| 06th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
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| 20140037396 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FIRTREE SLOTS - A apparatus for forming a firtree slot in a disc of a bladed rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine may include a tip portion having the shape of the profile of one side of the firtree slot to be formed but smaller than the profile of the complete firtree slot so that the tool will only engage one side of the firtree slot. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037397 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MACHINE TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL - In a manufacturing method of a machine tool including: a table having a workpiece mount face on which a workpiece is placed; a spindle head; and a relative movement mechanism for moving the spindle head relative to the table, the spindle head including: a spindle head body; a spindle rotatably supported by the spindle head body via a bearing mechanism and having a tool at an end thereof; and a rotary drive source for rotating the spindle, a plurality of types of structural members of different shapes being made of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic are prepared in advance and the structural members of the different shapes are combined to provide the spindle head body. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037398 | BLIND RIVET BOLT | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037399 | No Flange Damage Wedge Lock Washers - No flange damage wedge lock washers are disclosed. The washers may comprise an upper washer and a lower washer. The lower washer may have a generally smooth bottom surface and at least one means for securement. The at least one means for securement may be arranged to keep together the lower washer and a flange without causing damage to the flange. A locking fastener assembly which comprises no flange damage wedge lock washers is also disclosed. The locking fastener assembly may include a lower washer having a generally smooth bottom surface and at least one means for securement. A method of manufacturing a locking fastener assembly which comprises no flange damage wedge lock washers is also disclosed. The locking fastener assembly of the method may include a lower washer having a generally smooth bottom surface and at least one means for securement. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037400 | Assembly Comprising A Device For Locking A Fastening - An assembly includes a support fastened to a structure by a fastening element extending along a fastening axis. and includes a bore for the passage of the fastening element. The fastening element includes a surface for driving in rotation. The assembly includes a device for locking the fastening element in rotation including a moveable end resting against the surface for driving in rotation the fastening element. The locking device is configured so that, at rest, the moveable end enters into the volume normally occupied by the surface of the fastening element. The locking device is placed between the support and the fastening element so as to be deformed elastically by the surface when the fastening element is put in place in the bore of the support. The moveable end includes locking shapes capable of interacting with the external shapes of the driving surface to stop the fastening element from rotating. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037401 | Wall Anchor - A device (H) to be mounted to a friable wall (W) comprises a body ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037402 | TRAY SEALER - The invention relates to a tray sealer comprising a gripper system configured to tilt trays by means of a tray gripper so as to lift the trays off a collecting belt for conveying them into a sealing station. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037403 | RACK STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL DEVICE FOR A RACK STORAGE FACILITY, RACK STORAGE FACILITY WITH A RACK STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL DEVICE OF THIS TYPE AND METHOD FOR THE SEPARATE REMOVAL OF GOODS FROM A RACK STORAGE FACILITY OF THIS TYPE - Rack storage and retrieval device for a rack storage facility, the rack storage and retrieval device comprising a carriage with a carriage drive to move the carriage on a base, a loading/removing rod that can be displaced by means of a lifting drive transverse to the base, at least one loading drive arranged on the loading/removing rod to load the rack storage facility with goods, and a separating unit for a separate removal of the goods from the rack storage facility. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037404 | PACKAGE DELIVERY KIOSK INCLUDING INTEGRATED ROBOTIC PACKAGE LIFTING ASSEMBLY WITH SHELVING SYSTEM - Described herein is a package delivery kiosk (PDK) including an integrated robotic package lifting assembly and shelving system. The system includes a PDK, associated front end and back end package delivery management systems, including portals for the consumer, retailer, common carrier, sender, and recipient, a package inventory management system, integrated retailer access, and a real and automated retailer bidding system. The shelving system has shelves with receiving apertures and dividers configured to fit into the receiving apertures, where the dividers each have a receiving slot. A package retrieving apparatus includes a base, a vertical support interconnected with the base, and a package picker module. The package picker module is oriented to move up and down on the vertical support. The package picker module includes grippers configured to surround and grip the object. A kiosk includes a kiosk body having a package delivery slot and an interface slot. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037405 | Warehouse System - A warehouse system including a temporary storage device and a stacking crane is disclosed. The stacking crane includes a rack and a goods support. The rack includes three sensors. The temporary storage device includes a lifted support and a roller support. The goods support, the lifted support and the roller support may be lifted vertically between its high level and low level. The temporary storage device includes three reflective plates arranged according. to the locations of the third high level of the roller support, the second high level of the lifted support and the lifted support. In addition, three sensors are configured to sense the three reflective plate and determines if the stacking crane has to be shut down according to the sensing results. The warehouse system is capable of preventing the stacking crane from crash accidents. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037406 | Glass Substrate Cassette and Pick-and-Place System for Glass Substrate - The present invention discloses a glass substrate cassette and pick-and-place system for glass substrates. The glass substrate cassette comprises: a cassette case, comprising a pair of side walls disposed in parallel and vertically; and a plurality of support racks, disposed inside the cassette case for supporting glass substrates, each support rack comprising a pair of connecting elements supporting respectively the pair of side walls and a plurality of support elements lined up in parallel along a first horizontal direction and connected to the pair of connecting elements, connecting element able to move along the first horizontal direction with respect to the side walls and at least partially beyond the cassette case. The support rack of the present invention can move beyond cassette to realize random pick-and-place of glass substrate at any layer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037407 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF BULK MATERIAL, A METHOD AS WELL AS A BEAM CONSTRUCTION INTENDED FOR SAID TREATMENT - The present invention relates to a device for the treatment of bulk material, comprising a platform | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037408 | CONTAINER LOADER - The invention is directed to a material loader for quickly and easily loading material, particularly bulk material, into a containment apparatus. Material to be loaded is placed inside a bin that is dimensioned to fit inside the containment apparatus. In use the containment apparatus is positioned so that the bin is inside the containment apparatus and the containment apparatus or a vehicle bearing the containment apparatus is connected to a material transfer member inside the bin. Forward movement of the containment apparatus/vehicle causes the material transfer member to hold against the material while the bin slides out of the containment apparatus from the point of view of the containment apparatus, leaving the material behind. In other words, the forward movement of the containment apparatus/vehicle causes the material transfer member to pull the material into the containment apparatus. The invention may also be used for unloading a containment apparatus. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037409 | WHEEL DOLLY FOR SMALL AIRCRAFT - A wheel dolly for lifting and transporting a flat tire attached to an aircraft is comprised of a frame assembly having first and second laterally spaced frame members and a telescopic frame structure interposed between the laterally spaced frame members. A pair of tire scoops are pivotally coupled the frame assembly. An actuator is coupled between the tire scoops to pivot the tire scoops relative to the frame assembly in order to raise the tire scoops. A plurality of castors is coupled to the frame assembly to allow the frame assembly to roll in any direction. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037410 | EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - An equipment storage and retrieval system retrieves equipment from the back of pick-up trucks and other cargo carrying vehicles. A guide rail and a frame with attached rollers and equipment hold-downs, platforms or carts allow for easy access, retrieval, and storage of equipment in the bed of a vehicle. A frame extends out the back of a pickup for access to equipment, and folds into a vertical position for improved use of the pickup bed. A brake system prevents locks the sliding frame in place until the brake is released by a brake lever. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037411 | TRAVELER ROLLER - A recovery vehicle for recovering other, disabled vehicles, and a method for doing so. A vehicle frame extends along a longitudinal axis, and supports a travel base assembly carrying a boom. The travel base assembly can move along the longitudinal axis of the frame. Two or more traveler rollers may be located between the vehicle frame and the travel base assembly, for supporting the travel base assembly and facilitating longitudinal movement of the travel base assembly relative to the vehicle frame. The traveler rollers may include a plurality of rollers movable about a load-bearing member. Using the invention, a load may be lifted by the boom and moved between positions located at the rear and to the side of the recovery vehicle, without the need to first reposition the boom using boom lift or telescoping cylinders. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037412 | GAS-PRESSURE TYPE GRAVITY COMPENSATION ELEVATOR - There is provided a gas-pressure type gravity compensation elevator for ascending/descending a load object, which includes a control part. The control part is adapted to selectively connect a constant-pressure gas cylinder maintained at a constant pressure according to the grasping state, to a gas cylinder for exerting a driving force in the direction of ascent on an elevating mechanism. Further, the control part is adapted to control a sum of a volumes in the gas cylinder and the constant-pressure gas cylinder such that it equals to a sum of their average volumes, every time the grasping state is changed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037413 | Suction Chuck and Workpiece Transfer Apparatus Including the Same - Provided is a suction chuck that is lightweight and that sucks and releases a thin plate workpiece in such a manner that the thin plate workpiece is not in contact with an edge of the chuck. A suction chuck according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body having a flat plate shape, and an opposing surface. Compressed air passages are formed within the main body. The opposing surface is a surface of the main body at the side facing the workpiece. The opposing surface has a plurality of recesses formed therein. The plurality of recesses serve as a sucking element for generating a negative pressure by ejecting the compressed air. The opposing surface is formed with a shape similar to the shape of the workpiece (or with a shape that corresponds to the shape of the workpiece being offset outward) such that the shape of the opposing surface is able to completely cover the shape of the workpiece when seen along a direction perpendicular to the opposing surface. The recesses are arranged such that all of the recesses are coverable by the shape of the workpiece when seen along the direction perpendicular to the opposing surface. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037414 | ROPE SHOVEL - A mining shovel includes a digging assembly having a generally V-shaped boom including a lower connection point for attachment to the mining shovel. A first portion of the boom extends generally upwardly from the lower connection point, and a second portion of the boom is angled with respect to and extends upwardly and forwardly from the first portion. The second portion includes a distal end defining a sheave support, and a pivot element is positioned generally at a connection area between the first portion and the second portion. The digging assembly also includes a boom attachment having a first end that is pivotally supported by the pivot element and a second end that is supported by the sheave support. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037415 | ATTACHMENT FOR A SKID STEER LOADER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an attachment and vehicle that includes a left loader arm, a right loader arm, and a boom arm operatively attached to the left loader arm and the right loader arm. The boom arm extends in substantially the same direction that both the left loader arm and the right loader arm extends, is positioned between the left loader arm and the right loader arm, and includes a rotating mechanism at a first end for attaching and rotating a vertical column for installation in the ground. The attachment includes a first hydraulic cylinder attaching the left loader arm with the boom arm and a second hydraulic cylinder attaching the right loader arm with the boom arm. The first and second hydraulic cylinders exact rotation on the boom arm, and the first and second hydraulic cylinders extend at least substantially perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the boom arm. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037416 | Method and transfer device for transferring a tube in a tube filling machine - For the purpose of transferring a tube in a tube filling machine between a staging location and a set-down location, the tube at the staging location is gripped at its lateral surface by a holding device and transported by a transfer device to the set-down location where it is set down while simultaneously being rotated about its longitudinal axis or about an axis parallel thereto during transport. Such a transfer device has a multiple-member articulated arm, which has at least one 1st arm member that is mounted to pivot about a rotary axis and directly or indirectly pivotably supports at least one holding member. The holding member carries at least one holding device by means of which the tube can be picked up and which can be pivoted about an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tube or that coincides therewith. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037417 | ROBOTIC PACKAGE LIFTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - Described herein are a robotic distribution apparatus, system and method. The robotic distribution system may include a Package Delivery Kiosk (PDK), associated frontend and backend package delivery management systems, a package inventory management system. The PDK includes a Robotic Package Lifting Assembly which may be configured to remember the location of packages and slots and provide for automated retrieval and placement of the packages. In an embodiment, a package retrieving apparatus includes a track, a base slidably interconnected with the track, and a vertical support interconnected with the base. The apparatus includes a package picker module oriented on the vertical support to vertically move on the vertical support. The package picker module including a conveyer belt oriented in a plane parallel to the ground and first and second grippers oriented parallel to the conveyer belt to surround and grip an object beyond the surface of the conveyer belt. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037418 | Underwater Magnetic Retrieval Apparatus - An underwater magnetic retrieval apparatus and method utilizing same are provided. The apparatus is specifically constructed for underwater retrieval of a magnetically-attractable object. The apparatus includes at least one housing including at least two spaced attachment portions, a plurality of magnets disposed within the at least one housing and at least one line extending from the two spaced attachment portions of the at least one housing to facilitate underwater manipulation of the apparatus and underwater retrieval of the magnetically-attractable object. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037419 | PROCESS FOR REACTOR CATALYST LOADING - Methods, devices and processes for effectively loading catalysts into reactor vessels. In particular methods, devices and processes for effectively loading catalysts into fixed bed reactors utilizing inducted vibrational energy to improve catalyst loading performance, thereby resulting in improved flow distribution through the catalyst beds at designed operating conditions. The methods herein are particularly effectively for improving the performance of new or existing catalyst bed configurations of vertically-oriented two-phase hydroprocessing fixed bed reactors. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037420 | Laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly - A laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly are disclosed. The laboratory system to handle laboratory sample tube racks comprises a robotic arm ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037421 | CASSETTE REPLENISHMENT - A Currency Cassette Replenishment Terminal (CCRT) and its method of use are disclosed. The CCRT includes a currency cassette support for locating a currency cassette in a loading position, a currency note support comprising at least one loading orifice located in said loading position, and a plunger located on a first side of the loading orifice and movable from a retracted position, through the loading orifice, to an extended position within the currency cassette. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037422 | SYSTEM AND COOLING FOR RAPID PRESSURIZATION OF A MOTOR-BEARING COOLING LOOP FOR A HERMETICALLY SEALED MOTOR/COMPRESSOR SYSTEM - A system and method for rapid pressurization of a motor compartment and cooling system during a shutdown, a surge, and/or other situations in which the suction pressure significantly varies. A motor/compressor arrangement includes a seal gas system fluidly communicating with the motor compartment via a motor pressurization line, with the outlet of the compressor, and with a shaft seal. A motor pressurization valve is coupled to the motor pressurization line and a controller is configured to open the motor pressurization valve at start-up of the motor-compressor to supply seal gas to the motor compartment and to pressurize the motor compartment when a difference between the seal gas supply pressure and the suction pressure is indicative of the seal gas supply pressure being insufficient. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037423 | RAM AIR TURBINE OVERSPEED PROTECTION - A power generation system includes a ram air turbine that is connected to a generator. The power generation system may be located in a pod, for example a pod for mounting on an aircraft. The ram air turbine receives air that passes through an air path through the pod, going in through an air inlet, through the turbine to turn the turbine, and out through an air outlet. The system includes a deployable flow obstruction, such as one or more airbags, that are deployable to suddenly obstruct the flow through the air path. The obstruction may be used to cut off flow (or greatly reduce flow), when overspeed of the ram air turbine is detected. The obstruction deploys (for example, airbags deploy in an air inlet of the system) to prevent continuation of the overspeed operation of the turbine, which may damage parts of the system. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037424 | Thrust Balancing Device for Cryogenic Fluid Pump - An improvement for a turbine generator or pump having main bearings separated by a span of shaft and a thrust equalizing mechanism adjacent one of said main bearings, the improvement comprising a stationary length compensator interposed between the thrust equalizing mechanism and its adjacent main bearing to reduce the span between said main bearings. Preferably the length compensator is composed of material that shrinks less than the shaft of the generator, and the height of the length compensator, i.e., the compensating dimension, is selected according to desired thrust equalizing mechanism operating parameters over a temperature range. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037425 | Air ducting shroud for cooling an air compressor pump and motor - A compressor assembly having a sound reduction shroud and a sound level of 75 dBA or less when in a compressing state. The sound reduction shroud can be a cylinder head shroud, a pump cylinder shroud, or a pump assembly shroud. The sound reduction shroud can optionally cover one or more of a compressor pump assembly, a cylinder head and a compressed gas outlet line. A compressor assembly having a sound reduction conduit and a sound level of 75 dBA or less when in a compressing state. The sound reduction conduit provides a cooling air channel directing cooling air to cool one or more portions of the compressor assembly and can direct exhaust cooling air to an exhaust port. A method for compressing a gas at a sound level of 75 dBA or less when the compressor is in a compressing state using a sound reduction shroud or a sound reduction conduit. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037426 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REGULATED-ROTATION-SPEED LOW-PRESSURE CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A method for controlling an automatic stall-prevention of a rotation-speed-regulated centrifugal fan. A control automatics is controlled by an automation system of the process wherein, the control automatics stalling is detected from a function of the electric current, voltage and frequency going to the motor of the centrifugal fan. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037427 | Livestock Cooling Fan System - A fan cooling system has individual fan modules which are connected together in an end-to-end configuration, where one of the fan modules is connected to a mechanism which rotates the linear array of fan modules. The fan modules are substantially identical, which allows prefabrication of the fan modules prior to on-site installation of the system. Each fan module may contain water injection piping and nozzles, which allows the fan cooling system to dispense fog. The linear array of fan modules may be rotated along a longitudinal axis, such that the axial flow direction of the fans may be changed with respect to a vertical plane. A suggested use of the fan cooling system is for the cooling of livestock in large livestock structures. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037428 | Fluid stream driven wobble plate motor - Several embodiments of a wobble plate motor include a disc mounted on a bent shaft. Driving the wobble plate so it revolves on a flat base causes the bent shaft to rotate and drive a generator or other work consumer. The wobble plate may be driven by a fluid stream impinging on the plate or by a blade assembly in a path of fluid movement. In one embodiment of a bladed motor, a shroud may direct the fluid stream so it more efficiently cooperates with the blade assembly. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037429 | TURBINE VANE - A plurality of film cooling holes are formed, so as to communicate with a front cooling passage, in a vane surface on the front-edge side of a stator vane body of a turbine stator vane. The hole cross-section of each of the film cooling holes has a rectangular long-hole shape extending in a direction parallel to the cross-section along the span direction and having a rounded corner. The hole-center line of each of the film cooling holes is inclined with respect to the thickness direction in the cross-section along the span direction. The exit-side portion of the hole wall surface of each of the film cooling holes is inclined with respect to the thickness direction by a greater degree than that of the hole-center line. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037430 | TOTAL TEMPERATURE PROBE - A total temperature probe comprising a hollow elongate shroud defined by a shroud wall that envelops a first cavity. The shroud wall is comprised of an inner skin and an outer skin which enclose a second cavity therebetween. A temperature sensor mounted in the first cavity. In use, fluid flow is received into the first cavity, passes through at least one aperture in the inner skin into the second cavity and thence passes out of the shroud through at least one aperture in the outer skin. Beneficially, heat conduction across the inner skin is minimal. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037431 | SEALING STRUCTURE IN STEAM TURBINE - According to an embodiment, a rotor blade cover section is integrated with the rotor blades at leading ends thereof. A plurality of sealing fins is disposed at the rotor blade cover section, the sealing fins forming a predetermined clearance relative to an inner peripheral portion of the nozzle outer ring. An annular solid particle trapping space is disposed at the inner peripheral portion of the nozzle outer ring, the solid particle trapping space communicating with an inlet of a steam leak and trapping solid particles that flow in with steam. In the sealing structure, the nozzle outer ring has a through hole through which the solid particles are to be discharged from the solid particle trapping space toward a downstream stage of the steam turbine. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037432 | CONTROLLABLE COOLANT PUMP - A coolant pump for a coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine, the coolant pump having a pump housing in which is mounted a drivable shaft, to one end of which is attached an impeller-which has vanes extending into a suction chamber and is connected to a cover plate. Fluid can be drawn into the suction chamber through an intake port of the pump housing by joint rotation of the impeller and the cover plate and can be conveyed by the vanes into the pump housing. A guide plate, which is axially displaceable by an actuation unit, is disposed between the impeller and the cover plate. The guide plate has a contour corresponding to the impeller and a collar oriented toward the impeller. The coolant pump is characterized in that the guide plate has at least one opening. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037433 | ACTUATOR AND VALVE LINKAGE - A system can include a linkage that includes a turnbuckle component fixed between extensions of a rod end, a turbine assembly that includes a rotatable wastegate poppet arm connected to a pivotable wastegate valve control arm coupled to the rod end of the linkage by a peg, and an actuator that includes a translatable rod connected to the turnbuckle component of the linkage to pivot the wastegate valve control arm and rotate the wastegate poppet arm. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037434 | SUBMERSIBLE PUMP HOUSING WITH SEAL BLEED PORTS - A submersible pump housing with seal bleed ports is provided. In an implementation, a pump housing for electric submersible pumps (ESPs), such as a centrifugal ESP, has end seals that are located inside or further inboard toward the high thrust pressure generated by the pump, than the threaded ends of the pump housing. The inboard seals contain and seal off the pump pressure and spare the threaded regions that are more pressure-vulnerable from the pump's high pressure interior, thereby increasing the pressure rating of the entire housing. Leak ports or bleed ports are provided further outboard of the end seals to relieve fluid seeping from inside the submersible pump housing past each end seal. A plate may be added to direct small amounts of fluid escaping from the end seals away from the wellbore casing in which an ESP is situated. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037435 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO SEALS FOR TURBINE ENGINES - A seal in a turbine of a combustion turbine engine is described. The seal is formed within a trench cavity defined between a rotor blade and a stator blade. The stator blade includes a sidewall projection and the rotor blade includes an angel wing projection extending toward the stator blade. The side wall projection overhangs the angel wing projection. The seal include: a port disposed on an inboard surface of the stator projection; and deflecting structure disposed on the angel wing projection. The deflecting structure may be configured to receive the fluid expelled from the port and deflect the fluid toward an inlet of the trench cavity. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037436 | TURBINE HOUSING FOR TURBOCHARGER - A turbine housing ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037437 | RETROFITABLE AUXILIARY INLET SCOOP - A gas turbine engine includes a fan nacelle and a core nacelle spaced radially inwardly of the fan nacelle to define a bypass flowpath. The engine includes a scoop to direct air from the bypass flowpath into an engine core. The scoop is comprised of a first piece extending outwardly of an outer surface the core nacelle to define an air inlet and a second piece extending inwardly of the core nacelle to define an air outlet. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037438 | TURBINE SHROUD FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A turbine shroud includes a body having an upstream edge, a downstream edge, and first and second side edges that collectively define a flowpath surface. A first interface member is arranged on the upstream edge at the first side edge. The first interface member includes a first edge portion having an end portion that extends out at a first non-perpendicular angle relative to the upstream edge and the first side edge from the flowpath surface to a second end portion. A second interface member is arranged on the upstream edge at the second side edge. The second interface member includes an edge section having an end section that extends into at a second non-perpendicular angle relative to the upstream edge and the second side edge the flowpath surface to a second end section. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037439 | TURBOMACHINE EXHAUST DIFFUSER - Various embodiments include a turbomachine exhaust diffuser. In some embodiments, the turbomachine diffuser includes an inlet, an outlet opposing the inlet along a primary axis of the turbomachine diffuser, and a diffuser region between the inlet and the outlet. The diffuser region can include: a radially outer wall and a radially inner wall opposing the radially outer wall. The radially inner wall can include: a first section including a substantially uniform slope, and a second section continuous with the first section, the second section having a non-uniform slope. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037440 | LOW-WEAR SLURRY PUMP - A centrifugal pump for a slurry combines design changes with respect to conventional configurations that produce quasi-laminar flow and materially extend the life of the casing. The cutwater clearance of the casing is increased to a range of 0.20 to 0.25 times the diameter of the impeller. The casing includes a redesigned removable annular liner with a diameter increased to at least 1.15 times the diameter of the impeller. The pump preferably also has an axially adjustable wear ring with a diameter increased such that it extends by at least 10% over the diameter of the area of interface between the wear ring and the impeller. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037441 | RAM AIR FAN DIFFUSER - A disclosed ram air assembly includes a housing that defines an inlet and an inner cavity. A fan disposed at the inlet generates air flow and is driven by an electric motor. Airflow through the ram air fan assembly is directed through a passageway defined by a diffuser. The diffuser includes a first diameter at a forward end, and a second diameter at an aft end with the second diameter being larger than the forward end to diffuse airflow and increase fan efficiency. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037442 | ANTI-ROTATION LUG FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE STATOR ASSEMBLY - A stator assembly includes a case including an arcuate wall having an aperture with circumferentially spaced first lateral surfaces. A stator vane has an outer platform with a notch. An anti-rotation lug has a base that is received in the notch and a boss extends from the base. The boss is received in the aperture. The boss has second lateral surfaces that engage the first lateral surfaces in an interference fit relationship. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037443 | REFLEX ANNULAR VENT NOZZLE - A gas turbine engine includes a core defining an engine central longitudinal axis. An inner-fixed structure is radially outward of the core. A core cowl extends from the inner-fixed structure to a trailing edge. A thrust reverser is spaced radially outward of the core cowl to define a fan flow path. A vent has a core cowl inner surface formed as part of the core cowl and a vent inner surface that is spaced radially inward of the core cowl inner surface to define a vent flow path. A reflex member extends from a trailing edge of the core nacelle to impede mixing of the fan flow path and the vent flow path. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037444 | VENTILATOR FOR GASEOUS MEDIA - The invention relates to a fan for gaseous media, having an impeller ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037445 | TURBINE SHELL WITH PIN SUPPORT - A turbine is provided and includes a turbine shell including shrouds at multiple stages thereof, and constraining elements, disposed at least at first through fourth substantially regularly spaced perimetrical locations around the turbine shell, which are configured to concentrically constrain the shrouds of the turbine shell. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037446 | Rotor ice protection systems and methods - A method for managing icing conditions on a rotary aircraft via one or more ice protection controllers. The method includes steps for receiving an icing condition signal from an icing rate sensor at an ice protection controller, determining, in response to the icing condition signal, a de-icing signal based at least in part a liquid water content (LWC). The method further includes steps for transmitting, via a digital communication bus disposed in at least part of a slip ring assembly, the de-icing signal to a upper distributor to cause the upper distributor to transmit power to one or more heating elements for a respective rotor blade. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037447 | WIND TURBINE YAW CONTROL - A method for operating a wind farm is provided. The method includes determining a wind condition, determining a wake-effect between at least two wind turbines forming at least a sub-set of the wind farm, each of the at least two wind turbines having a yaw system, and determining a desired yaw angle setpoint for each of the at least two wind turbines so that a total power production of at least the sub-set is expected to be increased compared to independently operating the yaw systems of each of the at least two wind turbines. Furthermore, a wind farm is provided | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037448 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING ROTOR IMBALANCE ON A WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine includes multiple blades, multiple Micro Inertial Measurement Units (MIMUs) for sensing parameter signals of the blades, and a control system. The control system includes a blade bending moment calculation unit, a blade bending moment error signal calculation unit, and a pitch angle compensation command calculation unit. The blade bending moment calculation unit is used for calculating blade bending moment values of the blades based at least on the sensed parameters. The blade bending moment error signal calculation unit is used for calculating blade bending moment error signals of the blades based on the calculated blade bending moment values of the blades and multiple blade bending moment commands. The pitch angle compensation command calculation unit is used for calculating pitch angle compensation commands of the blades based on the calculated blade bending moment error signals to adjust pitch angles of the blades respectively. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037449 | Power Plant for Obtaining Energy from a Flow of a Body of Water, and Method for the Operation Thereof - A power plant for obtaining energy from a flow of a body of water with a varying main incident flow direction, comprising a rotating unit with an axial turbine assigned an axis of rotation and comprises at least one rotor blade, the rotor blade is fastened in a rotationally conjoint manner to a rotor head of the rotating unit, and the rotor blade has at least over a partial region of the longitudinal extent thereof, a profile which can be impinged on by flow bidirectionally for windward and leeward operation. A rotary device is provided for a power plant component for adjusting a relative angle between the axis of rotation and the main flow direction, wherein the rotary device is assigned a first stop and a second stop which limit the range of movement of the rotary device to a range of angle of rotation of less than 180°. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037450 | HYDRAULIC DEVICE OF REVERSIBLE TYPE FOR THE CONVERSION OF ENERGY - The present invention relates to a hydraulic device of reversible type adapted to be used both as a water turbine and a hydraulic pump. Said device has characteristics of simplicity of construction and use. In the case of use as a water turbine it does not require distributors of a particular shape and does not require drops of great heights being adapted to take advantage of the pressure of the fluid and not only of the speed thereof. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037451 | BEARING DEVICE AND HYDRAULIC MACHINE - A bearing device of embodiment is usable for a hydraulic machine having a rotary shaft of a vertical shaft, with a water tank storing lubrication water, and a bearing pad supporting a skirt member on the rotary shaft in the lubrication water. The bearing device has a first supporting mechanism slidably supporting the bearing pad from the radial direction, and a second supporting mechanism slidably supporting the bearing pad from a bottom portion side in an axial direction. One of a supporting surface supporting the bearing pad in the first supporting mechanism and a supported surface supported by the supporting surface in the bearing pad is formed in a convex shape. One of a supporting surface supporting the bearing pad in the second supporting mechanism and a supported surface supported by the supporting surface in the bearing pad is formed in a convex shape. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037452 | FIXTURE FOR CONNECTING ROTORS OF ROTARY MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONNECTING ROTORS - A fixture for connecting rotors of a rotary machine includes: an axial member provided with a column-like fitting portion which is disposed inside of a first bolt hole and fits the first bolt hole; and a sleeve provided with a cylindrical fitting portion which is disposed inside of a second bolt hole and fits the second bolt hole. The axial member further includes a tapered portion which is formed on an end portion of the column-like fitting portion, and is gradually reduced in diameter from the first bolt hole toward the second bolt hole. The cylindrical fitting portion of the sleeve is formed with a tapered hole which is gradually expanded in diameter from the second bolt hole toward the first bolt hole around an axis of the sleeve. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037453 | BLADE CASCADE WITH SIDE WALL CONTOURS AND CONTINUOUS-FLOW MACHINE - A blade cascade for a continuous-flow machine having a non-axisymmetrical side wall contour, whereby the side wall contour has at least one suction-side depression that, in the circumferential direction, is at a distance from a suction-side wall, and having a section located upstream from the leading edges and a section located downstream from the leading edges, it has a pressure-side elevation that makes a transition to a pressure-side wall and that is located in a front blade area, and it has a pressure-side depression that is located upstream from the pressure-side elevation, and also discloses a continuous-flow machine having such a blade cascade. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037454 | BLADE BODY, WIND TURBINE AND WIND POWER - A blade comprises a first blade surface, a second blade surface forming the reverse surface of the first blade surface, a primary wind receptor protruding from the front end of the first blade surface in a direction away from the second blade surface and with the back surface formed in a curved shape concave toward the front side in a forward direction, a front edge connected to the front end of the primary wind receptor and the front end of the second blade surface and formed in a curved shape convex toward the forward direction, and a back edge connected to the back end of the first blade surface and the back end of the second blade surface and formed in an acute angle facing the back side of the forward direction. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037455 | WIND TURBINE BLADE COMPRISING METAL FIBRES AND A TRANSITION REGION - A wind turbine blade | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037456 | WIND TURBINE BEDPLATE SUPPORT FRAME - A bedplate assembly of a wind turbine is provided. The bedplate assembly includes a rotor shaft with a first end coupled to a rotatable hub of the wind turbine via a rotor flange and a second end coupled to a gearbox. The bedplate assembly also includes a bedplate support frame coupled to the gearbox and to the rotor shaft for supporting the gearbox. The bedplate support frame includes a torque arm support device for supporting torque arms of the gearbox. The bedplate support frame also includes a circular support for housing a shaft support bearing for supporting the rotor shaft at the first end. Further, the bedplate support frame includes a cross-structure located under the rotor shaft, wherein the cross-structure comprises one or more arms connected internally to a first side wall and a second side wall | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037457 | ADJUSTABLE PADDLE - A joint is provided for a double bladed paddle which allows for the angle between the blades to be adjusted relative to one another. The joint is formed from joining a female body recessed into a first shaft with a male body extending from a second shaft. The female body encloses a spring mechanism abutted by teeth of a crown with receiving grooves. The male body has protuberances which fit within the receiving grooves leading to the spring mechanism which when pushed in by the male body allows the protuberances to move past the receiving grooves and rotate to slot into the pockets formed between the teeth of the crown. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037458 | COOLING STRUCTURES FOR TURBINE ROTOR BLADE TIPS - A rotor blade for a turbine of a combustion turbine engine having an airfoil that includes a pressure and a suction sidewall defining an outer periphery and a tip portion defining an outer radial end. The tip portion includes a rail that defines a tip cavity. The airfoil includes an interior cooling passage configured to circulate coolant. The rotor blade further includes: a slotted portion of the rail; and at least one film cooling outlet disposed within at least one of the pressure sidewall and the suction sidewall of the airfoil. The film cooling outlet includes a position that is adjacent to the tip portion and in proximity to the slotted portion of the rail. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037459 | AIRFOIL DESIGN HAVING LOCALIZED SUCTION SIDE CURVATURES - An airfoil for a gas turbine engine comprises a radially extending body having a transverse cross-section. The transverse cross-section comprises a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side and a suction side. The pressure side extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge with a predominantly concave curvature. The suction side extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge with a predominantly convex curvature. The suction side includes an approximately flat portion flanked by forward and aft convex portions. In another embodiment, the suction side includes a series of local curvature changes that produce inflection points in the convex curvature of the suction side spaced from the trailing edge. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037460 | COOLED BLADE FOR A GAS TURBINE - The invention relates to a cooled blade for a gas turbine that includes a radially extending aerofoil with a leading edge, a trailing edge, a suction side and a pressure side, and wherein a lip overhang is provided on the suction side of the trailing edge The blade also includes a plurality of radial internal flow channels connected via flow bends to form a multi-pass serpentine for a coolant flow, whereby a trailing edge ejection region is provided for cooling said trailing edge, said trailing edge ejection region comprising a trailing edge passage of said multi-pass serpentine running essentially parallel to said trailing edge and being connected over its entire length with a pressure side bleed. An optimized cooling is achieved by mainly determining the cooling flow from the trailing edge passage to the pressure side bleed by means of a staggered field of pins, which is provided between said pressure side bleed and said trailing edge passage, with the lateral dimension of said pins increasing in coolant flow direction. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037461 | COOLING SYSTEM IN A TURBINE AIRFOIL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ZIGZAG COOLING PASSAGES INTERCONNECTED WITH RADIAL PASSAGEWAYS - An airfoil in a gas turbine engine includes an outer wall, a cooling fluid cavity, a plurality of cooling fluid passages, and a plurality of radial passageways. The outer wall has leading and trailing edges, pressure and suction sides, and radially inner and outer ends. The cooling fluid cavity is defined in the outer wall and receives cooling fluid for cooling the outer wall. The cooling fluid passages are in fluid communication with the cooling fluid cavity and include alternating angled sections, each section having both a radial component and a chordal component. The cooling fluid passages extend from the cooling fluid cavity toward the trailing edge of the outer wall and receive cooling fluid from the cooling fluid cavity for cooling the outer wall near the trailing edge. The radial passageways interconnect radially adjacent cooling fluid passages. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037462 | Dynamic Compensation of Airflow in Electronics Enclosures with Failed Fans - An approach is provided in which a cooling manager detects a failed fan included in an electronic enclosure. The electronic enclosure includes multiple fans that each cool different component areas in the electronic enclosure. The cooling manager selects an airflow compensator that corresponds to a functioning fan included in the electronic enclosure, which includes a fixed perforated member and a movable perforated member. In turn, the cooling manager adjusts the selected airflow compensator to redirect a portion of airflow generated by the functioning fan to the component area corresponding to the failed fan. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037463 | CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR TRANSITIONING BETWEEN CONTROL ANGLES - A control system for a motor includes an angle determination module, a control module, an angle generation module, and an estimator module. The angle determination module generates an output rotor angle indicative of a desired angle of a rotor of the motor. The control module controls current supplied to the motor based on the output rotor angle. The angle generation module generates a commanded rotor angle in response to a commanded speed. The estimator module determines an estimated rotor angle of the motor. Upon startup of the motor, the angle determination module generates the output rotor angle based on the commanded rotor angle. Upon beginning of a transition period, the angle determination module generates the output rotor angle based on the commanded rotor angle and the estimated rotor angle. Upon ending of the transition period, the angle determination module generates the output rotor angle based on the estimated rotor angle. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037464 | STRAIN GAUGE PUMP CONTROL SWITCH - A control switch incorporates a solid state transducer, a strain gauge. The transducer responds to a local environmental condition, such as fluid level, or pressure and exhibits a parameter change which can be detected as an electrical output. Control circuits coupled to the transducer can sense the parameter change and switch a source of electrical energy to a load in response thereto. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037465 | METHOD FOR INCREASING COMPRESSED AIR EFFICIENCY IN A PUMP - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for increasing compressed air efficiency in a pump utilizes an air efficiency device in order to optimize the amount of a compressed air in a pump. The air efficiency device may allow for controlling the operation of the air operated diaphragm pump by reducing the flow of compressed air supplied to the pump as the pump moves between first and second diaphragm positions. A sensor may be used to monitor velocity of the diaphragm assemblies. In turn, full position feedback is possible so that the pump self-adjusts to determine the optimum, or close to optimum, turndown point of the diaphragm assemblies. As such, air savings is achieved by minimizing the amount of required compressed air. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037466 | DIAPHRAGM PUMP AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING FINE-GRAIN POWDER WITH THE AID OF A DIAPHRAGM PUMP - The invention relates to a diaphragm pump having a delivery space, which encloses a working volume, at least one deflectable diaphragm, which can be moved into a suction position and a pump position, an inlet valve arranged on a suction side of the diaphragm pump and an outlet valve arranged on the pressure side of the diaphragm pump. In order to make it possible to deliver fine-grain powder, for example, non-flowable powders having particle sizes of 0.01 μm to 100 μm, using a diaphragm pump, it is proposed that a gas feed for introducing a gas into the delivery space be arranged at the delivery space. In addition, the invention relates to a method for delivering fine-grain powder. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037467 | PRESSURE WASHERS INCLUDING JET PUMPS - A pressure washer includes a prime mover, a water pump, the water pump including a pump inlet for receiving fluid from a fluid source and a pump outlet for supplying a pressurized primary fluid, a jet pump including a primary fluid inlet fluidly coupled to the pump outlet, a secondary fluid inlet, and a fluid outlet, and a spray gun configured to be fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet of the jet pump, the spray gun including a spray gun outlet having a variable effective flow area. Wherein, in operation, in a high pressure operating mode, the pressurized primary fluid flows through the jet pump and exits through the fluid outlet of the jet pump, and in a high flow operating mode, the pressurized primary fluid flows through the jet pump and entrains a secondary fluid supplied through the secondary fluid inlet, resulting in a combined fluid flow. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037468 | GAS MICROPUMP - The micropump includes continuous cylindrical separating pipes having at least two alternating stages of pipes of small radius and large radius connected in succession. One end of the pipes constitutes a hot zone, and the opposite end constitutes a cold zone. The pipes alternate straight pipes with a large radius and U-shaped curved pipes with a small radius. The-relationship of the large radius of a straight pipe to the small radius (r) of a U-shaped pipe is in a range of R/r=2-10000, while the relationship of the temperature (T | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037469 | BLOWER, ESPECIALLY COMBUSTION AIR BLOWER FOR A VEHICLE HEATER - A blower, especially combustion air blower for a vehicle heater, includes a blower housing ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037470 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A motor-driven compressor includes a compression unit, an electric motor, a housing, a cover, wherein the cover includes a main body and a connector coupler, and the cover and the housing define an accommodating chamber, a motor driving circuit that is accommodated in the accommodating chamber and includes a circuit board, and a metal terminal held in the connector coupler, wherein the metal terminal includes first and second end portions. The cover has a shield including a first shield portion, which blocks electromagnetic noise and forms at least part of the connector coupler, and a second shield portion, which blocks electromagnetic noise and forms at least part of the main body. The first and second shield portions are coupled to each other. The second shield portion includes an insertion hole into which one of the first and second end portions of the metal terminal is insertable. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037471 | PIEZOELECTRIC PUMP UNIT - The piezoelectric pump unit consists of a housing, a piezo anchor, located in the housing, a displacer, located at the front of the housing. The piezo anchor and the displacer are connected. The piezo anchor consists of a rear piezoelectric clamp section, of a piezoelectric extender section and of a front piezoelectric clamp section, connected in series. At least one slider is introduced in the piezoelectric extender section between its front and rear ends. Electric pulses accessing at sections from a control station cause said sections to become fixed alternately inside the housing. Under the effect of electric pulses, the piezoelectric extender section moves the displacer step-by-step in one direction. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037472 | ELECTRICAL PUMP APPARATUS - An electrical pump apparatus is provided in which a situation where a failure detection circuit becomes inoperative before detection of a failure of an electric system can be avoided, and the certainty of failure detection can be enhanced. An attaching portion which is to be attached to a vehicle body is formed so that, in a state where an electrical pump apparatus is attached to the vehicle body, a circuit board of a control device is perpendicular to the horizontal direction. A control IC chip which constitutes a microcomputer for detecting a failure of the electric system is placed on a circuit board so as to be higher in the direction of gravity from a lowest water level Hmin at which flooding in a housing causes the electric system to be short-circuited. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037473 | PUMPING ASSEMBLY FOR FEEDING OIL UNDER PRESSURE TO A USER - A pumping assembly for feeding oil under pressure to a user is defined by a gear pump, which is actuated by an electric motor, and has a pair of gears, which are coupled to each other within a pump body, and are each provided with a respective plurality of teeth facing radially to a respective lateral surface of the pump body and axially to two recesses formed on two side elements of the pump body itself; the radial distance of the teeth from the respective lateral surface increasing in the direction of rotation of the gears around their own rotation axes. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037474 | SCROLL COMPRESSION DEVICE - A scroll compression device that prevents scattering of lubrication oil to a discharge pipe side is provided. A cup | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037475 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY DRIVEN FLUID PUMP HAVING A CENTER PLATE WITH FUNCTION OF CENTERING - There is provided an electromagnetically driven fluid pump. Even if deviation of a center plate from the diaphragm arises, centering of the center plate is carried out during the work for setting the center plate to an oscillator. The diaphragm and the center plate are fixed to the oscillator by means of a screw member, the diaphragm has a rising portion fitting to a through-hole at the center of the center plate, and the center plate has a ring-shaped rib on its surface where the screw member is inserted. The screw member is formed integrally with a washer portion and a diameter of the washer portion is nearly the same as an inner diameter of a bottom surface of the rib and the washer portion is formed so as to press a part of the rib in the case of maximum deviation of the center plate from the diaphragm. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037476 | MOTOR FOR COMPRESSOR PUMPS AND RELATED COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY - An electric motor is provided, including a stator having two electromagnetic poles diametrically opposite each other, a rotor including a rotor core configured for being rotatably mounted with a shaft for rotation relative to the stator. The rotor core is formed by stacking a plurality of laminations each of which has a central hole and a plurality of generally radially extending teeth. The stator and the rotor have geometric attributes such that: R | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037477 | Rotary Blood Pump With Opposing Spindle Magnets, Bore And Drive Windings - Various “contactless” bearing mechanisms including hydrodynamic and magnetic bearings are provided for a rotary pump as alternatives to mechanical contact bearings. In one embodiment, a pump apparatus includes a pump housing defining a pumping chamber. The housing has a spindle extending into the pumping chamber. A spindle magnet assembly includes first and second magnets disposed within the spindle. The first and second magnets are arranged proximate each other with their respective magnetic vectors opposing each other. The lack of mechanical contact bearings enables longer life pump operation and less damage to working fluids such as blood. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037478 | VENTILATING FAN - Disclosed is a ventilating fan including a ventilating fan body provided with a motor, a frame having ventilating air outlets, and fan blades, an adapter and an electric element box. The ventilating air outlets include a top air outlet provided on a top face of the frame of the ventilating fan and a side air outlet provided on a side face of the frame of the ventilating fan which are communicated with each other. The adapter is provided with a raised structure adapted to the ventilating air outlet. With this structure, the height of the ventilating fan is reduced while air volume is ensured, so that the ventilating fan is adapted to be mounted onto various ceilings, and the cost can be saved while mounting of the adapter is simplified. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037479 | PERISTALTIC PUMP TUBING WITH STOPPER AND COOPERATIVE ROLLER ASSEMBLY HOUSING HAVING NO MOVING PARTS - A peristaltic pump system includes elastomeric pump tubing and a roller pump. The pump tubing has a pumping segment and an inlet segment. The inlet segment has an inlet segment outer diameter. The pumping segment has a pumping segment outer diameter less than the inlet segment outer diameter. The roller pump has a roller assembly and a roller assembly housing. The roller assembly is disposed within the roller assembly housing and engaged with the pumping segment within the roller assembly housing. The roller assembly housing has an inlet gap formed through the roller assembly housing. The inlet gap defines an inlet gap inner diameter smaller than the pumping segment outer diameter. The inlet gap is adapted to frictionally receive the inlet segment for aligning the pump tubing with a roller assembly and mitigate longitudinal movement of the pump tubing into the roller assembly housing. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037480 | TUBULAR INSERT FOR EXTRA-CORPOREAL CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a novel type of tubular insert for connecting an extra-corporeal circuit to a peristaltic pump. This tubular insert comprises a loop formed by a tube portion; the loop comprises a curve which extends around an axis X. The tube which forms the curve has an oval cross-section with a major axis M and a minor axis m perpendicular to each other, where the major axis M is longer than the minor axis m. Finally, in the tubular insert according to the invention, the minor axis m of each cross-section of the tube along the curve is parallel to the axis X The invention further relates to a method for producing the tubular insert and to a peristaltic pump suitable for operating with tubular inserts according both to the invention and to the prior art. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037481 | Pump produced in a substrate - A pump having a first substrate extending in a plane, a cavity formed in a top face thereof and having fixed lateral walls that delimit sides thereof, intake and evacuation channels formed in the top face, each parallel to the plane from an inlet to an outlet, the outlet of the intake channel and the inlet of the evacuation channel opening into the cavity at the walls, a second substrate bonded onto the top face and forming a fluid-tight chamber, a membrane forming a wall of the chamber and being deformable between suction and positions to suck or discharge fluid, and non-return valves formed in the top face, each having a proximal side anchored to the first substrate. The proximal side of the first is between the orifices of the intake channel, and the proximal side of the second valve is between the orifices of the evacuation channel. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037482 | PORTABLE WORKING MACHINE - A working machine has an oil groove communicating a pump chamber with a gear chamber, and a small amount of oil is delivered to the gear chamber when oil is discharged from the pump chamber. Thus, the oil adheres to the outer peripheral surface of a rotating pump shaft and is kept remaining between a pump case and the pump shaft. Therefore, the viscosity is increased and a pressure loss between the pump chamber and the gear chamber is increased. Accordingly, the airtightness can be maintained, and the stable and inexpensive oil pump mechanism requiring less man-hour can be realized without depending on the accuracy of a gap between the pump case and the pump shaft. Since oil is kept remaining on the outer peripheral surface of the pump shaft, it is possible to prevent the pump case from being worn out and to improve the durability of components. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037483 | Method of Active Oil Management for Multiple Scroll Compressors - A method of operating a refrigeration system uses a plurality of compressors in connected parallel. The method includes returning refrigerant and oil to the compressors, the refrigerant also having oil entrained therein, separating the oil entrained in the refrigerant, and returning more of the oil entrained in the refrigerant to a lead compressor of the plurality of compressors regardless of whether the lead compressor is operating. The method also includes connecting the oil sumps of all of the plurality of compressors such that oil is supplied from the lead compressor to at least one non-lead compressor of the plurality of compressors when the at least one non-lead compressor is operating. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037484 | Oil Equalization Configuration for Multiple Compressor Systems Containing Three or More Compressors - A method of operating a refrigeration system having at least three compressors, in which each compressor has an oil sump with oil at an oil level. The method includes separately connecting the oil sumps of the at least three compressors. Each separate connection allows oil flow only between the oil sumps of two of said compressors thereby preventing bypass flow. The method further includes flowing oil between oil sumps of the at least three compressors and along the separate connections to tend to equalize the oil levels among the oil sumps of the at least three compressors. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037485 | REFRIGERANT SCROLL COMPRESSOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS - A refrigerant scroll compressor for a motor vehicle air conditioning system having a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll engaging with the fixed scroll, wherein the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll cooperate to compress a refrigerant gas. An intermediate pressure chamber is disposed adjacent the orbiting scroll, an oil return duct provides fluid communication between the intermediate pressure chamber and a high pressure area of the refrigerant scroll compressor, and at least one intermediate pressure duct is formed in one of the orbiting scroll and fixed scroll and is in fluid communication with the intermediate pressure chamber. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037486 | COMPRESSOR HAVING CAPACITY MODULATION OR FLUID INJECTION SYSTEMS - A compressor may include a fluid-injection source, a shell, and first and second scroll members. The shell may define a suction pressure region. The first scroll member may include a first end plate and a first scroll wrap extending therefrom. The second scroll member may include a second end plate and a second scroll wrap extending therefrom. The first and second scroll wraps may cooperate to define a plurality of fluid pockets. The second end plate may include a first passage and a second passage. The second end plate may also include a first port and a second port extending through the second end plate and communicating with at least one of the fluid pockets. The first passage may be in communication with the suction pressure region. The second passage may be in communication with the fluid-injection source. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037487 | GEROTOR DEVICE ROLLER POCKET GEOMETRY - A gerotor device includes a rotor having outwardly extending teeth and a stator having inwardly extending teeth. The inwardly extending teeth are formed by rollers each of which is received in a respective roller pocket in the stator. Each roller pocket has a maximum pocket width measured perpendicular to a pocket centerline. Each roller pocket defines a roller bearing surface having a first side that follows a first radius and a second side on an opposite side of the centerline that follows a second radius. Each radius is greater than ½ the maximum pocket width. Each roller pocket has an edge pocket width between a first pocket edge where the pocket transitions to a generally cylindrical section in the stator and a second pocket edge on an opposite side of the centerline. The edge pocket width is less than the maximum pocket width. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037488 | Vane-type Compressors and Expanders with Minimal Internal Energy Losses - Current piston based air-conditioning system compressors only have isentropic efficiencies near 50%. Making internal leakage and friction negligible, via detailed design of the vane machine, would almost halve power consumption. In addition, by recovering expansion energy that is normally wasted via an expander, the system Coefficient of Performance COP can be improved up to an additional 30%. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037489 | Method of Producing Workpiece and Workpiece Thereof - A method of producing a workpiece is disclosed. The method includes: providing a first powder, a hardness of the first powder being less than 250 HV, and a mean particle size of the first powder being less than 20 μm; mixing the first powder and a second powder to form a mixed powder; the mixed powder includes carbon, chromium, iron, and elements selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, nickel, copper, niobium, vanadium, tungsten, silicon, cobalt, and manganese; adding a binder and water to the mixed powder; applying a spray drying process to granulate the mixed powder to form a spray-dried powder; applying a dry pressing process to the spray-dried powder to form a green part; applying a debinding process to the green part to form a debound body; and sintering the debound body into a workpiece having a hardness of higher than 250 HV. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037490 | POWDER METALLURGY METHOD FOR MAKING COMPONENTS - A powder metallurgy method includes (a) forming a metallic powder into a shape, (b) thermo-mechanically forming the shape into an article having a polycrystalline microstructure, (c) heat treating the article to cause coarsening of the polycrystalline microstructure, and (d) controlling the grain size homogeneity and distribution in the article formed during coarsening in step (c) by selecting the metallic powder in step (a) to include a metallic powder particle size distribution that is truncated on fine and coarse particle size sides, the selected metallic powder particle size distribution reducing abnormal grain growth such that the polycrystalline microstructure coarsens to a predefined target grain size range. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037491 | MOLYBDENUM METAL POWDER - The invention relates to a process for producing sinterable molybdenum metal powder in a moving bed, sinterable molybdenum powder and its use. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037492 | ACTIVE METAL BRAZING MATERIAL - The present invention provides an active metal brazing material composed of a Ag—Cu—Ti—Sn alloy containing by weight 20 to 40% of Cu, 1.0 to 3.0% of Ti, 1.2 to 6.0% of Sn and the balance being Ag, and having a metallographic structure including a Sn—Ti or Cu—Ti intermetallic compound dispersed in a Ag—Cu alloy matrix, wherein the weight ratio Sn/Ti between Ti and Sn is 1.2 or more, and additionally the particle size of the intermetallic compound is 20 μm or less. The foregoing active metal brazing material improves the workability of the hitherto known Ag—Cu—Ti alloy active metal brazing material and enables a critical dimension processing with a high processing rate, and can be produced by melting and casting the foregoing Ag—Cu—Ti—Sn alloy, and by subsequently plastically working the cast at a working rate of 90% or more to make finer the intermetallic compound involved. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037493 | CASTING ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH DISPERSED CNT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a casting aluminum alloy with dispersed carbon nanotubes (CNT), which is molded by charging an oxide-coated CNT in the range of 1 to 5 vol % into a molten Al—Ti—B-based alloy, and stirring the resulting mixture. The aluminum alloy has enhanced elasticity by forming a TiB | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037494 | METHOD OF PREPARING ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES AND ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES PREPARED BY USING THE SAME - A method of stably preparing an aluminum composite with excellent mechanical properties while the temperature of molten aluminum is maintained at 950° C. or less, includes mixing aluminum powder, a source material for titanium, a source material for a nonmetallic element that is able to be combined with titanium to form a compound, and an active material to prepare a precursor; adding the precursor to molten aluminum; and casting the molten aluminum. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037495 | Multi Mode Low Temperature Plasma Sterilizer - In a low temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer, the accurate control of concentration of the hydrogen peroxide sterilant is an important factor in determining reliability and sterilization efficacy of the sterilization process. The present application describes sterilizers, and sterilization methods, which use a novel injector-concentrator arrangement which allows accurate concentration of the sterilant performed concurrently with the sterilization process. This process enables the device to sterilize wide range of sensitive equipment within a shorter sterilization cycle. | 2014-02-06 |
