05th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110025112 | ERRONEOUS OPERATION PREVENTING DEVICE AND STOWABLE VEHICLE SEAT - A seat has an erroneous operation preventing device for, locking movement of a seat strap to regulate the stowing or folding operation, the device including a movable member provided on a seat back side to be abutted with the strap, a first connecting member that is connectable to the movable member, a second connecting member connected to the first connecting member through a first connecting portion, a strap connecting member connected to the second connecting member through a second connecting portion and locked to one end portion side of the strap, and a regulator for regulating the movable member or the first connecting member movably toward one side, wherein the first connecting member is supported on a first movable shaft provided on the seat back side, and the first connecting portion is arranged to be moved to cross a straight line connecting the shaft portion and the second connecting portion. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025113 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE KINEMATICS OF A SEAT HAVING MOVABLE PORTIONS BY SPACE OF FREEDOM AND SEAT CARRYING IT OUT - A method for controlling the kinematics of a seat ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025114 | ROUND RECLINER MECHANISM - A recliner mechanism may include a guide plate and a ratchet plate selectively rotatable relative to the guide plate. At least two pawls may be disposed between the guide plate and the ratchet plate and may be movable between a first position removed from engagement with the ratchet plate to permit relative rotation between the guide plate and the ratchet plate and a second position in contact with the ratchet plate to prevent relative rotation between the guide plate and the ratchet plate. A cam may be disposed between the guide plate and the ratchet plate and may move the at least two pawls between the first position and the second position. A control ring may be fixed to the ratchet plate and may be in selective engagement with the at least two pawls to prevent the pawls from moving from the first position to the second position. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025115 | SEAT BACK STRUCTURE FOR SEAT FOR VEHICLE - A seat back structure reduces shocks from the rear, is simple and light, and has lower production costs. The center headrest stay inserting portions are on each proximate upper portion of each seat back of a half-half divisional type seat, respectively, and headrest stays extend from a center headrest downward are removably inserted in the headrest stay inserting portions, respectively, and the seat backs are connected and restrained by the headrest stays. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025116 | HEAD-REST GUIDING SLEEVE WITH SECURITY UNLOCKING - A sleeve for a vehicle seat head-rest, including a hollow body which has a first cavity to receive said head-rest, and of which the upper end is surmounted by a top part, in which is formed a second cavity; a locking device adapted to move between a locking position in which it projects into the first cavity and an unlocking position, said device being biased towards its unlocking position by an elastic return means; an unlocking thruster adapted to move in order to push said device, wherein the second cavity issues to the exterior of the top part by an opening of which the size does not enable the insertion of a human finger and in that, over at least a portion of the travel necessary for moving said device from its locking position to its unlocking position, the thruster is positioned entirely within said opening. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025117 | Universal Tailgate Assembly - An exemplary embodiment provides a universal tailgate assembly for a truck dump body having a pair of opposing sidewalls and an open rear-end. The universal tailgate assembly comprises a pair of pivot connector assemblies being configured to mount to the sidewalls of the truck dump body and a pair of opposing sidearms configured to adjustably couple thereto the pair of pivot connector assemblies. Each sidearm includes a connection flange oriented in a direction opposite a respective adjacent sidewall of the truck dump body. The assembly includes a tailgate supported by the pair of opposing sidearms. The tailgate has a center portion and extension sections on opposing sides of the center portion. A respective one extension section is adjustably coupled to and overlapping the connection flange of a corresponding sidearms wherein the extension sections extend beyond the sidewalls of the truck dump body. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025118 | CELESTIAL BODY RUNNING VEHICLE WHEEL - To provide a wheel for the celestial running vehicle, which enables the celestial running vehicle to sufficiently exhibit its desired running performance by maintaining a sufficient ground contact length, as well as to reduce the wheel maximum width and the number of the sliding portions. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025119 | Brake Control System - A brake control system that enables accurate brake control is provided that precisely detects a master-cylinder pressure and includes a back-up function. The brake control system includes a master-cylinder operated by a brake operation of a driver; a first mechanism that regulates a pressure inside the master-cylinder according to the brake operation amount; a first control apparatus that controls operation of the first mechanism; a second mechanism that regulates communication of the pressure inside the master-cylinder to a wheel-cylinder; and a second control apparatus that controls operation of the second mechanism and operation of a pump apparatus that increases a pressure communicated to the wheel-cylinder. The first and second control apparatuses each have a power supply circuit and CPU. The brake control system further includes a first hydraulic pressure sensor that measures a pressure inside the master-cylinder and is electrically connected to the first control apparatus, and a second hydraulic pressure sensor that measures a pressure inside the master-cylinder and is electrically connected to the second control apparatus. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025120 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A brake system for an automotive vehicle includes a controller for operating friction and powertrain braking subsystems so that hydraulic pressure to the friction brakes is minimized during powertrain braking, while at the same time emulating the driver-interface operating characteristics of a pure friction-braking system during all operating conditions. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025121 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is an electro-hydraulic brake system. The electro-hydraulic brake system includes a master cylinder to transmit brake oil, a high-pressure accumulator to transmit brake oil independently of the master cylinder, first and second circuits connected respectively to the master cylinder, at least one first wheel to be braked by the first circuit, and at least one second wheel to be braked by the second circuit. The first circuit is connected to the high-pressure accumulator, to control the first wheel. The second circuit is connected to the first circuit, to control the second wheel. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025122 | Undercarriage Cleaning Mechanism and Method of Providing the Same - A track roller frame cleaning mechanism is provided. The track roller frame cleaning mechanism includes a linkage configured to pivotally attach to a rotating track member and means for cleaning a surface of the track roller frame coupled to the linkage. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025123 | DYNAMO AND POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR BICYCLES - A dynamo and power supply management device for bicycles includes a rectification and filter circuit connected with a dynamo, an electronic switch set connected between the rectification and filter circuit and a load, a control unit controlling the electronic switch set between on and off, a voltage measurement unit connected with an output terminal of the rectification and filter circuit, and an energy storage module connected to the dynamo and the load through the electronic switch set. The energy storage module is composed of multiple energy storage units. The control unit determines the energy storage unit to be charged based on a built in charge and discharge parameter table and the power generated by the dynamo and selects an energy storage unit to supply power to the load, thereby fully utilizing the power generated by a bicycle and enhancing the operation efficiency. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025124 | BI-DIRECTIONAL BATTERY VOLTAGE CONVERTER - A battery module for use with a vehicle electrical system. The battery module includes a bi-directional battery voltage converter, a first battery, and a second battery. A first relay selectively connects the first battery to the bi-directional battery voltage converter. A second relay selectively connecting the second battery to the bi-directional battery voltage converter. A controller selectively energizes the first relay, selectively energizes the second relay, and controls a direction of current through the bi-directional battery voltage converter. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025125 | BI-DIRECTIONAL BATTERY VOLTAGE CONVERTER - A method of balancing current in a vehicle electric system having a system bus, a first battery, a first bi-directional battery voltage converter selectively transferring a first current between the first battery and the system bus, a second battery, a second bi-directional battery voltage converter selectively transferring a second current between the second battery and the system bus, and a controller controlling the first bi-directional battery voltage converter and the second bi-directional battery voltage converter. The method includes sensing the first current and sensing the second current. The first bi-directional battery voltage converter and the second bi-directional battery voltage converter are controlled so that the first current and the second current are equal portions of a load current supplied to an electrical load connected to the system bus. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025126 | BI-DIRECTIONAL BATTERY VOLTAGE CONVERTER - A method of charging batteries in a vehicle electrical system having a system bus, a first switch selectively connecting a first battery with the system bus, a second switch selectively connecting a second battery with the system bus, and a controller monitoring a voltage of the vehicle electrical system and controllably opening and closing the first switch and the second switch. The method includes closing the first switch and opening the first switch if the voltage of the vehicle electrical system traverses a threshold value. The method also includes closing the second switch and opening the second switch if the voltage of the vehicle electrical system traverses the threshold value. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025127 | VARIABLE VOLTAGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A system for controlling voltage to be supplied to electronic devices in a hybrid vehicle that includes: a main battery for storing power to be supplied to a motor of the vehicle; a sub-battery for storing power to be supplied to electronic devices of the vehicle; a low-voltage DC/DC converter (LDC) for converting a high voltage of the main battery into a low voltage and providing the low voltage to the sub-battery and the electronic devices; and a power controller for controlling power of the main battery, the LDC, and the sub-battery. The power controller controls the voltage to be supplied to the electronic devices with a low voltage, a reference voltage higher than the low voltage, and a high voltage higher than the reference voltage in accordance with an idle stop state, a constant velocity traveling state, an acceleration state, and a deceleration state of the vehicle. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025128 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER MANAGEMENT - A method and system for power management is provided. To control power supplied to a second electronic device ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025129 | REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A redundant power supply method is provided. The method includes communicatively coupling a load to a first source via a plurality of first power supplies and to a second source via a plurality of second power supplies. The method further includes bi-directionally communicatively coupling a controller to the plurality of first power supplies and to the plurality of second power supplies. The method includes activating a first portion of the plurality of first power supplies to supply power to the load, wherein the controller determines the number (“N”) of first power supplies activated, and activating at least one of the plurality of second power supplies to supply power to the load. The method also includes monitoring for at least one fault condition in each of the active first power supplies and in each of the active second power supplies. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025130 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR LIMITING MAXIMUM VOLTAGE IN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for regulating or limiting the voltage output from solar modules connected in series such that the voltage on a string bus connecting those solar modules does not exceed regulatory or safety limitations. This can be accomplished via a controller, local management units (for downconverting solar module voltage output), or a combination of the two. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025131 | PACKAGING AND DETAILS OF A WIRELESS POWER DEVICE - Described herein are embodiments of a wireless power system that includes at least a first high-Q magnetic resonator including an inductor having a variable inductance and a capacitor, having a variable capacitance; and a power conversion circuit, coupled to said first magnetic resonator, and exchanging power wirelessly with at least a second high-Q magnetic resonator, said circuit determining a measure of wireless power transfer, and producing a control signal indicative of said measure, and providing said control signal to said first magnetic resonator, and wherein said magnetic resonator adjusts at least one of said inductor and said capacitor value based on said signal. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025132 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A power transmission system for supplying energy to a device operating on electrical energy taken by a power receiving antenna includes a driving unit supplied with electric power from a power supply and generating an AC current and a power transmission antenna receiving the AC current from the driving unit and generating an electromagnetic field. The power transmission antenna includes a resonance frequency adjusting circuit adjusting and setting a resonance frequency. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025133 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A Wireless power transmission system comprises a base unit ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025134 | CAPACITOR ARRANGEMENT AND HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE GENERATOR HAVING SUCH A CAPACITOR ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a capacitor arrangement ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025135 | MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED LIGHT-ACTIVED THYRISTOR AND METHOD - A monolithically integrated light-activated thyristor, in an n-p-n-p-n-p sequence consists of a four-layered thyristor structure and an embedded back-biased PN junction structure as a turn-off switching diode. The turn-off switching diode is formed through structured doping processes and/or depositions on a single semiconductor wafer so that it is integrated monolithically without any external device or semiconductor materials. The thyristor can be switching on and off optically by two discrete light beams illuminated on separated openings of electrodes on the top surface of a semiconductor body. The carrier injection of the turning on process is achieved by illuminating the bulk of the thyristor with a high level light through the first aperture over the cathode to create high density charge carriers serving as the gate current injection and to electrically short the emitter and drift layer. The switching off of the thyristor is achieved by shorting the base layer and the cathode layer by illuminating the embedded back-biased PN junction of the TURN-OFF switching diode. The patterned doping profile and the interconnect between the emitter and the base region of the light activated thyristor makes possible a monolithic and/or planar integrated fabrication of the semiconductor switching device on a single semiconductor wafer via the standard semiconductor fabrication process. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025136 | Movable magnet type linear motor with improved end cover assembly - A movable magnet type linear motor with an improved end cover assembly includes a mover having a housing and an accommodating space extending along an axis of the housing for receiving therein a coil, wherein the housing having each of two opposite ends formed with a retaining groove in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing for receiving an end cover that is centrally formed with a hole so as to receive a stationary inner stator, and wherein an engaging mechanism is provided between the end cover and the retaining groove so that the end cover is allowed to be assembled to the housing in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing and coupled with the housing. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025137 | LINEAR MOTOR AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TRANSFER DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH LINEAR MOTOR UNIT - One aspect of the present invention relates to a linear motor unit including a plurality of linear motors, each having a stator, a movable element that linearly reciprocates along the stator, and a magnetic sensor that can detect a position of the movable element, wherein the magnetic sensors of the adjacent linear motors are disposed so as to be placed in mutually different positions in a moving direction of the movable element. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025138 | Movable magnet type linear motor with heat-dissipating assembly - A movable magnet type linear motor with a mover heat-dissipating assembly includes a mover having a housing receiving therein a coil seat for holding a coil, openings being formed at two opposite ends of the housing, end covers being attached to the openings and having central holes so as to allow an inner stator to pass through the holes, wherein a plurality of heat dissipating channels are provided between the coil seat and the housing while the end covers have plural heat dissipating holes corresponding to the heat dissipating channels so that external cool air is allowed to enter the housing through the heat dissipating holes and the heat dissipating channels, thereby cooling the mover. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025139 | POWER GENERATOR - The present invention provides a power generator for generating electricity comprising a core having an interior chamber, the interior chamber having a top portion and a bottom portion. The core is filled with a volume of a gas. A frequency generator is provided for resonating the gas at a high frequency, and means for securing the frequency generator to the core are provided as well. In addition, a pair of electrical conductors is connected to the core to conduct the flow of electricity away from the core. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025140 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR WITH FLUX CONCENTRATING POLE PIECES - A permanent magnet machine is provided comprising a stator and a rotor, the rotor being adapted to rotate relative to the stator, the rotor comprising a plurality of permanent magnets separated in the circumferential direction from each other by axially extending rotor pole pieces for concentrating the magnetic flux from the permanent magnets, the stator having a structure that defines axial limits of an air gap between the stator and the rotor for communicating magnetic flux between the stator and the rotor, wherein that at least some of the permanent magnets extend axially outside the axial limits of the air gap as defined by the stator structure. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025141 | STATOR COMPACTED IN ONE PIECE - A compaction tool is provided for compacting an element from metal powder where the element has uniform axially displaced protrusions, and the tool comprises a die and a top and a bottom punch with punch surfaces. The top and bottom punch comprises displaceable opposing punch surfaces for displacing the metal powder there between before compacting the element. Additionally provided are a method for compacting an element from metal powder and an element made from such a method. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025142 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE - The invention relates to an electrical device, especially an electric tool, which has a motor unit provided with a motor housing, and a receiving unit for receiving at least one drive element. According to the invention, the electrical device includes a motor sleeve for coupling the motor unit to the receiving unit. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025143 | CONTROLLER FOR AC GENERATOR - A control system that can accommodate the wide variations in the output of a generator, such as a permanent magnet alternator, while providing an output with relatively uniform phase ripple. The control system includes a zero crossing detector and variable ramp generator for generating control signals to a switching rectifier to generate a regulated DC signal. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025144 | COOLING HOUSING FOR A SWITCHED RELUCTANCE ELECTRIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a fluid-cooled housing for an electric device having a housing. The housing includes an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining, at least in part, a housing cavity having a longitudinal axis, an end wall continuous with the inner surface, thereby substantially enclosing the housing cavity at a first end, and a chain of cooling channels creating a serpentine pattern defined along the inner surface of the housing. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025145 | MAGNET APPARATUS OF AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE WITH A COOLANT LINE - The mounting of a coolant line system in a magnet device of an electric machine is to be simplified. Therefore, a magnet device is provided, with a ferromagnetic base member ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025146 | Dual Armature Motor/Generator With Flux Linkage - The present invention relates to cylindrical rotating electric machines which comprise armature and field coils, with either the field coil or the dual armature being the rotating component. The dual armature is composed of two concentric cylindrical sets of coils with the field coil situated in the gap between the inner and outer armature sections. Relative rotational motion between the field and armature coils can be achieved by having either one be the rotor. By using two armature coil sections, one inside the field coil aperture and the other external to the field coil, the flux linkage between the armature and superconducting field coil can be approximately doubled. This is a more efficient use of the superconductor. The increased flux linkage in the invented technology produces a substantially higher power density than can be obtained with current conventional superconducting machine technology. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025147 | Motor Assembly with a Thermally Conductive Bridging Member - A motor assembly includes a housing, a revolving shaft revolvably mounted in the housing, a magnet mounting portion surrounding and rotatable with the revolving shaft, a magnet disposed on the magnet mounting portion, a magnetically inducible core having a plurality of stator poles spaced apart from rotor magnetic poles of the magnet, and a plurality of stator windings wound on the stator poles, respectively. The stator windings are spaced apart from end walls of the housing by axial intervals. A thermally conductive bridging member is disposed to span the axial intervals to conduct heat emanating from the stator windings to the end walls so as to dissipate heat out of the housing. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025148 | MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOTOR - A motor includes a shaft, a rotor, a stator, and a housing. The stator preferably includes a core including a plurality of teeth, a plurality of coils, and electrically insulating tubes. The core is defined by a combination of a plurality of unit cores each of which has a separate one of the teeth. The plurality of coils include two or more continuous coils defined by a single line of a conductor wire. Each of the electrically insulating tubes is arranged to cover at least a portion of the conductor wire which passes between the continuous coils. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025149 | FLAT TYPE VIBRATION MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a flat type vibration motor. The motor includes a bracket having a shaft mounted to the central portion of the bracket, with a lower substrate and a magnet being adhered to the upper surface of the bracket. A casing covers the upper portion of the bracket, and defines an internal space. An upper substrate has on a lower surface thereof a commutator. A coil and a weight are adhered to the upper surface of the upper substrate. A resin member is provided on some portion of the upper substrate and has a bearing holding hole. A bearing is held in the bearing holding hole and rotatably supported by the shaft. A brush is secured at a first end thereof to the lower substrate and contacts at a second end thereof to the commutator to form a contact part. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025150 | DUAL ELECTROMOTIVE FURNITURE DRIVE - A dual electromotive furniture drive has a housing with a drive motor, which is drive-coupled to a rotation speed reduction gear mechanism, which moves rotation-locked spindles longitudinally, wherein the rotation speed reduction gear mechanism and the spindles are arranged in the housing. An end switch limits the end positions of the spindles. A pressure piece is arranged on the spindles on the side facing away from the rotation speed reduction gear mechanism. The pressure piece is operatively connected to an adjusting element which is fixedly mounted on a moving furniture component. The spindles are inclined relative to the horizontal at an obtuse angle. The dual electromotive furniture drive is configured to adjust the back rest and/or the foot rest of a slatted frame. This design has a low parts count, and optimally transfers the internal forces, in particular through the housing walls. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025151 | Fluid Dynamic Bearing Motor For Use With A Range Of Rotational Speed Rated Disc Drive Memory Device Products - A fluid dynamic bearing motor and method are provided for use with various disc drive memory device products differently rated by operational rotational speed. The operational speeds are those speeds measured during reading and writing memory operations to the memory device. In an aspect, the present invention meets full operating requirements, including stiffness and power requirements, at multiple rated speeds for use with either standard or high-end performance disc drive products. Costs associated with a dedicated manufacturing line for high-end products are substantially reduced. A single manufacturing line can serve both standard and high-end disc drive memory device products. The present invention is especially useful in reducing costs of 2.5 inch notebook products that are typically marketed in two levels of performance, namely, 5400 RPM standard performance products and 7200 RPM high performance products. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025152 | COMPACT HIGH POWER ALTERNATOR - An apparatus for converting between mechanical and electrical energy, particularly suited for use as a compact high power alternator for automotive use and “remove and replace” retrofitting of existing vehicles. The apparatus comprises a rotor with permanent magnets, a stator with a winding, and a cooling system. Mechanisms to prevent the rotor magnets from clashing with the stator by minimizing rotor displacement, and absorbing unacceptable rotor displacement are disclosed. The cooling system directs coolant flow into thermal contact with at least one of the winding and magnets, and includes at least one passageway through the stator core. Various open and closed cooling systems are described. Cooling is facilitated by, for example, loosely wrapping the winding end turns, use of an asynchronous airflow source, and/or directing coolant through conduits extending through the stator into thermal contact with the windings. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025153 | optimised levitation device - Device for levitation of an item over an optimized base by means of permanent magnets. The equilibrium is stable along one or two axes by means of these permanent magnets, and along the one or two others by means of a combination of electromagnets of near zero consumption at equilibrium. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025154 | Electric rotary drive - An electric rotary drive is proposed, designed as a bearingless external rotor motor, having a magnetically supported, substantially ring-shaped rotor ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025155 | MOTOR, MOTOR SUPPORT MEMBER AND MOTOR SUPPORT METHOD - Provided is an intermediate member which is arranged between a motor housing ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025156 | MACHINE FOR FIXING - Machine for contactless fixing of a movement degree of freedom, having a primary part and a secondary part, wherein the primary part and the secondary part are designed such that a cogging force when no current is flowing in the machine is at least 50% of the maximum force of the machine. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025157 | SYSTEM OF ELECTRICAL GENERATION FOR COUNTER-ROTATING OPEN-ROTOR BLADE DEVICE - A counter-rotating open-rotor blade aircraft propulsion system includes a structure supporting a plurality of blades. A rotor is drivingly coupled to the structure supporting the plurality of blades. The rotor includes a rotating coil disposed in the structure supporting the plurality of blades. A rotating magnetic field source includes two Halbach permanent magnet arrays. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025158 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - In a rotating electrical machine, when a stator winding is wound in concentrated winding, an improvement in performance is achieved by reducing a magnetomotive force harmonic without reducing a fundamental wave magnetic flux generated by a stator. A rotating electrical machine ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025159 | ROTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SINTERED MAGNET CORE ASSEMBLY - A rotor assembly for an electric motor includes a drive assembly, a cup that receives a portion of the drive assembly, and a magnet core assembly received between the drive assembly and the cup. The magnet core assembly is hermetically sealed between the drive assembly and the cup. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025160 | RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WINDINGS FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINE ROTORS - An apparatus is provided for an electrical machine rotor. The apparatus comprises a cylinder and a first slot proximate to an edge of the cylinder. The first slot is at least partially closed. The apparatus further comprises a hairpin winding disposed within the first slot. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025161 | AXIAL FLUX STATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An axial flux stator includes a plurality of magnetically permeable members, a plurality of windings, a back iron, and an encasing. The plurality of windings is associated with the plurality of magnetically permeable members to produce a plurality of winding-magnetically permeable member assemblies. The back iron is mechanically butt joint coupled to the plurality of winding-magnetically permeable member assemblies. The encasing maintains the butt joint coupling of the back iron to the plurality of winding-magnetically permeable member assemblies. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025162 | Rotating Electrical Machine - A rotating electrical machine, includes; a rotor in which a plurality of magnetic poles are provided in circumferential direction, and a stator within the rotor is disposed with a gap against the rotor, wherein; two stator magnetic poles are formed by winding coils in phase and by the stator core within 360° of electrical angle defined by the magnetic poles of the rotor; the coil turns that form respective stator magnetic poles have angular widths in circumferential direction of less than 180° of electrical angle; the coil turns that form the respective two stator magnetic poles are provided so as not to mutually overlap and are wound so that adjacent ones of the stator magnetic poles have mutually opposite polarities, and; in the stator, each winding of each coil consists of an external bridge wire, a turn portion, an internal bridge wire, and a turn portion in that order. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025163 | STATOR, AND STATOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - An apparatus for manufacturing a stator. On a split core of the stator, there are wound main conductors and two auxiliary conductors, which are thinner than but correspond to the main conductors. These main conductors are arrayed and wound in a plurality of layers, such that the main conductors of an upper layer are arranged in the valleys between the adjoining main conductors of a layer. For the main conductors of a first layer, the auxiliary conductors are arranged in a first space and a second space. For the main conductors of the second and subsequent layers, the auxiliary conductors are arranged in a third space, and the auxiliary conductors are arranged in a fourth space. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025164 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STATOR - A rotating electric machine comprises a stator in which a stator winding is inserted in a plurality of slots extending in an axial direction in an inner circumference of a stator core, and a rotor that is rotatable in the stator. A plurality of the stator windings are constituted with continuously wound coils in which rectangular conductors are connected by cross-over conductors spanning over the plurality of slots, and end positions of the cross-over conductors vary in the circumferential direction of the stator. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025165 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating electrical machine including a rotor in which a plurality of magnetic poles are provided in circumferential direction, and a stator within the rotor is disposed with a gap against the rotor, wherein: coil groups are received in a slot between two teeth of the stator core; each of the teeth has a tooth main body and two tooth tip edge portions, and the tooth main body and the tooth tip edge portions are connected by connecting portions, with slits being formed in the coil sides of the connecting portions; and the slits extend from opening portions towards the centers of the tooth tip edge portions in circumferential direction, and are formed so that their tooth main body sides and their tip edge portion sides, that together define the opening portions of the slits, contact one another; with the gaps between adjacent ones of the tooth tip edge portions in circumferential direction being smaller than a width of the slot. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025166 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - A piezoelectric vibrator which can be manufactured efficiently and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The piezoelectric vibrator includes: a tuning-fork-type piezoelectric vibrating piece which has a pair of vibration arm portions, excitation electrodes formed on base end portions of the vibration arm portions, and weight metal films formed on distal end portions of the vibration arm portions; and a package which houses the piezoelectric vibrating piece therein. A gettering film on which a laser radiation flaw is formed is formed on intermediate portions between the base end portions and the distal end portions of the vibration arm portions. A first metal film included in the excitation electrode, a second metal film included in the weight metal film and the gettering film are formed using the same material. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025167 | Ultrasonic Motor - An ultrasonic motor includes a stator and a rotor. In the stator, an n number of piezoelectric elements (wherein n is a natural number) are affixed to one surface of a vibrating member, whose outer circumferential edge is circular or polygonal, along a direction in which the outer circumferential edge extends. Each of the piezoelectric elements has a size corresponding to λ | 2011-02-03 |
20110025168 | VIBRATING BODY AND VIBRATION WAVE ACTUATOR - Provided are a vibrating body and a vibration wave actuator, which can suppress vibration attenuation along with a reduction in size with an inexpensive structure, to thereby improve vibration efficiency, and can output stable vibration energy. A vibrating body includes: a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric layer and an electrode layer; a ceramic substrate to which the piezoelectric element is fixed; and a ceramic layer including the same main component as a main component of the ceramic substrate, which is provided between the piezoelectric element and the ceramic substrate, and the piezoelectric element is fixed to the ceramic substrate through intermediation of the ceramic layer. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025169 | PIEZOELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT - Disclosed are a piezoelectric drive unit ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025170 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER DEVICE - The invention describes rolled electroactive polymer devices. The invention also describes employment of these devices in a wide array of applications and methods for their fabrication. A rolled electroactive polymer device converts between electrical and mechanical energy; and includes a rolled electroactive polymer and at least two electrodes to provide the mechanical/electrical energy conversion. Prestrain is typically applied to the polymer. In one embodiment, a rolled electroactive polymer device employs a mechanism, such as a spring, that provides a force to prestrain the polymer. Since prestrain improves mechanical/electrical energy conversion for many electroactive polymers, the mechanism thus improves performance of the rolled electroactive polymer device. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025171 | METHOD FOR TESTING PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE DEVICE, TESTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE DEVICE - There is provided a method for testing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator, wherein the displacement of a piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator is estimated on the basis of the relations between one or more frequency characteristic values selected from the group consisting of the heights and areas of the peaks of the resonance waveforms and the difference of the maximum and minimum of the first order or first to higher orders of the resonance frequency characteristic values of the piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator and the k-th order (k=1 to 4) of the first or first to higher orders of resonance frequencies. According to this piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator testing method, a piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator can be tested with high precision without actually driving the same as a product and without being accompanied by any disassembly/breakage. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025172 | Ultrasound Imaging Transducer Acoustic Stack with Integral Electrical Connections - An ultrasound transducer that includes a backing layer, an insulating layer disposed on top of the backing layer, and a plurality of conductive traces disposed on top of the insulating layer are disclosed. Each of the conductive traces has an upper face. A plurality of transducer elements, each having (a) a core of piezoelectric material and (b) a conductive coating disposed beneath the core, are bonded directly to the upper face of a respective one of the plurality of conductive traces. Methods for fabricating ultrasound transducers are also disclosed. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025173 | FITTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A DECORATIVE PLATE IN THE CORRECT POSITION ON A DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A fitting structure for fastening a decorative plate to a door of a household appliance. The fitting structure includes a first fitting part fastened to the decorative plate; a second fitting part that meshes with the first fitting part, wherein the second fitting part is fastened to the door; and a spacer that has a first stop surface and a second stop surface that is parallel to the first stop surface. The first stop surfaces rests against an outer edge of the decorative plate and the second stop surface rests against the first fitting part. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025174 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE AND FAN MOUNTING APPARATUS THEREOF - A computer enclosure includes a front panel having a ventilation area. The disclosure provides a fan mounting apparatus. The fan mounting apparatus is mounted on an inner wall of the front panel. The fan mounting apparatus includes four mounting frames respectively mounted on four cover of the ventilation area of the front panel. A number of screw holes are defined in the four mounting frames for mounting a plurality of types of fans. The fan mounting apparatus further includes four first blocking beams each interference fitted into the two top ends of two corresponding mounting frames and four second blocking beams each embed in a corresponding first blocking beam, and capable of being slid in the corresponding first blocking beam. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025175 | LOCK FOR A VENDING MACHINE, CABINET, OR THE LIKE - A closure for a vending machine, cabinet, or the like including a housing, an elongated rod supported in the housing so as to be rotatable and axially displaceable via a handle. The rod can be received in a rod receptacle, so that the rod can be freely slid axially in and out of this rod receptacle in a releasing rotational position, but cannot be slid out in a locking rotational position. The handle is tiltable around a first axis and is rotatable around a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. A connection joint arm is arranged between the supported ends of the handle and the rod, the two articulation axes of the connection joint arm being arranged parallel to the bearing axis of the handle such that the rod is displaced axially when the handle is tilted around the bearing axis of the handle. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025176 | Multiple Position Stand - A support mechanism for supporting an object on a surface is disclosed. The support mechanism includes a joint connected to the object; and a stand connected to the joint. The joint may selectively rotate to allow the stand to support the object on the surface in: a first position comprising a landscape orientation at a first angle between the object and the surface, a second position comprising a landscape orientation at a second angle between the object and the surface, a third position comprising a portrait orientation at a third angle between the object and the surface, and a fourth position comprising a portrait orientation at a fourth angle between the object and the surface. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025177 | OVERMOLD SEAL AND RAMP FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE DOOR - A door assembly of a household appliance, wherein the door assembly includes a glass bowl including a bowl portion and a rim portion projecting from the bowl portion, and a door frame sealingly engaged with the rim portion of the glass bowl. The door frame includes a front face having an outside edge and inside edge. The inside edge defines an opening in the front face that substantially corresponds to a shape of the bowl portion, a rear face on an opposite side of the door frame from the front face, a plurality of openings formed in the door frame spaced around the opening of the door frame and adjacent to the inside edge of the door frame, and an overmold seal formed on the front face of the door frame. The overmold seal covers the plurality of openings and extends substantially entirely around the opening of the door frame. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025178 | DOOR FRAME FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE DOOR - A door frame for a door assembly of a household appliance including a housing having an opening, a tub disposed inside the housing, the door assembly having a see-through portion, being pivotably coupled to the housing and movable between an open and a closed position, and including a front ring and inner ring, wherein the door frame includes a front face having an outside edge and inside edge, wherein the inside edge defines an opening in the front face that substantially corresponds to a shape of the opening of the housing, a rear face on an opposite side of the door frame from the front face, a plurality of first fastening points spaced around the door frame for coupling the door frame to the inner ring, and a plurality of second fastening points spaced around the door frame for separately coupling the door frame to the front ring. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025179 | CROCKERY BASKET AND DISHWASHER - A crockery basket of a dishwasher for receiving pieces of crockery. The crockery basket includes a bottom; lateral parts that frame the bottom; and at least one row of rods that are arranged on the bottom to hold the pieces of crockery. The at least one row of rods has a base wire and individual rod wires that are attached to the base wire. Each end of the base wire is bent and pivotally mounted on the bottom. When the at least one row of rods is pivoted upright, the base wire is arranged at a distance from the bottom. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025180 | MOUNTING RAIL FOR WALL-MOUNTED STORAGE SYSTEMS - A rail system for a wall-mounted storage system includes first and second rails adapted to overlap. The first and second rails each define a plurality of spaced-apart openings, at least some of which are longitudinally elongated. At least one of the elongated openings on the first rail is arranged to be at least partially aligned with at least one of the openings in the second rail to receive one of the fasteners through the partially aligned openings in a wide variety of relative rail positions. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025181 | PERSONAL STORAGE LOCKER - A configurable personal storage locker having internal storage components that can be selectively removed and replaced depending upon user requirements. The personal storage locker includes spaced first and second side panels that each include internal hanging receivers that receive mounting tabs formed on the storage components. The storage components can be selectively placed at desired vertical heights within the storage locker to modify the internal configuration of the personal storage locker. Each personal storage locker includes a wiring bracket that allows the personal storage lockers to be daisy-chain connected to supply electrical power to each of the lockers while requiring only a single connection to an external power source. The personal storage locker can include a horizontal work surface that extends from the front edge of the personal storage locker and receives a drawer to provide additional enclosed storage space. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025182 | GLIDE MECHANISM FOR ROLL OUT DRAWERS AND OTHER ITEMS - A slide frame mechanism for a rollout accessory such as a wire drawer has two or more ball-bearing glides in a vertical orientation. Each of the glides includes a glide mount with a threaded aperture and cross-bars attached to extend between the glides. The accessory has a plurality of mounting tabs. Shoulder screws with partial threads pass through the accessory mounting tabs and threadably engage the threads of the slide mount apertures to secure the accessory to the glides. A compressible pad is positioned between the accessory mounting tabs and the glide mounts to provide a floating suspension which reduces binding of the glides when the accessory is rolled in and out. The screws fit loosely through oversized openings in the mounting tabs to allow limited movement of the accessory relative to the glides in a horizontal plane for further reduction of binding. Drawer dividers are constructed to detachably fit on drawers to provide separate compartments. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025183 | COLOR TEMPERATURE TUNABLE WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A color temperature tunable white light emitting device is provided, including a substrate with an ultraviolet light emitting diode, a purple light emitting diode, and a blue light emitting diode provided over the substrate. The UV LED, the purple LED and the blue LED are coated with a phosphor layer. An omnidirectional reflector is disposed over the phosphor layer. A medium layer is disposed between the omni-directional reflector and the phosphor layer. A transparent substrate is disposed over the omnidirectional reflector and an optical diffuser is disposed over the transparent substrate. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025184 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE - To aim to provide a lighting apparatus that is compact yet easy in lamp replacement. A lighting apparatus | 2011-02-03 |
20110025185 | SPARK PLUG - A spark member ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025186 | SPARK PLUG FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A spark plug in which a front end portion of a ground electrode is positioned outside of a virtual outer circumferential face that is formed by extending a front and outer circumferential face of a center electrode in the axis direction, and positioned on a front end side in the axis direction with respect to a virtual face including a front end face of the center electrode. Further, the equation 1.1≦b/a≦1.6 is satisfied, where “a” (mm) represents a first minimal distance between the front end portion of the center electrode and the front end portion of the ground electrode and, where “b” (mm) represents a second minimal distance between the front end portion of a ceramic insulator and the front end portion of the ground electrode. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025187 | LOW-PRESSURE GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP FOR INFLUENCING THE ENDOGENOUS MELATONIN BALANCE - The invention relates to a low-pressure gas-discharge lamp which, with its light in the red spectral region, influences the biological circadian rhythm by controlling melatonin secretion. The tubular glass discharge vessel, which can also be in the shape of a double helix, is filled with a noble gas or noble-gas mixture and mercury. Electrodes for the supply of energy are arranged at both ends of the discharge vessel. The discharge vessel is multicoated on the inside by phosphor layers applied one after the other. The first phosphor layer located on the glass surface consists of phosphor which is excited both by ultraviolet mercury radiation between 180 nm and 400 nm and also by the blue radiation between 400 nm and 490 nm emitted by the mercury discharge, and by the visible radiation emitted by the second or further phosphor layers between 400 nm and 550 nm, where visible light having emission maxima in the region between 500 nm and 650 nm is generated. In combination with light sources for melatonin suppression, the low-pressure gas-discharge lamp is, with its warm light, particularly suitable for stimulation of the quasi-circadian rhythm in an individual in the absence of external conditions, such as sunlight. Owing to its good colour reproduction and high energy efficiency, it meets all necessary requirements of a light source for illumination tasks and is thus also suitable for general lighting. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025188 | Field emission lamp and method for making the same - A field emission lamp and method of fabricating the same are disclosed, the field emission lamp of the present invention comprising a lamp tube, an anode, at least one auxiliary electrode, a cathode, and an emitter layer. The anode comprises a transparent conductive layer and a phosphor layer, and the transparent conductive layer is made of ITO, IZO, AZO, GZO, zinc oxide, or the combination thereof. The auxiliary electrode of the field emission lamp of the present invention can shorten the electron transportation path length, increase the electron transportation efficiency, reduce the phenomenon of micro-discharges caused by electron charging, reduce the voltage loss, reduce the temperature increase of the phosphor layer and elongate the lifetime of the field emission lamp. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025189 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device having at least one pixel having a light emitting element includes a substrate, a partition wall formed over the substrate, and a luminous layer of the light emitting element, where the luminous layer is formed in at least one groove partitioned by the partition wall. The partition wall has a plurality of first partition walls and at least one second partition wall. Each of the first partition walls is extending in the first direction and the second partition wall is formed to extend in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and connect end portions of the plurality of first partition walls. A lyophobic degree of the second partition wall is lower than that of a center region between both ends of each of the first partition walls in the first direction. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025190 | LUMINOUS DEVICE - The present invention relates to the field of luminous devices, in particular to a luminous device ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025191 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Phosphor Film with Textured Surface - An optical device deploring a phosphor layer having a textured surface to improve output of visual light is disclosed. A light emitting device includes a solid state light emitter and a phosphor layer. The solid state light emitter, for example, is configured to convert electrical energy to optical light. The phosphor layer includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface, for example, is the top surface while the second surface is the bottom surface. The phosphor layer is disposed over the solid state light emitter for generating luminous light in response to the optical light. The first surface of the phosphor layer, in one embodiment, is configured to include a texture, which has similarly shaped uniform configurations, capable of reducing total internal reflection. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025192 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH LED AND A TRANSMISSIVE SUPPORT COMPRISING A LUMINESCENT MATERIAL - The invention provides an illumination device ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025193 | PHOSPHOR AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A phosphor includes a composition represented by the formula: (M | 2011-02-03 |
20110025194 | FLUOROPHORES - Provided are phosphors that can exhibit higher emission luminance. Phosphors in which the activator is included in a compound represented by Formula xM | 2011-02-03 |
20110025195 | Clothing with Removable Electroluminescent Panels - Disclosed is a system for illuminating clothing. The invention includes a T-shirt with an electroluminescent panel that is removably secured by way of hook and pile fasteners, such as velcro® fasteners. The panel is coupled to a removable battery pack stored within the T-shirt. The garment can be machine washed by easily removing both the panel and the battery pack. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025196 | HERMETIC PACKAGE WITH GETTER MATERIALS - Organic light emitting devices include a transparent substrate, a first transparent electrode disposed on the transparent substrate, a second electrode, an electroluminescent layer sandwiched between the electrodes, and a getter layer disposed on a light emitting surface of the substrate opposite the first transparent electrode, and comprising a metal selected from beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium and titanium. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025197 | ORGANIC EL DEVICE - The organic EL device ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025198 | ORGANIC EL LIGHT SOURCE - A translucent material substrate is shaped such that high luminous efficiency can be obtained in an organic EL light source in which light is emitted from a translucent material substrate to the atmosphere. The organic EL light source includes a luminescent layer composed of an organic luminescent element, a transparent electrode and a counter electrode, and a translucent material substrate. The translucent material substrate has a truncated quadrangular pyramidal shape having a surface in abutment with the luminescent layer as the bottom face of the shape. The bottom face is formed in the shape of a square in which the length of one side is “b”, and the top face opposite the bottom face is formed in the shape of a square in which the length of one side with respect to the same extending direction as that of the “b”-length side is “a”. In addition, the shape of the translucent material substrate has thickness “c”. The translucent material substrate is shaped so that a ratio (a/b) of length a of a side of the top face to length b of a side of the bottom face in the same extending direction as that of the side is 0.3 or higher but not higher than 0.95, and that a ratio (b/c) of length b of a side of the bottom face to the thickness c of the translucent material substrate is 10 or lower. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025199 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes a first substrate main body divided into a plurality of pixel areas, and a non-pixel area respectively disposed between each of the plurality of pixel areas; a plurality of organic light emitting elements formed in each of the plurality of pixel areas; a second substrate main body disposed to face to the plurality of organic light emitting elements with a vacuumed space therebetween; and a selective light absorbing layer formed on a major surface of the second substrate main body and the selective light absorbing layer facing toward the non-pixel area, and the selective light absorbing layer selectively absorbing light of a color that corresponds to a major color component among color components of external incident light reflected at one of the plurality of organic light emitting elements neighboring the non-pixel area. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025200 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, AND LIGHT DEVICE - A method of producing an organic EL element according to the present invention is a method of producing an organic electroluminescent element by stacking at least an anode, a cathode, and an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The method comprises an organic light-emitting layer formation step for forming the organic light-emitting layer by applying an organic light-emitting ink comprising an organic light-emitting material and a solvent to a light-emitting layer formation region on which the organic light-emitting layer is to be formed, by using a relief printing plate that has a relief portion in a shape corresponding to the shape of light-emitting layer formation region and has a plurality of grooves formed on a surface portion of the relief portion. According to the method of the present invention, coating unevenness when the region for forming a large area of organic light-emitting layer is coated with the organic light-emitting ink by using a relief printing method can be prevented, and thus the organic light-emitting layer with a uniform thickness can be formed. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025201 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus, which has a high contrast and can suppress the contrast variation and the effect of unwanted reflections regardless of the environment, comprises a luminescent layer; an excitation source which excites the luminescent layer; a front layer which obtains display light by transmitting light generated by the luminescent layer excited by the excitation source; and a periodic structure which is provided between the front layer and the luminescent layer and has a periodic refractive index distribution in a surface parallel to the front layer, wherein the periodic structure satisfies a relation of a following expression and the periodic interval of the periodic structure is 1 μm or greater and 3 μm or less. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025202 | ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - The present invention provides an organic electroluminescence element, a display device, and a lighting device, which have high efficiency and long life and are stable in the color purity. The present invention is an organic electroluminescence element comprising:
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20110025203 | High pressure discharge lamp - The present invention relates to a high pressure discharge lamp that includes a pair of electrodes, which face each other in an electric discharge space. Further, an electrode axis of one of the electrodes is joined to a metallic foil in a sealing portion, and two or more grooves are formed in an axis direction on a portion corresponding to the sealing portion on the electrode axis. Furthermore, a remaining portion that lacks grooves is left on the electrode axis in a metallic foil side thereof, and the metallic foil side ends of the grooves are not aligned with each other in the axis direction thereof. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025204 | METAL HALIDE LAMP, METAL HALIDE LAMP LIGHTING, AND HEAD LIGHT - [Problems] A mercury-free metal halide lamp improved in light beam maintaining rate by limiting an excessive temperature rise at the upper portion of an arc tube at starting, a metal halide lamp lighting device using this and a head light. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025205 | LIGHTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a lighting device ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025206 | LED LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - Certain embodiments provide an LED lighting equipment including a lighting main body. An LED power device has a DC power source and a DC-DC converter having an input terminal connected to the DC power source and the DC-DC converter having an output terminal. An LED light source has a board and a plurality of LED packages; each including a plurality of LED chips connected in series. The LED packages are mounted on the board and connected in series to the output terminal of the DC-DC converter. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025207 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An electric power tool can include a main body, which rotates a motor with a pull operation of the switch lever and actuates a head tool by a rotative force of the motor, and an auxiliary tool configured for attaching and detaching to and from the electric power tool main body. In the main body, an actuating part actuated with the pull operation of the switch lever is provided. The auxiliary tool includes a detecting part, which noncontactly detects an actuation of the actuating part, and an electric circuit section for actuating electric devices, provided in the auxiliary part, by a detecting actuation of the detecting part. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025208 | AUTOMOTIVE ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH WELCOME ILLUMINATION FEATURE - An automotive illumination device includes a dome lamp bulb, a transistor switch, an in-vehicle unit, a door status detection unit, and a microcontroller. When user's access to an automobile has been detected by the in-vehicle unit, the microcontroller controls ON/OFF operation of the transistor switch at duty ratio of 60 percent to turn on the dome lamp bulb at brightness of 60 percent (welcome illumination state or mode). When opening of a door of the automobile has been detected by the door status detection unit during the welcome illumination, the microcontroller controls the ON/OFF operation of the transistor switch to always close the transistor switch (at duty ratio of 100 percent) to illuminate the dome lamp bulb at brightness of 100 percent. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025209 | AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP APPARATUS HAVING SWIVEL FUNCTION OF LAMP UNIT - A curvature estimation unit estimates the curvature of the road on which a vehicle is driving. A swivel angle setting unit is configured to perform a first mode in which a swivel angle of a lamp unit is set such that a light distribution pattern follows the travelling direction of the vehicle based on the curvature estimated by the curvature estimation unit, and perform a second mode in which a swivel angle of the lamp unit is set such that a shielded area created in a light distribution pattern follows the position of the vehicle detected by a vehicle position detector. A pattern determination unit determines a light distribution pattern such that the position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detector remains in the shielded area. A swivel angle setting unit performs the first mode when it is determined that the road is a curved road based on the curvature estimated by the curvature estimation unit, and performs the second mode when it is determined that the road is a straight road. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025210 | PLASMA APPARATUS USING A CYLINDER HEAD - Provided is a plasma apparatus using a cylinder head, which comprises a discharge device installed with an electrode exposed to the combustion chamber and installed in the cylinder head, an antenna installed to protrude from the cylinder head into the combustion chamber, a bulging portion bulging from the cylinder head to the combustion chamber so as to cover the antenna, made from insulator or dielectric, an electromagnetic wave transmission line installed in the cylinder head and with one end connected to the antenna and the other end, covered with insulator or dielectric, penetrating the cylinder head to extend to an outer wall of the cylinder head, and an electromagnetic wave generator for feeding electromagnetic waves to the electromagnetic wave transmission line. At compression stroke, discharge is generated with the electrode of the discharge device and the electromagnetic waves, fed from the electromagnetic wave generator through the electromagnetic wave transmission line, are radiated from the antenna. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025211 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHTING DEVICE - Provided is a light emitting diode (LED) lighting device, which includes a main frame, at least one metal printed circuit board (PCB) provided at the main frame and having at least one LED bulb installed on a lower surface thereof, a heat sink provided on an upper side of the metal PCB, absorbing heat from the LED bulbs, and dissipating the heat into the air, at least one thermoelectric element provided on a lower side of the heat sink and having a heat absorbing part at a lower portion thereof and a heat radiating part at an upper portion thereof, a temperature sensor measuring temperature of the heat sink or the metal PCB, and at least one cooling fan located on an upper portion or a side portion of the heat sink and inducing heat radiating from the heat sink to an outside to cool the heat sink. | 2011-02-03 |