12th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130071129 | MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE RECEIVER - A multi-channel optical waveguide receiver includes an optical input port; an optical branching unit; light-receiving elements having bias electrodes and signal electrodes; optical waveguides being optically coupled between the optical branching unit and the light-receiving elements; capacitors electrically connected between the bias electrodes and a reference potential, the capacitors and the bias electrodes being connected through interconnection patterns; and a signal amplifier including input electrodes. The optical branching unit, the light-receiving elements, the optical waveguides, and the capacitors are formed on a single substrate, the substrate having an edge extending in a first direction. The signal amplifier and the substrate are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. The input electrodes and the signal electrodes are arranged along the edge of the substrate. Each of the signal electrodes of the light-receiving elements is electrically connected through a bonding wire to the input electrode. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071130 | TONER CONSUMPTION CALCULATOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND TONER CONSUMPTION CALCULATION METHOD - A toner consumption calculator includes a plurality of line memories; a recorder that sequentially records image data including a plurality of pixels into the line memories; a skew correction unit that performs skew correction on the image data by sequentially reading the image data from the line memories while controlling read timing; and a counter that sequentially reads the image data from the line memories and counts toner consumption of a target pixel on the basis of light amounts of surrounding pixels of the target pixel. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071131 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF STABILIZING IMAGE DENSITY ON A SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM BASIS - An image forming apparatus capable of stabilizing image density on a long-term basis by compensating for an error in prediction of toner particle charge amount, while reducing variation in image density on a short-term basis by the prediction. A CPU predicts an amount of electrostatic charge of toner particles in a developer container and sets an exposure condition and causes a toner image to be fixed on a recording medium and a pattern image for detecting image density, to be each formed on a photosensitive drum according to the set exposure condition, while performing gradation correction based on the gradation conversion table. The CPU updates the gradation conversion table such that a detected density of the pattern image becomes closer to a target density. The CPU sets the exposure condition based on a result of the prediction such that toner image density becomes constant. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071132 | FUSER PROTECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A fuser protection device realizing a protection circuit to protect a fuser by forcibly turning off a heater lamp when the heater lamp is overheated using a sensing signal from a non-contact thermistor to sense surface temperature of a heating roller and an image forming apparatus having the same. The fuser protection device includes a temperature sensing unit to sense a temperature of the heating roller in a non-contact fashion using two sensors provided at different positions, a differential amplifier to amplify a voltage difference between two sensor outputs from the temperature sensing unit, and a comparator to compare an output voltage from the differential amplifier with a reference voltage, wherein power supply to the heater lamp is blocked according to an output signal from the comparator. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071133 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes image forming units forming toner images with first toners having different colors and a second toner having a different softening point from the first toners, an image transfer unit superposing the toner images one on top of another and transferring the superposed toner images onto a recording medium at least such that the toner image formed of the second toner is at the top of the superposed toner images, an image fixing unit fixing the transferred toner images, and an image controller that causes the image forming unit that uses the second toner to form the toner image over at least part of an image area and also causes the image transfer unit to perform the transfer such that the toner image formed of the second toner is at the top of the superposed toner images in the at least part of the image area. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071134 | POWER CONTROL METHOD, POWER CONTROL DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A power control method for supplying AC power to a first load and a second load is provided. The method includes supplying, to the first load, AC power corresponding to a range of a phase angle 0 to a phase angle φ1 in each half cycle; and supplying, to the second load, AC power corresponding to a range of a phase angle φ2 to a phase angle π in each half cycle, wherein φ1 is larger than 0 and not more than π, φ2 is not less than 0 and smaller than π, and φ1 is larger than φ2. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071135 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND VIBRATION REDUCING MEMBER - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming assembly including an image carrier including a support portion and a developing device including a projecting portion, an image forming apparatus body including a frame and an assembly covering member that rotates between a closed state and an open state and that has a support hole for receiving the support portion and an interference avoiding hole for receiving the projecting portion, and a vibration reducing member. The vibration reducing member reduces vibration of the developing device relative to the image carrier by being fitted in a gap around the projecting portion in the interference avoiding hole in the state in which the projecting portion is inserted in the interference avoiding hole in the assembly covering member in the closed state. The image forming apparatus is operated in the state in which the vibration reducing member is removed. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071136 | Fixing Device and Image Forming Apparatus Including the Same - A magnetic core includes a plurality of first core portions arranged to surround a coil in a direction perpendicular to a conveying direction of a recording medium, and a second core portions disposed closer to a heating member than the first core portion on both end portions in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the recording medium in a hollow portion formed by a coil loop. The second core portion has thermal capacity smaller than that of the first core portion. Curie temperature of the second core portion is a temperature of the second core portion or higher when the heating member becomes a fixable temperature and is a cooling set temperature of the coil or lower. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071137 | POWDER COLLECTING DEVICE - A powder collecting device for conveying toner, a developer, waste toner and/or a waste developer in a conveyance pipe in one direction and for dropping it into a container through an opening made at an end of the conveyance pipe. The container is mountable in a body of an image forming apparatus such that the end of the conveyance pipe is inserted into the container, and is dismountable therefrom. An elastic sealing member, which has a larger area than a cross-sectional area of the end of the conveyance pipe, is attached to a portion of the container through which the end of the conveyance pipe is inserted into the container. A plurality of cuts are made in the sealing member such that the sealing member has at least an upper flap having a longer elastically deformable portion and a lower flap having a shorter elastically deformable portion. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071138 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A development device includes a regulation member partially defining a developer room and configured to regulate the thickness of a developer layer on a developer carrier, the regulation member including a regulation edge facing the developer carrier to control the thickness of the developer layer on the developer carrier, and an end facing an inner wall surface of the developer room; a first seal member attached to the inner wall surface of the developer room at a position facing the end of the regulation member; and a second seal member attached to the regulation member at a portion in the vicinity of the end of the regulation member and being in contact with the first seal member to seal between the first seal member and the end of the regulation member. The second seal member is lower in hardness than the first seal member. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071139 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of developing units disposed in parallel with each other, a developer cartridge being detachably attached to each of the plurality of developing units, each of the plurality of developing units forming a developer image with a developer agent in the developer cartridge; a first cover covering at least one specified developer cartridge of a plurality of developer cartridges attached to the plurality of developing units, the first cover being openable to allow the at least one specified developer cartridge to be attached and detached; and a second cover covering at least one developer cartridge other than the at least one specified developer cartridge of the plurality of developer cartridges, the second cover being openable to allow the at least one developer cartridge other than the at least one specified developer cartridge to be attached and detached. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071140 | Developing Unit - A developing unit includes a developer casing, a developer carrying member, and a receptacle. The developer carrying member is mounted on the developer casing. The receptacle is supported on the developer casing to be slidable linearly with respect to the developing casing, and is configured to accommodate a waste developer. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071141 | ROTATIONAL FORCE TRANSMITTING PART - A device for transmitting a rotational force to an electrophotographic photosensitive drum. The device includes a flange connectable with the drum. A coupling member is provided with a rotational force transmitting portion engageable with the flange. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071142 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic charger includes a discharge electrode which has a long shape and a housing. The housing has a U-shaped cross section in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the discharge electrode, receives the discharge electrode and supports the discharge electrode in a direction such that a tip portion thereof is disposed on an open face side. The housing includes a first member and a second member separated from each other at a border that includes an electrode-supporting section supporting the discharge electrode, and the first member and the second member are attachable to and detachable from each other. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071143 | ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL PROTECTION FOR TONER IMAGE - A method of forming a clear toner overcoat or a colored toner image on a substrate is disclosed. The overcoat or colored image provides antibacterial and antifungal protection. The method includes providing a source of toner having a mixture of polymer agent and a silver salt biocide including a silver sulfate biocide having a concentration range of 0.0005 to 10 weight %, applying the clear toner or colored toner in an image wise fashion to a substrate, and fixing the clear or colored toner to the substrate whereby an effective coating or image is formed that provides antibacterial and antifungal protection. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071144 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CARBON POWDER FILLING DEVICE FOR REGENERATION OF CARBON POWDER CARTRIDGE - A multifunctional ink powder filling device for a regenerated powder cartridge box, which includes a bottle body, a powder-leakage prevention bottle plug, a powder filling nozzle and a bottle cover serving as a measuring cup at the same time, wherein the bottle plug is tightly matched and arranged on a bottle mouth of the bottle body and is externally provided with the powder filling nozzle, the inner and the outer peripheries of the pedestal of the powder filling nozzle are respectively provided with inner threads matched with the outer threads of the bottle mouth and outer threads matched with the inner threads on the mouth part of the bottle cover, and the upper end of the powder filling nozzle is provided with a diminishing heavy-caliber powder filling hopper. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071145 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A developing device includes a case for housing a developer, a magnetic roller, an agitating member, a layer thickness restricting member and a plurality of projection members. The magnetic roller is arranged in the case, includes a rotary shaft and magnetically carries the developer on a circumferential surface. The agitating member is arranged to face the magnetic roller in the case, includes a shaft center and a screw forming portion arranged around the shaft center. The layer thickness restricting member restricts the layer thickness of the developer to a predetermined thickness. The plurality of projection members are arranged along a rotation axis direction of the magnetic roller to face the circumferential surface of the magnetic roller at a side upstream of the layer thickness restricting member in a rotating direction of the magnetic roller and comes into contact with the developer carried on the magnetic roller. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071146 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A developing device includes a case for housing a developer, a magnetic roller, an agitating member, a layer thickness restricting member, an auxiliary developer storing portion and a plate-like flexible member. The magnetic roller includes a rotary shaft and magnetically carries the developer on a circumferential surface. The agitating member includes a shaft center and a screw forming portion arranged around the shaft center and agitates and conveys the developer while rotating. The layer thickness restricting member restricts the layer thickness of the developer to a predetermined thickness. The auxiliary developer storing portion faces the circumferential surface of the magnetic roller at a side upstream of the layer thickness restricting member in a rotating direction of the magnetic roller. The plate-like flexible member extends toward the circumferential surface of the magnetic roller and forms a wall surface on an upstream side of the auxiliary developer storing portion. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071147 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A development device includes a developer bearer to carry by rotation developer to a development range facing a latent image bearer, and a planar metal developer regulator to adjust an amount of developer carried by the developer bearer to the development range. The developer bearer includes a developer carrying range having surface unevenness, and the developer regulator includes a fixed end portion held by a regulator holder and a free end portion to contact a surface of the developer bearer. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071148 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A development device includes a developer bearer to carry by rotation developer to a development range facing a latent image bearer, a planar developer regulator disposed to contact a surface of the developer bearer to adjust an amount of developer carried to the development range, and a lateral end seal to contact an axial end portion of the developer bearer. The developer bearer includes an uneven surface range having projections and recesses and including an axial center of the developer bearer and smooth surface ranges positioned outside the uneven surface range in an axial direction of the developer bearer, and the lateral end seal is disposed astride the uneven surface range and the smooth surface range of the developer bearer. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071149 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PERFORMING SAME - An image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer belt; a plurality of photosensitive bodies on which a toner image is formed, wherein the photosensitive bodies are disposed to contact the intermediate transfer belt so as to form respective transfer regions which are used to transfer the toner image to the intermediate transfer belt, wherein a first photosensitive body is disposed in the most upstream side in a proceeding direction of the intermediate transfer belt, and a transfer current density of the first transfer region is greater than a transfer current density of the remaining transfer regions. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071150 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING - An image forming apparatus has a belt stretched and wound around a driving roller and multiple driven rollers; multiple image formation units arranged in a running direction of the belt including photoconductors to form toner images of different colors; multiple transfer rollers opposed to the photoconductors via the belt; an engagement/disengagement device to bring at least one of the multiple transfer rollers in contact with and separate from the belt in accordance with an image formation mode; a steering controller to correct displacement of the belt in a widthwise direction by inclining one of the multiple driven rollers in a prescribed direction as a steering roller not to change a perimeter of the belt at least in the first image formation mode in which all of the multiple transfer rollers contact the belt; at least one position adjustment roller; and a belt position adjuster. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071151 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member, a transfer member, a leading-end holding member, and a trailing-end holding member. The leading-end holding member is mounted on the transfer member and holds, on an outer peripheral surface of the transfer member, a leading-end portion of a recording medium fed to a sheet feeding position that is further upstream than a transfer position in a rotation direction of the transfer member. The trailing-end holding member rotates along the outer peripheral surface. The trailing-end holding member presses the recording medium against the outer peripheral surface while waiting at a waiting position that is further upstream than the transfer position and downstream than the sheet feeding position, and holds a trailing end portion on the outer peripheral surface while rotating together with the transfer member when the trailing end portion of the recording medium arrives at the waiting position. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071152 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a heating rotating body driven by a motor, a pressing member, a biasing unit, a switching unit that receives rotational power of the motor in order to either separate the pressing member and the heating rotating body or to allow the biasing unit to press the pressing member and the heating rotating body together, a power transmission mechanism that transmits the rotational power of the motor to the switching unit over a first path or a second path, the first path having a larger reduction ratio, and a power transmission targeting unit that switches the target of transmission of rotational power of the motor between the heating rotating body and the switching unit depending on the rotational direction of the motor and that includes a path selection unit that selects the first path during separation and the second path during pressing by the switching unit. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071153 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a heating rotating body driven by a motor, a pressing member, a biasing unit, a switching unit that receives rotational power of the motor in order to either separate the pressing member and the heating rotating body or to allow the biasing unit to press the pressing member and the heating rotating body together, a power transmission mechanism that transmits the rotational power of the motor to the switching unit over a first path or a second path, the first path having a larger reduction ratio, and a transmission control unit that establishes and cuts off transmission of rotational power of the motor to the switching unit by the power transmission mechanism and that includes a path selection unit that selects the first path during separation and the second path during pressing by the switching unit. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071154 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a pressing rotating body, a heating rotating belt, an induction coil, a magnetic core portion, and a belt guide member. The belt guide member is disposed on the inner side of the heating rotating belt and includes a coil side section that is disposed toward the induction coil relative to a rotational axis of the heating rotating belt and includes a temperature-rise corresponding portion and a non temperature-rise corresponding portion, and a nip side section that is disposed toward the pressing rotating body relative to the rotational axis and includes a paper-passing corresponding portion and a heat transfer portion disposed on the outer side of the paper-passing corresponding portion and having thermal conductivity higher than the thermal conductivity of the paper-passing corresponding portion. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071155 | Fixing Device - A fixing device includes: a first fixing member and a second fixing member forming a nip portion for heat-fixing a recording sheet; an urging mechanism including an urging member and urging the first fixing member toward the second fixing member by an urging force of the urging member; a first frame for supporting the second fixing member; a second frame arranged at an opposite side to the second fixing member with the first fixing member being interposed therebetween; and a switching member, which applies a pressing force resisting the urging force to the first fixing member for switching a width of the nip portion, and which includes a cam to which the urging force is applied and a shaft for supporting the cam. The first frame and the second frame are connected to each other by the shaft. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071156 | Fixing Device - A fixing device configured to heat-fix a developer image on a recording sheet, the fixing device includes: a flexible cylindrical member; a nip member configured to slidingly contact an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member; a heating member that is arranged at an inside of the cylindrical member and is configured to heat the nip member; a stay configured to support the nip member with surrounding the heating member; a backup member configured to interpose the cylindrical member between the nip member and the backup member; a cover member that is arranged at the inside of the cylindrical member and is configured to cover the stay from an opposite side to the heating member; and a first support member configured to support the cover member and form a gap between the stay and the cover member. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071157 | Fixing Device - A fixing device includes, a belt, and a plate. The belt has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The plate is made of metal and has a sliding surface that is configured to slide on the first surface of the belt in a predetermined direction. The sliding surface of the plate has roll marks that extend along the predetermined direction. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071158 | Fixing Device - A fixing device which may include a flexible cylindrical member which has an inner peripheral surface and is configured to rotate about an axis, a heater arranged inside the cylindrical member and extends in the axial direction of the cylindrical member, and a nip member. The nip member may include a contact surface configured to contact the flexible cylindrical member, and has a predetermined length in the sheet conveying direction. Further, the nip member may have an axial length which includes a predetermined range, wherein the predetermined range along the axial length represents a maximum width of a recording sheet upon which the developer image is fixed. The fixing device may also include a guide member. The guide member and the nip member may be at least partially separated along the predetermined range of the nip member within the length of the contact surface in the sheet conveying direction. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071159 | Fixing Device - A fixing device may include first and second fixing members arranged to form a nip portion, an urging member that provides an urging force to urge the first fixing member toward the second fixing member, a change member configured to change a width of the nip portion from a first nip width to a second nip width by applying a pressing force to the first fixing member against the urging force of the urging member and change the width of the nip portion from the second nip width to the first nip width by releasing the pressing force, and a restriction portion configured to restrict movement of the first fixing member and restrict a maximum value of the first nip width of the nip portion while the pressing force against the urging force is released. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071160 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fixing device includes an irradiation unit, disposed opposite a recording medium, that includes laser light sources arranged in a direction crossing a movement direction of the recording medium and capable of emitting laser light with variable emission intensity and that irradiates a surface of the recording medium with the laser light emitted from the laser light sources in a substantially elongated irradiation region extending at a corresponding position in the arrangement direction of the laser light sources; an irradiation-width changing unit that changes the irradiation width of the irradiation region in a longitudinal direction thereof, with all the laser light sources of the irradiation unit turned on; and an irradiation-intensity adjusting unit that adjusts the irradiation intensity in the irradiation region having the irradiation width thereof changed by the irradiation-width changing unit to a predetermined required irradiation intensity. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071161 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a transport member that transports a recording medium in a first direction, the recording medium having on one side thereof an image formed of an image forming material that is to be fixed by absorbing light; a first chip that has a first light-emitting area in which a plurality of light-emitting elements that emit light toward the one side of the recording medium are arranged two-dimensionally; and a second chip that has a second light-emitting area in which a plurality of light-emitting elements that emit light toward the one side of the recording medium are arranged two-dimensionally. A gap between the first light-emitting area and the second light-emitting area extends at an angle with respect to the first direction, and a portion of the first light-emitting area and a portion of the second light-emitting area overlap each other in the first direction. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071162 | COLOR TONER FOR OPTICAL FIXING AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color toner for optical fixing containing an infrared light absorbent and being compatible with an optical fusing device to irradiate an unfixed toner attached on a surface of a recording medium with infrared light to melt and fix the unfixed toner on the recording medium, wherein | 2013-03-21 |
20130071163 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus forms a color image, and includes an endless intermediate transfer belt which rotates and carries a toner image and plural image forming units for plural colors arranged in tandem along the intermediate transfer belt. Each of the image forming units includes an image carrier which rotates and carries a latent image, a charging device which charges the image carrier, a development device which develops the latent image into a toner image, and a cleaning device which cleans the image carrier after the toner image is transferred to the intermediate transfer belt. The charging device of the extreme upstream image forming unit in the belt direction of rotation is a non-contact charging device not in contact with the image carrier. The extreme downstream image forming unit in the belt direction or rotation includes a lubricant application device which applies a lubricant to the image carrier. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071164 | CLEANING MEMBER, CLEANING DEVICE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A cleaning member for removing a developer from a surface of a member to be cleaned includes: a blade portion contactable to the member to be cleaned; and a flexible supporting member for supporting the blade portion. The supporting member includes a blade supporting portion supporting the blade portion is provided, a portion to be fixed for being fixed to a fixing portion, and a bent portion provided at a longitudinal end portion of the blade supporting portion. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071165 | DEVELOPER COLLECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first developer containing part accommodating a developer that is ejected after a depeloper image is formed, a second developer containing part, a communication part allowing the first developer containing part and the second developer containing part to communicate each other, and a first developer carrying member carrying the developer to the first developer containing part to the communication part. Wherein, the communication part carries the developer carried by the first developer carrying member to the second developer containing part. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071166 | Image Formation Device - An image formation device is provided with a discharge tray configured to receive the sheet discharged from a discharge exit, a guide portion configuring at least a part of a first feed path and a second feed path extending from a fixing unit to the discharge exit, a reversibly rotatable roller configured to reverse a feeding direction of the sheet fed from the fixing unit to the discharge exit so that the sheet is reversely fed toward an entrance of the of the developing unit. In this configuration, the first path and the second path are converged to form a converged feed path on the discharge exit side, the reversibly rotatable roller is provided in the converged feed path, and a converged feed path guide portion, which is a part of the guide portion, is displaceable to a position to expose the converged feed path to outside. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071167 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus contains a first printer forming a first image on a surface of the sheet member, a reversing section reversing a surface of the sheet member and a second printer forming a second image on a back of the sheet member. The second printer contains a correction section correcting a deflection of the sheet member. A straight sheet-member-transporting path extends from the reversing section to the second printer. A distance between a position at which the sheet member enters the sheet-member-transporting path and a position at which the correction section corrects the deflection of the sheet member is set so as to be not smaller than a length of the sheet member having the largest size among the sheet members to be handled. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071168 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a sheet conveying unit, a TOD (Top of Data) control module for instructing the image forming unit to start generation of a toner image, a timing roller driving module for instructing the sheet conveying unit to start driving of the timing roller, an image synchronization module designed depending on the sheet conveying unit and the image forming unit, and a sheet information module for generating an image synchronization identifier for designating a pattern of image synchronization control related to printing of the toner image on the sheet, depending on a type of the sheet designated. The image synchronization module is activated when the formation of the toner image on the sheet has become possible, and activate each of the TOD control module and the timing roller driving module, with a relative time lag based on the image synchronization identifier. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071169 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND FEEDING CONTROL METHOD - According to the embodiment, a printing apparatus includes: a printing unit that forms an image on a web; a first feeding unit that feeds the web; a second feeding unit downstream of the printing unit in a feed direction; a buffer unit that has a buffer plate and absorbs flexure of the web generated by the two feeding units by operating the buffer plate; a first feeding control unit that causes the first feeding unit to execute a first deceleration operation; and a second feeding control unit that causes the second feeding unit to execute the first deceleration operation when a trigger for stopping the feed of the web has occurred, measures a feed amount of the web fed by the second feeding unit, and changes the first deceleration operation to a second deceleration operation based on the feed amount. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071170 | Two-Part, Touchless Mixing with Collapsible Bellows Container/Connector - The present invention is both a method and an apparatus for utilizing a container/connector | 2013-03-21 |
20130071171 | Topical Applicator with Exchangeable Sponge Head - A topical applicator that includes a foldable elongated handle with an exchangeable application pad with two applicator surfaces. The elongated handle includes a grip arm, a curved ring arm, and an adjustable locking hinge. The grip arm and ring arm are configured so that the grip arm and ring arm when pivoted rearward into a folded nesting position. Attached to the distal end of the ring arm is a ring with center opening. The ring and the center opening are configured to at least partially encircle and receive a complimentary shaped foam application pad with two opposite applicator surfaces. In one embodiment, the application pad is slightly larger than the ring and includes groove formed on along the midline axis of the application pad's perimeter surface. The center portion of the application pad is partially compressed thereby forming an hour glass configuration that holds the application pad in place. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071172 | COMPOSED ELEMENT - Composed element comprising two or more panel-shaped elements, which each possess a coupling zone in which coupling parts are present in the form of a profiled part respectively extending in the longitudinal direction of the coupling zone concerned, wherein these profiled parts allow coupling the panel- shaped elements to each other in a locking manner and at angle, wherein the composed element comprises auxiliary means, which assist in a correct mutual assembly of the panel-shaped elements. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071173 | PIVOT JOINT ARRANGEMENT - A pivot joint arrangement is provided for a crane arm having a securing device for operating devices. The arrangement has a pivot joint which has two spaced-apart pivot bearings, at least one of the two pivot bearings having at least two flaps and a bearing pin. One flap is connectable to the crane arm and the other flap is connectable to the securing device, and the bearing pin is connected in a rotationally secure manner to one of the two flaps and rotates relative to the other of the two flaps. At least one swing brake brakes or damps an oscillation of the operating device on the crane arm, the swing brake having a plurality of disc-like brake elements. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071174 | BALL PIN AND BALL JOINT - A ball joint with a ball pin and a steel ball pin with a joint ball. The ball joint and ball pin are suitable for use when solid-on-solid friction predominates, for example under high static pre-loading or under high operational loads and with small joint movements. At least in a bearing contact area, between the joint ball and the bearing shell, does not include any nitrided layer. The surface of the ball pin has an oxide layer, provided as wear protection, at least in the bearing contact area of the joint ball. The oxide layer in the ball joints, previously regarded (as part of the nitriding treatment) as only improving corrosion protection functions as a form of wear protection. Thus, the mutual exclusion between increasing the fatigue strength (by surface layer hardening) and improving the wear resistance (by nitriding/oxidation) is overcome with such ball pins. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071175 | BALL PIN AND BALL JOINT - A ball joint with a ball pin and a steel ball pin with a joint ball. The ball joint and ball pin are suitable for use when, for example, solid-on-solid friction predominates under high static pre-loading or high operational loads and with small joint movements. A portion of the surface of the ball pin has surface layer hardening in order to increase a fatigue strength of the ball pin. The ball pin and the ball joint, on portion of the ball pin without the any surface layer hardened, includes a nitrided layer as wear protection. The ball pin and the ball joint provide an advantageous combination of high fatigue strength, good corrosion protection and high wear-resistance. The nitrided layer of ball joints, previously only regarded as improving corrosion protection, also functions as a wear protection. Thus, these ball pins overcome the mutual exclusion between surface layer hardening and nitriding. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071176 | QUICK-RELEASE FIXING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS - In a quick-release fixing structure for an electronic equipment, the electronic equipment includes a plurality of holes and a snap slot, and the quick-release fixing structure includes a substrate, a turning element and a plurality of fixing elements. The substrate includes a plurality of grooves and a port, and each groove includes a first groove hole and a second groove hole interconnected to the first groove hole, and the second groove hole is greater than the first groove hole. The turning element is coupled to the substrate and includes a bump exposed from the port and snapped into the snap slot. Each fixing element is passed through each first groove hole and fixed to each hole. The turning element can be turned to push the electronic equipment to move each fixing element into each second groove hole, and separate the electronic equipment from the substrate. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071177 | WRENCH QUICK RELEASE APPARATUS - A wrench quick release apparatus includes a sleeve, a positioning unit, a wrench unit and an elasticity unit. The sleeve includes a channel and an engaging section for engaging to a first plate. The positioning unit inserts in the channel of the sleeve, and includes one end inserted through the first plate and an opposite end extends out from the channel of the sleeve. The wrench unit is pivotally connected to the positioning unit and extends out from one end of the sleeve. The elasticity unit includes one end pushed against the positioning unit and an opposite end pushed against the sleeve. Accordingly, the wrench quick release apparatus is first engaged to the first plate through the sleeve and then engaged to or disengaged from a second plate to achieve a steady and quick assembly effect with minimal efforts in a convenient manner. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071178 | SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING AN OBJECT ON A FLEXIBLE OR CURVED SURFACE - An outer mounting body is made of semi-soft material having a primarily flat planar shape formed with an upper housing portion, and an outer flange portion having a planar upper surface tapering from the housing portion to outer peripheral edges of the mounting body and adapted to be mounted to flexible or curved surfaces such as those of an inflatable surfboard. An inner mounting insert made of rigid material is molded within the outer mounting body and has an upper recess for sturdily mounting an object such as a surfboard fin. The inner mounting insert may be formed asymmetric for reversibly mounting left and right side fins near the edges of a surfboard. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071179 | Fastening Device for Attachment to a Mounting Rail - In a fastening device for attachment to a mounting rail, comprising a toggle element for introduction into a mounting opening and engagement on the back of edges of the mounting opening of the mounting rail, a bracing device that works together with the toggle element, especially a clamping bolt, for clamping the fastening device on the mounting rail, a contact plate for outside contact on the mounting rail that has a pass-through opening for at least one part of the bracing device, a spring as compression and torsion spring, a holding device between the toggle element and the contact plate for holding the toggle element in the braced position, whereby during loosening of the holding device, the toggle element may be transferred by the spring from an introduction position to a braced position in engagement with one of the edges of the mounting opening. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TORSIONAL FREQUENCY OF A POWER TRAIN - A load coupling device for a power train including: a rotatable shaft; a first flange on a first end of the shaft, wherein the first flange is adapted to couple to a first rotating shaft of at a torque producing turbine or a torque driven electrical generator; a second flange on an opposite end of the shaft, wherein the shaft is adapted to couple to a second rotating shaft of the other of the turbine and the generator, and an annular ring extending radially outward from the first flange, wherein the mass of the annular ring is selected to shift a torsional natural frequency of the power train away from an operational condition of the power train. Trim masses may be added to make fine adjustments to the torsional natural frequency of the power train. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071181 | Component Connection and Method for the Detachable Connection of the Components of a Component Connection - A connection between components includes a first component, a second component, and at least two pairs of fixing elements spaced apart by which the two components are detachably connected. Each pair of fixing elements has a female fixing element and a male fixing element that is inserted into the female fixing element. A fixing element of each pair of fixing elements is provided on the first component and the other fixing element of each pair of fixing elements is provided on the second component. The fixing elements are arranged such that on detachable connection of the two components by the pairs of fixing elements in the two components, a bending stress results in the components. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071182 | DUAL ARM FORTIFIED BARRIER ASSEMBLY - A dual arm barrier assembly comprising spaced-apart stanchions and a pair of barrier arms pivotally connected to a first stanchion for movement between closed and open positions. The barrier arms have distal end portions immediately adjacent to and out of engagement with the second stanchion when in the closed position during normal operation and when the vehicle is out of engagement with the barrier arms. The first barrier arm in the closed position is at a height corresponding to vehicle's windshield, and the second barrier arm in the closed position is below the first barrier arm and is at a height corresponding approximately to the vehicle's body or frame. The second stanchion engages the barrier arms only when the vehicle presses against barrier arms, thereby securely retaining the barrier arms in the closed position. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071183 | MANHOLE COVER SAFETY DEVICE - A manhole cover assembly includes a frame that includes a central opening and a safety stop portion, and a cover hingedly attached to the frame such that the cover is pivotable between a closed position covering the central opening and an open position providing access to the central opening. A safety device is connected to the frame and the cover for locking the cover in the open position. Movement of the cover to the open position automatically moves the safety device to a locked position in which said safety device engages the safety stop portion and prevents movement of the cover to the closed position. When the cover is open, the safety device is manually movable between the locked position and an unlocked position in which the safety device is disengaged from the safety stop and permits movement of the cover to the closed position. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071184 | ASPHALT RECYCLER AND HEAT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - The present invention generally relates to a portable asphalt recycling and asphalt heat management apparatus comprising a seamless vacuum-formed one-piece combustion chamber that defines a fuel incubator disposed therein. A heat accumulator is operably coupled to the combustion chamber and a hopper assembly is operably coupled to the heat accumulator. The apparatus further comprises a heat distribution system in communication with the heat accumulator and the hopper assembly to provide heat the to the hopper assembly for recycling used asphalt or for maintaining a mixture of asphalt for use in asphalt repairs. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071185 | Bank Protection Structure with Shape of Hollow Circular Truncated Cone - The present invention discloses a concrete structure used for bank protection and scour prevention of river bank and coast. Its construct is a hollow circular truncated cone and concrete flat plates are plugged on the hollow circular truncated cone. By tearing, dispersing and stirring up water flow, the energy of local water flow is dissipated, and the scouring strength of the water flow is weakened, achieving the aim of scour prevention and bank protection. It has good mechanical property, not easy to be destroyed, has good stability in water and big overhead rate, and can save materials. Compared to previous various structures for scour prevention, the present invention has better effects of energy dissipation and scour prevention. It not only can be used in bank protection and scour prevention, but also can be used for supplementary energy dissipation when plugging and closure. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071186 | Foundation Stabilization System and Method of Use - A system for stabilizing moisture content of soil adjacent a building foundation uses a French drain which is dug around a perimeter of the building and grey water produced in the building as a source of irrigating fluid. Grey water sources from within the building are directed to the French drain through conduits which are separate from the normal sewage lines leading to the sanitary sewer system. An overflow conduit diverts any excess overflow from the French drain to the sanitary sewer line. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071187 | Iceberg Reclamation Industry - Iceberg Reclamation industry invention provides an economical method of adapting offshore marine structures for arctic waters into fresh water production plants. The key condition of the invention is that icebergs are not towed or transported, instead the processing plant systematically breaks down icebergs and processes the ice pieces, melts the ice, and enables the transport of fresh water to arid climates and other areas in need of water reserves augmentation. The invention also claims that by decreasing the ice melt into oceans from icebergs this method acts as a sea level rise countermeasure. The method can also be used to clean oceans of floating debris and process the waste economically. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071188 | WATER CONTAINMENT BARRIERS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a water containment barrier may include a hollow body at least partially defined by a front wall, a back wall, a top portion, a bottom portion, a first end, and a second end. An external support system may be connected to the front wall of the hollow body. The external support system may include an upper cross member, a lower cross member, a first side member generally extending between the upper and lower cross members, and a second side member generally opposite the first side member. The external support system may be configured to at least partially reinforce the front wall against internal forces and/or external forces exerted on the front wall. The barrier may also include an elongated foot member attached to the bottom portion. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071189 | Bridge System and Method Including Four Sided Concrete Bridge Units Adapted for Promoting Sedimentation - A method of providing an environmentally appealing region for water flow along an surrounded pathway tunnel involves providing a plurality of four-sided concrete bridge units in abutting relationship to create a surrounded pathway tunnel, one end of the tunnel located upstream along a water path and an opposite end of the tunnel located downstream along the water path; allowing water to flow through the surrounded pathway tunnel during a rain or other flow event; and providing a multiplicity of the four-sided bridge units with a corresponding bottom wall structure that interacts with the flowing water and earthen material in the flowing water such that capture and settling of the earthen material at locations along the tunnel occurs to produce a more natural water flow pathway along the tunnel. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071190 | CABLE PLACEMENT AND RETRIEVAL DEVICE - A cable placement and retrieval device includes a main shaft forming a hook opening defined by a generally inverted U-shaped bend terminating at a spherical bead, a rigid push rod radiating up and away from the main shaft in the opposite direction of the hook opening and terminating in a second spherical bead and a hollow proximal portion meant to receive extension arms and other complementary attachments. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071191 | SUB-SEA APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD - Apparatus and method for handling a fluid-tight flange coupling between a first and a second conduit component while maintaining the fluid integrity of the coupling. The apparatus includes a gripping mechanism configured to straddle the flange coupling and grip both of the first and second conduit components. The gripping mechanism is mounted on a lifting frame able to bear the loadings upon the gripped components during a moving operation. The apparatus includes a base frame with a gripping mechanism to receive the flange coupling. The coupled components are gripped on each side of the flange coupling to maintain the fluid integrity of the flange coupling. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071192 | END MILL - The invention provides an end mill having an improved chip discharging performance and capable of carrying out excellent cutting machining. The end mill includes an end cutting edge ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071193 | FLEXIBLE CARTRIDGE WITH PRECISION ADJUSTMENT - A tool cartridge for a material removal tool has a cartridge body with, among other things, a recess extending through at least a portion of the cartridge body from a first side toward a second side, a long axis of the recess non-parallel to a long axis of the cartridge body and at least a portion of the recess open to a bottom side of the cartridge body, and a threaded opening for a differential screw proximate a second end of the tool body and positioned longitudinally between an opening for a clamping screw and at least a portion of a seat for a cutting tool insert. A thread axis of the threaded opening is at an angle G relative to a long axis of the tool cartridge. A material removal tool, a tool, and a method of adjusting a cutting tool insert are also disclosed. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071194 | Cutting Insert, Cutting Body and Clamping Mechanism of a Cutting Tool Assembly for Chip Removal - A cutting insert ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071195 | DRILL FORCE INDICATOR FOR HAND-OPERATED DRILLS - An apparatus for indicating a drilling thrust of a hand-operated drill includes a thrust-indicator assembly for attaching between a drill motor and a drill chuck of the hand-operated drill to indicate the drilling thrust. A method of indicating a drilling thrust asserted on a hand-operated drill includes: attaching a thrust-indicator assembly between a drill motor and a drill chuck of a hand-operated drill; and indicating, with the thrust-indicator assembly, a drilling thrust asserted on the drill chuck. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071196 | REAMER FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE BY CHIP REMOVAL - Embodiments of the invention relate to a reamer for machining a workpiece by chip removal. Embodiments of the reamer can incorporate a holder, having a receiving opening disposed on a workpiece-side end face and having an internal thread, a holder bore extending inside the holder in a longitudinal direction thereof and opening into the receiving opening, an exchangeable head, having a cutting-nose element having a plurality of cutting noses disposed in a distributed manner in a circumferential direction, an exchangeable-head shank having an external thread corresponding to the internal thread disposed in the receiving opening, a bearing contact element disposed between the cutting-nose element and the exchangeable-head shank and having a first bearing contact surface for bearing contact on a first support surface disposed on the workpiece-side end face, with an exchangeable-head bore corresponding to the holder bore extends through the exchangeable head in a longitudinal direction thereof. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071197 | Semi-Completing Skiving Method and Device Having Corresponding Skiving Tool for Executing a Semi-Completing Skiving Method - Apparatus and method for skiving first and second work pieces using the same skiving tool to machine both work pieces. Flank cutting edges of the skiving tool subjected to a stronger load during machining of the first work piece are subjected to a lesser load during machining of the second work piece and vice versa. Accordingly, a substantially uniform load is subjected to both flank cutting edges overall, resulting in improved uniformity of wear to both flank cutting edges. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071198 | NUMERICALLY-CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL - Provided is a numerically-controlled machine tool ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071199 | WORKPIECE CLAMPING DEVICE OF ENGRAVING MACHINE - A workpiece clamping device of an engraving machine is mounted on a workbench of the engraving machine. The workbench has a stop portion and a slide groove. The workpiece clamping device includes a slide member which is slidable along slide groove, a fixing member inserted through the slide member, and a holding member which is obliquely disposed on the slide member. When in use, the workpiece is placed on the workbench and one side of the workpiece is against the stop portion. The slide member is slid to lean against the other side of the workpiece. Through the fixing member, the slide member is secured on the workbench. The holding member is operated to hold against the workpiece. The workpiece can be secured on the workbench quickly. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071200 | POSITIONING MECHANISM - A positioning mechanism, used for positioning a material being transported, includes a loading assembly and a positioning assembly. The loading assembly includes a fixing member and a loading member movably fixed to the fixing member for loading the material. The positioning assembly includes a first engaging member mounted on the loading member, and a second engaging member engaged with the first engaging member. The second engaging member includes a mounting plate and a locking rod mounted on the mounting plate. The mounting plate is located beside a predetermined position. The first engaging member defines a connecting portion. The second engaging member includes a locking rod. The locking rod forms a latching end, and the latching end is tapered outwardly along the axis of the locking rod. The latching end engages with the connecting portion to position the loading member to the predetermined position. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071201 | GROMMET - A grommet includes a shaft body, and a main body having a head and a leg spread by the shaft body pressed from a side of the head with elastic deformation. The shaft body includes a first contacting portion that contacts a contacted portion of the leg by pressing, and a second contacting portion located in a rear of the first contacting portion in the pressing direction, and a part of the leg is spread by the first contacting portion and then, another part of the leg is spread by further pressing the shaft body. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071202 | ANAEROBIC ADHESIVE AND SEALANT COMPOSITIONS IN FILM FORM, FILM SPOOL ASSEMBLIES CONTAINING SUCH COMPOSITIONS IN FILM FORM AND PREAPPLIED VERSIONS THEREOF ON MATABLE PARTS - Anaerobic adhesive and sealant compositions in film form, film spool assemblies containing such compositions in film form and preapplied versions thereof on matable parts are provided. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071203 | FASTENER RETENTION SYSTEM - An apparatus includes structure having a first surface and a second surface, and defining a hole having a first opening at the first surface and a second opening at the second surface. A first member extends into the hole through the first opening and defines a first aperture. A second member extends into the hole through the second opening and defines a second aperture. A threaded fastener is at least partially disposed within the first and second apertures, and is selectively rotatable about an axis. A retainer member is disposed within the first and second apertures and resists axial movement of the first and second members and the threaded fastener. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071204 | Fastener With Discrete Head Cap - A threaded fastener comprises a fastener body having a threaded portion, a tool engaging surface, and a head cap receiving bore. The head cap receiving bore has a head cap bearing surface and a head cap retaining surface. A head cap has a rigid base and a central stem extending from the base. The head cap stem is disposed in the head cap receiving bore. The head cap base has a body bearing surface in contacting or near-contacting engagement with the head cap bearing surface. The head cap base further has a head cap outer surface. A head cap retainer interconnects the head cap stem and head cap retaining surface. The head cap retainer comprises a material of sufficient strength and rigidity to retain the head cap on the fastener body in a high-strength, axially non-deformable interconnection that holds the head cap in a substantially fixed and immovable axial position. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071205 | RETAINING MEANS WITH AN AXIAL PASSAGE FOR RECEIVING A FORMAT PART - A retainer with an axial passage for receiving a format part is disclosed. The retainer includes several clamping tongues facing in the direction of the format part, the clamping tongues being angularly aligned against an outer lateral surface of the format part and being elastically deformable. The format part is held stationary in a first movement direction by the clamping tongues when its outer lateral surface is contacting the clamping tongues and whereby the format part is movable and/or guidable in a second movement direction, the second movement direction being opposite to the first movement direction. Furthermore the retainer includes at least one adjuster, wherein the surface contact between the respective clamping tongues and the format part is released upon actuation and/or upon a defined alignment of the at least one adjuster. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071206 | LOOSE-LEAF PUNCHING-AND-BINDING MACHINE - A loose-leaf punching-and-binding machine includes a base, a punching unit for forming binding holes on a loose leaf and a binding unit including recess sets. Each of the recess sets is constructed from a plurality of positioning recesses for matching fasteners of various sizes. Each of the positioning recesses has an opening for allowing the fitting fastener to pass therethrough and rest in the positioning recess. The positioning recess is mainly defined by a horizontal propping surface and a vertical retaining surface. The retaining surfaces of the positioning recesses of the same recess set are separated from the openings thereof differently for matching fasteners of different sizes. Thereby, a fastener of any size, when placed in the fitting positioning recess, is properly exposed at the opening, thereby facilitating installation of the fastener into the binding hole of the loose leaf. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071207 | QUICK RELEASE SYSTEM FOR TOPSIDES FLOAT-OVER INSTALLATION ON OFFSHORE PLATFORMS - The present invention provides a system and method that keeps a barge and grillage system on the barge in compression with a topsides supported by the grillage system during the transport, while providing a quick release system between the barge, grillage system, and topsides during an installation procedure that transfers the topsides to an offshore platform. The quick release system can be in tension to apply a compressive force between the grillage system and the topsides until the quick release system is released. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071208 | WAFER TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A substrate transport system includes a substrate cart inside a chamber and a linearly driven shuttle outside the chamber configured to levitate the substrate cart into a non contact, spaced relationship with respect to outwardly opposing sides of an interior wall of the chamber and to linearly drive the substrate cart within the chamber. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071209 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDING JOINING ELEMENTS - A method and apparatus for feeding joining elements to a joining tool is presented. The joining tool may be movable by a programmable handling unit, and a magazine for receiving at least one joining element may be mounted on the joining tool. The magazine may be moved to a filling station that has a tubular section with an outlet opening. An inlet opening of the magazine may be oriented in relation to the outlet opening. At least one joining element may be conveyed to the tubular section so that it passes through the tubular section, the outlet opening, the inlet opening, and into the magazine. During the orienting, the magazine may be oriented in relation to the outlet opening such that the magazine is spaced apart from the filling station during the conveying of the at least one joining element. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071210 | System and Method of Handling Containers | 2013-03-21 |
20130071211 | MULTI-AXIS LOAD GRIPPING ARM - A gripping arm for a clamping attachment for a forklift has a load engaging inner arm including portions defining a load face. The inner arm is pivotal about a first axis parallel to the load face and pivots about a second axis normal to the first axis to engage and secure a load. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071212 | ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A hydraulic pump, electric motor, inverter, oil tank, heat exchanger, and battery are mounted on a revolving frame, and are covered by an exterior cover. The revolving frame is provided with a partition plate, and the interior of the exterior cover is partitioned by the partition plate into a machine room for accommodating the hydraulic pump and the electric motor and into a battery room for accommodating the battery. A cooling fan is arranged in the machine room so that outside air is introduced into the machine room through an oil tank cooling air inlet port and an inverter cooling air inlet port which are provided in the exterior cover. This outside air cools the hydraulic pump, the electric motor, and the oil tank in the machine room and is exhausted to the outside of the machine room through an exhaust port. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BURIED OBJECTS - An object detection system ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071214 | Hybrid Wheel Loader - A hybrid wheel loader includes: an engine that includes an output shaft; a motor/generator that includes a rotating shaft directly attached to the output shaft of the engine; a transmission that includes an input shaft attached to the rotating shaft of the motor/generator, and an output shaft; a propeller shaft disposed on an output side of the transmission and driven via the output shaft of the transmission; an electricity storage device; and a control device that stores electricity into the electricity storage device by collecting electrical energy at the motor/generator. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071215 | Reduced Effort Manual Boom Lock - The present disclosure provides a backhoe boom lock for engaging a hook member of a boom in a transport position. The boom lock includes a pair of side members disposed parallel to one another along a substantially horizontal axis, each side member having a first end and a second end. A transverse member is coupled between the first end of the pair of side members, the transverse member is configured to engage the hook member in the transport position. The boom lock further includes a pivot point defined near the second end of the pair of side members, the pair of side members being pivotally coupled with respect to the pivot point such that the boom lock pivots about the pivot point. A flange is disposed between the second ends of the pair of side members and is further disposed outwardly from the pivot point at an angle with respect to the horizontal axis. The boom lock also includes a counterweight body integrally coupled to the second ends of the pair of side members. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071216 | Exoskeleton Boom Structure - The present disclosure provides a boom structure including an elongated body having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to couple to a dipper and the second end configured to couple to a support structure. The boom structure further includes a top member, a bottom member, and a pair of sides members of the body coupled to the top member and bottom member. Each side member includes a first portion extending between the first end and second end of the body and forming an outer frame structure. Each side member also includes a second portion coupled to an inner surface of the first portion and being substantially enclosed by the first portion. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071217 | SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS - A substrate transport apparatus including a first shaftless rotary motor including a first stator and a first rotor, the first stator being linearly distributed and the first rotor being coupled to a first arm, a second shaftless rotary motor including a second stator and second rotor, the second stator being linearly distributed and the second rotor being coupled to a second arm, the second arm being connected to the first arm and a first substrate support being coupled to at least one of the first and second arms, wherein the first stator and second stator are configured so that the first and second arms and the first substrate support are inside the stators and a motor output at a connection between the first and second shaftless rotary motors and a respective one of the first and second arms is a resultant force disposed peripheral to the first and second arms. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071218 | Low Variability Robot - An apparatus including a frame, a first position sensor, a drive and a chamber. The frame has at least three members including at least two links forming a movable arm and an end effector. The end effector and the links are connected by movable joints. The end effector is configured to support a substrate thereon. The first position sensor is on the frame proximate a first one of the joints. The first position sensor is configured to sense a position of two of the members relative to each other. The drive is connected to the frame. The drive is configured to move the movable arm. The frame is located in the chamber, and the drive extends through a wall in the chamber. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071219 | DOOR DETECTION SYSTEM - A door detection system includes a robot arm unit and a movable unit. The robot arm unit includes at least one bearing platform and at least one level sensing structure disposed on the at least one bearing platform. The level sensing structure includes a plurality of contact sensors, and the wafer carrier device is disposed on the at least one level sensing structure. The movable unit includes at least one movable structure disposed on the robot arm unit. The wafer carrier device has a wafer pick-and-place opening corresponding to the door, and one end of the at least one movable structure can selectively contact the door of the wafer carrier device or been inserted into the wafer carrier device from the wafer pick-and-place opening. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071220 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PICK-UP METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PICK-UP APPARATUS - A semiconductor chip pick-up method includes: pushing up each of semiconductor chips divided through dicing using a plurality of push-up pins; lowering some of the plurality of push-up pins; and picking up the semiconductor chip after being pushed up using a collet. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071221 | Document Sort Machine Having Dual Feeders - A document sorting machine having dual feeders which feed documents onto common tiers of sort pockets form each end of the machine. The machine includes an induction buffer section which prevents a document already in the transport on a particular tier from colliding with a document being fed into the same transport by a different feeder. Also, the machine includes a serpentine piggy-back unit which can stack consecutive documents going to the same sort pocket. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071222 | SEPARATING TOOL FOR FEEDING RECEPTACLE - A separating tool for separating out objects one by one from a stack of objects includes a support base, an assembly plate positioned on the support base, a vertical sliding assembly slidably positioned on the assembly plate, and two opposing clamping members connected to the vertical sliding assembly. Each clamping member includes an engaging plate, a connecting shaft fixed to the engaging plate, and a cam base positioned on the support base. The cam base defines a cam slot, and the connecting shaft slides in the cam slot. A distance from a top end of the cam slot to the engaging plate is less than that from a bottom end of the cam slot to the engaging plate, such that the engaging plates of the two clamping members move together when the engaging plates are moved upwards with the connecting shaft. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071223 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEPOSITING A METAL COIL - The invention relates to a method and a device for depositing a metal coil ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071224 | STORAGE DEVICE TESTING SYSTEMS - A storage device test system includes a test slot configured to receive at least two storage devices for testing, the at least two storage devices being in a same plane. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071225 | ASSEMBLY SYSTEM FOR MODULAR BUILDING UNITS - An assembly system for modular building units having a floor and a plurality of walls is provided. The assembly system includes a floor platform, a plurality of wall platforms, and a plurality of hinge assemblies. Each of the plurality of hinge assemblies may be rotatable to at least a first position and a second position when attached to the floor and the one of the plurality of walls. In the first position, the walls and the floor are generally parallel while in the second position the wall and the floor are generally perpendicular. Methods of use are also provided, in which, during use, the hinge assembly of the system may be rotated from the first position to the second position at least in part by moving the walls in an upwards direction relative to the floor. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071226 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN CHECKING THE POLARITY OF MULTI-COIL SERVOS - A method and system for configuring a valve in a turbine. The method includes transmitting a first signal from a servo to a first coil of an actuator to cause the valve to move to a first position, determining a first magnitude of the valve, and transmitting a second signal from the servo to a second coil of the actuator to cause the valve to move to second position. The method also includes determining a second magnitude of the valve, and comparing the first magnitude to the second magnitude to determine the polarity of wiring coupled between the servo and the actuator. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071227 | BLADE OUTER AIR SEAL ASSEMBLY LEADING EDGE CORE CONFIGURATION - An example blade outer air seal assembly may consist of a blade outer air seal containing channels that communicate cooling air through at least some of the blade outer air seal. The blade outer air seal has at least one circumferentially extending barrier separating the leading channel into a forward portion and an aft portion. Cooling air outlets from the leading channel are exclusively coupled to the aft portion. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071228 | STATIONARY CO-AXIAL MULTI-ROTOR WIND TURBINE SUPPORTED BY CONTINUOUS CENTRAL DRIVESHAFT - Co-axial, multi-rotor wind turbines, producing more power than a single rotor of the same diameter, are made even more powerful by increasing driveshaft length and supporting the driveshaft from more than one point. Sacrificing the ability to aim, for the extra length to support additional rotors, results in a more powerful co-axial multi-rotor turbine, especially useful for areas with a predominantly unidirectional wind resource. Ideally the turbine is placed at an offset angle α (alpha) from the wind direction, which, in combination with proper spacing between rotors, allows fresh wind to reach each rotor, so that all rotors contribute toward rotation of the driveshaft. Placing the driveshaft under tension can raise critical speeds and reduce the number of intermediate supports required. This places the Earth or underlying substrate in compression, making it effectively part of the structure of the turbine, saving cost. Cross-axis and reversible blades may also be incorporated. | 2013-03-21 |