10th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160067803 | FOLDABLE HAND-HELD TOOL - A hand-held tool ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160067804 | MODIFIED TOOTH PROPORTION GEAR CUTTER - An exemplary modified tooth proportion gear cutter includes a gear cutter that has a plurality of cutting teeth, and each one of the cutting teeth has a pair of cutting edges configured to cut a gear in a blank orientation so as to provide the gear in a final orientation. The gear in its final orientation has an involute tooth profile including a plurality of cut teeth and a plurality of valleys therebetween. The cutting edges are configured to cut the gear in the blank orientation, such that the gear in the final orientation includes the involute tooth profile with an active profile section and an operating pitch diameter that is spaced apart from the active profile section. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067805 | CUTTING INSERT AND MILLING TOOL - An indexable cutting insert for milling of a root between two cogs of a cog wheel includes a top surface forming a chip surface, a bottom surface, a side surface forming a clearance surface, a first and a second curved cutting edge formed at an intersection between the top surface and the side surface for milling of the root between the two cogs. The bottom surface includes a first planar abutment section and a second planar abutment section. A first groove extends in the first abutment section and a second groove extends in the second abutment section, each along an axis parallel to a virtual line connecting the apexes of the first and second cutting edges. A first and a second stop section extend across the virtual line, wherein the first stop section protrudes above the first abutment section and the second stop section protrudes above the second abutment section. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067806 | ELECTRONIC DISCHARGE MACHINE - An electric discharge machine for changing a specific resistance of a working fluid by flowing the working fluid through a circulation line including an ion-exchange device, the electric discharge machine includes a specific resistance detection unit configured to detect a specific resistance of the working fluid, a flow time measuring unit configured to measure flow time of the working fluid into the ion-exchange device, and a determination unit configured to determine that the ion-exchange device reaches a life end, when change value of the specific resistance of the working fluid is out of the predetermined range. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067807 | DUAL ZONE FURNACE - A furnace comprising a container and a moveable stage. The container defining a monolithic internal volume configured to maintain a single vacuum level throughout the monolithic internal volume. The stage moveable between a first position arranged to support an assembly within a first zone of the monolithic internal volume and a second position arranged to support an assembly within a second zone of the monolithic internal volume. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OSCILLATING WAVEFORMS TO REDUCE MAGNETIC ARC BLOW - The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method related to reducing magnetic arc blow by adjusting a current welding waveform that is used to create an arc between a workpiece and an electrode. The invention can provide a welder system that includes a component that detects an amount of magnetic field related to arc blow, wherein a controller can adjust the current welding waveform to reduce the amount of magnetic field related to arc blow. In an embodiment, the welder system can utilize the current welding waveform with a first waveform portion that delivers a first amount of energy to the workpiece and a second waveform portion that delivers a second amount of energy to the workpiece. A controller of the welder system can be configured to adjust the first waveform portion or the second waveform portion to equalize, within a tolerance, the first amount of energy and the second amount of energy. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067809 | ENGINE DRIVEN WELDER WITH IMPROVED FUEL ECONOMY - The subject innovation relates to starting and stopping an engine of an engine driven welder based on parameters related to the welder and parameters related to an environment in which the welder operates. In an embodiment, a method for managing a welder engine of an engine driven welder includes continuously monitoring welder parameters related to the engine driven welder, continuously monitoring environmental parameters influencing the welder engine, continuously calculating a restart value based at least in part on the engine parameters and the environmental parameters, continuously monitoring activity related to the engine to maintain an activity history, and stopping the engine based at least in part on the activity history and the restart value being outside a running range. Systems include components for accomplishing such aspects. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067810 | WELDING SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE POWER SETTINGS - Embodiments of a welding power supply include a housing and a diesel engine disposed in the housing and adapted to output a first power output curve and a second power output curve substantially higher than the first power output curve. The welding power supply also includes a controller coupled to the diesel engine and adapted to control the diesel engine to operate along the first power output curve during a low power operation and to control the diesel engine to operate along the second power output curve during a high power operation. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067811 | CENTRAL NEGATIVE PRESSURE ARC WELDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a central negative pressure arc welding apparatus and method. Through a pumping gas pipeline from the suction device to hollow tubular electrode, a suction device may establish a stable, high energy density and binding arc beneath hollow tubular electrode. The binding degree, energy density and voltage of arc may be adjusted by changing the value of negative pressure in the center of arc. Accordingly, welding heat input and coefficient of weld may be precisely controlled. This apparatus may further set up central pulsating negative pressure arc by turning on valve periodically to make a periodic negative pressure in the center of arc. This present disclosure both possesses good stability and adaptability of traditional Gas Tungsten Arc Welding and achieves binding arc and good penetration of Plasma Arc Welding. Furthermore, this present disclosure improves the mechanical properties of welded joints. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067812 | Variable Switching Frequency Power Supply Plasma Cutters - A power supply, for a plasma cutter or a plasma arc welder, having a variable switching frequency and method of operating the power supply is generally disclosed. The power supply includes a switch for setting the switching frequency and a chopper control circuit for determining current output from the power supply, determining an operating frequency based on the determined current output and setting the switching frequency based on the determined operating frequency. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067813 | VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A vehicle body manufacturing apparatus includes: a jig that holds one work of the vehicle body, positions the one work to the another work, and joins the works together at a joint section; a welding gun that welds a weld portion in the joint section by an electrode that is moved along a pressure axis and pressed against the weld portion; and a welding position fixing member that regulates the pressure axis, along which the electrode is moved, within a setting area, the welding position fixing member being movable in a coaxial direction to the pressure axis along which the electrode is moved, being contactable with the joint section to interpose the joint section between the jig and the welding position fixing member, and having a controllable pressure at a time of welding the weld portion by the electrode, which is moved at the time of welding. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067814 | SPOT WELDING METHOD - A spot welding method is a method of performing spot welding to obtain a spot welded joint, the method including a spot welding with two-stage welding, setting a ratio (I | 2016-03-10 |
20160067815 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLANT DRAWBACK - A first electrode coolant path is configured to cool a first welding electrode by liquid coolant flowing from a supply path through the first electrode coolant path to a return path. A second electrode coolant path is configured to cool a second welding electrode by liquid coolant flowing from the supply path through the second electrode coolant path to the return path. Three or more valves are configured to stop or reduce liquid coolant flow through the first or second electrode coolant path and configured to stop or reduce liquid coolant backflow from the return path when the first or second welding electrode is at least partially detached. At least one valve is coupled in the first or second electrode coolant path. A drawback apparatus generates a suction force to draw liquid coolant away from a gap formed when the first or second welding electrode is at least partially detached. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067816 | DRAWBACK VALVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLANT DRAWBACK - A first electrode coolant path is configured to cool a first welding electrode by liquid coolant flowing from a supply path through the first electrode coolant path to a return path. A second electrode coolant path is configured to cool a second welding electrode by liquid coolant flowing from the supply path through the second electrode coolant path to the return path. Three or more valves are configured to stop or reduce liquid coolant flow through the first or second electrode coolant path and configured to stop or reduce liquid coolant backflow from the return path when the first or second welding electrode is at least partially detached. At least one valve is coupled in the first or second electrode coolant path. A drawback apparatus generates a suction force to draw liquid coolant away from a gap formed when the first or second welding electrode is at least partially detached. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067817 | CLAMPING METHOD AND APPARATUS - One example of the present disclosure relates to a method of processing first and second workpieces. The method includes constraining the second workpiece; abutting first and second workpieces together to form a joint; applying first and second selectively adjustable forces against the first workpiece to bias the first workpiece against the second workpiece; friction stir welding the first and second workpieces along the joint; maintaining the forces equal to each other while friction stir welding; and automatically varying at least one of the forces responsive to thermal size variations of the first and second workpieces. An apparatus for carrying out this method is also provided. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067818 | FRICTION STIR WELDING TOOL - A friction stir welding tool having a drivable pin, which is rotatable around an axis, a shoulder element, a first shoulder and at least one spring. The pin includes a cylindrical engagement section that has a circumferential surface that engages a workpiece. The shoulder element includes a contact surface extending transversely to the axis for engagement with the workpiece. The shoulder element includes a friction block connected in a non-rotatable manner to the pin, on which a first friction surface is formed extending around the axis. The first shoulder part includes a second friction surface connected thereto in a non-rotatable manner, extending around the axis. The first and second friction surfaces face one another. The at least one spring biases the first friction surface against the second friction surface. The contact surface is formed on the first shoulder part. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067819 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - A laser processing apparatus includes a laser beam applying unit having a processing head for applying a laser beam to a workpiece held on a chuck table, a moving unit for relatively moving the chuck table and the laser beam applying unit, a controller for controlling the laser beam applying unit and the moving unit, an input unit for inputting a desired processing result, and a three-dimensional imaging unit for imaging a processed condition of the workpiece held on the chuck table to form a three-dimensional image. The controller adjusts processing conditions so as to obtain the desired processing result input by the input unit according to the desired processing result and the three-dimensional image formed by the three-dimensional imaging unit, and then controls the laser beam applying unit and the moving unit according to the processing conditions adjusted in the processing conditions adjusting step. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067820 | SELECTIVE LASER MELTING SYSTEM - An additive manufacturing apparatus comprises a laser beam generator, a build surface spaced apart from the laser beam generator, and first and second adjacent optical elements disposed along a beam travel path between the laser beam generator and the build surface. The first optical element is continuously rotatable about a beam steering axis and the second optical element is continuously rotatable about the beam steering axis independently of the first optical element. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067821 | Process for Introducing a Weakening Line Through Material Removal on a Fibrous Coating Material, in Particular Natural Leather - Method for introducing a line of weakness through removal of material at a fibrous covering material, in particular a natural leather, in which a pulsed laser beam is guided a plurality of times over the back side in a line-shaped manner, wherein only one laser pulse is emitted for each impingement point, and the laser pulse causes an input of energy which leads to a heating of the fibrous covering material at the impingement point to a temperature above an ablation threshold and which maintains the temperature below a limit temperature in regions of the covering material adjoining the impingement point. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067822 | TRANSPARENT MATERIAL PROCESSING WITH AN ULTRASHORT PULSE LASER - Methods, devices, and systems for ultrashort pulse laser processing of optically transparent materials are disclosed, with example applications in scribing, marking, welding, and joining. For example, ultrashort laser pulses create scribe features with one pass of the laser beam across the material, with at least one of the scribe features being formed below the surface of the material. Slightly modifying the ultrashort pulse laser processing conditions produces sub-surface marks. When properly arranged, these marks are clearly visible with correctly aligned illumination. Reflective marks may also be formed with control of laser parameters. A transparent material other than glass may be utilized. A method for welding transparent materials uses ultrashort laser pulses to create a bond through localized heating. In some embodiments of transparent material processing, a multifocus beam generator simultaneously forms multiple beam waists spaced depthwise relative to the transparent material, thereby increasing processing speed. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067823 | LASER MACHINING APPARATUS - A laser machining apparatus has a laser beam irradiation unit that includes: a pulsed laser oscillator that oscillates a pulsed laser beam at a given repetition frequency; first and second condensers that collect the pulsed laser beam oscillated by the pulsed laser oscillator; and a beam splitting unit arranged between the pulsed laser oscillator and the first and second condensers to split the pulsed laser beam oscillated by the pulsed laser oscillator and direct the resultant beams alternately toward the first and second condensers. The beam splitting unit includes a photoelastic modulator that has a piezo element and a synthetic quartz formed in one piece and modulates the laser beam so that a polarization plane of the laser beam is alternately at 0 and 90 degrees by applying, to the piezo element, a high frequency voltage at a frequency that matches the natural frequency of the synthetic quartz. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067824 | LASER ABLATION AND PROCESSING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for ablating or processing a surface using a laser beam are provided. A method includes directing a laser beam at a surface to form a contact area. The method also includes moving the contact area to form a contact curve. The method includes tuning a wavelength and a power of the laser beam to process a material and/or ablate a coating. The wavelength and the power may be further tuned to not damage the surface beneath the coating. Moving the contact area may include forming a second contact curve by superimposing, at a same time, the second contact curve on the contact curve. A system includes a laser and a directing arrangement configured to direct a laser beam from the laser at a surface to form a contact area. A non-transitory processor-readable medium having instructions stored thereon is provided. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067825 | LASER CLADDING MECHANICAL FACE SEALS - A method of producing a mechanical face seal, the method including a step of obtaining a cast or wrought substrate part having an inner diameter, outer diameter, and a planar surface. The method may include an exposing step to expose the planar surface to a laser. The method may further include a supply step to supply a coating material to a location at or near the laser on the planar surface in order for the coating material to form a metallurgical bond with the substrate part. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067826 | POROUS STRUCTURE FOR DOWNHOLE FLUID CONTROL APPLICATIONS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An embodiment of a method of manufacturing a downhole fluid control apparatus includes generating, using a processor, a design for a metallic porous structure configured to be deployed with a fluid control device, the fluid control device configured to be disposed in a borehole in an earth formation and inhibit the flow of particulates between a flow conduit and at least one of the borehole and the formation. The method also includes applying an energy beam from an energy source to a granular metallic material, and additively forming the metallic porous structure based on the design as a single structure having a distribution of pores therein. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067827 | APPLICATIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MATERIALS PROCESSING WITH VISIBLE RAMAN LASER - Laser additive manufacturing systems and apparatus using laser wavelengths below 800 nm. Raman laser modules having laser pump sources in the blue wavelength range. Matching functional laser beam wavelength with maximum absorption wavelengths of starting materials. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067828 | SURFACING OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS OF A TURBOMACHINE - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing components, in particular components of turbomachines, such as aircraft engines, wherein an additive method is used at least partially for the manufacture of the component ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160067829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF ROLL - A method for surface treatment of a roll, in which a laser is emitted on a roll surface to fabricate a pattern, includes a section allocation operation in which the roll surface is divided into multiple sections, and a pattern fabrication operation in which the roll is rotated in a circumferential direction, and a random pattern is fabricated on each of the fabrication sections, and an apparatus includes an apparatus frame, a fixing unit which is installed on the apparatus frame, supports a roll, and rotates in a circumferential direction of the roll, a laser unit which is installed on the apparatus frame, and emits a laser to the roll so that a pattern received may be formed on the roll surface through etching, and a displacement unit which is installed on the apparatus frame, and moves the laser unit along a lengthwise direction of the roll. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067830 | HOUSING FOR A LASER HEAD, LASER MATERIAL REMOVAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE HOUSING, AND SYSTEM FOR MATERIAL REMOVAL, LATHE, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING USING THE SAME - A housing for a laser head, the housing including: a bottom cover; a top cover on the bottom cover; a nozzle on a side surface of at least one of the bottom cover and the top cover; and a gas flow path extending from a posterior portion of the nozzle to an inlet in at least one of the bottom cover and the top cover. Also a laser material removal apparatus including the housing, a lathe including the laser material removal apparatus, and methods of using the same. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067831 | WIRE FOR I-SHAPE OIL RINGS AND PRODUCING METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided is a wire rod for an I-type oil ring, which includes right and left rail portions and a web portion connecting the rail portions, which has an oil hole or a molten through hole formed in the web portion, and which has a circumscribing circle diameter of 10 mm or less in its transverse contour. The molten through hole has such a remolten portion formed on its exit side as encloses the exit of the molten through hole. The remolten portion exceeds such a molten portion in the transverse section along the center of the molten through hole as is formed in the molten through hole, and is formed to have 200 μm or less from the outer circumference of the molten through hole and 100 μm or less in the depth direction of the molten through hole. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067832 | WELDING PORTION INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD THEREFORE, WITH EXTRACTING PORTION FOR EXTRACTING EVAPORATION LUMINESCENCE AND THERMAL RADIATION - A welding portion inspection method includes: irradiating welding laser beam along welding trajectories set in works plural times or irradiating inspection laser beam along scanning trajectories set in a molten pool of the works which is melted by the welding laser beam plural times; receiving return light including reflected light from the molten pool of the work, evaporation luminescence generated due to evaporating of the work and thermal radiation light radiated from the molten pool of the work; extracting short wavelength component containing evaporation luminescence and long wavelength component containing thermal radiation light from the return light and inspecting the welding condition of the welding portion of the work based on a ratio between an intensity of the short wavelength component and an intensity of the long wavelength component. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067833 | FILLER METAL WITH FLUX FOR BRAZING AND SOLDERING AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME | 2016-03-10 |
20160067834 | NICKEL-CHROMIUM ALLOY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A nickel and chromium alloy having a combined wt. % of nickel and chromium of at least 97 wt. %, wherein the chromium accounts for 33 to 50 wt. % of the alloy. The alloy may be provided in strip form and has adequate ductility for the manufacture of various products, such as sheaths for flux cored welding electrodes. A method of making the alloy strip includes forming a powder charge that is 97 to 100 wt. % of nickel and chromium combined and the chromium accounts for 33 to 50 wt. % of the charge, roll compacting the powder charge to form a green strip, sintering the green strip to form a sintered strip, and cold rolling and annealing the sintered strip to form the alloy strip. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067835 | CART FOR WELDING OPERATION - A cart adapted to perform a welding operation on a workpiece, the cart including a moving platform; a first slide supported on the moving platform defining a first slide plane; a second slide pivotally attached to moving platform, the second slide defining a second slide plane; a second damp engagable with the second slide to hold a pivotal position of the second slide at a selected slide angle relative to the moving platform; an implement supported on the first slide and second slide, wherein operation of the first slide and the second slide move the implement to a selected position relative to the workpiece. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067836 | REPAIR OR REMANUFACTURE OF BLADE PLATFORM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method of remanufacturing a turbine component includes electrical discharge machining a puck via the turbine component to form an electrical discharged machined puck; and brazing the electrical discharged machined puck to the turbine component. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067837 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AT LEAST ONE FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT HAVING A CUT-OUT FOR A SHAFT - The invention relates to a device ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160067838 | PRESS-FITTING DEVICE - A press-fitting device includes: a workpiece holding portion; a one-side pressing unit configured to press either one of a press-fitting tool and a backup tool against a workpiece in a first direction while performing three dimensional position adjustment thereon; an other-side pressing unit configured to press the other one of the press-fitting tool and the backup tool which is not pressed by the one-side pressing unit, against the workpiece in a second direction opposite to the first direction, while performing three dimensional position adjustment thereon; and a press-fitting controlling portion configured to control stroke amounts of the tools in a press-fitting direction at the time of a press-fitting operation. The press-fitting controlling portion includes a stroke manipulating portion; a displacement data storing portion; and a stroke correction portion. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067839 | NC machines with improved worktable - A numerical control machine includes a bearing structure-frame suited to support various other parts, at least one lower surface, at least one table suited to hold a workpiece and mounted on the lower surface, and at least one head with an electric tool-holding spindle, wherein the lower surface is inclined. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067840 | AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGER AND MACHINE TOOL - An automatic tool changer (ATC) serves as an ATC for automatically changing a tool attached to a lower tool rest of a machine tool. The ATC includes a robot arm and a movement mechanism unit moving the robot arm between inside and outside of a machining area. The robot arm has a base unit coupled to the movement mechanism unit, an arm unit pivotably coupled to the base unit, and a gripping unit provided in the arm unit and detachably gripping the tool. The arm unit is formed to extend in an arm shape from the base unit toward the gripping unit, and swings on a pivot axis as a fulcrum relative to the base unit. By such a configuration, an ATC implementing an automatic change of a tool by a simple and compact mechanism and a machine tool including such an ATC are provided. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067841 | BELT TENSIONER FOR DRILL PRESS - A drill press has variable speed drive via belts on stepped pulleys that transfer rotational force from the motor to the drill press spindle. Three stepped pulleys connected by two belts are provided in the example. A belt tension roller is bears against one of the belts to provide tension for effective power transfer from the motor to the spindle. The belt tension roller is adjustable along an arcuate slot in an anchor plate and is fastenable in position by an adjustment knob on the belt tension roller. The middle pulley is mounted to vary its position so that tension adjustments on one belt by the belt tension roller result in tension adjustments on the second belt as well. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067842 | WORKPIECE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND WORKPIECE TRANSFER METHOD USING SAME - Provided is a workpiece conveying apparatus that is simple in structure and yet capable of simultaneously conveying two workpieces while varying the distance between the workpieces. The present invention is directed to a workpiece conveying apparatus ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160067843 | ELECTRONIC GRADE GLASS SUBSTRATE AND MAKING METHOD - An electronic grade glass substrate is provided with a recess, channel or step in one surface, and a first chamfer between the side surface of the recess, channel or step and the one surface. The side and bottom surfaces of the recess, channel or step are mirror finished, and the first chamfer is mirror finished. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067844 | MACHINING CENTER WITH ABRASIVE BLASTING SYSTEM - A machining center with an abrasive blasting system is disclosed. The machining center includes a bed, a headstock mounted on the bed, and a carriage having a tool post. The machining center also includes an abrasive blasting system for imparting a predefined roughness to a surface of the work piece. The abrasive blasting system includes a reservoir, a pump, a tool and a nozzle. The tool is coupled to a tool post. The tool includes a conduit extending along a length of the tool for receiving the abrasive material therethrough. The nozzle is formed on a tip surface of the tool. The nozzle is configured to communicate to the conduit. The nozzle is adapted to discharge the abrasive material on the surface of the work piece during the machining of the work piece for imparting the predefined roughness on the surface. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067845 | CLAMPING ASSEMBLY - A clamping system may include one or more clamps configured to be placed in travelling engagement with respective legs of a frame. Workpieces such as wood panels may be clamped against the frame by jaws of the one or more clamps. The one or more clamps may be easily repositionable along the legs of the frame. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067846 | CLAMPING DEVICE - A clamping device includes: a clamp assembly and an adjustment assembly, the clamp assembly comprises two symmetrical clamp arms which are oppositely hinged to each other. Each of the clamp arms includes two identical and parallel clamp pieces, and a jaw, the jaw is detachably connected between the two clamp pieces, a lower edge of the jaw includes, in order from left to right, a first arc-shaped section, a second arc-shaped section and a horizontal section, the bottoms of the first arc-shaped section, the second arc-shaped section and the horizontal section are at a same plane, the first and second arcs-shaped sections are symmetrical to each other, an angle is defined between the first and second arcs-shaped sections, a V-shaped groove is defined between the second arc-shaped section and the horizontal section, and the first and second arc-shaped sections are longer than the horizontal section. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067847 | Movable spanner structure - A movable spanner structure contains: a first body, a second body, an adjustable bolt, a first coupling element, a locking member, a third body, and a second coupling element. The first body includes a first retainer, an accommodating groove, a quadrangle trench, a first orifice, a first cavity, a first connecting portion, and a second cavity. The second body includes a second retainer, a slidable extension, and a first toothed portion. The adjustable bolt includes a second toothed portion and a second orifice. The first coupling element is fixed in the first orifice. The locking member includes an abutting portion, a third orifice, and a first pressing portion. The third body includes a second connecting portion and a second pressing portion. The second coupling element is mounted in the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, such that the third body is rotatably coupled with the first body. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067848 | Socket wrench - A socket wrench includes a wrench head including first and second cavities; a reversing lever including spring biased first and second pegs in first and second through holes respectively; first and second reversing pawls each including a detent notch on one surface, a projection, and pawl teeth on the other surface wherein the projections are disposed in a groove between the first through hole and the second through hole, the ends of the first and second pegs urge against the detent notches of the first and second reversing pawls respectively; a drive gear including a spring biased pin in a through opening and having first and second recesses, and a projecting head, external drive teeth in ratcheting engagement with the pawl teeth, a bottom socket having a projecting steel ball in a hole and engaging the second recess; and a split ring in a retaining groove. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067849 | APPARATUS FOR TIGHTENING THREADED FASTENERS - An offset drive link assembly for transmission and multiplication of torque from a power tool for tightening or loosening a threaded fastener includes: a drive force input assembly having a drive force input engagement to receive a first turning force from the device acting in a first direction; a drive force output assembly operatively engageable with the drive force input engagement, having a drive force output engagement to transfer the first turning force to the fastener; and a reaction force assembly having a reaction force input engagement to receive a second turning force from the device in a second direction and a reaction force output engagement to transfer the second turning force to a stationary object. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067850 | Method of Calibrating Torque Using Peak Hold Measurement on an Electronic Torque Wrench - The present disclosure relates to an electronic torque tool, a calibration fixture, and a method for calibrating the electronic torque tool. The calibration includes applying a torque to the torque wrench and releasing the applied torque once the applied torque reaches a full scale calibration torque. The calibration fixture holds and displays a peak value of the applied torque and the torque wrench holds and displays a measured peak value of the applied torque. The measured peak value on the torque wrench may then be adjusted, by incrementing or decrementing the displayed value, to match the peak value displayed on the calibration fixture. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067851 | VEHICLE GAS CAP GRIP - A gas cap grip is provided. The gas cap grip includes a body having a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end. A first slot is formed in between a first protrusion and a second protrusion extending from the bottom end. The first slot is sized to snugly receive a gripping portion extending from a gas cap of a vehicle. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067852 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING PIN FROM TARGET LOCATION - An apparatus for removing a pin from a target location is described. The apparatus includes a rod; a clamp that includes multiple arms and attached to a one end of the rod; a sleeve coupled to the rod and adapted to enclose the clamp, where the arms of the clamp are pushed towards each other to engage with a pin in the enclosed position. The apparatus further includes a clip member to couple with the rod for removing the pin from the clamp by disengaging the clamp from the sleeve. The clip member includes a first arm coupled to a second arm via a pivot member, the clip member being adapted to couple to the rod between the sleeve and a hammer. The hammer is coupled to the rod and adapted to strike a force on the clip member to disengage the clamp from the sleeve. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067853 | Tool Kit for Removal of Broken Spark Plugs - A tool and kit for removal of a broken spark plug from a cylinder head may include first and/or second tools, and/or a supplemental tool. The first tool is designed to position a broken porcelain element into the spark plug tip so that a second tool may be utilized to engage the tip by threading into the tip and thereafter axially withdrawing the plug tip from the cylinder head into the hollow tubular member. The supplemental tool may be utilized to engage the plug wire contact of a plug with axially projecting, elastic cantilever segments and axially withdraw the attached plug contact into a hollow tubular member. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067854 | Removal And Installation Device For Valve Keepers - A tool for installing or removing valve keepers is disclosed. One end of the tool is configured to easily remove valve keepers, while the other end of the tool is configured to easily install valve keepers. This valve tool can be further connected to an engine-mounted lever assembly for increasing leverage on the tool during use. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067855 | Electromagnetic drive and method of production thereof - The object of the invention is an electromagnetic drive comprising a core composed of at least two partially open sections. Each section partially surrounds the winding and is being closed by a closing element moveably connected to the core. This element is arranged so that in conditions of no current flow through the winding the core is partially not closed. The closing elements are arranged outside of the core and the winding and are connected to each other by a separating element made of material having lower magnetic permeability. The object of the invention is also a winding core composed of at least two partially open sections arranged along the axis of the core, characterized in that the openings of the core's sections are located in its substantially outer portion. Preferably, the core has axial symmetry and is equipped with a groove between sections adapted to accommodate the wire connecting the windings. Preferably, the separation of adjacent sections of the core corresponds to the length of a section. Furthermore, the object of the invention is a method of producing of electromagnetic drive comprising a partially open core, a winding and a moveable portion of the core, wherein the core is produced of at least two partially open sections, grooves adapted to accommodate the wire of the winding between sections are provided therein. The winding is wound in a continuous manner, with a single piece of wire, guiding the wire between sections in the grooves. The core is surrounded by a moveable hammer made of alternately arranged closing elements made of material having a high magnetic permeability and separating elements made of material having lower magnetic permeability, wherein the hammer is mounted to the core by means of means adapted to energy storing, so that in conditions of no current flow through winding the open sections of the core are only partially closed by the closing elements. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067856 | IMPACT TOOL - It is an object of the invention to provide an impact tool having a rational mechanism in an idling state. According to the representative invention, in an idling state defined as a state in which a tool accessory | 2016-03-10 |
20160067857 | WEAR INDICATING SYSTEM - A hydraulic hammer is provided. The hydraulic hammer includes a housing member. The hydraulic hammer also includes a power cell disposed within the housing member. The power cell includes an outer casing. The hydraulic hammer also includes a work tool operatively coupled with the power cell. The hydraulic hammer also includes one or more bushing parts arranged within the outer casing of the power cell. The one or more bushing parts are adapted to guide the work tool during an operation of the hydraulic hammer. The one or more bushing parts include a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface. The hydraulic hammer also includes a wear indicating system for indicating a wear of the one or more bushing parts with respect to the first surface. The wear indicating system includes a first passage and a second passage. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067858 | HYDRAULIC HAMMER WITH CLEARANCE CONTROL SYSTEM - A clearance control system for a hydraulic hammer is disclosed. The hydraulic hammer includes a housing member, a power cell disposed within the housing member, a wear member disposed between the housing member and the power cell, and a clearance control system for controlling the predefined clearance between the wear member and the power cell. The clearance control system includes a mounting boss and a fastening member disposed on the mounting boss. A first end of the fastening member is configured to receive an input from an operator and the second end is configured to contact with the first surface of the wear member. The fastening member is configured to move along a central axis defined by a threaded hole of the mounting boss to move the wear member towards the power cell, to control the predefined clearance between the wear member and the power cell. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067859 | HAND TOOL MODULE - A hand tool module having an interconnection device, which has an interface. The interconnection device has, in addition to the interface, at least one auxiliary interface, which is provided to bidirectionally exchange at least power at least with one additional hand tool module and/or a hand tool. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067860 | Nesting Kitchen Knife Set - A set of kitchen knives with nesting handles comprising a side with a concavity for accepting the bulbous, bulging outwardly or convex side of a handle of a slightly smaller knife in the set with all knives being nestable for space saving. When nested the convex side of one handle fits into the concavity of another handle and all blades of the knives are maintained in parallel orientation. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067861 | ELASTIC PROTECTIVE CAP TO BE PLACED OVER A POLYGONAL TOOL SHANK - Protective cap to be placed over a political tool shank that consists of an at least partly ring-shaped casing, on which, in the vicinity of a base part, a terminating ring with a ring-shaped insertion-guide profile is shaped, wherein the casing and the terminating ring together form a receptacle space for the tool shank, wherein in the direction in which the protective cap is pushed onto the tool shank, the base-side annular area transitions into a cover-side trochoidal area which is adapted to the polygonal shape of the tool shank. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067862 | DROP-PREVENTION POUCH FOR CORDLESS POWER TOOLS - A drop-prevention pouch for a cordless power tool has a battery pack that defines a battery pack perimeter. The drop-prevention pouch includes a pouch floor and a sidewall extending transversely from the pouch floor and having a sidewall rim portion defining a pouch opening. The pouch floor and the pouch sidewall define a chamber sized to receive the battery pack when the battery pack is attached to the cordless power tool. A flexible conduit extends along the sidewall rim portion. A drawstring extends through the flexible conduit and is capable of restricting the pouch opening to be smaller than the battery pack perimeter, thereby preventing the drop-prevention pouch from being removed from the battery pack when the battery pack is attached to the cordless power tool. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067863 | WORK STATION WITH REMOVABLE SUB-STATIONS - A work station has one or more removable sub-stations. Each sub-station comprises a tool box or tool cart, i.e. a structure which defines one or more interior areas for storing tools, parts or other items. The work station defines one or more work surfaces, similar to a work bench, but includes tool storage, similar to a tool box. In addition, the work station is movable and securable. The removability of the sub-stations permits them to be associated with the work station, such as for storage or transport, or be separated therefrom for independent use, such as in a location different than the work station. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067864 | SELF-ADAPTIVE DEVICE INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SENSOR-RICH ENVIRONMENTS - A device intelligence architecture configures and controls on-site devices and performs environment monitoring to facilitate effective device functionality. The architecture facilitates efficient use of devices (e.g., robotics) in an unstructured and dynamic environment, which will allow deployments in many more environments than is currently possible. The architecture stores and shares information between segregated devices to avoid the silo effect of vendor specific stacks. The architecture also models capabilities of devices and maps actions to intelligence packages to deploy a specific intelligence package to the device. The architecture also implements distributed processing. For instance, computationally intensive tasks may be offloaded to the back end processing, with action updates resulting from the processing pushed to the devices. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067865 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER UNIT - A control system of a power unit in accordance with the present invention corrects a basic command value of an electric motor | 2016-03-10 |
20160067866 | AUTOMATED COOKING MACHINE USING A CARTESIAN BOT - An automated cooking machine is described wherein various functions, such as dispensing, stirring, chopping, baking and cleaning are conducted by intelligent use of a Cartesian robot system. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067867 | AREA VACUUM GRIPPER - The invention relates to a surface area vacuum gripper for sucking and handling workpieces, comprising a housing, in which a negative pressure chamber is provided that can be subjected to negative pressure and wherein the housing comprises on the suction side, facing the workpiece, suction openings having a suction cross-section, wherein a flexible lining is associated to this suction side, which is applied to the workpiece. According to the invention, a film is interposed between the suction side of the housing and the flexible lining, the film comprising flow openings which are locally corresponding to the suction openings, wherein the flow resistance of the suction openings is adjustable via the flow cross-section of the flow openings of the film. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067868 | MODULAR END EFFECTOR - A system and method is disclosed of configuring a robotic end effector to prevent two or more axes of joints of a robotic arm from being in alignment. A connecting part is attached between a robotic arm and a tool in a pre-determined configuration chosen to prevent the two or more axes of joints of the robotic arm from being in alignment for a selected process involving the tool. Reconfigurable end plates may be disposed between the connecting part and the robotic arm, and between the connecting part and the tool to put the connecting part into the pre-determined configuration which prevents the two or more axes of the joints of the robotic arm from being in alignment for the selected process involving the tool. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067869 | HIGH CAPACITY ROBOT ARM - A robot arm includes a wrist, an end effector, and an adjustable joint coupling the end effector to the wrist. The adjustable joint includes a member received in a socket. In one example, the member is a ball. In another example, the member is a tang. In both examples, an upper flange and a lower flange can be used to couple the wrist to a forearm. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067870 | UMBILICAL MEMBER CLAMPING DEVICE FOR CLAMPING UMBILICAL MEMBERS VIA ELASTIC BODY - An umbilical member clamping device includes a base member attached to a body of a robot, an elastic body provided so as to surround a periphery of an umbilical member bundle including umbilical members, a clamp member secured to the base member so as to press the umbilical member bundle to the base member via the elastic body, and an insert member inserted to a corner portion of a space which receives the umbilical member bundle and which is defined by the clamp member and the base member when the clamp member is secured to the base member. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067871 | FOLDING KNIFE WITH DISENGAGEABLE ASSISTED-OPENING MECHANISM - A knife includes a handle and a blade coupled to the handle so as to be movable between an open position in which the blade extends from the handle, and a closed position, in which the blade is received within the handle. An assisted opening mechanism is operatively coupled between the blade and the handle, and is configured to provide an opening-assist to the blade. An engagement mechanism is also provided, which is switchable between an engaged condition, in which the assisted opening mechanism is enabled, and a disengaged condition, in which the assisted opening mechanism is disabled such that it does not provide an opening assist to the blade. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067872 | ELECTRIC SHAVER WITH IMAGING CAPABILITY - System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067873 | Systems and Methods for Cutting Guides with Interchangeable Handles - Systems and methods for fabric cutting guides are provided. The cutting guide system includes interchangeable cutting guides and interchangeable handles. The cutting guides include a base having a fabric engagement structure on the bottom. The fabric engagement structure includes a seam engagement surface to engage with a seam of a fabric piece in order to position the fabric piece as desired. Once the fabric piece is positioned, at least a portion of the perimeter of the base may be used as a cutting guide so that a user may cut along the side of the base with a blade in order to produce fabric shapes that are highly uniform. The base also includes a socket so that the interchangeable handle may be interchanged between cutting guides. Additionally, the interchangeable handle has a height sufficient to remove a user's have from the proximity of the cutting guide when in use. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067874 | CUTTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus comprises a cutting unit including a first blade member and a second blade member that cooperates with the first blade member in cutting an object, configured to cut the object by moving the object and at least one of the first and second blade members relative to each other in a cutting direction; and a changing unit configured to change a crossing angle between the first blade member and the second blade member during an operation of cutting the object, wherein the changing unit makes the crossing angle after the start of the cutting smaller than the crossing angle at the start of the cutting. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067875 | Sink drain fitting cutter guide - An interlocked assembly of a circular collar receivable in suspension within a sink drain fitting and an annular support slidably engaged to the collar cooperate to form a guide aligning the blade of a shaft mounted rotary cutting tool adjacent the seat of a retaining ring that holds the fitting in place. The sliding translation of the annular support within the collar is limited by an idler wheel mounted for rotation on said shaft radially projecting ring to limit the penetration depth of the rotary saw cut thus limiting the incidence of damage to the surrounding sink structure. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067876 | Raising Apparatus - The invention concerns a raising apparatus for lifting sheets of material in tools, in particular punching and stripping tools, with a first spring element which possesses a first spring rate, and a second spring element which possesses a second spring rate. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067877 | Cutting Head Assembly For Slicing Food - An improved cutting head assembly with an angled blade for slicing that can be used with a centrifugal-type slicer to provide an increased yield. The blade comprises a cutting edge that cuts a product, for example, a potato, in a cutting direction. A tangent to the cutting edge is at an angle away from the normal plane of a cutting direction for the blade. For example, if the cutting edge is a straight line and the cutting direction is horizontal, then the cutting edge is at an angle away from vertical. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067878 | PORTABLE SAW APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OVERSIZED SUBSTRATES - A portable saw table apparatus for cutting oversized substrates such as ornamental trim or other construction materials at a work site. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067879 | AUTOMATED CORE VENEER FEEDER AND LAYER FOR MANUFACTURING PLYWOOD - A method for manufacturing plywood includes receiving a face sheet on a main conveyor and feeding a plurality of pieces of core veneer onto a veneer conveyor by an automated core veneer feeder. The method also includes removing one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer from the veneer conveyor and placing the one or more of the plurality of pieces of core veneer onto the face sheet. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067880 | Table Saw Riving Knife Mounting Arrangement - A riving knife mounting assembly is provided that rigidly and accurately positions the riving knife relative to the cutting blade by way of a simple and intuitive mechanism. Interaction between a clamping plate and a locking plate engage opposite sides of the riving knife to hold the riving knife in place, and provides a sensible indication that the two components are properly mated. A cam lever assembly allows loosening or tightening the clamping plate and locking plate together about the riving knife by simply rotation of the lever. A spring assembly maintains pressure on the riving knife even in the loosened position to maintain proper positioning of the components. The clamping plate is part of a mounting bracket that is mounted to a motor arm movable with the drive assembly, and includes adjustment screws for adjusting the orientation of the riving knife relative to the cutting blade in multiple degrees of freedom. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067881 | ELONGATED CAM, SELF-LOCKING, BOARD STRAIGHTENING DEVICE - A board straightening tool comprising a handle non-rotatably attached to a cam rotatably attached to a locking dog provides force to straighten boards by grasping the joist supporting the tool and simultaneously wedging a shoulder of the cam against the board being fastened to the joist, and maintains a space between tool and board for edge-mount fasteners. Increased force against the board is provided by a fulcrum action of the cam to locking dog rotatable attachment and is maintained by locking the cam in place using a specially designed curved cam perimeter section that enables an installer to straighten a deck board while keeping his hands free. Locking dog locking fingers are constructed from a knurled metal for grasp power or of a smooth surface to reduce marring the joist. The tool also provides the force required to maintain consistently spaced gaps between the boards for a more desirable appearance. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067882 | DEVICE FOR LONGITUDINAL PROCESSING OF WOOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A WOOD COMPOSITE - Disclosed is a device having four processing modules, arranged one behind another. Consecutive modules longitudinally cut wooden poles to narrower pieces. Each module has at least two corrugated feeding cylinders, at least one cutting apart wedge disc located behind them, optionally at least one fixed separating wedge located behind the cutting apart wedge disc, at least a cylinder distributing the longitudinally cut wooden poles and at least one cylinder crushing bundles of fibres of the longitudinally cut wood. There is a support and transport line situated along the workpiece transport route in each processing module. In case of a larger number of wedge discs in a processing module, the cutting apart wedge discs are situated on two opposite sides of the feed path and separated in a 2:1 ratio on the two sides of the feed path of the workpiece being cut apart. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067883 | PROCESS FOR FORMING AN ARTIFICIAL REEF - A process for forming an artificial reef includes the steps of forming a form having a geometric shape, applying at least one blockout onto a surface of the form such that the blockout extends outwardly of the surface of the form, applying a sprayable concrete over the form and the blockout, curing the sprayable concrete on the form for a period of time, removing the blockout from the surface of the form and from the cured sprayable concrete, and removing the form from the cured sprayable concrete. A base is formed having an upper surface. The lower end of the form is positioned upon the base. The sprayable concrete is sprayed over the upper surface of the base. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067884 | Crack free dental pressing ring system - A metal ring for protecting dental pressing investment ring which frictionally engages the surface of the investment ring, using a thin liner between the investment ring and protective metal ring to absorb the investment ring's expansion during the wax pattern burnout. The metal ring and liner prevents the investment ring from cracking during the pressing of the molten ceramic material. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067885 | EXTENDABLE VIBRATORY IMPLEMENT FOR WORKING CONCRETE - An imprint roller comprises a roller assembly, a frame, and a motor assembly. The roller assembly is supported on the frame and includes a vibrator head and a roller tube having a roller surface. An operator of the imprint roller may grip the frame and support at least a portion of the frame during operation of the imprint roller. The motor assembly is supported on the frame and operable to transfer mechanical energy through the frame to the vibrator head included in the roller assembly. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067886 | CUTTING PLATFORM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A cutting platform for supporting a cutter adjacent a concrete pad and a method of making clean cuts into the pad is disclosed. The platform includes a base having an upper surface positioned so that it is level with an upper surface of the pad. The cutter is received on the base's upper surface and is rollable onto the pad's upper surface. One or more support legs extend downwardly from a lower surface of the base and are adjustable in length. At least one arm extends outwardly from the base and rests on the pad's upper surface. A replaceable insert is received in a recess in the first end of the base adjacent the pad. The cutter's blade is actuated and cuts initially into the insert. As the cutter rolls from the base onto the pad, a clean cut is made into the side and upper surface of the pad. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067887 | WALL SAW WITH SAFETY CLUTCH - A wall saw comprising:—a carriage ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160067888 | Method and Apparatus for Microwave and Convection Composite Curing - Method and apparatus for curing a composite laminate. The apparatus comprising an electromagnetic radiation source creating electromagnetic microwave energy in an enclosed volume and a heating source for providing a convective airflow in the enclosed volume. A composite laminate assembly comprising a composite laminate is placed in the enclosed volume, wherein the composite laminate of the composite laminate assembly is cured by both the electromagnetic microwave energy created by the electromagnetic radiation source, and the convective airflow provided by the heating source. A vacuum bag may be placed over the composite laminate assembly. A source may be activated such that a vacuum within the vacuum bag is created according to design specifications. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067889 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED ARTICLE USING FOOD WASTE - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a molded article using food waste, in which food waste is dried, fractioned and ground, after which the processed food waste is mixed with purified water, a preservative, an aromatic agent and a binding agent comprising a food additive, and the mixture is poured into a fixing mold to be compression-molded into various shapes, e.g., cubes. The molded article can substitute for soaps which have been conventionally used for practicing carving so as to prevent resource waste and environmental contamination. The method for manufacturing a molded article using food waste enables a minimal addition of chemicals during molding so as to provide practice materials which are not harmful to the human body. Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a molded article using food waste, in which cubes are manufactured by using food waste, the cubes are combined to form a big cube, and small cubes are sequentially removed from a big cube consisting of small cubes, thereby enabling a model to be modified at the users convenience. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067890 | SHEET CONVEYING ROLLER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a sheet conveying roller, which effectively reduces the amount of paper dust accumulated on its outer peripheral surface to thereby suppress sheet transportation failure. The sheet conveying roller includes a nonporous tubular elastic member ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160067891 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D PRINTING OF AEROGELS - A method of forming an aerogel. The method may involve providing a graphene oxide powder and mixing the graphene oxide powder with a solution to form an ink. A 3D printing technique may be used to write the ink into a catalytic solution that is contained in a fluid containment member to form a wet part. The wet part may then be cured in a sealed container for a predetermined period of time at a predetermined temperature. The cured wet part may then be dried to form a finished aerogel part. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067892 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A DRAINAGE ELEMENT AND DRAINAGE ELEMENT PRODUCED THEREBY - A porous hardenable drainage element is produced from a molding compound of expanded plastics granulate and a bonding agent by virtue of the fact that the molding compound is received in a ladle having a pouring opening closed off by a mold bottom, the molding compound is pressurized in the ladle, the element is molded from the molding compound in a mold formed by lowering of the mold bottom down into an opening cross section consistent with a cross section of the pouring opening, and the element is separated from the molding compound by mutual lateral displacement of the mold and the ladle. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067893 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONNECTING PART USING AN INJECTION FOAM MOLDING PROCESS - The invention relates to a method for producing a connecting part ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160067894 | METHOD OF PREPARING ALUMINUM-RESIN COMPLEX - Provided is a method of preparing an aluminum-resin complex in which an aluminum alloy and a resin composition are integrated with each other. More particularly, the present invention is relates to a method of preparing an aluminum-resin complex having improved bonding strength by preparing an aluminum alloy having a more uniform etching surface using an alkaline aqueous solution to which a chelating agent and a cycloamine are added and an acidic aqueous solution to which a chelating agent is added and injection-molding a resin composition using the aluminum alloy. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067895 | MOLDING SYSTEM HAVING A RESIDUE CLEANING FEATURE AND AN ADJUSTABLE MOLD SHUT HEIGHT - A method is provided of cleaning of a portion of a mold component, the portion of the mold component including a passage configured, in use, to allow passage of fluid and to prevent passage of melt, the method comprising: entering the mold component into a cleaning configuration, whereby a portion of the passage becomes part of a molding surface; performing a molding cycle to fill in at least the portion of the passage with molding material for incorporation and removal of a residue there from. Also provided is a mold having a first mold half and a second mold half, the halves being movable relative to each other. A mold shut height adjustment apparatus can provide for a change in the mold shut height. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067896 | ROTARY VALVE DEVICE - A rotary valve device includes a valve body having a valve hole and a plurality of ports connected to the valve hole. The rotary valve device further includes a rotary valve having communication passages and a motor driving to rotate the rotary valve to regulate flow of a fluid. The valve body has a first and a second supply passage that interconnect the valve hole and the ports. The second supply passage is connected to the valve hole at a position that is closer to an axial end of the valve hole than the first supply passage. The fluid supplied from the second supply passage has lower pressure than the fluid supplied from the first supply passage. Sealing members are interposed between an inner peripheral surface of the valve hole and an outer peripheral surface of the rotary valve at respective opposite ends of the valve hole. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067897 | WEIGHT COMPENSATED MOLDING MACHINE - Wings are provided on mold components and linear ways are provided below these wings. A pad rides on each linear way below each wing. A force generator, such as a spring, is disposed between each wing and underlying pad. In this way the weight of the mold components is borne, at least in part, by the linear ways so that the weight on components that might otherwise sag is lessened. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067898 | HIGH SPEED CLAMP SYSTEM FOR AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A clamp assembly for an injection molding machine includes: (a) a cylinder housing having an inner end and an outer end spaced axially apart from the inner end; (b) a piston assembly comprising a tie bar end portion of a tie bar and a piston head affixed to the tie bar end portion, the piston assembly slidable within the housing between a meshing position and a clamped position spaced axially apart from the meshing position; (c) a clamp chamber between the piston head and the inner end of the cylinder housing for holding pressurized fluid and urging the piston assembly to the clamped position when pressurized; and (d) a spring return device adjacent the outer end of the cylinder housing, the spring return device pushing the piston assembly from the clamped position back to the meshing position when pressure in the clamp chamber is relieved. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067899 | DROP-IN HOT RUNNER SYSTEM - A drop-in hot runner system includes a first runner component having a first channel aperture extending into a first runner component sliding surface, and a second runner component having a second channel aperture extending into a second runner component sliding surface. A depressible protrusion is associated with the first runner component, and a receiver is associated with the second runner component. The depressible protrusion and the receiver are positioned such that when the first runner component and the second runner component are coupled together along the first and second runner component sliding surfaces the depressible protrusion is received in the receiver, and the first and second channel apertures are misaligned. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067900 | MOLDING APPARATUS - An in-mold shutter ( | 2016-03-10 |
20160067901 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INJECTION MOLDING OF PLASTIC MATERIALS - Injection molding of plastic materials by an apparatus comprising at least one injector including a valve pin displaceable in a controlled manner between a closed position and an open position by an electric rotary actuator. At least one step is provided of detecting the value of the torque developed by the electric rotary actuator when the valve pin is in the path from the closed position to the open position, and the torque value detected is used to pilot the molding process. | 2016-03-10 |
20160067902 | EXTRUSION DIE FOR PRODUCING BICOLOR PLASTIC SHEETS - An extrusion die includes a first metal plate and a second metal plate. The first and second metal plates define a first entrance for receiving a first plastic flow, a first cavity including two first distributing channels, and a second cavity including two second distributing channels. The first entrance communicates with the first cavity. The first metal plate further defines a second entrance for receiving a second plastic flow of different color. The second entrance communicates with the second cavity. The first cavity communicates with the second cavity through a common side therebetween. An exit is defined at bottoms of the cavities, from which bicolor plastic sheets can be delivered. One of the first distributing channels and one of the second distributing channels are respectively curved downwardly to join to the common side between the cavities, so that the plastic flows can flow more smoothly to prevent color mixing therebetween. | 2016-03-10 |