52nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110316282 | UNDERWATER POWER PLANT HAVING REMOVABLE NACELLE - The invention relates to an underwater powerplant, comprising
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20110316283 | Device for Capturing Energy from a Fluid Flow | 2011-12-29 |
20110316284 | Power Density Enhancement Apparatus For Wind Turbines - A wind deflector apparatus configured for increasing the velocity of an airstream flowing therethrough. The wind deflector apparatus comprises a hybrid conduit with one end comprising a first conduit having a distal end configured for receiving an airstream. The other end of the hybrid conduit comprises a pair of conduits wherein the distal ends of the pair of conduits are configured for releasing the airstream. The proximal ends of the pair of conduits depend together and are sealingly conjoined to the proximal end of the first conduit. The diameter of the distal end of first conduit is greater than the combined diameters of the distal ends of the pair of conduits. The wind deflector apparatus is communicable with wind tunnels and with wind-powered turbine generators. The wind deflector apparatus may have one or more wind-powered turbine generators installed in at least one of the conduits. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316285 | WIND TURBINE PROVIDING REDUCED RADIO FREQUENCY INTERACTION AND RELATED METHODS - A wind turbine electrical generator may include a monopole tower extending upwardly from ground level. The wind turbine electrical generator may also include an electrical power generator carried by an upper end of the monopole tower and may include a horizontally extending drive shaft. The wind turbine electrical generator may further include a plurality of wind-driven blades carried by the horizontally extending drive shaft. The monopole tower may have an outer surface with a vertically extending outer corner therein defining a pair of adjacent vertical facets. The monopole tower may be positioned with the vertically extending outer corner aligned with the land-based radar site so that the pair of adjacent vertical facets reflects radar illumination away from the radar site to reduce an amount of the radar illumination reflected back to the land-based radar site. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316286 | YAW BEARING SYSTEM - A wind energy system is provided, with the wind energy system having a tower; a machine nacelle; a lower yaw bearing; and an upper yaw bearing; the lower yaw bearing and the upper yaw bearing being arranged to pivotably connect the machine nacelle to the tower of the wind energy system. Further, a yaw bearing system for use in a wind energy system and a method for operating a wind energy system are provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316287 | Generator, wind turbine, method of assembling a generator and use of a generator in a wind turbine - A generator is provided comprising a rotor with a number of magnetic rotor pole shoes, a stator with a number of stator coils wound on the stator, and a generator-utility grid interface comprising a plurality of diode rectifiers, each diode rectifier is connected to a stator coil and the number of stator coils is greater than the number of rotor pole shoes, or the number M of rotor pole shoes is greater than, but not an integer multiple of, the number of stator coils. A wind turbine utilizing the generator of the present invention and a method of assembling such a generator are provided | 2011-12-29 |
20110316288 | GENERATOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR A WIND TURBINE - A generator is provided, which includes a stator with a plurality of induction coils and a rotor rotatable around the stator with at least one permanent magnet or a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in circumferential direction. The generator also includes at least one airduct for guiding an air flow to the stator, wherein the at least one permanent magnet is or the plurality of permanent magnets are provided with recesses arranged opposite to the stator. In one embodiment, the generator is a generator of a wind turbine. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316289 | BICYCLE WITH A FLYWHEEL ACCESSORY FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - Eco-friendly transport means including mechanisms to generate, transport and buffer/store energy. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316290 | INTRA-TIRE POWER GENERATING APPARATUS - An intra-tire power generating apparatus capable of producing high power is provided. The apparatus includes rotary magnets and rotary weights, which rotate in response to variations in centrifugal force and circumferential acceleration working on the tire of a running vehicle, and a coil unit, which is located between two rotary magnets facing each other and generates voltages through electromagnetic induction from the rotary magnets. In the apparatus, the rotary magnets and the rotary weights have an identical center line of rotation. The rotary weights are so formed as to have their center of gravity dislocated from the center line of rotation. The rotary magnets are each provided, in the plane orthogonal to the center line of rotation, with an even number of regions adjoining in the circumferential direction around the center line of rotation, the adjoining regions having different magnetic poles from each other. The two rotary magnets facing each other are so configured as to rotate while maintaining the opposition of their respective regions having mutually opposite magnetic poles. And the coil unit has coil windings, each of which is of a tubular shape surrounding a space through which the magnetic flux generated between the mutually opposite magnetic poles of the two rotating rotary magnets passes. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316291 | Portable Security Shield for Roll-Up Door Rotary Latch - A latching mechanism on a roll-up door in a closed position is protected by a portable shield. The shield, in combination with a floor and the roll-up door protects the latching mechanism from direct impact. The shield is locked into place by a bolt that is positioned below a hub of the latching mechanism. An extension of the shield fits into an opening in the floor or a blocking member in the floor. The bolt is positioned in such a way in the shield that when the shield is in its engaged position the bolt can move only either perpendicular to the door and/or it can rotate about an axis substantially perpendicular to the door. The bolt may be a separate bolt or it may be part of a lock. A kit containing a shield is also provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316292 | UPPER LOCK SYSTEM OF A PASSIVE DOOR BLADE OF A DOUBLE DOOR - The upper lock system of the passive door blade of a double door according to the invention comprises a bolt ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316293 | Rotary latch lock with belt drive - A lock with a rotary latch and with a pawl, wherein the pawl can be moved from a blocking position, in which it holds the rotary latch in a closed position, into a release position, in which it allows the rotary latch to rotate into an open position, by the winding of a traction element onto a winding body. A flexible belt, which is wound in spiral fashion around the winding body, can be used as the traction element. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316294 | DOOR STRIKER UNIT FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a door striker unit for a vehicle. The door striker unit for a vehicle includes a retainer connected to a rear side of the vehicle's side outer panel, a engaging plate connected to a rear surface of the retainer, and a striker connected to the engaging plate and positioned on a front side of the vehicle's side outer panel, wherein the engaging plate includes a welding portion welded to the retainer, an engaging portion having an integral bolt engaging portion for connection with the striker, and a connecting portion integrally connecting the welding portion and the engaging portion, wherein the connecting portion comprises a protruding curved portion. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316295 | LOWER VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - In a lower vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, there is provided a rear connecting member swingably supporting a rear portion of a lower arm at a sub frame and a front side frame, the rear connecting member comprising a support portion to support the lower arm, a fifth connection portion to connect the sub frame and the support portion, and a fourth connection portion to connect the front side frame and the support portion. Further, there is provided a separation mechanism to separate the fourth connection portion off the front side frame in the vehicle frontal collision. Accordingly, the sub frame and the lower arm are separated off the front side frame by the separation mechanism. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316296 | DOG LITTER GLOVES - A dog litter glove or mitten for collecting dog litter comprising: a hand section; a closure mechanism at an open end of the glove; and an elongated midsection, where said midsection extends down from the hand section and abuts a cuff section, where said cuff section includes a width greater than the width of the midsection. The closure mechanism may include at least one of a zip lock seal and a twist tie. The cuff of the dog litter glove may be rolled up to turn the glove inside out to create a sealed flexible container for the dog litter disposable. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316297 | Sling Element and Combination Consisting of a Sling Element and a Fastening Means - A sling element and a combination for coupling sling gear, to a goods item to be transported, wherein the sling element has a fastening section, into which an oblong-shaped opening is formed which leads from the upper side of the fastening section to a contact area formed on the underside of the fastening section. The combination enables the sling element to be fastened in a durably secure way even with adverse loads. This is achieved by a wedge area aligned in the longitudinal direction of the opening of the fastening section being formed on the fastening section, which wedge area runs in a plane which intersects the longitudinal axis of the opening at an acute angle and is designed as a support for a fastening means which is provided to brace the sling element on the goods item to be transported. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316298 | Energy efficient banner towing system & method - A moving vehicle based energy-efficient banner system includes a moving vehicle and a banner structure associated with the moving vehicle configured for securing and maintaining attention of responders in a vicinity of the moving vehicle and banner structure and for deriving electrical and mechanical energy to facilitate said securing and maintaining by capturing natural wind and sunlight, or airflow or water flow available by movement of the moving vehicle. The banner structure includes a controller, a water-driven or wind-driven turbine for generating electrical current, an electrical current storage device and a display device connected to the controller for displaying visual content for delivery to responders. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316299 | MULTI FUNCTIONAL TRANSPORTABLE FIELD MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ASSEMBLY - A self contained mobile assembly capable of use for remote area maintenance and repair of unwanted damage to a wall of a confined space tanks. The assembly comprises an undercarriage carriage including a wheel base, a housing mounted above the wheel base and defining an internal space capable of receiving and retaining repair and maintenance equipment for repairing said tank. The equipment includes a defouling kit, means to enable desealing and resealing of an interior of the confined space tank, means to enable decontamination of air in the tank; and a breathing kit for a wearer to safely access the internal space and repair the unwanted damage from the inside of the confined space. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316300 | ACTIVE KNEE BOLSTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An active knee bolster for an automotive vehicle has a base which is attached to a supporting structure, such as a glove box. The base has an outer periphery and an inner field containing a number of frangible attachment tabs. A combination inflatable bladder and cover is attached to the frangible attachment tabs such that the tabs tear partially free, and effectively become hinged from, the base when the bladder is inflated. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316301 | Mosaic panel kit and method - A mosaic panel kit ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316302 | Adjustable length truck bed cover with removable side panels and method of installation and removal - A cover assembly and a method of covering a cargo bed for a truck having a separate cab uses a raised structure with removable side panels, constructed and arranged in sections of successively smaller width and height dimensions, the cover sections being slideably mounted within grooves on side rails that are secured to the sides of the cargo bed so that the smaller sections can be either extended, with the smallest section is toward the rear of the cargo bed or retracted into the largest section, and locking pins are provided to secure the cover sections in the desired locations, the method of installation and removal being to install the cover sections in order of size with the smallest sections installed first and the largest sections removed first. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316303 | PICK-UP TRUCK BOX COVER - A cover assembly for a pick-up truck cargo box includes first and second rails attachable at the sides of the box. A cover has a first resilient hinge strip connecting a first panel to a second panel and allowing the first panel to pivot relative to the second panel. A third panel is attached to the second panel by a second resilient hinge strip, which allows the second panel to pivot relative to the third panel. The panels are supported on the rails. Latches on the panels hold the panels onto the rails. The cover may be opened by sequentially releasing the latches and folding the panels over onto each other. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316304 | ANTITRAP PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR MOVING SYSTEM - The invention provides an antitrap protection system for a moving system. The antitrap protection system comprises
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20110316305 | System for Securing Cover to Panel Door of Recreational Vehicle and Living Space Extension for Recreational Vehicle - A system for securing a cover to a panel door of a recreational vehicle, the cover typically being a tent, as well as the resultant living space extension for the vehicle. An elongated, rigid extrusion is secured peripherally to the panel door, and an elongated channel is shaped to fit in a cavity of the extrusion and be retained in place, with the channel being stitched to the bottom skirt of the cover. With the channel engaged on the extension, the cover is retained essentially permanently in engagement on the panel door. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316306 | Water Assist Injection Moulded Structural Members - A method of forming members of fiber reinforced thermoplastic members via molding, the members including at least one hollow chamber, formed by water injection into the melt in the mold, to stiffen the finished member. The thermoplastic is preferably selected from a group comprising polypropylene, Nylon, PET, ABS, TPO, and thermoplastic polyurethane, while the reinforcing fibers are preferably selected from a group comprising glass, aramid, carbon, and natural fibers. Preferably, the extruded melt is produced such that the average length of the reinforcing fibers is less than four millimeters. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316307 | CRASH BOX - A crash box ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316308 | DAMPER MOUNTING STRUCTURE - In a damper mounting structure provided at each lateral end of a vehicle body to support an upper end of a wheel suspension damper, a dash upper panel ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316309 | Waterproof Structure for Outer Roof - A waterproof structure for outer roof includes a sealing plate fixed to an upper frame so as to form a cabin member, a first elastic sealing member sandwiched between the cabin member and the outer roof, and a second elastic sealing member attached to the outer roof. The first elastic sealing member is sandwiched between the outer roof and the cabin member to form a first sealing portion that seals the inner space of the cabin from the outside. A sealing site of the second sealing member is pressed against an outward extending region to form a second sealing portion that seals the inner space of the cabin from the outside at a position outside the first sealing portion. The present invention can enhance waterproof property as well as quality in outer appearance. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316310 | Single Slot Lift And Rotate Mechanism - An armrest is movable between a stowed position disposed within a recess of a seat back and deployed position extending from the recess. A bracket fixedly secured to the seat back includes a slot having an angled portion connected with a vertical portion, which is connected with an arcuate portion. First and second pins extend laterally from a proximal end of the armrest and are pivotally and slidably coupled to the slot. The first pin travels along the angled portion and the second pin travels along the vertical portion in response to pivotal movement of the armrest, thereby lifting the armrest to prevent interference between the proximal end of the armrest and the seat back. The first pin remains at the transition between the angled portion and the vertical portion and the second pin travels along the arcuate portion in response to further pivotal movement of the armrest. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316311 | SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY - Described are seat back assemblies including a seat back with a recess and a bezel assembly having a bezel pivotally coupled to the recess and configured to substantially fit within the recess. Other examples may include a tray table assembly pivotally coupled to a lower section of the seat back. As examples, a protective covering may be positioned between the seat back and the bezel assembly, wherein the protective covering is a full shroud or a partial shroud. The protective covering may be coupled to the seat back via the coupling between the seat back and the bezel assembly without additional fasteners and may also include a shelf positioned below the bezel. Other examples may include an amenity tray positioned adjacent the bezel assembly. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316312 | COMBINATION BENCH AND TABLE - A combination bench and table may include a platform that is movable between a bench configuration and a table configuration. The platform may form a backrest in the bench configuration and a table in the table configuration. The platform may be supported by a cantilever support member that extends upwardly at an angle and a connecting assembly preferably connects the platform and the cantilever support member. The connecting assembly may allow the platform to pivot about an axis and the axis may be disposed proximate a front edge of the table and the lower portion of the backrest. The axis may also be generally vertically aligned with a midpoint of a connecting member of the frame. Further, the axis may be generally horizontally aligned with a lower edge of the backrest when the combination bench and table is disposed in the bench configuration. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316313 | FURNITURE BASE WITH CENTRAL COLLECTOR - A furniture base including a plurality of legs, each leg may include a top portion, a bottom portion, and at least one curve along at least a portion of its length; a central collector which may include a plurality of compartments; and the plurality of compartments and the plurality of legs may be arranged relative to one another such that one of the top or bottom portions of each leg may be positioned within each compartment, and the other of the top or bottom portions of each leg may be positioned away from the central collector; wherein, for each leg, the portion of the leg positioned within the compartment may be positioned in one of the compartments other than the compartment arranged closest to the other portion of the leg. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316314 | INTEGRATED ADJUSTABLE BACKREST AND STORAGE UNIT - An integral unit that may serve as a backrest and a storage unit is provided. The integrated backrest and storage unit is configured such that a front surface of the integrated backrest and storage unit serves as a backrest for a driver of the two-wheel vehicle when the integrated backrest and storage unit is in a first position and the front surface serves as a back rest for a passenger of the two-wheel vehicle when the integrated backrest and storage unit is in a second position | 2011-12-29 |
20110316315 | LAWN MOWER WITH SUSPENDED ERGONOMIC SEAT - Some embodiments of the invention provide outdoor power equipment including a frame, a seat and at least one leg support angled from a horizontal plane. The outdoor power equipment can include one or more handles, a suspension unit coupled between the frame and the seat. In some embodiments, the seat can be declined with respect to a horizontal plane so that the operator's upper torso leans forward at an angle with respect to a vertical plane when the operator is sitting on the seat. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316316 | MASSAGE CHAIR - A massage chair includes a main frame, a seat, and a backrest. The main frame includes a back frame configured to support the backrest and a base frame configured to support the seat. The base frame is formed by combining a plurality of structural members. The plurality of structural members are arranged on positions corresponding to edges of a hexahedron. Part of the back frame serves as part of the structural members of the base frame. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316317 | ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE SEAT - An adjustable seat for a vehicle includes a seat part having a first seat position and a second seat position relative to a floor of the vehicle. The seat also includes a quick unlocking device that unlocks the adjusting device to adjust the seat. An adjusting device moves the seat part between the first seat position and the second position. The vehicle seat also includes a backrest part pivotably connected to the seat part. The backrest part is operatively connected to the quick unlocking adjusting device such that pivoting of the backrest part between an upright position and a folded over position unlocks the adjusting device. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316318 | Headrest Apparatus, Method of Adjusting Headrest Position, Vehicle Seat - There is provided a headrest apparatus including: a headrest main body provided at a top edge portion of a seatback; a detection section to detect contact between the head of an occupant seated in the seat and the headrest main body; a moving section that moves the headrest main body in the vehicle front-rear direction; and a controller that controls the moving section such that the headrest main body is moved forward until contact between the head of an occupant and the headrest main body is detected by the detection section, and, when contact between the head of an occupant and the headrest main body has been detected by the detection section, controls the moving section to move the headrest main body such that there is a specific amount of back-set separation distance in a horizontal direction between the head of an occupant and the headrest main body. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316319 | Footrest - A footrest which is adapted to be used by a person for exercise, enjoyment and relaxation. The footrest included an arcuate upper surface for contact by the feet of the user and motion enabling means for allowing the user to move the footrest virtually omnidirectionally. The footrest incorporates a mechanism to ground the unit if excessive force is applied to it exceeding a preselected amount. The grounding mechanism includes preloaded compressed springs which allow one element of the footrest to inhibit the motion enabling means upon application of a preselected force or a given displacement. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316320 | Seat Back Including Integrated Backrest and Reinforcing Composite Layer - A seat back includes a backrest formed of a first polymeric material for supporting an occupant. A bracket formed of a different material than the first polymeric material of the backrest is anchored to the backrest for coupling to a seat cushion. A reinforcing composite layer is connected to the backrest and is formed of a second polymeric material and a plurality of fibers impregnated in the second polymeric material. The first polymeric material of the backrest is mechanically engaged with the bracket free of melt bonding between the first polymeric material of the backrest and the bracket. The first polymeric material of the backrest is melt bonded to the second polymeric material of the reinforcing composite layer integrating the backrest, the bracket, and the reinforcing composite layer. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316321 | DEPLOYABLE/STOWABLE SEAT MOUNTED SEAT BELT WEBBING COMFORT GUIDE - A seat belt guide includes a housing defining an interior region, and a guide member at least partially disposed within the interior region. The guide member defines a channel for receiving and guiding a webbing of a seat belt. The guide member is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, with the channel concealed when in the stowed position, and the channel exposed when in the deployed position. The guide member includes a base portion and a guide portion, with the guide portion rotatable relative to the base portion to allow for automatic withdrawal of the webbing from the channel when the seat is moved into a position that does not require the use of the seat belt guide. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316322 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR IN-WHEEL MOTOR - A brake device for an in-wheel motor according to the invention can be easily attached to inside of the wheel. The vehicle wheel is driven by the in-wheel motor attached to the inside of the wheel. The in-wheel motor transmits the rotation of the rotor to the vehicle wheel with a speed reduced by the planetary gear set. In the brake device, the brake motor is rotated to move the plunger in an axial direction. Thus, the brake device squeezes or presses the disc which rotates with the rotor with the first pad and the second pad to apply braking force between the rotor and the planetary gear set. Accordingly, there is no need to prepare a hydraulic pressure source, a hydraulic cylinder and a hydraulic pressure conduit system and the brake device can be decreased in size and can be easily attached to the inside of the wheel. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316323 | Composite Wheel with Reinforced Core - A one-piece composite wheel has a disc core made from a three-dimensionally reinforced honeycomb structure, with the disc core embedded by a composite material to form a disc section of the wheel. The composite material also forms the rim of the wheel, with the rim being integral with the disc section. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316324 | VEHICLE WHEEL - A vehicle wheel having a rim and a disk. A disk flange of the disk may have a non-contact portion non-contacting a radially inner surface of the rim, at a radially outer extension of a width center line of a spoke. As a result, the rigidity of a portion of the disk in the circumferential direction of the wheel where the spoke is provided may be decreased compared with a wheel (conventional) where such non-contact portion is not provided. A difference in rigidity of the disk in the circumferential direction of the wheel between a portion where the vent window is provided and a portion where the spoke is provided may be smaller than that in the case of the conventional wheel, whereby a durability of the wheel and a run-out accuracy of the wheel may be improved. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316325 | SPINDLE NUT ASSEMBLY - A spindle nut assembly includes inner and outer nuts having corresponding beveled surfaces. The inner nut is tightly threaded onto an end of a spindle and is positioned to achieve a desired endplay setting. The outer nut contacts the inner nut at an oblique angle via the beveled surfaces, which squeezes the inner nut more tightly onto the spindle while still maintaining the desired endplay setting. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316326 | BRAKE SYSTEM - A brake system including: (i) hydraulic brakes provided for respective wheels of a vehicle, and configured to be activated by hydraulic pressures of respective brake cylinders so as to restrain rotations of the respective wheels; (ii) a power hydraulic pressure source including a drive source that is activatable by supply of electric energy, and configured to generate hydraulic pressure by activation of the drive source; and (iii) a common passage to which the power hydraulic pressure source and the brake cylinders of the hydraulic brakes are connected. The brake cylinders include a first brake cylinder connected to the common passage via a first individual passage that is provided with a normally-close electromagnetic valve as a first individual control valve. The brake cylinders include a second brake cylinder connected to the common passage via a second individual passage that is provided with a normally-open electromagnetic valve as a second individual control valve. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316327 | Brake Control System For Dual Mode Vehicle - A brake control system is provided for a utility vehicle having manned and unmanned operational modes. The brake control system includes a hydraulically operated brake. A manually operated brake circuit and an electro-hydraulic (E-H) brake circuit are connected to the brake. The E-H brake circuit includes a pump, a solenoid operated inlet valve, an accumulator, and first and second solenoid operated brake valve connected between the brake and the inlet valve. A first CPU is operatively connected to the inlet valve and to the first brake valve. A second CPU is operatively connected to the inlet valve and to the second brake valve. An accumulator pressure sensor senses the accumulator pressure. A brake pressure sensor senses brake pressure. The first and second CPUs control the inlet valve and the brake valves as a function of the sensed accumulator pressure and brake pressure. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316328 | METHOD OF ELIMINATING SEIZURE OF SLAVE CYLINDER OF BRAKE DEVICE - In a brake device, when a piston ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316329 | Brake Control Device - According to the present invention, limited electric power is consumed so as to achieve long-lasting use of electric power during brake control with the use of an auxiliary power supply source when there is a malfunction of a vehicle power supply source. In addition, a brake control device for ensuring responsivenss at the beginning of braking or when emergency braking is necessary is provided. The brake control device of the present invention is a brake control device for detecting electric signals generated depending on the degree of brake-pedal operation and calculating the driver's demanded braking force based on the electric signals so as to generate the demanded braking force, which comprises an auxiliary power supply source for supplying electric power to the brake control device when there is a malfunction of a vehicle power supply source and controls braking deppending on the charged capacity of the auxiliary power supply source. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316330 | Continuous Rubber/Metal Hybrid Track with Replaceable Components - A continuous track with replaceable components permits a light weight tracked vehicle to benefit from the cost savings associated with repairable tracks. Each repairable track includes two parallel continuous belts, each belt includes embedded plates to reinforce the belts and distribute the load applied by the vehicle drive train and the load applied by the shoe to the belts. Each shoe assembly engages the parallel belts and includes a track guide, a shoe plate and a shoe. The number, separation and orientation of the shoe assemblies are preset for a set of parallel belts, however shoe assemblies and the elements of the shoe assemblies may be used for many different belt sets. Any suitable fasteners may be used to secure each shoe assembly to the belts. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316331 | Master Link Joint for a Track Undercarriage and Method of Retrofitting an Existing Undercarriage - A master link joint for a drive chain is disclosed. The disclosed master link joint includes two master links. Each master link includes a first half link and a second half link that engage each other along mating abutment surfaces. The two master links are disposed on opposite sides of the chain. The first half links are coupled by a pin that traverses the chain and the second half links are coupled by a bushing that traverses the chain. The mating abutment surfaces include a first ramp that meets a second offset ramp at a junction or root. An angle θ defined by the second ramps of the mating abutment surfaces and a line parallel to the rail or bottom pad of the half links ranges from about 45 to about 53°. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316332 | Transport vehicle with a plurality of electrical machines - Described is a transport vehicle provided with a plurality of electrical machines and power converters which serve to connect the electrical machines to a DC intermediate circuit. Also provided is a separate power converter for feeding electrical energy into the DC intermediate circuit. All power converters are respectively configured with an identical power electronic module which includes controllable power semiconductor switches, wherein different functions can be achieved through differently activating the power semiconductor switches. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316333 | ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING CONSUMERS IN A RAIL VEHICLE WITH ELECTRICAL ENERGY, SELECTIVELY FROM AN ENERGY SUPPLY NETWORK OR FROM A MOTOR-GENERATOR COMBINATION - An arrangement for operating a rail vehicle includes a DC voltage intermediate circuit which is connected to an energy supply network, at least one traction inverter which is connected at its DC voltage side to the DC voltage intermediate circuit and at its AC voltage side which is connected one or more traction motors of the rail vehicle. An auxiliary system inverter is connected at its DC voltage side to the DC voltage intermediate circuit and is connected at its AC voltage side to a primary side of an auxiliary system transformer. Auxiliary systems are connected to a secondary side of the auxiliary system transformer via an auxiliary line. Electrical energy generated by an electrical energy supply unit is transferred via the auxiliary line, the auxiliary system transformer and the auxiliary system inverter into the DC voltage intermediate circuit for operation of the at least one traction motor. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316334 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A wireless power supply system has a power sending resonance coil, a power receiving resonance coil, and a relay resonance coil. The power sending resonance coil has a predetermined resonance frequency characteristic, and transmits power wirelessly. The power receiving resonance coil has the same resonance frequency characteristic as the power sending resonance coil, and receives power wirelessly with a magnetic field resonance mode generated by synchronization of the resonance frequency. The relay resonance coil has the same resonance frequency characteristic as the power sending resonance coil and the power receiving resonance coil, and relay power from the power sending resonance coil to the power receiving resonance coil wirelessly with the magnetic field resonance mode generated by synchronization of the resonance frequency with them. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316335 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATION MACHINE - An automation machine with a plurality of electric energy loads and a method for operating an automation machine is disclosed. The automation machine is operated by controlling, with a machining program, a machining operation carried out with the automation machine on at least one item and having at least one machining step, determining the active electric power consumed by the plurality of energy loads, and determining from the determined active electric power consumed by the plurality of energy loads the electric energy consumed by the machine or by the plurality of energy loads for at least one of a machined item, a machining step and a pass through the machining program. The lowest electric energy consumption can be determined by comparing different machining operations, with a future machining operation to be controlled with the machining program having the lowest electric energy consumption, enabling energy-efficient operation of an automation machine. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316336 | DEVICE MOUNTED UNINTERRUPTABLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Power control system for controlling power provision to an electrical device. An uninterruptable power supply (UPS) unit is mounted upon an internal circuit board of a host electrical device, and configured to provide a power reserve the host electrical device and client electrical devices electrically connected thereto. The power control system may be usefully incorporated into an intranet access switch having Power over Ethernet enabled connections. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316337 | POWER GENERATION DATA CENTER - A modular data center is collocated with a primary electric generating station and receives its operating power from connections upstream of any step-up transformer for transmission lines or grids. The data center itself comprises a building shell with a modular common power and cooling infrastructure to support data center containers brought in later by unrelated modular data center unit tenants. The heat and loads the data center containers each produce are isolated from the common areas and kept within the respective data center containers. The costs, maintenance, environmental, and security issues are therefore independent of the other modular data center unit tenants, and more easily managed, projected, and financed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316338 | Hierarchical Power Smoothing - Power is provided to one or more devices in a system that includes a hierarchical power smoothing environment having multiple tiers. In response to a peak in power usage by the one or more devices, power is provided from a first power smoothing component in a first tier of the multiple tiers. Additionally, power is provided to the one or more devices from power smoothing components in each of other tiers of the multiple tiers if the power smoothing component in a next lower tier of the multiple tiers is unable to provide sufficient power for the peak in power usage. If the power smoothing components in the multiple tiers are unable to provide sufficient power for the peak in power usage, then performance of at least one of the one or more devices is reduced in response to the peak in power usage. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316339 | DISTRIBUTED POWER DELIVERY SCHEME FOR ON-DIE VOLTAGE SCALING - A high-speed low dropout (HS-LDO) voltage regulation circuit suitable to enable a power gate unit to produce a variable voltage signal based on the load of a processor is disclosed herein. In various embodiments, selection logic may dynamically enable or disable the HS-LDO circuit to allow the power gate unit to operate under a fully-on or fully-off mode. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316340 | POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - A power generating system includes a control device, a first current detection device detecting a load alternating electric current, and a second current detection device detecting a direct current of the direct current power converted by a first converter. The control device obtains a first integrated value by integrating a direct current component corresponding to a positive electric current positioned at a positive side relative to a zero-crossing of the load alternating electric current among the direct current of the direct current power converted by the first converter and detected by the second current detection device by time, obtains a second integrated value by integrating a direct current component corresponding to a negative electric current by time, and detects a direct current component included in the load alternating electric current on the basis of a degree of a difference between the first integrated value and the second integrated value. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316341 | System, socket and plug apparatus for DC power distribution and usage - A power supply system comprises an electrical power generating device producing DC electrical power in the form of a DC electrical current, a DC current conductor receiving the DC electrical current from the electrical power generating device and carrying the DC electrical current to a socket, and an AC power system transmitting AC electrical current to the socket so that the socket can be accessed by a plug inserted therein to receive the DC current or the AC current from it. The socket has four recesses in it, and each recess has a respective contact therein. Each recess is configured to receive a respective prong and make a respective electrical contact with the plug therein. A first of the contacts transmits the DC current, a second and third of the contacts transmit complementary poles of the AC electrical current, and a fourth contact connects with a grounded connection. A DC-powered electrical device has a plug with a plug body and three prongs supported on and extending from the plug body. The prongs include two AC connection prongs and a ground connection prong corresponding to prongs of a standard three-prong plug. The plug further has a fourth prong supported on the plug body into the socket to contact the DC current recess. The fourth prong is removable from the plug body, or is movably supported on the plug body so that the fourth prong may be removed or moved so that the plug can be plugged into a standard three-recess AC socket. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316342 | SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A power generation system includes integrated photovoltaic (PV) panels. Each of the integrated PV panel includes photovoltaic cells, a junction coupler coupling the photovoltaic cells in series, in parallel, or in combinations thereof, output terminals, and a DC to AC converter coupled between the junction coupler and the output terminals. The DC to AC converter includes switching devices and the integrated PV panels are coupled in series at the respective output terminals. A controller is provided in the power generation system for generation switching command signals for the switching devices of the integrated PV panels to synthesize an output voltage of the power generation system. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316343 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTICS - A photovoltaic module ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316344 | INDUCTIVE CELL BALANCING - An energy storage cell arrangement has a shared inductor ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316345 | SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE ENERGY STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A propulsion system comprising an electric drive, a DC link electrically coupled to the electric drive, and a first energy storage system electrically coupled to the electric drive, the first energy storage system comprising at least a high specific-power energy storage device is shown. The propulsion system further includes a second energy storage system, wherein a first terminal of the second energy storage system is electrically coupled to the electric drive through the DC link and a second terminal of the second energy storage system is coupled in series with a terminal of the high specific-power energy storage device. A multi-channel bi-directional boost converter is coupled to the first energy storage system and to the second energy storage system, wherein the connection between the terminal of the high specific-power energy storage device and the second terminal of the second energy storage system bypasses the multi-channel bi-directional boost converter. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316346 | Methods and Apparatus for Adaptive Operation of Solar Power Systems - Methods and apparatus may provide for the adaptive operation of a solar power system ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316347 | WIRELESS POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS - A wireless power receiving apparatus receives an electric power signal including any one of an electric field, magnetic field, or electromagnetic field, transmitted from a wireless power supply apparatus. A resonance capacitor is arranged together with a reception coil to form a resonance circuit. A switch is provided in order to switch the state between a first state in which the load circuit is connected in series with the resonance circuit including the reception coil and the resonance capacitor and a second state in which the load circuit is disconnected from the resonance circuit. A control unit controls the switch so as to alternately switch the state between the first state and the second state in a time sharing manner. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316348 | NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLYING DEVICE AND NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLYING METHOD - A non-contact power supplying device includes a power-receiving resonating means set to have a predetermined resonant frequency; a power-feeding resonating means set to have a resonance frequency equal to the predetermined resonant frequency; an oscillating means configured to input an alternating-current power into the power-feeding resonating means; an impedance detecting means configured to detect impedance within a predetermined frequency range as viewed from a power-feeding side; and a frequency-variable means configured to set a frequency of the alternating-current power. The oscillating means is configured to supply electric power to the power-receiving resonating means by producing a resonance between the power-receiving resonating means and the power-feeding resonating means. The frequency-variable means is configured to set the frequency of the alternating-current power in accordance with a value of the impedance detected by the impedance detecting means within the predetermined frequency range. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316349 | ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND ELECTRICAL POWER OUTPUT DEVICE - In an electrical power transmission system according to the present invention, a frequency generator outputs electrical power of an electrical signal having approximately the same frequency component as a resonant frequency of a resonant element to the resonant element via a driven element. The resonant element is an element having impedance and capacitance and generates a magnetic field by the electrical signal from the frequency generator. A magnetic field coupling circuit is a circuit having the same resonant frequency as the resonant element and becomes coupled by magnetic field resonance with the resonant element. The magnetic field coupling circuit causes magnetic field coupling even with another resonant element and transmits electrical power from the resonant element to the other resonant element. The other resonant element outputs electrical power transmitted through the magnetic field coupling circuit to a rectifier circuit via a driven element. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316350 | THREE-WAY AND FOUR-WAY SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A three-way or four-way switching circuit for lighting, and the like, is described. One three-way switch is replaced with an electronic switch. Both legs of the switching circuit are powered all the time and current is sensed in the legs to determine when one of the three-way or four-way switches has been switched. This information is used to turn the light on and off. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316351 | OVERLOAD PROTECTION OF A VOLTAGE REDUCTION DEVICE - A system for reducing the voltage of an AC electrical supply to a load for the purpose of energy efficiency, comprising a transformer and power converter in circuit between an AC electrical supply and a load, and a bypass switch S to cause the transformer to be taken out of circuit and to connect the electrical supply to the load in the event of a sustained overload of the transformer. The system includes means ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316352 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus including: a device connector to which an external device is to be connected; and a power source configured to supply electric power to the device connector. In response to turn-ON of a switch when the external device is connected, electric power is started to be supplied from the power source to the device connector. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316353 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A power transmitting apparatus includes a power transmitting apparatus side passive electrode and a power transmitting apparatus side active electrode, and a power receiving apparatus includes a power receiving apparatus side active electrode and a power receiving apparatus side active electrode. The power transmitting apparatus side active electrode and the power transmitting apparatus side passive electrode are not parallel with each other in terms of a positional relationship, and the power receiving apparatus side active electrode and the power receiving apparatus side passive electrode are not parallel with each other in terms of a positional relationship. By mounting the power receiving apparatus on the power transmitting apparatus, the power transmitting apparatus side passive electrode and active electrode respectively face the power receiving apparatus side passive electrode and active electrode. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316354 | Beam power with multipoint reception - A beam power source transmits a signal indicating power availability, receives a request for power in response, and beams power in response to the request. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316355 | Shockproof Electric Outlets - An apparatus in an example comprises a proximity sensor and a controller. The proximity sensor serves to indicate a presence of a living object within a preselected distance of an electrically powered outlet receptacle. The controller performs a preselected control action in connection with an operation of the electrically powered outlet receptacle upon a determination the living object is within the preselected distance of the electrically powered outlet receptacle. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316356 | PAPER SHREDDER CONTROL SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO TOUCH-SENSITIVE ELEMENT - The invention is directed to a touch-sensitive paper shredder control system. The touching feature is implemented through a series of electronic circuits, taking input from a conductive touch panel on the shredder feed throat, processing the signal, and through a motor driving circuit, stopping the mechanical parts of the shredder. The system has a touch detection circuit unit, which contains a bioelectricity controlled switching circuit to sense the conductive touch panel. The bioelectricity controlled switching circuit is configured to trigger a ground switching circuit in the touch detection circuit unit which outputs to a multifunction control circuit unit. The control circuit unit then takes care of the remaining protection issues. The touching device for paper shredders protects humans and other living beings including pets from injuries through automatic and real time monitoring. The complete control process is both safe and sensitive. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316357 | STATOR PACKET FOR A MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRAIN - The invention relates to a stator packet for a long stator linear motor of a magnetic levitation train. The stator packet is composed of a plurality of sheet metal layers ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316358 | ARMATURE FOR LINEAR MOTOR - A linear motor armature in which pressure loss of a coolant flowing in a cooling conduit and possible significant non-uniformity in temperature distribution are reduced over the entire armature. A manifold | 2011-12-29 |
20110316359 | BISTABLE LINEAR MOTOR - A linear motor or generator includes a cylinder having left, center, and right magnetic portions interposed with left and right magnetic gaps, a left and a right induction coil axially wound around a longitudinal axis of the cylinder, and a flux bridge that magnetically couples the center magnetic portion to the left and right magnetic portions. The motor or generator also includes a flux modulating piston comprising a soft magnetic material for increasing magnetic flux circulation in the left flux path when the piston overlaps with the left magnetic gap and for increasing magnetic flux circulation in the right flux path when the piston overlaps with the right magnetic gap. The left and right magnetic portions of the cylinder may be made of a soft magnetic material that promotes magnetic flux. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316360 | LINEAR VIBRATORY DRIVE - A system and apparatus are disclosed for a linear vibratory drive. In one embodiment, the drive includes a mounting bar coupled to a first flat leaf spring, the first flat leaf spring mounted on a stationary member, where the mounting bar is suitable for mounting a conveyance device such as a linear track or tray. A counterweight is coupled to a second flat leaf spring, where the second flat leaf spring is mounted on the stationary member, and where the counterweight is positioned such that a gap separates the counterweight from the mounting bar. A motor provides a vibrational pulse to the stationary member, thereby vibrating the mounting bar and the counterweight. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316361 | Horizontal linear vibrator - There is provided a horizontal linear vibrator including a bracket providing an internal space; a vibration unit mounted in the internal space and including a mass body moving horizontally and linearly; and a magnetic field unit including a magnet fixed to the mass body and a coil installed within a magnetic field of the magnet and generating electromagnetic force to allow the vibration unit to move horizontally and linearly, wherein the coil includes a coil line disposed between the bracket and a printed circuit board and extending outside of the internal space of the bracket such that the coil line is connected with the printed circuit board for applying power from an external source to the coil outside of the internal space of the bracket. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316362 | APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING ELECTRICAL POWER FROM MECHANICAL ENERGY - An apparatus for harvesting electrical power from mechanical energy is described. The apparatus includes: a flux path. The flux path includes: a magnetic material having a magnetic property that is a function of stress on the magnetic material; a first magnetically conductive material proximate the magnetic material; a magnet in the flux path, wherein a magnetomotive force of the magnet causes magnetic flux; and a component configured to transfer changes in load caused by an external source to the magnetic material. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316363 | ELECTROMOTIVE ACTIVE DYNAMIC VIBRATION ABSORBER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An electromotive active vibration absorber apparatus mounted to a vehicle to attenuate vibration of the vehicle may include elastic members mounted to an housing, an inner yoke having an upper yoke part and a lower yoke part which are fastened to the elastic members respectively, wherein an inner magnetic substance is disposed between the upper and lower yoke parts, and an outer yoke enclosing the inner yoke and having top and bottom portions dented to form inner and outer support members and a connector spoke and receive coil units therein, wherein the coil units include an upper coil unit and a lower coil unit, the upper coil unit being mounted above the connector spoke and the lower coil unit being mounted under the connector spoke respectively, between the inner and outer support members of the outer yoke, and wherein the coil units are controlled to vibrate the inner yoke when power is applied thereto. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316364 | MOTOR END CAP WITH INTERFERENCE FIT - A rotary machine (e.g., motor or generator) has end caps with plastic piloting rings that engage a stator's plastic winding frame in an interference fit, so that a rotor seated by bearings in the end caps is properly aligned with the stator. The flexibility of the plastic-to-plastic fit allows looser tolerances in comparison to machining of all-metal end caps, while the average circle of the piloting ring's outer diameter still assures proper concentricity of rotor shaft, bearings, piloting rings and stator. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316365 | SLIM TYPE STATOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, SLIM TYPE MOTOR HAVING THE STATOR, AND DIRECT DRIVE APPARATUS FOR DRUM-WASHING MACHINE - Provided is a stator for use in a brushless direct-current (BLDC) that is used for a direct drive (DD) apparatus for drum-washing machines that is mounted in an allowable space without reducing size of a tub related to a laundry capacity in a drum-washing machine, to thereby make a basket in the inside of the tub rotationally driven in a direct drive method. The slim type stator includes: a number of division cores; a number of bobbins that partially surrounds the number of the division cores; an electric power terminal block on the outer portion of which a connector is provided in which external electric power is applied through the connector and that has terminal pins that are extended to the inside of the stator from the connector; a wiring box that is integrally formed with each bobbin and that mutually connects a stator coil with the terminal pins per phase; and a stator holder that mutually connects a number of division stator cores around which coils are wound with the outer circumference of the bobbins and supports the number of division stator cores. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316366 | DOUBLE STATOR SWITCHED RELUCTANCE APPARATUS - A switched reluctance apparatus and method of operating the same. The apparatus has an inner stator having a plurality of poles, a rotor disposed radially outward of the inner stator and having a plurality of segments serving as poles, and an outer stator disposed radially outward of the rotor and having a plurality of poles. A respective winding is disposed between every pair of adjacent poles of either stator. The apparatus operates with a plurality of separately excitable phases, a given phase being excited by energizing the windings corresponding to the given phase. Excitation of a given phase causes induction of magnetic fluxes traversing a region substantially confined to the region of the stators and rotor segments corresponding to the given phase, and causes a substantial amount of flux to enter rotor segments not in the radial direction but perpendicular to the radial direction. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316367 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH IMPROVED COOLING CAPABILITY - In a rotary electric machine, a stator coil includes in-slot portions each contained in a corresponding one of slots of a stator core. The stator coil includes turn portions each connecting one end of a corresponding one of the in-slot portions projecting from one axial end of the stator core with one end of a corresponding alternative one of the in-slot portions projecting the one axial end of the stator core. The turn portions provide an end portion of the stator coil. A coolant guide is placed to cover a circumferential outer part of the end portion of the stator coil from radially outside thereof and provided with holes therethrough. The coolant guide guides a coolant therealong in a circumferential direction of the end portion of the stator coil while guiding, through the holes, a part of the coolant to the end portion of the stator coil. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316368 | Electrical Machine - An electrical machine is provided, comprising a stator ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316369 | ROTOR FAN FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric machine includes a rotor. The rotor includes a body having a number of pole members, a central hub, and a plurality of mounting members. The plurality of mounting members are fewer than half the number of pole members. A fan member is mounted to the rotor. The fan member includes a number of fan blades that project outward from a hub portion. A plurality of mounting elements are provided on select ones of the number of fan blades. The plurality of mounting members engage respective ones of the plurality of mounting elements to attach the fan member to the rotor. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316370 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH MOTORS INTEGRAL TO CHAMBER WALLS - In accordance to an aspect of the disclosed embodiments, a substrate transport apparatus is provided. The substrate transport apparatus includes a frame defining a chamber, at least one stator module embedded at least partly into a peripheral wall of the chamber, the at least one stator module defining an axis of rotation. The substrate transport apparatus further includes at least one rotor substantially concentrically disposed relative to the at least one stator module about the axis of rotation, the at least one rotor being configured to interface with the at least one stator module and being suspended by a respective one of the at least one stator module substantially without contact within the chamber. The substrate transport apparatus further includes at least one substrate transport arm connected to the at least one rotor and having at least one end effector configured to hold at least one substrate. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316371 | Electric Motor - An electric motor, in particular a motor which can be commutated electronically, is disclosed. The motor comprises a stator with a plurality of field windings which are wound at least in places from a winding wire, and further comprises a contact grid for making contact with the field windings, which contact grid has a plurality of conductor tracks which are insulated from one another, with the conductor tracks having contacts to which the winding wire is fixed, wherein the winding wire is cut through between specific contacts such that this results in the field windings being connected in a manner which is suitable for generating a rotating field when being powered by a suitable motor controller. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316372 | INVERTER TERMINAL BOARD INSTALLED IN MOTOR CASE AND PACKING - An inverter terminal board and packing capable of performing a packing function even when variations due to assembly tolerances of a motor and an inverter are great and large relative movement occurs between the inverter and the motor are provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316373 | INVERTER TERMINAL BOARD INSTALLED IN MOTOR CASE - A vibration-resistant inverter terminal board capable of sufficiently exerting a sealing effect on vibration even in the case of great variations due to assembly tolerances of a motor and an inverter is provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316374 | MOTOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND ACTUATOR INCORPORATING SAME - There is provided an actuator including a motor and a case adapted to house the motor. In the actuator, an output shaft of the motor is supported by a structured configured such that an elastic member is disposed between the case and at least one end of the output shaft, wherein the elastic member is in contact with a portion of the case in an engaging manner whereby the elastic member is prevented from shifting relative to the case in the rotation direction of the output shaft, and also wherein the elastic member is in contact with a portion of the motor in an engaging manner whereby a body of the motor is prevented from shifting relative to the elastic member in the rotation direction of the output shaft. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316375 | HIGH EFFICIENCY SALIENT POLE MACHINE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A salient pole machine and method of forming the same comprising a rotating field assembly and at least one inter-pole cap connected to the rotating field assembly and/or at least end coil cap connected to the rotating field assembly. Each inter-pole cap preferably includes a top surface that has a curvature and/or at least one cavity. Each end coil cap may include at least one support. The salient pole machine may also include at least one fan assembly independent of the rotating field assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the salient pole machine includes at least one mounting plate, wherein each fan assembly is mounted on the mounting plate. The inter-pole caps and the end coil caps preferably comprise composites, polymers, alloys, ceramics, or naturally occurring materials. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316376 | Split Magnetic Thrust Bearing - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to: via a thrust stator of a magnetic bearing, the thrust stator adapted to be split into sectors so that a shaft of a machine can be removed from the magnetic bearing, producing an axi-symmetric field at each pole face of the thrust stator when the sectors are operatively assembled in the machine; and/or a magnetic bearing thrust stator, comprising a plurality of stator sectors, each of the stator sectors comprising a semi-circumferentially slotted stator portion comprising a plurality of semi-circumferential poles and a first coil portion shaped to fit substantially within the semi-circumferentially slotted stator portion. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316377 | POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A four-stage power distribution system ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316378 | SYNCHRONOUS ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE WITH PERMANENT MAGNETS AND FLUX CONCENTRATION - A synchronous rotating electrical machine is disclosed, of the type including a stator ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316379 | MOTOR AND MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a motor and a motor driven power steering system using the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a motor adapted to maintain a balance of currents, and a motor driven power steering system adapted to reduce vibrations and noise and enhance steering quality using the same. | 2011-12-29 |
20110316380 | SQUIRREL-CAGE ROTOR - The invention relates to a squirrel-cage rotor for an asynchronous machine. In order to increase the electrical efficiency for a cage rotor composed of two materials, the cage rotor comprises a rotor core ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110316381 | ARMATURE CORE - Teeth are arranged annularly around a rotation axis. The yoke has through holes. The through holes open in a radial direction around the rotation axis and in an axial direction along the rotation axis. The teeth are inserted through the through holes. A metal plate is arranged to face the yoke in the axial direction. A reinforcing plate is fixed to the teeth. | 2011-12-29 |