20th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140133927 | LAWN SPRINKLER TRIMMER WITH STABILIZERS - A Lawn Sprinkler Trimmer with Stabilizers or Levelers having a plurality of alignment frame members interconnected by alignment rods. A hole saw shaft rotatably extends through the plurality of alignment frame members and connects rigidly to a hole saw. The structure allowing leveling and stability in positioning the hole saw proximal a lawn sprinkler allowing grass trimming. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133928 | Tool for Removing Broken Threaded Fasteners - A guide for drilling holes into broken threaded fasteners includes an application-specific template having surface features and holes situated to allow the template to be secured to the workpiece using remaining unbroken fasteners, and a drill guide that can be secured to the template and adjusted to lock into position over the broken fastener. The guide helps ensure that a drilling operation aligns with the center (and the centerline) of the broken fastener, so that the fragment can be removed with less risk of damage to the threaded hole. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133929 | Universal Tubular Lock Installation System - A lock installation system of template drill and router guides that clamp to the door to prepare doors for locking and latching devices of many different brands. The system uses changeable template drill guides clamped to the faces of the door to drill the cross hole and other specialty holes needed. The edge drilling is done with an attachment for the proper size bit or with a ¼ inch pilot hole and hole saw. The attachment also allows the pre-drilling of the screw holes for mounting the latch assembly. After removing the edge drill setup, there is a router template to cut the mortise for the latch for commercial locksets. There is an attachment for residential locks to router cut the mortise cut out for the latch assembly. The embodiment will work on beveled and square edge doors of the two most common back sets. The embodiment will do door edge center, off set drilling and latch assembly mortising. There is also a means to help align the embodiment on a door that has a pre-existing preparation. The smaller version of this embodiment is for where the door edge latch mortising is not required. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133930 | Readjustment System - The invention relates to a readjustment system that comprises an advancing head, wherein a tool can be moved in an advancing direction by a tool slide which is adjusted by means of at least one piezo actuator. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133931 | DRILL TOOL - A drill tool including a drill body having an inner insert and an outer insert at an end portion of the drill body. The distance from a central axis of the drill body to the outer insert is greater than the distance from the central axis to the inner insert. The cutting edges of the inner and outer inserts can be chamfered with the inner insert chambered at a radially inward portion and the outer insert chamfered at a radially outward portion. The inner insert and the outer insert can be mirror symmetric to one another. The inner insert and the outer insert are mounted to the drill body such that an effective cutting length of the inner insert equals an effective cutting length of the outer insert, the effective cutting lengths being measured in a direction perpendicular to the central axis. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133932 | NUTLESS BOLT - A nutless bolt includes a body having a shaft and a stop coupled to the shaft. Shaft is dimensioned to allow passage through a hole formed in a structure into which the bolt is inserted. The stop prevents body from falling into or through the hole. An axial bore formed in body houses a locking mechanism extending radially from shaft to lock body and nutless bolt in the hole. An actuator pin movable along the bore in a generally down hole direction through various positions. Position L1 is a pre-application position; position L2 is a locking position; and position L3 is a release position. Pin is movable in the down hole direction from L2 where the pin causes the locking mechanism to extend radially from shaft to lock the body in the hole, to L3 where the pin is retained in the body and displaced relative to the locking mechanism. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133933 | ANCHOR BOLT AND PRODUCTION METHOD - An anchor bolt for an expansion anchor, and a method of producing the anchor bolt, is disclosed. The anchor bolt has an expansion body which is arranged coaxially with respect to an axis, where a circumferential surface of the expansion body has ribs and grooves in an alternating manner in a circumferential direction. Top surfaces of the ribs diverge from the axis in a direction along the axis. Bottom surfaces of the grooves converge in the direction of the axis. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133934 | Fastening Means with a Coating Containing Filling Material - The present invention relates to a fastening means, in particular a nail, a profiled nail, a nail-screw or a screw, the fastening means being coated at least partially with a coating composition containing a polymer bonding agent. Furthermore, the invention relates to a coating composition for finishing a fastening means and moreover to the use of the coating composition according to the invention. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133935 | LICENSE PLATE FRAME SPACER UNIT AND SYSTEM - A pre-measured license plate frame spacer unit used in conjunction with a license plate frame will prevent the license plate frame from coming into contact with the vehicle mounting surface. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133936 | SCREW - A screw has an outer diameter in a range of 0.3 mm to 1.4 mm. The screw includes resin and carbon fiber which is dispersed in the resin and has a fiber diameter in a range of 0.01 μm to 0.20 μm. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133937 | SPLINED FASTENER - A fastener ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140133938 | PRINTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING ORDER OF IMAGE FORMATION ON A PLURALITY OF PAGES TO BE POST-PROCESSED, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A mechanism that makes it possible to output a saddle-stitched brochure in a correct page order when a post-processing apparatus that executes a saddle-stitching process by switching back a sheet is caused to execute the saddle-stitching process. Sheets discharged from a printing apparatus are switched back by reverse rotation of a conveying roller pair, and are conveyed into a conveying path for a saddle-stitch bookbinding process. The sheets are accumulated in an accumulation tray for the saddle-stitch bookbinding process. When the saddle-stitch bookbinding process is caused to be executed on the accumulated sheets by the post-processing apparatus, the order of image formation is decided such that the order of pages of images printed on the saddle-stitched sheets becomes correct. The images are printed on the sheets in the decided order of image formation. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133939 | Portable pipe handling system - A portable pipe handling apparatus and method includes providing a support structure a providing a support structure adapted to support a pipe stand along a pipe stand building axis associated therewith, and inclining the pipe stand building axis so that an upper end of the axis is adjacent a top drive in a drilling rig mast and so that the pipe stand translation trajectory which is substantially co-axial with the pipe stand building axis intersects a hand-off window between the top drive and the pipe stand building axis. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133940 | Rail System for Thermoformer with Dual Motor Chain Drive - A thermoformer apparatus has sheet supporting rails which are divided into sections hinged together to facilitate widening of the spacing between the rails with adjuster drive mechanism as the sheet moves through an oven to eliminate sagging of the sheet as it becomes heated. Thermoformer chains are driven by a pair of independently operable servo motors each associated with a respective thermoformer chain. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133941 | AUTOMATIC BLOOD-SAMPLING TUBE PREPARATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides an automatic blood-sampling tube preparation system which can reduce the reading mistake of the information of the RFID tags by selectively taking out a blood-sampling tube required to an examination of a patient according to a doctor's instruction information from the blood-sampling tube containing section, writing the patient examination information on a RFID tag of the taken out tube on the basis of the instruction information, reading simultaneously all patient examination information from all RFID tags contained in the prepared container for every patient, and comparing the information read from the RFID tags with the instruction information to ensure accuracy. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133942 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER SYSTEM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A substrate transfer system includes a substrate transfer robot disposed in a robot installment area defined between a first apparatus and a second apparatus comprising an opening. The substrate transfer robot includes a hand and an arm. The hand is configured to support a substrate. The arm is configured to move the hand. The arm and the hand supporting the substrate are configured to rotate on a horizontal surface within a minimal rotation area of the substrate transfer robot such that an outer periphery of the minimal rotation area overlaps an inside of the second apparatus through the opening so as to transfer the substrate from a first position in the first apparatus to a second position in the second apparatus through the opening. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133943 | SELF-LIFTING ROBOTIC DEVICE WITH LOAD HANDLING MECHANISM - A robotic device movable in a vertical direction between rails arranged in multiple rows at various levels with respect to ground. The robotic device has a frame, wheels coupled to the frame for moving the frame along the rails, and a movable platform provided on the frame. The platform is configured for moving the frame in a vertical direction between first rails and second rails arranged above the first rails, and for placing onto the robotic device first and second loads arranged at different levels with respect to the ground. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133944 | Detection System Usable In Forklift Apparatus - A detection system is usable on a vehicle such as a forklift. The detection system includes a sensor apparatus and a processor apparatus that are configured to detect the proximity of objects and structures that are situated in the vicinity of the forklift, and are further configured to initiate some type of action if the processor apparatus determines that the likelihood of a collision has reached a predetermined threshold. In the event of a collision determination, the processor apparatus outputs a collision signal to an output apparatus that performs any one or more of a variety of predetermined operations responsive to the collision signal. The operations can include reducing an engine speed of the forklift, reducing the velocity of the forklift, operating a movement mechanism to move the forklift platform away from the object or structure, producing audible and/or visual indications of the potential for a collision, and the like. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133945 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic excavator basically includes a lower traveling unit, an upper revolving unit, a counterweight, a machine compartment, a first handrail, a second handrail and a pair of antenna supporting parts. The upper revolving unit is revolvably mounted on the lower traveling unit. The counterweight is disposed on the upper revolving unit. The machine compartment is disposed in front of the counterweight on the upper revolving unit. The first and second handrails are disposed on the machine compartment. The antenna supporting parts are configured to support a pair of antennas. The antenna supporting parts are respectively connected to the first and second handrails. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133946 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic excavator basically includes a lower traveling unit, an upper revolving unit, a counterweight, a machine compartment, a first handrail, a second handrail and a pair of antenna supporting parts. The upper revolving unit is revolvably mounted on the lower traveling unit. The counterweight is disposed on the upper revolving unit. The machine compartment is disposed in front of the counterweight on the upper revolving unit. The first and second handrails are disposed on the machine compartment. The antenna supporting parts are configured to support a pair of antennas. The antenna supporting parts are respectively connected to the first and second handrails. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133947 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic excavator includes a lower traveling unit, an upper revolving unit revolvably mounted on the lower traveling unit, a counterweight disposed on a rear end part of the upper revolving unit, an engine compartment disposed in front of the counterweight on the upper revolving unit, a cab disposed in front of the engine compartment on the upper revolving unit, an equipment compartment disposed between the engine compartment and the cab on the upper revolving unit, a pair of handrails and a pair of antenna supporting parts. The pair of handrails is disposed on the equipment compartment. The pair of antenna supporting parts is configured to support a pair of antennas. At least a portion of the pair of antenna supporting parts is disposed above the engine compartment. The pair of antenna supporting parts is connected to the pair of handrails. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133948 | BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bushing for a bearing assembly is provided. The bushing includes a tubular sleeve having an inner surface and an outer surface. An inner circumferential channel is provided on the inner surface of the bushing. An outer channel is provided diagonally on the outer surface of the bushing and is configured to be in fluid communication with a lubricant supply path. Further, the bushing includes a port connecting the inner channel and the outer channel of the bushing. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133949 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A hydraulic excavator basically includes a counterweight, an engine compartment, an equipment compartment, a cab, a plurality of steps, a passage and a pair of antenna supporting parts for supporting a pair of GNSS antennas, respectively. The antenna supporting parts are positioned ¼ or more of the vehicle width away from the revolving center and are positioned closer to the revolving center than a left rear edge of the passage. The left rear edge of the passage is the position furthest away from the revolving center of the steps and the passage. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133950 | Insertion/Extraction Tool For Components In Housing - An insertion/extraction tool for inserting and extracting components in a housing includes a clamp member that attaches to a component in the housing. A lift member includes a bearing attached to the clamp member. A bridge includes a threaded member attached to the clamp member with a lead screw. The lead screw is threaded through the threaded member in the bridge and terminated at the bearing attached to the clamp member. The lead screw raises and lowers the lift member as it rotates, thereby translating the component relative to the housing. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133951 | Flexitank Design - A flexitank including a bladder and a series of straps positioned across the top of the bladder. The straps may be directly attached to the side or bottom of the flexitank, or may be encircling straps. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133952 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTING LOADS - A novel transport pallet ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140133953 | Battery Case and Method of Changing Batteries with a Fork Lift Truck - An industrial truck battery assembly includes a case that defines an upper opening that is covered by a lid. The lid defines at least one lift truck fork pocket and is assembled to the housing to span the upper opening. A method is disclosed for providing a plurality of charged batteries on a trailer to a facility that uses batteries for a plurality of industrial trucks. The batteries on the trailer are charged out-of-doors at a remote charging location and the trailer with the charged batteries is returned to the facility. The battery charging facility may comprise a plurality of battery chargers disposed inside a van trailer. A tine for the battery assembly has a distal end that includes a stop. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133954 | MULTIMODAL WAGON, METHOD OF OPERATION FOR ENTERING AND EXITING GOODS AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a multimodal wagon intended for transporting in its interior road goods vehicles with or without semi-trailers or mainly semi-trailers. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133955 | CARRIER INTERLOCK - A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an engine case, a rotor stage including a plurality of rotor blades, a plurality of carriers for supporting a plurality of blade outer air seals and an interlock formed between circumferential ends of a first adjacent carrier and a second adjacent carrier of the plurality of carriers. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133956 | PROCESS FOR COOLING THE TURBINE STAGE AND GAS TURBINE HAVING A COOLED TURBINE STAGE - A gas turbine having a turbine stage is presented. The gas turbine has a guide vane that can be operated cooled by a cooling medium, and a cooling medium feed device for feeding the cooling medium into the interior of the guide van, which, in the region of its rear edge, has on the pressure side at least one cooling medium outlet opening, through which the cooling medium can flow out of the interior of the guide vane into the main flow. The cooling medium feed device has a mass flow control device for controlling the mass flow through the at least one cooling medium outlet opening, with which the mass flow through the at least one cooling medium outlet opening can be increased during operation of the gas turbine under part-load compared to operation of the gas turbine under full load. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133957 | METHOD OF DIFFUSING A GAS TURBINE COMPRESSION STAGE, AND DIFFUSION STAGE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - A diffusion stage of a radial or mixed gas turbine engine compressor includes an impeller formed by two plates, between which fluid flows in a centrifugal or inclined manner from a center towards a periphery. Blades of a cascade are distributed between the plates to channel the flow of the fluid between leading edges of the blades at the center and trailing edges at the periphery. At least one of the plates has an internal face including at least one zone with alternating hollow and bump curvatures between two adjacent blades, in at least one of two substantially perpendicular directions, in the direction of flow along the blades and in an inter-blade tangential direction. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133958 | Flexible Support Structure For A Geared Architecture Gas Turbine Engine - A gas turbine engine includes a fan shaft and a support which supports the fan shaft. The support defines at least one of a support transverse and a support lateral stiffness. A gear system drives the fan shaft. A flexible support at least partially supports the gear system, and defines at least one of a flexible support transverse and a flexible support lateral stiffness with respect to at least one of the support transverse and the support lateral stiffness. An input to the gear system defines at least one of an input transverse and an input lateral stiffness with respect to at least one of the support transverse and the support lateral stiffness. A method of designing a gas turbine engine is also disclosed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133959 | MULTISTAGE CENTRIFUGAL TURBOMACHINE - A multistage centrifugal turbomachine comprising a rotor assembly comprising a shaft carrying a first and a second impeller, and a stator comprising a passage for a fluid flowing from an outlet side of the first impeller to an inlet side of the second impeller, the passage comprising a diffuser downstream the outlet side of the first impeller), a return channel upstream the inlet side of the second impeller, a bend connecting the diffuser and the return channel, and a plurality of stator blades being provided in the return channel, wherein a portion of the return channel is delimited by the first impeller, the plurality of stator blades extending at least partially in the portion of the return channel. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133960 | CAP FOR COOPERATING WITH A FLOW CONTROL ELEMENT OF A VALVE FOR A SELF-PRIMING ELECTRIC PUMP - A cap for cooperating with a flow control element of a valve for a self-priming electric pump, the valve being designed to open and close a recirculation duct for the passage of the recirculating fluid from the impeller assembly to an intake duct, the cap having a tubular body and, coaxially inside the latter, a mushroom-shaped element, which divides, with its head, the cap into a first portion and a second portion to be applied with engagement means at an opening of the recirculation duct outward, respectively in the overhead and underhead installation of the self-priming electric pump, the axial space occupation of the head and of the stem of the mushroom-shaped element that is extended from the head toward the second portion defining two alternative axial positions of interaction with the flow control element of the valve in the overhead and underhead installation. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133961 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A DRIVING FORCE BY BRINGING ABOUT DIFFERENCES IN A CLOSED GAS/LIQUID SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for producing a continuous driving force by providing kinetic energy of a liquid medium by means of bringing about differences in pressure in a closed system that is filled with liquid medium, in particular water, and gaseous medium, in particular air, and relates to a device for implementing the method, wherein the device consists of a vessel ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140133962 | INTERTURBINE VANE WITH MULTIPLE AIR CHAMBERS - A gas turbine engine has a mid turbine frame disposed between turbine rotor assemblies. The mid turbine frame includes hollow airfoils radially extending through an annular gas path duct. The airfoils each include a double-walled leading edge structure to define a front chamber separated from a rear chamber defined in the remaining space within the airfoil. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133963 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GAS FLOW THROUGH A ROTARY SEAL - A method of measuring a flow rate of a first fluid through a rotary seal of a gas turbine engine comprising controlling a probe flow of a second fluid at an intra-seal cavity and measuring a pressure change in the first fluid caused by the probe flow. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133964 | ACOUSTIC STRUCTURE WITH INTERNAL THERMAL REGULATORS - Thermally insulating septums are located internally within the cells of an acoustic honeycomb to regulate heat flow into the acoustic structure. The internally located insulating septums protect the honeycomb and acoustic septums located within the honeycomb cells from heat damage that might otherwise be caused by a heat source, such as the hot section of a jet engine. The internal thermal regulators are useful in combination with heat blankets or other thermal insulating structures to provide a reduction in size and/or weight of the insulating structure while still providing the same overall degree of thermal insulation for the acoustic honeycomb. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133965 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY RECOVERY FROM FLUID FLOWS - An energy recovery apparatus includes a fixed frame, a shaft, an impeller vane, and an energy transfer unit. A fluid stream exits the host device along a flow axis. The fixed frame defining a longitudinal axis mounts the host device. The shaft is rotatably mounted to the fixed frame parallel to the longitudinal axis. The impeller vane is connected to the shaft to cause rotation when the fluid stream of the host device strikes the impeller vane. The energy transfer unit is linked to the shaft to transfer energy from the energy recovery apparatus when the shaft rotates thereby recovering energy from the fluid stream. A geologic heat exchange system includes at least one conduit in thermal contact with the geologic environment. A coolant distribution system is in fluid communication with the conduit such that heat exchange with the geologic environment occurs. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133966 | CLUTCHED TURBINE WHEELS - Solutions for clutching turbine wheels are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: a turbine rotor shaft; a plurality of turbine wheels affixed to the turbine rotor shaft; an independent turbine wheel engagably attached to the turbine rotor shaft; and a clutch operably connected to the turbine rotor shaft, the clutch configured to couple and decouple the independent turbine wheel from the turbine rotor shaft. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133967 | SPLIT INTERMEDIATE CASE - An intermediate case (IMC) for use in a compressor section of a gas turbine engine includes a bleed duct and an IMC centerbody. The bleed duct is formed via sand casting. The IMC centerbody is formed via investment casting and is fixedly attached to the bleed duct. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133968 | BELLCRANK FOR A VARIABLE VANE ASSEMBLY - A variable vane assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes a variable vane, an actuator, and a mechanical linkage. The mechanical linkage connects the variable vane to the actuator. The mechanical linkage includes a bellcrank rotatable about an axis, a first bellcrank arm having a first clevis at an inner end, and a first pin extending through the first clevis and a first flange of the bellcrank to fasten the first bellcrank arm to the bellcrank. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133969 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBINE - A variable geometry turbine comprises: a turbine wheel in a housing for rotation about a turbine axis; an annular inlet passage defined between respective radial inlet surfaces of first and second wall members, at least one of said first and second wall members being moveable along the turbine axis to vary the size of the inlet passage; an array of vanes extending across the inlet passage, said vanes being connected to said first wall member; a complementary array of vane slots defined by the second wall member, said vane slots configured to receive said vanes to accommodate relative movement between the first and second wall members; the second wall member comprising at least two axially adjacent co-axial plates, a first plate defining a first array of openings which overlie a second array of openings defined by a second plate so as to define said array of vane slots, said first plate being fixed to said second plate. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133970 | Turbocharger and Variable-Nozzle Assembly Therefor - A variable-vane assembly includes a generally annular nozzle ring and an array of vanes rotatably mounted to the nozzle ring and connected to a rotatable actuator ring, and an insert having a tubular portion structured and arranged to be sealingly received into a bore of a turbine housing and having a nozzle portion extending generally radially out from one end of the tubular portion, the nozzle portion being axially spaced from the nozzle ring such that the vanes extend between the nozzle ring and the nozzle portion. A ring-shaped wire cage is disposed radially outwardly of the vanes and has one axial end rigidly affixed to the nozzle ring and an opposite axial end rigidly affixed to the nozzle portion so as to fix a spacing between the nozzle ring and the nozzle portion in an axial direction of the variable-vane assembly. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133971 | ROTATING SEAL CONFIGURATION AND METHOD OF SEALING A ROTATING MEMBER TO A HOUSING - A seal configuration includes a housing and a rotatable member rotationally mounted relative to the housing. The rotatable member has at least one portion defining an outer perimetrical face that is configured to contact the housing during operational conditions that cause a radial dimension of the at least one portion to increase. The at least one portion has opposing axial surfaces with each of the opposing axial surfaces being dimensionally axially nearer to the other of the opposing axial surfaces immediately radially inwardly of the outer perimetrical face than a furthest part of the outer perimetrical face. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133972 | ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH AN INNER CYLINDRICAL CASING IS CONNECTED TO A CONCENTRIC OUTER CYLINDRICAL CASING - An arrangement having inner and outer cylindrical casings connected by a cylindrical connector is presented. The connector is disposed between and concentric with the inner and outer casings and is stiff in direction of concentric axis but flexible in direction radially with respect to concentric axis such that relative thermal expansion of inner and outer cylindrical casings in radial direction is permitted simultaneously maintaining relative position of the casings in axial direction. The connector has annular first and second ends secured to inner and outer casings respectively, and a cylindrical main body between first and second ends flexible in radial direction. The main body has cylindrical first and third sections, annular second section. The first section extends axially away from the first end to a radially inner pat of the second section. The third section extends axially from a radially outer part of the second section towards the second end. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133973 | POWER CABLE AND CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine component assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a nacelle including a moveable portion. A generator is configured to be received within a space established by the nacelle. A plurality of cables are at least partially supported on the moveable portion of the nacelle, the plurality of cables being selectively electrically coupled with the generator. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133974 | COOLING FAN AND COOLING DEVICE WITH COOLING FAN - A cooling fan includes a frame and a fan body. A bottom end of the frame forms a pressed portion that borders an air inlet. The pressed portion increases the size of the air inlet allowing more air to flow to better cool an electronic device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133975 | Double Fan Outlet Guide Vane with Structural Platforms - The assembly has a first guide vane having a first end, a second end opposed to the first end, and a second guide vane having a first end, a second end opposed to its first end. A first end structure spans between the first guide vane first end and the second guide vane first end. A second end structure spans between the first guide vane second end and the second guide vane second end. The first guide vane, the second guide vane, the first end structure, and the second end structure are integrally formed together to form a double vane with a continuous outer surface, and a continuous inner surface. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133976 | Radial Fixing and Positioning Flanges for Shells of Axial Turbine Compressor Housings - The present application relates to an axial turbomachine housing designed to channel a primary annular flow in the low-pressure compressor of the said turbomachine. The housing comprises a first shell and a second shell designed to be contiguous and coaxial. The first shell comprises a flange and a centering surface substantially cylindrical. The second shell comprises a flange and radial centering member designed to mate with the centering surface. The flange of the first shell includes cut-outs distributed along its circumference, and the centering member extends axially from the flange of the second shell through the said cut-outs to the centering surface where the two flanges are in contact. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133977 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A FRONT FRAME TO A FAN CASING - A device for connecting a front frame of a turbojet engine nacelle to a fan casing includes a locking pin connected to a first assembly flange and a retaining flange that is movably mounted and has at least one opening. In particular, the locking pin has a shank passing through an orifice of a second assembly flange secured to the fan casing. The opening is crossed through by the shank of the locking pin and interacts with an end groove of said locking pin. When the retaining flange is in the unlocking position, the opening has dimensions larger than those of the shank of the locking pin, and when the retaining flange is in the locking position, the opening has dimensions larger than a thickness of the locking pin at its groove but smaller than an overall thickness of the shank of the orifice of the second flange. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133978 | TURBOMACHINE BEARING ASSEMBLY PRELOADING ARRANGEMENT - A turbomachine with a shaft supporting a turbine wheel is supported for rotation in a housing. The shaft extends through a bore in the housing and a bearing assembly is disposed in the bore. The turbomachine has a first lubricating fluid slinger comprising a screw thread that is engageable with a threaded section of the shaft such that the first lubricating fluid slinger is screwable along the threaded section of the shaft so as to apply a compressive preload to the bearing assembly. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133979 | Constant Velocity Joint with Control Mechanism - According to one embodiment, a constant velocity (CV) joint includes a first yoke, a second yoke, and a control mechanism. The first yoke is configured to be rotatably coupled to an input device about a first axis and configured to receive the input device through a first opening. The second yoke is rotatably coupled to the first yoke about a second axis and rotatably coupled to an output device about a third axis. The control mechanism is adapted to constrain the first yoke and the second yoke so as to achieve a substantially CV characteristic between the input device and the output device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133980 | Blade-Pitch Control System with Indexing Swashplate - The present application includes a blade-pitch control system with an indexing swashplate. A swashplate assembly has a non-rotating portion and a rotating portion and an indexing portion of the mast. The swashplate assembly is translatably affixed to the indexing portion. A pitch link connects the rotating portion of the swashplate assembly to each blade. Translation of the swashplate assembly along the indexing portion causes a change in pitch of the blades and a corresponding indexing of the rotating portion of the swashplate assembly relative to the mast, the indexing causing a change in an angular orientation of each pitch link, thus providing for selected pitch-flap coupling between flapping motion of the yoke and pitch motion of the blades. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133981 | EARLY DETECTION OF WIND TURBINE DEGRADATION USING ACOUSTICAL MONITORING - Disclosed is a system and method for monitoring wind turbines, generally comprising a microphone for picking up acoustic emissions from a wind turbine and outputting a signal corresponding to the emissions; a filter for splitting the signal into a plurality of signals according to a plurality of frequency bands; and a processor for processing the plurality of signals and generating sound level data corresponding to at least a subset of the frequency bands. The system compares the sound level data with a sound threshold and generates an alarm signal when the sound level data exceeds the sound threshold. Alternatively, the system may include different thresholds corresponding to the different frequency bands, and an alarm can be generated when one or more of the different thresholds are exceeded by the different signals in the different frequency bands. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133982 | PROPULSION DEVICE HAVING UNDUCTED COUNTER-ROTATING AND COAXIAL ROTORS - A propulsion device including an unducted upstream propeller and a counter-rotating and coaxial downstream propeller. At least one blade of the upstream propeller is configured to generate a corotating secondary vortex for acting upstream of the downstream propeller to destabilize a blade tip vortex of the same at least one blade. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133983 | YAW BRAKES FOR WIND TURBINES - Yaw brakes for wind turbines are proposed, the wind turbines having a tower, a nacelle and a yaw system for rotating the nacelle with respect to the tower. The yaw brakes comprise a locking part, having a toothed profile at a side facing a toothed profile of an annular gear of the yaw system. The locking part of the yaw brakes is movable in a radial direction relative to the annular gear, between a brake position and a non-brake position. Brake discs and callipers may be eliminated. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133984 | ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR PROPELLER SYSTEM - A propeller system for an aircraft includes a propeller assembly rotatable about a central axis and a reduction gearbox operably connected to the propeller assembly via a propeller shaft. An electrical power transfer system is positioned such that the gearbox is located axially between the electrical power transfer system and the propeller assembly. The electrical power transfer system includes a slip ring assembly operably connected to an oil transfer tube extending to the propeller assembly and a brush block interactive with the slip ring assembly to transfer electrical power to a plurality of lead wires extending from the slip ring assembly to the propeller assembly. The brush block is positioned such that brush block tips of the brush block extend toward the slip ring assembly in a substantially axial direction relative to the central axis. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133985 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR WITH LOCALIZED AIR GAP CONTROL AND A WIND TURBINE HAVING SUCH A GENERATOR - A wind turbine component ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140133986 | TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, METHOD OF JOINING NI-BASED SUPERALLOY MEMBER AND STEEL MEMBER, AND JUNCTION STRUCTURE OF NI-BASED SUPERALLOY MEMBER AND STEEL MEMBER - A method of producing a turbine engine rotor includes: joining a first rotor disc ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140133987 | HIGHLY INTEGRATED LEADING EDGE OF AN AIRCRAFT LIFTING SURFACE - A method for manufacturing a leading edge profile section of an aircraft lifting surface is provided. The method comprises the following steps: a) providing a set of laminated preforms of a composite material configured with a suitable shape for constituting the leading edge profile section; b) arranging said laminated preforms in a curing tooling and subjecting the assembly to an autoclave cycle to co-cure said laminated preforms; c) demoulding the curing tooling in a spanwise direction towards the aircraft symmetry plane. The invention also comprises a leading edge profile section manufactured by said method comprising in addition to the skin of the leading edge profile section, one or more of the following structural elements: an auxiliary spar, a longitudinal stiffener reinforcing an auxiliary spar, a longitudinal stringer reinforcing the skin of the leading edge profile. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133988 | Centrifugal fan and air conditioner using the same - A centrifugal fan and an air conditioner using the same are provided. A gurney flap having a rectangular plate or a S-shaped, twisted gurney flap may be formed in a tip of a blade provided in or on a hub of the centrifugal fan, so that noise may be effectively reduced, and efficiency increased. Further, the blade with the gurney flap may be easily formed integrally with the hub, enhancing productivity. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133989 | TURBINE ENGINE PART FORMING A COMPRESSOR STATOR OR A TURBINE NOZZLE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A turbine engine part forming a compressor stator or a turbine nozzle and including an inner shroud, an outer shroud, and vanes extending substantially radially between the inner and outer shrouds and being secured thereto. The part is made of composite material and is obtained by densifying a fiber preform with a matrix. The fiber preform includes a set of yarns extending continuously along a path passing longitudinally along the preform portions of at least two consecutive vanes by passing through the inner shroud preform portion and the outer shroud preform portion, and the woven fiber reinforcement yarns extends continuously in the circumferential direction along an inner shroud segment and along an outer shroud segment between which the consecutive vanes extend. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133990 | Hub Piloting Diameter With Relief Cuts - A hub for mounting propeller blades has a plurality of mount locations for receiving propeller blades at a radially outer location. The hub has a piloting diameter centered on a center axis. The hub has a plurality of openings to receive a drive member for transmitting rotation/torque from an adapter. There are reliefs cut into the piloting diameter at locations circumferentially aligned with the openings. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133991 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FAN BLADE LOCK ASSEMBLY - A gas turbine engine fan blade lock assembly includes a fan hub that has blade slots each configured to receive a root of a fan blade. The fan hub includes circumferentially spaced first slots. A lock ring is configured to move between unlocked and locked positions. The lock ring includes circumferentially spaced second slots aligned with the first slots in the locked position, and multiple discrete pins. Each pin is configured to be slidably received in paired first and second slots in the locked position to prevent rotational movement of the lock ring relative the fan hub. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133992 | CONNECTION MECHANISM FOR MOUNTING BLADES FOR A WIND TURBINE - A variety of wind turbine assemblies are described herein. The wind turbine assemblies each include a plurality of blades that have a sidable connection member to secure the wind blades to a shaft member. In some configurations, recesses are provided on the shaft to secure the blades. Other configurations include separate mounting members that secure around the shaft to operatively connect the blades to the shaft. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133993 | Apparatus and Method for Tuning a Vibratory Response of a Rotor Blade - A method and apparatus for reducing a vibratory response in a structure using a tuning object. A selected mass may be identified for the tuning object. A plurality of channels may be formed in a workpiece having a mass greater than the selected mass to form the tuning object having the selected mass. The tuning object may be bonded to the structure using an adhesive bond to reduce the vibratory response of the structure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133994 | GAS TURBINE WITH PYROMETER - A gas turbine with at least one stationary stator blade and at least one rotor blade that can be rotated during operation is provided. The gas turbine has at least one optical waveguide embedded into a first rotor blade. The optical waveguide is oriented such that thermal radiation of a region of the first stator blade can be detected by the optical waveguide. An analyzing device is designed to analyze the thermal radiation and to ascertain the temperature of the region of the first stator blade, the temperature being ascertainable along a path from which the radiation is emitted during the rotation of the first rotor blade. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133995 | PROPELLER BLADE WITH MODIFIED SPAR STIFFNESS - A propeller blade includes a foam core, a structural layer formed of multiple layers that surrounds at least a portion of the foam core and at least one section of fibers formed separately from the structural layer located between two of the multiple layers. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133996 | WEAR RESISTANT SLURRY PUMP PARTS PRODUCED USING HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING - In one aspect, a method for manufacturing a part for a centrifugal slurry pump is provided, comprising: forming a skeleton of the part having an outer dimension smaller than the part; placing the skeleton of the part in a metal enclosure having an interior dimension larger than the outer dimension of the skeleton of the part and thereby forming a space; adding a metal matrix composite powder into the metal enclosure to fill the space; and subjecting the metal enclosure to hot isostatic pressing, thereby allowing bonding of the metal matrix composite to the skeleton of the part to form the part. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133997 | PADDLE - A paddle is disclose(the paddle comprises a blade, an intensified structure and a handle. The blade comprises a body and a tubular section extending from the body. The body is provided with a reception hollow communicated with the interior of the tubular section. The intensified structure comprises a joint section and an intensified section. The one end of the joint section engages fixedly in the inside of the tubular section of the blade. The handle is joined to the other end of the joint section. The paddle of this invention exploits the intensified structure to heighten the structural strength of the blade, which substantially decreases the possibility of breakage of the blade due to the propelling force. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133998 | CONTROLLING OF MULTIPLE PUMPS - An apparatus for controlling vacuum pressure is provided. The apparatus includes a multiple axis controller, such as a dual axis footpedal, and a processing apparatus, such as an instrument host running software, configured to receive multiple axis data from the multiple axis controller. The apparatus also includes a first pump configured to provide nonzero fluid pressure at a first nonzero fluid pressure level based on a first axis state of the multiple axis controller and a second pump configured to provide nonzero fluid pressure at a second nonzero fluid pressure level based on a second axis state of the multiple axis controller. The processing apparatus causes switching between the first pump and the second pump based on the first axis state and the second axis state of the multiple axis controller. | 2014-05-15 |
20140133999 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR VOLUME - A method for controlling air volume output by a motor. The method includes: 1) establishing functional relation formulas for air volume in a low torque interval and a high torque interval; 2) inputting a target air volume into a microprocessor control unit; 3) starting a motor under a torque to enable the motor to reach a steady state; 4) acquiring an adjustment coefficient under the torque, and calculating the air volume; 5) comparing the target air volume with the calculated air volume; 6) re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor reaches a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, and recalculating the air volume in the new steady state; and 7) repeating steps 5) and 6) to adjust the torque until the calculated air volume is equal or equivalent to the target air volume. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134000 | FAN CONTROL CIRCUIT - A control circuit controls a fan to cool an integrated baseboard management controller (iBMC) in a server. The control circuit includes a state determination module. When the server is powered off and the iBMC is operating, the state determination module receives low level signals from a power supply unit (PSU) and the iBMC. The state determination module connects the PSU and the fan, such that the fan is operating. When the server and the iBMC are powered off, the state determination module receives a low level signal from the PSU and a high level signal from the iBMC. The state determination module disconnects the PSU from the fan, turning the fan off. When the server is operating, the state determination module receives a high level signal from the PSU. The state determination module disconnects the PSU from the fan, turning the fan off. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134001 | FLUID SUPPLY APPARATUS - A fluid supply apparatus which supplies fluid to a medical apparatus includes: a pump mechanism including a first pump capable of a suction operation of the fluid after a feeding operation of the fluid, and a second pump capable of a suction operation of the fluid during the feeding operation and a feeding operation of the fluid during the suction operation; a flow path which includes an elastic member and which communicates with the first pump and the second pump and supplies the fluid to the medical apparatus; and a flow path deforming unit which deforms a part of the flow path. The flow path deforming unit starts first deformation of the flow path before the first pump switches from the feeding operation to the suction operation, and completes the first deformation and starts second deformation of the flow path during the feeding operation by the second pump. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134002 | MICROFLUIDIC PERISTALTIC PUMP, METHOD AND PUMPING SYSTEM - A microfluidic peristaltic pump has an inflow channel, a first pumping chamber, which is operatively connected to the inflow channel by a first channel, and a first membrane. The pump also has a second pumping chamber, which is operatively connected to the inflow channel by a second channel, and a second membrane. A fluidic resistance of the first channel is different from a fluidic resistance of the second channel, and each channel is configured to realize a throttling function, such that the first and second membranes are deflected in a time sequence when a pressure is applied in the inflow channel, to realize a pumping function. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134003 | Fluid Pump and Method of Pumping a Fluid - Embodiments of the invention provide dry gaseous fluid pump apparatus comprising: a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; at least one pump body having an internal wall defining an internal pump chamber thereof; a compression member provided within the pump chamber; and valve means being operable selectively to allow fluid to be drawn from the fluid inlet and into the pump chamber when at least a portion of the compression member is translated in a first direction and to be exhausted from the pump chamber through the fluid outlet when said at least a portion of the compression member is translated in a second direction opposite the first, the valve means being arranged to be actuated by actuator means under the control of control means to perform at least one selected from amongst the functions of allowing fluid to be drawn from the fluid inlet into the pump chamber and allowing fluid to be exhausted from the pump chamber through the fluid outlet, the apparatus comprising a linear drive assembly operable to drive the at least a portion of the compression member to and fro within the pump chamber. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134004 | control device for an electrical vacuum pump and method for activating an electrical vacuum pump - A control device for an electrical vacuum pump includes: a determination unit designed for the purpose of detecting an operating parameter of the electrical vacuum pump, which is dependent on an operating duration of the electrical vacuum pump, and detecting a controlled variable for the electrical vacuum pump, a switching unit designed for the purpose of activating or deactivating the electrical vacuum pump as a function of a comparison of the controlled variable to at least one setpoint value, and a regulating unit designed for the purpose of changing the at least one setpoint value of the controlled variable as a function of the operating parameter. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134005 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PUMP - A method for automatic mutual alternation between an arbitrary number of pumps by the control of each individual pump, which makes use of a start condition for a state change from an inactive state of the pump into an active state of the pump to be performed, as well as makes use of a stop condition for a state change from the active state into the inactive state to be performed. The method includes a sub method (Find start condition) that includes the step of, after a predetermined stage, arbitrarily changing the start condition of the individual pump within predetermined limits. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134006 | ARTICULATING AIR-BLAST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INITIATING FLOW OF BULK MATERIALS IN CONTAINMENT VESSELS - A system and method to facilitate the unloading of bulk materials from containment vessels and transport vehicles, including non-flowing DDGs in such vehicles, is disclosed. The system includes a compressed air system that further includes a motor, an air compressor, and an air reservoir; a hydraulic fluid system that further includes a motor, a hydraulic fluid reservoir, and a pump; a wireless control system; a slew drive; a hydraulically-powered, articulating boom arm that also includes hydraulic cylinders that remain in a plane parallel to the boom arm throughout operation of the system; and a blaster assembly with first and second ends that includes an air reservoir proximate the first end, a mount assembly, a discharge tube assembly, and a discharge tip assembly that includes a shooting valve proximate the second end. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134007 | DEVICE FOR PRESSURE-DEPENDENT OPENING OF A SUCTION INTAKE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140134008 | PUMP HAVING PULSATION-REDUCING ENGAGEMENT SURFACE - A pump is disclosed. The pump may have a housing, and a body disposed within the housing and at least partially defining a plurality of barrels. The pump may also have a plurality of plungers associated with the plurality of barrels, and a plunger engagement surface. The plunger engagement surface may have geometry configured to reciprocate the plurality of plungers within the plurality of barrels as the plurality of plungers rotate relative to the plunger engagement surface, and a plurality of undulations configured to reduce a flow pulsation of the pump. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134009 | TUNABLE VIBRATION AND ACOUSTIC NOISE SUPPRESSION IN AN AIR-MOVER ASSEMBLY - A mounting assembly comprising a rigid connector structure configured to attach an air-regulating plate of an air-mover unit to an enclosure of the air-mover unit, wherein the air-regulating plate is in an air-flow pathway of air-moving elements of the air-mover unit. The assembly also comprises a flexible connector structure, wherein at least part of the flexible connector structure is held in-between a plate-mounting portion of the air-regulating plate and an enclosure-mounting portion of the enclosure by the rigid connector structure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134010 | WATER-CONDUCTING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A water-conducting household appliance, in a particular dishwasher, comprising a motor-pump ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140134011 | COOLING FAN WITH ROTOR BLADE FLANGES FOR CONTROLLING ROTOR MOVEMENT - An exemplary cooling fan includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet opposite to the air inlet, a rotor received in the housing, and a stator received in the housing and rotatably supporting the rotor. The rotor includes a hub, blades extending outwardly from an outer periphery of the hub, and flanges slantwise extending from top edges of end portions of the blades. In operation of the cooling fan, air located at an outside of the cooling fan enters the air inlet and flows towards the blades and along the flanges thereby pressing the rotor towards a bottom of the stator along an axial direction of the cooling fan, and the air subsequently flows out of the cooling fan via the air outlet. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134012 | IMPELLER AND ELECTRIC BLOWER HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an impeller including: an upper surface, which is an air inlet portion; a lower surface, which is an air outlet portion; and blades formed between the upper and lower surfaces, wherein the upper and lower surfaces are provided with guide grooves for balancing of a motor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134013 | Immersion Pump and Method for Assembling an Immersion Pump - An immersion pump is provided, the pump having an integral housing with an inlet opening on an intake side, an outlet opening on a delivery side, a passage for electrical lines, an electronic unit for processing power and optionally information signals, an electric motor, a pressure chamber and a pump unit. The electronic unit, the electric motor, the pressure chamber and the pump unit may be pre-assembled to an insert, with the pre-assembled insert being supported on one end of the housing. An axial clamping and/or fastening system, in particular a tapered locking arrangement, is provided on the opposite end of the housing. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134014 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A motor-driven compressor includes a compression unit, an electric motor, a motor drive circuit, a housing, and a first end plate. The electric motor includes a rotation shaft, a rotor provided with a rotor core, and a stator. The stator includes a state core and a coil. The coil includes first and second coil ends. The rotor core includes a refrigerant passage having a first opening that opens in the compression unit side. The first opening includes a first radially outer region. First and second regions in the housing are in communication through the refrigerant passage. The first end plate includes a first communication port arranged on a first region side end of the rotor core. The first region and the refrigerant passage are in communication through the first opening and first communication port. The first radially outer region is covered by the first end plate. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134015 | Turbocharger and Variable-Nozzle Cartridge Therefor - A variable-vane assembly for a turbocharger includes an annular nozzle ring supporting an array of rotatable vanes, an insert having a tubular portion sealingly received into the bore of the turbine housing and having a nozzle portion extending radially out from one end of the tubular portion and being axially spaced from the nozzle ring with the vanes therebetween, and an annular retainer ring disposed radially outward of the nozzle ring and extending generally radially inwardly. The nozzle ring's face is stepped, and a radially inner edge of the retainer ring engages the face of the nozzle ring radially outward of the step, the radially inner edge of the retainer ring having an axial thickness that is less than the step height such that a remaining portion of the step is presented to the exhaust gas flowing through the nozzle. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134016 | USE OF PEEK FILM AS A WRAP INSULATION MATERIAL ON MAGNET WIRE - An electrical submersible pumping system includes a pump assembly and a motor assembly. The motor assembly includes a plurality of stator coils and each of the plurality of stator coils comprises magnet wire. The magnet wire has an insulator surrounding a conductor and the insulator is manufactured from a polyether ether ketone film. In another aspect, the preferred embodiments provide a method for manufacturing a motor assembly for use in an electrical submersible pumping system. The method includes steps of preparing magnet wire having an electrical conductor and a polyether ether ketone film insulator. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134017 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A motor-driven compressor that includes a metal housing accommodating a compression unit and an electric motor, a cover coupled to the housing, wherein the cover includes a resin portion and a metal shield, and the shield blocks electromagnetic noise, and a bolt that couples the cover to the housing. The housing and the cover define an accommodating chamber that accommodates a motor driving circuit that drives the electric motor. The cover includes an insertion hole into which the bolt is insertable. The shield includes a seat that surrounds the insertion hole and is held between the bolt and the housing. The cover is configured to allow for an axial force of the bolt to be applied to the seat and not to the resin portion. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134018 | FLAMMABLE REFRIGERANT SYSTEMS AND COMPRESSORS - The systems and compressors for use with flammable refrigerants can include features that can reduce or address the generation of sparks or arcs internal or external to the compressor that could ignite the flammable refrigerant. The systems and compressors can also include features that can reduce or address leakage into or out of the hermetic compressor shell which could create a flammable atmosphere that could be ignited if the flammable atmosphere came into contact with an ignition source. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134019 | MAGNETIC CIRCUIT - A magnetic circuit for a voice coil, comprising, a magnet cup with a one sided open cylindrical shape with a base. The magnetic circuit further includes a conical magnet with a side including a partial conical shape. The magnetic circuit includes a pole shoe which has a side with a recessed conical shape corresponding to the conical shape of said magnet. The magnet cup, the conical magnet and the pole shoe are stacked so that the conical magnet is centrally arranged on the base inside said magnet cup, the pole shoe is arranged on the conical magnet so that the side with a recessed conical shape of the pole shoe is in contact with the side with a conical shape of the conical magnet, such that an air gap is obtained between an inner wall surface of the magnet cup and the stacked conical magnet and the pole shoe. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134020 | ELECTRIC BLOWER - Disclosed herein is an electric blower including: an impeller; and a driving module including a rotor part coupled to the impeller in order to drive the impeller and a stator part, the rotor part including a magnet, the stator part including an armature configured of a core and a coil that are positioned to face the magnet, and the rotor part and the stator part including an air bearing part formed therebetween, wherein the driving module is received in the impeller. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134021 | Pump for a Domestic Appliance - A circulation pump for a domestic appliance, including a motor body, a motor, a hydraulic body attached to the motor body and including an inlet and an outlet, and a closure mechanism or member attached to the hydraulic body, a hydraulic chamber where the fluid flows, which is delimited between the hydraulic body and the closure mechanism or member. The pump includes an impeller housed in the hydraulic body and rotating, causes a substantially circular flow of the fluid in the hydraulic chamber, and a stationary element suitable or configured for aiding in discharging the fluid from the pump. The stationary element may be attached to at least one of the elements demarcating the hydraulic chamber and may be arranged in the hydraulic chamber such that it blocks or resists against the flow of the fluid. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134022 | CYLINDER HEAD FOR A PISTON COMPRESSOR - To implement a very compact cylinder head having an integrated unloader, it is provided that a unloader ring | 2014-05-15 |
20140134023 | PROGRESSIVE PUMP FORCE REGULATION - A pump comprising a membrane element and a pump housing having a chamber with a bevelled inner wall. The chamber comprises an open end having a third area. The membrane element has a first area, and comprises a central section with a second area which is surrounded by a periphery section. The central section is thicker than the periphery section. Further, the second area of the central section is smaller than the third area of the open end of the chamber and the membrane element is arrangable over said pump housing forming a sealed chamber, whereby the central section of the membrane element is arranged over the open end, and the central section is protruding away from the chamber. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134024 | EXTENDED ELASTICITY OF PUMP MEMBRANE WITH CONSERVED PUMP FORCE - A pump comprising a pump housing member having a chamber with inner walls and an open end having a first area, the pump housing member comprises an enlarged surface surrounding the open end of the chamber. The pump further comprises a second pump housing member and a membrane element with a second area. The membrane element has a first central section having a third area with same size as the first area of the open end of the chamber. The membrane element is arranged on the pump housing element with the first central section positioned over the open end, forming a sealed chamber. A portion of the membrane element is slidably clamped between the enlarged surface and the second pump housing member. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134025 | AIR COMPRESSOR HAVING ENLARGED COMPARTMENT FOR RECEIVING PRESSURIZED AIR - An air compressor device includes a cylinder housing and a supporting plate, a piston engaged in the cylinder housing and moved by a motor, the cylinder housing includes a partition for separating the cylinder housing into an upper compartment and a lower chamber, and a passage formed in the partition for allowing the pressurized air to flow from the chamber into the compartment of the cylinder housing, the compartment of the cylinder housing includes an inner diameter (D) greater than an inner diameter (d) of the chamber of the cylinder housing for allowing the pressurized air in the chamber to easily flow into the compartment of the cylinder housing with a relatively decreased pressure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134026 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR HERMETIC COMPRESSORS - The arrangement can be applied to a compressor which comprises a compression cylinder closed by a valve plate provided with seat regions and with respective suction orifice and discharge orifice which are closed by a sealing end portion of a respective valve vane, to be peripherally seated against its seat region. The valve plate carries a support means, defined in the central region of the contour of at least one of the suction orifice and discharge orifice and incorporated to the valve plate by at least one radial arm. The support means has a stop surface, against which is seated a central region of the sealing end portion of the respective vane, said stop surface defining a projection in relation to the radial arm. | 2014-05-15 |