18th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200130125 | APPLICATION DEVICE AND METHOD TO CLEAN GRINDING SURFACES IN A MACHINE FOR GRINDING OPHTHALMIC LENSES - An application device is configured to clean grinding surfaces in a machine for grinding ophthalmic lenses, the application device including: a central portion having so as to mount the application device in the grinding machine; and a peripheral edge configured to receive an application surface to cooperate with the grinding surface of the grinding wheel so as to clean the grinding surface. It also relates to a cleaning kit including an application device and a cleaning solution, and to a method for cleaning grinding surfaces. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130126 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEBLOCKING A LENS - An apparatus and a method for deblocking a lens, wherein the lens is blocked with a block material on a block piece. The block material is preheated by radiation. The blocked lens, the deblocked lens, and the deblocked block piece are handled by means of separate grippers. For deblocking, the lens and the block piece are held by opposing holding devices in a rotating manner, while a fluid jet acts on the block material from the side. After the deblocking, the lens and the block piece are cleaned simultaneously. Then, a holding device together with the deblocked lens pivot out from a working space. The deblocked lens is placed with the block side upward in a transport carrier. This makes possible a simple design and an optimized process sequence. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130127 | ELECTRIC TOOL - An electric tool capable of achieving inhibition of reaction due to braking in good balance with inhibition of voltage jumping due to regenerated energy is provided. A grinder ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200130128 | ANGLE GRINDER AND MOTOR THEREOF - An angle grinder includes a housing, an output shaft, and a motor. The motor includes a stator assembly, a rotor assembly including a motor shaft configured to rotate about a first axis, a commutator, and a carbon brush. The commutator includes a bushing, configured to connect the commutator to the motor shaft, a plurality of commutator segments, sequentially distributed in a circumferential direction around the first axis and arranged around the bushing, and an insulating member, configured to bond the bushing and the plurality of commutator segments so as to constitute a whole. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130129 | CUTTER HOLDER CAPABLE OF POLISHING - The cutter holder capable of polishing a workpiece has a body, a mandrel, a middle element and a brush assembly. The mandrel extends into the body. The middle element is mounted to the body with a part of the mandrel extending out of the middle element. The brush assembly is mounted with the part of the mandrel that extends out of the middle element. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130130 | IRREGULAR MECHANICAL MOTION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHOD - Systems and methods are provided for predicting irregular motions of one or more mechanical components of a semiconductor processing apparatus. A mechanical motion irregular prediction system includes one or more motion sensors that sense motion-related parameters associated with at least one mechanical component of a semiconductor processing apparatus. The one or more motion sensors output sensing signals based on the sensed motion-related parameters. Defect prediction circuitry predicts an irregular motion of the at least one mechanical component based on the sensing signals. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130131 | POLISHING APPARATUS OF SUBSTRATE - A CMP polishing apparatus for flattening a quadrate substrate is provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130132 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS HAVING SCRAPING FIXTURE - Embodiments of apparatus and method for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) are disclosed. In an example, an apparatus for CMP includes a platen, a slurry supply, and at least one scraping fixture. The platen is configured to rotate a pad thereon about a central axis of the pad. The slurry supply is configured to supply a slurry onto the pad while the pad rotates. The at least one scraping fixture is configured to scrape the slurry off the pad when the slurry travels a distance between the slurry supply and the at least one scraping fixture in a circumferential direction of the pad as the pad rotates. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130133 | ABRASIVE ARTICLES INCLUDING CONFORMABLE COATINGS AND POLISHING SYSTEM THEREFROM - The present disclosure relates to abrasive articles including conformable coatings, e.g. a hydrophilic coating, and polishing systems therefrom. The present disclosure provides an abrasive article including a body having an abrading surface and an opposed second surface, wherein the abrading surface of the body includes a plurality of inorganic abrasive particles; a conformable metal oxide coating adjacent to and conforming to the plurality of engineered features, wherein the conformable metal oxide coating includes a first surface; and a conformable polar organic-metallic coating in contact with the first surface of the conformable metal oxide coating, wherein the conformable polar organic-metallic coating includes a chemical compound having at least one metal and an organic moiety having at least one polar functional group. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130134 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A polish head of a chemical mechanical polishing system is provided. The polish head includes a carrier head, a membrane mounted to the carrier head, an inner retaining ring mounted to the carrier head and surrounding the membrane, an outer retaining ring mounted to the carrier head and surrounding the inner retaining ring, and an image capturing device. The outer retaining ring is spaced apart from the inner retaining ring. The image capturing device is mounted to the carrier head and between the inner retaining ring and the outer retaining ring. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130135 | Concrete trowel-polisher machine - Disclosed is a concrete floor trowel machine of multiple blades with added floor polishing jacket or attachment. It saves expense and time associated with the use of a trowel and a polisher in consecutive order, often a day apart. Furthermore, disclosed is a blade replacement polisher disk with metallic hook-and-loop attached steel wool polisher puck, which is the loop component of that means of attachment. Means of slurry feed and suction removal to said puck is also disclosed, whereas said puck may rotate in planetary fashion. Said pucks may be attached to blades however. Safety cage and slurry splash cover supplement the machine. Removable caster legs are added to ease moving around the machine before and after normal use. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130136 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure describes an apparatus and a method to detect a polishing pad profile during a polish process and adjust the polishing process based on the detected profile. The apparatus can include a polishing pad configured to polishing a substrate, a substrate carrier configured to hold the substrate against the polishing pad, and a detection module configured to detect a profile of the polishing pad. The detection module can include a probe configured to measure a thickness of one or more areas on the polishing pad, and a beam configured to support the probe, where the probe can be further configured to move along the beam. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130137 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE ARTICLE - A method of manufacturing a composite article includes providing a polishing pad; rubbing over the polishing pad to produce a polishing pad debris; collecting the polishing pad debris; providing a wood material; and applying a force over the wood material and the polishing pad debris to form the composite article, wherein the composite article includes the wood material and the polishing pad debris, and the rubbing of the polishing pad includes removing a portion of the polishing pad to produce the polishing pad debris. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130138 | METHODS TO CLEAN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING SYSTEMS - Provided herein are chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) systems and methods to reduce metal particle pollution on dressing disks and polishing pads. Such methods may include contacting a dressing disk and at least one conductive element with an electrolyte solution and applying direct current (DC) power to the dressing disk and the at least one conductive element. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130139 | DEVICE FOR CONDITIONING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING - A conditioning device for conditioning a polishing pad used in chemical mechanical polishing includes a base having an opening and a conditioning disk removably attached to the base. The conditioning disk includes a conditioning portion disposed on a first surface of the base and a fitting portion removably fitted into or through the opening of the base. The fitting portion is fitted through or into the opening to base to prevent dislodging of the conditioning disk from the base during a process of conditioning a polishing pad for the chemical mechanical polishing process. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130140 | REDUCED NOISE ABRASIVE BLASTING SYSTEMS - Reduced noise abrasive blasting assemblies and systems are described. The new assemblies and systems are comprised of standard blast hose, accelerator hose, couplings and nozzle. The improved abrasive blasting system maintains abrasive particle velocity while decreasing the exit gas velocity and consequently decreasing sound production. This is accomplished through an acceleration section with reduced inner diameter and sufficient length to provide the necessary abrasive particle velocity. The new system maintains the productivity and efficiency of conventional abrasive blasting systems but with greatly reduced acoustic noise production and reduces operator fatigue due to the lower weight of the carried portion of the system. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130141 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND, POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACTS, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the invention relate to polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDC”) exhibiting enhanced diamond-to-diamond bonding. In an embodiment, a PDC includes a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table bonded to a substrate. At least a portion of the PCD table includes a plurality of diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. The plurality of interstitial regions includes a metal-solvent catalyst. The plurality of diamond grains exhibit an average grain size of about 30 μm or less. The plurality of diamond grains and the metal-solvent catalyst collectively exhibit an average electrical conductivity of less than about | 2020-04-30 |
20200130142 | Buffing Spherocylinder Made Of Compressed Material - A buffing and polishing member has an uncompressed monolithic body of foam material having slits from an outside surface toward and less than a distance to a rotational axis of the body. The slits, on circumferential spaced planes, extend generally radially from the outside surface toward and less than a distance to the rotational axis to define a plurality of foam fingers and an unslit center portion. A fastening mechanism holds the center portion of the slit foam body in a compressed state along the rotational axis such that the uncompressed outer ends of the foam finger define a spherocylinder. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130143 | DETACHMENT PULLER - A detachment puller is provided, including a main body, having a threaded hole and a plurality of pivoting portions circumferentially disposed around the threaded hole; a screw rod, screwed with the threaded hole; a plurality of jaws, respectively pivoted to the plurality of pivoting portions, each of the plurality of jaws including an abutted portion; an adjustment mechanism, elastically and movably disposed on the main body, the adjustment mechanism including a plurality of engaging portions, each of the plurality of engaging portions including a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion, the abutted portion being located between the first and second abutting portions, the first abutting portion being movable toward a first direction to press the abutted portion, the second abutting portion being movable toward a second direction to press the abutted portion, the first and second directions being opposite to each other. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130144 | System and Method for Mounting Carpenter Levels - An improved system and method for clamping of carpenter levels is disclosed. Within the system, it is not necessary to re-size and re-adjust the clamps over and over again as they are re-located. As such, time-consuming repetitive steps are reduced. Additionally, the system can be applied to a variety of clamping surfaces, and can be swiveled to fit at unusual angles. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130145 | HAND TOOL WITH ADJUSTABLE RELEASE FUNCTION - A hand tool with a clampable operating area at an upper part of the tool, and two opposed handles extending to a lower part of the tool and being arranged to govern the clampable operating area between an open and a closed position, wherein a toothed pin is pivotally arranged between the handles extending downwards, wherein a support and a pawl are arranged on a first handle of the two handles at a distance from each other forming a space between them, in which space the toothed pin is to be received, and wherein an interaction of the toothed pin and the pawl impedes reverse motion of the handles during a closing action thereof, The interaction of the toothed pin and the pawl is such that reverse motion of the handles becomes possible at a specific release point that corresponds to a specific relative position of the handles. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130146 | Magnetic Clamping Device - A magnetic clamping device is provided that includes a housing in which a number of magnets are disposed. A magnetizable core extends through the housing between the magnets and is movable with respect to the housing and the magnets. The core can be moved using a suitable mechanism disposed on the housing between an extended position where the core is positioned in contact with the support surface and a retracted position where the core is spaced from the support surface. The position of the core relative to the housing and the support surface adjusts the magnetic holding force transmitted from the magnets through the core to attract and hold the core on the support surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130147 | DOG BONE BUTTERFLY SLIDING TORQUE REACTOR AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A torque reactor has a first body element adjustably joined to a second body element. A first key extends from the first body element to engage a first socket. A second key extends from the second body element to engage a second socket. At least one of the first key and second key is constrained to rotate over a limited rotation angle. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130148 | NOTCHED LINE RUNNER SOCKET - A socket assembly includes a socket head, an input member, and a plurality of transfer members. The socket head is disposed about an axis and defines an aperture extending axially through the socket head and through a side of the socket head. The socket head includes external teeth. The input member is coaxial with the socket head. Each transfer member includes a first end drivingly coupled to the input member and a second end configured to engage the external teeth. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130149 | Screw driver and head therefor - A screw head adapter, including a surrounding shaped envelope, being hex, square, etc., being adaptable to a standard key, ring, box wrench, including at its center, a bit, a flat-blade screwdriver, a Phillips screwdriver, hex, Allen wrench, having an adjustable or constant height, for connecting thereof to a standard key, box wrench, dedicated key, etc., adapted thereto and supported by a dedicated protrusion, being fastened to the box wrench by a mechanical, magnetic, etc. attaching means, for allowing, due to its short height, to easily open or close screw heads in narrow hidden regions, and to those having difficult or non-available access by other tools. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130150 | RATCHETING TOOL - A powered ratchet tool includes a housing and an output member. The output member has an inner opening, an outer toothed surface, and an output member aperture extending through the outer toothed surface to the inner opening. The powered ratchet tool further includes a drive mechanism for driving the output member. The drive mechanism includes a yoke in which the output member is arranged. The yoke has a yoke aperture. The powered ratchet tool further includes a first pawl in the yoke that is biased toward the toothed surface of the output member and a second pawl in the yoke that is biased toward the toothed surface of the output member. When the output member is in a home position, the first pawl and the second pawl are engaged with the toothed surface of the output member and the output member aperture is aligned with the yoke aperture. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130151 | ELECTRIC PULSE TOOL - An electric pulse tool is configured to deliver torque in pulses on an output shaft thereof and includes an electric motor to drive the output shaft. The electric pulse tool is configured to, for each period, provide a current pulse to the electric motor during a current-on time interval, pause a current feed to the electric motor after the current-on time interval until an end of a torque pulse, determine a width of the torque pulse, and continue pausing the current feed to the electric motor during a pause interval from the end of the torque pulse. The pause interval is determined based on the width of the torque pulse such that a wider torque pulse results in a wider pause interval and a narrower torque pulse results in a shorter pause interval. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130152 | Method And Device For Tightening Screw Joints - A method and apparatus for tightening a screw connection having a motor-operated screwdriver unit, wherein the angle of rotation and the torque are determined during the tightening to be able to stop the tightening process on reaching a desired tightening tension. An increase in the torque over the angle of rotation is determined by a determination device in a first tightening region and a change in the increase in the torque over the angle of rotation is determined in a second, following tightening region, with the screwdriver unit being stopped by a control device on reaching or exceeding of a maximum permitted change in the increase and/or of a change speed that is determined with reference to the increase that occurred in the first tightening region. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130153 | IMPACT ELECTRICAL TOOL - An impact electric power tool is provided a motor; a striking mechanism connected to the motor; and a controller configured to control an operation of the motor. The controller includes one of a speed controller and a current controller that maintains a constant rotation speed of the motor by compensating for periodic fluctuations in load torque of the motor, where the fluctuations are caused due to the striking mechanism. The speed controller or the current controller includes a repetitive compensator or a resonant filter that compensates for the fluctuations in load torque of the motor to obtain a frequency or a cycle of the periodic fluctuations in load torque of the motor, which is caused due to the striking mechanism. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130154 | TOOL FOR INSTALLING AN INTERIOR TRUNK HANDLE OF A VEHICLE OR THE LIKE - The present disclosure provides a tool for holding a recessed handle structure to be installed into a hole manufactured into the interior or bottom surface of a trunk door, providing required rotational leverage, and applying required linear pressure to locking tabs of the recessed handle structure as it is being installed into the interior or bottom surface of the trunk door, thereby securing the recessed handle structure within the hole manufactured into the interior or bottom surface of the trunk door. The use of this tool effectively saves time and protects the installer's fingers, hands, and the like. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130155 | Setting tool, set for a setting tool system and setting tool system - A setting tool for a setting tool system for setting capsule anchors is specified, having a shank and a head, arranged at one end of the shank, with a recess for receiving a drive head of a capsule anchor, wherein the shape of the recess is formed substantially by two superimposed hexagons that are arranged in an offset manner to one another. Further, a set for a setting tool system for setting capsule anchors is specified, having an adapter which is able to be coupled to a drive machine, and at least one setting tool. Moreover, a setting tool system is specified, including a setting tool for a setting tool system for setting capsule anchors or a set for a setting tool system for setting capsule anchors, and a capsule anchor and/or a drive machine. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130156 | ELECTRIC TOOL - An electric tool includes a motor, an operation part provided to be operable by a user, a motor drive control unit configured to perform control of driving the motor in response to the operation part being operated, a temperature sensor, and a temperature determination unit configured to determine overheating of the motor. The temperature determination unit is configured to estimate a temperature of the motor based on a drive situation of the motor and a detection result of the temperature sensor, and to determine the overheating of the motor based on the estimated temperature. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130157 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER HAVING SPLIT GEAR BOX - A fastener driver includes a housing defining a handle portion, a magazine in which fasteners are held, a nosepiece for receiving fasteners from the magazine, a driver blade movable from a ready position toward a driven position during which a fastener positioned in the nosepiece is driven into a workpiece, a lifting mechanism operable to return the driver blade from the driven position toward the ready position for a subsequent fastener driving operation, and a drivetrain to provide torque to the lifting mechanism. At least a portion of the drivetrain is positioned within and extends through the handle portion of the housing. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130158 | SETTING TOOL - A setting tool having a drive apparatus, having a rod-shaped plunger for driving in a fixing means, a tubular rotary body, at least one spring element, first winding cords which connect the spring element and the rotary body and which convert a linear movement of the spring element into a rotational movement of the rotary body, and second winding cords which connect the rotary body and the plunger and which convert a rotational movement of the rotary body into a linear movement of the plunger. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130159 | FASTENER HOLDER AND DISPENSER - A holding and dispensing device may conveniently store fasteners and permits a user to easily and quickly retrieve and dispense fasteners, such as staples, one at a time, without the risk of fasteners falling out of the device, or protruding in a manner that may harm the user. Embodiments may be especially suitable for a core of staples. The present disclosure further relates to methods of holding fasteners in a fastener holder and methods of dispensing fasteners. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130160 | WORK ACCESSORY FOR STAPLER - A fastener driver includes a housing, a magazine coupled to the housing containing fasteners therein, and a nosepiece at least partially defining a fastener driving track into which fasteners from the magazine are individually received. A driver blade is movable from a retracted position toward an extended position during which a fastener in the fastener driving track is discharged from an opening in the nosepiece. A work accessory including a guide portion is configured to align an article with the nosepiece opening prior to attaching the article to a workpiece during a fastener driving operation, and a separate puller portion configured to apply a tensile force to an article to be attached to a workpiece during a fastener driving operation. The work accessory is adjustable relative to the nosepiece to selectively position the guide portion or the puller portion proximate the nosepiece opening. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130161 | PERCUSSION TOOL - A percussion tool comprises a housing and an electric motor positioned within the housing. The motor has a nominal outer diameter of up to about 80 mm and is operable to output at least about 2760 W. The percussion tool further comprises a battery pack supported by the housing for providing power to the motor. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells having a nominal voltage of up to 80 Volts and a sustained operating discharge current of between about 40 A and about 60 A. The percussion tool further comprises a percussion mechanism driven by the motor and including a striker supported for reciprocation in the housing. The percussion tool has a ratio of impact energy to mass that is greater than or equal to 2.5 Joules/kilogram. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130163 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POWER TOOL SYSTEM, AND POWER TOOL - A power supply system includes a wearing part worn on a hand of a worker, a connecting member held by the wearing part, and a control circuit. The connecting member is disposed at a position where it is attached to a tool-side attachment part provided on a grip of a power tool when the worker grips the grip. The connecting member includes, in an exposed manner, a power source terminal that supplies electric power to the power tool and a signal terminal that receives a response signal from the power tool, which are electrically connected to the power tool in an attached state where the connecting member is attached to the tool-side attachment part. The control circuit makes the power source terminal and a power source unit electrically continuous when the signal terminal receives the response signal and makes them electrically discontinuous when the signal terminal receives no response signal. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130164 | POWER TOOL - A power tool includes a housing, a power output element for outputting power, a motor for driving the power output element to output power, and a surface light source device for providing illumination. The surface light source device is mounted on the housing and the surface light source device includes a light exit surface allowing the surface light source device to emit light. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130165 | GRIP COMPONENT FOR A HAND TOOL - A hand tool comprising a head portion, a shaft, and a grip component is provided. The grip component and the shaft form a handle of the hand tool. The grip component is a reverse-molded component formed by: forming the external portion of the grip component by molding a first thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material or thermoplastic urethane (TPU) material into a shell that surrounds a first cavity; after forming the external portion; placing the shaft into the first cavity; and, after the external portion is formed and the shaft is placed into the first cavity, forming the inner portion of the grip component by injecting a second TPE material or TPU material into the first cavity and onto the shaft. The first TPE or TPU material has a first level of hardness, and the second TPE or TPU material has a second level of hardness lower than the first level. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130166 | DISPLAY STRUCTURE FOR WRENCH - A display structure for a wrench includes a handle which includes a mirror surface or a matte surface. At least one display area is formed in the handle and is a recessed area in which at least two embossed areas and at least one blank area are formed. At least one display portion is formed within the at least one display area. The at least one display portion has a colored area formed on the top thereof, so that the at least one display portion has a color that is different from that of the body of the wrench. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130167 | FOLDABLE SAW - A foldable saw is provided in which a latch mechanism for latching and securing a freely foldable saw blade body in its use position can be produced and assembled very easily with a minimum number of components on the basis of an idea different from the conventional ideas and that exerts a favorable latching effect. The foldable saw | 2020-04-30 |
20200130168 | SAW STAND - A saw stand includes a table having a saw support surface, a plurality of legs pivotally coupled to the table, the legs movable relative to the table to define a first configuration, a second configuration, and a third configuration of the saw stand, and a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a latch element movable between a latched position and an unlatched position. The latch mechanism is configured to inhibit movement of each of the legs relative to the table when the latch element is in the latched position and the saw stand is in the third configuration. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130169 | Mechanics Creeper - A mechanics creeper that is strapped to the user using a back pack type harness. The present technology pertains to equipment for a mechanic. Also, the type of wheels used allows it to roll through debris without obstruction. In particular, but not by way of limitation, the present technology provides systems for mechanics to easily do work underneath a vehicle or machine using a mechanics creeper. Furthermore, embodiments of the present technology allow for a mechanics creeper that is easy for a user to transport and store. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130170 | SMART GRABBING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME AND TERMINAL - The present disclosure provides a smart grabbing device including: a controller, a container configured to accommodate articles, a grabber configured to grab the articles, and a movable mover. The mover is at a bottom of the container; the grabber is on the container; and both of the grabber and the mover are electrically coupled with the controller. The controller is configured to, control the mover to drive the smart grabbing device to move to a target position, and control the grabber to grab a target article and place the target article in the container. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130171 | AUTOMATED PICK AND PLACE APPARATUSES WITH OBJECT ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS - An automated pick and place apparatus includes a robotic arm having at least three degrees of freedom. An end effector is mounted to the robotic arm and includes a gripping device for gripping a target object. An actuator actuates the gripping device. An object alignment device is mounted to the robotic arm. The object alignment device includes a body having a base and an end face opposite the base. An alignment projection is slidingly received by the body within an opening and extending outwardly beyond the end face. The alignment projection has an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. A sensor detects when the alignment projection is in the retracted configuration and provides a signal to a processor. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130172 | Robot System, Robot, Robot Control Device, Robot Control Method, And Encoder - A robot system includes: a robot having a main shaft gear attached to a rotary shaft of a drive unit, a first countershaft gear meshing with the main shaft gear, a second countershaft gear meshing with the main shaft gear, and a third countershaft gear meshing with the main shaft gear. A number of teeth of the main shaft gear, a number of teeth of the first countershaft gear, a number of teeth of the second countershaft gear, and a number of teeth of the third countershaft gear are integers having no greatest common divisor other than 1. As first processing, a first number of rotations, which is a number of rotations of the main shaft gear, is derived based on a phase of the first countershaft gear and a phase of the second countershaft gear, and a second number of rotations, which is a number of rotations of the main shaft gear, is derived based on the phase of the second countershaft gear and a phase of the third countershaft gear, and the drive unit is stopped when the first number of rotations and the second number of rotations do not coincide with each other. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130173 | Robot Limb - A robot limb has at least one carbon nanotube wire or conductors with a carbon nanotube-based structure. The wire can function simultaneously as a control cable and a conductor of electrical current. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130174 | EXPANSION DEVICE AND MOVABLE BODY - To provide an expansion device and a movable body including a mechanism for quick deformation. An expansion device includes a main body and a limb portion attached to the main body, in which the limb portion includes a main link connected to the main body via a joint, an end link provided at a front end of the limb portion, at least one or more limb joints that are interposed between the main link and the end link and connect the main link and the end link, and a linear member of which both ends couple an end at the front end side of the limb portion of the end link and the main body and are retractable to one or both of the end link and the main body. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130175 | Programmable Multi-Scale Fluidic Artificial Muscles and Pistons - An artificial muscle system includes a collapsible skeleton, a flexible skin, and a muscle actuation mechanism. The collapsible skeleton is contained inside a volume defined, at least in part, by the flexible skin. The flexible skin and the collapsible skeleton are configured for the flexible skin to provide a pulling force on the collapsible skeleton when a pressure difference exists between the inside of the sealed volume and a surrounding environment to change at least one of the dimensions and thus geometry of the collapsible skeleton. The muscle actuation mechanism includes at least one of the following to deploy or contract the collapsible skeleton: (a) a fluid displacing, releasing, or capturing mechanism configured to increase or decrease fluid pressure inside the sealed volume; and (b) a heating or cooling element configured to change the temperature of fluid in the sealed volume. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130176 | DETERMINING AND UTILIZING CORRECTIONS TO ROBOT ACTIONS - Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining and utilizing human corrections to robot actions. In some implementations, in response to determining a human correction of a robot action, a correction instance is generated that includes sensor data, captured by one or more sensors of the robot, that is relevant to the corrected action. The correction instance can further include determined incorrect parameter(s) utilized in performing the robot action and/or correction information that is based on the human correction. The correction instance can be utilized to generate training example(s) for training one or model(s), such as neural network model(s), corresponding to those used in determining the incorrect parameter(s). In various implementations, the training is based on correction instances from multiple robots. After a revised version of a model is generated, the revised version can thereafter be utilized by one or more of the multiple robots. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130177 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FEW-SHOT TRANSFER LEARNING - A method for training a controller to control a robotic system includes: receiving a neural network of an original controller for the robotic system based on origin data samples from an origin domain and labels in a label space, the neural network including encoder and classifier parameters, the neural network being trained to: map an input data sample from the origin domain to a feature vector in a feature space using the encoder parameters; and assign a label of the label space to the input data sample using the feature vector based on the classifier parameters; updating the encoder parameters to minimize a dissimilarity, in the feature space, between: origin feature vectors computed from the origin data samples; and target feature vectors computed from target data samples from a target domain; and updating the controller with the updated encoder parameters to control the robotic system in the target domain. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130178 | System and Method of Direct Teaching a Robot - A system for teaching a robot includes a wearable device having a plurality of sensors for sensing signals representing at least one movement, orientation, position, force, and torque of any part of a user's body applied on a target. The system further includes a processing device configured to receive the sensed signals, the processing device further configured to store the sensed signals defining as data of teaching commands, a controller for controlling a robot receives the data of teaching commands and operates the robot according to the received data of teaching commands, an object sensor to detect position and orientation of an object as a workpiece of the robot, and a visual input device communicatively coupled to at least one of the processing device and the controller. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130179 | SWEEPING CONTROL METHOD - The present invention discloses an sweeping control method, comprising the following steps of detecting whether a foreground object is an obstacle or not according to the extracted foreground object features; marking an area, located by the foreground object, as an obstacle point if a detection result is that the foreground object is the obstacle, and resetting a second sweeping path for avoiding the obstacle point; and further determining a first conditional probability of the foreground object being the obstacle according to the extracted scene features and foreground object features if the detection result is that whether the foreground object is the obstacle or not cannot be determined, determining the foreground object to be the obstacle if the first conditional probability is larger than a preset threshold value, marking the area, located by the foreground object, as the obstacle point, and resetting the second sweeping path for avoiding the obstacle point. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130180 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system including a robot body and a control device. The robot body includes wrist elements at a distal end of an arm; a wired wire body connected to an end effector fixed to the third wrist element. The control-device includes an angle calculation unit that calculates, in a Cartesian coordinate system of which the origin is the wire-body outlet and which has one coordinate axis extending in a direction along the first axis, angles of straight lines connecting the wire-body outlet and specific points of the wire body, with the straight lines projected onto a plane perpendicular to the coordinate axis, about the coordinate axis, with reference to a position where a load acting on the wire body is the least; and a determination unit that determines whether the absolute values of the angles calculated by the angle calculation unit have exceeded predetermined angle thresholds. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130181 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE - A robot control device includes the following: a main control unit; a servo control unit, which receives a position command θc from the main control unit; and a bending correction block ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200130182 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE LOCKER FEEDERS - Systems and methods for a feeder system for fulfilling lockbox pick-up requests are provided. A feeder system includes a network interface configured to communicate with a computing system associated with a provider of lockbox services and at least one robotic device. Each robotic device includes at least one secure compartment configured to hold one or more items associated with a lockbox pick-up request. The feeder system further includes a processing circuit including a processor and a memory. The memory is structured to store instructions that are executable by the processor and cause the processing circuit to receive, by the network interface, instructions for fulfilling the lockbox pick-up request and control the at least one robotic device to fulfill the lockbox pick-up request based on the instructions. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130183 | MOBILE ROBOT, MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD - A mobile robot includes a receiving unit that receives a request for providing a service, a notifying unit that notifies a client that the request is received by performing an operation oriented toward the client who has made the request, a moving unit that moves toward a user designated as a receiver of the service in accordance with the request, and a providing unit that provides the service. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130184 | MACHINE TOOL SYSTEM - A machine tool system is disclosed which can shorten time required for generating a robot program even for a machine tool user who has no experience in using a robot. A machine tool controller includes an operation panel and an interactive program generator, and sets an operation parameter of the robot using a template screen prepared for each stylized operation of the robot. The interactive program generator generates a robot preprogram using the set operation parameter, reads the robot preprogram during execution of a machine tool program, and transfers the program to a robot preprocessor. The robot preprocessor interprets the robot preprogram and outputs a control command to a robot controller. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130185 | ANTI-COLLISION DETECTION METHOD FOR SWEEPING ROBOTS - The present disclosure provides an anti-collision detection method for sweeping robots, which includes following steps. Step 1: preparing a sweeping robot provided with a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) device comprising an accelerometer and a gyroscope; skipping to step 2 when the sweeping robot is in a linear motion state and collides with an object; skipping to step 3 when the sweeping robot is on an external bumpy road; and skipping to step 4 when the sweeping robot is in a rotating motion state and blocked by an obstacle. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130186 | SWITCHGEAR OR CONTROLGEAR WITH UNMANNED OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A switchgear or controlgear with unmanned operation and maintenance includes: an equipment safety system that includes a steering and control system for calculating a action radius of a robot system. An acting area in an internal space of the switchgear or controlgear is divided into virtual zones. Each action in each virtual zone is precalculated predictively as a micro simulation in which actual sensor data are considered before an intended action is triggered. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130187 | ROBOT CONTROL METHOD - A robot control method includes: storing at least a part of shape information about a robot including a tool attached to a tip and about a peripheral object located on the periphery of the robot; calculating a change in the distance between the robot and the peripheral object, based on the shape information, at each operation position when operating the robot according to a teaching program; and performing control to decrease a speed set in the teaching program only if the calculated distance is changing in a decreasing direction. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130188 | ROBOTIC TARGET ALIGNMENT FOR VEHICLE SENSOR CALIBRATION - A robotic system and method for aligning a target to an equipped vehicle for calibration of a sensor on the equipped vehicle includes a vehicle support stand upon which an equipped vehicle is disposed in an established known position for calibration of the sensor, and a robotic manipulator having a multi-axis robotic arm configured to moveably hold a target. The robotic manipulator is configured to position the target into a calibration position relative to the sensor on the equipped vehicle by longitudinal movement of the robotic manipulator relative to the vehicle support stand and by movement of the robotic arm based on the established known position of the equipped vehicle on the vehicle support stand whereby the sensor is able to be calibrated using the target. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130189 | RECONFIGURABLE, FIXTURELESS MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD ASSISTED BY LEARNING SOFTWARE - Systems and methods for AI assisted reconfigurable, fixtureless manufacturing is disclosed. The invention eliminates geometry-setting tools (hard points, pins and nets—traditionally known as 3-2-1 fixturing schemes) and to replace the physical geometry setting with virtual datums driven by learning AI algorithms. A first type of part and a second type of part may be located by a machine vision system and moved by material handling devices and robots to locations within an assembly area. The parts may be aligned with one another and the alignment may be checked by the machine vision system which is configured to locate datums, in the form of features, of the parts and compare such datums to stored virtual datums. The parts may be joined while being held by the material handling devices or robots to form a subassembly in a fixtureless fashion. The material handling devices are able to grasp a number of different types of parts so that a number of different types of subassemblies are capable of being assembled. The system enables one skilled in the art to develop a product design with self-locating parts that will eliminate and minimize the need for geometry setting dedicated line tools and fixtures. This leads to the development of a manufacturing process that utilizes the industry 4.0 technologies to once again eliminate or significantly reduces the need for geometry setting line tools. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130190 | INTENT BASED CONTROL OF A ROBOTIC DEVICE - A method for controlling a robotic device includes monitor an action of an operator of the robotic device. The method also includes inferring an intended target based on the monitored action. The method further includes determining an intended action for the intended target. The method still further includes controlling the robotic device to perform the intended action. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130191 | CALIBRATION METHOD FOR LASER PROCESSING ROBOT - A calibration method for a laser processing robot, including: fixing a jig that includes a target-site to a base of the laser processing robot; placing a laser processing tool at a position where a laser beam is scanned with respect to the target-site, the laser processing tool having a function for two-dimensionally scanning the laser beam and a function for receiving the laser beam reflected at an object and for measuring a distance to the object; measuring distances to respective portions of the target-site by scanning the laser beam; calculating a coordinate transformation function for converting a position and orientation of the target-site, which is obtained based on the measured distances to the respective portions of the target-site, into an actual position and orientation of the target-site; and correcting a tool-center-point of the laser processing tool by the coordinate transformation function. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130193 | TACTILE INFORMATION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, TACTILE INFORMATION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - According to some embodiments, a tactile information estimation apparatus may include one or more memories and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to input at least first visual information of an object acquired by a visual sensor to a model. The model is generated based on visual information and tactile information linked to the visual information. The one or more processors are configured to extract, based on the model, a feature amount relating to tactile information of the object. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130194 | COMMUNICATION ROBOT AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF COMMUNICATION ROBOT - A communication robot includes: an operation part; and a communication arbitration unit configured to exhibit a robot mode for autonomously operating the operation part by applying a first operational criterion and an avatar mode for operating the operation part based on an operation instruction sent from a remote operator by applying a second operational criterion to arbitrate communication among three parties, that is, the robot mode, the avatar mode, and a service user. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130195 | DIALOGUE APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR DIALOGUE APPARATUS - A dialogue apparatus includes a display unit, a first dialogue control unit configured to display a first character on the display unit and simulate a speech function of an external communication robot capable of having a dialogue to conduct the dialogue with a user, a second dialogue control unit configured to display a second character on the display unit and conduct the dialogue so as to mediate the dialogue between the user and the first dialogue control unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the external communication robot, dialogue information about the dialogue conducted by the first dialogue control unit and the second dialogue control unit. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130196 | Intelligent Cleaning Robot - An intelligent cleaning robot is provided by the present application, to clean dust on a surface of a photovoltaic cell assembly and lower a labor cost, and a walking posture of the intelligent cleaning robot may be adjusted according to needs. The intelligent cleaning robot includes a frame, a sweeping device installed on the frame to perform sweeping operations, a first walking wheel located at one end of the frame and driven by a first motor to move, a second walking wheel located at another end of the frame and driven by a second motor to move, and a control system in signal communication with both the first motor and the second motor and configured to control the first motor and the second motor to rotate synchronously, or control the first motor and the second motor to rotate in different rotational speeds or different directions | 2020-04-30 |
20200130197 | MOVING ROBOT - Disclosed is a moving robot including: a voice input unit configured to receive a voice input of a user; a first display capable of receiving a touch input; a second display larger than the first display; and a controller configured to perform control such that a screen to be displayed in response to the voice input or the touch input is displayed on at least one of the first display or the second display based on a type and an amount of information included in the screen, and accordingly, it is possible to provide information and services more effectively using the two displays. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130198 | Control Apparatus, Robot System, And Control Method - A control apparatus includes a robot control unit that controls a robot having a robot distal end portion pivoting about respective axes of a distal end first axis and a distal end second axis, and a display control unit that displays a window containing a first operation part for pivoting the robot distal end portion about the distal end first axis using the robot control unit and a second operation part for pivoting the robot distal end portion about the distal end second axis using the robot control unit. In the window, a control mode can be switched between a first control mode of enabling operations by the first operation part and the second operation part and a second control mode of enabling the operation by the first operation part and disabling the operation by the second operation part. At teaching of control of the robot, the robot distal end portion is controlled into a posture with the distal end first axis perpendicular to a working surface on which the robot performs work in the first control mode, and then, the control mode can be switched to the second control mode. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130199 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system includes a robot main body, a sensor that detects a magnitude of an external force applied to the robot main body, a control unit that controls the robot main body, a reference value storage unit that stores a value of an external force detected by the sensor as a reference external force value in an operating state where only the weight of the robot main body and the load handled by the robot main body act on the robot main body, a determination unit that, during operation of the robot main body, determines that an external force other than the weight of the robot main body and the load acts on the robot main body when an absolute value of a difference between a value of an external force detected by the sensor and the stored reference external force value is larger than a predetermined threshold value. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130201 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN END-EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY - An apparatus for controlling an end-effector assembly is provided. The apparatus includes a elongated element configured to engage the end-effector assembly and a drive assembly. A first motion transfer mechanism is disposed at an end of the elongated element. The first motion transfer mechanism is configured to transfer a rotational motion of the elongated element to a motion of the end-effector assembly. A second motion transfer mechanism is disposed at the second end of the elongated element. The second motion transfer mechanism is configured to transfer a motion of the drive assembly to the rotational motion of the elongated element. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130202 | EARTHWORM-LIKE MOTION OF SOFT BODIED STRUCTURE - The soft bodied structures and systems for controlling such devices are described herein. The soft bodied structures can move from a first position to a second position by an earthworm-like motion. The system can include connecting to a first contact point of the surface using a surface attachment. The medial region can include one or more spacer regions. The medial actuators can be actuated to expand the exterior medial surface at the spacer regions, thus moving the unattached end portion forward. The device can then attach to a second contact point using the surface attachment and the end portion actuator of the unattached end portion. Then, the surface attachment of the first attached end portion can detach. The medial actuators and the spacer regions can then relax, followed by detaching the surface attachment of the second attached end portion. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130203 | POWER-ASSISTED FOLDING KNIFE - A power-assisted folding knife, including: a blade holder; a blade arranged in the blade holder; a handle rotatably connected to the blade holder; a locking mechanism for locking the blade holder in an unfolded position and/or a folded position; the power-assisted folding knife further includes a power-assisting mechanism connected to the blade holder and the handle, for providing assisting power when unfolding a power-assisted folding knife. The power-assisted folding knife uses an assisting mechanism for providing assisting power when unfolding a folding knife, so as to facilitate easier unfolding of the folding knife and to allow single hand operation; the blade holder can be locked in an unfolded position and/or a folded position to ensure safe use of the power-assisted folding knife. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130204 | HAIRDRESSING SCISSORS - Hairdressing scissors include a pair of blade bodies each having a blade portion, a middle portion, and a handle portion in turn from a tip side. The handle portion includes first and second press-formed bodies each in the shape of a flat plate and facing each other along an axial center of a pivot to extend parallel to each other along a longitudinal direction of the blade body; and cylindrical collars and first and second resin materials configured to bridge the first and second press-formed bodies. The first press-formed body includes an extension portion extending toward an associated middle portion further than the second press-formed body to be connected to the associated middle portion, and the second press-formed body is spaced apart from the associated middle portion. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130205 | ATTACHMENT COMB, CUTTING HEAD AND HAIR CUTTING APPLIANCE - The present disclosure relates to an attachment comb ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200130206 | BACK AND BODY HAIR CUTTING DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - A back and body hair cutting device has: a hair cutting part; and an elongate handle part. The handle part may be sized to permit a user to remotely manipulate the hair cutting part into contact with all areas of a back of the user. The hair cutting part may be a multidirectional cutting device, for example if the hair cutting part has a multi-directional motorized blade that is structured to define a plurality of directions of skin travel and configured to cut hair when advanced over a skin surface in each of the plurality of directions of skin travel. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130207 | STATIONARY BLADE, BLADE SET, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a stationary blade ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200130208 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL WET SHAVING RAZOR - Aspects of the present disclosure relates to a multifunctional shaving razor that is a combination of different kind of razor blade holders, trimmer and dry shaving gel/after-shave lotion for providing a single device with all necessary grooming stuff and is easy to handle and cost efficient. The proposed multifunctional shaving razor | 2020-04-30 |
20200130209 | SAFETY RAZOR - A safety razor ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200130210 | FINGER RAZOR - A fingertip shaver has a generally cylindrical shape and requires no extension or moving parts. The blade or multiple blades of the shaver are provided in a cartridge mounted within in an opening or recess formed in a flattened or truncated portion of the cylinder. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130211 | RAZOR BLADES HAVING A WIDE FACET ANGLE - A razor blade including a substrate with a coating joined to the substrate defining a coated blade. The coated blade including a cutting edge being defined by a blade tip having a tip radius of from 50 to 350 angstroms. The coated blade having a pair of first facets extending from the blade tip and a pair of second facets extending from the respective first facets, a facet angle from 90° to 135°, a facet width from 0.38 micrometers to 0.65 micrometers a wedge angle from 5° to 30°, and a thickness of between 0.8 and 1.5 micrometers measured at a distance of 1 micrometer from the blade tip. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130212 | CARPENTERS FINGER SLEEVE ASSEMBLY - A carpenter's finger sleeve assembly for protecting a carpenter's finger from being cut while scoring a surface includes a sleeve that is wearable on an end of an index finger. The sleeve is comprised of a cut resistant material to protect the end of the index finger from being cut. The sleeve is comprised of a friction inhibiting material to enhance the index finger's ability to slide along a surface. A panel is coupled to and extends laterally away from the sleeve and the panel is positioned against a blade of a knife when the sleeve is worn. In this way the panel can guide the blade along the surface for scoring the surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130213 | FOOD CUTTING APPARATUS - A food cutting apparatus includes first and second guide panels spaced apart from each other at a preset distance, the first and second guide panels each having a plurality of cutting slots formed downwardly at regular interval, defining a plurality of cutting guide paths to guide a cutting knife there-through to cut food products placed between the guide panels into pieces; a cutting board placed between the first and second guide panels, the cutting board having a predetermined width configured to preset the distance of the first and second guide panels by abutting the first and second guide panels against two opposing side faces of the cutting board placed there-between, thereby, enabling the user to slice the placed food products into multiple pieces using a cutting knife introduced to the plural pairs of corresponding cutting slots of the first and second guide panels; and first and second guide posts coupled perpendicularly to the first and second guide so as to guide and position the first and second guide panels at the preset distance there-between. Multiple cutting boards of different widths can be provided to place and cut different amount or rolls of the food products. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130214 | APPARATUS FOR CUTTING TYRES - An apparatus for cutting tires comprises a frame ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200130215 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHING A SCREEN PROTECTOR FOR SMART DEVICES - Providing a method for manufacturing a screen protector comprised of a step of forming the first physical pattern on the screen protector; a step of preparing the web page which stores the electronic pattern corresponding to the first physical pattern; a step of indicating the display information that can display the web page on the screen protector with the characteristic that the first physical pattern is a kiss-cut pattern. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130216 | APPARATUS FOR SLABBING ROLLS OF TISSUE - An unlaid slabbing apparatus capable of profiling a roll of tissue material by determining the diameter, circumference, and weight of the roll. The slabbing apparatus calculates the amount of material to be removed based on operator input and predetermined parameters of weight, diameter, and density. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130217 | PUNCHING DEVICE - A punching device is provided with a punching head, a vacuum apparatus, a suction flow passage, and a suction switching apparatus. The punching head includes a plurality of hollow rods that move vertically, and punching tools each having an axially extending through hole provided at each front end of the hollow rods. The vacuum apparatus serves to suck punched chips generated during the punching process of the punching head. The suction flow passage selectively communicates the through holes of the punching tools with the vacuum apparatus. The suction switching apparatus changes a path of the suction flow passage so that the suction flow passage communicates only with a hollow rod performing a punching process, among the plurality of hollow rods. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130218 | Food Processing Machine with Quickly Cutting Function - A food processing machine includes a driving mechanism, a connecting unit connected with the driving mechanism, a linkage connected with the connecting unit, and a cutter unit connected with the linkage. The connecting unit includes a driving lever and a driven handle. The linkage includes a disk, a primary rotation shaft, and a plurality of secondary rotation shafts. The cutter unit includes a plurality of connecting members and a plurality of cutters. Each of the cutters is provided with a first hooked portion and a second hooked portion. The first hooked portion of each of the cutters is to hooked onto the second hooked portion of an adjacent cutter, such that the cutters are drawn mutually by each other, to provide a larger cutting force to cut the elongated food strip when the cutters are retracted inward. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130219 | ROTATABLE BLADE WITH REPLACEABLE CUTTING EDGES - The present disclosure provides rotatable blades with easily replaceable cutting edges, and methods of making and using same. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130220 | SCORE DIE, SCORE DIE FORMING SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A score die including a body with a generally planar first surface. The first surface includes a score blade. The score blade has a number of cutting portions, and, each cutting portion has a substantially uniform cross-section. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130221 | PRE-CUT INFEED SYSTEM - Embodiments provide a pre-cut infeed system for a machine center, such as an edger. A pre-cut infeed system may include an infeed, one or more saws arranged along the infeed, and a scanner optimizer system. The scanner optimizer system may scan a workpiece and determine whether greater value can be obtained from the workpiece by cutting the workpiece transversely into two or more pieces upstream of the machine center. If so, the workpiece may be cut transversely by the saw(s) positioned along the infeed, and the cut pieces may be fed sequentially into the machine center. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130222 | Shaving blade with adjustable shaving depth for high-grade floors - The invention discloses a shaving blade with adjustable shaving depth for a high-grade floor, which includes a machine body. The machine body is provided with a working cavity penetrating up and down, and an opening space is provided on the right wall of the working cavity. The bottom side of the wheel groove is provided with a fixed cavity on the left side of the wheel groove to open the power motor, thereby driving the motor shaft, the fifth bevel gear, the sixth bevel gear, the water pump shaft, and the cam to rotate. The device can automatically Adjust the depth and angle of the blade of the planer, so that when using a planer, woodworkers can automatically adjust the amount of the knife according to the actual situation, and then cooperate with the function of adjusting the angle of the blade to extend the life of the blade. During the process, the wood chips shaved off by the planer can be discharged out of the device through the removing device. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130223 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WOOD SHEETS FOR LAMPS AND THUS OBTAINED WOOD SHEET - A method for producing a wood sheet that is between 0.6 and 0.8 mm thick, includes covering both surfaces with a matte crystal clear polyester film that is between 70 and 80 micrometres thick joined by thermopressing to the wood sheet. The wood sheet is sanded between the method steps to a thickness ranging from 0.6 to 0.8 mm, a matte polyester film with a thickness ranging from 70 to 80 micrometres is applied, they are then thermopressed at a controlled temperature and speed, and the wood sheet covered with the plastic material film is cold-pressed. The present invention also relates to a translucent wood sheet which allows illumination lamps having unique configurations to be produced. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130224 | TOOL HEAD AND METHOD FOR INSERTING AND CLAMPING A CUTTING INSERT, AND CUTTING INSERT - The invention relates to a tool head for a woodworking machine, having a cylindrical, conical or profiled main part, which has at least two tool-receiving portions evenly distributed across its circumference for holding the cutting insert. The tool-receiving portions each have grooves tapering in the radial direction, in which one cutting insert per groove is clamped between a first side wall of the groove and a closing element. A first interlocking connection is provided between the cutting insert and the first side wall. In addition, a centrifugal wedge is arranged between the closing element and a second side wall situated opposite the first side wall of the groove. According to the invention, a second interlocking connection is provided between the closing element and the centrifugal wedge. This permits radial insertion of a cutting insert. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130225 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO EXCAVATOR/THUMB WOOD SPLITTER - Wood splitters configured and sized to be removably attach to an articulating arm on a mobile power machine such as backhoes, tractors, excavators or bulldozers. The articulating arm is attached to a powered wood splitter, which comprises a pusher comprising a wood holder area and an opposed splitter knife attached to the opposed thumb. The power of the mobile power machine is then activated to open the powered wood splitter to either capture/grab a piece of wood or to release it, or to close/squeeze, the pusher and splitter knife together, thereby splitting the wood held between them. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130226 | METHODS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR CERAMICS USING MICROWAVES - An additive manufacturing apparatus for forming a ceramic part includes a platform to support the ceramic part to be formed and a dispenser to dispense successive layers of feed material over the platform. The feed material includes a curable component. The apparatus further includes a radiation source to emit a radiation toward a top surface of the platform and a microwave source to apply microwaves directed toward the successive layers on the platform. The radiation is configured to cure the curable component of the feed material as or after each layer is dispensed. The microwaves are configured to vaporize the curable component of the feed material and to cause crystallization of the feed material to form the ceramic part. | 2020-04-30 |
20200130227 | GYPSUM FIBERBOARD PANEL AS WELL AS METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A GYPSUM FIBERBOARD PANEL - A method for production of a gypsum fiberboard panel, has the following method steps: production of a mixture of calcined gypsum and fibers; application of the mixture to a gas-permeable and/or air-permeable and/or liquid-permeable conveyor that continuously moves in an advancing direction, at an advancing speed; pre-compaction of the mixture; wetting of the mixture with setting water; post-compaction of the mixture; pressing the mixture to form a gypsum fiberboard panel strand; cutting the gypsum fiberboard panel strand into individual gypsum fiberboard panels; drying the gypsum fiberboard panels; and if necessary, finishing and/or coating the dried gypsum fiberboard panels; wherein for pre-compaction, the mixture is sprayed with a water mist and has a partial vacuum applied to it. Furthermore, an apparatus produces a gypsum fiberboard panel, in particular by carrying out the method, and a gypsum fiberboard panel is produced using the method and/or using the apparatus. | 2020-04-30 |