04th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150021884 | SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag is formed in a bag shape by joining margins of one pair of main body cloth portions. Inflation gas is supplied from an inflator to the airbag according to an impact given from the side of a vehicle seat. With this supply, the airbag deploys and inflates. A longitudinal partition portion is laid between the one pair of main body cloth portions. The longitudinal partition portion partitions an interior of the airbag into a front part and a rear part and has a communication hole. An inside one of the main body cloth portions constituting the airbag is attached to a car. The airbag is attached to a side frame inside the vehicle seat at a position between a rear end of the inside main body cloth portion and the longitudinal partition portion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021885 | CURTAIN AIRBAG MODULE - Disclosed is a curtain airbag module including a curtain airbag cushion, an inflator of supplying and inflating gas into the curtain airbag cushion, and a lamp bracket fixed on a vehicle panel to support the curtain airbag cushion which is integrally provided with a lamp pattern to deploy the curtain airbag cushion into a vehicle without deploying the curtain airbag cushion into a pillar trim of a vehicle in the deployment of the curtain airbag cushion by driving the inflator. The lamp pattern wraps up at least a portion of the folded curtain airbag cushion. The lamp pattern initially wrapping up the folded curtain airbag cushion guides the curtain airbag cushion to the interior of the vehicle when the curtain airbag cushion is deployed, thereby preventing the curtain airbag cushion from being inserted into the pillar trim, so that the curtain airbag cushion is stably deployed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021886 | Airbag Module And Module Housing - A housing for an airbag module includes an extrusion incorporating a body portion and a cover extruded integrally with the body portion so as to form a single monolithic unit. At least one endcap formed separately from the extrusion is operatively coupled to an end of the extrusion so as to seal the end. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021887 | SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag main body is divided into a first inflation chamber, a second inflation chamber, and a third inflation chamber. The third inflation chamber is inflated beside the lumbar region of an occupant. The vertical partition has a communication hole that connects the first inflation chamber and the second inflation chamber to each other. The airbag main body has a gas passage, which extends in the up-down direction and surrounds at least the gas outlet of an inflator. The gas passage bridges the first inflation chamber and the third inflation chamber. The gas passage has an upper opening, which faces a part of the first inflation chamber that is inflated beside the shoulder region of the occupant. The gas passage also has a lower opening, which faces the third inflation chamber. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021888 | VIBRATION-DAMPING INFLATOR AND AIRBAG MODULE FOR A VEHICLE INCLUDING SAID INFLATOR - An inflator ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021889 | AIRBAG WITH SLIT VENT - An airbag can include a panel that defines at least a portion of an inflatable chamber. The airbag can also include a slit vent that is at least partially defined by the panel. One or more seams can encompass the slit vent and can permit the slit vent to naturally be in a closed orientation. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021890 | STEERING APPARATUS - A steering apparatus includes an engaging portion movable in a predetermined moving direction at a time of a secondary collision; a fixation portion fixed to a vehicle body; and an absorbing member. The absorbing member includes a fixed portion fixed to the fixation portion, an engaged portion facing the engaging portion, and a connecting portion that includes a curved portion and connects the fixed portion and the engaged portion. An area of a cross-section of the curved portion taken along a plane perpendicular to a creeping direction along the curved portion varies depending on a position in the creeping direction. The connecting portion of the absorbing member is deformed so that the absorbing member absorbs energy of the secondary collision. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021891 | CRADLE ASSEMBLY ATTACHABLE TO A VEHICLE - A cradle assembly for a vehicle having an underbody is provided. The cradle assembly includes a cradle body attachable to the underbody of the vehicle by at least one fastener. The cradle body may define at least one pathway, which may have a first pathway portion and a second pathway portion between which the at least one fastener is movable. The at least one fastener may be positioned in the first pathway portion to enable the cradle body to be secured to the underbody, and in the second pathway portion to enable the cradle body to be separated from the underbody. The cradle body is configured to move with respect to the at least one fastener when an applied load on the vehicle is at or above a threshold magnitude. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021892 | RAIL AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A number of variations includes a rail and method of manufacture thereof wherein a rail may be fabricated from a first segment, a first node, and a second segment, wherein the first segment is attached to the first node, wherein the second segment is attached to the first node, and wherein the first node comprises a pre-machined hollow aluminum casting comprising at least one chassis component mounting point for attachment. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021893 | CENTER TUNNEL INTEGRATED TRUSS ARCHITECTURE - A number of variations may include a center tunnel assembly which may include a series of truss structures. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021894 | FULL HEIGHT TUNNEL SECTION WITH ENCLOSED EXHAUST - One variation may include a vehicle center tunnel which may include an enclosed exhaust system. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021895 | ANCHOR PLATE MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE SEATBELT - An anchor plate mounting structure of a vehicle seatbelt includes an anchor plate that is provided on a mounting portion provided on a surrounding portion of a vehicle seat, and has a belt connecting portion to which an end portion of a lap belt of the vehicle seatbelt, the lap belt corresponding to a waist of an occupant, is fastened; a fastening portion that is provided in a position away from the belt connecting portion, and by which the anchor plate is fastened to the mounting portion; and a rotation-stopping portion that is provided in a position away from both the belt connecting portion and the fastening portion, and by which the anchor plate engages with a mounting portion side. An alignment direction of the belt connecting portion and the fastening portion intersects with an alignment direction of the fastening portion and the rotation-stopping portion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021896 | TONGUE AND SEAT BELT DEVICE USING THE SAME - [Object] Smooth sliding against a seat belt is allowed in a normal state, and effectiveness of suppressing extension of a lap belt is increased in an emergency state. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021897 | Restraining device for a rider of a vehicle, method for using such a restraining device, garment for a rider of a vehicle, and safety system for the detachable binding of a rider to a vehicle - A restraining device, for a rider of a vehicle, includes a restraining belt that is integratable or is integrated at least partly into a garment of the rider, the restraining belt being configured so as to encompass at least one bodily region of the rider, and includes a connecting element that is connectable or is connected to the restraining belt, the connecting element being configured to bind the rider detachably to the vehicle. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021898 | Vehicle fender extension for drilless assembly with receiving shoe - A vehicle fender extension component for drilless assembly to the leading or trailing end said vehicle fender includes a main body structure and a plurality of clamping elements. The main body structure has a top, bottom, front, back and first and second sides with downwardly extending flanges. The main body has a central axis that is arcuate with a radius, width and taper approximately equal to those of the said vehicle fender. At least two orifices are located on the first and second flange of the main body. The at least two clamping elements are positioned at the at least two orifices on the first and second flange and a central fender end receiving shoe is positioned to have the end of a fender pushed into it. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021899 | MIRRORED PRACTICE NOTEBOOK - The invention describes a portfolio, presentation folder, music folder or the like including one or more mirrors to permit the user to practice playing a musical instrument, singing or delivering other oral presentation while observing the mirror(s). The mirrored portfolio provides a folio with front and back covers attached together by a spine. One or more mirrors are positioned on the insides of the front or back covers in either a removably attached, hingedly attached or fixedly attached manner. In one embodiment, a primary mirror is attached to the inside of the front cover in a fixed position while a secondary mirror, such as a removable, magnetically positionable mirror insert, is positioned on the inside face of the front cover in hinged manner at desired locations to permit it to swing outwardly from the folio to a desired angle. The folio may include pockets, pencil holders, handles, and closures. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021900 | QUICK CONNECTOR - The disclosure relates to a quick connector comprising a first part and a second part. The first part forms a seal with the second part via a first sealing surface on the first part and a second sealing surface on the second part. The first part comprises an outer connector comprising a first through channel, and an inner connector comprising a second through channel in fluid communication with the first through channel. The second part comprises a housing comprising a housing end opposite the second sealing surface, and a third through channel that extends between the second sealing surface and the housing end. The inner connector of the first part protrudes a predetermined distance into the third through channel. The quick connector further comprises a conduit attached to the inner connector and extending through and out from the third through channel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021901 | GUIDE LINER FOR BREAK-AWAY FITTING - A break-away fitting facilitates installation and removal of a pump in wet well system, along at least one guide rail. When installed, the fitting mates an outlet of the pump to an outlet pipe of to wet well. The fitting has a body with a first and a second surface, the surfaces arranged to be substantially perpendicular to each other. A flanged opening in the first surface is sized and adapted for attaching the body to the outlet flange of the pump. The second surface has indentations for engaging the at least one guide rail, so that the body slides in the vertical channel. To minimize the dangers from static electricity in the wet well, the body may be formed from a non-sparking material, such as brass or bronze, or a surface of the indentations may be covered by a non-sparking material, including high-density polyethylene or poly(tetrafluoroethylene). | 2015-01-22 |
20150021902 | DETACHABLE PLUG CONNECTION - A detachable plug connection including a tubular insert part having a retaining projection on its outer circumference, a sleeve-shaped receiving part, and a connecting element connected to the receiving part with an inwardly directed, upwardly pivotable retaining edge that engages behind the retaining projection after pushing in the insert piece. A sleeve-shaped locking element surrounds the connecting element in a sliding manner and can be displaced between a release position, in which the axial sliding movement is transformed into an opening movement of the retaining edge(s) oriented transversally thereto, and a locking position, in which it surrounds the connecting element preventing upward bending in the region of the retaining edge(s) and the connecting element projects above the locking element, in an intermediate or coupling position of the locking element such that the retaining edge(s) can be bent upwards when the retaining projection on the insert piece is pushed in. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021903 | CONDUIT FITTING WITH PULL-UP INDICATION - A fitting for a tube or pipe capable of functioning a high pressures having a first fitting component adapted to receive the conduit end; a conduit gripping device such as a ferrule or ferrules and a second fitting component that can be joined to the first fitting component to cause the conduit gripping device to grip the conduit and seal when assembled. In one aspect of the invention, the first fitting component is constructed from a material that is softer than the material used to construct the second fitting component. An additional aspect of the invention include a retaining portion on the second fitting component that constrains the tube gripping device against pressure. The retaining portion can also be configured to retain the tube gripping device to the second fitting component prior to installation and in a finger-tight condition. A further aspect of the invention includes a first fitting component in which an exterior portion of the component is work hardened radially outward from the tube gripping device. The fitting may optionally be provided with a structure to effect the pull-up by torque functionality. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021904 | BRAZED FITTING ASSEMBLY - A fitting assembly containing a fitting, a first plate and a second plate are provided. The first plate has a first plate wall and a first-plate aperture, the first-plate wall being positioned along an edge of the first plate defining the first-plate aperture. The second plate has a second-plate wall and a second-plate aperture, the second-plate wall being positioned along an edge of the second plate defining the second-plate aperture. The fitting assembly having the fitting being sandwiched between the first plate wall and the second plate wall. Also disclosed is a heat exchanger having the fitting assembly as described herein, and a method of forming the fitting assembly. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021905 | COMPOSITE DRILL PIPE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - A method for making a metal to composite tube joint including selecting an elongated interior fitting constructed with an exterior barrel, reduced in exterior diameter to form a distally facing annular shoulder and then projecting still further distally to form an interior sleeve having a radially outwardly facing bonding surface. Selecting an elongated metal outer sleeve formed proximally with a collar constructed for receipt over the barrel and increased in interior diameter and projecting distally to form an exterior sleeve having a radially inwardly facing bonding surface cooperating with the first bonding surface to form an annulus receiving an extremity of a composite tube and a bond bonding the extremity of the tube to the bonding surfaces. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021906 | Pipe Fitting Assembly - A pipe fitting assembly for use with pipes made of plastics materials. The pipe fitting assembly has a body which includes at least one male pipe engagement section which includes a plurality of engagement ridges. The pipe fitting assembly also includes swage collar over the or each male pipe engagement section which is secured at one end to the body and is swageable over its associated male pipe engagement section to hold a pipe securely to the pipe fitting assembly. The or each male pipe engagement section also includes at least one pipe engagement detection feature which is configured to allow relatively free movement of a pipe onto the or each male pipe engagement section, but is configured to resist movement of a pipe back off the or each male pipe engagement section. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021907 | FUEL LINE JOINT - To provide a fuel line joint capable of improving resistance to an external force in a joint configured to store a liquid fuel. A fuel line joint is equipped with an integrally formed main body portion that has a storage region configured to store a liquid fuel in a lower part thereof and has an opening portion above the storage region of the liquid fuel; a lid that is formed separately from the main body portion, is attached to the main body portion so as to close the opening portion of the main body portion, and is not connected to members other than the main body portion; and a plurality of mounting portions that is formed integrally with the main body portion and mounted to each of a plurality of pipes forming a fuel line. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021908 | High-Pressure Bi-Directional Sealing System - A high-pressure bi-directional sealing system having outer support rings ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021909 | CONDUIT CONNECTOR FOR A PATIENT BREATHING DEVICE - In an embodiment, a connector or connector assembly for attaching a nasal cannula with a gas delivery hose includes a sensor port for a sensor probe positioned near an end of a nasal cannula, which can allow the sensor probe to be placed closer to the patient's nostrils than previous connector parts allowed. In an embodiment, the connector is configured to advantageously allow the nasal cannula to rotate relative to the gas delivery hose, thereby allowing a patient or healthcare provider to untangle or otherwise straighten the hose or the cannula. In an embodiment, the connector assembly is configured to automatically align locking protrusions on a first component with locking recesses on a second component, where insertion of the second component within the first component causes the second component to rotate relative to the first component, thereby aligning the locking protrusions with associated locking recesses. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021910 | SPLIT-RING GLAND PIPE COUPLING WITH CORRUGATED ARMOR - A pipe coupling for coupling adjacent ends of a pair of pipes includes a sleeve, a split-ring gland positioned around one of the ends of the sleeve, and at least one annular gasket positioned within the split-ring gland and configured to be compressed by the split-ring gland for sealing one pipe end to the sleeve. The split-ring gland includes two partially circular gland members with spaced ends defining a gap. The pipe coupling includes an armor positioned to span the gap between the spaced ends to provide a generally closed annular periphery about the gasket. The armor includes a corrugated portion having a plurality of corrugations engaging the split-ring gland and the gasket during compression of the gasket. The armor is cold formed to improve structural strength and durability. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021911 | Fittings Having Arcuate Stiffness Ribs - Fittings, including elbow fittings and Tee fittings have bodies that surround a central space and define openings to receive pipe elements. Ribs surround the openings, and gaps are positioned between the ribs to permit deformation of the body when ends of the body in facing relation are brought together. The body may be formed of two housings or unitary in construction. The ribs may be grooved to accommodate toothed retainer rings providing mechanical engagement with pipe elements. The ribs have surfaces with radii of curvature that, when the ribs are undeformed, are substantially equal to the radii of curvature of the pipe elements they engage. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021912 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE - It is described a method and an arrangement for controlling a wind turbine ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021913 | Solar Powered Wind Turbine Apparatus For Reducing Or Eliminating Wind Cut-in Speed - A method and an apparatus are provided for initiating rotation of blades of a wind turbine when wind speed is less than a cut-in speed. A solar powered wind turbine apparatus includes a solar dome with photovoltaic cells, operably connected to a rotor assembly, and an electric motor. The photovoltaic cells convert solar energy from incident sunlight into electrical energy. The electric motor electrically connected to the photovoltaic cells rotates the blades of the rotor assembly using the electrical energy from the photovoltaic cells. The electric motor powered by the photovoltaic cells initiates the rotation of the blades of the rotor assembly when wind speed is less than the cut-in speed, and therefore reduces or eliminates the cut-in speed required to rotate the blades. The blades of the rotor assembly thereafter continue to rotate in response to a force of wind on the blades and/or the powered electric motor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021914 | Apparatus and Method for Reducing Current Ripple in Double Fed Induction Wind Power Generating System - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for reducing current ripple in a double fed induction wind power generating system. More particularly, the apparatus comprises: a ripple current sensing unit for classifying the current of a rotor of a generator into normal current and ripple current which is a current component having a frequency that is the same as the frequency of a system power source on the basis of the value obtained by slip angle-based coordinate conversion of the current of the rotor, extracting the classified ripple current, and transmitting the extracted ripple current to a ripple current control unit; and a ripple current control unit for generating a compensation voltage value on the basis of the ripple current received from the ripple current sensing unit and adding the generated compensation voltage value to a reference rotor voltage value input to a converter of a rotor side of the generator so as to reduce the current ripple generated in the current of the rotor of the generator. Thus, according to the present invention, current ripple generated in the current flowing along the rotor of a double fed induction wind power generator during a voltage drop of a system power source may be reduced, thus improving the quality of the power being supplied to the system power source. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021915 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS WHICH GENERATE ELECTRIC POWER FROM WIND - An apparatus comprising: (a) a bladeless rotatable element with a smooth outer surface, said rotatable element connected to a drive mechanism; and (b) a dynamo powered by said drive mechanism so as to output an electric current. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021916 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A vehicle ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021917 | POWER GENERATING APPARATUS - A power generating apparatus is provided. The power generating apparatus includes a body portion having an inner volume, the body portion having an intake on one end of the body portion and an outlet on an opposing end. The power generating device also includes a rotor operatively coupled within the body portion, wherein the rotor comprises an aperture extending from one end to an opposing end. Further included is a coiled wire coupled within the body portion and around the rotor, wherein the rotor rotates with respect to the coiled wire. The power generating apparatus also includes magnets coupled to the rotor proximate the coiled wire and a fan blade coupled within the rotor. As air is moved through the power generating apparatus, the fan blades turn the rotor and the magnets. This rotation changes the magnetic field induced on the coiled wire and creates electricity in the coiled wire. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021918 | DEVICE FOR CONVERSION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM SEA WAVES TO ELECTRIC ENERGY | 2015-01-22 |
20150021919 | MULTI-MEGAWATT OCEAN CURRENT ENERGY EXTRACTION DEVICE - An underwater apparatus for generating electric power from ocean currents and deep water tides. A submersible platform including two or more power pods, each having a rotor with fixed-pitch blades, with drivetrains housed in pressure vessels that are connected by a transverse structure providing buoyancy, which can be a wing depressor, hydrofoil, truss, or faired tube. The platform is connected to anchors on the seafloor by forward mooring lines and a vertical mooring line that restricts the depth of the device in the water column. The platform operates using passive, rather than active, depth control. The wing depressor, along with rotor drag loads, ensures the platform seeks the desired operational current velocity. The rotors are directly coupled to a hydraulic pump that drives at least one constant-speed hydraulic-motor generator set and enables hydraulic braking. A fluidic bearing decouples non-torque rotor loads to the main shaft driving the hydraulic pumps. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021920 | HYDROELECTRIC GENERATOR - This invention is made of a rotational hollow blade ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021921 | POWER GENERATING HYDROCONVEYOR - Hydroconveyors are described which utilize magnetic levitation or magnetic suspension to support a collection of conveyor elements. The hydroconveyors are located above or partially within a flowstream such as a river. Additional versions of the hydroconveyors are described which include velocity increasing waterways located upstream of an end of the hydroconveyor. The various hydroconveyors can be used in conjunction with electrical generators to provide electrical power. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021922 | MODULAR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY UNIT - A wind energy apparatus is made up of a plurality of modular wind energy devices or units. Each unit has a housing and at least two turbines mounted on the housing. Each of the turbines has a blade set extending upward from the housing. Each blade set has a vertical axis extending upward in relation to the housing. Each of the turbines has a generator connected thereto, each generator being disposed in the housing, and having a rotor and a stator. Each turbine is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing, and mounted to the rotor so that they rotate together. Each housing has a positive connector and negative connector on each side of the respective unit. The units, when placed together, connect their respective poles, positive and negative, together completing a circuit. Therefore, one may connect multiple units together. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021923 | GRAVITY-ASSISTED ROTATIONAL MECHANISM AND GENERATOR DEVICE COOPERATING THEREWITH - A gravity-assisted rotational mechanism and a generator device cooperating therewith. The gravity-assisted rotational mechanism includes multiple concentric rotational members having different sizes and rotatable about the same rotational center, several link members having equal weights for driving the same, and at least one connection member for pivotally connecting the rotational members with the link members. The rotational members can symmetrically push/pull each other. The link members and connection member are respectively mounted on interference sections of at least some of the rotational members to absorb gravitational energy. The energy of the link members is transmitted via the interference sections to the rotational members to form a cycle of energy storage and transmission, whereby the gravity-assisted rotational mechanism can lastingly continuously rotate as an ornamental device. The generator device serves to convert the gravitational energy and minimize the rotational inertia loss and increase yield rate of electrical energy. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021924 | System and a method of operating a plurality of geothermal heat extraction borehole wells - A system and method of operation are shown where the system includes a plurality of geothermal wells, each well having a heat exchanger therein including closed cycle system piping to and from the surface, each well having plurality of appendages drilled in multiple directions in relation to the central borehole of the well and filled with heat conductive material in order to conduct heat from the appendages to the heat exchanger. At least one upstream working fluid manifold is connected at manifold inlets to piping conveying hot working fluid pumped from the closed cycle system piping of more than one of the plurality of geothermal heat extraction borehole wells and connected by manifold outlets to piping conveying the pumped hot working fluid to at least one heat engine. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021925 | METHOD TO CONTROL TEMPERATURE OF ENGINE OF GENERATOR SYSTEM - A method to control temperature of an engine of a generator system during a load test is provided. The generator system includes a generator, one of a liquid load bank and an air resistive load bank, a reversible fan, and a heat exchanger. The method includes heating of the engine to a pre-determined temperature with heat supplied by the liquid load bank and the reversible fan or by the air resistive load bank via the reversible fan. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021926 | LATCH DEVICE AND ANCHOR WITH SWIVEL COUPLING - Latch systems having latch devices for releasably engaging anchors are disclosed herein. A latch system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a latch device having an anchor aperture configured to receive a head portion of an anchor. The latch device includes a first engagement member operably coupled to an actuator. The first engagement member can restrain the head portion between the anchor aperture and a second engagement member, and the second engagement member can urge the head portion against the first engagement member. In operation, a user can move the actuator from a first position to a second actuator position to move the first engagement member away from the head portion and release the latch device from the anchor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021927 | LOCK DEVICE AND APPARATUS MOUNTED WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a lock device, comprising a housing including a lock hook mounted in the housing, the lock hook pivotally moves to and away from a lock hook locked position; a locking slider for locking the lock hook, the locking slider having a locking slider first end which abuts against an axial surface of the lock hook, the locking slider is reciprocatingly slideable in a first direction parallel to the lock hook pivoting plane following pivoting of the lock hook to move to or away from a locking slider locked position; a slider locking device for locking the locking slider, the slider locking device is reciprocating slideable in a second direction following the reciprocatingly sliding of the locking slider in the first direction, the second direction crosses the lock hook pivoting plane. The present invention further relates to an apparatus mounted with said lock device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021928 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A TWO-PART-COWL LOCK UNIT - The subject matter disclosed herein provides a system for monitoring the state of a two-part-cowl lock unit, the lock unit comprising a pair hook-keeper. This system comprises a rod mechanically connected to the lock unit, a spring mechanically coupled with the rod and warning mechanism adapted to be activated by the rod, and to warn of the state of the two-part-cowl lock unit. The subject matter disclosed herein also provides a system for monitoring the state of a two-part cowl lock and an aircraft including at least one of those systems. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021929 | APPLIANCE LATCH WITH UNI-DIRECTIONAL ACTUATOR - A door locking mechanism for an appliance provides a bolt that is biased by a spring but may be moved by a unidirectional actuator. A bi-stable mechanism blocks movement of the bolt at certain positions at successive actuations of the unidirectional actuator. In this way, energy need not be provided to the electromechanical actuator except periodically. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021930 | PIN LATCH WITH DETECTION DEVICE AND MOVABLE CATCH-PIN AND INTERMEDIATE POSITION WITH AUTOMATIC RETURN MECHANISM - A pin latch includes a guide block, a handle having a trigger, and a shear pin housed slidably within the guide block and connected to the handle. The shear pin includes a catch-pin engageable by the trigger, and is slidable between an engageable position and a disengageable position when the handle is moved from a closed position to an open position. Alternately, the pin latch includes a bracket connected to the shear pin and includes a catch-pin, and the handle is moveable to an intermediate position, such that a trigger is disengaged from the catch-pin and the shear pin engages a stop pin. A guide block spring acts on the stop pin to retain releasably the handle in its intermediate position. The guide block includes a finger and the shear pin includes a groove sized and shaped to receive the finger when the pin latch is in an unlatchable position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021931 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A door latch system for a vehicle having a front door and a back door includes electric latch mechanisms associated with each door. Open switches are associated with each door to request opening of the doors. Lock switches are associated with each door to request locking and unlocking of the doors. An override switch is associated with the front passenger door and configured to send at least one of an override signal and an enabled signal. A controller prevents unlocking of the doors using the lock switches associated with the back doors unless the back door is open. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021932 | SLIDING DOOR OR WINDOW LATCH - A latch includes a protrusion that extends from a latch body. The protrusion moves from a fully extended position to a partially extended position when the door or window to which the latch is mounted is moved to a closed position. This movement of the protrusion disengages an anti-slam mechanism, allowing movement of a latch mechanism. Further, the partially extended protrusion engages in an anti-lift recess in the strike. Alternatively, the protrusion may extend from the strike and engage with an anti-lift recess in the latch body. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021933 | ASSIST HANDLE FOR VEHICLE - An assist handle apparatus for a vehicle having a mounting plate positioned at a handgrip may include a damping mechanism having a hinge pin connected to the handgrip; hinge ends positioned at first and second sides of the mounting plate, wherein a damper seat is formed in a space defined between the hinge ends; a damper that is inserted in the damper seat with the hinge pin passing through the damper and the hinge ends, the damper having first and second damping ends protruding at a first side and a second side of an outer circumference of the damper respectively; and a stopper that is formed on an inner side of a hinge portion of the handgrip, wherein the stopper damps rotation shock in both rotation directions of the handgrip when the stopper selectively contacts with the first damping end or the second damping end according to rotation of the handgrip. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021934 | MOTOR-VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock comprising a locking mechanism, at least one locking lever ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021935 | COLLISION DEFLECTOR ASSEMBLY - A vehicle frame is provided having a frame. The frame includes a main rail and a lateral rail. A bracket is operably coupled to the main rail. The vehicle frame assembly also includes a wedged shape deflecting member. The wedged shape deflecting member has a first end which is operably coupled to the bracket and a second end which is operable between a standard use position and a collision event position. The standard use position is where the second end is spaced a predetermined distance from the main rail. The collision event position is when the second end is in abutting contact with the main rail. During a collision event, the second end moves from the standard use position to the collision event position such that the deflecting member absorbs and deflects energy imparted on the frame. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021936 | SLIDING DEFLECTOR ASSEMBLY - A vehicle frame assembly is provided comprising a main rail. The vehicle frame assembly also includes a deflector assembly which has a front member having an inboard end pivotally coupled to the main rail and an outboard end. Moreover, the deflector assembly includes a rear member having an inboard end slidably coupled to the main rail and an outboard end pivotally coupled to the outboard end of the front member. Additionally, a tension member is disposed between the inboard ends of the front member and the rear member. The deflector assembly is operable between a normal use position wherein the tension member is slack and a collision position wherein the tension member is taut. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021937 | Grill Guard With Integrated LED Bar - A grill guard has an LED light bar positioned at a central location within the grill guard. The grill guard includes two vertically extending members and two horizontal members. The LED light bar is mounted within a casing which is integrated into the grill guard, with the LED light bar protected both by the grill guard and by the casing. The preferred mounting arrangement allows both pivoting and fore and aft movement of the LED light bar within the casing. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021938 | ENERGY ABSORBING VEHICLE COMPONENT - A number of variations may include a product including an energy absorbing component for a vehicle comprising at least one of a crush can, an insert for a cross car beam or a front impact extension. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021939 | ENERGY ABSORBING VEHICLE COMPONENT - A number of variations may include a product including an energy absorbing component for a vehicle comprising at least one of a crush can, an insert for a cross car beam or a front impact extension. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021940 | ENERGY ABSORBING VEHICLE COMPONENT - A number of variations may include a product including an energy absorbing component for a vehicle comprising at least one of a crush can, an insert for a cross car beam or a front impact extension. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021941 | DEFORMATION ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR BUMPERS ON MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a deformation element, in particular for bumper cross member ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021942 | TRUCK BUMPER SHELL AND METHOD OF RETROFIT INSTALLATION - A retrofitably-attachable pre-formed shell covers exposed steel areas of existing stamped chrome or painted truck bumpers, providing a unique re-useable decorative/protective plastic shell cover, the edges of which are tucked under the existing trim pieces of the bumper as a main attachment mechanism. The formed shells can be used to cover existing minor damage on the bumper. Light-passing images can be incorporated on the bumper shells, and backlit without changes to the bumper or deviation from the original surface profile of the bumper. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021943 | Pickup Tool for Pet Waste or the Like - An extended pickup tool adapted to pick up pet waste or the like from a surface from a standing, upright position. The pickup tool consists of an elongated body having a trigger mechanism disposed in a handle at an upper end thereof. A pair of pickup assemblies, each having a pair of orthogonal surfaces is pivotally attached to the lower end of the elongated handle. A coupling mechanism connected to both the trigger mechanism and the pair of opposing, pivotally connected pickup elements causes the pickup elements to move towards one another. When the pair of pickup assemblies is fully closed, lower surfaces of their respective orthogonal surfaces overlap one another. A plastic bag may be positioned over the pair of pickup assemblies. When in a proper position, the pickup elements are brought together and into an overlapping relationship capturing the waste in a portion of the plastic bag. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021944 | CARRIER DEVICE AND CERAMIC MEMBER - A ceramic member, in a carrier device, includes: a plurality of ceramic layers that have insulating properties and are integrally sintered; a clamping electrode formed on a first ceramic layer among the plurality of ceramic layers and inside of the plurality of ceramic layers, and configured to attract a dielectric material by electrostatic force; a power feed port configured to receive a supply of electric power to the clamping electrode from outside of the ceramic member; a land formed on a second ceramic layer, which is different from the first ceramic layer among the plurality of ceramic layers, and configured to receive electric power through the power feed port; and a via arranged to pass through at least one of the plurality of ceramic layers and provided as a conductive material to electrically connect the clamping electrode with the land. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021945 | SAFETY SLING - A safety sling is made from durable materials and is safety tested to withstand weight and securely lift items without risk of spilling or falling to the ground. The safety sling can be sized and shaped to carry various containers, for example, the safety sling can be designed to hold a cylindrical cooler, a 5-gallon pail, or the like. The safety sling can be easily used and lifted to any elevation securely without chance of breaking or becoming unbalanced. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021946 | Apparatus for Releasably Holding a Pipe, Rod or the Like - For holding a pipe, rod or the like, such as a section of a pipe string of an offshore oil drilling rig, an apparatus includes a clamping device insertable into a support body. The clamping device includes a device body with a central opening bounded by an inner circumferential surface that conically tapers at a cone angle. The device further includes clamp elements that are received in the central opening of the device body and that each have a radially outer surface sloping along the cone angle to slide along the inner circumferential surface of the device body, and a radially inner clamping surface to clamp against the coaxially arranged pipe. A holding element respectively connects each clamp element to a linear actuator stroke element that is similarly tilted at the cone angle. The linear actuator may be received in a receiver shaft of the device body. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021947 | GRIPPING DEVICE WITH SWITCHABLE PREHENSION MODES - The present invention is a switchable gripping terminal device that can be switched from a voluntary open prehension mode to a voluntary closed prehension mode, at will by the user. In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device may comprise a movable digit attached to a fixed digit, whereby the user can actuate the movable digit, such that the movable digit rotates relative to the fixed digit. The terminal device may comprise a lever, which enables the user to switch from a first mode, voluntary open (VO), to a second mode, voluntary closed (VC). This switchable biasing means, allows the user to decide the prehension mode, and easily switch the mode at will, according to the circumstances. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021948 | CLAMPING MECHANISM - A clamping mechanism includes a driving assembly, a gear assembly and a clamping assembly. The driving assembly includes a driving gear. The gear assembly includes a first slave gear, a second slave gear and a connecting rod which is coupled with the first slave gear and the second slave gear. The first slave gear meshes with the second slave gear. The clamping assembly includes a first clamping member and a second clamping member, which are coupled to the first slave gear and the second slave gear respectively. When the driving gear rotates, the first slave gear and the second slave gear would rotate in opposite directions to enable the first clamping member and the second clamping member to move toward or away from each other, thereby clamping or releasing a workpiece. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021949 | Gripping or clamping device - A gripping or clamping device for gripping or clamping objects has at least one actuator that can be driven by a drive, at least one jaw, and a transmission provided between the actuator and the jaw, wherein the force produced by the drive is transmitted to the object at least by means of a force transmission element provided on or formed by the transmission and/or the clamping means, wherein the force transmission element has a force conducting section. A clamping element that permits an elastic flexibility in the force transmission direction is provided between the force conducting section and the force transmission element. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021950 | RETRACTABLE ROOM ACTUATION ASSEMBLY FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - A slide-out or retractable room for a mobile living quarters, such as a recreational vehicle, is provided with actuating assemblies mounted on opposite side walls of the slide-out room and the adjacent wall of the main living area. The actuating assemblies include a pair of parallel gear racks mounted on the side wall, which are engaged by pinions rotated by torque shafts mounted on the main living quarters. Each torque shaft is rotated by a separate motor. A roller engages a bearing surface on the lower portion of the gear racks. Accordingly, the slide-out room is extended and retracted by rotating the torque shafts to cause the gear racks and the attached slide-out room to extend and retract. The weight of the slide-out room is supported by the rollers, thereby supporting the slide-out room off of the floor of the main living quarters as it extends and retracts. A synchronizing control operates the motors. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021951 | COOLING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR COOLING AN UNDERSIDE VEHICLE COMPONENT - An underside cooling arrangement and method for a vehicle includes an underside component mounted to the underside of the vehicle, and an airflow directing member that directs airflow generated when the vehicle is moving in a forward direction to a location rearward of the underside component. The airflow that is directed to the location rearward of the underside component creates a vacuum that draws an auxiliary airflow near the underside component for cooling thereof. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021952 | SUBSTRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A substructure for a motor vehicle has a first side member including an upper shell and a lower shell, which crosses a rear axle and extends at least as far as to under a passenger cell. In a transition region between the rear axle and the passenger cell, the side member includes at least one wall part which is fastened to the upper and the lower shell in a material-doubling manner. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021953 | COWL STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A cowl structure of a vehicle includes: A-pillars vertically arranged at both sides of a vehicle body; an apron upper member arranged on a front of each of the A-pillars to be longitudinally elongated therefrom; a shock absorber housing formed under the apron upper members; a cowl transversely arranged between the apron upper members; and an engine compartment extension panel connected between the cowl and the apron upper member so as to form an extended plane on both sides of the cowl corresponding to the cowl. The apron upper member is integrally formed with the A-pillar in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and both sides of the cowl are cut along the shape of the engine compartment extension panel so as to correspond to the engine compartment extension panel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021954 | VEHICLE SIDE SECTION STRUCTURE - A bulkhead includes three flange portions. A first flange portion of the bulkhead is sandwiched between an upper flange portion of a rocker inner panel and an upper flange portion of a rocker outer panel, so as to be fixed to the rocker inner panel and the rocker outer panel. A third flange portion of the bulkhead extends from the first flange portion to bring at least a part of the third flange portion in contact with an inner surface of the rocker inner panel or an inner surface of the rocker outer panel, and is fixed to the contacted inner surface. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021955 | PERSONAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITH PULL-CORD RELEASABLE SAFETY NET - Personal restraint systems having releasable safety nets are disclosed herein. A personal restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the present technology includes a safety net configured to extend across a portion of an opening in a vehicle adjacent to an operator seating portion. The restraint system can further include a latch device configured to releasably couple the safety net to an anchor point adjacent to the opening. In some embodiments, a pull cord is operably coupled to the latch device and slidably coupled to the safety net. The pull cord is configured to be pulled by an operator to release the latch device from the anchor point and allow the safety net to fall free of the opening | 2015-01-22 |
20150021956 | EXTRUDED FENDER ATTACHMENT BRACKET - A mounting bracket mounts a distal end of a body panel to an adjacent distal end of a structural frame member of a motor vehicle. The mounting bracket comprises a single piece extruded fender attachment bracket having a first horizontally projecting ear attached to a first surface of the distal end of the structural frame member, a second horizontally projecting ear attached to the distal end of the body panel, and a depending projecting ear extending perpendicularly to and adjacent the first horizontally projecting ear, the depending projecting ear being attached to a second surface of the distal end of the structural frame member. The mounting bracket rigidly attaches the distal end of the body panel to the structural frame member. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021957 | ROOF SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A roof system includes a closure that opens a roof opening in a vehicle. An operating mechanism for the closure includes a first device including a lever configured to move the rear edge of the closure towards a raised position above the roof. A second device includes a lever configured to move the front edge of the closure in a vertical direction. At least one of the levers has a first pivotal connection at a first end of the closure, and spaced second and third connections connecting the respective lever at least to a guiding slide. At least one of the levers is pivotally connected to a sliding member at one of said second and third connections. The sliding member is separate from the guiding slide, slides in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail and is supported by the guide rail in directions perpendicularly to the longitudinal sliding direction. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021958 | VEHICLE SEAT - Vehicle seat including: a seat back pivoted to a side of floor; a seat cushion pivoted to the seat back; and a front leg element having an upper end pivoted to the seat cushion and a lower end pivotally locked to the side of floor in a releasable manner, thus normally providing a four-pivotal-point linkage in the seat. Maintaining the four-pivotal-point linkage adversely restricts design and actions of the seat. Inequality conditions are therefore set in that four-pivotal-point linkage, such that folding down the seat back by an angle exceeding a predetermined angle results in unlocking of the lower end of the front leg element from the side of floor, thereby destroying the four-pivotal-point linkage. Hence, a freedom of design is increased for the seat and floor. Further, leverage mechanism(s) may be provided to facilitate the ease of unlocking the front leg element from the side of floor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021959 | RECLINING CHAIR - A chair has a seat portion having a front, a rear and sides. The chair also has a footrest adjustable between at least two positions: a retracted position and an extended position. The footrest is cantilevered from the seat portion in the extended position. The chair also has a plurality of members connected by a plurality of linkages permitting the members to pivot with respect to each other. The plurality of members is adapted to hold the footrest in the retracted position and to support the footrest in the extended position. The chair also has a cover for hiding the plurality of linkages when viewed from a lateral position when the footrest is in the extended position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021960 | Portable Chair - A portable chair includes an undulating wave-shaped body. The undulating wave-shaped body has a convex lower portion which transitions into a concave mid-section, which in turn transitions into a convex upper portion. The chair further includes a support leg pivotally attached to the body and being movable between a closed position for storage and carrying and an open position for seating. The support leg is concave shaped to substantially conform to the shape of the concave mid-section of the body when in the closed position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021961 | HOLDER FOR AN OPERATING CONSOLE IN AN AIRCRAFT SEAT - The invention relates to a holder for a control console or a display device on an aircraft seat, the holder being arranged in an armrest, backrest or the trim of the aircraft seat. The control console is removable from the holder. The holder comprises a support arm, by means of which the control console or display device can be supported, and the control console or display device which is supported on the support arm can be fixed in the holder in a secured position. The control console or display device which is supported on the support arm can be moved out of the secured position into a display position, and the control console or display device can only be removed from the support arm in the display position. The control console or display device can be pivoted about at least one pivot axis in the display position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021962 | CHILD CAR SEAT, INTENDED TO BE JOINED TO THE SEAT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back, and a headrest. The headrest includes a centered head-support panel and left and right side panels arranged to locate the centered head-support panel therebetween. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021963 | INTEGRAL CHILD TRAINING TOILET - An integral training potty comprised of a child safety seat and waste collection apparatus, allowing a small child to evacuate his or her bowel or bladder. The waste collection apparatus being removable, without disturbing or removing the seated child. The waste collection apparatus optionally having a liner for the waste collection bowl. Alternately, the present invention is an integral training potty comprised of a child's stroller and a waste collection apparatus. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021964 | TELESCOPIC SEATING SYSTEMS, AND FOLDABLE CHAIRS AND RELATED COMPONENTS FOR USE WITHIN TELESCOPIC SEATING SYSTEMS - The telescopic seating systems, and foldable chairs and related components for use within telescopic seating systems, of the present disclosure may incorporate occupant support elements within a space between a top surface of a seat frame structure and a bottom surface of the seat frame structure. Springs may be attached to the top surface of the chair frame structure and configured to extend into the space. Alternatively, or additionally, a chair cushion may extend into the space. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021965 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021966 | CONTROLLABLE COMFORT SHELL FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seat back having a backrest, a backrest support, and a linkage arranged to interconnect the backrest and the backrest support. The linkage is configured to support the backrest for movement relative to the backrest support. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021967 | VEHICLE SEAT - A buckle pre-tensioner on a chassis support member, at the left side frame, one of two side frames | 2015-01-22 |
20150021968 | Headrest - A headrest that is constructed and arranged to be mounted to one or more support rods that are adapted to be coupled to the backrest of a seat of a vehicle. The headrest has a main body portion and a separate bushing that is positioned at least partially in the main body portion. The bushing has a receptacle that is adapted to receive a portion of a support rod. The bushing is constructed and arranged to partially damp forces that are coupled to the bushing through the main body portion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021969 | FOLDABLE LEG REST - A foldable leg rest has a seat, a first folding frame and a first stage drive mechanism. The first folding frame is pivotally connected to the seat. The first stage drive mechanism includes two angle adjusters, two first stage DC motors and a drive rod. Each of the angle adjusters is disposed between one of opposite sides of the seat and one of opposite sides of the first folding frame. The first stage DC motors are respectively disposed on the sides of the seat. The drive rod is connected between the angle adjusters. In use, the first stage DC motors are actuated to drive the drive rod and the angle adjusters such that the first folding frame is pivoted relative to the seat. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021970 | SELECTIVELY ASSEMBLED FREESTANDING STOOL AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A selectively assembled freestanding stool for providing a user such as a baseball coaches on the field with a seat which can be assembled on demand using primarily materials already on the field, comprising a plurality of modified dowel members and an attachment apparatus which together allow a plurality of convention bats and one base to be assembled into a stool. The dowels are adapted with an engaging ring having an adjustable circumference so as to allow it each end to be slid over a bat and be securely lock into place near the middle of the bat. The attachment apparatus is configured with a plurality of receiving depressions sized to receive and securely hold the base of a bat. The base portion of the bats are attached to the attachment apparatus and the base is the secured to the top of the attachment apparatus. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021971 | INTERNAL SUPPORT FOR A BACKREST FOR A CHAIR - An improved reinforcement backrest for a chair which includes a reinforcement member such as a metal plate inserted into the backrest to provide reinforcement support when a person sitting in the chair leans against the backrest. The reinforcement member includes connection members by which the backrest is removably inserted and retained in the rear section of the chair. The reinforcement member is preferably metal such as steel to withstand the force of a heavy person leaning against the backrest, but other materials such as strong carbon fiber will also provide adequate reinforcement support. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021972 | Seat for Molded Plastic Chairs - A seat on a stool, chair or bench has permanent depressions in the surface of the seat that corresponds in shape to an end view of a human iliac bone. A pair of spaced apart permanent depressions are provided on an axis that passes through and is perpendicular to a centerline from the back edge of the seat. One depression is on one side of the centerline and the other depression is on an opposite side of the centerline. A third permanent depression is on the centerline and spaced apart from the axis that passes through the pair of spaced apart permanent depressions and is closer to the rear edge of the seat than the pair of spaced apart permanent depressions. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021973 | Wheel Hub Rotary Joint Arrangement - A wheel hub rotary joint assembly with an axis of rotation includes a wheel hub with a wheel flange for connecting a wheel and a sleeve section for receiving a wheel bearing; a constant-velocity rotary joint with an outer joint part, an inner joint part and torque-transmitting elements. The outer joint part has a first spur gearing section with first teeth at its end facing the wheel hub. The sleeve section has a second spur gearing section with second teeth at its end facing the constant-velocity rotary joint. The two spur gearing sections engage with one another for torque transmission. A tensioner for axially tensioning the wheel hub against the outer joint part is axially supported on one side on the wheel hub and on the other side on the outer joint part. At least one of the two spur gearing sections is designed such that, viewed in the radial direction, the first and second teeth initially only come into contact with one another on a small subsurface of the tooth surfaces facing one another during axial tensioning of the arrangement. This subsurface increases in size during further tensioning. The spur gearing sections are designed such that, viewed in the radial direction, the first and second teeth initially come only into contact with one another on the radially inward side during axial tensioning and, as tensioning increases, also come into contact with one another on the radially outward side, for which purpose a substructure of the sleeve section and/or of the outer joint part having the teeth is designed to be more easily deformable in a radially inward region than in a region lying radially further outward. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021974 | IN-WHEEL MOTOR-DRIVEN DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to reduce an axial dimension of an in-wheel motor driving device in which a motor section A and a wheel hub bearing section C are connected coaxially in series via a speed reducer section B, thereby providing a large inside space of a vehicle as well as increasing freedom of routing a power supply wires. A terminal box for the power supply wires which supply power to the motor section A is disposed on the outer circumferential side surface of the housing which holds the motor section A. The power supply wires | 2015-01-22 |
20150021975 | SPINNER FOR VEHICLE WHEEL - A vehicle wheel spinning device comprising a ring shaped housing having a front and back ring forming a cavity therein is disclosed. The front ring has a series of decorative apertures formed therein. A spinning ring is rotatably mounted within said cavity. Various visual effects are produced by providing on the surface of the spinning ring facing the front ring of said housing at least one section of a contrasting color to the remainder of the surface. When the spinning ring rotates the colors show through said apertures during rotation of the spinning ring. The spinning device is attached to the front of a vehicle wheel in a manner that the housing rotates with the wheel and the spinning ring rotates separately from the rotation of the housing and continues to rotate for a time after the wheel stops rotating. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021976 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle hydraulic brake system of the brake-by-wire type includes input piston and a master piston configured to be actuated under hydraulic pressure introduced into a second fluid chamber and mounted in the housing so as to be movable relative to each other through a partition wall and a first fluid chamber. The piston defines therein a communication passage which extends from a fourth fluid chamber to the first fluid chamber and in which a check valve is mounted. When the piston is advanced under hydraulic pressure introduced into the second fluid chamber, the volume of the fourth fluid chamber decreases, while the volume of the first fluid chamber increases. This allows brake fluid in the fourth fluid chamber to be quickly released into the first fluid chamber through the communication passage and through a pipe line in which an electromagnetic on-off valve are mounted. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021977 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle brake system includes a first fluid chamber whose volume changes corresponding to the amount of advancement and retraction of the input piston, a second fluid chamber into which hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic pressure source is introduced after adjustment in a pressure regulator, a third fluid chamber kept at the atmospheric pressure, a stroke simulator which generates a reaction force to the brake operation corresponding to a change in volume of the first fluid chamber, a master cylinder, a partition member partitioning each of the second and third fluid chambers from the first fluid chamber, first and second seal members disposed in respective fitting gaps, and an annular member having both ends abutting respective seal members. The annular member divides a space into first and second space portions whose volumes respectively increases and decreases by the same amount when the annular member moves in one axial direction. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021978 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM, AND BRAKE SYSTEM - A method and system for operating a brake system for motor vehicles, including a plurality of wheel brakes for which wheel-individual nominal pressure includes an electrically controllable pressure supply device, to provide a brake system pressure for actuating the wheel brakes. The brake system pressure provided by the pressure supply device can be determined. An electrically controllable inlet valve and electrically controllable outlet valve per wheel brake adjust wheel-individual brake pressures. At least one outlet valve is analogized for analog-controlled and is controlled by an electric control variable, wherein at least one valve-specific control characteristic and/or a valve-specific parameter is determined for the analogized or analog-controlled outlet valve by the brake system, and wherein the analogized or analog-controlled outlet valve is controlled as a function of the valve-specific control characteristic and/or the valve-specific parameter for the degradation of the brake pressure in the wheel brake associated with the outlet valve. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021979 | HYDRAULIC-PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE AND HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM - A hydraulic-pressure control device includes: a regulator ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021980 | HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM - A hydraulic braking system includes: a cylinder device including a pressurizing piston, a rear chamber, and a front pressure chamber on opposite sides of the pressurizing piston; a brake cylinder coupled to the front pressure chamber; a regulator including a control piston, an input chamber provided at a rear of the control piston, and an output chamber coupled to the rear chamber in front of the control piston; and an input-hydraulic-pressure control device including a high-flow-rate supply unit configured, when an operation of the regulator is started, to supply the working fluid to the input chamber at a set flow rate; and a low-flow-rate supply unit configured, when the supply is finished, to supply the working fluid to the input chamber at a flow rate less than the set flow rate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021981 | ELECTRIC BRAKE DEVICE - There is provided a brake system for vehicles, the brake system including: a slave cylinder S/C to generate a hydraulic pressure by an electric motor according to a braking operation by a driver; and a controller to decrease an operation amount of the slave cylinder S/C when an operation amount of the electric motor is maintained, then increase an operation amount of the slave cylinder S/C when a change occurs in an operation amount of the electric motor subsequently. The controller determines whether or not the phase currents Iu, Iv, Iw of the electric motor are in two-phase continuously energized state and the state remains for a certain time or longer. When the determination conditions are satisfied, the controller performs commutation control to generate commutation in the electric motor by reducing a target hydraulic pressure of the slave cylinder S/C. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021982 | DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL GENERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL GENERATING MODULES EACH HAVING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCH - A system includes a power line, a control line, and a plurality of direct current electrical generating modules. Each of the direct current electrical generating modules is electrically connected to the power line and the control line and includes an electromechanical switch structured to interrupt power flowing through the power line. A control module is electrically connected to the control line and is structured to electrically control the electromechanical switch of each of the direct current electrical generating modules via the control line. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021983 | AIRCRAFT UNIVERSAL POWER CONVERTER - A power supply system suitable for use by an aircraft is disclosed. The power system converts power from an unregulated DC power source to multiple AC and DC voltage outputs. The power supply system comprises an interleaved buck converter, and interleaved full-bridge converter, an interleaved inverter, and a control system. In one configuration, the interleaved inverter uses high-voltage DC generated by the interleaved four-bridge converter as its power input to generate a high-voltage AC output. | 2015-01-22 |