21st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130127184 | Latch Assembly for a Passageway Door Lock - A latch assembly includes a base having two sidewalls each having first and second guiding slots. A latch is pivotably connected to the base. A follower plate is movably received in the base and includes two sidewalls each having a restraining slot and en engaging notch. A safety plate is mounted between the sidewalls of the follower plate. A pin extends through the first guiding slots of the base, the restraining slots of the follower plate, and the safety plate. A positioning pin extends through the second guiding slots. A spring is attached between the positioning pin and the pin. When latch moves from a latching position to an unlatching position, the positioning pin moves along the second guiding slots of the base under action of the spring and engages with the engaging notches of the follower plate to retain the latch in the unlatching position. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127185 | FLUSH DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY WITH NORMAL DEPLOYMENT - A closure assembly includes a handle assembly having a grab bar. The grab bar is moveable in a normal direction relative to an exterior panel surface of the closure assembly between a retracted position and an extended position. When in the retracted position, an outboard surface of the grab bar is disposed approximately flush with the exterior panel surface. The closure assembly includes a position sensor configured for sensing the presence of an operator, and signals the handle assembly to move the grab bar into the extended position when the presence of the operator is sensed. When the grab bar is grasped, the handle assembly signals a latch mechanism to move into an un-latched position to allow the closure assembly to open. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127186 | COUPLING ARRANGEMENT - A two-part coupler suitable for attaching a compression latch accessory ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127187 | REAR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a rear bumper that extends in a vehicle width direction at a rear section of a vehicle body and that has a recess bulging toward a front side of the vehicle body, and a reflector attached to the recess. The recess has an opening for fixing the reflector to the rear bumper. The reflector has an attachment portion attached to the opening and a guide wall portion extending in the vertical direction. The recess has a first return hole at a position corresponding to an area below the vertical wall portion. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127188 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR PUNCHING BODYWORK COMPONENTS - A method for punching bodywork components, in particular a skin in order to install parking-assistance sensors or headlight washers therein. The invention also relates to a punching machine having an anvil for receiving the bodywork component, a punch, and movement means for moving the punch, initially over a first stroke in order to bring it into a utilization position, and then over a second stroke in order to pierce said component. The movement of the punch over the second stroke takes place at a travel speed not exceeding 10 mm/s and less than the travel speed of the punch over the first stroke. The means for moving the punch over the second stroke comprise a punching actuator coupled to a force-multiplication mechanism. Finally, the invention relates to the use of a machine and to a bodywork component obtained by performing the method. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127189 | BUMPER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - Bumper system for a motor vehicle with a cross member which is arranged cross to longitudinal members and having a top side, a bottom side, a front side and a back side and with at least one means to ensure adequate energy impact into the cross member 2 characterized in that at least one means on the top side and/or on the bottom side of the cross member is arranged in that way that it is pointing away from the cross member wherein air can stream at least partially through a region above and/or beneath the cross member during driving of the motor vehicle. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127190 | PEDESTRIAN COLLISION DETECTION DEVICE - A pedestrian collision detection device is obtained that is capable of improving pedestrian detection performance in the vicinity of a bumper corner portion. A pedestrian collision detection device includes a chamber member disposed with pressure detectors, and an ECU is connected to the pressure detectors. Terminal portions of the chamber member are wrapped around so as to cover vehicle width direction outside end faces of bumper reinforcement at bumper corner portion sides. When a load of a specific value or greater is input to the terminal portions of the chamber member from a bumper cover side during a collision, the terminal portions obtain a reactive force from the bumper reinforcement and undergo compression deformation towards the vehicle width direction inside, and the pressure inside a pressure chamber of the chamber member changes. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127191 | POLYMERIC CRASH BOX FOR A VEHICLE - A polymeric crash box ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127192 | Hybrid Pickup Tool - Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and apparatus for a multi-aperture vacuum tool that is comprised of a distributed vacuum tool that has a number of apertures distributed across an area for manipulating material portion, such as textile, mesh, cloth, and foam. The multi-aperture vacuum tool is also comprised of a refined vacuum tool. The refined vacuum tool generally has a couple of apertures that allow the refined vacuum tool to manipulate smaller portions of material than that which are handled by the distributed vacuum tool. Further, it is contemplated that an affixing tool, such as an ultrasonic welder, is also incorporated with exemplary aspects of the multi-aperture vacuum tool. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127193 | Manufacturing Vacuum Tool - Aspects relate to systems and apparatus for a vacuum tool having a vacuum distributor, one or more vacuum apertures, a vacuum distribution cavity, and a plate. The vacuum tool is effective for picking and placing one or more manufacturing parts utilizing a vacuum force. Aspects of the present invention have a plurality of vacuum distributors coupled as a unified vacuum tool, which provides control over generated vacuum forces. Further, aspects of the present invention vary a size, shape, offset, and/or pitch of one or more apertures extending through the vacuum tool plate. Further yet, aspects of the present invention contemplate selective activation/deactivation of one or more vacuum generators. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127194 | SWITCHABLE PLATE MANUFACTURING VACUUM TOOL - Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for a vacuum tool having a switchable plate, such that a common vacuum tool may be adapted with different plates. A switchable plate may form the entirety of the vacuum tool's material contacting surface or a switchable plate may form a portion of the material contacting surface. The vacuum tool is effective for picking and placing one or more manufacturing parts utilizing a vacuum force. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127195 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENGAGING AND HANDLING ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE - Apparatus and method for engaging an article. The apparatus has a base portion, an end portion disposed adjacent the base portion. The end portion is moveable in relation to the base portion generally along the longitudinal centerline. One or more bands are joined to and extend between the base portion and the end portion. At least one of the bands bends away from the longitudinal centerline when the end portion is moved toward the base portion from the disengaged configuration to the activated configuration. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127196 | GARNISH AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a resin garnish attached to a door frame forming the window frame of a vehicle door. The door frame is provided with a frame unit including an attachment unit having an insertion hole, and a weatherstrip fastened to said frame unit using a clip. The clip is inserted through the weatherstrip and the insertion hole to fasten the weatherstrip to the frame unit by engaging with the frame unit. The garnish is provided with a garnish body forming a design surface facing out of the vehicle, and an engaging protrusion unit arranged so as to protrude from the garnish body. In order to attach the garnish to the frame unit, the engaging protrusion unit is configured such that said unit, in a state inserted in the insertion hole, engages with an engaging claw provided on the clip. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127197 | SHEET METAL MOLDING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SHEET METAL MOLDING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A motor vehicle sheet metal molding of the invention is produced by hot forming from a metal sheet composed of an aluminum alloy which cannot be precipitation hardened, which sheet is in the material state H12, H14, H16, H18, H19, H22, H24, H26, H28, H32, H34, H36 or H38 in accordance with the European standard EN515:1993 and contains at least magnesium and optionally manganese in addition to aluminum as alloy component. The motor vehicle sheet metal molding after forming has, at least locally, degrees of deformation which are above the forming limit curve of the aluminum alloy at room temperature. To produce the motor vehicle sheet metal molding, the metal sheet is heated at least locally to a temperature in the range from 200° C. to 400° C. over a period of from 1 to 60 seconds. The heated metal sheet is subsequently placed in a forming tool of a forming press and formed to produce the motor vehicle sheet metal molding. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127198 | AMBULANCE VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT OF PATIENTS, INJURED PERSONS AND THE LIKE - A vehicle for transport of injured persons, patients and the like, which comprises: a sanitary compartment including a treading plane raised with respect to a ground surface, and an upper zone, opposite the treading plane; a lifting device for loading and unloading a stretcher located between a first extracted position in which the stretcher is resting on the ground and a second housed position in which it is arranged internally of a sanitary compartment; in which the lifting device comprises: collecting means configured to pick up the stretcher and being mobile between a lowered configuration below the level of the treading plane and a raised configuration; movement means of the collecting means, internally associable to the sanitary compartment at the upper zone for moving the stretcher between the first position and the second position and being destined to maintain the collected stretcher suspended above the treading plane. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127199 | SUPPORT FOR A FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT IN A PAIR OF RAILS WITHIN A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A support for a functional element in the form of a container, an armrest or the like in a pair of rails within a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle is provided. In the case of this support, the two rails encompass guide grooves and axially displaceable, bolt-like guide elements are supported in a housing of the functional element, on the side thereof, which faces the respective rail, and includes projections, which face these rails. A spring acts on the guide element and pretensions the projection thereof against the guide groove. The guide element can be moved by means of an actuator supported in the housing opposite to the force of the spring from the contact position in the guide groove, wherein a lower arm of the guide groove, is arranged horizontally and the displacement axis of the guide element for this guide groove is arranged diagonally to the horizontal. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127200 | SERVICE HOLE COVER MOUNTING STRUCTURE, AND VEHICULAR BATTERY MOUNTING STRUCTURE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A service hole cover has a housing recessed portion that has been brought from above the vehicle floor toward the battery unit through the service hole through a service hole formed in a floor panel from inside a vehicle cabin, and that covers an upper portion of a power supply circuit interrupting device from the floor panel side. An extended portion that extends toward an outside of the housing recessed portion is provided on a lower end portion of an inner peripheral wall portion of this housing recessed portion. Also, a bent-back portion that is bent back toward the floor panel side is provided on an outer peripheral side end portion of the extended portion. This bent-back portion will easily deform toward the inner peripheral wall portion side of the housing recessed portion with the outer peripheral side end portion of the extended portion as the fulcrum. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127201 | COLLAPSIBLE BIN FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A seating system for a vehicle includes a first seat configured for supporting a driver of the vehicle and a second seat disposed adjacent the first seat and configured for supporting a passenger of the vehicle. The second seat includes a collapsible bin configured for storing one or more articles. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127202 | Strengthened Glass and Glass Laminates Having Asymmetric Impact Resistance - Embodiment of a strengthened glass laminate comprise at least one layer of strengthened glass having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface, and one or more coatings adhered to the first surface of the strengthened glass, wherein the one or more coatings impart an asymmetric impact resistance to the glass laminate. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127203 | AERODYNAMIC FAIRINGS FOR TRAILERS - A system and method aerodynamic fairings including a gap fairing. The gap fairing includes multiple panels. The multiple panels are interconnected utilizing connectors to form a half conical shape extending from a front portion of a trailer. The gap fairing also includes supports connected to the multiple panels through support structure of the trailer. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127204 | UNDERCARRIAGE FAIRINGS FOR TRAILERS - A system and method for aerodynamic fairings including an undercarriage fairing. The undercarriage fairing includes multiple panels including at least two front panels and at least two rear panels. The at least two front panels are connected in a front portion under the trailer. The at least two rear panels are positioned in front of a wheel undercarriage at sides of the trailer. One of the at least two front panels and one of the at least two rear panels are interconnected on both sides of the trailer. The undercarriage fairing further includes supports connected to the frame of the trailer. The supports are connected to the at least two rear panels. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127205 | MODIFIED TRUCK CAB ROOF ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MODIFICATION - An assembly and method for modifying a height of a truck cab having a back wall, a pair of A-pillars, a pair of B-pillars and a pair of doors, where each door includes a window frame is disclosed. The assembly includes a pair of first door frame members each adapted to be connected to one of the cut cab B-pillars and a pair of second door frame members, each adapted to be connected to one of the cut cab A-pillars and one of the first door frame members. A windshield header member is adapted to be connected between the pair of second door frame members. Flat bar straps are adapted to be connected between the windshield header member and the back wall and between the pair of first door frame members. A roof panel is adapted to be attached to and supported by the flat bar straps, the windshield header member and the pair of first door frame members. A pair of door top members are adapted to be connected to a window frame of each door. A housing that provides a wedge-shaped recess in the back of the cab is also provided. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127206 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A motor vehicle with a front opening hood and windshield ascending from a rear edge of the front opening hood is provided. The motor vehicle includes a cross member, whose front edge section supports a front lower edge of the windshield, and whose rear edge section abuts against a structural element of the body. A first side of the cross member faces the passenger cabin and a second side faces the engine compartment. The cross member is divided by slits into a plurality of webs spaced apart in the transverse direction of the body, and the slits are tightly sealed by a film. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127207 | WATER BOX AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION - A water box, in particular for a motor vehicle, is provided. The water box includes a back wall, which rises from a lower side up to below a front window frame from where it continues as a covering the longitudinal direction of which is arranged transversely to a traveling direction in order to create an impact protection, and a front wall, which extends from the lower side in the direction of an engine compartment. The back wall, the covering and the front wall are embodied unitarily. A method for producing a water box is also provided. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127208 | Foot Isolation Platform - A foot isolation platform for a vehicle includes a base for connection with the vehicle floor to be movable with the vehicle floor; a foot support movable relative to the base and having an upper surface for supporting the feet of the vehicle occupant above the base; and an isolation member connected in a force-transmitting relationship between the base and the foot support. The isolation member supports the foot support in an extended position above the base. The isolation member acts to isolate the foot support from the vehicle floor in the event of rapid upward movement of the vehicle floor thereby to help protect the lower extremities of the vehicle occupant. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127209 | Vehicle Structure In Which Exhaust Heat Recovery Apparatus Is Installed - An exhaust heat recovery apparatus ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127210 | VENTILATION APPARATUS FOR SEAT - A ventilation apparatus for a seat in which a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater is equipped in the ventilation apparatus which blows air to the seat in order to prevent overheating as well as to reduce heat loss. The ventilation apparatus includes a seat having a back and a seating section each of which has a discharge passage which discharges air toward a user. A blower is disposed in each discharge passage of the seat. A PTC heater is disposed inside each blower, and heats air that is being blown. A control unit simultaneously or individually controls the blowers and the PTC heaters. Accordingly, heating efficiency is improved and safety is increased. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127211 | HEATING SYSTEM - The heating elements of a seat heater are used to warm the occupant seated on the seat and also used to detect the occupant. The configuration eliminates the need to dispose, in the vicinity of the seating surface of the seat, both a heater unit used for warming the occupant and a sensor for detecting the occupant. As a result, the structure of the seat is simplified to prevent deterioration in seating comfort, and at the same time, the occupant can be accurately detected and the heating elements can be efficiently utilized. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127212 | HEATER AND HEATING SYSTEM - Heater electrodes and a sensor electrode both in a film shape are formed on the top surface of an insulation sheet without overlapping with each other. As a result, a seat heater has a small overall thickness. Then, the seat heater can be placed near the seating surface of a seat without making the seat less comfortable to sit in. The occupant is detected based on the impedance between the sensor electrode and the vehicle. As a result, it is possible to warm the occupant seated on the seat efficiently and detect the occupant with accuracy. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127213 | Personal weather shelter - A personal weather shelter is disclosed comprising a seat portion, a shelter portion, one or more arms, one or more screw assemblies, and one or more rotating assemblies. Said seat portion comprises a base, a seat back, a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom. Said arms each comprise a first end and a second end. Said first ends of said arms each attach to said seat portion with said screw assembly and are each capable of rotating on said screw assemblies relative to said seat portion. Said shelter portion is capable of attaching and rotating relative to said second ends of each of said arms with said rotating assemblies. Said personal weather shelter is capable of transitioning between an open configuration and a closed configuration by rotating arms about screw assemblies and shelter portion about rotating assemblies. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127214 | Ergonomic saddle structure - An ergonomic saddle structure for bicycles and pedal machines, comprises a shell ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127215 | ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT WITH WIRING PASS-THROUGH - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a wire harness assembly for routing a wire harness through a vehicle seat back having an active head restraint system. The assembly can comprise a movable member configured to move relative to a seat frame in a vehicle fore-aft direction and can have a sleeve with a first end configured to receive a headrest. A harness guide is included with a guide tube and an attachment member that is connected to the guide tube and to the movable member, the guide tube having a first open end and a second open, and a guide passage that extends through the guide tube from the first open end to the second open end. A second end of the sleeve opposite the first end is located within the attachment member and configured such that the sleeve and the attachment member move with the movable member. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127216 | Tie Down Cord Assembly and Method of Making and Using Same - Disclosed are tie down cord assemblies and methods of assembling same. According to some aspects, the tie down cord assembly includes a webbing having a tunnel portion and a flat portion, with the tunnel portion configured to receive a slotted cord and the flat portion configured to attach to fabric. The slotted cord weaves in and out of the tunnel portion and is configured to interact with a seat frame or other suitable structure to secure the fabric to a seat frame. The tie down cord assembly is configured to be universal so that it can be used with seat frames having different dimensions and/or configurations. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127217 | CUSHIONED ELBOW SUPPORT ATTACHMENT FOR CHAIR ARMRESTS - A cushioned elbow support attachment for chair armrests. The attachment comprises a cushion made of material having elastic properties and filled with a plurality of smooth edge rounded oblong pellets and attachment means for attaching the cushion to an armrest. The cushion may be covered by an outer material to protect it, to provide decorative colors and patterns, and to provide points of attachment for the attachment means, which may be straps, hook and loop fasteners, or clips. The cushion may include a rigid adapter plate adapted to serve as an interface with the tubular armrest of a chair. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127218 | Anchor Latch System for Child Restraint Systems and Child Car Safety Seats - A child restraint system has a bottom portion configured to rest on a dedicated seat of a vehicle. The bottom portion has a front end, a rear end, and a pair of sides. An anchor latch system is carried by the bottom portion and has two latch belts partially housed within the bottom portion. Each latch belt has an anchor end protruding rearward from and external to the bottom portion. An adjuster is exposed on at least one side or the front end of the bottom portion. The adjuster can be manipulated to selectively retract or pay out the two latch belts simultaneously. The adjuster can have an adjustment belt protruding from one side of the bottom portion. The adjuster can have a knob positioned on the front end, one side, or both sides of the bottom portion. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127219 | Seat Having A Backrest Which Can Be Adjusted To Form A Precurved Deformation - The backrest which is designed for a seat can be adjusted to form a precurved deformation. The backrest has a rest support ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127220 | sitting arrangement - Chaise longue comprising a sofa frame ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127221 | Swivel Ingress Vehicle Seat - The present invention is directed to a vehicle seat that pivots to allow easy ingress and egress and in particular to a vehicle seat that manually pivots in conjunction with linear movement to allow easy ingress and egress to seating located behind the pivoting seat. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127222 | VEHICLE SEAT - A headrest with a function of a dynamic damper that damps vibrations of a vehicle seat, and provide the headrest with an impact absorbing function with respect to a head portion of a seated vehicle occupant. A stay of a headrest is held at a seat back, and a cover, that covers at least a portion of the stay, is supported at the stay so as to be swingable in a seat front-rear direction around a seat transverse direction. Due to a torsion coil spring (an elastic member) elastically deforming when the cover swings, restoring force in a direction opposing a swinging direction of the cover is generated. Further, displacement other than in the swinging direction is suppressed by a suppressing portion that is provided between the stay and the cover. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127223 | HIGH-SEAT FOLDING CHAIR HAVING FOOTREST - A high-seat folding chair includes two pairs of front legs and rear legs pivotally connected with each other so as to be operable to unfold or fold the folding chair. When unfolded, each of the front legs and the rear legs form an angle relative to a horizontal plane. A footrest is mounted between the two front legs. Two opposite portions of the footrest bend symmetrically in a horizontal direction to form horizontal portions, respectively. The two horizontal portions further bend upward to form inclined extensions, and a portion of each inclined extensions forms a flat portion. An angle defined between the inclined extension and the horizontal portion is equal to an angle defined between the front leg and the horizontal plane. The inclined extensions of the footrest are respectively affixed with the two front legs, such that the footrest is mounted in horizontal. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127224 | ASSEMBLY CHAIR ASSEMBLED BY PLASTIC BOARD - The present invention relates to an assembly chair assembled by plastic board, having a plurality of openings, a plurality of locking tabs, and a plurality of bending lines, and being capable of being bent and locked through man hand and manpower for being formed into the assembly chair without any tools, or being capable of disassembling through man hand and manpower for being formed into the plastic board without any tools, therefore, the assembly and the disassembly procedure can be easy; besides, the plastic board according to present invention is flat before assembly, and being able to be stacked up for storage, therefore, the storage capacity of the plastic board is small, and the plastic board would not fall down when being stacked up for storage. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127225 | VEHICLE SEAT - There is provided a vehicle seat including a seat structure member which has a frame member which configures a seat framework, a pad member which configures an outer shape of the seat and is configured to elastically support an occupant, and a sheet-like elastic fiber body which is disposed on a rear surface of the pad member. The pad member is disposed on the frame member while the elastic fiber body contacting the frame member. The elastic fiber body includes protrusions which protrude toward the frame member and recesses which are closer to the pad member than the protrusions, and the elastic fiber body is configured to come into point or line contact with the frame member by the protrusions. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127226 | PNEUMATIC CUSHION, ACTUATOR AND VEHICLE SEAT - A pneumatic cushion, in particular for a vehicle seat, has an upper and a lower film wall and at least one longitudinal welded seam. The upper and the lower film wall in the collapsed installed state of the pneumatic cushion bear against one another and form a flat structure which is defined to the side by longitudinal side edges. The longitudinal welded seam of the film bladder is provided in a film region between the two longitudinal side edges of the pneumatic cushion. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127227 | EXTENDABLE SEAT PAN ASSEMBLY WITH COMFORT SPRING - An extendable seat pan assembly configured to be supported on spaced side walls of a seat frame and including a seat pan frame having spaced frame rails retained longitudinally parallel to and adjacent the side walls, and a seat pan slidably supported on the frame rails and defining an opening therethough spanned by a spring assembly including a plurality of springs. An aircraft passenger seat including an extendable seat pan assembly. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127228 | FURNITURE - The present invention provides a stool which is very versatile and comprises a simple cylindrical shape. The stool can be quickly and easily installed at any suitable location and, in particular, can be included in outside areas, for example, parks, school playgrounds and shopping precincts. The stool includes an interior chamber into which a ballast can be located in order to weigh the stool down. This ballast inhibits the easy movement of the stool and, in particular, prevents the inadvertent movement of the stool. The stool is located outside and the ballast is collected from adjacent to the installation site. The stool includes a recycled cut down drum as an inner core with a thermosetting outer covering moulded thereto. Accordingly, the stool and is environmentally friendly and is manufactured using recycled and sustainable materials and is anchored using a locally sourced sustainable ballast material. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127229 | TENSIONING APPARATUSES FOR OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Tensioning apparatuses for occupant restraint systems and associated systems and methods. In one embodiment, an occupant restraint system for a vehicle can include a flexible web configured to extend across at least a portion of an occupant seated in the vehicle and an electrically actuated web retractor operably coupled to a proximal end portion of the web. The web retractor is configured to automatically wind and unwind the web. The system also includes an acceleration sensor operably coupled to the electrically actuated web retractor. The acceleration sensor is configured to send an electrical signal to the web retractor in response to a vehicle acceleration above a preset magnitude. In response to the signal, the web retractor is configured to (a) retract the web, and/or (b) at least temporarily prevent the web from moving inwardly or outwardly. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127230 | Vehicle shoulder belt extension - A safety belt extension plate is made for lowering a vehicle shoulder belt so that the belt does not ride up against the drivers or passengers neck. By lowering the shoulder belt adjustment position, the position of the shoulder belt can be made to rest in the middle of the drivers or passengers shoulder rather than near or against the occupants neck making the belt more comfortable and safer. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127231 | Hydraulic Mining System for Tabular Orebodies Utilising Directional Drilling - A mining system for extracting ore using directional chilling techniques to obtain access to the orebody. Spaced-apart roadways are formed in the ore formation, with a downhill roadway being lower in elevation than the other roadway, and the downhill roadway having a ditch therein draining downhill. A borehole is formed between roadways in the ore formation using the directional drill bit, and then the end of the drill string is equipped with a jetting nozzle. The jetting nozzle is moved within the borehole to erode the formation and mine the ore. In one embodiment, a slurry of mined ore and jetting fluid flows as a slurry down the intersection of the mined face and the floor towards a ditch formed in the downhill roadway. In another embodiment, a slurry of the mined ore and the jetting fluid flows down the borehole, and then down the ditch formed in the downhill roadway. In each case, the ore flows down the downhill roadway to a sump. From the sump, the ore is carried to the surface for transportation and eventual refining or use. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127232 | Wheel Weights - Wheel weight assemblies are provided in which a weight member ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127233 | Obstacle Traversing Wheel Assembly - An obstacle traversing wheel assembly can include at least one primary wheel member mounted with a primary axis of rotation and capable of rolling engagement with a supporting surface, and at least one secondary wheel member mounted with a secondary axis of rotation. The secondary wheel member can have a plurality of surface engaging protrusions which enable the wheel assembly to traverse an obstacle by imparting climbing movement to the primary wheel member in response to engagement with the obstacle. The surface engaging protrusions can be defined by rolling wheel members. The obstacle traversing wheel assembly can be incorporated on a wide variety of wheel-bearing devices, such as wheelchairs, personal transportation devices, and intravenous fluid support racks. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127234 | VEHICLE WHEEL, RUNNING WHEEL, VEHICLE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING VEHICLE WHEEL - A vehicle wheel, which is divided in an axial direction of a tire into two pieces which are an in-side half wheel and an out-side half wheel that are connected to each other and fixed to an axle hub, includes wheel coupling bolts joining a mating surface of the in-side half wheel and a mating surface of the out-side half wheel together, and hub bolts joining the out-side half wheel and the axle hub together. The wheel coupling bolts and the hub bolts are respectively screwed into nuts from the out-side half wheel side. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127235 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member and a constant velocity joint connected to a wheel hub. The wheel hub and the constant velocity joint outer joint member are axially detachably connected. An end face of the caulked portion has a flat surface. A cap is mounted on the caulked portion. The cap has a metal core press-formed of a corrosion resistant steel sheet with a generally ring shape having a substantially L-shaped cross-section and a molded portion. The molded portion is formed from synthetic resin and has an infinite number of micro indentations on its surface. The cap abuts against the end face of the caulked portion and the shoulder portion of the outer joint member. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127236 | VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An object of the invention is to prevent abnormal noise from being generated when the pressure of brake fluid supplied to a brake caliper is reduced. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127237 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD AS WELL AS CONTROL DEVICE FOR ITS OPERATION - A hydraulic brake system has: a force-pressure conversion element, which is in hydraulic connection with at least one wheel brake cylinder of at least one wheel; a volume-adaptation element in hydraulic connection with the at least one wheel brake and the force-pressure conversion element; and as an actuating unit for actuating the force-pressure conversion element, which actuating unit has an input element. The pressure in the at least one wheel brake cylinder is adjusted by operating the volume-adaptation unit and/or the actuating unit. For this purpose an actuating state of the input element is maintained by operating the actuating unit when the volume-adaptation unit is being operated. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127238 | Vehicle Brake Device - A vehicle brake device includes a master cylinder having a master piston moved by servo pressure in a servo chamber and master pressure of a master chamber is changed by movement of the master piston. A mechanical servo pressure generating unit is connected to a high pressure source and the servo chamber, and generates a servo pressure within the servo chamber according to pilot pressure within a pilot chamber based on brake fluid pressure of the high pressure source. An electrical pilot pressure generating unit is connected to the pilot chamber and generates desired pilot pressure within the pilot chamber, and a master chamber-to-pilot chamber brake fluid line connects the master chamber with the pilot chamber so pilot pressure is generated by the pilot pressure generating unit during normal operation of a power supply system, and the master pressure is used as pilot pressure when the power supply system fails. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127239 | Power Braking System with Steering Assist - A vehicle power braking system has separate left and right brakes ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127240 | Vehicle Brake Device - A vehicle brake device is provided with a master piston which is driven to generate a master cylinder pressure. The device includes a pressure accumulation portion that accumulates the brake fluid under pressure; a servo pressure generation portion that is configured to be able to generate the servo pressure using the brake fluid in the pressure accumulation portion regardless of the operation of the brake operation member; brake fluid consumption correlative value detection means for detecting a brake fluid consumption correlative value relating to a consumption of the brake fluid in the pressure accumulation portion; and failure detection means for driving the master pistons only by the servo pressure using the servo pressure generation portion in a state where the brake operation member is not operated, and detecting a failure of a master system, based on a brake fluid consumption correlative value detected by the brake fluid consumption correlative value detection means at that time. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127241 | Vehicle Brake Device - A vehicle brake device includes a failure detection means for driving the master piston only by the operation force of the brake operation member along with the operation of the brake operation member, thereby to detect a failure of a master system, when a master cylinder pressure correlation value correlated to the master cylinder pressure is less than a predetermined value, in a case where an operation amount of the brake operation member is a predetermined amount or in a case where the operation force of the brake operation member is a predetermined force; and a driving control means for driving the master piston by force corresponding to the servo pressure in the servo chamber generated by the servo pressure generation portion, when the operation amount of the brake operation member is greater than a predetermined amount, or when the operation force of the brake operation member is greater than a predetermined force, in the operation of the brake operation member in which the failure detection means detects the failure of the master system. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127242 | WIRELESS ELECTRIC POWER FEEDING EQUIPMENT - An electric power supply device generates electric power having a prescribed frequency. An electric power transfer unit receives electric power from the electric power supply device, and transfers electric power to an electric power receiving unit in a contactless manner by resonating with the electric power receiving unit via an electromagnetic field, An electric power sensor senses power reflected to the electric power supply device. A discharging coil unit externally discharges electric power output from the electric power supply device. A relay electrically connects the discharging coil unit between the electric power supply device and the electric power transfer unit when the reflected power detected has a value exceeding a predetermined value. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127243 | POWER CONVERTER WITH DIAGNOSTIC UNIT POWER SUPPLY OUTPUT - A power converter includes positive and negative input lines and an input capacitor coupled across the input lines. The power converter also includes a switch coupled across the input lines that includes a control contact and an additional contact. The power converter also includes switch controller coupled to the control contact and that includes positive and negative input connections. The power converter also includes a contactor diagnostic supply interface coupled between the positive input connection and the additional contact. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127244 | ELECTRICITY SUPPLY VEHICLE - An electricity supply vehicle is provided with an electricity storage device charged with generated energy of an electric generator driven by an internal combustion engine mounted on the electricity supply vehicle or with regenerated energy of the electricity supply vehicle and is operable to supply electricity to an external equipment located outside of the electricity supply vehicle during stop of the electricity supply vehicle. The electricity supply vehicle includes: a setting unit configured to set expected supply electric energy to be supplied to the external equipment; and a determining unit configured to determine, based on the expected supply electric energy, a target charging amount of the electricity storage device to be charged during running of the electricity supply vehicle. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127245 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ON BOARD HYDROGEN GAS SYSTEMS - Power supply systems for a vehicle comprise at least one current sensing device, and a regulatory microprocessor coupled to the at least one current sensing device. In some embodiments, contemplated power supply systems comprise at least one electronic pressure sensor. Contemplated electronic pressure systems may comprise a manifold absolute pressure sensor or MAP sensor. In other embodiments, contemplated systems comprise a maximum energy power limiter. Engine systems are also disclosed that include at least one battery or storage system, a power supply system, a hydrogen or hydrogen/oxygen gas generator, and an engine. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127246 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM - A motor vehicle door latch mechanism, comprising a circuit arrangement with at least one sensor ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127247 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SAME - The present invention relates to an electric vehicle, and to a method for managing the charging of an auxiliary battery for an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle according to the present invention comprises: a high voltage battery for driving the electric vehicle; an auxiliary battery for supplying a plurality of electronic loads with driving power; a converter converting the voltage of the high voltage battery to a voltage required by the electronic loads via PWM switching; and a current detection unit for detecting the output current of the converter wherein the converter includes a converter control unit for reducing the output voltage of the converter when the energy required by the loads, based on the current detected by the current detection unit, is greater than the rated capacity of the converter. Accordingly, energy supplied to the loads can be handled by the converter and the auxiliary battery so as to enable the safe operation of an electric vehicle system. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127248 | ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC) TO DIRECT CURRENT (DC) CONVERTER DEVICE - An alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) converter device includes an AC-to-DC converter circuit, a step-down DC converter circuit, a controller, a first standby power converter circuit and a second standby power converter circuit. The AC-to-DC converter circuit is adapted to receive and perform an AC-to-DC conversion on an AC power so as to output a DC bus voltage. The step-down DC converter performs a step-down conversion on the DC bus voltage so as to output a main power voltage. The first standby power converter circuit performs a step-down conversion on the main power voltage so as to output a first standby DC voltage. The second standby power converter circuit performs a step-down conversion on the DC bus voltage to output a second standby DC voltage. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127249 | Power Supply System, Controller of Power Supply System, Method of Operating Power Supply System, and Method of Controlling Power Supply System - A power supply system of the present invention includes: a power generation system ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127250 | POWER REDUNDANT SYSTEM - A power redundant system is provided. The power redundant system includes N first voltage generators, M second voltage generators, a switch unit and a control unit. A voltage of the i-th first voltage generator and a voltage of the j-th second voltage generator are equal. When a power good signal is enabled, the control unit enables a power control signal to control the switch unit so that an output of the switch unit is connected to an output of the j-th second voltage generator. When a power supply signal is enabled and the power good signal is disabled, the control unit disables the power control signal to control the switch unit so that the output of the switch unit is connected to an output of the i-th first voltage generator. Therefore, the first voltage generator and the second voltage generator of the system can backup each other. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127251 | Circuit Arrangement Including a Multi-Level Converter - Disclosed is a circuit arrangement including at least one multi-level-converter. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127252 | Wireless Energy Transfer with Perfect Magnetic Conductors - A system that transfers energy wirelessly includes a transmitter of the energy and a receiver of the energy. A housing made of a material that approximates properties of a perfect magnetic conductor. The housing is arranged to direct a magnetic field from the transmitter to the receiver to improve an efficiency of the energy transfer from the transmitter to the receiver. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127253 | TRANSCUTANEOUS POWER TRANSMISSION UTILIZING NON-PLANAR RESONATORS - A system for omni-orientational wireless energy transfer is described. A transmitter unit has a transmitter resonator with a coil that is configured to be coupled to a power supply to wirelessly transmit power to a receiver unit. A receiver unit has a receiver resonator with a coil coupled to a device load. At least one of the resonators is a non-planar resonator that spans a non-degenerate two-dimensional surface having at least one concave portion. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127254 | CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM - The position and orientation of a power receiving coil are estimated based on a presence detection level of each power supplying coil. A power supplying pattern in which an output of the power receiving device becomes maximal is selected for the position and orientation and power is supplied in the power supplying pattern. Accordingly, power can be supplied to the power receiving device with high efficiency regardless of the position and orientation of the power receiving coil. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127255 | CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLYING DEVICE - A user can be notified with an indicator of information related to a power supplying device. More specifically, the user can be notified by the activation of an LED that nothing is arranged on a power supplying surface. Further, the user can acknowledge from activation of two LEDs that a power receiving device or the like is arranged on the power supplying surface and that the presence of the power receiving device is recognized by the power supplying device. The use can also acknowledge from the activation of an LED that a foreign object of metal or the like is located between the power supplying device and the power receiving device. Further, the user can acknowledge from the activation of LEDs the power supplying coil that is being supplied with power. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127256 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM BASED ON DETECTION PARAMETER - A wireless power transmission system, and a method of controlling power in the wireless power transmission system based on a detection parameter are provided. The method includes transmitting a request signal to a device. The method further includes receiving, from the device, a response signal corresponding to the request signal, the response signal including a parameter of the device. The method further includes generating an operation power based on the parameter of the device, the operation power being used for an operation of the device. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127257 | POWER GENERATING SYSTEM AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A power generating system includes: a plurality of power generating units for transmitting generated electric power by wireless via magnetic coupling between resonators; an AC combining section for combining AC energy output from AC converting and outputting sections of the power generating units and supplying the converted AC energy to an AC load; a DC combining section for combining DC energy output from DC converting and outputting sections of the power generating units and supplying the combined DC energy to a DC load; and an output control section for controlling an output of each power generating unit by transmitting a control signal to an output switching section of each power generating unit based on power consumption of at least one of the AC load and the DC load. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127258 | WIRELESS ENERGY RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER/SYSTEM AND WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSMISSION METHOD - A wireless energy transmission system includes a wireless energy transmitting device and a wireless energy receiving device configured to receive power from the wireless energy transmitting device through a magnetic field. The wireless energy transmitting device includes a signal generator configured to include a resonator including at least one inductor and at least one capacitor and to generate at least two signals having a 90-degree phase difference from each other. The wireless energy receiving device includes a frequency adjustor configured to match a frequency between the wireless energy transmitting device and the wireless energy receiving device. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127259 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION - A device for inductive power transmission includes an oscillating circuit having an inductance and a capacitance, a power component for exciting an electric oscillation in the oscillating circuit, a determination unit for determining an input current of the power component, and a frequency shifting unit designed to vary a resonant frequency of the oscillating circuit. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127260 | Access Control Devices of the Electromagnetic Lock Module Type - An access control device including an electromagnetic lock module for selectively locking and unlocking a door in a door frame is provided. The access control device provides a lower profiled electromagnetic lock module to improve the aesthetics and functionality of the module, supports and integrates modern accessories such as CCTV, CCD cameras, passive motion detection with automatic background correction, digital notification display, automatic source voltage selection, door and lock status indicators, and ease of installation. The present invention further provides components and circuitry to enable connection of the electromagnetic control module to 12 or 24 volts DC or to an unfiltered rectified AC power supply. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127261 | DC CONNECTION DEVICE - Provided is a DC connection device including a first connector connected to a DC power source side or a load side; and a second connector connected to the first connector. The first connector or the second connector has a semiconductor switch that is turned on when a portion of at least one of terminals of one of the first and second connectors is brought into contact with a terminal of the other of the first and second connectors, and is turned off before the terminal of the one of the first and second connectors is completely separated from the terminal of the other of the first and second connectors. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127262 | Protective Sensor System for a Hand-Held Power Tool - The disclosure relates to a hand-held power tool comprising a housing having a handle portion, a tool portion for a tool that can be driven to move linearly and/or oscillate, an operator part on the housing side for the activation of the tool and/or the power tool on the user side, a drive unit for producing a working movement of the tool, an electronic unit for supplying the drive unit at least with open-loop control and/or closed-loop control signals, and an operating voltage unit for making an electrical DC voltage available, the drive unit comprising at least one excitation actuator having a volume of an excitation-active material, which actuator is supplied with power by the operating voltage unit when operated and which is controlled in an open or closed loop control by the electronic unit. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127263 | WASHER WASHING BALL INDUCTIVE DEVICE AND A DRAIN COVER FOR THE WASHING BALLS - Disclosed are a washing unit for washing contaminants within a washing machine, a permanent magnet inducing unit for effectively washing an inner wall of a water tank by using induction of an electric field or providing a motion to an artificial floating body of the water tank, and a drain cover for a washing machine for assisting a washing operation of a washing ball of the washing machine. The washing unit has a body for maintaining a certain shape such as a ball and a plurality of washing projections, and is introduced into spaces between the water container and the washing tub and between the water tank and the pulsator to frictionally remove various filths attached to the washing tank, the washing tub and the pulsator with the washing projections that floats at a predetermined depth of washing water. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127264 | COMBINATION DRIVE FOR ROTARY AND LIFTING MOVEMENTS, AND LINEAR MOTOR WITH REDUCED INERTIAS - A combination drive for rotary and lifting movements includes a rotary motor and a linear motor as well as an output shaft which is caused to rotate by the rotary motor and caused to move linearly by the linear motor. The output shaft includes an output end. The rotary motor is arranged closer to the output end of the output shaft than the linear motor. The output shaft can be designed shorter as a result. Further measures for increasing the dynamics are mass reductions on the rotor of the linear motor. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127265 | CYLINDRICAL LINEAR MOTOR HAVING LOW COGGING FORCES - Cogging forces of a cylindrical linear motor are reduced with a linear motor having a rotor with eight poles and a stator with 36 toroidal coils (optionally multiples of eighteen toroidal coils) inserted into slots (N | 2013-05-23 |
20130127266 | Electromagnetic Vibrator and Producing Method Thereof - An electromagnetic vibrator includes an electromagnetic provider and a vibration unit, wherein the vibration unit includes a diaphragm unit and an induction coil unit affixing on an inner side of the diaphragm unit, so that when the vibration unit is mounted to the electromagnetic provider, the induction coil is inducted to the electromagnetic to generate an electromagnetic field, so as to axially vibrate the induction coil to vibrate the vibration unit. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127267 | CYLINDRICAL LINEAR MOTOR WITH LAMINATED STATOR - A cylindrical linear motor includes a cylindrical rotor, and a cylindrical stator arranged in coaxial relationship to the rotor. The stator has a plurality of annular coils which are arranged in coaxial relationship, and a ferromagnetic stator core which includes a plurality of individual laminations which are aligned radially or arranged in a star shape. This reduces a field displacement caused by eddy currents, as a result of which ultimately a time delay in the force buildup is also reduced. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127268 | ELECTRICITY GENERATOR - Embodiments of the invention relate to an electricity generator system. The system comprises: a conductor; a magnet; and conversion means. The magnet is configured such that motion of the conductor relative to the magnet induces a current in the conductor and the induced current in the conductor causes motion of the magnet. The conversion means are configured to convert motion of the magnet to electricity. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127269 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING AN INTEGRATED COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR - A method of operating an electric machine includes flowing a coolant into an interior portion of a housing of the electric machine, and sensing a level of coolant in a coolant collection area within the interior portion with a coolant level sensor arranged at the housing. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127270 | METHOD OF WINDING A STATOR CORE WITH A CONTINUOUS CONDUCTOR HAVING A RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION AND A STATOR CORE - A method of inserting a continuous conductor having a rectangular cross-section into slot segments formed in a stator core includes deforming in a first direction a core member having a first end portion that extends to a second end portion to widen an opening at end portions of the slot segments, inserting one or more continuous conductors having a rectangular cross-section into select ones of the slot segments, and deforming in a second direction the core member to narrow the opening at end portions of the slot segments. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127271 | ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING A HEAT DISSIPATING CONSTRUCTION - An electric machine comprises an outer casing ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130127272 | DRIVE UNIT FOR WINDMILL - A cutaway portion is provided in a driving force transmission path and serves as a disconnection mechanism for disconnecting the driving force transmission path under the action of a torque of a predetermined magnitude or more, the driving force transmission path being a path through which a driving force is transmitted from an output shaft to a pinion. A partitioning portion is provided inside the body and disposed between the cutaway portion and a speed reduction portion so as to partition an area between the cutaway portion and the speed reduction portion. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127273 | HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a hydrodynamic bearing assembly and a motor including the same. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly includes: a sleeve having a shaft hole into which a shaft is rotatably inserted; and a hub fixed to an upper end of the shaft and extended in an outer radial direction, wherein an upper surface of the sleeve and a lower surface of the hub have an oil interface formed therebetween to seal oil. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127274 | SPINDLE MOTOR - There is provided a spindle motor including: a hub operating together with a shaft and including a magnet; a base coupled to a sleeve supporting the shaft and including a core having a coil wound therearound, the coil generating rotational driving force; and a shielding part provided on the magnet and blocking magnetic flux introduced from the magnet into the base to thereby increase magnetic flux density between the magnet and the core, wherein the shaft and the hub rotate while descending via oil when power is applied to the coil. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127275 | ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY - An axial flux electric motor is disclosed. The motor includes a rotor having a first rotor face, a second rotor face, a primary bearing locator on the first rotor face and one or more permanent magnets mounted to the first rotor face. Also included is a stator having a first stator face, a second stator face, a secondary bearing locator on the first stator face, a stator winding having one or more conductors and a connector for connection of the stator winding to a power source. A bearing assembly is also provided and positioned between the first face of the rotor and the first face of the stator for rotationally supporting movement of the rotor relative to the stator, the bearing assembly axially displacing the rotor from the stator to provide an air gap therebetween. The bearing assembly is engaged by the primary and secondary bearing locators to correctly position the bearing assembly. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127276 | HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a hydrodynamic bearing assembly and a motor including the same. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly includes: a sleeve having a shaft rotatably inserted therein; a hub provided on an upper end of the shaft and having a main wall part protruding downwarly in an axial direction; and a stopper provided at an inner side of the main wall part to limit floatation of the hub and form an oil interface between an inner surface thereof in an inner radial direction and an outer surface of the sleeve, wherein the stopper has a lower porosity in a portion filled with oil than that of other portions thereof. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127277 | FLAT MOTOR - A flat motor has a standard cylindrical bearing and the structure for fastening the bearing by sufficient strength. The flat motor has a rotor frame that is rotatably supported by a bearing through which the shaft passes, and a rotor frame has: flat portion which is formed by a flat plate and which has central hole; outer cylindrical portion which is formed in a cylindrical shape on the side of central hole of flat portion by bending the flat plate and lengthening in an axial direction of the shaft; and inner cylindrical portion to which bearing is fastened, and which is formed in a cylindrical shape on the inner circumstance side of outer cylindrical portion by bending the flat plate at the end opposite to the end of flat portion on the inside of rotor frame and lengthening in a direction contrary to the direction in which outer cylindrical portion lengthens. Since inner cylindrical portion is formed by bending the flat plate at the end of outer cylindrical portion on the inside of rotor frame, and lengthening in a direction contrary to the direction in which outer cylindrical portion lengthens, in inner cylindrical portion the force is generated, as reaction force generated based on mainly bending, toward the inside of rotor frame with a focus on the end opposite to the end of outer cylindrical portion, and cylindrical bearing is elastically fastened by the force generated toward the inside. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127278 | MAGNETIC GEAR DEVICE AND HOLDING MEMBER - A magnetic gear device including: an internal rotor and an external rotor in which a plurality of magnetic pole pairs are each placed in a circumferential direction substantially at equal intervals; and a holding member that is placed between the internal rotor and the external rotor and holds a plurality of magnetic materials in the circumferential direction substantially at equal intervals, wherein the number of magnetic materials is a difference between or a total of the numbers of magnetic pole pairs, the holding member includes a plurality of circular rings that hold the magnetic materials, and connecting rods that are placed in the circumferential direction substantially at equal intervals and connect the plurality of circular rings, the plurality of circular rings face each other via the magnetic materials, and each number of magnetic pole pairs is set to have the number of connecting rods as a divisor. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127279 | REPULSIVE FORCE CONVERSION DRIVES AND CENTRIFUGAL FORCE CONVERSION - A repulsive force conversion drive system for centrifugal force conversion to drive a load. A operational load to be driven by movement and provide external power due to movement of the operational load. A rotary repulsive force conversion drive connected to the operational load, such that the operational load moves in a first linear direction due to centrifugal force of rotating mass of the rotary repulsive force conversion drive. A linear repulsive force conversion drive connected to the operational load, the linear repulsive force conversion drive connected to the operational load such that the operational load moves is a second linear direction that is opposite the first linear direction on command from the linear repulsive force conversion drive. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127280 | ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING THE SAME - An electric rotating machine that can improve efficiency in the high-speed operation state thereof and improve the efficiency of an electric vehicle in the high-speed operation state thereof by the use of the electric rotating machine. An electric rotating machine includes a stator and a rotor. The stator has a stator core with slots and stator windings. The rotor includes a rotor core and a plurality of first permanent magnets and of second permanent magnets. The rotor core is provided with laminated electromagnetic steel sheets and formed with a plurality of magnetic poles arranged in a circumferential direction. The plurality of first and second permanent magnets form the plurality of corresponding magnetic poles. The first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet for forming each of the magnetic poles of the rotor are different from each other in recoil permeability. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127281 | PULLING PLATE FOR SPINDLE MOTOR AND SPINDLE MOTOR HAVING THE SAME - There is provided a pulling plate for a spindle motor, the pulling plate including: a body having a circular ring shape; and a plastic deformation part protruding upwardly from the body and plastically deformed when being mounted. Since the pulling plate is installed in the base member by deforming the plating deformation part, a coupling strength between the pulling plate and the base member may be improved. In addition, since the pulling plate may be installed in the base member only through the deformation of the plastic deformation part, an amount of deformation may be reduced. Further, contamination generated in the case that the puling plate clips the base member may be reduced as compared to a case in which the entire pulling plate is press-fitted into the base member. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127282 | METHOD OF RESIN SEALING PERMANENT MAGNET AND LAMINATED CORE MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD - A method of resin sealing a permanent magnet in a magnet insertion portion of a laminated body, the body formed by laminating plural core sheets and including the plural portions formed around a shaft hole in a center thereof, the portion connected to an internal space via an opening. The method includes a first process of positioning a blocking member blocking the opening from a side of the space in a way that the member is vertically-placed in a lower die or an upper die, while the both dies hold the body from both sides in an axial direction and close the portion; and a second process of filling a resin extruded from a resin reservoir portion provided in the die or the die into the portion having the magnet inserted therein and having the opening closed by the member. | 2013-05-23 |
20130127283 | ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME - A rotor of an electric motor is provided in which a cylindrical rotor core that is formed by stacked magnetic steel sheets and includes permanent magnets is crimp-fixed to a rotor shaft. The rotor core is directly fixed, in the axial direction of the rotor shaft, between a flange portion that is provided on an outer periphery of the rotor shaft and abuts against one axial end surface of the rotor core, and a crimping member that is crimp-fixed on the rotor shaft while pressure-contacting the other axial end surface of the rotor core. | 2013-05-23 |