| 23rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
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| 20120139202 | WALKING AID - Provided is a walking aid having a frame comprising a first and a second frame member, a grip connected with the upper part of the aforementioned first frame member, a first steerable wheel arranged on the bottom end of the aforementioned first frame member and a second wheel which is arranged on the lower end of the second frame member. The wheels are connected with the frame such that stability in a first plane is ensured for a user during an application of a vertical load on the aforementioned grip. The walking aid extends on one side of the user. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139203 | Skateboard Apparatus - A skateboard apparatus comprising a truck assembly is provided. The truck assembly comprises a suspension assembly, a pivot element, a collapsible tubular member, a compression spring, and a tension spring. The suspension assembly comprises a suspension spring for creating a rocking motion about a longitudinal axis of the board structure. The collapsible tubular member is threadedly connected to the pivot element, which is pivotally connected to the suspension assembly. The compression spring is externally and coaxially mounted around sleeve members of the collapsible tubular member. The tension spring coaxially that extends through the collapsible tubular member, in communication with the compression spring, telescopically extends and retracts the collapsible tubular member for creating an upward motion and a downward motion respectively, of the board structure. The suspension assembly synchronizes the upward and downward motion with the rocking motion of the board structure for creating a surf-like motion on a ground surface. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139204 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A strut type suspension system of a vehicle has the advantages of reducing a diameter of a stabilizer bar and improving a braking stability by disposing the stabilizer bar and a steering gear box at a front side. The suspension system includes a stabilizer bar and a steering gear box is fixed on a sub frame, wherein the stabilizer bar is disposed at a middle front portion between an upper panel and a lower panel forming the sub frame. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139205 | WHEEL SUSPENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A wheel suspension of a motor vehicle. The wheel suspension includes a suspension arm supported on a linkage point on a car body of the motor vehicle. A transverse leaf spring is arranged along a transverse axis of the motor vehicle and coupled at an end of the transverse leaf spring with the wheel suspension. The transverse leaf spring is supported via a bearing on the car body. An end of the transverse leaf spring is coupled in an articulated manner with the suspension arm and spaced apart from a wheel-side end of the suspension arm. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139206 | RETRACTABLE TRUCK STEP WITH WIRELESS DOOR SENSOR - Improvements using a wireless door sensor in each door to eliminate modifying a vehicle wiring and simplify installation of a retractable step and controller for the step. Up to four magnetic door sensors/transmitter are mounted on the edge of each door jamb. A magnet is mounted in the door jamb in proximity to the transmitter's magnetic sensor when the door is closed. The transmitter operates in a sleep mode until the sensor state changes. Upon door movement the transmitter sends an open status message to a receiver where the message data is stored and the controller determines the correct responses. If a door on either side is open the receiver engages the appropriate step motor and lowers the step. The step remains lowered until the receiver stops receiving messages indicating a door is closed or the transmitter on an open door has timed out ceasing transmissions. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139207 | ADJUSTABLE SEAT POST FOR BICYCLE - An adjustable seat post is composed of a seat post, a slide member, a locker assembly, and a clamp assembly. The seat post includes a tube and a guide base mounted to a top end of the tube. The slide member is linearly movably mounted on the guide base and includes a through hole running through a top side thereof and a bottom side thereof. The locker assembly includes a locking piece and a linking bar. The locking piece is rotatably mounted in the guide base. The linking bar has a first end movably connected with the locking piece, and a second end pivoted to the slide member and located in the through hole. The clamp assembly is mounted onto the slide member for holding a saddle. In this way, the slide member can be firmly mounted to the guide base. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139208 | Auxiliary Motorcycle Parking Stand - An auxiliary motorcycle parking stand comprises a hollow casing having a positioning groove; a hollow clutch seat arranged inside the casing and having a through-hole; a base seat connected with the clutch seat and having a pedal; and an about L shape rod having a bolt and horizontally-arranged springs. A spring connects the clutch seat with the casing. The bolt penetrates the through-hole. The lower branch of the rod connects with a button. The parking stand is assembled to an object from the casing. When parking the object, the user pushes down the pedal to slide down the clutch seat and snap-fit the bolt into the positioning groove to assist in parking. When the parking stand is not in use, the user presses the button to move the rod backward and separate the bolt from the positioning groove, whereby the spring restores the clutch seat back to an original position. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139209 | TUGGER ATTACHMENT - Provided is a tugger attachment apparatus configured for use with a pallet transport. The pallet transport has a front drive portion and a rear load portion having a pair of forks. The tugger attachment includes a body, a fork coupling member at a bottom side of the body that is configured to secure the body to the forks, and a hitch supported by the body. A linkage can be provided that opens and closes the hitch in response to raising and lowering of the forks of the pallet transport. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139210 | Pintle Hitch For Coupling A Towed Implement To A Towing Vehicle - A pintle coupler adapted to mate with a hitch ball for connecting a towed implement to a towing vehicle comprises a flat plate member that is bolted or otherwise affixed to a trailer tongue and that has an aperture formed therethrough of a size to fit over the hitch ball. Pivotally joined to the undersurface of the flat plate is a retainer plate having a U-shaped inset whose width is only slightly larger than the diameter of the hitch ball's pedestal. The retainer plate is movable between a first position where the inset is out of alignment with the aperture in the flat plate to a second position where the two are aligned. Further apertures in the flat plate and the retainer plate become aligned when the retainer plate is in its second position, allowing a spring-ball detent pin to be inserted for locking the retainer plate against rotation relative to the flat plate. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139211 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A vehicle occupant restraint system includes an inflatable airbag arranged in a vehicle seat. When the airbag is triggered it at least partially unfolds in the direction of travel on a side of the vehicle seat facing the vehicle interior. The vehicle seat includes a backrest frame extending in a substantially vertical direction in the vehicle seat and substantially aligned in the direction of travel. The airbag is connected to a front end of the backrest frame pointing in the direction of travel. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139212 | ASSEMBLY AND AIRBAG MODULE - An airbag module, especially for a vehicle occupant restraint system, includes an assembly of an inflator ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139213 | TEAR SEAMS FOR AIRBAG COVERS - A covering for use with and instrument panel includes a non-visible tear seam for forming an airbag deployment opening. The tear seam may be formed by cold-knife scoring a stress-riser into the inner surface of the covering at an angle of 85 degrees or less with respect to the inner surface. The angled tear seam may reduce read-through on the show surface of the instrument panel by providing supporting material directly beneath the stress-riser after the scoring. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139214 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CRASH PAD FOR VEHICLE AND CRASH PAD MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A method for manufacturing a crash pad for a vehicle, may include (a) preparing a die including an upper die and a lower die for forming a first cavity for a Passenger Air Bag (PAB) door and a second cavity for a crash pad body, between the upper die and the lower die, (b) fixing a skin foam on an upper surface of the lower die, (c) moving the upper die in an upward direction in a predetermined distance and filling the first cavity for the PAB door with a first material and the second cavity for the crash pad body with a second material, (d) moving the upper die in a downward direction to compress the first and second materials against the lower die, while the first and second cavities may be filled with the first material and the second material, and (e) extracting a core of the PAB door and the crash pad body integrally formed with the skin foam from the die. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139215 | SIDE GAS BAG ARRANGEMENTS FOR A VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A side gas bag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle is provided. The side gas bag arrangement comprising at least one side gas bag inflatable for the protection of a vehicle occupant, which with a side gas bag arrangement mounted in the vehicle and in the inflated condition of the side gas bag extends along a long side of the vehicle, wherein the side gas bag includes at least one inflatable chamber which is formed such that in the inflated condition of the side gas bag it extends over a side window of the vehicle and in direction of the vehicle floor beyond a door sill adjoining the side window; and sealing means which at least seal a partial region of the side gas bag, so that gas is prevented from flowing out of this partial region to the outside. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139216 | CURTAIN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An airbag assembly for a motor vehicle includes an inflator and a curtain airbag securable to a body structure of the motor vehicle. The airbag includes two or more deployment tubes and two or more inflatable chambers. Vents connect the deployment chambers with the inflatable chambers. Gasses from the inflator pass first into the deployment tubes to rapidly inflate them to vertically extending positions and draw the airbag over a window opening. The gasses then pass through the vents into the inflatable chambers to complete the deployment of the curtain airbag. The rapid inflation and deployment of the deployment chambers provides cushioning for an occupant's head early in a crash event, followed by the inflation of the inflatable chambers to provide additional head protection and increasing the resistance of the curtain airbag to ejection through the underlying window apertures. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139217 | CURTAIN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A curtain airbag assembly for occupant protection in a motor vehicle includes a forward airbag stored above a forward window for deployment to a position wherein a main body portion overlies a forward window and a rear end portion extending rearward from the main body overlies a post separating the windows, such as a B-post or C-post, and a rear airbag stored above a rear window for deployment to a position wherein a main body portion overlies the rear window and a forward end portion extends rearward from the main body and overlies the post. The forward and rear end portions vertically overlap one another where they overlie the post, and each has an end lip defining a recess in an outer face of the respective airbag, the end lips shaped to engage with the post. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139218 | Vehicle Seat Having an Airbag Module - A vehicle seat having an airbag module with an inflatable airbag cushion; a single or multi-part cover configured to cover the airbag module and an upholstered member, wherein an opening line for the airbag cushion is provided in the cover; and a reinforcing insert disposed between the cover and the airbag module for orientation of the airbag cushion when the latter inflates. In a non-triggered state of the airbag module, the reinforcing insert is folded into a multi-layer folded region that extends substantially orthogonally relative to the opening line. Upon an opening of the airbag cushion at the opening line, vertical force components can be formed in the region of the multi-layer folded region. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139219 | AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT WITH IMU INTEGRATION - Provided is an airbag control unit with inertial measurement unit (IMU) integration, which includes an airbag collision sensor configured to detect airbag collision information; a digital sensor configured to detect a yaw rate and an acceleration, and to convert a detected data to a digital signal; and a micom configured to identify whether an output from the digital sensor and an output from the airbag collision sensor are within a measurement range of a corresponding sensor. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139220 | SAFETY APPARATUS FOR MOTORCYCLE - Disclosed is a safety device for motorcycle, the safety device for motorcycle comprising: a supporting assembly installed onto both lateral side of the motorcycle body, with a plurality of parts of which are rotatable relative to each other; a supporting wheel installed onto the supporting assembly which is rotatable relative to the supporting assembly a push-pull unit that connects the supporting assembly to the motorcycle body, pushes the supporting assembly in order for the supporting wheel contacting with ground, and pulls the supporting assembly in order for the supporting wheel for taking off the ground; and a control unit that controls the push-pull unit. According to the present invention the motorcycle will not easily fall down when it stops for a moment in driving, the driver can easily support the motorcycle, and the motorcycle will not incline over a predetermined angle in driving curved path. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139221 | Power Stand Assembly for Motorcycles - A stand assembly for motorcycles includes a stand unit, a motor, a power transmission mechanism and a switch set. The stand unit includes a first part pivotably connected to the bottom of the frame and a second part is retractably connected to the first part. The power transmission mechanism controls the motor to extend the second part relative to the first part to support the frame of the motorcycle or power bicycle. When the motorcycle or the power bicycle is ridden, the power transmission mechanism controls the motor to retract the second part relative to the first part. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139222 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING SEAT BELT TO VEHICLE BODY - An apparatus for mounting a seat belt to a vehicle body, may include a wire integrally having on a first end thereof a belt insert ring, an end of the seat belt being inserted into the belt insert ring, a wire installing unit coupled to a second end of the wire and secured to the vehicle body, and a belt restraining unit coupled to the vehicle body while slidably receiving the seat belt so as to restrain movement of the seat belt which may be inserted into the belt insert ring. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139223 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR - A side wall portion of a housing is provided with an arm-protective extending portion below a pawl and a mechanical arm. The arm-protective extending portion extends inwardly at a substantially right angle. Further, a side wall portion of the housing is provided with a shaft-protective extending portion which extends inwardly from the lower edge portion of a horizontally long opening portion. The horizontally long opening portion is formed so as to face a coupling shaft over its full length. Below this shaft-protective extending portion, there is formed a bolt insertion hole through which a bolt is inserted at the time of mounting the housing to a fastening piece of a vehicle. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139224 | Longboard Skating Propulsion Pole for Land Paddling - The invention is directed to a telescoping pole to help direct a longboard comprising a first and second portion. The first portion includes a first end, a second end and a first tubular shaft. A first handle is positioned at the first end, while a second handle is positioned along the first tubular shaft between the first and second end. The second portion also has first end, a second end, and a second tubular shaft (having a diameter less than the first tubular shaft). The first end of the second portion is attached to the first portion through a first coiled spring. A wheel assembly having a spinning wheel is affixed to the second end of the second portion having a third tubular shaft having diameter less than the second tubular shaft. A second coiled spring is placed over the third tubular shaft, which engages the second portion. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139225 | TANK ARRANGEMENT AND VEHICLE WITH A TANK ARRANGEMENT - A tank arrangement for a vehicle, particularly a truck, includes at least a first fuel tank and a second fuel tank which are connected by a balancing pipe, a suction pipe for feeding fuel to an engine and a return pipe for feeding fuel from the engine to at least one of the fuel tanks. The balancing pipe is provided with a first end to supply fuel to the first tank and a second end to suck fuel from the second tank, wherein a check valve is arranged upstream of the return pipe in the balancing pipe between the at least two tanks allowing a flow direction from the second tank to the first tank and blocking a flow in the reverse direction. Suction of fuel to the engine is from the first tank only. The check valve provides an automatic purging of the system. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139226 | SADDLE RIDING VEHICLE - A saddle riding vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, an engine, a catalytic device, and a catalyst cover. The engine is disposed on the vehicle body frame and includes a cylinder block in a forwardly inclined position. The catalytic device is disposed at a front lower portion of the engine. The catalytic device includes an exhaust gas introducer oriented substantially at right angles, and a catalyst case disposed below the exhaust gas introducer. The catalyst cover is disposed on the vehicle body frame to cover a front portion of the catalytic device from a front downward direction. The catalyst cover is provided in a space between the catalytic device and a front wheel supported by a front fork provided at a front side of the vehicle body frame. The catalyst cover includes an opening portion at a forward portion of the exhaust gas introducer. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139227 | BOUND EDGE TABS FOR NOTEBOOK - A tab is provided for notebooks and binders. The tab is placed within the space otherwise occupied by a binding, and thus is protected from wear and does not appreciably increase the overall size of the notebook or binder. The tab may be located at a corner of the binding or at an intermediate point along the binding. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139228 | APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING BOOK PROTECTION - A book protection apparatus and method are provided, that include a pair of substantially right angled sheets configured in a parallel fashion, the sheets being joined by a joining mechanism having a tension setting mechanism configured between the pair of sheets, to enable forcibly coupling the binding device to a coupled corner of a book. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139229 | IDENTIFICATION LABEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IDENTIFICATION LABEL, AND METHOD OF CHECKING IDENTIFICATION LABEL - An identification label includes: at least one piece of identification information; and a label characteristic value used to designate a characteristic of a shape or a state. At least one piece of identification information and the label characteristic value are associated with each other. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139230 | SECURITY DEVICE - A security device is disclosed having a region of piezochromic material and an integrated relief structure. The security device is arranged such that when a stress is generated in the piezochromic material and relief structure, an optical effect is generated in the piezochromic material. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139231 | Healthcare Form Assembly Having a Plurality of Removable Strips with Fingerlift Feature - A healthcare form assembly is described which includes a carrier sheet, a release coating applied to the carrier sheet, one or more regions of pressure sensitive adhesive adjacent the release coating, and a printable sheet in contact with the adhesive and being removably disposed on the carrier sheet. The printable sheet includes a collection of cut lines to thereby form adhesive strips which can be readily removed from the carrier sheet. Particular features such as peel zones and fingerlifts are also described. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139232 | HOSE FITTING - A machine, tooling and method for cold forming complex metal parts such as a banjo style hose fitting starting with a near net shape volume of wire and continuing with multiple forging blows and an intermediate rotation of the blank to produce a hose coupling shell end, a transition neck, a large counterbored annular coupling body and a perpendicular alignment tang. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139233 | HYDRAULIC FLUID COUPLING COMPRISING AN INLINE SWIVEL JOINT - A hydraulic fluid coupling for attaching two hydraulic hoses that comprises an inline swivel joint to prevent twisting of the hoses. The coupling comprises a first and second coupling portion, with the second coupling portion rotatable relative to the first coupling portion. There are two bearings and a ring shaped piston that slides toward the second bearing in response to fluid pressure inside the coupling. Engagement of the piston with the second bearing urges the second coupling portion towards the first coupling portion, against the action of fluid pressure between the first and second couplings. This reduces the load on the first bearing and transfers some of that load to the second bearing, thereby making it easier to rotate the second coupling portion. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139234 | PIPE JOINT AND PIPE EQUIPPED WITH PIPE JOINT - A pipe joint includes: a joint main body with a receiving opening for a pipe; an axially-movable tube-shaped body mounted to the receiving opening; and a retaining ring closely arranged to an outer surface of the pipe for preventing the pipe from detaching, wherein the joint main body includes a receiving portion for receiving the retaining ring, and a tapered portion for radially shrinking the retaining ring, wherein the tube-shaped body is arranged to move between a first position where the retaining ring is allowed to move into the tapered portion, and a second position where the retaining ring is blocked from tapered portion, and wherein the pipe joint is configured such that the pipe can be inserted into the receiving opening when the tube-shaped body is either position, that in the first position the pipe is not detachable, and that in the second position the pipe is detachable. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139235 | METAL SEAL RING AND DUCT APPARATUS USING THE METAL SEAL RING - Disclosed is a metal seal ring by which conduits are hermetically engaged by a pressure in accordance with a fluid pressure. The metal seal ring is comprised of a first annular seal surface ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139236 | Pipe Element Having Shoulder, Groove and Bead and Methods and Apparatus for Manufacture Thereof - A pipe element has a circumferential shoulder at one end. The shoulder has an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the pipe element. A groove is positioned adjacent to the shoulder. The groove has a floor surface with an outer diameter less than the outer diameter of the pipe element. A bead is positioned contiguous with the groove. The bead has an apex with an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the pipe element. A combination of roller tools is used to cold work pipe elements and impart a desired shape to the sidewall in one method of manufacture. In another method, a spin forming tool is revolved in an orbit of increasing diameter within the pipe element captured within a die. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139237 | PIPE CONNECTION AND DEVICE FOR FORMING A PIPE CONNECTION - In a pipe connection between a first pipe and a second pipe, wherein an end section of the one pipe is designed as a pointed end and embraced by an end section of the other pipe, which end section is in the form of a sleeve end, wherein the pointed end has a reduced diameter in comparison to the pipe circumference, it is provided that a depression extending at least over a partial region of the circumference of the pointed end is formed on that end region of the pointed end which faces away from the pipe end. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139238 | PIPE CONNECTION STRUCTURE - To prevent attachment in an inclined state, a coupling ring with an inner concave groove is fitted to an outer circumferences of abutting flange portions, and is fastened to reduce an inner diameter thereof so that an inclined surface formed on each side surface of the concave groove presses an inclined surface formed on an opposite surface of each of the flange portions. The pair of flange portions are coupled by force generated at the time of pressing. An attachment correcting surface is provided on each of the flange portions or each of the pipes so that, only where the coupling ring is attached and fastened in an orientation inclined at an angle equal to or larger than a prescribed angle, the attachment correcting surface is abutted to a part of the coupling ring prior to completion of the fastening so as to prohibit the part from being brought closer. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139239 | INVERTER GENERATOR - An inverter generator includes a motor, an electric generator and an ECU generating a pulse at each predetermined rotation angle of the motor. Estimating means estimates an initial electrical angle of alternating voltage produced by the generator from the pulse and calculates a phase shift angle to estimate continuous electrical angle of the alternating voltage. A converter converts the alternating current electric power into direct current electric power under d-q control based on the phase shift angle. An inverter converts the direct current electric power into alternating current output electric power. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139240 | METHOD FOR REDUCING LOADS IN A WIND TURBINE - Loads reduction method in a wind turbine for power-grid disconnection during a wind gust, which uses a control system made up of three loops used to correct the speed at which the wind turbine blades are moved to the feathered position throughout a controlled emergency stop, with a non-linear law that takes into account blade position, tower vibrations and generator rotation speed limits. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139241 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF POWER PLANT OUTPUT BASED ON ELECTRICAL GRID CHARACTERISTICS - Method, power plant, and computer program product for use in controlling power output by a power plant. The power plant includes a wind farm with a plurality of wind turbines, a grid power converter (such as one or more HVDC links), a sensor to measure the frequency of a power grid, and a supervisory controller. The supervisory controller implements a control algorithm that adjusts the power output from the power plant in response to the frequency of the power grid dropping below a first target frequency by changing the pitch of the blades of at least one wind turbine, increasing the level of a portion of the power contributed by at least one wind turbine, or increasing the level of the power output by the grid power converter. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A BENDING MOMENT OF A SHAFT IN A WIND TURBINE - A system and method for adjusting a bending moment of a shaft in a wind turbine are disclosed. The system includes a pillow block accepting the shaft therethrough, a sensor mounted to the pillow block and measuring deformation of the pillow block, and a control system communicatively coupled to the sensor. The control system is configured to adjust a rotor blade in response to the deformation of the pillow block. The method includes measuring a deformation of a pillow block, and adjusting a rotor blade in response to the deformation of the pillow block. The pillow block accepts the shaft therethrough. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139243 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESONANCE DAMPENING IN WIND TURBINES - A resonance damping system for a wind turbine having a generator connected to a power grid, the resonance damping system comprising an adaptive resonance damper, operable to provide a control signal for the generator, wherein the variable torque signal of the adaptive resonance damper is automatically adjusted according to a parameter which represents a grid condition. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139244 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF WIND TURBINES - A method of controlling at least one wind turbine, comprising selecting a first effective operational curve from a plurality of operational curves, and applying the first effective operational curve to control at least one wind turbine. The operational curves may be operational curve segments. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139245 | OPERATING METHOD FOR A WIND PARK - The present invention concerns a method of operating a wind park having a plurality of wind power installations. A wind power installation includes an electrical energy storage means associated with the wind power installation to store electrical energy which is consumed for starting up the wind power installation after stoppage and consumed for emergency shutdown of the wind power installation. In some embodiments, the wind power installation includes a control system to control taking of energy from the electrical energy storage means for an emergency shutdown procedure such that a sufficient emergency shutdown reserve is maintained in the electrical energy storage means to start a first wind power installation without consuming energy from a network. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139246 | ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR SYSTEM AND WIND TURBINE HAVING AN ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an asynchronous generator system for a wind turbine, and a wind turbine with such a system, and the method for operating and starting up such a wind turbine. Herein, the asynchronous generator system is developed especially simply and thus cost-effectively and is able to go through wind storms and the increase of rotational speed associated therewith. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139247 | WIND POWER PLANT HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE POWER RESERVE - A wind power plant, including a generator driven by a rotor in order to generate electrical power and a controller that includes a pitch module for adjusting a pitch angle of blades of the rotor. The controller has an input for a required power reserve and determines a target pitch angle depending on an operating point of the wind power plant. A secondary pitch controller is also provided, which includes a detector for available power and a dynamic offset module. Input signals for the available reserve power determined by the detector, the required reserve power and the generated electrical power are applied to the dynamic offset module, which is designed to determine a value for a pitch angle offset. An activation element varies the target pitch angle by the pitch angle offset. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139248 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind power plant having a rotor ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139249 | AIR CURRENT GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to an airflow power generation system and method. The airflow power generation system comprises a gas source, a channel comprising an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, at least one unpowered ventilator, and at least one turbo-generating set. The airflow inlet is connected to the gas source; the unpowered ventilator is disposed at the airflow outlet, the unpowered ventilator is in a natural wind field; at least rotating blades of the turbo-generating set are positioned inside the channel. The unpowered ventilator operates to rotate under the action of temperature difference between inside and outside of the channel, and/or under the action of natural wind, to form negative pressure in the channel, to intake gas continuously from the gas source, to form airflow in the channel, to push the rotating blades to rotate via the airflow, and to drive the turbo-generating set to generate power. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139250 | Apparatus for Downhole Power Generation - Apparatus is provided for use in power generation, including a fluid-flow-driven power generator for use in a fluid-containing pipe such as a drill pipe as used in oil and gas exploration and extraction. Parts of the generator are adapted to be removable from the pipe—for example while a drill pipe is downhole within a drilling well—to leave a clear through bore for survey and fishing operations and to enable replacement of the removed parts. The removable part may be a flow control assembly, which includes an adjustable flow control nozzle or which receives any one of a set of different size nozzles. The flow-driven generator comprises an impeller connected to a magnet assembly to rotate the magnet assembly when fluid flows past the impeller. This causes relative movement between the magnet assembly and an adjacent electrical coil assembly, the relative movement and magnetic coupling generating an electrical current in the coil assembly. This generated electrical current is used to power electrical devices within the pipe. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139251 | HIGH EFFICIENCY WATERWHEEL APPARATUS HAVING TRACK-TYPE BLADES AND A TRACK-TYPE BLADE SET THEREOF - The invention relates to a high efficiency waterwheel apparatus having track-type blades and a track-type blade set thereof, which includes at least one track disk, a plurality of moving elements and a plurality of blades. The track disk has at least one track surrounding a central axis of the track disk. The moving elements move in the track. The blades are connected to the moving elements. The blades are pushed by water flow to revolving around a central axis. The moving elements connected to the blades are guided by a track so that the blades have different angles while revolving to different positions of the track. Thus, the blade set rotate at a variable angular velocity. When the track-type blade set is applied for power generation, the power generation efficiency is improved in a low-speed ocean current. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139252 | PRIME MOVER - A prime mover that is powered by the energy of a fluid is provided. Such a prime mover may include a first fairing, a second fairing spaced apart from the first fairing to define a gap therebetween and a blade assembly mounted on a shaft that extends between the first and second fairings. The first and second fairings each have a curved peripheral edge for guiding a fluid into the gap at an increased velocity. When the fluid flows into the gap it contacts the blade assembly to thereby rotate the blade assembly about an axis that is defined by the shaft. The rotation of the blade assembly may be used to generate power in a power generator. The prime mover may be mounted on a cell phone tower and used to generate electricity for powering components of the tower and/or for providing electricity to the power grid. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139253 | Stay Cable for Structures - A mast is erected to support a load. At least one stay cable supports the mast. The stay cable has an end and an opposite end. The end of the stay cable attaches to an upper region of the mast. The opposite end of the stay cable anchors at earth. The stay cable is oriented at an angle not exceeding ten degrees. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139254 | WIND TURBINE SOUND MANAGEMENT - A method for operating a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine generates a sound level. The method includes selecting a desired sound level; calculating at least one operating parameter by inputting the desired sound level to a model; and operating the wind turbine according to the at least one operating parameter. The method further includes measuring the sound level and based on the measured sound level, calculating at least one of a redefined desired sound level and a revised model. Furthermore, the method includes calculating at least one redefined operating parameter by at least one of inputting the redefined desired sound level to the model and inputting the desired sound level to the revised model. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139255 | TECHNOLOGY FOR COMBINED OFFSHORE FLOATING WIND POWER GENERATION - A technology for combined offshore floating wind power generation, comprises a base platform and a power generation device mounted on the platform, characterized in that the platform is in the shape of a regular octagon and each corner of the regular octagon is provided with an independent corner floating unit. The center of the regular octagon is provided with an independent central floating unit. A floating support unit is connected between each corner floating unit and the central floating unit and between each pair of adjacent corner floating units such that a platform frame is formed. A deck is mounted on the platform frame and a plurality of independent chambers are in the floating support unit. The power generation device at least comprises a wind power system above the central floating unit and the corner floating units. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139256 | WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION WITH A SELF-CONTAINED POWER PRODUCTION COMPONENT ENCLOSURE - A wind turbine installation includes a foundation and a wind turbine tower erected on the foundation. A self-contained external enclosure is located proximate to a base of the tower. The enclosure is pre-assembled and includes a plurality of power production components contained therein. The enclosure is pre-assemble and pre-wired with the power production components independent of the tower and can be subsequently mated to the tower via disconnectable cables at the wind turbine site. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139257 | WIND POWER GENERATOR AND YAW BEARING REPLACEMENT METHOD FOR A WIND POWER GENERATOR - The object of the invention is to provide a wind power generator whose yaw bearing can be replaced by a simple device. A wind power generator has a nacelle, a tower that supports the nacelle at a high location, a yaw bearing that is located between a first bearing seat that is provided on the bottom section of the nacelle and a second bearing seat that is provided on the top section of the tower, first and second jack seats that extend to the outer diameter side of the first and second bearing seats, a jack-up unit that is located between the first and second jack seats so that there is a space though which the yaw bearing can be removed or installed in the radial direction of the yaw bearing, and that can jack up the nacelle, and a suspension unit that is provided on the nacelle and that can move while suspending the yaw bearing. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139258 | FLOATING WIND TURBINE WITH TURBINE ANCHOR - The wind turbine | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139259 | Power Generation Using Buoyancy-Induced Vortices - Various systems and methods are provided for power generation using buoyancy-induced vortices. In one embodiment, among others, a vortex generation system includes a nucleating obstruction; an array of vanes distributed about the nucleating obstruction, the array of vanes configured to impart an angular momentum on air drawn through the array of vanes to form a columnar vortex over the nucleating obstruction; and a set of turbine blades positioned over the nucleating obstruction, the set of turbine blades configured to extract power from the columnar vortex. In another embodiment, a method for power extraction from a buoyancy-induced vortex includes establishing a thermal plume; imparting angular momentum to boundary layer air entrained by the thermal plume to form a stationary columnar vortex; and extracting power from the stationary columnar vortex through turbine blades positioned within the stationary columnar vortex. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139260 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS - A power supply system comprises an internal combustion engine ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139261 | WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM - A wave energy conversion system is described. The system comprises a wave energy absorber for absorbing wave energy. At least one switched reluctance machine is driven by the wave energy absorber for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy. The switched reluctance machine has a generating mode and a motoring mode. A sensing means is provided for sensing an operating parameter generated by the wave energy absorber. A control means is co-operable with the sensing means for controlling the mode of the switched reluctance machine in response to the sensed operating parameter. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139262 | MOTION INDUCED ELECTRIC GENERATOR - A motion induced electric generator is mounted to a vehicle or conveyance to harness the oscillatory motion generated during travel of the vehicle or conveyance, and may be coupled to at least one device or system, such as an external rail car lighting system, a global positioning device, a diagnostic device, or a combination thereof. Once the motion of the vehicle is harnessed and translated into usable and/or storable energy, the current or voltage is transmitted directly to the units for immediate consumption or for storage in a battery, capacitor, or a combination thereof. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139263 | Method and device for operating a starter of a vehicle - In a method for operating a starter of a vehicle, a position of a starter pinion is detected, and an advance of the starter pinion is regulated as a function of the detected position. For example, the advance during the meshing of the starter pinion with a starter ring gear of a drive motor of the vehicle is regulated | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139264 | PROTECTION ARRANGEMENT OF AN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - The inventive protection arrangement of an electric power system comprises a relay arrangement ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139265 | INVERTER GENERATOR - An inverter generator used in combination with a motor and an ECU generating a pulse at each predetermined rotation angle of the motor is comprised of: an electric generator driven by the motor configured to generate alternating current electric power; estimating means for estimating an electrical angle of alternating voltage of the alternating current electric power from the pulse, the estimating means being electrically connected with the ECU; a converter configured to convert the alternating current electric power into direct current electric power, the converter electrically connected with the electric generator and the estimating means; and an inverter configured to convert the direct current electric power into alternating current output electric power, the inverter electrically connected with the converter. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139266 | TOP-AND-BOTTOM LATCH STRUCTURE FOR LOCK - A top-and-bottom latch structure for a lock mainly includes a lock formed by a casing, and a lock tongue, a lock core, a handle spindle, and other components disposed in the casing. The handle spindle is provided with a first and a second protruding rod disposed at different angles, and is respectively provided with a first and a second braking piece above and under the handle spindle, so that the two braking pieces are respectively clamped by the protruding rods. The top-and-bottom latch structure for a lock further includes: two fixing members, respectively connected to the braking pieces; and tact switches, connected to a door panel by the fixing members via connecting rods. Therefore, when the door is closed, the tact switches once touching the door frame are embedded into the door frame and the fixing members move downwards to rotate the handle spindle and lock the lock tongue. When the handle spindle is pressed down, the lock tongue is drawn back, and at the same time drives the fixing members to move upwards to make the lock tongue be disengaged from the door frame to unlock, and thus the lock has the effect of the top-and-bottom latch, thereby improving the safety of the lock. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139267 | CUSHION STRUCTURE OF LOCK - A cushion structure of lock includes a knob axle, a constraining member, a push bar, and a fixing member. The knob axle forms at one end thereof a pin, which is received in a slot defined in a casing of a lock, and also forms at an opposite end thereof an engagement section, which is positioned in engagement with the push bar. The constraining member is coupled to the push bar and has a surface forming an opening through which a positioning bar fixed to the casing is received. Springs are respectively arranged at a bottom of the constraining member and between the push bar and the fixing member. When the knob is operated to retract the latch bolt, the resiliency of the springs helps driving the constraining member and the knob axle so as to make the rotation of the knob easy and effortless. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139268 | Locking device provided with at least one locking point for a sliding sash - The invention relates to a locking device provided with at least one locking point, in particular for windows, doors, sliding patio doors or the like constructed from an assembly of profiled parts, having at least one locking bar ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139269 | DOOR LOCK DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A door lock device for a vehicle is provided in which a lock release member that is operable between an operating position at which the ratchet is operated toward the side on which the ratchet engages with the latch and a standby position at which free pivoting of the ratchet is allowed and that is urged toward the standby position is driven to the operating position by a drive member which engages with the lock release member when an actuator is operated, the door lock device being capable of releasing a locked state of a door by operation of the actuator and also being capable of releasing the locked state of the door by a manual operation, wherein an engagement release mechanism ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139270 | ENCLOSURE LOCK - Aspects of an enclosure lock are disclosed, including a mount that is coupleable to an enclosure and a bracket that may be selectively interlocked with the mount. The bracket may be secured along the mount to provide adjustability given various application-specific considerations and inhibit unauthorized access into the enclosure. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139271 | OUTSIDE HANDLE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DOOR - An outside handle device for a vehicle door is provided which comprises a base mounted on a vehicle door, an operating handle extending lengthwise in a fore-and-aft direction of a vehicle, and a support member assembled to the base while pivotably supporting a supported part formed in one end part, in a longitudinal direction, of the operating handle, wherein the support member pivotably supported on the base so as to be pivotable between a pre-assembly holding position and an assembly completion position is formed so as to be held by the base so that at the pre-assembly holding position the support member can pivot toward the assembly completion position in response to a pressing force acting from the operating handle accompanying an operation of assembling the operating handle, and so as to pivotably clasp the supported part and be engaged with and fixed to the base at the assembly completion position when pivoting accompanying a pressing force acting from the operating handle from the pre-assembly holding position to the assembly completion position. This enables the work efficiency for assembly of the operating handle to be enhanced. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139272 | HANDLE OF THE TYPE HAVING A LEVER PLATE, COMPRISING AN INERTIA SYSTEM - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door handle having a gripping element ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139273 | CRASH BOX OF BUMPER FOR VEHICLE - A crash box of a bumper for a vehicle is provided in the bumper to absorb collision energy produced in a collision. The crash box is constructed such that upper and lower horizontal partitions and a plurality of vertical partitions are connected to each other to form a lattice structure having a plurality of hollow portions, and each of the vertical partitions is formed to be bent at a middle portion thereof. A vertical partition located at the outermost position of the hollow portions forming the lattice structure is bent towards the inside of the crash box, and a vertical partition provided in a middle portion of the crash box is bent to the outside or inside of the vehicle. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139274 | CONTAINER HANDLING ARRANGEMENT - THIS invention relates to a container handling arrangement and more particularly, but not exclusively, to a container handling arrangement for use in handling a bottom discharge container. The container handling arrangement, suitable for handling a bottom discharge container having a floor, at least a portion of which is displaceable between a closed position and an open position, includes a frame structure adapted releasably to engage the container, and an actuating mechanism provided on the frame structure. The actuating mechanism is displaceable between a secure position in which it retains the floor of the container in a closed position, and a release position, in which it allows the floor of the container to be displaced to the open position. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139275 | Heavy Load Sling Protective Pad - A heavy load protective pad for use on industrial slings includes fasteners on a sleeve forming member which are secured together to encircle and secure the protective pad on an industrial sling at a desired location. Pockets formed in the protective pad house a pair of block spacers which, in one configuration, serve to space the protective pad and underlying sling away from the load which is being lifted or pulled. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139276 | ADJUSTABLE GRILL/GRIDDLE TONGS - There is provided a pair of tongs for grasping items, particularly food from a grill or griddle. Prongs are sized and space to fit between gaps in the cooking surface to slide under the food. The spacing may be adjustable to size the tongs for different sizes of grill/griddle spacing. For example, mounting ends of the prongs are coupled for rotation within an end of an arm. Gears between the prongs permit the turning of one prong when the other is rotated. The rotation adjusts the relative spacing between parallel elongate portions of the tongs. The spacing adjustment allows the prongs to fit grills with different size spacing. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139277 | GRIPPER ASSEMBLY FOR DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - A gripper assembly for use with a media cartridge includes a gripper support and first and second gripper members supported by the gripper support. The gripper members are moveable asymmetrically with respect to the gripper support for gripping the media cartridge. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139278 | FLEXIBLE ADJUSTABLE GRIPPING DEVICE - A flexible adjustable gripping device includes a gripping jaw assembly and a flexible adjusting mechanism. The flexible adjusting mechanism includes a flexible adjusting base, a sliding block and a sliding shaft. The flexible adjusting base defines a mounting slot. The sliding block is slidably assembled within the mounting slot, and slidably connected with the sliding shaft. The gripping jaw assembly is fixed with the sliding shaft. The flexible adjustable gripping device has a simple structure and is easily operate. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139279 | STORAGE UNIT WITH CUP HOLDER AND STORAGE TRAY THAT SUPPORTS A DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER - A one piece storage unit may include a cup holder and a storage tray that is suitable to hold a digital media player in an upright position. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139280 | DISPLAY SCREEN IN A VEHICLE INTERIOR - A display screen in a panel in a vehicle interior, in particular a dashboard or central console, is mounted so it is pivotable in the panel and can be switched over from a display mode into an illumination mode. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139281 | MODULAR RAMP ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A modular ramp assembly is provided for use in connection with a pickup truck cargo box. The ramp assembly has a ramp connector assembly provided on the vehicle tailgate and a ramp having a connector for connecting to the ramp connector to serve as a loading ramp. The ramp connector has a pivoting clevis bracket and tangs that connects into a channel on the tailgate. Additional connectors are provided in the vehicle cargo box for connecting to the ramp such that the ramp is configured to operate as a cross-member such as a shelf or divider in the cargo box. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139282 | Combination Vehicle of Pickup and SUV - A new combination vehicle of pickup and SUV which comprising four major parts: sliding roofing back, foldable middle plate, side window glasses, and auto sliding track system. By changing their performances the vehicle is convertible from either pickup truck to SUV or vice versa. It combines features, functions and characteristics of both vehicles, and meets the needs of both vehicle drivers, and furthermore saves the space, energy and protects the environment. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139283 | Structure of instrument panel parts - A structure of instrument panel parts is proposed that is capable of increasing the support strength of a striker and the rigidity of an opening portion, and with which an enlarged storage volume can be achieved. The structure of an instrument panel has a storage portion arranged above a glove box. The structure includes an opening portion for a tray provided above the glove box; a tray constituting the storage portion, the tray being provided as a separate member from the instrument panel and being attached to the opening portion for the tray; a striker engaging a lock of the glove box; and a substantially flat plate-shaped striker reinforcement member supporting the striker. The lower side of the tray and the striker reinforcement member are fastened together to the instrument panel. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139284 | PANORAMIC ROOF APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A panoramic roof apparatus for a vehicle may include a front roll blind and a rear roll blind that may be slidably mounted to a rail, a worm wheel gear coupled to a motor, first cables connected to both sides of the front roll blind respectively and disposed in parallel each other across the worm wheel gear, and second cables connected to both sides of the rear roll blind respectively and disposed in parallel each other across the worm wheel gear, wherein the first and second cables may be spaced in a predetermined distance along an axial direction of the worm wheel gear, and wherein the worm wheel gear selectively moves along the axial direction thereof and may be selectively engaged with and actuates the first cables or the second cables so as to individually open and close the front roll blind or the rear roll blind. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139285 | ROOF APPARATUS FOR CONVERTIBLE CAR - A roof apparatus for a convertible car is provided, which includes a front roof and a rear roof which are folded and unfolded by a motor, a support provided at a lower portion of the rear roof for supporting the rear roof; wherein the support including, a base provided at a lower surface of the rear roof in a relatively rotatable manner; an output gear provided on the base that is motor driven; a driving gear engaged with the output gear to rotate on the base, a plurality of links rotatably engaged to the driving gear, and a latch connected to the respective links and rotated by the links on the base so as to be latched to or unlatched from the rear roof. The roofs folded and unfolded by the motor system are able to quickly operate and be accurately controlled. The unfolded roofs are firmly supported by the roof support for supporting the rear roof to increase the overall strength of the roof device. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139286 | VEHICLE DOOR WITH AN IRREGULAR-CIRCULAR FRAME FOR A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is a vehicle door with an irregular-circular frame for a recreational vehicle. A door window glass of the vehicle door includes a fixed glass ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139287 | INTEGRATED ROLLER AND STRIKER ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle closure assembly includes a vehicle body defining an opening, a latch assembly mounted to the vehicle body, a track mounted to the vehicle body, a slidable closure movable with respect to the vehicle body for selectively covering the opening, and a roller and striker assembly connected with the slidable closure for movement with the slidable closure. The roller and striker assembly includes a roller riding on the track and a striker for cooperating with the latch assembly. The roller moves with respect to the track to allow the slidable closure to move with respect to the vehicle body. The striker engages with the latch assembly to preclude movement of the slidable closure with respect to the vehicle body. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139288 | VEHICLE REAR WINDSHIELD STRUCTURE - A vehicle rear windshield structure includes a first rear windshield, a second rear windshield, and a light shielding wall. The first rear windshield is to secure rearward visibility from an inside of a vehicle body. The second rear windshield is provided below the first rear windshield to secure rearward visibility from the inside of the vehicle body. The light shielding wall is provided between the first rear windshield and the second rear windshield to reduce light coming from an outside of the vehicle body through the second rear windshield to the first rear windshield. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139289 | SLIDING WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A sliding window assembly for a vehicle comprises a first fixed panel and a second fixed panel spaced from the first fixed panel. A sliding panel is movable relative to the fixed panels. A rail is coupled to the fixed panels. The rail has a channel portion for receiving the sliding panel and an attachment portion extending from the channel portion. The attachment portion has an interior surface. The sliding window assembly further comprises an elongated member that couples the rail to the fixed panels. The elongated member partially encapsulates the rail with a portion of the interior surface of the attachment portion free of the elongated member to present an exposed bonding surface. The exposed bonding surface allows the rail to be bonded to the flange of the vehicle for mounting the sliding window assembly to the vehicle. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139290 | Tractor-Trailer Cross Wind Blocker - A tractor-trailer fairing for blocking cross-winds is inexpensive, attaches to a forward face of the trailer, is adjustable to the gap between the tractor and trailer, and is easily moved between trailers. The fairing comprises two pairs of identical upper and lower curved panels independently attached to opposing front corners of the trailer. The panels slide down over pins attached to brackets permanently mounted to the trailer. Pairs of adjustable diagonal struts reach from a forward face of the trailer to each of the curved panels to hold the panels in position. Flaps attach to the forward edges of the panels at about a 90 degree angle and restricts the cross-winds from passing between the panels and tractor cab. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139291 | RETRACTABLE AIR DEFLECTION APPARATUS FOR REDUCTION OF VEHICULAR AIR DRAG - An air deflection apparatus for reduction of vehicular air drag comprises at least one air deflection element coupled to the rear-facing surface of the vehicle but not to any rear door which the vehicle may have. The air deflection elements are displaceable, preferably in unison, between a retracted position and at least one deployed position, and may be deployed and retracted manually, or remotely with powered assistance, or under microprocessor control. Each air deflection element is coupled to a respective portion of the rear-facing surface of the vehicle that is arranged above, below or on either side of the rear door, and each air deflection element is associated with a frame in which it is substantially disposed when in the retracted position. Vehicles equipped with the apparatus, and methods of reducing vehicular air drag using the apparatus, are also disclosed. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139292 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle and a method of producing a motor-vehicle which can be used in a flexible way. The method can include at least one of: painting a base frame using a cathodic dip painting process; producing a chassis by attaching a drive train, a running gear assembly and an electrical system to the painted base frame; attaching equipment components for an interior of the motor vehicle to the chassis in order to form an equipped chassis; painting a top coating of upper body shell modules; producing an upper body module assembly from each upper body shell module by attaching a module electrical system for at least one of each respective upper body shell module and at least one module equipment component; and then attaching via at least one of adhesive bonding and screwing, the upper body module assemblies to the equipped chassis. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139293 | UNIVERSAL LATCH MECHANISM - A latch mechanism for removably coupling at least one transparent armor assembly being in a vehicle window sill, the at least one transparent armor assembly including a frame that supports at least one transparent armor pane, the latch mechanism includes a latch mechanism assembly, the latch mechanism assembly being selectively operable by a vehicle occupant for effecting release of the at least one transparent armor assembly, such release permitting shifting of the at least one transparent armor assembly from the vehicle window frame to define an egress portal and the latch mechanism having an engaging member for selectively engaging the vehicle window frame, latch mechanism assembly being shiftable relative to the transparent armor assembly frame for accommodating a plurality of varying transparent armor assembly to vehicle window frame relationships. A method for removably coupling at least one transparent armor assembly to a vehicle window sill is further included. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139294 | Motor Vehicle Having Interconnected Outer Skin Components and a Method for Connecting Outer Skin Components - A motor vehicle having interconnected outer skin components and a method for connecting outer skin components is provided. In cutting off damaged outer skin components and replacing same, in a connected state of the two outer skin components, a reinforcing component is arranged on an inner surface of each of the two outer skin components via an adhesive. This results in a two-layer construction at the joint between the two outer skin components. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139295 | Supporting structure with a plug-in connection between two intersecting profile parts - A supporting structure with two intersecting profile parts is provided. Both profile parts are each designed as a Z-profile with a web and two flanges bent out of a plane of the web along bending lines, and, at an intersecting point, have corresponding recesses for a plug-in connection of the profile parts. A first profile part has, in a lower flange, a substantially right-angled recess which is adjoined by a vertically running slot in the web. A second profile part has a recess which extends from the upper flange of the second profile part into the web and ends at a distance from the bending line between the web and the lower flange of the second profile part. The distance is matched to the vertical extent of the slot of the first profile part such that a sliding fit is formed between the first and the second profile part. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139296 | HOOD HOLD DOWN DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a hood hold down device for securing a vehicle hood to a cab. The hood hold down device includes a cab mount assembly securable to a portion of the cab and a hood mount assembly securable to a portion of the hood. The hood hold down device further includes a linkage assembly extending from the cab mount assembly and a handle moveably coupled to the linkage assembly, wherein the handle is releasably securable to the hood mount assembly to secure the hood to the cab. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139297 | FRAME STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, REAR FRAME STRUCTURE, AND VEHICLE BODY - A frame structure is provided for a motor vehicle having at least two longitudinal girders, each having a first longitudinal section and a second longitudinal section, which are at an angle to one another, so that in the installed state of the frame structure in a motor vehicle, the first longitudinal section lies essentially horizontally below a floor plate of the vehicle body and the second longitudinal section extends essentially upward and, viewed in the forward travel direction, the first longitudinal section is arranged behind the second longitudinal section. It is provided that beginning in the area of the transition from the second longitudinal section to the first longitudinal section or an area adjacent thereto, the longitudinal girders extend at least partially away from one another in the direction of the first longitudinal section. Furthermore, the invention relates to a rear frame structure and a vehicle body. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139298 | ROOF FOR A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - Herein disclosed is a roof for a recreational vehicle including a roof frame made by bending circular tubes and a roof plate. The roof plate is connected to the roof frame via a roof plate sealing rubber strip and a frame sealing rubber strip. The roof plate sealing rubber strip covers the peripheral edge of the roof plate through a groove formed at one side of the roof plate sealing rubber strip, and the other side of the roof plate sealing rubber strip is inserted into a slot of the top of the frame sealing rubber strip and is clamped by lips on both sides of the slot, and the frame sealing rubber strip is adhered onto the roof frame. Compared with a conventional roof for a recreational vehicle, such roof for a recreational vehicle according to the present invention can solve the problem that the roof frame made of circular tubes and the roof plate cannot be flushed with each other and the problem of the leakage of rain. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139299 | Collapsible Roof Device for a Long Vehicle Such a Touristic Bus - The invention relates to a sliding roof device for a long vehicle, applicable to a sightseeing bus. The roof comprises sliding cover elements ( | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139300 | AIRCRAFT SEAT - Embodiments of the present invention provide adjustable or convertible seats for use in aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles. The seats are designed to use non-parallel slides and a single actuator for certain movements of the seat. | 2012-06-07 |
| 20120139301 | Vehicle Seat - A vehicle seat can be configured to include a variety of types of cushions. The seat may include primary and secondary cushions that are joined together such that the secondary cushion has a stored position under the seating surface of the primary seat cushion and a deployed position where the secondary seat cushion is positioned adjacent the primary seat cushion. The effective width of the seat may be greater when it is in one position than when it is in the other position. The back cushion may include first and second portions and a third portion intermediate the first and second positions. A vehicle may include left, right, and middle seats, the middle seat being configured to have two positions, the effective width of the middle seat in one position being greater than in the other position. | 2012-06-07 |
