| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 415150000 | Runner, shaft, or separate motor operated | 22 |
| 20090238681 | Control device of variable pitch vanes in a turbomachine - Control device of variable pitch vanes in a turbomachine, including a ring ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100014960 | GAS-TURBINE ENGINE WITH VARIABLE STATOR VANES - A gas-turbine engine includes stator vanes ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100054923 | COMPACT DRIVE FOR COMPRESSOR VARIABLE DIFFUSER - A compressor has an impeller and an inlet delivering air to the impeller. A variable diffuser is positioned downstream of the impeller and includes a plurality of pivoting vanes. A drive arrangement pivots the vanes, and includes an electric motor causing a pinion gear to rotate. The pinion gear has gear teeth engaging gear teeth on a rack section. Rotation of the rack section causes the vanes to pivot. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100124489 | VARIABLE-CAPACITY EXHAUST TURBOCHARGER EQUIPPED WITH VARIABLE-NOZZLE MECHANISM - A variable-capacity exhaust turbocharger is provided which is equipped with a variable-nozzle mechanism having a lever plate and a peripheral structure capable of ensuring regular operability of a nozzle vane and of preventing an occurrence of local excessive stress by increasing rigidity of the lever plate without increasing a thickness of the lever plate. In a variable-capacity exhaust turbocharger equipped with a variable-nozzle mechanism including: a plurality of nozzle vanes; an annular drive ring; and a lever plate provided as many as the number of the nozzle vanes so that one end is connected to an engagement pin portion engaging with a groove portion formed in the drive ring and the other end is fixed to each nozzle vane, the drive ring is disposed between the lever plate and a nozzle mount in an axial direction, and the lever plate is curved in an axial direction from a surface of the lever plate connected to the fixed portion on the side of the nozzle vane so as to be connected to the groove portion of the drive ring. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20110038714 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBINE - A variable geometry turbine of the kind used in a turbocharger has a variable geometry element such as a nozzle ring that is operated by an actuator. The actuator comprises a motor which drives a cross-shaft in rotation. The cross-shaft in turn drives a pair of guide rods on which the nozzle ring is supported in translation so as to move the nozzle ring and control the width of the inlet passage of the turbine. The cross-shaft and guide rods are drivingly engaged by a rack and pinion or thread or another toothed or threaded formation suitable for converting rotational movement into translational movement. The cross-shaft can be located in close proximity to the guide rods and the output of the motor shaft so as to provide a compact package. Moreover, the torque required to resist movement of the nozzle ring in operation is much reduced in comparison to existing designs. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120020776 | VARIABLE DIFFUSER ACTUATION LINKAGE FOR A CABIN AIR COMPRESSOR - A variable diffuser for a rotating machine includes a multiple of diffuser vanes mounted to a drive ring. The multiple of diffuser vanes are movable in unison between a maximum flow position and a minimum flow position in response to rotation of a crank to rotate the drive ring about a centerline through a link arm. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120171020 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY VANE SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique variable geometry vane system. Another embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and turbomachinery variable geometry vane systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120230813 | Axial-Flow Compressor and Modification Method - An axial-flow compressor with variable stator vanes located at a single stage can be modified by adding variable stator vanes to the axial-flow compressor so that the variable stator vanes are located at a plurality of stages. The axial-flow compressor includes stator vane rows located at the plurality of stages and include the variable stator vanes extending in a radial direction of the axial-flow compressor and rotating around rotary shafts of the variable stator vanes so as to adjust angles of the variable stator vanes; a plurality of rings are connected to the stator vane rows and drive and rotate the variable stator vanes of the stator vane rows that correspond to respective rings; a plurality of levers that correspond to the plurality of rings; a rotary shaft that holds the plurality of levers so as to enable the levers to pivot. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130028715 | INTERNALLY ACTUATED INLET GUIDE VANE FOR FAN SECTION - A variable inlet guide vane assembly includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced inlet guide vanes mounted to pivot to change an angle of the guide vanes relative to an air flow. An actuator actuates the plurality of inlet guide vanes to change the angle, and is positioned radially inward of the inlet guide vanes. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130028716 | TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A STAGE OF VARIABLE-PITCH STATOR VANES WITH INDEPENDENT CONTROL - A turbine engine including a stator including variable-pitch vanes that are controlled stage by stage. An actuator ring connected by crank-arms to the variable-pitch vanes is coupled to at least one adjacent specific drive unit in a general form of an actuator. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130078081 | VAFN SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED DRIVE COUPLING ASSEMBLIES AND BRAKES - An actuation system is provided for a variable area fan nozzle assembly of an aircraft. The actuation system includes a motor configured to generate a torque; a nozzle; and a drive coupling assembly coupled to the motor and the nozzle. The drive coupling assembly includes a first position in which the torque from the motor is transferred to the nozzle to translate the nozzle and a second position in which the torque from the motor is not transferred to the nozzle. The drive coupling assembly includes a first end portion and a second end portion, the first and second end portions mating with one another in the first position and disengaged from one another in the second position. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130108415 | AXIAL-FLOW FLUID MACHINERY, AND VARIABLE VANE DRIVE DEVICE THEREOF | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130115056 | LINK MECHANISM, AND VARIABLE TURBINE VANE DRIVING UNIT HAVING THE SAME - A link mechanism includes a rotary shaft having a pin pushing thread hole, a link member having a shaft insertion hole, a detent pin configured to restrict the link member to be relatively non-rotatable with respect to the proximal end of the rotary shaft around an axis thereof, a pin support member to which the detent pin is fixed, and a pushing bolt having a male thread section that can be thread-engaged with the pin pushing thread hole, wherein a pin hole into which the detent pin can be fitted is formed in the proximal end of the rotary shaft and the link member, a pin removing thread hole is formed in the pin support member, and a thread major diameter of the pin removing thread hole is larger than a thread major diameter of the male thread section of the pushing bolt. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130216360 | AXIAL-FLOW FLUID MACHINE, AND VARIABLE VANE DRIVE DEVICE THEREOF - In a variable vane drive device of an axial-flow fluid machine, a ring support unit supporting a movable ring includes: a first roller; a first support part supporting the first rollers so as to be relatively immovable with respect to a vane holding ring in a radial direction and in an axial direction; a second roller; a second support part supporting the second roller so as to be relatively movable with respect to the vane holding ring in the radial direction and pressing the second roller in the radial direction; a third roller allowing relative movement of the movable ring in the radial direction and restricting relative movement of the movable ring in the axial direction; and a third support part supporting the third roller so as to be relatively immovable with respect to the vane holding ring in the axial direction and in the radial direction. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140023488 | VARIABLE NOZZLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER - A variable nozzle control device is provided with a drive unit, a stopper, and a controller. The drive unit drives variable nozzles. The stopper is configured to be in contact with the drive unit with the variable nozzles being in a full close state. The controller counts a time including an operating time of an engine after preceding contact of the drive unit with the stopper, determines whether the counted time has reached a predetermined time, and controls the drive unit so as to bring the drive unit into contact with the stopper when determining that the counted time has reached the predetermined time, with the engine at a stop. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140241864 | CONTROLLABLE COOLANT PUMP - A controllable coolant pump for a coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine, the coolant pump including a hollow bearing shaft which is supported in a bearing sleeve, carries a drive wheel at one end, and is permanently connected at its opposite end to an impeller, the impeller having a stop surface at the end face thereof; the space between the stop surface and the impeller forming the pumping cross section for a coolant, and a piston that can be axially displaced by an actuation unit being disposed in the hollow bearing shaft and provided at its outer end with a guide plate having a collar facing the impeller for completely or partially closing the pumping cross section in accordance with the position of the piston. The actuation unit has a release lever which can be pivoted by an electromechanical actuating element about an axis of rotation, thus allowing axial positioning of the piston. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140248135 | VARIABLE NOZZLE UNIT AND VARIABLE GEOMETRY SYSTEM TURBOCHARGER - Multiple guide claws are formed integrally on a right side surface of a first nozzle ring of a variable nozzle unit and radially at intervals in a circumferential direction. Each guide claw has a guide groove with a U-shaped cross section, which is formed by lathe turning. A projecting portion is formed at an inner edge portion on the right side surface of the first nozzle ring. The projecting portion is formed on base portions of the multiple guide claws. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20150322965 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - This centrifugal compressor is provided with an impeller mounted on a main shaft rotating around an axis line, and a vane device for adjusting the flow rate of a fluid in an inflow flow path to the impeller. The vane device includes: a plurality of vane main bodies provided at intervals in a circumferential direction, wherein a mounting angle of the plurality of vane main bodies is changed by rotating the shaft portion; a plurality of link members which is rotated along with the shaft portion; a drive ring which is formed with an annular shape centered on the axis line and is moved in a moving direction along a rotation locus of the link member, and a drive mechanism which is connected to the drive ring and transmits a force in a tangential direction to the drive ring. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150337715 | MECHANICAL COOLANT PUMP - A mechanical coolant pump for an internal combustion engine includes an impeller pump wheel. The pump housing comprises an outlet valve arrangement arranged between an outlet volute and a pump outlet, and a support portion. The pump housing closes and/or opens a valve opening. The outlet valve arrangement comprises a valve body which pivots. The valve body comprises a closing element which covers the valve opening, and first and second end disks. The closing element comprises an opening seat in a closed valve position. The first and second end disks are parallel to each other, are arranged at opposite axial ends of, and perpendicular to, the closing element, and rotate around a pivot axis. The first and second end disks each comprise a radial clamping nose which acts with the support portion to radially push the closing element against the opening seat in a closed valve position. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150337933 | STATOR ASSEMBLY OF HYDROKINETIC TORQUE CONVERTER WITH PRESS CRIMPED RETAINER PLATES AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A stator assembly of a hydrokinetic torque converter includes a stator rotatable about an axis and having a hub bore coaxial to the axis, the stator having a crimped portion, a one-way clutch mounted to the stator in the hub bore coaxially to the axis, and a retainer plate fixedly secured to the stator in hub bore by the crimped portion. A method for making a stator assembly of a hydrokinetic torque converter involves providing a stator having an axis and a hub bore that is coaxial with the axis, the hub bore containing a one-way clutch and an annular retainer plate, and crimping a portion of the stator to fixedly secure the one-way clutch and the annular retainer plate in the hub bore. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150361821 | ROTARY ACTUATOR FOR VARIABLE VANE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A variable vane actuator assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a plurality of vanes. A synchronization rings surrounds and is mechanically linked to drive the vanes to pivot for varying an angle of the vanes. A crank shaft is mechanically linked to the synchronization ring for rotating the synchronization ring. A fluid actuated rotary motor is located at an end of the crank shaft for selectively rotating the crank shaft. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160076439 | VARIABLE TURBINE AND/OR COMPRESSOR GEOMETRY FOR AN EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER - At least one of a variable turbine geometry and a variable compressor geometry for an exhaust gas turbocharger may include a housing including a first housing wall and a blade bearing ring having at least one guide blade rotatably mounted thereon. A control lever may be included for adjusting the at least one guide blade between a closing position and an opening position. An actuating shaft may be connected to the control lever in a rotationally fixed manner along a rotation axis. The actuating shaft may be rotatably mounted on the housing via a passage opening disposed in the first housing wall. The actuating shaft may directly support itself on the first housing wall in the passage opening. | 03-17-2016 |
