36th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100226708 | NOTEBOOK - A notebook consists of a notebook of or for sheet material, such as paper, notes, preprinted sheets or forms, and the like. A whiteboard is formed in a base, and an engagement element is formed in the base. A detachably engagable complemental engagement element is formed in the notebook to detachably secure the base, and the whiteboard carried by the base, to the notebook leaving the whiteboard available for use in accepting writing from a whiteboard marker. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226709 | TANGENTIAL NON-DIMENSIONAL INTERFACE MODULE - A connector component comprises opposing angled portions that join with opposing connector interfaces. One connector interface can be used to connect to a structure at a wide range of angles, while the opposing connector interface can be used to connect to another wall with a substantially planar connection. The connector interface provides efficient connection between two structures at a wide range of angles. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226710 | PIN CONNECTION DEVICE - Assembly of a pin guide member for retaining a pair of connecting pins is facilitated for improvement in an assembling property and cost reduction. On the premise that inner brackets are overlapped with outer brackets, and pins are inserted into pin holes thereof so as to connect the brackets to each other, inner collar portions of pin guide members for retaining the pins are combined and integrated with each other by bolts and nuts through a supporting plate serving as a connection member. Meanwhile, outer collar portions of both the pin guide members are supported in the pin radial direction with respect to the inner brackets and rotation thereof is prevented. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226711 | JOINING DEVICE FOR TWO BAR-TYPE HOLLOW PROFILED MEMBERS, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - In a connecting device for connecting a first extruded hollow profile ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226712 | APPLIANCE CLAMPING BUSH AND APPLIANCE CLAMPING DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a bush to be used when an appliance is installed on another member, the bush includes an outer peripheral side elastic component | 2010-09-09 |
20100226713 | BELT COUPLING FOR SAFETY BELT BUCKLE - A belt coupling for a safety belt buckle is provided. The belt coupling has a protrusion provided at a belt coupling hole in which a belt is wound. The protrusion is bent in a semicircular shape such that its front end is spaced a predetermined distance apart from one surface of the belt coupling and, in the inside, a shape deformation space is provided. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226714 | Screw-free release mechanism - A screw-free release mechanism comprises a first article disposed with an elastic arm and a first guide unit in which the elastic arm is coupled to a first end of a releasing arm. A second end of the releasing arm is disposed with a buckling unit and the first guide unit guides a moving direction of the releasing arm. When the releasing arm is moved toward a first direction thereof, the elastic arm will be caused to deform to generate an elastic force pushing the releasing arm to move toward a second direction thereof; entire components of the releasing mechanism are few, the structure is simple, and the releasing arm can then be allowed to assemble conveniently onto an article without needing screws. Whereby, the assembly efficiency and the production yield factor of the release mechanism can be elevated so as to reduce the production cost. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226715 | CONNECTING ARRANGEMENT AND CONNECTING METHOD, IN PARTICULAR BY WAY OF NON-POSITIVE CONNECTION ON ALL SIDES - The invention relates to a connecting method or a connecting arrangement for clamping at least one first and one second component ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226716 | LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR - A lever-type connector has a female housing ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226717 | Method and Apparatus for Forming Highway Striping with Pavement Markers - Disclosed are pavement markers ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226718 | Obergfoll concrete screed level - Today's process of screeding, or evening out, wet concrete is an inefficient and arduous system requiring two (or more) men, a 2×4 wooden beam, and wooden forms to level the surface of wet concrete. The Obergfoll Concrete Screed Level, or “OCSL,” allows a single person to screed concrete as accurately, more easily and in less time than it takes the standard two man screeding technique used today. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226719 | ORIENTATION OF WAVE GENERATING DEVICES FOR GENERATING PLUNGING BREAKERS IN A POOL - An orientation of wave generating devices is proposed that facilitates the creation of plunging breakers in a body of water. Water waves transform into plunging breakers under specific characteristics of water wave mechanics. Shoaling and refraction are specific processes of water wave mechanics that cause this transformation. By orientating two or more wave generating devices wherein the waves generated by these devices converge into one another, the refraction process of plunging breakers can be simulated. This orientation of wave generating devices therefore facilitates the creation of plunging breakers in a body of water. The plunging breaker can then be simulated in a manner favorable for surfing. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226720 | LANDSCAPING CHANNEL LINER - A landscaping channel liner is provided that includes a longitudinally-extending trough having a longitudinally-extending floor located between opposed longitudinally-extending sidewalls extending therefrom. Attachment clips extend longitudinally on each of the sidewalls opposite the floor. Each attachment clip is configured to clasp onto an adjacent attachment clip to hold adjoining channel liners together. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226721 | Module and Assembly for Managing the Flow of Water - Modules for use in an assembly for managing the flow of water beneath a ground surface and assemblies of such modules are disclosed. The modules include supports and a deck portion and the supports are spaced apart and form channels with a main section of the deck portion. The deck portion also includes at least one section extending from a main section. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226722 | Systems, Apparatuses and Processes Involved with Hydrating Particulate Material - Systems, apparatuses and processes involved with hydrating particulate material are provided. A representative process includes: delivering a pressurized stream of dry particulate material; spreading the stream of dry particulate material outwardly from an axis; spraying a pressurized aqueous liquid into the spread dry particulate material such that the particulate material is hydrated; moving the hydrated particulate material along a helical path; increasing the velocity of the hydrated particulate material; and directing the hydrated particulate material to a depository. The pressurized aqueous liquid may include leachate collected from a landfill. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226723 | Offshore petroleum discharge system - A method and associated vessel for transferring liquids from offshore tankers to an onshore storage facility. The system utilizes a flexible pipe that is heavier than the water it displaces, such that the flexible pipe sinks to the sea floor even when empty. The high weight and relatively small profile of the flexible pipe avoids the need for anchoring the pipe to the sea floor. The flexible pipe has a bending radius of no greater than five feet, such that it can be wound onto spools onboard the vessel, and can be rapidly deployed, retrieved, and reused in another location. The vessel containing the spools of flexible pipe is dynamic positioning capable, and contains the equipment required to establish a position onshore to receive the liquid being transferred; means to deploy, retrieve, and repair the flexible pipe; and means to receive liquid from a tanker vessel and pump that liquid through the flexible pipe to the onshore storage facility. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226724 | Pile cleaner apparatus - A supporting ring is clamped about a pile and a cleaning ring is supported below the clamping ring by a cable threaded through a number of pulleys, allowing the washing ring assembly to be raised or lowered along a pile. A washing ring carries a four high-pressure water jets that spray water against the pile while the washing ring oscillates through 110-120 degrees of arc, driven by a hydraulic motor through a gear ring. A stabilizing ring fits into a C-shaped channel formed by the washing ring, supporting the cable pulleys. Both the washing ring and the stabilizer ring can be broken down into two semi-circular sections, required for installation and removal in most applications, and are fastened together by a number of over-center clamps. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226725 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIFTING BUILDING FOUNDATIONS - A lift bracket system for lifting a building structure such as a foundation and the like comprising a lift plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface for insertion under the building structure; a generally cylindrical housing affixed to the lift plate and extending perpendicularly from the top surface and the bottom surface of the lift plate, the housing defining a generally circular opening through the lift plate, the opening being disposed away from the center of the lift plate; and at least one gusset for supporting the lift plate, the gusset having a first end and a second end, the gusset disposed beneath the lift plate, wherein the first end of the gusset is attached to the bottom surface of the lift plate and the second end of the gusset is attached to the housing. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226726 | SHANK DRILL - A shank cutter has plural circumferential cutting edges which run in a helical manner in the region of its cutting section and of which at least one critical number are equipped in each case with a preferably essentially flattened roughing profile with chip-separating grooves with rounded bases, so that the chip-separating grooves of cutter ridges which are adjacent in the circumferential direction are axially offset relative to each other. To create a tool which provides long service life by combined advantages of a vibration-stabilized finishing cutter and a conventional roughing cutter, at least one circumferential cutting edge has an angle of twist which differs from that of another circumferential cutting edge. In addition, the chip-separating grooves of the circumferential cuffing edges which are equipped with a roughing profile in each case merge into a preferably essentially flattened central section of the roughing profile by means of a predefined flank radius. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226727 | Tool for Removing Burr - A tool for removing burrs detects whether the depths of holes ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226728 | Core Cutter - A core cutter includes a body portion 1 and a plurality of cutting blades 2 arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction. At least one of the cutting blades serves as an inner cutting blade, and the remaining cutting blades 2 serve as outer cutting blades. The thickness of the body portion maintains distortion resistance of the body portion. Through grooves penetrating a tip end of the body portion are formed toward a tip end side. The cutting blades are attached to the through grooves 3, and have the same size as the through groove 3. Gallets discharge the chips, with each of the gallets formed by an outer peripheral surface. The cutting blades are welded to the grooves such that a tip end portion coincides with a peripheral surface of an axial-direction tip end of the gallet. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226729 | Cutting head for a milling machine for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses made of plastic - A milling head for a milling machine for producing synthetic spectacle lenses, comprising a rotational axis, a coupling part for tensioning into a milling spindle chuck, a shoulder which connects to the coupling part with a contact surface for the milling spindle chuck, a shaft which is connected to the shoulder and a blade collar with an outer diameter D which is connected to the shaft and which comprises several cutting plates with a radius R, wherein between the blade collar at the height of the outer diameter D and the contact surface, a free length L is provided. The measurement of the free length L in relation to the measurement of the outer diameter D and the measurement of the radius R fulfills the following condition: ILI=0.18 (IDI−2IRI)+54±a, with a maximum deviation a of 3. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226730 | FRAME CONTAINER AND METHOD OF LOADING SEMI-TRAILER CHASSIS INTO A FRAME CONTAINER - A frame container for shipping chassis includes a base frame and corner posts. The base frame includes two bottom side beams each extending in a longitudinal direction between two corner posts and beams extending between two bottom side beams in a direction that is perpendicular to the bottom side beams. Each bottom side beam includes an upper surface and a lower surface extending in the longitudinal direction between the two corner posts and a locking hole defined between the upper and lower surfaces for receiving a twist lock of a chassis. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226731 | WELD NUT - A weld nut includes a main body and a flange. The flange is extended outwardly from the main body and surrounding the main body, and comprises teeth disposed evenly on the periphery thereof. Mis-positioning of the weld nut is avoided when soldering the weld nut to a printed circuit board. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226732 | SELF-TAPPING SCREW - A self-tapping screw is disclosed. The screw having a shaft bearing at least partially a thread, which shaft defines a longitudinal axis and on whose first end a drill point with a maximum width and on whose opposing second end a head are arranged, as well as having at least one first cutting edge and having at least one second cutting edge. A recess through which the longitudinal axis passes is arranged between the two cutting edges, with the minimum axial depth of the recess corresponding to at least 0.08 times the maximum width of the drill point. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226733 | Bookbinding system, Bookbinding control method, and recording medium storing bookbinding control program - A bookbinding system includes an image forming apparatus, a plurality of post-processing apparatuses, a controller, and an operation-and-display unit. The image forming apparatus forms images on recording media and outputs the recording media. The plurality of post-processing apparatuses is connected to the image forming apparatus and includes at least a folding apparatus and a ring-binding apparatus. The folding apparatus folds the recording media according to a plurality of folding types including at least Z-shape folding and double folding. The ring-binding apparatus binds the recording media with a ring. The controller is communicatively connected to the image forming apparatus and the plurality of post-processing apparatuses and prevents simultaneous selection of ring binding and a folding type incompatible with ring binding. The operation-and-display unit displays an indication that ring binding and the folding type incompatible with ring binding are not simultaneously selectable. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226734 | Hardcover assembly arrangement and method - A hardcover assembly arrangement including first and second hardcover assemblies, with each assembling including a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on a first surface of the hardcover assembly and additional pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on a second surface of the hardcover assembly, opposite the first surface. Each assembly includes a release liner disposed over and contacting the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the hardcover assembly, with the first and second hardcover assemblies being positioned relative to one another such that the release liner of the first hardcover assembly is disposed over and contacts the additional pressure sensitive adhesive of the second hardcover assembly. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226735 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BINDING SHEETS - A binding spine for binding together stacks of sheets. The binding spine includes a first member, a second member spaced from the first member, and a connector connecting the first member and the second member to define a preliminary stack insertion gap therebetween prior to binding. The connector allows the first member and the second member to be collapsed toward each other to define a final gap therebetween that is less than the preliminary stack insertion gap. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226736 | Stacked Load-Lock Apparatus and Method for High Throughput Solar Cell Manufacturing - An apparatus with a plurality of load-lock chambers stacked having independently controlled pressures within their interior regions is provided. According to one or more embodiments, each load-lock chamber includes a pump valve connected to a pump line and a vent valve connected to a vent line to independently control the changes of pressure within the interior regions of the chambers. Methods for conveying substrates held within these chambers from the apparatus to one or more processing chambers, which may be in-line, are also provided. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226737 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD - A substrate transfer apparatus that transfers a substrate with respect to a processing apparatus includes a substrate accommodation unit for accommodating a plurality of substrates to be loaded into the processing apparatus in a vertical direction in a multi-stage; a substrate accommodation unit for accommodating a plurality of substrates unloaded from the processing apparatus in a vertical direction in a multi-stage; a substrate holder for transferring the substrates from the substrate accommodation unit to the processing apparatus; a substrate holder for transferring the substrates from the processing apparatus to the substrate accommodation unit. The substrate accommodation unit has an elevating mechanism for moving at least one of the substrate and the substrate holder in a vertical direction relative to each other and the substrate accommodation unit has an elevating mechanism for moving at least one of the substrate and the substrate holder in a vertical direction relative to each other. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226738 | Mobile Transfer System - A system and method for transferring bulk solid biomass fuels from a hopper to an end-user storage bin. The system may comprise at least one intermediate bulk container (IBC) configured to contain a quantity of the fuel and a mobile transfer system for transferring the fuel from the IBC to an end-user storage container. The mobile transfer system may comprise a hopper configured to be coupled to the IBC and configured to receive the bulk solid biomass fuel from the IBC; a delivery hose configured to be coupled to the hopper and the end-user storage container, wherein the delivery hose is configured to receive the bulk solid biomass fuel from the intermediate bulk container; and a blower coupled to the delivery hose, the blower configured to transfer the bulk solid biomass fuel between the intermediate bulk container and the end-user storage container. The method may comprise transferring the bulk fuel from the IBC, through the hopper and an airlock to a chamber, wherein the airlock is configured to pneumatic isolate the hopper and the chamber; coupling a delivery hose to the chamber and an end-user storage container; and providing a stream of pressurized air through the delivery hose, wherein the stream of pressurized air transfers the fuel from the hopper and the IBC to the end-user storage container. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226739 | System and Method for Transferring Bulk Materials - A system for transferring bulk solid biomass fuel includes a bin defining a cavity sized and shaped for receiving a quantity of biomass, a trolley configured to engage and travel along a track defining, the track configured to be horizontally mountable to a portion of the bin, a hose having a body coupled to the trolley, at least a portion of the hose configured to be in motion with the trolley, and a means of driving the trolley along the track. A method of transferring bulk solid biomass fuel from a bin, whereby a trolley coupled to a hose is driven along a track, the track being mounted within the bin, conveying the biomass material through the hose, and discharging the material out of the bin and into a receptacle. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226740 | Shipping container handling - An apparatus for use with a shipping container includes a substantially rigid chassis and a connecting mechanism adapted to selectively connect a bottom corner of the container to the chassis. The apparatus further includes a wheel adapted to support the chassis on a surface and an elevating mechanism adapted to provide selective adjustment in elevation of the wheel relative to the chassis. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226741 | WEIGHT SLED PAYLOAD SIMULATOR - A load bearing apparatus is configured to simulate a payload. The load bearing apparatus includes a load member configured to simulate the mass of a payload, a frame having frame members, a plurality of retainers configured to support the load member, and first and second outer guides coupled to the load member. The plurality of retainers includes a first retainer positioned at a first height and configured to support the load member at the first height, and a second retainer positioned at a second height different from the first height and configured to support the load member at the second height. The first and second outer guides are coupled to the load member and are configured to receive therebetween at least one lifting member of a lifting device. By using load members of different weights and positioning them at varying heights, different centers of gravity can be achieved. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226742 | MANUAL FORKLIFT APPARATUS AND METHODS - A manual forklift for lifting, maneuvering, and arranging palleted freight, comprising an extensible wheeled base, a steering handle, a mast, and a boom with a descending standard secured to a support frame carriage and forward extending tines. Hydraulic jack cylinders joining the mast to the boom and the boom to the descending standard in concert with hinge joints connecting the mast to the boom and the boom to the descending standard allow the tines to be manipulated forwardly or backwardly, raised or lowered, and tilted upwardly or downwardly relative to the mast and base, enabling the user to transfer palleted freight engaged by the tines between surfaces with differing heights and angles and across longitudinal spaces. Castered wheels affixed to the base further enable freight to be moved multi-directionally, including laterally leftward or rightward. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226743 | Carriageless Mobilized Storage Unit For Use In A Mobile Storage System - A mobile storage unit for a mobile storage system includes a pair of axially extending wheel units, each of which defines spaced apart end areas and includes a wheel arrangement. A storage unit support structure is interconnected with the wheel units, and includes upright support members and shelf support members. A pair of upright support members are engaged with and supported by the end areas of each wheel unit. A lowermost shelf support member is secured to an end area of one of the wheel units. The lowermost shelf support members are secured to the upright support members and to the end areas of the wheel units. Each end area of each wheel unit includes an upwardly facing engagement surface, and the lowermost shelf support member is secured to the upwardly facing engagement surface. The upright support members are also supported by the upwardly facing engagement surface. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226744 | Electronic Parallel Lift And Return To Carry Or Float On A Backhoe Loader - A backhoe loader | 2010-09-09 |
20100226745 | Die Pickup Apparatus for Picking Up Semiconductor Dies and Methods for Picking Up Semiconductor Dies - A die pickup apparatus facilitates picking up a semiconductor die in a manner such that, in a state in which a semiconductor die to be picked up is suctioned by a collet, a frontal end of a cover plate is caused to extend from a contact surface, and the cover plate is caused to slide while pushing up a dicing sheet and the semiconductor die, and subsequently a rear end of the cover plate is caused to extend from the contact surface such that an upper surface of the cover plate is substantially in parallel with the contact surface, the cover plate is caused to slide while pushing the dicing sheet and the semiconductor die with the upper surface of the cover plate such that the suction opening is opened, and the dicing sheet is suctioned into the opened suction opening, thereby separating the dicing sheet. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226746 | METHOD FOR HANDLING PACKAGES IN A BEVERAGE BOTTLING PLANT, A METHOD FOR UNSTACKING PACKAGES IN A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT, A METHOD FOR STACKING PACKAGES IN A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT, AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE METHODS - A method for handling packages in a beverage bottling plant, a method for unstacking packages in a container filling plant, a method for stacking packages in a container filling plant, and arrangements for accomplishing the methods. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226747 | CLOSURE FOR SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE, SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE AND METHOD OF HANDLING THE SAME - A closure for silica glass crucible to be mounted on an opening portion of a silica glass crucible is provided with a peripheral edge mounting portion closely adhered to an inner peripheral end of the opening portion. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226748 | Safety Device with Fall Arrest and Descending Modes - A safety device with fall arrest and descending modes includes a housing, a drum, a lifeline, first and second brake assemblies, and a control. The drum is rotatably operatively connected to the housing. The lifeline has an intermediate portion interconnecting a first end and a second end. The first end is operatively connected to the drum. The first and second assemblies are operatively connected to the drum. The control is operatively connected to the first and second brake assemblies and has a first position and a second position. The first position selectively engages the first brake assembly in a descending mode and the second position selectively engages the second brake assembly in a fall arrest mode. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226749 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A bladeless fan assembly includes a nozzle and a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage, a mouth for receiving the air flow from the interior passage, and a surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow. The nozzle is mounted on a height adjustable pedestal. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226750 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes an air outlet mounted on a stand. The stand includes a base and a body tiltable relative to the base. The fan assembly has a centre of gravity located so that when the base is located on a substantially horizontal support surface, the projection of the centre of gravity on the support surface is within the footprint of the base when the body is in a fully tilted position. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226751 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes a device for creating an air flow and an air outlet for emitting the air flow, the air outlet being mounted on a pedestal including a base and a height adjustable stand. The base includes an oscillating mechanism for oscillating the stand and the air outlet. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226752 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes an air inlet, an air outlet, an impeller and a motor for rotating the impeller to create an air flow passing from the air inlet to the air outlet. The air outlet includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The air outlet defines an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The motor has a rotor which, in use, is capable of rotating at a speed of at least 5,000 rpm. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226753 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes a device for creating an air flow and an air outlet for emitting the air flow. The air outlet is mounted on a stand for conveying the air flow to the air outlet. The fan assembly also includes a tilt mechanism for tilting the air outlet relative to at least part of the stand. The tilt mechanism comprises a flexible hose defining, at least in part, an air passage through the tilt mechanism. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226754 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A pedestal for a fan assembly includes a telescopic duct for conveying an air flow to an outlet of the fan assembly. The duct includes an outer tubular member having a first stop member, an inner tubular member located at least partially within and slidable relative to the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member having a second stop member for engaging the first stop member to inhibit withdrawal of the inner tubular member from the outer tubular member, and a mainspring rotatably mounted on the second stop member, the mainspring having a free end retained by the first stop member. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226755 | Turbine Vane for a Gas Turbine Engine Having Serpentine Cooling Channels Within the Outer Wall - A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine having an outer wall containing a plurality of serpentine cooling channels. The serpentine cooling channels may be configured to receive cooling fluids from internal cooling fluids supply channels. The serpentine cooling channels may be positioned in the pressure side and suction side outer walls and configured such that a first pass is positioned radially outward from an internal chamber a greater distance than a second pass. As such, cooling fluids are first passed proximate to an outer surface where the fluids are heated and then passed proximate to an inner surface, thereby establishing a smaller thermal gradient than typically found in conventional turbine blade outer walls. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226756 | Instrumented component for use in an operating environment - An instrumented component ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226757 | Instrumented component for combustion turbine engine - An instrumented component ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226758 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base includes an outer casing, a silencing member housed within the outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller about an axis to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. The silencing member is located beneath the air inlet of the impeller housing and is spaced from the air inlet along said axis by a distance in the range from 5 to 60 mm. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226759 | BEARING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS - A bearing apparatus is disclosed. Such a bearing apparatus may comprise a rotor including at least one bearing element mounted to the rotor and a stator including at least one bearing element mounted to the stator. At least one compliant member may be positioned between at least one selected bearing element of the at least one bearing element mounted to the rotor and the at least one bearing element mounted to the stator. Mechanical systems including such a bearing apparatus are disclosed, such as, for example, a motor for use in subterranean drilling. A method of assembling a bearing apparatus is disclosed. More specifically, a rotor and a stator each including at least one bearing element may be provided and a compressive force may be applied to the rotor and the stator to compress the bearing surfaces of the rotor and the stator against one another. Rotors and stators are disclosed. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226760 | TURBINE ENGINE SEALING ARRANGEMENT - An example turbine engine sealing arrangement includes a blade array rotatable about an axis. The blade array has a plurality of blades extending radially from the axis. A control ring is circumferentially disposed about the blade array. A plurality of tiles are secured relative to the control ring and configured to establish an axially extending seal with one of the blades. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226761 | Turbine Airfoil with an Internal Cooling System Having Enhanced Vortex Forming Turbulators - A turbine airfoil usable in a turbine engine and having at least one cooling system. At least a portion of the cooling system may include one or more cooling channels having a plurality of turbulators protruding from an inner surface and positioned generally nonorthogonal and nonparallel to a longitudinal axis of the airfoil cooling channel. The cooling channel may also include a plurality of vortex enhancers protruding from an inner surface forming the cooling channel and positioned nonparallel to the turbulators. In one embodiment, the vortex enhancers may be positioned generally orthogonal to the turbulators. The configuration of turbulators and vortex enhancers creates a higher internal convective cooling potential for the blade cooling passage, thereby generating a high rate of internal convective heat transfer and attendant improvement in overall cooling performance. This translates into a reduction in cooling fluid demand and better turbine performance. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226762 | Structural members in a pedestal array - A turbine engine component has a flow path wall and a support wall. The turbine engine component has at least one cooling compact heat exchanger. Each cooling compact heat exchanger has a pedestal array and at least one structural member within the pedestal array for preventing modal crossing in operation range, for preventing panel bulging, and/or for connecting the flow path wall to at least one outer diameter support structure. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226763 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The nozzle comprises an interior passage and a mouth for receiving the air flow from the interior passage and through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. The nozzle defines an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle is detachable from the base, which is preferably sized to be accommodated within the opening of the nozzle for transportation. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226764 | FAN - A floor standing pedestal fan for creating an air current includes a base housing an impeller and a motor for rotating the impeller to create an air flow, an air outlet, and a telescopic duct for conveying the air flow to the air outlet. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226765 | RADIAL TURBOMOLECULAR PUMP WITH ELECTROSTATICALLY LEVITATED ROTOR - A radial turbomolecular pump comprising an electrostatically levitated rotor with a high compression ratio and pump speed at a chip-scale level. The levitated rotor can be sandwiched between a stator plate and a driver and multiple concentric rings of microblades can be fabricated on the rotor plate and the stator plate. The center portions of the driver and the base plate include concentric ring electrodes for rotor levitation by electrostatic forces. The space between two concentric rings of microblades forms a groove that is wide enough to receive the microblades from the opposing disk. The stator disk can be fixed and the rotor disk spins such that the rotor microblades move tangentially relative to the stator microblades. The microblades can be tilted at an angle from the tangent, facilitating momentum transfer to gas molecules in the radial direction. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226766 | Centrifugal Blower - It is intended to provide a centrifugal blower capable of suppressing the generation of noise including periodic noise that is caused by interference between a tongue and an impeller. The centrifugal blower is provided with an impeller ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226767 | DIFFUSER ARRANGEMENT - A diffuser arrangement through which a fluid may flow is provided. The diffuser includes an outer diffuser comprising an inner surface, and a flow-guiding device, which is configured such that at least part of the boundary layer flow forming on the inner surface of the outer diffuser can be accelerated in the main flow direction, so that a flow separation is prevented on the inner surface of the outer diffuser. Also provided are an exhaust steam plenum of a steam turbine and an exhaust gas plenum of a gas turbine, both including a diffuser arrangement. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226768 | AXIAL-FLOW TURBINE - The axial-flow turbine includes an extraction chamber | 2010-09-09 |
20100226769 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A bladeless fan assembly includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a motor and an impeller driven by the motor for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow, a mouth for emitting the air flow, and a plurality of stationary guide vanes located within the interior passage and each for directing a portion of the air flow towards the mouth. The nozzle defines an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226770 | ALIGNMENT DEVICE FOR GAS TURBINE CASINGS - In one embodiment, an alignment device may be configured to align a first turbine engine casing and a second turbine engine casing. The alignment device may include a fixed portion configured to be fixedly attached to the first turbine engine casing. The alignment device may also include a bridge portion configured to interface with the second turbine engine casing, wherein the bridge portion defines a first range of motion for the fixed portion along a first axis and a second range of motion for the fixed portion along a second axis when the alignment device is engaged with the first turbine engine casing and the second turbine engine casing, and wherein the alignment device is configured to facilitate movement of the first turbine engine casing relative to the second turbine engine casing within the range of motion and the second range of motion. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226771 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. A flexible sealing member is located between the outer casing and the impeller housing. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226772 | Blade control system - A wind turbine system for blade control which employs means for adjusting the pitch and yaw of the blades rotating about an axis and the resulting speed of the blades powering a wind turbine. The control system selectively resists movement of said blades to a different incline position based on a comparison of the measured rotational speed with a target speed value, the target speed value being determined based on an energy output level for said turbine. The control system includes at least one adjustable hydraulic actuator for movement of said blades to a different incline position. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226773 | IMPELLER FOR A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - The impeller for a centrifugal pump includes a carrier disk and possibly a shroud. The blades of the impeller are identical, but are arranged in pairs such that impellers of different hydraulic characteristics are formed with blades of the same shape. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226774 | Wind turbine control system and apparatus - A wind turbine and system related to the control of wind turbines. The wind turbine device is comprised of a plurality of blades arranged for rotation about an axis. During use the blades are moveable between different incline positions relative to a plane substantially normal to the axis. The control system allows for the detection of the rotational speed of the blades about the axis and for selectively resisting movement of the blades to a different incline position based on a comparison of the rotational speed with a target speed value determined by the energy output level for the turbine. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226775 | Mass produced composite wind turbine blades - A renewable energy system for directly charging electric and hybrid vehicles is shown for areas with moderate wind and/or solar resources. The wind turbine blades and rotor assemblies for capturing the wind resources show significant improvements in both cost of manufacture and site assembly compared to three-bladed horizontal axis turbines. A simple, easily manufactured blade pivoting mechanism is shown to improve the performance of vertical axis turbines. A related improvement for varying blade pitch along the axis of horizontal axis turbine blades allows for production using continuous mass-production methods rather than the labor and cost intensive current practice of molding the blades. The blade assemblies are completely scalable and can be easily customized for particular applications/sites. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226776 | Sacrificial blade tip - A propeller blade device used in environments where a propeller system is subjected to blade erosion and wear and may also be subjected to an axial force from water. The propeller blade includes a blade tip mounted on its outer end using a mounting device such as nuts and bolts to form a junction there between. The tip may easily be replaced when worn or damaged without removing the blade. The tip is designed to fracture upon impact with an axial force before transmitting the force radially inward to the propeller blade. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226777 | Shim for a turbojet blade - A shim for a turbomachine blade is disclosed. The shim includes two branches which wrap around flanks of a blade root, and two tabs. Each of the tabs extend from one end of a respective one of the two branches. The tabs are folded towards each other and are interconnected in such a manner as to prevent them from unfolding. Advantageously, the shim includes a connection part which interconnects the tabs in such a manner as to prevent them from unfolding. The connection part is assembled to the tabs in such a manner as to allow the branches of the shim to spread apart. For example, the connection part can be suitable for stretching in the direction for spreading the branches apart. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226778 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AEROFOIL - A method of manufacturing an aerofoil structure capable of being diffusion bonded and superplastically formed to create a substantially hollow cavity within the aerofoil structure, the method comprising: providing two metallic panels ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226779 | Ni-Base Superalloy, Method for Producing the Same, and Turbine Blade or Turbine Vane Components - A Ni-base superalloy having a chemical composition comprising Cr: 3.0-5.0 wt %, Co: 5.0-10.0 wt %, Mo: 0.5-3.0 wt %, W: 8.0-10.0 wt %, Ta: 5.0-8.0 wt %, Nb: 3.0 wt % or less, Al: 4.5-6.0 wt %, Ti: 0.1-2.0 wt %, Re: more than 3.0-4.0 wt %, Ru: 0.2-4.0 wt %, Hf: 0.01-0.2 wt %, and the balance being Ni and unavoidable impurities, a method for producing the same, and turbine blade or turbine vane components are disclosed. The Ni-base superalloy has high creep strength and textural stability under high temperature environment, and is excellent in applicability to turbine blade or turbine vane components of large-sized gas turbines. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226780 | VARYING FLUENCE AS A FUNCTION OF THICKNESS DURING LASER SHOCK PEENING - A method for simultaneously laser shock peening opposite laser shock peening surfaces on opposite sides of an article, such as a gas turbine engine airfoil, with varying thickness using oppositely aimed laser beams and varying surface fluence of the laser beams over the laser shock peening surfaces as a function of the thickness of the article beneath each one of a plurality of laser shock peened spots formed by the beams on the surfaces. The fluence may be equal to the thickness multiplied by a volumetric fluence factor, the volumetric fluence factor being held constant over the laser shock peening surface. The volumetric fluence factor may be in a range of about 1200 J/cm | 2010-09-09 |
20100226781 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AEROFOIL - A method of manufacturing an aerofoil structure capable of being diffusion bonded and superplastically formed to create a substantially hollow cavity within the aerofoil structure, the method comprising: providing a metallic plate for forming the aerofoil structure; joining mounting elements to opposing end surfaces of said metallic plate; dividing said plate along a plane extending substantially in a span-wise direction so as to produce two metallic panels each with one of said mounting elements joined thereto; assembling the two metallic panels so that the surfaces of the panels opposite to the surfaces which have been divided are facing each other; and joining the two metallic panels to one another to form the aerofoil structure; wherein the mounting elements are joined to one another to form the root of the aerofoil. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226782 | Turbomachine blade with a blade tip armor cladding - A blade of a turbomachine such as a gas turbine includes a blade vane with a blade tip and a blade base. A blade tip armor cladding is applied on the blade tip. A coating covers at least the armor cladding and includes at least one multilayer coating system, and preferably plural such coating systems stacked repetitively on one another. Each coating system includes at least two different layers stacked successively on one another, with one layer of a metal material closer to the blade tip and one layer of a ceramic material farther from the blade tip. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226783 | Erosion and Corrosion Resistant Turbine Compressor Airfoil and Method of Making the Same - A sacrificial and erosion-resistant turbine compressor airfoil includes a turbine compressor airfoil having a modified airfoil surface. The airfoil surface has an airfoil coating that includes a sacrificial coating comprising a layer of Al, Cr, Zn, an Ni—Al alloy, an Al—Si alloy, an Al-based alloy, a Cr-based alloy or a Zn-based alloy, an Al polymer composite, or a combination thereof, or a layer of a conductive undercoat and an overcoat of an inorganic matrix binder having a plurality of ceramic particles and conductive particles embedded therein disposed on the undercoat. The airfoil coating also includes an sacrificial coating, wherein one of the sacrificial coating or the erosion-resistant coating is disposed on the airfoil surface and the other of the corrosion-resistant coating or the erosion-resistant coating is disposed on the respective one, and wherein the sacrificial coating is more anodic than the airfoil surface or the erosion-resistant coating. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226784 | Hanging Fan with a Ceiling Mount Structure - A hanging fan with a ceiling mount structure includes a ceiling mount disc mounted to a ceiling, an external disc portion having a plurality of arc slots, a cover having a transversal extending portion, and a fixing portion disposed at the extending portion, such that the fixing portion of the cover is passed through the arc slot and fixed with the ceiling mount disc to form the hanging fan structure of the invention. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226785 | STRUCTURAL TOWER - A structural tower having a space frame construction for high elevation and heavy load applications is disclosed, with particular application directed to wind turbines. The structural tower includes damping or non-damping struts in the longitudinal, diagonal or horizontal members of the space frame. One or more damping struts in the structural tower damp resonant vibrations or vibrations generated by non-periodic wind gusts or sustained high wind speeds. The various longitudinal and diagonal members of the structural tower may be secured by pins, bolts, flanges or welds at corresponding longitudinal or diagonal joints of the space frame. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226786 | NOSE CONE ASSEMBLY - A nose cone assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The nose cone assembly includes a spinner body having an outer surface and extending axially between an upstream portion generally tapering to a truncated first end and a base portion generally cylindrical in cross-section at a second end. The nose cone assembly also includes a flange positioned radially inward of the outer surface and axially adjacent to the base portion. The nose cone assembly also includes a plurality of first apertures defined in the flange for removably connecting the spinner body to a fan of a gas turbine engine. The nose cone assembly also includes a second aperture defined in the spinner body through which all of the plurality of first apertures can be accessed for attaching or removing the nose cone assembly from the fan. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226787 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes an air outlet mounted on a stand. The stand includes a base and a body tiltable relative to the base. Each of the base and the body has an outer surface shaped so that adjoining portions of the outer surfaces are substantially flush when the body is in the untilted position. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226788 | TURBINE BLADE WITH INCREMENTAL SERPENTINE COOLING CHANNELS BENEATH A THERMAL SKIN - A turbine blade having an internal cooling system with incremental serpentine cooling channels in near walls forming an outer surface of the turbine blade is disclosed. The turbine blade may be formed from an internal structural spar that is covered with a thermal skin. The incremental serpentine cooling channels may be cut into the outer surface of the spar to which the thermal skin may be attached. The incremental serpentine cooling channels may be formed from two or more serpentine cooling channels aligned along an axis that extends generally spanwise throughout the turbine blade. A row of incremental serpentine cooling channels may extend from a root to a tip of the blade, but a single incremental cooling channel does not. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226789 | TURBINE BLADE DUAL CHANNEL COOLING SYSTEM - A turbine blade having an internal cooling system with dual serpentine cooling channels in communication with tip cooling channels is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the cooling system may include first and second tip cooling channels in communication with the first and second serpentine cooling channels, respectively. The first tip cooling channel may extend from the leading edge to the trailing edge and be formed from a first suction side tip cooling channel and a first pressure side tip cooling channel. The second tip cooling channel may extend from a midchord region toward the trailing edge and may be positioned between the pressure and suction sides such that the second tip cooling channel is positioned generally between the first suction side and pressure side tip cooling channels. The first and second tip cooling channels may exhaust cooling fluids through the trailing edge. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226790 | TURBINE BLADE LEADING EDGE TIP COOLING SYSTEM - A turbine blade for a turbine engine having a cooling system in the turbine blade formed from at least one leading edge cooling chamber for cooling the leading edge and for exhausting cooling fluids through a tip exhaust outlet. The leading edge cooling channel may include a second section that extends radially inward from the tip exhaust outlet and a first section that extends radially inward from the second section along the leading edge. The second section may be narrower than the first section and may direct cooling fluids to be exhausted from tip exhaust outlet skewed angle towards the suction side of the blade. As such, the leading edge cooling channel and tip exhaust outlet cooperate to exhaust the cooling fluids without forming a separation zone at the upstream side of the intersection between the leading edge cooling channel and the tip exhaust outlet. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226791 | BLADE COOLING STRUCTURE OF GAS TURBINE - A blade cooling structure of a gas turbine, which can reduce the pressure loss of a cooling medium without decreasing the heat transfer coefficient, is provided. The blade cooling structure comprises a cooling passage ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226792 | FAN CONTROL SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONER THAT INCLUDES THE SAME - A fan control system includes a first fan, a second fan that is adjacent to the first fan, a first motor that is configured to rotate the first fan, a second motor that is configured to rotate the second fan, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control the rotational speeds of the first motor and the second motor, and to decrease the rotational speeds of both the first motor and the second motor when the rotational speed of the first motor must be decreased. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226793 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FLOW RATE OR THE ACTUATION FREQUENCY OF A FLUID PUMP, PARTICULARLY IN AN ELECTRONIC MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A method, and use of the method in motor vehicle brake control systems, for determining the delivery capacity or the frequency of activation of a fluid pump, in particular a hydraulic pump, in an electronic pressure control unit, wherein the latter comprises not only a pressure circuit controller which is activated by analogized valve actuation but also a pump power setting means for setting the delivery capacity of the hydraulic pump, in which the frequency of movement of the mechanical pumping unit is determined by pressure fluctuations of the delivery fluid, wherein the fluctuations are acquired by reference to changes in the magnetic flux in the region of the actuation magnetic field of an electromagnetically actuated fluid valve. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226794 | Self-Ventilating Centrifugal Pump - In order to ventilate a centrifugal pump ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226795 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WITH PARALLEL COOLING FUEL FLOW - A high pressure fuel pump with parallel cooling fuel flow is disclosed wherein a fuel pump barrel having a substantially cylindrical plunger bore with an annular drain groove is provided. A first fuel path is provided that fluidically couples a fuel supply to an annular cooling ring formed on the outer surface of the barrel. The first fuel path further fluidically couples the annular cooling ring to a storage tank via an exit passage. A second, parallel fuel path is provided that fluidically couples the first fuel path to the drain groove, and further includes a drain passage fluidically coupled to the drain groove and the first fuel path via the storage tank. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226796 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A stagnation space defined by barriers is provided in a first muffler chamber communicating with a first cylinder chamber. The stagnation space overlaps with a refrigerant-gas inlet side of the first cylinder chamber, the inlet side being bordered by a center plane as viewed in a direction of a center axis of the first cylinder chamber. In the first muffler chamber, the high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant gas is unlikely to enter into the stagnation space, so that heat is less absorbed to the inlet side of the first cylinder chamber. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226797 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226798 | Tidal Energy System - A completely submersed means of extracting energy from a tidal flow is particularly adapted to pump water to be stored and used around tidal change periods or to stabilize the output of offshore windmills. It can be retrieved and brought to the surface for maintenance and also repositioned on the sea bed, by remote control. Operation of its reaction means is automatically limited to prescribed water depths. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226799 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A variable displacement oil pump for an automotive engine. The oil pump includes a cam ring accommodating thereinside a pump element having a rotor. The cam ring is swingingly movably accommodated in a housing and biased in a direction to increase an eccentricity amount of the cam ring relative to the axis of the rotor by a biasing member. First and second pressure chambers are defined inside the housing by the outer peripheral section of the cam ring. The first pressure chamber is supplied with a discharge pressure to be applied to the cam ring to oppose to a biasing force of the biasing member. The second pressure chamber is supplied with the discharge pressure to be applied to the cam ring to assist the biasing force of the biasing member. Additionally, a control device is provided for controlling supply of the discharge pressure to the second pressure chamber. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226800 | Vehicle Electric Compressor - Provided is a vehicle electric compressor in which damage, such as damage to the function of an inverter unit or a high-voltage cable, is less likely to occur even when an external force is applied. A vehicle electric compressor ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226801 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a base having an air inlet and an air outlet, the base housing an impeller and a motor for rotating the impeller to create an air flow passing from the air inlet to the air outlet. The fan assembly further includes a vertically oriented, elongate annular nozzle including an interior passage having an air inlet for receiving the air flow from the base and a mouth for emitting the air flow, the nozzle defining an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226802 | FAN MOTOR AND BLOWER INCLUDING THE SAME MOTOR - A fan motor includes a pair of fans axially mounted to both sides of a rotary shaft of the motor. The motor includes an inner rotor placed inside a stator wound with windings and an outer rotor placed outside the stator. The motor thus has a dual-rotor structure where the inner rotor and the outer rotor are held such that both the rotors can rotate on the rotary shaft. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226803 | Electric Pump - A pump is driven by a compact electric motor in which a coil is disposed in a ring form around and along a stator core which has a plurality of claw magnetic poles that extend alternately from both ends of one member of the stator core toward the end of the other member thereof. A stator core can be made from a compressed powder core by molding with resin, with the molded portion able to serve as a partition separating pump and motor units. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226804 | PUMP - A pump includes a cylinder and a plunger. The cylinder defines an outlet-side passage therein. The plunger is reciprocably received within the cylinder. An inner peripheral surface of the cylinder and an end surface of the plunger define a pump chamber. The outlet-side passage is communicated with the pump chamber. When the plunger reciprocates within the cylinder, fluid inside the pump chamber is pressurized such that fluid is discharged to an exterior through the outlet-side passage. The inner peripheral surface includes a spherical surface part that surrounds the pump chamber. The spherical surface part is defined by a curved surface having a predetermined curvature such that the pump chamber defines a spherical space. The spherical surface part is provided with an opening of the outlet-side passage, which has a circular shape when observed from a spherical center of the pump chamber. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226805 | Refrigerant compressor - A refrigerant compressor, comprising a hermetically sealed compressor housing ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100226806 | ACTIVE ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR - The present invention provides an active, electrically powered hydraulic fluid accumulator. The accumulator includes an electric motor having its output coupled to a mechanical rotation to linear translation transducer such as a lead screw, ball spline or similar device. The output of the mechanical transducer is coupled to a piston disposed within an accumulator cylinder. The accumulator cylinder preferably communicates with a pair of inlet and outlet check valves disposed in hydraulic supply and feed lines from the system pump or sump and to the system, respectively. | 2010-09-09 |
20100226807 | SCROLL-TYPE FLUID MACHINE - Provided is scroll-type fluid machine that facilitates the formation of a back-pressure chamber so as to increase the design freedom in the space on the back side of the revolving scroll member, where it is difficult to ensure sufficient space, by decreasing, as much as possible, the installation space of the sealing member partitioning the back-pressure chamber. In the scroll-type fluid machine, a back-pressure chamber to which high-pressure gas is introduced is partitioned between the revolving scroll member and a fixed support member, a sealing member is constructed of an annular U sealing member, the annular U sealing member is oriented in a direction orthogonal to the back side of the revolving scroll member, and one side contacts a side surface (sealed surface) of a fixed support member. | 2010-09-09 |