10th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150060144 | TURBINE BLADE FOR TURBODRILLS - A turbodrill having a housing having a bore extending at least partially therethrough, a rotatable shaft disposed in the housing bore and rotatable relative to the housing, the housing, the housing bore and the rotatable shaft having a common longitudinal axis; and a plurality of turbine blades disposed at least partially within the housing bore, at least one turbine blade of the plurality of turbine blades including a first blade profile disposed at a first point along a blade span and a second blade profile disposed at a second point along the blade span, the second blade profile differing from the first blade profile. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060145 | Drilling Fluid That Fracks While Drilling And Can Be Used In Well Completion - A method of fracturing a subterranean formation while drilling, applying a new combination of completion techniques. When combined to work simultaneously together, these techniques have synergistic amplified benefits, dynamically opening fissures deep into the production zone. The saturated saltwater phase of the drilling fluid dehydrates all the clays and shale that are drilled through, by osmosis-opening up or enlarging production channels or paths while the relaxed filtrate penetrates further into the wall of the well bore through the naturally occurring fissures or channels in the formation. The saturated salt water fluid with a relaxed filtrate combines with a (0.5-5% by volume) variety of acids (encapsulated by natural oils or polymers) to acid etch or scour the clay or shale walls leaving an acid etch matrix of channeling for later hydrocarbon production. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060146 | RESERVOIR ACTIVATED EMULSION BREAKING FOR LOST CIRCULATION - An oil-in-water emulsion is provided to place a sealant within a subterranean formation by being deployed into the formation to reacte with the formation's included water to break the emulsion, leaving the emulsified components, some of which act as the sealant to form at least a partial seal. The emulsion does not form a seal until emulsified in response to formation water conditions (salinity, pH, calcium ion concentration, temperature), and can be a drilling fluid or a pill during drilling activities. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060147 | PORTABLE MODULAR EARTH BORING MACHINE - A portable modular horizontal earth boring machine includes three main components: a digging mechanism, a discharge mechanism and a driving mechanism. The digging mechanism includes an auger and a rigid sleeve positioned around the auger. The driving mechanism and the discharge mechanism are positioned within an outer housing. The driving mechanism spins the drive shaft and the auger, and the discharge mechanism includes discharge paddles that rotate, causing dirt and debris that is generated during a boring operation to be expelled from the discharge mechanism through a discharge port. The auger and sleeve are removably connected to the machine, so that it may be disassembled for transport and storage. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060148 | DRILLING TOOL AND APPARATUS - A drilling apparatus including a rotary cutting tool having a proximal end and a distal end and further defining a rotary axis generally extending between the proximal and distal ends. The rotary cutting tool includes a proximally directed face located between the proximal and distal ends that face mainly in a proximal direction. The rotary cutting tool also includes an angled mounting face that extends between the proximally directed face and the proximal end. The angled mounting face is angled relative to the proximally directed face and the rotary axis where one of a mounting aperture and a mounting protrusion are provided at the proximally directed face. The one of the mounting aperture and the mounting protrusion have a mounting depth that extends generally in the direction of the rotary axis. The distal end includes a feature that is configured for at least one of cutting and grinding. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060149 | DRILL BIT HAVING SHEAR AND PICK-TYPE CUTTERS - A drill bit includes a bit body defining a plurality of blades extending from a selected distance from an axis of rotation of the bit body to a gage face. A plurality of only gouging cutters is mounted on the bit body. At least one of the plurality of blades has a blade top surface longitudinally behind the tips of the gouging cutters at a selected distance from the tips of the gouging cutters. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060150 | MASS BALANCING DRILL BIT DESIGN METHODS AND MANUFACTURING - One disclosed method includes generating a design model for a drill bit, the design model including one or more blades and channels, determining a rotational axis of the design model, dividing the design model into a plurality of unitary volume parallelepipedic elements distributed over at least a portion of the design model, determining a material density and mass of each unitary volume parallelepipedic element and using the material density and mass of each unitary volume parallelepipedic element to calculate a total mass of the design model, calculating a location of an inertia axis of the design model, determining a resulting centrifugal force of the design model upon applying a given angular velocity to the design model and using at least a portion of the total mass and the inertia axis, and modifying the design model to compensate for the resulting centrifugal force and thereby generating a modified design model. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060151 | CUTTING ELEMENTS WITH WEAR RESISTANT DIAMOND SURFACE - Cutting elements include polycrystalline diamond which may be attached to a substrate. The polycrystalline diamond may have a ratio of cubic to hexagonal cobalt crystalline structures of greater than about 1.2. The polycrystalline diamond may have a high level surface compressive stress of greater than about 500 MPa. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060152 | CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR EARTH-BORING TOOLS AND EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH CUTTING ELEMENTS - Cutting elements, earth-boring drill bits having such cutting elements and related methods are described herein. In some embodiments, a cutting element for an earth-boring tool may include a diamond table having an indentation in a cutting face thereof and a shaped feature in a substrate at the interface between the diamond table and the substrate, the shaped feature corresponding to the indentation in the cutting face of the diamond table. In further embodiments, a cutting element for an earth-boring tool may include a sacrificial structure positioned within an indentation in a diamond table. In additional embodiments, a method of forming a cutting element may include positioning a sacrificial structure in a mold, positioning a powdered precursor material over the sacrificial structure, and pressing and sintering the powdered precursor material to form a diamond table having an indentation in a cutting face formed by the sacrificial structure. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060153 | APPARATUS FOR WEIGHING SLAUGHTERHOUSE PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - The invention provides a device for weighing slaughter products. The device comprises conveying means for conveying the slaughter products, the conveying means comprising a frame, two pulley means which are connected to the frame a fixed distance apart, being rotatable about two respective first vertical axes of rotation, an endless flexible conveying element which is passed over the two pulley means, which conveying element extends along a rectilinear weighing path between the two pulley means, a guide extending along a conveying path, hooks for the slaughter products, which hooks are connected to the conveying element at regular intervals and which are each provided with a guide elements for guiding cooperation with the guide. The device further comprises weighing means for weighing slaughter products that are present within the weighing section and reducing means for reducing tensile stress in the conveying element insofar as it extends in the weighing section, said reducing means comprising transmission means that are operative between the two pulley means. The transmission means comprise a gear transmission with at least two meshing gears which are rotatable about respective second vertical axes of rotation, wherein the second axis of rotation of one of the at least two gears is in line with a first vertical axis of rotation, and wherein the second axis of rotation of another of the at least two gears is in line with the other first vertical axis of rotation. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060154 | METHOD FOR WEIGHING A CAR WITHOUT UNCOUPLING A TRAINSET - The invention relates to measurements, and specifically to devices for weighing movable trainsets and units thereof without uncoupling said trainsets. The method for weighing a car without uncoupling a trainset is characterized by the use of weighing sections comprising weight-measuring devices, wherein, for the assessment of the weight of the car being weighed, weight data are collected only from those weighing sections on which the wheels of the car being weighed are standing, wherein the weighing sections are mounted consecutively in a section of the railroad track in such a way that the car being weighed is arranged on said weighing sections with all of its wheels, while the wheel pairs of each neighbouring car which is coupled to the car being weighed do not touch the sections involved in the weighing. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060155 | SCALE ASSEMBLY FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED ACCURACY DURING METERING OF FLUID FROM A LIQUID OR GAS DELIVERY TANK - A scale assembly for determining a weight and converted volume of fluid and gas withdrawn from a tank. A plurality of lift cylinders and cam linkages are arranged in paired and perimeter spaced fashion about a perimeter of the tank in extending fashion through an associated support flange. The cam linkages are normally biased in a first position to restrain the tank into contact with the support surface, the linkages being actuated in a second position to release the tank for subsequent elevation by the lift cylinders. A load cell is arranged in communication between each of the lift cylinders and the pallet support surfaces and, upon being recalibrated following tank elevation, measures the weight and converted volume of the delivered fluid. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060156 | LIGHTWEIGHT FOLDING MOTORIZED CHAIR WITH MECHANICAL TRACTION STEERING AND BRAKING - A lightweight folding motorized chair with mechanical traction steering and braking. A folding frame supports the traction wheels and the drive system with hinged frame members configured to mechanically fold the control levers, wheels and periphery components into a substantially flat configuration for easy storage in small spaces. A mix of weight saving choices including: structural materials; mechanical traction control system; lithium ion battery; and overall lightweight design keeps the folding motorized chair at a size and weight that a person can lift into the trunk of a car. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060157 | RESILIENT TRACK FRAME PIVOT MECHANISM - The present disclosure provides a pivot joint about which a track frame pivots relative to a main frame of a work machine. The pivot joint includes a housing having a first cover portion, a second cover portion, and at least one load-bearing rib. The pivot joint also includes a holder configured to be coupled to the main frame and includes a first leg and a second leg. An upper body and a lower body are coupled to one another and are adapted to be coupled to the track frame. The pivot joint further includes a plurality of plates stacked on top of one another. The plurality of plates is positioned between the first leg and second leg of the holder and between the upper body and lower body. The plurality of plates defines a pivot axis of the pivot joint. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060158 | MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE CHASSIS - A chassis for a roof bolter includes a first plate positioned on a first side of the chassis and having a first mating surface, a second plate positioned opposite and substantially parallel to the first plate on a second side of the chassis and having a second mating surface substantially parallel to the first mating surface, and a plurality of openings positioned on the first plate and the second plate for receiving one or more fasteners, including wheel attachment openings for coupling the wheel assembly to at least one of the first plate or the second plate when the roof bolter is in a wheel configuration, and crawler attachment openings for coupling the crawler assembly to at least one of the first plate or the second plate when the roof bolter is in a crawler configuration. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060159 | STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A snowmobile includes a transmission unit that transmits a driving force generated by an engine to the ground surface, in which ground touching portions of the transmission unit that are spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction receive reaction forces mutually different in magnitude from the ground surface; a suspension that supports the transmission unit so as to swing in the up-down direction; and a vehicle body vibration control damper extending between a first portion and a second portion that are spaced apart from each other of the vehicle body frame and a member fixed to the vehicle body frame, the vehicle body vibration control damper generating a damping force against variations that change the distance between the first portion and the second portion. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060160 | VEHICLE TRAILER - A vehicle trailer for a tractive unit, in particular in the form of a semitrailer or a drawbar trailer, has at least one electric drive system component which is integrated into the vehicle trailer and can be coupled to an electric drive system of the tractive unit. The at least one electric drive system component has an electric energy store that can be coupled to the electric drive system through an interface. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060161 | LOCOMOTION SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC SNAKE - A serpentine body includes a first portion, a first wheel coupled to the first portion, a second portion, a second wheel coupled to the second portion, and at least one sensor coupled to the first portion and/or the second portion. The first wheel is rotatable in a first direction. The second wheel is rotatable in a second direction opposite the first direction when the first wheel rotates in the first direction. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060162 | STANDING WHEELCHAIR - A standing wheelchair device includes a wheeled base for enabling the device to move on a supporting surface. A harness assembly includes a plurality of braces for attaching to parts of a body of a user of the device, at least some adjacent braces of being connected by joints. A lifting unit mounted on the base, supports a hip joint of the harness assembly, and is configured to raise or lower the hip joint. When the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a sitting position, raising a height of the hip joint causes the user to assume a standing position. When the when the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a standing position, lowering the hip joint causes the user to assume a sitting or reclining position. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060163 | HYPER-FLUX FLYWHEEL MOTOR SYSTEM - A hyper-flux flywheel motor system includes a rotor assembly and a number of permanent magnets coupled to the rotor assembly. A stator assembly is rotatably coupled to the rotor assembly and has a core, a number of teeth extending radially from the core, and one or more winding sets, each winding set comprising coils wound on the teeth to interact with the of permanent magnets. A flywheel housing including a frame, and one or more gimbals, houses a flywheel. This flywheel is disposed adjacent to the stator and rotator assembly, rotates about a spin axis, and precesses via the one or more gimbals, in response to rotation of the rotor assembly. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060164 | HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY COOLING PLENUM - A system for cooling a traction battery includes a battery inlet housing having first and second inlets. A first duct is coupled to the first inlet, and a second duct is coupled to the second inlet. A flow guide vane is disposed within the battery inlet housing adjacent to the first inlet. The flow guide vane is positioned to redirect flow from the first duct to mix with flow from the second duct. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060165 | HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Disclosed is a hybrid construction machine in which a power component, including a generator interposed between an engine and a hydraulic pump, has multiple mounting points so as to be stably supported. The hybrid construction machine according to the present invention comprises an engine and a generator mounted in an upper frame, a power component, including the generator, connected between the engine and a hydraulic pump, and a plurality of fixing plates fixed on the upper frame, each of which has a mounting hole for fixing the power component. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060166 | DRIVE TRAIN - A drive train of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, an electric motor and a coupling device. The coupling device includes a first coupling unit allocated to the internal combustion engine and a second coupling unit allocated to the electric motor. By way of the coupling device, the internal combustion engine and/or the electric motor can be connected for drive purposes with a common drive shaft to drive at least one wheel of the motor vehicle. The first coupling unit and the second coupling unit are separate components which can be coupled together automatically by a clutch depending on a difference between a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine and a rotation speed of the electric motor. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060167 | DUCT TO INFLUENCE AIR COOLING DISTRIBUTION TO BATTERY MODULE AND DC/DC MODULE - A vehicle is provided including a battery module, a DC/DC converter module portioned from the battery module, a duct, one blower, and a jumper duct. The battery module includes inlet and outlet ports. The DC/DC converter module includes inlet and outlet ports. A duct is arranged to direct cooling air into each of the inlet ports. The blower is arranged to draw cooling air from the duct, through the modules, and out the outlet ports. The jumper duct is arranged up stream of the blower with the converter outlet port, and configured to reduce an effective cross sectional area of the converter outlet port to define a flow rate of the cooling air into the battery inlet port. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060168 | DUCT FOR HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY AIR COOLING EXHAUST AND RECIRCULATION - A vehicle is provided including a battery pack with an exhaust port, an air extractor spaced away from the exhaust port, and other vehicle components. A cargo tub and one or more trim panels are arranged to define a duct spanning from the exhaust port, across the vehicle and to an air extractor spaced away from the exhaust port. Air flows along the duct en route to outside the vehicle via the air extractor. The vehicle may also include a cabin and an inlet to the cabin spaced away from the exhaust port. The cargo tub and one or more trim panels may also be arranged to define a recirculation path from the duct to the inlet such that a portion of the air exiting the exhaust port flows along the recirculation path to the cabin via the inlet. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060169 | AIR COOLING SYSTEM FOR HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY CELL ARRAYS - A vehicle is provided including a battery module with front and rear battery cell arrays arranged generally parallel to and spaced apart from one another. The battery module includes a cover having an inlet port proximate to the front battery cell array and arranged obliquely thereto. A blower unit is configured to draw air through the inlet port such that a first portion of the air travels into the front battery cell array. A tray cooperates with the front battery cell array to define a passageway configured to direct a second portion of the air underneath the front battery cell array. The tray also defines a ramp underneath, and extending substantially a length of, the rear battery cell array and is configured to direct the second portion of air into the rear array. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060170 | BATTERY HOLDER AND ISOLATION ASSEMBLY - A battery holder for securing a battery to a vehicle and for mechanically isolating the battery from the vehicle is provided. The battery holder includes a vehicle mounting plate, a battery containment plate, and a number of shock absorbing elements. The battery containment plate includes a number of open-topped cells for retaining leaking battery liquid therein. The shock absorbing elements prevent vibrations and shocks from being transferred from the vehicle to the battery. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060171 | VEHICLE - A vehicle, including: a brake pedal arranged at a right step side, whose rotating shaft is disposed on a transmission case; a clutch pedal arranged at a left step side, whose rotating shaft is disposed on the transmission case; a right fuel tank disposed below the right step, and at a right side of the transmission case; and a left fuel tank disposed below the left step, and at a left side of the transmission case, wherein a pedal arm of the brake pedal is, in plane view, arranged between the transmission case and the right fuel tank, and a pedal arm of the clutch pedal is, in plane view, arranged between the transmission case and the left fuel tank. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060172 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle drive system utilizing a flywheel for storing recaptured kinetic energy from a moving vehicle is described. Alternators mounted to the drive train generate electrical power from the passively spinning wheels of a moving vehicle. This power may be used to rotate a flywheel. Energy from the continuously spinning flywheel is used or stored for later use to charge batteries which provide power to the drive wheels of the vehicle. The disclosed drive system can be mounted in an all-electric or gasoline-electric hybrid motor vehicle and provides additional power to an electric drive motor of the vehicle. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL DURING WHEEL SLIP EVENTS TO LIMIT GENERATOR SPEED - A system an method for controlling a hybrid vehicle having a transmission coupled to vehicle wheels, an internal combustion engine, a planetary gearset coupled to the engine and to a differential output shaft to drive the vehicle wheels, a traction motor coupled through gearing to the differential output shaft and the planetary gearset, a generator coupled to the planetary gearset and electrically coupled to the fraction motor, a traction battery coupled to the generator and the traction motor, and at least one controller in communication with the engine, the traction motor, and the generator include limiting engine speed in response to a wheel slip event to an engine speed limit based on motor speed and generator speed to prevent the generator speed from exceeding a corresponding threshold when the wheel slip event terminates. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060174 | IN-WHEEL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Disclosed is an in-wheel system for a hybrid electric vehicle. The in-wheel system includes an engine that provides a rotational driving power to front wheels or rear wheels, at least one in-wheel motor that is driven by a battery, and is provided at each of the front wheels or each of the rear wheels so as to correspond to the wheels to which the driving power of the engine is transmitted to provide a rotational driving power to the same wheels as wheels driven by the engine, and a controller that controls the engine and the in-wheel motor to be driven. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060175 | WALKING ASSISTANCE MOVING VEHICLE - A walking assistance moving vehicle includes a walking assistance moving vehicle main body with a pair of drive wheels, a drive wheel rotational speed sensor, a turning sensor, and a controller. The drive wheel rotational speed sensor senses drive wheel rotational speed of each of the drive wheels. The turning sensor directly senses at least one of a first lateral acceleration and a first turning angular velocity. The controller indirectly acquires at least one of a second lateral acceleration and a second turning angular velocity based on the drive wheel rotational speed sensed by the drive wheel rotational speed sensor. The controller performs a first control to decelerate or stop drive of the drive wheels based on a comparison of the first turning angular velocity and the second turning angular velocity or a comparison of the first lateral acceleration and the second lateral acceleration. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060176 | FOLDABLE ELECTRIC BICYCLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a foldable electric bicycle and a control method thereof. The foldable electric bicycle including a drive motor to rotate at least one of a front wheel and a rear wheel, and an actuation lever to lock or unlock rotation between a front frame provided with the front wheel and a rear frame provided with the rear wheel by shifting the actuation lever, includes an actuation lever sensing unit to sense whether the actuation lever is at a locked position or at an unlocked position, a motor driving unit to drive the drive motor, and a control unit which controls the motor driving unit to drive the drive motor in order to generate torque between the front frame and the rear frame by movement of the wheels when the actuation lever is shifted from the locked position to the unlocked position. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060177 | VEHICLE BODY FRAME STRUCTURE OF SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A vehicle body frame structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle includes: a frame body having at least a part made of fiber reinforced resin and forming at least part of a vehicle body frame supporting a rider seat and a power unit which generates drive force for driving a drive wheel. The structure increases freedom in partially setting thickness of the frame body. The frame body is formed by joining together a press-molded outer body made of fiber reinforced resin and an injection-molded inner body made of resin with the inner body brought into contact with an inner surface of the outer body. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060178 | SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A two-wheeled motor vehicle includes a seat frame supporting a seat. A metal collar incorporated in the seat frame has a cylindrical shape and is covered by a resin member. The seat frame is fastened at its lower and upper fastening portions to a vehicle body frame of the motor vehicle. The seat frame has a degradation indicating part for indicating degradation of the seat frame when the resin member located at an inner diameter side of the metal collar deforms under a predetermined load to allow the upper fastening portions on the lower fastening portions. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060179 | VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE - A vehicle front structure includes: a power unit provided on a front part of a vehicle; a front side member which is arranged outside the power unit in a vehicle width direction and which extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction; and a load receiving portion which is provided on a side portion on a front side member side of the power unit and which is located inside the front side member in a vehicle width direction while stiffness thereof in the vehicle width direction is higher than other location of the side portion. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060180 | HOOD APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - DA hood apparatus for a vehicle includes a hinge arm having on a lower end thereof a first hinge shaft is coupled. An articulated link is coupled at a first end thereof to the hinge arm via the first hinge shaft and coupled at a second end thereof to a vehicle body via a second hinge shaft, and includes a plurality of joints formed by hingedly coupling a plurality of link aims, thus allowing the link arms to be operated by respective hinge shafts. An actuator is coupled at a first end thereof to the second hinge shaft and coupled at a second end thereof to an associated link arm of the articulated link, so that, in the event of a forward collision of the vehicle, the actuator is triggered to allow the hood to pop up. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060181 | VEHICLE WITH A DEFLECTION DEVICE, AND DEFLECTION DEVICE - Front longitudinal members ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060182 | FITTING ARRANGEMENT FOR FITTING A DRIVE PACKAGE FOR A VEHICLE - A fitting arrangement for fitting a drive package ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060183 | Work Machine - Provided is a working machine, which can release exhaust gas at a position above a counterweight even if no space is secured for the installation of an exhaust pipe on an upperstructure or on an upper wall of the counterweight, and which can suppress heating of the counterweight by exhaust gas. The working machine is provided with a muffler ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060184 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, A SUBASSEMBLY FOR A DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE COMPRISING THE SAME - A drive assembly, in particular for a construction machine, comprising a drive unit having a plurality of first fastening regions for the attachment to a machine frame and at least one functional unit that interacts with the drive unit, and a functional unit carrier assigned to said drive unit, is characterized in that the functional unit carrier can be swiveled around at least one swivel axis with respect to the drive unit in a swivel connection region. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060185 | Steering System Applied to Motor Vehicles - A steering system applied to motor vehicles comprising a body ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060186 | Power Steering System - A power steering system that may include a rack, a slider shaft, and an actuator disposed on a housing. The slider shaft may be coupled to a tie rod assembly. The rack, slider shaft, and actuator may engage an end plate. The actuator may exert force upon the end plate to assist with actuation of the rack and slider shaft. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060187 | STEERING APPARATUS - A steering apparatus includes a driving pulley, a driven pulley, a belt wound around the driving pulley and the driven pulley, and a ball screw mechanism that converts a rotation of the driven pulley into a reciprocating movement of a steering shaft. The ball screw mechanism includes a ball screw nut and a plurality of balls provided inside a spiral ball raceway. The ball race way is formed by a first thread groove formed at an outer periphery of the steering shaft and a second thread groove formed at an inner periphery of the ball screw nut. Outer teeth of the driving pulley and the driven pulley and inner teeth of the belt are helical teeth respectively having tooth traces twisted in a direction opposite to the first thread groove and the second thread groove. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060188 | POWER STEERING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A nut is formed by a die forging process in which a die used for the die forging process is released in a direction along the direction of the axis of rotation of the nut. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060189 | COMFORMABLE EARTIP - Certain embodiments provide a conformable eartip. The conformable eartip includes a round flange and a core. The round flange includes a sealing surface for mating with walls of an ear canal. The round flange extends from an insertion end to an opposite end of the conformable eartip. The sealing surface is tapered from the opposite end toward the insertion end of the conformable eartip. The core is joined to the round flange at the insertion end of the conformable eartip. The core extends from the insertion end to a base of the core toward the opposite end of the conformable eartip. The core includes a channel extending through the core from the insertion end of the conformable eartip to the base of the core. In various embodiments, the conformable eartip provides an elongation ratio of at least 1.4 and/or a compression ratio of at least 2.0. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060190 | REDUCING NOISE AND TEMPERATURE DURING MEASUREMENTS IN CRYOSTATS - A device is disclosed to reduce noise and temperature during measurements in cryostats comprising, the device comprising any of, or a combination of, the following PC boards, each conditioning a different frequency range: a RC-PC board having a two-stage RC filter in series with a surface-mounted pi-filter; a RF-PC board having a plurality of surface-mounted pi-filters in series, each configured with different low-frequency cutoff frequencies; and a Sapphire-PC board having a sapphire substrate having high heat conductivity at low temperature with thin metal films routed in a meandering fashion. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060191 | DRIVE SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A drive system includes multiple vibrating members that tend to vibrate when these members are driven and a holding system to hold the multiple vibrating members. The holding system at least includes a first holding unit and a second holding unit superimposed on and partially connected to each other. The multiple vibrating members include a first vibrating member and a second vibrating member. The first vibrating member is held by the first holding unit and is not held by the second holding unit. The second vibrating member is held by the second holding unit and is not held by the first holding unit. At least one of the first vibrating member and the second vibrating member is a driving device to drive another member as a drive source. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060192 | EXHAUST SYSTEM HAVING A SYSTEM FOR REMOVING CONDENSATE - An exhaust system, for a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine, has a system for removing condensate ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060193 | DYNAMICALLY RESPONSIVE ACOUSTIC TUNING ENVELOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dynamic responsive acoustic tuning envelope system that includes a movably connected set of cells, each possessing sound reflecting, sound absorbing, and/or electro-acoustic properties, and which are assembled according to the principles of rigid origami. So configured, the system is capable of both localized surficial deformation to alter the material surface exposure, transform its textural profile, and alter the enclosed volume of space in a single material envelope, thereby tuning the acoustics of the environment in which the system resides. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060194 | SOUND ABSORBER, SOUND ABSORBER ASSEMBLY AND AN ENGINE WITH A SOUND ABSORBER ASSEMBLY - A sound absorber comprising a base body and a tongue ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060195 | Harness with Integral Relief Loops for Suspension Trauma - A safety harness ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060196 | SUSPENSION TRAUMA RELIEF STRAP ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A FULL BODY HARNESS - A preferred embodiment suspension trauma relief strap assembly for use with a full body harness includes a pair of straps connectable in two configurations. The first configuration is formed by engaging a hook of one strap with one of a plurality of closed loop arrangements of the other strap to form a sling upon which a person donning the full body harness may stand. The second configuration is formed by engaging the hook of the one strap with one of the plurality of closed loop arrangements of the one strap and engaging the hook of the other strap with one of the plurality of closed loop arrangements of the other strap to form two slings upon which a person donning the full body harness may stand. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060197 | HORIZONTAL LIFELINE TRAVERSING DEVICE - A horizontal lifeline traversing device is capable of traversing intermediate lifeline supports without detachment from the lifeline but is easily attached to or detached from the lifeline. A paddle wheel having a plurality of radially spaced apart paddles prevents the device from vertical movement. The paddles are made of first and second sets of paddles rotatable about the same axle. The first set is substantially fixed on the axle but the second set is movable axially between a first position where it is axially spaced from the first set and a second position where it is in substantial axial alignment with the first set. A spiral spring biases the second set into the first position. By rotating the second set of paddles slightly, it can be moved axially into the second position where the device can be attached to or detached from a horizontal lifeline. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060198 | IN HOUSE HIGH RISE EVACUATION SYSTEM - A system for the evacuation of occupants of a high-rise structure in an emergency, expressly designed to be located within the high-rise structure itself. The system comprises an evacuator which operates over a 10-floor or more distance within a fire inhibiting tubular structure such as a shaft, wherein the evacuator is mounted on a centrally disposed tube mechanically descending from the upper level of the shaft to its lower level with occupants onboard, and wherein this system includes a series of such tubes, such that when occupants on the higher floors descend to the lowest level of the first shaft, they may exit to a second shaft and move to the next unit of the evacuator until they have descended to safety. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060199 | ORDER PICKERS - An order picker has a body section with a pair of ground engaging wheels and a first lift mechanism pivotally mounted to one end of the body section about a vertical pivot and one or more ground engaging wheels is/are provided on the first lift mechanism. A mechanism is provided for pivoting the first lift mechanism relative to the body section whereby the order picker may be steered. An open cab is provided on the body section whereby an operative may have access to stacks on either side of the order picker. The cab is mounted to the body section on a second lift mechanism by which the cab may be raised and lowered with respect to the body section independently of the first lift mechanism. A receptacle onto or into which picked items may be placed, the receptacle is mounted on the cab on the end thereof remote from the end of the body section to which the first lift mechanism is mounted. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060200 | LADDER LIFT - A ladder lift is provided. The ladder lift may include a foldable platform, a frame, a motorized gear mechanism, a gear channel and a toggle switch. The gear channel may extend upwardly from a supporting surface along the length of the frame. The gear channel may house a belt track extending along the length of the gear channel. The foldable platform may be rigidly connected to the motorized gear mechanism. The motorized gear mechanism may selectively engage the belt track for causing the foldable platform to move in a specified direction along the length of the gear channel. The toggle switch may be used to engage and disengage the motorized gear mechanism. The frame may support the gear channel, the foldable platform, the motorized gear mechanism and a user. The user may be accommodated on the foldable platform. Then the user may activate the toggle switch so that the foldable platform moves in a specified direction along the length of the gear channel for a predetermined distance. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060201 | Self Leveling Step Ladder with a Universal Hinge Joint - A self leveling stepladder with a universal hinge joint providing many new advantages that traditional a-frame step ladders are not capable to deliver. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060202 | HANDRAIL ASSEMBLY FOR A TRAILER - A handrail assembly for use with a trailer, including a platform having a first edge and a second edge, the platform extending outwardly therefrom from the first edge to the second edge secured to a side of the trailer, a handrail pivotably secured to the platform by a plurality of elongated members, and a piston secured to the platform at a first end and one of the elongated members at a second end. The piston is configured to move the handrail from a first position in which the plurality of elongated members are vertical, and a second position in which the plurality of elongated members are angled with respect to the platform. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060203 | SCAFFOLD WITH AN AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION CHARACTERISTIC - An automatic scaffold provides one to reach high building in rocesses such as construction, repair, dyeing, coating and maintenance The scaffold includes a scaffold module having multiple superimpose layers, moving columns providing it to be opened by means of a drive unit so as to generate a working distance between the said module layers, vertical and horizontal profiles located between each module layers within the working distance, and guide elements located on the carrier plates and providing the vertical carrier profiles to be fixed. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060204 | Portal Ladder - A foldable ladder has multiple ladder segments that fold and unfold relative to each other. Each ladder segment includes one rung element and multiple side rail sections that unfold for deployment to form box-shaped side rails of the ladder. Adjacent ladder segments are connected to each other by hinge joints. The ladder includes locking features at the hinge joints for preventing relative pivoting movement of adjacent ladder segments by more than about 180 degrees. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060205 | DOG STEP ATTACHMENT FOR RECEIVER HITCH OF PICKUP TRUCK - A dog step attachment attaches to a receiver hitch of a pickup truck to provide an intermediate step for assisting a dog in jumping into the bed of the pickup truck. The attachment includes a first frame member received in the receiver hitch, a second frame member pivotally connected to a rearward end of the first frame member, a third frame member connected to the second frame member, and a platform attached to and supported by the third frame member. The second frame member is movable relative to the first frame member between a folded down position for use as a dog step and a folded up position for transport. Springs are used to hold the second frame member in over-center conditions in the folded down and folded up positions. Adjustments are provided for accommodating different heights of receiver hitches and pickup beds. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060206 | TANK HAVING AN INCLINED PARTITION PROVIDED AT ITS ENDS WITH THROUGH-HOLES FOR CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF A SUPPLY LIQUID TO A TURBINE ENGINE - The tank for a turbine engine comprises a partition separating a first compartment from a second compartment of the tank , the partition having a first end and a second end, the second end being closer to the bottom of the tank than the first end, the partition being inclined from the first end to the second end in the first direction and in the direction of the first outlet to the second outlet , the partition comprising at least one first Through-hole near the first end and at least one second through-hole closer to the second end than the first hole. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060207 | LUBRICATING APPARATUS FOR ROTATING SHAFT - A lubricating apparatus includes a rotating shaft disposed horizontally; a supporting wall supporting the rotating shaft with a bearing; an oil chamber surrounded by the supporting wall and the rotating shaft; an oil passage which extends within the rotating shaft and is communicated with lubricating portions; an oil intake portion for taking and supplying the oil to the oil chamber; and a plurality of guide ribs formed in the supporting wall, wherein the guide ribs are adapted to form at least two oil flow paths from a radially-outer portion of the oil chamber toward a center portion of the chamber. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060208 | MACHINE ELEMENT & METHOD - A machine element having only a first component of a two-component grease, wherein the first component includes a thickener, and a second component includes a fluid lubricant, whereby the two-component grease is obtained by mixing together the first component and the second component. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060209 | ELEVATOR LINE BRIDGE FILTER FOR COMPENSATING REACTIVE POWER IN A GRID - The invention relates to a method and an electrical converter of an elevator. In the method a controller of the electrical converter determines a first reactive power produced by a smoothing filter using pre-determined information on impedance of the smoothing filter. The controller may also receive information on a second reactive power from a remote node over a communication channel, the second reactive power being produced to a grid. The controller adds the first reactive power and the second reactive power to yield a total reactive power. The controller requests the electrical converter to make a plurality of compensative connections in the converter matrix to compensate the first reactive power or the total reactive power. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060210 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENT TAPES IN ELEVATOR DEVICES - With regard to the effect of a settling building, a connecting device for connecting a transmission device for transmitting information, wherein the transmission device is attached to a measurement tape for determining the position of a cab in an elevator shaft, wherein the connecting device is designed as a guide bracket for guiding and/or supporting the measurement tape, so that it at least partially surrounds the measurement tape, and wherein the guide bracket has at least one opening for reading out the marking unit, and wherein the connecting device has at least one connection contact for connecting to one of the communication lines and/or supply lines, wherein the at least one connection contact is movably supported in the connecting device. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060211 | FALL PREVENTION DEVICE FOR AN ELEVATOR - A fall prevention device includes a shaft extending vertically through a multi-story building. A door is provided on each floor of the multi-story building. A cab is movably mounted in the shaft and includes a cab door. A movement device includes a power mechanism and first and second grid structures directly or indirectly connected to the power mechanism. The first and second grid structures are respectively fixed to top and bottom sides of the cab at locations adjacent to the cab door. Each of the first and second grid structure includes a plurality of rails spaced from each other in a width direction perpendicular to the vertical direction. The movement device further includes a first support device in a top end of the shaft and a second support device in a bottom end of the shaft. The first and second support devices respectively support the first and second grid structures. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060212 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM - An elevator system to continue communication even if a tracking error exists and to reduce interference on other transponders when transmitting a video and audio between an endstation facility and another endstation facility via a transponder mounted on communications satellite. This transmission system includes a tracking antenna that tracks a transponder, a tracking error calculation circuit that obtains a tracking error in a tracking operation of the tracking antenna, a transmission level control circuit that obtains a transmission level of a signal in response to the tracking error, and a transmitter that transmits the signal at the obtained signal level via the tracking antenna to the transponder of the communication target. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060213 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENT TAPES IN ELEVATOR DEVICES - In order to be able to increase safety in elevator systems, a connecting device for connecting a transmission device for transmitting information is provided, wherein the transmission device is attached to a measurement tape for determining the position of a cab in an elevator shaft and wherein the connecting device is designed as a guide bracket for guiding and/or supporting the measurement tape, so that the guide bracket at least partially surrounds the measurement tape, and wherein the guide bracket has at least one opening for reading out the marking unit, and wherein the connecting device has two connection contacts for connecting to one of the communication lines and/or supply lines and an interruption device for interrupting one of the communication lines and/or supply lines, wherein the interruption device is situated in such a way that the interruption occurs between the two connection contacts. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060214 | Anti-Rotation System and Anti-Rotation Device - An anti-rotation system for an elevator system that includes an elevator shaft, elevator suspension cables, and a mechanical room includes a hitch plate disposed on a floor of the mechanical room and at a top of the elevator shaft, a plurality of cable shackles, each cable shackle including a cable locking mechanism on a first end thereof configured to lock one of the elevator suspension cables and a threaded rod on a second end thereof configured to extend through the hitch plate from the elevator shaft to the mechanical room, and a plurality of anti-rotation devices, each anti-rotation device being fixed to the threaded rod of one of the plurality of cable shackles in the mechanical room, and each anti-rotation device being connected to at least one other anti-rotation device, whereby rotation of cable shackles is prevented. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060215 | FRICTION BRAKE DEVICE - A friction brake device has a brake rotor which rotates around a rotation axis, brake pads as rotating friction members which rotate around an autorotation axis parallel to the rotation axis, rotational torque transmission devices which mutually transmit rotational torques between the brake rotor and the brake pads without depending on the friction force between the brake rotor and the brake pads, and pressing devices which press the brake pads against the brake rotor. The pressing devices press the brake pads against the brake rotor by way of non-rotating friction members which are supported so as not to rotate around the autorotation axis. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060216 | FULL CONTACT BRAKE - A full contact brake comprising: (a) an inboard housing including: an inner and outer seal groove including a seal; (b) an outboard housing including: an inner and outer seal groove including a seal; and (c) a bridge tube between the inboard housing and the outboard housing; wherein the inboard housing, the outboard housing, and the bridge tube form a housing comprising: (i) an inboard piston between the inner and outer seal groove; (ii) an outboard piston between the inner and outer seal groove; and (iii) a rotor between the inboard and outboard piston so that the inboard piston is moved towards an inboard side and the outboard piston is moved towards an outboard side of the rotor; and wherein the seal of the inboard housing forms an interference fit around the respective piston so that rotation of the inboard and outboard piston respectively are substantially prevented during a brake apply. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060217 | HAND BRAKE DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A hand brake device for a vehicle includes an electric actuator for activating a brake and an operating element that can be moved between a brake position and release position. A control unit triggers the actuator according to the position of the operating element. A locking device for locking the operating element in the brake position is controlled by the control unit. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060218 | Brake disc assembly - A brake disc assembly is provided with a ring including holes and protrusions equally spaced along an inner edge, each protrusion having an aperture distal the holes; a central part includes through holes equally spaced along a periphery, a central hole, and spaced hole members surrounding the central hole; externally threaded bolts; and internally threaded nuts. The through holes and the protrusions are in register. The externally threaded bolts are driven through the apertures and the through holes into the internally threaded nuts to fasten the ring and the central part together. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060219 | HYDRODYNAMIC RETARDER - A hydrodynamic retarder having a rotor ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060220 | SHOCK ABSORBER - A shock absorber includes a damper main body that has a tubular outer shell and a piston rod that advances and retreats freely into and from the outer shell, and that is configured to generate a damping force for suppressing relative movement in an axial direction between the piston rod and the outer shell. The shock absorber includes a tubular dust cover that is connected to the piston rod and is configured to allow the outer shell to advance into an interior thereof and a tubular extension cover that is attached to an outer shell side end of the dust cover in a condition where the outer shell is inserted therein. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060221 | XPANDA BAG EXPANDABLE LUGGAGE - A combination “carry on” and “check in” bag in the shape of a conventional carry-on luggage or backpack and or a larger duffel bag or large luggage made of flexible material and includes handles, storage pockets, a slide handle with storage pocket, backpack straps stored in a rear compartment for use while in the backpack configuration, and various zippers and pleats to achieve the expansion and retraction of the invention. While using it as a carry on bag the zip of the zipper closes and tucks in the extra/additional bag material in its inverted position and when needed for using as a duffel bag, the zip of the zipper opens and expands the material outward to create extra space for luggage. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060222 | Actuator for Multi-Mode Clutch Module - A transmission clutch module including inner and outer races, a plurality of race engaging pawls and an actuator ring incorporates an actuator having a rotatable spool header adapted to rotate an attached actuator lever between at least two angular positions. The actuator lever moves the actuator ring to selectively block the pawls so inner and outer races may freewheel relative to one another in at least one operating mode. The actuator may be electric or hydraulic powered, and may be spring-biased to a default position in event of power failure. An elongated axially moveable plunger is secured to and supported within a piston at a first end, and has a radially extending pin at its second end. A fixed spool sleeve to which the spool header is supported includes a helical slot through which the pin extends. As the plunger moves reciprocally, the pin undergoes both translational and rotational movement. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060223 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - A clutch, having an outer race, an inner race, a wedge plate radially arranged between the outer race and the inner race and including an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface, and a radially continuous space connecting the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface, and a locking assembly including a displaceable locking component. For a free-wheel mode, the inner and outer races are rotatable with respect to each other. For a locking mode, the locking component is displaceable within the radially disposed space of the wedge plate to engage the wedge plate to radially expand the wedge plate and non-rotatably connect the inner race, the wedge plate, and the outer race. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060224 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR A HUB - A hub assembly includes a hub with an axle extending axially therethrough. A socket has an open end in a first end thereof which is inserted into the space of the hub. A driving unit includes a sleeve, two ratchet rings, two roller members and two resilient members. The first and second ratchet rings are engaged with each other by teeth on the two respective end faces thereof. The first and second ratchet rings are mounted to the sleeve. The two roller members are respectively located in the two ratchet rings. The two resilient members are mounted to two ends of the sleeve respectively and located outside of the first and second ratchet rings. The driving unit is located in the space and the axle extends through the driving unit which is an integral single part. The driving device operates smoothly and has less noise. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060225 | COUPLING MEMBER SUBASSEMBLY FOR USE IN CONTROLLABLE COUPLING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROMECHANICAL APPARATUS HAVING A PAIR OF SIMULTANEOUSLY ACTUATED ELEMENTS FOR USE IN THE SUBASSEMBLY - A coupling member subassembly for use in a controllable coupling assembly and an electromechanical apparatus having a pair of simultaneously actuated elements for use in such a subassembly are provided. The apparatus includes a housing, an electromagnetic source having at least one excitation coil surrounded by the housing and a pair of spaced first and second elements. A reciprocating armature is arranged concentrically relative to the at least one excitation coil and is axially movable when the at least one excitation coil is supplied with current. An actuator bridge is mounted for axial reciprocating movement with the armature and is connected to the elements at opposite ends of the bridge to move the elements in unison between first and second positions during axial movement of the armature to control the operating mode of the assembly. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060226 | OPPOSED IRON CORE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FAN CLUTCH USING OPPOSITE IRON CORE - Provided are an opposed iron core transmitting rotation motion, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electromagnetic fan clutch formed by the opposed iron core. The opposed iron core includes iron core grooves ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060227 | MATING SURFACE OF A FRICTION PAIRING - A mating surface of a friction pairing is provided which includes a friction surface that can be connected and/or is connected to the mating surface in a friction-fit manner in the operation of the friction pairing for torque transmission. The invention is characterized in that the mating surface is provided with a heat dissipation coating which has a significantly higher level of heat conductivity than a carrier material on which the heat dissipation coating is applied. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060228 | LUBRICATION IN A TRANSFER CASE WITHOUT A MECHANICAL PUMP - A transfer case is provided with a primary shaft which is selectively engagable with a secondary shaft via a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism is inclusive of a friction pack. A hub of the clutch mechanism is connected on the primary shaft and the clutch housing is torsionally fixed with a primary sprocket rotatively mounted on the primary shaft. A reservoir system is provided for delivering splashed oil axially along the primary shaft overlapping the friction pack. The reservoir system has a collective fluid receptacle that is connected via a stationary passage with a lubrication passage radially inward of the friction pack of the hub. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060229 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH - An electromagnetic clutch includes a first rotation transmission portion, annular field core, rotation stop member, second rotation transmission portion, armature, and spring member. The annular field core is supported by the first rotation transmission portion via a first bearing. The first bearing is housed in a hollow portion of the field core and fitted on an inner circumferential surface of the field core. The rotation stop member includes a flat portion which is fixed to an end of the field core on a side opposite to the armature. The flat portion is formed integrally with a retaining piece which projects toward the hollow portion of the field core and faces the first bearing when viewed from the axial direction of the field core. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060230 | METHOD FOR REDUCING CHATTER VIBRATIONS IN A DRIVETRAIN - A method is provided for reducing chatter vibrations in a motor vehicle drivetrain having a drive unit, a vehicle transmission and an automated friction clutch, wherein a vibration absorber is emulated by an appropriate operation of the friction clutch in order to improve the method. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060231 | OVER-RUNNING CLUTCH - An over-running clutch couples a motor driven shaft to a driven element in which the element can freely rotate when the motor is switched off. The driven shaft of the clutch includes a flattened portion with two flat surfaces. A wall of a coupling member engages one of the surfaces when the driven shaft stands still. The coupling member includes an outwardly extending cam which is received in a sleeve of a cylindrical collar positioned on a disk which is rotatably mounted on the driven shaft. When the shaft is rotated, the coupling member is pressed outward over a limited distance and the cam enters a recess provided in the inner wall of a cylindrical drive portion forming part of the driven element. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060232 | ISOLATOR FOR ENGINE WITH PROGRESSIVE LOCK-UP FOR ISOLATION SPRING - In an aspect, an isolator is provided for isolating a device driven by an engine via an endless drive member. The isolator includes a shaft adapter that is connectable with a shaft of the device, a rotary drive member that is engageable with the endless drive member, a torsion spring that is positioned to transfer torque between the shaft adapter and the rotary drive member, and a torque limiting surface. The torsion spring has a first helical end, a second helical end and a plurality of coils between the first and second helical ends. The torque limiting surface has a selected non-zero spacing from the coils. The spacing between the torque limiting surface and each coil is selected such that, during operation, the torsion spring has a spring rate that is below a first spring rate during relative movement between the shaft adapter and the rotary drive member within a selected angular range from a neutral position, and has a spring rate that increases progressively above the first spring rate during relative movement between the shaft adapter and the rotary drive member beyond the selected angular range from the neutral position. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060233 | ASSEMBLY FOR SORTING OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES - An assembly for sorting optoelectronic devices ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060234 | ARTICLE DROPPING APPARATUS - An article dropping apparatus may include a first shutter and a second shutter. A first movable member is movable relative to the first shutter. A second movable member is movable relative to the second shutter. An article may be supported by the first shutter and the second shutter to extend therebetween when the first shutter and the second shutter are positioned at closed positions. The first movable member and the second movable member may apply forces in opposite directions away from each other so that as the first and second shutters move from closed positions to open positions. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060235 | MAGNET CONVEYANCE POSITIONOING DEVICE - A magnet conveyance positioning device including a conveyance unit and an attachment device attached to the conveyance unit to move integrally with the conveyance unit. The attachment device includes a support unit abutting on a object and supporting the conveyance unit from the object, a holding unit provided movably relative to the support unit to detachably hold the magnet, and a driving unit moving the holding unit so that the magnet approaches the object in a state where the support unit is abutted on the object. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060236 | COVER FOR SLIDER OF LINEAR CONVEYER, LINEAR CONVEYER, SLIDER ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF DETACHING COVER FROM SLIDER OF LINEAR CONVEYER - A cover for a linear conveyer. The linear conveyer including a stationary module having a rail extending linearly and a stator including armature coils that is fixed to the rail, and a slider including a mover component having magnetic poles arranged linearly and a rail guide that is fitted on the rail. The slider sliding from an end surface of the rail along an elongated direction of the rail to be arranged on the rail and moving on the rail by a linear motor. The cover is attached to the slider to cover a magnetic pole face of the mover component of the slider. The cover has a thickness so as to come in contact with an end portion of the stationary module when the slider is mounted on the rail. The cover is detached from the slider by the contact with the end portion of the stationary module. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060237 | FEEDING DEVICE - A feeding device includes a guiding assembly and a clamping mechanism. The guiding assembly includes a guiding rod and a transfer rod coupled to the guiding rod. The transfer rod includes a rack. The clamping mechanism includes a driving assembly and a clamping assembly. The driving assembly includes a support frame, a first driver coupled to the support frame, a gear coupled to the first driver and meshing with the rack, and two guiding members adjustably coupled to the support frame and positioned at opposite sides of the guiding rod. The guiding members is latched to the guiding rod and configured to move the support frame to adjust a backlash between the gear and the rack. The clamping assembly is coupled to the support frame. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060238 | Vibration Device for an Apparatus for Conveying a Metal Charge to a Melting Plant - Vibration device for a conveying apparatus ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060239 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a guide portion, a reader, a first drive roller and a second drive roller, and a first driven roller and a second driven roller. A first protrusion is formed in the reader and may be disposed on one side of the first drive roller. A second protrusion is formed in the reader and may be disposed on one side of the second drive roller. The second protrusion may protrude upward more than the first protrusion. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060240 | CLAMPING UNIT FOR CONTAINERS AT CONTAINER HANDLING MACHINES - A clamping unit for containers at container treatment machines where, apart from a vertically movable lifting arm with a centering support for clamping a container from above, a motor for driving the lifting arm and a pneumatic spring against the resistance of which the centering support is mounted at the lifting arm so as to be movable to the top are provided. The lifting arms may be set to a desired vertical position independently of the movement or the rotational position of an associated rotary machine, and a clamping force of the centering supports may be easily and flexibly adjusted by applying a suited pressure to the pneumatic spring. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060241 | EXTENDABLE CONVEYOR - An extendable conveyor disclosed herein includes a base unit including a fixed base unit section positionable onto a ground and a mechanically extendable base unit section. The mechanically extendable base unit is adjustably positionable incrementally between a fully nested position within the fixed base unit section and a fully extended position telescoped forwardly from the fixed base unit section. A mechanically extendable conveyor section is coupled to the mechanically extendable base unit section, where the mechanically extendable conveyor section is adjustably positionable incrementally between a fully nested position within the mechanically extendable base unit section and a fully extended position telescoped forwardly from the mechanically extendable base unit section. A conveying surface to convey articles extends at least partially on an upper side of the fixed base unit section, the mechanically extendable base unit section and the mechanically extendable conveyor section. The mechanically extendable base unit section and the mechanically extendable conveyor section are configured such that extension of the mechanically extendable base unit section from the fixed base unit section is independent of extension of the mechanically extendable conveyor section from the mechanically extendable base unit section. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060242 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM DEVICES WITH CONTAMINANT REMOVAL FEATURES - Various embodiments of conveyor system devices, such as sprockets and idlers, are disclosed. The conveyor components can comprise axial and/or radial openings that facilitate the discharging of debris and other contaminants, which can reduce wear and/or prolong component life. In some embodiments, the conveyor component ramps convey the debris and contaminants to the openings. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060243 | CONVEYOR CHAIN LINK, CONVEYOR CHAIN AND CONVEYOR SYSTEM COMPRISING CONVEYOR CHAIN - A conveyor chain link, comprising an upper body having a carrying surface, and a lower body having a front end and a rear end, where the upper body and the lower body are separate parts, where the upper body is provided with a longitudinal slot adapted to cooperate with a protruding tongue on the front end of the lower body, with at least one forward bearing surface arranged perpendicular to the centre line of the chain link and adapted to bear on at least one first bearing surface of the lower body, with two sideway bearing surfaces adapted to bear on two second bearing surfaces of the lower body, and at least one locking means adapted to lock the upper body to the lower body fixedly and irremovably. The advantage of the chain link is that a chain link with different properties for the lower body and the upper body is provided for, where the upper and lower bodies are fixedly locked to each other. | 2015-03-05 |