26th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150175198 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - An electric power steering apparatus includes an input shaft to which steering force from a steering wheel is applied, an output shaft to which assisting force generated by an electric motor is applied, and a torque detection sleeve. One of the input shaft and the output shaft includes a cylindrical portion having a female stopper portion and a circumferential groove. The other of the input shaft and the output shaft has a male stopper portion being in concave-convex engagement with the female stopper portion and relatively rotatable in a given angular range. An edge of a base end portion of the torque detection sleeve is clinched to the circumferential groove. The circumferential groove is provided on a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion radially overlapping a stopper engagement region in which the female stopper portion and the male stopper portion are engaged with each other. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175199 | VEHICLE STEERING DEVICE - A mode setting unit of ECU controls a turning angle so as to be a turning angle in accordance with a steering angle detected by a steering angle sensor. When a vehicle is started, the mode setting unit controls an angle ratio so as to be an angle ratio that is equal to or smaller than a ratio of the turning angle to the steering angle (mechanical angle ratio) when a steering wheel and a turning mechanism are connected by a clutch mechanism. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175200 | LENGTH ADJUSTER AND CLAMPING MECHANISM FOR A STEERING MECHANISM - The steering mechanism includes a center link which extends between opposite longitudinal ends. Each end has a bore with threads which are spaced from the end by an unthreaded portion. A tie rod includes a bore with threads that are spaced form an end of the tie rod by an unthreaded portion. A length adjuster threadedly connects one of the longitudinal ends of the center link with the tie rod. The length adjuster includes threaded sections and an unthreaded middle section. The unthreaded middle section overlaps with the unthreaded portions of the center link and tie rod bores respectively. A first clamp is clamped around the overlapping unthreaded portion of the center link bore and the unthreaded middle section of the length adjuster, and a second clamp is clamped around the overlapping unthreaded portion of the tie rod bore and the unthreaded middle section of the length adjuster. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175201 | STEERING SPINDLE ARRANGEMENT - A steering spindle arrangement includes a spindle bolt ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175202 | SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE WITH CENTER OF MASS DRIVE SYSTEM - A self-propelled device is disclosed that includes a center of mass drive system. The self-propelled device includes a substantially cylindrical body and wheels, with each wheel having a diameter substantially equivalent to the body. The self-propelled device may further include an internal drive system with a center of mass below a rotational axis of the wheels. Operation and maneuvering of the self-propelled device may be performed via active displacement of the center of mass. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175203 | STEERING APPARATUS OF IN-WHEEL MOTOR-DRIVEN - A steering apparatus of an in-wheel motor-driven electric vehicle capable of steering the vehicle by controlling torques applied to in-wheel motors mounted in road wheels. The steering apparatus of an in-wheel motor-driven vehicle includes a rigid tie rod having both ends rotatably connected to the in-wheel motors of the left and right wheels through hinge pins; a steering information detecting sensor for detecting a steering operation angle and torque according to user's steering operation; and a controller for calculating torque outputs to be applied to the in-wheel motor of the left wheel and the in-wheel motor of the right wheel based on information on the steering operation angle and torque detected by the steering information detecting sensor and vehicle speed information and controlling operation of the in-wheel motor of the left wheel and the in-wheel motor of the right wheel. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175204 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING DRIVING FIELD OF VEHICLE - An apparatus and method for recognizing a driving field of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a sensor that is configured to sense a location of a vehicle driving on a road and sense whether an object is adjacent to the vehicle. In addition, a controller is configured to detect whether the object is present and a lane of the road on which the vehicle is being driven is changed to detect a final lane candidate group on which the vehicle is positioned. The final lane candidate group is then displayed by the controller. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175205 | METHOD FOR SELECTING THE AUTOMATIC PARKING MODE USING A STEERING WHEEL - A method for selecting an automatic parking mode of a vehicle includes receiving whether the automatic parking mode is perpendicular parking or parallel parking. The automatic parking mode is selected by turning a steering wheel in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction according to a steering wheel angle as displayed on a human machine interface (HMI) in accordance with the received perpendicular parking or parallel parking. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175206 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A VEHICLE FRAME - A motor vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle (UV), with a vehicle frame and/or a sub-frame ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175207 | FRICTION-STIR WELDED STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a friction-stir welded structure in which corrosion resistance of a peeling region is ensured when a film coating is peeled away from a steel sheet. In a sub-frame, an aluminum alloy member is laid over a steel member that has been electropainted, and the overlaid part where the member is laid over is friction-stir welded at inner and outer welds. The aluminum alloy member has an aluminum layered part which together with the steel member constitutes the overlaid part due to being laid over the steel member, and aluminum extending parts provided to the aluminum layered part . The aluminum extending parts have aluminum extending parts that are orthogonal to the extending direction of the inner and outer welds and that protrude outward from the steel member. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175208 | VEHICLE FRAME MEMBER STRUCTURE WITH EXCELLENT IMPACT RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE - A vehicle frame member structure has a closed cross-sectional structure including a pair of first wall portions, and a pair of second wall portions connected to the pair of the first wall portions, in which first beads are provided on the pair of first wall portions along a circumferential direction of the closed cross-sectional structure, a second bead is provided on either of the pair of second wall portions along the closed cross-sectional circumferential direction on a line extending from the first bead in the circumferential direction, the first and second beads are connected in two corner portions between the first wall portions and the second wall portion, a recessed embossed portion is provided in a connection portion of the first and second beads in at least one of the corner portions, and the sheet thickness of the embossed portion is larger than that of the first or second wall portion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175209 | THREE WHEELED VEHICLE - A three wheeled vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle frame with a frame sidewall providing a substantially flat surface, with recesses in the flat surface. Alignment arms have inner ends and outer ends, where the inner ends are mounted to the frame sidewall, and the outer ends mount a wheel hub. The inner ends have couplings with pivotal portions and fixed portions, the pivotal portions being at least partially positioned within the recesses, and the fixed portions being attached to the substantially flat surface. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175210 | PLANAR SPACE FRAME FOR VEHICLE STRUCTURE AND HOUSING OF COMPONENTS - A load bearing planar space frame structure assembly ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175211 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE PART STRUCTURE - A structure is configured such that a viewer hardly feels strangeness of color tone or texture even when paint mist is attached to a center pillar | 2015-06-25 |
20150175212 | CENTER PILLAR OUTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A center pillar outer, and a method of manufacturing a center pillar outer, may include an upper panel portion which forms an upper end portion of the center pillar outer, and a lower panel portion which forms a lower end portion of the center pillar outer. The upper and lower panel portions are molded using different methods. A lower end of the upper panel portion and an upper end of the lower panel portion are overlapped with each other, and the overlapping portions are coupled to each other, for example, through welding. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175213 | SIDE BOTTOM STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE BODY FOR IMPROVING CRASHWORTHINESS AND ANTI-CORROSION PERFORMANCE - A side bottom structure of a vehicle may include a side sill having a closed cross-section with a predetermined outline, forming a side bottom of the vehicle body, and elongated in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a front pillar having one end thereof connected to a front end of the side sill and elongated in a height direction of the vehicle toward a roof of the vehicle, and a side outer panel combined with the side sill and the front pillar and forming a side external appearance of the vehicle body, wherein the side sill is formed by combining an inner side sill and an outer side sill, and wherein the inner and outer side sills have constant transverse cross-sections respectively, and a front end of the inner side sill and a front end of the outer side sill protrude further than the front of the front pillar. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175214 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE - In a radiator support connection member, a low rigidity section is provided in a fender bracket side such that rigidity in the fender bracket side is set lower than rigidity of a radiator support. Because the fender bracket side of the radiator support connection member is likely to be plastically deformed, it is possible to secure energy absorbing performance. In addition, it is possible to make a rigidity of a coupling section of the radiator support connection member an appropriate rigidity by coupling a side section of the radiator support connection member in the radiator support side with high rigidity to a side section of the radiator support at a plurality of coupling spots. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175215 | VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE - A front part of a vehicle is provided with front side members, upper members and suspension towers. Also, the suspension tower is provided with a first connecting portion being connected to the upper member, a second connecting portion being connected to the front side member, and a third connecting portion connected to the front side member while being positioned forward of the second connecting portion in the vehicle front-rear direction. The second connecting portion is connected to the front side member, a connecting strength between the front side member and the second connecting portion is lower than a connecting strength between the upper member and the first connecting portion. Also, the third connecting portion is connected to the front side member. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175216 | VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE - A dashboard upper panel is provided with: a front vertical wall extending substantially vertically in a vehicle top/bottom direction; a horizontal bottom wall extending substantially horizontally in a vehicle front/rear direction from the front vertical wall; a rear inclined wall extending from the horizontal bottom wall toward the rear of the vehicle and diagonally toward the top of the vehicle; a front horizontal flange extending from the front vertical wall toward the front of the vehicle; and a rear horizontal flange extending from the rear inclined wall toward the rear of the vehicle. A dashboard lower panel is provided with an inclined flange formed at an upper end of the dashboard lower panel. By joining the inclined flange to a lower portion of the rear inclined wall, the dashboard upper panel is supported by the dashboard lower panel from below at substantially the center in the vehicle front/rear direction. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175217 | ELASTICALLY AVERAGED ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one aspect, an elastically averaged alignment system is provided. The system includes a first component having an inner surface and an alignment member extending therefrom, and a second component including a standoff having an inner wall at least partially defining an alignment aperture configured to receive the alignment member to couple the first component and the second component. The standoff is configured to engage and support the first component inner surface when the first and second components are coupled. The alignment member is an elastically deformable material such that when the alignment member is inserted into the alignment aperture, the alignment member elastically deforms to an elastically averaged final configuration to facilitate aligning the first component and the second component in a desired orientation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175218 | VEHICLE FRAME STRUCTURE - A vehicle frame structure includes a pair of hat-shaped panels that form a portion of a vehicle, each hat-shaped panel having a hat-shaped cross-section, the pair of hat-shaped panels facing each other and forming a closed sectional portion; a partition panel that is sandwiched by the pair of hat-shaped panels, and divides an inside of the closed sectional portion; and a laser welded portion where all of four or more plates including the pair of hat-shaped panels and the partition panel are overlapped and welded together at an identical position by laser welding. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175219 | ELASTICALLY AVERAGED ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one aspect, an elastically averaged alignment system is provided. The system includes a first component including an alignment member, the alignment member including a base portion extending from an edge of the first component, and a connector portion coupled to the base portion. The system also includes a second component including a receiving member. The receiving member includes a pair of cantilever members extending from an edge of the second component and defines a receiving aperture configured to receive at least a portion of the alignment member to couple the first component and the second component. The alignment member is an elastically deformable material such that when the alignment member is inserted into the receiving aperture, the alignment member elastically deforms to an elastically averaged final configuration to facilitate aligning the first component edge relative to the second component edge. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175220 | Vehicle bodywork - A laser-cut and spot-welded tubular frame chassis typically has an accuracy of ±1.5 mm. To allow positioning of exterior body panels to an accuracy of +0.2 mm we propose that the vehicle comprise one or more integration panels, lying between the tubular framework and the exterior body panels. These can be made of a lightweight material, and can be made to be structural or non-structural depending on the intended use and location of the panel. It can also be attached adhesively to the framework at an early stage of manufacture. A jig with a suitable datum point can hold the integration panels while the adhesive sets, or a robotic arm or the like can hold the panel in the correct position. An adhesive thickness of about 3 mm will allow chassis tolerances of ±1.5 mm in any direction to be accommodated. The exterior body panels can then be attached to the integration panels in any preferred manner, such as adhesives, bolts, clips or the like. This attachment is preferably non-adhesive, and can therefore be done at a late stage in manufacture after much of the interior work has been done. The integration panel will also provide a convenient point for providing fittings and fixings for ancillaries within the vehicle such as brake lines, wiring, NVH panels and the like. A moulded integration panel can be formed with appropriate fitting and fixings as necessary. This will also reduce the number of brackets and the like which need to be welded to the framework, reducing the energy cost of the vehicle manufacturing process. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175221 | Drag Reducing Device for Commercial Vehicles - A drag reducing device for a commercial vehicle. The drag reducing device includes a rectangular frame having a pair of hinged sections. The frame is securable to the rear of the commercial vehicle and is sized so as to cover approximately half of the rear of the vehicle. The frame can be unfolded so that the hinged sections are arranged in the same plane and such that the frame covers the rear of the vehicle. The frame supports an inflatable member thereon, wherein the inflatable member is shaped such that it tapers towards a point at a rear portion thereof. The inflatable member substantially covers the rear of the tractor trailer when in use. Optionally, a control unit is provided for remotely inflating or deflating the inflatable member, wherein the control unit operates an air pump disposed within the frame. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175222 | VEHICLE FRONT SPOILER - A vehicle front spoiler comprises a flexible airflow guiding element provided in a region of a front part of the vehicle and extending in a transverse direction Y of the vehicle, and an actuating member, configured to move the airflow guiding element relative to said part of the vehicle between an extended operative position and a retracted inoperative position in which the airflow guiding element is folded rearwards to behind said vehicle part. The airflow guiding element is made of a rubber composition comprising an anisotropic textile structure of reinforcement cord having an elongation at break in the Y-direction of from 5% to 50%, and an elongation at break in the Z-direction lower than the elongation at break in the Y-direction, and is readily moved between the operative and the inoperative position with relatively low hysteresis losses. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175223 | LINK APPARATUS OF VARIABLE REAR SPOILER FOR VEHICLE - A link apparatus of a variable rear spoiler for a vehicle, may include an outer linkage coupled to a motorized rotating drive shaft, a base bracket affixed to a vehicle body and a spoiler bracket connected to a rear spoiler, wherein the outer linkage determines a withdrawal height of the rear spoiler at a fully open state of the rear spoiler, and an inner linkage positioned inside of the outer linkage and coupled to the drive shaft, the base bracket, and the spoiler bracket, wherein the inner linkage determines a withdrawal angle of the rear spoiler at the fully open state of the rear spoiler. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175224 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXERTING A TORQUE ON AN OBJECT - A device for exerting torque on an object includes: at least one rotating mass rotatably supported about an axis of rotation; a drive for driving the rotating mass; a bearing which enables a change in the alignment of the axis of rotation relative to the object; and a coupling unit which engages on the bearing and couples the rotating mass to the object. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175225 | CRAWLER-TYPE BAR FOR A PISTE VEHICLE AS WELL AS A CRAWLER CHAIN WITH CRAWLER-TYPE BARS - A crawler-type bar for a piste vehicle consisting of an elongated bar basic body and an edge which is realized over at least one third of the length of the basic body. According to the present invention, the edge has several edge portions which, when viewed transversely with respect to the direction of the bar, extend at a spacing and at least in part not overlapping with another bar portion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175226 | HYDRAULIC TRACK TENSIONING AND RECOIL SYSTEM - A hydraulic tensioning system for a tracked undercarriage is configured to position an idler wheel, supported by a frame assembly, relative to a drive sprocket. The hydraulic tensioning system includes at least one fluid actuator unit with a body that defines a recoil chamber, a tension chamber, and a wall in between the two chambers. A piston assembly is positioned between the body and idler wheel. A ram assembly is positioned between the body and frame assembly. A recoil circuit is in fluid communication with the recoil chamber and a tank. A fluid in the recoil chamber is relieved through a relief valve when the idler wheel is displaced. Fluid is introduced to the recoil chamber, urging the idler wheel away from the frame assembly, via the piston assembly. A tensioning fluid within the tension chamber selectively urges the idler wheel away from the frame assembly, via the ram assembly. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175227 | MODULAR MOBILE VEHICLE WITH AN ADJUSTABLE WHEELBASE - A modular mobile vehicle with an adjustable wheelbase has a ready-made vehicle body, at least one wheelbase actuator and a seat module mounted on the ready-made vehicle body. The ready-made vehicle body has at least one motor, at least one rear wheel, two horizontally mounted guiding tubes, a front wheel frame slidably mounted around the two guiding tubes, and at least one front wheel. The at least one wheelbase actuator is mounted on the ready-made vehicle body, is located between the two guiding tubes, and is extendably connected with the front wheel frame. The seat module is mounted on the ready-made vehicle body and has a seat body detachably mounted on the ready-made vehicle body. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175228 | SHELL FOR BICYCLE SADDLE - A shell for a bicycle saddle has a groove opened through top and bottom surfaces thereof, a narrow anterior portion having a front edge, and a wide posterior portion having a rear edge and divided by an imaginary longitudinal axis passing through the front and rear edges and the groove into left and right regions where two sockets are located, respectively. The groove has a longitudinal section extending along the axis, and a transverse section extending from a rear end of the longitudinal section to the left and right regions so as to form two elastic wings adjacent to the groove. Each socket has a connecting sheet and an insertion block and extends from rear and lateral edges of the wide posterior portion to a position under the bottom surface to form a space therebetween. As a result, the shell has great elasticity and structural strength. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175229 | BOTTOM-PLATE STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a bottom-plate structure, for a vehicle seat, that can be reinforced with a reduced increase in weight. A bottom plate covered with a surface material is provided on a vehicle body, and the top surface of said bottom plate supports a cushioning material. The bottom plate has reinforcing parts that cross the width-wise center of the bottom plate, at least parts of said reinforcing parts being laid out obliquely with respect to the front-to-back direction of a vehicle seat. Since said reinforcing parts reinforce the bottom plate, the bottom plate can be reinforced with a reduced increase in bottom-plate weight relative to conventional bottom-plate structures. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175230 | ADJUSTABLE SADDLE FOR MOTORCYLCES - An adjustable saddle ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175231 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A BICYCLE ON-BOARD DEVICE - A support structure for supporting a bicycle on-board device within a bicycle tube. The support structure has a portion for supporting the bicycle on-board device and a portion, configured for insertion inside the bicycle tube, that has a variable resistance to deformation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175232 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A BICYCLE ON-BOARD DEVICE - A support structure for a bicycle on-board device positioned inside a bicycle tube is disclosed. The support structure has an elastically deformable portion, configured to be at least partially inserted in an interference fit within the bicycle tube and a mechanical fastener. The mechanical fastener is formed at a first longitudinal end of a pin extending longitudinally in the elastically deformable portion. Preferably, the pin extends longitudinally for the entire longitudinal extension of the elastically deformable portion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175233 | FOOT-PROPELLED WHEELED HOBBY AND/OR SPORT DEVICE - The invention is a foot-propelled wheeled hobby and/or sport device which has a central wheel ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175234 | HAND-SWING TYPE SHILLY-CAR - A hand-swing type shilly-car includes a main frame module and a hand-swing module. The main frame module includes a rear-wheel tube, a T-shaped structure formed by the rear-wheel tube and main-frame tube and having a cushion, two wheels installed at both ends of the rear-wheel tube respectively, and a pedal tube installed at the front of the main-frame tube. The hand-swing module includes a swing tube, a handlebar at the top of the swing tube, a guide wheel at the bottom of the swing tube, a bearing sleeve at the top of the swing tube and opposite to the guide wheel and having a bearing at the top and bottom of the bearing sleeve. A fixing element with a C-shaped structure is installed at the main-frame tube for receiving both bearing sleeve and bearings, and a fixing shaft is provided for rotably fixing the bearing sleeve and bearings. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175235 | BEARING SHELL FOR A BEARING - The invention relates to a bearing shell for receiving a rolling contact bearing or ball bearing, with a cylindrical main body, in which a rolling contact bearing or ball bearing can be received, and the main body consists of a flowable material that contacts the rolling contact bearing in a sticking manner when the bearing shell is under load, such that the rolling contact bearing is retained so as to be secured against rotation in the main body. The invention further relates to a bearing comprising such a bearing shell for rotationally movable connection of two parts, and to a two wheeled vehicle having at least one such bearing. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175236 | SUSPENSION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A BICYCLE, BICYCLE, AND SUSPENSION CONTROL METHOD - A suspension control system and a method for controlling a damper device of a bicycle include a damper device and a spring device for sprung damping of a relative motion between a first and a second component of the bicycle. The suspension device has a spring unit exhibiting a spring characteristic, and the damper device exhibits a damping characteristic. The spring characteristic of the spring unit is changed under the control of an electrically operated actuator, which in turn is controlled via an electric control device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175237 | BICYCLE FORK HAVING LOCK-OUT, BLOW-OFF, AND ADJUSTABLE BLOW-OFF THRESHOLD - A bicycle fork includes a pair of fork leg assemblies, each of the leg assemblies having an upper leg telescopingly engaged with a lower leg. A damping assembly is provided in at least one of the legs. The damping assembly includes lock-out and blow-off compression circuits. These compression circuits are externally adjustable without tools. Furthermore, these two compression circuits may be adjusted independently of each other. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175238 | Bicycle Frame Rear suspension with Flexing Frame Segment - A bicycle frame includes a substantially rigid front frame portion and a substantially rigid rear frame portion. A link is connected to the rear frame portion by a first pivot and to the front frame portion by a second pivot. A rear frame segment is rigidly connected at a first end to the rear frame portion and pivotably connected at a second end to the front frame portion by a third pivot. The rear frame segment is flexible parallel to an axis of the third pivot. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175239 | Bicycle Frame Rear suspension with Flexing Frame Segment - A bicycle frame includes a substantially rigid front frame portion and a substantially rigid rear frame portion. A link is connected to the rear frame portion by a first pivot and to the front frame portion by a second pivot. A frame segment is rigidly connected at a first end to one of the the rear frame portion and the front frame portion and pivotably connected at a second end to other of the rear frame portion or the front frame portion by a third pivot. The frame segment is flexible parallel to an axis of the third pivot. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175240 | MUSCLE-PROPELLED VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a muscle-propelled vehicle with two or more wheels, more particularly a vehicle with front drive and steering. The vehicle of the present invention is designed to exploit the propulsive force exerted by the rider by the lower and the upper limbs, however without imposing the rotary movement of feet and hands to perform the rotary motion to be transmitted to the driving wheel. The vehicle according to the present invention comprises a frame, at least one rear wheel mounted idle on a rear fork of said frame, at least one front wheel mounted on a front fork, in turn so mounted as to be steering relative to the frame, a transformation mechanism of the muscle-propelled motion into a rotary motion, and a transmission mechanism of said rotary motion to said at least one front wheel, wherein said transformation mechanism comprises a pair of cranks rotatably integral with said transmission mechanism, and said mechanism also comprises at least two pairs of connecting rods, that are driven by the four limbs of the rider. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175241 | BICYCLE CRANK ARM ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank arm including a support member. The support member includes a first end sized and shaped to receive a pedal and a second end opposite the first end. The second end is sized and shaped to receive a spindle and a middle portion extends between the first and second ends, wherein the middle portion includes at least one recess. An insert is disposed in each of the one or more recess and an outer shell that covers the support member and insert, wherein the outer shell is made of fiber reinforced composite. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175242 | Wake-Modifying Device for a Boat - A recreational sport boat includes a hull having starboard and port sides and a transom, a generally horizontal platform, and a pair of wake-modifying devices positioned aft of the transom. The generally horizontal platform extends aft of the transom and is configured to support a human weighing at least 100 lbs. on an upper surface thereof. The pair of wake-modifying devices are attached to the platform. One of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a port side of the platform's centerline, and another of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a starboard side of the platform's centerline. Each wake-modifying device is moveable between a non-deployed position and a deployed position in which the wake-modifying device is angled downwardly at an angle relative to the top surface of the generally horizontal platform. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175243 | STAYED ROLLER FURLER - A wind powered craft carrying a generally vertical mast which is rotatable about its vertical axis, having a sail carried by the mast with its bottom edge attached in proximity to the bottom of the mast and extending to an attachment point in proximity to the top of the mast. A generally horseshoe-shaped member having an open end is and extending around said mast. The mast being rotatable within the horseshoe-shaped member. A bearing supported stationary member at the top of the mast is carried by the mast while allowing the mast to rotate. A support stay runs from the horseshoe-shaped member to the bearing supported member to support the horseshoe-shaped member. Additional stays are attached to the horseshoe-shaped member and splayed to attach to opposed sides of the hull of the watercraft. The sail is reefed around the mast through the open end of the horseshoe-shaped member. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175244 | Deployment Device - A deployment device is described which comprises a support frame | 2015-06-25 |
20150175245 | BUTT JOINT OCTAGONAL FRUSTUM TYPE FLOATING PRODUCTION STORAGE AND OFFLOADING SYSTEM - A butt joint octagonal frustum type floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) system, wherein a floating body is provided with an upper structural body in an octagonal frustum shape and a lower structural body in a regular octagonal frustum shape; in a combined state, a smaller bottom surface of the upper structural body is fixedly connected with a smaller bottom surface of the lower structural body, to form a junction surface; the axis of the upper structural body and the axis of the lower structural body are positioned on the same straight line; the larger bottom of the upper structural body acts as an upper deck of the floating structure and the larger bottom of the lower structural body acts as a lower plate underwater of the floating structure; the junction surface is a full-load waterplane of the floating structure. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175246 | SANDGLASS TYPE OCEAN ENGINEERING FLOATING STRUCTURE - A sandglass type ocean engineering floating structure is provided with an upper structural body shaped as a circular truncated cone or frustum and a lower structural body shaped as a regular circular truncated cone or regular frustum; under a combined state, the smaller bottom surface of the upper structural body is fixedly connected with the smaller bottom surface of the lower structural body to form a junction surface; the axis of the upper structural body and the axis of the lower structural body are positioned on the same straight line; the larger bottom of the upper structural body acts as an upper deck of the floating structure and the larger bottom of the lower structural body acts as a lower plate underwater of the floating structure; the junction surface is a full-load waterplane of the floating structure. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175247 | PADDLEBOARD AND PADDLE CARRYING SYSTEM - A paddleboard and paddle carrying system that includes a modified paddle board with a longitudinally aligned paddle cavity on the paddleboard's top surface. The paddle cavity is configured to hold an elongated paddle in a flat configuration and flush or slightly below the top surface of the paddleboard. In one embodiment, the paddle is designed to snap fit into the paddle cavity and resist detachment. In one embodiment, the paddle cavity is formed directly into the paddleboard. In another embodiment, the paddle cavity is separately formed into an insert member that fits into a complimentary-shaped insert cavity longitudinally aligned and formed on the paddleboard body. In both embodiments, at least one wide hand grip cutout is formed on the paddleboard or on the insert member near the paddleboard's center of gravity enabling the user to extend his or her hand around the exposed section of the handle inside the paddle cavity and grip the handle and carry the paddleboard and paddle as a single unit under the user's arm. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175248 | Dive Computer with Global Positioning System Receiver - Dive computers in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes a mobile phone handset, including a microprocessor, a microphone connected to the microprocessor, a speaker connected to the microprocessor, a telephone transceiver connected to the microprocessor, memory, a display, and an external connector for communicating with external devices wherein the memory contains a software application, and a waterproof housing including a pressure transducer, where the mobile phone handset is located within the waterproof housing and connected to the pressure transducer via the external connector, and wherein the software application configures the mobile phone handset to create a dive log stored in memory, wherein the dive log comprises recorded information including depth of submersion information recorded from the pressure transducer and display the recorded information during the dive. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175249 | HELICAL WOUND FLEXIBLE TORQUE TRANSMISSION CABLE - A cable adapted to transmit torque in rigging or furling a sail of a boat includes a core having at least one termination end and a bight, and at least one layer of fiber wound around the core, wherein a fiber in a portion of the fiber layer disposed over a center portion of the bight has a first pitch angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the core and wherein a fiber in a portion of the fiber layer disposed over the at least one termination end has a second pitch angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the core. The fiber layer includes a transition zone disposed between the at least one termination end and the center portion, wherein a fiber in the transition zone has an orientation that transitions from the first pitch angle to the second pitch angle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175250 | Disbond Resistant Composite Stiffener Runout - The disclosure herein provides for disbond resistant stringer runouts. Various aspects may be used independently or in combination to mitigate disbonding associated with the stiffener runout under operational loads. Aspects include a stiffener runout having rounded base flange corners. A recessed notch may be incorporated within the base flange to provide a flange termination point that is forward of the web termination point, allowing the web to terminate prior to the base flange. The web may be trimmed from a full height to a reduced height at the web termination point. The base flange may be co-bonded to the underlying composite structure via a scarf joint. Perimeter clamp radius fillers may be used to concentrate a clamping force around the perimeter of the base flange. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175251 | AFFIXABLE AIRCRAFT BOARDING HANDRAIL - An aircraft boarding handrail that is affixable to an aircraft fuselage having an entry and exit staircase assembly formed in a cabin door of the aircraft fuselage is disclosed. The aircraft boarding handrail includes a rail member and a mounting structure coupled to the rail member and configured to secure the rail member to the aircraft fuselage. The mounting structure includes a guide pin that interfits with a guide pin slot of a doorframe of the cabin door, a mounting bracket having a notch formed therein constructed to interfit with a staircase support strut mount of the entry and exit staircase assembly, a latch arm coupled to the mounting bracket so as to be rotatable between an open position and a closed position to selectively provide access to and close off the notch, and a quick release pin to lock the latch arm in place when in the closed position. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175252 | Method For Producing A Central Wing Box - A method for producing a central wing box including an upper panel, a lower panel, a front longeron, a rear longeron and four corners, wherein at least one panel and one longeron are obtained from a single flat metal wall which is bent along a bending line at approximately 90° which corresponds to a corner connecting said panel to said longeron. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175253 | LEADING EDGE FOR AN AIRCRAFT LIFTING SURFACE - An optimized leading edge for an aircraft lifting or supporting surfaces, such as wings and stabilizers, wherein the leading edge includes inboard and outboard leading edge sections that are span-wise arranged so as to form together an aerodynamic surface of the leading edge. Each of the leading edge sections includes a skin panel and a support structure formed by spars that are internally arranged in the skin panel. These two support structures are designed taking into account the different load requirements of those two different sections, so that the number of spars in each leading edge section is progressively reduced from root to tip of the leading edge, in such a way that the support structure of the outboard leading edge section, has less spars than the inboard leading edge section. Hence the weight of the leading edge is reduced while still maintaining the required structural behavior. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175254 | COLLECTIVE PITCH INTEGRATION WITH CONTROL POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A control system having a series of control loops for determining the upper and lower cyclic limit increments due to the contribution of collective pitch in rotorcraft based at least on nacelle angle and airspeed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175255 | LANDING GEAR FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A landing gear has a rigid structure and a gear compartment. A leg has a wheeled first end on a rolling shaft, and a second end secured on the rigid structure. The leg rotates between a rolling position, letting the aircraft rolls, and a landing gear storage position. A brace has a first end secured on the rigid structure. A guide bar has a first end pivotably secured on the leg, and a second end secured on the second end of the brace by a pivot shaft. A jack is secured between the brace by a pivot connection with a shaft parallel to the rolling shaft, and the guide bar, by a pivot connection with a shaft parallel to the rolling shaft. A locking system locks either a second end of the brace or the second end of the guide bar against the leg in the rolling position. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175256 | METHOD FOR ACCELERATED POWERED SELF PUSH BACK OF AN AIRCRAFT - A method for accelerated power push back of an aircraft equipped with a pilot-controlled engines-off taxi system that drives the aircraft without reliance on the aircraft's main engines or tugs is provided. An aircraft is quickly and efficiently moved out of a gate where it is positioned in a nose-in orientation. The pilot controls the taxi system to drive the aircraft in reverse along a perpendicular path away from the terminal to a location where there is sufficient space for the aircraft to stop and turn, and the aircraft is turned and driven in a forward direction to a takeoff runway. Pilot reliance on ground personnel guidance during push back maneuvers is minimized by providing a monitoring system designed to monitor gate and ramp areas around the aircraft in any visibility or environmental conditions and provide feedback to the pilot. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175257 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR DRIVING ROTATION OF AN AIRCRAFT WHEEL - A control method for controlling an electric motor driving rotation of an aircraft wheel ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175258 | HELICOPTER WITH H-PATTERN STRUCTURE - A helicopter with an H-pattern structure is provided. With an H-pattern transmission mechanism operating in collaboration with two pairs of rotor sets, which are disposed at two sides of a front region and a rear region of an airframe and being rotated in opposite directions, torques generated by the two pairs of rotor sets being rotated in opposite directions are counteracted. Thus, a flight posture and rotation direction during a flight of the helicopter is kept balanced, and at the same time, the helicopter is provided with a simple structure and ensured flight safety. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175259 | ROTOR HUB FOR A ROTORCRAFT - A rotor hub can include a yoke, a mast, and one or more radially oriented actuators. The first radial actuator and the second radial actuator each have a piston configured to impart a translation of the yoke relative to the mast. The radial actuators are configured to attenuate in-plane whirling vibrations. The rotor hub can also have actuators coupled between the mast and the yoke for attenuating flapping and vertical vibrations. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175260 | VERTICAL-TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT - A vertical-takeoff aircraft with a wing. A first drive unit and a second drive unit are swivellably mounted on the wing. The first drive unit and the second drive unit are arranged on the wing at a distance from a wing-end of the wing. A first distance between the first drive unit and a longitudinal axis of the aircraft is approximately equal to a second distance between the second drive unit and the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The first drive unit and the second drive unit are swivellable into a horizontal flying position and a vertical flying position. In the horizontal flying position the first drive unit is arranged above a wing surface and the second drive unit below the wing surface on the wing. In the vertical flying position the first drive unit and the second drive unit are arranged in an approximately horizontal plane. The first drive unit and the second drive unit each have a swivel arm, wherein the swivel arms are swivellably mounted on the wing. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175261 | CURVATURE SENSING - A system may include a tether connected to a ground station. The tether may include at least two bridle segments. The system may further include an aerial vehicle connected to the at least two bridle segments. The system may also include at least one sensor and a control system. The control system may be configured to: a) receive sensor data from the at least one sensor; and b) determine a tether roll angle based on the sensor data. The tether roll angle may represent an angle between the tether and an axis of the aerial vehicle. Optionally, the control system may also be configured to determine a curvature of a path of the aerial vehicle based on the tether roll angle. The control system may additionally be configured to control at least one control surface of the aerial vehicle based on the curvature of the path. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175262 | Path Based Power Generation Control for an Aerial Vehicle - Methods and systems described herein relate to power generation control for an aerial vehicle. An example method may include operating an aerial vehicle in a crosswind-flight orientation substantially along a first flight path to generate power. The first flight path may include a substantially circular path that allows the aerial vehicle to generate the power. While the aerial vehicle is in the crosswind-flight orientation the method may include determining to reduce the power being generated by the aerial vehicle, and responsive to the determination, determining a second flight path that will reduce the power generated by the aerial vehicle when operating on the second flight path. Once determined, the aerial vehicle may operate substantially along the second flight path. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175263 | VEHICLE CONTROL AND INTERFACE WITH MOBILE DEVICE - A vehicle control system is described herein that uses a mobile computing device to interface with a remotely operated vehicle. The system provides a link between an existing device with Wi-Fi or other networking to a radio controlled vehicle. The system provides an application that runs on the mobile device and uses the networking facilities of the device to send control information to receiving hardware attached to the vehicle. The system may also provide a receiving module that interfaces with an existing flight control module of the vehicle to allow a vehicle that was not specifically designed to be controlled by a mobile phone to have this capability added. Thus an operator unsophisticated in the flight of remote control vehicles can show up to a job site, deploy the vehicle, and have his or her mobile device guide the vehicle through a flight pattern that captures useful measurements. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175264 | SOUND PROTECTION DEVICE FOR SEPARATING OFF A SPACE IN AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a sound-attenuating device for separating off spaces in an aircraft, wherein the device ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175265 | AIRCRAFT SEAT HOLDING DEVICE - The invention is based on an aircraft seat holding device with at least one backrest, with at least one aircraft seat carrier unit embodied by a backrest bridge and with at least one fastening unit, which is provided to fasten, in at least one operating state, at least one PED to the backrest in an exchangeable and operable manner. It is proposed that the fastening unit is at least partially integrated into the aircraft seat carrier unit embodied as a backrest bridge. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175266 | Seating System and a Passenger Accommodation Unit for a Vehicle - A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, which is adapted to provide self-contained, individual seating and sleeping accommodation for a passenger, said seating assembly includes a supporting structure ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175267 | PASSENGER AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES - Passenger aircraft includes seats, display screens facing the seats, and oxygen masks. When oxygen masks are deployed, imperative imagery is displayed that urges the passenger to at least don their oxygen mask, then optionally help others, etc. In some of these embodiments, the passenger aircraft further includes input devices. Each passenger can enter an input that indicates they have donned the mask, so as to see further imagery for guidance. These inputs could be stored in the flight data recorder for subsequent analysis. In some embodiments, passengers enter self-reported data using the input devices. The self-reported data can be stored in the flight data recorder for subsequent analysis of situations, such as when oxygen masks have been deployed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175268 | SUSPENSION FOR A TURBINE ENGINE - A rear suspension for attaching an aeroengine ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175269 | CASING FOR A PROPULSION UNIT - An aircraft propulsion unit comprising an engine and a nacelle including an axisymmetric casing ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175270 | AIRCRAFT LIFT TRANSDUCER - An aircraft lift transducer may include a vane, actuator, an LC circuit, and a processor. The vane may be positioned on the leading edge of a wing of the aircraft, where the angle defined by the chord of the wing and the vane changes when the aircraft angle of attack changes. The actuator may be associated with the vane and change position when the angle defined by the vane and the chord changes. The LC circuit may include an induction coil spaced from the actuator and an oscillator. The oscillation frequency of the LC circuit may change when the position of the actuator changes. The processor may receive the change in the oscillation frequency and may determine a corresponding change in an available lift of the aircraft. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175271 | Method for Monitoring Autonomous Accelerated Aircraft Pushback - A method for monitoring an autonomous accelerated pushback process in an aircraft equipped with an engines-off taxi system is provided to maximize safety and facilitate the accelerated pushback process. The aircraft is equipped with a monitoring system including a number of different kinds of sensors and monitoring devices positioned to maximally monitor the aircraft's exterior ground environment and communicate the presence or absence of obstructions in the aircraft's path while the pilot is controlling the engines-off taxi system to drive the aircraft in reverse away from a terminal gate and then turn in place at a selected location before driving forward to a taxiway. The sensors and monitoring devices may be a combination of cameras, ultrasound, global positioning, radar, and LiDAR or LADAR devices, and proximity sensors located at varying heights adapted to continuously or intermittently scan or sweep the aircraft exterior and ground environment during aircraft ground movement. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175272 | REINFORCED PRIMARY STRUCTURE FOR AN ATTACHMENT PYLON - The disclosure herein relates to a structural element for an aircraft comprising a portion of an attachment pylon primary structure. According to the disclosure herein, the attachment pylon primary structure portion is at least partially covered by a protective assembly comprising a layer forming a firewall and a thermally insulating layer, thermally insulating layer being located between the layer forming a firewall and the attachment pylon primary structure portion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175273 | WARNING SYSTEM OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT - A warning system | 2015-06-25 |
20150175274 | Illuminated Sidestick Controller, Such As An Illuminated Sidestick Controller for Use In Aircraft - A system and method for illuminating one or more sidestick controllers within a cockpit of an aircraft is described. In some embodiments, the system includes a sidestick controller having lighting components that display lighting behaviors representing the movement and/or control of an aircraft. In some embodiments, the system illuminates various different lighting components on a sidestick controller based on information received from aircraft control systems, cockpit lighting systems, and other systems associated with an aircraft. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175275 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF AIRCRAFT GATE SERVICES AND TURNAROUND - A system and method is provided for improving efficiency of aircraft gate services and reducing time spent by an aircraft parked parallel to an airport terminal wherein aircraft utilities and gate services provided during turnaround are supported by an arrangement of flexibly movable, service and utility-carrying extendable passenger boarding bridges that enable passenger and baggage exchange concurrently with connection of utilities and provision of gate services to the aircraft. Aircraft are maneuvered by a pilot into and out of a parallel parking location in a forward direction by an engines-off electric taxi system that does not rely on the use of aircraft main engines to drive the aircraft, enabling loading bridge, utility, and service connections to be made to multiple aircraft doors as soon as the aircraft arrives at a parking space and then quickly disconnected upon departure. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175276 | DELIVERY PLATFORM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) delivery apparatus is provided. The UAV delivery apparatus may include at least a pole and a landing platform. The pole of the present invention may have an extended length with a bottom end and a top end. The bottom end is securable to a surface to support the pole in an upright position. The landing pad of the present invention is attached to the top end of the pole and includes a substantially flat upper surface. The upper surface is sized to receive a package from a UAV. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175277 | Systems and Apparatus for Winch Drum Mechanism - Wind energy systems, such as an Airborne Wind Turbine (“AWT”), may be used to facilitate conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy. An AWT may include an aerial vehicle that flies in a path to convert kinetic wind energy to electrical energy. The aerial vehicle may be tethered to a ground station via a tether that terminates at a tether termination mount. In one aspect, the ground station may have a motor that may be used, for example, as a winch motor to turn the drum to assist in deployment and/or refraction of the tether and AWT. It may be desirable to be able to switch from an engaged and disengaged condition of the motor. For example, it may be desirable to disengage the motor to help reduce wear on the drivetrain and/or to help reduce loads on the drivetrain. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175278 | GAS GUN LAUNCHER - A gas gun launcher has a pump tube and a launch tube with a first end of the launch tube slidably inserted into a second end of the pump tube. The pump tube may hold a heat exchanger to heat a light gas used to launch a vehicle. A sliding seal can be employed to manage recoil and to retain the gas within the launch tube and the pump tube. A fast-closing muffler at the second end of the launch tube can conserve the light gas utilized for launching a vehicle, enabling the light gas to be recycled. A launch tube alignment system is preferably automatic, ensuring the survival of the launch vehicle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175279 | TAMPING PUNCH STATION AND METHOD OF FILLING CAPSULES IN A TAMPING PUNCH STATION - A tamping punch station for filling capsules in a capsule filling machine is described. The machine includes a rotatably drivable dosing disk with bore holes and a filling device for filling the bore holes. Tamping punches and ejection punches are held on a punch support, and vertical movement of the punch support causes the tamping punches to press filling material into the bore holes and the ejection punches to eject pellets created by the tamping punches in the bore holes. First drive means rotates the dosing disk along punches and second drive means moves the punch support. The second drive means comprises at least two spindle drives acting on the punch support with respectively one spindle nut and respectively one vertical drive spindle guided in the spindle nut and at least two drive motors, which drive respectively one of the spindle drives for vertical movement of the punch support. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175280 | BULK BAG DENSIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for densifying particulate contents of a bulk bag, that includes a support element and a pressure-applying element for supporting between them a bulk bag containing particulate contents with a pressure to the bag supplied by the pressure-applying element, and a vibrator carried by one or the other of the support element and the pressure-applying element for transmitting vibratory energy through the contents of the bag back and forth between the support element and the pressure applying element for densifying the contents of the bag and leveling a top surface of contents of the bag at a top end of the bag. A related method is also disclosed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175281 | Modular Filling Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and method for sterile filling comprises de-contaminating a needle penetrable surface of a device including a needle penetrable septum and a sealed chamber in fluid communication with the needle penetrable septum. A filling needle penetrates the needle penetrable septum, introduces substance through the filling needle and into the chamber and is, in turn, withdrawn from the septum. A liquid sealant is applied to the penetrated region of the septum. Radiation or energy is applied to the liquid sealant to cure the liquid sealant from a liquid phase to a solid phase. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175282 | SOLID DOSE FEEDER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A solid dose feeder comprising: a plate member surface having a solid dose retaining portion capable of retaining a plurality of solid doses in an array of rows; a solid dose portion and configured, in use, to dispense a row of solid doses into a plurality of receptacles; and a gate disposed between the solid dose retaining portion and the solid dose discharging portion, the gate being provided with a plurality of gate channels therein and being moveable between a loading position wherein the gate is positioned to receive a row of solid doses from the solid dose retaining portion into the gate channels and a discharging position wherein the gate is positioned to discharge the received row of solid doses into the solid dose discharging portion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175283 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING A SHIPPING UNIT FROM A PLURALITY OF BOXES CONTAINING COMPONENTS - An apparatus and method of arranging boxes containing components for transport (shipping units). | 2015-06-25 |
20150175284 | METHOD FOR FORMING A POUCH - A method of forming and filling a pouch, comprises forming opposing walls of a film; sealing the opposing walls of film together to form at least one pouch; filling an interior section of the at least one pouch through an opening in an upper portion of the at least one pouch with a flowable material; forming a top sealed expressing-shaped region to close the opening in the at least one pouch; and cradling the pouch with a foldable flat that is more rigid than the pouch that can be folded or rolled to compress the pouch to express the flowable material through the expressing shaped region. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175285 | SEALING RAIL WITH HEAT PIPE FOR A PACKAGING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a sealing rail for a packaging machine. The sealing rail has least one heating unit that is provided in a heating bar, and a sealing surface that is provided on a sealing bar. The sealing rail has at least one heat pipe that is oriented parallel to the sealing surface and in contact with both the heating bar and the sealing bar so as to transfer heat homogeneously from the heating bar to the sealing bar. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175286 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CONSUMABLE MATERIALS - The invention relates to a device ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175287 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING ITEMS - A method for rapidly and accurately dispensing a predetermined number of discrete items, the method comprising: operating a conveyor to transport multiple items towards an imaging device, wherein the items are arranged in a single layer and at least some of the items are transported in parallel; operating the imaging device to continuously capture images of an area immediately below an end of the conveyor, so that items falling off the conveyor are recorded in the images while in trajectory; processing the images in real time, to continuously determine the number of falling items; stopping the conveyor before the number of falling items has reached the predetermined number, while continuing to determine the number of falling items until items cease to fall off the conveyor innertially; and automatically dispensing an additional amount of items, to complete the predetermined number of items. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175288 | Device For Sealing And Cutting In A Packaging Apparatus, A Packaging Process And A Packaging Apparatus - A device for sealing and cutting a film in a packaging apparatus, a packaging apparatus including the device, and a process using the device are provided. The device includes first and second members, one or both of which are movable with respect to the other. One of the members includes an elongated blade, and one of the members includes a cutting means positionable in a plurality of positions. The process includes creating a first seal on a tubular film, thereby creating a semi-sealed package, creating a second seal on the semi-sealed package, thereby creating a sealed package, creating a substantially transversal cut in the tubular film, thereby separating the semi-sealed package from a subsequent portion of the tubular film, and creating an incision in a section of the first or second seal, the incision defining a pre-determined breaking zone in the tubular film of the sealed package. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175289 | ACTIVATING DEVICE FOR SCREW CAPS - A device for activating a screw cap of a container comprises a first holding device for holding the screw cap, and a drive for activating the first holding device, wherein the first holding device is movable in a plane. The first holding device comprises a coupling device for the coupling of an external drive, and therefore the first holding device is movable in the plane. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175290 | LABELLING UNIT FOR APPLYING A LABEL ONTO AN ARTICLE - A labelling unit comprises: support means, a receiving member, adapted to carry an article on a top end and to receive a label on a lateral surface, and supported by the support means in a translating and rotating manner with respect to a given axis, driving means including a driving shaft carried by the support means in a rotating manner about the axis and engaging an axial hole of the receiving member, and releasable fastening means to connect the driving shaft to the receiving member in a predetermined axial position. The releasable fastening means comprise a spline element movable transversely to the axis between a retaining position, in which the spline element locks axially the receiving member onto the driving shaft, and a release position, in which the spline element allows extraction of the receiving member from the driving shaft and the support means along the axis. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175291 | CARTON - A carton includes a top casing and a bottom casing. The top casing includes plural first sidewalls and plural first tongue parts connecting to the first sidewalls. The first tongue stripes parts are used for fixing on the inner surfaces of the adjacent first sidewalls. The bottom casing includes plural second sidewalls and plural second tongue parts connecting to the second sidewalls. The second tongue parts are used for fixing on inner surfaces of the adjacent second sidewalls. The bottom casing further includes plural reinforcing pieces respectively connected to one of the second sidewalls. The reinforcing pieces are disposed at the outside of the second sidewalls. When the top casing is coupled to the bottom casing, the reinforcing pieces are utilized for filling the gap between the top casing and the bottom casing caused by the first tongue parts. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175292 | CUPCAKE OR MUFFIN BOX - Disclosed is a container having a polygonal base having n sides, where n is an integer between 4 and 8, inclusive; n adjacent sidewalls, each sidewall having a top, a bottom, and first and opposing sides, the bottom of each sidewall attached to one of the sides of the polygonal base and the first side of each sidewall forming a corner with the second side of the adjacent sidewall; and at least one protrusion, each protrusion having a top protrusion edge extending inwardly from one of the sidewall corners. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175293 | BOX MADE OF A CARDBOARD SHEET MATERIAL, BLANK OR BLANK ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING SUCH A BOX - The present invention relates to a box, to a blank or blank assembly, and to a method and device for forming a box made of a corrugated cardboard sheet material having a strap comprising at least four main rectangular panels, provided with at least one series of flaps suitable for at least partially forming the bottom and/or the tip of box, at least two of said main side panels being connected to a main central panel via intermediate panels forming cut corners without flaps. At least tow of the cut corners are formed by at least two rectangular cut side portions which are connected together or to the adjacent main panel by folding line, said cut side portions having a width of between 3 mm and 20 mm. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175294 | Recyclable Food Package - A recyclable food package has a body, a bottom board and a top roof. The body has two opposite first sidewalls and two opposite second sidewalls to form an internal accommodating space. The bottom board is mounted on a bottom of the body and has two horizontal folding lines connected to each other. The top roof is mounted on a top of the body. The horizontal folding lines facilitate squashing the recyclable food package. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175295 | COVER CONTAINED FOLDABLE CONTAINER APPARATUS - A sheet of material or combination of materials formed as a container system which when folded fits into a cover mechanism for easy storage. Container walls fold onto the container base to lay flat either on the base or on adjacent folded walls folded onto the base. A system of hinges, in some embodiments living hinges, afford complete foldability into the cover mechanism. A support bar system and mechanism to be used in conjunction with the container system wherein the proximal portion and the distal portion each comprise at least one extension for interlocking to prevent the container system from collapsing. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175296 | CAN END WITH REINFORCING BEAD - A can end for a two-piece beverage can is described. The can end has a center panel positioned about a vertical center axis. The center panel has a means for opening the can end located on a public side. A circumferential strengthening member is located about the center panel. A wall extends upwardly from the circumferential strengthening member. A curl is joined to an upper end of the wall. The curl defines an outer perimeter of the can end. A reinforcing bead is located on the wall between an uppermost portion of the wall and a lowermost portion of the wall. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175297 | Plastic Corrugated Container with Ultrasonically Formed Score Lines - A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge. | 2015-06-25 |