24th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220186808 | VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM WITH ONE OR MORE MAGNETIC ACTUATORS - An active vibration isolation system with a magnetic actuator where the magnetic actuator includes a coil carrier with at least one coil which engages in a magnetic actuator without touching it so that it takes the form of a linear motor. The magnetic actuator has a magnetic shield with an opening through which the coil carrier extends into the magnet carrier. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186809 | VIBRATION CONTROL BUSH - There is provided a vibration control bush that allows improving durability. Formation of an outer periphery depressed portion | 2022-06-16 |
20220186810 | VIBRATION ISOLATOR FOR AN APPLIANCE MOTOR HAVING INTERNAL SILENCING VOIDS - A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A rotating drum is positioned within the cabinet. A blower directs process air through an airflow path. The airflow path includes the drum. A motor is coupled to the cabinet via a retaining bracket. The motor includes a drive shaft operably coupled to one of the drum and the blower. A damping ring is positioned about the drive shaft and between the motor and the retaining bracket. Damping apertures are defined within a body of the damping ring. The damping apertures define respective voids that absorb operational vibrations generated by the motor in an activated state. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186811 | TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A torsional vibration damper having improved abrasion resistance at a portion of a rotary member to which a rolling mass is contacted, and a manufacturing method thereof. The torsional vibration damper comprises: a rotary member; an inertia body oscillating around the rotary member; and a retainer formed on the rotary member to hold a rolling mass between a pair of stoppers. A hardness of an inner surface of at least one of the stoppers is increased higher in a radially outer portion than in a radially inner portion, within a reciprocating range of the rolling mass. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186812 | A CENTRIFUGAL PENDULUM ABSORBER - The disclosure relates to a centrifugal pendulum absorber for a flywheel, including,
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20220186813 | STOP ASSEMBLY FOR DAMPER MASSES OF A DAMPER SYSTEM - A stop assembly for damper masses of a damper system has a stop device and a stop device carrier which holds the stop device. The stop device has at least one shoulder, which is intended to engage in at least one associated receiving portion of the stop device carrier. In at least one support region, the shoulder is oversized relative to the associated receiving portion to facilitate captive engagement in the receiving portion, and, at a distance from the at least one support region, the shoulder is undersized relative to the associated receiving portion to facilitate assembly-simplifying engagement in the receiving portion. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186814 | PORTAL UNIT - A portal unit of the present invention includes a deceleration gear train and a housing. The housing includes an inner side wall that is formed with an input opening at a position above a rotation axial line of a driving wheel, an outer side wall that is formed with an output opening at a coaxial position with the rotation axial line of the driving wheel, and an intermediate wall that connects peripheral edges of the inner side wall and the outer side wall. The inner side wall is provided, at a radially outward position of the input opening, with mount bolts for the suspension unit. The mount bolts each include a shaft portion protruding inwardly in a vehicle width direction. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186815 | HANDLE ASSEMBLIES FOR HAND-HELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A handle assembly includes a single-motor transmission assembly for actuating various functions of an attached end effector. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186816 | NUTATIONAL CYCLOIDAL REDUCER - A nutational cycloidal reducer reduces an input speed to an output speed by a reduction ratio. The reducer includes a timing ring having an internal wall with a series of longitudinally extending tooth profiles, an output connected to the timing ring, a pulley having a central opening, a series of longitudinally extending tooth profiles and a plurality of circumferentially disposed pin bores. An input shaft has first and second shaft portions. The first portion is concentric with a longitudinal axis and the second portion is eccentric to the axis. A plate has a central opening. The pulley is positioned in the timing ring with some of the pulley and timing ring tooth profiles engaged with each other. The second shaft portion is positioned in the pulley and the plate and drives the pulley in a nutational movement. The pulley has one or more less tooth profiles than the timing ring, such that the reduction ratio is defined by # of timing ring tooth profiles/(# of timing ring tooth profiles−# of pulley tooth profiles). | 2022-06-16 |
20220186817 | HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - A hydrodynamic torque converter ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220186818 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH CORIOLIS LEAF SPRING - A torque converter, including: a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including an impeller shell connected to the cover and at least one impeller blade fixedly connected to the impeller shell; a turbine including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade fixedly connected to the turbine shell; lock-up clutch including a piston plate; an output element arranged to non-rotatably connect to a transmission input shaft; and a leaf spring including a ring portion, a tab extending radially inwardly from the ring portion, and a plurality of resilient sections extending from the ring portion and non-rotatably connected to the cover and to the piston plate. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186819 | DIFFERENTIAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The disclosure relates to a differential of a motor vehicle, comprising a crown wheel and a differential casing connected thereto. The differential further comprises differential pinion gears arranged on differential pins, wherein the differential pins are connected to the differential casing. The differential comprises a first differential side gear, which is mounted on a first drive shaft for conjoint rotation, and a second differential side gear, which is mounted on a second drive shaft for conjoint rotation. The differential comprises a first plate stack, which is arranged axially with respect to the first drive shaft between the crown wheel and the first differential side gear, and a second plate stack, which is arranged axially with respect to the second drive shaft between the crown wheel and the differential casing. Force can be applied to one or both of the plate stacks by a switchable actuating device counter to the differential side gear associated with the particular plate stack. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186820 | ELECTRONICALLY ACTUATED RAMP STYLE LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL HAVING LOCK DETECTION - An electronically locking differential assembly according to the present disclosure includes a differential case, a first and second side gear, a lock actuation mechanism, a first and second tone wheel, a first and second pickup sensor and a controller. The lock actuation mechanism includes a ramp plate that selectively moves between a locked state and an unlocked state. The first tone wheel has a first plurality of teeth formed on the differential case. The second tone wheel has a second plurality of teeth formed on the ramp plate. The first pickup sensor senses a position of the first plurality of teeth. The second pickup sensor senses a position of the second plurality of teeth. The controller determines whether the lock actuation mechanism is in the locked or unlocked state based on the respective positions of the first and second plurality of teeth. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186821 | GEAR DEVICE AND ROBOT - A gear device includes an internal gear, an external gear, and a wave generator. The external gear includes a cylinder section, a diaphragm, and a boss section. The diaphragm includes a first coupling section, a second coupling section, and a diaphragm main body. A ratio of the length from one opening end of the cylinder section to the surface of the diaphragm on the opposite side of the opening end in a rotation axis direction to the length from the inner circumferential surface of the boss section coupled to the second coupling section to the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder section in the radial direction is 1.0 or more and 5.0 or less, and t(C)≥t(A), where t(A) represents the thickness of the inner circumferential end of the diaphragm and t(C) represents the thickness of the outer circumferential end. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186822 | VEHICLE DRIVE APPARATUS - A transmission mechanism is provided with an output gear drivingly coupled to at least one of a pair of output members and placed coaxially with the pair of output members. A direction in which a rotating electrical machine and an inverter device are arranged side by side in an axial view is defined as a first direction. A direction perpendicular to both an axial direction and the first direction is defined as a second direction. A first output member that is one of the pair of output members is placed between the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device in the first direction, at a position in the second direction where both the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device are placed. The output gear is placed in such a manner as to overlap each of the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device in the axial view. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186823 | VEHICLE DRIVE APPARATUS - A vehicle drive apparatus includes: a rotary electric machine disposed on a first axis; a differential gear mechanism disposed on a second axis; an output member disposed on the second axis; an inverter device; and a case. The case is a single-piece case internally including: a first housing chamber housing the rotary electric machine; and a second housing chamber housing the inverter device and divided from the first housing chamber with a partition. At least a specified portion of the output member is housed in the first housing chamber. A location of the specified portion in an axial direction overlaps with the rotary electric machine. The partition is provided between the specified portion and the inverter device. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186824 | TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRANSMISSION HAVING A HOUSING - A transmission includes a housing, having lower and upper housing parts and bearing seats. A web is formed on the lower housing part between two bearing seats, which is pressed against a web provided on the upper housing part and between the bearing seats. When the housing parts are separated or pulled apart, a first web of one of the housing parts projects beyond a planar surface, which restricts the other webs thereof, or the webs of one of the housing parts are restricted by a planar separating surface, and except for a first web, the webs of the other housing part are also restricted by the planar separating surface and the first web projects beyond the separating surface when the housing parts are separated from each other. To form the housing, at least one of the housing parts is elastically deformed and/or preloaded. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186825 | GEAR HOUSING FOR A PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE THAT STRUCTURALLY ISOLATES AN INNER GEAR - Separate structural units for an inner gear and a housing of a planetary gear device include an inner gear with a first raised portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner gear, where the first raised portion extends towards in a direction that is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the inner gear. A housing includes a second raised portion formed on an inner peripheral surface, where the second raised portion extends in a direction that is inclined in respect to the axial direction. The housing contains the inner gear such that there is a gap formed between the inner peripheral surface of the housing and the outer peripheral surface of the inner gear. Movement of the inner gear within the interior of the housing is limited through linear contact of the first raised portion and the second raised portion. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186826 | MOTOR REDUCER - A motor reducer of the at least an embodiment of the present invention includes a reduction gear train that decelerates rotation input from a motor, and a reducer casing that accommodates the reduction gear train. An input cover that seals a motor-side end face of the reducer casing is provided, and the input cover is provided separately from the motor casing. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186827 | TRANSMISSION HAVING A FAN ASSEMBLY - A transmission includes a fan assembly having a fan wheel, a cover, and a grating. The fan wheel is connected in a torsionally fixed manner to the input shaft of the transmission, and the fan cover is fixed in place on a holding frame, which, for example, includes multiple parts and is fastened to the housing of the transmission. The grating is formed by two grating parts, whose first separating line is a straight segment or is formed by two mutually aligned straight segments, and the cover includes two cover parts, whose second separating line is a plane curve, made up of straight segment sections. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186828 | PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE CARRIER AND PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE - To reduce assembly man-hours of a planetary gear device by devising a structure of a carrier, disclosed is a carrier of a planetary gear device | 2022-06-16 |
20220186829 | FAULT DETECTION FOR A TORQUE CONVERTER - A method for operating an idling automatic transmission of a motor vehicle having a torque converter, wherein the torque converter comprises at least one pump wheel and a turbine wheel which are designed to transmit a torque hydrodynamically from one to the other. The method comprises at least the following steps: determinating ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220186830 | CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF AN INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A nonlinear closed-loop control combined with an integral time-delay feedback control is disclosed to adjust a speed ratio of an infinitely variable transmission (IVT) system. A speed ratio control for an IVT system involves a forward speed controller and a crank length controller for different speed ranges. The time-delay control is designed to reduce speed fluctuations of the output speed of an IVT with an accurate speed ratio. The speed ratio of an IVT with the disclosed control strategy can achieve an excellent tracking response for the desired constant output speed and reduce speed fluctuations of the output speed of an IVT by the time-delay feedback control. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186831 | SOLENOID ACTUATED LOCKING PAWL WITH COMPLIANCE MECHANISM - A locking pawl arrangement with a motion compliance mechanism for use with various automotive devices having a rotating hub with a plurality of teeth. There is provided a pawl that is moveable between a disengaged position wherein the pawl is not engaged with the rotating hub, an engaged positioned where the pawl is engaged with the hub and an intermediate position that is between the disengaged position and engaged position. A locking cam is in contact with the pawl and moves between a disengaged position, an engaged position, and an intermediate position against the pawl. There is further provided an actuator that is engageable with the locking cam. The actuator moves between a retracted position and an extended position, thereby causing the locking cam to move the pawl between the intermediate position, disengaged position and engaged position. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186832 | EDGE-WELDED BELLOWS - An edge-welded bellows, including a plurality of diaphragms and a guide part for guiding on the outer surface of a rod extending through an inner through-opening of the bellows or for guiding on the inner surface of a tube surrounding the bellows. The guide part has a retaining fin, which, at the edge thereof, lies between the edges of adjacent diaphragms and is welded thereto, and a guide sleeve, which surrounds the longitudinal central axis and has a guide surface for guiding the bellows on the outer surface of the rod or the inner surface of the tube. The guide sleeve has a wall thickness that is more than three times that of the retaining fin. The guide sleeve has a step having a contact surface. The retaining fin lies, in a region adjoining the edge thereof, on the contact surface and is form-fittingly secured against being lifted off from the contact surface. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186833 | SCRAPER RING FOR A PISTON - A scraper ring for a piston includes a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The top surface has a first planar portion and a first angled portion. The bottom surface has a second planar portion and a second angled portion. The second angled portion is configured to slidably contact the first angled portion to adjust a diameter of the scraper ring. The inner surface connects the top surface to the bottom surface. The outer surface is opposite to the top surface and is configured to form 360 degrees of contact with a wall of a cylinder to substantially limit an amount of oil entering a combustion chamber of the cylinder. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186834 | BEAD GASKET - A bead gasket for sealing off a gap between a first component and a second component, the bead gasket including: a first gasket layer including a holding element; a second gasket layer comprising a complementary holding element; and one or more folding portions which connect(s) the first gasket layer and the second gasket layer, wherein the first gasket layer, the second gasket layer and the respective folding portion are formed in one piece, and the gasket layers are or can be folded one onto the other by folding over the respective folding portion, such that they face each other in an axial direction, and wherein the holding element and the complementary holding element are in or can be moved into a holding engagement with each other based on a positive fit and/or frictional fit, in order to secure the gasket layers against diverging from each other. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186835 | ELECTRICALLY AND THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE GASKETS - An electrically and thermally conductive gasket includes a resilient core including a plurality of sides, a heat spreader disposed along at least two sides of the plurality of sides of the resilient core, and an electrically conductive layer disposed along and/or covering at least a portion of the heat spreader, such that the portion of the heat spreader is between the resilient core and the electrically conductive layer. The gasket is positionable and/or compressible between first and second surfaces to thereby define an electrically conductive path and a thermally conductive path between the first and second surfaces. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186836 | PACKING STRUCTURE FOR COMPRESSION PACKING - The present disclosure relates to packing material for stuffing boxes. The packing material comprises a resilient body configured to generate a sealing force on shafts and characterized by a directional resiliency to maintain a substantially constant sealing force under conditions of wear and axial displacement of rotating shafts. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186837 | MARINE SLIDE RING SEAL ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a marine meachanical seal arrangement comprising a first mechanical seal ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220186838 | SEALING DEVICE - Provided is a sealing device capable of exhibiting a screw pumping effect in an early stage while inhibiting leakage of a fluid to be sealed by providing thread protrusions. A second inclined surface is provided with a plurality of first thread protrusions that cause a fluid to be sealed to flow toward a region to be sealed when the seal lip rotates in one direction relative to a shaft, and a plurality of second thread protrusions that cause the fluid to be sealed to flow toward the region to be sealed when the seal lip rotates in another direction relative to the shaft. In a state before progress of sliding wear on the seal lip, a sidewall of each of the first thread protrusions on a side facing the region to be sealed and a sidewall of each of the second thread protrusions on the side facing the region to be sealed are both designed to be parallel to a center axis line of the shaft in a state in which the seal lip is in contact with a surface of the shaft. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186839 | Magnetic Valve - Disclosed is a magnetic valve, including: a valve body, provided with an installation cavity, a first valve port and a second valve port; a valve core, installed in the installation cavity and provided with a valve opening position and a valve closing position, a second cavity located at an outer periphery of a main body of the valve core and a third cavity located at a second end of the valve core, the first valve port is communicated with the third cavity and the second valve port is communicated with the second cavity; a core iron assembly, including a core iron, herein the valve core is fixedly connected with a first end of the core iron; an attractor, installed in the installation cavity and located at a second end of the core iron; and a balancing channel, extended along an axial direction of the valve core and the core iron. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186840 | VALVE DEVICE AND FLUID CIRCULATION CIRCUIT - A valve device includes a flow path formation member provided with at least one flow path hole through which a fluid passes, and a drive part that outputs a rotational force. The valve device includes a shaft, and a rotor having a sliding surface that slides while facing an opening surface of the flow path formation member where the flow path hole is opened, and the rotor is configured to increase or decrease an opening degree of the flow path hole with rotation of the shaft. The valve device includes an energization member that energizes the rotor toward the flow path formation member. The valve device includes a coupling structure configured to tiltably couple the shaft to the rotor such that a contact state between the sliding surface and the opening surface is held regardless of a posture or a position of the shaft. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186841 | ZERO DEAD LEG VALVE - A valve having a body having a first section and a second section; an extended flange attached to the second section of the body or disposed as an integral part of the second section of the body; an elongate bore extending through the body and having a proximal end and a distal end; a longitudinally displaceable plunger disposed in and extending along the bore, the plunger having a proximal end and a distal end and having a first position displaced toward the distal end of the bore and a second position displaced toward the proximal end of the bore; a diaphragm seal attached to the proximal end of the plunger and sealing the bore at the proximal end thereof; a gland seal sealing the bore at a location intermediate the diaphragm seal and the distal end of the bore; the plunger extending through and being sealingly secured to the gland seal; a fluid transfer opening in the bore between the diaphragm seal and the gland seal; longitudinal displacement of the plunger moving the diaphragm seal to open the bore, the gland seal stretching to accommodate the displacement of and maintain a seal about the plunger, a fluid flow path being established between the open proximal end of the bore and the fluid transfer opening, wherein longitudinal displacement of the plunger towards its first position moves the diaphragm to open the bore. The valve further comprises an extended flange having a surface that is approximately coplanar with a surface of the second position when the plunger is displaced toward the proximal end of the bore, creating a zero dead leg position | 2022-06-16 |
20220186842 | SEAL ASSEMBLY - There is provided a seal assembly comprising: a first component and a second component spaced apart from the first component so as to define a passage for the transfer of fluid from an inlet of the seal assembly to an outlet of the seal assembly, wherein the first component comprises a concavity at least partially defining the passage, and wherein no part of the second component extends into the portion of the passage bounded by the concavity. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186843 | DISCHARGE VALVES, PRESSURE VESSEL ASSEMBLIES HAVING DISCHARGE VALVES, AND METHODS OF MAKING DISCHARGE VALVES - A discharge valve includes a valve body, a closure, and a non-rigid valve member. The valve body has a bore that extends between an inlet and an outlet. The closure is seated to the valve body and extends to the bore. The non-rigid valve member has an interior and is fixed within the bore between the inlet and the outlet of the valve, the interior of the non-rigid valve member in fluid communication with the closure for expansion and contraction of the non-rigid valve member. Fire extinguisher assemblies and methods of making fire extinguisher assemblies are also described. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186844 | DIAPHRAGM AND DIAPHRAGM VALVE - To provide a diaphragm and a diaphragm valve which solve a problem of deterioration of air-tightness due to insufficient tightening of a bolt and damage to the diaphragm due to over-tightening of the bolt, as well as reducing variations in performance such as durability of the diaphragm and simplifying tightening work. A diaphragm is provided with a through hole having a diameter larger than a diameter through which a bolt can be fitly inserted. A bolt insertion cylinder made of metal through which the bolt can be inserted is fitted in the through hole. A height of the bolt insertion cylinder is equal to or less than a height of the through hole. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186845 | FLOW PATH ASSEMBLY, VALVE DEVICE, FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD USING SAID FLOW PATH ASSEMBLY - A first flow path member has a first sealing surface for supporting one end surface, in a central axis direction, of an annular seal member, and a second flow path member has a second seal surface including a flat surface for supporting a surface of a plate-like member, and a third seal surface for supporting an outer peripheral surface of the annular seal member, wherein: in the annular seal member, an other end surface of the annular seal member is pressed against the back surface of the plate-like member, the one end surface of the annular seal member is pressed against the first seal surface of the first flow path member, and the outer peripheral surface of the annular seal member is pressed against the third seal surface of the second flow path member; and the plate-like member is pressed by the other end surface of the annular seal member. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186846 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL CLEANING VALVES - A medical cleaning valve (or cleaning valve) may be configured to provide cleaning functionality to fluid (e.g., air and water) channels of an endoscope. Many embodiments described herein may include a cleaning valve (or valve) that is appropriate for single-use and therefore may be disposable. Accordingly, the valve may be made from a limited number of parts and materials, e.g., to limit its cost and/or manufacturing complexity. For example, multiple seals may be integrally formed with a valve stem. In another example, the valve may have an interface member, which may combine and simplify the functionality of a number of components, such as by connecting the valve stem to a valve well, sealing an opening to a lumen in the valve stem, and/or biasing the valve stem into a position relative to the valve well. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186847 | INJECTION MOLDED PLASTIC VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A valve assembly for controlling cooling fluid flows in a motor vehicle, the valve assembly including:
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20220186848 | PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE - A pressure reducing valve includes: a body, a valve seat, and a valve element opening and closing the valve seat according to a difference between a pressure on the inlet side and a pressure on the outlet side. A pressure chamber, which is a space part between the valve element and the valve seat, is provided on the inlet side of the valve element. The valve element includes a plurality of horizontal holes each opening to the pressure chamber, and a vertical hole bringing the horizontal holes and the outlet side of the valve element into communication with each other. The horizontal holes and the vertical hole are provided in such a manner that a value of a ratio of a flow channel area of the vertical hole to a total area that is a total of flow channel areas of the horizontal holes exceeds 1.16. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186849 | CHECK VALVE - A check valve may be used to enable desired flow rates of fluid in a particular direction. In some examples, the check valve may have a hollow cylindrical body and a threaded portion on an exterior wall of the hollow cylindrical body such that the check valve may be coupled with an assembly, such as an adapter for a vehicle engine. The check valve may include a plunger having a dome shaped portion (e.g., cone shaped, semi-hemispherical shaped, rounded cone shaped, etc.) that extends out of the hollow cylindrical body into free space when the check valve is in an open position and forms a seal with the hollow cylindrical body when the check valve is in a closed position. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186850 | CHECK-VALVE - A check-valve ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220186851 | CHECK VALVE - A check valve ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220186852 | VENTING DEVICES FOR AIRCRAFT BREWING APPARATUS - An air vent valve assembly for a tank assembly of a beverage maker for aircraft includes a valve housing having an interior chamber and an inlet flow passage in fluid communication with the interior chamber, and a valve base that mates with the valve housing. The valve base is configured and adapted to be attached to a tank assembly of a beverage maker. The valve base includes an interior flow chamber in fluid communication with the interior chamber of the valve housing and a flow outlet in fluid communication with the interior flow chamber of the valve base. The air vent valve assembly includes an umbrella valve operatively connected to at least one of the valve housing or the valve base between the flow outlet of the valve base and the inlet flow passage of the valve housing. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186853 | CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE - A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in the direction opposite to the driving direction by the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and the valve element and configured for opening and closing a communication between the control port and the suction port by movement of the valve element. The capacity control valve further includes a pressure receiving portion to which force in accordance with discharge pressure is applied in the axial direction of the valve element. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186854 | DIELECTRIC UNION BALL VALVE - A dielectric union ball valve utilizes a non-conductive separation sleeve to prevent contact between the union and the nut of a dielectric valve assembly. The valve assembly can optionally include an independently operated drain valve port to permit draining of the valve assembly. The use and positioning of a non-conductive separation sleeve mitigates potential galvanic reaction between dissimilar pipes and/or fittings that are connected to the valve assembly. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186855 | STEPPER MOTOR PROPORTIONAL CONTROL BELLOWS VALVE - A stepper motor proportionally controlled bellows valve system comprising: a valve manifold; one or more stepper motors; and one or more bellows valves. The one or more bellows valves may comprise a bellows, a sealing washer, and a profile washer. The sealing washer is configured to removeably engage with a vacuum orifice rim. The profile washers are configured to stick into the valve orifice, such that the profile washer defines a flow through the valve. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186856 | FAILSAFE MODULE - A failsafe module comprising an input member ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220186857 | REDUCING NOISE IN BALL VALVES - A component for a ball valve that is configured to reduce noise. The component or “shoe” can install into the valve body, for example, on a downstream side of a throttling ball. In one implementation, the embodiments comprise an annular ring with an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is cupped to receive a portion of the throttling ball. The outer surface may have a stepped profile with portions of the annular ring that have concentrically-decreasing diameter. This stepped profile sits in a corresponding recess in the valve body. Welds can be used to secure the shoe in place in lieu of fasteners, like bolts or screws. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186858 | COOLANT HOSE - The invention relates to a refrigerant hose which has at least the following layer structure:
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20220186859 | CONNECTING ELEMENT FOR A PIPE ARRANGEMENT AND ARRANGEMENT - A connecting element for a pipe arrangement, comprising a base body with at least one through channel, a receiving bore for receiving a pipe end of a pipe, wherein the receiving bore corresponds with the through channel, wherein the receiving bore has a larger cross section than the through channel, wherein a transition step is introduced into the base body between the through channel and the receiving bore, and an arrangement and a method for manufacturing an arrangement. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186860 | JOINT - A joint that is coupled to a cylindrical fluid discharger whose peripheral edge expands radially outward. The joint includes a cylindrical coupler that is coupled to the fluid discharger and has a male screw on an outer peripheral surface thereof, an engager that engages with the peripheral edge, and a tubular body that has a female screw to be coupled to the male screw on an inner peripheral surface thereof, and switches between a first state in which the attachment and the detachment of the fluid discharger and the joint are allowed and a second state in which the attachment and the detachment of the fluid discharger and the joint are restricted. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186861 | Quick-Fitting Pipe Fitting Assembly - A quick-fitting pipe fitting assembly for coupling with at least one pipe element includes a pipe fitting body, at least one coupling unit, at least one gasket and a plurality of connecting elements. Each coupling unit includes a fixed coupling element integrally extended from the pipe fitting body and a movable coupling element, the gasket disposed at the coupling unit, the connecting elements movably connect the fixed coupling element with the movable coupling element, wherein the at least one coupling unit is adapted for being preassembled with the at least one pipe element and can be fastened by at least one fastening element that is capable of being operated to fasten the movable coupling element with the fixed coupling element. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186862 | Quick-Fitting Pipe Fitting Assembly - A quick-fitting pipe fitting assembly for coupling with at least one pipe element includes a pipe fitting body, at least one coupling unit, and at least one gasket. Each coupling unit includes a fixed coupling element integrally extended from the pipe fitting body and a movable coupling element, the gasket disposed at the coupling unit, the connecting elements movably connect the fixed coupling element with the movable coupling element, wherein the at least one coupling unit is adapted for being preassembled with the at least one pipe element and can be fastened by at least one fastening element that is capable of being operated to fasten the movable coupling element with the fixed coupling element. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186863 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CORRUGATED PIPE AND COUPLING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a corrugated pipe connection device. The device includes a corrugated pipe including a groove and a ridge that are successively and alternately formed, a nut into which one side portion of the corrugated pipe is inserted, wherein the nut has a screw-thread on an inner circumferential surface thereof, a clamping ring being formed in a ring shape cut at one place thereof and including an inner portion formed convexly in a radially inward direction of the corrugated pipe to be inserted into the groove of the corrugated pipe and an outer portion protruded in a radially outward direction from the inner portion, wherein the outer portion comprises an outer circumferential surface, and a socket having a screw-thread on an outer circumferential surface thereon onto which the nut is screwed. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186864 | Coupling Assembly for Pipes - A coupling assembly, to be flowed through by fluid, for coupling two components has a coupling element and a ball joint assembly with a female ball joint element, a male ball joint element, and a securing element. The female and male ball joint elements form a ball joint by form fit. The male ball joint element has a ball segment and the female ball joint element has an expandable ball segment. The ball segment of the male ball joint element engages the expandable ball segment so that the female ball joint element at least partially encloses the male ball joint element. The securing element contacts externally an outer contour of the female ball joint element. The coupling element forms one of the female and male ball joint elements. One of the two components forms the other one of the female and male ball joint elements. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186865 | ADJUSTABLE-LENGTH WATER SUPPLY ADAPTER - A method of installing a plumbing fixture to an outlet of a water supply assembly located behind a wall includes providing a plumbing fixture including an attachment structure. The method also includes providing an adapter configured to couple the plumbing fixture to an outlet of a water supply assembly. The adapter includes an annular body, a plurality of collars, and an engagement structure. The annular body extends between a first end and a second end and defining a bore extending therethrough. The plurality of collars is provided along an exterior of the annular body and spaced inwardly from the first end such that each of the collars is separated from an adjacent one of the collars in a lateral direction by a recess. The engagement structure is provided along the exterior at the second end. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186866 | Multipurpose Hose Clamp - The present invention relates to a multipurpose hose clamp. The hose clamp is capable of rotating laterally in a 360-degree orientation in clockwise and counterclockwise directions. The multipurpose clamp includes a round, flat, thin, single-gear band, and a clamping device. The clamping device or screw cage is separable from the band. A screw is configured to twist or turn into the clamping device and engages the slots disposed on the band to increase or decrease a diameter of the hose clamp. The multipurpose clamp can be applied to any type of hose, for example, water hoses, automobile hoses, radiator hoses, air vent hoses, etc. The screw cage is designed to rotate 360-degrees in either clockwise or counterclockwise directions. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186867 | CONNECTION VERIFIER - A connection verifier, including a housing including a circuit board, a first plate connected to the circuit board, and a second plate connected to the circuit board, wherein the circuit board is arranged to send a voltage through one of the first plate and the second plate. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186868 | GRIP ELEMENTS FOR PIPES - An accessory for a clamp assembly includes a grip element which has a base portion including two opposite end faces, rows of teeth that protrude from the base portion, the teeth being arranged in rows with gaps separating them, wherein each of the teeth has a shape as viewed from one of the end faces which includes a first shape portion which has straight sides each of which extends from the base portion to an end, wherein a junction of each of the straight sides with the base portion has a radius, wherein the straight sides form borders of the gaps. Each of the teeth includes another shape portion that extends inwards, away from the gaps. The ends of the straight sides of the first shape portion and the other shape portion cooperate to grip a pipe. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186869 | Fitting with Locking Ring for Non-Detachable Connection to at Least One Pipe - The invention relates to a fitting for permanently connecting to at least one tube, the fitting including: a main body; a retaining element which has locking elements for locking to a corresponding locking element of the tube to be connected; a sealing element; and a blocking ring, the blocking ring allowing movement of the retaining element in the radial direction in a first axial position and preventing movement of the retaining element outwards in the radial direction in a second axial position. Said fitting solves the technical problem of providing a fitting suitable for permanently connecting tubes. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186870 | CAP FOR RISERS IN CONCRETE DECKS - An assembly creates annular voids in concrete around the distal end of cylindrical tubes. A cap has a flat top and a cylindrical, depending skirt. An annular, foam plug extends between the inside of the skirt and the outer diameter of the tube. The plug has an undeformed inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the tube to create an interference fit around the tube and keep concrete out when the cap is on the end of the tube. The plug has a radial thickness of 0.3 to 1 inch, and has an axial length of 1 to 3 inches, with a bottom of the plug located at a bottom of the skirt. The cap is glued to the end of the tube for pressure testing. After the tube is entrained in concrete, the cap and plug are removed to leave a void in the concrete surface. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186871 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO THE SEALING OF PIPE LINERS - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a pipe liner for lining the inside of a pipe, for example a water or sewerage pipe requiring repair. The pipe liner is mainly formed of a fabric sleeve, or a plurality of fabric sleeves, and comprises a fluid-proof barrier coating on the inside surface of the pipe liner. The method involves arranging a strip of carrier material comprising a liquid sealant inside the fabric sleeve of the pipe liner and in registration with two opposing side edges of the sheet of fabric, facing an inner barrier coating of the fabric sleeve. The method can advantageously provide such a pipe liner with an inner barrier coating without everting the pipe liner after manufacture. The present invention may also provide a way of avoiding internal cross-welding of said pipe liners and a method for testing the integrity of the barrier coating of said pipe liners. The present invention also provides an apparatus for carrying out these methods. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186872 | VENT BOX METHOD AND APPARTUS - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for repairing a leak in a pressurized pipe, and more particularly to a vent box for use in repairing a leak in a pipe carrying pressurized steam. The sealant is applied to the leak, the vent box is in place over the leak, and the vent is opened during the curing process. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186873 | VACUUM INSULATED STRUCTURE WITH FILTER FEATURES IN A VACUUM CAVITY - A vacuum insulated structure includes a first panel having an inner surface defining an area. The first panel includes a vacuum port. A trim breaker interconnects the first panel with a second panel in an air-tight manner to define a vacuum cavity therebetween. A first filter member is disposed on and substantially covers the area of the inner surface of the first panel and the vacuum port of the first panel. A second filter member substantially covers the first filter member to define a channel therebetween. The channel includes an area commensurate with the area of the inner surface of the first panel. The first panel may also include a mesh member covered by a filter member to define a channel therebetween to improve evacuation time using the channel to evacuate the vacuum cavity. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186874 | BIAXIAL PIVOTING MECHANISM AND ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A biaxial pivoting mechanism configured for connecting an object to a holder includes a mount component, a rotatable connector, a main body and a mount base. The mount component is configured to be fixed to the object. The rotatable connector is rotatably disposed on the mount component about a first axis. The main body is fixed to the rotatable connector. The mount base is configured to be fixed to the holder, and the main body is rotatably disposed on the mount base about a second axis not parallel to the first axis. The main body has a first surface, a second surface, and an accommodating space. The first surface is located closer to the rotatable connector than the second surface. The accommodating space extends to the second surface from the first surface. At least part of the mount base is located in the accommodating space. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186875 | WALL ANCHOR ASSEMBLIES - An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall includes a first anchor component and a second anchor component. The first anchor component includes a base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, and at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base and having a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the base and has a downwardly curved configuration. The second anchor component includes a base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base of the second anchor component and having a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the base of the second anchor component and has a curved configuration. The second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186876 | A Linkage Structure - The present disclosure provides a linkage structure including an upper bracket and a lower bracket, wherein said upper bracket includes a first linkage unit, a second linkage unit, a middle piece and two sets of adjusting pieces, one end of said middle piece is connected to said first linkage unit and the other end is connected to said second linkage unit; wherein at least one adjusting piece in each set of adjusting pieces is connected rotatably to said first linkage unit or said second linkage unit. According to the linkage structure of the present disclosure, mechanical tilt can be achieved by driving two sets of adjusting pieces to move in coordination, it can ensure the accuracy of mechanical tilt, realize mechanical tilt at any angle, and the operation process is friendly and safe. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186877 | ROTARY MULTI-PORT GREASING VALVE - A rotary multiport greasing valve having an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve within the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve has at least one inlet port and at least 2 outlet ports. The inner sleeve has an inlet port, a central passageway, and an outlet port. The inner sleeves inlet port is fluidly connected to the outer sleeve's inlet port. The inner sleeve rotates within the outer sleeve so that the inner sleeves outlet port is circumferentially aligned with a selected outer sleeve outlet port creating a fluid pathway from the outer sleeve inlet port into the inner sleeve's inlet port through the central passageway through the inner sleeves outlet port and finally through the outer sleeves outlet port to create an open flowpath. In the instance where a closed flowpath is desired the inner sleeve inlet port is rotated so as not to align with any portion of an outlet sleeve outlet port. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186878 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING TANK - A system and a method for filling a tank are provided. The tank filling system includes tanks that are filled with predetermined fluid and a manifold that is coupled to each of the plurality of tanks in a communication manner. A first flow passage is connected to a first inlet of the manifold to supply the fluid to be filled into the plurality of tanks to the manifold and a second flow passage is connected to a second inlet of the manifold spaced apart from the first inlet of the manifold by a predetermined distance to supply the fluid to be filled into the plurality of tanks to the manifold. A controller opens and closes the first flow passage and the second flow passage. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186879 | HYDROGEN FUELING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to aspects, hydrogen fueling systems and methods are provided, including vehicle-to-vehicle communication techniques, hydrogen cooling techniques and/or hydrogen dispenser control techniques that facilitate improving aspects of a hydrogen fueling station. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186880 | HYDROGEN FUELING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to aspects, hydrogen fueling systems and methods are provided, including vehicle-to-vehicle communication techniques, hydrogen cooling techniques and/or hydrogen dispenser control techniques that facilitate improving aspects of a hydrogen fueling station. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186881 | HYDROGEN FUELING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to aspects, hydrogen fueling systems and methods are provided, including vehicle-to-vehicle communication techniques, hydrogen cooling techniques and/or hydrogen dispenser control techniques that facilitate improving aspects of a hydrogen fueling station. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186882 | HYDROGEN FUELING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to aspects, hydrogen fueling systems and methods are provided, including vehicle-to-vehicle communication techniques, hydrogen cooling techniques and/or hydrogen dispenser control techniques that facilitate improving aspects of a hydrogen fueling station. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186883 | HYDROGEN FUELING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to aspects, hydrogen fueling systems and methods are provided, including vehicle-to-vehicle communication techniques, hydrogen cooling techniques and/or hydrogen dispenser control techniques that facilitate improving aspects of a hydrogen fueling station. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186884 | RECOMPRESSED TRANSCRITICAL CYCLE WITH VAPORIZATION IN CRYOGENIC OR LOW-TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS, AND/OR WITH COOLANT FLUID - A process for regasifying a fluid and generating electrical energy includes subjecting an operating fluid to 1) pumping, the pumping step including a low pressure pumping step 1a) and a high pressure pumping step 1b), 2) heating in a recuperator to obtain a heated flow, the heating step including a low temperature heat recovery step 2a) and a high temperature heat recovery step 2b), 3) further heating through a high temperature source to obtain a further heated flow, 4) expanding in a turbine, with generation of electrical energy to obtain an expanded flow, 5) cooling by heat exchange to obtain a cooled flow, and 6) condensing the flow of the operating fluid and regasifying the fluid. After low pressure pumping, a portion of the flow of the operating fluid is subjected to recompression to obtain a flow combined with the flow of the operating fluid obtained from step 2a). | 2022-06-16 |
20220186885 | CRYOSPHERE - Methods, apparatus, and device, for a cryogenic storage system that stores and/or transports a liquid or gas at a temperature below ambient temperature. The cryogenic storage system has an enclosure and a cavity. The cryogenic storage system has a dewar that is positioned within the cavity of the enclosure. The dewar has a payload area that is configured to hold a liquid below ambient temperature. The dewar is configured to hold a liquid below ambient temperature and passively stabilize in an upright position. The dewar is formed with an inner wall and an outer wall and has an opening that allows access to the payload area. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186886 | Replaceable cartridge, cartridge system and method for connecting cartridges - A replaceable cartridge for storing a fluid includes a pressure vessel for holding the fluid; a connecting line extending from the pressure vessel to a first connection surface on an external side of the cartridge; and a valve system comprising a first shut-off member disposed in the connecting line; wherein the connecting line has a taper in a direction of the first connection surface. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186887 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A light-emitting unit, having a substrate; a first light-emitting body formed on the substrate, and having a first longer side and a first shorter side; a second light-emitting body formed on the substrate, and having a second longer side and a second shorter side which is parallel to the first longer side; a third light-emitting body formed on the substrate, having a third longer side and a third shorter side which is parallel to the first longer side, and electrically connected to the first light-emitting body and the second light-emitting body; a first electrode covering the first light-emitting body and the second light-emitting body, and electrically connecting to the first light-emitting body; a second electrode separated from the first electrode, and covering the second light-emitting body without covering the first light-emitting body; and a transparent element enclosing the first light-emitting body, the second light-emitting body, and the third light-emitting body. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186888 | LED LIGHTING BULB AND MANUFACTRING METHOD - A LED lighting bulb ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220186889 | LED FILAMENTS WITH LIGHT-REFLECTIVE PARTICLES FOR PROVIDING SPARKLE - The present disclosure relates to a light-emitting diode, LED, filament ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220186890 | SOLID STATE LAMP - The present invention relates to a lamp ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220186891 | DEVICE FOR INSTALLING REAR COVER OF LAMP CAP - A device for installing a rear cover of an intelligent lamp cap, including a first feeding device for feeding a heat sink base and a second feeding device for feeding a LED lamp bead out to an outlet of the first feeding device and assembling the LED lamp bead with the heat sink base. A lead wire threading device is arranged on a side of a positioning-mounting mechanism, and is configured to guide a lead wire of the LED lamp bead to pass through a mounting hole of the heat sink base. A third feeding device is arranged on a side of the outlet of the first feeding device to mount a bottom cover on the heat sink base. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186892 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PRODUCING LED LAMP CAP - A method for automatically producing LED lamp cap, including: leading a heat sink base out to an outlet of a first feeding device; leading a reflection bowl to an outlet of a lead-out rail of a second feeding device; feeding, by a third feeding device, a LED lamp bead to a clamping block; feeding a bottom cover into a feeding pipe of a fourth feeding device; feeding a lamb tube to a lamp tube feeding pipe; dispensing a glue in a mounting groove of the heat sink base; pushing the LED lamp wick into the mounting groove; feeding the reflection bowl to a mounting surface of the heat sink base; and allowing the bottom cover to abut against an end of the heat sink base and allowing a lead wire to be clamped in a notch of the heat sink base and an opening of the bottom cover. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186893 | PORTABLE AUDIO DEVICES - Lighting devices are described and may include a housing, a solar panel, and at least one speaker. The housing may include a cover and a base coupled to the cover. The lighting device may also include at least one rechargeable battery, a microprocessor, and a plurality of light sources, such as LEDs, configured to emit light towards the cover. The solar panel, the rechargeable battery, the microprocessor, the speaker, and the plurality of light sources may be in electronic communication with one another. Further, for example, the microprocessor may be configured to control at least one operating mode of the plurality of light sources and at least one operating mode of the speaker. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186894 | TRAVEL SOLAR LIGHTING DEVICES - Lighting devices are described and may include a housing, a solar panel, and at least one speaker. The housing may include a cover and a base coupled to the cover. The lighting device may also include at least one rechargeable battery, a microprocessor, and a plurality of light sources, such as LEDs, configured to emit light towards the cover. The solar panel, the rechargeable battery, the microprocessor, the speaker, and the plurality of light sources may be in electronic communication with one another. Further, for example, the microprocessor may be configured to control at least one operating mode of the plurality of light sources and at least one operating mode of the speaker. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186895 | MODULAR LIGHTED TREE WITH TRUNK ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - A lighted artificial tree includes a first tree portion including a first trunk portion, first branches joined to the first trunk portion, and a first light string. The first trunk portion has a trunk connector and a first trunk wiring assembly, the first trunk wiring assembly is electrically connectable to the first light string and the trunk connector, and at least a portion of the first wiring assembly is located inside the first portion. The second tree portion includes a second trunk portion, second branches, and a second light string. The second trunk portion has a trunk connector and a second trunk wiring assembly, the second trunk wiring assembly electrically connectable to the second lighting string and the trunk connector. The second tree portion may be mechanically coupled and electrically connected to the first tree portion by coaxially coupling the first trunk portion to the second trunk portion. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186896 | CANDLE LAMP CHARGING DEVICE AND CANDLE LAMP - A candle lamp charging device and a candle lamp, the candle lamp charging device includes a housing, a light energy collection board and a charging connector; the housing is an accommodating cavity for accommodating the candle lamp, and a sidewall of the housing is provided with an opening configured for the candle lamp to enter and exit; the light energy collection board is disposed at the sidewall of the housing and facing a side away from the opening; the charging connector is convexly disposed at an inner surface of a bottom wall of the housing and electrically connected with the light energy collection board; a bottom of the candle lamp is provided with a charging interface for socketing on a charging connector, the candle lamp is provided therein with a rechargeable battery, a control circuit board and a light-emitting element. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186897 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE, LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The invention relates to an illumination device comprising a plurality of LEDs ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220186898 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A lamp for a vehicle includes a first lamp module including a first light source part, and a first lens structure that forms a first light distribution pattern with light irradiated from the first light source part, and a second lamp module including a second light source part, and a second lens structure that forms a second light distribution pattern having characteristics that are different from those of the first light distribution pattern with light irradiated from the second light source part. The first light distribution pattern and the second light distribution pattern overlap each other to form a low beam pattern. Shapes of input surfaces of the first lens structure and the second lens structure, to which the light is input, are different. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186899 | LIGHTING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A Lighting device, in particular lighting device for a vehicle, is provided comprising at least one light source from which light is emitted during operation of the lighting device. A first flexible foil is also provided through which the light emanating from the at least one light source passes at least partially. The first foil influences the light passing through in such a way that directed light emerges from the first foil. The lighting device also comprising a second flexible foil into which the at least one light source is integrated or on which the at least one light source is arranged. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186900 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lamp for a vehicle, the lamp including: a light source; a board part on which the light source is mounted; an optical fiber configured to provide a path through which light emitted from the light source propagates; and a film part to which the optical fiber is joined, in which the film part includes an upper film provided at an upper side of the optical fiber; and a lower film provided at a lower side of the optical fiber, and in which the optical fiber is joined to each of the upper film and the lower film. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186901 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE LAMP, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - An optical assembly, a vehicle lamp and a motor vehicle are disclosed. The optical assembly includes a light guide, the light guide at least having a first light guide section, a second light guide section and a bridging light guide section. The first light guide section and the second light guide section are connected together at one end to form an end region and bifurcating from the end region, the end region having an end face for the in-coupling of light. The bridging light guide section is arranged between the first light guide section and the second light guide section. The bridging light guide section is spaced apart from a bifurcation position of the first light guide section and the second light guide section, and the bridging light guide section has a light in-coupling face facing the bifurcation position, and a light out-coupling face. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186902 | SLIM TYPE LAMP APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A slim type lamp apparatus of a vehicle may include a light source for radiating light; and a lens portion including an incident portion through which the light radiated by the light source is incident, a reflection portion extending from the incident portion to reflect and move the incident light, and an emission portion extending from the reflection portion and emitting the light reflected by the reflection portion, the reflection portion diffusing some light upon reflection of the light to form a diffusion beam pattern by the emission portion and condensing other light upon reflection to form a condensing beam pattern by the emission portion. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186903 | LIGHT SYSTEM, METHOD OF FORMING TUNNELS OF LIGHT, A MOBILE 360.degree. LIGHT SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF CLEANING THE MOBILE 360.degree. LIGHT SYSTEM - A light system comprising: (a) a plurality of light sources connected to a vehicle and creating light that radiates away from the vehicle so that the light substantially surrounds the vehicle; and (b) one or more sensors that detect light from another light source; and wherein one or more of the plurality of light sources are turned off in a direction of the another light source while some of the plurality of light sources remain on so that a tunnel having a reduction or absence of light is formed in the direction of the another light source between the plurality of light sources that remain on. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186904 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of light source modules that includes light sources including a plurality of light emitting elements that emit different colors of light and lens bodies disposed in front of the light sources, and the plurality of light source modules are disposed in a matrix manner in a plane to constitute at least one light emitting area. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186905 | AIR GUIDE FOR COOLING AN ILLUMINATION DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, COOLING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An air guide is provided for cooling an illumination device of a vehicle. A single, essentially rigid air channel with an air inlet opening and at least one air outlet opening is provided. The air inlet opening is allocated to a blower and the at least one air outlet opening is allocated to at least one chamber or at least one chamber area of the illumination device. In order to improve the cooling of an illumination device of a vehicle, air channel is a free-form air channel, where the flow resistance of the free-form channel between the air inlet opening and each of the at least one air outlet opening is designed to be so low as to make it possible to deploy a blower in the form of an axial fan. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186906 | Heat Source for Vehicle Illumination Assembly and Method - A heater is provided for a vehicle illumination assembly. The heater includes a heat transfer body, a heat source, and a mounting base. The heat transfer body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a higher emissivity than the bottom surface. The heat source is affixed in heat transfer relation with the heat transfer body. The mounting base is configured to affix the heat transfer body within a housing of a vehicle illumination assembly to provide the top surface of the heat transfer body in radiant heat transfer relation with a light transmissible portion of the vehicle illumination assembly. A method is also provided. | 2022-06-16 |
20220186907 | DIFFUSIVE BODY AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The diffusive body lets first light enter and emits scattered light, wherein a scattering layer and a transmission layer, the diffusive body has a light incidence surface that lets the first light enter and a main surface where a first light emission surface emitting the scattered light is formed, the light incidence surface is formed at an end face forming a first end part of the main surface, the diffusive body functions as a light guide path that makes the entered first light move to and fro between the scattering layer and the transmission layer, the scattering layer includes an optical medium on a nanometer order and generates the scattered light by having the first light scattered by the optical medium on the nanometer order, and a correlated color temperature of the scattered light is higher than the correlated color temperature of the first light. | 2022-06-16 |