24th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130147117 | INTELLIGENT BALLISTIC TARGET - An intelligent target comprising a target body suspended from a support structure, at least one sensor affixed to the target body that detects a hit in an area of the target body, a controller, in communication with each sensor, that records the hits detected by the sensor and the area of the target body that was hit and issues a release command when a predetermined number of hits has been reached, and a release mechanism operatively connected with the controller and which releases the target body and allows the body to fall from the support structure on receipt of the release command from the controller. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147118 | Portable Archery Target Support - A portable archery target support having at least three legs that can be arranged asymmetrically, the legs being dowels or simple tubes; with a non-rigid target suspension feature and stabilizers to prevent the target from swinging or turning excessively after an arrow strike. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147119 | Portable Archery Target Support - In a preferred embodiment the present invention contemplates a system for selectively coupling a shooting target to a target mount device. This system includes a target mount device having a T-shaped mount body. The mount body has three mount holes defined on an underside of the mount body and each mount hole terminates at a solid wall portion provided by an underside of a top surface of the mount body. Three legs selectively attach to the mount body, one leg at each corresponding mount hole. At least one leg includes an adjustment mechanism for extending the length of the leg. A conventional target attaches to the mount device by a mechanism for suspending the target from the mount block coupled to the mount block. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147120 | Continuous Backup Assembly for High Pressure Seals - An extrusion barrier assembly for high pressure and temperature applications for a sealing element incorporates a backing member between the sealing element and a multi-row petal type backup ring assembly. The surface irregularities of the offset petals are distributed through the backing member so that stress concentration locations at the petal transitions between rows are diffused through the backing member to avoid or minimize the tendency of the petals to stress crack at row to row transitions. The backing member is formed from spirally wound strip of sheet material that can be coated to promote relative sliding of overlapping layers. The assembly can be temporarily bonded to retain its shape with adhesive that releases under expected well conditions when the packer or bridge plug is set. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147121 | Backup System for Packer Sealing Element - Backup rings are disposed on opposed sides of a sealing element. The backup rings are initially bow shaped in the run in position. Opposed ends of the bow shape are brought together to extend the extrusion barriers and compress the sealing element. The relative axial movement that brings the opposed ends of the bow shape together results in radially extending the bow shape. The bow shape is reformed into a teardrop shape that extends radially beyond a pinch location created by relative axial movement of adjacent support members coming closer together. A sealing element extends radially during the deployment of the extrusion barriers and is contained between them. The extension of the extrusion barriers allows conformance to surface irregularities in the surrounding tubular or wellbore wall. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147122 | SEALING MEMBER COMPRISING WOVEN FABRIC - A sealing member for preventing leakage of powder from a rotating body, can prevent escape of powder under low load and with little yarn, which has excellent wear resistance. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147123 | AIR RIDING SEAL ARRANGEMENT - An air riding seal arrangement comprises two components | 2013-06-13 |
20130147124 | OIL-RESERVING PISTON RING - An oil-reserving piston ring includes an upper wedge ring ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147125 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE RING, COMPOSITE RING, USE OF THE RING IN A SEAL ASSEMBLY AND SEAL ASSEMBLY - A method for manufacturing a composite ring ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147126 | SEAL MEMBER - A seal member has a ring shape which is assembled in a portion between a tubular member to be inserted into and fixed to a mount hole formed to a head cover of an internal combustion engine and a peripheral wall portion of the mount hole. The seal member is provided with an axial-direction seal portion formed to axial one end portion of the seal member, and a diameter-direction seal portion formed to another one end of the seal member. A fixing member configured to fix movement in a diameter direction of the seal member between the axial-direction seal portion and the diameter-direction thereof is formed along a peripheral wall portion of the mount hole. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147127 | SPHERICAL ANNULAR SEAL MEMBER - A spherical annular seal member | 2013-06-13 |
20130147128 | FRAME SEALING UNIT FOR VEHICLE - A frame sealing unit for a vehicle, that is disposed between a front pillar and a side outer panel of a vehicle, may include a main body where a mounting space is formed at one end thereof, a first pad that is inserted into the mounting space, a bonding member that is bonded to one side lower surface of the main body and an insert portion is formed on the exterior circumference thereof, a second pad that is inserted into the insert portion corresponding to the shape of the bonding member, a sub-body that is mounted on the bonding member in a position corresponding to one side surface of the main body and is spaced apart from the main body to form an operating space, and an operating means that is inserted into the operating space and slid. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147129 | WAFER SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - A wafer supporting structure for improving the critical dimension uniformity of a wafer, including: a chuck, a plurality of pin holes, and a platform positioned under the chuck. The chick has a surface and configured to receive a wafer thereon, the plurality of pin holes form through the chuck, and the platform comprises a plurality of movable pieces which support corresponding pins, wherein the pins are configured to move in a direction perpendicularly protruding from or sinking into the surface of the chuck. The movable piece has one end supporting the bottom of the pin and the other end subjected to an pneumatic pressure, hydraulic pressure, or piezoelectricity. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147130 | SPINDLE/TOOL COMBINATION FOR A MACHINE TOOL - A spindle/tool combination for a machine tool is provided, including a tool, a spindle, on which the tool can be releasably fixed and by means of which the tool can be rotated, wherein the tool has at least one linearly movable rod and the spindle comprises a loading device, which acts on the at least one linearly movable rod of the tool, and a pull/push coupling device, by means of which the at least one rod of the tool can be coupled to the loading device, the at least one rod being actuable by means of the loading device by pushing and pulling when coupled, wherein the pull/push coupling device comprises a clamping jaw and the clamping jaw is arranged in the tool. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147131 | Rotary Stage With Integrated Collet Closer Assembly - A rotary stage having an integrated collet closure assembly includes: an actuating piston positioned in a piston housing; a drawbar configured to be moved axially depending on the position of the actuating piston to open and close the collet closure assembly, and rotationally by movement of a rotating shaft of the rotary stage; and a pair of thrust bearings provided between the actuating piston and the drawbar. The pair of thrust bearings acts as an interface between the actuating piston and the drawbar such that the drawbar rotates freely and the actuating piston and the piston housing remain stationary in a rotary direction. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147132 | LOCKING CHUCK - A chuck including a body having a tail section defining an annular shoulder and a nose section having an axial bore and angularly disposed passageways intersecting the axial bore. An O-ring is disposed in the annular shoulder and a plurality of jaws is slidably positioned in the passageways. A nut is rotatably mounted on the body in engagement with threads on the jaws. A first sleeve and a second sleeve each define a gripping surface thereon and one of the first and second sleeves is axially reciprocal on the body. The one of the first and second sleeves defines an annular groove on an inner surface thereof having a first shoulder and a second shoulder. The O-ring is received in the groove such that axial motion of the one of the first and the second sleeve is limited by abutment of the O-ring with said first and second shoulders. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147133 | POWER-OPERATED CHUCK FOR A TOOL SPINDLE OF A MACHINE TOOL - A power-operated chuck for a tool spindle of a machine tool includes a chuck body and at least one chucking device which is guided in a radial guide of the chuck body and which, for exerting a desired chucking force on a workpiece chucked in the chuck, can be adjusted relative to the chuck body by a chucking-force generator via at least one drive member arranged in the chuck body. At least one chucking device has a measuring device for measuring a chucking force exerted by the chucking device on the workpiece chucked in the chuck and an evaluating device for evaluating the chucking force measured by the measuring device. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147134 | ACTIVE GEOMETRY CONTROL SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An active geometric control suspension system may include an upper arm connected to a side above and between a rear wheel-sided knuckle and a subframe, and an assist link connected to the other side above and between the knuckle and the subframe, together with a node-changeable unit, wherein the node-changeable unit includes a housing formed at a portion of the subframe, a track-variable kit detachably coupled to brackets of the housing, cam-operating rails fixed to a side of the track-variable kit, a cam disposed on the cam-operating rails of the track-variable kit to be slidable up/down along the cam-operating rails, and a cam bolt connecting the cam with a vehicle body-sided connecting portion of the assist link. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147135 | ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM - An active roll control system (ARCS) can actively control roll of a stabilizer bar connected to a pair of upper arms mounted respectively at both sides of a vehicle body through stabilizer links. The system may include a rail plate mounted in a space formed by bending a middle portion of the suspension arm, a connector having a screw hole and a connecting end that is connected to the stabilizer link, upper and lower portions of the connector being movable along the rail plate, a drive motor coupled to the suspension arm and provided with a screw shaft, wherein the connector is movable along the rail plate, and a cover covering the space in a state of being coupled with the rail plate and having a slot formed at a lower surface thereof, wherein the stabilizer link being inserted in and movable along the slot. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147136 | ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM - An active roll control system may include a sliding unit which includes a housing disposed on a suspension, a slide rail disposed within the housing along vehicle width direction, and a connector movably disposed on the slide rail, wherein the connector may be pivotally connected with a lower end of the stabilizer link, the connector guided along the vehicle width direction according to vehicle driving condition, and a driving unit connected with the connector so as to drive the connector, wherein the connector may be movable at inward of an imaginary line connecting the first connecting point connected with the knuckle and the second connecting point connected with the outward portion of the sub frame. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147137 | Wearable Device With Attachment System - A wearable device configured to selectively provide roller transportation, the wearable device having a shoe configured to at least partially accept a foot of a user of the wearable device, the shoe comprising a foot interface surface configured for selective contact with a bottom of the foot, a wheel assembly configured to selectively roll relative to a ground surface in response to rotation of at least a portion of the wheel assembly about an axle that is substantially coincident with an axis of rotation, a frame connected between the shoe and the wheel assembly, the frame being configured to selectively transfer forces between the shoe and the wheel assembly and the frame comprising a clearance plane vertically offset from the ground surface, and a rod extending through the shoe, the rod being located vertically between the foot interface and the clearance plane. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147138 | TRANSPORTATION DEVICE WITH PIVOTING AXLE - Devices and methods of transport are disclosed. Various embodiments include structural aspects related to steering and changing the direction of conveyances including features which utilize leaning or shifting of weight as part of turning. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147139 | SCOOTER ASSEMBLIES AND SCOOTER DECK ASSEMBLIES - A deck assembly for a scooter comprises a deck and at least one grind stripe. The deck has a front end, a rear end, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the deck defines at least one longitudinal mating recess. The grind stripe has a mating protrusion, a substantially flat mating surface, and a grinding surface. The grind stripe is slidably attachable to the deck such that the mating protrusion is disposed in the longitudinal mating recess and the mating surface of the grind stripe mates with the bottom surface of the deck. A scooter deck assembly comprises a deck and an angled front plug. The deck has a front end, a rear end, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The angled front plug is attached to the front end of the deck such that the front plug extends substantially beyond the front end of the deck. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147140 | ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM - An active roll control device utilizes a driving torque to move a suspension arm side connection point of a stabilizer link that connects both sides of a stabilizer bar with a suspension arm along a sliding unit such that roll of a vehicle is actively controlled. The sliding unit includes a linear shaft that extends in a vehicle width direction in a housing on the suspension arm, a linear bushing into which the linear shaft is inserted to be slidably moved along the linear shaft in the housing, and a bushing housing that is fixed on an external circumference of the linear bushing, a double ball joint is fixed on an inner side thereof to connect the bushing housing, and the double ball joint is connected to a drive shaft of the drive source through one end of a push rod and a lower end of the stabilizer link. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147141 | ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM - An active roll control device utilizes driving torque to move a suspension arm side connection point of a stabilizer link connecting both sides of a stabilizer bar with a suspension arm along a sliding unit to actively control vehicle roll. The sliding unit may include slide rails, a load surface on an upper surface and a lower surface, and a guide surface on an inner side surface, a connector is connected to a pushrod of a drive shaft of the operating source and a lower end portion of the stabilizer link through a double ball joint, a plurality of load rollers rotatably disposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the connector through a roller pin and contacts the load surface of the sliding rail, and guide rollers rotatably on the connector through a roller pin and contacts the guide surface of the sliding rail. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147142 | ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM - An active roll control device varies a position of a stabilizer link connecting a stabilizer bar with a suspension arm such that torsion rigidity of the stabilizer bar is varied to actively control the roll. A penetrating slot is formed in the suspension arm and may include a sliding unit that includes a rail plate disposed in a housing disposed at a lower side of the penetrating slot along a vehicle width direction and connects a connector that is movably disposed on the rail plate with a lower end of the stabilizer link to guide the stabilizer link along a width direction of the vehicle, and a drive unit having a lead screw as a rotation shaft through a three joint mounting portion that engages a screw connector connected to a hinge portion of the stabilizer link to transfer a driving torque to the stabilizer link. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147143 | ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM - An active roll control system that may be adapted to actively control roll stiffness of a vehicle by adjusting a mounting position of a stabilizer link connecting a suspension arm with a stabilizer bar of the vehicle on the suspension arm according to a driving condition of vehicle may include a driving unit which including a housing connected with a side of the suspension arm, a rail plate disposed within the housing, and a connector movable along the rail plate, and a stabilizer link of which one end may be connected with an end of the stabilizer bar and the other end may be connected with the connector through a first joint. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147144 | ANTI-ROLL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - An anti-roll device for a vehicle may include a lower arm disposed at both sides of a sub-frame, a rotation mounter formed at a middle portion of the sub-frame, a spring unit of which the middle portion is rotatably disposed at the rotation mounter, and a push rod connected to both sides of the spring unit and the lower arm, wherein the spring unit includes a plate spring of which both end portions are bent in opposite directions, an engagement portion having an engagement hole in the middle portion thereof is formed, and a bolt hole is formed at both ends thereof, an assistant spring that is disposed at both sides of the engagement portion and an assemble hole is formed in the middle portion corresponding to the engagement hole, and an engagement yoke engaged with the plate spring and the assistant spring and disposed on the rotation mounter. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147145 | STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE SUBFRAME - A structure of a vehicle subframe mounted to a vehicle, in which a wheel hub may be connected to a vehicle body through a lower arm and an upper arm disposed below and above one another, and in which the lower arm may be coupled in a traverse direction of the vehicle may include a plate-shaped body mounted to a lower portion of the vehicle body, and having the lower arm mounted thereon in the traverse direction of the vehicle, and a mounting bracket protruding from the body upwards wherein the upper arm may be pivotally coupled to an upper portion of the mounting bracket. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147146 | Multi-axle Vehicle Suspension System - A multi-axle vehicle suspension system comprising a first torsion axle mounted to a first suspension pivot member, the first suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to a vehicle frame, a second torsion axle mounted to a second suspension pivot member, the second suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to the vehicle frame, a pivot member pivotally coupled to the vehicle frame, the first suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to the pivot member, and the second suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to the pivot member. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147147 | WHEEL AXLE SUSPENSION - A wheel axle suspension adapted to suspend an axle body of a wheel axle from a vehicle chassis comprises on both sides of the vehicle a bearing bracket arranged on the vehicle chassis. A rigid or flexible trailing arm extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The trailing arm has a resilient bush at a front end by means of which the trailing arm is hingedly connected to said bearing bracket. The trailing arm furthermore has a contact region essentially complementary to a portion of the outer contour of the axle body, where the axle body, in a fitted position, bears directly against. A support part opposes said contact region of the axle body. The support part is provided with a recess for accommodating the axle body, and is provided with a securing arm extending further towards the rear which is adapted to be secured to a pneumatic spring. Tensioning elements are provided tensioning the support part and the contact region of the trailing arm towards each other against the axle body. A pneumatic spring is provided which is operational between said securing arm and the vehicle chassis. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147148 | STABILIZER LINK AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME - The inner peripheral side radial direction surface of the fixing portion of the dust cover is abutted to the outer peripheral side radial direction surface of the flange portion of the ball seat, and the end portion of the fixing portion is abutted to the side surface of the outer peripheral side of the ball seat. The outer peripheral side radial direction surface of the fixing portion is pressed toward the flange portion by the radial direction surface pressing portion of the die member, and the fixing portion of the dust cover is held by the radial direction surface pressing portion of the die member and the flange portion. The pressing by the radial direction surface pressing portion is appropriately performed to withstand an injection molding pressure of the resin injection. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147149 | SPRING SEAT HAVING AN INSTALLATION LAND/STEP - A strut assembly includes a top mount assembly, a shock absorber, a lower spring seat and a spring extending between the top mount assembly and the lower spring seat. The lower spring seat includes an annular disc and a tubular extension extending from the annular disc. The tubular wall defines a plurality of lands or steps which define bearing surfaces which are used to press the lower spring seat onto the shock absorber. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147150 | Vehicle Air Suspension - A non-torque reactive trailing arm air suspension system for vehicle driven axle using a spherical joint means between trailing arm and axle as one of four nodes of four bar mechanism disposed on both sides of vehicle that maintains substantially constant pinion shaft angle during vehicle operation. Four bars L | 2013-06-13 |
20130147151 | PNEUMATICALLY SUPPORTED BICYCLE SEAT ASSEMBLY - An improved bicycle seat assembly with pneumatic support, which is adapted for use with a standard bicycle seat post. The pneumatic support of the seat assembly comprises an inflatable bladder positioned between and retained by upper and lower retaining plates. The inflatable bladder is preferably the shape of an annular ring like a bicycle tire inner tube and includes a valve stem to adjust the level of inflation of the inflatable bladder. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147152 | BICYCLE ASSEMBLY WITH BOTTOM BRACKET SHELL - A bicycle assembly can include a main frame having a bottom bracket shell to receive a bottom bracket. The bottom bracket shell can be made of carbon fiber with one or more metal rings to serve as bearing surfaces within the bottom bracket shell. The metal rings may also be split metal rings with a gap between two spaced apart ends. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147153 | ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE HOLDER - An electric power storage holder is inserted in a seat tube of a bicycle frame and holds an electric power storage member. The electric power storage holder includes a restricting section and a holding section. The restricting section contacts an end edge of an open end section of a seat tube to restrict axial movement of the holder in one of axial directions of the seat tube, the one of the axial directions being a direction in which the seat tithe extends. The holding section holds the electric power storage member. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147154 | Method For Limiting Torque Transmitted by Elongate Driving and Driven Members - An apparatus and method for limiting torque transferred from an engine or motor to a drive shaft or other components. In some embodiments, the torque-limiting device has a spindle disposed within both coupling flanges to increase the resistance to radial forces and to maintain coaxial alignment of the flanges and attached drive shafts. In some embodiments, the axial spacing of bearings that enable rotation of the coupling flanges is based upon the diameter of the spindle. In another embodiment, torque-limiting devices that maintain coaxial alignment may be used to modify vehicle drive shafts to enable long distance towing for long durations at high speeds. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147155 | TRUCK TOWING SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY - A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is engaged to the lower member, and the beam member extends and retracts from an interior of the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147156 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTING A WATERCRAFT TO A TRAILER - The present invention relates to systems and methods for automatically connecting a watercraft to a trailer. The invention permits a watercraft to be connected to a submerged trailer so that the watercraft can be withdrawn from a body of water by a single operator. The systems and methods of the invention incorporate a bow target guide which guides the operator of a watercraft to a catch mechanism so that a connection between the trailer and watercraft can be made automatically. The systems of the invention may be provided as a kit for modifying an existing trailer, or they may form an integral component of a trailer. Methods of making and using the present system are within the scope of the invention. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147157 | HITCH RECEIVER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A hitch receiver apparatus for a vehicle may include a hitch guide-hole formed in a storage box provided in an inner space of a rear bumper, the hitch guide-hole extending in a traverse direction of the vehicle; and a hitch receiver rotatably coupled to the storage box and selectively is received into or taken out through the hitch guide-hole. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147158 | Implement Hitch With Ring and Clevis - A hitch apparatus has a tongue member with drawpin hole. Upper and lower clevis straps are pivotally attached to a corresponding top and bottom sides of the tongue member about vertical pivot axes, such that the clevis straps can pivot from an operating position, where the upper clevis strap is above the drawpin hole and the lower clevis strap is below the drawpin hole, to an idle position where the clevis straps extend laterally from the tongue member. When the clevis straps are in the operating position, upper and lower clevis holes in the corresponding clevis straps are vertically aligned with the drawpin hole in the tongue member, and a recess is formed between one of the upper and lower clevis straps and the tongue member. A drawpin retainer prevents upward movement of a drawpin out of engagement with the clevis and drawpin holes. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147159 | Modular Binding for Sports Board - Disclosed is a snowboard binding for coupling a snowboard boot to a snowboard. The binding includes a highback that extends upwardly from a midfoot or heel region of the binding to provide rear support for the boot. In one embodiment, the highback is formed of a plurality of modular components that each can be manufactured of a separate material to collectively provide desired structural characteristics to the highback. The attachment of the highback, its supporting elements and one or more straps to retain the boot within the binding are arranged such that certain attachment points are fixedly connected to each other and thus made to move synchronously when the position of the highback with respect to the binding's base is adjusted. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147160 | SKI BOOT - A ski boot comprises a sole portion ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147161 | FOLDABLE STROLLER - A foldable stroller includes two front legs, two rear legs, a basket frame, two seat-supporting tubes, two pivoting members, two connecting rods, and a backrest-supporting tube. Rotation of the basket frame and the seat-supporting tubes relative to each other about a pivot point results in rotation of the pivoting members relative to the connecting rods about another pivot point to thereby rotate the backrest-supporting tube and the basket frame toward the rear legs in different directions. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147162 | Stroller Having Shock-Absorbing Function - A stroller includes a frame unit, two folding devices, and a wheel unit. The frame unit includes a rear support frame, an upper support frame and a lower support frame. Each of the folding devices includes a first shell, a second shell, a gear set, and a pulling mechanism. The gear set includes at least two first toothed members, a connecting rod, a second toothed member, and a fixing rod. The pulling mechanism includes a locking member, a locking rod, a tension spring, a pull member, a drive wire and a fastening member. The wheel unit includes a main shaft, a mounting seat, an elastic plate, a wheel bracket, a buffering spring, and two front wheels. The buffering spring is biased between the mounting seat and the wheel bracket to provide a shock-absorbing function to the front wheels. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147163 | Foldable hand Cart - A hand cart has a frame having a left vertical member and right vertical member, each vertical member having a top end that is coupled to a handle bar, and a bottom end that has a pin extending therefrom. The hand cart also includes a left wheel assembly and a right wheel assembly, each wheel assembly having a tubular housing that receives a portion of a vertical member, and a wheel secured to the tubular housing, with each tubular housing having a spiral slot that receives the pin of the corresponding bottom end for movement within the slot. A carrier plate has a left seat and a right seat, each seat pivotably connected to a corresponding bottom end of a vertical member. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147164 | Transport Device Frame Assembly - A transport device cart having a frame assembly having one or more arms corresponding to and capable of engaging a removable bucket; one or more movement mechanisms; and a latching post. It also includes a latching assembly rotatably coupled to the frame assembly having a hooking latch capable of engaging and disengaging the latching post. A handle assembly is coupled to the latching assembly, wherein the handle assembly can be rotated back and used to push the removable bucket into a substantially inverted position. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147165 | INTEGRATED SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY - An integrated airbag assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a support structure that provides a single, unitary component that is securable to the airbag and other components, such as grab handles and coat hooks. The airbag, the grab handles and the coat hooks secure to the support structure, such s by snap-fitting to the support structure. The assembly including the airbag, the grab handle and/or the coat hook is mountable to the vehicle, such as by snap-fitting the assembly to a roof rail of the vehicle. Accordingly, the assembly improves installation of the airbag and other components to the vehicle. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147166 | Vehicle Interior Assembly - A vehicle interior assembly that includes airbags and a method of forming thereof. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147167 | DUAL CHAMBER SIDE AIR BAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A dual chamber side air bag apparatus may include an inflator mounted to a side of a sheet bag frame in an outdoor direction, an air bag cushion fluid-connected to the inflator and including a first chamber and a second chamber mounted at a side of the sheet bag frame in the outdoor direction and fluid-connected to the inflator and the first chamber to protrude and develop toward a front of the sheet bag frame when the inflator may be activated, for protecting side surface of the upper body of the passenger, and a tedder having one end thereof fixed to the sheet bag frame, a mid portion thereof wrapping the first chamber, and the other end thereof sewing-coupled to the air bag cushion in a boundary of the first and second chambers to provide a directivity so that the first chamber develops toward the upper body of the passengers. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147168 | SIDE AIRBAG - A side airbag with an outer skin includes a first side wall and a second side wall connected to one another along an edge. An outlet opening is located in the first side wall, and a closing element is located between the two side walls. The closing element has a covering section connected to the outer skin via at least one first connecting area and covering the outlet opening at least partially when the covering section lies against the first side wall. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147169 | ACTIVE AIRBAG VENTING SYSTEM - An airbag assembly including an airbag inflatable from a housing in operation with an occupant classification system is provided in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure. The occupant classification system is incorporated into a vehicle seat and is in communication with the airbag. A selectively actuatable vent formed in the airbag is opened during deployment of the airbag based on a determination from the occupant classification system. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147170 | BASE FABRIC FOR AIRBAG - An object of the present invention is to provide a base fabric suitable for the production of a general purpose airbag having a higher airtight performance with reduced air permeability, a high pressure resistance in the boundary portion between the inflating part and the non-inflating part, and a high impact absorption for an occupant, and a base fabric for an airbag of the present invention comprises a woven fabric formed of a multifilament synthetic fiber having a total fineness of 200 to 550 dtex and a single filament fineness of 2.0 to 7.0 dtex, wherein the elongation is, on average of warp and weft, from 5 to 15% and from 15 to 30% under loads of 50 N/cm and 300 N/cm, respectively, and the pullout resistance of the constituent yarn is from 50 to 200 N/cm/cm on average of warp and weft. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147171 | AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE - An airbag apparatus for a vehicle, may include an integrated vent formed in an airbag cushion, a tube provided on the airbag cushion and communicating with the integrated vent, wherein an inner diameter of the tube varies while gas may be discharged through the tube, so that a rate at which gas may be discharged from the airbag cushion may be adjusted according to a point of time of deployment of the airbag cushion, and a tether wrapped around the tube, the tether being connected to inner surface of the airbag cushion such that opposite ends of the tether may be pulled away from each other when the airbag cushion deploys, so that in a predetermined time period of the deployment of the airbag cushion, the tether contracts the tube, and after the predetermined time period, the tether snaps, thus releasing the tube. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147172 | SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY - A shock absorber assembly includes a shock absorber, a utility part, and a flexible member. The shock absorber is provided to a vehicular interior part that is mounted on a compartment inner side of a body panel, and the shock absorber includes a mounting portion that is mounted to a compartment outer side surface of the vehicular interior part. The utility part is provided to the vehicular interior part. The flexible member covers a peripheral surface of the shock absorber, and a part of the flexible member is held by the vehicular interior part and the utility part to support and mount the shock absorber to the vehicular interior part. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147173 | Vehicle Protection Device - A protection device for the outside of a vehicle is described. An impact absorbing structure is placed on the outside of a vehicle and is anchored to the vehicle using a strap. The strap is secured between the doorframe and the roof of the vehicle and allows the impact absorbing structure to hang horizontally along the outside of the vehicle. Any object that would otherwise impact and damage the vehicle, such as the door of a neighboring car in a parking lot, is intercepted by the protection device. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147174 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR AN EXTERNAL AIRBAG OF A VEHICLE - A mounting apparatus for an external airbag cushion of a vehicle may include a seal side unit provided with a seal side panel that may be arranged on a lower side of a vehicle body and a seal side molding covering a part of the seal side panel that may be exposed to the outside of the vehicle body, and an external airbag module that may be provided inside the seal side unit and allows the external airbag cushion to be deployed outside the seal side molding when the external airbag cushion may be deployed. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147175 | APPARATUS FOR DISPLACING ANCHOR PRE-TENSIONER FOR SEAT BELT - An apparatus for displacing an anchor pre-tensioner for a seat belt may include the anchor pre-tensioner which is installed on a lower portion of a center pillar of a vehicle body, and to which a wire is coupled at an angle with the wire exposed above the vehicle body; and a trim guide which is installed on the vehicle body, and which has a guide hole in the middle thereof so as to allow the wire to be fitted into and guided in the guide hole, and a stopper formed at one end of the guide hole so as to allow the wire to be caught in the stopper when the wire is tilted in a backward direction of the vehicle body. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147176 | PIVOTING MUD FLAP ASSEMBLY - A mud flap assembly for a vehicle includes a mud flap and a mud flap bracket. The mud flap is attached to the mud flap bracket. The mud flap bracket is in turn attached to the vehicle by an attachment means so that when the mud flap is pinched between a tire of the vehicle and a fixed object resting on the ground, the mud flap bracket and the mud flap are moved and/or deflected substantially uniformly downwardly toward the ground in order to prevent damage to the mud flap, the mud flap bracket and the vehicle. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147177 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A BOOKLET, AND A BOOKLET - In a production method for a booklet having an over-size cover sheet, first all the pages of the booklet are joined together and connected. Thereupon the cover sheet is at first folded aside and the remaining sheets are cut to the desired format. Subsequently, the cover sheet is brought to the desired over-size format in a special method, preferably using a laser beam. A booklet in which the cover sheet is cut in different manner than the remaining stack of sheets is produced according to the production process indicated above. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147178 | SHEET WITH INTEGRAL TAB - A sheet system including a sheet of paper and a tab coupled to and protruding outwardly from the body, wherein the tab is co-planar with the body. In one embodiment, the invention is a sheet system including one or more sheets of paper having a generally rectangular body and a tab coupled to and protruding outwardly from the body, wherein the tab is co-planar with the body. In one case the tab and body are unitary and made of a single piece of paper. In some embodiments an unbound set of tabbed sheets may be provided. In other embodiments the system further includes a front cover, a rear cover, and a binding mechanism binding the front cover, rear cover, and the one or more sheets of paper together. In this embodiment the one or more sheets of paper and/or the front cover and/or rear cover may be tabbed. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147179 | METAMERIC SECURITY DEVICES USING AN ACTIVE MATERIAL - An integrated security structure is provided employing an external source of energy to change the appearance of the structure rendering the structure more challenging to duplicate due to its complexity. The security structure includes a substrate forming part of a bank note, identification document, or other security device; an active device within the substrate changing color between at least two colors wherein a color of the substrate surrounding the active device matches one of the at least two colors to form a metameric device. At least one Interference Security Image Structure (ISIS) is configured to be metameric with a bleached state of the active device and is therefore invisible at normal incidence. Another ISIS is metameric with the colored state of the electrochromic device and consequently becomes invisible during coloration. When the whole device is tilted, both ISIS's change color while the rest of the device essentially remains the same. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147180 | SECURITY DOCUMENT WITH EMBOSSED MULTI-LEVEL DOE - A security document comprising a substrate including at least one region of transparent or translucent plastics material forming a window or half-window area, and a security device integrated into the window or half-window area, wherein the security device is formed from an embossed radiation curable ink, the security device including a diffractive structure comprising a multi-level diffractive optical element (DOE). | 2013-06-13 |
20130147181 | Security Structure Including Phosphorescent and Fluorescent Compositions - The present invention relates to a security structure ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147182 | FERRULE - A ferrule for use with a nut with an internal locking mechanism includes a first tubular portion with a first end and a first outer diameter for connecting to a first object; a second tubular portion with a second end and a second outer diameter for connecting to a second object; a transition portion connecting the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion; and a plurality of pockets spaced circumferentially around the second portion to engage the internal locking mechanism of the nut. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147183 | PIPE JOINT - A pipe joint contains a body having a fluid passage in the interior thereof, a tightening cap screw-engaged with an end of the body for connecting a tube thereto, and an indicator ring interposed between a stopper of the body and an end of the tightening cap. The indicator ring is equipped with a flat section and an inclined section, which is inclined with respect to the flat section, and is formed with a smaller diameter than an outer circumferential surface of the tightening cap. When the tightening cap is screw-rotated to thereby connect the tube, as a result of the inclined section being pressed and deformed by movement of the tightening cap, the inclined section projects radially outward with respect to the outer circumferential surface of the tightening cap, whereby a tightened condition is visually confirmed by the outer edge of the indicator ring. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147184 | QUICK CONNECTOR WITH A SENSOR HOUSING - A quick connector assembly ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147185 | CLUSTER-TYPE FLUID-CONDUCTING PIPE CONNECTING DEVICE - A cluster-type fluid-conducting pipe connecting device includes a base section; a retaining ring fitted to a front of the base section and turnable from a closed position to an open position; the retaining ring and the base section being correspondingly provided at a front end with fixing slots and connection slots, respectively, and a sideward locating slot being formed at a rear end of each fixing slot; a reset structure enabling the retaining ring to automatically return from the open position to the closed position; and a connector having a forward pipe engaging section for fluid-conducting pipes to connect thereto, and a rearward plug section for inserting into the base section and externally provided with stubs that slide into the connection and fixing slots while the retaining ring is in the open position and are locked in the locating slots while the retaining ring is in the closed position. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147186 | Pivot Attachment for Showerheads - The present application is directed generally to a showerhead attachment mechanism for connecting a showerhead structure to a water supply pipe. The showerhead attachment mechanism includes a pivot ball defining a partially threaded central aperture and configured to directly attach to a water supply pipe. The attachment mechanism also includes a receiving structure having a fluid outlet and defining a cavity that mates with and pivots on a first portion of the pivot ball and an attachment nut that mates with a second portion of the pivot ball. Further, the attachment mechanism includes a housing connected to the attachment nut and enclosing the receiving structure and fluidly connected therewith. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147187 | QUICK CONNECTOR - A quick connector capable of surely confirming that a pipe body is engaged by a retainer when an elastically-deformable claw of the retainer and an elastically-deformable claw of a checker are adjacently arranged in an axial direction. Checker-axis direction elastically-deformable claws have distal-end sides formed flexibly deformable in the axial direction, maintain a state of being engaged by a second engagement portion of a retainer body by having deflective deformation regulated by a retainer diameter-expanding elastically-deformable claw in a state in which the retainer diameter-expanding elastically-deformable claw is expanded diametrically, and regulate sliding from a first position with respect to the retainer body toward a set radial direction by being engaged by the second engagement portion of the retainer body. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147188 | QUICK-CONNECT TUBE COUPLING - A quick-connect fitting includes a polymeric first connector in fluid communication with a first component, and a polymeric second connector in fluid communication with a second component. The first connector is either a male fitting or a female fitting, and the other of the male fitting and female fitting is the second connector. The female fitting includes a longitudinal cylindrical cavity having therein a retaining ring retaining an o-ring, and the male fitting includes a cylindrical body and a tubular sealing element extending longitudinally therefrom positionable within the polymeric female fitting and o-ring in sealing engagement. The quick connect fitting includes a clip pivotably connected to the second connector moving between a first position connecting the female fitting to the male fitting when the male fitting is positioned within the female fitting and a second position in which the male fitting is removable from the female fitting. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147189 | FACE SEAL CONDUIT FITTING INCLUDING SUBASSEMBLY - A fitting includes a body and a subassembly to connect to the body. The subassembly includes a gland, a nut and one or more collets captured between gland and nut. An O-ring is seated in a recess in one of the body and the gland. The gland can receive a conduit and the nut serves both to compress the collets around the conduit and to press the gland against the body. The nut may be retracted to a position where the subassembly may be moved transverse to the axis of the conduit, gland and nut without first retracting the gland and conduit axially. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147190 | FLANGE ASSEMBLY - A flange assembly ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147191 | Threaded Connection With Improved Root Thread Profile - A threaded connection design having a double ellipse in the thread root for reducing stress fatigue is illustrated in this disclosure. The root groove includes a first portion comprising a first elliptical surface being part of a first ellipse. The root groove further includes a second portion comprising a second elliptical surface, being part of a second ellipse, and the second elliptical surface being joined tangentially at a first end to the first elliptical surface at a junction point that defines the bottom of the root groove. The second elliptical surface is joined tangentially at a second end to the load flank. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147192 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE TRANSIENT ASSIST USING A STARTER-GENERATOR - A method of supplying mechanical power to an operating gas turbine engine includes supplying mechanical power from the operating gas turbine engine to a starter-generator, to thereby generate electrical power using the starter-generator. One or more operational parameters of the operating gas turbine engine are sensed and, based on the one or more sensed operational parameters, electrical power is selectively supplied to the starter-generator to thereby generate and supply mechanical output power to the operating gas turbine engine. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147193 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MACHINE LOCATED IN CHOPPY WATERS - A method for operating a machine located in choppy waters, in particular a wave energy converter, for converting energy from a wave movement of a fluid into another form of energy includes determining measurement variables at a first, relatively early time, and calculating a variable characterizing a wave movement expected at a second, later time on the basis of the determined measurement variables. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147194 | ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEM THAT WITHSTANDS VOLTAGE DIPS - The invention comprises a doubly-fed generator ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147195 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING THE LOAD ON AN ELECTRIAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN A WIND TURBINE - A method is provided for adjusting the stress on an electrical and/or electronic subassembly in a wind turbine. The method includes determining for the electrical and/or electronic subassembly an expected service life up to the point when a maintenance indicator value is reached, which represents a state of the subassembly at which, on the basis of conditions defined in advance, the subassembly should be maintained The method also includes comparing the expected service life against the time point for the next maintenance of the wind turbine. The method further includes controlling the wind turbine and/or at least one other wind turbine in an area around the wind turbine in such a way that the stress on the electrical and/or electronic subassembly is reduced. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147196 | Solar Tower With Integrated Gas Turbine - A solar tower ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147197 | Combined Cycle Solar Power Generation - Combined cycle solar power generation is achieved using a primary cycle based on a solar receiver, such as a volumetric absorber, in which compressed air is heated by concentrated solar radiation, coupled with a secondary cycle based on a water/steam circuit driven by exhaust gas from the primary cycle. When the primary cycle is inactive, typically at night time, the secondary cycle can be driven by accessing a heat store of liquid or solid heat storage material, such as a molten salt or concrete blocks, which has been heated earlier during day time operation. The water/steam circuit is reconfigurable between first and second switching conditions, wherein in the first switching condition heat is transferred directly or indirectly from the primary cycle to heat the heat storage material, and in the second switching condition stored heat is transferred from the heat storage material to the water/steam circuit in order to generate steam. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147198 | STATOR FRAME FOR A SUBMERGED LINEAR GENERATOR - The invention relates to a stator frame ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147199 | Submerged power-generation system - A series of helical Savonius turbine generators for use in the ocean, each turbine generator being an independent system, but all sharing a common mooring/bus-bar cable. An anchor connects one generator to the ocean floor, and a buoyancy device system buoys the turbines so that they can generate power from passing currents. The generators are coreless, and generate electrical or hydraulic power. The turbine blades rotate on bearings that are lubricated with ambient water. A control system separately tracks the power generation level of each turbine, and controls the buoyancy of the buoyancy device system. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147200 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXHAUST ENERGY CAPTURE AND ELECTRICAL GENERATION - An exhaust energy recovery and electrical generation system includes a conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the conduit is configured to receive a gas flow transmitted by a gas flow channel of a gas flow source and wherein the conduit is configured to transmit the received gas flow from the first end thereof toward the second end thereof. A first blade assembly is coupled to the conduit, wherein the first blade assembly is configured to be moved when the received gas flow is transmitted from the first end of the conduit; and an electrical generator coupled to the first blade assembly to generate electricity when the first blade assembly moves. A cross-sectional area of the first end of the conduit may be less than a cross-sectional area of the gas flow channel. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147201 | CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD - A contactless power transfer device for transferring electrical power from a nacelle to a hub of a wind turbine is provided. The power transfer device includes power input terminals arranged at the nacelle for inputting electrical input power and power output terminals arranged at the hub for outputting electrical output power. A wound rotor radial flux electrical machine is provided which has at least one stationary winding electrically connected to the power input terminals and arranged at a stationary component coupled to the nacelle, and at least one rotatable winding electrically connected to the power output terminals and arranged at a rotatable component coupled to the hub, for converting the electrical input power into the electrical output power. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147202 | SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR WIND COMPRESSION - A wind compressor system having one or more wind turbines and a plurality of wind compressors located proximate the one or more wind turbines. The wind compressors optimize the energy created by the wind turbines by redirecting and converging the wind from the wind compressor to the wind turbines. Each of the wind compressors comprises an obstruction having a size and shape adapted to converge the wind currents by means of a Venturi effect toward the one or more turbines thereby increasing the velocity and force of the wind hitting the wind turbine. A plurality of transporters coupled to the wind compressors. The transporters configured to move at least one wind compressors to a location that maximizes the force of the wind encountered by the turbine. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147203 | GENERATOR SET ASSEMBLY WITH BAFFLE - An apparatus includes a housing having a ventilation opening. A component such as a generator set can be disposed within an interior space of the housing. A baffle can be disposed within the interior space of the housing at a location that obstructs an acoustic line of sight between the ventilation opening and the component to eliminate or otherwise reduce a sound signature of the component. The baffle can also be configured to accumulate water from the ventilation opening. A drain can also be provided to aid in the removal of water accumulated by the baffle and route the water outside the housing. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147204 | Hybrid Drive And Energy System For Aircraft - A hybrid drive system for aircraft, in particular helicopters, with at least one energy generating module having an internal combustion engine and a generator that can be powered by the latter to generate electrical energy, and at least one electric motor for powering a drive means of the aircraft. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147205 | INTEGRATED ENERGY GENERATING DAMPER - A linear energy harvesting device that includes a housing and a piston that moves at least partially through the housing when it is compressed or extended from a rest position. When the piston moves, hydraulic fluid is pressurized and drives a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor drives an electric generator that produces electricity. Both the motor and generator are central to the device housing. Exemplary configurations are disclosed such as monotube, twin-tube, tri-tube and rotary based designs that each incorporates an integrated energy harvesting apparatus. By varying the electrical characteristics on an internal generator, the kinematic characteristics of to the energy harvesting apparatus can be dynamically altered. In another mode, the apparatus can be used as an actuator to create linear movement. Applications include vehicle suspension systems (to act as the primary damper component), railcar bogie dampers, or industrial applications such as machinery dampers and wave energy harvesters, and electro-hydraulic actuators. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147206 | POWER GENERATOR POWER GENERATION FACILITY - In a power generation facility, there are provided a plurality of diesel engines, a plurality of turbochargers driven by exhaust gas of these diesel engines, a plurality of power generators connected to the plurality of turbochargers, a plurality of converters for converting AC power generated by the plurality of power generators to DC power, one inverter for converting the DC power outputted from the plurality of converters to AC power, and a main controller for controlling the converters in accordance with the AC power from the inverter, by which stable electric power can be generated. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147207 | STARTER MOTOR WITH DRIVE ASSEMBLY FITTED WITH A COUPLING SYSTEM FOR COUPLING A PINION MOUNTED FREELY ON ITS ROTOR SHAFT, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A starter comprises an electric motor which drives a rotor shaft, a drive shaft that can be rotationally coupled to the rotor shaft, and a pinion mounted on the drive shaft and movable in a translational movement between a rest position and an active position by a movement system. The starter comprises a coupling system that couples a rotary movement in one direction of rotation of the rotor shaft to the pinion. The coupling system moves from an uncoupled state into a coupled state and vice versa. In the coupled state, the rotor shaft is firmly attached to the pinion in the starting direction of rotation. In the uncoupled state, the pinion is disconnected from the rotor shaft in both directions of rotation. The starter further comprises a movement system for moving the pinion from the coupling system into the uncoupled state as it moves the pinion into active position. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147208 | GAS TURBINE CONTROL DEVICE AND GENERATING SYSTEM - Provided is a gas turbine control device that is used in a generating facility including a gas turbine and a generator for generating power when at least rotational power of the gas turbine is transmitted, the gas turbine control device including a first control section for obtaining a first fuel control command for causing generator output to follow a generator output set value decided based on a demand load, where the first control section has a feedback control section ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147209 | DOOR LATCH APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A door latch apparatus for a vehicle may include a release lever rotatably coupled on a base plate by a hinge pin, the release lever being provided with a locking part, an open lever provided on the hinge pin to be rotatable along with the release lever, the open lever locking or unlocking a door of the vehicle, a rotating lever rotatably coupled on the base plate by a rotating shaft, the rotating lever being connected to a door handle by a wire so that the rotating lever is rotated by operation of the wire, and an operating lever rotatably mounted on the hinge pin, the operating lever being provided with a locking protrusion, wherein the locking protrusion is disposed between the locking part of the release lever and the rotating lever when an external impact is not applied or applied less than a predetermined amount to the operating lever. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147210 | LATCHING BOX WITH AN UNLOCKING ACTUATOR HAVING A CYLINDRICAL CAM - The invention relates to a latching box for selectively retaining a movable element such as an undercarriage or a hatch in position, the box comprising a body carrying:
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20130147211 | DOOR LATCH APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A door latch apparatus for a vehicle may include an open lever and a release lever rotatably coupled to a base plate, an interlocking lever rotatably coupled to the base plate and having a pushing protrusion, an operating lever provided on the base plate wherein the operating lever includes a second slot formed in a medial portion of the operating lever, and a locking protrusion formed on a lower end of the operating lever and being engaged in a first slot of the release lever, wherein when the release lever rotates, the locking protrusion pushes and rotates the open lever, thus releasing the door, and an inertia lever rotatably coupled to the base plate by a rotating shaft and including an insert protrusion formed on an end of the inertia lever and being engaged to the second slot. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147212 | GLOVE COMPARTMENT DEVICE - A glove compartment device having a lock body being mounted directly on a lid and of a latch urging spring provided between a pivoting latch and the lock body with a spring force urging the pivoting latch to the side where engagement with a striker is released. A plate spring that is mounted on the lock body urging so as to urge the striker to the side to disengage from the pivoting latch when the plate spring has one end thereof engaged with the lock body before mounting of the plate spring onto the lock body is completed. A latch urging spring is a torsion spring and has one end engaged with the lock opposing the plate spring ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130147213 | OPERATING DEVICE WITH ELECTRONICS, AT LEAST PARTIALLY OPERATING AS A DYNAMIC BALANCER - An operating device for a locking device of a motor vehicle, including a movable handle on a door of the motor vehicle, a dynamic balancer that prevents the accelerations acting on the motor vehicle as a consequence of an accident from causing the handle to move out of the door, electronics that respond to the approach of a user and, in case of engagement, trigger a defined function of the locking device, where the electronics comprise a sensor element, integrated in the handle, and remaining electronics, which can be fastened at the inside of the door, with the remaining electronics acting at least partially as a the dynamic balancer. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147214 | SAFETY APPARATUS OF REAR BUMPER STORAGE BOX FOR VEHICLE - A safety apparatus of a rear bumper storage box for a vehicle includes a storage box that does not rotate upward but rotates downward toward a ground surface when a rear low-speed collision accident occurs. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147215 | Modular Bumper System - A modular reconfigurable bumper system for an off road vehicle includes a center base mountable to the front of the vehicle. The center base has ends, a top face, and a front face. A pair of first mounting locations having associated mounting holes are located on the front face of the center base adjacent its ends and a pair of second mounting locations having associated mounting holes are located on the top face adjacent the ends of the center base. A pair of third mounting locations are located on the ends of the center base. A plurality of optional accessories including end plates, end extenders, an overrider, a prerunner, a stinger, and D-rings are selectively mountable to the center base, all via the first, second, and third mounting locations. The system also includes a rear bumper assembly mountable to the back of the vehicle and having a hinged spare tire carrier and D-rings selectively attachable to the rear bumper via common fourth mounting locations. | 2013-06-13 |
20130147216 | ENERGY ABSORBER FOR VEHICLE - An energy absorber for a vehicle includes a structure with an I-shaped cross-sectional structure, preventing collision energy from causing a buckling phenomenon. Particularly, the wiring for an electric wire connected to a sensor can be realized by making use of extra space. | 2013-06-13 |