04th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100019531 | ROOF OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A roof opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle includes a cover member opening and closing mechanism including a front side opening and closing mechanical unit, a rear side opening and closing mechanical unit, and an intermediate support unit connecting the front side opening and closing mechanical unit and the rear side opening and closing mechanical unit, a panel moving mechanism including a panel member and a panel movement mechanical unit, the panel member covering a portion of a vehicle body in a case where a roof is in a stored state, the portion of the vehicle body being positioned at a lower end of a rear corner portion of the roof when the roof is in a developed state, and the panel movement mechanical unit supporting the panel member to be moved to the storage compartment in a case where the roof is in the deployed state. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019532 | Two wheeled device cover - A protective cover for a two wheeled device protects bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles or the like. A lightweight material is sized to cover the device. The material has a top portion covering at least two handlebars and a seat on the device. An opening is located on the top portion and contains a cover support inside the opening. The cover support is sized to support the cover while the device is in use. Also, the opening may include the user's necessities and personal items the user desires to be stored in the cover. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019533 | VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - An outer door panel | 2010-01-28 |
20100019534 | BREAKAWAY TRIM INTERFACE FOR DOOR LOCK KNOB - An interior trim arrangement for a motor vehicle door assembly is provided. The trim arrangement includes a trim panel with inner and outer portions connected by an upper portion that spans therebetween. The outer portion attaches the interior trim panel to the window belt line of the vehicle door assembly. A breakaway portion is integrated to the trim panel. The breakaway portion has an upper segment that extends orthogonally from an outer segment. The upper and outer segments are respectively elongated along the upper and outer portions of the trim panel. The outer segment is configured to attach the breakaway portion to the window belt line of the vehicle door assembly. The upper segment defines an aperture therethrough that is configured to receive the lock knob of the door lock assembly. The breakaway portion is configured to separate from the interior trim panel under a predetermined threshold lateral loading condition. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019535 | Fuel Door Interlock for Vehicle Sliding Door - An interlock system for a vehicle body with a sliding door and a fuel fill door includes a housing, a first member, a second member, and a spring. The first member is mounted with respect to the housing, defines a cam portion, and is selectively rotatable with respect to the housing in a first direction from a retracted position to an extended position. The second member is mounted with respect to the housing and is selectively rotatable with respect to the housing in the first direction between a first position and a second position. The spring interconnects the first and second members such that movement of the second member from the first position to the second position causes the first member to move from the retracted position to the extended position. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019536 | MODULAR COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND STRUCTURES FORMED THEREWITH - The present invention provides an integrated composite floor unit and front wall assembly that can be used in a variety of structures. The integrated composite floor unit and front wall assembly is formed of a floor unit having a front portion and a front wall integrally formed with and rising up from the front portion of the floor unit. The assembly can include other structural features and may be easily combined with a number of further structural components to form a structure. In specific embodiments, the assembly forms part of a modular trailer. In particular, the trailer can be formed of the composite assembly, a composite roof, composite side walls, and a composite rear frame. Such composite trailers advantageously provide a storage volume approximately equal to or greater than conventional trailers but are lighter in weight, thus allowing for storage and/or hauling of a greater weight of cargo than in conventional trailers. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019537 | BUTT JOINT FOR TRAILER SIDE WALL - A sidewall of a trailer includes a side panel, an outer member, a base rail. The side panel is positioned within the channel. The outer member has a planar inner surface, The base rail has an upper portion offset from a lower portion. An outer surface of the upper portion of the base rail is generally parallel to and spaced from the inner surface of the outer member. A channel is defined by an outer surface of the upper portion of the base rail and the inner surface of the outer member. The side panel is positioned within the channel. The lower portion of the base rail is positioned beneath the channel. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019538 | Modular Architecture for Combat Tactical Vehicle - A combat tactical modular vehicle structure including a center frame module comprising a front bulkhead a cab portion and a rear bulkhead where the center frame module includes an integrated armor so that the integrated armor is a part of center frame module or the center frame module has at least one piece of armor attached to the center frame module, a front frame module comprising an engine subframe where the front frame module is connected to the front bulkhead by a plurality of mechanical coupling devices, and a rear frame module comprising a gearbox subframe where the rear frame module is connected to the rear bulkhead by the plurality of mechanical coupling devices for selectively connecting and disconnecting the front frame module to the front bulkhead without substantially affecting the connection and the rear frame module to the rear bulkhead without substantially affecting the connection. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019539 | Work Vehicle - A work vehicle includes a vehicle body frame extending in the fore/aft direction, the vehicle body frame including a front frame and a rear frame disposed rearwardly of the front frame, a passenger's section provided on the vehicle body frame, a driver's seat disposed on the front side of the passenger's section, and a drive unit including an engine, the drive unit being disposed downwardly of the rear frame. A rear portion of a rear seat disposing space provided rearwardly of the driver's seat is overlapped with an upper side of the rear frame. A rear seat disposed in the rear seat disposing space is selectable in its posture between a first posture where the upper side of the rear frame is opened up to allow visual inspection of the drive unit and a second posture where the rear seat is positioned on the upper side of the rear frame to cover the drive unit. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019540 | VEHICLE BODY PANEL STRUCTURE - A vehicle body panel structure, wherein an inner panel is disposed on the inner surface of an outer panel and a reinforcing inner panel is disposed on the inner surface of the inner panel. A plurality of recesses and projections forming a wave shape in cross section are formed on the inner panel and the reinforcing inner panel in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body. These panels are joined to each other so that a closed cross section is formed of the inner panel and the reinforcing inner panel at the lower part of a joined part between the outer panel and the inner panel and a closed cross section is formed of the outer panel and the inner panel at the upper part of a joined part between the inner panel and the reinforcing inner panel. Accordingly, even if a head part moving distance is small, an HIC value can be lowered and uniformized at those portions other than an impact portion. Thus, even an Al alloy hood can sufficiently reduce the HIC value to contribute to a reduction in the weight of the vehicle body. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019541 | ON DEMAND MORPHABLE AUTOMOTIVE BODY MOLDINGS AND SURFACES - A morphable vehicle member utilizing at least one active material to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The change in at least one attribute is a change in a shape dimension, a shape orientation, an expansion, a contraction, a morphing, a yield strength property, a flexural modulus or a combination. Preferably, the change in at least one attribute in the morphable vehicle member is reversible. Also disclosed herein are methods for the morphable vehicle member utilizing at least one active material to change at least one attribute on demand in response to an activation signal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019542 | FRONT-END FRAME CONCEPT FOR THE BODY STRUCTURE ON A MULTIPLE PLATFORM - A longitudinal beam, which is provided for a chassis of a motor vehicle, has a curved section of a tubular member part horizontal reinforcement element. The reinforcement element is directly associated with the highest body of a lower horizontal limb of the tubular member part and is connected to an upper horizontal limb of the tubular member part. This draws the curved section in a crash of the vehicle a high degree of stability. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019543 | DOOR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE, IN WHICH DOOR JOINT AND GARNISH GAP ARE OFFSET IN DOOR ARRANGEMENT DIRECTION - A door structure of a vehicle, in which between the outer surfaces of a first garnish at a first door and a second garnish at a second door, a garnish gap, which joins a door gap between the door, is provided; the first door has a first garnish attachment part, and at an end of this part, said end facing the second door, an expanded part is provided, which protrudes toward the second door; the second door has a second garnish attachment part, and at an end of this part, said end facing the first door, a recessed part is provided, which is recessed in a direction away from the first door; and with respect to the garnish gap, a door joint between the first garnish attachment part and the second garnish attachment part is offset toward the second door in a direction in which the doors are arranged. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019544 | Motor Vehicle Having a Sunroof System with a Contoured Draintube - A sunroof system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The sunroof system includes a draintube for expelling fluid that enters the sunroof system from an exterior of the motor vehicle. A section of the draintube may have a one-piece configuration that includes a first portion and a second portion with different cross-sectional shapes. In some configurations, the second portion may have a lesser thickness than the first portion, and the second portion may be located within a pillar of the motor vehicle. In further configurations, the second portion may be located within a pillar of the motor vehicle and adjacent to an airbag component of the motor vehicle. In manufacturing the draintube, a portion of the tube may be heated and compressed to convert a circular cross-section to a non-circular cross-section. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019545 | DEFLECTOR OF SLIDING ROOF - The present invention provides a deflector including a blade along a front edge of an opening of a fixed roof, movable upward and downward when the opening is opened and closed; a deflector arm whose one end is coupled to a frame on a vehicle body and whose other end is rotatably coupled to the blade via a first coupling shaft; a link arm whose one end is coupled to the frame on the vehicle body and whose other end is rotatably coupled to the blade via a second coupling shaft; and urging means for permanently urging a force to displace the blade upward. A cam member including first and second cam slots is provided on the frame on the vehicle body, a middle portion of the link arm is slidably engaged via a first pin with the first cam slot and one end of the link arm is slidably engaged via a second pin with the second cam slot, and the blade is housed in a laid down state with its upper portion displaced backward, and gradually stands up as displaced upward from a position where the blade is housed. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019546 | MEANS FOR ACCESSING A VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY - This invention relates to a means for facilitating access to a motor vehicle in an emergency to extricate the driver and/or passengers. In its simplest form the means is at least one removable pillar which ca be the A, B, C or D pillar of the vehicle. The pillar or pillars are equipped with handle actuated latches which enable the pillar or pillars to be removed without cutting equipment. The invention also provides for a removable seat or seats and a pivotable steering wheel or column and dashboard and all of which are aimed at removing occupants from a wrecked vehicle without having to wait for specialised cutting equipment. The invention also extends to a vehicle fitted with said means. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019547 | Car Seat with Rolling Wheels and Method to use - This invention is a car seat, which can be easily converted into a stroller by extending a stroller handle and tilting the car seat backwards until a pair of wheels contacts the ground. A pair of wheels is placed on the back surface of the car seat to convert the car seat into a stroller, if and when necessary. and a separate handle will be used to enable the user to tilt the car seat so that the device can be rolled. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019548 | WORKSTATION WITH VARIABLE SPATIAL CONFIGURATION CAPABILITIES - The invention is a workstation with variable spatial configuration capabilities. It is designed to allow a plurality of office chairs to couple to the workstation and while coupled to the workstation move in tandem with the workstation. Such coupling will allow the workstation as a whole to be portable while still efficiently supporting and effectively organizing the components of a complex computer system. The workstation further comprises of work surfaces whose placement is adjustable in multiple dimensions and provides a solid, yet portable structure to work from, while being flexible enough to allow a user selective variable spatial configuration for the user work environment. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019549 | EASY-ASSEMBLED CHAIR - An easy-assembled chair comprises a frame body having a seat frame; a cushion; the backside of the cushion having at least one recess; at least one through hole being formed in the recess; a back pad; a lower edge of the back pad being formed with at least one protruding sheet; at least one hook being installed at the protruding sheet; a combining device for combined handles or a table plate to legs of the seat frame of the frame body. The hook of the protruding sheet passes through the through hole of the recess of the cushion to hook the back rod of the seat frame. The frame body has supporting rods; and a rear side of the seat frame has a back rod; the hooks of the back pad can hook the back rod so as to secure the back pad to the frame body. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019550 | Adjustable hunter seat - The adjustable hunter seat includes independently pivotal back and seat frame members joined to a rotatable connecting member. The rotatable connecting member is supported by a stabilizing truss style base, the base being in contact with the ground when the seat is in use. A unitary padded back and seat cushion is removably disposed over the frame members. A headrest support member extends from the back frame, a headrest being attached to an end of the headrest support member. An adjustable shooting support arm extends from the seat frame. A user can swivel 360° in the seat while maintaining a substantially fixed posture. When not in use, the entire assembly is foldable into a backpack configuration. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019551 | SEAT FRAME HAVING AN IMPROVED STRUCTURE - A frame for a seat or chair for use in vehicles for public transportation includes a back of the chair and a base zone. The frame includes a non-skid designed zone, a perforation in the base of the frame, and a rabbet that runs along the back of an upper portion of the frame. The upper portion forms a part of a principal handle, and two longitudinal rabbets are vertically displaced in the lateral parts of the flanks of the frame, which form part of laterally fastened handles. Two embedded joining supports are inside the frame. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019552 | Infant Carrier Support - A belt mounted infant carrier support device comprising a belt clip, an attached upward projecting hook-like protrusion upon which the lip of an infant carrier rests and a support cross member below the hook. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019553 | Saddle - A saddle is provided. The saddle is defined with a crotch portion and a buttocks portion. The saddle comprises a pad, a base disposed beneath the pad, at least one cushion, a first fastening device and a second fastening device. The cushion is disposed between the base and the pad, with a contour substantially the same as that of the pad at the buttocks portion and adapted to space the base and the pad apart from each other. The first fastening device is adapted to fasten the cushion and the base together. The second fastening device is adapted to fasten the cushion and the pad together. The pad and the base are cushioned by the cushion disposed therebetween. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019554 | JUVENILE SEATING WITH RESILIENT SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION - A child safety seat including a seat bottom and seat back first and second resilient side elements carried on laterally-opposed sides of the seat back, and including walls defining an enclosed chamber. The walls have sufficient rigidity to maintain a nominal shape and are deformable in response to a predetermined minimum impact. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019555 | Vehicle occupant protection system by pivoting seats upward in case of a crash - A vehicle occupant protection system in one embodiment includes a control device disposed in a front portion of a vehicle body; a plurality of first sensors mounted in the front portion of the vehicle body; two first actuators each mounted under a front seat equipped with a first seat belt; and a second actuator mounted under a rear seat equipped with a plurality of second seat belts; wherein each of the first sensors is adapted to detect a vehicle crash and send an activation signal to the control device when it occurs, and the activated control device is adapted to activate the first and second actuators to pivot the front and rear seats upward a predetermined angle to push seated vehicle occupants rearward. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019556 | UNIFORM SEAT COVER AND SEAT FASHIONED WITH SAME - A seat includes a seat portion and an attached seat back portion and an attached uniform including a uniform top fitted over the seat back portion and a uniform bottom fitted over the seat portion. The uniform top and the uniform bottom support uniform adornment that identifies the members of a group, profession, organization, or establishment. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019557 | CHILD TRAVEL SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A restraint system for a child travel seat which includes a frame dimensioned to rest upon a vehicle seat. The frame defines front and rear portions and a center line. An adjustment assembly is coupled to the frame and positioned at a selected one of the front and rear portions of the frame. A strap assembly is connected to the adjustment assembly. The strap assembly has first and second points removably securable to a vehicle anchor and a third point movably secured within the adjustment assembly. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019558 | Buoyant Pool Chair with Sealed Frame - A buoyant pool chair supports a swimmer in an upright, semi-reclining or sitting position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame for supporting buoyant cushions. The buoyant cushions include layers of flexible cushion material secured together in overlapping relation, with the frame members being sandwiched between the overlapping layers. A layer of adhesive material bonds the overlapping cushion layers together and forms a water-tight seal around the frame members. A flexible layer of a water-resistant coating material is bonded to external surface portions of the buoyant cushions to provide a further protective layer and water-tight seal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019559 | ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE HEAD RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle head restraint assembly may be provided with a support rod adapted to be mounted to a seat back of a vehicle seat. A rear housing may be mounted to the support rod. A front housing may be pivotally connected to the support rod. A locking arm may be mounted to one of the support rod and the front housing. A release mechanism may be mounted to one of the front housing and the rear housing and operably engaged with the locking arm. Actuation of the release mechanism may disengage the locking arm to pivot the front housing forward relative to the support rod. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019560 | SEAT - A seat which can obtain a favorable sitting feeling using a fibrous structure is provided. A seat | 2010-01-28 |
20100019561 | HOIST EMPLOYING A MULTIPLE PISTON CYLINDER - A hoist is provided, which includes a hoist frame, a torque arm coupled to the hoist frame, and a lift arm coupled to the torque arm. The hoist also has a cylinder operatively coupled with the torque arm. The cylinder includes a cylinder shaft with multiple pistons disposed on the cylinder shaft. The multiple pistons define multiple piston chambers within the cylinder where, during operation of the hoist, the multiple pistons simultaneously operate to effect operation of the hoist. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019562 | Non-Motorized Gold Mining Apparatus - A non-motorized apparatus for collecting particulate materials, including gold, in stream placer deposits, comprising a first tubular member, a second tubular member, a riffle tray with perforated ridges, a skirt for enveloping the tubular members and directing stream flow, and a fibrous matting held entirely inside the second tubular member. The second tubular member is connected to one end of the first tubular member in a way that a high velocity stream flowing into the first tubular member creates suction pressure in the second tubular member. The particulate matter settles in grooves formed by the ridges in the riffle tray and passes through perforations to become trapped in the fibrous matting as the stream is drawn into the second tubular member. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019563 | GUIDE SHOE FOR A ROLLER-TYPE LOADER AND WEAR INSERTS FOR GUIDE SHOES - The invention relates to guide shoe for a shearer loader, in particular for a shearer-loader drive assembly, comprising at least one base wall | 2010-01-28 |
20100019564 | WHEEL WOUND FROM FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to a wheel ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019565 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKING DEVICE OF A TOWING VEHICLE-TRAILER COMBINATION - An electronically controlled braking device of a towing vehicle-trailer combination, which includes at least a generating arrangement (FBM) for generating at least one brake request signal, an electronic towing vehicle brake control unit associated with the towing vehicle for generating brake pressure setpoint value signals for at least one electro-pneumatic pressure control module of the towing vehicle as a function of the brake request signal, a data link between the towing vehicle and the trailer, at least one electro-pneumatic pressure control module associated with the trailer for controlling a trailer brake pressure, in which the data link is for direct communication between the towing vehicle brake control unit and the at least one electro-pneumatic pressure control module of the trailer, and in which the towing vehicle brake control unit and the data link are for directly inputting control signals into the at least one pressure control module of the trailer for generating the trailer brake pressure at least as a function of the brake request signal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019566 | BRAKE BOOSTER DEVICE WITH DAMPING ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a brake booster device for a vehicle brake system comprising a force input element, a control valve arrangement actuable via the force input element, a chamber arrangement disposed in a housing and comprising a vacuum chamber and a working chamber, which is separated from the vacuum chamber by a movable wall and connectable selectively to a vacuum source or the atmosphere, and a force output element, wherein the movable wall is biased into a normal position by means of a resetting spring accommodated at least partially in the housing and wherein the housing is penetrated by at least one fastening bolt. In this case, it is provided that at least one damping element acts for the purpose of vibration damping on the resetting spring, wherein the at least one damping element is mounted on the at least one fastening bolt. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019567 | SELF-ENERGIZING HYDRAULIC BRAKE - A device for decelerating or braking a moving mass includes a movably guided coupling member for pressing a brake lining against a braking surface and a brake actuator, filled with hydraulic liquid and connected to the coupling member, for generating a pressure force that can be passed into the brake lining through the coupling member. The brake lining is connected to a pressure transducer that can be fastened on a frame of the mass to be decelerated or braked through a connecting device. The pressure transducer has a hydraulic liquid-filled supporting cylinder and a supporting piston interacting therewith. The supporting cylinder communicates with a brake cylinder through hydraulic lines. This allows an improved adjustment of deceleration or braking. For this purpose, a regulating device adjusts the brake force depending on a predetermined theoretical value. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019568 | ENERGY SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY TO AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS - An energy supply system for an aircraft comprises at least one fuel cell and at least one energy storage device, wherein the fuel cell, of which there is at least one, is coupled to the energy storage device, of which there is at least one, such that the energy storage device can be charged by means of the fuel cell. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019569 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, VEHICLE WITH THE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - When a vehicle is set to a travel control mode or external charging mode, a vehicle system is activated for executing the control mode to which the vehicle is set. A converter ECU selects one sub power storage unit to be used first after activation of the vehicle system, based on a power storage unit used after preceding activation as read from a memory unit contained in the converter ECU and based on respective states of charge of sub power storage units, and electrically connects the selected sub power storage unit and a converter via a switch circuit. When the vehicle system is activated for executing the travel control mode, the converter ECU updates information about the power storage unit used after preceding activation as stored in the memory unit, to information about the power storage unit used first after the present activation of the vehicle system. When the vehicle system has been activated for executing the external charging mode, the converter ECU maintains the information about power storage used after the preceding activation as stored in the memory. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019570 | Auxiliary electrical power system for vehicular fuel economy improvement - Method and apparatus for improving the fuel economy of a vehicle of the type having a vehicle electrical system that includes a generator senses a vehicle voltage of the vehicle electrical system during determined intervals, and supplies an offset current from an external source of electrical energy to the vehicle electrical system in response to the sensing of a vehicle voltage of the vehicle electrical system. In this manner, the electrical power output of the generator, and its effect on fuel consumption, are reduced in response to supplying of the offset current. A source of electrical energy external to the electrical system of the motor vehicle is controlled by an electronic control unit coupled to the source of electrical energy. A power converter receives on and off commands from the electronic control unit in response to vehicle voltage measurements by the electronic control unit. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019571 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING OPERATING VOLTAGE TO A CONTROL UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for supplying operating voltage to a control unit of a motor vehicle, the control unit being continuously supplied by a vehicle battery, and a device for implementing the method. In the case of a method for supplying a control unit of a motor vehicle with operating voltage, where the power supply to the control unit is reliably ensured in the off and non-running state, respectively, during vehicle start-up, while entailing minimal outlay for circuitry, a potential of the vehicle battery is connected to the control unit at all times via at least one of the lines that are connected to the control unit. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019572 | FUSIBLE LINK UNIT - A fusible link unit which is fastened to a battery post clamp terminal clamped to an on-vehicle battery, includes: a bus bar made from a metal plate and including: a battery terminal including at least two mounting edges, and a plurality of fastening holes provided thereon and through which a fastening member of the battery post clamp terminal is inserted, each of the fastening holes corresponding to respective one of the mounting edges; and at least one fusible portion provided at an side of the bus bar opposite to the battery terminal; and a resin case covering the bus bar except for at least one of the fusible portion. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019573 | ELECTRIC CONTROL AND SUPPLY SYSTEM - In at least some embodiments, an electrically controlled subsea production system includes a subsea electrical distributor that receives a high direct current (DC) voltage. The electrical distributor converts the high DC voltage to a lower DC voltage. The electrically controlled subsea production system also includes a plurality of subsea trees coupled to the subsea electrical distributor, wherein valves of the subsea trees selectively operate based on the lower DC voltage. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019574 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AUXILIARY POWER SOURCE - A control system is provided for controlling a load powered by an auxiliary power source during an interruption in the utility power source and/or during a power failure. The control system of the present invention provides power to essential loads in a dwelling as predetermined by a user and/or per the user's real-time instructions as the needs of the user may change. Additionally, the control system of the present invention automatically controls non-essential loads in order to maintain the auxiliary power load below the maximum threshold. Furthermore, the control system of the present invention allows the user to manually override all the controlled loads in an emergency or when the needs of the user change. Additionally, the control system of the present invention allows outside triggers to change the priority of the loads in real-time and can automatically change the priority due to predetermined tasks already running. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019575 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND CONTROLLING A VIRTUAL POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT - A system for managing a virtual power distribution unit includes database management resources and means for remotely connecting to one or more physically separate power distribution units by a controller. The controller is sometimes implemented as custom logic, or a personal computer which executes computer program instructions and communicates via a local area network or an internet connection. A database is manipulated to allow control and presentation to a user of what appears to be a standard power distribution unit but is instead a virtual version comprised of one or more physical power outlets from one or more power distribution units, allowing control and observation of the virtual power distribution in the same manner as an individual physical power distribution unit. Multiple versions of virtual power distribution units may be formed from a given set or sets of physical power distribution units. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019576 | Dynamically Configuring Current Sharing And Fault Monitoring In Redundant Power Supply Modules - Methods, apparatus, and products for dynamically configuring current sharing and fault monitoring in redundant power supply modules for components of an electrically powered system, including summing, by a master service processor, during powered operation of the system, the present power requirements of components presently installed in the electrically powered system and setting, by the master service processor for each redundant power supply module in dependence upon the sum of the present power requirements, a current sharing tolerance and a fault reporting tolerance. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019577 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES, SOLAR POWER KITS FOR UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES AND RELATED METHODS - Uninterruptible power supplies, solar power kits for uninterruptible power supplies and related methods are described. According to one aspect, an uninterruptible power supply includes a power bus, mains circuitry configured to rectify electrical energy received from a mains supply system into rectified electrical energy and to provide the rectified electrical energy to a power bus of the uninterruptible power supply, photovoltaic circuitry configured to convert solar energy into converted electrical energy and to provide the converted electrical energy to the power bus, a battery system configured to receive electrical energy from the power bus to charge a battery of the battery system and to discharge electrical energy to the power bus, an inverter configured to provide electrical energy from the power bus to the load, and a controller configured to monitor the photovoltaic circuitry and to implement at least one operation of the uninterruptible power supply using the monitoring. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019578 | Power Converter for Solar Electrical Current Installations and Method for Controlling it - A power converter arrangement with a plurality of d.c voltage inputs of a chronologically varying input voltage, preferably from a solar cell arrangement, is described. In this case, every d.c. voltage input is connected with an associated converter cell, which in turn has at least one step-up converter connected with the input poles, and a recovery diode arranged between the two output poles. Furthermore, the output poles of the converter cells are connected in series and thus constitute the summed d.c. voltage output. The associated method regulates the pulse width of the step-up converter of each converter cell in such a way that the power output of the converter cell fluctuates around the actual theoretical maximum value. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019579 | VERSATILE AND INTELLIGENT POWER CONTROLLER - The invention provides a monolithic, highly integrated power supply circuit capable of providing various voltages for circuits on an expansion card, either from a main supply source or an auxiliary supply source. The monolithic power supply circuit preferably includes two switching converters, two low-drop-out regulators, a standby regulator, a reset circuit, and a control circuit. An associated method for providing various voltages via a monolithic power supply circuit is also disclosed. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019580 | DETACHABLE INVERTER FOR A SOLAR MODULE - Provided are novel detachable inverters, DC/DC converters, diodes and other detachable electrical circuitry components for solar modules. A detachable inverter or other component according to certain embodiments includes a fixed part and a separable part, i.e., an insert. The insert may include one or more bypass diodes, inverters, DC/DC converters or combinations thereof. According to various embodiments, the insert may or may not be movable between operating positions or orientations associated with different electrical connection configurations. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019581 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTROMAGNET - A method of controlling magnetic flux through an electromagnet, the magnetic force of the electromagnet or the relative position between the yoke and the armature of the electromagnet, such that from an electric voltage applied across an induction coil of the electromagnet and determined by an appropriate measurement method, and from an electric current flowing through the induction coil and also determined by an appropriate measurement method, an actual value of the magnetic flux, the magnetic force or the relative position is calculated. The determined actual value is compared with a specified nominal value and as a function of the difference between the actual and the nominal values, the voltage applied across the induction coil and/or the current flowing through the induction coil is/are adapted such that the actual magnetic flux or magnetic force or relative position value approaches the related nominal value. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019582 | VARIABLE CAPACITANCE CIRCUIT - A switch circuit which can operate with a single low voltage is provided. A plurality of (i=0 to n) series circuits of a capacitor (Ci) and a path of the drain-source of a MOS-FET (Qi) are connected in parallel to each other between a first terminal T | 2010-01-28 |
20100019583 | LOAD CONDITION CONTROLLED POWER MODULE - In accordance with various aspects of the present invention, a method and circuit for reducing power consumption of a power module during idle conditions is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a power module is configured for reducing power during idle mode by disengaging at least one power output from a power input. A power module may include one or more power outputs and one or more power module circuits, with power input connected to the power outputs through the power module circuit(s). The power module circuit may include a current measuring system, a control circuit, and a switch. The current measuring system provides an output power level signal that is proportional to the load at the power output. If current measuring system behavior indicates that a power output is drawing substantially no power from the power input, the switch disengages the power input from the power output. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019584 | VOICE COIL ACTUATOR - Provided herein is a voice-coil motor that includes a magnetic field having at least two displaced regions of higher intensity separated by a region of lesser intensity and a counter-coil disposed within the region of lesser intensity. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019585 | VANE DRIVING DEVICE - A vane driving device includes: two boards each having an opening and defining a blade chamber therebetween; a blade changing an area of the opening and housed in the blade chamber; a drive source for driving the blade, the drive source including: a coil winded around a stator and exciting a stator; a rotor rotatably supported by a rotary shaft, rotatable in conjunction with the rotary shaft, and magnetized to have different polarities in a circumferential direction; and a rotor pinion meshing a driven member, and integrally formed in the rotary shaft; and a printed substrate electrically connected to the coil. The two boards define a drive source chamber housing the drive source therebetween. At least one of the two boards has an opening for escaping the coil outwardly from the drive source chamber. The printed substrate is arranged on a outer wall surface opposite to the drive source chamber. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019586 | EXTERNAL ROTOR MOTOR - An external rotor motor, composed of at least a stator with a stator core, coil winding, and insulating housing; a rotor; a plurality of bearings; and a rotating shaft. The rotor is disposed outside the stator and connected to the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is disposed on the stator via the bearing. The coil winding is wrapped on the stator core. The stator core and the coil winding are disposed in the insulating housing. The external rotor motor of the invention is waterproof and dustproof; does not oxidize easily; features good insulation performance and integrity, light weight, and low cost; and is easy to manufacture. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019587 | RADIAL ANISOTROPIC SINTERED MAGNET AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD, MAGNET ROTOR USING SINTERED MAGNET, AND MOTOR USING MAGNET ROTOR - A radial anisotropic sintered magnet formed into a cylindrical shape includes a portion oriented in directions tilted at an angle of 30° or more from radial directions, the portion being contained in the magnet at a volume ratio in a range of 2% or more and 50% or less, and a portion oriented in radial directions or in directions tilted at an angle less than 30° from radial directions, the portion being the rest of the total volume of the magnet. The radial anisotropic sintered magnet has excellent magnet characteristics without occurrence of cracks in the steps of sintering and cooling for aging, even if the magnet has a shape of a small ratio between an inner diameter and an outer diameter. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019588 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In the rotating electric machine of the present invention, a groove, in which a load side coil end is inserted, is formed on a load side bracket; a ceramic coat is formed on the inner surface of the groove; and one or more surfaces including at least the end surface of the load side coil end among the inner circumferential surface, outer circumferential surface, and end surface of the load side coil end adhere closely to the inner surface of the groove, in which the coat is formed. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019589 | SLOT CONFIGURATION OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A stator includes an elongate core defining an inner volume to receive a rotor of an electric machine. The core includes a yoke and an array of teeth extending from the yoke toward the inner volume. The array of teeth defines slots between each pair of adjacent teeth in the array. Each slot includes a first slot region adapted to hold at least a portion of a conductive winding and a second slot region adapted to hold at least a portion of a conductive winding. The first slot region is defined by two non-parallel opposing slot side portions, and the second slot region is defined by two parallel opposing slot side portions. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019590 | ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric machine system includes an electric machine and a companion device. The electric machine has a stationary member and a movable member that, by interaction of magnetic fields, at least one of moves relative to the stationary member or generates electricity when moved relative to the stationary member. One of the stationary member and the movable member includes a permanent magnet. The companion device is coupled to the electric machine to communicate mechanical movement with the movable member. In certain instances, the electric machine system has adaptations for operation of the electric machine system subsea and/or in a corrosive environment. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019591 | HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT OF VENTILATION CHIMNEYS FOR DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE ROTORS - A cooling gas ventilation chimney is provided for enhancing the heat transfer of an end region of a dynamoelectric machine. The dynamoelectric machine includes a rotor having a plurality of radial slots. A plurality of coils are seated in the radial slots, and the coils form a plurality of radially stacked turns. The ventilation chimney includes one or more chimney slots defined in at least a portion of the radially stacked turns. The chimney slots extend in a substantially radial direction to the rotor, and some of the chimney slots have an axial or circumferential length different from other chimney slots. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019592 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor has a rotor ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019593 | POLYPHASIC MULTI-COIL GENERATOR - A polyphasic multi-coil generator includes a drive shaft, at least first and second rotors rigidly mounted on the drive shaft so as to simultaneously synchronously rotate with rotation of the drive shaft, and at least one stator sandwiched between the first and second rotors. A stator array on the stator has an array of electrically conductive coils mounted to the stator in a first angular orientation about the drive shaft. The rotors each have an array of magnets which are circumferentially equally spaced around the rotor and located at the same radially spacing with respect to the centre of the rotor and the drive shaft at a first angular orientation relative to the drive shaft. The arrays of magnets on adjacent rotors are off-set by an angular offset relative to one another. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019594 | Power generation and conversion platform - A power generation and conversion platform where power can be readily generated and converted from one form to another is disclosed. The system includes a central column having a plurality of components. These components include an electric motor, a power source for driving the motor, a flywheel coupled to the motor, a torque converter coupled to the flywheel, an electric generator that is driven by the flywheel and a number of electrical capacitors which are cyclically charged by the electric generator and discharged in the manner of a Marx generator. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019595 | Onboard energy - A working electrical system that transfers electricity from a generator through various components back to itself to produce a continuing cycle of electrical current. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019596 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a power transmission apparatus, which includes a top, a bearing holder, a driving member, a transmitting plate having at least one groove, and a rotating wheel having at least one roller. The top has a body and a spindle that penetrates the center of the body and is substantially vertical to the ground. The bearing holder locates on the ground and supports one end of the spindle. The driving member is used for rotating the top. The at least one roller is embedded in the at least one groove on the transmitting plate. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019597 | ROTOR FOR A PERMANENT-MAGNET ELECTRICAL MACHINE - The object of the invention is a rotor for an electrical machine excited by permanent magnets, said rotor comprising a substantially cylindrical magnetic body of the rotor fitted onto the shaft of the electrical machine and a set of permanent magnets used to create a first and a second pole alternately in the circumferential direction, excited in opposite directions. The permanent magnets are fitted into openings arranged within the rotor. The rotor comprises a body part with several segments extending to the outer circumference in the circumferential direction and an outward tapered section remaining between the segments in the radial direction of the rotor. Permanent-magnet pieces are arranged between each section and segment. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019598 | ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A multi-pole rotor for an electric machine including a rotor hub, a plurality of primary permanent magnet segments, each primary magnet segment having a rounded outer face and forming a section of a cylindrical outer surface of the rotor when mounted to the rotor hub. A plurality of interpole permanent magnet segments are also included, each interpole magnet segment having a rounded outer face and forming a section of a cylindrical outer surface of the rotor when mounted to the rotor hub. The primary magnet segments and interpole magnet segments defining two or more poles. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019599 | ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotor for an electric machine can be constructed with magnet segments having a uniformly oriented direction vector component. In certain instances, a two-pole rotor includes a rotor hub and a plurality of permanent magnet segments affixed to a perimeter of the rotor hub. The magnetic segments defining a substantially cylindrical outer surface of the rotor. The magnet segments each have a magnetic field with a direction vector component, and the direction vector components of the magnet segments affixed to the perimeter of the rotor hub are substantially parallel and oriented in substantially the same direction. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019600 | THERMALLY MATCHED COMPOSITE SLEEVE - A sleeve about an electric machine rotor core and the plurality of permanent magnets has a fiber-reinforced composite layer about the rotor core and the plurality of permanent magnets. At least a portion of the sleeve about the rotor core and the permanent magnets has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is substantially equal to the aggregate coefficient of thermal expansion of the rotor core and the plurality of permanent magnets. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019601 | WRAPPED ROTOR SLEEVE FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotor for an electric machine may include a rotor hub, a plurality of permanent magnets disposed about the rotor hub, a first sleeve circumjacent the plurality of permanent magnets, and a second sleeve. The second sleeve may be formed from a metal tape wrapped over the first sleeve. The second sleeve may be bonded to first and second end rings disposed at adjacent ends of the rotor hub. The metal tape may be applied in tension and may wrapped to form butt laps over the first sleeve. The metal tape may be corrosion resistant. Further, the second sleeve formed from the metal tape may protect the rotor from erosion and abrasion from fluid passing over the rotor. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019602 | ROTOR FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING A SLEEVE WITH SEGMENTED LAYERS - A rotor for an electrical machine includes an elongate rotor core assembly comprising a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in a plurality of rings around the rotor core. A composite sleeve resides around the rotor core assembly. The sleeve includes a primarily axially-oriented outer layer and an intermediate layer beneath the outer layer. The intermediate layer includes a circumferential band of composite material positioned orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the rotor core assembly. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019603 | ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotor for an electrical machine includes a rotor hub and a plurality of permanent magnet segments affixed around a perimeter of the rotor hub. A first plurality of the permanent magnet segments have a substantially uniform arcuate span and are formed of a single unitary piece of material. A multi-piece permanent magnet segment includes at least two pieces, each having a smaller arcuate span than the first plurality of segments. The magnetization direction vector of one piece different than the magnetization direction vector of at least one other piece in each multi-piece segment. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019604 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING HOMOPOLAR INDUCTOR ALTERNATORS INCLUDING SUPERCONDUCTING WINDINGS - A homopolar electrical machine includes a stator having a stationary magnetic core and multiple stator windings disposed within the stationary magnetic core. A rotor includes a first set of pole pieces at a first end of a shaft and a second set of pole pieces at a second end of the shaft. The pole pieces are separated by air gaps. The rotor is a one-piece structure having only the shaft, the first set of pole pieces, and the second set of pole pieces integrally formed from a single material. A stationary field coil is coupled to the stator. The stationary field coil includes a cryostat configured to cool the stationary field coil to superconducting temperatures. The stationary field coil has a coil diameter that is at least partially greater than an outer diameter of the rotor. Each stator winding is unitarily formed as a single structure that extends along a length of the homopolar electrical machine beyond the first and second sets of pole pieces and is disposed within an air gap of the homopolar electrical machine. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019605 | INDUCTANCE AUGMENTER FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - The electric machine comprises a rotor and stator, the rotor and stator having generally equal axial lengths. The stator has at least one primary and at least one control winding disposed around the stator. The electric machine comprises a stator extension of a magnetic material. The stator extension is disposed coaxially with the stator and has only the at least one control winding wrapped therearound. The stator extension extends axially adjacent the stator beyond an axial terminus of the rotor and defines a magnetic circuit around the at least one control winding. The stator extension is configured such that in use, the magnetic circuit remains unsaturated thereby increasing inductance of at least one control winding in an electric alternator/motor. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019606 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MOTOR - A rotating electric motor includes a stator core, a rotational shaft capable of rotation, a field yoke allowing a flow of magnetic flux in an axial direction, first and second rotor cores fixedly installed on the rotational shaft, a first magnet fixedly installed between the first rotor core and the second rotor core, a first rotor teeth formed at the first rotor core, a second magnet provided alongside of the first rotor teeth in the circumferential direction of the first rotor core, a second rotor teeth formed at the outer surface of the second rotor core, protruding outwardly in the radial direction, a third magnet provided alongside of the second rotor core in the axial direction, and windings that can control the density of magnetic flux between at least one of the first rotor core and second rotor core and the stator core. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019607 | SPOOL ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric machine includes a housing, a stator mounted within the housing, and a rotor including a spool assembly. The spool assembly includes a spool having a main body portion having a first end portion that extends substantially uninterrupted to a second end portion through an intermediate portion. The spool further includes a first plurality of mounting elements provided on the first end portion and a second plurality mounting elements provided on the first end portion. A star member is secured to the first end portion of the spool. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019608 | THREE PHASE ROTARY GENERATOR - A generator includes a stator and a rotor. An inner side of the stator has a plurality of wire slots which are arranged in parallel. Coils are wound in the wire slots. The stator has a shape of a round ring with a central axis. Each wire slot is inclined to the central axis of the stator. Such a structure serves to increase the induction area to prevent from magnetic saturation so as to have preferred induction voltage and current. The coil is wound from a first one of the wire slots to a second one of the wire slots, where the first and second wire slots are spaced by another wire slot. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019609 | END TURN CONFIGURATION OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A stator for an electric machine includes multiple conductive coils. Each coil defines a loop that extends axially through the elongate core, exits the core through an end face, and reenters the core through the end face. A first subset of the coils collectively form a first radial layer axially exterior the core and a third radial layer axially exterior the core. Each coil in the first subset resides in both the first layer and the third layer. A second subset of the coils collectively forms a second radial layer axially exterior the core and a fourth radial layer axially exterior the core. Each coil in the second subset residing in both the second layer and the fourth layer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019610 | HYBRID WINDING CONFIGURATION OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric machine system includes an electric machine and a companion device. The electric machine has a stationary member and a movable member that, by interaction of magnetic fields, at least one of moves relative to the stationary member or generates electricity when moved relative to the stationary member. One of the stationary member and the movable member comprising a permanent magnet. The companion device is coupled to the electric machine to communicate mechanical movement with the movable member. In certain instances, the electric machine system has adaptations for operation of the electric machine system subsea and/or in a corrosive environment. The electric machine includes a stator that carries a conductive winding having multiple coils. A first subset of the coils are in a first configuration, and a second subset of the coils are in a second configuration. In some implementations, the first configuration is a lap winding configuration, and the second configuration is a concentric winding configuration. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019611 | MOTOR/GENERATOR PHASE INSULATION ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - Apparatus including a monolithic, motor/generator phase insulation article having a manufactured state and a ready-to-use state. The insulation article has longitudinally-spaced-apart first and second tabs and flexible, transversely-spaced-apart first and second legs each having a first end monolithically joined to the first tab and a second end monolithically joined to the second tab. The first and second tabs are disposed longitudinally closer together in the manufactured state than in the ready-to-use state. In the manufactured state the first and second legs each have a more serpentine shape, and in the ready-to-use state the first and second legs each have a less serpentine shape. A method for manufacturing the insulation article is also described which cuts a monolithic, substantially-rectangular sheet of motor/generator phase insulation to create the insulation article. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019612 | FLUX IMPULSE MOTOR | 2010-01-28 |
20100019613 | STATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A stator core for a stator of an electrical machine includes an elongate stator yoke having an interior surface that defines an axial central opening through the stator yoke. The interior surface further defines a plurality of axial channels about a perimeter of the central opening. A plurality of stator teeth are retained in the plurality of axial channels and spaced apart from one another to define to define axial channels to receive windings of the stator. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019614 | SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE AND ALSO METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE - A synchronous machine ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019615 | COMMUTATOR FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - The invention relates to a commutator with contact segments, arranged at a distance from each other and forming a brush running surface. Each contact segment is soldered to a securing portion of a metal segment support piece. The commutator has a hub body made from an electrically insulating material which supports the segment support pieces which are each provided with a winding connector hook. According to the invention, at least one solder barrier recess is provided in the upper side of the securing portion facing the contact segment and/or in the under side of the contact segment facing the securing portion. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019616 | ELECTROSTATIC OPERATION DEVICE - An electrostatic operation device in which a variation in the amount of electric charges accumulated in an electret film caused by physical impact can be suppressed. The electrostatic operation device (electrostatic induction power generating device ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019617 | CAPACITIVE POSITION SENSING IN AN ELECTROSTATIC MICROMOTOR - An electrostatic micromotor is provided with a fixed substrate, a mobile substrate facing the fixed substrate, and electrostatic-interaction elements enabling a relative movement of the mobile substrate with respect to the fixed substrate in a movement direction; the electrostatic micromotor is also provided with a capacitive position-sensing structure configured to enable sensing of a relative position of the mobile substrate with respect to the fixed substrate in the movement direction. The capacitive position-sensing structure is formed by sensing indentation, extending within the mobile substrate from a first surface thereof, and by first sensing electrode, facing, in given operating condition, the sensing indentation. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019618 | TRANSVERSAL QUANTUM HEAT CONVERTER - A semiconductor device is disclosed for environment heat conversion in coherent electromagnetic energy by a super radiant quantum decay and a thermal excitation of a system of electrons in a super lattice of n-i-p-n transistors with quantum dots on the two sides of the i-layer, and potential barriers for separating the quantum transition n-i-p regions from the adjacent conduction n and p regions. When an electron current is injected in a perpendicular direction on the transistor arrays, a super radiant field is generated in the plane of these arrays, with a power mainly obtained by a heat absorption that is much larger than the absorbed electric power. The device also includes an input heat absorber, and an output Fabry-Perot resonator with total transmission for the electromagnetic energy extraction from the device active region. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019619 | Connected Energy Converter, Generator Provided Therewith and Method for the Manufacture Thereof - A high-output energy converter of an output-improving thermionic generator, thermally connected to other generators without moving parts that utilise the residual energy from the thermionic generator. The thermionic generator comprises a rαultilayered vacuum diode, the layers of which are very thin and the gaps between the layers are also thin and kept at a distance from one another by selectively flexible spacer elements. Piezo elements or heating elements can precisely adjust the height of the gaps. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019620 | PIEZOCERAMIC MULTILAYER ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - In a piezoelectric multilayer actuator ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019621 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR AND ULTRASONIC MOTOR APPARATUS RETAINING THE SAME - An ultrasonic motor according to an aspect of the invention includes at least a piezoelectric element that is an oscillator whose section perpendicular to a central axis has a rectangular length ratio, and a rotor that is rotated about the central axis as a rotation axis while being in contact with an elliptic oscillation generating surface of the oscillator. The central axis is orthogonal to the elliptic oscillation generating surface of the oscillator. The elliptic oscillation is formed by combining first longitudinal resonance oscillation in which expansion and contraction are performed in a rotation axis direction of the piezoelectric element and second twisting resonance oscillation in which the rotation axis is a twisting axis. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019622 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electromechanical actuator comprises a bimorph element ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019623 | MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THEREOF - An electromechanical device includes a support structure formed by attaching inner surfaces of second and third substrates to a first substrate. The support structure includes at least one cavity between the second and third layers. An electromechanical active element is provided on an outer surface of at least one of the second or third layers. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019624 | PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE CERAMICS SINTERED BODY AND METHOD OF CALCULATING DIFFUSE SCATTERING INTENSITY RATIO - An alkali niobate-based piezoelectric/electrostrictive ceramics sintered body including, as a main crystal phase, a perovskite type oxide containing at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K as A site constituent elements and at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta as B site constituent elements. The number of lattice-strained layers of the piezoelectric/electrostrictive ceramics sintered body is preferably small. A diffuse scattering intensity ratio, which is a ratio of an intensity of diffuse scattering by a lattice-strained layer present near a domain wall to a sum of an X-ray diffraction intensity of a first lattice plane and that of a second lattice plane different in interplanar spacing from the first lattice plane due to crystallographic symmetry reduction is preferably 0.5 or lower. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019625 | Multilayer Element and a Method for Producing a Multilayer Element - A ceramic multilayer element can be produced by pressing together a plurality of ceramic multilayer segments. Each multilayer segment includes a stack of a plurality of ceramic layers that are pressed together. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019626 | STATOR WEDGE FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - Electric machines with, and related methods for, improved fluid flow through the electric machines are disclosed. According to some implementations, an electric machine may include a central opening and a plurality of teeth facing inwardly toward the central opening. Slots may be defined between adjacent teeth, and a wedge may be disposed in one or more of the slots, partitioning the slots into a coils portion and an open portion. A gap may be defined between the stator core and the rotor. A fluid flow path defined from the gap and the open portions of the slots provide for improved fluid flow through the electric machine. Wedges disposed in the slots to maintain the coils into a packed state. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019627 | BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A brushless DC motor includes an embedded memory of a micro computer mounted on a circuit board which can be modified during and/or after a manufacturing process of the brushless DC motor. The circuit board installed on the brushless DC motor includes an IC having the embedded micro computer executing feed back control of the pulse wide modulation and the embedded memory for storing data such as control programs. The circuit board also includes a writing terminal port to which an external memory writer is to be connected. Data is transferred from the external memory writer and stored in the embedded memory by contacting the writing terminal port with a tip end portion of a cable from the external memory writer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019628 | HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTATING RECTIFIER FOR AC GENERATOR EXCITERS AND RELATED METHODS - A brushless exciter apparatus including a rotatable rectifier hub assembly and associated methods are provided. The brushless exciter apparatus includes an exciter rotor assembly including a rotor core, a rotatable shaft carrying the rotor core, and an exciter armature having end turns extending beyond either side of an axial extent of the rotor core. The brushless exciter apparatus also includes a rotatable rectifier hub assembly including a rotatable rectifier hub carrying one or more diode assemblies positioned along an axial extent of the rotatable rotor shaft adjacent a rotor core, at least partially radially between an extent of the exciter armature and the outer surface of the shaft. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019629 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR FOR WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE BRUSHLESS MOTOR MOUNTED THEREIN - A brushless motor, to be used in a washing machine, includes a stator, a rotor, a magnetic sensor, and a drive circuit. The magnetic sensor and the drive circuit are accommodated in a case, and sealed with moisture-proof sealing resin, thereby forming a drive circuit unit, which is built in the brushless motor. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019630 | COMBINED FURNITURE MADE OF BOARDS - A combined panel furniture comprises longitudinal ( | 2010-01-28 |