19th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160131069 | ENGINE SYSTEM UTILIZING CLOUD BASED ENGINE OPTIMIZATION - A cloud based engine optimization system is disclosed. The system may have an engine. The system may also have a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of an amount of power generated by the engine and a speed sensor configured to generate a speed signal indicative of a speed of the engine. The system may also have a controller configured to receive the sensor signal and the speed signal. The controller may also be configured to upload the operating histogram to a server and receive, from the server, a calibration parameter set. In addition, the controller may be configured to apply the received calibration parameter set to the engine. The server may be configured to generate the calibration parameter set that reduces both a fuel consumption amount for the engine and an amount of emissions discharged by the engine when performing operations corresponding to the operating histogram. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131070 | HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) GUIDED MECHANICAL FUEL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT - A display system for an engine includes a processor configured to receive a first measurement indication relating to a measurement of a fuel control valve position of the engine, wherein the fuel control valve position is configured to control an air/fuel ratio of the engine. The processor is further configured to compare the first measurement indication to a first preset fuel control valve range, generate a first completion indication based on when the measurement is within the first preset fuel control valve range, and display the first completion indication on a display of the display system. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131071 | FUEL INJECTION DEVICE - There is provided a fuel injection device. Based on a current intake air pressure and a previous intake air pressure of an engine at the predetermined crank position, an intake air pressure variation of the engine at the predetermined crank position is calculated as a measured intake air pressure variation. Based on the current rotational speed and the previous rotational speed of the engine at the predetermined crank position, and a fully-closed-state intake air pressure conversion data item, the fully-closed-state intake air pressure variation of the engine at the predetermined crank position is calculated. The measured intake air pressure variation is corrected based on the fully-closed-state intake air pressure variation. Based on the corrected measured intake air pressure variation, the current rotational speed at the predetermined crank position, and the transient fuel injection quantity conversion data item, the transient fuel injection quantity at the predetermined crank position is determined. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131072 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING FUELING OF ENGINE CYLINDERS - Systems and methods for improving fuel injection of an engine that includes a cylinder receiving fuel from two different fuel injectors is disclosed. In one example, fueling errors for each of the two fuel injectors are determined based on fractions of fuel supplied by the two fuel injectors during different engine operating conditions. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131073 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGINE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for controlling exhaust emissions by adjusting an injection profile for different fuels injected into an engine cylinder from different fuel injectors during engine start and crank. By splitting fuel injection during start and cranking so that fuel of lower alcohol content is port injected and fuel of higher alcohol content is direct injected as one or multiple injections, the soot load of the engine can be reduced and fuel economy can be improved. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131074 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A control device for a fuel injection valve includes a drive circuit that controls open/close operation of the fuel injection valve by passing an exciting current through a solenoid of the fuel injection valve and an ECU that reduces a peak current value as a fuel pressure in a delivery pipe at timing of a start of energization of the fuel injection valve decreases. The ECU reduces the peak current value as an amount of fuel discharged from a high-pressure fuel pump to the delivery pipe reduces. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131075 | WELDED PISTON ASSEMBLY - A pre-finished piston part is disclosed that may be used to form a piston assembly. A pre-finished piston may include a lower part defining a piston axis, the lower part having a skirt and forming a lower surface of a cooling gallery. The lower part may include a radially inner bowl surface defining a lower part radially inner mating surface. The pre-finished piston assembly may further include an upper part having a radially outer bowl surface meeting the radially inner bowl surface at a radially inner joint. The upper part may include a radially inner wall defining a radially inner upper part mating surface. The radially inner wall may define a radially inwardly facing surface that defines a non-parallel angle with the radially inner bowl surface where the radially inner bowl surface meets the radially innermost edge of the radially inner mating surface. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131076 | A STIRLING ENGINE - A Stirling engine has a housing containing a displacer and a power piston arranged to reciprocate relatively to one another. A head is adjacent to the displacer to absorb heat, and is surrounded by a block of copper or aluminium. A substantial proportion of the block is clad with a layer of stainless steel or Inconel having a thickness of between 3 mm and 0.15 mm. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131077 | FAIRING FOR A MIXER OF A NOZZLE OF A DUAL-FLOW TURBOMACHINE - The invention relates to a fairing ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131078 | SLEEVE LINKAGE FOR THRUST REVERSER - Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system for a thrust reverser of an aircraft comprising: a primary sleeve, and a secondary sleeve, wherein a first stroke associated with the primary sleeve is different from a second stroke associated with the secondary sleeve, and wherein the primary sleeve traverses a first distance associated with the first stroke at the outset of a deployment of the thrust reverser and a second distance associated with the first stroke at a later stage of the deployment. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131079 | Engine cowling of a gas turbine with thrust-reversing device and adjustable outlet nozzle - An engine cowling of an aircraft gas turbine having a front cowling and a single rear cowling movable in the axial direction. By a drive device, the rear cowling is movable into different positions including a closed cruise position, a partially opened maximum thrust position and a completely opened thrust-reversing position. The drive device includes at least two actuators arranged in series relative to one another and actuated independently of one another, the actuators having power supply systems separated from one another and separately operating, where one of the actuators is designed for the maximum thrust position and the other actuator for the thrust-reversing position. The rear cowling can be locked in the maximum thrust position or the thrust-reversing position by two independent locking devices. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131080 | PROPULSION UNIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft propulsion assembly including a turbojet nacelle, and the nacelle includes a stationary structure and a movable structure. The movable structure includes: a thrust reversal device including a cowl translatable along a substantially longitudinal axis of the nacelle between a retracted position, and a deployed position; and a secondary air flow exhaust nozzle including a device for electrically controlling and actuating the nozzle. In particular, the device for controlling and actuating the nozzle includes an electrical switch suitable for being closed during a direct jet operation of the nacelle and moreover suitable for being open during a reverse jet operation. The electrical switch includes a stationary connector and a movable connector. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131081 | ELECTRIC THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE NACELLE AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE NACELLE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - The present disclosure provides an electric thrust reverser system for an aircraft engine nacelle, including a mechanism for actuating a thrust reverser mechanism. The actuating mechanism includes a first drive cylinder and a second drive cylinder. Each cylinder includes a mechanical connection casing, a primary lock ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131082 | THRUST REVERSER WITH HIDDEN LINKAGE BLOCKER DOORS - Aspects are directed to a system that includes an outer structure of a thrust reverser, a blocker door, and a plurality of four-bar mechanisms arranged in series with one another that couple the outer structure and the blocker door. Aspects are directed to a system for a thrust reverser of an aircraft that includes a blocker door, a kinematic mechanism configured to actuate the blocker door, and a pressure shelf, where the blocker door is configured to reside below the pressure shelf in proximity to a duct of the thrust reverser, and where at least a portion of the kinematic mechanism is configured to reside above the pressure shelf. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131083 | EXHAUST NOZZLE CENTER BODY ATTACHMENT - A ceramic turbine engine exhaust component, such as a ceramic matrix composite (“CMC”) exhaust center body may be positioned around a metallic attachment ring. The attachment ring may have a greater coefficient of thermal expansion than the CMC center body. A plurality of bolts radially-spaced around the circumference of the attachment ring may be inserted through apertures in the center body with a sliding fit, and may be coupled to the attachment ring. The bolts may slide within the apertures, allowing the attachment ring to thermally expand without applying extra loads on the exhaust center body due to the expansion. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131084 | GEARED TURBOFAN ARRANGEMENT WITH CORE SPLIT POWER RATIO - A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan section, and a compressor section including at least a first compressor section and a second compressor section. A power ratio is provided by the combination of the first compressor section and the second compressor section. A method of design a gas turbine engine is also disclosed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131085 | STORED PRESSURE DRIVEN CYCLE - A propulsion system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a pressurant selectively released from a pressure tank to drive a pump to sustain propellant flow for main combustion. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131086 | Liquid Filter, Function Module, Connecting Part, Filter Element, and Filter Module of a Liquid Filter - A liquid filter for liquid, a function module, a connecting part, a filter element, and a filter module of a liquid filter are described. The liquid filter includes at least one fluid passage, in particular at least one inlet for liquid to be filtered and/or at least one outlet for filtered liquid and/or at least one separation medium outlet for any medium separated from the liquid. In addition, the liquid filter has at least one filter element which separates at least one inlet from at least one outlet. Furthermore, the liquid filter has at least one replaceable function module which is fluidically connected to at least one fluid passage. At least two functionally different fluid passages, in particular at least one inlet and at least one outlet, are fluidically connected to separate function modules. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131087 | MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131088 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EGR CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for engine dilution control via direct injection of water from a reservoir. In one example, a method may include during select conditions, direct injecting fluid from a reservoir into an EGR cooler. This approach can be used to supplement EGR flow during situations that decrease EGR flow. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131089 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER FEED FORWARD CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A variable geometry turbocharger control method and system for an engine air system with a variable geometry turbocharger having adjustable vanes. The method includes monitoring engine parameters; generating engine state estimates using an engine observer model; generating measured engine states based on the monitored engine parameters; computing observer error based on the differences between the measured and modeled engine states; generating model correction factors; and generating commands for adjusting the vane positions of the variable geometry turbocharger. An inverse engine observer model can generate the desired variable geometry turbocharger vane positions. The method can include generating feedback actuator commands in generating the desired variable geometry turbocharger vane positions. The correction factors can include fresh air, EGR and/or turbine mass flow correction factors. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131090 | VAPORIZED FUEL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A vaporized fuel processing apparatus for an engine, which includes an air supply passage equipped with a throttle valve, has an adsorbent canister and a purge passage communicating the adsorbent canister with the air supply passage of the engine. The adsorbent canister is adapted to communicate with a fuel tank. The purge passage includes a first purge passage and a second purge passage such that the first purge passage is formed in parallel with the second purge passage. The first purge passage has a first purge valve. The second purge passage has in series a second purge valve and a purge pump. The first purge passage and the second purge passage are configured such that pressure loss in the second purge passage is less than pressure loss in the first purge passage. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131091 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In the present invention, an internal combustion engine is provided with an in-cylinder fuel injection valve and a secondary air supply device and is formed so as to make possible first catalyst warming control and second catalyst warming control that promote the raising of the temperature of an exhaust gas purification catalyst. The first catalyst warming control comprises control to inject fuel from the in-cylinder fuel injection valve during the compression stroke to form a stratified state, and control to greatly delay ignition timing. The second catalyst warming control comprises control to supply secondary air to an engine exhaust gas passage. The internal combustion engine executes the first catalyst warming control after startup and, after the first catalyst warming control is executed, carries out control (third catalyst warming control) to execute the first catalyst warming control and the second catalyst warming control simultaneously. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131092 | FUEL-EFFICIENT AND EMISSION REDUCTION DEVICE OF ENGINE - A fuel-saving and emission-reduction device of an engine, having a barrel-shaped structure, comprising an inner pipe | 2016-05-12 |
20160131093 | AIR CLEANER STRUCTURE FOR BLOCKING INFLOWING OF DEBRIS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An air cleaner structure for blocking an inflow of debris to prevent the debris from inflowing into an engine intake passage of an air cleaner housing when replacing a filter includes a rotator fixing the filter and a filter cover to the air cleaner housing and generating a rotating force to open and close the engine intake passage. An engine intake passage door opens and closes the engine intake passage by the rotating force of the rotator. A connector has one end connected to the rotator and another end connected to the engine intake passage door to deliver the rotating force to the engine intake passage door. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131094 | Air Filter, Filter Element and Filter Housing of an Air Filter - An air filter, including: an openable filter housing having an inlet for air to be cleaned, an outlet for cleaned air, a filter element exchangeably arranged with the filter housing. The filter element includes a filter medium radially surrounding and defining an interior space within the filter element and a support element secured to the filter element. The support element faces away from the filter medium and has a lateral support surface having a cylindrical section and/or a section with a cross section that changes in the direction of the element axis, whose main axis runs axially or parallel to the element axis and with which the support element is supported at least transversely to the element axis against a corresponding support section arranged on a side of the filter housing. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131095 | VALVE, IN PARTICULAR AN ENGINE CONTROL VALVE, EQUIPPED WITH A METERING GATE AND A DIVERTER GATE - The invention relates to a valve comprising: at least three channels ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131096 | FILTER FOR FLUID SUPPLY SYSTEM - A filter includes housing and a filter device disposed within the housing to define a circumferential cavity therebetween. The filter further includes a cap coupled to an inlet port and the cap includes a first thread portion. The filter further includes a first seal member attached to a first end of the filter device to restrict entry of fluid from the circumferential cavity into a hollow center tube disposed within the filter device. The filter further includes an engagement member provided on the first seal member and the engagement portion includes a second thread portion. The first thread portion of cap is adapted to engage with the second thread portion of the engagement member for removing filter device from the housing. Further, a second seal member is attached to a second end of the filter device to restrict flow of the fluid from the circumferential cavity into a drain port. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131097 | HIGH PRESSURE PUMP - A partitioning portion partitions a fuel chamber into a first space, which receives a pressurizing chamber forming portion and is communicated with an inflow pipe, and a second space, which is communicated with an outflow pipe. A flow passage forming portion extends from the partitioning portion toward the first space side and forms a communicating flow passage, which communicates between the first space and the second space. Thereby, vapor contained in the fuel, which is returned from a pressurizing chamber to the fuel chamber, is accumulated as bubbles in the first space, which receives the pressurizing chamber forming portion. The first space is communicated with the outside through the communicating flow passage and the second space. Therefore, outputting of air bubbles of the first space to the outside can be effectively limited in comparison to a case where the fuel chamber is directly communicated with the outside. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131098 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - An object of the present invention is to further improve the characteristic of the fuel spray of a fuel injection valve which has a plurality of stepped injection holes having a hole diameter of an outlet side injection hole larger than a hole diameter of an inlet side injection hole and which injects fuel from the stepped injection holes into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. A cutout portion, which guides a flow of gas flowing into an outlet side injection hole from a lateral position of a fuel outlet of the outlet side injection hole during fuel injection, in a circumferential direction of the outlet side injection hole, is provided for at least one of both lateral portions between which the fuel outlet is interposed along with an arrangement direction of a plurality of injection holes, on a circumferential edge of the fuel outlet of the outlet side injection hole, in relation to at lease some of the injection holes of a fuel injection valve having the plurality of stepped injection holes. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131099 | STARTER DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A starter device for an internal combustion engine includes a starter housing, an electric motor and an engagement pinion driven in rotation by the motor around the pinion rotation axis, the pinion being movable in a translational motion along its pinion rotation axis between a retracted position and an engaging position for engaging a gear connected to the internal combustion engine, the translational motion being caused by the rotation of the electric motor, the starter device further comprising a non-rotatable element which is blocked in rotation with respect to the starter housing, a rotatable element driven in rotation by the electric motor, a helical linkage between the non rotatable element and the rotatable element for causing the translational motion of the pinion. The non rotatable element is fixed in translation along the pinion rotation axis with respect to the starter housing, the rotatable element can translate with respect to the starter housing, and translation of the rotatable element causes translation of the pinion towards its engaging position. The non-rotatable element includes a retractable clutching member with a pin movable in translational movement, so that the helical linkage can be deactivated. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131100 | CRANKSHAFT ROTATING ANGLE CONTROLLING SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CRANKSHAFT ROTATING ANGLE AND CRANKSHAFT ROTATING ANGLE CONTROLLING METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A crankshaft rotating angle controlling method and a crankshaft rotating angle controlling system are provided. A shut-off signal is obtained, and an engine speed is judged. If the engine speed is lower than a specific value, a generator is set in a driving mode at an ending point of a missing tooth signal in a gear pulse signal, such that the generator in the driving mode drives a crankshaft to exceed a top-dead-center of a cylinder. When the crankshaft arrives at a bottom-dead-center of the cylinder, the generator is set to be in a holding mode of an error phase of a three-phase current. Through the generator in the driving mode, the given error phase of the three-phase current stops the generator immediately and the crankshaft is fixed within an angle range of a default stop position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131101 | OCEAN WAVE ENERGY ABSORBING KITE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ocean wave energy absorbing kite system | 2016-05-12 |
20160131102 | ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM FOR OCEAN WAVES - Disclosed is an energy harvesting system for ocean waves. The energy harvesting system includes each of a buoyant platform and a plurality of wave energy harvesting units. The buoyant platform is configured to float above the ocean bed. Further, each wave energy harvesting unit may be tethered between the buoyant platform and the ocean bed. Additionally, a wave energy harvesting unit may be configured to be actuated by motion of the buoyant platform. Accordingly, the wave energy harvesting unit may absorb energy from the buoyant platform's movement resulted from the ocean waves. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131103 | MARINE TURBINE PIVOT SUPPORT - A water current power generator having an energy capture assembly, a preferred energy capture axis, and a support for carrying the capture assembly. The generator has steering means for steering the capture assembly relative to the support, the steering means being arranged to steer the capture assembly by pivoting the capture assembly about at least one axis of the support, and to perform said steering in such a manner that when the capture assembly is immersed in a fluid flow presenting a flow direction and a given minimum flow speed, the preferred energy capture axis is substantially oriented parallel to the flow direction, the steering means also including resilient return means for returning the capture assembly towards a reference angular position of the capture assembly relative to the support. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131104 | POWER GENERATION DEVICE - A power generation device is adapted to be driven by ocean currents, and includes a craft body unit, a plurality of blade units, a plurality of power generators, and a plurality of sails. The blade units are mounted on the craft body unit, and are adapted to extend into the sea and to be driven rotatably by the ocean currents. The power generators are mounted on the craft body unit and connected respectively to the blade units for converting a kinetic energy of the blade units into electrical energy. The sails are mounted on the craft body unit for capturing the wind to maintain a location of the craft body unit against drifting from a force of the ocean currents applied to the craft body unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131105 | ASSEMBLY STAND FOR ASSEMBLING A GEARBOX UNIT AND A MAIN SHAFT OF WIND TURBINE - An assembly stand and an assembly method for assembling a gear unit and a main shaft unit of a wind turbine in which the assembly stand has a main shaft frame unit and a gear frame unit arranged on a base frame, wherein both frame units have adjustment means for adjusting the position of the main shaft unit and the gear unit in at least a horizontal or vertical direction. The main shaft unit and the gear unit are aligned by using a light source emitting a light beam onto removable guiding elements. The main shaft unit is positioned on a slidable seat and pulled into contact with the gear unit by pulling elements located on a moveable unit. The pulling element is connected to the gear unit via a wire extending through the main shaft unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131106 | WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A WIND TURBINE - Wind turbine comprising a nacelle with a generator and wind turbine blades for driving the generator, a tower supporting the nacelle wherein the nacelle is rotatable about a vertical axis an azimuth drive for rotating the nacelle around the axis, said azimuth drive comprising a plurality of asynchronous yaw motors and an azimuth controller with a frequency unit for controlling the plurality of asynchronous yaw motors, wherein the azimuth controller is arranged to connect all of the plurality of asynchronous yaw motors to the one frequency unit in a rotating mode and to connect only a subset of the plurality of asynchronous yaw motors from the one frequency unit in a locking mode. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131107 | Wind Generator with Lightweight Adjustable Blades - A wind generator system with a plurality of lightweight, surface area adjustable airfoil/sail blades. Each blade is triangular or wedge shape with a narrow inner edge and a wide outer edge. Each blade includes an inner frame connected to a rigid mast that extends radially from a hub assembly. Each blade includes a curved outer skin layer that extends over the inner frame and configured into air foil shape with a large curved leading edge and a thin trailing edge. The outer skin layer is secured along its leading edge and removeably attached along its trailing edge to the inner frame. Coupled to the outer skin layer is a first linear actuator that when activated, causes the outer skin layer to fold or unfold thereby changing the blade's surface area. The internal frame may include a second linear actuator and a telescopic mast over which the blade slides to increase or decrease the sweep area of the blades. Wind or electrical sensors are coupled to the mast and the retractable cable to automatically control the sweep area and the surface areas. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131108 | AIRFLOW GENERATION DEVICE AND WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - There is provided an airflow generation device and the like capable of suppressing an increase in a number of poles of a slip ring, and effectively preventing a malfunction from occurring due to a generation of noise caused by the slip ring. An airflow generation device of an embodiment has a main body, a rotation speed detecting unit, and a voltage application unit. The main body has a first electrode and a second electrode provided to a base formed of a dielectric, and is disposed on a rotary body. The rotation speed detecting unit detects a rotation speed of the rotary body. The voltage application unit generates an airflow by applying a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode based on the rotation speed detected in the rotation speed detecting unit. Here, the voltage application unit and the rotation speed detecting unit are disposed in the rotary body. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131109 | METHOD FOR FEEDING ELECTRICAL POWER INTO AN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY NETWORK - The invention relates to a method for feeding electrical power into an electrical supply network by means of at least a first and a second wind farm. A first electrical wind farm output is provided by the first wind farm to be fed into the electrical supply network and a second electrical wind farm output is provided by the second wind farm to be fed into the electrical supply network, and a total power output is generated from at least the first and second wind farm output and fed into the electrical supply network, wherein a central control unit for controlling the total power output that is fed in controls the provision of at least the first and second wind farm output. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131110 | CONDUIT ASSEMBLY FOR A LIGHTNING PROTECTION CABLE OF A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for reducing electrical arcs caused by lightning strikes in a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The rotor blade includes a lightning protection system with at least one lightning receptor connected to at least one conductor and a conduit assembly. The conduit assembly has one or more conduit members configured to route the conductor of the lightning protection system from a first blade location to a second blade location so as to maximize a distance between the conductor and one or more conductive rotor blade components. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131111 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO WIND TURBINES - The present invention relates to a method and to a wind turbine for determining the tip angle of a blade of a wind turbine rotor during rotation of the rotor. The method comprising: (a) transmitting a light signal from a first blade of the wind turbine rotor towards a second blade of the rotor; (b) receiving the light signal at the second blade of the rotor; and (c) calculating the tip angle of the first or second blade based upon characteristics of the received light signal. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131112 | STRUCTURAL MEMBER FOR A WIND TURBINE - It comprises a body that has an inertial asymmetrical and/or the body is asymmetrical in terms of geometry and/or mass of with respect to a XZ plane passing substantially through the centre of a wind turbine rotor for withstanding asymmetrical loads acting on the wind turbine. The inertia in sections of the structural member body at one side of the XZ plane may be 50% greater than the inertia in sections of the structural member body at another side of the XZ plane. The structural member may connect the wind turbine tower with the wind turbine rotor and may comprise at least two asymmetrical portions defined on both sides of the XZ plane which may be mutually asymmetrical reinforcing elements. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131113 | SPRING WINDING DEVICE FOR USE WITH OVERHEAD DOORS - A spring winding device, a counterbalancing force adjustment device for a counterbalancing mechanism, and a method of adjusting an amount of force stored in a spring of a counterbalancing mechanism are provided. The spring winding device includes a support bracket, a worm gear, and a drive gear. The worm gear is rotatably coupled to the support bracket and includes a mount portion for coupling a first end cone thereto. The drive gear is rotatably disposed adjacent the support bracket and is drivingly engaged with the worm gear. A rotation of the drive gear causes the worm gear to rotate within the support bracket. The spring winding device does not require pretensioning using winding rods, maintains rigidity and alignment when a counterbalancing force is applied, and decreases a cost and a complexity of the counterbalancing mechanism. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131114 | HEAT/ACOUSTIC WAVE CONVERSION COMPONENT AND HEAT/ACOUSTIC WAVE CONVERSION UNIT - A heat/acoustic wave conversion component includes a partition wall that defines a plurality of cells extending from a first end face to a second end face, and has a cell hydraulic diameter HD of 0.4 mm or less, an end face open frontal area of 60% or more and 93% or less, and heat capacity per unit length in the extending direction that tends to decrease with distance from the first end face. A first end portion on the first end face side that accounts for a region of 10% of a total length of the heat/acoustic wave conversion component has 1.1 times or more the heat capacity of that of a second end portion on the second end face side that accounts for a region of 10% of the total length. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131115 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF UTILIZING AXIAL FLOW EXPANDERS - An exemplary embodiment of the present techniques provides a system for decreasing a temperature of a fluid. The system includes an axial flow expander for expanding gas flowed in a direction along an axis thereof. The axial flow expander includes: an outer casing made as a unified structure having an inlet port and an outlet port. An inner casing is fixed inside the outer casing. A rotor shaft is accommodated inside the inner casing, and is aligned with the axis. A number of bearings allow the rotor shaft to rotate around the axis. Moving blades protrude from the rotor shaft and are arranged inside the gas passage in an alternating fashion with a number of stator vanes. The inner casing, the rotor shaft, the bearings, the stator vanes, and the moving blades are integrally assembled, and inserted into the outer casing in the direction along the axis. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131116 | PUMP ARRANGEMENT - A pump arrangement ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131117 | Hydraulic Machine Comprising Cylinders Provided With Angularly Offset Openings - A hydraulic machine comprising a drum ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131118 | TANDEM AXIAL PISTON PUMP WITH SHARED CYLINDER BLOCK - A tandem axial piston pump having a common cylinder block. A first axial piston pump includes a first set of pistons arranged in a parallel, circular array and configured to reciprocate in response to rotation about a central axis. A second axial piston pump includes a second set of pistons arranged in a parallel, circular array and configured to reciprocate as they rotate about the central axis. A common drive shaft extends along the central axis, both the first and second sets of pistons being configured to rotate with the common drive shaft. Both the first and second sets of pistons are configured to reciprocate within corresponding separate first and second sets of cylinder bores of the common cylinder block. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131119 | PUMP DEVICE - A pump device ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131120 | High-Pressure Fuel Pump - A high-pressure fuel pump includes a pump housing with a housing wall and a damping device configured to damp inlet-side pressure pulses by varying a damping volume with an elastically deformable wall. At least one section of the elastically deformable wall is formed from one or more of at least one part of a jacket-like area of the housing wall and at least one part of a sealing support. The section is embodied such that it includes at least one main part configured to vary the damping volume. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131121 | Device for Choking a Fluid Flow and Corresponding Piston Pump for Delivering Fluids - A device for choking a fluid flow, with a pot-like base body, in the base of which a first passage opening is arranged, and a closing body guided axially moveably in the pot-like base body against a spring force of a spring element and having a second passage opening that forms a static choke point with a predefined fixed opening cross section. The closing body in combination with the spring element and the first passage opening forms a dynamic choke point with a dynamic opening cross section that is variably adjustable depending on a pressure difference. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131122 | Convection pump and method of operation - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to a convection pump. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a chamber, the chamber having an inlet at a first end of the chamber and an outlet at a second end of the chamber. The chamber further has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being opposite to the second surface. A baffle having a substantially helical shape is disposed inside the chamber. A heating device is configured to heat the first surface of the chamber. A cooling device is configured to cool the second surface of the chamber. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131123 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR - A reciprocating compressor including a shell, a suction pipe, a driver located at the inner portion of the shell to generate a rotary force, a compressor located in the shell and a muffler assembly is provided. The compressor includes a connecting rod configured to convert the rotary force to a linear driving force, a piston connected to the connecting rod and a cylinder into which the piston is movably inserted is provided. The muffler assembly is configured to transfer a refrigerant suctioned through the suction pipe to the cylinder and includes a suction muffler having an inner portion and a suction hole through which a refrigerant is suctioned, an inner pipe installed at the inner portion of the suction muffler, the inner pipe having a bent portion, the inner pipe providing communication between the suction hole and the cylinder and a coupler disposed at the bent portion. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131124 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR - A reciprocating compressor according to an aspect includes a driving unit; a connecting rod; a piston; a cylinder; and a valve assembly, wherein the valve assembly includes a valve plate forming a main body, a suction inlet and a discharge outlet disposed at the valve plate and coming in communication with a compression space of the cylinder to guide a refrigerant flow, a suction valve and a discharge valve disposed at the valve plate and selectively opening the suction inlet and the discharge outlet, and a plurality of coupling portions disposed at the valve plate, and a plurality of corresponding coupling portions disposed to correspond to each of the plurality of coupling portions and preventing the valve assembly from being erroneously assembled are disposed at the cylinder. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131125 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a reciprocating compressor and a method for assembling the same. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a reciprocating compressor includes: a shell to which a discharge pipe is coupled; a driving unit mounted inside the shell to generate a rotary force; a compression unit having a connecting rod configured to convert the rotary force to a straight driving force, a piston connected to the connecting rod, and a cylinder into which the piston is movably inserted; a discharge hose from which a refrigerant compressed in the cylinder is discharged, and disposed to abut an inner circumferential surface of the shell; and a connection member configured to connect the discharge hose to the discharge pipe, wherein at least a portion of the connection member is inserted into an inner portion of the discharge pipe, and another portion thereof is supported outside the discharge pipe. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131126 | Microelectromechanical Systems Fabricated with Roll to Roll Processing - Roll to roll processing techniques are described to produce microelectromechanical systems having releasable and moveable mechanical structures. A micro-pump that includes a pump body having compartmentalized pump chambers, with plural inlet and outlet ports and valves and plural membranes enclosing the pump chambers is described as a representative example. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131127 | HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR PATIENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITH EASY LOADING HIGH PERFORMANCE PERISTALTIC PUMP - A peristaltic pump has an arcuate raceway with a partially concave inner surface extending through an arc of at least one hundred eighty degrees (180°). The arc defines a midpoint, and a rotor faces the inner surface of the raceway and is both rotatable relative to the raceway and translationally movable relative to the raceway between a pump position, wherein the rotor is spaced from the midpoint a first distance, and a tube load position, wherein the rotor is spaced from the midpoint a second distance greater than the first distance. A motor is coupled to the rotor to rotate the rotor plural are rollers arranged on the rotor to contact tubing disposed between the rotor and the raceway when the rotor is in the pump position. The motor is prevented from stopping at a predetermined angular position to facilitate loading and unloading tubing. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131128 | LOW PROFILE ROD PUMPING UNIT WITH PNEUMATIC COUNTERBALANCE FOR THE ACTIVE CONTROL OF THE ROD STRING - Adaptable systems for a surface pumping unit that includes a low inertia pumping unit mechanism having a pneumatic counterbalance assembly are described, as well as methods for the use of such systems for subterranean fluid recovery. The system is capable of being integrated with well management automation systems, thereby allowing for response to active control commands, and automatically altering and/or maintaining a counterbalance force in the pumping unit by adding or removing air mass from a containment vessel associated with the pumping unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131129 | Pump Control Device - An improved pump control device includes a control device that controls power supplied to a pump, a working device that is connected to the pump to control fluid to flow, and a detection device for detecting the working device. The detection device, when detecting the working device is making a specific operation, transmits operation information to the control device to change the operation condition of the pump so as to achieve advantages of easy use, power saving, and cost reduction. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131130 | Power Unit of Hydraulic Pumping Unit and Corresponding Hydraulic Pumping Unit - Disclosed is a power unit of a hydraulic pumping unit, which comprises a motor; a pumping rod driving device for driving reciprocating movement of a pumping rod; a variable pump driven by the motor, the variable pump hydraulically connected to the pumping rod driving device; a secondary hydraulic control unit hydraulically connected to the pumping rod driving device; an energy accumulator being in transmission connection with the secondary hydraulic control unit; a sensor for setting a stroke of the pumping rod; a first control device adapted to, based on the signals from the sensor, set the discharge capacity of the variable pump to be zero during the declining process of the pumping rod and to be positive during the ascending process of the pumping rod to drive the pumping rod driving device; and a second control device adapted to based on the signals from the sensor, set the secondary hydraulic control unit to function as a motor for driving the energy accumulator to accumulate energy during the descending process of the pumping rod, and to be driven by the energy accumulator to function as a pump for driving the pumping rod driving device during the ascending process of the pumping rod. The present invention further discloses a corresponding hydraulic pumping unit. The hydraulic pumping unit has high energy recycling utilization efficiency and is simple and reliable. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131131 | WIPER SEAL ASSEMBLIES FOR A RECIPROCATING PUMP AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - A wiper seal assembly for a reciprocating pump, the pump including a power section configured to be powered by a motor, a fluid section having an inlet and an outlet, and a plunger having a longitudinal plunger axis, a first end coupled to the power section, and a second end opposite the first end and disposed within the fluid section. The wiper seal assembly includes a cover mounted to the power section. In addition, the wiper seal assembly includes a first wiper seal radially disposed between the cover and the plunger. Further, the wiper seal assembly includes a splash guard disposed about the plunger and axially spaced from the cover. Still further, the wiper seal assembly includes a biasing member axially biasing the splash guard away from the first wiper seal. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131132 | Piston Seal and Pump Including Same - A seal for a piston of a positive displacement pump includes an annular seal element, a radially outer surface of the annular seal element defining a longitudinal axis, and an annular energizer disposed between the annular seal element and the longitudinal axis along a radial direction. The annular energizer has a resilience along the radial direction to bias the annular seal element away from the longitudinal axis along the radial direction, the radial direction being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The radially outer surface of the annular seal element defines at least one circumferential groove about the annular seal element, and a concavity of the at least one circumferential groove faces away from the longitudinal axis along the radial direction | 2016-05-12 |
20160131133 | SCROLL FLUID MACHINE - A scroll expander includes: a driving scroll body having a first axis line as a rotary shaft line; a driven scroll body having, as a rotary shaft, a second axis line shifted with respect to the first axis line; a bearing plate having the second axis line as a rotary shaft; a cylindrical driving pin attached to the driving scroll body; and a cylindrical guide ring attached to the bearing plate and having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the driving pin. Four driving pins are disposed on the circumference of a circle around the first axis line at an equal interval. Four guide rings are disposed on the circumference of a circle around the second axis line at the equal interval so as to correspond to the four driving pins. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131134 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor to compress fluid in a compression chamber formed by combining a scroll wrap of a fixed scroll and a scroll wrap of an orbiting scroll, the scroll wrap of the fixed scroll and the scroll wrap of the orbiting scroll each having a scroll inner end part having a bulb shape defined by an outer surface involute curve, an inner surface involute curve, and a plurality of arcs connecting an end of the outer surface involute curve and an end of the inner surface involute curve, at least one of the scroll inner end parts being formed in an n-tier stair-like shape in which n≧3) number of bulb shapes are stacked on top of one another in an upright direction of the scroll wrap, the scroll compressor being configured to satisfy φos(0)>φos(1)>φos(2)> . . . >φos(n−1) where involute roll angles of the outer surface involute curve in tiers of the stair-like shape of the scroll inner end part are φos(0), φos(1), φos(2), . . . , φos(n−1), respectively, from a wrap tip side to a wrap root side. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131135 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A rotary compressor includes: a vertically-positioned airtight compressor housing having an upper section including a discharge portion of a refrigerant, and a lower section including an inlet unit of the refrigerant and storing lubricant oil; a compressing unit, disposed in the lower section, compressing the refrigerant sucked in via the inlet unit and discharging the refrigerant from the discharge portion; a motor, disposed in the upper section, driving the compressing unit via a rotation shaft; and an accumulator attached to the compressor housing and connected to the inlet unit. Inside the accumulator and/or the compressor housing, silicon dioxide having a crystal structure containing a vacancy with a diameter equal to or less than a diameter of a water molecule or a composite including silicon dioxide having a crystal structure containing a vacancy with a diameter equal to or less than that of the water molecule is placed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131136 | TIP SEAL - A tip seal for scroll wraps in a scroll compressor is provided. The tip seal may include surface features to form a tortuous flow path in a seal groove of a scroll wrap. The surface features can help form one or more contraction and/or expansion areas in the tortuous flow path. The tortuous flow path can help provide resistance to fluid flow and help reduce leakage through the seal groove. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131137 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A rotary compressor includes: a vertically-positioned airtight compressor housing, in an upper section of which a discharge unit of a refrigerant is provided and in a lower section of which an inlet unit of the refrigerant is provided and lubricant oil is stored; and a lubricating mechanism supplying lubricant oil stored in the lower section of the compressor housing to a sliding portion of a compressing unit through a vertical lubricating hole and a horizontal lubricating hole of a rotation shaft. The horizontal lubricating hole of the lubricating mechanism is formed between the same direction as an eccentric direction of an eccentric portion provided on the rotation shaft and causes an annular piston of the compressing unit making an orbital motion in a cylinder and a 80° phase shifted direction from the same direction as the eccentric direction in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the rotation shaft. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131138 | COMPRESSOR WITH LIQUID INJECTION COOLING - A positive displacement rotary compressor is designed for near isothermal compression, high pressure ratios, high revolutions per minute, high efficiency, mixed gas/liquid compression, a low temperature increase, a low outlet temperature, and/or a high outlet pressure. Liquid injectors provide cooling liquid that cools the working fluid and improves the efficiency of the compressor. A gate moves within the compression chamber to either make contact with or be proximate to the rotor as it turns. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131139 | SOUND CONTROL FOR A HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - Systems and methods to isolate a vibration source (e.g., a compressor) externally are disclosed. The embodiments generally include preventing/reducing vibration and/or pulsation transmission from the vibration source by one or more functional/structural isolating members, and preventing/reducing sound radiated from the vibration source by one or more sound enclosures. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131140 | Pump Priming Assemblies - An assembly for indicating and communicating a priming charge to a fluid pump to establish self-sustained operation of the fluid pump is disclosed. The priming assembly includes an enlarged inlet associated with a fluid priming chamber and an outlet that is in fluid communication with the working fluid passage associated with the pump. The priming assembly includes one or more of a cap or valve assembly associated with isolating the pump chamber from atmosphere and preferably includes indicia associated with use and/or operation of the priming assembly. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131141 | MAGNETIC LEVITATED PUMP - A magnetic levitated pump that does not cause pulsation of a pumped liquid and can suppress the generation of particles, which are liable to be produced by contact of a sliding part, is disclosed. The magnetic levitated pump for magnetically levitating an impeller housed in a pump casing includes a motor configured to rotate the impeller, and an electromagnet configured to magnetically support the impeller. The motor and the electromagnet are arranged so as to face each other across the impeller, and the motor is arranged on the opposite side of a suction port of the pump casing. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131142 | VENTILATION DEVICE - Between the lower stage in respective phases of inverter circuit and the negative potential side, shunt resistors are inserted for respective phases. The potential differences across shunt resistors occurring by current flowing through shunt resistors are amplified by amplifier unit. From the output of amplifier unit, current detecting unit detects current of each phase flowing through motor formed by a sensorless brushless DC motor. Rotation detecting unit calculates the rotation speed and position of motor based on the current detected by current detecting unit. This structure makes it possible to directly detect solely the current flowing through the windings of motor. Therefore, it becomes possible to accurately detect the current of the motor windings, and the ventilation device can maintain the ventilation air volume from a small air volume to a large air volume always at a constant value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131143 | INTEGRATED AUXILIARY LOAD CONTROL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling a liquid movement system, such as a pool system. The method includes receiving a maximum time that an auxiliary load is to operate, receiving a minimum pump speed of a pump system that pumps a liquid through the auxiliary load, monitoring the time that an auxiliary load has been in operation, monitoring the pump speed of a pump system that pumps a liquid through the auxiliary load, and deactivating the auxiliary load if the maximum time or minimum pump speed has been met. Also disclosed are a pool system and a controller for controlling the pool system. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131144 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR APPARATUS - A compressor has an axial portion and a centrifugal portion. A disk structure is provided to support the centrifugal portion and is connected to the centrifugal portion with a rabbet joint. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131145 | ADJUSTABLE-TRIM CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR WITH PORTED SHROUD, AND TURBOCHARGER HAVING SAME - A ported-shroud centrifugal compressor for a turbocharger includes an inlet-adjustment mechanism in an air inlet for the compressor, operable to move between an open position and a closed position in the air inlet. The inlet-adjustment mechanism includes an axially elongated ring. In the open position, the radially outer surface of the ring is spaced from a tapering inner surface of the air inlet so that air can flow in an annular passage between the tapering surface and the ring, and the ring opens the ported shroud. In the closed position, the ring abuts the tapering surface to close off the annular passage and to close off the ported shroud. Movement of the inlet-adjustment mechanism from the open position to the closed position is effective to shift the compressor's surge line to lower flow rates. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131146 | PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING COMPRESSOR MASS FLOW RATE USING SENSORS AT PLENUM AND COMPRESSOR ENTRANCE PLANE - A pressure sensor system for a compressor including an inlet bellmouth is disclosed. The system includes a first static pressure sensor positioned within a plane of a plenum that is upstream of the inlet bellmouth; and a second static pressure sensor positioned at an entrance plane of the compressor. A mass flow rate calculator may calculate a mass flow rate based on a pressure differential between the plane of the plenum and the entrance plane of the compressor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131147 | TURBOCHARGER - A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine has a housing ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131148 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR AND TURBOCHARGER - A centrifugal compressor includes a housing that accommodates a wheel. The housing includes an air intake space formed on an entrance side of the wheel; a flow passage to guide fluid compressed by the wheel to the outside of the housing; a return flow passage opened on each wall surface of the air intake space and the flow passage to circulate a part of the fluid in the flow passage to the air intake space without passing through the wheel; and an introduction portion provided in the air intake space, and having an inner peripheral surface that forms a flow passage to guide the fluid from the outside of the housing to the wheel. A downstream end of the inner peripheral surface in a flowing direction of the fluid is located inside in the radial direction of a shaft than the wall surface of the housing. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131149 | FAN DEVICE WITH OIL-RETAINING BEARING - A fan device with oil-retaining bearing includes a base seat and an oil-retaining bearing. The base seat has a central tubular section and a bearing cup extending from the central tubular section to one side. The bearing cup has an internal bearing hole. The central tubular section has at least one mating section in adjacency to the bearing hole. The oil-retaining bearing is disposed in the bearing hole. The oil-retaining bearing has at least one connection section mated with the mating section. The connection section and the mating section are mated with each other so that the oil-retaining bearing is securely disposed in the bearing hole. In addition, the operation of the shaft will not be affected due to the press fit and the difficulty in controlling the glue dispensing process. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131150 | SEALING MECHANISM AND TURBO REFRIGERATOR - A sealing mechanism ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131151 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOIL - An airfoil arrangement of a turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes adjacent airfoils including pressure and suction sides extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position to a 100% span position. The airfoils have a relationship between a gap/chord ratio and span position that defines a curve with a gap/chord ratio having a portion with a negative slope. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131152 | CEILING FAN - A ceiling fan includes a motor and plural blades. The motor has its topside and underside respectively secured with a fixed seat, which has its inner side formed with two protruding edges spaced apart and respectively having a pressing plate fixed thereon. The pressing plates are correspondingly combined with the fixed seats so that the blades can be firmly combined with the fixed seats via the pressing plates. The pressing plates can easily be processed and made by small-sized forming molds, able to lower manufacturing cost, and the blades of this invention can be secured on the motor quickly and stably and driven to rotate smoothly and steadily. Further, during assembly of the blades, fine adjustment can be done to respective assembly structure for overcoming errors caused by tolerance. To sum up, this invention is able to shorten man-hour in assembly, enhance assembly efficiency and increase economic gains. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131153 | INTAKE CHANNEL ARRANGEMENT FOR A VOLUTE CASING OF A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP, A FLANGE MEMBER, A VOLUTE CASING FOR A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP AND A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - An intake channel arrangement includes an intake channel. The intake channel includes a first end with a first inner diameter, and a second end with a second inner diameter, the second inner diameter being smaller than the first inner diameter, a cross-sectional flow area and an adapter section arranged between the first and second ends, a first channel portion with a surface and the first inner diameter, an annular convex curvature surface joining at an angle to the surface of the first channel portion, the angle being 90°-110° between the surface of the first channel portion and a tangent of the convex curvature surface having a tangent point in an intersection of the surface of the first channel portion and the convex curvature surface, the annular convex curvature surface reducing the cross-sectional flow area from the first inner diameter to the second inner diameter. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131154 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR WITH INLET DUCT HAVING SWIRL GENERATORS - A centrifugal compressor is disclosed. The centrifugal compressor comprises an inlet and an impeller comprising a hub and blades. The inlet is for conveying flow to the impeller comprising guide means and is arranged to guide the flow through the inlet to induce swirl in the flow adjacent tips of the blades, the direction of swirl being the direction of rotation of the blades, without substantially disturbing flow adjacent the hub. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131155 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - A centrifugal compressor includes a driving shaft ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131156 | Device and System for Eliminating Air Pockets, Eliminating Air Stratification, Minimizing Inconsistent Temperature, and Increasing Internal Air Turns - A device for managing air flow within a volume and/or within the device throw area or range, which includes an air transfer component, an entrance to the device, air induction ports, directional vanes, and three exit zones that incorporate lattices. The device minimizes or eliminates air pockets, air stratification, inconsistent temperature, and increases interior air turns within the volume of air to be managed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131157 | PROPELLER PUMP FOR PUMPING LIQUID - Propeller pump for pumping liquid, including: an axially extending tubular pump housing having an inner surface, an axially extending pump core having an envelope surface, at least one axial portion of the pump core enclosed in the pump housing. The pump core includes a propeller having a hub and at least one blade, and at least one guide vane that includes an upstream leading edge and a downstream trailing edge, and that in the circumferential direction includes a pressure side and a suction side. The guide vane extends between the inner surface of the pump housing and the envelope surface of the pump core. At the leading edge of the guide vane a connection angle between the suction side of the guide vane and the envelope surface of the pump core is larger than 90 degrees. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131158 | COMPRESSOR AND GAS TURBINE - This compressor is provided with: a rotor casing that encircles a rotor, which rotates around a rotational axis; an air bleed chamber casing that is provided to the outer peripheral side of the rotor casing and demarcates an air bleed chamber interconnecting to a primary duct via a slot; and an air bleed tube that is connected to the air bleed chamber casing from the outer peripheral side and is provided with an air bleed pathway. In the slot, at which an opening to the primary duct is formed, a large opening, at which the opening area of the opening is locally larger than that of the other positions in the peripheral direction of the opening, is formed at a position in the peripheral direction corresponding to the position at which the air bleed tube is provided. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131159 | GAS TURBINE COMPRISING A COMPRESSOR CASING WITH AN INLET OPENING FOR TEMPERING THE COMPRESSOR CASING AND USE OF THE GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine includes at least one rotor assembly and at least one compressor casing. The compressor casing has at least one inner compressor casing chamber for arranging the rotor assembly and at least one outer compressor casing chamber for tempering the compressor casing. The inner and outer compressor casing chambers are separated from each other by a separating casing wall. The outer compressor casing chamber has at least one boundary casing wall. The boundary casing wall and the separating casing wall are oppositely spaced such that the outer compressor casing chamber is formed. The boundary casing wall has at least one inlet opening for leading in an inlet tempering gas flow with tempering gas into the outer compressor casing chamber such that a tangential material temperature variation of the compressor casing is reduced in comparison to a non tempered compressor casing. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131160 | Fan - A fan, including a volute, a motor, and multiple fan blades that are assembled on a rotor of the motor, where the volute includes a side wall that is disposed around circumference of the multiple fan blades, and a support frame that is connected to an end of the side wall and located on an inner side of the side wall; and the rotor of the motor drives the multiple fan blades to rotate, where multiple through-holes are disposed on the side wall of the volute, and at least more than one of the multiple through-holes is a slant through-hole. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131161 | A MULTI NOZZLE DEVICE FOR PRECISE PRESSURE CONTROL OF GASES AND FLUIDS - According to an aspect of the present invention, multi nozzle device comprises hollow inner cylinder and an outer cylinder. The hollow inner cylinder may have multiple nozzles along the length of said inner cylinder. The hollow inner cylinder may be coupled to a first pressure. The outer cylinder may be mounted over said inner cylinder such that internal diameter of said outer cylinder is in push fit with external diameter of said inner cylinder. The push fit is chosen to minimize friction to enable the outer cylinder to take place of the flapper. The outer cylinder is moved exposing the nozzles and the first pressure is reduced by a proportion related to number of nozzles exposed. In one embodiment, multi nozzle device further comprise, an 0 ring to prevent leakage of pressure when the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder are tight fit. In another embodiment, pressure is pneumatic pressure which may be coupled to the hollow part of the inner cylinder such that pneumatic pressure is released through the nozzles when the outer cylinder is moved exposing the nozzles. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131162 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOVEABLE DEVICE - A control system for controlling a moveable device includes at least one hydraulic actuator associated with the moveable device, at least one position sensing device to determine the position of the moveable device or the actuator, or both, and a hydraulic control system, including an electronic control unit, for controlling the actuator. For performing a control method, the hydraulic control system is configured to deliver pressurized hydraulic fluid to the actuator, the hydraulic fluid being pressurized at most to a predetermined maximum pressure, and the control system is adapted to regulate the predetermined maximum pressure based on the determined position. According to an example, the moveable device is a boom of a working machine. According to a further example, the actuator is a hydraulic cylinder or motor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131163 | Hydrostatic Drive For Variable Speed Operation of Rotational Equipment - A hydrostatic drive, to operate rotational industrial equipment such as a fan, a pump, a compressor, a conveyor or other drive used in industrial settings. The invention utilizes one or more variable displacement pump(s) configured to drive one or more fixed displacement hydraulic motor(s), or utilizing one or more fixed displacement pump(s) configured to drive one or more variable displacement hydraulic motor(s) or utilizing one or more variable displacement pump(s) configured to drive one or more variable displacement hydraulic motor(s). The pump(s) is powered by a fixed speed or variable speed motor or engine, most likely a fixed speed electric motor. The motor operates the rotational equipment with the purpose of process control, efficiency, and/or energy conservation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131164 | System and Method for Estimating Health and Remaining Useful Life of a Hydraulic Element - A method for estimating health and remaining useful life of a hydraulic element of a machine is provided. The method includes determining a charge time of a hydraulic accumulator coupled to the hydraulic element in which a current pressure of a hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic accumulator reaches an upper threshold pressure, the current pressure being measured by a hydraulic accumulator pressure sensor coupled to the processor and the hydraulic accumulator. The method includes determining a discharging flow rate of the hydraulic element based upon the determined charge time of the hydraulic accumulator, a health indicator of the hydraulic element based upon a difference between the discharging flow rate and a stored discharging flow rate. The method includes determining a remaining useful life of the hydraulic element based upon the health indicator of the hydraulic element. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131165 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SERVO VALVE MANIFOLDS AND MANIFOLD WITH CURVILINEAR FLOW GALLERY OF SINGLE PIECE CONSTRUCTION - A method for producing a manifold is disclosed, wherein an additive manufacturing process is used to produce the manifold. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131166 | Bicycle Mount - A mount includes an upper portion having a means for releasably securing a device thereto. A lower portion has an upper half and a lower half. The upper half has a first semicircular channel and is releasably connectable to the upper portion and rotatable relative to the upper portion about a first axis. The lower half has a second semicircular channel and is releasably connectable to the upper half such that the first semicircular channel mates with the second semicircular channel forming a passage extending along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131167 | MOTION DETECTION DEVICE - A motion detection device includes a sensor that detects a motion and a holding tool that is used in order to mount the sensor to a sports equipment. The holding tool includes a curved plate whose one end is open, and whose inner surface is mounted on the sports equipment. The curved plate has multiple restraint portions which come into contact with the sports equipment by the inner surface being fastened to the sports equipment when the curved plate is mounted on and fastened to the sports equipment, and a discontinuous portion which is disposed between the multiple restraint portions and which causes the inner surface to function as a discontinuous surface by disposing at least any one of a concave portion and a convex portion therebetween. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131168 | Mechanical Connection for Profiles, with Cradles Comprising Several Layers of Materials - A fixed mechanical connection part, intended to fixedly mechanically connect a first profile and a second profile, that comprises a first cradle, a second cradle, a fixed link between the cradles, is overall rigid, is such that the first wall, the second wall of the first cradle, of the second cradle is composite and comprises, superposed in a united whole an outer layer shaped part having a high rigidity and a high resistance comparable to that of a rigid and resistant steel, limited on one side by an outer free face and from the other side by a rigidly uniting interface with an inner layer shaped part and said inner layer shaped part limited on one side by a rigidly uniting interface with the rigidly uniting interface of the outer layer and from the other side by an inner side forming free face of the first cradle, of the second cradle, in thermoplastic polyurethane or similar, having a good resistance and some elastic flexibility, such that by means of an application force, the free face of the inner layer of the inner side of the cradle is applied intimately on the outer side of the profile, in the manner of a suction cup, and in that way participating in the fixed connection of the fixed mechanical connection part and the profile. | 2016-05-12 |