04th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090021014 | Wind energy installation with an extended rotation speed range - A wind energy installation includes a wind rotor, a double-fed asynchronous generator driven by the wind rotor, a converter provided with a first part on the generator side connected to a rotor and a second part on the network side connected to a stator of the generator, and a control device providing converter regulation. A mode selector can be switched between a normal operating mode and a reduced voltage operating mode, in which the excitation of the generator is reduced compared to the normal operating mode. The under-excitation produces an additional reactive current, thus reducing the rotor voltage. The rotor voltage can be limited even when the load is high and the network frequency or voltage is incorrect. The usable rotation speed range of the wind energy installation can be extended to provide a more powerful generator with a higher rating, without changing the converter. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021015 | Method And Control System For Reducing The Fatigue Loads In The Components Of A Wind Turbine Subjected to Asymmetrical Loading Of The Rotor Plane - The invention relates to a method for reducing fatigue loads in the components of a wind turbine subjected to asymmetrical loading of its rotor, comprising the steps of: repeatedly collecting and storing load data of the rotor, determining a load distribution function for the rotor from said stored data, deriving a plurality of periodic functions from said load distribution function, determining actions for the wind turbine control means for reducing the fatigue load of the wind turbine components from said derived plurality of periodic functions, and implementing of said determined actions on the wind turbine control means. The invention also relates to a control system as well as a wind turbine and wind park. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021016 | Double gravity/buoyancy/density energy process - The process using gravity/buoyancy/density twice (sinking and rising) to produce electrical or mechanical energy through displaced volume is new. The fact that gravity is a constant force, not variable like solar or wind energy, makes this process continuous in the production of electrical or mechanical energy. The fact that gravity is free is also an asset allowing for just construction and maintenance costs. In addition, the process does not pollute. Many designs using this process are viable for large and small scale facilities. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021017 | Installation Comprising a Wave Power Apparatus and a Support Structure Therefor - A wave power apparatus at least a part of which is permanently fixed to the sea floor or to ground, i.e. such as to a breakwater, a mole, a pier, a jetty, a cliff or an oil rig. The wave power apparatus ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021018 | MODULAR FLUID-ENERGY SYSTEM - A modular fluid-driven power generation system includes a frame; a rotor structure having an axis of rotation; the rotor structure including a plurality of blades, with each blade having a radial edge parallel to the axis of rotation and first and second axial ends perpendicular to said axis of rotation and wherein the radial edges of the blades define a path of rotation when the blades rotate; at least one magnet integral with at least one of the aerodynamic blades; and a first armature coil adjacent to the path of rotation. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021019 | Wind turbine tower and method for constructing a wind turbine tower - A wind turbine tower is provided, which comprises a number of segments with a polygonal cross section, each segment comprising a number of flat plates which are connected to each other so as to form the polygonal cross section. Further, a method for constructing a wind turbine tower which comprises segments assembled of flat plates is disclosed, wherein the flat plates are connected to each other so as to form segments with a polygonal cross section and the segments are connected to each other so as to form the tower. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021020 | VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a variable speed drive system of a wind turbine, which comprises: | 2009-01-22 |
20090021021 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE MOTORS/GENERATORS - An electric power-generating system configured to convert a source of energy to electricity by turning a rotor shaft with the source of energy includes a mounting plate coupled to the rotor shaft, a drive gear coupled to the rotor shaft and configured to move when the rotor shaft moves, and a plurality of motor/generator devices mounted to the mounting plate. Each motor/generator device includes an output shaft configured to rotatably couple with the drive gear. Each motor/generator device couples independently to the drive gear to provide a plurality of redundant power generating motor/generator devices. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021022 | STALL CONTROLLER AND TRIGGERING CONDITION CONTROL FEATURES FOR A WIND TURBINE - Control features for a wind turbine that control the turbine over a range of wind speeds and under triggering conditions with reduced noise, cost, and reliability issues associated with other such controls. Control is accomplished via control electronics, which adjust the torque produced by the electrical output generation device (e.g., alternator) within the wind turbine. During normal operation, torque is adjusted for optimum aerodynamic performance and maximum output of power. In winds above rated power, the control circuit regulates torque to lower aerodynamic performance, as necessary to maintain desired power level output. In triggering conditions, such as during simultaneous control circuit failure and loss of some portion of the electrical output generation device in extreme winds, wind turbine control is accomplished by increasing torque (e.g., via a separate controller) from the electrical output generation device via shorting of windings, so as to cause retardation of blade rotation. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021023 | SHELF STORAGE SYSTEM WITH ENERGY RECYCLING - In a shelf storage system ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021024 | Retaining Ring with Shaped Profile - Retaining rings with curved surfaces are described. The curved surfaces prevent damage to a fixed abrasive polishing pad when the retaining ring is used in a polishing process. The curved surfaces are on the bottom surface of the ring, such as along the outer diameter and/or along the sidewalls of channels formed in the bottom of the ring. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021025 | Temporary closure device for an opening element on a fixed chassis part of a motor vehicle, comprising an improved return means - The invention relates to a temporary closure device for an opening element ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021026 | TAMPER EVIDENT BAND FOR A FOOD CONTAINER - An easy to open tamper evident band for a food container and, in particular, an easy to open tamper evident band with a pull tab extending past a seam and a perforation on the band for a frozen food container. The band withstands freezing storage temperatures and minimizes breakage of the band during freezing, storage, and transportation conditions while providing an easy way to open the band. The band is placed around the perimeter of the container and two end portions are sealed together at a seam, where one end portion extends past the seam and the other end portion to form a flap or pull-tab. The band also contains a perforation located between the seam and an end portion. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021027 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A vehicle door latch with a locking mechanism ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021028 | Railway Car and Obstacle Deflector - The invention provides a small-sized, light weight and low cost obstacle deflector for removing obstacles on a railway track. An obstacle deflector | 2009-01-22 |
20090021029 | Vehicular collision detection apparatus - A vehicular collision detection apparatus includes a bumper reinforcement, a bumper cover, a chamber forming member, a pressure sensor, a pressure changing device, and a chamber state detecting device. The cover is displaceable relative to the reinforcement toward a rear of the vehicle upon collision. The chamber forming member is provided between the reinforcement and the cover and defines a chamber space that is deformable upon displacement of the cover. The pressure sensor senses pressure in the chamber space. The pressure changing device changes pressure. The chamber state detecting device detects whether or not the chamber forming member is broken based on the pressure, which is detected while the pressure changing device is in operation. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021030 | Collision detecting device - A collision detecting device includes a chamber member providing a space, a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure inside the space, a determination means, a bumper absorber for absorbing an impact generated by collision and a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the chamber member. Hardness of the chamber member changes with temperature. Thus, the deformation degree of the chamber member is different depending on temperature. However, the determination means corrects the pressure detected by the pressure sensor based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor, and determines collision based on the corrected pressure. Therefore, a collision detecting device which can determine collision of an object with a vehicle accurately without being affected by the change of temperature can be obtained. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021031 | IMPACT DAMPING DEVICE - Impact damping arrangement, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a cross member and at least one impact damper, an impact damper being positioned between the cross member and a vehicle frame for absorbing a force (F | 2009-01-22 |
20090021032 | Multi-Use Snow Tool - A multi-use snow tool is described, which includes a snow fluke and a snow picket that may be combined to function as a snow shovel, or may be used independent of each other as climbing anchors. As one example, the multi-use snow tool includes a snow fluke including a blade body having a base end and a nose end opposite the base end; a snow picket having an elongate shaft including at least a first flange; and a lip assembly located at the base end of the blade body and cooperating with the blade body to define at least a first channel that is adapted to mate with the first flange to detachably couple the snow picket to the snow fluke. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021033 | Illuminated magnifying tweezers - The tweezers include first and second elongated object retaining members. Each of the retaining members has a forward section and a rear section. A body is situated between the retaining members. The forward sections of the retaining members are movable between a position remote from each other and a position wherein the forward sections are proximate to each other, so as to retain an object therebetween. The body includes means for illuminating an object retained by the retaining members. The body also carries a magnifying lens and means for mounting the lens on the body for movement between a position aligned with the retained object and a position remote from the retained object. The present invention permits the user to illuminate and magnify a retained object using one hand, while the other hand is free to perform other tasks. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021034 | DEVICE TO ADJUST THE ORIENTATION OF A MIRROR OF A MOTORCAR - A device to adjust the orientation of a mirror of a motorcar includes a body to accommodate a first and a second electric motor and a first and a second gear driven by first and second motor respectively. Gear rods are formed as circular arc sections and the body accommodates means to resiliently press the first and second gear rod against the first and second gears, respectively, eliminating relative movement between the gearing of the gear rods and the gears in operation conditions. Each of the gears include a safety clutch, allowing the gears to slip in overload conditions. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021035 | CARGO BED EXTENDER - The invention is an apparatus for use with a vehicle having a tailgate. The apparatus has a frame hingedly mounted to an exterior of the tailgate with at least about 270° of rotation relative to the tailgate. The apparatus has first and second arms pivotably mounted on opposite sides of the frame with at least about 90° of rotation relative to the frame from a resting position, in which the arms are substantially parallel to the frame, to an extended position. First and second panels mount between the arms when the arms are extended, wherein the first panel is mounted to ends of the arms that are opposite the frame and the second panel is mounted to an underside of each of the arms. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021036 | FLAT THIN SCREEN TV/MONITOR AUTOMOTIVE ROOF MOUNT - A vehicle roof mounted video display is disclosed. The display is rotatable 180° about a first axis, between a stored position within a housing and a second position in which the display lies flat against the vehicle roof. The display is also rotatable at least 60°, and preferably 90°, about a second axis that intersects and is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. Each axis includes self-tensioning hinges to hold the display in any position. The display self aligns as it reaches either of the first and second positions so that the display is substantially parallel to the roof. When the display is in the storage position, the display screen faces, and is safely enclosed by, the housing. The invention also includes a number of built-in features to provide passengers with a wide range of entertainment options. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021037 | STOWAGE CONTAINER ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a stowage container arrangement ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021038 | Straddle-Type Vehicle - A straddle-type vehicle has a decorative member that a user can repeatedly use and that is utilized for a purpose other than design. The decorative member covers a fastening part of an exterior cover of the vehicle and has a lid with a decorated exterior surface. A base is attached to the exterior cover to support the lid. The lid is attached to the exterior cover via the base, and removal of the lid from the exterior cover is restricted by assembly of the base in the exterior cover. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021039 | VEHICLE GATE ASSEMBLY WITH CARGO TRAY - A vehicle gate assembly for a vehicle that includes a first coupling member that is movably coupled to the vehicle. The vehicle gate assembly also includes a second coupling member and a gate that is movably coupled to the vehicle via the first coupling member so as to move between a raised position and a lowered position. The gate moves away from the vehicle when moving from the raised position to the lowered position. The gate assembly also includes a tray assembly that is movably supported by the vehicle, so as to move between a retracted position and an extended position. The tray assembly is coupled to the gate via the second coupling member such that movement of the gate between the raised and towered position coincidentally moves the tray assembly between the extended position and the retracted position. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021040 | SEAT DEVICE OF VEHICLE - A seat slides in a vehicle longitudinal direction between a pair of wheel houses projecting inside a vehicle compartment, and slides in s vehicle width direction at a portion which is in front of the wheel houses. The seat takes a first position in which its outside portion overlaps with the wheel houses in the vehicle width direction, and a second position in which its rear portion overlaps with the wheel houses in the vehicle longitudinal direction. There is provided a rearward-slide restriction device operative to restrict rearward slide of the rear seat in the first position. Accordingly, there is provided a seat device of a vehicle which can prevent any improper interference of the seat with the wheel houses, ensuring a proper long slide function of the seat. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021041 | OPERATING UNIT FOR AT LEAST ONE ADJUSTER OF A VEHICLE SEAT - In the case of an operating unit ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021042 | FOLDING CANOPY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a folding canopy for a motor vehicle, having a canopy linkage arrangement which has a main member ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021043 | COVER FOR A VEHICLE - A family of vehicle cover sections is disclosed, including at least one first cover section comprising a flexible material at least two second cover sections comprising a flexible material. One of the at least two second cover sections is non-permanently connectable to the at least one first cover section to form therewith a first vehicle cover configured to generally fit the contour of at least an upper portion of a first vehicle having a first configuration. Another of the at least two second cover sections is non-permanently connectable to the at least one first cover section to form therewith a second vehicle cover configured to generally fit the contour of at least the upper portion of a second vehicle having a second configuration, the second vehicle cover being removably attachable to the second vehicle. A method of forming a vehicle cover and a cover formed by the method are also disclosed. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021044 | SEALING OR GUIDING ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD OF MAKING IT - A sealing or guiding assembly for sealing or guiding a corner of a closure member such as a window ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021045 | Methods and Apparatus For Supporting A Window Glass Lift Plate - A door module of a vehicle includes: a panel of door glass including an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge; a lift plate coupled to the lower peripheral edge of the door glass such that a regulator may move the door glass between a full-up position and a full-down position within the door module via the lift plate; and a position block movable within the door module to: (i) a first position below the lift plate such that the lift plate rests on the position block and the door glass is at a position above the full-down position when the door glass is inserted into the lift plate during manufacture, and (ii) after such insertion, a second position that permits the lift plate to move further downward such that the door glass is at the full-down position. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021046 | Articulating interlocking structural extrusions for recreational vehicles and the like - A structural assembly such as for use in constructing a living space of a recreational vehicle includes a wall with vertical rails at the top and bottom. The rails fitting into complementary recess within floor and ceiling members. The bottom rail has a curved cross section and fits into a complementary shaped curved channel in a floor member such that to assemble the wall to the floor, the wall is rested on the floor member at an angle and is then tilted upright to lock it to the floor member. A first keeper is then placed into a gap between the wall and the floor member, and acts in compression to prevent rotation of the wall. A second keeper has portions that fit into recesses in the wall and the ceiling members, respectively. The second keeper acts in tension to prevent vertical separation of the wall and the ceiling. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021047 | Cargo Container with U-Shaped Panels - A cargo container that includes a U-shaped panel, and/or an L-shaped panel is disclosed. The cargo container has a top, bottom, and two sides, each U-shaped and/or L-shaped panels forms part of the top and a side, or the bottom and a side. The cargo container may further include doors with hinges and/or doors that slide. Landing gear may support the container when not in transit. The U-shaped and/or L-shaped panels may be inhomogeneous in size and thickness to reinforce the areas of highest stress concentration such as the container edges or the attachment location of the landing gear. The cargo container may also have a bottom floor with a greater thickness than each of the significantly parallel sides, or a bottom floor with parallel or interconnected support protrusions. The U-shaped and/or L-shaped panels may include internal support structures. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing U-shaped and/or L-shaped panels. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021048 | Device and Method for Increasing Occupant Protection in a Vehicle During a Side-Impact - A device and a method are described for a motor vehicle for protecting passengers during a side impact or during a collision similar to a side impact, in which an energy input acts essentially laterally on a door area of the motor vehicle, a vehicle seat being located on the side of the motor vehicle door facing away from the energy input, having at least one unit stabilizing the motor vehicle door against an energy input acting essentially laterally on the motor vehicle door, which provides at least one lateral impact girder traversing the motor vehicle door internally, which is operationally linked in case of collision to at least two support areas within stable vehicle body areas enclosing the motor vehicle door. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021049 | Retractable Step for Cab of Mobile Machine - A retractable step assembly ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021050 | STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A structural reinforcement system is provided for an automotive vehicle. In another aspect of the present invention, an upper structural beam is employed which extends in a cross-vehicle direction adjacent to a vehicle belt-line. A further aspect of the present invention employs an upper structural beam with a recessed central portion. Yet another aspect of the present invention uses a structural reinforcement system in a convertible roof vehicle. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021051 | WINDOW ASSEMBLY FOR A UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE - A shield/window assembly for a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) includes a frame having a rigid body and four perimeter portions, a screen member attached to the frame and having a permeable body, and a fastening member attached to the frame and adapted for releasably coupling to a mating member of the vehicle. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021052 | Sub-frame structure - A sub-frame structure, which mounts a fuel cell thereon and is supported by a vehicle body, the sub-frame structure including: front and rear cross members which support front and rear ends of the fuel cell on upper surfaces thereof and extend in a vehicle width direction; an intermediate cross member that is provided between the front and rear cross members and extends in the vehicle width direction; and a pair of side members that connects the front and rear cross members and the intermediate cross member and extends along side surfaces of the fuel cell, wherein a space having a predetermined size is formed between (a) a portion of the intermediate cross member, which is provided between the pair of side members, and (b) a lower surface of the fuel cell. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021053 | DITCH CLIP ASSEMBLY - A ditch clip assembly may include a main body having at least one cover clip for selectively securing the ditch cover to the main body, and an aperture clip secured to the main body that is configured to secure the main body to an aperture defined by the vehicle ditch. The ditch clip assembly further includes a heat activated sealant or bonding material, e.g., a mastic material, secured to at least one of the main body and the aperture clip. The mastic material may be configured to bond the ditch clip assembly to the ditch upon application of heat at an activation temperature such that the mastic material seals along a perimeter of the aperture. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021054 | DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENT - A drainage arrangement for a vehicle roof comprising two roof parts ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021055 | Base material for vehicle headliner - A base material for a vehicle headliner is disclosed, which includes a core sheet made of a crosslinked polyolefin foam sheet, and reinforcing layers disposed on upper and lower portion of the core sheet and made of natural fiber and synthetic fiber. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021056 | OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR A VEHICLE - An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening defined in a stationary roof part includes a roof assembly having a movable panel for opening and closing said roof opening, with a slide which is movable along a stationary slide guide and which is provided with panel engagement device cooperating with a panel curve of the movable panel, wherein a movement of the slide is capable of generating a tilting and/or sliding movement of the panel. The roof assembly further includes a locking lever which by means of a hinge point is connected to the panel and which is provided with slide engagement device cooperating with a slide curve of the slide. A guide member cooperating with a stationary lever guide and a locking member cooperating with a stationary locking guide, such that in a first position of the slide the locking member is housed in a first stationary locking guide part preventing a translational movement of the locking lever and panel connected therewith and in a second position of the slide the locking member is housed in a second stationary locking guide part allowing a translational movement of the locking lever, and thus of the panel connected therewith at the hinge point. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021057 | Dynamic furniture - Dynamic furniture having platforms in dynamic attachment to an actuator assembly that in turn is in dynamic attachment to a base. Use of motional platforms supported by a motional actuator assembly permits an article of the furniture to conform to the many and varied body positions a user wants, and allows a user to more easily change body positions while remaining within the furniture, and in medical scenarios may obviate most needs to transfer a patient from one article of furniture to another. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021058 | Molded storage tray for concessions - A storage tray supportable in a beverage holder of an armrest, the storage container including a body member having a base and a plurality of sloping side walls extending outwardly from the base and terminating at an upper edge. The base having one or more stiffening rib members extending upwardly from the base and converging towards a dividing rib member, the dividing rib member extending between at least two sloping side walls and defining a first concession compartment and a second compartment in the base. The first concession compartment formed with a beverage recess member extending downwardly from the base, the beverage recess formed with an outer wall and a bottom wall, the outer wall and the bottom wall dimensioned for frictionally engaging with the beverage holder of the armrest for supporting the body member in a substantially horizontal plane. The storage tray further including a tray member optionally positioned upon a peripheral rim for enclosing the first and second concession compartments, wherein the peripheral rim supportingly engaging at least a portion of the tray member and maintaining the tray member in a substantially horizontal plane. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021059 | FRAME PART, SEAT FRAME FOR MOTORCYCLE, AND MOTORCYCLE - A magnesium alloy frame part for use in a seat frame of a motorcycle includes a seat mounting section arranged to mount a seat thereon, the seat mounting section extending along a vehicle length direction; a first side wall section extending from the seat mounting section; a second side wall section extending from the seat mounting section and being located on the outer side, along a vehicle width direction, of the first side wall section; and a plurality of protrusions provided at at least one of a boundary between the seat mounting section and the first side wall section and a boundary between the seat mounting section and the second side wall section. The seat mounting section has a thickness greater than at least one of a thickness of the first side wall section and a thickness of the second side wall section. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021060 | HEADREST STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - Projections capable of crushing a rear windowpane upon crash of a vehicle are arranged on a back of a stay embedded in a pad of a headrest. Thus, when the headrest strongly hits the rear windowpane upon crash of the vehicle, the rear windowpane is crushed by the projections in the form of metal pieces on upper rear portions of vertical stay portions of the stay, so that great impact is prevented from being applied on a head of an occupant. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021061 | VEHICLE SEAT - The present invention relates to a vehicle seat that receives by a seatback a load that is input from the side of a vehicle, the vehicle seat including a plate member that has a plurality of uneven portions in which a ridgeline portion extends along the vehicle width direction and is attached to a seatback frame. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021062 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - In the case of a transmission device ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021063 | CHAIR-TYPE MASSAGE MACHINE - The invention provides a chair-type massage machine comprising a backrest and a seat which can be reclined by a single drive source while permitting the user to hold a relaxed posture. The chair-type massage machine comprises a backrest ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021064 | Sliding latching system - A system for latching a seat to a guide track ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021065 | Mechanism for a Chair - The mechanism which is designed for a chair, in particular for a rotatable office chair with a gas spring which is arranged in a vertical manner in the lower frame of said chair and has a telescopically extendable piston rod for adjusting the height of a seat, has the effect that the adjustment of the inclination of the seat is synchronous with the adjustment of the inclination of the backrest. The mechanism has a base ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021066 | SMARTFOLD POWER DRIVE - A smart fold power drive that can be used to electronically articulate a seat with a motor. The drive may be configured to allow partial positioning of the seat while the motor is stopped. The motor may be used to position the seat between any number of positions. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021067 | ARTICULATING HIGH LATCH FOR A SEAT - A method and a high latch for a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat has a seatback pivotably coupled to a seat base and the seat base is coupled to a vehicle body having a vehicle wall. The high latch includes a hook carriage including a structural hook, with the hook carriage coupled to the seatback. A striker assembly including a striker arm is configured to selectively engage the structural hook, with the striker assembly coupled to the vehicle body. With the structural hook and striker arm engaged, the seatback will move with the striker assembly from the first position to a second position. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021068 | Headrest - A headrest including a base material having a front base member and a rear base member, a turn restricting bracket installed the front and rear base members and having an abutting portion and a protruding step, a center shaft attached to the turn restricting bracket, and a latching panel installed between the front and rear base members with one end thereof hinged to the rear base member, the latching panel being pulled by a spring. The headrest has forward and rearward use limitation positions: at forward use limitation position, when the headrest turns forward and a latching surface formed in the latching panel catches on the protruding step, a further forward turning of the headrest is restricted; and at the rearward use limitation position, when the headrest turns rearward and the abutting portion strikes the front base member, further rearward turning of the headrest is restricted. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021069 | Head rest carrying element - The invention relates to a head rest carrying element which is produced out of a tubular member and which, can be connected to a seat at one end, and which carries a head rest at its second end. The tubular member is produced by being formed out of a flexibly rolled strip material with a variable wall thickness. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process of producing such a head rest carrying element. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021070 | CHAIR BACKREST MOUNTING BRACKET - A chair backrest mounting bracket includes a middle fixing section made of a material with high rigidity and having an axially extended and internally threaded central mounting hole, the middle fixing section being connectable to a backrest support of a chair by threading a middle bolt through the backrest support into the internally threaded central mounting hole; a plurality of side fixing sections made of a material with high rigidity and located outside the middle fixing section for mounting to a rear surface of a backrest of the chair; and an elastically deformable connecting section located between the middle fixing section and each of the side fixing sections. With the elastic connecting sections, the backrest connected to the backrest support via the side and the middle fixing sections is allowed to elastically deflect in multiple directions relative to the backrest support, making the backrest more comfortable for leaning. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021071 | WHEEL CENTER CAP WITH RADIAL LOCK - A cap assembly for a wheel including a cup-shaped cap member having a plurality of annular ridges disposed around a circumference thereof, and a retainer ring having a plurality of axially extending flange portions disposed around a circumference thereof. The retainer ring is slidably coupled to the cup-shaped member, the axially extending flange portions are angled relative to a position normal to the ring, and the plurality of axially extending flange portions correspond to the plurality of annular ridges. When the cap assembly is inserted into the wheel, the retainer ring slides along the cup-shaped member and the annular ridges force the axially extending flange portions to the position normal to the ring to attach the flange portions to the wheel. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021072 | VEHICLE BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - A the control unit | 2009-01-22 |
20090021073 | Crawler Traction Device - A crawler traction device for a crawler vehicle, in particular a tractor, the device having a carriage, a drive sprocket rotating about a first axis, an idler wheel rotating about a second axis parallel to the first axis. The track is looped about the drive sprocket and the idler wheel and meshes with the drive sprocket along a meshing arc. The traction device has a noise and vibration damping device having an auxiliary roller which rotates about a third axis parallel to the first axis and is eccentric with respect to the drive sprocket as well as smaller in diameter than the drive sprocket. The noise and vibration damping device only cooperates with the track along a portion of the track located, in use, immediately upstream from the meshing arc and interposed between the auxiliary roller and the terrain. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021074 | Power Supply Scheme for Reduced Power Compensation - A power control system is described that reuses current from segregated circuits of the mobile device. In some embodiments, the segregated circuits (or “sections”) can be “stacked” in series (with respect to the power supply) such that power is more efficiently used. The power can be more efficiently used by arranging a first section to reuse current that supplies power to a second section. A power control unit can be used to control regulators | 2009-01-22 |
20090021075 | Semiconductor device - To reduce power consumption of a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device is configured to include: a power supplier for outputting multiple different voltages; a power controller for outputting a control signal to cause the power supplier to output one of the multiple voltages; a voltage controlling target block for outputting an error detection signal indicating an operation state, in accordance with the multiple voltages; and an error detector for monitoring the operation of the voltage controlling target block. The error detector determines, based on the error detection signal, whether the operation of the voltage controlling target block is normal, and informs the power controller of the obtained determination result. Further, based on a voltage indicated by a control signal and on the determination result from the error detector, the power controller determines a voltage controlling target block voltage to be supplied to the voltage controlling target block. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021076 | DC CONVERTER - A DC converter is connected to a DC source on its input side. On the output side, the DC delivers a converted DC voltage to at least one electric consumer via a cable connection. To improve such a DC converter in that it has a comparatively simple structural design and is able to reliably convert high DC voltages even in the case of high power, and in such a way that the reliability of the converter is increased and cooling systems entailing high costs can be dispensed with, the DC converter comprises a plurality of DC converter components, each of said DC components being, on the input side, serially connected to the DC source and, on the output side connected in parallel to the cable connection so as to provide the converted DC voltage for the electric consumer. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021077 | Device, system and method for charger switch adaptor - A system to connect an electrical device to a switch which connects or disconnects the device to the power source, and providing power to the charger and/or another operational circuit of the device, for example, keep-alive circuit, with no dependency in the state of the switch. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021078 | Direct-Coupled IT Load - Apparatus and associated method and computer program products involve a highly efficient uninterruptible power distribution architecture to support modular processing units. As an illustrative example, a modular processing unit includes an integrated uninterruptible power system in which a PFC-boost AC-to-DC conversion occurs between the utility AC grid and the processing circuit (e.g., microprocessor) loads. In an illustrative data center facility, a power distribution architecture includes a modular array of rack-mountable processing units, each of which has processing circuitry to handle network-related processing tasks. Associated with each modular processing unit is an integrated uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to supply operating power to the network processing circuitry. Each UPS includes a battery selectively connectable across a DC bus, and a AC-to-DC rectifier that converts an AC input voltage to a single output voltage on the DC bus. The regulated DC bus voltage may be close to the battery's fully charged voltage. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021079 | Power Systems and Methods Using an Uninterruptible Power Supply to Transition to Generator-Powered Operation - A loss of a power source for a bus is detected. Responsive to detecting the loss of the power source, a voltage is generated on the bus using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). A generator is transitioned to a desired output state concurrent with generating the voltage on the bus using the UPS. The generator is coupled to the bus responsive to the generator attaining the desired output state. The UPS may be used to provide power to a load connected to the bus while the generator is in transition. For example, detecting the loss of the power source may be preceded by operating a converter of the UPS coupled to the bus as a rectifier and generating the voltage on the bus using the UPS may include operating the converter of the UPS as an inverter. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021080 | Power Systems and Methods Using an Induction Generator in Cooperation with an Uninterruptible Power Supply - A power system includes a load bus configured to be connected to a power source, a generator and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The generator is operated as an induction generator to provide power to the load bus while providing reactive power to the load bus from the UPS. In some embodiments, prior to operating the generator as an induction generator, the generator is operated as an induction motor while the load bus is receiving power from the power source. Responsive to loss of the power source, the UPS may be used to maintain operation of the generator as an induction motor while the prime mover accelerates up to a speed sufficient to drive the generator as an induction generator. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021081 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-PHASE INVERTER WITH REDUCED ENERGY STORAGE - Methods and apparatus for a circuit including first and second energy sources, a rectifier coupled to the first and second energy sources, first and second energy storage devices coupled end-to-end across the positive and negative rails, and a single three-level inverter coupled to the rectifier for providing three-phase sinusoidal output voltages. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021082 | Generator Systems and Methods Using Timing Reference Signal to Control Generator Synchronization - A power generation system includes a generator configured to be connected to a bus. The system also includes a timing reference signal generator circuit configured to detect a timing variation of a voltage on the bus and to generate a timing reference signal from a timing reference other than the voltage on the bus in response to detection of the variation. The system further includes a generator control circuit configured to synchronize operation of the generator to the timing reference signal. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021083 | POWER GRID FILTER CHOKE - The object of the invention is to implement a circuit arrangement, which in rated operation without resonance generates as little power loss as possible, but on suitable excitation effects a disproportionate asymmetrical damping, so that resonances and overvoltages associated with them are avoided. The object is attained by using a damping member 5a, b, c, which effects the damping in proportion to a primary circuit parameter. The advantage is the adaptive performance of a power grid filter equipped with the choke of the invention. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021084 | VOLTAGE ENHANCED BATTERY MODULE AND VOLTAGE ENHANCED BATTERY ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME - A voltage enhanced battery module and a voltage enhanced battery assembly with the same are described. The voltage enhanced battery module includes a battery cell and a voltage enhancing circuit. The battery cell provides an original output voltage, and the voltage enhancing circuit generates a predetermined voltage difference with the power of the original output voltage to output an actual output voltage to a load. The predetermined voltage difference is superimposed on the original output voltage so that the actual output voltage equals the original output voltage plus the predetermined voltage difference. The battery cell is preferably a rechargeable Li—Fe battery cell. The voltage enhancing circuit can stop superimposing the predetermined voltage difference on the original output voltage when the original output voltage is lower than a predetermined value so that the actual output voltage equals the original output voltage. The voltage enhanced battery module is preferably used on a motor, a power tool such as a power screwdriver or drill, or an electric motorcycle. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021085 | DESIGN STRUCTURES, METHOD AND SYSTEMS OF POWERING ON INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Design structures, method and systems of powering on an integrated circuit (IC) are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a region in the IC including functional logic, a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature in the region when the IC is powered up and a heating element therefor; a processing unit including: a comparator for comparing the temperature against a predetermined temperature value, a controller, which in the case that the temperature is below the predetermined temperature value, delays functional operation of the IC and controls heating of the region of the IC, and a monitor for monitoring the temperature in the region; and wherein the controller, in the case that the temperature rises above the predetermined temperature value, ceases the heating and initiates functional operation of the IC. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021086 | ELECTRONIC TIME SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT - An electronic time switch control circuit includes a power supply, an oscillation period control module, an oscillator, and a switch control module. The power supply supplies power to the oscillation period module, the oscillator, and the switch control module. The oscillation period module supplies periodic signals to the oscillator. The oscillator alternately outputs two kinds of control signals to the switch control module according to the periodic signals. The switch control module receives the two kinds of control signals, and correspondingly controls an electronic product to be turned on and off repeatedly. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021087 | MOTOR - A motor includes a rotor that is rotatable about a center axis, a stator facing the rotor, a bearing housing arranged to support the stator and having a plurality of fixing portions, and a base having a through hole. The base is fixed to the bearing housing via the fixing portions. The base also includes a recess and at least some of the fixing portions are engaged in the recess. At least one of the fixing portions is arranged to engage a surface at a radially inner portion of the base. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021088 | Method for manufacturing of magnet poles - A method for manufacturing sintered magnet poles is described. A vitrifiable base material powder is filled into a mould, the mould is closed with a plate, the mould with the powder is placed in a magnetic field for aligning the powder, the plate is pressed such onto the powder as to establish a compact that holds the alignment in place, and the compact is sintered so as to form a sintered magnet pole. The mould ultimately forms a protective cover of the sintered magnet pole and the plate ultimately forms a base plate of a magnet pole piece. Furthermore, a magnet pole piece is provided which has a magnet pole and a base plate which is fixed to a protective cover so that the base plate and the protective cover surround the magnet pole. The base plate and/or the protective cover of the magnet pole piece has at least one element that provides a geometrical locking of the magnet pole to the base plate and/or the protective cover. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021089 | Motor and control unit thereof - A motor and a control unit therefor comprise: salient rotor poles and salient stator poles, which are arranged along circumferences of phases A, B and C with an even interval therebetween; magnetic paths for passing magnetic fluxes, the paths permitting the magnetic fluxes passing through the salient rotor and stator poles of each phase to return to the rotor side; and substantially looped windings arranged between the salient stator poles of individual phases and the magnetic paths for passing magnetic fluxes, wherein currents are supplied to the windings in synchronization with the rotational position of the rotor to thereby output torque. Since the structures of the stator, the rotor and the windings are simple, productivity is enhanced, whereby high quality, small size and low cost can be realized. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021090 | Power Tools With Motor Having a Multi-Piece Stator - A power tool has a motor having a stator made by separately forming pole pieces, return path pieces and field coils. The field coils are placed over necks of the pole path pieces and the return path pieces are affixed to the pole pieces. An armature having an outside diameter of at least 0.625 the outside diameter of the stator is placed in the stator. The field coils may be formed so that they extend beyond pole tips of the pole pieces. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021091 | MOTOR DRIVE APPARATUS AND ITS INSPECTION METHOD - A motor drive apparatus includes a motor unit including an output shaft and a first terminal connecting portion; a control board including a second terminal connecting portion, and configured to control a current supply to the motor unit; a housing; a shaft supporting portion supporting the output shaft; and a plurality of relay terminals electrically connecting the first terminal connecting portion with the second terminal connecting portion. The housing includes a motor-unit receiving portion receiving the motor unit, and a board receiving portion formed integrally with the motor-unit receiving portion. The motor-unit receiving portion is formed with an opening on one side of the motor-unit receiving portion in an axial direction of the motor unit and includes a wall portion on another side of the motor-unit receiving portion in the axial direction. The wall portion is formed with a through-hole. The board receiving portion is formed with an opening in the axial direction to receive the control board. The plurality of relay terminals are provided via the through-hole of the wall portion. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021092 | JAM-TOLERANT ACTUATOR - An actuator comprises first and second linear motion devices, each able to extend the actuator and arranged such that jamming of one of the first and second linear motion devices does not preclude operation of the other. The first linear motion device comprises a first linear screw, a first nut, and a first prime mover arranged to impart relative linear motion between the screw and nut. Similarly, the second linear motion device comprises a second linear screw, a second nut, and a second prime mover arranged to impart relative linear motion between the second screw and nut. The first linear screw may have a bore in which the second linear screw is accommodated when the actuator is in the retracted position. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021093 | Electric Motors - Electric motors, for example wet rotor motors, include a rotor, a winding support, and plurality of electrical windings surrounding the rotor. In some implementations, the winding support is a rotor housing, e.g., the can of a wet rotor motor. The windings define the stator of the motor. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021094 | MOTOR, AND ROTOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE ROTOR, AND A MOTOR PROVIDED WITH THE ROTOR - A motor may include a stator provided with a plurality of salient poles and coils and a rotor provided with a permanent magnet. The stator is a stator in a concentrated winding system and the permanent magnet is structured of two magnetic poles which are provided with one “S”-pole and one “N”-pole. Each of the two magnetic poles is formed in an angular range of from 135° to 180° and the two magnetic poles are formed in the same angular range. Further, a rotor may include a protective layer having a fiber sheet hardened with resin for covering an outer peripheral side of a permanent magnet. The fiber sheet may include a first fiber sheet whose width dimension is narrower and a second fiber sheet whose width dimension equal to or more than that of the permanent magnet and the first fiber sheet and the second fiber sheet are wound around the outer peripheral side of the permanent magnet. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021095 | Rotary electric machine - A rotary electric machine capable of effectively utilizing both end faces of a rotor in the rotating axis direction by suppressing magnetic saturation comprises a stator having axial parts ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021096 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotary electric machine capable of effectively utilizing both end faces of a rotor in the rotating axis direction comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises a radial part disposed in the rotating axis direction and axial parts disposed in the radial direction. The radial part and the axial parts comprise teeth and coils. The rotor comprises a rotor shaft, a rotor core, and a magnet. The rotor core comprises a radial part and axial parts. The magnet comprises a radial part and axial parts. The radial part and the axial parts of the magnet are formed to face the radial part and the axial parts and of the stator. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021097 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTATOR AND MOTOR USING THE SAME - A motor generally has a contradictory relation between decrease of cogging torque and increase of torque density. To overcome this problem, continuous direction control is provided for anisotropy with modification of magnetic poles so that the average absolute value of differences between Mθ and 90×sin [φ{2π/(360/p)}] is set to be 3° or less, where Mθ is a direction of anisotropy with respect to a radial tangent line of a magnetic pole plane, φ is a mechanical angle, and p is the number of pole pairs. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021098 | Permanent magnet type three-phase AC generator - A permanent magnet type three-phase ac generator includes a stator having 3n (n is an integer) teeth and a tree-phase armature winding and a rotor having 4n magnetic poles each of which has a permanent magnet. The three-phase winding includes 3n coils each of which is wound around one of the teeth and connected to form three phase windings, and each coil wound around a first tooth is connected to another coil wound around another tooth that is fourth from the one of the teeth so that vectors of voltage induced in the connected coils can direct in the same direction. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021099 | Pulsed Inertial Electric Motor - A pulsed inertial electric motor of the present invention comprises (i) a stator with an annular magnetic conductor on which an even number of permanent magnets are uniformly arranged with a predetermined pitch, (ii) a rotor separated from the stator by an air gap and bearing an even number of electromagnets, each electromagnet consisting of first and second coils with mutually opposed winding directions, the coils being connected in series, (iii) a collector distributor (commutator) mounted on the stator body, containing current-conducting plates separated by insulating spacers and connected with alternating polarity to a direct current (DC) source, and (iv) current collectors mounted on the rotor and capable of contacting with plates of the collector distributor | 2009-01-22 |
20090021100 | Stator Structure of External-rotor Motor - An improvement on the stator structure of external-rotor consists of the start-up coils and operating coils wound into the silicon steel race, wherein the said silicon steel race comprises a plurality of insulation columns and rabbets, and each insulation column has a wall formed at its external edge thereof, and more over, the said start-up coil is being wound-up, according to the clockwise sequence, at two rabbets positioned at each side of the datum point in an equal-length distance respectively thereto, in order to construct four sets of start-up coils by means of two corresponding sets of cross coils; in addition, there are another four sets of operating coils constructed at the top and bottom of datum point respectively, which are wound-up by means of two corresponding sets of cross coils in an equal-length distance respectively thereto, and thereat the said four sets of operating coils are covering onto the external edge of said start-up coils, so that both the start-up coils and operating coils will be uniformly distributed within the wall of said silicon steel race and in this way it will be able to protect and save its coil quantity and, thus acquire a practical effect on reducing the production costs and saving the electricity consumption. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021101 | STATOR OF ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A marking ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021102 | Electrical Machine and Method of Retrofitting an Electrical Machine - There is described an electrical machine with a rotor shaft, a slip ring, arranged on the rotor shaft, and at least two sliding contacts arranged along the circumference of the slip ring for producing an electrical connection with the slip ring. The electrical machine has one or more extraction devices arranged between the at least two sliding contacts directly via the slip ring and intended for extracting abraded material produced at the slip ring. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021103 | Brush bag for a dynamo-electric machine - A brush bag, a brush and a current transfer unit for a dynamo-electric machine comprising a commutator, in particular for an electromotor. The current transfer unit comprises at least the brush, which is embodied, in particular, as a multi-layer carbon brush, and a brush bag. The brush bag is configured in such a manner that the distance between the brush and the brush bag in a front guiding area is smaller than the distance in a rear guiding area. Beating of the brush on the brush bag is visibly reduced due to the configuration thereof and noise caused by the beat is avoided. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021104 | Securing Structure For Stator and Electric Vehicle - A securing structure for a stator includes the stator having a stator core, and a housing having an opening portion containing the stator core, and the housing includes a portion A where the clearance between the inner circumferential surface of the opening portion and the stator core is relatively smaller and the inner diameter of the opening portion is constant, and a portion B located adjacent to the portion A in the axial direction of the stator core where the clearance between the inner circumferential surface of the opening portion and the stator core is relatively larger. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021105 | ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a rotor for an electric machine, comprising a core made of metal lamellar sheets ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021106 | FUEL-POWERED ACTUATORS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Fuel-powered actuators are described wherein actuation is a consequence of electrochemical processes, chemical processes, or combinations thereof. These fuel-powered actuators include artificial muscles and actuators in which actuation is non-mechanical. The actuators range from large actuators to microscopic and nanoscale devices. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021107 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - A surface acoustic wave device utilizing a Rayleigh wave includes a LiNbO | 2009-01-22 |
20090021108 | Surface Acoustic Wave (Saw) Device, Module and Oscillator - [Problem] In a SAW device using a quartz crystal substrate, prevent the deterioration of Q factor due to the difference in the peak frequency between the radiation conductance of an IDT and the reflection coefficient of a reflector. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021109 | UNDER BUMP METAL FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING SAME, AND SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - An under bump metal film formed on a substrate includes a diffusion-resistant barrier layer made of a platinum group metal film, and an aluminum-based stress relaxation layer formed under the diffusion-resistant barrier layer. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021110 | Method and apparatus for driving a piezoelectric actuator - Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for differentially driving a piezoelectric actuator ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090021111 | MICROMOTION MECHANISM AND MICROSCOPE APPARATUS HAVING MICROMOTION MECHANISM - A micromotion mechanism includes: a fixing base; a movable element supported by the fixing base and movable thereon; an ultrasonic actuator for relatively moving the movable element and the fixing base; and a control device for outputting a drive signal of the ultrasonic actuator. The drive signals of the ultrasonic actuator during the micromotion drive are two types of burst signals equal in frequency and different in phase, and amplitude of the start and end of each of the two burst signals changes, and the maximum amplitude of at least one of the two burst signals is lower than in the normal driving operation. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021112 | CONTACT DETECTOR AND DOOR HANDLE UNIT INCLUDING IT AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - As a switch for detecting operation of a door handle, a contact joint switch, a capacitance type sensor, etc., is available, but involves problems of a contact failure caused by secular change and a malfunction caused by rain and is not excellent in a multifunctional property used for other applications. | 2009-01-22 |
20090021113 | ACTUATOR - A cylindrical piezoelectric element is arranged to share an axis with a cylindrical vibrator having different diameters at central and end portions to fix the vibrator forming a gap at the central portion. Vibration voltages are applied across first electrodes on the piezoelectric element and the vibrator, namely, a second electrode, to vibrate the vibrator and bring a wave front of a traveling wave into contact with a tubular member, i.e., a supporting member fitted to the vibrator. Friction at a contact portion of the vibrator moves a mover including the vibrator and the piezoelectric element in an axial direction of the tubular member. By amplifying the vibration amplitude using the vibrator provided separately from the piezoelectric element, a small actuator capable of performing high-speed driving is realized. | 2009-01-22 |