| 26th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
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| 20120161381 | Recording Media Cassette, Recording Apparatus - A recording media cassette includes a lower tray that stores recording media therein, and an upper tray that stores recording media therein and is mounted on the lower tray so as to be detachable from the lower tray. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161382 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - The present invention provides a sheet conveying device comprising a first conveyance path for conveying a sheet from a pair of first rollers to a pair of second rollers, a second conveyance path for performing switchback conveyance of the sheet, a switching unit for switching the second rollers between a press-contacted state and a separated state, and a single driving source for driving the rollers and the switching unit. A non transferring of drive section is set where when the driving source switches the rotation direction after the sheet that has been switchback-conveyed has reached the first rollers, a drive from the driving source is not transferred to the second rollers. The switching unit is driven to separate the second rollers during a time the drive is not transferred to the second rollers due to the non transferring of drive section. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161383 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - The present invention provide a sheet conveying device comprising a driving source which freely rotates in a forward/reverse direction, a separation roller shaft configured to drive a separation roller to separate and feed each sheet to be conveyed in accordance with forward/reverse rotation of the driving source, a stopper unit configured to close a conveyance path of stacked sheets on an upstream side of the separation roller in a conveyance direction, a stopper opening/closing member configured to open/close the stopper unit in a vertical direction, and a transfer unit provided between the stopper opening/closing member and the separation roller shaft and configured to transfer a rotating force to the stopper opening/closing member in accordance with a drive of the separation roller shaft. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161384 | AIR SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM HAVING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO WHICH THE AIR SHEET FEEDING DEVICE IS CONNECTED - A sheet feeding device includes: a leading edge contacting section having a leading edge contacting surface with which a leading edge side in a sheet conveyance direction of sheets stored in a sheet storage section, comes in contact; a blowing section having an air outlet which blows air to float the sheets from a side surface perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the sheets stored; a sucking and conveying section provided at an upward position over the sheet storing section, which sucks the sheet floated by the air from the blowing section, and conveys the sheet over an upper end of the leading edge contacting section; and a rise prevention member provided on a side of the sucking and conveying section, which comes in contact with the sheet floated by the air from the blowing section and prevents a contacting portion of the floated sheet from being risen. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161385 | MEDIUM CARRYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An information processing device includes an opening and closing member that is configured to be movable between open and closed positions, and an interference member that is positioned in a middle of an opening and closing trajectory of the opening and closing member. The opening and closing member takes the open position after the opening and closing member moves in a direction away from the interference member and takes the closed position after the opening and closing member moves in a direction toward the interference member. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161386 | MEDIA PRESENTER - A media presenter configurable for use in either a front access or a rear access dispenser is described. The media presenter comprises a chassis including a central track defining a central handle end and a central pick end. A nose is coupled to the chassis at the central pick end, and includes (i) a presenting end distal from the chassis and (ii) a nose track arranged to couple to the central track. A removable track is coupled to the chassis and extends from a handle end of the chassis to the central handle end. The nose track, the central track, and the removable track combine to provide a presenting track extending from the handle end to the presenting end. The presenter can present media items to a customer in a rear access dispenser, or can be reconfigured by exchanging the positions of the nose and removable track to present media items in a front access dispenser. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161387 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE - A sheet feeding device includes a first roller configured to feed a sheet in a first direction along a first feed path, a second roller arranged on a downstream side of the first roller and configured to feed the sheet in the first direction along the first feed path, a sheet detection unit arranged between the first roller and the second roller. A rotation amount of the second roller from detection of the leading end of the sheet by the sheet detection unit to arrival of the sheet at a predetermined position on the downstream side is compensated based on the rotation speed of the first roller within a first period, which is a period from start of feeding of the sheet as the first roller is started to be driven to the detection of the leading end of the sheet by the sheet detection unit. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161388 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes: a registration roller that once stops a transferred sheet and then feeds the transferred sheet toward an inkjet head unit; a sheet feed system that transfers and feeds a sheet to the registration roller; a sheet refeed system that, during both-side printing, reverses a one-side printed sheet and transfers the one-side printed sheet to the registration roller; and a controller that, during both-side printing, controls the registration roller so as to feed a sheet, which is fed by the sheet feed system and the sheet refeed system, toward the inkjet head unit in accordance with a predetermined print schedule. The controller controls the sheet feed system in accordance with the print schedule so that a speed when a sheet fed from the sheet feed system is abutted against the inkjet head unit becomes lower during both-side printing than during one-side printing. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161389 | MEDIA TRANSPORT MODULE - A media transport module comprising: a transport extending from a pick coupling area to a stacking port; and a retractable guide. The retractable guide is moveable to extend beyond the stacking port when media items are being stacked and thereby guide media items ejected from the stacking port onto a carriage plate. The retractable guide is also moveable to retract to the stacking port when media items have been stacked so that the carriage plate can close without touching the retractable guide. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161390 | Media Sheet Stacking Implement - A media sheet stacking implement for an image forming apparatus according to one example embodiment includes an exit nip formed by a first exit roller and a second exit roller for advancing media in a media process direction along a media path and delivering the media to an output bin of the image forming apparatus. A pinching element is mounted along the media path downstream from the exit nip. The pinching element has at least one first member and at least one second member movable relative to the at least one first member between a closed state and an open state. An actuating mechanism is operatively coupled with the pinching element for moving the pinching element between the closed state and the open state to allow the pinching element to hold a trailing end of a media sheet to be delivered to the output bin when in the closed state. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161391 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of preventing unnecessary sheet feeding when power is turned on. A state of a drive transmission portion | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161392 | GAME ACCESSORY, ESPECIALLY DICE - The invention relates to a game accessory, especially dice, comprising a polygonal body ( | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161393 | JAM DETECTION IN A CARD SHUFFLER - A shuffling device for playing cards and method of shuffling cards is provided where a first group of cards is moved within the device to form a randomized second group of cards. The device comprises moving parts that assist in the movement of cards within the shuffling device; a processor in informational connection with the shuffling device; a sensor that detects at least one of speed, distance and force of at least one moving part and provides a signal to the processor regarding detection of at least one of speed, distance and force; and the processor containing a program that interprets the signal to detect significant variations in at least one of speed, distance and force of the moving part. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161394 | SLAT ANGLE AND SPACING STABILIZATION FOR FACE-PRINTED, TILTED-SLAT PUZZLE - A slat puzzle having segments of a target image printed on the faces of slats, adjacent to at least one edge of each slat. The target image elements are made visible by offsetting each slat against the next. The offset is achieved by tilting the slats in a box or rack. The slats are constrained by interaction between the slats and the assembly box or rack to fall into uniform tilt and spacing. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161396 | Target for patterning a shotgun - A shotgun patterning target is provided wherein vertically disposed gridlines and horizontally disposed gridlines define square grids on the face of the target to enable the shooter to accurately and quickly count the pellet holes in each of the grids. The shotgun target also includes a 40-inch circle, a 30-inch circle and a 20-inch circle imprinted thereon. Thickened and colored center lines are provided on the target to provide a readily visible aiming point for the shooter. In a modified version of the invention, a rifle target is provided on the back side of the shotgun target and also has vertically disposed and horizontally disposed gridlines imprinted thereon which define square grids. The rifle target is divided into a plurality of quadrants each of which has at least one bulls-eye target imprinted thereon. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161397 | LAUNCH AND TARGET GAME - An apparatus for playing a game is provided. The apparatus may include a base, a plurality of projectiles and a first target platform moveable with respect to the base. The first target platform may include a collecting position, in which the plurality of projectiles are collected at the first target platform, and a dispersing position, in which the plurality of projectiles are dispersed from the first target platform. The apparatus may further include an actuator mechanism configured to actuate movement of the first target platform from the collecting position to the dispersing position and a first launcher attached to the base and configured to project the plurality of projectiles toward the first target platform. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161398 | System and Method of a Flange Seal Ring - Method and system of a flange seal ring. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising a metallic ring and a plurality of cogs. The metallic ring comprises a central bore that defines an internal diameter, a first sealing face that defines a first plane, a second sealing face that defines a second plane, a first groove in the first sealing face, and a second groove in the second sealing face. The plurality of cogs couple to the metallic ring, each cog extends through the first plane, and the plurality of cogs positioned one each at a plurality of radial positions around the metallic ring. At least one of the plurality of cogs configured to have an adjustable position relative to the central bore, and the cogs configured to align the central bore to a corresponding bore of a flange. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161399 | SEAL ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly for sealing between a first member and a second member of a joint, the first member being able to pivot about an axis of the joint relative to the second member, is disclosed. The seal assembly includes a first ring, a load ring, a first seal ring, and a resilient second seal ring. The first ring is for a first seal cavity of the first member. The load ring is for a second seal cavity of the second member. The first seal ring may be of a metal having a sealing surface extending in a radial direction. The resilient second seal ring may have an annular seal lip. The first seal ring is held stationary by the first ring in the first seal cavity of the first member, and the second seal ring is forced axially by the load ring into axial sealing engagement with the first seal ring. A track joint may include such a seal assembly and a vehicle may include such a seal assembly. The first seal ring may be integral with a thrust ring. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161400 | BI-DIRECTIONAL CLIP SEAL PISTON - A piston assembly, comprising: a back plate with an axially extending extrusion continuously circumferentially disposed about the back plate; a piston including an indent circumferentially disposed proximate an outer circumference for the piston plate; and a sealing element at least partially disposed in the indent. The piston is fixed to the back plate with a plurality of extruded rivets such that the extrusion forms a liquid-tight seal against a surface of the piston. The indent is open in an axial direction facing the back plate. The extrusion is radially inward of the plurality of extruded rivets. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161401 | GLIDING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a gliding element of an internal combustion engine, especially a piston ring, having a DLC coating of the ta-C type which has at least one residual stress gradient, a negative residual stress gradient being present in a center region (II) of the coating, when seen from the outside to the inside, said gradient being preferably smaller than in an inner region (III), the inner region (III) having a smaller layer thickness than the center region (II). | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161402 | SEALING UNIT FOR ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARINGS - Sealing unit adapted to be coupled to a rolling-element bearing to seal off the annular space between an inner ring and an outer ring of the bearing, the sealing unit having a stiffening core, and an elastomeric annular element that is rigidly secured to the stiffening core and provided with a sealing lip and a root portion, which is positioned radially on the opposite side of the sealing lip, and which can be snap-fitted into a groove of the outer ring in order to abut the root portion on a front wall of the groove with the core facing toward the outside of bearing. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161403 | CYLINDER HEAD GASKET - A cylinder head gasket | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161404 | WORKHOLDING APPARATUS FOR MACHINE TOOL - The present invention is directed to an arbor chuck workholding assembly comprising an arbor chuck ( | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161405 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FLOWABLE DEPOSITION IN SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION - Electronic device fabrication processes, apparatuses and systems for flowable gap fill or flowable deposition techniques are described. In some implementations, a semiconductor fabrication chamber is described which is configured to maintain a semiconductor wafer at a temperature near 0° C. while maintaining most other components within the fabrication chamber at temperatures on the order of 5-10° C. or higher than the wafer temperature. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161406 | MOBILE DEVICE HOLDER - A mobile device holder includes a lower holding portion having a pair of opposed lower holding portion channels, a shelf at the base of the lower holding portion, an upper holding portion having a pair of opposed upper holding portion channels, the pair of opposed upper holding portion channels diverging in a direction away from the lower holding portion and aligned with the pair of opposed lower holding portion channels, the upper holding portion affixed to the lower holding portion, and a base connected to the shelf of the lower holding portion. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161407 | Transportation Cart - A transportation cart includes a base frame carried on ground wheels one or more of which is steerable to guide movement of the cart. The base frame includes a rear platform and a pair of spaced parallel side arms extending forwardly so as define an open area between the arms with an open front between the arms at the front of the arms. Each of the arms has a ground wheels which is carried on a mounting allowing the axle and wheel to rotate about an upright axis at the arm. A mast supports a guide pulley of a winch above the open area between the arms for lifting the load from the ground with removable cross bars being insertable into sleeves on the arms to carry the load when lowered onto the bars. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161408 | Baby Carry On - A piece of luggage adapted for travel with children that includes a carry-on sized suitcase with pock mounted, contoured child seat with a safety restraint. One or more pockets are thermally insulated to beverages, and one or more pockets are removable to facilitate diaper and clothing changes. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161409 | Caster skateboard - This skateboard invention has novel swiveling caster wheels mounted on a cross carriage (axle) holding spaced apart swivel caster wheels in place on the undersurface of the board by fixed in place fastening brackets. Dual front and dual rear caster wheels—two in front and two in the rear—as well as a three caster wheeled skateboard is disclosed. Inwardly directed axle stubs (angled toward the center of the board, front and back) are employed with said stubs holding long front and long rear caster arms with wheel hubs supported by the long caster arms. A centering movement for the cross axles—whether front and/or rear—and each caster wheel is disclosed such that the cross axle and/or wheel returns itself to an initial straight line position. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161410 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE HAVING TWO FRONT WHEELS - A steering apparatus includes a first joint disposed on a control rod that extends rotatably through a head tube, two second joints disposed respectively on two suspension units, and two connecting bars each connected between the first joint and a respective one of the second joints. The first joint includes a seat disposed fixedly on the control rod, at least one first rotating member having a central axis and rotatable on the seat about the central axis of the first rotating member, and at least one second rotating member having a central axis and rotatable on the first rotating member about the central axis of the second rotating member. The axes of the first and second rotating members of the first joint are perpendicular to each other. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161411 | VEHICLE WITH A LEAF SPRING ELEMENT FOR THE SPRING SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE - A vehicle, such as a passenger car, is provided with a vehicle frame having a leaf spring element for the spring suspension of the vehicle, which is mounted on the vehicle frame with two bearing points, which are designed in a manner to adjustably set a spring rate and/or a standing height of the leaf spring element. The leaf spring element is mounted on a frame of the vehicle with the two bearing points and the bearing points are designed adjustable for setting a spring rate and/or a standing height of the leaf spring element. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161412 | SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE - A suspension for a rear or a front portion of a chassis for vehicles in which a pair of longitudinal stabilizer assemblies and an anti-sway stabilizer each use a same type of a stabilizer bar, with the longitudinal stabilizer assemblies pivotably connected on opposing sides of the chassis and the anti-sway stabilizer pivotably connected in transverse relation proximate an end of the chassis. The longitudinal stabilizer assemblies and the anti-sway stabilizer each include a portion of a saddle that extends around the axle and rigidly connects to the axle. A shock absorber connects between the saddle and the chassis. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161413 | Vehicle air suspension - The invention is an air suspension system on vehicle driven axle to maintain substantially constant pinion shaft angle in response to traction force reaction on axle and brake torque induced reaction on axle and in response to position of axle in jounce and rebound. The invention is based on four bar mechanism geometrically arranged to achieve substantially constant pinion shaft angle. The four bars are represented by 1) hanger bracket, 2) trailing arm, 3) link rod and 4) driven axle housing with its attachments. In one of the preferred embodiments, the trailing arm is pivotally connected to top portion of hanger bracket attached to frame rail. The middle portion of trailing arm is “spherically” connected to axle top. Rear portion of trailing arm is connected to frame rail by air spring and shock absorber. One end of said link rod is pivotally connected to lower portion of hanger bracket and other end is pivotally connected to lower portion of axle. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161414 | Eccentric Steering Axis Strut Top Mount - An eccentric steering axis strut top mount providing a reduced spindle length. An axes eccentricity is provided by laterally shifting the steering axis with respect to the strut rod axis in a direction toward a vertical ray passing through the wheel center. The axes eccentricity results in an upper point of the kingpin axis being laterally shifted toward the vertical ray with the consequence of the spindle length being shortened. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161415 | EXERCISE BICYCLE WITH AN ECCENTRIC WHEEL - An exercise bicycle with an eccentric wheel includes a cushioning body and an elastic driving device. The cushioning body includes a front frame, a rear frame, a pivot, and a suspension. The front frame has a handlebar, a front wheel and a saddle. The rear frame has a fixed portion and an eccentric rear wheel. The pivot is disposed between the front frame and the rear frame. The suspension is connected to the front frame and the rear frame. The elastic driving device is mounted in the fixed portion of the rear frame and has two casing pipes, twp springs, two upper pedals, two pedal assemblies, and a connecting board. The exercise bicycle allows a user pumping the elastic driving device up and down as horse-riding to achieve an exercising purpose. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161416 | KNEE WALKER - Knee walker assemblies and methods of manufacturing a knee walker assembly are provided herein. One concept of the present disclosure is directed to a knee walker assembly that includes a frame, a support platform and a handle mounted to the frame, at least one rear wheel mounted proximate the rear end of the frame, and at least two front wheels swivel mounted proximate the front end of the frame. A locking mechanism is operatively engaged with the at least two front wheels. The locking mechanism is configured to substantially simultaneously lock both of the at least two front wheels in a rigid-type mounting configuration. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161417 | Vehicle Body Frame of Motorcycle - A vehicle body frame of a motorcycle comprises a front frame portion extending rearward from a head pipe; and a rear frame portion extending downward or rearward from a rear end of the front frame portion. The front frame portion includes at least a pair of right and left frame members. A forward portion of the rear frame portion is a lumbar frame having a closed cross-section structure portion in which a pair of right and left steel plates and are joined together. Devices such as a canister, and an ABS unit, are easily mounted in spaces lateral relative to the lumbar frame having a reduced width, while ensuring a sufficient stiffness. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161418 | Vehicle Body Frame of Motorcycle - A vehicle body frame of a motorcycle comprises a front frame portion extending rearward from a head pipe, and a rear frame portion extending downward or rearward from a rear end of the front frame portion. The front frame portion includes at least a pair of right and left frame members. A front end of the rear frame portion is welded to a center cross member coupling rear ends of the frame members. The center cross member has a closed cross-section structure in which plate members are joined together in a forward and rearward direction. Thus, a fuel tank and devices can be laid out more flexibly from a location above the center cross member to a location behind the center cross more flexibly and mounted more easily. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161419 | FRAME STRUCTURE FOR A SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE SAME - In a motorcycle having a head pipe, and a pair of left and right frame sections including left and right down tubes extended rearward from the head pipe, a cross plate continuously connects the pair of left and right down tubes in a width direction of the motorcycle. The cross plate is elastically connected to the left and right down tubes. Such arrangement of the cross plate suppresses distortion of a pair of left and right frame sections including the down tubes extended so as to be connected by the head pipe, and also improves the controllability and straight traveling characteristic of the motorcycle. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161420 | Master Device for a Closed Hydraulic System of Handlebar-Steered Vehicles - A master device for a closed hydraulic system of handlebar-steered vehicles includes a basic body and a pressure chamber in which, in the event of actuation of the master device in order to actuate a slave device, hydraulic fluid is placed under pressure. The master device includes a hydraulic line connecting element having a connecting piece for connecting a hydraulic line and a thread section for screwing into the basic body. An air bleed opening bleeds the hydraulic system. The hydraulic line connecting element and the basic body form a valve that closes the connection between the pressure chamber and the air bleed opening when the hydraulic line connecting element is fully screwed in to the basic body. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161421 | VEHICLE STABILIZATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE FORMED THEREWITH - A vehicle assembly includes a two-wheeled vehicle including a frame having opposed sides, opposed front and rear ends, and a front wheel mounted for rotation to the frame proximate to the front end of the frame positioned in front of an opposed rear wheel mounted for rotation to the frame proximate to the rear end of the frame and that is substantially in-line with respect to the front wheel. A member is carried by the frame of the vehicle between the front and rear wheels and has end portions disposed adjacent to the respective sides of the frame. A wheeled stabilizer assembly is carried by each of the end portions of the member to wheelingly interact with the ground over which the vehicle is driven along the sides of the frame proximate to the front and rear wheels of the vehicle. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161422 | CLIMBING SKIN PLATES - The present invention includes a climbing skin plate and a climbing skin plate kit. The climbing skin plate includes a rigid plate, a front bracket, and a binding system. The climbing skin plate kit includes a pair of climbing skin plates, a pair of skis, and a plate holder. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161423 | Climbing skin plates - The present invention includes a modified ski and climbing skin plate kits. The climbing skin plate kit is for use with a ski and includes at least one rigid plate, at least one front bracket, and at least two protrusions. The modified ski includes a ski and two protrusions protruding from either side of the ski. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161424 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag device installed into an instrument panel including a lid portion configured to be torn and a lid-side peripheral wall portion provided to stand on an outer periphery of the lid portion. The airbag device includes: an inflator; an airbag so as to be inflated and deployed in a bag shape by the gas introduced from the inflator; and an outer bag formed of a sheet-like member to be sewn into a three-dimensional shape having an outer-bag-side bottom and an outer-bag-side peripheral wall portion provided on an outer periphery of the outer-bag-side bottom, the outer-bag-side bottom being secured to the inflator, the outer-bag-side peripheral wall portion surrounding the folded airbag and being disposed so as to be sandwiched between the airbag being inflated and deployed and the lid-side peripheral wall portion. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161425 | AIRBAG - In an airbag, an external wall composed of a flexible woven cloth is adhered and configured by extending a thick thread base cloth and a fine thread base cloth with threads of different thicknesses while performing heat pressing with a coating layer interposed between the thick thread base cloth and the fine thread base cloth. The coating layer is formed by applying a coating agent that forms the coating layer on the thick thread base cloth side in advance. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161426 | FOLDABLE STAY UNIT - A foldable stay device arranged on a rear portion of a motorcycle includes a foldable stay unit secured to a seat rail. The foldable stay unit includes a base, a fastener stay supported by the base for pivotal movement between a projected position, in which the fastener stay protrudes outwardly of a motorcycle body in readiness for engagement with a luggage fastening member, and a folded position in which the fastener stay is accommodated inwardly of the projected position in a motorcycle width direction, and a carrier stud for supporting the fastener stay to permit the latter to undergo the pivotal movement between the projected and folded positions about a pivotal axis vertically extending. The fastener stay, when held at the projected position, is arranged above an outer tip line depicted by an outwardly bulged side portion of a rear cowl for covering the seat rail from the side. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161427 | Utility Vehicle - A utility vehicle includes a vehicle body including a main frame, a seat, and an entrance, and a door including a door body, a hinge, and a latch device. The latch device includes a striker member mounted to the vehicle body to protrude outward in a vehicle width direction, a latch member attached to the door body and actuated to switch between a first state where the latch member engages with the striker member and a second state where the latch member disengages from the striker member, and an operation member attached to the door body to operate the latch member. The operation member is positioned on an outer surface of the door body in the vehicle width direction. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161428 | Protective Holding Strap System - A system for securing a person while in a vehicle is disclosed. A flexible strap member having at least a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured to receive a wrist of a person and the second end is configured to receive a hand of the person. The flexible strap member is made of a slide resistant material. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161429 | Augmented Vehicle Seat Mount - A vehicle seat mounting assembly is provided in which the seat mounts are attached to body cross-members that are, in turn, mechanically coupled to battery pack cross-members contained within a battery pack enclosure mounted under the vehicle. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161430 | THREE - CNG (COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS) CYLINDER MOUNTING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - This is to the search for create the specific components for holding CNG container system on motor vehicles and emphasizes on its advantages in any aspects for the worthiness and safety to the owners of vehicles. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161431 | METHOD OF FORMING A PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MATERIAL - A method of forming a film of photonic crystal material. A first process is performed upon a material capable of having a photonic crystal structure, this process causing deformation of the material so as to form a film in which incident light received by the material is selectively reflected or transmitted to generate a first optical effect in the film. A second process is performed upon substantially all of the film which applies a shear stress to the film. This causes a change in the material structure so as to generate a second optical effect in the film, different from the first optical effect, in response to incident light. Security films, devices, articles and documents formed using the method are also discussed. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161432 | PNEUMATIC CONNECTOR DEVICE - A connector device to attach a pneumatic circuit tube to a first and second end fitting of a pneumatic system is provided. The device comprises a first connecting structure that positively attaches to pneumatic circuit tube to the first end fitting of the pneumatic system, and a second connecting structure that positively attaches to the pneumatic circuit tube to the second end fitting of the pneumatic system. A pull arm connects between the first connecting structure to the second connecting structure, and transmits a single application of force on the pull arm to release both the first connecting structure from attachment at the first end fitting and the second connecting structure from attachment at the second end fitting. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161433 | RISER CAP AND IRRIGATION PIPING SYSTEM USING SAME - A polymeric riser cap member includes a central tubular section defining a generally cylindrical bore for receiving a sprinkler riser, the central tubular section having open top and bottom ends, and an annular skirt coaxial with the central tubular section and having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of the central tubular section. The annular skirt has an inner surface having internal threads threadably connectable with the externally threaded surface of a tubular riser adapter member of a tubular coupler. The bottom end of the central tubular section has an annular projection disposed opposite and spaced from a portion of the annular skirt. The riser cap member includes an annular recess adapted to receive a seal located in a wall extending laterally between the annular skirt and the annular projection. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161434 | FLUID CONNECTOR WITH A HOSE CUTTING CLIP - An electrically conductive hose cutting clip has at least one end tab that is shaped to provide a cutting edge for penetration of the inner layer(s) of a multiple layer fluid conveyance hose when it is clipped onto a fluid connector and the hose is installed on the fluid connector by forcing it onto the connector. The cutting action by the cutting clip provides for a relatively low resistance electrical connection between an electrically conductive layer of the hose and the fluid connector. This can be used to provide a signal path from a sensing element on or in the hose to a system electronic component. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161435 | QUICK CONNECTOR - A quick connector capable of surely confirming that a pipe body is engaged by a retainer when an elastically-deformable claw of the retainer and an elastically-deformable claw of a checker are adjacently arranged in an axial direction. Checker-axis direction elastically-deformable claws have distal-end sides formed flexibly deformable in the axial direction, maintain a state of being engaged by a second engagement portion of a retainer body by having deflective deformation regulated by a retainer diameter-expanding elastically-deformable claw in a state in which the retainer diameter-expanding elastically-deformable claw is expanded diametrically, and regulate sliding from a first position with respect to the retainer body toward a set radial direction by being engaged by the second engagement portion of the retainer body. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161436 | ADAPTOR AND PIPE CONNECTOR USING THE SAME - A pipe adaptor, including an adaptor body; an axial passage; a socket connecting segment for connecting with a socket; a pipe connecting segment for connecting with a pipe; a first O-shaped sealing ring; and a second O-shaped sealing ring. The axial passage is disposed in the adaptor body. The first O-shaped sealing ring is disposed on the socket connecting segment for forming a sealed connection with the internal wall of the socket. The second O-shaped sealing ring is disposed on the pipe connecting segment for forming a sealed connection with the internal wall of the pipe. A pipe connector including the pipe adaptor. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161437 | FLUID CONNECTOR WITH HOSE CUTTING BLADES - An electrically conductive hose cutting clip has at least one cutting blade that is shaped to provide a cutting edge for penetration of the inner layer(s) of a multiple layer fluid conveyance hose when it is clipped onto a fluid connector and the hose is installed on the fluid connector by forcing it onto the connector. The cutting action by the cutting blade provides for a relatively low resistance electrical connection between an electrically conductive layer of the hose and the fluid connector. This can be used to provide a signal path from a sensing element on the hose to a system electronic component. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161438 | Press Fitting and Use Thereof - A press fitting, including a tubular component and has an end portion of the tubular component which can be compressed to make a connection. The end portion has an opening to receive a and a first region having an annular ridge to receive a sealing ring. A second region is arranged on the side of the ridge adjacent the opening and a third region is arranged on the side of the ridge remote from the opening. The overall wall thickness of the press fitting in the second region is increased at least in a section or sections in comparison with the wall thickness of the tubular component in the third region. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161439 | HYDRAULIC FLANGE CONNECTION - A hydraulic flange connection formed on a tube having a first groove formed in the outside of the flange at a first stress area and a second groove formed in the outside surface of the flange at a secondary stress area and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a central cavity formed in the tube. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161440 | PIPE FLANGE FORMING METHOD - A method for forming a flange at an open end of a pipe comprises increasing the diameter of the open end of the pipe to form a radially-enlarged pipe wall. Radially-symmetric portions of the radially-enlarged pipe wall are then removed so as to form at least two opposing projecting portions, which are then bent outwardly so as to be at least substantially orthogonal to the pipe, thereby forming the flange on the pipe. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161441 | Claw Clamp - A claw clamp, such as that used in conjunction with an ISO flange is illustrated. The clamp is able to hold itself on a flange assembly prior to tightening. This is accomplished by a mechanism that pressures the two halves of the clamp together prior to tightening so that the clamp can be positioned on a flange assembly and will hold itself there without intervention until tightening. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161442 | TURBINE SPEED STABILISATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A closed loop turbine speed control system for a turbine power production system including a closed loop hydrostatic transmission system for the transfer of energy from a wind turbine rotor to a generator. A displacement actuator is arranged for receiving a displacement control signal from the control system and for controlling a displacement of the displacement motor. The control system includes a turbine rotor speed feedback control loop for calculating the displacement control signal based on deviations of a turbine rotor actual rotational speed from a turbine rotor set rotational speed. In addition a hydraulic pressure meter measures the hydraulic pressure of the hydrostatic system and provides a hydraulic pressure signal as an input to a pressure feedback control loop for stabilizing the displacement control signal based on the hydraulic pressure signal. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161443 | WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine utilizes a rotor assembly rotating about a substantially horizontal shaft, wherein said rotational motion is converted to a substantially vertical rotational motion through a shaft extending down from the nacelle located near the top of the tower structure to a mechanical room located at a lower altitude relative to the top of the tower. Said lower mechanical room houses some of the large heavy operational components of the turbine such that the turbine is not as top heavy as conventional turbines, and maintenance of the turbine is improved through ease of access to the lower altitude mechanical room. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161444 | WIND TURBINE PROVIDING GRID SUPPORT - A variable speed wind turbine is configured to provide additional electrical power to counteract non-periodic disturbances in an electrical grid. A controller monitors events indicating a need to increase the electrical output power from the wind turbine to the electrical grid. The controller is configured to control the wind turbine as follows: after an indicating event has been detected, the wind turbine enters an overproduction period in which the electrical output power is increased, wherein the additional electrical output power is taken from kinetic energy stored in the rotor and without changing the operation of the wind turbine to a more efficient working point. When the rotational speed of the rotor reaches a minimum value, the wind turbine enters a recovery period to re-accelerate the rotor to the nominal rotational speed while further contributing to the stability of the electrical grid by outputting at least a predetermined minimum electrical power. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161445 | Water Wave Power Plant System - A water wave power plant system includes a first guide rail, a first clockwise freewheel, a first counterclockwise freewheel, a first buoy queued through the through-hole by the first guide rail, first right and left roller, a first chain belt having engaging the first clockwise freewheel, the first counterclockwise freewheel, the first right roller, and the first left roller on the first plane, and corresponding second set of equivalent elements to tap the water wave energy in an opposite direction. Each of the guide rail includes a rectangular tube, first embedded-rollers installed in the rectangular tube rotatably with two partial portions exposed on two parallel outer wall of the rectangular tube, and second embedded-rollers installed in the first rectangular tube rotatably likewise, wherein the first embedded-rollers and the second embedded-rollers are disposed perpendicularly with respect to each other. A self-propelling ship is constructed using the water wave power plant systems. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161446 | GLOBAL WIND FARM SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS USING FIBER OPTIC SENSORS - Methods and apparatus for measuring a parameter (e.g., temperature, pressure, strain, or vibration) of at least a portion of a wind turbine generator using distributed sensing with optical fiber technology are provided. Fiber optic technology with distributed sensing offers a fast, low cost solution for measuring the parameter at myriad locations along substantial lengths of optical fiber. In this manner, the health or status of one or more components of the wind turbine generator may be monitored during or after the different stages of fabrication, transportation, site assembly, operation, and repair over time. Furthermore, data from multiple wind turbine generators may be sent to a local control station for processing and monitoring an entire wind farm in real time. Data from multiple wind farms may be transmitted from multiple local control stations to a remote station such that multiple wind farms may be monitored from a single location. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161447 | Wind Power Hybrid Rotor - A wind power hybrid rotor of a wind power plant for converting wind energy into drive energy is provided. For a utilization of the wind energy in a manner as efficient as possible, a wind power hybrid rotor is provided with a cross-flow rotor, a guide device and a Magnus rotor. The cross-flow rotor is supported so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis and has a plurality of axially extending rotor blades. The guide device has a housing segment partially enclosing the cross-flow rotor in the circumferential direction in such a manner that the cross-flow rotor can be driven by inflowing wind. The Magnus rotor axis is arranged within the cross-flow rotor, and the Magnus rotor axis extends in the direction of the rotational axis. The Magnus rotor has a closed lateral surface and is rotatably driven about the Magnus rotor axis by a drive device. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161448 | Multiple wind turbine power generation system with dynamic orientation mechanism and airflow optimization - A multiple wind turbine power generation system includes: multiple rotors each with a substantially vertical shaft and multiple blades extending in a radial manner from each of the rotor shafts with a generator operationally coupled to the rotor shafts; a movable structural frame housing multiple rotors and generators mounted within the frame with a design exposing at least a portion of the rotor blades for each of the rotors; an electrical motor mechanism operatively coupled to the frame; with one or more sensors mounted around the frame structure adapted to determine wind speed and direction, where the electrical motor mechanism is coupled with a processor and assists the movement of the frame structure to orient the wind turbine generator system in the direction of the incident wind flow which will provide the maximum wind force for the turning moment of the rotor shafts of each turbine. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161449 | Wind Turbine - A wind turbine that includes a rotor, a generator, and a tower is described. The rotor includes a rotor hub and one or more rotor blades. The generator includes a generator stator and a generator rotor. The rotor hub is rotatably mounted on a frame and the generator and tower are arranged on the same side of the rotor. The generator stator is attached to the frame substantially in a plane perpendicular to the rotor's rotational axis, and the generator rotor is rotatably mounted on a part of the generator stator. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161450 | Energy Storage System - An Energy Storage System for the storage of energy by means of lifting a plurality of masses ( | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161451 | PRODUCTION OF LIQUID FUEL OR ELECTRIC POWER FROM SYNTHESIS GAS IN AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM - System(s) and process(es) are provided to produce synthesis gas (syngas) from carbonaceous feedstock and synthesize the syngas into liquid fuel and related byproduct substances. Dissipated heat and byproduct substances are utilized to supply energy to the system(s) and process(es). Utilization of dissipated heat and the byproduct substances as energy sources allows the system(s) and process(es) to be implemented without input from external energy sources. Byproduct substances also are recycled for reconversion to syngas. Syngas is produced in a gasification platform through a multi-phased gasification process comprising pyrolysis of the carbonaceous feedstock, steam reformation (or reaction) of pyrolysis gas, and cleaning of syngas ejected from such steam reformation. The syngas is catalytically converted into a product comprising the liquid fuel and the byproduct substances. Separation of the product enables supply of the liquid fuel and the byproduct substances for enabling, in part, operation of the system(s) and implementation of the process(es). | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161452 | Switched Reluctance Generator Priming Strategy - A method of priming a common bus ( | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161453 | CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY RELEASE OF A TRUNK COMPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY A FRONT TRUNK COMPARTMENT - A closure system for emergency release of a motor vehicle cavity that is closed with a lid of a trunk compartment, which comprises, in a lock on the trunk side, a rotary latch arranged such that it can pivot about a second axis of rotation, which latch is held securely in a closed position of the lid via a detent pawl arranged such that it can pivot about a first axis of rotation, and a catch hook associated with the rotary latch, wherein a striker is located on the lid side that stands in operative connection with the rotary latch in the closed position, in that the rotary latch locks the striker with respect to a lock housing, wherein the lid is temporarily captured and held in an intermediate position by the catch hook, via the striker, after deactivation of the locking of the rotary latch. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161454 | VEHICLE DOOR FIXING APPARATUS - A vehicle door fixing apparatus, a fixed wedge configured to be fixedly attached to one of a vehicle body panel and a door panel, a base plate configured to be fixedly attached to the other one of the vehicle body panel and the door panel, a movable wedge slidably provided at the base plate, a biasing member biasing the movable wedge toward the fixed wedge, and a cover fixedly attached to the base plate and covering around the biasing member. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161455 | LOCK FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR OR HATCH - A lock for a motor vehicle door or hatch with a plastic lock housing ( | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161456 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - A locking device for an automobile includes a rotary latch supported in the housing for rotation, a locking bracket lockingly engaging with the locking device when the rotary latch is in a locked position, a catch hook having a hook section constructed to securely engage behind the locking bracket when the catch hook is in a catch position, and a locking pawl controlling rotation of the rotary latch. In response to a first unlocking actuation, the locking pawl is unlocked, rotating the rotary latch into the opening direction of rotation up to an unlocking position of the rotary latch which unlocks the locking bracket. In response to a second unlocking actuation, the catch hook rotates into the opening direction of rotation up to a release position of the locking bracket of the locking pawl, thereby releasing the catch hook. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161457 | STRIKE PLATE FOR SPRING-LATCH LOCKS, PARTICULARLY WITH A MAGNETIC SPRING-LATCH - A strike plate for spring-latch locks, particularly with a magnetic spring-latch, to be associated with a support constituted by a frame of a casing or by a leaf and provided with a spring-latch hole in a position that corresponds to the spring-latch in order to receive it upon closure of the lock. The strike plate comprises: a body, which forms a seat for the spring-latch, to be arranged at the spring-latch hole; at least one protrusion for insertion in the spring-latch hole, which protrudes from the body; elements for locking the protrusion in the spring-latch hole by expansion in a direction that is substantially transverse to a longitudinal direction of the protrusion. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161458 | RELEASABLE LIFTING LINK - A lifting link ( | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161459 | Product Gripper - The invention relates to a product gripper for picking up a product, having two shovels ( | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161460 | INTERIOR MATERIAL MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A roof lining and a front pillar trim are mounted on a roof panel and a front pillar inner panel respectively, an end portion of the roof lining and an end portion of the front pillar trim are connected to each other, a washer hose feeder line and a tether belt are disposed from a space between the front pillar trim and the front pillar inner panel to a space between the roof lining and the roof panel, a projecting piece projecting toward the roof panel or the front pillar inner panel is provided on the end portion of at least one interior material out of the roof lining and the front pillar trim, and the washer hose feeder line and the tether belt are disposed to keep clear of the projecting piece. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161461 | VEHICLE SEAT ACCOMMODATING DEVICE - A vehicle seat accommodating device of the invention includes: a seat configured to include a seat cushion and a seat back supported so as to be tiltable with respect to the seat cushion; an accommodation recess portion formed on a floor located behind the seat; and a support unit movably supporting the seat so as to accommodate the seat in the accommodation recess portion in a state where the seat back is folded so as to be overlapped on the seat cushion, wherein when the seat is adjusted to a seating posture, both ends of the seat cushion in a vehicle width direction are mounted on wheel housings that are bloated from side walls of a vehicle body toward the inside in the vehicle width direction. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161462 | FUEL TANK COVER MODULE - A tank flap module is provided for installation in a motor vehicle, having a recess body insertable into an opening of the vehicle body, which has a passage opening for receiving a fuel filler neck in the area of a base section, and which has a flange-like fastening edge protruding radially outward facing away from the base section. A flexibly deformable and peripheral axial sealing tab is provided extending along the fastening edge, which extends axially outward in relation to the passage opening and comes into contact on an interior of a tank flap, which is located in the closed position and is mounted so it is pivotable on the recess body. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161463 | SEAL STRUCTURE FOR RETRACTABLE ROOF VEHICLE - A seal structure comprises: a body side weather strip | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161464 | TENSIONING STAY FOR A COLLAPSIBLE ROOF OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A collapsible roof for a vehicle includes a top fabric having a rear region, a tensioning stay arranged underneath the top fabric and attached to the rear region of the top fabric, and a pair of roof guides extending along opposite sides of a roof opening. The top fabric is movably coupled to the roof guides such that the top fabric is movable between a closed position in which the top fabric covers the roof opening and an opened position in which the top fabric is moved rearward away from the roof opening. The tensioning stay is a flat-shaped component that imparts the rear region of the top fabric to have side regions and corner regions. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161465 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A ROOF CAP OF A COLLAPSIBLE ROOF - A collapsible roof for a vehicle includes a roof guide, a roof cap, a top fabric, and an adjusting mechanism. The adjusting mechanism movably couples the roof cap to the roof guide such that the roof cap with the top fabric are movable relative to the roof guide between a closed position in which the top fabric covers a roof opening and an opened position in which the top fabric exposes the roof opening. The adjusting mechanism includes front and rear control arms coupled to the roof cap. The front control arm includes a locking hook and the rear control arm includes a latching hook. The locking hook engages a front cavity of the roof guide in the closed position to fix the roof cap in place and the latching hook engages a rear cavity of the roof guide in the opened position to fix the roof cap in place. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161466 | FOLDING SLIDING ROOF - A folding sliding roof for a convertible vehicle includes a top fabric, a guide rail, a sliding top bow, and a corner bow. The sliding top bow is connected to the top fabric and is displaceably mounted to the guide rail to move the top fabric between closed and opened positions. The corner bow is connected to the top fabric and is pivotably mounted on the guide rail about a pivot axis. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161467 | DRAINAGE STRUCTURE OF WEATHER STRIP - A drainage structure of a die molded part | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161468 | Utility Vehicle - A utility vehicle includes a vehicle body; a seat provided on the vehicle body; a pair of right and left entrances through which a user to be seated on the seat gets into and out of the vehicle, the entrances being provided at both sides of the vehicle body in a vehicle width direction; and a pair of right and left doors for opening and closing the pair of right and left entrances, respectively; each of the pair of right and left doors including a door body closing at least a portion of a corresponding entrance and a hinge for coupling the door body to the vehicle body such that the door body is rotatable around the hinge; and the door body including a door component which is substantially symmetric in shape in a rightward and leftward direction. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161469 | BUS CABIN STRUCTURE - Bus cabin structures including improved configurations of floors, passenger aisles and steps, interior roofs or ceilings, and door frames. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161470 | Auxiliary Bed Floor For Sheet Materials - An auxiliary bed floor for a vehicle includes a panel that fits between the sidewalls of the vehicle and has cutouts along the side edges to remove portions of the panel that cannot fit between the wheel housings. The panel is mounted on the sidewalls by a plurality of swing arms, each having a first end pivoted on a sidewall above the floor, and a second end pivoted on the panel so that swinging of the swing arms will swing the panel between a lowered position in which the panel is adjacent the floor and a raised position in which the panel is positioned above the height of the wheel housings. A latch mechanism is provided to retain the panel at its raised position so that cargo can be carried on top of the panel as well as on the vehicle bed floor beneath the panel. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161471 | TRAILER ROOF INSTALLATION ASSEMBLY - A trailer roof assembly includes a horizontal roof member and a vertical wall member. An arcuate member is connected on a first end with the vertical wall member and on a second end with the horizontal roof member. The arcuate roof member includes a nub that extends outwardly and abuts the horizontal roof member. A fastener extends through the horizontal roof member and the arcuate member into a channel disposed on an underside of the arcuate member. A trim piece is disposed in the channel hiding the fastener from view. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161472 | System for Absorbing and Distributing Side Impact Energy Utilizing an Integrated Battery Pack - An energy absorbing and distributing side impact system for use with a vehicle is provided, the system utilizing a battery pack enclosure that includes a plurality of cross-members that transverse the battery pack enclosure and absorb and distribute at least a portion of the load received when either the first or second side of the vehicle receives a side impact. The battery pack enclosure is positioned between the front and rear vehicle suspension assemblies and mounted between, and mechanically coupled to, vehicle structural members (e.g., rocker panels) located on either side of the vehicle. In addition to providing rigidity, strength and impact resistance, the battery pack cross-members segregate the batteries contained within the battery pack enclosure into battery groups. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161473 | FRONT REGION OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE - A front region of a vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to an upper front region, a middle front region, and a lower front region. The upper front region includes, but is not limited to an engine hood, front regions of mudguards headlamps or driving direction indicators. The middle front region includes, but is not limited to an impact energy-absorbing region and has molding elements in driving direction. The molding elements interact with impact energy-absorbing, yielding structures. The yielding structures are plastically deformable. The lower front region includes, but is not limited to a molding apron. The lower front region is elastically deformable. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161474 | FRAME FOR A CAB OF A MOBILE MACHINE - A frame for a cab of a mobile machine includes first and second primary tubes, formed by hydroforming, connected to first and second secondary tubes. The first primary tube includes first and second about vertically extending portions and an about horizontally extending portion. The about vertically extending portions are configured to be connected to the mobile machine, and the about horizontally extending portion is disposed between the about vertically extending portions. The second primary tube includes first and second about vertically extending portions and an about horizontally extending portion. The about vertically extending portions of the second primary tube are configured to be connected to the mobile machine, and the about horizontally extending portion of the second primary tube is disposed between the about vertically extending portions of the second primary tube. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161475 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Provided is a vehicle body structure that can increase the strength of desired positions in skeleton constituent members and improve shock-absorbing performance, without causing an increase in the weight of a vehicle. A vehicle body structure includes a front pillar, a center pillar, a roof side rail, and a side sill. A center pillar patch R/F is provided as a first reinforcing portion at a belt line portion of a front pillar outer R/F in the front pillar. Additionally, a high plate-thickness portion is formed as a second reinforcing portion over a region broader than a region including the center pillar patch R/F. Moreover, a high-strength portion is formed as a third reinforcing portion over a region broader than a region including the high plate-thickness portion. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161476 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure having improved roof strength and reduced weight is provided. The vehicle body structure includes a first roof rail, a second roof rail, a first rocker rail and a second rocker rail. A closed-section roof bow may join the first roof rail and the second roof rail. The closed roof bow is substantially perpendicular to the first and second roof rails. A B-Pillar may be provided for each of the first roof rail and the second roof rail. Each B-Pillar defines a B-Pillar hinge joint and each A-Pillar defines an A-Pillar hinge joint between the roof end and the cowl end. A cowl may also be provided which may be disposed substantially perpendicular to the first and second roof rails. The cowl may be coupled to the first and second roof rails via the A-Pillar corresponding to the first roof rail and the A-Pillar for the second roof rail. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161477 | Utility Vehicle - A utility vehicle includes a seat mounted to a vehicle body frame to seat a passenger thereon; a side member positioned outward in a vehicle width direction relative to the seat and forming a part of the vehicle body frame; an access opening defined by the side member, the seat being accessible by the passenger through the access opening; a door rotatably mounted to the side member to open and close a part of the access opening; and a protective cover provided between the door and the side member and coupled to the door and to the side member; the protective cover being rotatable with respect to the side member along with the door and closing at least a part of a portion of the access opening, which portion is above the door, in a state where the door is closed. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161478 | DRESSED HEADLINER FOR VEHICLES WITH A FINISHED PERIMETER AND A METHOD FOR OBTAINING IT - The invention relates to a dressed headliner for vehicles with a finished perimeter and a method for obtaining it method, without the addition of any adhesive or joining means where the finished perimeter obtained is a high quality finished perimeter with sharp contour. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161479 | Auto-Resetting Head Restraint Cable Release With Lockout - A seat assembly includes a seat back operatively coupled to a seat cushion and a head restraint operatively coupled to the seat back. A bell-crank is pivotally coupled to the seat back and operatively coupled to the seat cushion and a head restraint latch mechanism. Initial pivotal movement of the seat back from a seating position toward a folded position pivots the bell-crank from a first position actuating the latch mechanism to disengage with the head restraint. Continued pivotal movement of the seat back to the folded position pivots the bell-crank to a second position operably disconnecting the bell-crank and seat cushion. Pivotal movement of the seat back from the folded position to the seating position pivots the bell-crank from the second position to the first position actuating the latch mechanism to a position for engagement with the head restraint upon return of the head restraint to a use position. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161480 | Apparatus for Positioning a Saddle of an Exercise Bike - A saddle-positioning apparatus includes a first positioning unit for positioning a saddle in a first dimension, a second positioning unit for positioning the saddle in a second dimension, and a lever connected to both of the first and second positioning units. The lever is movable from a neutral position in a direction to move the first positioning unit from a locking position to a releasing position to allow movement of the saddle in the first dimension. The lever is movable from the neutral position in an opposite direction to move the second positioning unit from a locking position to a releasing position to allow movement of the saddle in the second dimension. | 2012-06-28 |
| 20120161481 | HEADREST WIRE HARNESS ROUTING GUIDE ASSEMBLY - A wire harness guide for routing a wire harness through a seat back of a vehicle seat includes a guide tube and an attachment member. The guide tube has a first end that defines a first opening, and a second end that is spaced apart from the first end and defines a second opening. A guide passage extends through the guide tube from the first opening to the second opening, and the wire harness enters the guide passage at the first opening and exits the guide passage at the second opening. The attachment member is connected to the guide tube and is connectable to the seat back. | 2012-06-28 |
