| 31st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 20120193931 | VEHICULAR UTILITY BED HAVING END WALL AND SEAT BOTTOM PORTION AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME - A utility bed comprises a bed frame, a bed floor, an end wall, a seat back, and a seat bottom. The bed floor comprises a first and second floor portion. The first floor portion is movably coupled with the bed frame and is movable between a cargo support and an opened position. The end wall is slideably coupled with the bed frame and is slideable between a cargo hauling position and a seating position. The seat back is coupled with the end wall. The seat bottom portion is pinned directly to the end wall and is pivotable about a first axis. When the end wall is slid from the cargo hauling position to the seating position, the seat bottom portion is pivotable from the stored position to the seating position. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193932 | VEHICLE HAVING UTILITY BED AND SEAT - A utility bed includes a bed frame, bed floor, pair of carrier arms, end wall, seat bottom, and seat back. The bed floor includes first and second floor portions. The first floor portion is movably coupled with the bed frame and is movable between cargo support and seating positions. Each carrier arm includes first and second ends. The first end is pivotally coupled with the bed frame such that the carrier arms are pivotable about an axis. The end wall is coupled with the second end of each carrier arm. The seat bottom and seat back are respectively coupled with the first floor portion and the end wall. The carrier arms facilitate movement of the end wall between cargo hauling and seating positions. When the first floor portion and the end wall are in their respective seating positions, the seat back and the seat bottom cooperate to provide a rear seat. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193933 | Panel Assembly for a Motor Vehicle - A panel assembly includes an audio panel and a finisher panel. The audio panel has a base portion, a support portion, and an accent portion. The accent portion is adjacent to the base portion and the support portion. The finisher panel is connected to the audio panel such that a lateral edge of the finisher panel is adjacent to the base portion of the audio panel, a side edge of the finisher panel is adjacent to the accent portion of the audio panel, and the support portion is concealed by the finisher panel. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193934 | Sunshade Assembly Having a Buffer Unit - A sunshade assembly includes a housing having a top opening, a winding shaft mounted rotatably in the housing, a sunshade cloth wound around the winding shaft, a pull rod connected to one end of the sunshade cloth and disposed external to the top opening, and a guide unit including a tubular casing mounted below the housing, and a guide rod extending downward from the pull rod and slidable in the tubular casing. A buffer unit includes a driven member mounted to the guide rod, and a buffer mounted to the tubular casing. When the sunshade cloth is moved by the winding shaft to a wound position from a stretched position, the guide rod is moved downward along with the pull rod until the driven member contacts the buffer, thereby retarding a downward movement speed of the guide rod to reduce a winding speed of the sunshade cloth. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193935 | SUNSHADING APPARATUS MOUNTABLE ON A REAR WINDOW OF A VEHICLE - A sunshading apparatus includes a sunshade cloth having top and bottom ends respectively connected to a cross bar and a winding shaft. The cross bar has two opposite end pieces connected respectively to two track rails. The sunshade cloth passes through the passage opening. Two cover units close openably two opposite end portions of a passage opening formed in a rear window shelf of the vehicle. Each cover unit has two cover plates disposed pivotally at two transversely opposed sides of the passage opening and movable toward each other to a closing position that covers the corresponding end piece, or away from each other to an opening position that permits passage of the corresponding end piece. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193936 | Tonneau Cover Assemblies - Elongated side rails for attachment to a sidewall of a truck cargo box as a portion of a tonneau cover assembly. Each assembly includes a flexible cover that can be operatively secured to side rails. One side rail includes a securing portion that can be operatively connected to the sidewall; an inclined portion extending from the securing portion, the inclined portion having first and second sides; a connecting member extending downwardly away from the inclined portion from a position located between the first and second sides; and a longitudinal portion extending from the connecting member opposite the inclined portion. To secure the cover to the side rails, hook fastener is preferably attached to loop fastener on the cover. One preferred side rail has a ridge to prevent premature engagement of the fasteners. Another preferred side rail has directional hook fastener to prevent premature engagement of the fasteners. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193937 | CONVERTIBLE WITH A ROOF ARRANGEMENT - A convertible with a roof arrangement can be displaced between a closed position and an open position. The roof arrangement is accommodated in a storage compartment, and which has a roof outer skin (convertible-top cloth) with a graphical element on the external visible side. A visually attractive roof arrangement is distinguished in that the graphical element is arranged on the external visible side in such a manner that it is completely visible from the outside of the vehicle both in the closed position and in the open position, and the storage compartment is configured to be completely open or partially open upward. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193938 | ARTICULATING TRIM CLOSEOUT PANEL FOR OPPOSING HINGED DOORS - A vehicle includes a pair of opposing hinged doors. The pair of opposing hinged doors includes a first door and a second door. An articulating trim panel is moveably attached to the second door, and is moveable between a deployed position and a refracted position. When in the deployed position, the articulating trim panel conceals an interior gap between a first interior trim panel of the first door and a second interior trim panel of the second door. When in the refracted position, the articulating trim panel is withdrawn from the interior gap, thereby allowing independent pivotable movement of the first door and the second door relative to each other. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193939 | MOTOR VEHICLE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF MAKING A MOTOR VEHICLE STRUCTURE - A motor vehicle structure includes a metallic base body in the form of a three-dimensional metal sheet and a reinforcement element made of fiber composite having a matrix resin for coupling the reinforcement element with the base body in a coupling zone by a material joint. Arranged between the base body and the reinforcement element is a non-woven having voids through which the matrix resin is able to permeate. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193940 | Vehicle with structural vent channels for blast energy and debris dissipation - A vehicle includes one or more structural vent channels for blast energy and gas and debris dissipation. The structural enclosure of a vehicle includes a hull floor and encloses or defines a compartment for crew, cargo, or crew and cargo. The channel provides a passage through, around, or through and around the vehicle, by which blast energy and debris can be dissipated from explosions beneath the vehicle. Objects can be mounted within, above, or below the channel with breakaway mounting fixtures. The channel can serve as a storage compartment for objects that would be sacrificed during a blast. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193941 | Utility Vehicle Cab Suspension - A utility vehicle ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193942 | TRAILER WITH MULTI-POSITION PANELS - In one example, a trailer is provided that includes a bed frame, a first panel at least indirectly connected to the bed frame, and a second panel at least indirectly connected to the bed frame. At least one of the first panel and the second panel is configured to be releasably secured in two different positions so as to at least partially define first and second configurations of the trailer, the first configuration being different from the second configuration. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193943 | FRAME FOLDING AND ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND FOLDABLE MOTORIZED VEHICLE HAVING SAME - A frame folding and adjustment mechanism for a foldable motorized vehicle, comprising: a hollow adjusting and fixing member, a hollow mounting member, an elastic element, a restricting member, and a cable assembly having a fixing cylinder, and a cable, wherein the fixing cylinder is fixed between the front rack and the hollow mounting member, the upper end of the cable freely passes through the fixing cylinder, the lower end of the cable fixedly passes through the restricting member and is connected to a lower end of the elastic element, the upper end of the elastic element is fixed to the hollow mounting member, the restricting member detaches from the hollow adjusting and fixing member when the upper end of the cable is pulled, and the restricting member engages with the edges of the hollow adjusting and fixing member when the upper end of the cable is released. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193944 | ROOF APPARATUS - A roof apparatus includes a functional bracket supporting a movable panel, a guide rail, a drive shoe moving along the guide rail, a front link connected to the functional bracket to move in conjunction with the movement of the drive shoe, a rear link connected with the drive shoe to support the functional bracket, front and rear restriction portions arranged at the front link, front and rear restriction portions arranged at the rear link, a first distance defined between the front restriction portion of the front link and the rear restriction portion of the rear link, and a second distance defined between the rear restriction portion of the front link and the rear restriction portion of the rear link, wherein the front link and the rear link are arranged at different positions on a plain surface extending in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the guide rail extends. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193945 | ROOF APPARATUS - A roof apparatus includes a functional bracket supporting a movable panel, a guide rail extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, a drive shoe moving along the guide rail, a front link connected to the functional bracket to move in the longitudinal direction in conjunction with the movement of the drive shoe, a front guide portion guiding the functional bracket and the front link in the longitudinal direction, a check member engaged with the drive shoe to move rearward with the drive shoe when a distance of the rearward movement of the drive shoe is shorter than a predetermined distance, the check member disengaged from the drive shoe when the distance of the rearward movement of the drive shoe is equal to or longer than the predetermined distance, a rear link engaged with the check member, and a rear guide portion guiding the rear link in the longitudinal direction. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193946 | ADJUSTABLE FURNITURE - An adjustable furniture such as a recliner chair or adjustable bed comprising a base, an intermediate support and a back support. Both the intermediate support and the back support are guided for movement relative to the base by a second guide means while the base moves along a first guide means. The first guide means include at least one guide associated with one of the base and intermediate support and at least one follower associated with the other of the base and intermediate support. The second guide means includes at least one guide associated with one of the base support and the back support and at least one follower associated with the other of the base support and the back support. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193947 | CONVERTIBLE ROCKING CHAIR WITH MULTI-USING MODES - A convertible rocking chair with multi-using modes comprises a base rack, an angle adjustable support element, a seat element, a repositionable mechanism and a backrest. The base rack has an end-stopper rotatably connected with one end, when the convertible rocking chair is used in a seat or bench mode, the end-stopper can be kept in an extended position for stopping the base rack from rocking against ground; and when the convertible rocking chair is used in the rocking chair mode or the rocking horse mode, the end-stopper can be kept in a hidden position for allowing the base rack to perform its rocking motion freely. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193948 | HEATING CUSHION - A heating cushion comprising an elastic main body having a cutting line provided thereon; a heating device, which consists essentially of an electrical heating cord that can be inserted in the body from the cutting line, a female connector joins with two ends of heating cord respectively, and a male connector pairs up with the female connector for supplying power to the heating cord; and an adhesive layer, made of a binding material, applied in an inner portion of the cutting line. The heating cord and said two electrical cords connecting to the heating cords can be coupled to the bottom of the cutting line by said adhesive layer. The heating cord within the cushion has even heat conductivity and flexibility, which won't be broken easily to avoid the occurrence of short circuit. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193949 | BACKREST OF SEAT OR A BENCH WITH AN INTEGRATED WIND DEFECTOR - A motor vehicle seat including a seat portion having a wind deflector provided in a storage compartment thereof, the wind deflector being mounted for movement between a rest position in the storage compartment and an active position out of the storage compartment. The seat portion also has a rotational joint configured to permit rotation of the seat portion between a first orientation in which the seat portion permits a user to assume a seated position, and a second orientation in which the seat portion permits the wind deflector to assume the active position. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193950 | Canopy Assembly for Use in a Child Carrier Apparatus and Its Assembly Method - A canopy assembly can include a support bow having a side end portion, and a mount fixture including two coupling parts pivotally connected together, one of the two coupling parts being adapted to securely affix with the side end portion, and the other one of the two coupling parts being configured to affix with a support frame of a child carrier apparatus. Each of the two coupling parts can include a retaining structure integrally formed therewith, the retaining structures being engaged with each other to hold the two coupling parts together while allowing relative rotation between the two coupling parts. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193951 | Fisherman's chair support assembly - A support for a fisherman's chair has a frame for supporting a plurality of fishing rods and an upright pedestal extending through the frame. A fisherman's chair can be detachably secured to the pedestal. The pedestal's lower end is received in a mounting plate that is attached to a bar extending substantially transversely to the pedestal. The bar is securable to a hitch of a towing vehicle. The fisherman's chair is supported by the towing vehicle in a cantilevered fashion, allowing the chair's footrest to be positioned above ground. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193952 | SEAT OR BENCH FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle including at least one seat and/or at least one bench having a seat surface and a backrest. The backrest can be moved into a position above the seat surface in which the backrest and the seat surface lie opposite one another. In addition, the front edge of the seat surface and an edge of the backrest that lies closest to it can be connected with an additional element, for example, a roller blind or a plate. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193953 | SEAT CUSHION AIRBAG APPARATUS - A seat cushion airbag apparatus is applied to a vehicle seat having a seat portion. The seat portion has a seat cushion that is supported from below by a support portion of a seat frame. The apparatus raises a seat face of the vehicle seat, thereby restraining an object on the seat face to prevent the object from moving forward. The apparatus includes an airbag, an inflation fluid generator, and a contact preventing member. The airbag is arranged between the support portion and the cushion. The inflation fluid generator supplies inflation fluid for inflating the airbag, thereby raising the seat face. The contact preventing member is arranged between the support portion and the airbag. A part of the contact preventing member that is in the vicinity of the support portion is flexible. The contact preventing member prevents the airbag from contacting the support portion when the airbag is inflated. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193954 | SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING AN IMPACT LOAD TRANSFER STRUCTURE - A seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly including a first side member, a second side member, an upper cross member, and a lower cross member. The seat back frame also includes a load transfer member that transfers impact loads from a collision through the seat assembly. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193955 | GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY USING A SEATBELT - Seatbelt systems for generating electrical energy. The seatbelt systems may include a first and second engagement units and an electrical energy generation unit. The first engagement unit may be configured to rotate upon movement of a portion of a seatbelt in contact therewith. The second engagement unit may include at least one portion configured to rotatably engage the first engagement unit and to rotate relative to movement of the first engagement unit in an engaged position. The electrical energy generation unit may be operably coupled to the second engagement unit and configured to generate electrical energy upon rotation of the second engagement unit. Vehicles including the seatbelt systems and methods for fabricating the seatbelt systems are also disclosed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193956 | VEHICLE SEAT AND SUBWOOFER ENCLOSURE SEAT SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A vehicle seat includes a subwoofer enclosure seat support structure and a seat cushion supported on the subwoofer enclosure seat support structure. The subwoofer enclosure seat support structure includes a shell including a base, a seat cushion support wall connected to the base, and an internal space defining a subwoofer enclosure volume. The seat cushion is supported on the seat cushion support wall. A subwoofer speaker is connected to the shell. The seat cushion support wall of the shell includes at least one concave submarine protection layout recess adapted to accommodate compression of the seat cushion when the seat cushion is compressed by a seat occupant supported thereon during a collision. The seat comprises one or more cushion mounting brackets connected to the base of the shell by bracket support channels connected to or defined as part of the shell adjacent a front of the base. Alternatively, the cushion mounting brackets are defined as part of the shell by a polymeric or other structure. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193957 | ADJUSTABLE AUTOMOBILE AIR CUSHION APPARATUS - Described in this invention is an inflatable cushion apparatus for a vehicle, which may be applied in multiple embodiments. One such apparatus is a cushioned strap that may be used with or in place of a standard seat belt shoulder strap. A strap may also be employed across the lap strap. A second embodiment may be used a vehicle seat cushioned. Disposed within both embodiments is an inflatable tube within channels created by seams, which may be inflated and deflated to accommodate the comfort of the user. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193958 | TRAVEL COCOON WRAP - The travel cocoon wrap is a specially designed protective covering configured specifically to be applied over the headrests of public seats, thus protecting the user from any harmful debris deposited onto the seats by other users. The travel cocoon wrap is manufactured of ultra soft and lightweight fleece material and is comprised of a fitted, rectangular shaped sheath designed to slide over the headrest, encompassing the front of the headrest completely, while the base of the unit extends down the seat's backrest. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193959 | AUTOMATIC WAISTREST ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR OFFICE CHAIRS - An automatic waistrest adjusting device for office chairs includes a waistrest combined with the bottom of a backrest, and the waistrest comes with a design of connecting a curved flexible metal plate and making use of whose flexibility to suspend the bottom of the waistrest that can be turned flexibly with a user's waist to achieve an ergonomic stepless angular adjustment to allow the user's waist to lean at the most comfortable position. The waistrest adjusting device combines the waistrest and the backrest by simple components and assembling method, and achieves the effects of preventing poor performance and quality caused by an elastic fatigue and extending the use life. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193960 | REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR REINFORCING A SEAT BELT APPARATUS OF A SEAT ASSEMBLY - A reinforcement assembly for reinforcing a seat belt apparatus for use with a seat assembly is provided. The seat assembly includes a seat back frame having a pair of downwardly directed side frame members affixed to the vehicle floor. A top frame member traverses the pair of side frame members. A seat cushion frame is pivotally supported on the seat back frame. The reinforcement assembly includes a floor bracket and an elongated vertically aligned reinforcement member. The floor bracket includes a first side which faces the vehicle floor and an opposite second side. The reinforcement member is positioned between the pair of side frame members and includes a first end and an opposite second end. The first end is affixed to the top frame member of the seat back frame. The second end includes a mounting surface which contacts the second side of the floor bracket and in which the mounting surface is affixed to both the floor bracket and the vehicle floor. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193961 | Chair - The present invention discloses a chair, comprising a seat, a backrest and a chair base, wherein the backrest and the chair base are connected through a first connector that comprises a base holder rigidly connected to the chair base, a back holder secured to the backrest, a rotation holder, a first linkage bar, a second linkage bar and a third linkage bar. The present technical solution solves the problem caused in using a traditional chair which is pulling up of a user's clothes when the backrest of the chair is inclined backward. The present design of a linkage movement not only makes a user feel more comfortable, but also is more user-friendly, thereby avoiding the damage of the user's clothes. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193962 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF THE BACKREST OF AN OFFICE CHAIR - A device for adjusting the height of the backrest of an office chair having a backrest unit at the rear side of a seat body. The height adjustment may take place to achieve the optimal resting angle according to the different body shapes, personal requirements and needs of the users. In moving upward to adjust the height, an automatic engagement is achieved in the predetermined position. Moreover, an automatic return to the lowest position is achieved as well in reaching the highest position. It is done without any tools or control buttons and fulfills the requirements on the user-friendly operation and a practical use. In addition, a waistrest is located at the position of the waist of the user for providing an optimal resting comfort by means of the pivoted and telescopic structure. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193963 | HIGH BACK SEAT LATCH WITH INTEGRATED HANDLE - The present invention teaches a high handle seat latch incorporated into a rotating seatback including a body integrated into the seatback and exhibiting a rear facing hook engaging a package shelf supported striker in an upright design position. A lift handle is supported at an upper end of the body and is accessible from a top of the seatback. A linkage interconnects the handle with the hook and is responsive to upward rotation of the handle to rotate the hook to a striker release and forward dump position. A cable actuates the linkage independent of the lift handle to actuate the hook to the release position. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193964 | ARMREST STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE AND SETTING METHOD OF ARMREST HEIGHT FOR VEHICLE - An armrest structure for a vehicle of the present invention comprises a first armrest to support an elbow of one of arms of a passenger seated in a seat and a second armrest to support an elbow of the other arm of the passenger. A horizontal distance W | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193965 | ONE-PIECE SEAT BOTTOM CHASSIS - A seat bottom chassis includes a pair of brackets configured to support a seat back chassis, and a cushion pan extending between the pair of brackets. The seat bottom chassis is formed from a single piece of material. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193966 | LOCK DEVICE FOR VEHICULAR SEAT - A lock device for a vehicular seat, including a striker and a catcher including a base plate, a cover, a first striker receiving portion formed in each of the base plate and the cover, a latch rotatably disposed through a latch shaft, a lock plate rotatably disposed through a lock shaft, and a rubber bumper mounted to the first striker receiving portion of the base plate. The rubber bumper includes engaging grooves engaged with side peripheries of the first striker receiving portion of the base plate, respectively, a recessed portion engaged with a bumper receiving portion formed on a bottom surface of the first striker receiving portion of the base plate, and restraining portions engageable with outer circumferential surfaces of the latch shaft and the lock shaft, thereby restraining the rubber bumper from falling off from the first striker receiving portion of the base plate. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193967 | TETHER BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A tether bracket assembly for securing a connector of a child seat is used in conjunction with a seat assembly having an U-shaped seat back frame. The U-shaped seat back frame includes a top horizontal cylindrical bar. The tether bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket having a concave surface which includes a curvature complementary to the cylindrical bar of the seat back frame, the concave surface being affixed to an underside of the cylindrical bar. The tether bracket assembly further includes an elongated tether bracket having a first end and an opposite second end. The first end is operatively attached to the mounting bracket. The second end is adapted to engage with a connector of a child seat to secure the child seat to the seat assembly. The elongated tether bracket projects generally upward beyond the top horizontal cylindrical bar of the seat back frame. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193968 | Paint Brush with Reinforced Ferrule Construction - A method for making a paint brush includes coupling a plurality of filaments to a handle inside a sleeve with the handle extending out of the sleeve. At least a portion of the handle and the sleeve are coated with a substantially impermeable coating to form a seal around an interface between the sleeve and the handle without covering the plurality of filaments. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193969 | TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL THEREOF - A transmission assembly and a wheel thereof are presented, and the wheel includes a wheel frame and a tire skin. The wheel frame has a ring-shaped joint surface surrounding the wheel frame, and the joint surface is disposed with at least one slot. The slot has two opposite side walls and at least one stopping wall, and the stopping wall is located between the two side walls. The tire skin is ring-shaped. The tire skin is sleeved on the wheel frame, and attached to the joint surface. The tire skin has at least one protruding rib, and the protruding rib is located in the slot. The stopping wall limits displacement of the protruding rib in a direction of a wheel shaft, and the two side walls limit displacement of the protruding rib in a direction of rotation, thus achieving a good combination effect between the tire skin and the wheel frame. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193970 | Bicycle Rim - According to the present invention, a bicycle rim comprises a body having an axis defining a center thereof. The body includes an outer periphery and an inner periphery. The outer periphery and the axis have an outer radius therebetween, and the outer radius is constant. The inner periphery includes a first portion having non constant diameter. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193971 | BICYCLE RIM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A bicycle rim is basically provided with an outer rim portion and an inner rim portion. The outer rim portion has a ring shape of a first material. The inner rim portion is joined to the outer rim portion. The inner rim portion has a ring shape of a second material with an internal residual stress distribution resulting from the ring shape being formed by spinning of the second material. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193972 | BEARING POSITIONING DEVICE FOR HUB ASSEMBLY - A bearing positioning device for hub assembly includes a hub with a sleeve connected thereto, and an axle extends through the hub and the sleeve. A ratchet part extends from the sleeve and the sleeve has an engaging hole through which the axle extends. An inner bearing is mounted to an inner ring of the axle. A contact unit has at least one contact member which is mounted to the axle and has a flange whose diameter is larger than the inner diameter of the engaging hole. A contact surface is formed on one side of the at least one contact member and contacts on a side of the inner ring. The engaging hole is reduced so that the thickness of the sleeve is not reduced so as to reduce the wearing of the tools and the machining time required. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193973 | HYDRAULIC VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM, VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A BRAKING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYDRAULIC VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM - A hydraulic vehicle brake system has a pedal travel simulator having a primary chamber and a secondary chamber, between which a piston is situated so as to be displaceable, the secondary chamber being fluidically connected to a storage chamber. Brake fluid from the storage chamber is able to be supplied via a hydraulic pump. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193974 | BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A braking system is described for a vehicle, including: a master brake cylinder having at least one chamber, which is hydraulically connected to at least one wheel brake cylinder for braking a wheel of the vehicle; a hydraulic actuating device, which actuates a piston of the master brake cylinder in order to thereby pressurize hydraulic fluid in the chamber; an accumulator, which stores hydraulic fluid under pressure and supplies it to the actuating device for actuating the piston of the master brake cylinder; and a pump, which, in a first operating mode of the braking system, conveys hydraulic fluid from a tank to the accumulator and, in a second operating mode of the braking system, pumps hydraulic fluid from the wheel brake cylinder to the master brake cylinder. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193975 | VEHICLE BRAKE APPARATUS - A vehicle brake apparatus causes the brake control ECU to shut down control of the slave cylinder and the master cut valve in a failure mode in which the slave cylinder becomes inoperative due to a failure in the power supply, thereby allowing a brake fluid pressure generated by a master cylinder through operation of the brake pedal to actuate the wheel cylinder. The brake control ECU shuts down control of the slave cylinder and the master cut valve when the first monitoring device detects a failure in the power supply and the second monitoring device detects an interruption of the communication between the brake control ECU and other vehicle control devices that are provided independently of the brake control ECU. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193976 | Machine and Track Assembly For Use Therewith - A track assembly for a machine includes a track having inner track seals, a rotatable track engaging element such as an idler or drive sprocket and a contact interface for protecting the seals during guiding the track about the rotatable element. The contact interface may include sacrificial wear material on the rotatable element and sacrificial wear material on corresponding track links. The contact interface may have a configuration based on a location of the seals, and is adapted to inhibit wear of the track links in regions adjacent the seals. In another aspect, the contact interface is a guide interface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193977 | Machine and Track Assembly For Use Therewith - A track assembly for a machine includes a track having inner track seals, a rotatable track engaging element such as an idler or drive sprocket and a contact interface for protecting the seals during guiding the track about the rotatable element. The contact interface may include sacrificial wear material on the rotatable element and sacrificial wear material on corresponding track links. The contact interface may have a configuration based on a location of the seals, and is adapted to inhibit wear of the track links in regions adjacent the seals. In another aspect, the contact interface is a guide interface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193978 | Machine and Track Assembly For Use Therewith - A track assembly for a machine includes a track having inner track seals, a rotatable track engaging element such as an idler or drive sprocket and a contact interface for protecting the seals during guiding the track about the rotatable element. The contact interface may include sacrificial wear material on the rotatable element and sacrificial wear material on corresponding track links. The contact interface may have a configuration based on a location of the seals, and is adapted to inhibit wear of the track links in regions adjacent the seals. In another aspect, the contact interface is a guide interface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193979 | TRACK AND DRIVE SPROCKETS FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE - A drive track of a tracked vehicle includes a belt having an inner side and an outer side. The belt has a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction. The inner side has a plurality of internal lugs forming at least one longitudinal row. The outer side has a plurality of external lugs forming a plurality of lateral rows. The plurality of lateral rows is disposed at a first pitch from each other. The plurality of internal lugs of the at least one longitudinal row is disposed so as to form a repeating sequence where some consecutive internal lugs are disposed at a second pitch from each other, and other consecutive internal lugs are disposed at a third pitch from each other. The second pitch is smaller than at least one of the first pitch and the third pitch. A sprocket wheel and drive track assembly is also presented. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193980 | Machine and Track Assembly For Use Therewith - A track assembly for a machine includes a track having inner track seals, a rotatable track engaging element such as an idler or drive sprocket and a contact interface for protecting the seals during guiding the track about the rotatable element. The contact interface may include sacrificial wear material on the rotatable element and sacrificial wear material on corresponding track links. The contact interface may have a configuration based on a location of the seals, and is adapted to inhibit wear of the track links in regions adjacent the seals. In another aspect, the contact interface is a guide interface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193981 | System and Method for Automatically Managing Current Draw from A Telematics Device in Transit - The described method and system provide for reduction of the current draw from a vehicle battery caused by a telematics unit while the vehicle is in transit. By programming the telematics unit with instructions to ignore the awake algorithm or awake parameters while the vehicle is being shipped, or by programming the telematics unit to apply a different set of load-saving awake parameters while the vehicle is being shipped, the current draw from the vehicle battery caused by the telematics unit during shipping can be reduced. The telematics unit may implement a typical awake algorithm or awake parameters (e.g., non-load-saving parameters) after the occurrence of a predetermined trigger, such as the telematics unit determining that the vehicle has reached a destination area. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193982 | SHORE POWER TRANSFER SWITCH - A vehicle includes a mobile electric power generation system including a mobile power source such as a generator. An external power interface is included to connect to an external electrical power source. An AC electric power distribution bus is included to power electric loads of the vehicle and a power switch device is provided to selectively provide AC electric power on the power distribution bus from one of the respective power sources with a default to select one of the sources whenever it is present. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193983 | POWER SOURCE DEVICE AND VEHICLE - Disclosed are a power source device and a vehicle having increased reliability as backup in the event of a power cut, even when the power of the vehicle is used during a power cut. A power source device ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193984 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Integrated Volt/VAR Control in Power Distribution Networks - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling voltage and reactive power in a distribution network. One method includes estimating at least one present state associated with a distribution network; allocating one or more load zones in the distribution network; predicting load profiles of each zone for a predetermined time period; determining capacitor bank switching schedules for a predetermined time period based at least in part on the at least one present state and the predicted load profiles; and switching capacitor banks according to the capacitor bank switching schedules. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193985 | WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A washing machine and a method of controlling the same include a motor to rotate a rotary tub including laundry, a heater to heat water contained in the rotary tub, a communication unit to receive an energy saving signal having information regarding an energy saving start time from an energy management system (EMS), and a controller, upon receiving the energy saving signal, to determine which one of the motor and the heater is a load having highest power consumption in a process to be executed at the energy saving start time, and reduce the operation rate of the determined load. Before current power rates exceed reference power rates, the load operation rate of the washing machine is changed so that power consumption is greatly reduced. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193986 | HARVESTING POWER FROM DC (DIRECT CURRENT) SOURCES - In a solar panel array, each solar panel in a series-connected string has a current source connected across its output terminals. The current source generates a programmable output current equal to the difference of the load current drawn from the panel and the current corresponding to the maximum power point (MPP) of the panel. As a result, each of the panels in the string is operated at its MPP. When the array contains multiple strings connected in parallel, a voltage source is additionally connected in series with each string. The voltage sources are programmable to generate corresponding output voltages to enable operation of each panel in each of the multiple strings at its MPP. Respective control blocks providing the current sources and voltage sources automatically determine the MPP of the corresponding panels. In an embodiment, the control blocks are implemented as DC-DC converters in conjunction with measurement and communication units. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193987 | ENERGY INTERFACE SYSTEM - Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, and the like, for an energy interface system for interfacing alternative energy sources with a utility power source on a premises. The energy interface system provides flexibility in the use and distribution of utility energy sources and alternative energy sources based on several measurements and criteria of the interface system. For example, the energy interface system may allow for the energy consumption to adapt to changing parameters, such as utility rate schedules, cost of alternative fuels and utility premiums for consumption or generation of energy at particular times. The energy interface system also allows for deferment of charging or other high-energy loads to be recognized by the system at otherwise low-energy times. In addition, the energy interface system allows for monitoring and communication with the system for ease of configuring the system based on one or more criteria or measurements. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193988 | HYBRID INVERTER GENERATOR - A hybrid engine and battery generator and a method of operating the same. The generator is controlled to operate in at least three modes: a battery-only mode, a battery charging mode, and a boost mode. In the battery-only mode, the engine is off and an internal battery of the generator is used by an inverter to generate AC output. In the battery charging mode, the engine generates DC power, via an alternator and rectifier, which is used to charge the battery and to supply power to the inverter to generate AC output. In the boost mode, the battery and the engine generate DC power that is used by the inverter to generate an AC output with increased wattage, relative to the battery-only mode and battery charging mode. The generator automatically switches between the modes based on battery level and load demand. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193989 | OPERATING DIRECT CURRENT (DC) POWER SOURCES IN AN ARRAY FOR ENHANCED EFFICIENCY - In a solar panel array that includes a string of series-connected panels, the load current flowing through the string is measured. The peak current (Ipp) of a panel in the string is determined. A current equal to the difference of the load current and the peak current (Ipp) is generated in a current source connected across the output terminals of the panel. The panel is thereby operated at its maximum power point (MPP). To determine the peak current (Ipp) of the panel, the magnitude of current flowing through the panel is iteratively changed and the corresponding power generated by the panel is computed. The change in the current through the panel and the measurement of the corresponding power are repeated until a maximum power is determined as being generated by the panel. The maximum power corresponds to the maximum power point (MPP) and the peak current (Ipp) of the panel. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193990 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GROUP OF PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATORS - A method for controlling a group of photovoltaic energy generators, the method includes providing, to a junction that is coupled to a component of a first photovoltaic energy generator (PEG), power generated by at least a second PEG such as to increase the power that is generated from the group of photovoltaic energy generators (PEGs); wherein the group of PEGs comprises the first PEG and the second PEG. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193991 | ACTIVE DESYNCHRONIZATION OF SWITCHING CONVERTERS - A power generator park provided, which includes at least two power generator devices. Each power generator device has a switching converter for providing an electrical output power. A central controller is provided for providing switching parameter settings to the switching converters. Each of the at least two power generator devices further includes a timing unit for receiving a common time signal. The switching converter of each of the at least two power generator devices is configured for controlling at least one switching parameter in response to the respective switching parameter setting with a temporal coordination based on the common time signal. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193992 | POWER CONVERTER SYSTEM - A power converter system includes a first unipolar voltage source that produces a first voltage and a second unipolar voltage source that produces a second voltage. The power converter system also includes a transformer with a first primary winding, a second primary winding, and a secondary winding, and control equipment. The first primary winding is connected to the first unipolar voltage source, and the second primary winding is connected to the second unipolar voltage source such that when the first voltage is applied, a first secondary voltage is induced in the secondary winding and that when the second voltage is applied, a second secondary voltage is induced. The first secondary voltage is directed in opposition to the second secondary voltage. The control equipment drives the first unipolar voltage source and the second unipolar voltage source in alternation for the production of the first voltage and the second voltage. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193993 | ENERGY EFFICIENT INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An inductive power transfer system and method for transferring power to an electrical device wirelessly. The system includes an inductive power outlet and an inductive power receiver. During operation, instruction signals are sent from the inductive power outlet to the inductive power receiver. When no instruction signals are transferred, the system is configured to deactivate such that power is drawn by the system only during operation. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193994 | POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING POWER - A power transmitting system in which power can be successfully supplied by magnetic resonance from a power transmitting device to a selected power receiving device among a plurality of power receiving devices. The power receiving device includes a variable unit which can change the self resonant frequency of a resonance coil in accordance with an invalidation signal transmitted from the power transmitting device. Thus, even in the case where the plurality of power receiving devices are provided for one power transmitting device, the self resonant frequencies of the resonance coils included in the power receiving devices which are not to be supplied with power are changed to avoid resonance with the power transmitting device. Consequently, power can be successfully and selectively supplied to the power receiving devices to be supplied with power. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193995 | VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT, RESONANCE CIRCUIT, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A voltage generation circuit includes: a resistor circuit which includes a plurality of resistors connected to each other in series or in parallel; a plurality of input ports which are connected in parallel to the resistor circuit and to which a control signal for controlling a potential state of the input port to one of a high state, a low state, and an open state is input; and an output port which is connected to the resistor circuit and outputs voltage signals with voltage values corresponding to combinations of the potential states of the plurality of input ports. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193996 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - A source resonator for wirelessly transmitting power to a target device may include a magnetic field distribution adjusting unit that is configured to adjust the magnetic field generated by the source resonator. In one or more embodiments, the magnetic field distribution adjusting unit may adjust the magnetic field to be substantially uniform in a predetermined vicinity of the source resonator. For example, the magnetic field distribution adjusting unit may adjust the intensity of the magnetic field near the center of the source resonator to be substantially the same as the intensity of the magnetic field near an edge area of the source resonator. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193997 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND RESONATOR FOR THE SYSTEM - Provided is a wireless power resonator. The wireless power resonator, including a transmission line and a capacitor, may form a loop structure, and may additionally include a matcher to determine an impedance of the wireless power resonator. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193998 | LOW-LOSS DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR HIGH-POWER INDUCTION-TYPE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A low-loss data transmission method used in a high-power induction-type power supply system consisting of a supplying-end module and a receiving-end module is disclosed. The supplying-end microprocessor of the supplying-end module has built-in anti-noise signal analysis software that can remove noises from the data signal fed back by the receiving-end module, assuring high stability of the transmission of data signal and reducing energy dissipation of data transmission. Subject to a special circuit arrangement of the receiving-end coil of the receiving-end module, signal modulation is performed on a low voltage DC square wave, assuring a high level of stability of the supplying of power supply to the receiving-end module. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193999 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The wireless power transmission is a system for providing wireless charging and/or primary power to electronic/electrical devices via microwave energy. The microwave energy is focused to a location in response to receiving a beacon signal from a beacon device by a power transmitter having one or more adaptively-phased microwave array emitters. Rectennas within the device to be charged receive and rectify the microwave energy and use it for battery charging and/or for primary power. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194000 | POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A power transmitting device includes a power transmitting coil having a resonance point different from that of a power receiving resonant coil, which transmits power supplied from a power supply unit as magnetic field energy to the power receiving resonant coil which resonates at a resonant frequency causing magnetic field resonance. A power receiving device includes the power receiving resonant coil which receives the magnetic field energy transmitted from the power transmitting coil at the resonant frequency. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194001 | Low Frequency Restoration - Low frequency components are removed from an input signal, and transitions in the input signal are detected at a receiver input. A feedback loop restores the low frequency components at the input of the receiver. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194002 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING TORSIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE AND ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME - A device for generating a torsional electromagnetic wave and an electric power system employing the same are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, since the device for generating the torsional electromagnetic wave is electrically isolated from a power source unit providing a power source to a load, the device can be used regardless of the power supply system such as a single-phase electric system and a tri-phase electric system, and may be reduce power consumptions of devices using an induction motor such as an air conditioner and a refrigerator. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194003 | BYPASS AND PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR A SOLAR MODULE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SOLAR MODULE - A bypass and protection circuit for a solar module includes an input for connecting the solar module, an output, a bypass element connected in parallel to the output, and a separating element connected between the input and the output and configured to control the connection between the input and the output. The separating element is configured to control a connection between the input and the output in dependence on whether the solar module associated with the circuit is completely or partially shaded, or whether the solar module associated with the circuit is to be switched on or off. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194004 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including a plurality of battery modules including a plurality of battery cells; a plurality of relays connected to output lines of the plurality of battery modules and at least one connection line between battery modules of the plurality of battery modules; a battery control unit connected to the plurality of relays for controlling the plurality of battery cells; and at least one sensor connected to the battery control unit and configured to output a signal to the battery control unit, and the battery control unit is configured to control the plurality of relays in response to the signal outputted from the at least one sensor. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194005 | POWER FLOW REGULATOR INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF DC-DC CONVERTERS - A power flow regulator includes a plurality of bi-directional DC-DC converters, each of said converters comprising a first input, a second input, a first output and a second output; and a capacitor electrically connected between the first and second inputs of each of said converters. Either the first output of each of said converters is electrically connected to a corresponding DC source and the second output of each of said converters is electrically connected to a common DC load, or the first output of each of said converters is electrically connected to a corresponding DC load and the second output of each of said converters is electrically connected to a common DC source. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194006 | LINEAR MOTOR SYSTEM - A linear motor system is provided includes a coil assembly, a magnet assembly, and a bearing assembly disposed between the coil and magnet assemblies to allow movement of one or both of them. The bearing assembly includes a single bearing rail that can be mounted on either side of the magnet assembly. The rail has elongated recesses that receive bearing elements. A stage structure may be attached to the assembly, such at to the magnet assembly, to move a machine component along the rail. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194007 | LINEAR MOTOR MOVER WITH HEAT DISSIPATION UNIT - A linear motor mover with heat dissipation unit includes: a base seat; a mover having several coils sequentially upright arranged with first ends of the coils disposed in the base seat; a heat dissipation unit having a hollow and substantially slat-shaped cooling section, one face of the cooling section being immediately adjacent to second ends of the coils opposite to the base seat, whereby the heat generated by the coils during operation of the mover can be conducted from the coils to the cooling section, the cooling section containing a cooling fluid therein, the cooling fluid flowing within an interior of the cooling section to carry away the heat absorbed by the cooling section; and an insulation section disposed between the heat dissipation unit and the coils. With the heat dissipation unit, the linear motor has better heat dissipation efficiency and driving efficiency and is assembled at lower cost. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194008 | VIBRATION ENERGY GENERATOR - A vibration energy generator includes a case, a coil, a permanent magnet, and a shield magnet. The case is elongated in one direction and is made from a nonmagnetic material. The coil surrounds around an outer surface of the case. The permanent magnet reciprocates inside the case along the one direction. The permanent magnet is magnetized with a polarity oriented in the one direction. The shield magnet is disposed in one end portion of the permanent magnet in the one direction. Each of a surface of the one end portion and a surface of the shield magnet facing the surface of the one end portion has the same magnetic polarity. The length of the shield magnet in the one direction is less than the length of the permanent magnet in the one direction. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194009 | Motor and Motor Assembling Method - A motor assembling method is disclosed. The motor assembling method provides a base with a shaft tube, wherein the shaft tube has a thermoplastic positioning portion on an opening end thereof, and a shaft tube assembly is disposed into the shaft tube via the opening end. The motor assembling method further heats the thermoplastic positioning portion by a heating fixture to melt and deform the thermoplastic positioning portion until the opening end of the shaft tube has shrunk, wherein the shaft tube assembly is held in position in the shaft tube after the thermoplastic positioning portion has cooled down and solidified. The motor assembling method further couples a stator unit with an outer circumferential wall of the shaft tube, and couples a rotor with the shaft tube. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194010 | Motor and Motor Assembling Method - A motor assembling method is disclosed. The motor assembling method provides a base with a shaft tube, wherein the shaft tube has a thermoplastic positioning portion on an opening end thereof, and a shaft tube assembly is disposed into the shaft tube via the opening end. The motor assembling method further heats the thermoplastic positioning portion by a heating fixture to melt and deform the thermoplastic positioning portion until the opening end of the shaft tube has shrunk, wherein the shaft tube assembly is held in position in the shaft tube after the thermoplastic positioning portion has cooled down and solidified. The motor assembling method further couples a stator unit with an outer circumferential wall of the shaft tube, and couples a rotor with the shaft tube. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194011 | ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A rotor assembly including a rotating shaft, a rotor core, a permanent magnet, a magnetic ring support, and a magnetic ring. The permanent magnet is mounted on the outer side surface of the rotor core. The magnetic ring is nested on the magnetic ring support, and the magnetic ring support and the rotor core are made as a whole by injection molding. The rotor assembly is relatively simple to produce, low in cost, and features improved efficiency. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194012 | Electric Machine Cooling System and Method - Some embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module comprising an electric machine including a rotor assembly and a rotor hub. In some embodiments, the module can include a output shaft substantially circumscribed by the rotor hub and including at least one channel and at least one coolant outlet. A cavity can be formed by at least the output shaft and the rotor hub. Some embodiments can include a sleeve substantially circumscribing a portion of the output shaft with at least a portion of the sleeve positioned substantially within the cavity between the output shaft and the rotor hub. The sleeve can include at least one groove. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194013 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating electrical machine according to an embodiment includes a rotor rotatable around a rotation axis, a stator arranged to face the rotor, and a frame which accommodates the rotor and the stator and in which a refrigerant flow path is formed in a sidewall. The frame includes a through hole that penetrates from the refrigerant flow path to an outer periphery of the sidewall and is covered by a lid member. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194014 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING AIRFLOW IN ELECTRIC MACHINES - An air-cooled electric machine, such as an alternating current motor, having a housing containing a rotating shaft and a housing airflow cooling path has cooling vents on the housing periphery. An external cooling system having a duct enclosure is coupled to the housing exterior, and defines a duct airflow cooling path that is in communication with the housing airflow cooling vent and housing airflow cooling path. A duct fan within the duct enclosure external the housing is coupled to and driven by the shaft. The duct fan circulates air at above ambient pressure into the housing airflow cooling path. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194015 | COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A MAGNETIC GEARBOX - This invention relates to a magnetic gearbox, comprising: an inner rotor having a first plurality of magnetic flux sources; an outer rotor having a second plurality of magnetic flux sources; and, a modulator having a plurality of pole pieces positioned between the first and second magnetic flux sources and separated from each by an air gap, wherein upon relative rotation of the inner rotor, outer rotor and modulator the first and second magnetic flux sources and pole pieces are arranged to provide a modulated magnetic field in the air gap adjacent each rotor; wherein either or both of the modulator and inner rotor include at least one nozzle for directing fluid radially across the respective air gap so as to impinge on the adjacent rotor or modulator. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194016 | PHASE RING ASSEMBLY - The phase ring assembly includes a support ring carrying a plurality of phase rings provided with connection arms that are bent to the phase rings. The connection arms are placed between the phase rings and the support ring. The support ring has recessed seats housing the connection arms. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194017 | REVERSING DEVICE FOR MOTOR - A reversing device for a motor. The motor includes a motor body. The reversing device includes a wired socket and a reversing plug. The wired socket is mounted on the motor body and the reversing plug is inserted in the wired socket. The device is simple, safe, reliable, and practical. It features a self-locking function and a greater reliability with a fairly easy reversing operation. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194018 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND ROTATING APPARATUS - This disclosure discloses a rotating electrical machine that is integrally formed with a reduction device having an input shaft and an output shaft and employs one of a field system and an armature as a rotor and the other of the field system and the armature as a stator, including a rotating shaft to which the rotor is fixed and that is coaxially connected to the input shaft of the reduction device, and a bearing support member configured to support bearings that rotatably support the input shaft of the reduction device, wherein the stator is provided to the bearing support member. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194019 | Dynamically Induced and Reactive Magnetic Hysteresis Applications and Methods - A dynamically induced magnetic hysteresis apparatus is described which allows for levitation and adjustable power coupling without direct mechanical attachment or linking. Adjustment of spatial and penetration gaps are adjusted to vary the ratio of rotation | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194020 | MOTOR - A brush holder is provided in a metal yoke. The brush holder holds feeder brushes for supplying power to a commutator. The commutator and the feeder brushes are arranged outside the yoke housing as seen in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the yoke. As seen in the axial direction, proximal ends of the feeder brushes are arranged outside the inner circumferential surface of the yoke. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194021 | MAGNETIC GEAR - A magnetic gear comprises a first permanent magnet field having a plurality of permanent magnet magnetic poles, a second permanent magnet field having a plurality of permanent magnet magnetic poles, number of poles of which magnet is different from that of the first permanent magnet field, and a modulating magnetic pole arranged between the first permanent magnet field and the second permanent magnet field and having a plurality of pole pieces to modulate the number of poles of the first and second permanent magnet fields. Non-magnetic bars are provided between the plurality of pole pieces. One ends of the non-magnetic bars are fixed to a first non-magnetic end holding member and the other ends of the non-magnetic bars are electrically insulated from and fixed to a second non-magnetic end holding member. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194022 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor has a stator and a rotor rotatably installed in the stator. The stator includes a housing, a plurality of magnets installed at an inner surface of the housing, a brush card installed inside of the housing, brushes mounted on the brush card, lead wires for connecting to a power source and feeding power to the brushes, and an end cap attached to an end of the housing and covering the brushes. The rotor includes a shaft, a commutator fixed on the shaft, a rotor core fixed on the shaft and a winding wound on the rotor core and connected to the commutator. An EMI suppression component is mounted on the brush card and covered by the end cap, and the lead wires extends through the EMI suppression component. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194023 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatably installed in the stator. The stator has a housing and a plurality of permanent magnets. The outer diameter of the housing is less than 40 mm and the ratio of the maximum thickness of the magnets in the radial direction of the rotor to the diameter of the rotor is in the range of 1:7 to 1:50. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194024 | BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - A brushless DC motor includes a plurality of permanent magnet segments arranged on an outer circumferential surface of a yoke member. Each of the permanent magnet segments includes a thinnest portion positioned in a circumferential center portion of each of the permanent magnet segments, thickest portions positioned in circumferential opposite end portions of each of the permanent magnet segments, and gradually changing portions positioned between the thinnest portion and the thickest portions. The gradually changing portions have a thickness gradually increasing from the thinnest portion toward the thickest portions. A border between the magnetic poles is positioned in the circumferential center portion of each of the permanent magnet segments. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194025 | PERMANENT MAGNET, MOTOR ROTOR OR STATOR, ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A permanent magnet includes two or more separate permanent magnet pieces each having a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a fractured surface formed when a permanent magnet block is fractured. The separate permanent magnet pieces include a first separate permanent magnet piece and a second separate permanent magnet piece. At the time when the permanent magnet block is fractured, the first and second separate permanent magnet pieces are adjacently located and a first fractured surface of the first separate permanent magnet piece and a second fractured surface of the second separate permanent magnet piece are adjacent to each other. The permanent magnet is configured such that the first fractured surface of the first separate permanent magnet piece and the second fractured surface of the second separate permanent magnet piece are located in positions out of contact with each other. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194026 | PERMANENT MAGNET TYPE ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A permanent magnet type rotating electrical machine includes a rotor having a rotor core. Magnet holes circumferentially arranged at regular intervals in the rotor core include pairs of first magnet holes and pairs of second magnet holes. Each pair of first magnet holes are symmetric with respect to an imaginary line extending through a rotor core center. Each pair of second magnet holes are located on a radially inner side of the rotor core and are symmetric with respect to the imaginary line. Each pair of second magnet holes are located on an inner circumferential side of the paired first magnet holes with respect to a radial direction of the rotor core. A first magnet angle made by permanent magnets located in each pair of first magnet holes is larger than a second magnet angle made by permanent magnets located in each pair of second magnet holes. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194027 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE OPERATING EFFICIENCY OF ASYNCHRONOUS SHORT-CIRCUITED ELECTRIC MACHINES AND ASYNCHRONOUS SHORT-CIRCUITED ELECTRIC MACHINES (VARIANTS) - The invention pertains to the field of power generation and can be used in electromechanical energy conversion systems, in particular in asynchronous short-circuited machines. The essence of the proposed invention is that the action of a rotating electromagnetic field of a stator on the short-circuited turns of a rotor winding extending through areas adjacent to the pole pitch limits of the stator is supplemented by the additional action of a rotating electromagnetic field of the stator on sections of the short-circuited turns of the rotor winding extending through areas adjacent to the limits of a half pole pitch of the stator. The present method and the machine variants based thereon make it possible to provide a machine in which the engine starting current ratio is lower by comparison with machines of the prior art because of the prevention of losses on the braking effect, which makes it possible to increase the starting frequency without load reduction and to use the machine in the most severe operating conditions with an increased load on the shaft, wherein the machine maintains the rotating field effect and can still be fully operational upon the disconnection of one phase, generating in the phase-disconnected missing phase. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194028 | INSULATION ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE - An insulation assembly is provided that includes a generally annularly-shaped main body and at least two spaced-apart fingers extending radially inwards from the main body. The spaced-apart fingers define a gap between the fingers. A slot liner may be inserted within the gap. The main body may include a plurality of circumferentially distributed segments. Each one of the plurality of segments may be operatively connected to another of the plurality of segments to form the continuous main body. The slot liner may be formed as a single extruded piece defining a plurality of cavities. A plurality of conductors (extendable from the stator assembly) may be axially inserted within a respective one of the plurality of cavities. The insulation assembly electrically isolates the conductors in the electric motor from the stator stack and from other conductors. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194029 | Carbon Commutator and a Method for Production Thereof - A segment of a carbon commutator includes a carbon layer on a surface side and a metallic carbon layer on a bottom side, and the carbon layer and the metallic carbon layer both contain a thermoplastic resin binder. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194030 | Force Balanced Multivoltage Winding Configuration - A stator arrangement for a balanced multiple voltage device operable as an electric motor, a generator, or a motor-generator includes a plurality of arc sectors configured so as to surround a rotor of the device. Each of the arc sectors includes a set of stator windings with at least one winding in each set. Those windings in pairs of the arc sectors located at diametrically opposed locations of the stator arrangement are concurrently energized and deenergized in order to eliminate load imbalance on the device. | 2012-08-02 |
