45th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150316090 | I/O CONNECTOR WITH INTEGRATED ADJUSTABLE SET SCREW - An externally accessible component in an electronic device is described. The component may be installed within an enclosure without being properly aligned with an opening of the enclosure. A tool external to the electronic device may be inserted into the component and into a rear member located behind the component. The tool may actuate the rear member in a manner that actuates the component to move in a direction toward the opening, in order to align the component with the opening. A method of aligning the component is also described. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316091 | Self-Indexing Nut Plate - An aircraft comprises a secondary support structure and a nut plate engaging the secondary support structure. The nut plate includes at least one locator protrusion engaging a mounting hole in the secondary support structure to constrain motion of the nut plate along the secondary support structure. The nut plate further includes means for additionally constraining motion of the nut plate away from the secondary support structure. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316092 | ASSEMBLED CRANKSHAFT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ASSEMBLED CRANKSHAFT - The invention relates to a method for producing an assembled crankshaft for an internal combustion engine, wherein crank webs having receiving openings and crank pins fastening sections at the ends thereof are provided as join partners, wherein the receiving openings or the fastening sections are provided with teeth running in a longitudinal direction (x) of the crankshaft and wherein the cross section of the fastening sections protrudes beyond the inner cross section of the associated receiving opening in certain sections on account of the teeth, so that when the join partners are connected at the receiving openings of the crank webs or the fastening sections of the crank pins, a material displacement and contour deformation occurs and the join partners are thus connected in a form-fitting manner. According to the invention, the fastening sections are fitted into the receiving opening in such a way that the join partners are fixed to each other in an operationally safe and force fitting manner without further fastening means and without an additional connection in the longitudinal direction (x). | 2015-11-05 |
20150316093 | MAIN BEARING HOUSING, DYNAMIC SCROLL COMPONENT AND SCROLL COMPRESSOR - Disclosed are a main bearing housing ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316094 | BEARING, MORE PARTICULARLY ROLLING BEARING - A bearing, more particularly to an antifriction bearing having a first bearing ring ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316095 | ELASTICALLY SUPPORTED ROLLING BEARING ARRANGEMENT - A rolling bearing, particularly for a gas turbine, includes a plurality of rolling elements ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316096 | Linear Guide Device - A side seal included in a linear guide device of the present disclosure has one or a plurality of seals, and the seals each have a lip portion, and a holder plate made of hard resin configured to the lip portion and to be mounted on a slider. The holder plate has a thickness retention portion configured to retain plate thickness, and a thin portion that is thinner than and has a lower rigidity than the thickness retention portion. The thickness retention portion is formed along at least the portion of an outer edge of the holder plate where there is not the portion. The thin portion is blocked by the thickness retention portion from the outside. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316097 | THRUST MAGNETIC BEARING FOR BIAS COMPENSATION - The present invention relates to a thrust magnetic bearing for bias compensation, and more particularly, to a thrust magnetic bearing for bias compensation in which annular permanent magnets and electromagnets are disposed to face each other with respect to a levitated member and the permanent magnets are formed to be asymmetrical in lengths thereof in an axial direction to thus exert an attractive force for compensating for a bias by the difference in the lengths of the permanent magnets in the axial direction to compensate for the bias, and a current supply for bias magnetic flux is not required, saving energy. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316098 | BEARING MECHANISM AND TRANSFER DEVICE - A bearing mechanism includes: a bearing that includes an inner and outer races, the outer race facing the inner race and a rolling element being interposed between the inner and outer races; a magnet that includes a first and second magnetic poles and extends between the first and second magnetic poles along an axial direction of the bearing, the first magnetic pole being in contact with an end surface of the outer race and the second magnetic pole opposing the first magnetic pole; a yoke that forms a magnetic circuit together with the bearing and the magnet, the yoke extending between the second magnetic pole and an end surface of the inner race so that the yoke is in contact with the second magnetic pole and faces the end surface of the inner race with a gap interposed therebetween; and a magnetic fluid held by the magnetic circuit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316099 | SYNTHETIC RESIN-MADE SLIDING BEARING - A sliding bearing includes: an upper casing; a synthetic resin-made lower casing which is superposed on the upper casing so as to be rotatable about an axis in a circumferential direction relative to the upper casing; a synthetic resin-made sliding bearing piece disposed in an annular space between the upper casing and the lower casing; and a synthetic resin-made seal member for sealing respective other annular end portions, communicating with the outside, of a gap on an inner peripheral side and a gap on an outer peripheral side in a radial direction between the upper casing and the lower casing, the gap and the gap respectively communicating with the annular space at their one annular end portions. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316100 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING MOTORS WITH DIFFERENT WIDTH PUMP SEALS AND JOURNAL BEARINGS - In certain embodiments, a motor includes a shaft positioned adjacent a sleeve for relative rotation. The sleeve includes a first radial recirculation channel. The shaft and sleeve form first and second gaps. The first gap is configured to form a pump seal, is positioned above the first radial recirculation channel, and has a width measured between the shaft and sleeve. The second gap is configured to form a journal bearing, is positioned below the first radial recirculation channel, and has a width measured between the shaft and sleeve. The width of the first gap is greater than the width of the second gap. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316101 | SEAL DEVICE EMPLOYING MAGNETIC FLUID - {Problem} To prevent generation of mist and particulate, and prevent pressure fluctuations and reduced quality of the vacuum on the vacuum side can be prevented. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316102 | DOUBLE LIP AXIAL RADIAL BEARING SEAL - A bearing assembly, including: an axis of rotation; an outer bearing ring; an inner bearing ring; and a seal. The seal includes: an annular-shaped body made of a flexible material and including a radially outermost segment in contact with the outer bearing ring and sealed against the outer bearing ring, a radially innermost segment in contact with a first portion of the inner bearing ring and sealed against the first portion of the inner bearing ring and a lip segment. The lip segment extends from the body in a first axial direction parallel to the axis of rotation, is located between the radially outermost and innermost segments in a radial direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation, and, is in contact with and sealed against a second portion of the inner bearing ring. The seal includes a reinforcing brace at least partially embedded in the body. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316103 | ROLLING BEARING - A rolling bearing includes an inner ring having an inner raceway face, an outer ring having an outer raceway face opposed to the inner raceway face, rolling elements rolling along the inner and outer raceway faces, in an interior of the bearing between the inner and outer rings, a first seal member interposed between an outer peripheral face of the inner ring and an inner peripheral face of the outer ring, and sealing the interior of the bearing, and a second seal member arranged in parallel with the first seal member, outside in an axial direction. The first and second seal members are disposed at a side closer to the interior of the bearing than an end face of the inner ring and an end face of the outer ring in the axial direction. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316104 | PEDESTAL BEARING HOUSING - A pedestal bearing housing with a housing lower part and a housing upper part and a hole, which is formed by the housing lower part and the housing upper part, for receiving a bearing, with the housing lower part and the housing upper part each forming a circumferential section of the hole, and with a stand surface formed on a bottom side of the housing lower part. According to the invention, it is provided that the bottom side has a recess interrupting the stand surface, wherein the recess is described by an exclusively curved profile in a cross-sectional representation of the pedestal bearing housing perpendicular to a center axis of the hole. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316105 | Bearing Arrangement for a Steering Shaft - A bearing arrangement for a steering shaft ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316106 | BEARING RACEWAY HEAT DISTRIBUTION USING HEAT PIPES - A system and method to cool a bearing. The system includes a heat pipe extending through a thickness of an inner ring of the bearing from a first surface to an opposing second surface and a cooling lubricant in fluid communication with the first surface. The method includes exposing the first surface of the roller bearing to lubricant and transferring heat energy through the heat pipes. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316107 | Coupling System - A coupling ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316108 | FIXED TYPE CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - Provided is a fixed type constant velocity universal joint, in which: each of first track groove portions positioned on an interior side of an outer joint member includes an arc part having a curvature center that is positioned without being offset in an axial direction with respect to a joint center; the first track groove portions are inclined in a peripheral direction with respect to a joint axial line (N-N) and adjacent to each other in the peripheral direction with their inclination directions opposite to each other; each of second track groove portions positioned on an opening side is formed into a different shape from a shape of the each of the first track groove portions so as to increase an effective track length at a maximum operating angle; the each of the first track groove portions and the each of the second track groove portions are connected to each other at a position on the opening side with respect to the joint center; each of track grooves of an inner joint member is formed so as to be mirror-image symmetrical with corresponding one of paired track grooves of the outer joint member with respect to a plane including the joint center and being perpendicular to the joint axial line at an operating angle of 0°; and an axial clearance between the inner joint member and a cage is set to be larger than an axial clearance corresponding to a clearance between each of balls and each of the track grooves. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316109 | SAFETY GUARD FOR POWER TAKE OFF - A safety guard for a power take off shaft comprises a guard body ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316110 | DRIVELINE DISCONNECT DEVICE - In at least some implementations, a disconnect assembly for a driveline component, such as a power transfer unit, may include an input shaft, a disconnect shaft selectively rotated by the input shaft and an output shaft coupled to the disconnect shaft. A first gear is coupled to the disconnect shaft and a second gear is coupled to the output shaft and to the first gear so that the output shaft rotates when the disconnect shaft rotates. A connection feature is movable between an engaged position in which the input shaft and disconnect shaft are coupled and a disengaged position in which the input shaft rotates relative to the disconnect shaft. The connection feature includes a first part carried by the gear for rotation therewith and a second part movable relative to the first part and carried by the input shaft for rotation with the input shaft. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316111 | BRAKE DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE PROVIDED WITH ABNORMALITY DETECTION FUNCTION - A brake drive control circuit of a servo motor which detects malfunction of a semiconductor circuit at the brake drive control circuit, that is, a brake drive control circuit which connects two semiconductor circuits in series to a brake and uses a voltage detection circuit which detects the presence of voltage which is applied to the brake by brake signals turning the semiconductor circuits on/off so as to detect test pulses in the voltage which is applied to the brake due to test pulses which are included in the brake signals and turn the semiconductor circuits off for instants during an operation for disengaging the brake and detect malfunctions of the semiconductor circuits by the detection of the test pulses. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316112 | ELECTRIC LINEAR MOTION ACTUATOR AND ELECTRIC DISK BRAKE SYSTEM - An electric linear motion actuator includes an outer ring member provided around a central shaft, and a plurality of planetary rollers disposed between the central shaft and the outer ring member. One of the central shaft and the outer ring member serves as an input member which is rotatable and immovable in the axial direction and rotated by an electric motor, while the other serves as an output member which is rotationally stationary and movable in the axial direction. The input member has a peripheral surface formed with a plurality of annular ribs which are equal in pitch. Each planetary roller has a radially outer surface formed with annular grooves which are equal in pitch to the annular ribs and in which the annular ribs are engaged. The output member has a peripheral surface formed with a helical rib which is equal in pitch to the annular grooves of the planetary rollers. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316113 | Shock Isolation Protection of Sensitive Components - A method and device for a compact shock isolation apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus is adapted for mounting a sensitive component to a base. The apparatus includes a collar, a plurality of axial flexures mounted to the base to attenuate an axial shock force/acceleration. A plurality of radial flexures extend axially between the collar and the axial flexures, connecting each of the axial flexures to the collar to attenuate radial and/or circumferential shock forces/acceleration. A plurality of attachment pads disposed between adjacent radial flexures extend axially from the collar toward the axial flexures and attach to the sensitive component. The shock isolation apparatus supports the sensitive component in non-contacting proximity to the base. The apparatus optionally includes vibration dampening material disposed between the sensitive component and the axial flexures and/or the radial flexures. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316114 | LEAF SPRING MADE OF A FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL HAVING INTEGRATED BEARING EYES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAID LEAF SPRING - A leaf spring made of a fiber composite material having integrated bearing holes and a method for producing is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of cutting prepreg strips of a predetermined length from a prepreg strand, removing cut-outs from the particular prepreg strip in the axial ends where a bearing hole should be formed, laying a plurality of prepreg strips one over the other in a prepreg stack in alternation so that the surfaces of the prepreg strips are flush to form a raw leaf spring forming a bearing hole by deforming an axial end of the prepreg stack in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal extension (L) and perpendicular to the transverse extension (B) of the prepreg stack, setting the raw sheet spring to form the finished leaf spring in a mold with a suitable setting pressure and a suitable setting temperature. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316115 | NESTED CANTED COIL SPRINGS, APPLICATIONS THEREOF, AND RELATED METHODS - A spring assembly having at least two canted coil spring lengths nested together are disclosed. Two sections of coils of a canted coil spring length can each be positioned between two adjacent coils of another canted coil spring. Each section of the coils of the canted coil spring length includes at least one coil and up to several coils or a plurality of coils. The canted coil spring lengths are nested together to increase the deflection force of the overall spring assembly. The spring assembly having two or more nested spring lengths can be used in connector applications. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316116 | ANTI-IMPACT FORCE APPARATUS - Disclosed is an anti-impact force apparatus, including an object capable of performing a circular motion, a connecting rod, push rods, a protective plate, a spring, a bearing, a push rod bracket and a base. When the protective plate is subjected to impact, the plurality of groups of push rods can move simultaneously to firstly buffer an introduced linear impact force via extrusion of the spring, then the connecting rod pushes the object capable of performing a circular motion to rotate to convert the linear impact force into a circular motion force, instantly converting the impact force into an anti-impact force, and the push rods are pulled back to an original impact point to push away an impactor, offsetting or weakening damage caused by the impact force. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316117 | DAMPING FORCE VARIABLE VALVE ASSEMBLY - A damping force variable valve assembly includes a spool ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316118 | DAMPING VALVE FOR A SHOCK ABSORBER - The present invention relates to a damping valve for a shock absorber, comprising a base body with a first support body and with a second support body and comprising one or more valve spring discs which separate a first damping fluid space from a second damping fluid space, wherein the valve spring discs are supported against the first support body via an inner edge support, and against the second support body via an outer edge support, and which control a passage of damping fluid in both directions by virtue of the fact that the valve spring discs lift-off either from the inner edge support or from the outer edge support, by elastic deflection. According to the invention, a stroke movable control body is provided which is prestressed against the valve spring discs, so that the control behaviour of the valve spring discs can be adjusted via the edge supports by the prestress of the control body. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316119 | CLOSURE PACKAGE FOR CLOSING A DAMPER TUBE FOR A VIBRATION DAMPER - The present invention relates to a closure package ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316120 | BEARING - A bearing with a first cover plate and a second cover plate, an elastomer layer being arranged between the first cover plate and the second cover plate. The bearing can exhibit a long service life after an inexpensive manufacturing process. The bearing may have reinforcing fibers paired with the elastomer layer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316121 | LIQUID SEALED VIBRATION ISOLATING DEVICE - A liquid sealed vibration isolating device is integrally provided with an elastic movable diaphragm and a relief valve. A pair of parallel straight line sections is on opposite sides of a circular elastic partition member. The elastic movable diaphragm includes a center of the elastic partition member and is surrounded by a pair of opposed circular arc sections and a pair of straight line sections formed by cutting an outer circumferential part of the elastic partition member. The relief valve is radially outward of the straight line section of the elastic partition member. A part of the elastic movable diaphragm reaches the circular arc section corresponding to the outer circumferential part of the elastic partition member so as to be increased in area as much as possible to absorb an internal pressure of a primary liquid chamber and to achieve low dynamic spring. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316122 | HARMONIC BALANCER WITH REDUCED AXIAL LENGTH - A harmonic balancer assembly is provided including a drive plate adapted to be attached to a crankshaft or other drive shaft. A first circumferentially extending elastomeric ring is connected to an axial face of the drive plate. An inertia ring is provided which also includes an axial face that is connected to the first elastomeric ring. A drive element can be connected to or engaged with the inertia ring in order to transmit torque from the drive plate to a further element in a drive train. The inertia ring can be connected to a pulley, a torque converter, or other transmission element in order to, for example, transfer torque from a crankshaft to a further transmission component or to transfer torque to a separate power take off. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316123 | Torsional Vibration Damper Assembly - A torsional vibration damping arrangement for a drivetrain of a vehicle, having a carrier arrangement which is rotatable around an axis of rotation, a deflection mass movable in circumferential direction relative to the carrier arrangement, carrier arrangement and the deflection mass are coupled to be rotatable relative to one another via restoring elements arranged in circumferential direction that extend from the deflection mass in direction of the carrier arrangement. A restoring element is deformable around a force application point which is movable in radial direction under centrifugal force and which is associated with the restoring element. The movable force application point is acted upon by a preloading force acting radially in direction of the axis of rotation by a preloading spring. A main axis of the preloading spring and a main axis of the restoring element do not extend coaxially. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316124 | Torsional Vibration Damper - A torsional vibration damper is provided with a damper mass carrier at which is received at least one damper mass that is movable relative to the damper mass carrier and at least one stop. The at least one stop is associated with each stop side of the at least one damper mass. The at least one damper mass and the stop have an extension in extension direction of a central axis. The at least one damper mass has a plurality of damper mass elements in extension direction of the central axis, while the stop has in extension direction of the central axis a stop profile at its side facing the stop sides of the damper mass elements. The stop profile has different radial distances from the central axis in association with the damper mass elements. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316125 | CENTRIFUGAL PENDULUM - A centrifugal pendulum, including a rotation element and a pendulum flange. The pendulum flange is connected to the rotation element by means of a fastening means to transmit torque between the rotation element and the pendulum flange. The fastening means is designed in such a way that for the torque greater than a certain amount, some slip, or relative rotation, occurs between the pendulum flange and the rotation element. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316126 | CHAIN JOINT FOR LINK CHAINS - A chain joint for link chains, having a main body in the form of an oval chain link with two mutually parallel longitudinal legs which are connected to one another at their ends via a rounded link portion, one defining a receiving opening for receiving chain links. The receiving opening is bounded at its ends by one longitudinal leg section, wherein, in the longitudinal leg, a threaded bore runs in the longitudinal direction and extends in both longitudinal leg sections. A closure screw engages the threaded bore in both longitudinal leg sections, so that, while maintaining the predefined sizes for outer circumference and link width of the main body, the main body, in the region of its longitudinal legs, includes a profile cross section that is larger than the profile cross section in the region of its rounded link portions. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316127 | CURVILINEAR GEAR AND METHOD - A curvilinear gear system and method for transferring force and speed through a wide range of angles is disclosed. The system can optionally incorporate curvilinear U joints to increase effective range of angles to tailor the system to specific applications. The system includes complimentary gear heads, one of which is a curvilinear gear such as a hemispherical gear. A method of using the gear systems in a transmission apparatus is also disclosed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316128 | Multi-Speed Transmission - A family of transmission gearing arrangements produces up to nine forward and one reverse speed ratios by selective engagement of three shift elements in various combinations. Each disclosed transmission includes four planetary gear sets and six elements. Two of the arrangements feature planetary gear sets that are separated radially and are particularly suited to applications that require reduced axial length. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316129 | Reconfigurable Motion Generator - A reconfigurable motion generator and control system for multi-phase motion generation. Reconfigurable motion generators are a new class of mechanical devices that are designed for a specific part family and their associated motion generation tasks. The reconfigurable motion generator may utilize revolute joints for link length and pivot adjustment to achieve different configurations from the same set of links. Due to the nature of adjustment of the mechanism this methodology may be used for different types of motion generation tasks such as (a) common start position, (b) common end position, (c) common intermediate position, and (d) distinct motion generation tasks with no common positions. This technique can be applied towards the synthesis of reconfigurable motion generators for use in many planar or spherical applications involving multi-phase function, path, and motion generation tasks. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316130 | LINEAR ACTUATOR FOR MOTION SIMULATOR - A linear actuator comprising a motor having an output shaft. A casing of the motor has an inner cavity defining a joint surface. A threaded shaft is within the inner cavity of the casing, and a bearing within the inner cavity. A coupling assembly couples the output shaft to the threaded shaft, and has a first coupling component receiving the rotational output from the motor, and a second coupling component coupled to the first coupling component for transmission of the rotational output to the threaded shaft. A substantial portion of a coupling is in an axial section of the linear actuator delimited by a proximal and distal surface of the bearing. A sliding tube is within the inner cavity and translates relative to the casing. A traveling nut is connected to the sliding tube for moving therewith for converting a rotational motion of the threaded shaft into a translation of the sliding tube. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316131 | LINEAR ACTUATOR FOR MOTION SIMULATOR - A linear actuator comprises a motor having an output shaft. A casing of the motor has an inner cavity with a counterbore seat surface. A threaded shaft is within the inner cavity. A bearing is received in the counterbore seat surface. A coupling assembly has a first coupling component receiving the rotational output from the motor, and a second coupling component coupled to the first coupling component for transmission of the rotational output to the threaded shaft. A sliding tube is sliding arrangement with the casing for moving in translation relative to the casing. A traveling nut is in the sliding tube for moving therewith for converting a rotational motion of the threaded shaft into a translation of the sliding tube. An integral driven assembly unit comprising the bearing, the threaded shaft, the traveling nut and the sliding tube interconnected to one another so as to be removable by pulling out the integral driven assembly as a whole from the inner cavity of the casing via the proximal end. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316132 | STEPLESS TRANSMISSION - A one-way clutch | 2015-11-05 |
20150316133 | VEHICLE POWER SWITCHING DEVICE - A power switching device includes a power transmission unit and a driving unit. The transmission unit includes a differential, an axle aligned with the differential, and a coupler sleeved movably on one of the differential and the axle. The driving unit includes a controller, a first transmission mechanism driven by the controller, and a second transmission mechanism driven by the first transmission mechanism. The controller is a solenoid or an electric actuator, and is operable to activate the second transmission mechanism. The coupler can be moved by the second transmission mechanism to interconnect the differential and the axle, so as to allow for co-rotation of the axle with the differential. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316134 | STRAIN WAVE GEARING - First and second external tooth gear parts of a strain wave gearing are bent in an elliptic shape by a wave generator to engage with first and second internal tooth gears, respectively. The first and second external tooth gear parts are bent so as to have elliptic shapes the phases of which are rotated 90 degrees from each other about a rotational center line. A coupling external tooth gear part that maintains a circular cross-sectional shape which does not deform is formed in between the first and second external tooth gear parts. The coupling external tooth gear part is maintained so as to be coupled with a coupling internal tooth gear in an engaged manner. The strain wave gearing has high engagement rigidity and is capable of transmitting large torque. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316135 | GEARWHEEL FOR A BACKLASH-FREE TRANSMISSION STAGE AND TRANSMISSION STAGE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A gearwheel and of a transmission stage fitted with a gearwheel of this kind. The gearwheel comprises a gear rim having a first gear rim part and of a second gear rim part arranged coaxially therewith. The two gear rim parts can be turned relative to one another about an axis of rotation. The gearwheel furthermore comprises a spring situated between the two gear rim parts and which acts in the circumferential direction for preloading the two gear rim parts relative to one another. The gearwheel also includes damping means which damps relative movements between the first gear rim part and/or the second gear rim part and/or the spring. The transmission stage comprises at least one intermeshing gearwheel pair, wherein one wheel of the gearwheel pair is embodied as the gearwheel described above. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316136 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BACKLASH-FREE TRANSMISSION STAGE - A method is disclosed for setting an angular displacement of a scissors gearwheel configured to mesh with another wheel in a backlash-free transmission stage. The method includes the steps of fixing the two gear rim parts of the gearwheel in a position corresponding to a desired angular displacement, moving the teeth of the gearwheel and the wheel into backlash-free meshed engagement, fixing the relative position between the gearwheel and the wheel, and cancelling the fixing of the two gear rim parts of the gearwheel. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316137 | REUSABLE DUST CAP FOR A PULLEY ASSEMBLY - A dust cap for sealing engagement with an opening of a member is disclosed. The dust cap is removable from the opening of the member by a tool. The dust cap includes a body and an elastomeric portion. The body defines an outer perimeter, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a recess disposed along the outer surface. The recess is shaped to receive a portion of the tool. The elastomeric portion is located around the outer perimeter of the body. The elastomeric portion is sealingly engageable with the opening of the body member. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316138 | DECOUPLER - In an aspect, a decoupler is provided, and included a driver having a clutch surface a hub that is disposed within the driver, and at least one torsionally-compliant member and a wrap spring clutch that are disposed in series between the hub and the clutch surface. The driver comprises a pulley and a cover that is received into a cavity in the pulley. The pulley has a belt-engagement surface and is fixedly coupled to the cover for rotation therewith. The cover defines the clutch surface. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316139 | TRANSMISSION DAMPER - A transmission damper includes a first cover plate, a flange, a spring, and a shaft. The first cover plate includes a first spring window and is arranged for fixing to a sheave for a continuously variable transmission. The flange is rotatable relative to the first cover plate and includes a second spring window. The spring is disposed in the first and second spring windows. The shaft is fixed to an inner portion of the flange and arranged for connecting to an engine crankshaft. In an example embodiment, the shaft is fixed to the flange by welding. In an example embodiment, the sheave is rotatable relative to the shaft. In an example embodiment, the shaft includes an internal taper for connecting to the engine crankshaft. In an example embodiment, the flange includes a radially extending tab arranged for contacting a portion of the cover plate after a predetermined rotation. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316140 | GEAR MECHANISM COMPONENT HAVING A HOLDER FOR MOUNTING A COMPONENT - A gear mechanism component having a holder for mounting a component, a lubricant carrier which is infused with a lubricant being pressed into the holder, a gear mechanism arrangement having the gear mechanism component and the component, an adjusting drive having the gear mechanism arrangement, and a method for assembling the gear mechanism arrangement. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316141 | EPICYCLIC TRANSMISSION PROVIDED WITH A LUBRICATING SYSTEM - An epyciclic transmission has a sun gear rotational about a transmission axis, a plurality of planet wheels meshing with the sun gear, and a carrier which supports the planet wheels and is rotational about the transmission axis; the transmission also has a lubricating system provided with at least one nozzle arranged in fixed position, with a collection channel fixed with respect to the carrier and configured to receive a jet of oil exiting from the nozzle, and with at least one pump having a casing fixed to the carrier; the pump is actuated by means of a transmission device in response to the rotation of the carrier to pump the oil from the collection channel to zones on the carrier which require lubrication. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316142 | Transmission for Motor Vehicle and Method of Pumping Transmission Fluid Through the Transmission - A transmission for a motor vehicle includes an input shaft, a transmission pump, a transmission sump and a pump-driving element, which is preferably a drive gear. The drive gear and the transmission pump are located in the transmission sump. Power is transmitted from the input shaft to the transmission pump through the drive gear. In a preferred embodiment, power is transmitted from the input shaft to the drive gear through at least one gear, and from the drive gear to the transmission pump through a pump shaft. The drive gear is preferably at least partially enclosed by a shroud, coupled to the transmission pump, in order to separate the drive gear from transmission fluid located in the transmission sump and thereby reduce drag on the drive gear. The shroud preferably also includes a discharge port so that transmission fluid located in the shroud is expelled through the discharge port when the drive gear rotates. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316143 | METHOD FOR SHIFTING A SHIFT-BY-WIRE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT ENGINE POWER - A vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a shift-by-wire transmission, a pressure source configured to selectively provide hydraulic pressure in the absence of engine power, an internal combustion engine, and a controller. The shift-by-wire transmission includes a hydraulic actuator, and the electric pump is in fluid communication with the actuator. The controller is configured to, in response to a driver input and the engine being off, control the pressure source to provide hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic actuator. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316144 | FLUID SUPPLY DEVICE - An oil supply device comprises a main pump driven by an engine and capable of supplying oil to an automatic transmission and to a hydraulic control valve, an electric motor, a subsidiary pump driven by the electric motor that raises the pressure of a portion of the oil discharged from the main pump and supplies the oil to the hydraulic control valve, and a motor controller which controls driving of the electric motor on the basis of the pressure of the oil supplied to the automatic transmission. The motor controller implements control to drive the subsidiary pump by the electric motor to raise the pressure of a portion of the oil discharged from the main pump to a prescribed pressure or above and supply the oil to the hydraulic control valve when the pressure of the oil supplied to the automatic transmission is less than the prescribed pressure. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316145 | DRIVER AWARE ADAPTIVE SHIFTING - An individual driving value is set as a function of an accelerator pedal position. In turn, a powertrain characteristic is set as a function of the individual driving style. The set powertrain characteristic may be modified on the basis of a feedback value corresponding to learned preferences of a driver. The modified powertrain characteristic is then either automatically implemented for operation of a powertrain or communicated as a choice for implementation. The feedback value is updated per a response to automatic implementation or choice communication. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316146 | SHIFT CONTROL METHOD FOR DCT VEHICLE - A shift control method for a dual clutch transmission (DCT) vehicle may include determining whether power-on downshift is initiated, determining a progress degree of a shift process if the power-on downshift is initiated, determining a difference in the number of shift stages between a target shift stage and a current shift stage according to the determined progress degree of the shift process, and selecting and performing one of downshifts (e.g., other shaft full-skip power-on downshift, same shaft power-on downshift, and other shaft power-on downshift) according to the progress degree of the shift process and the shift stage number difference. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316147 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A predetermined transmission ratio of a direct coupling mechanism arranged in parallel to the continuously variable transmission and directly connects the input shaft and the output shaft to transmit rotation of the input shaft to the output shaft at that predetermined transmission ratio is set to the minimum transmission ratio of the continuously variable transmission, and the direct coupling mechanism is connected to the input shaft through a third clutch. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316148 | Control System For A Continuously Variable Transmission - Control system for a continuously variable transmission with a first and a second pair of conical sheaves each with adjustable running radius, in which of each pair at least one sheave ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316149 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WITH A HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A continuously variable transmission is provided with a drive belt ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316150 | FISHBONE-LIKE HELICAL TOOTHED METALLIC GASKET - A fishbone-like helical concentric toothed metallic gasket, upper and lower end faces of which are provided thereon with annular toothed grooves in the peripheral direction, wherein teeth of the toothed grooves are integrated with the metallic gasket and obliquely disposed towards a pressure source, the teeth having a cross-sectional shape looking like a fishbone and an oblique angle of greater than 0° and less than 90°, and a contact surface between top of the teeth and a flange forms a non-sharp corner is disclosed. Due to the oblique orientation of the toothed grooves on the surfaces of the rings, a plurality of enclosed pressure-resistant chambers are formed, so that pressure from the pressure source can be relieved step by step; and the closed chambers may generate an effective sealing compensation force by using fluid pressure, thereby improving the reliability of sealing. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316151 | SEALING DEVICE - To provide a scheme that, when making a prediction in multilayer coding, takes into account the quality of the image in each layer and can adaptively determine in want manner to refer to the image of which layer. Provided is an image processing device provided with a prediction control unit that, on the basis of an indicator dependent on the image quality of a first layer image and a second layer image, sets the weighting when including a first layer pixel and a second layer pixel for predicting a pixel in the second layer that is encoded or decoded referring to the first layer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316152 | SEAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND SEALING ARRANGEMENT THEREWITH - A seal having a substantially H-shaped sealing profile. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316153 | MECHANICAL SEAL - Provided is a mechanical seal that has an improved accuracy of positioning a plurality of divided bodies that compose a seal ring. A mechanical seal ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316154 | VALVE STRUCTURE - In this valve structure, in a state in which a reciprocating member moves towards the seat surface, a valve body moves to the position where the valve unit sits on the valve seat, and with the movement of the reciprocating member in the direction away from the seat surface, the valve body moves in the direction in which the valve unit moves away from the valve seat. The valve structure includes a seal member that has a seal lip slidably contacting the surface of the valve body. The valve body has a separating unit which separates from the seal lip to form a gap between the valve body and the seal lip, and the separating unit is configured such that the amount of fluid passing through the gap between the valve body and the seal lip increases as the valve unit moves away from the valve seat. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316155 | GATE VALVE - In a valve box that makes up a gate valve, a balance room is disposed on one side wall that faces toward a processing chamber. In the balance room, a first seal member is provided to surround a first pathway, and a second seal member is mounted on an outer edge of the balance room. Further, a balance port is formed in the balance room. The balance port communicates with an accommodating room that is formed in the interior of the valve box. In a valve closed state in which a valve disk is seated on a valve seat of the valve box, the pressure inside the accommodating room and the pressure inside the balance room are equalized or made uniform through the balance port. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316156 | FLOW PASSAGE SWITCHING VALVE - There is provided a flow passage switching valve that can individually perform the flow control of flow passages of a system including a plurality of flow passages while reducing the number of parts. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316157 | SHUT-OFF MEMBER WITH RINSING - A shut-off member is provided having a valve housing with an interior and with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, and a closure element which is mounted in the interior so as to be rotatable about an axis, wherein a free space for through-flow of a fluid between inlet and outlet is present between the closure element and the valve housing, and a pair of sealing surfaces is provided on the at least one inlet between valve housing and closure element, and wherein the sealing surface of the closure element is pivotable by rotation of the closure element and, in the locked position of the shut-off member, blocks the inlet by bearing in a fluid-tight manner on the sealing surface of the valve housing, wherein a gap or free space is provided around the closure element. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316158 | VENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR A DIGITAL VALVE POSITIONER - A digital valve positioner for use with an actuator. The digital valve positioner includes a housing, at least one exhaust port opening formed in the housing, and a vent assembly operatively coupled to the at least one exhaust port opening. The vent assembly includes a body having a bore, a valve seat surrounding the bore, and a check valve disposed within the bore. The check valve is arranged to shift from a closed position seated against the valve seat to an open position disposed away from the valve seat. A plurality of barriers is disposed around and positioned to enclose the check valve. The plurality of barriers is arranged to prevent an external medium from entering the check valve and to provide a tortuous flow path for the exhaust medium reducing sound through the vent assembly. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316159 | AIR VALVE CONNECTING DEVICE - An air valve connecting device or attachment includes a housing having a tilted inner peripheral surface, a sliding member slidably engaged in the housing and having a pathway for receiving a pressurized air, a gripping device having two casing members slidably engaged with the tilted inner peripheral surface of the housing and having a passage formed in the casing members, and an inflation valve engageable into the passage of the casing members for moving the casing members into the housing and for allowing the casing members to be forced toward each other with the tilted inner peripheral surface of the housing and in order to grasp the inflation valve with the casing members. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316160 | ATTACHMENT FOR AIR VALVE - An air valve connecting device or attachment includes a housing having a tilted inner peripheral surface, a sliding member slidably engaged in the housing and having a pathway for receiving a pressurized air, a gripping device having two casing members slidably engaged with the tilted inner peripheral surface of the housing and having a passage formed in the casing members, and an inflation valve engageable into the passage of the casing members for moving the casing members into the housing and for allowing the casing members to be forced toward each other with the tilted inner peripheral surface of the housing and in order to grasp the inflation valve with the casing members. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316161 | REGULATING APPARATUS FOR A PRESSURE ACTIVATED ONE-WAY VALVE - A regulating apparatus for a pressure activated one-way valve. The one-way valve is for mounting on a container to permit the release of gas from within the container and to control the ingress of atmospheric air. The regulating apparatus comprises a sealed and expandable chamber containing a gas. The chamber is operatively associated with the one-way valve such that when the chamber is exposed to elevated temperatures and/or reduced external pressure the gas within the chamber expands and exerts a force upon the one-way valve or portions thereof. The force tends to maintain the one-way valve in a closed or semi-closed configuration. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316162 | PRESSURE VOLUME REGULATOR - Pressure volume regulator ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316163 | Valve Housing and Method for Assembling a Valve Housing - A valve housing, in particular for a level control valve and/or a rapid-action valve, is provided. The valve housing has a first housing part and a second housing part. The first housing part and the second housing part can be brought together in an assembly orientation in relation to one another in order to establish mechanical contact between the first housing part and the second housing part and can be moved out of the assembly orientation into a securing orientation in relation to one another. The first housing part and the second housing part are designed to be secured or securable to each other mechanically in the securing orientation. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316164 | SHUT-OFF VALVE FOR LIQUID OR GASEOUS MEDIA - The invention relates to a shut-off valve for liquid or gaseous media, comprising a valve housing ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316165 | THERMOELEMENT AND THERMOVALVE INCORPORATING THERMOELEMENT - A thermoelement and a thermovalve incorporating the same, in which reliable operation is achieved with a simple internal structure, and there is no risk of contaminant jamming. The thermoelement includes a casing, a mounting portion, a shaft, a heat-sensitive medium, and a seal member for drawing the shaft into the casing when the heat-sensitive medium expands. The thermovalve includes a body including a valve body linked to a shaft of a thermoelement, and a seating part on/from which the valve body can be seated/separated. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316166 | FLUID REGULATOR WITH FIELD CONVERTIBLE SLAM-SHUT DEVICE - A fluid regulator includes an actuator assembly and a body secured to the actuator assembly. The body defines an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid passage disposed between the inlet and the outlet and includes a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is dimensioned to receive a portion of a slam-shut device and is formed through a first side of the body between the inlet and the outlet. The second opening is dimensioned to receive a portion of the slam-shut device and is formed through a second side of the body, opposite the first side, between the inlet and the outlet. A slam-shut device is positioned at least partially within the first opening, extends into the body, and is secured to the body and a plate is positioned over the second opening and secured to the body. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316167 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) VALVE - A method of controlling a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) valve includes defining a desired pressure output for the MEMS valve. The desired pressure output is related to a control reference value. The control reference value relates an output pressure of the MEMS valve to a measurable characteristic of the MEMS valve. The measurable characteristic may include a resistance, an electrical power, or an electrical current of the MEMS valve. The control reference value is converted to an initial Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) signal that is applied to the MEMS valve. The initial PWM signal may be adjusted to define an adjusted PWM signal based upon a difference between an actual value of the measurable characteristic at the initial PWM signal and the control reference value, until the actual value of the measurable characteristic at the adjusted PWM signal is within a pre-defined range of the control reference value. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316168 | ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE - An electronic expansion valve is provided, a valve rod of which is provided with an axial through-hole in communication with a valve port, and a lateral wall of the axial through-hole of the valve seat is sealed with respect to the valve rod. An end surface of the valve rod includes a sealing surface in sealing contact with an end surface at the valve port, the sealing surface includes a first sealing surface to bear an action force of refrigerant at one connecting port and a second sealing surface to bear an action force of refrigerant at another connecting port, and the effective pressure-bearing area of the first sealing surface is equal to that of the second sealing surface. Further provided is an electronic expansion valve in line contact seal with the valve seat. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316169 | Rotary Stepping Actuator for Valve - Valve system with rotary stepping actuator to actuate a valve stem. An actuator drive shaft is supported for stepwise rotation in clockwise and counterclockwise directions to impart rotation to a valve stem nut to axially move a valve stem to open and close valve flow trim. The drive shaft forms peripheral first and second slotted circular drive paths co-axially spaced from each other. The drive paths include outwardly-opening, circumferentially-spaced slots which are matched in number, size and spacing, but the slots in the first drive path are rotationally offset from the slots in the second drive path by a set fraction, for example one half of the slot spacing. Actuation assemblies provide separate forward and reverse actuation cycles to the drive shaft to incrementally rotate the drive shaft in predetermined angular increments (steps) set by the slot spacing. Due to the offset, a counter step in a direction counter to the direction of a directly preceding step rotates the drive shaft by an amount less than the predetermined angular increment, as determined by the set fraction. If the set fraction is one half, the counter step rotates the drive shaft by a half step, while the next following step in the same counter direction is a full step in the predetermined angular increment. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316170 | MULTIPLE PISTON PRESSURE INTENSIFIER FOR A SAFETY VALVE - Disclosed are subsurface safety valves having multiple pistons used to increase the opening force. One safety valve includes a housing having a piston bore defined therein and configured to receive hydraulic fluid pressure, the piston bore providing an upper bore having a first diameter and a lower bore having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, a piston assembly movably arranged within the piston bore and comprising an upper piston arranged in and configured to sealingly engage the upper bore and a lower piston arranged in and configured to sealingly engage the lower bore, and a connecting rod coupling the upper and lower pistons, wherein a cavity is defined between the upper and lower pistons within the piston bore and the piston rod extends within the cavity. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316171 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE WITH MANUAL OVERRIDE - A manual override for a hydraulic control valve spool includes a rotatable shaft having a threaded hole; a lever pin having a first end connected for movement with a hydraulic control valve spool and a second end having an external thread that is threadably received in the threaded hole; and the threaded hole and external thread include a mechanical antirotation element. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316172 | MICRO PILOT VALVE - The invention relates to a micro pilot valve | 2015-11-05 |
20150316173 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING RELATIVE SPACING OF SECTIONS OF PIPE ARRANGED IN END TO END RELATION - An apparatus for adjusting relative spacing of sections of pipe arranged in end-to-end relation. The apparatus includes a first saddle and a second saddle. Each saddle has a body with an underlying pipe receiving channel extending across a bottom between a first end and a second end. An upstanding actuator anchor extends upwardly from a top of the body. Overlying anchor chain receiving channels extend over the top of the body between the opposed sides. An actuator is connected between the respective actuator anchors to pull the first saddle and the second saddle toward each other. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316174 | MULTI-ACTIVITY PIPE-LAYING VESSEL - A pipe-laying vessel has a bow, a stern and a weather deck therebetween, with a moonpool passing through the weather deck. The vessel includes an S-lay pipe deployment facility located below the weather deck, having a main firing line extending along a centreline of the vessel and a pipe assembly factory for assembling single lengths of pipe to form pipe assemblies and introduce them into the firing line for deployment from the vessel. The vessel further includes a J-lay pipe deployment facility for deploying pipe through the moonpool, the J-lay pipe deployment facility including a tower located above the moon pool and pipe handling equipment for delivering pipe assemblies from the firing line to the tower. The moonpool is located to one side of the firing line. By virtue of this configuration a relatively compact structure can be achieved whereby minimal length and width dimensions for the vessel are achievable. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316175 | DEVICE OF THE TENSIONER TYPE FOR THE CONTROLLED CLAMPING AND MOVING OF AN ELONGATED ELEMENT - Disclosed is a laying device ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316176 | Pipe Anchor - A pipe anchor is disclosed having a pipe trunnion stop for attaching to an outer surface of a pipe by welding. A mating top cradle and a bottom cradle generally encircle and hold a length of the pipe. The bottom cradle has a pass-through to accommodate the pipe trunnion stop. There is a base onto which the bottom cradle sets, the base includes a void into which the pipe trunnion stop is secured. An insulation layer is positioned between the pipe and the top cradle and bottom cradle, and around the pipe trunnion stop. A bolting assembly on the top cradle and a mating bolting assembly on the bottom cradle secure the top cradle and the bottom cradle to each other. Another embodiment includes multiple pipe trunnion stops along with respective pass-through and base void sections. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316177 | TRAPEZE HANGER SYSTEM INCLUDING TRAPEZE HANGER FITTING - A trapeze hanger fitting includes a strut connecting portion configured for insertion into an open interior of a strut through an open longitudinal end of the strut to connect the trapeze hanger fitting to the strut. A rod securement portion is connected to the strut connecting portion and configured for securement to a rod to secure the trapeze hanger fitting to the rod. The rod securement portion is configured to be disposed outside the open interior of the strut and longitudinally outward from the open longitudinal end of the strut when the strut connecting portion is inserted into the open interior of the strut. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316178 | CONDUIT CLAMP FOR STRUT CHANNEL - A conduit clamp includes a first coupling component configured for attachment to a first attachment structure of a strut channel and a second coupling component different from the first coupling component and configured for attachment to a second attachment structure of a strut channel. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316179 | COMPOSITE TUBULAR STRUCTURES - Various implementations of composite tubular structures are disclosed. The composite tubular structures of the present disclosure may have improved formability, increased strength, reduced weight, or a combination of the foregoing. Furthermore, the composites tubular structures of the present disclosure may have greater strength to weight ratios than prior art composites. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316180 | Threaded Connections with an Adjustable Secondary Shoulder - A tubular threaded connection includes a threaded sub-assembly having a first tubular member, a first torque member threadingly received on the first tubular member, and a second torque member threadingly received on the first tubular member. In forming the threaded sub-assembly, the first torque member is torqued relative to the second torque member. Furthermore, the sub-assembly is configured to receive a second tubular member for torqueing against the sub-assembly. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316181 | Threaded Connection - A threaded connection for use on oil field tubular. The connection has a dual tapered thread comprising a dual helical thread having a first, straight threaded portion and a second, angled portion, the threaded connection comprising a pin connection and a box connection both of which have thread-free sections. The thread-free section on the pin and the box are comprised of frustoconical surfaces and cylindrical surfaces. The thread-free section of the pin in addition to having a frustoconical surface and a cylindrical surface has an annular, radially outwardly radiused protrusion which, when the box and the pin connection are made-up is in interference engagement with the frustoconical surface in the box. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316182 | Conversion Fitting - A conversion fitting configured to matingly engage with a conduit coupler having conduit coupler thread configured as American Standard hose coupling thread or American Standard hose coupling thread for garden hose applications and a container aperture element having container aperture element internal thread configured as bunghole thread to facilitate the transfer of fluid therebetween. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316183 | Pup Joint for Releasing Sidewall Contact of Stratigraphic Test Device and Apparatus - A pushing and jam-releasing pup joint of a formation tester comprises a first jam-releasing arm ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316184 | ASSEMBLY WITH SEPARATELY TIGHTENABLE ANNULAR CLAMPS - An improved clamp assembly that has two adjacent annular clamps and the user has the choice of tightening just one of them or both of them. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316185 | LOCKING CATCH AND LATCH FOR QUICK CONNECT HYDRAULIC COUPLER - A double locking mechanism for male and female fluid coupling members that can lock the moveable sleeve on the female member in the open position to facilitate coupling with the male member, or in the closed position to prevent male member from disconnecting from female member. A catch is integrated with the nonmoveable portion of the female coupler and a latch such as a slot and offset is integrally formed in the female member's movable sleeve. Alternatively, the latch can attached or be integrally with, and extend from, the movable sleeve in the direction of the female coupler. The movable sleeve is retracted and rotated such that the latch engages the catch to lock the sleeve in an open position. When the male member is fully engaged with the female member, the movable sleeve is rotated so that the latch engages the catch to lock the sleeve in a closed position. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316186 | ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING A PAIR OF DOUBLE-WALLED TUBES - An assembly for coupling a pair of double-walled tubes is provided. The assembly includes a pair of flanges disposed in an opposing relation to each other and mutually coupled thereto. Each flange defines a central opening that is configured to correspond with a similar opening on an opposing flange. The central openings of the coupled flanges are configured to communicate a first fluid. The assembly further includes an annular hub portion extending axially away from each of the flanges. The annular hub portion is disposed about the central opening of the respective flange. The assembly further includes a lip portion depending frustoconically from the hub portion. The flange, the hub portion, and the lip portion define a conduit extending therethrough. The conduits are configured to allow passage of a second fluid therethrough. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316187 | HOLDING DEVICE FOR PIPE JOINT AND PIPE JOINT USING SAME - A holding unit ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316188 | FLUID CONNECTION PORTS - Disclosed herein is a fluid connection port for forming a working fluid connection between a deformable, flexible tube and a fluid handling device, the fluid connection port comprising a bore extending from an exterior surface of the fluid handling device to an internal fluid handling feature, the bore comprising a narrow diameter bore section adjacent the exterior surface of the fluid handling device, a larger diameter bore section adjacent the internal fluid handling feature, and a shoulder separating the narrow diameter bore section and the larger diameter bore section, wherein the diameter of the bore at the narrow diameter bore section is less than the outside diameter of the deformable, flexible tube. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316189 | CONNECTORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A connector comprises: a connector body comprising an inlet end and an outlet end with a bore extending therethrough, the connector body further comprising a leading end portion positioned at the inlet end and a threaded portion at the outlet end of the connector body and a connector main body portion positioned between the leading end portion and the threaded portion; a generally annular bearing case having a tapered surface positioned in the leading end portion of the connector body, the bearing case formed with at least one recess and wherein the tapered surface has a hollow portion therein and includes a bearing case axis; and at least one locking element positioned in the at least one recess of the bearing case and movable along the bearing case axis. | 2015-11-05 |