22nd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170151776 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND INSPECTION EJECTION UNIT DESIGNATION DATA GENERATION CIRCUIT - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejection unit group that is configured with a plurality of ejection units which receives a drive signal and ejects liquid; an ejection state inspection unit that inspects a state of the ejection units; and an inspection ejection unit designation data management unit that manages inspection ejection unit designation data designating the ejection unit which is an inspection target that is the ejection unit which is inspected by the ejection state inspection unit, in the ejection unit group. The inspection ejection unit designation data includes first data of a first data format that designates the ejection unit which is first inspected, and second data of a second data format that designates the ejection unit which is continuously inspected. The second data has a smaller size than the first data. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151777 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a calculation section, a selection section, and a recording head. The calculation section calculates respective densities of first regions in pairs included in the image. The selection section selects dot patterns corresponding to the respective first regions according to the respective densities of the first regions. The recording head ejects ink onto a sheet based on a dot pattern corresponding to a region of the image other than the first regions and the dot patterns corresponding to the respective first regions. The first regions in pairs corresponds to end portions in pairs among a plurality of end portions of the image that each extend in a conveyance direction of the sheet. The dot patterns corresponding to the respective first regions each have a density lower than a corresponding one of the densities of the respective first regions calculated by the calculation section. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151778 | INKJET HEAD AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet head contains a piezoelectric member which alternately includes plural first grooves and plural second grooves respectively constituted by a pair of side surfaces and a bottom surface; a first electrode on at least one of a pair of the side surfaces of each first groove; a second electrode on the side surface to face the first electrode across the piezoelectric member of each second groove; and a driving circuit including plural first drivers for each first electrode and inputting a common first driving waveform to each first electrode, and plural second drivers for each second electrode and inputting a second driving waveform of each second electrode corresponding to print data to each second electrode. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151779 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS GENERATING PRINT DATA INCLUDING DOT FORMATION STATES FOR RESPECTIVE PIXELS BY USING IMAGE DATA - In an image processing apparatus, a controller generates print data using target image data. The print data represents dot formation states classified for respective pixels. Each dot formation state is classified into a one of a plurality of dot types. The controller determines a dot type from a plurality of dot types including a first type dot and second type dot. The first type dot is formed by a first process for supplying a pressure applying section with a specific signal. The second type dot is formed by a second process that is not for supplying the pressure applying section with the specific signal. The first type dot is to be formed in an edge printing area. The first type dot is not to be formed but the second type dot is to be formed in an interior printing area. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151780 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording method includes applying one or more drive pulses to a pressure generating device of a recording head including a nozzle plate, a liquid chamber, and discharging droplets of ink from the nozzle. Also, the following conditions 1 and 2 are satisfied.
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20170151781 | FLUIDIC EJECTION DEVICE WITH LAYERS HAVING DIFFERENT LIGHT SENSITIVITIES - A method for forming a fluidic ejection device is described. The method includes depositing a first layer on a silicon wafer, the first layer including a first photoresist, and exposing, at a first energy level, a portion of the first photoresist. The method also includes depositing a second layer on the first layer, the second layer including a second photoresist that is more sensitive to light than the first photoresist, and exposing, at a second energy level, a portion of the second photoresist. The second energy level is less than the first energy level. The method also includes developing unexposed portions of the first photoresist and the second photoresist to form an enclosed firing chamber and a nozzle. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151782 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, a channel substrate, a common-liquid-chamber substrate, an adhesive, and a sealant. The nozzle plate includes a plurality of nozzles to discharge liquid. The channel substrate includes a plurality of individual liquid chambers communicated with the plurality of nozzles. The common-liquid-chamber substrate includes a common liquid chamber to supply the liquid to the plurality of individual liquid chambers. The adhesive bonds two of the nozzle plate, the channel substrate, and the common-liquid-chamber substrate. The adhesive faces a channel through which the liquid flows. The sealant surrounds the adhesive at an opposite side of the channel relative to the adhesive. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151783 | FLUID EJECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING A PARASITIC RESISTOR - An example provides a fluid ejection apparatus including a first firing resistor and a second firing resistor to selectively cause fluid to be ejected through a single nozzle, and a parasitic resistor arranged to add a parasitic resistance to the first firing resistor. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151784 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE WITH RESTRICTION CHANNEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A fluid ejection device, comprising: a first semiconductor body including an actuator, which is operatively coupled to a chamber for containing the fluid and is configured to cause ejection of the fluid; and a channel for inlet of the fluid, which extends in a first direction and has a section having a first dimension; and a second semiconductor body, which is coupled to the first semiconductor body and has an ejection nozzle configured to expel the fluid. The second semiconductor body further comprises a first restriction channel, which is fluidically coupled to the inlet channel, extends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and has a respective section with a second dimension smaller than the first dimension so as to form a restriction between the inlet channel and the chamber. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151785 | LIQUID JET HEAD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID JET HEAD, AND LIQUID JET DEVICE - A liquid jet head according to the present invention includes a partition separating adjacent grooves, a lower substrate fixing a lower portion of the partition, and an upper substrate installed on an upper end surface of the partition, the partition including an electrode layer on a surface lower than the upper end surface, the electrode layer including an outer surface approximately perpendicular to the upper end surface, and the outer surface continuing to the upper end surface through a first convex curved surface curving outward. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151786 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a plurality of stacked substrates that include a nozzle substrate having a nozzle from which liquid is ejected. A channel is formed in at least a part of the substrates and guides the liquid to the nozzle. The channel includes: a first channel that extends in an X direction intersecting a stacking direction in which the substrates are stacked; a curved section curved in a Z direction that intersects the X direction and contains a component of the stacking direction; and a second channel that extends from the curved section in the Z direction. A wall is formed in a corner portion inside the channel so as to intersect both the X and Z directions, and the corner portion is formed in the curved section between the inside walls of the first and second channels. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151787 | ORIFICE SURFACE, PRINT HEAD COMPRISING AN ORIFICE SURFACE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE ORIFICE SURFACE - Disclosed is a method for preparing a nozzle surface provided with a coating having anti-wetting and anti-fouling property. The method is based, for example, on the self-healing property of the coating used in the method. Also disclosed is a nozzle surface having such coating and a print head having the nozzle surface. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151788 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a transport belt, a print head, a static eliminating section, and a wiping section. The transport belt electrostatically adsorbs a medium on an outer surface thereof and transports the medium in a transport direction. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151789 | WIPING MECHANISM, LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS, AND WIPING METHOD - Provided are a wiping mechanism, a liquid droplet jetting apparatus, and a wiping method capable of preventing infiltration of bubbles into a nozzle when a nozzle surface is wiped by a wiping member. A wiping member ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151790 | NOZZLE WIPING SHEET, NOZZLE WIPING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided are a nozzle wiping sheet, a nozzle wiping unit, and an image forming apparatus capable of preventing occurrence of streaks during printing immediately after maintenance. A wiping member ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151791 | PRINTING HEAD CLEANING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a printing head cleaning device, comprising a cleaning unit configured to spray cleaning liquid onto a nozzle of a printing head so as to clean the nozzle; and a drying unit configured to dry the cleaned nozzle. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151792 | FLOW CHANNEL MEMBER, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND RECORDING DEVICE - [Object] It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid discharge head that is capable of holding a meniscus. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151793 | LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT - A liquid supply unit is provided with a liquid supply part, an outer peripheral wall, contact portions and a positioning portion. When a plane including a portion in which the end portion of the outer peripheral wall abuts on a sealing member of a liquid ejection apparatus is referred to as a first reference plane, a direction orthogonal to the first reference plane is referred to as a Z axis direction, a direction orthogonal to the Z axis direction is referred to as an X axis direction, a direction orthogonal to the Z axis direction and the X axis direction is referred to as a Y axis direction, and a plane including the contact portions is referred to as a second reference plane, then, the positioning portion is positioned between the end portion of the outer peripheral wall and the contact portions in the X axis direction, the positioning portion is positioned between the end portion of the outer peripheral wall and the contact portions in the Z axis direction, and the second reference plane crosses the sealing member. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151794 | FLUID CARTRIDGE - An ink cartridge for an inkjet printer includes a bottom face and a front face; an ink interface on the front face of the ink cartridge for connection to a cartridge receiving structure; a guide interface in the bottom face for guiding the cartridge along a straight line during insertion into the cartridge receiving structure for connecting the ink interface; a latch track disposed in the bottom face of the ink cartridge to guide a latch of the cartridge receiving structure; a latch stop disposed in the latch track for engaging the latch, where the latch track comprises a locking track and an unlocking track to accommodate movement of the latch with respect to the latch stop, the locking track being at least partly separate from the unlocking track; and a latch guide for redirecting the latch towards the locking track, rather than the unlocking track. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151795 | LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT AND ENGAGED PART - A technique of enhancing attachment of a liquid supply unit to a liquid ejection device is provided. A first ink cartridge 100 | 2017-06-01 |
20170151796 | SEALING MEMBER, INK CONTAINER, AND INKJET PRINTER - A sealing member for an ink container includes a main body portion and a protruding portion. The ink container includes a refill port. The main body portion is configured to seal the refill port. The protruding portion is disposed on an upper surface of the main body portion and protrudes from the upper surface of the main body portion. The protruding portion extends at least through a central axis of the main body portion. A gravity of the protruding portion is offset from the central axis of the main body portion. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151797 | LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER AND PRINTING APPARATUS - The liquid storage container of the present invention includes a liquid storage chamber, a support part, and a rocking body configured to rock with the support part as a fulcrum. The rocking body has, on one hand, a float part that moves in accordance with the height of the liquid surface of the liquid within the liquid storage chamber, and on the other hand, a detection target part that is used to detect the amount of the liquid within the liquid storage chamber, and the detection target part is coupled to the supported part via an arm part. The low end in the vertical direction of a connection part at which the arm part and the supported part are connected is located on the lower side in the vertical direction than the top end in the vertical direction of a rotating area of the supported part. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151798 | LIQUID-CONSUMING APPARATUS - A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid storage chamber configured to store a liquid, an inlet through which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber, and a liquid flow channel configured to let the liquid flow therethrough from the liquid storage chamber; a cap configured to be attachable to the tank to cover the inlet; a cover configured to be movable relative to the tank between a closed position where a surface, of the tank, in which the inlet is formed is covered and an open position where the surface of the tank is exposed; and a holder configured to hold the cap removed from the tank. The cover is prevented from moving to the closed position by the cap held by the holder to be positioned in a movement area of the cover moving from the open position to the closed position. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151799 | LIQUID CONTAINER TRAY AND LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - Provided is a liquid ejection device including a liquid container tray that can suppress change in orientation and position of a liquid container on a support surface due to the difference in size of the liquid container. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151800 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND PROTECTION MEMBER - A liquid container includes a liquid container body and a protection member that is attached to the liquid container body. The liquid container body includes: a liquid supply port; a plurality of contact parts that are to be in contact with an electrode part; a first engagement-target part; and a second engagement-target part. The protection member includes: a sealing part that faces the liquid supply port; a first engaging part that engages with the first engagement-target part; and a second engaging part that engages with the second engagement-target part. A first direction denotes a direction in which the sealing part faces the liquid supply port, a second direction denotes a direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and is a direction from the liquid supply port to the plurality of contact parts, and a third direction denotes a direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. The plurality of contact parts viewed in the first direction are located between the first engaging part and the second engaging part in terms of the third direction. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151801 | Printer Cartridges and Memory Devices Containing Compressed Multi-Dimensional Color Tables - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a printer cartridge and memory device containing a representation of a compressed multi-dimensional color table is described. The color table includes at least one low dimensional portion of the multi-dimensional color table storing color transformation information at a first resolution and a number of remaining portions of the multi-dimensional color table storing color transformation information at a second resolution. In the color table, the first resolution is greater than the second resolution and the at least one compressed multi-dimensional color table is to generate a high resolution uncompressed multi-dimensional color table the high resolution being at least as great as the first resolution. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151802 | LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT - A liquid supply unit includes a first wall, a second wall that opposes the first wall, a third wall that intersects the first wall and the second wall, a fourth wall that intersects the second wall and opposes the third wall, a fifth wall that intersects the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall, a sixth wall that intersects the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall, and opposes the fifth wall, and a seventh wall that intersects the fifth wall and the sixth wall and is located between the first wall and the fourth wall. The direction from the third wall toward the fourth wall is a direction parallel to a moving direction in which the carriage moves back and forth. The seventh wall inclines relative to the gravity direction toward the third wall side. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151803 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND LIQUID RESIDUE DETECTION APPARATUS - A liquid container can be mounted to an apparatus in which an optical sensor is installed. The liquid container has a reservoir storing a liquid, a detection chamber communicates with the reservoir and a displacement member displacing according to an amount of liquid stored in the reservoir. The displacement member has a light shielding part that moves in a first direction between a position where light of the optical sensor is shielded and a position where the light is not shielded and a regulating member regulating movement of the displacement member in a direction crossing the first direction. An inner wall of the detection chamber has a first area facing the light shielding part and transmitting the light of the optical sensor and a second area facing the regulating member. The first area and the second area are connected via a ridgeline having an inter-surface angle larger than 180 degrees. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151804 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: an attachment unit to which a liquid container that contains liquid is attachable; a liquid ejecting head that ejects the liquid; and a connection portion that is provided on the attachment unit and is detachably inserted into a connection port of the liquid container. The connection portion has at least one opening of a first flow passage and at least one opening of a second flow passage separately. The first flow passage is a passage through which the liquid contained in the liquid container is sent to the liquid ejecting head. The second flow passage is a passage through which the liquid contained in the liquid container is sent, but not to the liquid ejecting head. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151805 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND PRESSURE-REGULATING DEVICE - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a pressure-regulating mechanism which is provided in a liquid supply path in which it is possible to supply liquid to a liquid ejecting unit, and includes a liquid accommodation part which can accommodate the liquid internally, and in which a volume of the liquid accommodation part is changed depending on displacing of a diaphragm section, in which the diaphragm section includes an annular corrugated portion formed in a sectional waveform shape which is deformed when the diaphragm section receives pressure. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151806 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a pressure adjustment mechanism including a liquid inflow portion, a liquid storage part in which an inner volume is changed depending on displacing of a diaphragm unit, a communication path which brings the liquid inflow portion and the liquid storage part into communication with each other, and an opening/closing valve which opens and closes the communication path; an opening valve mechanism which opens the opening/closing valve; a pressure mechanism which applies the pressure to the liquid; a wiping member which wipes a nozzle forming surface in which the nozzle is formed; and a control unit which is configured to open the opening/closing valve by the opening valve mechanism, applying the pressure to the liquid by the pressure mechanism to discharge the pressed liquid from the nozzle, and cause the wiping member to wipe the nozzle forming surface. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151807 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE INCLUDING RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - A fluid ejection device including, at least, one recirculation system is disclosed. Such recirculation system contains, at least, one drop generator, recirculation channels that include an inlet channel, an outlet channel and a connection channel and a fluid feedhole that communicates with the drop generator via the inlet channel and the outlet channel of the recirculation channel. The recirculation channels can be asymmetrical with reference to the drop generator. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151808 | SERPENTINE DIRECTION REVERSAL IN BIDIRECTIONAL ERROR DIFFUSION HALFTONING - Bidirectional error diffusion halftoning of data. Pixels are halftoned in one serpentine direction, and pixels are halftoned in an opposite serpentine direction. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151809 | THERMAL HEAD AND THERMAL PRINTER - A thermal head includes a substrate; a heat generating section disposed on the substrate; an electrode which is disposed on the substrate and is electrically connected to the heat generating section; and a connector including a fixing ping electrically connected to the electrode, a movable pin which holds the substrate between the movable pin and the fixing pin, and a connection pin which connects the fixing pin and the movable pin. The movable pin includes a movable section which is bent or curved and a contact section making contact with the substrate. The movable pin is disposed so as to protrude from the connection pin beyond the fixing pin. The contact section is located closer to a connection pin side than a tip end of the fixing pin. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151810 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a transport mechanism which transports a medium in a first direction; a pre-treatment liquid coating mechanism which coats a pre-treatment liquid on the medium; a liquid ejecting unit which includes a plurality of ink nozzles which eject ink; and a control unit which controls the pre-treatment liquid coating mechanism and the liquid ejecting unit, in which the pre-treatment liquid coating mechanism includes a first mechanism which is disposed in a first region A and a second mechanism which is disposed in a second region B positioned on an upstream side of the first region A in the first direction, and the plurality of ink nozzles has a portion which overlaps with respect to the first mechanism in a second direction which intersects with the first direction and a portion which does not overlap with respect to the second mechanism in the second direction. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151811 | MEDIUM CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - There are provided a medium conveying device and an image recording apparatus that can convey a medium without the generation of wrinkles and floating. Projections having the same size are regularly disposed on the peripheral surface of an image recording drum to form recessed portions and protruding portions on the peripheral surface of the image recording drum. An interval between the projections disposed in a middle region is set to be smaller than an interval between the projections disposed in both end regions. Accordingly, when a sheet is pressed against the peripheral surface of the image recording drum by a pressing roller, forces for pulling the sheet to the outside from the middle in a width direction can be generated. As a result, the sheet can be made to come into close contact with the peripheral surface of the image recording drum without the generation of wrinkles and floating. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151812 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE WITH ENHANCED MEDIA AND RIBBON LOADING AND UNLOADING FEATURES - Provided herein is a media processing device including a printhead assembly, a frame, and a biasing element. The printhead assembly includes a printhead and a printhead bracket, where the printhead assembly extends in a longitudinal direction between a first end and a second end, and where the printhead bracket includes a biasing force receiving element. The frame may be configured to receive and support the printhead assembly, where the frame includes a first portion disposed adjacent to the first end of the printhead assembly, and a second frame portion is disposed adjacent to the second end of the printhead assembly. The biasing element may extend between the first frame portion and the second frame portion, where the biasing element may engage the biasing force receiving element of the printhead assembly. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151813 | PRINTER APPRATUS - A printer apparatus includes a print head, a platen roller, and a frame, wherein printing is performed on recording paper situated between the print head and the platen roller, wherein a projection is formed at a side face of the print head, wherein a side face of the frame has a groove formed therein for receiving the projection, wherein the groove includes a first area constituting an entrance to the groove, a second area for positioning the projection and formed such as to extend in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the first area extends, and a slanted part formed between the first area and the second area, and wherein the slanted part is an edge of the groove and extends in a direction different from both a direction in which the projection moves in the first area and a direction in which the projection moves in the second area. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151814 | Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus includes a transport drive roller that transports a medium, a roller support unit that supports the transport drive roller on one side in a first direction, a base member that supports the roller support unit on the one side in the first direction, and a first fulcrum portion via which the roller support unit and the base member are made to contact each other. The roller support unit is configured so as to pivot upon the first fulcrum portion about an axis oriented in the first direction. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151815 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided including a drive source, a switching member, a drive force transmitter, a clutch, a controller, etc. The drive source drives a conveyer to rotate either normally or reversely. The switching member is swingable between an evacuation position and a striking position as a shaft rotates. The drive force transmitter transmits a drive force from the drive source to both the conveyer and the shaft. The clutch transmits the drive force to the shaft when being connected, and holds the switching member at the striking or evacuation position when being disconnected. The controller controls the drive source and the clutch such that the conveyer normally rotates to convey a manually-inserted recording medium from a manual conveyance path to an ejector and that the switching member swings from the evacuation position to the striking position, based on a signal indicating that the set position is wrong. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151816 | CONTROL DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A control device of a printing execution mechanism executing: first control processing including: conveying a sheet to a first position at which the sheet is held by an upstream holding member of the conveyance mechanism, is not held by a downstream holding member of the conveyance mechanism, and a downstream end of the sheet is located between the upstream and downstream holding members; and printing on a first surface of the sheet; and second control processing including: conveying the sheet to a second position at which the sheet is held by the upstream holding member, is not held by the downstream holding member, and the downstream end of the sheet is located at a more upstream side than the downstream end of the sheet located at the first position; and printing on a second surface of the sheet. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151817 | INKJET PRINTING MACHINE - The inkjet printing machine includes a controlling unit, an inkjet head including a plurality of nozzles, and a head elevating motor that causes the inkjet head to move up or down. The controlling unit causes, while the inkjet head is being moved in a main-scanning direction, the head elevating motor to move the inkjet head up or down depending on unevenness of a surface of a printing medium, selects a nozzle from the nozzles depending on a distance between the inkjet head and the surface of the printing medium at a position of each of the nozzles, and performs printing by using the selected nozzle. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151818 | INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer includes a main body. An ink containing unit is disposed in the main body and is configured to contain ink to be supplied. The ink containing unit includes an ink refill portion through which ink is refilled and an ink level display surface disposed on a side surface of the main body. The side surface has an opening through which a jammed sheet is removed and a first cover configured to cover the opening. The ink level display surface and the first cover are juxtaposed on the side surface in a horizontal direction. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151819 | Opening/Closing Structure of Opening/Closing Cover - An opening/closing structure of a cover includes a casing and a rotatable cover. A shaft part and a bearing part are formed to one and the other of the casing and the cover, respectively. One of the shaft part and the bearing part is formed with one of a protrusion and a relief part on a part of an end surface in an axial direction, and the other of the shaft part and the bearing part is formed with the other of the protrusion and the relief part on a facing surface facing the end surface. The protrusion circumvents contact with the surface having the relief part when the cover is closed. When the cover is opened, from the closed state, by a particular angle, the protrusion contacts the surface so as to be applied with a resistant force against rotation of the cover. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151820 | PRINTING SYSTEM - When it is determined by the post-process determination unit that a received top job requires a bookbinding process (post-process) and that a received subsequent job does not require a bookbinding process (post-process), the sheet setting determination unit determines whether or not there is a match between the sheet size (sheet setting) of the top job and the sheet size (sheet setting) of the subsequent job, and when it is determined by the sheet setting determination unit that there is a match between the sheet size (sheet setting) of the top job and the sheet size (sheet setting) of the subsequent job, the execution management unit causes the printing machine to perform the printing process on the basis of the subsequent job during the warm-up of the bookbinding device. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151821 | AQUEOUS DISPERSION RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR A THERMAL RECORDING LAYER, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR A PROTECTION LAYER, AND THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL - An aqueous dispersion resin composition contains a first polymer produced by polymerizing a first monomer component containing (meth)acrylamide and a second polymer produced by polymerizing a second monomer component containing a carboxy group-containing vinyl monomer, wherein at least a portion of the carboxy group in the second polymer is neutralized. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151822 | COATED PRINT MEDIA AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed is a coated print media having a coating layer formed on at least one surface of a media substrate. The coating layer includes a binder and co-milled particles of precipitated calcium carbonate and zeolite. The specific zeolite used is either Zeolite A or Zeolite X, or combination of both. The co-milled particles are produced by milling precipitated calcium carbonate in the presence of zeolite, whereby the co-milled particles take on the form of aggregates. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151823 | BALLPOINT PEN CHIP AND WRITING UTENSIL EQUIPPED WITH THE BALLPOINT PEN CHIP - To make it possible to easily change a writing line width. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151824 | FEEDING PENCIL - A feeding pencil includes a pipe member, a leading tube, a tubular main body, a movable body, and a holding member. The pipe member is disposed inside the leading tube and loads a drawing material. The movable body extends in an axial direction includes a male screw formed across an entire outer periphery thereof in the axial direction. The holding member holds the movable body. The pipe member includes a female screw on an inner surface thereof. The female screw screws with the male screw. A relative rotation between the leading tube and the main body relatively rotates the pipe member and the holding member and acts a screwing action between the male screw and the female screw. The screwing action moves the movable body forward to extrude the drawing material from the pipe member. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151825 | WRITING INSTRUMENT STORAGE AND SANITIZATION APPARATUS - An automated writing instrument storage apparatus designed to receive, sanitize and dispense a writing instrument includes a housing member with a top face having a slot to permit the writing instrument to pass through, a support assembly disposed within the housing member and having a transparent tubular member generally aligned with the housing member slot to receive the writing instrument, an ultraviolet lamp disposed within the housing member and able to direct light generated by the lamp through the transparent tubular member to sanitize the writing instrument stored therein, and a motor assembly disposed within the housing member and operably connected to the support assembly. The motor assembly activates to permit the sanitized writing instrument to slide within the transparent tubular member and through the slot of the housing member, thereby dispensing the sanitized writing instrument to auser. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151826 | FEEDING PENCIL - A feeding pencil includes a main body, a leading tube, a middle tube, and a ratchet mechanism. The middle tube is engaged to the leading tube to be relatively rotatable. A relative rotation between the leading tube and the main body in one direction moves a drawing material forward. The ratchet mechanism allows the relative rotation between the leading tube and the main body in the one direction, and regulates the relative rotation in another direction. The ratchet mechanism includes an elastic projecting part and a concave-convex part. The concave-convex part engages with the elastic projecting part to be movable in an axial direction and rotatable. A protrusion disposed at a center tube removably engages with an annular convex part disposed at an outer surface of the leading tube in the axial direction. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151827 | REWRITABLE TABLET BOOK AND METHOD OF USE - A rewritable tablet book includes a front cover, a back cover, and a spine connecting the back cover to the front cover. The rewritable tablet book includes a rewritable surface that extends across an inside surface of the front cover, the spine, and the back cover. The rewritable tablet book also includes a fastener. The fastener joins the front cover to the back cover in a closed position to hold a marker in a hollow region defined by the rewritable surface and the spine. The marker is locked in the hollow region. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151828 | SURFACE APPEARANCE SIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A structural member includes a simulated surface appearance. The structural member includes a substrate, plural intermediate layers, and a top coat. The plural intermediate layers are applied over at least one surface of the substrate, with at least some of the plural intermediate layers configured to cooperate with each other to provide a simulated appearance for the structural member. The top coat is applied outward of the plural intermediate layers. The top coat is relatively thin and is configured for use with exterior applications. The top coat includes a base configured for UV resistance and an additive configured to provide abrasion resistance. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151829 | Wheel Unit - In order to improve a wheel unit for a bicycle, comprising a hub and a wheel rim, which is arranged rotatably about an axis of rotation, wherein the hub and the wheel rim are connected to one another by spokes, it is proposed to arrange a brake disc and a sensor ring, which comprises a sensing region, on the hub and to position the sensing region between the brake disc and the spokes. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151830 | Wheel and Method for Driving a Wheel - A wheel includes an outer wheel ring, a hub at least one support device supporting the outer wheel ring on the hub, and an adjustment device configured to adjust the hub relative to the outer wheel ring, wherein the support device has multiple support elements which extend between the hub and the wheel ring, and wherein the support elements are arranged three-dimensionally such that the hub can be adjusted in five degrees of freedom relative to the outer wheel ring. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151831 | BICYCLE RIM FOR TUBELESS TIRE - Bicycle rims that allow tires to be more easily mounted in a tubeless configuration are disclosed. More specifically, a bicycle rim may control the two beads of the tire with separate bead channels for each bead and a center bridge extending between the two bead channels. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151832 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A wheel for a pneumatic tire has a rim with one monolithic bead seat and a removable beat seat. The removable bead seat has two halves that embrace the rim and engage a groove to retain the tire. The removable bead seat may have a second lip either monolithically formed or as a part of a separate retainer that bolts to the bead seat. The wheel may be made from aluminum alloy. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151833 | Wheel Unit - In order to improve a wheel unit for a bicycle, comprising a hub and a wheel rim, which is arranged rotatably about an axis of rotation, wherein the hub and the wheel rim are connected to one another by spokes, it is proposed to arrange a brake disc and a sensor ring comprising a sensing region on the hub and to arrange the sensor ring adjacent to the brake disc. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151834 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire having improved air permeability resistance by improving adhesive property between an inner liner and a tire component adjacent thereto, reduced rolling resistance, and improved low temperature durability. The inner liner is composed of a polymer layer stack including a first layer containing an SIBS and a second layer containing at least one of an SIS and an SIB. At least one of the first layer and the second layer is a polymer composition containing one of a C4 polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer unit having 4 carbon atoms, a layered clay mineral with an organic compound intercalated therein and at least one kind of rubber component selected from the group consisting of a natural rubber, an isoprene rubber and a butyl rubber. The second layer is arranged to come into contact with a rubber layer of the carcass ply. The inner liner has a thickness Ge at a shoulder position Pe exceeding 100% and being less than or equal to 500% of a thickness Gc at a crown central position Pc. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151835 | TIRE - Provided is a tire having improved strength through use of polyamide 4 fiber. The tire contains a fiber-rubber composite including polyamide 4 fiber that contains polyamide 4. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151836 | Tire Comprising A Layer Of Circumferential Reinforcing Elements - Tire comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers each formed of reinforcing elements inserted between two skim layers of rubber compound. First layer S of polymer compound is in contact with a working crown layer and the carcass reinforcement. The crown reinforcement comprises a layer of circumferential reinforcing elements. The elastic modulus under tension at 10% elongation of a skim layer of a working crown layer is less than 8.5 MPa, the maximum value of tan(δ) of the skim layer of a working crown layer is <0.100. First layer S comprises a filled elastomer blend having a macro dispersion coefficient Z≧65 and a maximum tan(δ) value <0.100 and its complex dynamic shear modulus G*, measured at 10% and 60° C. on the return cycle is >1.35 MPa. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151837 | TIRE WITH BELT HAVING WRAP AROUND GUM STRIP - A tire includes a circumferential tread, a pair of beads, and a pair of sidewalls. The tire further includes a plurality of circumferential belts disposed below the circumferential tread and extending in an axial direction. The plurality of circumferential belts include a lower belt and an upper belt. The tire also includes at least one gum strip. The at least one gum strip has a first portion in contact with a top surface of the lower belt and a bottom surface of the upper belt. The at least one gum strip has a second portion disposed below the lower belt. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151838 | Tire Noise Reduction Device and Pneumatic Tire - A tire noise reduction device includes a noise absorbing member formed of a porous material, a band member formed of a thermoplastic resin, the band member being formed in an annular shape in a tire circumferential direction for mounting the noise absorbing member on a tire inner surface; a bonding member bent into a concave cross-sectional shape, a band bonding section at a key point where the noise absorbing member, the band member, and the bonding member are bonded by interposing the noise absorbing member between the bonding member and the band member. A band width (WB) (mm) of the band member and length (WY) (mm) of the band bonding section in a band width direction satisfy the following Formula (a) and a yield strength of the band section at the band bonding position in an 80° C. environment is 320 N or greater. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151839 | NOISE-REDUCING APPARATUS FOR TIRE AND TIRE HAVING SAME - The disclosed technology generally relates to apparatuses for reducing or cancelling noise generated by a tire in motion, and more particularly to a noise-reducing apparatus including a sound-absorbing foam and a fixing structure for attaching and fixing the sound-absorbing foam to a tire. In one aspect, the noise-reducing apparatus for a tire includes a sound-absorbing foam configured to reduce noise generated by the tire by absorbing sound generated by the tire in motion when attached to an inner liner of a tire. The noise-reducing apparatus additionally includes a plurality of fixing bands configured to fix the sound-absorbing foam to an inner side of the tire. Each of the fixing bands has an attaching portion configured to be fixed to the inner side of the tire and has a pressing portion configured to bring and keep the sound-absorbing foam in contact with the inner liner. The pressing portion is configured to apply an elastic force on the sound-absorbing foam by extending and contracting. The disclosed technology also relates to a tire having the noise-reducing apparatus and a method of integrating the noise-reducing apparatus to a tire. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151840 | TIRE CONDITION DETECTING APPARATUS AND TIRE CONDITION MONITORING APPARATUS - A tire condition detecting apparatus includes a condition detecting section, a transmission section, and a transmission-side control section. The transmission section is configured to transmit a signal that contains information related to the condition of the tire to a receiver, which includes a reception-side control section. The reception-side control section identifies the position of the wheel assembly in which the tire condition detecting apparatus is provided based on the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of the signal. The transmission-side control section is configured to cause a position detecting signal and an instruction signal to be transmitted from the transmission section to the receiver. The position detecting signal is configured to cause the reception-side control section to identify the position of the tire condition detecting apparatus. The instruction signal is transmitted before the position detecting signal is transmitted and instructs the reception-side control section to start obtaining the RSSI. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151841 | TIRE CHANGER - A tire changer which utilizes an elongated bead breaker assembly with a tool that defines a pair of contiguous, substantially planar tire contact surfaces which define therebetween an included angle in the range of about 155 to about 165 degrees. The tool is situated at an included angle of about 55 to 65 degrees with respect to longitudinal axis of the elongated bead breaker assembly. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151842 | TIRE OF WHICH THE CROWN AREA IS PROVIDED WITH A SUB-LAYER COMPRISING A THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER AND A MAGNETIC FILLER - A radial tire ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151843 | TIRE OF WHICH THE CROWN AREA IS PROVIDED WITH A SUB-LAYER COMPRISING A THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER AND A CONDUCTIVE FILLER - A radial tire ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151844 | REMOVABLE SECURING CHAIN ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY - A securing chain attachment assembly is shown and described. The securing chain attachment assembly may include an attachment body selectively and rotatably securable to a towing vehicle, the attachment body rotatable along a first plane. The securing chain attachment assembly may also include a securement member attached to the attachment body, the securement member capable of having selectively secured thereto a securement chain, where the chain attachment member is pivotal along a second plane, the second plane generally parallel to the first plane. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151845 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWAY CONTROL - Embodiments of the invention provide a device and method for controlling sway of a trailer utilizing a global positioning system (GPS) device to detect a speed of a vehicle, a rate gyro to detect a sway angle of the vehicle, and a controller coupled to the GPS device and the rate gyro. The GPS and the rate gyro provide the speed and the sway angle to the controller and the controller outputs a brake command if either a first condition is satisfied or a second condition is satisfied. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151846 | GUIDED TOW HITCH CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system provide guided control of a hitching operation between a tow vehicle and a trailer. Dynamic pixel images are collected of the first and second hitch devices using a camera. The position of the second hitch device is determined using the controller. A first graphical overlay to the dynamic pixel images is displayed, with the first graphical overlay, e.g., guidelines, depicting a path of the tow vehicle. A distance between a calibrated position of the first hitch device and the determined position of the second hitch device is calculated and a second graphical overlay is displayed on zoomed-in images when the calculated distance is less than a calibrated distance. The second graphical overlay provides indicia of the positions of the first and second hitch devices. A control action executes when the second graphical overlay indicates substantial overlap or concentric alignment of the indicia of the respective positions. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151847 | Constant Rail Wheel Pressure Apparatus for a Railgear Guide Unit - A railgear guide unit assembly for a road vehicle comprises a pair of rail wheels coupled to an axle, a first pair of pivotal links, and a second pair of pivotal links, wherein both pairs of pivotal links are coupled to the axle at one end. The assembly further comprises a pair of railgear pressure mechanisms, wherein the railgear pressure mechanisms each comprise an outer guide assembly, an inner guide translatable within the outer guide assembly, and a spring coupled to a first end of the inner guide to provide a compressive force on the inner guide. One end of each of the pair of pivotal links is coupled to a respective inner guide such that a movement of the inner guides of respective railgear pressure mechanisms corresponds to a movement of the respective pair of pivotal links. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151848 | DAMPING AIR SPRING WITH STAGED OPENINGS - An air spring with damping characteristics for a suspension assembly of a heavy-duty vehicle includes a first chamber, a second chamber and an intermediate chamber. The intermediate chamber is operatively connected between the first chamber and the second chamber. A first means provides restricted fluid communication between the intermediate chamber and the first chamber. A second means provides restricted fluid communication between the intermediate chamber and the second chamber. The first and second means for providing restricted fluid communication between the intermediate chamber and the first and second chambers, respectively, provide damping characteristics to the air spring during operation of the heavy-duty vehicle. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151849 | VEHICLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A vehicle height adjustment system includes: a vehicle height adjustment actuator provided for each wheel of a vehicle; a pressure medium intake and exhaust device configured to supply and exhaust a pressure medium to and from the vehicle height adjustment actuator; and a vehicle height adjustment unit including a computer, the vehicle height adjustment unit configured to: adjust a vehicle height by controlling the pressure medium intake and exhaust device, the vehicle height being a distance between the wheel and a vehicle body; adjust the vehicle height when a get-in estimation condition is satisfied; and limit a number of times the vehicle height is adjusted within a set period to a number of times smaller than a set number of times. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151850 | PREDICTIVE SUSPENSION CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE USING A STEREO CAMERA SENSOR - Embodiments of the invention address the area of predictive suspension control system for a vehicle, particularly a two-wheel vehicle such as a motor cycle or a scooter. The system includes a stereo sensor unit which for generating image data, a computing unit which extracts a relevant image portion from the image data based on future vehicle path data, and calculates road unevenness on a future vehicle path of the vehicle based on the generated image data. A suspension control unit generates an adaptation signal for adapting the suspension based on the calculated road unevenness. The computing unit adapts a search direction of a stereo algorithm or a correlation area of the stereo algorithm based on a lean angle of the vehicle to generate the three-dimensional partial image data from the relevant image portion, and fits a road model to the three-dimensional partial image data to calculate the road unevenness. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151851 | Automated Suspension Adjuster - A shock absorber assembly that includes a piston rod damper is provided. The shock absorber includes a partially hollow screw acting as a telescoping tube for the piston rod damper, a coil spring at least partially surrounding the screw, a nut affixed to the screw and acting as a spring seat for an end of the coil spring and a motor drive for actuating the nut to selectively compress or decompress the spring. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151852 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system includes: suspensions that respectively include vehicle height control actuators; a pressure medium supply-discharge device; and a vehicle height controller configured to control the pressure medium supply-discharge device to control vehicle height, wherein a magnitude of resistance that is generated during a change in the vehicle height at one or more of the suspensions is larger than a magnitude of resistance at another one or more of the suspensions, and the vehicle height controller is configured to execute vehicle height control for the wheel that corresponds to the one or more of the suspensions with the large magnitude of the resistance prior to vehicle height control for the wheel that corresponds to the other one or more of the suspensions with the small magnitude of the resistance. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151853 | STABILIZER-BAR HOLDING DEVICE - A stabilizer-bar holding device includes a bracket and a body for a vehicle, which hold a stabilizer bar. A normal line that is normal to each of a pair of mounted surfaces of a pair of mounted portions of the body is inclined with respect to an up and down direction of the vehicle. A holding surface of a holder of the body has a first holding surface that is a flat surface greater than each of the pair of mounted surfaces in angle of inclination with respect to the up and down direction. An up and down plane extending in the up and down direction through a central axis of the stabilizer bar extends through the first holding surface in a state in which the stabilizer bar is held by the stabilizer-bar holding device. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151854 | Modular HVAC System - A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) module, for a HVAC system, mountable to a work machine, the HVAC module comprising a housing having at least one air outlet and at least one air inlet communicable with ducting on the work machine for conveying air into and out of the operator cab of the work machine. The module also includes a mounting assembly for pivotably attaching the housing to the work machine. The housing is moveable between an operating position where the outlet and inlet are in contact with a ducting interface on the work machine, and a maintenance position, where the housing is pivoted upwards to disconnect from ducting interface of the work machine to allow access to underlying components of the work machine. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151855 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COOLING FAN OF VEHICLE - An apparatus and a method for controlling a cooling fan of a vehicle are capable of preventing a fan motor from being damaged by locking the fan motor in cold weather conditions. The apparatus includes: a fan motor driving the cooling fan; and a controller generating an operation signal for controlling the cooling fan and providing the operation signal to the fan motor, where the controller confirms an ignition-off time for which an ignition was turned off when the ignition is turned on, confirms a change rate of an air conditioner refrigerant pressure for a measurement time when the ignition-off time exceeds a decision-possible time and an intake air temperature is present within a predetermined temperature, and locks the fan motor depending on the change rate of the air conditioner refrigerant pressure. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151856 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE - When performing dehumidification heating of a space to be air-conditioned, a refrigeration cycle device is switched to a refrigerant circuit in which a flow of a refrigerant flowing out of an interior radiator is branched, and one of the branched refrigerants is decompressed by an interior expansion valve to evaporate in an interior evaporator, while the other of the branched refrigerants flows into a high-pressure side refrigerant passage of an internal heat exchanger and is then decompressed by an exterior expansion valve to evaporate in an exterior heat exchanger. Further, in the refrigerant circuit, a flow of the refrigerant flowing out of the interior evaporator and a flow of the refrigerant flowing out of the exterior heat exchanger are merged into a low-pressure side refrigerant passage of the internal heat exchanger. Thus, the refrigerant flowing into the interior evaporator is prevented from becoming a liquid-phase refrigerant having an unnecessarily high degree of supercooling, thereby achieving appropriate dehumidification heating. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151857 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - In a vehicle air conditioning apparatus, during a cooling operation, and a cooling and dehumidifying operation, a refrigerant flows through an outdoor heat exchanger, flows through a supercooling radiator, and then flows into a radiator to absorb heat. During a heating operation, the refrigerant flows through a heat exchanger and then is sucked into a compressor without passing through the supercooling radiator. During a first heating and dehumidifying operation, the refrigerant flows through another radiator, flows through the supercooling radiator, and then flows into another heat exchanger to absorb heat. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151858 | Controller for an Electric Heating Device and Method for Producing Same - A controller for an electric heating device comprising a support element and a busbar which is secured on the support element and which is connected to an SMD component in an electrically conductive manner. The busbar is part of an initially single-part stamped metal plate with a severed connecting piece, which separates the metal plate into a supply element and a discharge element, the elements being connected together in an electrically conductive manner solely via the SMD component. Also disclosed is a method of producing an electric heating device generally as described above such that the supply element and the discharge element are produced from the supply element region and the discharge element region on the stamped metal plate, respectively. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151859 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT - A transport refrigeration unit and a method for controlling the transport refrigeration unit, wherein the transport refrigeration unit has a controller device for operating a compressor of the transport refrigeration unit with a continuously-variable speed, which allows the compressor to run continuously but with a smooth gradient range of speed variations. The controller device allows the transport refrigeration unit to have a start-stop operation stage, continuous run operation stage, and/or a cycle-sentry operation stage. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151860 | VEHICLE ENCLOSURE AND METHOD AND SYSTEM OF INSTALLATION - A vehicle enclosure ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151861 | AUTOMOBILE SUNSHADE - A car sunshade may include a supporting frame and a sunscreening fabric enclosed by the supporting frame. In one embodiment, the supporting frame of the car sunshade is made of a predetermined polygonal shape, depending on the shape of the car window. The supporting frame can be made by a resilient material, so it can be slightly bent to snap on the car window. The supporting frame may have an upper and a lower side, and the user can align and insert the lower side into the lower receiving groove, slightly bend the sunshade to insert the upper side into the upper receiving groove, and slight move the sunshade to the side groove. The sunscreening fabric can be extended and the sunshade can be perfectly secured in the frame of the car window without using any additional equipment, suction cups, or adhesive. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151862 | Arrangement Having a Cover for a Vehicle Roof - An arrangement having a cover for a vehicle roof which is raisable for opening using deployment means in the rear region and is displaceable toward the rear over the vehicle. The deployment means has a sliding member displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a guide rail by means of a drive and a deployment rod having a coupling element. The deployment rod is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by means of the sliding member, which deployment rod in the closed position of the cover is coupled to the sliding member. The deployment means has a pocket in relation to the guide rail configured to be stationary and in terms of the shaping is adapted to the coupling element of the deployment rod. The deployment means has a coupling element and a locking slotted link. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151863 | OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR A VEHICLE - An open roof construction for a vehicle includes a closure element supported by an operating mechanism. The operating mechanism comprises a driving slide, slidably guided in a guide rail, a front support attached to the closure element and guided by the guide rail, a support member which is slidably connected to the closure element, and a curve part on the stationary part including a guide track having a vertical component and extending rearwardly beyond a rear edge of the roof opening. The guide rail, driving slide, connecting element, support member and curve part on the stationary part are positioned outside the seal between the closure element and the stationary part. The connecting element is connected to the driving slide and support member in a manner such that it is movable at least partly in substantially vertical direction with respect to the guide rail. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151864 | TONNEAU COVER - Rigid panel sections can include a rigid panel, a first frame member, a second frame member and a coupling mechanism. The rigid panel can have a first face, a second face opposite the first face, and an edge therebetween. The first face can having a first margin adjacent the edge and the second face can have a second margin adjacent the edge. The first frame member can be disposed along at least a portion of the edge and can have a first flange overlying the first margin. A second frame member, distinct from the first frame member, can be disposed along at least a portion of the edge and can have a second flange overlying the second margin. The coupling mechanism connecting the second frame member and the first frame member together can be positioned outboard of the edge. Methods of assembling the rigid panel sections are also provided. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151865 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A power transmission system of a vehicle may include a first input shaft selectively connected to an engine, a second input shaft as a hollow shaft, enclosing the first input shaft without rotational interference with the first input shaft, and selectively connected to the engine, a speed change portion including first and second planetary gear sets, each planetary gear set including three rotation elements, and four rotation shafts directly connected to at least one rotation element among the rotation elements of the first and second planetary gear sets, a motor/generator, an output shaft, and control elements including two clutches disposed at positions where the first and second input shafts are selectively connected to an output shaft of the engine, and two brakes disposed at positions where two rotation shafts among the four rotation shafts are selectively connected to a transmission housing. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151866 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLAP OF VEHICLE - A system for controlling an air flap of a vehicle such as a commercial bus is intended to control an opening degree amount of an air flap installed for cooling an engine mounted in the vehicle. The system controls an open amount of the air flap when the vehicle enters a specified stop section such as a bus stop of a bus service route, so that the transmission of hot air and noise of the engine to pedestrians is minimized. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151867 | FUEL TANK SYSTEM - A fuel tank system | 2017-06-01 |
20170151868 | ANTI-SIPHONING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR PREVENTING THE EXTRACTION OF FUEL FROM TANKS - An anti-siphoning device, particularly for preventing the extraction of fuel from tanks, the anti-siphoning device includes a ring provided with an axial tube and with which an additional ring is associable which is coupled to the tank. The device further includes the first end of a duct which protrudes within the tank associated rotatably with the axial tube and is provided, axially and at the second end, with an ogive which is adapted to guide and direct the flow of the fuel according to a fluid stream. Elements are further provided for spacing apart the ogive from the inner lateral surface of the duct. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151869 | SYMMETRIC ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COUPLER - The present disclosure is directed towards systems, vehicles, and assemblies that include an prime mover, a transmission, and a coupler. The coupler couples the prime mover and the transmission. A preferred embodiment includes a system for forming a rigid body that includes a rotational prime mover and a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly transmits at least a portion of the rotational energy from the prime mover to a driven member at a frequency. The system includes a first and a second bridging member. Coupling the first bridging member to the second bridging member forms a symmetric bridge or coupler. The symmetric bridge is symmetric about a first plane of symmetry. Furthermore, coupling a first portion of the bridge to the rotational prime mover and coupling a second portion of the bridge to the transmission assembly forms the rigid body. The rigid body further includes the bridge. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151870 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHASSIS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING SAME - Disclosed are an electric vehicle chassis and an electric vehicle using the electric vehicle chassis. The electric vehicle chassis comprises a frame system ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151871 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSFER UNIT (PTU) WITH PLANETARY GEAR SET - One implementation of a vehicle power transfer unit (PTU) assembly—such as thatfor an automobile—includes an input shaft, a planetary gear set, an intermediate shaft, a ring gear, and an output gear. The planetary gear set includes a sun gear, multiple planet gears, and an annular gear. The sun gear is attached to a housing of the vehicle PTU and does not rotate in use. The planet gears are interconnected to the input shaft and are driven by the input shaft. The annular gear is in turn driven by the planet gears. The intermediate shaft is interconnected to and driven by the annular gear. The ring gear is interconnected to the intermediate shaft, and the output gear is driven by the ring gear. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151872 | A VEHICLE DRIVELINE SYSTEM - A vehicle driveline system ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151873 | Eco 4x4 Front-Axle Transmission Having an Integrated Shut-Off Unit for All Wheel Drives - An axle drive mechanism includes a driving toothed wheel, a drive mechanism housing, a differential cage, a differential gear, a first and a second output shaft, and at least one shiftable torque transmission device. The at least one shiftable torque transmission is disposed between the driving toothed wheel and the first output shaft and includes a torque transmission region. The torque transmission region is at least partially disposed between said differential cage bearings in the axial direction. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151874 | MOLD AND FOLD VEHICLE DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - A display assembly for displaying vehicle operating information to an operator of a vehicle is provided. The display assembly includes at least two housing parts selected from the following: a mask, a light housing, and a back cover. The display assembly also includes at least one living hinge connecting the housing parts together. The housing parts and the living hinge(s) are unitarily formed as one piece. A method of forming a display assembly for displaying information to an operator of a vehicle is also provided, which includes unitarily forming the housing parts and hinges as one piece. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151875 | DETECTING POSITION MEASUREMENT ERRORS IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting position measurement errors for an electric motor. An exemplary system may include a position sensor configured to measure a position of a rotor of the electric motor. The system may also include an error detector configured to detect an offset between the position measured by the position sensor and an actual position of the rotor. The error detector may include a signal injector configured to inject a probing signal to a stator of the electric motor. The error detector may also include a signal sampler configured to sample a response signal from the stator of the electric motor. The error detector may be configured to derive the offset based on the response signal. | 2017-06-01 |