08th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140049014 | HOSPITAL CART - The invention relates to a cart, in particular for transporting sterile goods, with an undercarriage ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049015 | AXLE MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES AND CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS HAVING AXLE MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES - Axle mounting assemblies including an object, an axle, and a bushing assembly that operatively couples the object to the axle. The bushing assembly includes a bushing portion that extends at least partially through and engages a hub of the object, a fastener operatively retained relative to a bore defined by the bushing portion and positioned around the end region of the axle, and a force-receiving portion configured to selectively receive an installation force for operatively positioning the fastener over the end region of the axle. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049016 | STABILIZER ARRANGEMENT FOR A CHASSIS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A stabilizer arrangement for a chassis of a motor vehicle, including at least one element, which entirely or partially compensates for vehicle movements, in the region of a wheel suspension connected to the stabilizer arrangement, wherein the element is activatable via flexible lines wherein the flexible lines can be guided by a central control unit via openings arranged in the stabilizer bearing substantially below the stabilizer, as seen in the vertical direction of the vehicle, to the element interacting with a stabilizer. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049017 | Front Wheel Suspension For A Motor Vehicle - A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle includes a carrier coupled to a portion of the vehicle, and a wheel bearing element mounted on the carrier so as to be rotatable about an axis, wherein a first portion of the carrier is rotatably coupled to the portion of the vehicle by a single link. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049018 | OFFSET INCLINED SUSPENSION - An independent suspension for a steerable wheel has a support member that is inclined so that the movement of the wheel as it travels over an obstacle includes a rearward vector. The steering spindle is positioned in such a way that it is not perpendicular to the support member, but is angled to provide the desired caster angle, which may vary between embodiments. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049019 | STRUT MOUNTING REINFORCEMENT UNIT OF VEHICLE - The strut mounting reinforcement unit of a vehicle includes a shock absorber housing cover in which a strut may be inserted, the shock absorber housing cover being mounted to a vehicle body together with the strut, a shock absorber cover panel covering an upper portion of the shock absorber housing cover to be mounted to the vehicle body, and a closed space formed between the shock absorber housing cover and the shock absorber cover panel, thereby improving strength of a strut mounted portion of the vehicle body. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049020 | INSERT FOR ADJUSTMENT OF OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A BICYCLE AND BICYCLE PORTION WITH INSERT - An insert for a bicycle has a central portion and a contiguous outer portion to form a unitary elongated body, the body being dimensionable by reference to major and minor datum lines, the outer portion forming a flange. The body includes a first outer surface defined by the central portion, and a second opposing outer surface defined by the central portion and the outer portion. The central portion includes a through-hole that extends perpendicularly through the body from the first outer surface to the second outer surface, wherein the hole defines a hole axis. The central portion has a non-circular outer profile that encloses the hole axis, and the flange has a non-circular outer profile that encloses the hole axis, the outer profile of the flange being larger than the outer profile of the central portion. The hole is disposed asymmetric with respect to the minor datum line. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049021 | ROAD HOLDING ABILITY MECHANISM FOR THE TWO FRONT WHEELS OF A MOTORCYCLE - The present invention provides a road holding ability mechanism applied to a motorcycle with two wheels in front. The mechanism may be configured on a three-wheeled motorcycle which has two front wheels and a single rear wheel or on a four-wheeled motorcycle with two front wheels as well as two rear wheels. Under any operating condition, the mechanism enables the two front wheels to offer great road holding ability, that is, to remain stable when moving so as to ensure the motorcycle against rollovers. The present invention includes a simple and innovative structure. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049022 | ADJUSTABLE AND EXTENSIBLE BICYCLE FRAME - An adjustable bicycle is provided as well as an adjustable frame assembly and an adjustable steering column assembly. The frame assembly includes a seat tube, a head tube and a top tube assembly connecting the seat tube to the head tube. The top tube assembly includes a female tube and a male tube having a front attached to the head tube and the rear telescopically engaging with the female tube. The female tube telescopically slides within the first male tube. A locking mechanism fixes the position of the female tube relative to the male tube. The adjustable steering column assembly includes a steerer tube having a top and a bottom, the bottom being operatively engaged within the head tube. A telescopic tube having a bottom telescopically engages within the steerer tube. A steering column locking mechanism fixes the position of the telescopic tube within the steerer tube. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049023 | BICYCLE STEM - A bicycle stern has a steering tube clamp with a bore for receiving a steer tube and a pair of parallel spaced arms each having an elongate slot at a distal end. An extension has a proximal end, receivable between the clamp arms, and a bore extending transversely through its proximal end. A pin, extends through the elongate slot in each arm and through the bore in the extension for securing the extension to the steering rube clamp. The pin slots and bore are in non-rotational engagement to prevent rotation of the extension relative to the clamp, and the pin is selectively movable longitudinally within the slots for adjusting reach of the extension. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049024 | FIFTH WHEEL - A fifth wheel coupling with a pull handle, having a pull lever and a safety lever. The pull handle can move in a travel space of a guide mechanism of the fifth wheel coupling plate into a closed position and a release position. Elements are provided for blocking the pull handle, consisting of a safety mechanism with a movably disposed blocking element. The safety mechanism is arranged on the fifth wheel coupling plate. The pull handle has a device for manipulation of the safety mechanism. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049025 | INFLATOR HAVING A MECHANICALLY COUPLED TWO-PIECE HOUSING - An inflator including an initiator and a bulkhead molded around the initiator. The inflator includes a housing formed of two overlapping housing portions mechanically coupled together around a portion of the bulkhead. One of the housing portions includes cut tabs that are crimped into cut receivers of the other housing portion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049026 | KNEE AIRBAG HAVING INCREASED PACKAGE WIDTH - A knee airbag assembly is operable to restrain at least one leg of an occupant of a vehicle. The assembly includes an inflator, a housing, and an airbag that moves between a stowed state and a deployed state. The inflator is operable to selectively inflate the airbag to move the airbag from the stowed state to the deployed state. The airbag is housed within the housing in the stowed state, and the airbag extends from the housing in the deployed state. The airbag defines a package width when in the stowed state, and the airbag defines a deployed width when in the deployed state. A ratio of the package width to the deployed width is between approximately 0.8 and 1.0. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049027 | Air Bag Mounting Assembly and Methods - A knee air bag mounting system is provided that includes an air bag mount for a heavy truck-type vehicle. Such an air bag mount includes a front wall having an air bag aperture therein adapted for passage of an air bag module of the knee air bag system. The air bag mount also includes a first side wall extending away from the front wall, a second side wall extending away from the front wall in opposed-spaced relation to the first side wall, a top wall extending away from the front wall, and a bottom wall extending away from the front wall. A bracket structure is disposed within an interior space of the air bag mount and configured to provide a connection point for the air bag module. Each of the first and second side walls and top and bottom walls are free from direct connection to one another. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049028 | SEAT CUSHION AIRBAG - A system for a vehicle may include an interior component, such as a seat assembly, for example, disposed in a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The interior component may include an expandable member that may be at least partially exposed to the passenger compartment. The expandable member may expand in response to an impact event from an undeployed state to a fully deployed state without breaking a seam of the expandable member. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049029 | STEERING COLUMN FOR A WORK VEHICLE WITH INTEGRAL ADJUSTABLE FOOT RESTS - A work vehicle includes a chassis, an operator station, and a steering column. The operator station is carried by the chassis and includes a floor. The steering column is mounted to and extends upward from the floor. The steering column includes a pair of opposite sides and a pair of foot rests, with each foot rest extending laterally outward from a respective side. The position of the foot rests is preferably adjustable. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049030 | BEAM MEMBER - In a beam member having a cylindrical beam main body with a first end portion and a second end portion in which respective end surfaces oppose and partially abut to each other in a circumferential direction of the beam main body to define a slit portion, a bracket member straddles the first end portion and the second end in the circumferential direction to be welded to an outer surface of the beam main body so as to cover the slit portion between a first welding portion and a second welding portion that weld abutting portions of the respective end surfaces of the first end portion and the second end portion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049031 | CRASH STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a crash structure ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049032 | Chassis Frame - A chassis frame ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049033 | COMPOSITE BOX FRAME - This disclosure relates to vehicle frame components that are comprised of composite materials. Vehicle frame component structures are disclosed that address the relative lack of the compressive strength of composites compared to conventional metal materials used in vehicle frames. One desirable frame structure is a box frame rail structure that is comprised of composite materials and that has an enhanced capacity to accommodate compressive loads. In addition, the disclosed box frame rail structures provide protective routing options for wiring and pneumatic plumbing. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049034 | OPTICALLY VARIABLE SECURITY FEATURE - The invention relates to an open optical security feature which provides for a high level of security and can be produced relatively straightforwardly in a technical production method. The security features of optically variable inks with tilt effect and the properties of a latent image are combined with one another and interwoven. By virtue of the security feature being generated by printing, the security feature can be realized in a cost-effective manner, but nevertheless with a very high level of security being provided. The resulting security feature can readily be verified at any time, by any desired individual, without any additional auxiliary means being required. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049035 | PIPE COUPLER CLAMP | 2014-02-20 |
20140049036 | ISOLATION RING ON GAP SUB - A gap sub comprises at least one, and in a preferred embodiment, two electrically isolating threaded joints in a conductive tubular collar. The threads of the joints are isolated by a non-conductive coating in accordance with the prior art. The shoulders of the joints are separated by an isolating ring. Annular faces on the ring make contact with the shoulders in the joints. The ring is made of conductive material with a non-conductive coating deployed on (1) at least one, and advantageously both, of the ring's annular faces, and (2) the interior surface of the ring. An annular recess in the collar prevents electrical contact between collar sections nearby the ring either side of each threaded joint. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049037 | ECP/Triple Valve Transition Plate - A transition plate connects an electronic manifold to a pipe mounting bracket of a railway brake system and includes a body having a manifold portion that defines a face configured to engage the manifold and a pipe bracket portion that defines a face configured to engage the pipe mounting bracket; ports defined in the manifold face that are configured to align and communicate with ports in the face of the manifold; ports defined in the pipe bracket face that are configured to align and communicate with ports in the face of the pipe mounting bracket; and a plurality of air passages extending through the body for connecting the plurality of ports defined in the manifold face with the plurality of ports defined in the pipe bracket face. The transition plate establishes a pneumatic interface between the electronic manifold and the pipe mounting bracket. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049038 | High Efficiency Take-Off Fitting - A high efficiency take-off fitting allows conditioned air from a rectangular cross-section main duct to be smoothly transferred into a circular cross-section branch duct. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049039 | FLUID SEALING - A fluid sealing element, a fluid sealing assembly, a method of providing a fluid seal, and a method of terminating a flexible pipe body in an end fitting are disclosed. The fluid sealing element ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049040 | Flexible Register Boot for Heated and Cooled Air - A flexible contoured boot for transmitting air to or from a room register in a building. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049041 | DISPENSE INTERFACE WITH LOCKOUT ELEMENT - The invention relates to a dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device with an inner body and with a lockout element, wherein the lockout element is coupled to the inner body, wherein the lockout element is movable from a receptive condition to a locked condition, wherein in the receptive condition the dispense interface is attachable to the drug delivery device, wherein in the locked condition the dispense interface is not-attachable to the drug delivery device and wherein the lockout element is configured to move from the receptive condition to the locked condition when said dispense interface is attached to and detached from said drug delivery device. The invention solves the technical problem of reducing the risk of reuse of a dispense interface, after it has already been used with a drug delivery device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049042 | QUICK-CONNECT ASSEMBLY FOR A FLUID VALVE - A quick-connect assembly for connecting a fluid supply line, to a fluid valve, the assembly including a fluid supply line, a spacing element, a valve housing with an inlet and a transverse slot, and a spring clip. The valve housing has a face which includes an insertion end that defines a cavity having a valve housing stop. The spacing element and fluid supply line are adapted to be inserted into the cavity of the valve housing. The spring clip is configured to engage the valve housing and the fluid supply line after the spring clip is inserted into the transverse slot of the valve housing such that the fluid supply line is secured to the valve housing. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049043 | DRYER DUCT CONNECTOR - A connector including a first member having a cylindrical portion and a second member having a cylindrical portion that is frictionally engageable with the first member. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049044 | FERRULE WITH INTERNAL RECESS AND CYLINDRICAL WALL - A ferrule for a metal tube fitting includes an annular body having a generally cylindrical radially interior wall extending through the center of the ferrule. An outer radial wall extends from the ferrule front end to a rearward flange portion of the annular body. The outer radial wall has: a first tapered portion extending from the ferrule front end with an increasing radial dimension towards the rearward flange portion, the first tapered portion extending to a crown portion, the crown portion including a convex surface that tapers radially inwardly towards the rearward flange portion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049045 | THREADED JOINT FOR STEEL PIPES - Provided is a threaded joint for steel pipes having high sealability even under a bending load. In the threaded joint, when a pin | 2014-02-20 |
20140049046 | WIND POWER PLANT WITH HIGHLY RELIABLE REAL-TIME POWER CONTROL - The present invention relates to a fault-tolerant control system for a wind power plant comprising a plurality of power units, the control system comprising control means for generating a replica of essentially concurrent power unit set-point values, a data communication network for transmitting the essentially concurrent power unit set-point values to the plurality of power units and a plurality of decentralised voting means being arranged so that a decentralised voting means is assigned to each power unit, each decentralised voting means being adapted to select one power unit set-point value out of the replica of power unit set-points. The present invention further relates to an associated method. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049047 | AIR POWERED ELECTRICAL GENERATOR - An air powered electrical generator includes an air compressor, an electrical motor for powering the air compressor and a compressed air storage tank. A fan, a valve and a pipe direct released air onto the fan to thereby rotate the fan and two electrical generators. A battery and a battery charger provide power for the electric motor so that the air powered electric generator can be moved to a pre-selected location to provide electric energy in a manner that is free of carbon monoxide and pollution. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049048 | PORTABLE GENERATOR AND GENERATING METHOD - A portable generator comprises a fluid pressure generator, a fluid pressure cylinder, a gas power generator, a gas generator, and a charger. The fluid pressure generator is for generating a fluid pressure by pumping, and the fluid pressure generator includes an airbag for compensating a volume change by the pressurized moving of the non-compressible fluid. The fluid pressure cylinder is connected to the fluid pressure generator and comprising a fluid pressure piston, a gas piston, and a piston rod connecting the fluid pressure piston and the gas piston. The gas power generator comprises a high pressure gas chamber, the piston rod, the gas piston of the fluid pressure cylinder, and a cycle path. The gas generator is for generating electricity with a flow of the high pressure gas moving in the high pressure gas chamber as a power source. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049049 | Apparatus For Footwear-Embedded Mechanical Energy Harvesting Using Modular Elements - An energy harvesting apparatus utilizes a modular structure to preserve the proper alignment between a chain of energy-producing elements and an energy-producing channel (within which the chain is located and free to slide along, creating electrical energy from mechanical movement). The channel includes a plurality of rigid modules that are separated by flexible segments of tubing. The rigid channel modules house the energy-producing electrodes and/or coils. The chain includes a plurality of rigid modules that are attached along a flexible string in a spaced-apart configuration. The rigid chain modules house the energy-producing magnets and/or conductive droplets. The combination of the flexible channel segments and chain string allow for freedom of motion of the apparatus (required for human locomotion, for example), while providing the desired “fixed” alignment between the rigid energy-producing modules. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049050 | ENERGY STORING DEVICE IN WHICH ENERGY IS STORED THROUGH SPRING TORSION - An energy storing device is disclosed. In the energy storing device of the present invention, energy from an energy generating unit is stored in the form of spring torsion and then is output steadily. The energy storing device of the present invention includes a plurality of cog-wheels, a plurality of torsion magnitude limiting units, a plurality of single-directional input bearings, a plurality of energy storing units and a plurality of speed enhancing cog-wheels. Each of the energy storing units includes at least two end rotational disc portions, which are connected with each other co-axially. A leaf spring unit is provided between each pair of rotational disc portions and one end of the leaf spring unit is bent in an opposite direction. In addition, the energy storing units may be connected in series or in parallel to increase the efficiencies in energy storage and energy output. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049051 | Counterweight Electrical Generating System - An energy generator device is disclosed that creates self-sufficient electricity without the need for external resources. The device comprises two vertical members, each comprising a weight. The weights of the vertical members are secured to a chain which is passed over a sprocket. The sprockets are then rigidly attached to an axle, such that passing the chain over the sprockets rotates the axles. The axles are secured to a gearbox, which is then secured to a magnetic induction generation component. The weights move opposite of each other, such that when one weight is raised the other is lowered, with the lowering weight activating a switch that turns on a hydraulic pump and piston, which then acts to raise the weight. The raising and lowering of the weights rotates the axles, which in turn rotates the turbines of the magnetic induction generation components to produce electricity. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049052 | METHOD OF IMPROVING NITRATE SALT COMPOSITIONS FOR USE AS HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM OR HEAT STORAGE MEDIUM - Method of maintaining or widening the long-term operating temperature range of a heat transfer medium and/or heat storage medium comprising a nitrate salt composition selected from the group consisting of alkali metal nitrate and alkaline earth metal nitrate and optionally alkali metal nitrite and alkaline earth metal nitrite, wherein all or part of the nitrate salt composition is brought into contact with an additive composed of a combination of elemental oxygen and nitrogen oxides. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049053 | CONTROL DEVICE, POWER CONTROL SYSTEM, AND POWER CONTROL METHOD | 2014-02-20 |
20140049054 | Efficient Sand Tub Heater - An efficient sand tube heater including a flexible heating element wrapped around a sand tube. The flexible heating element and sand tube are then surrounded by a heat sensitive sheathing. Heat is applied to the heat sensitive sheathing such that the heat sensitive sheathing shrinks around the flexible heating element and sand tube such that the flexible heating element remains in contact with the sand tube. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049055 | SAFE LINKAGE LOCKSET - A safe linkage lockset has a holding box, wherein a left and a right driving seat are assembled into its internal holding space parallelly and reversely. A linkage member is set rotatably between the driving seats. A door handle assembling portion is formed on the middle of the linkage member. The assembling portion could be provided with a doer handle. When pressing the door handle, the linkage member will be driven so that the driving seats are driven close to each other. When pulling up the handle, the driving seats are driven far away from each other. Two bolt bars are separately located into the assembly hole of the driven end on left and right driving seats, and the action end of bolt bar is protruded out of the holding box. Hence, this could adapt to common users' locking and unlocking habit. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049056 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A motor vehicle door lock comprising a locking mechanism ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049057 | Lock Ring for Securing a Container Lid - A lock ring for securing a lid to a drum-type container has a body with a discontinuous ring shape and first and second free ends. The body has an annular wall and two spaced apart flanges defining a clamping channel facing radially inward. A lever has a grip section and a pivot section at opposite ends. The pivot section is pivotally attached to the body near the first free end. The lever is pivotable between a closed position and an open position and has two walls spaced from one another and connected by a third wall. A lever end is adjacent the first free end and is formed by the annular wall and one flange of the two flanges continuing to the first free end and the other flange of the two flanges terminating short of the first free end. When the lever is in the closed position, the third wall of the lever lies adjacent the annular wall, the annular wall of the lever end is positioned between the two walls of the lever, the body is captured between the two walls of the lever along the grip section, and a portion of one wall of the two walls of the lever lies generally in the same plane as the other flange along the lever end. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049058 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE DEVICE - This door handle device is provided with: a handle base; an introduction opening that is opened in a door handle and that supports the handle base; an operation handle that is connected to the handle base; and a gasket that is disposed between the handle base and the operation handle. A handle stopper, of which one end passes through the introduction aperture and is borne by the handle base, and of which the other end contacts the operation handle, is integrally provided to the gasket. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049059 | TUBULAR BEAM OF AN AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURE HAVING AN IMPROVED IMPACT BEHAVIOR - Bumper crossbeam ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049060 | STRAP SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This disclosure relates generally to an apparatus having a strap system and housing for an electronic device. The apparatus can include a housing that is configured to receive an electronic device and protect the device from damage resulting from impact or exposure to liquids. The strap system can attach to the housing with connectors to provide easy handling of the housing and the electronic device therein without compromising the integrity of the housing. This disclosure also relates to a stand for an electronic device. The stand can be stored on the electronic device to provide additional protection when the electronic device is not being used. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049061 | TOOL FOR INSERTING CONTAINERS INTO ICE - Tools for inserting containers into ice are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a tool includes a first end and a second end. A ring is located proximate the first end. The ring has having a hole, wherein a container is receivable in the hole. The tool has a first state when no container is received in the hole and a second state when a container is received in the hole. At least one sheet extends between the ring and the second end, the sheet forms a substantially conical shape when the tool is in the first state and a less conical shape when the tool is in the second state. An opening is located proximate the second end, wherein the container exits the tool via the opening. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049062 | Multiple Drum Handling Apparatus - An apparatus is disclosed that serves as an attachment for a forklift truck or the like for handling multiple drums simultaneously. The drums to be transported are arranged symmetrically in a cluster about a central vertical axis. The apparatus includes a slidable suspension plate that connects to a latching device adapted to clamp onto the rim of each drum in the cluster. The sliding movement of the suspension plate is confined to a linear path of travel by guide rails. The limited forward/rearward linear movement aids in locating the clamping device accurately relative to the central vertical axis of the cluster. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049063 | Console Box - A console box is made of resin, is elongate in the vehicle front-rear direction, and can be installed on a floor panel. An upper component forms a top face and a front wall on the vehicle front side, and has, in the top face near the front wall, a drink holder that is recessed downward. A lower component forms side walls and on both sides in the vehicle width direction and a rear wall on the vehicle rear side. The lower component has a link portion that extends between and links the inner faces of the side walls and below the drink holder. The link portion is fixed with bolts and to the floor panel, and a lower face at a bottom of the drink holder has a clip that connects the drink holder to the link portion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049064 | Knock-down construction of carnival style food cart or stand - A knock-down cart has a generally square box-like structure having four side panels and at four columns of vertically ledges, with two or four functional or nonfunctional wheels. It serves as elevation base for food machines like popcorn machine and cotton candy floss machine and alike. The knock-down version has a detachable bottom plate of the box-like body which offers easy assembly work for end consumers to put together as well as saves packing cubic the results in cost reduction in shipping and storage. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049065 | VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE LOADING FLOOR - A vehicle is provided with a luggage compartment that houses an additional support unit having a loading floor, height-adjustable between a lowered position and at least one raised position; when in the raised position, the loading floor is supported, but can rotate upwards about a horizontal axis of rotation; the unit has two levers, which are hinged to a fixed structure about a first horizontal axis and to the loading floor about a second horizontal axis, which is set apart from the first horizontal axis by a variable distance. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049066 | SLIDING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A VEHICLE SUN VISOR, AND SUN VISOR PROVIDED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - The sliding device ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049067 | DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A door assembly ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049068 | Break Away Dash Panel - A dash assembly for the occupant area of a vehicle including a stationary section, a moveable section, first interface and a second interface is provided. The moveable section includes at least one contact zone configured to be engaged by a driver's knee in the event of an accident to absorb forces from the driver's knee. The first interface is between the stationary section and the moveable section and secures the moveable section to the stationary section at a first location. The second interface is between the stationary section and the moveable section and secures the moveable section to the stationary section at a second location spaced away from the first location. The second interface is configured to release prior to the first interface upon sufficient forces being applied to the at least one contact zone during an accident. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049069 | Reinforcing Unit for Vehicle Body - A reinforcing unit for the vehicle body may include an insert member coupled to a front side member while being inserted in the front side member, and a fender apron lower reinforce member mounted in a fender apron to be coupled to the insert member, so that crash energy transmitted to the fender apron in a front offset crash of the vehicle may be transmitted to the front side member through the reinforcing unit of the vehicle body to be effectively distributed. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049070 | LOCALIZED ENERGY DISSIPATION STRUCTURES FOR VEHICLES - An impact protection structure for a vehicle impacting a blunt-object barrier includes a support structure of the vehicle, an energy absorbing rail coupled to the support structure, and a localized energy dissipation structure. The energy absorbing rail extends an energy absorbing rail length and includes a plurality of lumens. The localized energy dissipation structure extends a localized energy dissipation structure length less than the energy absorbing rail length. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049071 | Sound Insulation Structure - A sound insulation structure for vehicles, machines and equipment powered by internal combustion engines equipped with emission control systems designed to meet the T4i and T4 emission standards is disclosed. The disclosed sound insulation structure includes a barrier core layer disposed between two insulation layers. Each insulation layer is disposed between the barrier core layer and either a facing layer or a backing layer. The insulation layers may be fabricated from fiberglass while the barrier core layer may be fabricated from a polymer or a rubberized polymer such as rubberized polyethylene. The backing and facing layers may be fabricated from non-woven materials such as non-woven cellulose fibers. The sound insulation structure may also be fire resistant. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049072 | SHOCK ABSORBER HOUSING SUPPORTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A shock absorber housing supporting apparatus for a vehicle installed in a front body including a shock absorber housing disposed between a fender apron upper member provided in an upper portion of a fender apron and a front side member provided in a length direction of a vehicle body and having a beam shape, and a cowl connected to a front side of a front glass and having a panel shape, may include a first supporting device connecting the front side member and the fender apron upper member and covering the shock absorber housing in between them, and a second supporting device connecting the front side member and the cowl and covering the shock absorber housing in therebetween. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049073 | FRONT BODY STRUCTURE - A front vehicle body structure for a vehicle body ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049074 | FRONT VEHICLE BODY REINFORCING STRUCTURE - A front vehicle body reinforcing structure includes: an upper reinforcing member and a lower reinforcing member attached to an upper portion and a lower portion of the shock absorber housing panel; and a front reinforcing rail and a rear reinforcing rail attached to a front side and a rear side of the shock absorber housing panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, respectively, thereby enhancing strength of a front vehicle body. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049075 | CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT AND CROSSMEMBER - A connection arrangement for connecting two tube pieces of a crossmember for a vehicle has a first attachment element made of a first material, wherein the first attachment element is provided for a solid material-bonded connection to at least a first tube piece which comprises the first material. Furthermore, the first attachment element has a second attachment element which is fastened to the first attachment element, wherein the second attachment element consists essentially of a second material differing from the first material, wherein the second attachment element is provided for a solid material-bonded connection to a second tube piece which comprises the second material. Furthermore, a crossmember has such a connection arrangement. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049076 | METHOD OF ATTACHING FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS TO A ROOF ELEMENT OF A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE ROOF ELEMENT - A method of attaching functional components to a roof element of a vehicle, including applying a curable material in a low-viscosity state which is molded in sections by means of a first mold surface, wherein a second mold surface is used which serves for shaping further sections of the curable material, an opening remaining accessible towards the environment through which the curable material can be introduced. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049077 | FOLDING CHAIR - A folding chair includes a front leg frame, a rear leg frame and a backrest frame pivotally coupled to a seat. Support braces are pivotally coupled to the backrest frame on one end and pivotally coupled to the front leg frame on an opposing end by sliding members that are slidably coupled to a corresponding slot formed on each side of the seat. In an open configuration the backrest frame is substantially upright and positioned substantially perpendicular to the seat, and each sliding member engages a rear end of a corresponding slot such that the front leg frame forms an X-shape with respect to the rear leg frame. The components are folded in one motion into a folded configuration in which each sliding member engages a front end of a corresponding slot while the backrest frame, seat, and front and rear leg frames are positioned co-planar to each other. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049078 | FITTING FOR AN ITEM OF SEATING FURNITURE - Fitting for an item of seating furniture and item of seating furniture. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049079 | ZERO-WALL CLEARANCE LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LAYOUT - A seating unit that includes a linkage mechanism adapted to adjust between closed, extended, and reclined positions is provided. The linkage mechanism includes a seat-mounting plate mounted to a footrest assembly, a back-mounting link and a rear bellcrank both rotatably coupled to the seat-mounting plate, an activator bar that controls a footrest drive link, and a linear actuator for carrying out automated adjustment of the linkage assembly. In operation, a stroke in a first phase of the linear actuator generates a torque on the activator bar. The footrest drive link converts the torque into a laterally-directed force that pushes the footrest assembly into the extended position. A stroke in the second phase acts to push the activator bar forward and translate the seat-mounting plate forward at a consistent inclination angle. The forward translation causes the rear bellcrank to rotate, thereby biasing the back-mounting link rearward into the reclined position. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049080 | Seat hugger/sport hugger - Sport Hugger or Seat Hugger product is made of nonslip material and designed to help keep the elderly and/or those with physical disabilities and those involved in sports from slipping, sliding and slouching into uncomfortable back positions while in there wheelchairs. Sport Hugger or Seat Hugger nonslip material can be placed between any existing seat cushion or chair pad on the wheelchair or the user can sit directly on the nonslip material for a more secure maximum grip support. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049081 | ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR JUVENILE PRODUCT - A juvenile product adjustment mechanism which allows for easy, secure adjustment by a caregiver is comprised of a rotatable key received within a sliding channel operated by a resiliently biased push button. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049082 | MODULAR CHAIR MECHANISM WITH SELF-WEIGHING - A modular chair mechanism for limiting travel and adjusting tension in a chair is provided. The chair mechanism generally includes a shuttle that travels inside a housing, with a biasing member that applies tension during travel of the shuttle. An interface is coupled to the shuttle that alters the amount of force required to cause the shuttle to travel. In embodiments, the chair mechanism limits travel of a chair back support assembly to a number of positions based on travel of a shuttle inside the mechanism housing. For example, a feature on an end of the shuttle may selectively abut one of a plurality of retention means on the housing, which determines how far the shuttle may travel in that position. The amount of tension in the biasing member may also be affected by a self-weighing mechanism that applies an initial amount of force against a biasing member. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049083 | VEHICLE SEAT FLIP-UP MECHANISM AND VEHICLE SEAT - Provided is a vehicle seat flip-up mechanism that may be stably fixed to a vehicle body floor and may stably support an occupant load. In a vehicle seat flip-up mechanism that is provided to switch a posture of a seat cushion between a normal sitting posture and a stowed posture where the seat cushion is stowed while being inclined forward, the vehicle seat flip-up mechanism includes: links that extend in the front to back direction while being separated from each other in the seat width direction; a mounting bracket that is attached to the ends of the links and supports a seat cushion; a connection member that is installed in the mounting bracket; a support mechanism that rotatably supports the links; and mounting plates that are disposed below the support mechanism and are locked to the vehicle body floor, in which the mounting plate extends rearward relative to the link. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049084 | ZERO-WALL CLEARANCE LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LAYOUT - A seating unit that includes a linkage mechanism adapted to adjust between closed, extended, and reclined positions is provided. The linkage mechanism includes a seat-mounting plate mounted to a footrest assembly, a back-mounting link and a rear bellcrank both rotatably coupled to the seat-mounting plate, an activator bar that controls a footrest drive link, and a linear actuator for carrying out automated adjustment of the linkage assembly. In operation, a stroke in a first phase of the linear actuator generates a torque on the activator bar. The footrest drive link converts the torque into a laterally-directed force that pushes the footrest assembly into the extended position. A stroke in the second phase acts to push the activator bar forward and translate the seat-mounting plate forward at a consistent inclination angle. The forward translation causes the rear bellcrank to rotate, thereby biasing the back-mounting link rearward into the reclined position. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049085 | Stadium And Stowing Seat - A contoured collapsible seat assembly providing a compact size in the stadium position and also having the ability of the seat back to fold forward. More specifically, a collapsible seat having reduced overall height and depth in the stadium position and reduced height in the stowed position. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049086 | GLIDING MECHANISM FOR A GLIDING RECLINER SEATING ASSEMBLY - A gliding mechanism for a gliding recliner seating assembly comprises a floor-standing base having a longitudinal cross member parallel to a width of the seating assembly. Two front connecting links and two back connecting links respectively connect, pivotally, front and back portions of the seating assembly to the floor-standing base. The longitudinal cross member supports a weight transferred by the seating assembly to the floor-standing base and is positioned closer to the back portion of the seating assembly than to the front portion of the seating assembly. The gliding mechanism can be made part of a gliding recliner chair, for example an armchair, having vertical side frames pivotally connected to the floor-standing base. A footrest can be added to the seating assembly and be operated in extended position without preventing gliding movement of the chair. The floor-standing base may comprise a pivoting portion allowing rotation of the chair. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049087 | Portable Chair - A portable chair for outdoor activities that includes a blade that is inserted in the ground on one end of a main support and a seat on the other end of the main support. The blade and a mud stop bar resist displacement of the portable chair. A back rest support bar is attached to the seat and the main support. A back rest is attached to the back rest support bar. The back rest support bar may be completely disconnected or partially disconnected from the portable chair for transportation or storage. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049088 | FOLDING PORTABLE FOOTSTOOL WITH PLATFORM ADJUSTABLE TO MULTIPLE HEIGHTS AND ANGLES - Disclosed is a folding portable footstool that is lightweight, portable, and easy to handle. The folding portable footstool includes a base, a first leg member, a second leg member, and a platform which, when engaged by one or both of the leg members, is adjustable to one of a plurality of possible angles and one of a plurality of possible heights. The folding portable footstool may also comprise a platform with a plurality of slits, stability members extending on both sides from a bottom surface of the second leg member, extension members on each top surface of both leg members to engage slits in the platform, a structural member connecting both leg members, a lock house assembly housed within the structural member, a pull strap mechanism attached to the first leg member, and a backstop mechanism attached to the bottom surface of the platform. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049089 | SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY - A vehicle seat cushion assembly includes a first material defining an outer seating surface. A second material sewn to the first material using first and second sewing lines disposed generally parallel to each other is disposed on an underside of the first material. A wadding material is disposed between the first and second materials and between the first and second sewing lines, and additional wadding material is disposed between the first and second materials adjacent to and not between the first and second sewing lines. The first and second materials are further sewn together using two additional sewing lines respectively disposed adjacent edges of the additional wadding material opposite the first and second sewing lines. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049090 | VEHICLE SEAT AND SEAT BACK BOARD - A vehicle seat and a seat back board are obtained in which a seat cover can easily be anchored to a resin spring. In a seat back board, clips attached on a cover side are engaged with vertical clip engagement portions of the seat back board, thereby enabling the cover to be anchored to a back spring section of the seat back board. An anchoring operation of the cover to the back spring section can accordingly be made easier than in conventional anchoring structures employing for example hog rings. Moreover, since only pairs of openings are formed to the back spring section of the seat back board in order to provide the vertical clip engagement portions, any detriment to the moldability of the back spring section can be avoided. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049091 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TENSION OF ELONGATE STRAP USED IN STRAP FURNITURE - A strap-tightening structure for a furniture item having a frame that supports an elongate strap. The elongate strap includes a rearward section that overlies the back rest of the furniture and a forward section that overlies the seat section. A rearward end of the elongate strap overlies a transversely disposed rearward end of the frame and is secured against longitudinal displacement when the forward end of the elongate strap is pulled taut at the forward end of the furniture. A pair of tensioning belts are secured to a forward end of the elongate strap. Each of the tensioning belts is disposed in overlying relation to a transversely disposed forward end of the frame. A pair of releasable buckles is secured to a bottom side of the elongate strap and adjustably engages the tensioning belts so that the elongate strap can be pulled taut whenever it develops a sag. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049092 | Seat Lock Device and Methods - A seat lock device and method for preventing the unauthorized removal and theft of seats are provided. The seat lock device can include a lock body configured to straddle a seat bracket of at least one of a left-hand third row seat and a right-hand third row seat which can be clamped to a floorboard of a vehicle. The lock body can include a series of coaxial bores. A pin assembly can include a pin configured to be inserted through the series of coaxial bores of the lock body. The pin can also be extendable through a pre-existing hole formed in the at least one seat bracket thereby preventing the at least one seat bracket from releasing from the floorboard of the vehicle. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049093 | Self-Propelled Building Machine And Method For Operating A Building Machine - A self-propelled building machine, especially a road cutting machine or a surface miner, has a machine frame and a chassis, comprising running gears resting on the ground. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for operating such a building machine. In an operating mode for adjusting the working depth of the working device the imposed weight applied by the building machine on the running gear is measured, whereby depending on the imposed weight either a controlled or an uncontrolled lowering of the building machine is indicated. A measuring device comprises a sensor for measuring the weight imposed by the building machine on at least one of the running gears. Depending on the measured imposed weight, a signal is generated indicating an uncontrolled lowering of the building machine, if the imposed weight falls short of a predetermined value and/or a signal indicating a controlled lowering of the building machine is generated if the imposed weight reaches or exceeds a predetermined threshold value. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049094 | IN-WHEEL ACTUATOR AND IN-WHEEL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAME - An in-wheel assembly includes an in-wheel actuator and a wheel. The in-wheel actuator includes a driving motor; a hollow shaft which is disposed inside of the driving motor and driven by a rotational speed of the driving motor to rotate; a decelerator which is arranged in an inner space of the hollow shaft and configured to reduce a rotational speed of the hollow shaft and output the reduced rotational speed to an output shaft; and a shaft support which is configured to support the hollow shaft to rotate with respect to the driving motor and the decelerator. The wheel accommodates the in-wheel actuator and is driven by a rotational speed decreased by the decelerator to rotate. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049095 | WHEEL-RIM PROTECTOR - A wheel-rim protector comprises a flexible elongate body having first and second ends, wherein a lateral extent of the elongate body defines a rim-protection portion seatable on a rim edge of a wheel and a tail portion which extends away from the rim-protection portion seatable on a circumferential outer surface of the wheel rim. A connector which positively engages the first and second ends of the elongate body is also provided, and includes a toothed tongue element and a toothed-engagement element on a radially outer surface of the tail portion at or adjacent to at least one of the first and second ends. Teeth of the tongue element and the toothed-engagement element are interengagable to prevent or limit unintentional longitudinal separation of the first and second ends. The connector further includes an anti-lift element on or adjacent to the toothed-engagement element. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049096 | VEHICLE WHEEL - The invention concerns a vehicle wheel, comprising a rim ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049097 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A BICYCLE WHEEL RIM - A method for manufacturing a bicycle wheel rim includes: (a) providing a first mold assembly which includes an inner mold and an outer mold, the outer mold having an annular first forming face to surround an annular second forming face of the inner mold; (b) disposing annularly a first prepreg preform that overlie annularly and respectively the annular first and second forming faces; (c) causing the first and second forming faces to press the concaved faces and thermoforming the first prepreg preform to obtain an annular outer rim part; (d) forming a second prepreg preform into an annular inner rim part; and (e) combining the annular outer rim part with the annular inner rim part to form a wheel rim. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049098 | Robotic Vehicle Having Traction and Mobility-Enhanced Wheel Structures - A robotic vehicle is provided with improved traction and mobility via a specially designed wheel apparatus including a relatively rigid wheel structure formed from two circular, coaxial sprocketed wheel plates separated by a central hub. The sprockets on the wheel plates are circumferentially aligned with one another, with axially facing sprocket pairs being received in areas defined between circumferentially adjacent pairs of tread links in a series of tread links, equal in number to the number of sprocket pairs, arranged in a circular array around the periphery of the wheel structure. The sprocket pairs are sized and configured in a manner such that substantial relative axial and circumferential movement between the wheel structure and the tread link array are blocked, with the axially facing sprockets in each sprocket pair being axially and resiliently deflected toward one another by surface portions of their associated tread link area. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049099 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN AIRCRAFT - Methods and systems for use in exchanging information between aircraft at an airport are provided. The system includes a power system capable of providing power to each of the plurality of vehicles via an electric cable, at least one off-board broadband over power lines (BPL) module coupled to the power system. The at least one off-board BPL module is capable of communicating via the electric cable with an onboard BPL module on each of the plurality of vehicles. The system also includes a network coupled to each of the at least one off-board BPL modules for communicatively coupling each of the at least one off-board BPL modules such that the plurality of vehicles can exchange information via the network. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049100 | Electric Connection Structure for a Sunroof Device - Provided is an electric connection structure for a sunroof device including a slidable sunroof panel having a first electric device mounted thereto, the electric connection structure comprising: vehicle body-side lead wires each having one end connected to a second electric device mounted to a vehicle body; panel-side lead wires each having one end connected to the first electric device; vehicle body-side electrodes provided to a part of the vehicle body and connected to the other ends of the vehicle body-side lead wires, respectively; and panel-side electrodes provided to a part of the sunroof panel and connected to the other ends of the panel-side lead wires, respectively, wherein the vehicle body-side and panel-side electrodes are arranged such that the panel-side electrodes contact the vehicle body-side electrodes, respectively, when the sunroof panel is at a closed position. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049101 | LIGHTWEIGHT AUDIO SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS AND METHOD - A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material molded to provide details to accept audio devices and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case and frontal interface are of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen that has been pre-formed to contour with the molding operation. The wire mesh provides shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049102 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME - An electronic control unit (ECU) assembly is provided, which includes a covering part, one or more metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140049103 | Method for Transferring Batteries to a Discharged State, Battery Management System, Inverter, System for Generating an AC Voltage, Charging Current Source and Motor Vehicle - The disclosure relates to a method for transferring batteries to a discharged state, a battery system, an inverter, a system for generating an AC voltage, a charging current source and a motor vehicle. The battery system includes a controllable inverter having parallel current branches and having series-connected power switches that are switchable by external control of the controllable inverter. The battery system further includes a controllable charging and disconnecting device having an interrupted current path and having a charging current source between the battery and the controllable inverter. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049104 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A second DC power-supply voltage that is obtained by outputting a first DC power-supply voltage obtained by converting an AC power supply into a direct current in an AC-DC converter circuit, through a first switch for PWM switching is smoothed and fed to a load as an output DC power-supply voltage. The first DC power-supply voltage is also supplied to a battery through a third switch for PWM switching and the battery is thereby charged. Further, a third power-supply voltage output from the battery is output to the output side of the first switch through a fourth switch for PWM switching. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049105 | Solar Power Distribution System - The present invention is directed toward a solar power system including an array of photovoltaic panels. The photovoltaic array may include a first module electrically coupled to an AC load and a second module electrically coupled to a DC load. The array may be reconfigured such that individual panels may be transferred from the first module to the second module, and vice versa. The arrays may generate power that is selectively distributed to direct current and alternating current power loads. The system further includes a power management device effective to maximize the power generation of the second module. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049106 | POWER DEVICE - An energy efficient apparatus includes a switching device, a frequency dependent reactive device, and a control element is provided. The switching device is coupled to a source of electrical power and includes a pair of transistors and is adapted to receive a control signal and to produce an alternating current power signal. The frequency of the alternating current power signal is responsive to the control signal. The frequency dependent reactive device is electrically coupled to the pair of transistors for receiving the alternating current power signal and producing an output power signal. The frequency dependent reactive device is chosen to achieve a desired voltage of the output power signal relative to the frequency of the alternating current power signal. The control element senses an actual voltage of the direct current power signal and modifies the control signal delivered to achieve the desired voltage of the direct current power signal. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049107 | Intelligent Lighting and Electrical System - An intelligent electrical system is provided, including one or more of an intelligent controller, and intelligent electrical fixture and an intelligent port. Each component may have one or more continuously powered electrical devices and one or more switched electrical devices. Control signals may be delivered from the controller to the fixtures and ports, as well as to other controllers, in order to control power supplied to the components, and to control operation of the components and the devices within the components. Physical switching, and control, of power to fixtures and ports occurs locally at the components rather than at a remote power switch. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049108 | POWER SYSTEM WITH COMBINATION OF ACTIVE CURRENT SHARING AND DROOP CURRENT SHARING AND POWER SYSTEM ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - A power system with a combination of active current sharing and droop current sharing is disclosed. The power system includes a system load and plural power supplies connected with each other and connected to the system load. The power supplies are configured to respectively output a load current to the system load, and each power supply includes an active current sharing circuit and a droop current sharing circuit. The active current sharing circuit is configured to enter an operation or shutdown mode depending on whether the load current is higher than a first current set point. The droop current sharing circuit is configured to enter an operation or shutdown mode depending on whether the load current is higher than a second current set point. Hence, each power supply can respectively output an equal share of the load current by an active current sharing technique and/or a droop current sharing technique. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING POWER USING EXTERNAL DATA - A control system for an energy storage system located behind a utility meter uses a unique, feedback-based, communication and control method to reliably and efficiently maximize economic return of the energy storage system. Operating parameters for the energy storage system are calculated at an external, centralized data center, and are selected to prevent electrical power demand of an electric load location from exceeding a specified set-point by discharging energy storage devices, such as DC batteries, through a bidirectional energy converter during peak demand events. The control system can operate autonomously in the case of a communications failure. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049110 | MATRIX CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN AC VOLTAGE IN A SECOND AC VOLTAGE GRID FROM AN AC VOLTAGE IN A FIRST AC VOLTAGE GRID BY MEANS OF A MATRIX CONVERTER - A matrix inverter is connected to a first and a second multi-phase A.C. voltage network. First inductive elements are connected to the first A.C. voltage network and second inductive elements are connected to the second A.C. voltage network. A switch matrix connects the ends of the first inductive elements, to the ends of the second inductive elements. The switch matrix has inverter units. A regulation arrangement is connected to control inputs of the inverter units. The matrix inverter has a first inverter unit, which is arranged between the ends of the first inductive circuit elements and earth potential. The matrix inverter has a second inverter unit, connected between the ends of the first inductive circuit elements and the ends of the second inductive circuit elements. The regulation arrangement insures that the electrical power flowing to the matrix inverter is equal to the electrical power flowing out of the matrix inverter. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049111 | ENERGY COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH INDIVIDUAL REGULATION OF POWER UNITS - Apparatus and method are disclosed which include a string of units including at least two electrical energy producing units connected in series and providing string current. Each of the units is adapted to provide the electrical energy via output terminals. The apparatus further comprising a current equalization unit. The current equalization unit is adapted to individually control the magnitude and direction of current via that current equalization unit so that the algebraic sum of the current produced by its respective electrical energy producing unit when operated at a defined operational point and the current flowing via said current equalization unit equals to said string current. The operation of the apparatus enables transfer of energy from units with high production capacity to units with low production capacity without having to use a dedicated bus for that. The energy is transferred via the cabling of the string. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049112 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONNECTION INTERFACE SUPPORTING SIGNAL COMMUNICATION AND CHARGING OPERATION - An electronic device includes a connection interface, a voltage regulation unit, a storage unit, a charging unit, a processing unit, and a switching unit. The switching unit is coupled to the storage unit, the processing unit, and the connection interface. When the electronic device is in a power-exhaustion state and an external device having a charging function is coupled to the connection interface to provide a first supplying voltage to a power pin of the connection interface, the voltage regulation unit transforms the first supplying voltage to a first operation voltage to power the storage unit and the switching unit, and the switching unit couples the storage unit to the connection interface to transmit device information to the external device. When the external device provides a second supplying voltage to the power pin in response to the device information, the electronic device is in a charging state. | 2014-02-20 |
20140049113 | AC-DC POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - Provided is an alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) power supply device in which normal power and power of a solar cell is used to supply not only AC power but also DC power, particularly, power of a solar cell is first supplied as DC power or is charged in a battery, and after battery charging, residual power is converted to AC power via an inverter so as to replace normal AC power or to transmit AC power to the outside. Accordingly, an SMPS power supply method in which AC and DC power are supplied at the same time may be provided, and moreover, power of a solar cell may be effectively used. | 2014-02-20 |