Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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Hand operated
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074479010 |
Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
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Multiple controlled elements
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Elements
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Foot operated
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Resilient connections
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Variable output force | 3 |
20100043590 | Lever Device for Operating a Hydraulic Actuator, Particularly for Motorcycles - A lever device for operating a hydraulic actuator for a motorcycle, comprises a support that can be connected to a bearing structure, a hydraulic actuator connected to the support, a main lever, pivotally connected to the support and intended to be operated by being moved close to or away from said hydraulic actuator, a control rod and an adjustment member that are interposed in series between the main lever and a piston of the hydraulic actuator such as to transmit an operating movement from the lever to said piston. The adjustment member pivots about an axis of adjustment and defines a seat that accommodates an end of the control rod. The seat is eccentric to the axis of adjustment, whereby rotation of the adjustment member changes the orientation of the control rod relative to the axis of rotation of the lever, and thus lever ratio. | 02-25-2010 |
20100224024 | SURFACE VIBRATION USING COMPLIANT MECHANICAL AMPLIFIERS - A displacement amplifier receives an actuation displacement signal from a piezoelectric actuator. The displacement signal is amplified by one or more stages of compliant elements, and a corresponding force is applied to a load. Wide frequency response is achieved in response to the resilience characteristics of the compliant elements that are formed from any of several materials, illustratively aluminum, steel, titanium, plastics, composites, etc., and are produced by any of several manufacturing techniques, illustratively extrusion, die casting, forging, etc. The compliant elements can be configured as plural compliant mechanical displacement amplifier stages. In bilateral arrangements displacement signals from distal ends of the motive source are applied to symmetrical, or mirror image, arrangements of compliant elements. The motive source, which may be a piezoelectric actuator, delivers its displacement signal at one end thereof to one or more compliant elements. The other end of the piezoelectric actuator can be grounded. | 09-09-2010 |
20160003331 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR CLOSURE - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door closure which is equipped with a pulling-shut/opening device with a drive and transmission element. In addition, a locking mechanism is realized. The drive operates, with the interconnection of the transmission element, on the locking mechanism in order to open the latter or pull the latter shut. According to the invention, the drive is designed to have a variable torque and act upon the transmission element with a torque which is dependent on the drive travel. | 01-07-2016 |
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20080257089 | BICYCLE COMPONENT POSITIONING DEVICE - A bicycle component positioning device is basically provided with a fixed structure, an input member and a positioning member. The input member is movably coupled relative to the fixed structure. The input member has a first moving direction and a second moving direction. The positioning member is operatively coupled to the input mechanism to selectively move between a plurality of predetermined positions. The input member and the positioning member are configured and arranged relative to each other such that the positioning member is initially moved by the input member in a direction different from the first and second moving directions in response to movement of the input member both in the first moving direction and in the second moving direction. | 10-23-2008 |
20080264192 | Printed Circuit Board Engagement Systems and Methods - In some embodiments, co-planar printed circuit boards (PCBs) are electrically connected by leveraging an applied external force to generate a higher in-plane PCB connection force. A crank-and-slider in-plane PCB translation assembly includes a pair of coupling arms parallel to a PCB plane and connected to the PCB, and a leveraging arm parallel to the PCB plane and coupled to the couplings arm and to a fixed support. A guide pin is connected to the PCB and to a first end of each coupling arm, and fits through a longitudinal guide slot defined in the fixed support. A drive pin is connected to an opposite end of each coupling arm and fits through a transverse drive slot defined in the fixed support. The leveraging arm moves the drive-pin end of the coupling arm transversely, e.g. linearly or along an arcuate trajectory, thus pushing the guide-pin end to move the PCB longitudinally. | 10-30-2008 |
20080271559 | Turn-actuator with tensile element of shape memory alloy - A turn-actuator possesses a rotatably placed driven element, which turns about an axis of rotation and has at least a first and a second tensile element of a shape memory alloy. The first and second tensile elements are affixed to the driven element, whereby the directions of rotation from torques generated by the contractions of the first and the second tensile elements act upon the driven element in opposite directions. | 11-06-2008 |
20080276744 | SIDE CORE-PULLING MECHANISM OF MOLD - A side core-pulling mechanism of mold includes a slide block, an impacted block and a wobbly block. The bottom of the slide block projects outwards to form a columnar pin. The front surface of the impacted block defines a receiving cavity, a first slot and a second slot. The first slot upright extends downwards to pass through the bottom of the impacted block from the over place of the right end of the receiving cavity and communicates with the right end of the receiving cavity. The second slot extends rightwards and downwards to pass through the bottom of the impacted block from a start end of the first slot. The first and second slots communicate with each other. The columnar pin is movable in the first and second slots. The wobbly block is received in the receiving cavity of the impacted block. The wobbly block is against the bottom wall of the receiving cavity to cut off the first slot at a nature status and rotates upwards in the receiving cavity for making the first slot be in a through status. | 11-13-2008 |
20080307916 | CABLE LENGTH ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - An automatic cable length adjustment mechanism includes first and second members that slidably engage one another. A spring biases the members apart, and a releasable one-way ratchet-type mechanism interconnects the parts after the parts shift relative to one another to take up slack in a Bowden cable or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the one-way ratchet arrangement includes a plurality of cantilevered levers having teeth or the like that engage rows of teeth. | 12-18-2008 |
20080314181 | Robotic Manipulator with Remote Center of Motion and Compact Drive - A robotic manipulator device includes a robotic linkage to rotate an insertion axis about a remote center of motion with two degrees of freedom. A driven link supports the insertion axis. Rigid links in a parallelogram arrangement constrain the driven link to move in parallel to a drive link and the insertion axis to rotate about the remote center of motion. A drive unit has an output shaft coupled to the drive link. Rotation of an input shaft causes the output shaft to rotate. The input and output shafts are at a substantial angle. A housing supports the output shaft. A first motor causes the input shaft to rotate the output shaft. A second motor causes the housing to rotate, rotating the output shaft about an axis that is substantially parallel to the input shaft and passes through the remote center of motion. | 12-25-2008 |
20090013813 | OUT-OF-PLANE CONFIGURATION-ADJUSTING MECHANISM, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Configuration-adjusting mechanisms include linkages interconnecting first and second layers of a sheet material. The linkages have hinges positioned and oriented to cause motion of at least a portion of the linkages out of a plane of the first and second layers when the mechanisms are actuated. An apparatus, system, and method include one or more of the mechanisms for changing a contour of a surface provided by a cover overlying the mechanisms. An array of mechanisms or mechanisms corresponding to an array of positions on the surface may be selectively actuated to change the contour or texture of the surface. The array of mechanisms for changing the contour can provide user interface buttons selectively actuated by the mechanisms, which cause the buttons to emerge from the surface. A reconfigurable contour may be provided by selectable sets of the buttons associated with respective functions of a control panel, for example. | 01-15-2009 |
20090056490 | Shift lever assembly - A shift lever assembly includes a shift lever swingably with a rotational axis as a swing support point, an axis supporting bracket for supporting the rotational axis, two axis supporting elements for supporting both ends of the rotational axis together with the axis supporting bracket. In addition, two beams are provided with each of the axis supporting elements. The beams will break off in case where an impact load is to be applied via the shift lever. Furthermore, a metal plate is provided with the axis supporting bracket for each of the axis supporting elements. The metal plate will be bent by the each of the axis supporting elements moving after break-offs of the beams. According to the shift lever assembly, stroke displacement for energy absorbing can be made relatively long. In addition, relatively large impact energy can be absorbed with short stroke displacement. | 03-05-2009 |
20090139359 | CABLE DRIVEN TACTOR - A tactor system transforms cable motion to tactor motion. A housing defining a plane is adapted for placement proximate to the skin of a user. A cable is operative to deform a tactor element in the housing, causing a portion of the element to move outwardly from the plane of the housing, thereby imparting a tactile sensation to the user's skin. For example, tension on the cable may cause a strip of flexible plastic or other suitable material to bend at a living hinge that moves outwardly from the plane of the housing. The cable may be driven by an actuator including. Two or more tactor elements may be disposed next to each other or in the same housing, with different elements being activated at different times to enhance the apparent frequency of the stimulus. For example, a reciprocating mechanism may be used to operate a pair of tactor elements out of phase with respect to one another. The cable may be controlled by a remote reciprocating mechanism, with a physical quick disconnect mechanism provided between the reciprocating mechanism and the cable. | 06-04-2009 |
20090277295 | INTERACTIVE INTERFACE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR AMUSEMENT AND THEME PARK RIDES - A ride vehicle for use in amusement park rides with interactive game or show equipment. A vehicle body is included with a passenger seat and an interactive device operable by a passenger to interact with the interactive game. A mounting assembly is provided in or on vehicle body and is configured for pivotally mounting the interactive device on the vehicle body. The mounting assembly may be adapted such as with a cam or guide plate to rotate or otherwise position the interactive device through a range of positions at varying distances from the seat. Further, A passenger restraint assembly is provided and is used to determine a size of the passenger in the seat. The passenger restraint is linked to the mounting assembly to drive the mounting assembly so as to place the interactive device at a passenger-use position that is selected based on the defined size of the passenger. | 11-12-2009 |
20100263468 | CRANK ARM WITH STRAIN AMPLIFIER - A crank arm ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100300230 | Device for Movement Between an Input Member and an Output Member - A device for the relative movement between an input member and an output member, the device comprising an input member ( | 12-02-2010 |
20110048152 | Multi-rod Mechanism for Linearly Actuating for Opening and Closing a Mold Device - A multi-rod mechanism includes at least one ternary link and a plurality of binary links. The ternary link and the binary links are connected between a first fixing pivot point and a second fixing pivot point to form a combination of the ternary link and the binary links. The combination of the ternary link and the binary links is designed to provide a first movable pivot point and a second movable pivot point between the first fixing pivot point and the second fixing pivot point. In operation, the ternary link and the binary links are rotated to move the first movable pivot point and the second movable pivot point toward or away from each other in opposite directions. | 03-03-2011 |
20110154929 | WAFER TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SHIELDING MECHANISM - A wafer transfer apparatus includes a main body, a wafer carrier, a linkage and a shielding mechanism. The linkage includes a first connecting rod and a pair of second connecting rods. The wafer carrier connects with a first side of the first connecting rod. A first terminal of each second connecting rod pivotedly connects with two ends of the first connecting rod. The shielding mechanism on the first connecting rod includes a shielding part and two fixing parts. The shielding part is configured at the first side of the first connecting rod for shielding a pivot joint between the first connecting rod and each second connecting rod. The fixing parts connect with both sides of the shielding part, and are respectively configured at a second and a third sides of the first connecting rod so as to fix the shielding part at the first side of the first connecting rod. | 06-30-2011 |
20110154930 | Vessel and Method for Transferring a Force to or From Such a Vessel - Vessel provided with a mechanism having a first arm which is positioned thereon, and a second arm having a movable extremity distant from the first arm, wherein said first arm and said second arm are connected to each other with at least one link having hinges on opposite sides of said at least one link that connect said link or links to the first arm and second arm respectively, and wherein the length of the second arm is selected so as to arrange that when the hinges on the opposite sides of said links are at the same level, the movable extremity of the second arm is level with a predetermined position within the vessel. | 06-30-2011 |
20120240709 | FORCE MULTIPLYING LINKAGE - A force multiplying linkage comprising a first linkage connector, a second linkage connector, a first force output member, a second force output member, the first end pivotably attached to the linkage end of the second linkage connector. The first force output member comprises a first link and a second link. A first end of the first link is attached a second end of the second force output member, a second end of the first link is pivotably attached to a first end of the second link, a second end of the second link is pivotably attached to the second linkage connector. A first stop affixed to the second link, wherein the first stop limits an angle theta when the first stop rests against the second end of the first link, and a first travel limiter interacting with the second link. | 09-27-2012 |
20130233109 | Towed Vehicle Braking Apparatus - An auxiliary braking system and method of controlling the braking a towed vehicle is provided that includes a remote control that is in selective communication with an auxiliary braking unit positioned in a towing vehicle. More specifically, it is often desirable for the operator of the towing vehicle to assess the performance of the auxiliary braking apparatus positioned in a towed vehicle. In addition, it is often advantageous for the operator to perform real time adjustments to the performance parameters of the auxiliary braking apparatus positioned in the towing vehicle without having to cease driving and physically access the auxiliary braking device. | 09-12-2013 |
20130340555 | FOUR BAR BRACKET - A bracket for use with a four bar linkage, has a head portion having a triangular shape, and a shank extending from a corner of the triangular head portion, the shank thickening depthwise and narrowing widthwise along its length. | 12-26-2013 |
20150075312 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ORIENTING AN ACTUATOR OF AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - A method and a device for orienting an actuator of an exhaust-gas turbocharger which has an actuator that is equipped with an actuator housing and is connected to a control rod. First, an actuator holder is fastened to the compressor housing of the exhaust-gas turbocharger. Then the actuator is inserted into the actuator holder. Then the actuator is positioned within the actuator holder. Then a compensating material is introduced through an injection opening into a compensating-material receiving space which is provided in the actuator holder. Finally, the compensating material is hardened. | 03-19-2015 |
20150122067 | FORCE TRANSMISSION UNIT - A force transmission unit that has a rope, particularly a wire rope, and a device for introducing a force into the rope, that includes a sleeve enclosing the rope and connected to the rope under deformation. The force transmission unit has a connecting member which is arranged between the sleeve and the rope and formed from a material that has a lower strength than the materials from which the sleeve and the outer strands of the rope are formed and which preferably has a hollow cylindrical shape. | 05-07-2015 |
20150321900 | LOW STIFFNESS FLEXURE - A flexure includes a support first end connected to a first frame; a support second end connected to a second frame; and a buckled section connecting the first support end to the second support end. The length of the flexure is substantially greater than its width, and the width of the flexure is substantially greater than its thickness. During operation, the flexure is maintained in a buckled state where the flexure's stiffness is significantly less than in the unbuckled state. In one implementation, a stage includes a flexure array joining a first frame and a second frame, where: the first frame and the second frame are substantially on a plane; the flexure array is substantially on the plane prior to buckling by the flexures of the flexure array; and the flexure array is bent substantially out of the plane after buckling by the flexures. | 11-12-2015 |
20150330440 | BALL JOINT AND STEERING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A rack-and-pinion type steering device includes a ball joint for connecting a rack shaft and a tie rod. The ball joint includes a socket and a ball. The socket is provided with a regulated surface allowed to contact a regulating surface of a rack housing, and a screw projecting from the regulated surface to be connected to the rack shaft. The regulated surface includes an intermediate portion having a curved surface shape that recedes from a regulating surface in a longitudinal direction of the rack shaft toward the outer circumference, and the regulated surface has such a shape that a pointed portion toward the regulating surface is less likely to be formed on the regulated surface even if a processing error occurs in the processing for forming the regulated surface of the socket. | 11-19-2015 |
20160121988 | Steering gear for boats - A steering gear for boats includes a control member connected to a drive shaft of a transmission having at least two dynamically engaged transmission elements, in particular, an input element and an output element. The output element drives a motion transfer member of the control member transferring motion to an operating unit, such that any displacement/rotation of the control member is transferred to the transfer member through the transmission. The motion transfer member includes a pull and/or push cable and a coupling member that is slidably attached to the steering gear and has a plurality of coupling seats, at least one of which is designed to engage a corresponding coupling claw on the steering gear. The coupling member includes a sheath-like element in which the pull and/or push cable is configured to slide, and the coupling seats include two annular throats of the sheath. | 05-05-2016 |
20160160551 | ACTUATOR FOR MOVABLE FURNITURE PARTS - An actuator for moving a movable furniture part includes at least one movably mounted actuating member for moving the movable furniture part, a spring device for applying a force to the actuating member, and a setting device by which a force of the spring device that acts on the actuating member can be set. The setting device has a threaded portion and a screw nut mounted adjustably between two end positions, and the force of the spring device acting on the actuating member can be set by adjusting the screw nut along the threaded portion. At least one supporting element is provided which relieves the screw nut in at least one of the two end positions of the force of the spring device. | 06-09-2016 |