05th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130026816 | LIGHT-WEIGHT VEHICLE WHEELS WITH CARBON FIBER INSERTS - Application of carbon fiber reinforced polymer structures to metal vehicle wheels is effective in reducing the mass of the wheel while retaining suitable stiffness in the wheel structure. For maximum effect the reinforced polymer structure and the metal wheel must operate cooperatively. Because of the wide range of operating temperatures experienced by wheels and the large difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between metals and carbon fiber reinforced composites attachment of the polymer structure to the wheel by adhesive alone is problematical. However a wheel with an effective and durable reinforcement may be fabricated by confining, through mechanical interference, the reinforced polymer in a cavity in or on the spoke and by preheating the wheel before curing the polymer. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026817 | BRAKE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A brake apparatus includes: a fluid pressure control valve; a fluid pressure pump; a feedback control circuit correcting a control power corresponding to an feedback control target rotation number of a motor and feed the corrected control power to a motor; a feed forward control circuit configured to feed, to the motor, a control power corresponding to an feed-forward control target rotation number of the motor; and an abnormal control fluid pressure generation control device, if a rotation number detector is abnormal, rotating the electric motor with the rotation number higher than the feedback control target rotation number by a margin rotation number, increases the brake fluid passing through the fluid pressure control valve, and changes the control current to be supplied to the fluid pressure control valve so that the wheel cylinder fluid pressure is not changed. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026818 | Electronic Control Device for a Braking System, Suitable for a Distance Control System - An electronic control device for a pressure controller, by way of which solenoid valves for pressure control are actuated with current via an actuating electronic system, and having a pump assembly is actuated as a function of a pressure request, which generates a volumetric flow with a periodically fluctuating amplitude. The wheel brake circuit isolating valve, during an active pressure build-up, discharging part of the delivery volume into a reservoir volume, at least in the case of a control operation which performs an intervention for driving stability which is not critical to safety, if the pressure which is built up by the assembly is higher than the pressure which is to be set, the electric coil current for the actuation of the isolating valve is modulated and the periodic actuation being interrupted at least when the control device has to carry out an intervention for driving stability which is critical to safety. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026819 | Track-Module Apparatus and Open Lightweight Drive Wheel Therefor - A vehicle track-module including an upper drive wheel, a plurality of idler and bogey wheels, and an endless rubber track with spaced lugs which extends around the wheels and is driven by the drive wheel, which has: a middle main plate with a outer edge of first diameter and inward and outward sides forming the exposed inward and outward surfaces of the drive wheel; drive members axially across and projecting radially beyond the main-plate edge to a second diameter, each drive member having axially inward and outward end portions, a middle portion affixed at its middle position to the main-plate edge, and an outer track-engaging surface; and a rigidity ring affixed to the inward end portions of the drive members and having an inner diameter no less than half the first diameter and an outer diameter no greater than the second diameter. In some embodiments, the axial dimension of the track-engaging surfaces of the drive members is at least 50% greater than the axial dimension of the track lugs. In some, the track module has preferably annular wheel-weights around the central portion of the drive wheel. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026820 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an antenna apparatus comprises a leaky coaxial cable, an superposing circuit, a separation circuit, a terminator and an electrical apparatus. The superposing circuit configured to superpose a high frequency signal with a direct-current voltage and supply a transmission signal as the superposition result to the first end of the leaky coaxial cable. The separation circuit that is connected with the second end of the leaky coaxial cable and separates the high frequency signal and the direct-current voltage from the transmission signal transmitted through the leaky coaxial cable. The terminator configured to terminate the high frequency signal separated by the separation circuit. The electrical apparatus that is arranged nearby the second end of the leaky coaxial cable and is actuated by the direct-current voltage separated by the separation circuit. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026821 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN ENERGY-CONVERTING TERMINAL - A device for connecting an energy-converting terminal to an electric power supply network and for exchanging data via the power supply network, a network connection for connecting to the power supply network, a communications unit for receiving and sending data over the power supply network, a logic unit for controlling the data exchange and for controlling or regulating the power of the energy-converting terminal, sensors and an associated signal processing unit for monitoring the energy-converting terminal, as well as a power section for controlling the energy flow to the energy-converting terminal are provided. The network connection, the communications unit, the logic unit, a sensor unit having sensors and the signal processing unit associated with the sensors and the power section are combined in an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). A corresponding method is also described. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026822 | Energy Storage System and Related Method - Disclosed herein is an energy storage system and related method. According to one embodiment, such a system comprises a power management system and a plurality of energy banks coupled to the power management system, wherein each of the plurality of energy banks is capable of being independently discharged through the power management system. The power management system is configured to select at least one of the plurality of energy banks to transfer energy between the energy storage system and a machine powered using the energy storage system. According to one embodiment, the method comprises determining an energy transfer requirement of the machine powered by the energy storage system, selecting at least one of the plurality of energy banks for responding to the energy transfer requirement, and transferring energy between the selected energy bank(s) and the machine according to the energy transfer requirement. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026823 | BATTERY SYSTEM FOR MICRO-HYBRID VEHICLES COMPRISING HIGH-EFFICIENCY CONSUMERS - A battery system for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine includes at least one starting circuit, a low-voltage on-board supply system, and an on-board supply system with an increased voltage. The starting circuit has a first battery and a starter that is configured to be connected to the first battery. The low-voltage supply system has at least one electrical consumer and a second battery configured to produce a first voltage. The supply system with increased voltage has an electrical generator and a third battery configured to produce a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage. The electric generator is configured to produce a third voltage that is higher than the second voltage. A first coupling connects the supply system with increased voltage to the low-voltage supply system and transfers energy therebetween. A second coupling connects the low-voltage on-board supply system to the starter circuit. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026824 | GROUNDING STRUCTURE OF HIGH VOLTAGE SECONDARY BATTERY FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a grounding structure of a high voltage secondary battery for a vehicle capable of securing stable ground potential of various electric devices included in the vehicle and reducing a risk factor that may be generated due to a potential difference by connecting a battery pack including a secondary battery and an inverter for the vehicle provided in the next generation vehicle such as a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), an electric vehicle (EV), a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to each other by a ground wire formed of an electric wire in order to allow a vehicle body and a battery pack to have equipotential. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026825 | AIRCRAFT INTERIOR POWER CONVERTER - An aircraft interior power converter comprises electronic circuitry that includes a primary power converter operative to convert an AC input power supply to a primary DC output power supply, a regulator for at least one of the DC output voltages required, the regulator being operative to receive the primary DC output power supply and generate a DC input power supply at the voltage required for a particular DC outlet connected to that regulator. An output protection circuit is provided for each DC outlet and is operative to receive a DC input voltage. Each output protection circuit comprises a comparator circuit that generates a load signal indicative of the electrical load being taken by that DC outlet, compares that load signal against a predetermined load limit, and generates an output control signal to disconnect the DC input voltage from the DC outlet if the load signal exceeds the predetermined load limit. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026826 | WIRING HARNESS - There is provided a wiring harness allowing a cable main body to be shaken effectively. The wiring harness includes a harness main body | 2013-01-31 |
20130026827 | Multistage Power Supply System and Method for Providing Uninterrupted Power to Vehicle Circuitry - A multistage power supply system and method for providing uninterrupted low voltage electrical power to control circuitry in an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle. A first stage includes a converter for receiving a low voltage input from a vehicle battery and converting the vehicle battery low voltage input to a high voltage output. A second stage provided in series communication with the first stage includes a converter for receiving one of a rectified AC high voltage input and the first stage high voltage output and converting the one of the rectified AC high voltage input and the first stage high voltage output to a low voltage output for use in powering the vehicle control circuitry. The low voltage output is produced by the second stage from the rectified AC high voltage input when the rectified AC high voltage input is present, and the low voltage output is produced by the second stage from the first stage high voltage output when the rectified AC high voltage input is absent. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026828 | POWER SOURCE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle power source device which can improve the accuracy of battery deterioration detection. The vehicle power source device ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130026829 | Driving an Electronic Switch - An electronic circuit includes an electronic switch with a control terminal and a load path between a first and a second load terminal, and a drive circuit with an output terminal coupled to the control terminal of the electronic switch. The drive circuit includes a first input terminal and a second input terminal, a first drive unit coupled between the first input terminal and the output terminal and including a charge pump and drive unit, and a second drive unit coupled between the second input terminal and the output terminal and including a further electronic switch coupled between the output terminal and a terminal for a reference potential. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026830 | Device adaptive Power Management System - A power management apparatus is operable to regulate power to an attached powered device according to power requirements of the device. The illustrative power management apparatus can comprise a power input connector, at least one power output connector, and at least one power control circuit. The at least one power output connector is operable to supply power to powered devices characterized by a plurality of power characteristics. The at least one power control circuit is operable to determine a power characteristic of a powered device connected to the at least one power output connector and to supply power to the powered device in compliance with the power characteristic. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026831 | DISTRIBUTED DC ENERGY STORAGE FOR SUPPLYING AN INTERMITTENT SUBSEA LOAD - A power distribution system includes a plurality of load side power converters configured in a modular stacked DC (MSDC) converter architecture. Each load side converter includes a respective energy storage device such that together the plurality of energy storage devices provides a distributed subsea energy storage system configured to maintain a common subsea busbar voltage substantially constant during intermittent load voltage excursions. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026832 | System And Method For Balancing Input Current With Parallel Power Supplies - A method for balancing input current with at least two parallel power supplies, including the steps of defining an input current difference tolerance, measuring input current from the at least two parallel power supplies, calculating an absolute value of the difference between the two measured input currents, and when the calculated value exceeds the tolerance, performing the subset of steps including employing an adjustment technique to calculate new operating parameters for the two power supplies, configuring the two power supplies with the new operating parameters, and repeating the steps above except for the defining step. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026833 | POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT - A power management circuit includes an input, a switch circuit, a first control unit, a second control unit, and a voltage conversion circuit. The input is connected to a load and receives a first direct current (DC) voltage from an external power circuit. The switch circuit is connected between the load and a battery. The first control unit is configured to control whether the switch circuit is switched on or off, based on the first DC voltage and an output voltage of the battery. The voltage conversion circuit is configured to convert the first DC voltage into a second DC voltage and output the second DC voltage to charge the battery. The second control unit is configured to control whether the voltage conversion circuit converts the first DC voltage into the second DC voltage for charging the battery, based on the first DC voltage and the output voltage. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026834 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - An uninterruptible power supply device including a filter for rejecting, in the voltage of a power supply node between a converter and an inverter, a ripple voltage of a frequency twice a frequency of an output voltage of the inverter to generate a DC voltage. This filter includes an extraction unit for extracting the ripple voltage from the voltage of the power supply node, and a subtraction unit for subtracting the ripple voltage extracted by the extraction unit from the voltage of the power supply node to generate the DC voltage. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026835 | SINGLE-BATTERY POWER TOPOLOGIES FOR ONLINE UPS SYSTEMS - A power converter includes a first power input to receive AC input power, a second power input to receive backup power, a first DC bus configured to provide a positive DC output voltage, a second DC bus configured to provide a negative DC output voltage, and a power conversion circuit coupled to the first DC bus and the second DC bus. The power conversion circuit has an inductor, a first switch device coupled in series with the inductor, a second switch device coupled in series with the first switch device, and a bypass relay coupled in parallel with the second switch device. The power conversion circuit is switchably coupled to the first power input and the second power input, and is operable to charge the inductor and generate the positive and negative DC output voltages. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026836 | NON-ISOLATED AC-DC CONVERTER HAVING A POSITIVE OUTPUT BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER AND PFC AT INPUT SUPPLY - A power converter includes a battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, a first power input to receive AC input power, a second power input to receive DC input power from the battery, a first power output to charge the battery, a second power output to provide power to a load, a rectifier circuit coupled to the first power input, and a non-isolated single-stage power conversion circuit having an input and configured as a buck-boost converter. The power at the second power output is derived from the first power input and/or the second power input. The single-stage power conversion circuit is configured to convert an AC voltage to a DC voltage using a common energy storage element, and is coupled to the first power output and the rectifier circuit. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026837 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A power supply device includes a power generation unit; a plurality of storage batteries configured to be charged with power output from the power generation unit; a monitoring unit configured to monitor a state of each storage battery and the power output from the power generation unit; and a control unit configured to select one of the storage batteries to supply power to a target device on the basis of a monitoring result by the monitoring unit when the target device is in a power saving mode, the control unit being configured to control charging of each storage battery. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026838 | SOLAR POWER GENERATING SYSTEM AND JUNCTION BOX THEREOF - A solar power generating system includes at least one solar panel and at least one junction box. The solar panel includes at least one photovoltaic cell group. The photovoltaic cell group includes plural serially-connected photovoltaic cells. The junction box includes a casing, a first power output terminal, a second power output terminal, and at least one localized maximum power point tracking unit. The casing has a receiving space. The localized maximum power point tracking unit is disposed within the receiving space of the casing. An input side of the localized maximum power point tracking unit is electrically connected with the at least one photovoltaic cell group of the solar panel. An output side of the localized maximum power point tracking unit is electrically connected with the first power output terminal and the second power output terminal. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026839 | Systems and Methods to Combine Strings of Solar Panels - Described herein are apparatuses, systems and methods for configuring and managing the combination of strings of photovoltaic energy generators to improve the energy production performance of such generators. The strings of photovoltaic energy generators are connected to terminals in a combiner box having receptacles for receiving removable modular units of various types. Removable modular units with measurement capabilities are used in the combiner boxes to measure the direct current input provided by the strings; and in light of the measurements, the removable modular units can be selectively downgraded to simpler units that do not have measurement capabilities to reduce cost, and/or selectively upgraded to more sophisticated units that can adjust the output of the respective strings, such as upconverting the output voltage of the respective strings, to improve the performance of the strings. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026840 | Systems and Methods to Reduce the Number and Cost of Management Units of Distributed Power Generators - Apparatuses and methods for configuring and managing solar panels to form strings of photovoltaic energy generators with improved performance and reduced cost. The photovoltaic energy generators are connected via one or more combined local management units (CLMUs), each having a plurality of direct current converters connected to and configured to receive direct current power from a respective solar panel. A controller unit shared by the CLMU's direct current converters is utilized to separately control the operation of each converter such that the power extracted from the solar panels is maximized. A communications unit coupled with the controller unit is utilized to facilitate communications between the controller unit and a system unit remote from the CLMU to report measurements and receive control signals. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026841 | Voltage Source Converter And A Method For Fault Handling Thereof - A voltage source converter having a plurality of cell modules connected in series, each cell module including a converter unit having an ac-side and a dc-side, and the voltage source converter includes a control unit adapted to control the converter units, where at least one of the cell modules includes a second redundant converter unit having an ac-side which is connected in parallel with the ac-side of the first converter unit and the control unit is configured to substantially synchronously control the first and the second converter units. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026842 | Enhanced System and Method for String-Balancing - Apparatuses and methods for configuring and managing solar panels to form strings of photovoltaic energy generators with improved performance and reduced cost. The photovoltaic energy generators are connected via one or more combined local management units (CLMUs), each having a plurality of direct current converters connected to and configured to receive direct current power from a respective solar panel. A controller unit shared by the CLMU's direct current converters is utilized to separately control the operation of each converter such that the power extracted from the solar panels is maximized. A communications unit coupled with the controller unit is utilized to facilitate communications between the controller unit and a system unit remote from the CLMU to report measurements and receive control signals. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026843 | System and Method for Local String Management Unit - Apparatuses and methods include a solar array having one or more strings of series-connected local management units (LMUs). Each LMU is parallel-connected to one of a plurality of solar modules. The strings are connected in parallel via a parallel bus. Local string management units (LSMUs) can increase or decrease an output voltage of the solar array by upconverting or downconverting string output voltages from each string. LSMUs can also operate in a bypass mode to increase overall power output. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026844 | PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATION SYSTEM, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, AND COLLECTOR BOX - A photovoltaic generation system includes: a solar cell array that includes a plurality of solar cell modules; a collector portion that collects power from the solar cell array; a power control portion that is connected to the collector portion and includes a power conversion portion which converts first power from the solar cell array into second power; a first electric wiring that connects the collector portion and the power control portion to each other; a first connection terminal that is supplied with the first power from the solar cell array; and a first switch portion that shuts off output from the solar cell array for the power conversion portion; wherein an alternative power control portion is connectable to the first connection terminal. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026845 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING WIRETAPPING THROUGH POWER SUPPLY LINES - A anti-wiretapping device includes a power input, a power output for energizing anti-wiretapping electronic equipment, at least two dischargeable power storage units, and a control unit for selectively connecting the power storage units to the power input and to the power output, such that when one of the power storage units is connected to the power output it is switched off from the power input. At least one power storage unit is connected to the power input for charging during a connection of the other power storage unit to the power output for energizing the electronic equipment. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026846 | TRANSFORMER OF THE BALANCED-UNBALANCED TYPE - A transformer of the balanced-unbalanced type includes a primary inductive circuit and a secondary inductive circuit housed inside an additional inductive winding connected in parallel to the terminals of the secondary circuit and inductively coupled with the primary circuit and the secondary circuit. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026847 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING RESONANCE FREQUENCY IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A wireless power transmission system, a method and an apparatus for tracking a resonance frequency in the wireless power transmission system, are provided. A device of the wireless power transmission system includes a resonator configured to receive and output a power from another resonator of another device. The device further includes a power supply unit configured to provide, to a device load, the power output from the resonator. The device further includes a calibration load configured to receive the power output from the resonator in a calibration mode of the device to match resonance frequencies of the resonator and the other resonator. The device further includes a controller configured to selectively connect the resonator to the power supply unit or the calibration load, based on whether the device operates in the calibration mode. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026848 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A non-contact power transmission system wherein, when transmitting power, it is possible to effectively perform non-contact power transmission by means of a series of power transmitting sequences which begins with recognizing and setting the power transmitting conditions, then with beginning the power transmission, and ends with completing the power transmission. Disclosed is a system for transmitting power in a non-contact manner to devices, such as vehicles, that use electric energy as the power source, which is provided with a power reception side antenna that is mounted on the device and that receives the power, and a transmission side antenna that sends power to the power reception side antenna. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026849 | POWER RECEPTION DEVICE AND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A power reception device in a power transmission system including a power transmission device including a primary coil and the power reception device including a secondary coil, the power transmission device being configured to drive the primary coil and transmit AC power corresponding to a clock signal which is frequency-modulated according to a binary data signal, the primary coil and the secondary coil being electromagnetically coupled together to receive by the secondary coil in the power reception device, the AC power transmitted from the power transmission device, comprises a clock-signal extraction circuit configured to extract the clock signal from an induced voltage induced at one end of the secondary coil in receiving the AC power; and a demodulation circuit configured to generate a pulse synchronously with the clock signal extracted by the clock-signal extraction circuit, and demodulate the pulse to obtain the binary data signal. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026850 | NONCONTACT POWER FEEDING APPARATUS AND NONCONTACT POWER FEEDING METHOD - As an aspect of the present invention, a noncontact power feeding apparatus includes: a power transmission resonator; and a power reception resonator configured to be magnetically coupled with the power transmission resonator by magnetic field resonance. The power transmission resonator is magnetically coupled with the power reception resonator by the magnetic field resonance, whereby electric power is supplied from an electric power source to the power reception resonator through the power transmission resonator. One of the power transmission resonator and the power reception resonator has a predetermined single resonant frequency, and the other one of the power transmission resonator and the power reception resonator has multiple resonant frequencies inclusive of the predetermined single resonant frequency. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026851 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POWER TRANSMITTER, AND POWER RECEIVER - A power supply system includes one or more power transmitters and one or more power receivers: the one or more transmitters transmitting identification information and a power transmitting condition to the one or more receivers, receiving identification information and a power receiving condition from the one or more receivers, wirelessly transmitting power to the one or more receivers on the basis of the power transmitting and receiving conditions, and generating power transmission amount information indicating the amount of the transmitted power; the one or more receivers receiving identification information and a power transmitting condition from the one or more transmitters, transmitting identification information and a power receiving condition to the one or more transmitters, wirelessly receiving power from the one or more transmitters on the basis of the power transmitting and receiving conditions, generating power reception amount information, and transmitting the identification information and the power reception amount information. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026852 | Ceramic Multilayer Capacitor - A ceramic multilayer capacitor includes a first capacitor unit, which comprises a first material, and a second capacitor units, which comprises a second material. The first and the second capacitor unit are electrically connected in parallel. At low applied voltages, the first material has a high dielectric value and, at high applied voltages the second material has a high dielectric value. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026853 | POWER OUTLET CAPABLE OF PROVIDING POWER IN A CONTROLLED MANNER AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE SAME - A power outlet capable of providing power in a controlled manner is disclosed. The power outlet may include a notification unit, a power input unit for receiving a power, a power output unit for outputting the power, a switching unit having a controlled switch for controlling the whether the power input unit is connected to the power output unit, in order to control a power supply mode of the power outlet, a configuration unit for generating a configuration signal, and a control unit, according to the configuration signal, for setting up an initial time value, driving the notification unit to generate a first notification signal, and counting down from the initial time value. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026854 | RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT - A radio frequency (RF) circuit includes a first microchip for transmitting RF signal, a second microchip, two resistors and at least two signal lines. Each signal line has opposite first and second ends, and each first end of each signal line is connected to the first microchip and each second end of each signal line is connected to the second microchip. Each signal line defines first and second gaps, the first gaps are adjacent to the first microchip and the second gaps are adjacent to the second microchip. The two resistors are selectively located at the gaps of any one signal line, whereby the first microchip and the second microchip are connected to each other through the signal line and the resistors to form a connection path. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026855 | REFRIGERATOR MODULE UTILITIES ENABLED VIA CONNECTION - A connection system for connecting an encoded domestic appliance feature module to a utility source and transferring a plurality of utilities between the encoded feature module and the utility source. The connection system includes a utility source that has a coupler capable of removably engaging an encoded domestic appliance feature module to the utility source. Also included is at least one encoded domestic appliance feature module that independently supplies one or more functionalities. Further included is an interface between the utility source and the feature module, where the interface includes a detection and recognition device that operates to detect when the encoded feature module is connected to the utility source, where one or more predetermined utilities are transferred between the utility source and the feature module based upon which feature module is connected to the utility source, and where the detection and recognition device may be a reed switch, a DIP switch, and a comparator circuit | 2013-01-31 |
20130026856 | Electrical disconnect assembly with separate disconnect compartment, such that safety handle mechanism does not provide access to the disconnecting device or any energized parts or conductors. - An electrical disconnect assembly with separate disconnecting device compartment, such that safety handle mechanism does not provide access to the disconnecting device or any energized parts or conductors consisting of multiple compartments arranged so as to allow service of the load compartment without exposure to line voltages. The assembly includes a plurality of compartments with the load compartment having a lockable handle operator that that is interlocked with its corresponding compartment door. The handle operators are mechanically connected to the disconnecting devices via flexible cables or mechanical linkage. A key feature/distinction of this invention is that the disconnecting devices is remote mounted from the overcurrent protective device, so that when the handle operator is switched to the OFF position there are no components (e.g. disconnecting device and/or its conductors) within the load compartment that remain energized by line voltage. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026857 | RESTART PROTECTION FOR BATTERY-OPERATED ELECTRICAL UNITS - A protective system for an electric unit operated by an installable battery pack includes: a control device configured to activate the electric unit in the case of the installed battery pack by operating a main switch; a contact device of the electric unit and a contact device of the battery pack including mutually complementary contact elements, which in each case form a first and a second interface for producing a first and a second electrical connection between the electric unit and the battery pack. In this instance, the contact devices are configured, during the installing of the battery pack, to produce the first electrical connection before the second electrical connection in time. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026858 | VOICE COIL MOTOR AND LENS MODULE - A voice coil motor (VCM) includes a case, a lower plate, a lens holder, a coil, a magnet assembly, and an elastic sheet. The case includes an upper plate and sidewalls extending from edges of the upper plate. Each sidewall includes an inner surface. The lower plate is positioned at one end of the sidewalls and opposite to the upper plate. The lens holder is received in the case. The coil is circled around the lens holder. The magnet assembly consists of a first magnet and a second magnet, the first magnet and the second magnet are plate shaped and respectively positioned on the inner surfaces of opposite two of the sidewalls. The elastic sheet is connected between the lower plate and the lens holder. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026859 | LINEAR MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a linear motor including: a first stator part including a plurality of stator cores having coils wound therearound multiple times and arranged to be spaced apart from each other by predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction; a second stator part arranged to be spaced apart from the first stator part by a predetermined interval in a transversal direction so as to face the first stator part and including a plurality of stator cores having coils wound therearound multiple times and arranged to be spaced apart from each other by predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction so that the second stator part is in parallel with the first stator part; and a mover arranged in an interval formed by the first and second stator parts and moving linearly. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026860 | VIBRATION-GENERATING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a vibration-generating device. The vibration-generating device including: a stator including a case, a coil and a bracket; a vibrator including a weight body, a magnet, a yoke and a plate yoke; and an elastic member arranged at an upper portion of the vibrator, wherein the weight body includes a groove part formed in an upper portion thereof so as to be opposite to the elastic member. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026861 | ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE, AND MOVABLE BODY AND ROBOT USING ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE - An electromechanical device includes a rotor having a magnetic back yoke with a cylindrical shape, and at least one rotor magnet arranged along an outer periphery of the magnetic back yoke in a cylindrical manner, a stator having at least one air-core magnetic coil arranged along an outer periphery of the rotor in a cylindrical manner, and a coil back yoke with a cylindrical shape disposed on an outer periphery of the magnetic coil arranged in a cylindrical manner, and a casing adapted to cover the stator and the rotor, wherein at least a part of the casing is formed of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026862 | Rotor - A rotor for an electric motor, that includes a main body on which a support surface is formed, to which a permanent magnet element is attached. The main body is partially surrounded by a joining sleeve having chamber walls. The chamber walls together with the support surfaces form a chamber in which the permanent magnet element is arranged. The joining sleeve fixes the position of the permanent magnet element in a radial direction on the main body and a locking element is molded onto the main body. The locking element closes the chamber fixing the position of the permanent magnet element in the axial direction on the main body. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026863 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ANISOTROPIC BONDED MAGNET AND MOTOR USING THE SAME MAGNET - A method of manufacturing anisotropic bonded magnets includes four steps. The first step fills a compressing metal mold with a compound chiefly made of flaky anisotropic magnetic particles. The second step forms a compression molded substance by molding the compound in the metal mold within an orientation magnetic field. The third step couples the compressing metal mold to a molding metal mold together. The fourth step moves the compression molded substance from the compressing metal mold to the molding metal mold, and then deforms and molds the compression molded substance into a given shape. This method allows controlling the anisotropy of the anisotropic bonded magnet. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026864 | TRAVERSAL SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a transversal switched reluctance motor including: a rotor assembly formed by arranging a plurality of rotors including a rotor pole mounting part having a shaft coupled to an inner portion thereof and a plurality of rotor poles coupled to the rotor pole mounting part along an outer peripheral surface thereof in a direction of the shaft; and a stator assembly including a plurality of stators each including a coil enclosing an outer peripheral surface of the rotor assembly so that the rotor assembly is rotatably received in an inner portion thereof and a plurality of stator cores fitted with the coil from one side direction thereof along an outer peripheral surface thereof to thereby face the plurality of rotor poles, wherein the stator core has a C shaped cross section with respect to the direction of the shaft around which the rotor assembly rotates. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026865 | MOTOR AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED AIR CONDITIONER USING SAME - A motor includes a shaft, a rotor mounted to the shaft along an axial direction of the shat, a stator confronting an outer wall of the rotor via a space, a thrust plate, and a buffering plate having elastic force. The rotor and the stator are disposed such that a magnetic center of the rotor is away from a magnetic center of the stator by a given distance along the axial direction. The thrust plate is disposed in the axial direction and in a direction along which restoring force acts. The buffering plate is disposed oppositely to the shaft relative to the thrust plate and supports the thrust plate. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026866 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating electrical machine has a stator and a rotor both accommodated in a frame, on which is mounted a control case to house a drive unit including an inverter. In the machine, the control case has a vibration suppression structure that suppresses vibration of the control case or adjusts a natural vibration frequency of the control case. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026867 | MOTOR COOLING DEVICE - A motor cooling device having good cooling performance, which is adapted to promote heat transfer between a coil end and a coil end cover even if the flowing amount of oil is small. A heat of a stator is withdrawn by the oil flowing around the coil end. For this purpose, the motor cooling device comprises a flow path formed between an outer face of the coil end and an inner face of the coil end cover, and a flow rate adjusting unit for changing a cross-sectional area of the flow path by moving the coil end cover toward the coil end or away from the coil end. The flow rate adjusting unit widens the cross-sectional area of the flow path in case a feeding amount of the oil to the flow path is relatively large, and narrows the cross-sectional area of the flow path in case a feeding amount of the oil to the flow path is relatively small. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026868 | Electric Machine With Enhanced Cooling - An electric machine includes a casing have a first end plate and a second end plate, the first end plate having an air inlet and the second end plate having an air outlet; an outer rotor positioned inside the casing; a stator positioned inside the outer rotor; a hub positioned inside the stator; a fan positioned within the casing, the fan drawing air from the air inlet and exhausting air out the air outlet. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026869 | EPS Motor - Disclosed is an EPS motor, the EPS motor including a motor housing mounted with a stator and a rotor, a rotation shaft centrally mounted at the motor housing to rotatably support the rotor, a bearing including an outer race centrally fixed at the motor housing and an inner race having a pivot hole rotatably fixing the rotation shaft, and a shaft fixing unit formed by plastically deforming a distal end of the rotation shaft having passed the pivot hole. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026870 | RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, MOTOR, AND AUTOMOBILE - Provided is a rare earth sintered magnet | 2013-01-31 |
20130026871 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a rotor shaft, at least one pole segment, at least one pole tip segment and at least one permanent magnet pair. The at least one pole segment is mechanically coupled to the rotor shaft. Each permanent magnet pair is disposed between the at least one pole segment and respective pole tip segment. The apparatus further includes at least one mechanical member that mechanically restrains the at least one pole tip segment to at least one of the rotor shaft or the at least one pole segment. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026872 | ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH EMBEDDED PERMANENT MAGNETS AND ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotor for an electric machine excited by magnetic poles formed by one or more embedded permanent magnets includes a magnetic body and the one or more embedded permanent magnets associated with the magnetic body defining first magnetic poles and second magnetic poles of alternating magnetic polarity along a rotor direction. For at least one of the one or more embedded permanent magnets a rotor segment is arranged between the one or more embedded permanent magnets and a first surface of the magnetic body. At least one retainer element connects the rotor segment to a portion of the magnetic body. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026873 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTORS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A permanent magnet rotor is described. The permanent magnet rotor includes at least one permanent magnet and a rotor core including a first end and a second end. The rotor core includes at least one inner wall that defines a permanent magnet opening configured to receive the at least one permanent magnet. The rotor core further includes at least one permanent magnet retention feature extending substantially radially from the at least one inner wall and configured to maintain a position of the at least one permanent magnet with respect to the at least one permanent magnet opening. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026874 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A motor includes a driving shaft, a rotor attached to the driving shaft, and a stator having a substantially cylindrical stator core provided around the rotor, and a plurality of coils wound around the stator core in a distributed winding manner The stator core includes three separated stator core parts aligned along a peripheral direction, and each of the coils is disposed so as not to lie astride any two of the three separated stator core parts. At least one coil end of the plurality of the coils is disposed to pass through an inner side relative to an inner peripheral surface of the stator core. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026875 | FIELD COIL FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A field coil segment for an electric machine including a rotor and a stator includes a first wire element having a first cross sectional area electrically connected in parallel with a second wire element having a second cross sectional area greater than the first cross sectional area. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026876 | STRENGTH CAST ROTOR FOR AN INDUCTION MOTOR - A rotor for an induction motor has a plurality of central laminations defining a central bore extending along an axis. End laminations are at each axial end of the central laminations. Metal is within gaps formed between lamination teeth. The end laminations have teeth extending radially outwardly from a central ring portion. A bore is formed in a face of the end laminations facing outwardly, and adjacent to where the teeth connect into the central ring portion. A motor and method are also described. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026877 | MOTOR - A motor has a plurality of permanent magnet pieces aligned is such a manner as to surround an armature core and a magnetic-flux guide ring disposed between the permanent magnet pieces and the armature core for introducing a magnetic flux from the permanent magnet pieces to the armature core. The magnetic-flux guide ring has a confronting portion confronting each of the magnet pieces, an aperture formed in the confronting portion, and a connecting portion connecting adjacent two confronting portions. The aperture is formed in such a manner as to confront a boundary of adjacent magnet pieces. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026878 | STATOR IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - The invention relates to a stator in an electric motor comprising a plurality of teeth segments forming a stator ring, said teeth segments comprising outer yoke segments and radial support teeth. Connection elements are arranged on the peripheral front sides of the yoke segment and are offset in the direction of the radial outer side. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026879 | ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATOR - An electrostatic actuator | 2013-01-31 |
20130026880 | Power Generation Apparatus - A power generation apparatus includes a dielectric, a movable member being opposed to the dielectric with a predetermined distance, and an electret and an opposing electrode that are formed on the surface of the movable member facing the dielectric so as to generate a fringe electric field penetrating the dielectric between the two electrodes. When the volume occupancy of the dielectric between the electret and the opposing electrode varies in accordance with a displacement of the movable member, the power generation apparatus outputs the electric charge induced in the opposing electrode as electric current. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026881 | ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENT - An IDT electrode includes a first electrode layer mainly made of Mo disposed above the piezoelectric body and a second electrode layer mainly made of Al disposed above the first electrode layer. The IDT electrode has a total thickness not more than 0.15λ. The first electrode layer has a thickness not less than 0.05λ. The second electrode layer has a thickness not less than 0.025λ. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026882 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR - In a SAW device, a first area placed at a surface of a measurement subject directly under a propagation portion is fixed to the measurement subject, and a second area placed at the surface of the measurement subject directly under both a drive electrode and a reflector is not fixed to the measurement subject. When a strain is generated in the measurement subject, a strain is generated only in the propagation portion, and a phase change is generated in a surface acoustic wave reflected by the reflector. Because the phase change is hardly affected by a temperature change, the strain of the measurement subject can be measured based on the phase change. Because a resonant frequency of the SAW device is changed by the temperature change, but is not affected by the strain of the measurement subject, a temperature can be measured based on a resonant frequency change. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026883 | COMMONLY-POLED PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A system for poling piezoelectric devices comprises a plurality of thin-film components, a plurality of piezoelectric devices, a poling pad for poling the piezoelectric devices, a plurality of traces, and a plurality of current-limiting elements. The thin-film components are separated by dice lanes to form an array, and the piezoelectric devices are formed on the thin-film components. The traces connect the piezoelectric devices across the dice lanes in parallel to the poling pad. Each current-limiting element is connected in series with one of the piezoelectric devices, in order to limit current to individual piezoelectric devices that experience current-related failure. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026884 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR - Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic sensor including: a case including an inner space formed therein; a substrate seated on a bottom surface of the case in the inner space thereof and including a plurality of piezoelectric elements and temperature compensation capacitors mounted in a row therein; and a sound absorbing material mounted on an upper portion of the substrate. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026885 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR - An ultrasonic sensor includes a case having an inner space provided therein, and having an upper stepped part and a lower stepped part respectively provided at an upper part and a lower part on an inside wall surface thereof; a piezoelectric element seated on a bottom surface of the case; a sound absorbent fixed above the piezoelectric element, a lateral portion of the sound absorbent being seated on the lower stepped part; and a substrate fixed above the sound absorbent, and configurated in a cross (+) shape of which respective lateral portions are seated on the upper stepped part. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026886 | FLEXURAL MODE RESONATOR ELEMENT, RESONATING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A flexural mode resonator element includes: a vibration arm extending from a base end toward a tip; a base joined to the vibration arm at the base end; and supporting arms arranged on both sides of the base in a width direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the vibration arm and joined to the base, wherein the base has a reduced cross-section portion disposed along the extending direction of the vibration arm between a joint portion with the vibration arm and a joint portion with the supporting arms, and the reduced cross-section portion is disposed so as to satisfy a relationship 2×W | 2013-01-31 |
20130026887 | ELECTRIC APPARATUS WITH STATOR CORE - An electric apparatus with high performance and high rigidity is provided. Annular positioning stepped portions are formed at respective outer peripheral corner portions of both end portions of a stator core to extend entirely circumferentially of the stator core. An annular positioning projecting portion is formed at a first end bracket to be entirely fitted with one of the annular positioning stepped portions of the stator core. An annular positioning projecting portion is formed at a second end bracket to be entirely fitted with the other annular positioning stepped portion of the stator core. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026888 | MOTOR - In a motor, a magnetic sensor is provided on the lower surface of a substrate disposed above a magnetic sensor. On an upper surface of the substrate, a plate-shaped magnetic member is disposed at a position axially overlapping the magnetic sensor. The substrate and the magnetic member are fixed to each other at a plurality of fixing positions by axial tightening. On the upper surface of the magnetic member, a rib extending to connect the vicinity of one fixing position and the vicinity of another fixing position is provided. Flexure of the magnetic member is significantly reduced and prevented by this rib. For this reason, the direction of the magnetic flux of a magnet is concentrated on the magnetic sensor side. As a result, detection accuracy of the magnetic sensor is significantly improved. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026889 | POP-UP MONITOR WITH OBSTACLE SENSING FUNCTION - A pop-up monitor with an obstacle sensing function is provided. The pop-up monitor includes a body housing and a monitor frame which is installed to move in a vertical direction with respect to the body housing. The pop-up monitor includes a driving unit, a sensor, and a controller. The driving unit includes a motor, a rotational shaft, and a gear set which transfers a rotational motion of the motor to the rotational shaft. The sensor outputs a sensing signal for whether the rotational shaft rotates. The controller outputs a control signal for a rotational direction of the motor according to the sensing signal and state information regarding whether the motor rotates. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026890 | EQUIPMENT FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION CARRIERS, ESPECIALLY FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES - The invention relates to equipment for displaying information carriers especially for advertising purposes, which equipment has a chamber ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130026891 | FULL DEPTH MANIFOLD SKIN WITH INTEGRATED SIDE TRIM FOR DOMESTIC KITCHEN APPLIANCE - A manifold skin/side trim combination for a domestic kitchen appliance built into a cabinet is provided. The combination includes a manifold skin having a main skin body having a first surface and a second surface, and an opening in the first surface; and a side trim of the domestic kitchen appliance configured to be positioned adjacent to a front face of the cabinet, the side trim having a main section, an insertion extension that extends into the opening, and a transition section that connects the insertion extension to the main section such that the insertion section extends at an extension angle greater than zero degrees relative to the main section. An outside surface of the main section of the side trim is in the same plane as the second surface of the main skin body, and the second surface is adjacent to the first surface. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026892 | Variable Position Supporting Channel For Computing Equipment Rack - In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a first support member adapted to a first side of a server rack and a second support member adapted to a second side of the server rack. These support members may each include channels configured along the corresponding support member, which may be implemented as recesses within the support members. These channels are configured to support a rack-mounted enclosure such that multiple channels enable multiple rack-mounted enclosures, some of which can be of variable heights, to be incorporated within the server rack. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026893 | MOUNTING APPARAUTS FOR SIDE PANEL OF COMPUTER - An enclosure comprises a chassis, a side panel and a knob structure. The chassis comprises a rear panel in which a latching hole is defined. The knob structure comprises a mounting member, a sliding member engaged in the mounting member, a positioning member secured to the side panel and a resilient member elastically engaged between the sliding member and the positioning portion. The mounting member is secured to the side panel. The sliding member comprises a hook. The sliding member can slide from a first position to a second position; when the sliding member is in the first position, the hook engages in the latching hole, when the sliding member is in the second position, the hook disengages from the latching hole; the resilient member elastically deforms to bias the sliding member to slide from the first position to the second position. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026894 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE - An enclosure comprises a chassis, a front panel installed on the chassis, and a cover. The front panel defines an opening. Two mounting board are located on the front panel. Each of the two mounting board defines a first slots. The cover comprises a base wall and two sidewalls located on opposite sides of the base wall. A first latching portion is located on the sidewall. The first latching portion is slidabaly engaged in the first slot. The cover is slidable relative to the front panel to the base wall covering the opening or uncovering the opening. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026895 | WASHING MACHINE HAVING ENHANCED COUPLING STRUCTURE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A washing machine including a tub which is configured to accommodate water; a rotating tub which is disposed at the inside of the tub; at least one boss which is protruded from the tub and equipped with a coupling hole; a weight balance which is equipped with at least one insertion hole at which at least one boss is inserted; a pin body which is inserted at the coupling hole of the boss, and a pin which is equipped with a pin head which is extended from the pin body for preventing the weight balance from separating away, and the pin body includes at least one boss weld metal zone which is metal-welded at the inner surface of the coupling hole for the pin to be fixed to the boss. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026896 | ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE FOR ASSEMBLING PANEL MODULES WITH DIFFERENT SIZES AND PANEL DEVICE THEREWITH - An assembly structure includes a panel installing member, a back cover, a first frame component and a second frame component. The panel installing member is used for holding a first panel module, and a plurality of assembly holes is formed on the panel installing member. The back cover includes a plurality of posts, and each of the posts is disposed through the corresponding assembly hole. The first frame component is installed on the back cover for being selectively fixed on a side of the panel installing member or on a side of a second panel module. The second frame component is installed on the back cover for being selectively fixed on another side of the panel installing member or on another side of the second panel module, so as to fix the first panel module or the second panel module on the back cover cooperatively with the first frame component. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026897 | TRAY FOR AUDIO, COMPUTER, AND VIDEO COMPONENTS - Carrying cases are disclosed that include a tray for audio, computer, and/or video components. The tray can include a tray base member coupled to the case and a tray shelf that is movably coupled to the tray base member and configured to support a laptop or other audio, computer, or video component thereon. The tray shelf can be rotatable about a base axis defined by the tray base member, movable axially along the base axis, and/or rotatable about a tilt axis. In some embodiments, the tray base member can be secured to the case so that the base axis is generally stationary with respect to the case. The base axis can intersect the tray shelf, the top surface of the case, and/or the bottom surface of the case. In some embodiments, a hole can be positioned in a generally central portion of the tray shelf. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026898 | COVER ASSEMBLY FOR AN APPLIANCE - A cover assembly for an appliance includes a glass panel, at least one attachment element and a perimeter frame. The glass panel has a perimeter edge extending between an inner surface and an outer surface and along a periphery of the glass panel. The attachment element is configured for engaging a corresponding structure of the appliance when the cover assembly is disposed at the appliance. The perimeter frame encompasses at least the perimeter edge of the glass panel, with no portion of the outer surface of the glass panel encompassed by the perimeter frame such that the outer surface of the glass panel is generally co-planar with an outer surface of the perimeter frame along the periphery of the glass panel. At least one of (i) the attachment element is bonded at the inner surface of the glass panel and (ii) the perimeter frame comprises the attachment element. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026899 | PULL-OUT GUIDE - A pullout guide comprising: a stationary guide rail; a slide rail movably mounted on the stationary guide rail, the slide rail configured to be pre-tensioned by a self-retractor formed as a driver and movable along a curve guide; and the curve guide being formed by a slot in a metal sheet. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026900 | REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING MULTIPLE STORAGE COMPARTMENTS - The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet that defines a first storage compartment; a first door that is opened or closed to allow or prevent access to an interior of the first storage compartment; a storing device coupled to the first door to define a second storage compartment, wherein, when the first door is closed, the second storage compartment is disposed in the first storage compartment; and a second door connected to the first door and configured to be opened or closed to allow or prevent access to an interior of the second storage compartment, wherein the interior of the second storage compartment is accessible when the first door is closed and the second door is opened, wherein the first door includes a plurality of first coupling parts to which the storing device is coupled, wherein the storing device includes: a frame; and a basket installed on the frame, wherein each of the frame and the basket includes at least one second coupling part interacting with at least one of the plurality of first coupling parts, wherein a front surface of the second door is positioned to be generally coplanar with at least a portion of a front surface of the first door. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026901 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a light emitting device package and a method of manufacturing the same. There is provided a light emitting device package including a metal core; an insulating layer formed on the metal core; a metal layer formed on the insulating layer; a first cavity formed by removing parts of the metal layer and the insulating layer to expose a top surface of the metal core; and a light emitting device directly mounted on the top surface of the metal core in the first cavity and further there is provided a method of manufacturing the light emitting device package. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026902 | LED PACKAGE FOR INCREASING ILLUMINATION AND SPOTLIGHTING - A LED package for increasing illumination and spotlighting includes a base, a LED chip and an enclosure. The enclosure is made of an optically transparent silicone for increasing the illuminative range. In addition, a light-guide curved surface can be placed on the inner side of the enclosure for spotlighting the emitting light in a certain orientation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026903 | SPARK PLUG - An electrode tip located at an distal end of an electrode of a spark plug comprises Pd as a predominant component in an amount of 40 wt. % or more; at least one element of Ir, Ni, Co, and Fe, wherein, when the tip contains Ir, the amount of Ir is 0.5 wt. % to 20 wt. %, and when the tip contains at least one element of Ni, Co, and Fe, the amount of the at least one element is 0.5 wt. % to 40 wt. %; and at least one element of Pt, Re, Rh, and Ru in a total amount of 5 wt. % to 40 wt. %, wherein when the tip contains at least one element of Re, Rh, and Ru, the amount of the at least one element is 10 wt. % or less, and when the tip contains Pt, the amount of Pt is 16 wt. % to 40 wt. %. The electrode tip, which comprises Pd as the main component, has improved resistance to spark-caused wear and reduced occurrence of separation and cracking of the tip. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026904 | Infrared Heat Lamp Having Vertical Burning Position - An infrared heat lamp ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130026905 | FLUORESCENT LAMPS HAVING HIGH CRI AND LPW - A fluorescent lamp including the four rare earth phosphor system provided herein exhibits high color rendering index (CRI), of at least 87, while simultaneously achieving high lumen output, or lumens per watt (LPW), of at least 80. The phosphor coating may be disposed in a one or two layer coating format. The four rare earth phosphor system includes a red emitting phosphor, a green emitting phosphor, a blue emitting phosphor, and a blue-green emitting phosphor, all four phosphors being rare earth-doped phosphor compositions. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026906 | Triode-structured field emission display with anode and gate on the same substrate - The present invention relates to a triode field emission display with anode and gate on the same substrate, comprising anode-gate substrate and cathode substrate, parallel and adapted in the size; a number of strip-like cathode conducting layers arranged alternating on the cathode substrate; resistor layer for current limiting and dielectric layer for cathode protection are arranged alternately on the cathode conducting layer in the longitudinal direction; the electron emission materials are arranged on the resistor layer for current limiting; wherein the strip-like anode conducting layer and strip-like gate conducting layer on the anode-gate substrate are perpendicular to the strip-like cathode conducting layer on the cathode substrate, dielectric layer for isolation is arranged between the anode-gate and the cathode substrates, one end of the dielectric layer for isolation is connected to the dielectric layer for gate protection, the other end is connected to the dielectric layer for cathode protection. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026907 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY PANEL MANUFACTURING METHOD - A display panel enabling constraint of void formation between substrates and minimizing the effect of any voids formed, has for at least one pixel, a distance between the element surface and the element opposing surface corresponding to each light-emitting element of the pixel that is smaller than a distance between the inter-pixel surface and the inter-pixel opposing surface in an inter-pixel area between neighbouring pixels, and smaller than a distance between the inter-element surface and the inter-element opposing surface corresponding to the light-emitting elements, and on the element substrate, the distance between neighbouring pixels is greater than a distance between neighbouring light-emitting elements, and a distance between the inter-pixel surface and the inter-pixel opposing surface is greater than a maximum distance between the inter-element surface and the inter-element opposing surface. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026908 | PHOSPHOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORE, AND LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE USING THE PHOSPHOR - Provided is the phosphor expressed by a general composition formula MmAaBbOoNn:Z (where element M is one or more kinds of elements having bivalent valency, element A is one or more kinds of elements having tervalent valency, element B is one or more kinds of elements having tetravalent valency, O is oxygen, N is nitrogen, and element Z is one or more kinds of activators.), satisfying 4.0<(a+b)/m<7.0, a/m≧0.5, b/a>2.5, n>o, n=2/3m+a+4/3b−2/3o, and having an emission spectrum with a peak wavelength of 500 nm to 650 nm when excited by light in a wavelength range from 300 nm to 500 nm. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026909 | HOST MATERIALS FOR PHOSPHORESCENT OLEDS - Novel aryl silicon and aryl germanium host materials are described. These compounds improve OLED device performance when used as hosts in the emissive layer of the OLED. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026910 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT PANEL AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT PANEL MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - A simple manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent panel in which organic electroluminescent elements are arranged and sealed by a sealing adhesive. The electroluminescent panel has excellent sealing properties and excellent durability as a result of the organic electroluminescent elements being adhered to one another by a heat-curable adhesive. The manufacturing method is for an organic electroluminescent panel in which at least a first electrode, an organic functional layer containing a light-emitting layer, an organic electroluminescent element having a second electrode, and a sealing substrate are bonded together on a substrate by the heat-curable adhesive. The method includes forming a heat-curable adhesive layer on the sealing substrate, subjecting the heat-curable adhesive layer formed on the sealing substrate to pre-heating treatment, bonding the pre-heated heat-curable adhesive layer to the organic electroluminescent element, and subjecting the heat-curable adhesive layer to heat curing, in the given order. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026911 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE - A light emitting diode device is provided. The light emitting diode device comprises a light emitting diode element, an encapsulation layer, and a plurality of pillars. The encapsulation layer is disposed on the light emitting diode element, and the pillars are disposed on the encapsulation layer. The pillars are formed by a light transmissible material. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026912 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP - A high pressure discharge lamp includes a light emission section in which a pair of electrodes is arranged, sealing portions formed from both ends of the light emission section, external leads, and a trigger wire provided near the light emission section. The trigger wire includes a first coil portion, which is wound from a vicinity of a boundary between the light emission section and one of the sealing portions towards an outer end of the one of sealing portions, and a linear stretch-across portion, which extends from the first coil portion near the light emission section towards the external lead extending from an outer end of the other sealing portion and is fixed to the external lead. A second coil portion is formed around the other sealing portion. The wire, which forms the stretch-across portion, is held between the second coil portion and the other sealing portion. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026913 | THERMAL BARRIER AND PARTS FIXING IN COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS - A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) including an insulating barrier between heat sources and heat sensitive components. The heat sensitive barrier is in the form of an insulative layer of cement applied between the heat generating components of the CFL and one or more heat sensitive components of the CFL. The cement can also fix or secure various components within the lamp thereby eliminating the need for some or all of the support structure of a conventional CFL. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026914 | CERAMIC METAL HALIDE LAMP WITH FEEDTHROUGH COMPRISING AN IRIDIUM WIRE - The invention relates to a ceramic metal halide lamp having a ceramic discharge vessel, characterized in that the discharge vessel encloses a discharge space which comprises an electrode, which electrode is electrically connected to a conductor outside the discharge vessel by means of a feedthrough comprising an Ir wire, the feedthrough being gas-tight mounted in an extended plug, also referred to as vup, of the discharge vessel, the feedthrough comprising an electrode—feedthrough combination made up of at least three parts with a W or W—Re rod or a Mo or Mo alloy wire extending out of the vup for burner mounting, which W or W—Re or MO or MO alloy wire is welded to the Ir wire. | 2013-01-31 |
20130026915 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device comprises: an LED; a LED holder having a LED mount, a radiation fin provided on a back side or a periphery of the LED mount, and an engaging part projecting from a center of the back side of the LED mount; a power circuit supplying drive power to the LED; and a body having an inner space for accommodating the power circuit, one end, and the other end where the LED holder is fixed, wherein the other end of the body has an engaged part engaged to the engaging part of the LED holder, and holding the LED mount and the radiation fin in a state of separation from the body; heat conductivity of the LED mount and the radiation fin is higher than that of the engaged part of the body. | 2013-01-31 |