15th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160102627 | Method and Control Unit for Calibrating a Drive of a Throttle Valve of an Internal Combustion Engine in a Motor Vehicle - A method for calibrating a drive of a throttle valve of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes detecting whether the internal combustion engine is currently running or is not running. The method further includes activating the drive to displace the throttle valve into a target position if it is detected that the internal combustion engine is currently not running. The method further includes calibrating a characteristic at the target position. A correlation between a rotor position of the drive and an output voltage of a throttle valve angle transducer follows a characteristic. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102628 | Method And Device For Determining A Reference Current Progression For A Fuel Injector, For Determining The Instant Of A Predetermined Opening State Of The Fuel Injector - A method for determining a reference current curve for a fuel injector having a magnetic coil drive in an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes: (a) applying a first voltage pulse to the magnetic coil drive to open the fuel injector, (b) applying a holding voltage to the magnetic coil drive to hold the fuel injector open, (c) switching off the holding voltage, (d) waiting for substantially no current to flow through the magnetic coil drive for a predetermined time period that is sufficiently short that the fuel injector remains open, (e) applying a second voltage pulse to the magnetic coil drive, and (f) recording a time-based curve of the current that flows through the magnetic coil drive during the second voltage pulse, which forms the reference current curve. This reference current curve is used for determining a time of a predetermined opening state of the fuel injector. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102629 | CYLINDER HEAD FOR AN AUTO-IGNITION ENGINE WITH DIRECT INJECTION - An auto-ignition engine system is provided. The auto-ignition engine system includes a cylinder having an intake valve and an exhaust valve coupled thereto, an opening in a cylinder head defining a portion of the boundary of the cylinder, a glow plug heating element extending through the opening into the cylinder, an insert at least partially surrounding a glow plug heating element and coupled thereto, and an adjustment mechanism configured to alter the position of the glow plug heating element and the insert in the cylinder. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102630 | ENGINE COVER - An engine cover for covering an engine including: a cover body configured to cover the engine from above; and at least one fixing part projecting from the cover body toward an engine side and being configured to be attached to the engine side, wherein the cover body and the fixing part are integrally formed of an urethane foam, and the fixing part has an infirm portion formed at a periphery thereof so that the fixing part is configured to be deformed toward a specific direction due to the infirm portion upon input of a load to the cover body. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102631 | A THERMODYNAMIC MACHINE - A thermodynamic machine, comprising: a rotor, configured to rotate about a rotor axis, a working fluid circulation path and a coolant fluid path formed within the rotor, the coolant fluid path fluidically isolated from the working fluid circulation path, the working fluid circulation path spanning radially from the rotor axis to close to the periphery of the rotor; a working fluid circulation drive configured to drive the circulation of a working fluid about the working fluid circulation path; at least one working fluid cooler heat exchanger formed as part of the working fluid circulation path and the coolant fluid path, in use coolant fluid passing through the working fluid cooler heat exchanger to transfer heat from the working fluid to the coolant fluid, and; a working fluid heater in the working fluid circulation path configured to heat a working fluid circulating around the working fluid circulation path. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102632 | HEAT EXCHANGER USING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION GAS - A heat exchanger using Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) gas may include a cooling water line including cooling water flowing therein, an EGR line including EGR gas flowing therein and directly exchange heat between the EGR gas and the cooling water in the cooling water line, and an oil line including oil flowing therein and indirectly exchange heat between the oil and the EGR gas through the cooling water while directly exchanging heat between the oil and the cooling water in the cooling water line. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102633 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A TURBOJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSER, BLOCKING THE REVERSER - A control device for a thrust reverser of a turbojet engine nacelle, which includes movable portions actuated by actuators, includes: a first blocking control acting on a motor-actuated system; and a second blocking control acting, mechanically, on the movable portions. The second blocking control may inhibit, when activated, a deployment of the movable portions. The control device further includes a device inhibiting disengagement of the first blocking control when a mechanical control is activated. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102634 | REVERSE FLOW SINGLE SPOOL CORE GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A bypass housing receives a fan and defines a front end. An airflow path delivers air into an inlet duct over a limited circumferential extent of the bypass housing. An airflow path passes across a low pressure compressor rotor. An airflow path passes through a core engine, which includes a high pressure compressor rotor, a combustor, and a high pressure turbine rotor. Products of combustion downstream of the high pressure turbine rotor pass into an intermediate duct and then across a low pressure turbine rotor. The low pressure turbine rotor is positioned closer to the front end of the engine than is the high pressure turbine rotor. The low pressure turbine rotor is positioned axially intermediate the low pressure compressor rotor and the fan. The low pressure turbine rotor drives both the fan and the low pressure turbine rotor. An aircraft is also disclosed. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102635 | STARTING DEVICE AND CARBURETOR SUPPLYING FIXED AMOUNT OF FUEL - A starting device for feeding a quantity of fuel from the fixed-quantity fuel chamber to an intake passage during start-up having a manually operated primary pump for suctioning/pumping fuel and arranged on a fuel introduction path connected along a fuel-feeding path; and a fixed-quantity fuel chamber for temporarily storing fuel delivered from the primary pump. An internal wall of the fixed-quantity fuel chamber undergoes elastic displacement, allowing its internal capacity to expand/shrink within a predetermined range; the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is connected to a fuel delivery path that communicates with the intake passage side and has a manually operated open/close valve; the valve is opened in a state in which, due to the primary pump being operated, the fixed-quantity fuel chamber is filled with a predetermined quantity of fuel while enlarging its internal capacity, whereby it shrinks due to an elastic contraction force and the fuel. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102636 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSIENT CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for reducing torque transients experienced when a dedicated EGR cylinder is transitioned in to or out of dedicated EGR mode. During a transition, each of an intake throttle and a wastegate is adjusted in opposing directions. Throttle and wastegate adjustments are coordinated with adjustments to spark timing and intake cam timing to provide sufficient torque reserve for the transition. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102637 | AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED ACOUSTIC RESONATOR - An air induction system for a vehicle having an engine includes a housing, a filter and an acoustic resonator. The housing includes a first housing member, a second housing member, and an air flow path passing through the housing. The filter is located within the housing and disposed in the air flow path for removing debris from intake air. The acoustic resonator is integrally formed with the first housing member and is operative to reduce noise generated by the engine. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102638 | Filter Element, Filter Housing of an Air Filter and Air Filter - A filter element of an air filter, including: a filter medium for filtering air, partially surrounding an element interior of the filter element with respect to an element axis; wherein the filter element replaceably arranged within an openable filter housing having at least one inlet for air to be purified and at least one outlet for purified air so that said filter element separates said inlet from said outlet; wherein the filter element has at least one element-side support element on an outer side facing away from the element interior on at least one end face which is axial with respect to the element axis; wherein the support element includes at least one element supporting portion, which, at least in the installed state of the filter element in the filter housing, has a surface contour deviating from a flat surface on its end face facing away from the element interior. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102639 | VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH A GUIDING ELEMENT AND FLUID INJECTOR - A valve assembly includes a valve body, a valve needle and a first guiding element that axially guides the valve needle. The first guiding element is bottle shaped and is axially deformable at least in part. The first guiding element is fixedly coupled to the valve needle in a bottle neck section of the first guiding element, and coupled to the wall of the valve body in an axial end section of the first guiding element remote from the bottle neck section. Based on these features of the first guiding element, an axial displacement of the valve needle away from the closing position results in a widening of an outer shape of the first guiding element at least in a fixation section to press it against the wall of the valve body. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102640 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection valve includes a housing with a cavity, a valve needle, an actuator including a magnetic coil arranged in a coil casing, and an armature in the cavity. The housing includes a separation ring positioned between the armature and the coil casing and configured to lead the electromagnetic flux to the armature. The separation ring includes a first part and a second part. The first part is made of a first material and the second part is made of second material that differs from the first material. The first material and the second material are magnetic materials. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102641 | FUEL PIPING ARRANGEMENT IN COMMON RAIL TYPE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEMS - The present invention provides for a fuel piping arrangement in common rail type fuel supply systems, the supply system comprising at least one common rail and at least one respective injector, wherein the common rail is connected with the at least one injector directly, by means of only one joint. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LUBRICATING A FUEL PUMP - Systems and methods for diagnosing and operating an engine with a fuel pump that supplies fuel to a fuel injector that may be temporarily deactivated are described. In one example, injection of fuel may commence in response to a level of lubrication of a fuel pump. The system and methods may extend fuel pump life in systems where fuel injection may be deactivated. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102643 | SYSTEM FOR STARTING POWER SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE GENERATOR UNITS - A control system and strategy for starting power systems having a plurality of power modules. For example, a multi-engine generator set switcher locomotive has three power modules each of which have an engine associated therewith. Upon receiving a command from the locomotive indicating to the engine control module to start at least one power module, i.e., engine, the control strategy determines whether to start the engine with an air or electric start. The control strategy starts only a single engine at a time, thereby avoiding overloading the airflow capacity of the compressed air source or the electric power capacity of the electric source. The control strategy also implements a command to start ever engine with an air starter, if possible, to preserve the electric starter motor and the electric power capacity of the electric source. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102644 | POWER GENERATION UNIT, AND MOTOR GENERATOR CONTROL METHOD - A power generation unit includes a motor generator having a rotor with magnet, and a stator with coils driven in a plurality of phases, the coils of the respective phases not being connected to each other; and a driving control part that performs control so that a coil of each phase of the stator is brought into any one of a first state in which torque is generated by the rotor, a second state in which both ends of the coil are electrically released, and a third state in which both ends of the coil are short-circuited. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102645 | ENGINE PRE-HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLES - An engine pre-heating system includes a housing that houses a climate control heating element and a controller configured in the housing. The controller generates an energizing signal for controlling an amount of electrical power provided to multiple engine heating elements that are thermally coupled to the engines of multiple vehicles. The controller also generates a climate control signal for controlling the climate controlled heating element to maintain the controller inside the housing within a specified temperature range. The energizing signal provided to the engine heating elements is inversely proportional to an ambient temperature proximate the engines | 2016-04-14 |
20160102646 | ENGINE CONTROLLER - There are provided a start determinator for determining whether or not the vehicle has started, an elapsed timer for measuring elapsed time since start of the vehicle determined by the start determinator; and a start controller for adjusting an engine output by changing the output in multiple stages until the elapsed time measured by the elapsed timer reaches a control time determined in advance if the start of the vehicle is determined by the start determinator. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102647 | IGNITION DEVICE OF SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an ignition device of a spark-ignition internal combustion engine that performs ignition with high energy efficiency while reducing power to be input to a spark plug, after a DC-voltage-pulse generation circuit that generates a DC voltage pulse between electrodes of a spark plug is operated by a control circuit, an AC-pulse generation circuit that generates an AC pulse between the electrodes of the spark plug is operated. Furthermore, the control circuit controls the AC-pulse generation circuit with a plurality of group pulses and quiescent periods between the group pulses are provided. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102648 | IGNITION CONTROL APPARATUS - An ignition control apparatus for engines is provided. The ignition control apparatus is designed to control a switch to release energy stored in a capacitor during spark discharge, thereby supplying a primary current to an other end side opposite a one end of a primary winding of an ignition coil connected to a dc power supply. This provides the ignition control apparatus which is capable of minimizing an increase in size or manufacturing cost and stabilizing the state of combustion of an air-fuel mixture. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102649 | GLOW PLUG - A glow plug having a heater portion configured to generate heat by being energized; a center wire having electrical conductivity, connected to the heater portion; a feed terminal having electrical conductivity; a spring member having electrical conductivity and configured to elastically deform such that the heater portion and the center wire are movable along the axial direction relative to the feed terminal, the spring member connecting the center wire and the feed terminal; a wall surface defining a region for accommodating the spring member; and an elastic portion having electrical insulation property and lower elasticity than that of the spring member, the elastic portion covering at least a part of the spring member while being in contact with the wall surface. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102650 | Waterfall Apparatus - A rotary pump that utilizes falling water to produce useful energy. The pump is a conduit in a spiral form mounted on an axis that is set at an angle whereby when rotated, water flows into the inlet end of the conduit and is transported to an elevation. The conduit is powered by an impeller wheel that rotates by falling water. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102651 | TURBINE BLADES AND SYSTEMS WITH FORWARD BLOWING SLOTS - A blade for use in a wind turbine comprises a pressure side and suction side meeting at a trailing edge and leading edge. The pressure side and suction side provide lift to the turbine blade upon the flow of air from the leading edge to the trailing edge and over the pressure side and suction side. The blade includes one or more openings at the suction side, in some cases between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The one or more openings are configured to provide a pressurized fluid towards the leading edge of the blade, in some cases at an angle between about 0° and 70° with respect to an axis oriented from a centerline of the blade toward the leading edge. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102652 | STRAIN ISOLATED ATTACHMENT FOR ONE-PIECE WIND TURBINE ROTOR HUB - A wind turbine rotor hub attachment that extends inside a one-piece two-bladed wind turbine rotor hub, and secures to its shear web(s). This isolates the attachment from the high strains on the hub exterior, and allows balanced loads to flow across the hub, so that only unbalanced air loads and torque, plus net rotor loads such as thrust and weight, are passed across from the rotor to the wind turbine main shaft. This solves the excess motion problem of central teeter hinges, is mechanically simpler, and reduces overall weight and cost compared to the conventional practice of using individual blades bolted to a separate central hub. A method for connecting a one-piece two bladed wind turbine rotor to a main shaft using a strain isolating attachment to the rotor hub shear web(s) is included. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102653 | WIND TURBINE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE SYSTEM BY POWER MONITORING - A method for controlling a wind turbine system is provided. The wind turbine system includes a power conversion assembly for converting electrical power into a converted electrical power. The method includes monitoring a power extraction parameter, wherein the power extraction parameter is indicative of the power extracted by the wind turbine system from the wind prior to being converted in the power conversion assembly. The method further includes controlling one or more operational variables of the wind turbine system in response to monitoring the power extraction parameter. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102654 | Tether Termination Systems and Methods - An Airborne Wind Turbine (“AWT”) may be used to facilitate conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy. An AWT may include an aerial vehicle that flies in a path to convert kinetic wind energy to electrical energy. The aerial vehicle may be tethered to a ground station with a tether that terminates at a tether termination mount. In one aspect, the tether has a core and at least one electrical conductor. The tether core may be terminated at a first location in a tether termination mount along an axis of the termination mount, and the at least one electrical conductor may be terminated at a second location in the tether termination mount along the same axis that the core is terminated. This termination configuration may focus tensile stress on the tether to the tether core, and minimize such stress on the at least one electrical conductor during aerial vehicle flight. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102655 | POWER GENERATION DEVICE AND ROTATING PORTION SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A power generation device includes a main shaft rotated by an external force, a speed-up gear, a high-speed shaft, a rolling bearing, a power generator, and a one-way clutch disposed between the output gear and the high-speed shaft. In a state where the main shaft is rotating in a positive direction, the one-way clutch integrally rotatably connects the output gear and the high-speed shaft to each other if a rotational speed of the output gear exceeds a rotational speed of the high-speed shaft, and breaks connection between the output gear and the high-speed shaft if the rotational speed of the output gear becomes lower than the rotational speed of the high-speed shaft. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102656 | DRIVE UNIT AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A drive unit includes a base member having an operation base having operation recesses in a front surface, a movable member that is disposed to be opposite to the base member and has operation projections to be inserted into the operation recesses in an opposed surface, and a shape memory alloy member that is disposed between the base member and the movable member and shrinks by heat generated by passing an electric current. In conjunction with the shrinkage of the shape memory alloy member by the passage of the electric current, the movable member is moved in a direction away from the base member. The base member has a fixed portion in its middle in a core axial direction of the shape memory alloy member, to fix the middle on a support member. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102657 | Piston Pump for a Hydraulic Vehicle Brake System - A piston pump includes a perforated disk as a throttle, in a central hole of which an outlet valve is arranged and its inner edge is fixed externally on a cylinder sleeve base of the piston pump and an outer edge of which lies with prestress on an annular support. Brake fluid displaced out of the piston pump lifts the perforated disk-shaped throttle off from the annular support, with which a dynamic throttle is formed. A throttle channel which negotiates the annular support in the perforated disk-shaped throttle also enables a throughflow in the case of a throttle lying on the annular support. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102658 | Metering Pump and Metering System - The invention relates to a metering pump having a hydraulic drive ( | 2016-04-14 |
20160102659 | Crushed Seal Arrangement for Motor Electrical Connection of Submersible Well Pump - A submersible well pump assembly has a pump and an electrical motor for driving the pump. The motor has an electrical receptacle with a base and a central bore containing a plurality of motor electrical terminals. An annular groove in the base encircles the central bore and has a closed bottom. A motor lead extends to the motor for supplying power to the motor. An electrical connector on an end of the motor lead has a rim that inserts into the groove. Either the forward edge of the rim or the bottom of the groove is conical, defining an annular void within the groove that is triangular in cross section when the rim is fully inserted into the groove. A seal ring is located in the void of the groove and is deformed by the forward edge of the rim into sealing engagement. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102660 | SUBSEA DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A PRESSURIZED FLUID - A subsea device is configured to provide a pressurized fluid for a fluid activated consumer. The subsea device includes a pump body including an opening, a fluid accumulator in fluid communication with the opening, and a piston arranged within the opening and movable back and forth in a longitudinal direction of the opening. The subsea device includes furthermore a solenoid coupled to the piston and configured to move the piston in at least one of the back and forth directions. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102661 | AIR COMPRESSOR - An improved air compressor includes a cylinder with a piston body and an air storage container. The air storage container can be detachably mounted to the cylinder to define a primary air chamber, and an auxiliary air chamber which can reduce the motion resistance of the piston body, so that the piston body can conduct reciprocating motion in the cylinder more smoothly. Furthermore, the cylinder has an open bottom that is divided into two halves according to a central vertical line (Y) of the cylinder, wherein one half of the open bottom is horizontal while the other half of the open bottom is slanted. When the piston body reaches the bottom dead center, the head of the piston body will be entirely within the cylinder and thus keep air-tight with the cylinder. Therefore, the performance of compressing air and the operational safety can be increased. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102662 | PUMP ASSEMBLY - A pump assembly for supplying negative pressure to a pneumatic brake booster, wherein the pump assembly has at least two elastic displacement elements which are moved by connecting rods, the connecting rods each being rotatably mounted on an eccentric element. The eccentric element has a bearing seat element and a force element. At least two eccentric elements are secured next to each other on a drive shaft that rotates about an axis of rotation and an interlocking anti-rotation device is provided that determines a defined angular position of the eccentric elements relative to each other about the axis of rotation. In order to improve the ease of assembly and simplify the manufacturability, the anti-rotation device is designed as shaped elements of the bearing seat element in such a way that they engage in each other in an interlocking manner when the eccentric elements are in a defined angular position relative to each other. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102663 | PUMP CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ISOLATED AC VOLTAGE DETECTOR - A pump and a method of operating the pump at a duty-cycle based on the input voltage of the power source energizing the pump. The pump includes at least a first opto-coupler electrically coupled, to the power source. The method includes detecting at least a first opto-coupler state transition; determining a zero-crossing of the input voltage; determining an elapsed time between the zero-crossing and the first opto-coupler state transition; and operating the pump by energizing a power switch at a duty-cycle based on the elapsed time. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102664 | UNIAXIAL ECCENTRIC SCREW PUMP - A uniaxial eccentric screw pump for rotating a rotor about its axis and revolving the rotor without involving complicated operations and control is provided. The uniaxial eccentric screw pump includes a rotor drive mechanism capable of revolving a rotor while rotating the rotor about its axis. The rotor drive mechanism includes a rotation power transmission member rotatable about a predetermined center axis, and a revolution track formation member capable of revolving a proximal shaft portion of the rotor while allowing rotation of the proximal shaft portion about its axis. The rotor drive mechanism distributes power output from the same motor in parallel and transmit the power to the rotation power transmission member and the revolution track formation member, enabling the rotation power transmission member and the revolution track formation member to rotate about their axes while being synchronized mechanically, and enabling the rotor to revolve while rotating about its axis. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102665 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor of the present invention includes a partition plate | 2016-04-14 |
20160102666 | VANE PUMP AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKAGE DETECTION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A first plate portion covers one opening of a pump chamber of a tubular portion, and a second plate portion covers the other opening of the pump chamber along a center axis of the tubular portion. A hole forming portion is equipped to an outside of the tubular portion to form a connection hole. A length of the hole forming portion along the center axis is less than or equal to a length of the tubular portion along the center axis. A first imaginary line connects a center of an outer opening of the connection hole with a point on the center axis. The first imaginary line intersects perpendicularly with the center axis. A length of the connection hole in a direction perpendicular to both the first imaginary line and the center axis is greater than a length of the connection hole along the center axis. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102667 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor of the present invention includes a first discharge port | 2016-04-14 |
20160102668 | VERTICAL PUMP HAVING MOTOR SUPPORT WITH TRUSS ELEMENTS - A vertical pump has a motor support for arranging between a lower pump assembly and an upper motor assembly in relation to a vertical pump axis. The motor support features a base plate for coupling to the lower pump assembly; a mounting plate for coupling to the upper motor assembly; and at least three pairs of truss elements connected between the base plate and the mounting plate and oriented obliquely in relation to the vertical pump axis, each pair having respective truss elements with converging ends coupled to one of the base plate or mounting plate at a substantially common point and with diverging ends coupled to the other of the base plate or mounting plate at different points. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102669 | FAN, MOTOR STATOR STRUCTURE THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A fan includes a metal plate ( | 2016-04-14 |
20160102670 | Fan Assembly Having An Improved Support Arrangement - A support assembly for a fan includes a hanging member, an elongate support member, a resilient interface member, and a fastener member. The hanging member has a support surface and an inner circumferential surface defining a central passage. The elongate support member includes a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion extending into the central passage and defining a first fastener aperture and a second fastener aperture. The resilient interface member is interposed between the elongate support member and the central passage, includes a first plurality of outwardly extending ribs configured to engage the inner circumferential surface in the central passage, and defines a third fastener aperture substantially aligned with the first fastener aperture and a fourth fastener aperture substantially aligned with the second fastener aperture. The fastener member extends through the fastener apertures and is supported by the support surface. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102671 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMPRESSOR, AND ARRANGEMENT WITH A COMPRESSOR - A method for operating a compressor and arrangement. The method includes: feeding an intake flow into an inlet of the compressor, compressing the intake flow by the compressor to give an outlet flow, introducing at least one first part flow of the outlet flow into a bypass station as first bypass flow, controlling the feeding-in of the first bypass flow from the bypass station into the inlet of the compressor, depending on operating parameters of the compressor, cooling at least one second part flow of the outlet flow, and controlling the feeding-in of the cooled second part flow as second bypass flow into the inlet of the compressor, depending on operating parameters of the compressor. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102672 | BEARING STRUCTURE AND FAN THEREOF - A bearing structure and a fan thereof. The fan has a fan impeller and a rotary shaft connected with the fan impeller. The rotary shaft has a free end inserted in the bearing structure. The bearing structure includes a bearing cup. A bearing member and a first magnetic member are received in the bearing cup. The first magnetic member has a first magnetic face radially facing the rotary shaft. By means of the bearing member and the first magnetic member, the fan impeller can keep stably operating. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102673 | Method and System of Compressing Gas With Flow Restrictions - The gas compression method/system restricts flow of emulsified liquid-gas mixture through many substantially radial capillary tube-passages in a rotating disk by either one-way valves, narrowing the passages, hydraulic impedance and/or reinforcement of coriolis forces in terminal end tail segments of the capillary passages. Compressed gas is released from peripherally collected compressed gas-liquid emulsion (beyond the terminal ends of the tubes) in a arcuate peripheral disc space when the compressed gas bubbles emerge from the peripherally collected emulsion. A compressed gas drain draws off gas from the peripheral space. Liquid drain draws off liquid from the space. In different embodiments, radial outboard flow through the capillaries is effected by various one-way valves which may be a single valve in the passage or multiple valves. Coriolis force in tail segments is enhanced by angular displacement in the direction of rotation. Valves may be used in combination with such tail-end segments. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102674 | Fan Blade - A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes an outdoor unit having an outdoor fan configured to generate an airflow. The outdoor fan includes a fan blade assembly having a plurality of fan blades. Each fan blades is formed from a constant and/or uniform thickness material and includes an upwardly curved leading edge that causes a lower surface of the fan blade to contact the air first as the fan blade assembly is rotated and causes air attachment to the lower surface such that an eddy of air is trapped, recirculated, and/or generally passed more slowly through a recirculation zone, defined generally as the angularly trailing space behind the upwardly curved leading edge and between the upwardly curved leading edge and the remainder of an upper surface. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102675 | EFFICIENT VACUUM CLEANER FAN INLET - A vacuum comprising a canister and a removable lid assembly that is configured to couple to the canister. The lid assembly includes a motor, an impeller coupled to the motor, a filter mounting structure configured to receive a filter element, and an impeller inlet with curved inner walls. These curved inner walls help to minimize air flow path disruptions. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102676 | FAN AND METHOD OF COOLING A MOTOR - A fan comprises a hub and at least one blade coupled to the hub. The blade comprises an inlet portion and an outlet portion. The inlet portion is defined by a longitudinal axis, an inlet edge, and a portion of a distal edge. The outlet portion is defined by the longitudinal axis, an outlet edge, and another portion of the distal edge. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102677 | ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGING DEVICE AND MULTI-STAGE SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM - It is intended to provide: an electric supercharging apparatus wherein, with a simple structure, rotor windage loss in an electric motor for driving a compressor is reduced and good cooling performance is produced; and a multi-stage supercharging system using the electric supercharging device. This electric supercharging apparatus is provided with: a first cooling passage formed in a stator along a motor coil and communicating a gas supply port with a gas discharge port in a motor housing; and a first intake passage connecting the gas discharge port to an intake port of a compressor. This electric supercharging apparatus is configured to introduce outside air into the first cooling passage via the gas supply port by applying negative pressure to the first cooling passage via the first intake passage, thereby cooling the inside of the motor housing. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102678 | HEAT SHIELD WITH CENTERING FEATURES - A turbocharger ( | 2016-04-14 |
20160102679 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHAFT-WHEEL COUPLING FOR ARBITRARY DISTRIBUTION OF SHAFT TORQUE IN A TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine system includes a compressor drive shaft and a compressor. The compressor includes a number of rotors. Each rotor includes a number of blades radially extending from a rotor wheel. The rotor wheels are concentric with the compressor drive shaft and separated from the compressor drive shaft by a gap. The rotors wheels are electromagnetically coupled to the compressor drive shaft so as to rotate with or about the compressor drive shaft at variable speeds. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102680 | FAN HUB BALANCING STRUCTURE - A fan hub balancing structure includes a hub main body. The hub main body has a top section, a circumferential section extending from the circumference of the top section and a lip section. The lip section is connected with the lower end of the circumferential section. The lip section has at least one residual weight section on the lip section. After the residual weight section is removed from the lip section, a balancing section is formed on the lip section. The balancing structure is able to provide a balancing effect for the hub main body and facilitate the processing of the hub main body. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102681 | FAN ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES - A fan assembly includes a shroud having a through opening, around which the shroud defines an air conveying ring, a motor-fan assembly which includes an axial fan rotatable with respect to the support about an axis of rotation, and a noise-reducing annular structure, having a plurality of projections which are arranged in succession in a circumferential direction and extend radially towards the axis of rotation of the fan, each projection having a face which is directed towards the axis of rotation and is substantially parallel thereto, and a plurality of portions radially recessed towards the air conveying ring. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102682 | ASPIRATOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING - An aspirator with an aspirator body and an exhaust port coupled to the body, and having a plurality of integral high pressure gas nozzles positioned along the aspirator body the body. The aspirator body includes a high pressure integral conduit in communication with a nozzle array having a plurality of high pressure gas nozzles. The nozzles are arcuate, extending away from the body toward an aspirator centerline, the nozzles extending from the aspirator body at a preselected angle toward the centerline in a direction from an atmospheric air aspiration port toward the exhaust port. A high pressure inlet port integral with the body is in communication with the conduit and a high pressure gas source. The gas may be input into the inlet port using a high pressure inlet fitting, which may be threaded onto the inlet port outside the aspirator body. The aspirator is fabricated by additive manufacturing techniques. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102683 | JET PUMP, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF JET PUMP, AND FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING JET PUMP - A common width direction, along which a passage width of a communication passage section and a passage width of a pressurizing passage are defined, is perpendicular to an extending direction of a flow restricting passage section. A first passage wall surface and a second passage wall surface, which define the communication passage section therebetween, are opposed to each other in the common width direction. The flow restricting passage section opens in the first passage wall surface. The second passage wall surface is concavely curved relative to the first passage wall surface toward the flow restricting passage section, so that the passage width of the communication passage section is progressively reduced toward the flow restricting passage section within a predetermined range that is equal to or smaller than the passage width of the pressurizing passage. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102684 | GAS GENERATOR DRIVEN PRESSURE SUPPLY DEVICE - A gas generator driven hydraulic pressure supply device for hydraulically operating an operational device such as a wellbore tool includes an elongated body having an internal bore extending axially from a first end to a discharge end having a discharge port, a gas generator connected to the first end and a hydraulic fluid disposed in the internal bore between a piston and the discharge end so that a portion of the hydraulic fluid is exhausted under pressure through the discharge port in response to activation of the gas generator. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102685 | SELF-CONTAINED ENERGY EFFICIENT HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR SYSTEM - The self-contained energy efficient hydraulic actuator system of the present invention includes a hydraulic cylinder, a servo motor that is configured to produce rated torque from zero RPM to maximum rated RPM with rotor speed/position feedback to a servo motor, a pump, and a solenoid valve that enables the hydraulic cylinder to maintain its position without the motor running. The system has the ability to hold a load in place without motor operation via the use of the solenoid valve, and therefore saves energy and extends the motor lifetime by minimizing the motor running time. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102686 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic system for construction equipment, and more particularly, to a hydraulic system, in which an actuator is controlled by a pump/motor. The hydraulic system for construction equipment according to the present disclosure includes logic valves in first and second hydraulic lines provided to an actuator, respectively, and when it is desired to operate the actuator in a state where an operation of the actuator is stopped by closing the logic valves, a pressure difference may be resolved by increasing pressure in sections of a pump/motor and the logic valves in advance even if a load is applied to the actuator, and thus the actuator may implement a desired operation without being affected by the load. That is, it is possible to improve operation controllability of the actuator. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102687 | Hydraulic unit - A hydraulic unit includes two pressure connections for supplying devices, in particular hydraulic rescue devices, including a first hydraulic circuit with a first pump arrangement and a first pressure connection and a second hydraulic circuit with a second pump arrangement and a second pressure connection, wherein the pump arrangements are driven at the same time by a common drive, and wherein by a first valve switch the first hydraulic circuit can be connected to the second hydraulic circuit and by a second valve switch the second hydraulic circuit can be connected to the first hydraulic circuit. The valve switches include a spring acting in the direction of an initial position and from the first hydraulic circuit or from the second hydraulic circuit a first control line runs to the first valve switch and from the second hydraulic circuit or from the first hydraulic circuit a second control line runs to the second valve switch. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102688 | COMPOSITE LAMINATE AND LOAD-INTRODUCTION COMPONENT FOR A LOAD-INTRODUCTION JOINT - A composite laminate for connection to at least one attachment component in a load-introduction joint, said composite laminate comprising an opening that is adapted to receive a load-introduction component of said load-introduction joint, wherein a prefailure indication element is provided in the region of said opening, said prefailure indication element being modifiable by said load-introduction component in a prefailure mode of said load-introduction joint for indication of an impending function-affecting failure of said composite laminate. The invention is further related to a corresponding load-introduction component. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102689 | Marman Clamp With A Shape Memory Alloy Actuator - A Marman clamp is disclosed. The Marman clamp includes a release mechanism with either pins or tubes formed with a shape memory alloy. The release mechanism opens and closes the clamp depending on the temperature of the pins or tubes. The temperature of the pins or tubes may be based on whether a space vehicle including the clamp is in a direct line of sight of radiation from the sun. Alternatively, a heat source may control the temperature of the pins or tubes. The Marman clamp may also open and close as a result of an independent force applied to the release mechanism. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102690 | RIG AND SURFACE MAT LOCKING MECHANISM - A locking mechanism to secure together a pair of adjacent panels in a side by side, generally co-planar, relationship. The locking mechanism comprises a receiver securable to one of the panels and a rotor securable to the other of the panels. The rotor is rotatably engageable with the receiver to draw together and to lock the panels together so as to limit separation therebetween. The receiver permits vertical deflection of the rotor when the rotor is engaged with the receiver thereby permitting one of the panels to be inclined relative to the other without separation of the panels. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102691 | QUICK CHANGE FASTENER - A fastener comprises a housing, a socket, a pintle and a locking feature. The housing includes a shaft, a central bore that extends axially at least partially through the housing and a ball lock aperture extending from the bore. The socket extends into the housing adjacent to the first end face, and is configured such that rotation of the first socket rotates the fastener. The pintle is positioned within the bore and includes an actuation end and a rod that extends axially from the actuation end. The rod includes a ball transitioning surface and a ball locking surface. The pintle is moveable axially within the bore between a designated lock position where the ball locking surface of the pintle is aligned in register with each ball lock aperture, and a designated unlocked position where the ball lock surface of the pintle is moved axially away from each ball lock aperture. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102692 | JOINT ASSEMBLY - A joint assembly comprises an end portion of a first component that is accommodated within an end portion of a second component, with each respective first and second end portion having a corresponding first and second location feature, and an elongate resilient helical connection member. The second location feature comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion, with a clamping ring accommodated within the distal portion. When the joint is assembled, the first and second location features together define an annular cavity into which is accommodated the connection member to interlock the first and second components to one another. The clamping ring is adapted to exert a radially inwardly directed clamping force on the connection member. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102693 | TELESCOPIC SUPPORTING DEVICE AND TELESCOPIC SUPPORTING POST - A telescopic supporting device is provided, which includes a plurality of hollow kits and a plurality of stoppers. Each of the plurality of hollow kits has the same outline but different size. The plurality of first grooves are provided on the outer wall. The plurality of second grooves are provided on the inner wall. Each of the plurality of first grooves and each of the plurality of second grooves are adjacent to each other and are alternatively configured on each of the plurality of hollow kits. Each of the plurality of first grooves of each of the plurality of hollow kits of inner side is correspondingly combined with each adjacent one of the plurality of second grooves of each of the plurality of hollow kits of outer side to form a plurality of stopper containing parts. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102694 | SUCKER ROD AND END FITTING WITH COMPRESSION PRESET - A sucker rod assembly comprising, an end fitting including a body with a rod receptacle cavity extending axially, a generally cylindrical sucker rod received within the rod receptacle cavity defining one or more annuli, a quantity of initially flowable adhesive bonded to the rod and disposed in the one or more annuli forming at least one wedge, a surface on the rod is spaced from a surface on the end fitting defining a void space therebetween, a blocking element is disposed between the surface on the end fitting and the surface on the rod, filling the void space. There is disclosed a blocking element in the form of a void filling incompressible material interposed between the end of the rod and the bottom end of the rod receptacle cavity. In one form, a collar is affixed to the rod and spaced relative to the lower open end of the rod. A blocking element is interposed between the collar and the lower open end of the end fitting. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102695 | DEFORMABLE SLEEVE NUT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a deformable sleeve nut that includes selectively strain hardening only a first portion of a material blank while not strain hardening a second portion of the material blank, then, after strain hardening the first portion of the material blank, internally threading the first portion of the material blank to define a nut portion and machining the second portion of the material blank to define a deformable sleeve portion that includes an end portion and a bulbing portion positioned between the end portion and the nut portion, where the bulbing portion is constructed to bulb outwardly and form a load bearing flange when the bulbing portion is compressed between the end portion and the nut portion. Also disclosed is a deformable sleeve nut made with this process. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102696 | Flush Mount Screw Anchor - The present screw anchor advantageously has two fins radially extending from the body of the screw anchor, where the fins additionally extend above the top end of the body. This unique fin design permits the user to drive the screw anchor into the worn screw hole within a wood substrate so that the screw anchor is substantially flush or recessed within the worn screw hole. When the fins are aligned with the grain of the wood, the fins split the wood at the grain and prevent rotation of the screw anchor. Because the screw anchor is flush or recessed, the anchor does not interfere with the installation of hardware overtop the anchor, such as a hinge. Furthermore, the original screw, such as in the case of a door hinge, can be reused to create an invisible repair. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102697 | BOLTED CONNECTION - A bolted connection for a recess in a ground that is delimited by an inside wall surface includes a bolt configured to be disposed in the recess. A curable substance configured to be disposed in an annular gap between the bolt and the inside wall surface of the recess is useable to fix the bolt in the ground. The substance has a viscosity which is sufficiently low to cause the substance to not only spread into the annular gap, but also to penetrate the ground surrounding the annular gap. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102698 | THREADED FASTENER HOLE REPAIR APPARATUS - A threaded fastener hole repair apparatus for repairing a stripped target screw hole so that the desired screw can once again be secured therein comprises an elongated, conical fastener sleeve having a threaded exterior surface and a substantially hollow, conical interior. The elongated fastener sleeve is made up of ten discrete breakaway portions, defined as a single proximal end section and nine sleeve sections, with each separated by a circumferential score in the fastener sleeve, thereby allowing the fastener sleeve to be resized by snapping off breakaway portions a desired point. The substantially hollow, conical interior of the fastener sleeve includes four elongated flaps which run in a narrowing manner along the wall of the conical interior in the fastener sleeve, providing an additional surface inside the conical interior of the fastener sleeve to mesh with the threads of the screw being inserted into the fastener sleeve. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102699 | SELF-PIERCING NUT ELEMENT AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF THE NUT ELEMENT AND A SHEET METAL PART - A piercing nut element having a strength in the range between 700 and 900 MPa which is designed to be pressed into the sheet metal part. The nut element is characterized in that the self-piercing attachment of the nut element into a sheet metal part of higher strength, or into a sheet metal part with a thickness greater than 3.5 mm, the nut element is designed in such a way that the piercing section has a peripheral extending groove below the sheet metal contact surface and in that the piercing section has a piercing edge at its free end face with the piercing edge being spaced from the boundary of the groove adjacent to the piercing section by a peripheral surface having an axial height which corresponds to at least 30% and preferably to at least 50% of the sheet metal thickness, wherein the radial wall thickness of the piercing section in the region of its free end face from the outer side of the piercing section up to the nominal diameter of the thread corresponds to a thickness between 1.2 to 1.8 and preferably 1.5 times the intended sheet metal thickness. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102700 | HIGH SECURITY FASTENER - A security fastener for installation on a wheel having a recess hole extending from a recess entrance of a first diameter comprising an end portion concentric with a longitudinal axis of the fastener, the end portion configured to mate with a corresponding element of the recess hole, an intermediate skirt portion having a side wall region with a diameter within about 6 millimeters of the diameter of the recess entrance, a drive portion having a tapered outer surface and a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinally extending key-receiving grooves in the tapered outer surface arranged in a lock pattern to which a driving torque may be applied, the tapered outer surface sloping downward and outward away from the longitudinal axis of the fastener from a top surface to the skirt portion at a taper angle of at least 11 degrees. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102701 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A DYNAMIC AND RESILIENT LOAD BEARING ACCESSORY ORGANIZER - Organizational structures that can be hung from a fixed surface, each organizational structure having a rod that is configured to have a plurality of radii, such that the structure has a first radius that is configured to be coupled to a fixed surface and one or more other radii configured to provide support for one or more items can be hung/draped on and supported by the structure. In further implementations, the organizational structure includes one or more add-on structures and/or other supporting structures or surfaces that add an additional layer, attribute or feature of organization to the overall system. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102702 | Joint Device for Pivotally Connecting a Mirror to a Vehicle - A swivel joint system for pivotally connecting a mirror to a vehicle includes a first arm, a second arm, a locking pin, a spring element and a centering element. The first arm has first and second bearing shells. The second arm has a first counter bearing shell and a second counter bearing shell. The counter bearing shells are disposed between the first bearing shell and the second bearing shell. A first latching surface of the first counter bearing shell contacts and presses against a second latching surface of the first bearing shell. The locking pin passes through the first bearing shell, the second bearing shell and a hole in the centering element. The second arm swivels relative to the first arm about a joint axis that is oriented co-axially to the locking pin. The spring element pushes the locking pin away from the first counter bearing shell. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102703 | DUST COVER FOR BALL JOINT - In a dust cover for a ball joint in which a one end large-diameter opening portion is retained to an outer peripheral surface of a socket, the other end small-diameter opening portion is constructed by a tube portion fitted and fixed onto an outer peripheral surface of a shaft, and an outward flange portion extending diametrically outward from an end portion in the socket side of the tube portion, and the dust cover is retained onto a L-shaped hard retainer, a reinforcing ring of the other end small-diameter opening portion is constructed by a cylindrical portion and an inward flange portion extending toward an outer peripheral surface of the retainer from an end portion in the knuckle side of the cylindrical portion, and an end portion in the socket side of the cylindrical portion in the reinforcing ring comes into contact with the outward flange portion of the retainer. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102704 | ROTATION-SPEED-INDEPENDENT STABILIZER FOR PASSIVE MAGNETIC BEARING SYSTEMS - By employing a combination of magnetic forces and those from electrostatic fields, a new stabilizer is able, unlike those employing dynamic effects, to function at any speed with no need for sensors or dynamically generated electrical currents. Embodiments are provided that stabilize the radial, axial and tilt instability. In addition to its use for stabilization, the radial stabilizer described herein also functions as an eccentricity detector. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102705 | ROTATING MACHINE WITH AT LEAST ONE ACTIVE MAGNETIC BEARING AND AUXILIARY ROLLING BEARINGS - A rotating machine comprises a shaft, a casing, at least one main magnetic bearing connected to the shaft for rotatably supporting the shaft inside the casing, at least one auxiliary radial rolling bearing and at least one auxiliary axial rolling bearing which are disposed between the shaft and the casing to respectively support radial loads only and axial loads only. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102706 | Fluid-Dynamic Bearing System - The invention relates to a fluid-dynamic bearing system, in particular for the rotary support of a spindle motor, the bearing system comprising: a first conical bearing and a second conical bearing counteracting the first conical bearing, a fixed shaft along which the two conical bearings are arranged, a sleeve, a first and a second conical bearing component, which together with the sleeve form the first and second conical bearings, bearing structures applied to the sleeve and/or the conical bearing components, a bearing gap filled with a bearing fluid extending between the sleeve and the shaft and between the sleeve and the conical bearing components and sealed at each of its ends by a conical capillary seal, and a hub which rotates together with the sleeve about a rotation axis. The invention is characterized in that a pump seal is arranged between the first conical bearing and the adjacent capillary seal. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102707 | SLIDING BEARING - Provided is a slide bearing with which friction can be reduced and the total amount of effluent oil can be reduced. In the slide bearing in which the halved members made by dividing the cylinder in two in the direction parallel to the axial direction are disposed vertically, the narrow grooves are provided at an end of the lower halved member in the circumferential direction from a mating surface on a downstream side of a rotation direction to a predetermined bearing angle and peripheral edge parts are provided outside the narrow grooves in an axial direction. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102708 | MAX TYPE RADIAL BALL BEARING WITH WIRE CAGE - A rolling bearing assembly including a wire cage is provided. The assembly includes a radially inner ring including a first filling slot and a radially outer ring including a second filling slot. The first and second filling slots and a radial distance defined between radially inner ring and the radially outer ring are dimensioned to receive the spherical rolling elements. The wire cage includes first and second wires that extend around opposite axial sides of each of the spherical rolling elements in an alternating manner. The first and second wires overlap each other in areas between adjacent ones of the spherical rolling elements, and crimping elements affix the first and second wires together in each of the areas between the adjacent rolling elements. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102709 | CAGE FOR BALL BEARINGS - Half-cage for forming cages ( | 2016-04-14 |
20160102710 | ROLLING BEARING DEVICE - A lubricant supply unit that supplies lubricating oil to a raceway groove of an inner ring is fixed to an outer ring. The lubricant supply unit is provided with a first and second radially separated electrodes used to supply electric power from an external power source to the micropump. Each of the first and second radially separated electrodes is fixed to an outer face of a tank that is stationary relative to the micropump so as to be exposed on the outside of the lubricant supply unit. The first radially separated electrode is arranged so as to be apart from the second radially separated electrode. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102711 | CLIP-FASTENED RACEWAY FOR A VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO ENGINE - A clip-fastened raceway for a variable compression ratio engine includes: at least one curved segment whose outer surface cooperates with a raceway housed in the transmission member or in the control member of the variable compression ratio engine and whose inner surface is maintained in contact with a curved outer surface housed in the toothed wheel of the engine; at least one clip, housed in at least one of the ends of the curved segment and fastened to one or the other of the ends of the curved outer surface housed in the toothed wheel and hooking onto a hook or protrusion which the wheel includes in the vicinity of the end of its curved outer surface, the hook or protrusion being complementary to that of the clip so as to be able to cooperate with the latter. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102712 | ELECTRO-MAGNETIC BEARING ASSEMBLY WITH INNER VENTILATION TO COOL THE BEARING - A magnetic bearing assembly for a rotary machine, having a rotor circuit and a stator magnetic circuit secured to a stationary support element having at least one body of ferromagnetic material and at least one coil, both being fitted in a protective annular housing leaving uncovered a surface of revolution of said ferromagnetic body and a surface of revolution of said one coil facing a surface of revolution of the rotor circuit. The bearing assembly comprises at least one row of blades secured on the rotor circuit. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102713 | Arrangement Comprising a Hollow Shaft, an Input Shaft and a Clamping Device - In the case of an arrangement with a hollow shaft, an input shaft partially contained in the hollow shaft, and a clamping device, the hollow shaft is connected to the input shaft by forces which are directed radially to the hollow shaft being introduced into the hollow shaft at at least three discrete introduction points arranged along a circumference of the hollow shaft. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102714 | TRIPOD TYPE CONSTANT-VELOCITY JOINT - A tripod type constant-velocity joint is provided through which a driving shaft is coupled to a driven shaft. The joint includes two outer rings connected to the driving shaft and the driven shaft, respectively, and a tripod member through which the outer rings are coupled together. Each of the outer rings has an inner periphery formed with three axially extending track grooves arranged at angular intervals of 120 degrees. The tripod member has two axial ends each formed with three protrusions axially slidably received in the respective track grooves of the corresponding one of the outer rings, whereby torque around an axis is transmitted between the respective outer rings and the tripod member. The joint can thus cope with a larger angle and/or offset between the axis of the driving shaft and the axis of the driven shaft. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102715 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR A PUMP UNIT - An actuation device for a pump assembly such as for application in a can of a pump assembly for force impingement of a shaft situated in the can. The device includes a carrier for connection to the can and a passage extending along a longitudinal axis. An actuation pin is led in the passage along a longitudinal axis and has a first axial end including a tool receiver and a an opposite second axial end including an engagement region for force transmission onto a shaft. A spring element is arranged between the actuation pin and the carrier and impinges the actuation pin with a spring force in a first axial end direction. A seal is arranged between the carrier and the actuation pin, in a region between the spring element and the second axial end. A pump assembly with such an actuation device is also provided. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102716 | BEARING, CLUTCH BEARING DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A CLUTCH BEARING DEVICE - A bearing forming a clutching-declutching bearing for a motor vehicle, the bearing defining a central axis and including an outer ring free to rotate around the central axis, an inner ring, rolling elements disposed between the outer ring and inner ring and a flange mounted on the inner ring. The flange is at least partially inserted in a recess which is provided in a radial end portion of the inner ring and which is distinct from an inner bore of the inner ring. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102717 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM HAVING A DOUBLE WET CLUTCH MECHANISM - A transmission system ( | 2016-04-14 |
20160102718 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTIVE BRAKE - An electromagnetic active brake which is de-energized in the brake standby state, including—a brake body ( | 2016-04-14 |
20160102719 | DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A disc brake rotor including a friction portion and a cooling fin located radially offset from the friction portion is provided. The cooling fin is configured to deflect due to a change in temperature in the friction portion. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102720 | DRUM BRAKE WHICH CAN BE OPERATED BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - A drum brake module for motor vehicles, the drum brake module being driven by an electric motor and having at least one parking brake function, includes an electromechanical cable pull actuator which is fastened on the anchor plate with the aid of an adapter. The adapter is designed as a one-piece, thin walled frame having at least one fastening flange for receiving the cable pull actuator and is held in place on the anchor plate. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102721 | RETURN SPRING OF A BRAKE SHOE INCLUDING WEAR PLAY COMPENSATION MEANS, DISK BRAKE AND REPLACEMENT KIT | 2016-04-14 |
20160102722 | SLIDING CALIPER DISK BRAKE INCLUDING A CENTRAL RETURN SPRING OF AN EXTERIOR BRAKE SHOE INCLUDING WEAR PLAY COMPENSATION MEANS, SPRING AND REPLACEMENT KIT - A sliding caliper disk brake ( | 2016-04-14 |
20160102723 | BRAKE WITH AUDIBLE LOCK-UP WARNING - The present invention provides a braking system that is designed to give the rider of a vehicle an audible indication of an impending lock-up condition (i.e., a condition where the wheel of a wheeled vehicle or track or a snowmobile is not rotating relative to the vehicle). Preferably, the frequency of the audible indication is proportional to the speed of the wheel or track. In one embodiment, the characteristics of the sound (e.g., frequency) are tuned to achieve an audible indication that can be readily heard and perceived by a rider under specific conditions, such as when the rider is wearing a helmet and also in the presence of other noise, such as engine and exhaust noise. In general, an audible indication in the range of about 6 kHz+/−1 kHz is preferred. The audible indication can be altered by changing the geometry and dimensions of the brake rotor and brake pads. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102724 | Concentric Arc Spline Rotational Spring - A planar torsion spring where the spring comprises a first outer ring and a second inner ring. The inner ring is positioned within the first outer ring and possesses a same axis of rotation. The outer ring is connected to the inner ring with one or more splines. Each spline extends in one or more concentric arc segments to a maximum circumference relative to the position of the next concentric arc between the outer ring and the inner ring. The outer ring, the inner ring and the spline concentric arcs segments are positioned in the same plane. At least one spline connects the outer ring to the inner ring. The spline is positioned in a plurality of concentric arcs segments and sequentially positioning each arc to a maximum circumferential length relative to its position between the outer ring and inner ring. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102725 | ENERGY ABSORBER - An energy absorber comprising a housing for attachment to a first body, a deformer member mounted to the housing, a strip of plastically deformable material extending in a longitudinal direction between first and second ends, an attachment member provided at, or towards, the second end of the strip for attachment to a second body, the strip being arranged with the deformer member such that when a predetermined force is applied to the attachment member, the strip is moved relative to the deformer member from a first position in which a first section of the strip extends from the first end of the strip to the deformer member, to a second position in which at least a part of the first section of the strip is plastically deformed by the deformer member, wherein the strip is arranged such that when it is in its first position, the first section of the strip is substantially flat in the longitudinal direction of the first section of the strip. | 2016-04-14 |
20160102726 | MASS DAMPER - A tuned vibration mass damper for isolating vibrations from the steering wheel or other vehicle component includes an elastically cantilever mounted lead mass and a unitary thermoplastic bracket member made from a super tough plastic material and including a first or coupling portion for coupling the tuned vibration damper to a structure of the vehicle, a second portion for coupling the unitary bracket member to the lead mass, and an intermediate bight portion. The second coupling portion includes a plurality of cylindrically shaped legs extending through holes in the lead mass and having their ends formed (in a heading operation) to couple the unitary bracket member to the lead mass and a pair of travel limiters extending beyond the mass for preventing the mass from contacting other structures once the mass damper is installed. | 2016-04-14 |