| 28th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
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| 20090174158 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A vehicle subassembly includes first and second hydraulic cylinders each having an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A fluid circuit is hydraulically connected to the first and second hydraulic cylinders and includes a valve movable between a first position where the upper chamber of the first hydraulic cylinder and the lower chamber of the second hydraulic cylinder are hydraulically connected and the lower chamber of the first hydraulic cylinder and the upper chamber of the second cylinder are hydraulically connected, and a second position where the upper chamber and the lower chamber of the first hydraulic cylinder are hydraulically connected and the upper chamber and lower chamber of the second hydraulic cylinder are hydraulically connected. A control unit is operable to position the valve in at least one of the first position and the second position based on an operating variable of the vehicle. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174159 | Xtreme street sled - The Xtreme Street Sled is a downhill, steerable sled and is a modification of an earlier application (Application No. 11/067,228 filed Feb. 28, 2005 by David A Brush entitled “Street Sled”, copy attached). The components consist of a two-piece metal frame (steel or aluminum) and a fiberglass covering for each frame piece. The front piece has a steering joint attached to a pole that slides into another larger pole firmly attached to the rear frame. The rear frame is fitted for eight skate board wheels and the front frame is fitted for six skate board wheels. The frame is adjustable in length using the fitted pole. The sled is made for the rider to lie prone facing the direction of motion and has handles on the front portion that stick straight up and allow the rider to hold on to each with hands in the “thumbs-up” position and steer. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174160 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER OPTIC CABLE AND RELATED EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A cart assembly for use in adding a breakout to a fiber optic cable includes a frame having a first spool support, a second spool support and a central workstation. The central workstation is engaged with the first spool support and the second spool support such that the central workstation is disposed between the first and second spool supports. The central workstation is selectively releasably engaged with the first and second spool supports. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174161 | TROLLEY WHICH CAN BE USED, FOR EXAMPLE, TO TRANSPORT GOODS, COMPRISING SUPPORT MEANS ON WHICH TWO BASKETS CAN BE STACKED - The trolley or shopping cart can be used to transport goods. This trolley includes a support on which two baskets can be stacked on top of one another, a first lower basket and a second upper basket. The support has at least two lateral posts or stanchions which can be engaged directly or indirectly to the baskets on two opposing sides to create a clearance providing direct access to the opening in the lower and upper baskets from the side used to drive the trolley. The position of the lower basket is offset substantially in relation to the upper basket, such that the lower basket extends out further on the side used to drive the trolley. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174162 | Mobile base for a table saw - A mobile base that attaches to the stand of a table saw is disclosed. The mobile base includes wheels and casters that rotate down and lift the saw when a foot pedal is depressed. The mobile base raises the saw asymmetrically to provide clearance for the legs of an extension table attached to the table of the saw. A locking mechanism locks the wheels and casters so that they do not retract while the saw is moved, and a foot-operated lever releases the wheels and casters so that they may retract and lower the saw back to the ground. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174163 | PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A USER'S FOOT - A personal transportation device can include a truck having a pair of wheels, a support structure attached to each of the wheels, and an undercarriage attached to the support structure. A platform can be situated above the truck in relation to a surface or the ground, the platform being operable to receive a user's foot. Movement of the personal transportation device can be caused by a swivel motion of the rider. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174164 | RACK-AND-PINION TYPE STEERING APPARATUS - A rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174165 | CAST METAL ANTI-SHIFT COLLAR FOR STABILIZER BAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method of processing a stabilizer bar assembly includes casting a metal anti-shift collar onto a prefabricated stabilizer bar. The metal anti-shift collar may be a zinc alloy, an aluminum alloy, or a magnesium alloy, for example. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174166 | Suspension Arrangement For Rear Castered Wheels On A Work Machine - A suspension arrangement for a work machine includes a frame and a rear axle rigidly carried by and substantially immovable relative to the frame. The suspension arrangement includes a caster wheel assembly having a shaft, a wheel arm, a suspension and a caster wheel. The shaft is pivotably couplable with an outboard end of the rear axle. The caster wheel is coupled with a lower end of the wheel arm. The suspension is in the form of a torsion spring including an outer tube, an inner member, and a plurality of elastomeric members interposed between the outer tube and the inner member. The outer tube is coupled with the shaft, and the inner member is coupled with an upper end of the wheel arm. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174167 | Suspension Assemblies Having Resilient Member And Vehicles Including Same - A suspension assembly includes an axle and a resilient member. The axle includes a first end and a second end and is movable with respect to a vehicle's frame between an unloaded position and a loaded position. The resilient member is configured to be spaced from at least one of the axle and the frame when the axle is in the unloaded position. The resilient member is also configured to selectively progressively bias the axle towards the unloaded position. A vehicle including a suspension assembly is also provided. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174168 | WHEELCHAIR ADAPTED TO STAIRCASES - The invention concerns a wheelchair (1) comprising: a chassis (2) supporting a seat; two rear wheels (4) of large diameter, mobile relative to the chassis between a low position for normal use and a raised position for climbing a staircase, an auxiliary drive mechanism for climbing a staircase. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174169 | HUMAN-POWERED MACHINE OR VEHICLE - A muscle-powered machine has a frame, a drive wheel rotatably mounted on the frame and rotatable in a plane defining a normal straight-ahead travel direction, and a drive pedal engageable with a foot of a user of the machine and having one end pivoted on the frame forward of the user's foot. The pedal is pivotal through an acute angle on the frame between an upper position and a lower position with the pedal extending at an angle of 90° ±10° to a lower leg of the foot on the pedal. A quotient of the maximum vertical travel of the pedal measured perpendicular to the pedal in its lower end position and the sine of the angle is greater than the length of the pedal measured radially of its pivot. A drive connected between the pedal and the drive wheel converts oscillation of the pedal between its end positions into rotation of the wheel. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174170 | ADJUSTABLE ALUMINUM TRAILER BUNK FOR TRAILERS - An aluminum replacement rail for a trailers including all aluminum rail having a bottom plate and a support member, a plurality of L-brackets, and a protective covering placed over said support member. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174171 | Aluminum flatbed with unique front connection - A drop deck trailer frame includes a front section having a first upper surface, a rear section having a second upper surface lower than the first upper surface, and an improved connection between the front and rear sections which tends to reduce cracking which commonly occurs in drop deck trailer frames due to the stresses in the region of the connection. The connection preferably includes a semicircular weld. In addition, heat treated bent flanges are typically used to provide additional strength. Fasteners such as bolts are also typically used to connect various flanges. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174172 | Binding for fixing a shoe to a snowboard and the like - A binding for fixing a shoe to a snowboard and the like comprising a base body that can be fixed to a snowboard and the like by an angular positioning disk with engagement of contact elements defined by the base body on the snowboard, elements for fastening a shoe being associable with the base body and elastic shock-absorbing elements being also associable and interposable between the snowboard and the like and the base body, the shock-absorbing elements at least partially surrounding the external lateral profiles of the rear region of the base body. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174173 | Knee protection airbag system - In a knee protection airbag system of the invention, an airbag includes an inlet port portion which is connected to an inflator in the vicinity of a longitudinal and transverse center of the airbag when it is inflated completely. A front tether and a rear tether which connect a driver-side wall portion with a column-side wall portion provided forwards and rearwards of the inlet port portion, respectively. The front tether and the rear tether are made to rectify an inflation gas which has flowed from the inlet port portion so that the inflation gas flows towards left and right or transverse ends of a central portion and thereafter to cause the inflation gas to flow out into a front portion and a rear portion by way of outlet path portions. The outlet path portions are made larger in a total sum of open areas than the outlet path portions. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174174 | Overhead Vehicle Occupant Restraint System - The present disclosure relates to an overhead vehicle occupant restraint system. Exemplary overhead vehicle occupant restraint systems include a panel configured to deploy and retract with respect to a vehicle roof, an electric motor configured to deploy and/or retract the panel and a control circuit configured to control deployment of the panel according to a first predetermined condition and to control retraction the panel according to a second predetermined condition. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174175 | Pad for Absorbing Impact on Leg Portions and Floor Spacer for Vehicle - A pad for absorbing an impact on leg portions excellent in impact absorbing performance at a time of collision of a vehicle and the like, and a floor spacer for a vehicle are provided. A pad | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174176 | Safety guard mechanism for lifting device - The safety guard mechanism for a lifting device is a mechanism that can automatically deploy a safety guard pivotally mounted to the lower surface of the frame of a portable aerial lift device when the lift is raised. By lowering the guard member, the distance between the lower surface of the base and the ground is decreased. The helical screw-based mechanical device includes a mechanical translator coupled with a rotator, the entire assembly interconnecting the guard member and a scissors-type lift so that raising the lift drives the lowering of the guard member. In the lowered position, the guard prevents tipping of the lift should one or more wheels enter a pothole or other depression. A helical screw latch is included to provide a self-locking feature. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174177 | STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY HAVING ROLLERS TO REDUCE FRICTION DURING COLUMN COLLAPSE - A steering column assembly includes a column jacket having a jacket portion and a compression bracket attached thereto. The compression bracket includes a planar wall spaced from the column portion and a sidewall extending between the planar wall and the jacket portion. The sidewall defines a telescope slot extending along a longitudinal axis. A shaft extends through the telescope slot of the sidewall. A roller is supported on and rotatable about the shaft, and in rolling engagement with the planar wall. The roller positions the shaft within the telescope slot to prevent sliding frictional engagement between the shaft and the sidewall. The rolling coefficient of friction between the roller and the planar wall is less than the sliding coefficient of friction between the shaft and the sidewall to reduce a frictional load produced during longitudinal collapse of the steering column assembly. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174178 | POLE GRIP - A stick handle ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174179 | Three dimensional cover and product representation and method of manufacture; and a method for advertising using a cover and/or representation - A product representation made of a mouldable sheet of material sized and shaped to correspond to the size of a real corresponding product wherein at least a portion of said sheet is moulded according to a three dimensional pattern or image of the real corresponding product. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174180 | HOSE JOINT WITH ADHESIVE - A hose joint assembly includes a fitting, a hose receivable onto the fitting, and an adhesive for bonding the hose and the fitting together. For example, the adhesive is a microencapsulated two-part epoxy adhesive that functions as a lubricant when assembling the hose onto the fitting before curing. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174181 | PIPE COUPLING - A pipe coupling ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174182 | FLUID CONDUITS WITH INTEGRAL END FITTINGS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Fluid conduits for plumbing and other uses having integral end fittings are disclosed herein. A fluid conduit configured in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure includes a tube, such as a copper tube, having an end portion adjacent to a body portion. The body portion has a first wall thickness and the end portion has a second wall thickness that is greater than the first wall thickness. The fluid conduit also includes a seal positioned in an annular groove formed in an interior surface of the end portion. In this embodiment, the tube can be joined to another tube by at least partially compressing the end portion around a portion of the other tube. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174183 | Adaptor for Handapplicator - The present invention relates to the structure of a fastening device for a hand-held applicator of foam cylinders, in particular polyurethane foam cylinders used in construction that would enable the use of foam cylinders meant for applicator guns with hand-held applicators as well. For this purpose a fastening device (9, 19) for a hand-held applicator is used, which is placed on the valve nozzle (3). The fastening device (9, 19) has a cavity (12, 24) on the side of the nozzle, in which there is a conical pipe (13, 25). In addition, there are grappling devices (14, 26, 27) on the inside wall of the cavity of the fastening device, joggles for example, that are hooked behind the border (8) of the nozzle (3). | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174184 | WORKING METHOD OF THE EXTERNAL THREADED FRP (FIBERGLASS-REINFORCED PLASTIC) PIPE AND FITTING - The invention discloses an external threaded FRP pipe and fitting, in which the outside surface of the FRP pipe and fitting connecting end is added up with a threaded layer, whereof the outside of the threaded layer is molded directly to external thread. The work method of it is that the outside surface of the FRP pipe or fitting connecting end is ground, laminated with resin manually, wound around with glass fiber, and added up with an anti-corrosion layer, whereby it is molded to an external threaded structure through the use of mold. This method has achieved quick connection of the FRP piping system and greatly reduced the operating cost. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174185 | Joint and Joinning Method for Multilayer Composite Tubing - A tubing assembly including elongated first and second tubes for carrying a fluid flow. Each tube is a composite tube having an inner layer, a middle layer surrounding the inner layer, and an outer layer surrounding the middle layer. At the end of each tube, the tubes are flared outward from an axis of the tubes in complimentary shapes with the middle layer being directed away from the fluid flow and following a contour of the inner layer. The tubing assembly may include a gasket provided intermediate the inner layers. A clamp compresses the ends together and the gasket (if provided) to create a joint between the inner layers of the ends and maintain a seal between the inner layers of the flared ends. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174186 | Method For Controlling A Wind Turbine Connected To The Utility Grid, Wind Turbine And Wind Park - The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine connected to the utility grid comprising steps of detecting a fault of the utility grid, and controlling one or more rotor blades in a fault mode wherein said one or more rotor blades are pitched in order to stabilize the rotor speed within an over speed range. The invention also relates to a wind turbine and a wind park comprising at least two wind turbines. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174187 | Methods For Controlling A Wind Turbine Connected To The Utility Grid, Wind Turbine And Wind Park - The invention relates to methods for controlling a wind turbine connected to the utility grid by detecting status of the utility grid, and controlling one or more rotor blades and/or emitted power to the grid in returning to the operational wind turbine settings of normal grid mode. The invention also relates to a wind turbine and a wind park comprising at least two wind turbines. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174188 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTER/GENERATOR AND CONTROLLER - An aircraft starting and generating system includes a starter/generator that includes a main machine, an exciter, and a permanent magnet generator. The system also includes an inverter/converter/controller that is connected to the starter/generator and that generates AC power to drive the starter/generator in a start mode for starting a prime mover of the aircraft, and that converts AC power, obtained from the starter/generator after the prime mover have been started, to DC power in a generate mode of the starter/generator. The exciter includes a stator and a rotor, and wherein the exciter rotor includes a three-phase AC winding. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174189 | Turbine assembly for generating electricity in vehicles - A system for generating electricity from the rotational movement of wheels of a vehicle incorporates a turbine assembly, a wheel assembly, and an apparatus for storing electricity. The turbine assembly is disposed within the wheel assembly. The turbine assembly is connected to the apparatus for storing electricity thereby supplying the apparatus for storing electricity with electricity produced by the rotational movement of the wheel. The turbine assembly is comprised of a hollow rotor and a stator. The stator is disposed longitudinally within the hollow rotor. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174190 | INDUCED SURFACE FLOW WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER - A wave energy conversion device that employs a submerged horizontally-aligned structure provided with a central opening formed in a horizontally extending surface, focuses wave induced water-particle motion, resulting in a flow into and away from the central opening, and a turbine is mounted in the central opening to be driven by this flow of water. Preferably the operation of this device occurs in a structural submerged depth of less than one-half wavelength of waves in the region. In a preferred embodiment, the flow through the central opening is bidirectional, and a self-rectifying turbine is used for unidirectional rotation. In an alternative embodiment, unidirectional check valves are used to direct water flow to a unidirectional turbine. Guide vanes are used to direct the flow inward towards the opening and can also be used to induce swirl in the flow field. When constructed axisymmetrically, the device can generate power from waves coming from any direction. The device may have multiple turbines arranged within it, or multiple units can be built into an array for power generation. The device may be mounted on supports fixed to the sea floor for shallow-water applications, or may be a floating submerged structure moored to the ocean floor for deep-water applications. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174191 | Head wind ecological driving system - The invention is related to saving fuels as well as suppressing against emanating CO | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174192 | Turbulence reduction around magnus rotors - A wind energy conversion machine using a Magnus Rotor to generate force from the wind. A Magnus Rotor is mounted atop special support structure which is far enough away from the surface of the Magnus Rotor to minimize air turbulence around the Rotor. In one embodiment Rotors are mounted on a long horizontal rod supported by a vertical pole on either end. The poles themselves are mounted on a pivot so the Magnus Rotors are faced to the wind. In a second embodiment Magnus Rotors are concentric in their axes with the axis of the supporting pole. The rotors are made to spin in opposite directions and the pole made to swing 5-20 degrees on a fulcrum. First one rotor is shielded from the wind so the pole is swung one way, then the other rotor is shielded so the pole is swung the other way. The movement of the pole in either direction operates an electric generator. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174193 | AC/DC system for powering a vehicle - A system for powering a vehicle includes a DC motor adapted to be coupled to a vehicle axle when the vehicle is to be driven in reverse or forward at a speed less than a threshold, and an AC motor adapted to be coupled to vehicle axle when it is to be driven forward at a speed exceeding the threshold. An AC generator adapted to be driven during motion of the vehicle generates an AC current for powering the AC motor when the AC generator is coupled thereto. An operator-controlled rheostat is used to control the speed of either the AC or DC motor. A switching system uncouples the AC generator from the AC motor and couples a battery to the DC motor through the rheostat when the vehicle is driven in reverse or forward at a speed less than the threshold. The switching system also serves to uncouple the battery from the DC motor and couple the AC generator to the AC motor through the rheostat when the vehicle is driven forward at a speed exceeding the threshold. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174194 | Dogging Device for Latch Assembly - A dogging device includes a base mounted in a housing of a latch assembly. The base includes a hole through which a shaft rotatably extends. A limiting keyway extends from the hole and receives and limits rotation of a shaft key on the shaft. A dogging member includes a through-hole receiving the shaft. A keyway extends from the through-hole and receives the shaft key of the shaft, allowing joint rotation of the shaft and the dogging member. By engaging a tool with a driving groove in an end of the shaft or by utilizing a lock core key to turn a lock core that directly pivots the dogging member, the dogging member is pivotable between a first position engaged with a latching/unlatching control rod of the latch assembly to lock a latch bolt in a retracted state and a second position disengaged from the latching/unlatching control rod. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174195 | Shape-Memory Alloy Actuator and Latches Including Same - An SMA actuator includes an SMA element having a first end, a second end, and a central portion therebetween, the SMA element being oriented so that the first and second ends are adjacent one another and attached to one of an anchor interface or payload interface, and so that the central portion of the SMA element is attached to the other of the anchor interface or the payload interface. An electrical shorting device electrically connects the first and second ends, whereby electrical potential may be provided between a first point located between the first end and the central portion and a second point located between the second end and the central portion, thereby causing the SMA element to activate reducing the length of the SMA element. Related latches are disclosed including such actuator, or other simplified or more complex actuators. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174196 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR SLIDING DOORS AND WINDOWS - Embodiments herein provide a locking device for sliding doors and windows. In an embodiment, a locking device may be placed in an appropriate position between a frame and an associated sliding door or window to prevent sliding of the door or window when the locking device is in the locked position. The locking device may be configured to remain coupled to the frame and the associated door or window when the locking device is in an unlocked position. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174197 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHOCK ABSORBER AND SHOCK ABSORBER THUS OBTAINED - The method includes providing a planar sheet part; forming the planar sheet part by drawing or conical spinning to the shape of a partially formed part made up of a plate and a provisional hollow portion extending from the plate with a revolution shape with respect to an axis perpendicular to the plate, and an end wall closing an end of the provisional hollow portion opposite to the plate; and elongating a section of the provisional hollow portion by cylindrical or conical spinning. The shock absorber is integral with a plate and an elongated hollow portion extending from the plate with a revolution shape. A section of the elongated hollow portion has a thickness that is thinner than the thickness of the plate. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174198 | Device for shielding a pressure relief valve from projecting debris - The present invention features a device for shielding a pressure relief valve from projecting debris, the device comprises a first plate and a second plate, the pressure relief valve is located on a side exterior of a vehicle and is held in a stationary position through a support member that extends outwardly from the vehicle, the first plate attaches to and extends outwardly from the second plate, the first plate is positioned between the pressure relief valve and a tire of a vehicle, the second plate is attached to the support member. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174199 | STRUCTURE OF THE FRONT PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The front end structure of a motor vehicle includes a fender support and a fender for attachment to the fender support and an absorber, which is mounted between the fender support and the fender, and wherein the absorber is constructed as a profiled deformation element to which a number of add-on pieces can also be attached. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174200 | Crash Attenuator - A crash attenuator for decelerating an impacting vehicle includes a first end that can be releasably secured to a vehicle, and a second end that is longitudinally spaced from the first end. The second end includes an impact member that is movable in the longitudinal direction from a pre-impact position to an impact position. At least a pair of deformable attenuator members are spaced laterally and extend longitudinally between the first and second ends. At least a portion of the attenuators are bent in a non-outboard direction when the impact member moves from the pre-impact position to the impact position. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174201 | ENGAGING AND FIXING STRUCTURE AND ENGAGING AND FIXING METHOD - A bumper is provided with to-be-engaged projections, a radiator grille is provided with engaging projections. The radiator grille is allowed to move and approach bumper rearward of a vehicle. According to this configuration, the engaging projections engage the to-be-engaged projections and they are engaged with and fixed to each other. At this time, a bumper-side seizing unit of the bumper is fitted into a grille-side seizing unit of the radiator grille, thereby limiting the vertical direction. In an engaged state between the engaging projections and the to-be-engaged projections, an inclining surface of one of the engaging projections comes into contact with a rearward inclining surface of the one of the to-be-engaged projections, and an inclining surface of the other engaging projection is separated from a rearward inclining surface of the other to-be-engaged projection. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174202 | Advertising Device for an Improved Golf Ball Retriever - An advertising device for an improved golf ball retriever is provided. The golf ball retriever includes a hollow shaft made of a clear plastic material wherein an advertising slip can be placed into the hollow shaft by the use of a pole. The shaft may include a grip on one end for secure maneuvering of the golf ball retriever during retrieval. The shaft includes a suction cup with a hollow center on the opposite end where the grip may be located for retrieving a golf ball. The top end of the shaft also includes apertures in the shaft that allow a hanging device to be removably affixed to the shaft of the golf ball retriever. The top end of the shaft also has an end cap removably attached to the shaft to enclose the top end of the hollow shaft. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174203 | Collapsible Carrying Strap - A handle/strap device is disclosed that is suitable for original or retrofit installation onto edge surfaces of portable devices such as notebook computers and portable DVD players and the like. The handle/strap is made up of a base plate to which a pair of complementary upper and lower channel shaped leaf elements are pivotally attached at respective ends thereof. A longitudinal cavity is created in between the folded channel shapes when the device is in the shape of a handle. However, the upper channel can be unlatched from the lower channel so as to release the extendable/adjustable strap contained therein. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174204 | COVERS FOR VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANELS - An instrument panel for a vehicle includes an IP substrate and an IP skin with foam disposed there between. The instrument panel may include openings for receiving accessories. The IP skin material may extend into the opening. The portion of the skin material extending into the opening may include a opening datum. A cover for the opening in the instrument panel may include one or more datum ribs. When the cover is inserted in the opening in the instrument panel, the datum rib engages with the opening datum pushing the cover towards the instrument panel thereby improving the fit of the cover in the instrument panel. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174205 | FUNERAL CAR - Provided is a funeral car including: a coffin carriage box; an air-cooling duct; a coffin seating table; a cylinder enabling the coffin seating table to move along the rails to thus go in and out of the coffin carriage box; a location confirmation sensor enabling the coffin seating table to automatically go in and out of the coffin carriage box; and a sliding table which slidably moves from the coffin carriage box. Accordingly, a corpse in the coffin is quickly cooled to prevent the corpse from being decomposed and to avoid an offensive odor due to the decomposition to thereby reduce discomfort of mourners or a bereaved family. Moreover, the coffin can be automatically loaded into and unloaded from the coffin carriage box to thereby prevent the coffin from being damaged. In addition, since the coffin can be longitudinally loaded into the coffin carriage box, the coffin can be easily carried even at a narrow or small space. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174206 | MULTI-POSITIONAL LID FOR A VEHICLE CONSOLE - A console having a movable lid capable of pivoting about dual axes is disclosed, the lid including at least one hinge to facilitate rotation about a first axis and a rotating element to facilitate rotation about a second axis, wherein the at least one hinge and the rotating element are adapted to permit storage of articles and electrical connectivity or electronic interface of articles disposed in a compartment of the lid. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174207 | PIGGYBACK SLIDER TRAY DESIGN - A vehicle center console assembly having a bin secured to a floor of the vehicle and revealing an interior bounded in part by first and second extending sides. A pair of support rails extend along inner surfaces of the extending sides in communication with its interior. A first tray is supported upon the rails and adapted to be slidably displaced between forward and rearward locations associated with the bin. A second tray includes side projecting lip edges overlaying the support rails and is adapted to being releasably secured to an exposed edge location of the first tray, such that the second tray is capable of being displaced with the first tray in substantially non-contacting fashion with top surfaces of the support rails. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174208 | Motor Vehicle Center Console Assembly Having A Container Assembly With A Flush Door - A container assembly for use in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle includes a housing having a storage space. The housing has an outer surface and an opening formed in the outer surface providing access to the storage space. The container assembly also includes a door movably coupled to the housing for movement between a closed position covering the opening and preventing access to the storage space and an open position disposed below the outer surface to reveal the opening and allow access to the storage space. This allows the container assembly to slide beneath a bin lid of a center console when the door of the container assembly is in either the closed position or the open position without interfering with the bin door. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174209 | VEHICLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORT SYSTEMS - Embodiments of a vehicle electronic device support system comprise a vehicle console and an electronic device holder disposed anterior to the vehicle console, wherein the vehicle console comprises a vehicle console bin comprising an auxiliary port, and the electronic device holder is configured to secure an electronic device. The electronic device holder comprises an opening at the bottom of the electronic device holder which extends into the vehicle console bin, which is configured to pass a cord of an electronic device through the opening of the electronic device holder into the vehicle console bin for connection with the auxiliary port. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174210 | Container Assembly For A Motor Vehicle - A container assembly for a motor vehicle passenger compartment includes a housing, a door, an arm, a helical spring and a cam. The door is pivotally coupled to the housing for movement about a first pivot between a closed position wherein the door covers an opening in the housing and an open position wherein the door is pivoted about the first pivot to allow access through the opening to a storage space in the housing. The arm is pivotally coupled to the housing for movement about a second pivot. The arm has a cam surface. The helical spring continuously biases the arm toward the first pivot. The cam is coupled to the door and movable with the door about the first pivot between the closed position and the open position. The cam has a center portion and a lobe extending outwardly from the center portion. The lobe remains in contact with the cam surface of the arm. The cam surface applies a torque on one side of the lobe to bias the door toward the closed position and on an opposite side of the lobe to bias the door toward the open position. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174211 | VEHICLE CONSOLE WITH SLIDING PANEL - Embodiments of a vehicle console comprise a front storage bin having a first pair of sidewalls, a back storage bin adjacent the front storage bin having a second pair of sidewalls, a pair of tracks associated with the first and second pair of sidewalls, and a movable armrest disposed over the back storage bin, wherein the armrest is moveable to provide access to the back storage bin. The region between the movable armrest and the back storage bin is a panel housing. The vehicle console further comprises a sliding panel comprising at least one convenience apparatus wherein the sliding panel is aligned with the pair of tracks and is operable to move into the panel housing. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174212 | BARBEQUE GRILL INTEGRATED TO PICK-UP TRUCK TAILGATE - A system is presented for integrating a cooking device, such as a barbeque, into the tailgate portion of a pick-up truck or other automobile. When the tailgate is folded down to the open position, covers can be opened which expose the contained cooking device. When in the stowed position, the device approximates the appearance of the original vehicle tailgate. The system includes a battery pack for electrically powering the cooking device and/or receiving power from the vehicle electrical system or other external supply. A curved removable drip pan which is shaped to maximize usable volume is provided for catching and discarding grease from the device. The system may be supplied as a retrofit within an existing vehicle tailgate or as a direct replacement for the original factory-supplied tailgate. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174213 | INSTRUMENT PANEL COVERS WITH LOCKOUT RIBS - A cover for use in an opening of a vehicle instrument panel. The cover may include a top surface, an underside and one or more clips for securing the cover in an opening of the vehicle instrument panel. The cover may also include one or more lock-out ribs extending from the underside of the cover. The lock-out ribs prevent the cover from being improperly installed in an instrument panel opening where an accessory is present. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174214 | Instrument Panel, Module, and Vehicle - An instrument panel ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174215 | Instrument Panel With Temporary Attachment Structure - Disclosed herein is an instrument panel assembly affording for installment in a motor vehicle as one unit even though the assembly has a final width that is greater than a predetermined maximum width criterion for passing the assembly through a doorframe. The instrument panel assembly includes an instrument panel having a front side and a rear side, the front side having a temporary attachment structure and a permanent attachment structure. The assembly also includes an electronic panel with a temporary attachment structure and a permanent attachment structure, the electronic panel being operable to temporarily attach to the instrument panel in a position that affords for a reduced width of the instrument panel assembly. A process is also disclosed for installing an instrument panel assembly having an overall width that is greater than a predetermined maximum width criterion. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174216 | SUPPORTS FOR VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANELS - An instrument panel for a vehicle having an instrument panel support configured to be supportive in the vertical direction. The instrument panel support is inserted into a receptacle contained on the underside of the instrument panel such that the receptacle holds the support part in the vertical and lateral directions. The instrument panel support is then affixed to the instrument panel by a fastener. Loads applied to the instrument panel are transferred to the instrument panel support which, in turn, transfers the load to an instrument panel reinforcement thereby improving the rigidity of the instrument panel. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174217 | Integrated Shade Assembly for a Vehicle Window - A shade assembly for a vehicle is provided that includes a shade member that is “integrated” or “hidden” within vehicle body structure when not in use and yet is easily movable to a use position in which it covers a portion of an adjacent window. Specifically, a shade assembly is provided that includes vehicle body structure at least partially defining a body cavity. A shade member is operatively connected to the vehicle body structure and is configured to selectively move between a stowed position and a use position. The shade member at least partially covers a surface of the window in the use position. The window is substantially uncovered by the shade member in the stowed position because the shade member is nested in the cavity within the body structure. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174218 | HARDTOP FOLDING ROOF FOR AN OPEN MOTOR VEHICLE - A hardtop folding roof for an open motor vehicle includes an upper roof part and a rear roof part having a rear window. The roof parts can be transferred from a closed position into a storage position via respective lateral link mechanisms. Each link mechanism includes two main links. A first main link is assigned to an associated roof pillar of the rear roof part, and a second main link is coupled at least indirectly to the upper roof part at a distance in front of the associated first main link. A rear window holder of the rear window can be moved relative to the roof pillars during the transfer of the folding roof, and the second main links of each link mechanism are assigned to the rear window holder of the rear window. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174219 | VEHICLE ENERGY ABSORBER STRUCTURE AND METHOD - An energy absorber structure and method for use in a vehicle includes providing an extrudable tubular structure that can be easily varied in thickness and width dimensions to be tuned for particular vehicle energy absorbing applications. The variable extrusion can provide a tubular structure that has walls having differing or variable thicknesses, as well as differing or variable height and width dimensions. The simplicity of the variable extrusion allows for the use of cheap materials, quick prototype turn around tuning times, and more efficient design for the energy absorber structure placed in a particular vehicle or a particular application in a vehicle. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174220 | Vehicle Body Structure with Linking Bracket for a Vehicle Side Pillar - Vehicle body structure is provided that includes a generally upright frame pillar, such as a b-pillar having an inner pillar member and an outer pillar member outboard of and connected to the inner pillar member. The frame pillar defines a cavity. A load-bearing linking bracket at least partially laterally spans a portion of the cavity. The linking bracket has a surface generally inclined from an outboard side to an inboard side of the frame pillar. The linking bracket is configured to at least partially absorb a substantially lateral impact force and, via the inclined surface, to provide a moment of force that at least partially counteracts an opposing moment of force provided by the frame pillar due to the impact force. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174221 | Locating Structure For An Instrument Panel Assembly Of A Motor Vehicle - An instrument panel assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first component, a second component and a frame. The first component has a first aperture. The second component has a second aperture. The frame has a main wall. The frame includes a generally cylindrical boss extending outwardly from the main wall. The boss has an outer surface. The boss has a bore aligned with the first aperture of the first component to receive a fastener therethrough to secure the first component to the frame. The boss extends through the second aperture of the second component such that the outer surface locates the second component relative to the frame along a plane generally orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the boss. The second component is disposed between the first component and the frame so as to be constrained along the longitudinal axis of the boss. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174222 | Component Assembly For A Motor Vehicle - A component assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a main wall and a tab extending outwardly from the main wall. The tab has an aperture extending therethrough. The second component has a support wall and a tab receiver extending outwardly from the support wall. The tab receiver lockingly engages the tab to interconnect the first component and the second component. The tab receiver has an end wall and a pair of guide walls extending from opposite ends of the end wall. The guide walls are spaced apart to receive the tab therebetween. The tab receiver has a retaining member disposed between the side wall and extending outwardly from the support wall. The retaining member extends through the aperture of the tab when the tab is fully received between the side walls. The tab receiver has a rib that extends longitudinally between the retaining member and a free end of the support wall for tensioning the tab as the tab is received by the tab receiver. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174223 | INTEGRATED BRACKETS FOR VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANELS - An integrated bracket for attaching multiple components to a vehicle instrument panel reinforcement includes a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion. The first attachment portion is configured to receive a first component and the second attachment portion is configured to receive a second component. The integrated bracket also includes at least one flange for attaching the integrated bracket to an instrument panel reinforcement. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174224 | Floor Spacer for Vehicle and Vehicle Interior Structure - A floor spacer for a vehicle capable of effectively preventing a relative displacement of a floor carpet to the floor spacer while ensuring the easiness of removing the floor carpet without increasing manufacturing cost, and a vehicle interior structure are provided. A floor spacer | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174225 | Cargo Cover Assemblies for Vehicles - A cargo cover assembly for covering a cargo area of a vehicle including: a housing; a panel portion secured to the housing, wherein the panel portion is configured to roll and unroll within the housing, a flexible rod associated with the panel portion and moveable with respect to the housing, and wherein when the cargo cover assembly is in an unretracted position, the panel portion is unrolled from the housing and the flexible rod flexes outwardly to substantially match a posterior portion of the cargo area so that the cargo cover assembly substantially conceals the cargo area. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174226 | Active Stabilizer Bar System For A Vehicle Chassis - An active stabilizer bar system includes an impeller slidably encased in a housing which separates the housing into a sealed first cavity and a second cavity. On forced application of fluid through at least one of the ports, the impeller is axially moved along the housing which rotates at least one rotor with respect to the housing to vary the forces applied by the stabilizer bar on the vehicle suspension. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174227 | ROOF LINER AND PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING A ROOF LINER FOR VEHICLES - The procedure comprises the following steps:
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| 20090174228 | CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ROOF CROSS-MEMBER AND THE UPPER CENTER PILLAR REINFORCEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A connection between an upper center pillar reinforcement and a roof cross-member allows providing a body with a high degree of mechanical resistance, in particular with respect to lateral impacts to a vehicle. The connection makes use primarily of a window post liner situated behind the upper center pillar reinforcement. The liner includes a tab intended to overlap the reinforcement in a connecting area and where it is covered by the end of the roof cross-member. A first series of weld points between the roof cross-member and the window post liner provides the connection between these two parts, while a second series of weld points provides the connection between the upper center pillar reinforcement and the window post liner, which is made of a different material from that forming the two other parts, to produce high-efficiency weld points. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174229 | Stiffened Multi-Part Sunroof - The present invention is generally directed to vehicle roof frames. Some embodiments comprise frames fabricated from a plurality of parts rather than a single part. In such embodiments, one or more of the plurality of parts can comprise a material thickness and/or composition that differs from that of one or more other parts. Accordingly, strength can be added to selected parts without increasing the weight and/or cost of every part. Some embodiments also include sunroof frames. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174230 | Foldable chair frame - A foldable chair frame includes front leg rod units, rear leg rod units, cross-shaped long leg members, cross-shaped short leg members and movable armrest unit. The front leg rod unit includes a pair of front leg rod members, base caps, receiving caps and receiving cap base of the front leg. The rear leg rod unit includes a pair of rear leg rod members, base caps, receiving caps and receiving cap base of the rear leg. The cross-shaped long leg members and cross-shaped short leg members are in bar shape and have pin holes being installed respectively at the central part and each ends thereof. The movable armrest unit includes a pair of main shaft and fixing caps. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174231 | L & R folding chair with hood - One embodiment of the folding chair with a hood combination includes a detachable hood, which is located on the rear of the seat assembly. By squeezing the safety clip will release the hood rods. Then raising inserted rod by hand in extended position until the rod base lock in place. Release the rod arms to lock in the notch of the rear support poles. Allowing the hinge where the rod arm and the rod base are connected to fold. Remove hood from pouch located on the rear of the seat assembly. Then place front end of the hood arrow pockets inside the arrow tips of rod assembly. Further attach the back end of detachable hood with fasteners inside the pouch located on rear seat assembly. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174232 | COLLAPSIBLE STOOL FOR HUNTING AND OUTDOOR USE - A stool includes a collapsible frame, a triangular seat and a back. The frame includes a bottom hub with three telescopingly adjustable legs and enlarged feet. A top hub is rotatably coupled to the bottom hub for 360 degree rotation, and includes three seat-supporting arms that extend from the top hub, and a pair of uprights that extend from two of the arms. The seat hook-attaches to loops on ends of the arms, and the back extends between the uprights. The legs and arms are pivoted to their respective hubs, but the pivots are slightly frictional so that the arms and legs remain in adjusted positions, with stops on the hubs stopping the legs and arms in their upwardly-pivoted use positions. The frictional pivots include lubricious plastic that facilitates quiet unfolding of the stool, which is important when hunting. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174233 | WASHER CAP AND ROTATING STOOL - A stool includes a collapsible frame, a triangular seat and a back. The frame includes a bottom hub with three telescopingly adjustable legs and enlarged feet. A top hub is rotatably coupled to the bottom hub for 360 degree rotation, and includes three seat-supporting arms that extend from the top hub, and a pair of uprights that extend from two of the arms. The seat hook-attaches to loops on ends of the arms, and the back extends between the uprights. The legs and arms are pivoted to their respective hubs, but the pivots are slightly frictional so that the arms and legs remain in adjusted positions, with stops on the hubs stopping the legs and arms in their upwardly-pivoted use positions. The frictional pivots include lubricious plastic that facilitates quiet unfolding of the stool, which is important when hunting. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174234 | EXPANSION AND RETRACTION MECHANISMS FOR MOVEABLE TRAY TABLES - Mechanisms designed to facilitate movement of tray tables or other platforms are addressed. Internal flexible sleeves provide more constant pressure on linearly-moving shafts associated with the tables, reducing or cancelling possible lateral misalignments of the shafts. Outer cases maintain the flexible sleeves in position, and positive stopping features may be employed to prevent extension or retraction of the shafts beyond desired amounts. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174235 | VEHICLE SEATS HAVING A BACK SUPPORT LOCK ASSEMBLY - Vehicle seats having a back support lock assembly are disclosed. An example vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a back support pivotally coupled to the seat bottom. The example vehicle seat also includes a lock assembly having a locking lever rotatably coupled to the back support, wherein the locking lever has an end to engage a surface of the seat bottom to lock the back support in a folded position relative to the seat bottom. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174236 | FORWARD/REARWARD SLIDING ARMREST - A forward/rearward slidable and upwardly pivotable armrest supported upon an open center console. Retractable pins associated with inner underside locations of the armrest are displaced upon actuation of a lever component associated with the armrest, and which selectively reseats the armrest at linear travel locations along first and second rails defined upon the side walls of the console. Seating locations established between a slidable and upper support portion of the armrest and the recessed stops defined along inwardly facing surfaces of the rails permit the armrest to be translated to either forward or rearward locations of a center nominal position, relative to a fixed lower carriage with pivot support bracket. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174237 | Bicycle seat adjustable device - A bicycle seat adjustable device includes a seat post connected to a seat tube and a transverse tube is connected on a top end of the seat post which including a passage. Two notches are defined radially in two inner peripheries of two open ends of the transverse tube respectively. Two adjustable members each have a tubular portion inserted into the passage via the open end corresponding thereto. One of the adjustable members has an adjustable bolt extending from one end thereof and is threadedly connected to the other adjustable member. Each adjustable member has a protrusion extending outward and radially therefrom and is engaged with the one of the two notches of the transverse tube so as to restrict the pivotable movement of the two adjustable members. Two rails of the seat are clamped between two open ends of the transverse tube and the two adjustable members. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174238 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING MONITOR - The present invention includes vehicle seat having monitor movable from a storage state to a use state, in the storage state the monitor is positioned in a backboard of a seatback and the monitor faces the backboard, in the use state a display surface of the monitor is exposed outside of the backboard facing a rear of the vehicle, wherein the backboard is semitransparent. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174239 | CHILD SEAT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - Child seat for motor vehicles with a seat shell and backrest, at the upper end of which a head support ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174240 | STADIUM SEAT - A seat frame of a stadium seat includes a lower cross beam, bench-engaging support arms configured to mount over a top, flat surface of the stadium bench, and upright support members. The upright support members include rounded upper ends that may be rearwardly canted. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174241 | Lumbar Support Device - In an adjustable lumbar support device, a wire framework essentially consisting of two lateral side wires ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174242 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH A SEAT DEPTH ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat surface device that forms a seat surface and that is provided with a pad cover, in particular an outer pad cover, wherein the seat depth of the seat surface is adjustable. A seat depth adjustment device facilitates seat depth adjustment, the seat depth adjustment device including a first deflection device for deflecting the seat pad cover in the end region of the seat surface remote from the backrest, a flexible part that is coupled to the pad cover, and at least one second deflection device for deflecting the flexible part, the second deflection device being arranged at a distance from the first deflection device. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174243 | SEAT FOLD ACTUATOR - An actuator configured to actuate a member. The actuator optionally including capabilities for storing and releasing kinetic energy. The actuator being suitable for use in any number of environments, including but not limited to facilitating seat folding operations. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174244 | Seat height and tilt adjustment apparatus and method - A seat height and tilt adjustment apparatus includes first and second arms mounted between two structures. The first arm is pivotally attached to the first structure at the first pivot axis, and pivotally attached to the second structure. The second arm is pivotally attached to the first structure at a second pivot axis and pivotally attached to second structure. A linkage is pivotally attached to the first structure at a third pivot axis and pivotally attached to the first arm. A first actuator adjusts the distance between the two structures by simultaneously varying the distance between the first and second pivot axes and the distance between the first and third pivot axes. A second actuator varies the tilt of one structure relative to the other structure by varying the distance between the first and third pivot axes, while maintaining a constant distance between the first and second pivot axes. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174245 | WORK SEAT APPARATUS - A work seat apparatus ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174246 | SWIVEL SEATING SYSTEM - A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a mounting assembly having a first portion that attaches the seat bottom to the vehicle and a second portion. The second portion permits rotation of the seat bottom relative to the first portion and the vehicle and permits translation of the seat bottom relative to the first portion and the vehicle. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174247 | DISC RECLINER ASSEMBLY INCORPORATED INTO A SEATBACK/SEAT BASE PIVOT ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONT SEAT - A seat recliner assembly established at a hinge location between a seat bottom and a pivotally associated seat back including a base plate and an inwardly teethed and package supporting sector secured to the seat back and seat bottom, respectively and sandwiched together in selectively rotatable fashion relative to define a component receiving space therebetween. A shalt projects through an aperture of a rotatably slaved cam situated within the space. A pair of locking pawls with exteriorly toothed surfaces are displaceable to engage with inwardly teethed locations of the package supporting sector. A pair of anti-chuck pawls are selectively engagable both by the cam and with the locking pawls. The cam is biased in a first rotational locking condition to influence the anti-chuck pawls outwardly against the locking pawls. The cam is rotated in an opposite and counter-biasing direction, thereby directly contacting the locking pawls and pivoting the same such that their exteriorly toothed surfaces are inwardly disengaged from the teethed sector, permitting rotational between the base plate and package sector. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174248 | Blocking system for pet toys - A blocking system for pet toys or other objects to prevent such objects from inadvertently migrating to a location beneath a piece of furniture. The system can be readily assembled on site and dimensionally conform to the footprint of a particular piece of furniture. The system includes blocking members that slidingly fit together and can be varied dimensionally both horizontally and vertically. In one embodiment, the interlocking sliding connections are accomplished by a system of dovetailed grooves. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174249 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT COVERS OR MATS - A device for fixing a car seat mat or cover to the backrest part, which is composed of a hollow tubular member ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174250 | CONFIGURABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A configurable restraint system ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174251 | ZERO-WALL CLEARANCE LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR A HIGH-LEG SEATING UNIT - A seating unit that includes a linkage mechanism adapted to move the seating unit between extended and reclined positions, and a chassis is provided. The linkage mechanism includes a seat-mounting link, a base plate fixedly mounted to the chassis, a back-mounting bracket rotatably coupled to the seat-mounting link, a back drive link in generally laterally-spaced relation to the seat-mounting link, and a front-lift assembly that is rotatably coupled to the seat-mounting link. In operation, a rearward occupant force on the back-mounting bracket generates a rearward bias that is converted to a laterally-directed force through the back drive link to the front-lift assembly. Upon receiving this force, the front-lift assembly translates the seat-mounting link forward and upward in relation to the base plate, such that, the seat-mounting link is consistently biased in a particular inclination angle with respect to the base plate throughout adjustment. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174252 | TIP FOR AN EARTH WORKING ROLL - A tip for use on an earth working roll for mining, construction and public works machines such as crushers, surface miners, milling machines and the like includes a working end provided with side relief to reduce drag and wearing, require less power to drive the rolls, and lengthen the usable life of the tip. The working end can also have a generally flat front surface to improve the yield in a crushing or other similar operation. The tip includes a base and a wear cap releasably secured together by a retainer. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174253 | SPROCKET FOR CORELESS CRAWLER TRACK AND STRUCTURE FOR THE SAME - A sprocket used to transmit drive force to a coreless crawler track having rubber projections arranged at predetermined intervals on the inner peripheral surface of the crawler track. The sprocket has, on its circumferential edge, sprocket teeth arranged at the same pitch as the rubber projections. A cutout is formed at the outer circumferential tip of each sprocket tooth. Even if meshing between the rubber projections and the sprocket teeth has a trouble caused by the entry of soil and sands, the rubber projections are affected less, which greatly contributes to improvement of durability of the crawler track. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174254 | PULSE-WIDTH MODULATION RECTIFIER HAVING AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR OPERATING MODE - A pulse-width rectifier for operating an electric machine in motor operating mode or in generator operating mode, includes a terminal for a control device that communicates with the pulse-width rectifier via a data connection. In order to safeguard the supply of energy in the case of a disturbance in the data transmission between the control device and the pulse-width rectifier, the pulse-width rectifier is constructed such that it automatically switches into an emergency generator operating mode in which it produces at its direct-voltage output a prespecified power with which it is possible to maintain at least an emergency operation of electrical consumers. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174255 | ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM OF A LARGE COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to an actuator assembly for controlling fuel injection of a large combustion engine, especially a diesel engine, including an electric motor ( | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174256 | POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A power distribution system and method may include a first power domain having a first plurality of power rails, a second power domain having a second plurality of power rails, where the first power domain is electrically independent of the second power domain, and a plurality of modules coupled to the first power domain and the second power domain, where each of the plurality of modules is coupled to one of the first plurality of power rails and one of the second plurality of power rails. The system may also include a plurality of mated pairs, where each of the plurality of modules is in only one of the plurality of mated pairs, and where each of the plurality of mated pairs is coupled to two separate of the first and second plurality of power rails. | 2009-07-09 |
| 20090174257 | LARGE POWER MULTI-OUTPUTS POWER SUPPLY STRUCTURE HAVING RELATIVELY HIGH EFFICIENCY IN LOAD RANGE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The configurations of a switched-mode power supply and a controlling method thereof are provided. The proposed switched-mode power supply includes a first output converter receiving a DC input voltage and generating a first high power DC voltage output and at least one low power DC voltage output, and a second output converter receiving the DC input voltage and generating a second high power DC voltage output coupled to the first high power DC voltage output to generate a coupled output, wherein the first output converter works and the second output converter idles when a transient power of the coupled output is not larger than a rated output power of the first high power DC voltage output, and both the first and the second output converters work when the transient power is larger than the rated output power. | 2009-07-09 |
