2017-12-21 |
20170363097 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A fan module includes a first casing, a driving motor disposed in the first casing, a first rotor connected to the first driving motor, a second casing, a second rotor pivotally configured in the second casing, at least one guiding member and a shift apparatus connected to the first casing and the second casing, the first rotor includes a first rotating shaft and a plurality of first blades, the second rotor includes a second rotating shaft and a plurality of second blades, the guiding member is disposed on the first blade and the second blade. The whole height of the blade is adjusted by adjusting the distance between the two group blades, then the efficiency of the fan is improved effectively to optimize the noise level and the air flow. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363098 | BOOSTER COMPRESSOR WITH SPEED CHANGE SYSTEM - A gas turbine engine includes a main engine compressor section. A booster compressor changing a pressure of airflow received from the main engine compressor section to a pressure desired for a pneumatic system. The booster compressor operates at airflow conditions greater than a demand by the pneumatic system. A speed change system driving the booster compressor at speeds corresponding to a demand of the pneumatic system. A bleed air system for a gas turbine engine and a method of controlling engine bleed airflow are also disclosed. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363099 | ENGINE BLEED AIR SYSTEM WITH WASTE GATE VALVE FOR COMPRESSOR SURGE MANAGEMENT - A gas turbine engine includes a main engine compressor section. A booster compressor changes a pressure of airflow received from the main engine compressor section to a pressure desired for a pneumatic system. The booster compressor is configured to operate at airflow conditions greater than a demand of the pneumatic system. An exhaust valve controls airflow between an exhaust outlet and an outlet passage to the pneumatic system. The exhaust valve is operable to exhaust airflow from the booster compressor in excess of the demand of the pneumatic system. A bleed air system for a gas turbine engine and a method of controlling engine bleed airflow are also disclosed. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363100 | BEARING ELEMENT AND TURBOMACHINE WITH A BEARING ELEMENT - A bearing element for at least one adjustable guide vane of a turbomachine, in particular an aircraft engine, is provided. The bearing element comprising a porous matrix made of carbon and/or graphite and at least one metallic phase or a metal salt that is at least partially arranged inside the pores of the matrix, so that what results is a metal-infiltrated or a metal-salt-infiltrated material. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363101 | VACUUM PUMP - Provided is a vacuum pump having a stator disc having a divided structure, in which gaps or misalignments that occur between connection surfaces at which the divided structure is connected are reduced. In a turbo-molecular pump according to this embodiment, a mating relationship between a stator disc and a stator member for alignment (center-alignment) is opposite from that of the related art. Specifically, in a structure in which a base and the stator disc are fitted together, center alignment (positioning/centering) is performed through a structure in which an outer peripheral surface of the stator disc is held (restrained from an outer side) by an inner peripheral surface of the base to be connected thereto. Further, the mating structure of the stator disc includes an integral component. Moreover, the mating position of a stator blade and the mating position of the stator disc having a Siegbahn structure are provided separately. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363102 | Shaft Seal - A shaft seal for an exhaust fan. The seal limits leakage from within an exhaust fan housing around an exhaust fan drive shaft that extends between a rotational power source exterior to the exhaust fan housing and a position within the exhaust fan housing. The seal comprises a plenum generally positioned about the exhaust fan drive shaft at the point where the shaft extends into the fan housing; an auxiliary blower comprising a housing, an internal blade driven by an auxiliary blower drive shaft, and an auxiliary blower drive to rotate the drive shaft where the auxiliary blower drive is operatively associated with the rotational power source such that operation of the rotational power sources causes a rotation of the exhaust fan drive shaft and the auxiliary blower drive shaft; and a duct fluidly connecting the auxiliary blower housing to the plenum. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363103 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS FOR MEDICAL USES - Extracorporeal circuit devices can be used for on-pump open-heart surgery to support surgical procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting. In some cases, a centrifugal pump is used as part of an extracorporeal circuit. Centrifugal pump heads are described herein that induce flow on two sides of an impeller plate, and that can be conveniently mechanically assembled. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363104 | COMPOSITE ROTATABLE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AXIAL-FLOW COMPRESSOR - A composite rotatable assembly for an axial flow compressor comprises a spool having a plurality of blade assemblies arranged in stages on the spool and attached thereto by a wound band. Each blade assembly comprises a blade and a base, with the base having a forward tang extending axially forward of a leading edge of the blade and an aft tang extending axially aft of a trailing edge of the blade. The band is wound over at least a portion of the forward and aft tangs of the plurality of blade assemblies to hold the blade assemblies to the spool under centrifugal loading. An abradable layer may be added over the wound band. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363105 | COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY AND GUIDANCE TRACK FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING A COOLING FAN - An apparatus includes a fan having a fan housing with guidance members extending from opposing sides of the housing, wherein the fan housing has a depth that is less than a height and width. A handle is pivotably coupled to the fan housing, and guidance tracks are positioned on opposing sides of an open channel. Each of the guidance tracks has a first track portion extending from a first face of a chassis in a first direction into the chassis and a second track portion extending from the first track portion in a second direction. The guidance members move along the corresponding guidance tracks, wherein the fan housing moves along the first track portion in a sideways orientation and reaches an operating orientation in the second track portion. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363106 | COMPACT AIR MOVING DEVICE - An air moving device includes an outer casing comprising an outer diameter, an inner portion defining a flow path, an inlet portion defining an inlet cross-sectional area, and an opposing outlet portion defining an outlet cross-sectional area. A motor assembly is disposed within the outer casing, and a hub and blade assembly is secured to a shaft on the motor assembly. The air moving device further includes a de-swirl vane package. The package includes a plurality of de-swirl vanes disposed in the flow path. The blades are characterized by one or more resonant frequencies, and a potential excitation source of the blade resonant frequencies is a flow path obstruction comprising a plurality of objects substantially equally spaced about the circumference of the flow path. The flow path obstruction is characterized by a periodic frequency. The periodic frequency differs from the blade resonant frequencies by a safety margin of at least 20%. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363107 | AIR INJECTION FOR AN AXIAL COMPRESSOR WITH RADIALLY OUTER ANNULUS - An axial compressor comprises a plurality of compressor stages positioned axially adjacent within a casing. Each of the plurality of compressor stages comprise a rotor segment and a banded stator segment positioned axially adjacent the rotor segment. An annulus is formed between the casing and an outer flowpath ring of the stator segment. A pathway is provided that establishes an air flowpath between an entry pathway in a first stage and an exit pathway in a second stage. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363108 | INTERCOOLING FOR AN AXIAL COMPRESSOR WITH RADIALLY OUTER ANNULUS - An axial compressor comprises a plurality of compressor stages positioned axially adjacent one another within a casing. Each of the plurality of compressor stages comprise a rotor segment and a banded stator segment positioned axially adjacent the rotor segment. An annulus is formed between the casing and an outer flowpath ring of the stator segment. A vane of each stator segment comprises a member extending into the annulus. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363109 | OIL CONTROLLER FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE PUMP APPLICATIONS - In an electric motor-driven oil pump assembly for use with an engine in a vehicle, such as with an automatic engine-stop system in which an electric motor-driven oil pump is driven by an electric motor for hydraulic pressure supply to a transmission or engine of an automotive vehicle, at least in a stopped state of a mechanical oil pump driven by the engine, a controller for operating the motor for controlling the oil pump is provided in a housing proximal the flowing oil fluid such that the flowing oil fluid maintains the temperature of the controller below a predetermined temperature to avoid failure of the electronic components of the controller. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363110 | Motor-Driven Fan With Trapped Adhesive for Minimizing Vibration - HVLP (High Velocity Low Pressure) motor-driven fans and other types of fans, blowers and vacuums take advantage of different thermal and mechanical properties of dissimilar materials used in the motor-driven fans. The dissimilar materials include aluminum for a stacked arrangement of fan wheels and spacers, steel for a shaft that supports the fan wheels and spacers, and a polymeric adhesive. In some examples, the polymeric adhesive is trapped between the aluminum and steels parts. Compared to steel and aluminum, the adhesive has a relatively high coefficient of thermal expansion but relatively low strength such that thermal expansion of the adhesive exerts additional clamping pressure during startup and during high temperature operation. The additional clamping pressure reduces vibration and eliminates other causes of fan or motor failure. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363111 | Portable, Low-Power Air Filtration System - An air filtration system is described that is suited for CBRN and ColPro applications, and has an integrated inertial particle separator (IPS) and scavenge fan blower as a pre-dust/particle filter, a variable speed fan blower, and a filter housing that mounts two gas-particulate filter sets. The variable speed fan blower, managed by a motor control unit and motor speed algorithm, automatically adjusts its speed to maintain constant air flow regardless of its altitude. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363112 | DEVICE FOR RECOVERING HYDRAULIC ENERGY BY CONNECTING TWO DIFFERENTIAL CYLINDERS - Device for recovering hydraulic energy in a machine comprising at least a first differential cylinder-piston assembly having a differential cylinder with a separate rod and base side, at least a second differential cylinder-piston assembly having a differential cylinder with a separate rod and base side, and at least one hydraulic accumulator that can be hydraulically connected to at least one of the differential cylinder-piston assemblies, wherein the differential cylinder-piston assemblies are mechanically coupled to one another, and wherein the potential energy of at least one of the differential cylinder-piston assemblies retracting under a compressive load can at least partially be stored in the hydraulic accumulator. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363113 | VARIABLE PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DUAL ACTING ACTUATORS - A variable pressure control system for varying pressures in the fluid circuits of a dual acting actuator over a range of pressures. The variable pressure control system includes a controller that cooperates with pressure regulators for regulating the desired pressure in the fluid circuits. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363114 | PRESSURE COMPENSATED LOAD SENSE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pressure compensated load sense hydraulic system and method is disclosed where a first pressure compensated valve controls flow between a pump and a first function based on a highest function load; and a second pressure compensated valve controls flow between the pump and a second function based on the highest function load. First and second operator controls activate the first and second functions, respectively. When the first function is stalled and the second function is activated, the controller closes the first valve to remove the first function load from the load sense circuit and prevent flow to or from the first function. The controller can determine the first function is stalled when a timer exceeds an initialization period. When the controller closes the first valve, it can cycle the first valve between a shutoff period where the valve is closed, and a refresh period where the valve is opened. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363115 | UNKNOWN - The invention concerns a device for the direct recovery of hydraulic energy in a machine, comprising at least one single-acting storage cylinder-piston device with a storage cylinder, a storage cylinder-piston and a storage cylinder chamber, with at least one differential cylinder-piston device with a differential cylinder comprising a separate rod side and base side, and with at least one hydraulic accumulator, which may be connected to the storage cylinder-piston device and/or the differential cylinder-piston device, wherein the potential energy of the storage cylinder-piston device, which retracts under a compressive load, may be at least partially stored in the hydraulic accumulator. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363116 | Electro-hydraulic control terminal adopting modularized and configured cartridge valve RHCV - The present invention aims at providing a new electro-hydraulic control terminal adopting modularized and configured cartridge valve RHCV. It has obvious advantages of hybrid combination and flexible customization when RHCV is applied in the independent control terminals based on “single loop resistance” to control hydraulic actuators including distributed cylinders and motors. It can follow the rules that functional diversities as many as possible can be achieved through technical diversities as few as possible, thus producing a new generation of electro-hydraulic product family and platform to meet the needs of customers. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363117 | ROTARY ACTUATOR, CONVERTING ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ROTATION - The invention relates to a rotary actuator, converting actuator and method for producing rotation. The rotary actuator includes at least two rotation units for producing stepped angular displacements (Rs). The rotation unit includes a cylinder for producing linear movement (L) and a converter for converting the linear movement to rotation. The stepped rotary movements of the rotation units are transmitted by transmission elements to an output shaft. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363118 | DIAPHRAGM FOR PNEUMATIC CONTROLLER - A pneumatic controller includes a housing, a piston located in the housing and movable therein and a diaphragm located at the piston to isolate a first chamber of the pneumatic controller from a second chamber of the pneumatic controller. The diaphragm includes a first diaphragm surface, a diaphragm opening extending through the diaphragm, and a fabric reinforcing layer to strengthen the diaphragm. A diaphragm to isolate a first chamber of a pneumatic controller from a second chamber of a pneumatic controller includes a first diaphragm surface, a diaphragm opening extending through the diaphragm, and a fabric reinforcing layer to strengthen the diaphragm. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363119 | LINEAR ACTUATOR - A hood lifting mechanism according to various implementations includes a housing and a piston. A distal end of the piston is urged away from a distal end of the housing to lift a hood upwardly away from a vehicle body in response to the vehicle hitting a pedestrian. To prevent the piston from rattling or moving within the housing while in a stored position, a portion of the piston and a portion of the housing form an interference fit in the stored position. A gas generator in fluid communication with a proximal end of the housing provides sufficient force to overcome the interference fit and urge the distal end of the piston out of the housing. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363120 | CUSHION MECHANISM FOR A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER - A hydraulic assembly includes a barrel having a head port disposed proximate an end of the barrel, a piston assembly disposed within the barrel and movable relative thereto, the piston assembly including a bore terminating at a back wall, the bore defining a longitudinal axis, and a plunger at least partially received within the bore and translatable along the longitudinal axis. The plunger includes a main body having an end facing the head port, a shoulder extending radially-outwardly from the main body, and a passageway extending through the main body. A spring is disposed in a first region defined between the shoulder and the back wall, the spring configured to exert a biasing force on the shoulder. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363121 | HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR TO WHICH LIMIT-ADJUSTABLE MECHANICAL LOCK DEVICE IS APPLIED - A hydraulic actuator to which a limit-adjustable mechanical lock device is applied, comprising: a housing having a first hole; side covers coupled at both sides of the housing, and having holder insertion holes formed to be opened toward the first hole side of the housing, and plugs; a first holder of which one side of the outer peripheral surface is inserted into the holder insertion hole at the plug side of the side cover by screw coupling; a second holder fitted and coupled to the inner peripheral surface of the side cover and having one end thereof screw-coupled to the second hole of the first holder; a locking means into which a rod is inserted so as to be movable in an axial direction at a predetermined distance across the second hole of the first holder and the third hole of the second holder. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363122 | APPARATUS FOR RECUPERATING HYDRAULIC ENERGY WITH ENERGY-EFFICIENT REPLENISHMENT OF THE ROD SIDES OF DIFFERENTIAL CYLINDERS AND SIMULTANEOUS PRESSURE INTENSIFICATION - An apparatus for recuperating hydraulic energy in a working machine includes at least one first differential cylinder piston device with a differential cylinder and separate rod and bottom sides, and at least one hydraulic accumulator which is hydraulically connectable with the differential cylinder piston device. The potential energy of the differential cylinder piston device retracting under pressing load is at least partly storable in the hydraulic accumulator. The rod and bottom sides are connectable with each other via at least one brake valve for recirculating hydraulic fluid from the bottom side into the rod side. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363123 | ANTI-VIBRATION FASTENING MEMBER AND VEHICLE ACTUATOR FASTENING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An anti-vibration fastening member may include a first fastening portion formed of an elastic material and comprising a shaft coupled to a shaft coupling hole provided at an actuator, and a second fastening portion integrated with the first fastening portion and comprising holding protrusions introduced into a mounting groove provided at a counterpart on which the actuator is mounted and then held by rotation. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363124 | FENCE PANEL COUPLER - A fence panel coupler | 2017-12-21 |
20170363125 | Improvements in Joint Forming Devices - A fastening element ( | 2017-12-21 |
20170363126 | NOVEL CAM ASSEMBLY WITH INTERLOCKING PARTS FOR FURNITURE - A mechanism and method for assembling a base to a piece of furniture is provided with at least two cam pieces having complimentary interlock mechanisms constructed and arranged to interlock one to another to form a cam. A plurality of interlock mechanisms may be provided, as well as a plurality of positioning elements on respective cam pieces. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363127 | SYSTEM FOR INTERCHANGEABLE FURNITURE BASES WITH INTERLOCK CONNECTIONS - A mechanism and method for quickly and easily interchanging various furniture bases with various furniture seats or seat boxes by means of an interlocking connection, such as a multi-part cam assembly. A furniture base can be quickly and easily detached from a particular seat box, and replaced by a different style of furniture base, by means of at least two cam or connector pieces having complimentary interlock mechanisms constructed and arranged to interlock one to another to form a cam or connector. A plurality of interlock mechanisms may be provided, as well as a plurality of positioning elements on respective cam pieces. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363128 | Connection Element and Method for Producing a Connection Element - A connection element, in particular a setting bolt, for connecting at least two components, in particular metal sheet components, is disclosed. The connection element has a tapered region and a shaft region, the properties of which are different. The connection element is formed as one piece. A method for producing a connection element is also disclosed. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363129 | CONNECTING ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR A BOLT OR A NUT, PREFERABLY FOR FASTENING A WHEEL, OR RIM, TO A HUB OF A VEHICLE - A connecting element, preferably for fastening a wheel, or rim, to a hub of a vehicle, includes a body having a respective outer perimeter surface which extends along a respective imaginary profile, in particular an imaginary circular profile, there being formed, at the perimeter surface, respective elements for the engagement of corresponding elements or tool for screwing and/or unscrewing the connecting element, and screw thread elements for fastening, preferably to the vehicle hub. The engagement elements include a plurality of perpendicularly extending and circumferentially distributed engagement troughs which are recessed relative to the imaginary outer profile and each being separated from the adjacent trough by a respective outer perimeter transit zone. The outer transit zone has a width (r) which is less than the width (i) of the trough, and in particular, a width (r) which is less than half the width of the trough. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363130 | HIGH STRENGTH FASTENERS, DRIVERS, AND FASTENER SYSTEMS - Fasteners, drivers, and fastener systems constructed wherein example fasteners have driver engageable surfaces on or within a shank tip of the fastener. Example embodiments are included where at least one of the installation and removal surfaces are configured to define a segment of a spiral. Some example embodiments are also included where the installation and removal drive surfaces intersect an enlarged core diameter in an inner transitional surface that extends between the installation and removal surfaces of adjacent wings. Embodiments include fasteners with installation and removal drive surfaces on or within a shank tip of fasteners. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363131 | TENSION RELEASE SYSTEM - A method of installing a releasable shade membrane to a shade system is presented. The method comprises installing a tension release system within a structural component of the shade system. The tension release system comprises a threaded member configured to, when actuated, cause a coupling mechanism to move along an axis defined by the threaded member. The method also comprises coupling a shade membrane to the coupling mechanism. The method also comprises actuating the threaded member in a first direction, such that the coupling mechanism moves along the axis in a tensioning direction. The tension release system is configured to release applied tension upon actuation of the threaded member in a second direction, causing the coupling mechanism to move along the axis in a release direction. The release direction is substantially the reverse direction of the tensioning direction. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363132 | BARREL NUT WITH STRESS REDUCTION FEATURES - A barrel nut with features for reducing tensile stresses under heavy load within the barrel nut has a partial-cylindrical body having a first planar end surface and a second planar end surface. A threaded bore extends through the partial-cylindrical body with a central axis substantially parallel to the first planar end surface and the second planar end surface. At least one groove is formed in each of the first planar end surface and the second planar end surface, the groove having a rounded surface extending at least a part of a distance between a curved upper surface of the partial-cylindrical body to a bottom surface thereof in a direction substantially parallel to the central axis of the threaded bore. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363133 | LOW PROFILE BOLT/CLIP ASSEMBLY - A fastening system includes a fastener having a shank with a threaded portion and a head region disposed at an end of the shank and defining a retaining cavity in an end thereof. A clip includes a base region snap fit in the retaining cavity of the fastener and an anchor region for anchoring a wire harness, hose, cable sheath or other component. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363134 | SELF-SEALING FASTENERS, BUILDING PANELS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Self-sealing fasteners and associated building panels, systems, and methods are provided. In one aspect, a fastener includes an elongated fastener body with an external surface extending between the first end and the second end, and a coating material disposed on at least a portion the external surface. In another aspect, a fastener includes an elongated fastener body with an external surface extending between the first end and the second end, and a polymer annulus surrounding at least a portion of the external surface of the of the elongated fastener body at or adjacent the head of the fastener. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363135 | FASTENER - A fastener which comprises a tubular member, a sleeve, a spring, a shank, and an elongate head. A lower end portion of the shank extends through the tubular member to threadedly engage a lower part. The elongate head rotates within a slot in the upper end of the shank between a first position extending longitudinally of the shank so that it can receive an upper part to be attached to the lower part and a second position extending radially of the shank to prevent removal of the upper part. The shank is received within the sleeve and has a pair of slots in its upper end which are alignable with the shank slot. The sleeve is biased to an upper position by the spring, which is in the tubular member. When the sleeve is in a position wherein it is biased upwardly, the sleeve partially covers the shank slot to prevent rotation of the elongate head between the first and second positions. The sleeve can be pushed downwardly against the force of the spring when the shank is sufficiently loosened to substantially uncover the shank slot thereby allowing rotation of the elongate head between the first and second positions. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363136 | WHEEL BOLT CAP - A decorative cap and fastener for fastening a wheel to a hub of a vehicle are provided. The fastener includes a fastener head including an outer surface and an internal surface defining a cavity. The cap includes an end wall having an external surface and an internal surface. The cap further includes a side wall extending from an outer periphery of the end wall. The cap also includes a central member extending longitudinally from the internal surface of the end wall within the side wall. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363137 | Adhesive Anchor - A method, process and machine to anchor objects to a surface using an encapsulated compound such as adhesive, expanding glue, hardening agent or other reactive and/or bonding substance intended for single use in a single anchor installation. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363138 | MULTI-PART FASTENER FOR ATTACHING ACCESSORIES TO WIRE CAGES - The present invention is directed at a wire-cage mountable multi-part fastener adapted for holding pet accessories. The fastener can be securely attached to a cage by mutually abutted fastener's female and male portions, from the inside and the outside of the cage, respectively. When said female and male portions are pressed into one other by threadable means while having the cage's bars sandwiched between them, the resulting friction allows the fastener to remain in a stationary relation to the cage. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363139 | Adhesive hook - An adhesive hook includes a base which has a bottom for fixing, an outer surface, and a hook provided at the outer surface. The bottom of the base is fixed on an external surface by means of an adhesive, and the adhesive is a curable adhesive. The structure of the adhesive hook is simple, and the curing speed of the curable adhesive is fast. After the curing process, the load bearing of the hook is larger than 1 Kg/cm2. Further, the adhesive hook has high cohesion strength after the adhesive is cured, and no remain is pasted on the external surface or the base after the hook is removed. The base can be recoated with new adhesive to reuse, which reduces cost and achieves recycling. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363140 | BEARINGS - In an embodiment, a bearing including a generally cylindrical sidewall having a thickness, t | 2017-12-21 |
20170363141 | CENTER BEARING BUSH UNIT FOR PROPELLER SHAFT - A center bearing bush unit for a propeller shaft can effectively decrease the amount of large/small displacement that occurs in the propeller shaft during driving of a vehicle. A center bearing bush unit for a propeller shaft includes an inner pipe; an outer pipe disposed on a common axis as the inner pipe at the outside of the inner pipe; a cushion rubber attached between the inner and outer pipes, and having a plurality of voids disposed on the common axis; and a plurality of stoppers attached to the outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe while being spaced apart from the cushion rubber at a predetermined interval. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363142 | CENTER BEARING BUSH UNIT FOR PROPELLER SHAFT - A center bearing bush unit for a propeller shaft can effectively decrease the amount of large/small displacement that occurs in the propeller shaft during driving of a vehicle. A center bearing bush unit for a propeller shaft includes an inner pipe; an outer pipe disposed on a common axis as the inner pipe at the outside of the inner pipe; a cushion rubber attached between the inner and outer pipes, and having a plurality of voids disposed on the common axis; and a plurality of stoppers attached to the outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe while being spaced apart from the cushion rubber at a predetermined interval. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363143 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BEARING, AND BEARING - A method for producing a bearing, in particular a hydraulic axle support bearing, which comprises the following steps: preassembling an inner part in an outer part with an elastomer body which is arranged in between and is reinforced by a plastic cage which at least partially bears against an inner wall of the outer part. The plastic cage is configured to radially protrude over an upper edge and a lower edge of the out part and, at the lower edge of the outer part, to project over the latter. Simultaneously calibrating the outer part and the plastic cage by constricting the outer part and the plastic cage from a respective first diameter to a respective second diameter which is smaller than the respective first diameter. After the constriction, the plastic cage projects over the upper edge of the outer part for the form-fitting axial securing of the outer part. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363144 | SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR RAIL MEMBER - A supporting device for a rail member includes a first supporting frame and a second supporting frame. The first supporting frame has a first supporting means including a first supporting part and a second supporting part. The second supporting frame has a second supporting means including a third supporting part and a fourth supporting part. The first supporting means of the first supporting frame and the second supporting means of the second supporting frame are configured to support each other. Wherein, a rail member is configured to be connected to one of the first supporting frame and the second supporting frame, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part of the second supporting frame, and the second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame. | 2017-12-21 |
20170363145 | HEAT RESISTANT STRUCTURE FOR SHAFT RETAINER, AND ACTUATOR - A boss is provided around the periphery of a bushing that is penetrated by a shaft, which moves inside the bushing in the axial direction of the shaft. The boss retains the bushing and the shaft moving inside the bushing, and has a heat conductivity that is higher than that of the bushing. An air gap is provided between the bushing and the boss. | 2017-12-21 |