31st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150209871 | DRILL CHUCK - The present invention provides a new drill chuck that resolves the problem that the excessive clamping force of the existing drill chuck makes it inconvenient to open the drill chuck and easily damages the cutters. The new drill chuck comprises a front-body, an after-body, and clamping jaws, wherein a thread is provided on the clamping jaw, the after-body is provided with master gears, slave gears are provided between the clamping jaws and the after-body, the master gear fits with the slave gear, a thread is provided inside the slave gear, and the thread of the slave gear fits with the thread of the clamping jaw. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209872 | ELASTIC CHUCK - An elastic chuck includes a base plate, an elastic plate and jaws. The base plate has a through hole running between upper and lower surfaces thereof. The elastic plate has a fixing ring fixed to the base plate, a pulling block that can move along a central axis of the through hole, and holders radially extending from the pulling block toward the fixing ring. Each of the holders has a top surface facing the upper surface of the base plate across a radial gap. The jaws are mounted at top surfaces of the holders, respectively. The pulling block of the elastic plate receives a pulling force along the central axis to drive the jaws to hold a workpiece firmly. The elastic chuck has a simple structure and limited parts, so its process of manufacturing and assembling are time-saving and cost saving, and the resultant structure is highly precise. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209873 | JIG FOR HOLDING THIN CYLINDRICAL WORK, METHOD FOR PROCESSING THIN CYLINDRICAL WORK, AND SHEET FILM FORMING ROLL - A holding jig for a thin cylindrical work (W) includes a holding member ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150209874 | MINIATURE DRILL - The present invention relates to the field of manufacture of miniature drills and discloses a miniature drill, which includes a drill body, a drill tip formed at one end of the drill body, and a plurality of spiral chip slots spiraling on a surface of the drill body; the chip slots include a long chip slot, a short chip slot, and a communicating chip slot, the long chip slot and the short chip slot are arranged at intervals and have the same helix angles, and the long chip slot is communicated with the short chip slot by the communicating slot. In the miniature drill provided by the present invention, the long chip slot and the short chip slot that have the same helix angle and do not intersect are communicated with each other by the communicating slot, which effectively avoids swing of the drill tip caused by deviation of the centroid from the rotation axis and affecting the position accuracy of the drilled holes; moreover, the communicating slot broadens the widths of the chip slots, increases the chip space, and thereby improves the heat dissipating property; furthermore, the communicating slot reduces the width of the body clearance and reduces heat generated by friction between the body clearance and walls of the drilled holes, which enhances the ability of resisting breaks caused by the thermal deformation of the miniature drill. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209875 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL - A rotary cutting tool or end mill is provided, the tool comprising a plurality of pairs of diametrically-opposed, symmetrical, helical flutes formed in a cutting portion of the tool body, wherein the pitch between at least one pair of adjacent helical flutes is less than or greater than the pitch of at least one other pair of adjacent helical flutes in at least one radial plane along the axial length of the flutes, a plurality of peripheral cutting edges, wherein at least one of the peripheral cutting edges has a radial rake angle different from radial rake angle of a peripheral cutting edge of a different helical flute. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209876 | Machining Tool for Machining and Method for Cutting a Component Made of Fiber-Reinforced Plastics - A face cutter for machining fibre-reinforced materials such as carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics, glass-fibre-reinforced plastics or plastics reinforced with polyester threads is provided which includes main flutes which form with trailing premachining lands cutting wedges with premachining cutting edges, and auxiliary flutes, the number of which corresponds to a number of the main flutes, each trail one of the main flutes in the peripheral sense, each distance in the peripheral sense a postmachining land from the premachining land leading in the peripheral sense, and form with the postmachining land a cutting wedge with a postmachining cutting edge. The premachining cutting edges extend alternately with right-hand twist about and untwisted along the tool axis, the postmachining cutting edges trailing the right-hand twisted premachining cutting edges extend untwisted along the tool axis, and the postmachining cutting edges trailing the untwisted premachining cutting edges extend with a right-hand twist about the tool axis. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209877 | Machining Tool for Machining and Method for Cutting a Component Made of Fiber-Reinforced Plastics - A face cutter for machining fibre-reinforced materials such as carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics, glass-fibre-reinforced plastics or plastics reinforced with polyester threads is provided which includes main flutes, which form with trailing premachining lands a cutting wedges with premachining cutting edges, and auxiliary flutes, the number of which corresponds to a number of the main flutes, each trail one of the main flutes in the peripheral sense, each distance in the peripheral sense a postmachining land from the pre-machining land leading in the peripheral sense, and form with the postmachining land a cutting wedge with a postmachining cutting edge. The premachining cutting edges extend alternately with left-hand twist about and untwisted along the tool axis, the postmachining cutting edges trailing the left-hand twisted premachining cutting edges extend untwisted along the tool axis, and the postmachining cutting edges trailing the untwisted premachining cutting edges extend with a left-hand twist about the tool axis. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209878 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A PROFILE GROOVE IN A KEY BLANK - There is disclosed a method and an apparatus for forming a profile groove in an elongated key blank having a key blade with opposite side surfaces. The profile groove is formed in a surface of said key blank by means of a punching tool with at least one cutting tooth. The punching tool is forced and guided longitudinally in parallel to the key blank so as to cut out the material of said key blank into the desired profile shape, corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of said at least one cutting tooth. At the same time, the opposite side surfaces portions of the key blank are clamped or held firmly between opposite holding surfaces of a fixture, causing a firm abutment and retaining action on the longitudinal side surface portions of the key blank located adjacent to and all along the profile groove being formed. In this way, the key blank material adjacent to the profile groove is retained in a fixed state without being deformed during the punching operation. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209879 | EXTENSION SUPPORT FOR CUTTING SAW - An extension support for a cutting saw includes two supporting units connectable to a worktable and convertible between a first configuration and a second configuration. Each supporting unit includes a linking member, and a supporting bracket affixed to a distal end of the linking member. In the first configuration, the supporting units are respectively connected to two opposite lateral sides of the worktable. In the second configuration, the two supporting units are connected to each other, the linking member of one supporting unit is connected to one of an opposing first end and second end of the worktable, and the supporting bracket of the supporting unit that is connected to the worktable is adapted for accommodating the linking member of the other supporting unit. Thus, the length of the extension support can be adjusted to fit different lengths of workpieces. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209880 | Assembly to Operate a Reciprocating Saw Blade From a Rotating Shaft - An assembly to mount a reciprocating saw blade to a rotating shaft is described herein. The assembly includes first and second coupling elements for receiving the reciprocating saw blade, wherein said elements are rotatably coupled and reversely driven in unison by the rotating shaft of the table saw, said elements both rotating at the same angular speed along respective circular paths of different radii. The assembly being mounted underneath the table saw top so that i) a first coupling element which is furthermost away from the table saw top is movable along a larger circle than the other coupling element and ii) the line intersecting both circular paths during rotation of the first and second coupling elements converges at a fixed position above the table saw top so that the upper side of a panel is cut during the downstroke of the saw blade, and the bottom side of the panel is out during the upstroke of the saw blade, thereby minimizing chipping of the panel cut edges. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209881 | Method of manufacturing gear with double teeth patterns involving forging and two stage cold extrusion process - The present invention is relating to the method of manufacturing gear with double teeth patterns involving forging and two stage cold extrusion process, a component to be applied in power transmission systems, and more particularly to be used in motor cycles; wherein the whole structural features of said gear, along with its double teeth pattern therein, is achieved during the forging and cold extrusion processes followed by various sub processes. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209882 | Method for Multi-Gear Hobbing and Its Application Thereof - A method for multi-gear hobbing and its application thereof towards hobbing more than one gear work-pieces simultaneously using single hob cutter, preferably on an automatic dry hob milling machine; wherein said hobbing operation mainly involves a work-arbor loaded with a virtual gear work piece comprising of preferably plurality of gear work-pieces, with or without plurality of spacer elements therein, stacked together on the work-arbor; a hob cutter suitable for hobbing on the complete cylindrical surface of said virtual gear work-piece; and effective fume control module and air cooling system, preferably as essential part of the automatic dry bobbing machines. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209883 | ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD - An electrical discharge machining method includes a step in which a pipe electrode is arranged such that the axis line of the pipe electrode faces the depth direction of the throughholes, the pipe electrode is moved relative to the workpiece, and a sloped section is formed; a step in which a straight section connected to the sloped section is formed; and a step in which the pipe electrode is arranged such that the axis line is vertical relative to the inside wall surface of the sloped section, the pipe electrode is moved relative to the workpiece, and the inside wall surface is machined. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209884 | REPLACEMENT DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING ELECTRODE AND REPLACEMENT DETERMINATION METHOD - A replacement determination method: detects the remaining length of the electrode; detects the electrical discharge commencement position, being the position of the electrode when electrical discharge starts; detects the throughole position, being the position of the electrode when the workpiece is pierced; sets the required length for the electrode as required for machining the next throughhole, on the basis of the difference between the detected electrical discharge commencement position and the detected throughole position; compares the detected remaining length and the set required length; and determines whether or not electrode replacement is required. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209885 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INERTING GAS DURING SOLDERING - Described herein is an apparatus and method for providing an inerting gas during the application of soldering to a work piece. In one aspect, there is provided an apparatus that is placed atop of a solder reservoir and comprises a plurality of porous diffuser tubes that are in fluid communication with an inerting gas. In another aspect, there is provided a method for providing an inerting gas to a wave soldering apparatus comprising the steps of, among other things, placing an apparatus atop at least one edge of the solder reservoir wherein the apparatus comprises a plurality of tubes comprising one or more openings in fluid communication with an inerting gas source. In a further aspect, at least one of the diffuser tubes comprises a porous protective sheath surrounding at least part of the length of the tube. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209886 | ANTIOXIDANT GAS BLOW-OFF UNIT - An antioxidant gas blow-off unit comprises a plate-shaped hollow base portion with an antioxidant gas flow passage formed therein, a hole provided in the base portion so as to allow a capillary to be inserted thereinto or removed therefrom and configured to communicate with the antioxidant gas flow passage, and a plurality of electrodes embedded in a wall of the base portion in the vicinity of the hole and configured to generate plasma from an antioxidant gas. With the antioxidant gas blow-off unit, the bonding quality of a wire bonding apparatus can be improved. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209887 | WELDING HELMET WITH HEADS UP DISPLAY - A welding system and welding helmet is provided, where the welding helmet is capable of providing an image representative of information from an associated welding operation where the image appears as a head-up display (HUD) in the welding helmet. The helmet displays the information at a focal point which coincides with a working distance of a welding operation so that a user need not change his/her focus during a welding operation. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209888 | WELDING DEVICE - A method to determine welding conditions includes relational expressions or tables about various parameters for setting welding conditions. The method can determine and display the recommended values for the welding conditions which are suitable for the information about the object to be welded and the information about the welding method set by the operator. The welding conditions include a welding current, a welding voltage, a wire feed speed, a welding speed, and a leg length. Furthermore, if the operator changes the recommended value for a welding condition to a new value, the method can determine new recommended values for the other welding conditions compatible with the new value and display the new recommended values. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209889 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING HIGH ENERGY SOURCE AND HOT-WIRE - A method and system to manufacture workpieces employing a high intensity energy source to create a puddle and at least one resistively heated wire which is heated to at or near its melting temperature and deposited into the puddle as droplets. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209890 | WIRE FEEDING MECHANISM AND ARC PROCESSING SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME - A wire feeding mechanism includes feeding rollers and a cushioning mechanism. The feeding rollers feed a wire, which is drawn from a wire supply source, along a predetermined feed path. The cushioning mechanism is arranged between the wire supply source and the feeding rollers. The wire has an intermediate portion that extends from the wire supply source to the feeding rollers. The cushioning mechanism applies tension to the intermediate portion while the length of the intermediate portion is changing. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209891 | SPOT WELDING SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ELECTRODE INSPECTION AND ROBOT USED THEREFOR - A spot welding system includes a plurality of robots each including a spot welding gun and an inspection management device for managing an electrode inspection to be executed in each of the robots, for inspecting electrodes of the spot welding gun. Each robot includes an inspection execution unit for selectively executing one of different electrode inspections. The inspection management device includes an inspection instruction unit for instructing an electrode inspection to be executed in each of the robots. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209892 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE FRICTION STIR WELDING OF TWO COMPONENTS - A method for the friction stir welding of two components, in particular of two shell components of a fuselage structure of an aircraft and spacecraft, said method comprising the following method steps: positioning the two components relative to one another in such a way that a connection region is formed between the two components; friction stir welding the two components by a friction stir welding tool which penetrates the connection region in order to produce a weld which permeates the connection region with the formation of an unpenetrated weld edge portion of the connection region; and introducing internal compressive stresses, at least in the weld edge portion of the connection region. Further a device for the friction stir welding of two components, in particular of two shell components of a fuselage structure of an aircraft and spacecraft is provided. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209893 | JOINING METHOD - A joining method includes a butting process configured to butt a first metal member and a second metal member each having a front surface with various heights to form therebetween a butt portion with various heights; and a welding process configured to apply a friction stirring to the butt portion by a stirring pin of a rotation tool while only the stirring pin of the rotation tool contacts with the first metal member and the second metal member of the butt portion. The welding process may be configured to insert the stirring pin of the rotation tool into the butt portion from front surfaces of the first metal member and the second metal member and apply the friction stirring to the butt portion while an insertion depth of only the stirring pin is kept approximately constant. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209894 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE FRICTION STIR WELDING OF TWO COMPONENTS - A method for the friction stir welding of two components, in particular of two shell components of a fuselage structure of an aircraft and spacecraft, said method comprising the following method steps: positioning the two components relative to one another in such a way that a connection region is formed between the two components; friction stir welding the two components by means of a friction stir welding tool which penetrates the connection region in order to produce a weld which permeates the connection region with the formation of an unpenetrated weld edge portion of the connection region; and introducing internal compressive stresses, at least in the weld edge portion of the connection region. Further a device for the friction stir welding of two components, in particular of two shell components of a fuselage structure of an aircraft and spacecraft is provided. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209895 | Apparatus for Friction Stir Welding - One aspect of the disclosure relates to a friction stir welding apparatus. The friction stir welding apparatus includes a spindle housing and a pin tool concentric with an axis and rotatable relative to the spindle housing about the axis. The friction stir welding apparatus also includes a first shoulder not substantially rotatable relative to the spindle housing about the axis and a second shoulder not substantially rotatable relative to the spindle housing about the axis. The pin tool is rotatable relative to the first shoulder and the second shoulder. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209896 | COATED ROTARY TOOL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A friction stir welding tool of the present invention is used for friction stir welding, and includes: a base material; and a coating layer formed on a surface of at least a portion of the base material that is to be caused to contact workpieces during friction stir welding, the base material being formed of a cemented carbide, and the coating layer containing cubic WC | 2015-07-30 |
20150209897 | POLARIZED LASER FOR PATTERNING OF SILVER NANOWIRE TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS - A method comprising providing an electrically conductive film comprising a first set of electrically conductive nanostructures in a first region that exhibits a first conductivity and a second set of electrically conductive nanostructures in a second region that exhibits a second conductivity, and irradiating the first region of the electrically conductive film with a polarized laser beam having an ultraviolet light frequency at a pulse duration less than 100 nanoseconds, so that, after irradiating the first region of the electrically conductive film, the first region exhibits a third conductivity that is less than the second conductivity. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209898 | METHOD AND DICING DEVICE OF PROCESSING TRANSPARENT SPECIMEN USING ULTRAFAST PULSE LASER - A transparent specimen cutting method is provided using ultrafast laser and a dicing device for machining the transparent specimen. The cutting method includes forming a focal point by generating and focusing an ultrafast laser beam which has a pulse width of 10 fs-10 ps from a laser source and a center wavelength corresponding to the bandwidth of a transparent specimen, transmitting energy to the inside of the transparent specimen using the focused pulse laser beam by positioning the focal point of the pulse laser beam such that the focal point is positioned in an inner area on the inside of the both side surfaces of the transparent specimen, and generating and propagating cracks by relatively moving the focal point or the transparent specimen along a cut line in a desired shape such that cracks are propagated on the transparent specimen at a distance from the movement line of the focal point. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209899 | METHOD FOR DRILLING A HOLE IN AN AIRFOIL - A method for manufacturing an airfoil is provided, the method including drilling a hole in a near wall of the airfoil using a laser drill and activating a back strike protection in a cavity of the airfoil. The method additionally includes detecting a breakthrough of a laser from the laser drill through the near wall of the airfoil and subsequently initiating a drilling subroutine, with the drilling subroutine including a continued operation of the laser drill. Such a method may provide for an improved hole, such as a cooling passage, in the airfoil. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209900 | METHOD DETERMINING HOLE COMPLETION - The present disclosure provides a method for determining a hole completing in laser drilling of a hole in a near wall of an airfoil. The method includes drilling a hole in the near wall of the airfoil using a laser drill. The laser drill may move in a pattern relative to the airfoil. The method also includes determining when the drilling of the hole is complete based on a calculated time duration between successive breakthroughs of a laser from the laser drill through the near wall of the airfoil, or based on a calculated time duration since the latest breakthrough of the laser from the laser drill through the near wall of the airfoil. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209901 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING DRILLING PROGRESS IN LASER DRILLING - A method for detecting drilling progress in laser drilling is provided. The method includes sensing a process condition during the drilling of an airfoil, and sensing a change in the process condition indicative of a breakthrough of a laser from the laser drill through a near wall of the airfoil. The method additionally includes continuing to sense the process condition subsequent to the sensed change in the process condition to improve the accuracy of the breakthrough detection. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209902 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMALLY LASER MARKING ARTICLES - The present invention relates to laser marking articles. In particular it relates to laser marking articles by laser ablating a coating applied to the article which reveals the surface of the article underneath, thereby forming the mark by the contrasting appearance between the revealed surface of the article and the adjacent remaining coating. Laser parameters are selected to provide uniform, commercially desirable appearance and avoid damage to the underlying surface while maintaining acceptable system throughput. In particular the laser pulse envelope is tailored to provide desirable appearance while maintaining acceptable system throughput. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209903 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER CUTTING SAPPHIRE USING MULTIPLE GAS MEDIA - A system and a method for manufacturing a sapphire part. A sapphire substrate is obtained for performing a laser cutting operation. The sapphire substrate is cut along a cut profile using a laser and a first gas medium. The first gas medium is substantially comprised of an inert gas. The sapphire substrate is then irradiated at or near the cut profile using the laser and a second gas medium. The second gas medium is different than the first gas medium comprising oxygen. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209904 | GAS ASSISTED LASER CUTTING METHOD AND GAS SUPPLY - A method is provided for the gas assisted laser cutting of a metal, metal ahoy, plastic material, composite, ceramic or wooden workpiece with laser light of a wavelength between 300 nm and 2500 nm utilising carbon dioxide as the assist gas. Alternatively, an assist gas supply system is provided wherein a source of assist gas selected from the group consisting of one or more single gas cylinders, connected gas cylinders and gas cylinder bundles is used for supplying the assist gas to a gas assisted laser cutting device able to perform laser cutting. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209905 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING HIGH ENERGY SOURCE AND HOT-WIRE - A method and system to manufacture workpieces employing a high intensity energy source to create a puddle and at least one resistively heated wire which is heated to at or near its melting temperature and deposited into the puddle as droplets. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209906 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING HIGH ENERGY SOURCE AND HOT-WIRE - A method and system to manufacture workpieces employing a high intensity energy source to create a puddle and at least one resistively heated wire which is heated to at or near its melting temperature and deposited into the puddle as droplets. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209907 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING HIGH ENERGY SOURCE AND HOT-WIRE - A method and system to manufacture workpieces employing a high intensity energy source to create a puddle and at least one resistively heated wire which is heated to at or near its melting temperature and deposited into the puddle as droplets. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209908 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING HIGH ENERGY SOURCE AND HOT-WIRE - A method and system to manufacture workpieces employing a high intensity energy source to create a puddle and at least one resistively heated wire which is heated to at or near its melting temperature and deposited into the puddle as droplets. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209909 | LASER JOINING STRUCTURE AND LASER JOINING METHOD - Provided are: a laser-bonded structure wherein deterioration of strength or rigidity of a third plate is suppressed, said third plate being disposed by being spaced apart from at least two metal plates; and a laser bonding method. The laser-bonded structure is provided with: at least two metal plates, which have two or more overlapping portions where the metal plates are disposed in a state wherein the metal plates are overlapping each other, and which are bonded by means of laser welding sections; and a third plate that is disposed by being spaced apart from the overlapping portions. The third plate has formed therein penetrating sections of a number smaller than the number of the laser welding sections, said penetrating sections penetrating the third plate, and having laser light radiated to the overlapping portions. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209910 | Method And System For Additive Manufacturing Of Cooling Passages Using High Energy Source - A method and system to manufacture closed cooling channels employing a high intensity energy source to and a filler substrate material on which a layer is formed before the removal of the substrate material. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209911 | CUTTING DEVICE - Provided is a cutting device including a machining table configured to float a workpiece having a plate shape, a laser radiation unit configured to radiate a laser beam onto the workpiece, a coolant injection unit configured to inject a coolant onto the workpiece, and a moving device configured to relatively move the workpiece with respect to the laser radiation unit and the coolant injection unit in a preset direction. In the cutting device, a scattering member configured to receive injection of the coolant from the coolant injection unit and scatter the coolant is installed at the machining table in front of the workpiece in a moving direction in which the workpiece relatively moves. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209912 | Cu CORE BALL, SOLDER PASTE AND SOLDER JOINT - A Cu core ball suppresses a soft error and its alpha dose is low. Its surface roughness does not affect a mounting process. A pure degree of the Cu ball as an internal ball is equal to or larger than 99.9% and equal to or less than 95%. A total contained amount of Pb and/or Bi in impurity contained in the Cu ball is equal to or larger than 1 ppm. Its sphericity is equal to or higher than 0.95. A solder plating film coated on the Cu ball is a Sn solder plating film or a solder plating film comprising a lead free solder alloy whose primary component is Sn. In the solder plating film, a contained amount of U is equal to or less than 5 ppb and that of Th is equal to or less than 5 ppb. A total alpha dose of the Cu ball and the solder plating film is equal to or less than 0.0200 cph/cm | 2015-07-30 |
20150209913 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING HIGH ENERGY SOURCE AND HOT-WIRE - A method and system to manufacture workpieces employing a high intensity energy source to create a puddle and at least one resistively heated wire which is heated to at or near its melting temperature and deposited into the puddle as droplets. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209914 | ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE - An anisotropic conductive adhesive in which high thermal dissipation is provided. Conductive particles and solder particles are dispersed in a binder. In a thermally compressed LED device manufactured using this anisotropic conductive adhesive, terminals of the LED device are electrically connected to terminals of a substrate via particles and the terminals of the LED device and the terminals of the substrate are solder bonded. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209915 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING AN ABRADABLE COATING OF A COMPRESSOR OF A GAS TURBINE - The present invention relates to a method for repairing an abradable coating of a compressor of a gas turbine, where a worn abradable coating is repaired, where an analysis and/or selection of areas of the abradable coating to be repaired is conducted by means of a boroscope in the non-removed state of the gas turbine, where a tool is passed through at least one boroscope aperture of the gas turbine to the area to be repaired and the worn abradable coating is at least partially removed, where the removed material is extracted, where the area of the abradable coating to be repaired is cleaned and/or prepared for application of a repair medium, where a hardenable aluminum oxide-based repair medium his applied to the area to be repaired by means of a type of airbrush and then hardened, and where the area provided with the repair medium is subsequently mechanically treated. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209916 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VALVE BODY FOR SPOOL VALVE - An axial cast hole is formed to have a large diameter side end on one side at a draft angle. A large diameter hole is formed on the one side to form a stepped surface between the large diameter hole and the axial cast hole. The stepped surface has an inner periphery end located on a plane perpendicular to the axial direction. A tool is moved from the one side toward the other side coaxially with the axial cast hole to make contact with the stepped surface. The tool is moved subsequently to cut the inner periphery of the axial cast hole between the large diameter hole and the first port. The tool is moved subsequently to cut the inner periphery of the axial cast hole on the other side relative to the first port. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209917 | HEAT SINK STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A heat sink structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The heat sink includes a main body having multiple main body connection sections and multiple radiating fins each having a connection section. The main body has a first end and a second end. The first and second ends define a longitudinal direction. The multiple radiating fins are placed in a mold. A mechanical processing measure is used to high-speed impact the main body so as to thrust the main body into the mold. Accordingly, the connection sections of the radiating fins placed in the mold are high-speed thrust into the main body connection sections and moved in the longitudinal direction to the second end of the main body to tightly integrally connect with the main body. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209918 | OFFSET PRESS FOR REMOVING WHEEL STUDS - A press for displacing a first wheel stud relative to a stud opening in a wheel flange of a wheel comprises a press assembly, a frame assembly, and a drive assembly. The frame assembly comprises a frame member and at least one adapter member. The drive assembly is configured to displace the press assembly relative to the frame assembly such that operation of the drive assembly displaces the first stud relative to the wheel flange. The adapter member is supported by the frame member and engages at least one of the wheel flange and a second wheel stud to support the press assembly in a desired orientation relative to the primary wheel stud when the drive assembly displaces the first stud relative to the stud opening. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209919 | SLIP ON GROOVE COUPLING WITH MULTIPLE SEALING GASKET - Methods, gaskets, and couplings for connecting two pipes are disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes the steps of placing the assembled coupling over one end of a pipe, aligning the second pipe with the first pipe, sliding the coupling off the end of the first pipe so that a portion of the coupling is around each pipe, and securing the coupling. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209920 | APPARATUS USING REFRIGERANT, AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING APPARATUS USING REFRIGERANT - An apparatus using refrigerant is provided. The apparatus includes, a refrigerant circuit including, a refrigerant circuit component part of an outdoor unit including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, a decompressor, and a liquid reservoir, in which an incombustible refrigerant is sealed before factory shipment, and a load-side apparatus which is connected to the refrigerant circuit component part of the outdoor unit by way of extension pipes, and a refrigerant sealing connecting port which is provided in the refrigerant circuit and which seals a combustible refrigerant or a slightly combustible refrigerant, wherein, when setting the outdoor unit and the load-side apparatus at a place of use, the combustible refrigerant or the slightly combustible refrigerant is additionally sealed in the refrigerant circuit from the refrigerant sealing connecting port while the incombustible refrigerant is sealed in the refrigerant circuit component part of the outdoor unit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209921 | VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM - Provided is a vehicle steering system that is able to restrict a travel amount of a steered shaft in a housing, that is small and that has an excellent strength. The vehicle steering system is a steer-by-wire vehicle steering system that converts rotative power of electric motors into a movement of a steered shaft in an axial direction via a ball screw mechanism. One of contact portions at respective ends of a screw shaft at an intermediate part of the steered shaft passes through a rotor based on a moving direction of the steered shaft so as to contact a corresponding one of the corresponding stoppers thereby restricting a travel amount of the steered shaft. The stoppers are made of a material different from that of the housing and having a high strength. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209922 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING WRITING HEAD UNIT - An assembly device for a writing head unit includes a head holder; a writing head; an imaging unit to image the writing head temporarily mounted on the head holder; an adjuster to adjust relative positions of the head holder and the writing head using the image of the writing head imaged by the imaging unit; and an optical unit to focus images of reference marks indicating a reference position of the writing head disposed in a direction different from the writing head, and the writing head on the same viewing field. The adjuster adjusts the writing head using the images of the writing head and the reference marks imaged simultaneously by the imaging unit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209923 | WORKPIECE TURNING-OVER DEVICE - A workpiece turning-over device includes a mounting wall, a gear driving mechanism, and a rotation mechanism. The gear driving mechanism comprises a toothed bar and a driving member. The driving member is able to drive the toothed bar to move. The rotation mechanism comprises a sleeve and a gear. The sleeve is rotatably attached to the mounting wall. A supporting portion extends from the sleeve to secure the workpiece thereon. The gear is fixedly coiled around the sleeve, engaged to the toothed bar, and is able to rotate to rotate the sleeve fixed thereto, thereby allowing the workpiece to rotate. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209924 | TOOL EXCHANGER - A tool exchanger includes a variation detection unit configured to detect a variation periodically generated by turning operation of a turret; and a turret phase detection unit configured to set a tool indexing reference phase of the turret based on a detection result from the variation detection unit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209925 | AUTO CHANGER SPINDLE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY ADAPTED TO DRILL TAP MACHINES - Described is a novel spindle mounting assembly for use with a computer numeric controlled (CNC) machine, such as a drill tap machine. In one example an auto changer spindle mounting assembly includes a collar with a gas inlet. The collar defines a collar opening therethrough to create a passage between the first side of the collar with the second side of the collar. The collar further includes a passage in fluid communication between the gas inlet and through a nipple to the collar opening. The mounting assembly includes a manifold body with a gas outlet adapted to mate with the gas inlet of the collar, the manifold body defined a passage in fluid communications between, the gas outlet and a manifold body inlet. Also included is at least one extension bar, adapted to mechanically fasten to the manifold body to a computer controlled machine. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209926 | WORKPIECE POSITIONING DEVICE POSITIONING WORKPIECE AT TWO REFERENCE SURFACES - A workpiece positioning device ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150209927 | System and Method for Processing a Workpiece - A system for processing a workpiece, including a rotary drive having a path along which a flow of a fluid is established during operation, a sensor in communication with the path, to generate a signal responsive to the flow of the fluid and not to generate the signal responsive to an absence of the flow, and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor to enable the operation of the rotary drive subsequent to a termination of the signal if a duration interval thereof is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, and to prevent the operation if the duration interval of the signal is less than the predetermined value. The rotary drive may include a drill. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209928 | ROTATION TABLE - A rotation table that includes therein a rotation axis, a work placement table connected to one end of the rotation axis, a clamping device configured to hold the work placement table at a stop position, and a switching valve configured to switch the clamping device. The rotation table includes a member, to connect the clamping device and the switching valve to each other, having a pressure fluid supply flow passageway formed therein, so that the clamping device and a flow passageway of the switching valve communicate with each other. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209929 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING ROTATABLE COMPONENT - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to an apparatus and method for treating a rotatable component. An apparatus according to the present disclosure can include: a sliding engagement member configured to slidably engage a portion of a rotating component that is temporarily stationary; and a tool engaging member for positioning a machining tool relative to the rotating component to machine a surface of the rotating component, wherein the tool engaging member is rotatable to one of a plurality of angles relative to the sliding engagement member. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209930 | RETAINING RING WITH SELECTED STIFFNESS AND THICKNESS - A retaining ring for holding a substrate below a carrier head during chemical mechanical polishing includes an annular lower portion and an annular upper portion secured to the lower portion. The annular lower portion has a main body with a bottom surface for contacting a polishing pad during polishing, and is a first material. A top surface of the upper portion is configured to be secured to the carrier head. The upper portion is a second material that is more rigid than the first material. A thickness and stiffness of the lower portion is selected for a particular polishing environment to improve polishing uniformity near an edge of the substrate. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209931 | DOUBLE-SIDE POLISHING METHOD - The invention provides a double-side polishing method including first polishing at a high polishing rate, second polishing at a low polishing rate, dividing a straight line extending between the outermost circumferences of the wafer through the center into prescribed sections, and optically measuring a cross-sectional shape of the sections; applying a weight predetermined for each section to the cross-sectional shape to quantify flatness of each section; and determining polishing conditions of the first and second polishing in subsequent polishing on a basis of the quantified flatness, wherein a beam diameter of a measurement apparatus used to measure the cross-sectional shape of outermost sections is smaller than that used to measure the cross-sectional shape of the other section. The method can measure the shape of the wafer up to its outermost circumference with high precision without reducing productivity, and improve the flatness of the entire wafer including its outermost circumference. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209932 | ABRASIVE ARTICLES WITH PRECISELY SHAPED FEATURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF - An abrasive article includes a first abrasive element, a second abrasive element, a resilient element having first and second major surfaces, and a carrier. The first element and the second abrasive element each comprises a first major surface and a second major surface. At least the first major surfaces of the first and second abrasive elements comprise a plurality of precisely shaped features. The abrasive elements comprise substantially inorganic, monolithic structures. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209933 | ABRASIVE ELEMENT PRECURSOR WITH PRECISELY SHAPED FEATURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF - An abrasive element precursor includes a green body ceramic element having a first major surface, a second major surface, a plurality of inorganic particles, and a binder. At least the first major surface comprises a plurality of precisely shaped features. The plurality of inorganic particles is at least about 99% carbide ceramic by weight. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209934 | METHOD FOR CUTTING HONEYCOMB DRIED BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURED BODY, HONEYCOMB DRIED BODY, AND HONEYCOMB STRUCTURED BODY - In a method for cutting a honeycomb dried body, the honeycomb dried body is cut using a water jet. The honeycomb dried body is made by drying a honeycomb molded body including cell walls defining a plurality of cells. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209935 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MODULAR ABRASIVE BLASTING AND RECOVERY SYSTEM - A modular abrasive particle blasting system comprises an abrasive blast assembly including at least one blast vessel for delivering blast particles to an abrasive blasting system. The abrasive blast assembly is mounted within a first skid. An abrasive recycling assembly includes at least one vacuum hopper for receiving grit retrieved from an abrasive blasting process. The abrasive recycling assembly is mounted within a second skid. The first and second skids comprise mounting members at a top section and a bottom section of each of the first and second skids to permit mounting of the first and second skids in alternate stacked arrangements whereby the first skid is selective mounted above and below the second skid. The same skid principal may be used to provide a variety of skids, including blast skid, vacuum skid, recycle skid, storage skid, air dryer skid, dust collector skid and or dehumidification skid. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209936 | FLUID NOZZLE - A fluid nozzle includes a nozzle chip that includes a through hole having an inlet port from which a fluid supplied to the fluid nozzle is introduced and an outlet port from which the introduced fluid is ejected; and a base metal member that supports the nozzle chip embedded in a rear portion of the base metal member. The fluid nozzle receives the fluid supplied to the rear portion from the inlet port and ejects the fluid from the outlet port. An exposed portion of the base metal member is covered with a ceramic coating so that the base metal member does not touch the fluid. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209937 | METHODS OF FABRICATING POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACTS AND RELATED CANISTER ASSEMBLIES - Embodiments disclosed herein involve polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) tables and polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”) that include PCD tables as well as methods and apparatuses for manufacturing thereof. Some embodiments include a canister assembly that may be used in a high-pressure/high-temperature (“HPHT”) process or other heating process to manufacture the PCD tables and/or the PDCs. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209938 | Tool for Fine Machining of Surfaces - A surface fine machining tool has a working medium carrier with a bottom side and a top side. Grooves extend from the top side to the bottom side completely through the working medium carrier and have a narrowed portion at the bottom side but do not narrow upwardly toward the top side. The working medium carrier is an injection-molded plastic part. Lamellas with a holding rim and a lamella body are inserted with the holding rim in the grooves. The lamella body extends downward away from the holding rim, passes through the narrowed portion, and extends away from the bottom side. The lamellas are uniformly distributed about the bottom side. The grooves have an open end at a carrier rim of the working medium carrier. The open end has a cross-section matching the groove cross-section. A cover is connected to the top side and covers grooves and holding rims. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209939 | Adjustable Positioning Fixture - An adjustable positioning fixture contains: a first adjusting arm, a second adjusting arm, a first clamper, and a second clamper. The first adjusting arm includes a first abutting portion for contacting with a first workpiece. The second adjusting arm including a second abutting portion for contacting with a second workpiece, and a rotatable fixing structure is defined between the first adjusting arm and the second adjusting arm so as to adjust a rotating angle between the first adjusting arm and the second adjusting arm. The first clamper includes a first clamping jaw and a second clamping jaw for clamping the first adjusting arm and the first workpiece. The second clamper includes a third clamping jaw and a fourth clamping jaw for clamping the second adjusting arm and the second workpiece. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209940 | Tool for Installing and Removing Threaded Members - A tool for installing or removing a threaded member as for example a thread protector onto a second threaded member, as for example, the pin or box of an oilfield tubular, which has a jaw for selectively gripping an outer surface of a thread protector, a bridge interconnecting the jaw and a cam, the cam being selectively engageable with the inner surface of the thread protector, the cam being operatively connected to a lever for moving the cam from a first position out of contact with the inner surface of the thread protector to a second position in gripping engagement with the inner surface of the thread protector. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209941 | ANTI-DISENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF A TOOL HEAD FOR A FASTENER - An anti-disengagement structure of a tool head for insertion into an insertion recess of a fastener is provided. Abutting faces extend from a periphery of an end face of a working portion. At least one abutting face is partly formed with a groove filled with an elastic member which is partly protrusive out of the groove and beyond the surface of the abutting face. The largest extent between the protruded-out part of the elastic member and the abutting face of another elastic member is larger then the largest inner extent of the insertion recess. Thereby, with the stretchable characteristic of the elastic member, the fastener can be smoothly inserted into the insertion recess and abutted against an inner surface of the insertion recess to achieve anti-disengagement effect. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209942 | RATCHETING DRIVER - A ratcheting driver comprises a driving mechanism combined between a handle and a working end for translating rotary motion from the handle to the working end. A switch engages the driving mechanism to switch the rotational direction of the working end between clockwise rotation and counter-clockwise rotation with an optional locked position that locks the working end. Two pairs of cooperating pawls are provided that are selectively engaged by the switch with one pawl in each of the two pairs of cooperating pawls selectively engaging one of a first ratchet gear and a second ratchet gear. Each pawl in the pair of cooperating pawls are positioned axially apart from each other in alignment with one of the first ratchet gear and the second ratchet gear. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209943 | SCREWING/UNSCREWING TOOL FOR A SCREWING ELEMENT - A tool to screw/unscrew a screwing element, having a module comprising a lever extending radially from and rotatable around a drive axis, a first transmission element rotatable around the drive axis by the lever, a transmission module comprising a second transmission element cooperating with the first element, a third transmission element rotatable around a screwing/unscrewing axis parallel to, and spaced from, the drive axis, a transmission system comprising an element transmitting the second element rotation to the third element, and an adapter with a fourth transmission element cooperating with the third element, and a cavity confirming to the screwing element. The tool includes a wedge with at least one rotatable adapter mounted thereon. The wedge comprises two support surfaces on planes parallel to the drive axis and disposed opposite one another to define a groove receiving an end of the transmission module on the third element side. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209944 | SOCKET WRENCH APPARATUS - A wrench apparatus includes an elongate handle, a first working head and a second working head selectively attached to the elongate handle. Specifically, the elongate handle has a handle portion and a female end extending from the handle portion. The female end of the handle defines axially a recess. The second working head is relatively smaller in size than the first working head. Each of the first and second working head has a head portion and a shank integrally extending from the head portion. The shank has a free male end to be engaged in the recess of the female end of the handle. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209945 | DRYWALL SCREWDRIVER - A drywall screwdriver includes a housing, a screw-in depth limitation element, a gear unit, an output spindle, a drive unit, and a coupling unit. The coupling unit is configured to couple and/or decouple a torque transmission of the gear unit to the output spindle. A gear element of the gear unit is permanently connected to at least one coupling element of the coupling unit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209946 | GRIPPING SOCKET, WRENCH AND METHOD OF USE - A socket assembly for turning a fastener with a wrench has ball mechanisms that normally engage with sides of the fastener and that can be deactivated out of engagement with the fastener by turning a collar of the socket assembly. The socket includes a socket body having a fastener receiving opening sized and shaped to engage the fastener so as to drive the fastener rotationally. At least one ball opening is provided in the fastener receiving opening adjacent the fastener when the fastener is received in the opening. A ball is provided capable of partially protruding from the ball opening with the socket in an engaged state. A ball taper insert cams against the ball to push the ball into the ball opening. A spring biases the ball taper insert so as to urge the ball into the ball opening to engage the fastener. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209947 | DRIVE-IN DEVICE HAVING AN EFFECTIVE DRIVE - The invention relates to a drive-in device, comprising a handheld housing ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150209948 | MACHINE TOOL, IN PARTICULAR HANDHELD MACHINE TOOL - A power tool, in particular a hand-held power tool, preferably embodied as a cordless screwdriver, is equipped with a torque limiting unit in which the release torque is settable by way of a locking brace that is equipped with a spring brace for locking elements that abut axially against parts of a planetary drive, in particular the ring gear thereof or the planet carrier thereof as a last gear stage, the spring elements of the spring brace and the locking elements being located with a radial offset from one another. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209949 | PADDLE ASSEMBLY ON A COMPACT SANDER - A sander is provided and includes a housing, a power supply, a motor, a switch, and a switch actuation mechanism. The housing extends from a proximal end to a distal end and includes a first convex upper surface having a surface area A | 2015-07-30 |
20150209950 | Handheld Power Tool - A handheld power tool includes at least one housing unit, at least one tool receptacle, at least one operating unit that has at least one operating element, and at least one electrical and/or electronic indication unit. The indication unit has at least one at least partially circumferentially arranged indication element that is configured to indicate at least one handheld power tool characteristic variable. The indication element in one embodiment is arranged on the housing unit in a region between the operating element the tool receptacle The indication element in another embodiment is arranged at least substantially adjacent to the operating element. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209951 | Handheld Power Tool - A handheld power tool includes at least one housing unit that has at least one housing element, at least one further housing element, and at least one housing connecting element that connects the housing element and the further housing element to one another. The handheld power tool also includes at least one electrical and/or electronic indication unit that has at least one at least partially circumferentially arranged indication element configured to indicate at least one handheld power tool characteristic variable. The indication element is formed at least partially integrally with the housing connecting element. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209952 | AUXILIARY HANDLE AND ELECTRIC POWER TOOL PROVIDED WITH THE AUXILIARY HANDLE - An auxiliary handle includes a base portion having a tubular shape, a connection portion accommodated within an internal space of the base portion in a state in which the connection portion is movable in an axial direction of the base portion, and a band portion curved along an outer circumferential surface of the body case. The band portion includes opposite end portions connected to each other through the connection portion within the internal space of the base portion. The auxiliary handle further includes an adjusting mechanism configured to, by moving the connection portion in the axial direction, change a position of the opposite end portions of the band portion and adjust a length of a part of the band portion exposed from the base portion. The base portion includes a rib for defining a limit of movement of the band portion toward the other axial end portion. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209953 | Tool head adapted for removable attachment to a handle - A tool head for easy attachment and detachment to a handle is provided for configurations such as axes, picks, shovels, sledges, hatches, and hoes. The tool head includes two clamps, one clamp being threadingly engaged on a shaft that freely rotates within the tool head. To attach the tool head to a handle, the user rotates the shaft which moves the clamps together and compresses the handle there between first clamp moves towards a second clamp. To detach, the shaft is counter rotated thereby decompressing the handle. When detached from a handle, the clamps turn and nest in two cutouts within the tool head allowing for compact storage or packing. Integrally formed features that include scraper, blade, wrenches, gut hook, cord cutter, carabineer, and the like provide the user in the field needed tools when fashioning a handle from a sapling or stick. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209954 | AUGER RACK WITH VERTICAL SECUREMENT MEANS FOR SUSPENDED STORAGE, USE AND/OR TRANSPORT OF AUGERS OR DRILL BITS - A rack is disclosed, adapted to facilitate efficient transport and interchange of augers and/or mining drill bits used in construction by either single operator or a plurality of operators. The rack comprises a plurality of elongated members affixed to one another; and, in some embodiments, a plurality of L-shaped, cantilevered brackets from which augers or drill bits are suspended during transport, storage, interchange, and the like. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209955 | ADJUSTABLE AUGER RACK WITH FLIGHTING SECUREMENT FACILITATING VERTICAL USE, STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORT OF AUGER OR DRILL BIT(S) - A rack is disclosed, adapted to facilitate efficient transport, use and storage of augers, including foundation augers. The rack comprises a frame and a plurality of upwardly rising tower assemblies which grip or lock the helical flighting on earth augers. In various embodiments, components of the rack are adjustable to accommodate differing diameters of the auger, differing angles of incline of flighting, and differing heights of augers and their flighting. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209956 | HAND TOOL DISPLAY HANGER - A hand tool display hanger includes a hanger body and a fixing base. The hanger body contains a fixing portion. The fixing portion has a receiving space, a through hole, a first engaging portion, an access opening, a first stop block, and a first blocking portion, wherein the through hole and the access opening communicate with the receiving space. The fixing base is fixed in the receiving space and is provided with an insertion hole, a second engaging portion, a second blocking portion, and a second stop block, the latter three of which are respectively engaged with the first engaging portion, the first stop block, and the first blocking portion to prevent the fixing base from falling out of the fixing portion. The display hanger can be rapidly assembled, and a hand tool can be inserted in the insertion hole to achieve a visually pleasing, anti-theft display. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209957 | HANDLING DEVICE ATTACHMENT TOOL - A tool includes a handle that defines an axis, a stabilizer mounted along a length of the handle and a hook mounted to the handle, the hook angled with respect to the handle. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209958 | GEAR MECHANISM, SPEED CHANGE APPARATUS, ACTUATOR, AND ARTICULATED ROBOT ARM - A gear mechanism includes: a first gear; a second gear; an input shaft; a tilting shaft; an output shaft; a swing gear including: first teeth different in number by one tooth from teeth of the first gear; and second teeth different in number by one tooth from teeth of the second gear, the swing gear being configured to mesh with the first gear and the second gear at a certain tilting angle; and a coupling unit configured to couple the input shaft and the tilting shaft to each other so as to prevent relative rotation between the input shaft and the tilting shaft, and to allow the tilting shaft to freely swing about a center part between the first gear and the second gear in a plane including an input rotational axis. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209959 | POSITION CONTROL METHOD AND ROBOT - A position control method for controlling a position of a movable portion, includes: performing control of allowing the movable portion to approach a predetermined position by moving the movable portion; and performing control of moving the movable portion to the predetermined position by moving the movable portion and detecting a relative position of the movable portion with respect to the predetermined position by using an imaging unit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209960 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL TRAJECTORY FOR MATERIAL DISPENSING ROBOTS - A system for tuning robot trajectory to obtain optimal material thickness on an object includes at least one robot adapted to dispense material, a controller connected to the robot to control movement of the robot and to dispense material in relation to the object. A tuner is connected to the controller to iteratively simulate dispensing of the material on the object based on movement of the robot, and to adjust dispensing of the material and movement of the robot to obtain a desired material thickness on the object based on the iterative simulations. A related method to optimize dispensing material on an object includes simulating a path trajectory of a material dispensing robot in relation to an object is also disclosed. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209961 | ROBOT, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A robot determines whether or not an operator or an object is jammed between a robot arm and an external structure, classifies an area in which an end portion of the robot arm moves into a restricted area and an unrestricted area, and sets a restriction period. If a period after detection of the jam is in the restriction period and the end portion is in the restricted area, restriction on movement is imposed on one or more joints of the robot arm. The restriction on movement is a stoppage of movement of one or more joints. If the period after detection of the jam is after the restriction period, the restriction on movement is removed. If the period after detection of the jam is in the restriction period and the end portion is in the unrestricted area, the restriction on movement is not imposed on the joints. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209962 | USER INTERFACE DEVICE OF REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ROBOT DEVICE AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A user interface device of a remote control system for a robot and a method using the same are provided. The user interface device includes: a radio frequency (RF) unit for receiving, from a remote control robot, camera data and at least one sensor data detecting a distance; a display unit having a main screen and at least one auxiliary screen; and a controller having an environment evaluation module for determining whether the received camera data are in a normal condition, and having a screen display mode change module for displaying, if the received camera data are in a normal condition, the camera data on the main screen and displaying, if the received camera data are in an abnormal condition, the sensor data on the main screen. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209963 | ROBOT PROGRAMMING APPARATUS FOR CREATING ROBOT PROGRAM FOR CAPTURING IMAGE OF WORKPIECE - A robot programming apparatus includes a virtual space creation unit for creating a virtual space that expresses a work space in three dimensions; a target portion designation unit for designating a target portion whose image is to be captured by an image pickup device, on a workpiece model arranged in the virtual space; a position determination unit for determining at least one position of the image pickup device for capturing the image of the target portion in the virtual space; a position storage unit for storing the at least one position of the image pickup device; and an image pickup program creation unit for creating an image pickup program to be taught to a robot so that the image pickup device captures the image of the target portion according to the at least one position of the image pickup device stored in the position storage unit. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209964 | PARALLEL LINK ROBOT, HAND FOR PARALLEL LINK ROBOT, AND PARALLEL LINK ROBOT SYSTEM - A hand for parallel link robot includes: a holder configured to extract a workpiece from an extraction portion and hold the workpiece; and a swing-up mechanism portion configured to swing the workpiece held by the holder up centering around a turning axis to change a posture of the workpiece. A parallel link robot includes: a link mechanism portion; and the hand mounted to the link mechanism portion. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209965 | COMPACT ROBOTIC WRIST - An integrated multiaxial wrist and grasper system for use in a robotic tool can yaw, pitch and grasp via actuation of four independent cable ends of four cables. The tool includes a drive mechanism that effects movement of the multiaxial wrist and grasper via actuation of the cables that extend between the drive mechanism and the wrist. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209966 | ACTUATOR AND ARTICULATED ROBOT ARM - An actuator includes a housing, an output shaft arranged coaxially with the housing, and provided so as to freely rotate with respect to the housing, and a drive mechanism for rotationally driving the output shaft with respect to the housing. The drive mechanism includes a first gear, a second gear, a swing gear, a rotor magnetic circuit, and a stator magnetic circuit. The swing gear is arranged between the first gear and the second gear, and is provided so as to freely rotate about a tilting axis, which is tilted with respect to an axis of the housing. The rotor magnetic circuit is fixed to the swing gear. The stator magnetic circuit is fixed to the housing, and configured to generate an electromagnetic force of attracting or repulsing the rotor magnetic circuit, to thereby swing the swing gear. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209967 | FOLDING KNIFE WITH SAFE PUSHING MECHANISM - The present invention is to provide a folding knife, which includes a handle provided therein with first and second slots, wherein the first slot extends slantingly from a first end toward a second end of the handle; a pushing element formed with a third slot slantingly extending in a direction opposite to the first slot and at least one post; and a pressing element having one end pivotally provided in the handle and another end provided with at least one sliding block capable of moving in the first and third slots and an abutting portion capable of abutting against the blade. When the pushing element is pushed, the post moves along the second slot and drives the sliding block to move along the first and third slots, thereby enabling the abutting portion to apply force to the blade and rotate the blade out of the handle to a predetermined angle. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209968 | CUTTER ASSEMBLY HAVING DUAL LOCKING EFFECT - A cutter assembly has a blade holder, a slider, an automatic locking device, a screw locking device and a blade. The blade holder has a guiding channel defined in the blade holder and having two inner edges. Multiple engaging teeth are arranged in a line along at least one of the inner edges. The slider is mounted slidably on the blade holder relative to the guiding channel. The automatic locking device is mounted on the slider and has a resilient member selectively engaging at least one of the engaging teeth. The screw locking device is mounted on the slider and has a relative travel distance between the screw locking device and the slider. The blade is mounted slidably in the blade holder and connected to the slider. | 2015-07-30 |
20150209969 | HAIR CLIPPING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a hair clipping device, comprising: a housing; a cutting assembly ( | 2015-07-30 |
20150209970 | FORMING TOTAL PORTIONS - The invention relates to an apparatus for forming total portions which at least comprise product slices which are cut off from a plurality of food products, having a machine assembly having a plurality of machine units comprising a plurality of slicing apparatus and a placement device which comprises at least one placement region travelable between the slicing apparatus, having a display device, having an evaluation device communicating with the display device, and having a system control which communicates with individual controls associated with the machine units and with the configuration device, wherein a respective total portion can be created from a plurality of different individual portions by means of the display device. | 2015-07-30 |