21st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150135789 | Tube Bending Machine With Reversible Clamp Assembly - A tube bending machine for bending a length of a tubular workpiece and an associated tube feeder assembly are disclosed. The tube feeder assembly has a carriage assembly slidably mounted along a rail. A clamp assembly is reversibly mounted to and carried by the carriage assembly. The clamp assembly is adapted to be releasably secured to the workpiece. The clamp assembly and carriage assembly are configurable to align the workpiece central axis along the rail, whereby sliding of the carriage assembly with the workpiece mounted in the clamp assembly carries the workpiece along the rail. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135790 | Method for the Cold Deformation of a Continuous Metal Strip - The invention relates to the pressure treatment of metals, specifically to producing a metal strip using cold deformation. A strip is consecutively drawn with back and front tension through bending devices. Moreover, the degree of deformation of a strip is regulated in each bending device by means of changing the ratio of the speed of the strip exiting a bending device to the speed of said strip entering said device, in such a way as to avoid a break in the metal, the required number of bending devices being selected on the basis of the total stretch factor of a strip and on the maximum allowable stretch factor of same. The result is increased deformation of a strip and reduced energy consumption. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135791 | METHOD OF ROLLING NIW ALLOY TAPES FOR COATED CONDUCTORS - A method of rolling NiW alloy tapes for coated conductors belongs to the technical field of metal materials rolling. According to the method, a cylindrical NiW alloy ingot with a diameter not less than 10 mm is used to be rolled back and forth along the axial direction as a rolling direction, wherein the content of W is 5˜7 at. %, and the axis of this ingot is perpendicular to the plane where the axes of working rollers are located. During rolling process, the cross sectional area reduction of the ingot is retained at 5% per pass. When the total cross sectional area reduction of the ingot is larger than 98% and the thickness of the tape is down to 60˜100 μm, the rolling is stopped, and thus the NiW alloy tape is obtained. The method has the advantages that the negative influence generated when the NiW alloy tape is produced from a cuboid initial NiW alloy ingot can be reduced as much as possible, the yield of the NiW alloy tapes is increased, as well as relatively ideal effects can be obtained in terms of the surface biaxial texture, the length and the axial quality. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135792 | DEVICE FOR COOLING ROLLS - A device for cooling a roll for rolling materials, including a cooling shell opposite a sub-region of the roll surface circumference, for forming a cooling gap, through which a cooling fluid can flow, between the sub-region and the cooling shell. The device further includes a first lever which can be pivoted about a suspension point, which can be pivoted toward the roll surface, and which is rotatably connected to a first end region of the cooling shell, when viewed in the circumferential direction of the roll, and a second lever which can be pivoted about another suspension point, which can be pivoted toward the roll surface, and which is rotatably connected to the second end region of the cooling shell, when viewed in the circumferential direction of the roll, such that the cooling gap can be selectively reduced or increased by pivoting the levers. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135793 | AUTOMATED BENDER AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DATA TO OPERATE AN AUTOMATED BENDER - An automated bender and its method of operation according to some embodiments of the disclosure is provided. The automated bender includes a carousel which has all of the necessary components for bending a variety of conduit sizes provided thereon. The carousel can be rotated to a desired bending position to bend a particular type of conduit. A straight workpiece is fed into the automated bender and a bent workpiece, which may have multiple bends therein, is output from the automated bender. This bending process is performed without manual intervention. Software for achieving same is provided. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135794 | PRESSING METHOD AND PRESSING DEVICE FOR FORMING PUNCHED PIECE BY PUNCHING METAL PLATE WITH DIE AND PUNCH - A punched piece is formed by punching a metal plate by a punching portion including by a die and a punch. Before the punching, a preceding process portion provided in a stage previous to the punching portion forms a projection at an inner peripheral portion of a punch area of the metal plate that faces the die. Forming the projection cancels formation of shear droop at an edge of the punched piece in forming of the punched piece by punching of the metal plate. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135795 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAT PIPE - A method for manufacturing a flat pipe | 2015-05-21 |
20150135796 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING AN ARC WELDING TORCH - A tool for repairing an interior surface of a conductor tube comprises an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end. The tool includes a profiled end surface that mates into the interior surface of the conductor tube. The tool includes a central protrusion that extends from the profiled end surface for aligning the tool within the internal passageway of the conductor tube. An imparted force is exerted on the proximal end and the force reshapes the interior surface of the conductor tube around the profiled end surface. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135797 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MULTIPHASE FLOW METER CALIBRATION USING A CLOSED LOOP MULTIPHASE FLOW SYSTEM - Calibration of a multiphase flow meter to be used in a production process can be achieved by using a closed multiphase flow loop. In the device and method of the invention, the flow rates of each phase, oil and water, are individually measured after their separation using a separation vessel, and used as a reference for the calibration of a multiphase flow meter. Flow loop control is achieved by combining an oil-water interface position control and an oil level control in the separation vessel. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135798 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING AN OFFSET OF AN OUTPUT SIGNAL OF AN EVALUATION CIRCUIT INTEGRATED IN A SENSOR, PREFERABLY OF A PRESSURE SENSOR INSTALLED IN A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND SENSOR - In a method for ascertaining an offset of an output signal of an evaluation circuit integrated in a sensor, the output signal is supplied to a control unit which analyzes the output signal, and a reset of the evaluation circuit for the adjustment of the output signal to a base level is performed prior to each measuring operation of the sensor, and the control unit ascertains the offset of the output signal of the evaluation circuit upon an occurrence of a start signal output by the evaluation circuit. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135799 | FLAW DETECTION SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC PROBE - A method of adjusting flaw detection sensitivity on an array ultrasonic probe comprises disposing a plate material P | 2015-05-21 |
20150135800 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A RELATIVE TIRE FRICTION PERFORMANCE - A method performed by a network node for estimating a relative tire friction performance of a number of vehicles is disclosed. The network node and a communication unit may be located in each vehicle and may be part of a communications network. The method may include receiving continuously tire-to-road friction values and corresponding VSPs (Vehicle State Parameters) from each communication unit. Each VSP may include the geographical location and time at which tire-to-road friction value is measured. The method may further include determining that a tire-to-road friction value of a first vehicle is comparative to the tire-to-road friction value of a second vehicle. The method may also include comparing the tire-to-road friction value of the first vehicle to the tire-to-road friction value of the second vehicle, and determining a ranking of the relative tire friction performance of the first vehicle in relation to the second vehicle based on the comparison. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135801 | BUBBLE SIZE DETERMINATION BASED ON BUBBLE STIFFNESS - Apparatus is provided comprising a signal processing module configured with at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to: receive signaling containing information about a stiffness of a concrete mixture; and determine an average bubble size of gas contained in the concrete mixture, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processing module may be configured to provide corresponding signaling containing information about the average bubble size of gas contained in the concrete mixture. The signal processing module may be configured to determine the pressure inside air bubbles and determine an average air bubble size of the gas contained in the concrete mixture, based at least partly on the pressure determined inside the air bubbles. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135802 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR COMPENSATING FOR A VOLTAGE OFFSET OF A TWO-POINT LAMBDA SENSOR - A method is described for compensating for a voltage offset in a voltage-lambda characteristic curve of a two-point lambda sensor in relation to a reference voltage-lambda characteristic curve of the two-point lambda sensor, the two-point lambda sensor being situated in an exhaust duct of an internal combustion engine. It is provided that the slope of the voltage-lambda characteristic curve is determined for an output voltage of the two-point lambda sensor and is compared to the slope of a reference voltage-lambda characteristic curve at equal output voltage, and the voltage offset is determined from a deviation of the determined slope of the voltage-lambda characteristic curve from the slope of the reference voltage-lambda characteristic curve. Also described is a control unit for carrying out the method. The method and the control unit enable the determination of and compensation for a voltage offset of a two-point lambda sensor caused by aging or manufacturing tolerances. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135803 | MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY FOR A PORTABLE LEAK TESTER - A manifold assembly for a portable leak tester includes a manifold housing defining a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a pressure port, and a fluid passage. The fluid passage connects the fluid inlet, the pressure port, and the fluid outlet in fluid communication. A supply control valve is mounted to the manifold housing. The supply control valve is operable to open and close fluid communication through the fluid passage, between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. A pressure transducer is coupled to the pressure port. The pressure transducer is operable to sense a fluid pressure in the fluid passage. A manifold controller is mounted to and supported by the manifold housing, and is in communication with the supply control valve and the pressure transducer. The manifold controller includes all software and hardware necessary to control the supply control valve, the pressure transducer, and to communicate with a testing controller. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135804 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CHECK EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUIT - An extracorporeal treatment assembly including a pump and a controller wherein an extracorporeal circuit is mounted to the assembly, the controller causes the assembly to: control the pump to pump liquid through the passage and the flow coupling; collect actual fluid pressure data; store circuit type data uniquely corresponding to a certain type of extracorporeal circuit; determine a dimension of the certain type of extracorporeal circuit; determine an expected fluid pressure for the certain type of extracorporeal circuit; based on a comparison of the actual fluid pressure data and the expected fluid pressure, determine whether the certain type of extracorporeal circuit corresponds to the actual extracorporeal circuit. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135805 | FUEL VAPOR LEAKAGE DETECTION DEVICE - A first housing has a canister passage communicating a first interior with a canister. A second housing has an atmospheric passage communicating a second interior with an atmosphere. A switching valve is accommodated in the first housing to switch communication of the canister passage with selectively one of a pressure detection passage and the atmospheric passage. A switching valve bypass passage communicates the canister passage with the pressure detection passage and bypasses the switching valve. A partition member separates the first interior from the second interior and has a communication hole communicating the first interior with the second interior. A contact member is equipped to an end of the partition member and is in contact with at least one of the first housing and the second housing. The partition member forms a clearance with the first housing and the second housing. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135806 | METHOD FOR FAST ESTIMATION OF DISTILLATION RESIDUES AND COKE CHARACTERISTICS - The present invention relates to a method of estimating, for a petroleum feedstock, values representative of the sulfur and carbon distributions in atmospheric and vacuum distillation residues, and a value representative of the sulfur content in coke. According to the method, the following stages are carried out:
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20150135807 | MOBILE SAMPLE COLLECTION SYSTEM - A mobile sample collection system including housing enclosing a main influent peristaltic pump operatively connected to a main tubing line; a continuous flow centrifuge (CFC) operatively connected to the main tubing line, the CFC comprising a centrifuge bowl; and an elutriate collection tank receiving elutriate from the CFC. The main influent peristaltic pump is configured to continuously pump fluids from a liquid source through the main tubing line and into the CFC. The fluids, containing suspended solids and dissolved solids, are processed through the CFC so that the suspended solids are retained on the centrifuge bowl and the dissolved solids are pumped out of the CFC through the main tubing line and into the elutriate collection tank for sample collection and analysis. The elutriate collection tank includes a tank liner configured to prevent direct contact of pumped fluids with the tank. Excess fluids are returned to the liquid source. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135808 | DROPLET CUTTING METHOD AND DROPLET CROSS-SECTION ANALYSIS METHOD - Provided is a droplet cutting method capable of cutting a droplet easily to expose its cross-section. Also provided is a droplet cross-section analysis method, including analyzing a cross-section exposed through cutting by such cutting method. A droplet cutting method of the present invention is a method of cutting a droplet to expose a cross-section, the method including: placing a droplet on a surface of a carbon nanotube aggregate including a plurality of carbon nanotubes; cooling the droplet to a cooling temperature equal to or less than a temperature at which the droplet is solidified; and cutting the droplet. A droplet cross-section analysis method of the present invention includes analyzing a cross-section exposed through cutting by the droplet cutting method of the present invention. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135809 | EROSION PREDICTION METHOD, EROSION PREDICTION SYSTEM, EROSION CHARACTERISTICS DATABASE USED IN THIS PREDICTION, AND METHOD CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - To provide an erosion characteristics database and a method for constructing the same, an erosion prediction method and an erosion prediction system using the database for predicting a widespread erosion amount of a fluid machine or the like in a short time without the need for an operation of a model machine or an actual machine. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135810 | Method for Avoiding Incorrect Combustion Misfire Fault Detection in a Motor Vehicle - A method is provided for avoiding incorrect combustion misfire fault detection in an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle with a dual mass flywheel. In order to detect combustion misfiring, a characteristic variable, which is dependent on the acceleration of the internal combustion engine, is determined continuously during the ongoing operation of the internal combustion engine and compared with a predefined irregular running threshold value. When the irregular running threshold value is exceeded, a combustion misfire is detected, wherein the frequency of detected combustion misfiring, for example at a specific number of crank shaft revolutions, is detected. When a defined frequency threshold is exceeded, a combustion misfire fault detection is activated. When a dual mass flywheel bounce is detected with the simultaneous detection of combustion misfiring, the injection of at least one cylinder is reduced or switched off for a predefined frequency or for a predefined time. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135811 | DIAPHRAGM FOR A PRESSURE-MEASURING DEVICE - Described is an elastic diaphragm for a pressure-measuring device for ascertaining a pressure in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, especially a self-ignitable internal combustion engine, the diaphragm being accommodated in a housing of the pressure-measuring device in order to separate a pressure chamber from a cavity and in order to seal the housing from the pressure to be measured. The diaphragm has a pressure-application region. Furthermore, the diaphragm is developed in the shape of a ring and in cross-section has a U-shape that is open toward the cavity; the region of the diaphragm on which the pressure is acting is geometrically made up of two interconnected quarter circles, so that the pressurized region has a structure that is self-supporting with respect to the arising combustion pressure loads. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135812 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING TIRE GROUND CONTACT PROPERTIES - A tire (T) for measurement, having applied thereto a required camber angle (CA) and slip angle (SA), is contacted against a rotatably driven rotating drum ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150135813 | Specimen Container Label for Automated Clinical Laboratory Processing Systems - A label and labeling system for identifying the volume of a specimen within a specimen collection container are disclosed. The system includes providing a specimen collection container having an open top end, a closed bottom end, and a sidewall extending therebetween forming an interior adapted for receiving a specimen therein. The specimen collection container also includes a label having a label body disposed over at least a portion of the sidewall, in visual alignment with a colored background. At least one of the sidewall of the specimen collection container and the label body have printing disposed thereon having a color that is substantially identical to the colored background against which the specimen collection container will be viewed. At least one of the sidewall of the specimen collection container and the label body may have colorless indicia having a surface enhancement feature for providing visual distinction. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135814 | Method And Apparatus For Water-Based Mud Filtrate Contamination Monitoring In Real Time Downhole Water Sampling - A method and apparatus for performing water based mud-filtrate contamination monitoring in real time through evaluation of downhole water sampling. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135815 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY FRACTURE SEALING TESTER - A fracture insert is disclosed including a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion disposed opposite the first cylindrical portion defining a radial gap therebetween to form an axial flow channel. The axial flow channel provides a flow path for a drilling fluid from a top of the cylindrical portions to a bottom of the cylindrical portions and the radial gap provides a flow path for the drilling fluid from the axial flow channel to a radial terminus of the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135816 | Water Line Control For Sample Bottle Filling - An arrangement for sampling a fluid, having a sample bottle with an associated piston, wherein the piston separates the sample bottle into an inlet side and a water side, a fluid sample line connected to the sample bottle at the inlet side, the fluid sample line transporting a fluid, a solenoid connected to the sample bottle on the water side of the sample bottle and a check valve connected to the sample bottle on the water side of sample bottle, wherein fluid enters the sample bottle on the inlet side upon actuation of at least one of the solenoid and the check valve on the water side of the sample bottle. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135817 | Methods and Apparatus for Determining Downhole Fluid Parameters - Example methods and apparatus to determine downhole fluid parameters are disclosed herein. An example method includes determining a velocity of a portion of a downhole tool moving in a well and determining a response of a fluid sensor disposed on the portion of the downhole tool. The fluid sensor includes a resistance temperature detector at least partially immersed in a fluid in the well. The example method further includes determining a velocity of the fluid based the velocity of the portion of the downhole tool and the response of the fluid sensor. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135818 | Protection of Electronic Devices Used with Perforating Guns - A sensing subassembly for use with a downhole tool comprises a housing, a cavity disposed within the housing, an electronic board disposed within the cavity, a stiffening member engaging the electronic board and configured to limit flexing of the electronic board, and a spring member configured to provide an isolation mount for the electronic board within the cavity. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135819 | MICROSEISMIC MONITORING WITH FIBER-OPTIC NOISE MAPPING - The combination of one or more 3-component microseismic sensors deployed into a wellbore adjacent a microseismic event and a linear array of distributed fiber optic acoustic sensors deployed uphole thereof provides two sets of data for establishing noise-free signals for locating the microseismic event in the formation about the wellbore. The distributed fiber optic signals monitor noise transmitted along coiled tubing used to pump a completion operation or as a result of the fluid flowing through the casing or coiled tubing, or along wireline used to deploy the microseismic sensors. The noise is mapped and extrapolated for estimating noise at the 3-component sensors. The estimated noise is removed from the 3-component sensor data for producing clean signals representing the location of the microseismic events. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135820 | APPARATUS FOR THE LAPPING OR TESTING OF GEARS - An apparatus including a first spindle group for chucking a first gear, whereby the first gear is mountable on the first spindle group so that it is rotatable, and a second spindle group for chucking a second gear, whereby the second gear is mountable on the second spindle group so that it is rotatable. The apparatus further defining a first linear axis oriented to perform a first linear displacement of the first spindle group relative to the second spindle group; a second linear axis oriented to perform a second linear displacement of the first spindle group relative to the second spindle group; and at least one of a swivel axis oriented to perform pivoting of the first spindle group thereabout, and a swivel axis oriented to perform pivoting of the second spindle group thereabout. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135821 | Fluid Flow Testing System - A system and corresponding method for testing fire pumps installed in buildings uses a sensor hub to gather measurement data from one or more pressure sensors installed in corresponding water conduits. The sensor hub broadcasts data related to water flow at the water conduit or conduits to a computer where the information from the sensors is converted to a total water flow through all water conduits. The total water flow is combined with other data about pump operation to determine whether the pump is operating within predetermined requirements. The computer may also analyze a photograph of a placard on the pump to determine model and other operating information from the pump. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135822 | ULTRASONIC AIRSPEED AND DIRECTION SENSOR SYSTEM - An ultrasonic airspeed and direction sensor system comprising an ultrasonic sensor array including an elongate base member for mounting to a vehicle, such as a helicopter, so as to extend outwardly from the vehicle. A number of radially extending support members are connected to the base member. The support members carry ultrasonic transducers arranged to define at least four bidirectional ultrasonic paths between respective pairs of the transducers, the ultrasonic paths being arranged into at least three non-coplanar sets. A processing system monitors the passage of ultrasonic signals along the paths to generate corresponding time of flight data, making a weighted selection containing at least one path from each of at least three sets, and processing the time of flight data for the selected paths, proportionate to the determined weighting, to generate airspeed and direction information. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135823 | Thermal Flow Meter - To obtain a thermal flow meter capable of providing thermal insulation without degrading responsiveness of a temperature detection element. A thermal flow meter | 2015-05-21 |
20150135824 | Thermal Flow Meter - The present invention aims to provide a thermal flow meter capable of avoiding pollutants guided to an outer circumference side of the bypass passage by virtue of a centrifugal force or particle or liquid pollutants that are not centrifugally separated from reaching a heat transfer surface of an air flow sensing portion and obtaining high measurement accuracy. In the thermal flow meter of the present invention, the bypass passage has an upstream side curved path | 2015-05-21 |
20150135825 | GEAR FLOWMETER - The invention relates to a gear flow meter for measuring the flow of a fluid, having a gear chamber, in which at least one measuring gear wheel is arranged, having a bottom and a cover which delimit the gear chamber on end faces of the at least one measuring gear wheel, wherein a respective rotation shaft is provided centrally relative to each measuring gear wheel, wherein each measuring gear wheel is rotatably mounted and a fluid is conveyable through the gear chamber to rotate the at least one measuring gear wheel, having a measuring unit to detect a gear rotation and having evaluation means to determine a flow of the fluid through the gear chamber on the basis of the gear rotation. The gear flow meter is characterised according to the invention in that a respective receiving area is provided between each measuring gear wheel and the bottom and also between each measuring gear wheel and the cover, in which receiving area rolling elements are arranged for mounting the respective measuring gear wheel, the rolling elements directly contact the respective measuring gear wheel, the respective rotation shaft and the bottom or cover, and the rolling elements can each be moved as a whole relative to the rotation shaft, the measuring gear wheel and the bottom or cover which they contact. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135826 | Apparatus for Determining and/or Monitoring at least One Process Variable - An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium in a container, comprising: a mechanically oscillatable unit; an electrodynamic transducer unit for exciting the oscillatable unit by means of an exciter signal to execute mechanical oscillations and for receiving the mechanical oscillations of the oscillatable unit and transducing them into an electrical, received signal; and an electronics unit, which at least determines and/or monitors the process variable based on the received signal. The invention is distinguished by features including that the electrodynamic transducer unit has exactly one coil, which serves both as a drive element as well as also a receiving element. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135827 | Heated Antenna - The invention describes a fill level measuring device, comprising a microwave transceiver, an antenna connected to the microwave transceiver, which comprises an outlet opening for a targeted emission of microwave radiation as well as an antenna cover arranged at the outlet opening, which closes the outlet opening in a sealing fashion, with the fill level measuring device additionally comprising a heating device, by which the antenna cover can be heated to avoid the formation of condensate. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135828 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING FLUID LEVEL - A system for measuring fluid level is provided. The system includes a dipstick configured to be received in a fluid reservoir and having a photoluminescent portion. The system also includes a light source operable to emit a first light to excite the photoluminescent portion. A fluid level is determined based on a degree of illumination of the photoluminescent portion when the dipstick is removed from the reservoir and the photoluminescent portion is exposed to the first light. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135829 | Levitation of Materials in Paramagnetic Ionic Liquids - This present disclosure describes the utility of paramagnetic ionic liquids for density-based measurements using magnetic levitation (MagLev), The physical properties of paramagnetic ionic liquids, including density, magnetic susceptibility, glass transition temperature, melting point, thermal decomposition temperature, viscosity, and hydrophobicity can be tuned by altering the cation or anion. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135830 | ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR AND ANGULAR VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION DETECTING COMPOSITE SENSOR - A placing member is configured to be supported from an outside by a terminal electrically connected to a terminal electrode, and an X-axis-direction extended portion, a Y-axis-direction extended portion, and a Z-axis-direction extended portion are provided in the terminal. This configuration provides an angular velocity sensor, in which a problem such that Y-axis-direction and Z-axis-direction vibrations applied from the outside cannot be damped is eliminated, and all the vibrations in three axis directions can be damped. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135831 | MEMS ROTATION SENSOR WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS - A rotational sensor for measuring rotational acceleration is disclosed. The rotational sensor comprises a sense substrate; at least two proof masses, and a set of two transducers. Each of the at least two proof masses is anchored to the sense substrate via at least one flexure and electrically isolated from each other; and the at least two proof masses are capable of rotating in-plane about a Z-axis relative to the sense substrate, wherein the Z-axis is normal to the substrate. Each of the transducers can sense rotation of each proof mass with respect to the sense substrate in response to a rotation of the rotational sensor. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135832 | INTEGRATED FIBER BRAGG GRATING ACCELEROMETER IN A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An accelerometer is included within the confined space and limited volume of a distal portion of a surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes an end component, a joint coupled to the end component, a shaft coupled to the joint, and a force transducer and accelerometer apparatus. The force transducer and accelerometer apparatus is coupled between the joint and the shaft. The force transducer and accelerometer apparatus includes a force sensor and an accelerometer. The accelerometer includes an optic fiber having a Fiber Bragg Grating. Information acquired from the Fiber Bragg Grating is used to drive a vibro-tactile haptic feedback output device coupled to a master control arm surgeon grip. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135833 | INERTIAL FORCE SENSOR - An inertial force sensor includes a base, a connection electrode on the base; a flexible section supported by the base, a driving section on an upper surface of the flexible section, a detection section on the upper surface of the flexible section, an interlayer insulating layer on the upper surface of one of the driving section and the detection section, and a wiring electrically connecting another of the driving section and the detection section to a connection electrode via an upper surface of the interlayer insulating layer. This inertial force sensor can have improved sensitivity and a small size. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135834 | MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SENSOR - There is provided a MEMS sensor including: a mass body; a support part floatably supporting the mass body; and a flexible beam having one end connected to the mass body and the other end connected to the support part. At least one end of the flexible beam connected to the mass body or the support part includes a curved portion to maximize an effective length supporting a load. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135835 | TWIN TRAWL GEOMETRY - A system for monitoring a twin trawl being towed by a vessel, the twin trawl comprising two trawl bags, two trawl doors and a clump, comprises at least one sensor arrangement for measuring distance between the doors and between one door and the clump, and a processing unit for computing geometric indicators based on the measured values. By means of the transmission of acoustic signals, the distances between the doors and the doors and the clump can be calculated and compared, and thus provide geometric indicators. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135836 | GUIDED WAVE MODE SWEEP TECHNIQUE FOR OPTIMAL MODE AND FREQUENCY EXCITATION - A method of inspecting a structure is disclosed. The method generally comprises selecting a search region of a dispersion curve of the structure corresponding to one or more inspection parameters. The search region comprises at least one guided wave mode activation point not located on the dispersion curve. The method further comprises activating, using an inspection system comprising at least one transducer, a plurality of activation points located within the search region of the dispersion curve and identifying an optimal activation point for the one or more inspection parameters. The optimal activation point comprises at least one of the plurality of activation points producing an optimal response for the one or more inspection parameters. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135837 | Apparatus for Measuring Acoustic Absorption In-Situ - A phased microphone imaging array and repeatable sound source are used in concert to determine absorption and reflection coefficients of materials and spaces across a continuous frequency domain. Coefficients can be determined at normal and oblique incidences to the surface using beamforming software. The invention can be used in-situ without needing to alter the environment in which it is testing. Accurate results can be obtained at any distance from the array and sound source to the testing surface with relatively little material. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN ENVELOPE FOR ULTRASONIC SIGNALS - A method and apparatus for envelope detection are disclosed. An envelope detection method according to an embodiment of the invention can include: receiving ultrasonic signals reflected off a target object; detecting peaks by using differences in pulses in the received signals; and generating an envelope by connecting the detected peaks with straight or curved lines. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135839 | PHOTOACOUSTIC PROBE MODULE AND PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A photoacoustic probe module includes an optical system configured to guide a laser beam generated by a laser source such that the laser beam arrives at an object at a target incidence angle and penetrates the object to a target internal depth, and a photoacoustic probe configured to receive acoustic waves emitted from the target depth by the laser beam. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135840 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR COUPLING ULTRASOUND ENERGY TO A BODY - Methods and systems for coupling ultrasound to the body, including to the head, are disclosed. The system is optionally configured to transmit ultrasound energy for transcranial ultrasound neuromodulation. Couplant assemblies are described that incorporate a semi-solid component that interfaces directly to the user's body and face of the ultrasound transducer. These couplant assemblies can be shaped, molded, or otherwise machined and, in some embodiments, contain one or more liquid, gel, or other non-solid component in an enclosed reservoir of the couplant assembly. Beneficial embodiments of ultrasound coupling assemblies described herein include those that conform to the contour of the user's body (e.g. the user's head for transcranial applications) and can easily be removed without leaving a messy residue. By having solid materials physically contacting the body, no residue is left that requires cleanup. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135841 | CAPACITIVE TRANSDUCER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a capacitive transducer that can make a sealing film thickness necessary to seal a gap smaller and can enhance performance such as a wider bandwidth, and a method of manufacturing the capacitive transducer. The capacitive transducer including cells each including a vibration film including a second electrode that is provided with a gap from a first electrode can be manufactured in the following manufacturing method. A convex part is formed on the first electrode, a sacrifice layer having a thickness larger than the thickness of the convex part is formed on the first electrode and the convex part, and a membrane is formed on the sacrifice layer. Further, an etching hole is formed in the membrane at a position above the convex part, the sacrifice layer is etched through the etching hole, and the etching hole is sealed by a sealing layer. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135842 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE - In a pressure and pressure difference transmitter that seals a sealing liquid for transmitting the pressure inside a pressure leading passage, the pressure and pressure difference transmitter forming a space between a diaphragm and a main body side wall surface, including the pressure leading passage connected to the main body side wall surface, and transmitting the pressure received by the diaphragm to a sensor through the sealing liquid sealed in the space and the pressure leading passage, a hydrogen occluding material for occluding hydrogen atoms of the sealing liquid is disposed at least in the sealing liquid, the main body side wall surface, or a part of a portion from the main body side wall surface to the sensor, with the hydrogen occluding material being formed with an uneven shape on the surface or being attached with a granular hydrogen occluding material. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135843 | PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SENSOR HEAD - Device for measurement of fluid pressure by means of an arrangement of strain gauges provided on a sensor head arranged on an item arranged to be exposed to a pressurized fluid against an external sensor head surface, where the sensor head comprises a fastening portion attached to the item, and a centre portion connected to the fastening portion by means of at least one flexible connecting element, the arrangement of strain gauges is attached to the centre portion of the sensor head on an internal assembly surface arranged in close proximity to a contact face on an end stopper which in an active condition encircles the arrangement of strain gauges, and the assembly surface is inexposable for the pressurized fluid. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135844 | Method for joining ceramic bodies by means of an active hard solder, or braze, assembly having at least two ceramic bodies joined with one another, especially a pressure measuring cell - An assembly, comprising two ceramic bodies, which are connected by means of a joint, which contains an active hard solder, or braze, wherein the active hard solder, or braze, has a continuous core volume, which is spaced from the ceramic bodies, in each case, by at least 1 μm, especially at least 2 μm, and wherein the joint has bounding layers, which border on the ceramic body. The the core volume, which includes at least 50% of the volume of the joint, is free of crystalline phases of size greater than 6 μm, especially greater than 4 μm, preferably greater than 2 μm. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135845 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR TRACTIVE AND COMPRESSIVE FORCES IN AN ENERGY GUIDING CHAIN AND CORRESPONDING FORCE SENSOR - The invention relates to a monitoring system for tractive and compressive forces in a power track chain ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150135846 | PACKAGE, MADE OF BUILDING MATERIAL, FOR A PARAMETER MONITORING DEVICE, WITHIN A SOLID STRUCTURE, AND RELATIVE DEVICE - A package for a device to be inserted into a solid structure may include a building material that includes particles of one of micrometric and sub-micrometric dimensions. The device may include an integrated detection module having at least one integrated sensor and the package arranged to coat at least one portion of the device including the integrated detection module. A method aspect includes a method of manufacturing the device. A system aspect is for monitoring parameters in a solid structure that includes the device. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135847 | STRAIN GAUGE HOLDER - The strain gauge holder | 2015-05-21 |
20150135848 | Flow Volume Detector | 2015-05-21 |
20150135849 | System for Production Boosting and Measuring Flow Rate in a Pipeline - A system for measuring flow rate in a pipeline by use of a surface jet pump that receives input from both a high pressure pipeline and a low pressure pipeline. Rather than installing flow meters at any or all of the inputs/output from the SJP which is an expensive undertaking, flow rate is predicted by utilising existing pressure sensors located on the high pressure pipeline, low pressure pipeline and discharge pipeline respectively. A control processor predicts flow rate based on correlations between flow rate and pressure for a given SJP geometry and, for example, utilises momentum, conservation of mass and continuity equations, balanced against the pressure forces and velocity in the SJP. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135850 | FLOW RATE MEASURING DEVICE - To measure the propagation time of an ultrasonic signal, the flow rate measuring device of the present invention has amplifier for amplifying a received signal, reference-voltage changing part, reference-voltage setting part, and reference comparator for comparing between the received signal waveform and reference voltage. Reference-voltage changing part changes the reference voltage according to the amplification degree of the amplified waveform of the received signal in amplifier. Comparing the changed reference voltage with the received signal waveform enhances stability in calculation of the propagation time. This prevents measurement accuracy of the flow velocity and the flow rate of fluid to be measured from degradation. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135851 | FLOWMETER - A flowmeter for liquids has a measuring housing, which encloses and rotatably mounts an impeller, said measuring housing comprising a one-piece supply pipe and discharge pipe, wherein the impeller is eccentrically arranged in the discharge pipe after a nozzle-forming constriction. A sensor encoder is associated with the impeller and a sensor which responds to the sensor encoder is provided on the measuring housing for determining the amount of liquid flowing through the measuring housing on the basis of the revolutions of the impeller. The outer diameter corresponding to the impeller is smaller than the nominal inner diameter of the discharge pipe, enabling it to be pushed into the one-piece pipe. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135852 | BATTERY-FREE METER FOR FLOWING MEDIA - Battery-free meter for flowing media, in which a rotor body (sleeve | 2015-05-21 |
20150135853 | MEMS PRESSURE SENSOR FIELD SHIELD LAYOUT FOR SURFACE CHARGE IMMUNITY IN OIL FILLED PACKAGING - A pressure sensing element includes a sensing sub-element disposed on a diaphragm, the element including a shield disposed over the sub-element and configured to substantially eliminate influence of external charge on the sub-element during operation. A method of fabrication and a pressure sensor making use of the pressure sensing element are disclosed. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135854 | MEMS PRESSURE SENSOR FIELD SHIELD LAYOUT FOR SURFACE CHARGE IMMUNITY IN OIL FILLED PACKAGING - A pressure sensing element includes a sensing sub-element disposed on a diaphragm, the element including a shield disposed over the sub-element and configured to substantially eliminate influence of external charge on the sub-element during operation. A method of fabrication and a pressure sensor making use of the pressure sensing element are disclosed. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135855 | LOAD AND TORQUE SENSING SYSTEMS UTILIZING MAGNETIC KEY FOR MECHANICAL ENGAGEMENT - Two forms of load bearing or transmitting structures are disclosed wherein each uses magnetism to hold a key in one of two bodies to prevent movement therebetween. One embodiment is a clevis, wherein the clevis pin is instrumented as a load cell and a magnetic key resides in a slot in a portion of the clevis pin which protrudes outside of one of the clevis legs. In another embodiment, torque is transmitted between a shaft and a coupling by means of keys that are held in keyways by magnetism thereby to provide a torque coupling between the shaft and coupling members. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135856 | FORCE TORQUE SENSOR, FORCE TORQUE SENSOR FRAME, AND FORCE TORQUE MEASUREMENT METHOD - The present invention relates to a force torque sensor, a force torque sensor frame, and a force torque measurement method. The force torque sensor includes a central hub, a plurality of beams each having one side connected to the hub, and a rim connected to the other side of each beam to surround the hub and the plurality of beams. The force torque measurement method includes: a step of forming a gradient shape in a longitudinal direction thereof so that a section is provided in which a strain rate on each of the beams due to a force or torque is maintained within a predetermined value; and a step of measuring a strain rate in X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis directions after a strain gauge is attached to a corresponding section. Thus, a measurement center of the strain gauge may be positioned within a predetermined section. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135857 | Pressing Force Sensor - A pressing force sensor that includes an expandable and contractible film, pressing force detecting resistor membranes formed on a portion of a main surface of the film, and a support disposed along the main surface of the film. The support is provided with recesses or holes with openings located in areas where the pressing force detecting resistor membranes on the main surface of the film are located. In the pressing force sensor, when a pressing force is exerted on the main surface of the film, the film is expanded with a pressing force detecting resistor membrane. As a result, the pressing force detecting resistor membrane is deformed, and a change in resistance value of the pressing force detecting resistor membrane corresponding to the deformation is detected. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135858 | COLLISION POSITION DETECTION DEVICE, WIND POWER GENERATION DEVICE AND WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A collision position detection device comprises: a piezoelectric element that generates a voltage by collision; signal detector that detects a signal generated by the collision with the piezoelectric element; and processor that identifies the position of the collision with the piezoelectric element based on the signal detected by the signal detector. The piezoelectric element is a long piezoelectric element comprising a long piezoelectric body, conductors layered on both surfaces of the piezoelectric body, and a covering body that covers the peripheries of the conductors, wherein both of a leading end signal generated from a leading end of the long piezoelectric element and a back end signal generated from a back end of the long piezoelectric element can be detected to identify a collision position. The disposition of the collision position detection device in a windmill blade enables information about a bird colliding with the blade to be detected. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135859 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING DEFORMATIONS OF A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM, AND CORRESPONDING ROTOR BLADE - A device for measuring deformations of a rotor blade of a wind turbine generator system includes an angle measuring device and an arm. The angle measuring device includes a first and a second assembly. The first assembly is pivotable relative to the second assembly about an axis. The second assembly has a fastening site that is configured to be connected to the rotor blade. The angle measuring device is configured to measure a relative angular position between the first and the second assembly. The arm has a connection site disposed at a distance to the fastening site and is configured to be connected to the rotor blade at the connection site. The arm is mechanically coupled to the first assembly at a radial distance such that, in response to a change in the distance, a relative angular displacement is generated between the first and the second assembly. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135860 | CAPACITIVE MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL FORCE SENSOR AND CORRESPONDING FORCE SENSING METHOD - A MEMS force sensor has: a substrate; a fixed electrode coupled to the substrate; and a mobile electrode suspended above the substrate at the fixed electrode to define a sensing capacitor, the mobile electrode being designed to undergo deformation due to application of a force to be detected. A dielectric material region is set on the fixed electrode and spaced apart by an air gap from the mobile electrode, in resting conditions. The mobile electrode comes to bear upon the dielectric material region upon application of a minimum detectable value of the force, so that a contact surface between the mobile electrode and the dielectric material region increases, in particular in a substantially linear way, as the force increases. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135861 | PRE-COLUMN HEATING OF MOBILE PHASE SOLVENT IN CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEMS - An apparatus for heating a flowing fluid includes a tubing assembly, a heater block made of thermally conductive material, and a heater cartridge in thermal communication with the heater block. The heater cartridge is configured to provide heat to the heater block for transfer to fluid flowing through the tubing assembly. The apparatus also includes circuitry in electrical communication with the heater cartridge to control a temperature of the heater block by controlling operation of the heater cartridge. The heater block is die-cast about the tubing assembly. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135862 | ACCELERATED LIFE TESTING DEVICE AND METHOD - An accelerated life testing device and method including an accelerated life testing method for a test piece within a test chamber, the method including: establishing a first atmosphere within the test chamber; changing the first atmosphere to a second atmosphere to form a deposition layer on the test piece; changing the second atmosphere to the first atmosphere to remove the deposition layer from the test piece; and repeating the changing the first atmosphere to the second atmosphere and the changing the second atmosphere to the first atmosphere to form an oxidation layer on the test piece. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135863 | HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SPLIT SHAFT POWER TAKE OFF - A hybrid vehicle drive system for use with a first prime mover and a transmission driven by the first prime mover. The system includes a second prime mover coupled to a rechargeable energy source, a split shaft PTO, and an accessory coupled to the split shaft PTO. The split shaft PTO is configured to couple to the second prime mover, and the accessory is configured to receive power from the second prime mover through the split shaft PTO. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135864 | CAMSHAFT UNIT - A camshaft unit ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150135865 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A FURNITURE DRIVE - A device for controlling an electromotive linear drive configured as a furniture drive for adjusting movably mounted parts of reclining and seating furniture, consisting of at least one threaded spindle ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150135866 | SEALED GUARD FOR MOTOR GRADER DRAFT APPARATUS - A draft apparatus for a motor grader comprises a draft frame, a circle, a moldboard, a circle drive, a guard, and a seal. The circle comprises a circle gear. The circle is connected to the draft frame for rotation relative to the draft frame about an axis of the circle gear. The moldboard is mounted to the circle for rotation therewith about the axis. The circle drive is mounted to the draft frame and comprises a pinion engaging the circle gear to rotate the circle and the moldboard about the axis. The guard depends from the draft frame so as to provide radial cover of the circle gear and the pinion relative to the axis. The seal establishes a sealed connection between the guard and the circle. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135867 | SWING TYPE POWER DOOR LOCK MOTOR - A swing type power door lock motor includes a housing having mounted therein a drive unit, which includes a motor, a transmission unit, which includes a screw shaft connected to the motor and a transmission seat threaded onto the screw shaft, and a swing unit, which includes a sector gear meshed with the transmission seat and a swing arm connected to the sector gear. When the motor is started, the screw shaft is driven to move the transmission seat, causing the sector gear to bias the swing arm between a locking position and an unlocking position. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135868 | ELECTROMECHANICAL DRIVING ACTUATOR WITH DAMPING DEVICE - An electromechanical driving actuator with a damping device comprises an electric motor ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150135869 | ENERGY-HARVESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An energy harvester is provided for harvesting energy, and in particular electrical energy from an input vibration such as an ambient vibration. The energy harvester comprises a first mechanical amplifier responsive to the input vibration and a second mechanical amplifier coupled to the first mechanical amplifier. At least one of the first and second mechanical amplifiers comprises a parametric resonator, and a power output of the energy harvester is generated by damping the second mechanical amplifier. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135870 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - In a surgical instrument ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150135871 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A water pump has a pulley provided with an internally toothed gear and an externally toothed gear that is further in than the internally toothed gear in a radial direction, a shaft gear involved in transmission of power to and from the pulley, and a transmission mechanism that mediates transmission of power between the pulley and the shaft gear. The transmission mechanism includes gears and that set a transmission gear ratio to a first value when the transmission mechanism engages with the internally toothed gear and set the transmission gear ratio to a second value different from the first value when the transmission mechanism engages with the externally toothed gear, a rocker arm that switches an engagement object of the gears on a pulley side between the internally toothed gear and the externally toothed gear, and a DC motor that drives the rocker arm. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135872 | IMPACT SWITCHING DEVICE OF AN IMPACT DRILL GEARBOX - An impact switching device of an impact drill gearbox includes a gearbox front shell, an output shaft, a torque regulating mechanism, an impact mechanism, a decelerating mechanism and a gear shifting mechanism. The gearbox front shell on its top is prominently mounted with threaded columns. The gear shifting mechanism includes a function switching loop, a circular adjustment screw, a gear shifting gasket and stop posts. The adjustment screw is in thread connection to the threaded columns. The stop posts are connected to the gearbox front shell. The lower ends of the stop posts are connected with the decelerating mechanism. The gear shifting gasket is slidingly connected to the gearbox front shell along the vertical direction. The upper end face of the gear shifting gasket is prominently provided with position-limiting bosses. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135873 | MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR STEERING ACTUATOR - A steering actuator including a motor having a rotor including opposing input and output ends. A driven gear is supported on the input end of the rotor shaft for rotation with the rotor shaft and the output end provides a rotational output of the steering actuator. An override shaft is supported for rotation parallel to the rotor and a drive gear is supported for rotation with the override shaft wherein the drive gear is longitudinally movable relative to the driven gear to engage and disengage the drive gear relative to the driven gear. A coupling structure is provided on an end of the override shaft for detachable engagement with an auxiliary driver. The auxiliary driver provides a rotational driving force to the override shaft for effecting rotation of the rotor shaft. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135874 | CLUTCH DEVICE - Provided is a clutch device capable of reliably transmitting predetermined torque. Power is transmitted from an outer ring to a second gear through a first gear. The teeth of the first gear are formed so that the lines of the teeth are non-parallel to the center axis. The direction of axial force generated by the reaction force of the second gear and acting on the first gear is set to be the same as the direction of movement of the outer ring. When rollers engage with raceway surfaces and power is transmitted from the first gear to the second gear, the reaction force of the second gear promotes the movement of the outer ring in the axial direction. Predetermined torque can be reliably transmitted because axial pull-in force between an inner ring and the outer ring increases. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135875 | DEPENDENCY TRANSMISSION - The disclosure relates to a transmission for a motor vehicle, wherein the transmission comprises an input shaft, at least first and second countershafts, and an output shaft. The input shaft is provided with a first driving gearwheel, which interacts with a first gearwheel arranged upon the first countershaft, and a second gearwheel arranged upon the second countershaft. A number of gear teeth of the first gearwheel is selected such that, in relation to the number of gear teeth of the first driving gearwheel, the number of gear teeth of the first gearwheel can be either reduced or increased with at least one gear tooth, without affecting the number of gear teeth upon the first driving gearwheel, whereby the reduction or increase in the number of gear teeth of the first gearwheel is compensated with a profile shift of the gear teeth of the first gearwheel. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135876 | Transmission Device with a Hydraulic System Including a Pump Device - A transmission device ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150135877 | ORGAN TYPE ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER - An organ type electronic automatic shift lever may include a shift lever portion, a step motor unit, an operating arm, a position recognition unit, and a gear shift stage control unit. The shift lever portion may have a lower end at which a magnetic unit is mounted. The step motor unit may be fixed on a console surface of a vehicle and include a step motor. The operating arm may be rotatably connected to the shift lever portion and the step motor. The position recognition unit may recognize a position of the magnetic unit and output information of the recognized position. The gear shift stage control unit may control the step motor unit, preset position recognition information, compare position information and output gear shift information. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135878 | SHIFTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A shifting apparatus for a vehicle may include a lever position guide that is provided inside a gear lever box at which a gear lever is located, and has a reference position and multiple gear positions connected to the reference position, an elastic part engaged to the gear lever and the gear lever box and configured to return the gear lever to the reference position when the gear lever deviates from the reference position and thus is located at any one of the multiple gear positions, and a controller that shifts a gear range according to a preset shifting order when the gear lever moves between the reference position and the multiple gear positions, and shifts the gear range to a preset gear range when the gear lever is located at any one of the multiple gear positions for a longer time than a setting time. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135879 | STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING PLANTABLE SHIFT LEVER ONTO BRACKET - A structure for mounting a plantable shift lever onto a bracket may include an extending part that protrudes from a front end of the plantable shift lever to extend forward, a dented part formed by denting a front end of the bracket forward to receive the extending part, a first penetrating hole formed to penetrate a rear end of the plantable shift lever in a left and right direction, a second penetrating hole formed to penetrate a rear end of the bracket in the left and right direction and positioned to correspond to the first penetrating hole, and a pin to be inserted into the first penetrating hole and the second penetrating hole to fix the plantable shift lever to the bracket. The plantable shift lever may be coupled to the bracket by inserting the extending part into the dented part and inserting the pin into the first penetrating hole and the second penetrating hole. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135880 | SEALED ROBOT BASE SYSTEM - A robot comprising a base forming an inner chamber and having an opening, a first link supported by the base and arranged for translational movement generally along a first axis relative to the base, a second link supported by the first link and arranged for rotary motion relative to the first link about a second axis generally parallel to the first axis, the second link extending from the inner chamber through the opening into an outer region, a third link supported by the second link and arranged for rotary motion relative to the second link about a third axis generally parallel to the first axis, a first actuator arranged to control the translational movement of the first link relative to the base, a second actuator arranged to control the rotary motion of the second link relative to the first link, a third actuator supported by the second link and arranged to control the rotary motion of the third link relative to the second link, and a seal between the inner chamber and the outer region arranged to isolate the inner chamber from the outer region. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135881 | INTEGRATED DRIVE FOR BICYCLE HANDLEBARS - An integrated drive for bicycle handlebars comprising a grip body having a shape and size suitable for being gripped by the cyclist in a holding condition while riding, a brake lever carried by the grip body, a hydraulic system mounted inside the grip body and mechanically actuated by the brake lever to send pressurised fluid into a braking system, and a set of gearshift drives, on said grip body. Such a drive, which encloses in the same grip body not only all that is needed to drive the hydraulic brake, but also drives for the gearshift and allows the overall bulk to be significantly reduced. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135882 | STEERING COLUMN FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - Steering column for a motor vehicle having a column tube for rotatably mounting a steering spindle and having a carrier body which engages around the column tube, at least in certain areas, wherein the column tube is mounted in the carrier body so as to be slidable at least in a longitudinal direction of the steering spindle, wherein the steering column has at least one leaf spring which presses against a cylindrical-column-shaped section of the column tube, in a transverse direction orthogonally with respect to the longitudinal direction of the steering spindle, wherein the leaf spring has at least two support faces which are spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150135883 | ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN - In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an adjustment assembly for allowing or preventing adjustment of a component is provided. The adjustment assembly includes a first bracket at least partially surrounding the component, a second bracket at least partially surrounding the first bracket, and a piezoelectric device biasing against one of the first bracket or the second bracket in a first position, the piezoelectric device configured to contract and release the bias against one of the first bracket and the second bracket in a second position. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135884 | THROTTLE CONTROL DEVICE - A throttle control device includes a throttle lever fixed to a throttle shaft which is arranged to open or close a valve of a carburetor, an elastically deformable tube having a first end connected to a connection point on the throttle lever, the connection point being spaced from a rotating center of the throttle lever, and an intermediary section fixed at a first fixing position spaced from the connection point by a predetermined distance, and a throttle wire slidably accommodated in the tube and having a first end fixed at a second fixing position, the second fixing position being disposed outside the tube and at a dsitance from the first end of the tube, and a second end arranged to be manipulated by means of a throttle control lever so that the throttle wire moves relative to the tube, wherein the tube has a curved portion between the connection point and the first fixing position, the curvature radius of which changes due to the movement of the throttle wire relative to the tube. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135885 | SELF-ADJUSTING CABLE END FITTING DEVICE - An end fitting device is provided for axially adjustable connection of an end portion of a motion transmitting cable to an actuating member. The end fitting device comprises a housing having a receiving space adapted for receiving the end portion of the cable via a cable entry; a connector member comprising a ball pin receiver adapted for engaging a ball pin, and having an engaged state and a disengaged state; a locking element adapted for locking the axial position of the cable end portion relative to the housing and being movable between a non-locking position and a locking position; and a force bridge connected to the locking element such that the locking element is displaced from its non-locking position to its locking position when an engaging force is applied to the end fitting device in order to bring the connector member into its engaged state. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135886 | Motorcycle Throttle Lock Cruise Control - A cruise control for a vehicle having a mounted rotatable accelerator sleeve and throttle housing which is mounted to a handlebar. The cruise control mounts entirely to the accelerator sleeve and rotates in perfect unity with the throttle when it is rotated. The cruise control is mounted between the throttle housing and the rubber/plastic grip's inner end, directly onto the accelerator sleeve. When the single button of the cruise control is pressed, the cruise control engages and uses friction against the surface of the throttle housing to hold the throttle in place. The operator can force the throttle to rotate by overpowering the friction caused by the cruise control, or preferably, they can disengage the cruise control by pressing the single button again, resetting the cruise control to be engaged again by pressing the single button. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135887 | DRIVER-PROTECTING BRAKE PEDAL APPARATUS - A driver-protecting brake pedal apparatus may include a pedal member fixed to a dash panel, a hinge bracket, a first end of which may be pivotally coupled to the pedal member, the hinge bracket being selectively separated from the pedal member by an external force in order to maintain a pedal ratio, and a pedal arm rotatably coupled with a second end of the hinge bracket via a pedal hinge. | 2015-05-21 |
20150135888 | CONTROL DEVICE AND SYSTEM OF A BICYCLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND BICYCLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The present invention refers to a control device and to a control system of a bicycle electronic system as well as to a bicycle electronic system using the same, in particular a bicycle electronic gearshift. In particular, the control device of a bicycle electronic system comprises a containment casing, containing inside it at least one switch, and at least one manual actuation member faced at the containment casing and acting on a respective switch of the at least one switch for imparting at least one manual command to the bicycle electronic system. The containment casing is provided with a housing seat suitable for receiving at least one input multiplier able to be connected to the at least one switch to receive the manual command when the at least one manual actuation member activates the respective switch. | 2015-05-21 |