25th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100155092 | First and Second Beam for Telescopic Feeder, Incorporating Guiding Studs, Telescopic Feeder, Drilling Device for Rock Drilling and a Way of Using a Guiding Stud - The object of the invention is to provide a telescopic feeder which is easier to handle. A first beam is intended to be used in sliding cooperation with a second beam in a telescopic feeder for a rock drilling machine. The first beam comprises at least one guiding stud intended to be guided into a recess in the second beam as the second beam and the first beam are retracted to an end position. The guiding stud is used for locking the first beam in relation to the second beam in a fixed position as the telescopic feeder is fully retracted to an end position. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155093 | IMPACT ADAPTER FOR A ROCK DRILL - An impact adaptor to convert a rock drill to an impact driver is described. The impact adapter has a boom coupling for securing the adapter in co-operating alignment with the shank of a drifter. The adapter has a casing for slidingly receiving and guiding an anvil therein from a top open end of the casing. The casing has an open bottom end adapted for receiving a top end section of a pile, tube or rod in the casing. Anvil supports are provided in the casing for retaining the anvil captive therein in the absence of the top end section of the pile, tube or rod. The casing has a predetermined length above the anvil supports to permit captive displacement of the anvil and displacement of the top section of the pile, tube or rod therein. The impact adapter is secured to the drifter in a movable or immovable manner and compensates for wear of the shank. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155094 | Impact tool - It is an object of the invention to reduce noise caused by run-out of a tool bit in an impact tool. The representative impact tool according to the invention includes a tool holder | 2010-06-24 |
20100155095 | Power tool - It is an object of the invention to provide an effective technique for reducing adverse effect of a dust suction device on the operability of a power tool, in the power tool which can suck dust generated during operation. The power tool has a motor | 2010-06-24 |
20100155096 | FAIL-RESISTANT HAMMER ASSEMBLY FOR A VALVELESS PERCUSSIVE DRILL - In a valveless percussive drill of the hydraulic type and incorporating a hammer assembly, an “intermediate” shoulder between the head portion and cushion portion of a reciprocating piston engages the end face of a distributor or liner, rather than an interior bearing structure for the piston. This end face can be made harder than the ulterior bearing structure, which may include a surface made of a different material than the piston. Collectively, the result is a percussive drill with the hammer assembly incorporating the piston substantially less susceptible to failure due to galling as the result of contamination in the working fluid. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155097 | CELLULAR FOAM BUMPER FOR NAILER - A device for impacting a fastener in one embodiment includes a drive channel, a cylinder opening at an end portion to the drive channel, a microcellular polyurethane elastomer (MPE) bumper fixedly positioned at the end portion of the cylinder, the MPE bumper including a drive bore extending therethrough and aligned with the drive channel, and an outer wall defining a plurality of grooves extending radially about the MPE bumper, and a drive mechanism including a drive blade aligned with the drive bore. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155098 | COMPONENT PACKAGE FOR MAINTAINING SAFE OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF COMPONENTS - A thermally insulated electronic component package and an instrument suitable for process conditions in a high temperature environment are disclosed. The component package includes a thin electronic component, a thermally insulating outer enclosure, and an insert made of a thermally insulating material that is sized and shaped to fit within the outer enclosure. The insert includes an inner cavity sized and shaped to receive the thin electronic component. In the instrument, the outer enclosure can be configured to mount to a substrate. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155099 | Snap-on wall plate assembly - The wall cover plate assembly includes a base and a cover for connecting to an electrical box and an electrical wiring device. The base is connected to the electrical box and/or the electrical wiring device by suitable fasteners. The base includes a first coupling member positioned along opposite side edges and second coupling members positioned at each corner of the base plate. A cover includes a first coupling member for engaging the first coupling member on the base plate and connectors for engaging the second coupling members on the base plate. The connectors of the cover are angled with respect to a plane of the cover to engage a connecting member of the second coupling members. The connectors provide a biasing force to engage the second coupling members of the base which increase when the cover plate is pulled outwardly from the base. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155100 | Paintable Wall Plate Covering and Method - Disclosed embodiments relate to a wall plate, such as for light switches and electrical outlets, that may be painted to coordinate with the color of a room's walls, trim, or décor. The wall plate comprises a transparent cover plate and an optional backing. A reverse side of the transparent cover plate has a prepared surface that is intentionally adapted to be painted by being textured, deglossed, roughened, etched, treated, sand-blasted, or the like. In use, the optional backing can cover and protect the painted surface. The transparent cover plate can be made of molded thermoplastic resin and the backing can be a plate or sheet of suitable material. Both will typically contain openings to provide access to switches, outlets, plugs, jacks, mounting posts, etc., as well as any holes requires by fasteners such as screws. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155101 | Procedure and apparatus to bypass an energized substation switch - An apparatus for temporarily bypassing a switch includes a pipe bus, and rigid, elongate first and second insulators mounted to the pipe bus, wherein the first and second insulators are spaced apart by a spacing greater than a corresponding dimension of the switch, and are both mounted at upper ends thereof to the bus so as to depend downwardly from the bus, and are mountable at their lower ends to a switch rack having the switch mounted thereon, where the insulators are mountable over and on opposite sides of the switch, and wherein space is provided between the switch and the bus or the insulators so that an operating portion of the switch is not obstructed by the bus or the insulators. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155102 | RADIATION RESISTANT COMPOSITION, WIRE AND CABLE - A radiation resistant composition includes 100 parts by weight of a polymer, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an aromatic series process oil that a polycyclic aromatic (PCA) extract by an IP 346 method (DMSO extraction) is not more than 3% and an aromatic compound content is not less than 20% by a Kurtz analysis, and a radiation resistance imparting agent. The polymer is cross-linked or vulcanized. A wire or a cable includes an insulation and/or a sheath material including the radiation resistant composition. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155103 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE INK - The invention relates to an electrically conductive ink comprising fine metal particles, an inorganic binder, and a solvent. The inorganic binder comprises a coupling agent containing Ti or Al or a chelate containing Ti or Al. It is preferred that the inorganic binder is present in an amount of 1 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the fine metal particles in the conductive ink. An electrical conductor thin film is produced by the process of printing the conductive ink on a substrate to form a printed pattern by additive processing and firing the printed pattern at 100° C. to 950° C. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155104 | DUAL HARNESS ROUTING DEVICES - This invention is a novel saddle that comes in two embodiments, a vertical saddle and a horizontal saddle. Each saddle is configured to hold a power harness (or assembly of wires) and a signal harness, also an assembly of clustered wires. The saddle eliminates or greatly reduces the occurrence of electrical cross talk between these two harnesses by electrically insulating them from each other while securing each in place by a spring holder. These saddles greatly reduce electrical interference while significantly reducing installation time of the assembly. While this invention is described as used in a xerographic system, the saddle can be used in any system containing large bundles of electrical wires or cables. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155105 | CABLE AND BOX SUPPORT PLATE - The present invention provides a cable and box support plate which is a rectangular, flat plate with integral cable/conduit support member formed therewith. The cable/conduit support members are made from the same material as the remaining plate and formed by punching or stamping out the support members therein. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155106 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL DIFFERENTIATION TO DETECT MISSING COMPONENTS ON A CIRCUIT BOARD - Implementations of the present invention may involve methods for providing an optical differentiation on a printed circuit board to assist in identifying a missing or improperly mounted component. The optical differentiation may be such that, when a component of the board is missing or improperly attached to the board, a distinct optical difference is created on the board in the visible or non-visible spectrum. Several implementations may create a visible color difference, a non-visible mark, a recognizable shape, texture change, cross hatching or other form of physical modification beneath the component or on the printed circuit board. Other implementations may include the optical differentiation within a silk-screen of the board or on an internal layer of the board. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155107 | INTER-LAYER CONNECTION FOR FOIL MEMS TECHNOLOGY - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing conductive inter-layer connections in a microsystem built by a patterned stack of flexible foils ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155108 | Electroless nickel plating solution composition, flexible printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof - The present invention relates to an electroless nickel plating solution composition, a flexible printed circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to an electroless nickel plating solution composition, a flexible printed circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof capable of simultaneously satisfying plating characteristics respectively required for a pad unit and external connection units of the flexible printed circuit board by forming a nickel plating layer having a vertical growth structure with the electroless nickel plating solution composition including a water-soluble nickel compound, a reducing agent, a complexing agent and a vertical growth inducer. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155109 | FLEX-RIGID WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flex-rigid wiring board including a rigid wiring board including a rigid base material and having a conductive layer over the rigid base material, and a flexible wiring board including a flexible base material and having a conductive layer over the flexible base material. The conductive layer of the flexible wiring board is electrically connected to the conductive layer of the rigid wiring board. The flexible wiring board has a cut portion and one or more folding portions formed by using the cut portion and folding one or more portions of the flexible wiring board such that the flexible wiring board is extended in length. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155110 | WIRING BOARD - A wiring board of the present invention comprises a plurality of device formation areas each for mounting a semiconductor chip thereon, and two or more slits formed in an area which comes into contact with a molding die when the wiring board is placed in a cavity of the molding die for forming a sealant to collectively cover the plurality of device formation areas. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155111 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A mounting structure of the present invention includes: electronic components, a first substrate on which the electronic components are mounted, a first resin for molding at least a part of a surface of the first substrate with the electronic components mounted on the surface, a second substrate on which the first substrate is mounted, connecting members for connecting the first substrate and the second substrate, and a flat reinforcing member disposed on the opposite surface of the second substrate from a surface on which the first substrate is mounted. The reinforcing member is disposed such that the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing member is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the first substrate. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155112 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND A METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - A printed wiring board has an insulating resin substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the insulating resin substrate having one or more penetrating-holes passing through the insulating resin substrate from the first surface to the second surface, a first conductor formed on the first surface of the insulating resin substrate, a second conductor formed on the second surface of the insulating resin substrate, and a through-hole conductor structure formed in the penetrating-hole of the insulating resin substrate and electrically connecting the first conductor and the second conductor. The penetrating-hole has a first portion having an opening on the first surface and a second portion having an opening on the second surface. The first portion and the second portion are connected such that the first portion and the second portion are set off from each other. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155113 | Wired circuit board assembly sheet - A wired circuit board assembly sheet includes a plurality of wired circuit boards spaced to each other, and a plurality of striated portions extending between the respective wired circuit boards along a direction intersecting the lengthwise direction of the wired circuit boards. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155114 | Package for semiconductor devices - To prevent or alleviate the occurrence of stress in the junction portion between the semiconductor element and the semiconductor package for mounting the semiconductor element, so that cracks will not occur even when there is mounted a semiconductor element having a low strength. A package for semiconductor devices is formed as a laminate of many layers including a plurality of conducting layers and insulating resin layers that are alternately laminated one upon the other and having, on one surface of the laminate, a portion for mounting a semiconductor element. The whole region or some region(s) of the insulating resin layers of the laminate, including at least the portion for mounting the semiconductor element and the peripheries thereof, are constituted by a prepreg obtained by impregnating a woven fabric of a liquid crystal polymer with an insulating resin. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155115 | Doping of lead-free solder alloys and structures formed thereby - Methods of forming a microelectronic structure are described. Those methods include doping a lead free solder material with nickel, wherein the nickel comprises up to about 0.2 percent by weight of the solder material, and then applying the solder material to a substrate comprising a copper pad. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155116 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed wiring board includes a resin insulation layer having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, the resin insulation layer having an opening for a first via conductor, a pad formed on the first surface of the resin insulation layer and provided to mount an electronic component, a first conductive circuit formed on the second surface of the resin insulation layer, and a first via conductor formed in the opening and connecting the pad and the first conductive circuit. The pad has an embedded portion embedded in the resin insulation layer and a protruding portion protruding from the resin insulation layer, and the embedded portion has an external shape which is greater than an external shape the protruding portion. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155117 | CONDUCTOR PASTE FOR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT - A conductor paste for a ceramic substrate contains a) a conductive metal powder comprising a silver powder and a palladium powder; b) a glass powder; and c) an organic solvent, wherein the conductive metal powder has an average particle diameter of not more than 1.2 μm, and the glass powder is a Bi | 2010-06-24 |
20100155118 | CERAMIC MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A ceramic multilayer substrate incorporating a chip-type ceramic component, in which, even if the chip-type ceramic component is mounted on the surface of the ceramic multilayer substrate, bonding strength between the chip-type ceramic component and an internal conductor or a surface electrode of the ceramic multilayer substrate is greatly improved and increased. The ceramic multilayer substrate includes a ceramic laminate in which a plurality of ceramic layers are stacked, an internal conductor disposed in the ceramic laminate, a surface electrode disposed on the upper surface of the ceramic laminate, and a chip-type ceramic component bonded to the internal conductor or the surface electrode through an external electrode. The internal conductor or the surface electrode is bonded to the external electrode through a connecting electrode, and the connecting electrode forms a solid solution with any of the internal conductor, the surface electrode, and the external electrode. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155119 | PASSIVE COMPONENT INCORPORATING INTERPOSER - A passive component incorporating interposer includes a double-sided circuit board ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155120 | THERMOSETTING OLIGOMER OR POLYMER, THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE OLIGOMER OR POLYMER, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD USING THE COMPOSITION - A thermosetting oligomer or thermosetting polymer is provided. The thermosetting oligomer or thermosetting polymer contains repeating units, each of which has at least one thermosetting functional group in the side chain and is represented by Formula 1: | 2010-06-24 |
20100155121 | SILICA FILM FORMING MATERIAL, SILICA FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, MULTILAYER WIRING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The silica film forming material of the present invention comprises a silicone polymer which comprises, as part of its structure, CHx, an Si—O—Si bond, an Si—CH | 2010-06-24 |
20100155122 | BIOMASS-DERIVED EPOXY COMPOUND AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is disclosed a biomass-derived epoxy compound as an epoxidized product of a raw-material biomass-derived compound having a weight-average molecular weight of 300 to 10000. The biomass-derived epoxy compound has a weight-average molecular weight of 600 to 20000 and is soluble in an organic solvent for the preparation of a varnish. The epoxy compound is prepared by dissolving the raw-material biomass-derived compound in an aqueous alkali solution; adding epichlorohydrin to the solution and heating the mixture; and evaporating epichlorohydrin from the heated mixture and precipitating a biomass-derived epoxy compound, in which the aqueous alkali solution has a pH of 13.5 to 11.0. The biomass-derived epoxy compound has both high solubility in organic solvents and satisfactory heat resistance and can be manufactured in a high yield on the basis of the raw material through a less number of processes. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155123 | HALOGEN-FREE PREPREG AND RESIN FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A composition for preparing a halogen-free resin is provided, the composition including a halogen-free phosphorated epoxy, a urethane-modified copolyester, a curing agent, a filler, a surfactant, and a solvent. A halogen-free prepreg is also provided, including a glass fabric cloth and a halogen-free resin layer on the glass fabric. The halogen-free resin layer is made from the foregoing halogen-free resin. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155124 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board has a conductive pattern, an electronic component connected to the conductive pattern by means of a via hole, and a substrate where the electronic component is built into. The connection interface between the via hole and the electronic component inclines toward the connection interface between the via hole and the conductive pattern. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155125 | Circuit Device and Electronic Device - An electronic circuit device comprising an attaching material between an electronic component and a circuit board is disclosed. A bonding resin is situated on a side of an electronic component and flowed between the electronic component and a circuit board. The flow action may be facilitated by thermoplasticity and capillary action. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155126 | FINE WIRING PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - At least one electronic component having a plurality of terminals on one of surfaces is temporarily fixed to a surface of a first support with a first adhesive layer in such a manner that the terminal side of the electronic component faces the first support. A second support having a second adhesive layer is fixed to the electronic component in order to interpose the electronic component between the first support and the second support. The first support and the first adhesive layer are peeled. The electronic component on the second support is sealed with a sealing resin in such a manner that at least a part of the terminals of the electronic component is exposed. An insulating resin layer and a wiring layer to be electrically connected to the terminal of the electronic component are stacked on the electronic component and the sealing resin. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155127 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - There is provided a printed wiring board, including: plural first conductive patterns arranged adjacently in a first direction and separated by first gaps; plural conductive pattern rows comprising the plural first conductive patterns, adjacent conductive pattern rows being offset from each other in the first direction by a second gap; a conductive pattern group comprising the plural conductive pattern rows arranged adjacently in a second direction that intersects the first direction and separated by third gaps; plural second conductive patterns that are smaller than the first conductive patterns and that connect, in the first direction, each of the plural first conductive patterns to first conductive patterns adjacent thereto in the first direction; and plural third conductive patterns that are smaller than the first conductive patterns, and that connect, in the second direction, each of the plural first conductive patterns to first conductive patterns adjacent thereto in the second direction. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155128 | PRINTED ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARDS AND OTHER ARTICLES HAVING PATTERNED COONDUCTIVE IMAGES - The present invention provides an article of manufacture using an electrophotographic printer to produce printed electronic circuits by printing a second conductive powder layer and a first thermoplastic layer in registration. The second conductive powder layer is permanently fixed to the first layer before removing conductive powder from portions of the substrate other than that coated with the thermoplastic patterned image. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155129 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board comprises a wiring substrate provided with at least one conductor circuit, a solder resist layer formed on the surface of the wiring substrate, covering the at least one conductor circuit, conductor pads formed on a part of the at least one conductor circuit exposed from respective openings provided in the solder resist layer for mounting electronic parts, and solder bumps formed on the respective conductor pads. Connection reliability and insulation reliability are easily improved by making the ratio (H/D) of a height H from solder resist layer surface the solder bump to an opening diameter of the opening about 0.55 to about 1.0 even in narrow pitch structure under the pitch of the opening provided in the solder resist layer of about 200 μm or less. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155130 | Multilayer Printed Wiring Board - A multilayer printed wiring board comprises insulating layers and conductor layers being stacked alternately on each other. The conductor layers are electrically connected to each other through viaholes formed in the insulating layers. Each of the viaholes is formed to bulge in a direction generally orthogonal to the direction of thickness of the insulating layer. The multilayer printed wiring board is to have electronic components such as a capacitor, IC and the like mounted on the surface layer thereof. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155131 | ELECTRONIC FABRIC AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THEREOF - An electronic fabric for an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a plurality of surfaces, the electronic fabric includes a conductive layer, an adhesive layer and a protective layer. The conductive layer is configured for absorbing electromagnetic interference (EMI) and conduct static electricity from the electronic device when the conductive layer is electrically grounded. The adhesive layer is positioned on the conductive layer, and is configured for adhering the conductive layer to the electronic device. The protective layer is mounted on the adhesive layer, and is configured for protecting the adhesive character of the adhesive layer. The protective layer is separated into many parts corresponding to the plurality of surfaces of the electronic device, and each part can be peeled off separately from the adhesive layer, as the electronic fabric is wrapped on the plurality of surfaces of the electronic device. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155132 | MONOMOLECULAR CARBON-BASED FILM FOR ENHANCING ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION - Power cable shields having a monomolecular carbon-based film are placed around electrical power lines to reduce power losses and enhance transmission of electricity. The shield may be a solid metal tube or a material wrapped around a power cable. The monomolecular carbon-based film is deposited on the shield, for example, using a reactor that includes a bed of silica coupled to a diesel engine to produce a stream of dehydrated hydroxyl radicals that become hydrated due to reactions of supercritical water and muon methyl radicals. A shielded electrical power includes a shield positioned around and fully enclosing the power line to prevent atmospheric loss of electrical power. An existing power line can be retrofitted by placing one or more surface treated sleeves around the existing power line. Periodically spaced apart magnets can be positioned within the electrical wire shield to further boost power and voltage through the electrical power line. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155133 | DOWNWARD FACING RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY FOR CABLE RACEWAY - A cable raceway system includes a device bracket and a device cover for outfitting an elongate cable raceway with a downward facing electrical device. The raceway, configured for attachment to a wall surface, is of the type having an interior wireway. The device bracket is cooperative with the raceway for access to the wireway, and includes a device support for connecting an electrical device to the bracket, in a downward facing orientation with respect to the raceway. More particularly, when an electrical device is attached to the device support, an access face of the electrical device is oriented generally perpendicularly with respect to the wall surface. The cover cooperates with the bracket and raceway for covering the bracket, and has a faceplate portion complementary to the electrical device. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155134 | Electric connection box - The electric connection box includes a case receiving various electric components, like a relay, a fuse, and a connector. The case includes a low-height area with a lower height about height than other area of the case. A plurality of ribs forming a grid shape by intersecting to each other is provided on a bottom surface of the low-height area. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155135 | ILLUMINATION UNIT - The present invention provides an illumination unit which has the small number of parts and requires relatively small work hour for its assembling. The illumination unit includes a housing; metal terminals which are supported on said housing and are adapted to be supplied with electric power; and an electronic part mounted on said metal terminals. Each of said metal terminals has a mounting portion which is connected by soldering to terminals of said electronic part. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155136 | Circuit Breaker Current Transformer Conductor Location Device For Improved Sensing Accuracy And Assembly - A circuit breaker includes a breaker housing, a transformer housing, and a plurality of conductor locators. The transformer housing is enclosed within the breaker housing and has an opening for receiving a plurality of conductors. The plurality of conductor locators is desirably located adjacent to the transformer housing and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The conductors are generally centered in the opening of the transformer housing when the conductor locators are in the closed position. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155137 | Segmented Tubular Body - In one aspect of the invention, a downhole tool string component comprises a tubular body with a first and a second tool joint adapted to connect to adjacent tool string components, and a central bore adapted to pass drilling mud between the joints. A sleeve circumferentially disposed about an outer surface of the tubular body. The sleeve is rigidly attached to the outer surface at first and second sleeve ends and forming at least three stabilizer blades. A nuclear source and at least one nuclear detector are disposed within a gap formed between the inner surface of the sleeve and the outer surface of the tubular body. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155138 | WIRELINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR DEEP WELLS - A wireline apparatus for deep well measurements in a borehole being drilled includes a drill string having multiple drill pipe sections connected end-to-end, with at least one of the drill pipe sections being electrically conductive and isolated to provide an electrode section. A nonmagnetic drill pipe section is connected in the drill string below said electrode section, and a hydraulic motor having a rotatable drill bit carrying a drill bit instrument sub having a magnetic field sensing instrument package is connected to a lowermost end of the drill string. A wireline locatable within said drill string incorporates an electrode locatable within the drill pipe electrode section, and carries at its distal end a wireline instrument package that is locatable within the nonmagnetic drill pipe section to receive data representing magnetic field data from the magnetic field sensing instrument package. A time-variable AC source is connected to the wireline to energize the drill pipe electrode section by way of the wireline electrode to produce a corresponding target current magnetic field to be detected at the drill bit instrument. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155139 | PROXIMITY DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DEEP WELLS - A method and apparatus for magnetic field measurements to determine the proximity of a nearby target incorporating electrically conductive material includes a drill string ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155140 | PIPE RUNNING TOOL HAVING A PRIMARY LOAD PATH - A system for coupling a pipe segment to a pipe string is provided that includes a top drive assembly having a threaded output shaft; and a pipe running tool threadingly coupled to the threaded output shaft of the top drive assembly such that the primary load of the pipe running tool is supported by the threads of the output shaft of the top drive assembly, and wherein the pipe running tool is rotatable by the output shaft and further includes a pipe engaging portion for grippingly engaging the pipe segment sufficient to transmit a torque from the top drive output shaft to the pipe segment. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155141 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING GEOTHERMAL TRANSFER APPARATUSES WITH A SONIC DRILL - The present invention relates to a method for drilling a hole and installing a geothermal transfer apparatus. A sonic drilling apparatus is positioned at a desired location. The sonic drilling apparatus includes a rotating and vibrating apparatus for rotating and vibrating a hollow drill string into the ground, the hollow drill string having an inner space. The hole is drilled to a desired depth by rotating and vibrating the hollow drill string into the ground while discharging fluid into the inner space of the hollow drill string. A geothermal transfer apparatus is lowered into the inner space of the hollow drill string following the drilling of the hole to the desired depth. The drill string is then removed from the ground. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ADAPTIVE DRILLING OPERATION - A system and method for performing an adaptive drilling operation is provided. The method involves obtaining data prior to drilling, constructing a base model with a base model unit from data obtained prior to drilling, constructing an overburden posterior model with an overburden model unit using the base model and data obtained from overburden drilling, constructing a reservoir posterior model with a reservoir model unit using the overburden posterior model and the data obtained from reservoir drilling and updating drilling operation based on the models. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155143 | CONTINUOUS FLUID CIRCULATION VALVE FOR WELL DRILLING - Fluid circulation valve ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155144 | DRILLING TOOL FOR ROCK - A drilling tool for rock is disclosed. The tool has a drill rod and a cup-shaped drill head, where the drill head and the drill rod can be connected detachably but rotationally secured with each other via a coupling mechanism which has at least one rotary lock-in slot of the drill head running along a tool axis and at least one rotary lock-in bar that can be inserted into the rotary lock-in slot and that is arranged on the end of the drill rod. The coupling mechanism in this case has an elastic lock for holding the rotary lock-in bar in the rotary lock-in slot. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155145 | HYBRID DRILL BIT WITH SECONDARY BACKUP CUTTERS POSITIONED WITH HIGH SIDE RAKE ANGLES - A hybrid drill bit having secondary backup cutters positioned with high side rake angles. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155146 | HYBRID DRILL BIT WITH HIGH PILOT-TO-JOURNAL DIAMETER RATIO - The invention disclosed and taught herein is directed to an improved hybrid drill bit and associated elements having at least two rolling cutters, each rotatable around separate spindles on the bit, and at least one fixed blade. The improved drill bit expands the pilot pin to journal diameter ratio within the body of the rolling cutter, but within the confines of the allowable space of the rolling cutter. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155147 | METHODS OF ENHANCING RETENTION FORCES BETWEEN INTERFERING PARTS, AND STRUCTURES FORMED BY SUCH METHODS - A shrink-fit sleeve assembly comprising a bit body includes at least one sleeve port with a substantially tubular sleeve disposed therein and interferingly engaged therewith. The sleeve port includes an internal surface of substantially circular cross-section, and the tubular sleeve includes an internal nozzle port and an external surface of substantially circular cross-section. A lateral dimension of an external surface is equal to or greater than a first dimension at ambient temperature. A nozzle assembly and a method of manufacturing or retrofitting a drill bit are also disclosed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155148 | Earth-Boring Particle-Matrix Rotary Drill Bit and Method of Making the Same - An earth-boring rotary drill bit includes a bit body configured to carry one or more cutters for engaging a subterranean earth formation. The bit body includes a particle-matrix composite material having a plurality of hard particles dispersed throughout a matrix material, the particle-matrix composite material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The bit body also includes insert disposed in the bit body. The insert has a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is greater than the first coefficient of thermal expansion of the matrix. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155149 | Method of Designing a Bottom Hole Assembly and a Bottom Hole Assembly - A bottom hole assembly containing a drill bit. The drill bit additionally has a plurality of primary cutter elements mounted thereto. The plurality of cutter elements comprise one or more first cutter elements and one or more second cutter elements. The second cutter element differs from the first cutter element in at least one cutter element property. The first cutter element has a diamond body containing a first region comprising an infiltrant material disposed within the interstitial regions. The first region is located remote from the working surface of the diamond body. The first cutter element also contains a second region comprising interstitial regions that are substantially free of the infiltrant material. The second region is located along at least the working surface of the diamond body. Also included are a cutter element, method of designing a bottom hole assembly as well as method of designing a drill bit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155150 | Cutting Removal System for PDC Drill Bits - The blades of a PDC bit have a nozzle between them preferably oriented laterally across the plane of the cutters on the blade and more preferably in a trough disposed adjacent the row of cutters. The cutting is less likely to adhere to the bit surface because the trough abruptly spaces back the bit surface and the spray being oriented radially preferably into the trough gets between the bit surface and the cutting before it can adhere to the bit surface using the fluid energy to drive the cutting into the junk slot. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155151 | MULTI-SET PDC DRILL BIT AND METHOD - A PDC bit includes a plurality of blades including primary blades and secondary blades. The included primary blades are set with PDC cutters in accordance with a “single set” methodology. The included secondary blades, however, are set with PDC cutters using a type of “plural set” methodology such that the radial positions of cutters on a secondary blade match the radial positions of cutters on a single set primary which is immediately preceding that secondary blade. Plural secondary blades can be positioned to follow a single primary blade, and the cutters on those plural secondary blades will have radial positions matching the cutters of the immediately preceding single set primary blade. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155152 | Weighing sensor for an electronic scale provided with the same - The invention discloses a weighing sensor and an electronic scale provided with the same. The weighing sensor comprises a flat plate formed into helical shape, including successively a load-supporting portion, a strain portion and a bearing portion from the center to the outer of this plate, with the load-supporting portion situated between and surrounded by the bearing portion and the strain portion; wherein the load-supporting portion and the bearing portion are respectively used to bear the acting force and the reaction force in opposite directions, and a strain gauge is mounted on the strain portion. The electronic scale comprises at least three weighing sensors, wherein the bearing portion of the sensor is mounted on the scale body, the load-supporting portion directly contacts the supporting leg of the scale, which contacts the plane on which the scale is positioned. The present invention has small thickness, simple structure and low manufacturing cost. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155153 | DIGITIZER, STYLUS AND METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZATION THEREWITH - A method for operating a digitizer with an autonomous asynchronous stylus includes sampling outputs from a digitizer, detecting from the outputs at least one pulsed signal transmitted from an autonomous asynchronous stylus at a defined rate, determining a location of the stylus interaction with respect to the digitizer, and tracking stylus interaction with the digitizer over subsequent pulsed signals transmitted from the stylus. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155154 | PEOPLE MOVING VEHICLE WITH REDUCED TURN RADIUS HAVING OMNI-DIRECTIONAL CAB - A vehicle with a omni-directional cab having a circular frame revolvably coupled to a chassis having an axle, wheels and passenger seats. Two independent drive wheels located on an axis through the center of the cab are mounted at the same distance from a central vertical axis through the cab. Each wheel is powered independently and can rotate at variable speeds in either direction. The cab is capable of movement in any direction by rotating the axis of the drive wheels to a position which is perpendicular to the desired direction of travel. The cab can spin about its vertical axis such that the axis of the drive wheels can be oriented at any direction without changing the original footprint of the space that the frame occupies over the ground. Thus, the combined cab/chassis assembly can rotate about the vertical midpoint of the chassis axle. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155155 | MOBILE BODY - A mobile body includes a string body that can be pulled out from and retracted into a main body, a length measurement device configured to measure a pull-out length by which the string body is pulled out, and an angle measurement device configured to measure an angle of the string body with respect to the main body. A drive unit is controlled on the basis of the results of the measurements performed by the length measurement device and the angle measurement device. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155156 | ENERGETICALLY AUTONOMOUS TACTICAL ROBOT AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY OF OPERATION - A robotic apparatus is provided that forages for a suitable fuel and is guided by an autonomous control system. The robotic apparatus automatically decides to search for suitable fuel and execute activities required to locate the suitable fuel and distinguish the suitable fuel from unsuitable fuel. Once the suitable fuel is identified, the apparatus moves to the fuel via a platform. A robotic arm and end effector grasp and transport the suitable fuel to a power generator to convert the suitable fuel to energy to power the robotic apparatus. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155157 | Supercharged hybrid input differential engine system - A hybrid input differential engine system comprising a planetary gear set. Preferably, an ICE is connected to the planet gear carrier, the output shaft is connected to the ring gear, and the sun gear is connected to a supercharger/expander and an electric or hydraulic motor/generator. As engine torque increases, the supercharger speeds up, increasing torque still further, enabling a small displacement engine to have very high torque at low RPM. In cruise conditions, the sun gear direction is reversed by the motor/generator, causing the supercharger to act as an expander for efficiently throttling the engine. The motor/generator modulates the speed/torque relationships between the engine and the supercharger/expander. A second motor/generator may be used on the output shaft. The electric machines and electric storage may be downsized because less electrical power is needed for the operation of the system. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155158 | Capacitor Module, Power Converter, Vehicle-Mounted Electrical-Mechanical System - A capacitor module in which the structure of a connecting portion is highly resistant against vibration and has a low inductance. The capacitor module includes a plurality of capacitors and a laminate made up of a first wide conductor and a second wide conductor joined in a layered form with an insulation sheet interposed between the first and second wide conductors. The laminate comprises a first flat portion including the plurality of capacitors which are supported thereon and electrically connected thereto, a second flat portion continuously extending from the first flat portion while being bent, and connecting portions formed at ends of the first flat portion and the second flat portion and electrically connected to the exterior. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155159 | HYDRO-MECHANICAL CLUTCH FOR A HYBRID TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A clutch assembly and method of operating the clutch assembly to start an engine of a hybrid vehicle includes a first clutch and a first clutch actuator for selectively engaging the first clutch. The first actuator has a first at-rest position engaging the clutch and a hydraulically charged position disengaged from the first clutch. The clutch assembly further includes a second clutch actuator having a second at-rest position away disengaged from the first clutch and a second hydraulically charged position engaged with the first clutch. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155160 | DUAL HOUSING CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - A clutch assembly for a hybrid vehicle includes a clutch assembly including a first housing comprising a first clutch, a first clutch actuator and a second housing having the first clutch actuator at least partially disposed therein so that said first clutch actuator selectively engages the first clutch. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155161 | Turbine-based power-generating system for hybrid and electric automobiles, cars, transports, machinery and motorcycles - Power-generating system based on turbines activated by gears, driving belts or chains, geared or connected according to design and needs to axles, semi-axles, transmission and differential (also applicable to the flywheel, wheels and gearbox gears). In electric engines only, the system is applicable to rotors, axles and bushings. The rotational movement of the gears, driving belts or chains is transferred to the turbine, which converts it into energy. In the case of motorcycles, the system is activated by driving chains or belts, generating power from the rotational movement of the wheels to the turbine. The system is applicable to hybrid and electric vehicles. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155162 | COOLING SYSTEM, VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE COOLING SYSTEM - A fan motor is controlled via a switching circuit from the moment when a cooling fan control routine is started until the moment when the rotational speed of the fan motor reaches a control-switching speed so that the higher the detected auxiliary battery voltage is when the cooling fan control is started, the lower the command duty ratio that is set. Accordingly, it is possible to activate the fan motor more reliably and to avoid generating excessive operating noise by the cooling fan when the fan motor is activated. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155163 | OPERATING PROCESS FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A process for operating a fuel cell system ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155164 | BATTERY-FIXING DEVICE FOR A BATTERY FORKLIFT - A battery-fixing device includes a frame member, a stopper and a lock arm. The frame member is formed in a body of the forklift and provided by a battery space where a battery case is placed. The frame member has a through hole. The stopper has a lock portion and a groove. The stopper is movable in the through hole. The lock arm is pivotally supported on the frame member so as to engage with or disengage from the lock portion. The engagement of the lock arm with the lock portion keeps the stopper projecting from the through hole toward the battery space so that the groove is engagable with the battery case. The disengagement of the lock arm from the lock portion allows the stopper to be pulled back into the through hole so that the groove is not engaged with the battery case. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155165 | PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A parking assistance system includes front and rear auxiliary wheel assemblies mounted to a chassis of the vehicle and adjacent front and rear wheels of the vehicle. Each of the front and rear auxiliary wheel assemblies includes two auxiliary wheels and an auxiliary motor coupled to the auxiliary wheels for driving the auxiliary wheels to rotate in a forward or backward direction. A plurality of lift devices are mounted between the auxiliary wheels and the chassis and control upward and downward movement of the auxiliary wheels. At least one parking assistance controller is coupled to the auxiliary motors. A control unit is coupled to the at least one parking assistance controller and manually operable to control a rotating direction and speed of the auxiliary motors via the at least one parking assistance controller, controlling a moving distance and direction of the auxiliary wheels in the forward or backward direction. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155166 | Thermal Assistance for Bicycle - A pedaling assistance device for a light vehicle, in particular a bicycle, equipped with pedals and a ratio-changing transmission, this device comprising a heat engine ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155167 | Thermal Assistance for Bicycle - A pedaling assistance device for a light vehicle, in particular a bicycle, equipped with pedals and a ratio-changing transmission, this device comprising a heat engine ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155168 | WHEEL-ADJACENT MOTOR CONFIGURATION - Vehicle having a wheel suspension, a wheel ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155169 | FLANGED JOINT - A flanged joint ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155170 | Vehicle - A utility vehicle is disclosed having a flat or quasi-flat floor section in an operator area. The utility vehicle may also include an air inlet for an engine intake system being forward of the operator area. The utility vehicle may also include an air inlet for a CVT cooling system positioned to draw air from the operator area. The utility vehicle may also one or more cup holders positioned in the operator area below seat level. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155171 | COMBINATION DRIVE AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - The invention is a combination drive and suspension system that includes an upper drive assembly and a lower drive assembly pivotally connected. The pivoting drive system provides improved ground clearance for a farm vehicle capable of carrying a large quantity of field application material. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155172 | HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A hydraulic power steering apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The hydraulic power steering apparatus for a vehicle forms a working fluid film between a piston reciprocating within a cylinder tube and a piston ring in order to provide an accurate auxiliary steering force by preventing leakage of a working fluid between right and left cylinders during the operation of a steering wheel by the driver. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155173 | Stethoscope with built-in light - A stethoscope comprises a pair of binaurals, an acoustical tubing and a chestpiece. There may be a light source within the chestpiece suitable for medical examination purposes. The electrical supply means for operating the light source may comprise one or more batteries. The chestpiece comprises an upper member and a lower member, which may be releasably attached. The chestpiece may have a contoured gripping surface. The light source may have switching means that may be pushed and held to activate the light, and released to deactivate the light, or may be pushed to activate the light, and pushed again to deactivate the light. The acoustical tubing may have measuring indicia that may comprise a pupil dilation measuring scale or a scaled ruler. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155174 | NOISE ABATEMENT DEVICE FOR A PNEUMATIC TOOL - Noise-abatement devices are provided for a pneumatic tool that can include a housing having a first end and a second end. An expansion chamber is defined within the expansion chamber. At least one tube is located at least partially within the expansion chamber in which the tube has at least a perforated portion, and an outlet defined therein. The device also includes a port outlet in fluid communication with the expansion chamber in which the port outlet and the outlet are located near the second end of the housing. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155175 | Worldwide Escape Systems - The Worldwide Escape Systems is designed for use as a fire escape for occupants of multistory buildings. The Worldwide Escape Systems comprises sturdy ropes and body harnesses. The ropes and harnesses are coated with highly stable, organo-mineral polymers, a new kind of silicate material which is fire resistant This polymer, officially designated as Quaternary Ammonium Silicates (QAS), also has outstanding heat dissipation characteristics. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155176 | LADDER SAFETY SEAT - This is a safety rest seat for permanent attachment to a lengthy ladder. A plurality of these safety seats is installed at different intervals on the ladder to provide resting areas for the climber, as needed, as he or she climbs upward or downward. The seat in an active seating position rests upon horizontal, permanently secured seat supports. Once the climber lifts out of his or her seated position on the seat, the safety seat portion will automatically rotate upwardly into an inactive, out of the way position so that it does not obstruct the climbing path. A counterweight is located at a rear section of the seat which automatically causes the seat to rotate upwardly to an inactive position when no downward pressure (or a seated user) is no longer exerted upon the seat. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155177 | Portable workstation for a ladder - A portable workstation for a ladder includes: a base section having a work area; a supporting surface adapted to rest upon an outer surface of the legs; a retaining section adapted to extend between and past the legs; a lateral cavity in a lower surface of the retaining section, adapted to engage with the rung; and a lateral aperture in the retaining section, adapted to receive a rod underneath the legs of the ladder that extends beyond the legs of the ladder so as to press up against an inner surface of the legs. When the rod is inserted into the aperture, the workstation rests upon the legs and rung, and the rod presses up against the legs to retain the workstation. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155178 | CLIMBING AID - The present invention is directed to a non-destructive, ergonomic climbing aid for use in climbing a columnar structure. The climbing aid comprises a body portion and a tensioning member for affixing the body to the columnar structure. The body comprises a contact surface, a support surface and a projecting portion joining between the contact surface and the support surface. In use, the contact surface has a substantially vertical axis and contacts the columnar structure. In use, the support surface supports a foot or hand and the projecting portion is cantilevered so that the support surface has no direct contact with the columnar structure. The support surface has a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the substantially vertical axis of the contact surface. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155179 | Lubricant filling assembly for transmission - A lubricant filling assembly adaptive to various transmissions used in manufacturing processes for such as semiconductor equipments, LCD equipments and other automatic equipments. In practical use, the lubricant filling assembly is attached to surface of a transmission for providing a lubricant so as to enhance working efficiency of the transmission by reducing component friction and operational noise. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155180 | Quick Lubricant Nipple Mechanism with a Check Device - A quick lubricant nipple mechanism with a check device comprises a lubricant nipple which is connected to an extension pipe device having a pipe, an outlet connection, a check valve and an inlet connection. The pipe has one end connected to the outlet connection and the other end connected to one end of the check valve which has the other end connected to the inlet connection. The outlet connection of the extension pipe device is connected to the lubricant nipple, so that the lubricant injection can be carried out quickly and easily and the lubricant gun is easy to align. Hence, with such a device, the lubricant injection can be done by only one person. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155181 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION WITH REDUCED HOISTWAY DIMENSIONS - An elevator system comprises a hoistway ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155182 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM - An elevator system in which a controller monitors whether or not a speed of an ascending/descending body reaches a preset overspeed. At a time of maintenance work, a stopper is interposed between a buffer and the ascending/descending body to limit a lowered position of the ascending/descending body. Stopper detection means detects installation of the stopper onto at least one of the buffer and the ascending/descending body. When the stopper is detected by the stopper detection means, the controller lowers a set value of the overspeed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155183 | ELEVATOR - An elevator apparatus performing proper braking control of a car according to a detected content of a failure, and including: a semiconductor switch connected in series to a brake coil, for varying current flowing through the brake coil; an interruption switch connected in series to the brake coil and the semiconductor switch and capable of interrupting current flowing through the brake coil; a braking force control processing mechanism controlling an amount of current flowing through the semiconductor switch according to deceleration of the car when the car stops; a failure detection section detecting failure in the braking force control processing mechanism; a critical event detection mechanism detecting a critical event requiring an urgent stop of the car based on a state detection signal; and a brake power supply interrupting mechanism turning the interruption switch OFF to apply braking when the failure and the critical event is detected. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155184 | ELEVATOR HAVING A SHALLOW PIT AND/OR A LOW OVERHEAD - The elevator has a car movable vertically within a shaft between lower and upper end positions and a drive system coupled to a traction system for controlling movement of the car. A limit switch which is open when the car is in a selected distance range from one of the end positions. The limit switch forms part of a power line supplying power to the drive system for controlling movement of the car in a direction towards that end position in an inspection operation. Thus movement of the car is prevented only in that direction when the car is in the selected distance range in an inspection operation. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155185 | RAILWAY BRAKE CYLINDER - A railway brake cylinder includes a body ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100155186 | Regulated Dashpot With Shock-Absorption Force Controls - A regulable dashpot with shock-absorption force controls, especially intended for motor vehicles, with at least one flow-regulating system including one or more shock-absorption components for the compression phase and/or for the decompression phase. The object is to allow the dashpot to shift continuously between the hard and soft phases, whereby the valve-adjustment intervals can be varied at intervals that are not unnecessarily short or even unattainable. At least one valve assembly is accordingly supplied with variable flow impedance by regulating valve. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155187 | BUCKLE AND ELASTIC LUGGAGE STRAP - A luggage holder for holding a carrying case or valise stacked upon a wheeled case having a telescoping handle includes a pair of spaced elastic cords extending from a fastener plate attachable to the wheeled carrying case. A medial bridging element connects the cords and is slidably adjustable along the length of the cords to enhance the placement of appropriate retention forces on a case stacked upon the wheeled carrying case and positioned against a telescoping handle. An adjustable spacing plate is provided to fit over the telescoping handle and includes frictional material on one side to insure retention of the spacing plate and the assembly with the telescoping handle. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155188 | RADIAL RATCHET ONE-WAY CLUTCH - A radial ratchet one-way clutch, including: at least one inner race having a plurality of indentations on an outer circumferential surface; at least one outer race having a plurality of indentations on an inner circumferential surface; and a plurality of engagement elements having respective first segments. The engagement elements are assembled with a bias so that the first segments are urged against the inner race. For rotation of the outer race in a locking direction, respective first segments for at least a portion of the engagement elements are engageable with respective indentations from the pluralities of indentations to rotationally lock the inner and outer races. For rotation of the outer race in a free-wheel direction, opposite the locking direction, the respective first segments are slidable across the outer circumferential surface to enable independent rotation of the outer race with respect to the at least one inner race. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155189 | BRAKING OR CLUTCHING DEVICE - An electric braking or clutching device includes a housing; an armature having an axis and disposed at the housing, the armature and the housing defining a radial air gap therebetween; and a coil configured to generate, when energized, a magnetic field at the housing and armature, a flux path of the field extending from the coil into the housing, from the housing into the armature, from the armature into the housing, and from the housing back to the coil, with the direction of the flux path from the armature into the housing being substantially radial in orientation. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155190 | CLUTCH DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC WINCHES - A clutch device for electric winches comprises: a gear box positioned outside of the gear mechanism of the electric winches; an ring gear settled in the gear box and functions along with the gear mechanism; a plurality of braking recesses provided on the outer surface of the periphery of the ring gear; a breaking port provided on the gear box corresponding to the braking recesses; a detachable clutch sleeve fixed on the braking port; a reversed T shaped clutch lever provided in the sleeve; an elastic element provided on the clutch lever; and a clutch handle provided on the sleeve, which connects with the clutch lever by a connection, wherein, the inner top surface of the clutch handle and the up top surface of the clutch sleeve are cam faces formed by double tapered faces, a rotating-positioning mechanism which can be rotated at 180 degrees provided between the clutch handle and the clutch sleeve. The engaging and disengaging functions between the clutch lever and braking recesses of the ring gear can be realized by the rotation of the clutch handle in clockwise and anticlockwise direction. The construction of the present invention has the simplified construction. The rotation operation is laborsaving, convenient and safe. Operation miss and the lock of the clutch will not be appeared during the usage. It also has longer service life. | 2010-06-24 |
20100155191 | DRIVE DEVICE - A drive device is provided with a housing | 2010-06-24 |