32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130202323 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing device having a heating member, a heat source, a rotating member, and a temperature sensor; and a control device configured to control the heat source, wherein, in a case of a low temperature state where the temperature of the heating member is lower than a predetermined temperature, the control device to control the heat source such that the temperature of the heating member rises with a gradient equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and wherein, in a case of a high temperature state where the temperature of the heating member at the print-instruction receiving time is equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature, the control device to control the heat source such that the temperature of the heating member rises with a gradient smaller than that in the normal mode. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202324 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing device: having a heating member, a rotating member, and a temperature sensor; a sheet feeding unit; and a control device configured to perform a sheet feed control: in which the feeding timing is set to a first timing if the temperature gradient of the heating member for a predetermined period is larger than a first threshold value; and in which the feeding timing is set to a second timing later than the first timing if the temperature gradient of the heating member for the predetermined period is equal to or less than the first threshold value, and wherein, in the sheet feed control, the control device changes the first threshold value to a smaller value as the temperature of the heating member at the print-instruction receiving time increase. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202325 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing device having a heat source, a heating member, and a backup member; a temperature detecting member; a driving source configured to rotate at least one of the heating member and the backup member; a transmitting mechanism configured to transmit a driving force of the driving source; and a control device configured to control the heat source and the driving source, wherein, after a power is turned on, the control device turns on the heat source before the driving source is driven for the first time, and wherein, when at least one of a condition, where the temperature detected by the temperature detecting member becomes a first temperature, and a condition where a predetermined period elapses after the power is turned on, is satisfied, the control device turns off the heat source and then drives the driving source. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202326 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER - An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a charge-transporting layer which is a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member; wherein the charge-transporting layer has a matrix-domain structure having: a matrix comprising a component [β] and a component [γ] (charge-transporting substances having specific structures), and a domain comprising a component [α](resin [α1], or resin [α1] and resin [α2]). | 2013-08-08 |
20130202327 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including: a support; and a photosensitive layer, which is provided on the support, in which: a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a terminal siloxane-containing polyester resin having a specific structure; and a lower layer provided in contact with the surface layer includes a polycarbonate resin, a polyester resin, or a polyvinyl acetal resin, having a specific structure. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202328 | INTERMEDIATE HOPPER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An intermediate hopper has a toner reception tub; a partition for dividing an internal space of the toner reception tub; a first and a second toner conveyance path separated by the partition; a first toner conveyance screw being provided in the first toner conveyance path; a second toner conveyance screw being provided in the second toner conveyance path; a toner receiving port for receiving the toner; a toner communicating path for guiding the toner in the first toner conveyance path to the second toner conveyance path; and a toner discharge port for discharging the toner out of the toner reception tub, wherein the partition comprises a plurality of intermediate slits for guiding the toner contained in the first toner conveyance path to the second toner conveyance path. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202329 | INTERMEDIATE HOPPER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An intermediate hopper has a toner reception tub, a partition for dividing an internal space of the toner reception tub; a first and a second toner conveyance path; a first toner conveyance screw being provided in the first toner conveyance path; a second toner conveyance screw being provided in the second toner conveyance path; a toner receiving port for receiving the toner; a toner communicating path for guiding the toner in the first toner conveyance path to the second toner conveyance path; a toner discharge port; and a toner amount detection sensor, wherein the first toner conveyance screw further comprises an agitation plate disposed at a position facing the toner receiving port so as to extend radially from the first rotation axis and fixed in parallel with the first rotation axis, and the toner amount detection sensor is provided on an upstream side relative to the agitation plate. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202330 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes first and second developing members facing an image bearing member and respectively having substantially-cylindrical first and second sleeves rotationally driven in a circumferential direction and first and second magnet rollers fixedly supported within the first and second sleeves and provided with magnetic poles in the circumferential direction; a supply member supplying a two-component developer onto the first sleeve; a layer regulating member facing the first sleeve and regulating a layer of the two-component developer thereon; and a magnetic member facing the second sleeve with a certain distance therebetween at a position facing a magnetic pole provided downstream of a development pole and upstream of a removal pole, which are included in the magnetic poles of the second magnet roller, in a rotational direction of the second sleeve. The development pole faces the image bearing member. The removal pole removes the two-component developer from the second sleeve. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202331 | FIXING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - When an arm member | 2013-08-08 |
20130202332 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a radiating portion that radiates light on a recording medium on which a toner image is formed and that is transported along a transport path, a partition member that transmits the light radiated from the radiating portion and partitions between the radiating portion and the transport path, and a drive section that moves a scraping member scraping toner that adheres to the partition member and is heated by the radiation of the light from the radiating portion so as to contact a surface of the partition member of the transport path side. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202333 | FIXING BELT AND FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing belt includes: a base layer formed of a nickel alloy; and a surface layer provided on said base layer, said surface layer having a thickness and being formed of a first polyimide resin material. The surface layer includes a filler dispersed therein and having an average particle size not less than the thickness. The filler is formed of a second polyimide resin material. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202334 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus comprising: a rotatable heating member for heating a toner image on a sheet at a nip; an endless belt for forming the nip between itself and the rotatable heating member; and a pressing pad for pressing the endless belt toward the rotatable heating member, wherein the pressing pad includes: a base portion provided extended at least from an entrance portion of the nip to an exit portion of the nip; and an elastic layer provided on the base portion, wherein the elastic layer has a thickness which is thinner in a first region adjacent the entrance portion of the nip than in a second region adjacent the exit portion of the nip. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202335 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a hollow, open-sided stationary heat roller, a flexible fuser belt, a fuser pad, a rotatable pressure member, a reinforcing member, and a sealing mechanism. The heat roller defines an elongated longitudinal side opening that opens into a hollow interior thereof. The fuser belt is looped for rotation around the heat roller to transfer heat radially outward from the roller circumference. The fuser pad is held substantially stationary along the roller opening outward from the roller interior and inward from the loop of the fuser belt. The pressure member is pressed against the fuser pad through the fuser belt to form a fixing nip. The reinforcing member is disposed within the roller interior to thrust against the fuser pad through the roller opening. The sealing mechanism is disposed on the roller opening to prevent foreign matter from entering the roller interior through the roller opening. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202336 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - In an image forming method of wet fixing system, the fixing solution contains an ester compound represented by at least one of general formula (1) and general formula (2) below: | 2013-08-08 |
20130202337 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming method includes: performing a first gloss processing and a second gloss processing. The first gloss processing includes: heating and pressing a processed body which supports a first toner layer containing at least a clear toner [X] onto a first surface of a recording material, while allowing the first toner layer to be closely adhered to a gloss processing belt; and cooling the same. The second gloss processing includes heating and pressing a processed body which supports a second toner layer containing at least a clear toner [Y] onto a second surface of the recording material, while allowing the second toner layer to be closely adhered to the gloss processing belt; and cooling the same. Here, a storage elastic modulus G′ X (150) at 150° C. of the clear toner [X] is lower than a storage elastic modulus G′ Y (150) at 150° C. of the clear toner [Y]. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202338 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS IMPROVED IN OPERABILITY FOR PRINT JOB INVOLVING SINGLE-SIDED PRINTING AND DOUBLE-SIDED PRINTING - An image forming apparatus capable of improving productivity in a print job mixedly involving single-sided printing and double-sided printing. Sheets are fed one by one to an image forming section. When double-sided printing is to be performed, a sheet having an image formed on the first side thereof by the image forming section is re-fed thereto so as to have an image formed on the second side thereof. When a sheet for double-sided printing exists, which is posterior in page order to a sheet for single-sided printing, an image forming order is changed such that the first side of the sheet for double-sided printing is subjected to image formation prior to the sheet for single-sided printing. When it is predicted that a state will occur in which the sheet for single-sided printing cannot be fed, the image forming order is not changed. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202339 | MOBILE KEYBOARD WITH UNIQUE FUNCTION DETERMINATION BASED ON MEASUREMENT OF FINGER LOCATION - A touch-type keyboard with multiple functions associated with each key which functions are uniquely selected based on finger position. Each of a plurality of mechanical keys are associated with at least three functions. Each key has a surface area for actuation by a user's finger. The surface area is mapped to zones associated with each function. Function actuation is determined by detection of the finger position when the key is actuated. In the event of a finger overlapping multiple zones during actuation, unique function selection is determined at least in part from the pattern of finger overlap with the plural zones. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202340 | KEY DEVICE - A key device includes a casing having a base plate and a frame disposed on the base plate, and a key cap having a press plate and a limiter. The press plate is disposed between the frame and the base plate and exposed from an opening of the frame. The press plate has a pivotal side connected pivotally to the frame or base plate and is movable between unpressed and pressed positions. The limiter is disposed at or near a non-pivotal side of the press plate opposite to the pivotal side and engageable with the base plate or frame to prevent the non-pivotal side from escaping out of the casing. A resilient unit is disposed on the base plate to bias the press plate to the unpressed position. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202341 | METHOD OF SETTING PAPER IN A PRINTER, AND A PRINTER - When the paper loaded in a printer is changed to a different type of paper, the paper setting in the printer can be easily updated without a paper mismatch error occurring. When the paper is replaced or the paper setting is changed in the printer | 2013-08-08 |
20130202342 | TAPE PRINTER AND TAPE PRINTER CONTROL METHOD - A tape printer including: a printing unit which performs printing on a tape-shaped printing medium having a plurality of layers; a half cutter mechanism which has a stepping motor and cuts a part of the layers of the tape-shaped printing medium after printing using a driving force of the stepping motor; and a control unit which varies driving current supplied to the stepping motor in accordance with types of the tape-shaped printing medium. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202343 | RECORDING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A RECORDING DEVICE - A recording device has a recording unit that records on a recording medium, a transportation unit that conveys and discharges from an discharge opening the recording medium recorded by the recording unit, a cutting unit that cuts the recording medium recorded by the recording unit at a predetermined position on the transportation path of the transportation unit, and a control unit that causes a ticket to be output by causing the recording unit to record on the recording medium while causing the transportation unit to convey the recording medium only a specified ticket length and causing the cutting unit to cut. When a next ticket is not output after a ticket is output, the control unit causes the output ticket to be recorded and conveyed the specified ticket length, advanced a preset additional transportation distance, and then cut by the cutting unit. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202344 | Expansion Joint Bracket - An expansion joint bracket retains an expansion joint board in a 5 concrete installation. The expansion joint bracket may include a base member having multiple nail holes for securing the bracket to the earth (or sand or gravel put down prior to pouring concrete there upon). First and second board support members may run perpendicular to the base and parallel to each other to hold the expansion joint board in place. Gussets, typically triangular shaped gussets, 10 extend from the board support members to the base member. The expansion joint brackets may be disposed every 12-24 inches on the expansion joint board and concrete may be poured over the expansion joint brackets, resulting in a quick and simple concrete installation. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202345 | SLIDER PIN ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL INBOARD AND OUTBOARD STOP - A pin assembly for a retractable pin mechanism of a slider box of a heavy-duty vehicle includes a pin guide attached to the slider box. A pin is connected to a retraction mechanism and engages the pin guide. The pin includes an integral inboard and outboard stop. The integral inboard and outboard stops of the pin limit movement of the pin with respect to the pin guide and serve as a positive stop for the pin during retraction and extension of the pin when the retraction mechanism is activated or deactivated by the operator of the vehicle. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202346 | PIVOT CONNECTION WITH LOCKING ELEMENT - A pivot connection with a locking member which includes a first body with a link with a pivot pin passage. A second body has a pair of arms with pivot pint apertures and the second body straddles the link on the first body. A polygonal boss is formed on one of the arms of the second body surrounding the pivot pin aperture. A third body is provided with a polygonal boss receiver, a pivot pin aperture and a shoulder that engages the first body to prevent relative rotation of the first and third bodies. A pivot pin extends through the pivot pin aperture of the third body, the aligned pivot pin apertures of the second body and the pivot pin passage of the first body. A pressure member engages the pivot pin to apply pressure upon the third body to maintain the polygonal boss in engagement with the boss receiver. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202347 | Fastening System for Add-On Parts on a Vehicle Having a Profile-Like Connection Part - A fastening system for add-on parts to vehicles allows the add-on parts to be easily installed and removed. The fastening system includes a connection part that lies against the vehicle and the add-on part, which includes a base. The connection part is designed as a profiled element whose outer surface corresponds to the outer surface of a prism having a cross section of a regular polygon with at least one interior angle deviating from 90°. The base has a trapezoidal groove with opposing surfaces on opposing sides of a base surface that are arranged at an angle from each other. The two opposing surfaces lie flush with wiggle-free engagement against two lateral surfaces of the connection part. A hole extends through the base symmetrically with respect to the groove. A connecting element is inserted through an opening in the base and engages in a receptacle of the connection part. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202348 | UNIVERSAL JOINT SYSTEM - A universal joint system, to be used in construction, for joining two or more cladding materials together. The joint system is configured to replace conventional caulks joints prone to failure due to short UV longevity or improper installation conditions. The joint system is comprises interlocking extrusions and rubber gasket extrusions along with supportive components. The joint system is configurable for both vertical and horizontal installations and can be used with any substrate finishes. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202349 | TURBINE ENGINE SHAFT COUPLING - A turbine engine shaft includes a first sub-shaft, a second sub-shaft and a tie shaft. A first bearing surface of the first sub-shaft axially engages a second bearing surface of the second sub-shaft. The tie shaft includes an intermediate tie shaft segment connected axially between a first tie shaft segment and a second tie shaft segment. The first tie shaft segment includes a first threaded tie shaft surface that is mated with a first threaded shaft surface of the first sub-shaft. The second tie shaft segment includes a second threaded tie shaft surface that is mated with a second threaded shaft surface of the second sub-shaft. The tie shaft also includes a sub-shaft bumper stop extending radially from the intermediate tie shaft segment to a bumper stop distal end, which has a radius that is greater than a radius the first and/or second threaded shaft surfaces. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202350 | ASSIST HANDLE CLIP FOR HEADLINER MODULE OF AUTOMOBILE - An assistant handle clip for a module headliner of an automobile, which includes a base and a hook integrally bent from the base. The hook includes: support arms bent at opposite sides of the base in the inward opposite directions; flanges, each of which extends toward opposite sides of an upper end of each support arm and is bent downward; two pairs of retaining arms bent at opposite sides of the flanges in the outward opposite directions; retaining parts bent at lower ends of the retaining arms in the inward opposite directions; retaining steps bent downward at lower ends of the retaining parts; and at least one noiseproof protrusion protruding from opposite faces of the flanges in the inward opposite directions. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202351 | Punching Sheet-Type Flange - A punching sheet-type flange formed by overlapping and fixing punching sheet-structure assemblies, comprising a substrate ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130202352 | FASTENING STRUCTURE FOR THERMAL MODULE - A fastening structure is provided for fastening a thermal module to a mainboard, and includes a main body having at least one elastic press portion, a fastening portion, and an insertion unit. The fastening portion is provided on an end of the main body and the insertion unit is outward extended from another opposite end of the main body. The elastic press portion is provided on the main body and located between the insertion unit and the fastening portion, and a flexible space is defined between the elastic press portion and the main body. With these arrangements, the fastening structure can be quickly assembled to the thermal module without the need of welding and can therefore be conveniently separated therefrom whenever reworking is necessary. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202353 | SNOWPLOWABLE ROAD MARKER - An improved casting for a road marker having a reflector and a method of installation for the road marker are disclosed. The method of installation includes forming a groove that has a rectangular geometry when view from above and is longitudinal oriented parallel to the direction of the road. The groove can also have a deeper section at the center with the same geometry of the groove but with a bigger radius to receive one or more legs from the road marker of the present invention. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202354 | ASPHALTENE BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - Photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same are disclosed herein. The cell comprises: a first electrically conductive layer; at least one photoelectrochemical layer comprising metal-oxide particles, an electrolyte solution, an asphaltene dye, and a second electrically conductive layer. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202355 | PLURAL-COMPONENT, COMPOSITE-MATERIAL HIGHWAY DOWEL BAR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHODOLOGY - A plural-component, composite-material highway dowel bar and an associated fabrication methodology. The dowel bar includes an elongate, solid-cylindrical, high-shear-strength core bar, preferably steel, and an elongate, fibre-reinforced plastic-resin jacket, including an elongate, pultrusion-formed, tubular sleeve, and sleeve-received, opposite-end, end-well sleeve end plugs, fully surrounding and protectively covering the core bar. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202356 | Asphalt Compositions with Sulfur Modified Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc) - Provided is an asphalt composition that includes a sulfur modified polymer composition and method of making same. The inclusion of 50% by weight sulfur, or greater, into the polymer composition results in a composition that is softer and having an increased melting point, relative to the unmodified polymer composition. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202357 | CONTROLLED IN-SITU BURNING OF OIL USING WICKING MATERIAL - In a water environment in conjunction with one or more types of oil, a method of in-situ burning including placing a fire resistant sorbent material in contact with the oil and allowing the oil to wick into the sorbent material. The method further includes burning the oil using the sorbent material as a wick. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202358 | GULLY ASSEMBLY - The system employs a two piece gully assembly to implement an NFT system. The system has a square-U shaped base with a flat lid that can be fastened to the base. One of the advantages of the assembly is in shipping where the bases and lids can be easily nested for transport. When compared to prior art gullies, the shipping volume of the present assembly is effectively minimized. In fact, ten gullies of the present assembly can be shipped in the same volume as a single prior art gully. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202359 | CONCRETE BRIDGE SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A concrete culvert assembly includes a set of spaced apart elongated footers, a plurality of precast concrete culvert sections supported by the footers. Each concrete culvert section has an open bottom, an arch-shaped top wall and spaced apart side walls to define a passage thereunder, each of the side walls extending downward and outward from the top wall. Each of the side walls has a substantially planar inner surface and a substantially planar outer surface. First and second haunch sections each join one of the side walls to the top wall. Each side wall is tapered from top to bottom such that a thickness of each side wall decreases when moving from the top of each side wall to the bottom of each side wall. A bottom portion of each side wall has an exterior vertical flat extending upward from a horizontal bottom surface thereof. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202360 | Base Frame for an Offshore Platform and Method for Installing Such a Base Frame - A base frame for an offshore platform comprising
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20130202361 | BASE FRAME FOR A SELF-ERECTING MARINE PLATFORM - A base frame for a self-erecting marine platform is used in a method for erecting the self-erecting marine platform, which includes initially rigidly anchoring the base frame to the sea floor. Bearing columns of the marine platform are then hydraulically extended, for example, until the columns come into contact with support regions for supporting the marine platform under water. The bearing columns are then rigidly connected to the base frame. The self-erecting marine platform can therefore be used in deeper sea water. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202362 | PILE DRIVER WITH AIR PRESSURE BUFFER - A pile driver with an air pressure buffer comprises a pile following moving part, a rebound part, and an air pressure buffer. The pile following moving part comprises a pile cap ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130202363 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SOIL REMEDIATION - The present invention provides devices or systems and a method for remediating a soil comprising contaminants, comprising the steps of:—introducing in said soil at least one perforated column for contaminant extraction from a contaminated region of said soil; in close proximity of said at least one perforated column introducing at least one non-perforated column for providing heat to said contaminated region of said soil; providing heat to said at least one non-perforated column; extracting said contaminant vapor containing said soil contaminants out of said contaminated region of said soil into said at least one perforated column; removing said contaminant vapor from said at least one perforated column, thereby providing remediated soil; wherein said at least one perforated column and said at least one non-perforated column are connectable to at least one surface-located device comprising a combustion, a heating and control unit for heating and thereby cleaning said soil. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202364 | ANCHOR AND METHOD OF INSTALLING ANCHOR - An anchor comprises an anchor bolt having a shaft and a bolt head, a spreading sleeve having spreading parts provided at a tip portion of a tubular body capable of being fitted on a tip portion of the shaft and a cone nut provided at its inner side a screw through hole to threadedly engage with the shaft. The shaft of the anchor bolt is composed of a thick shaft part connected to the bolt head, and a thin shaft part provided to be closer to the tip portion of the shaft. The thick shaft part is provided with a rupture portion reduced in diameter. The rupture portion is provided at a position spaced by a predetermined length from the step between the thick shaft part and the thin shaft part and ruptures if torque of a predetermined value acts on the bolt head. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202365 | MANUFACTURED COMPOSITE HAVING SYNTHETIC VEGETATION AND IMPERMEABLE GEOMEMBRANE, AND CAPPING SYSTEM USING SAME - A manufactured composite comprising synthetic turf and impermeable geomembrane is used in a single-layer capping system as the single layer to provide permanent, impermeable and functional aesthetic cover for land reclamation. During installation of composite pieces at a job site, an edge portion of a tufted section of a second composite piece is overlaid onto an edge untufted section of the first composite piece already laid and anchored over foundation soil to form a reinforced overlapping seam, through which the two composite pieces are physically and permanently joined together. As composite pieces are joined together, the continuity of synthetic grass and the continuity of impermeability are extended and realized over the entire site to form permanent, impermeable and functional aesthetic cover for land reclamation. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202366 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A GROUND SURFACE - Some embodiments of a ground surface treatment system can include a flexible roller system having one or more of rollers arranged in a side-by-side position and include a flexible axle member extending through each row of rollers. In such circumstances, the flexible roller system can be configured to provide a smoothing effect along a ground surface even when the ground surface includes significant undulations (e.g., an undulating putting green surface). In particular embodiments, the system may be useful in circumstances when the ground surface has been treated with an aeration apparatus prior to the rollers contacts the ground surface. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202367 | REINFORCED SOIL STRUCTURE - A reinforced soil structure comprising:—a fill ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130202368 | APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING BULK MATERIAL - An apparatus for discharging bulk material from a container containing gas includes a single-shaft screw conveyor including a conveying tube having an axis of symmetry. A purge tank is disposed downstream of the screw conveyor with the conveying tube opening into the purge tank. The purge tank includes ports for a supply and discharge of a purge gas stream and an outlet opening for the bulk material. A closing cone with a cone tip and an axis of symmetry is shiftably mounted on its axis of symmetry. The closing cone is pressed with the cone tip from outside into an outlet opening of the conveying tube. The axis of symmetry of the closing cone coincides with the axis of symmetry of the conveying tube. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202369 | DISCHARGE CONE - A device for discharging a fine-grained solid from a container wherein the container has a discharge cone in the lower area, which opens into a discharge opening and discharge device, a mechanism for fluidizing or loosening the solid are provided the discharge cone has at least one offset in the form of a gap the offset having openings a gas can be fed through each of the openings of the gap-shaped offsets, each of the gap-shaped offsets is covered toward the center axis of the discharge cone, the gap-shaped offsets are not directed toward the center axis of the discharge cone, and wherein the gaps of the gap-shaped offsets are closed by cover pates which have round or slit-shaped openings, and the gaps extend in the downward direction. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202370 | PLANT FOR THE CONTROLLED-SPEED PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT OF GRANULAR MATERIAL AND CONVEYANCE SPEED CONTROL PROCESS - The invention relates to a plant for the transport of granular material comprising at least one container for granular material to be transported, at least one receiver-meter group, at least one conveyance duct, depressurization-pressurization means arranged to suction/inject a gaseous medium from/into said at least one container, and at least one vacuum duct between a receiver-meter group and said depressurization-pressurization means , thereby creating a flow of said granular material and said gaseous medium in said at least one conveyance duct and a flow of gaseous medium between said at least one receiver-meter group and said depressurization-pressurization means. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202371 | Indexable Double-Negative Cutting Insert Having Protruding Side Abutment Surfaces and Cutting Tool - An indexable double-negative cutting insert includes an index axis A, two opposing end surfaces, a peripheral side surface which extends therebetween, and opposing side cutting edges formed between the end surfaces and the peripheral side surface. A median plane P is located midway between the end surfaces, passes through the peripheral side surface and is perpendicular to the index axis. The peripheral side surface includes at least one protrusion which extends in an outward direction relative to the index axis, in a plan view of either end surface. The protrusion includes two side abutment surfaces which converge in the outward direction towards the median plane P. In each cross-section perpendicular to the median plane, which cross-section passes through both opposing side cutting edges and also the at least one protrusion, no portion of the peripheral surface is inward of an imaginary line connecting the opposing side cutting edges. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202372 | Tool Holder Having Set Screw for Clamping a Cutting Insert Therein - A tool holder has a body portion and a holding portion, the holding portion having a base jaw and a clamping jaw, with an insert receiving pocket therebetween extending in a forward to rearward direction, and a first slot extending generally rearwardly from the insert receiving pocket. The base jaw has a support surface, and the clamping jaw has upper and lower arms separated by a second slot and extending in the generally forward direction. The lower arm has a forward end and an under surface facing towards the support surface, the under surface having a clamping portion adjacent the forward end. The upper arm has a bore which opens out to the second slot at a location rearward of the clamping portion. The bore can accommodate a force application member which can contact and displace the lower arm towards the base jaw to clamp a cutting insert. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202373 | DEFLECTION CORRECTION DEVICE FOR RAM - It is intended to provide a machining tool provided with a ram, which has a simple structure and an inexpensive device cost, and is capable of correcting a deflection of a tip of a main shaft unit caused by extending the ram. A deflection correction device for a ram | 2013-08-08 |
20130202374 | SIMPLIFIED JIG BORING HEAD - A jig boring head, having a holder for holding a cutting bit, mounted to a spindle on a jig boring machine in a two-piece collar on the spindle, with the tool bit holder securely connected to the collar and slidably adjustable in a direction radial to the spindle, so that a simple, easily implemented method for radial cutting with a jig boring machine is realized. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202375 | INDEXABLE DRILL INSERT, A DRILLING TOOL AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a drilling tool, more particularly to drill insert of trigon shape with plurality of cutting edges. The indexable drill insert ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130202376 | ADJUSTABLE INDEXABLE DRILL AND MODULAR SYSTEM AND HOLDER - An adjustable drill is provided comprising a drill body having at least one face surface with a plurality of serrations provided therewith. The drill further has at least one cartridge having a cooperating plurality of second serrations, to be driven with the drill body when assembled therewith. The at least one cartridge includes at least one insert pocket, and at least one insert is releasably affixed in the insert pocket provided in the cartridge. In further examples, the adjustable drill may have a central cutting system in combination with the adjustable cartridge type system, wherein the central cutting system may be modular. There may also be provided a modular type of holder arrangement to provide flexibility to adapt the system for various applications. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202377 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MACHINE TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL - The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a machine tool, in particular a gear cutting machine, with at least two machine tables, with at least one common counter-support and with at least two counter-bracket arms, wherein the clamping forces are controlled and/or regulated at the respective position in dependence on the current process and in dependence on the process forces necessary according to the current process. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a machine tool, in particular a gear cutting machine. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202378 | END PORTION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The end portion processing apparatus includes an X-direction driving unit which allows a back-and-forth movement along an X-direction; a cutter supporting member which is supported by the X-direction driving unit, is able to run in a Y-direction, and supports a cutter member extending in a Z-direction which is perpendicular to the XY-plane; a guide member which has a shape matching to a processing planned shape when seeing from the Z-direction, and guides the cutter supporting member such that the cutter member moves to follow the processing planned shape; and a Y-direction position changing mechanism which changes the position in the Y-direction of the cutter supporting member to the work material. The Y-direction position changing mechanism changes the position of the cutter supporting member such that the cutter supporting member runs on further inner side in case of going back than in case of going forth. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202379 | LATCH ARRANGEMENT FOR CARGO RESTRAINT - An improved cargo restraint for installation on a preselected track mounted in or on the surface of a vehicle carrying the cargo and the restraint is mounted on a bracket which abuts the cargo to restrain the movement of the cargo and the restraint is slidingly movable on the track and has a locking position on the track wherein the bracket restrains the cargo and the restraint has no relative movement with respect to the track or the bracket or the vehicle so that there is no rattling of the restraint when in the locked position. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202380 | LOCKING STRUCTURE OF SCREW FASTENING BLOCK - A locking structure of a screw-fastening block includes: a screw-fastening block made by providing a screw member for screwing and connecting a bus bar, a terminal, or the like on an upper portion of a screw-fastening block main body; and an electrically connecting block main body having a receiver into which the screw-fastening block is inserted upward side and in which the screw-fastening block is received. Locking portions are provided on both sidewalls of the receiver, and a bottom surface of the screw-fastening block main body is a lock-receiving portion to be engaged with the locking portion. The locking portions are locking arms projected obliquely upward from the both sidewalls, and a tip end of the locking arm is provided with a locking surface for supporting the bottom surface of the screw-fastening block main body, and a projecting piece for supporting a side surface of the screw-fastening block main body. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202381 | NUT AND COMBINATION OF A BOLT PART WITH A NUT - The invention relates in first instance to a nut having a first part ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130202382 | SWAGE INDICATING COLLAR - A swage collar including a shank having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an outside diameter, a flange extending circumferentially from the first end of the shank and having a outer diameter, and a transition step formed at a location where the first end of the shank transitions to the flange. When the swage collar is swaged, the transition step is deformed from an undeformed state to a deformed state such that the transition step is blended with the outside diameter of the shank and the outer diameter of the flange. The transition step is substantially linear in its undeformed state and is oriented at an angle from a longitudinal axis of the swage collar. When the transition step is in its deformed state, the transition step includes a curved portion having a radius of curvature visually indicating a complete swage of the collar. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202383 | SWAGE INDICATING COLLAR - A swage collar including a shank having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an outside diameter, a flange extending circumferentially from the first end of the shank and having a outer diameter, and a scalloped shoulder formed at a location where the first end of the shank transitions to the flange. When the swage collar is swaged, the shoulder is deformed from an undeformed state to a deformed state such that the shoulder is blended with the outside diameter of the shank and the outer diameter of the flange. When the shoulder is in its deformed state, it includes multiple curved portions each having a radius of curvature that visually indicates all around the outside diameter of the collar a complete swage of the collar. Knurling located on the outside diameter of the shank and proximate to the second end is deformable and provides a visual indication of the application of an installation tool. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202384 | APPARATUS FOR TIGHTENING THREADED FASTENERS - According to a first aspect of the invention we provide an apparatus for torsionally coupling a threaded fastener and a torque output device including:—a first coupling member: rotatably and threadedly engagable with the threaded fastener; rotatably and taperedly engagable with a second coupling member; non-rotatably engagable with an action portion of the torque output device; the second coupling member non-rotatably engagable with a reaction portion of the torque output device; and wherein the first coupling member, when rotated by the action portion of the torque output device, applies a load to the threaded fastener. Advantageously apparatus with alternative geometries for torsion coupling allow for more efficiently and evenly distributed load stress distribution; higher torsion strength; and lower fastener mass and volume. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202385 | ADDING ENRICHMENT MODULES - An apparatus configured to receive material from a first isotope enrichment module and feed the received material into a second isotope enrichment module and a first storage region of a material storage apparatus; and receive material from the second isotope enrichment module and feed the received material into a second storage region of the material storage apparatus. A corresponding method is also described and an apparatus and corresponding method for controlling feed rates of material into the storage apparatus are also described. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202386 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate processing apparatus includes a control unit performing loading substrates into a second unit block when a trouble occurs in a module of a first unit block; determining whether it is before a leading substrate of a next lot of the lot where a standby substrate positioned in upper stream side than the troubled module belongs is loaded into the module in the uppermost stage of the second unit block; loading the standby substrate into the module in the uppermost stage of the second unit block when determined it is before the loading of the leading substrate and loading the standby substrate into the module in the uppermost stage of the second unit block after a rearmost substrate of the next lot is loaded into the module in the uppermost stage of the second unit block when determined otherwise; and performing a series of processing on the standby substrate. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202387 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, TRANSFER MODULE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT - A substrate processing system is provided with: a first transfer unit, which extends from a loader module to a first processing chamber for processing substrates, to transfer the substrates; and a second transfer unit, which is provided below or above the first transfer unit and extends from the loader module to a second processing chamber for processing substrates, to transfer the substrates. The first processing chamber and the second processing chamber do not overlap in the vertical direction, and are disposed at positions separated from each other in a plan view. At the same time, at least a part of the first transfer unit and at least a part of the second transfer unit overlap each other in the vertical direction. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202388 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a technique which can prevent poor processing of successive substrates in the event of a failure of a module or a transport mechanism for transporting a substrate between modules. A substrate processing apparatus includes: a plurality of modules from which a substrate holder of a substrate transport mechanism receives a substrate; a sensor section for detecting a displacement of the holding position of a substrate, held by the substrate holder, from a reference position preset in the substrate holder; and a storage section for storing the displacement, detected when the substrate holder receives a substrate from each of the modules, in a chronological manner for each module. A failure of one of the modules or the substrate transport mechanism is estimated based on the chronological data on the displacement for each module, stored in the storage section. This enables an early detection of a failure or abnormality. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202389 | PALLET CHANGING DEVICE FOR A MACHINE TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL COMPRISING A PALLET CHANGING DEVICE - A pallet changing device ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130202390 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - An industrial robot is provided with the first hand, the second hand, the arm and the main unit section. The base end portion of the first hand and the base end portion of the second hand are joined to the front end portion of the arm such that they overlap with each other in the top-bottom direction. The first hand and the second hand are independently rotatable with respect to the arm and also rotatable about the common center of rotation with respect to the arm in the view from the top-bottom direction. Also, the first hand and the second hand are formed being bent in the view from the top-bottom direction, and also formed to have line symmetry about a predetermined imaginary line passing through the center of rotation in the view from the top-bottom direction. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202391 | PASSENGER AND VEHICLE ELEVATOR SYSTEM - The passenger and vehicle elevator system includes a plurality of elevator cars arrayed substantially equidistantly and equiangularly from a central shaft of the building. Each elevator car includes a housing and at least one door. The housing has a floor, a ceiling, and at least one sidewall. A linearly translating platform is mounted on the floor of each of the housings. The linearly translating platform is adapted for automatically carrying the vehicle and the at least one passenger through the at least one door. Further, the vehicle may be rotated within the housing by driven rotation of the platform or the floor, allowing for selective angular positioning of the vehicle with respect to the housing. The elevator car to ascends and descends within a corresponding elevator shaft in a manner similar to that of a conventional elevator. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202392 | Article Transport Facility - An article transport facility includes a first transport conveyer for transporting an article between a first transfer position outside the article storage and a position inside the article storage, and a second transport conveyer for transporting an article between a second transfer position outside the article storage and a position inside the article storage. An article transport vehicle is configured to be capable of transferring an article to or from one of the first transfer position and the second transfer position by vertically moving a grip portion with the article transport vehicle stopped at a transfer stop position in a path defined by a travel rail and is configured to be capable of transferring an article to or from the other of the first transfer position and the second transfer position by slidingly moving the grip portion with the article transport vehicle stopped at the transfer stop position. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202393 | PLATE-SHAPED MEMBER TRANSFER FACILITY - A stocker facility includes a rack configured to store glass plates in a standing state such that the glass plates are arranged in a front-rear direction and a stocker configured to cause the glass plate to move in a left-right direction to transfer the glass plate to and from the rack. Thus, the present invention provides a plate-shaped member transfer facility capable of carrying the plate-shaped member in between two spaced-apart plate-shaped members between which a storage pitch is short and carrying any one of a plurality of plate-shaped members out from the rack without inserting an end effect in a substrate storage portion of the rack. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202394 | PLATE-SHAPED MEMBER TRANSFER FACILITY - Provided is a plate-shaped member transfer facility capable of inserting a plate-shaped member in a raised state into a rack and retrieving the plate-shaped member in the raised state from the rack. A stocker facility includes: a rack configured to store glass plates such that the stored glass plates are arranged in a front-rear direction in a raised state; and a track robot configured to transfer the glass plates between the track robot and the rack by moving the glass plates to the left and right. The track robot includes a track-side running base, a flip, a track-side conveyance base, and rollers. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202395 | Articulated Ladder Rack for Semi Tractor - There is provided an apparatus for storing a ladder on the outer rear wall of a cab of a semi tractor. It comprises an outer stationary frame that is bolted to the rear surface of the tractor cab proximate one side of the cab and contained within the outer frame are first and second panels that are pivotally joined to one another where one of the first and second panels is also pivotally joined to the stationary frame. The second inner panel carries a ladder support bracket. When stowed, a latch mechanism prevents the inner articulated frame panels from extending relative to the stationary outer frame. Upon unlatching, the two inner articulated panels can be rotated such that the ladder will be positioned to the side of the tractor cab and accessible to an individual standing on the ground. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202396 | Apparatus For Infill Extraction and Collection - An apparatus for extracting and collecting particulate infill from an infilled artificial turf field. A vehicle has a first forward end and a second rearward end. An infill extractor is located at the first end of the vehicle and adapted to extract infill from a strip of infilled athletic turf. Extracted infill falls into a bottom section of the infill extractor. An infill mover is secured to the vehicle and adapted to move the extracted infill from the bottom section of the infill extractor toward the second end of the vehicle. An infill collector is connected to the second end of the vehicle and operable to cooperate with the infill mover to collect the moved infill. The infill collector includes a frame that is laterally movable relative to the vehicle from an operative “in use” position to a stowed position. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202397 | TRACTOR INSTALLED ROTATABLE ARM - The present invention provides a tractor with a rotatable articulated arm in which a rotating shaft is installed around a driver cab of the tractor, and the articulated arm is coupled to the rotating shaft so that the articulated arm can rotate around the rotating shaft within as large an angular range as possible, whereby an operating radius and working efficiency of an operating implement mounted to an end of the articulated arm can be markedly improved. In the present invention, the driver cab which is provided with a driver seat is disposed on a body frame at a position displaced to one side from a central portion of the body frame. The rotating shaft is installed around the driver cab. The articulated arm is installed on the rotating shaft so that the articulated arm can rotate around the rotating shaft. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202398 | SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A substrate transport apparatus including a first substrate holder and a second substrate holder capable of respectively holding substrates includes a first drive arm which has first and second end portions, and is rotatable with rotation of a first drive shaft, a second drive arm which has a third end portion spaced apart from the first end portion by a first distance, and a fourth end portion spaced apart from the second end portion by a second distance, and is rotatable with rotation of a second drive shaft coaxial with the first drive shaft, two first driven arms coupled to the first substrate holder, and two second driven arms coupled to the second substrate holder. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202399 | MAGNET LOADING APPARATUS - A magnet loading apparatus for loading magnet pole pieces onto a field of an electric machine is described. The apparatus includes positioning means realized to hold a magnet pole piece of a plurality P of magnet pole pieces in place relative to its designated position on the field; and a transfer means realized to simultaneously transfer a plurality P of magnet pole pieces from the positioning means onto the field of the electric machine. Also described is a method of loading magnet pole pieces onto a field of an electric machine. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202400 | PALLET TRUCK ADAPTER - A pallet truck adapter having side by side shoes for fitting over pallet supporting tines, in which the shoes are of different heights. This facilitates locating one pallet on the higher shoe, lifting it slightly off of the supporting surface, and then moving to and lifting another pallet on the lower shoe. The adjacent pallets can then be moved together and off loaded at different locations, unloading the pallet on the lower shoe first, and the pallet on the higher shoe thereafter. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202401 | Method and Device for variable motion and applications using Interchangeable Heads - A machine for automating manual labor has a motor portion, transmission portion, and a head portion which may all be interchanged with alternates for different applications. The machine is driven by an electric motor that can perform different motions and actions, one at a time or simultaneously, depending on the transmission and head portions. Two such motions are rotary and linear reciprocating motion. Applications include cleaning surfaces, cleaning vessels, mixer, blender, chopper, slicer, shredder, vibrator, massager, semi and fully automatic milk cream maker. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202402 | ARTICULATING SLIDER TRACK - A variable fan nozzle assembly includes a cowl member mounted on a slider track. The slider track may be articulated relative to a support member to slightly modify the position of the cowl member to vary the fan nozzle exit area. At least one 4-bar linkage may be utilized to allow articulation of the slider track responsive to an actuator. A method for varying a fan nozzle exit area includes mounting a first slider track in articulatable relationship with a support member; mounting a first cowl member in slidable relationship with a first slider track such that a fan nozzle is at least partially defined by a surface of the first cowl member; varying the operational position of the first cowl member by articulating the first slider track without sliding the first cowl member with respect to the first slider track to vary the fan nozzle exit area. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202403 | LOW NOISE TURBINE FOR GEARED TURBOFAN ENGINE - A gas turbine engine is utilized in combination with a gear reduction to reduce the speed of a fan relative to a low pressure turbine speed. The gas turbine engine is designed such that a blade count in the low pressure turbine multiplied by the speed of the low pressure turbine will result in operational noise that is above a sensitive range for human hearing. A method and turbine module are also disclosed. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202404 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYABLE SWIRL VANES - An aircraft control structure for drag management includes a nozzle structure configured to exhaust a swirling fluid stream. A plurality of swirl vanes are positioned within the nozzle structure, and an actuation subsystem is configured to cause the plurality of swirl vanes to move from a deployed state to a non-deployed state. In the non-deployed state, the plurality of swirl vanes are substantially flush with the inner surface of the nozzle structure. In the deployed state, the plurality of swirl vanes produce the swirling fluid stream. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202405 | SELF-LUBRICATED COATING AND METHOD - Coating and method for providing a self-lubricated coating on a substrate. The method includes spraying with an inert gas at least a layer of liquid metal on the substrate; adding a compound to the liquid metal while being sprayed on the substrate; forming a porous layer on the substrate that includes the metal and the compound, where the porous layer has plural pores; heating the porous layer to open the pores; flooding the open pores with a greasing substance such that part of the greasing substance is stored in one or more pores; and cooling the porous layer to close the pores and trap the greasing substance inside the pores. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202406 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a heat exchanger and a valve that controls an amount of a first fluid that is communicated through the heat exchanger A first sensor senses a first characteristic of a second fluid that is communicated through the heat exchanger to exchange heat with the first fluid and a second sensor senses a second characteristic of the second fluid. A positioning of the valve is based on at least one of the first characteristic and the second characteristic. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202407 | Oscillating Hydrofoil, Turbine, Propulsive System and Method for Transmitting Energy - System and method for converting kinetic energy from a fluid flow into mechanical energy, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a turbine including first and second hydrofoils, each of the hydrofoils being able to move lin-early in a heaving motion, and being able to oscillate about a spanwise axis in a pitching motion, said heaving and pitching motions being quasi-si-nusoidal, b) coupling the heaving motions of the first and second hydrofoils to the pitching motions of the second and first hydrofoils respectively, with the pitch-heave motion phase being substantially equal to the inter-hydrofoil phase, the heaving motion of one of the hydrofoils thereby driving the pitching motion of the other hydrofoil; and c) transforming the heaving motions of the hydrofoils into a rotational movement of a rotatable shaft, with linear-to-rotary transmission means. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202408 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH IMPROVED COOLING BETWEEN TURBINE ROTOR DISK ELEMENTS - A gas turbine engine is provided comprising a forward rotor disk and blade assembly capable of rotating; an aft rotor disk and blade assembly capable of rotating; and a row of vanes positioned between the forward rotor disk and blade assembly and the aft rotor disk and blade assembly. The vane row and the forward rotor disk and blade assembly may define a forward cavity. The vane row may comprise at least one stator vane comprising: a main body and an inner shroud structure comprising a cover. The cover may include a first inner cavity receiving cooling air. The cover may further include at least one cooling flow passage. Cooling air flowing from the cooling flow passage has a tangential velocity component. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202409 | TURBINE VANE HOLLOW INNER RAIL - A guide vane device for a turbine has an inner platform with a through hole forming a fluid channel for a cooling fluid, wherein the inner platform extends in a circumferential direction around a shaft of the turbine. The guide vane device further includes a hollow aerofoil with a cooling opening for exchanging the cooling fluid passing the through hole into or from the hollow aerofoil, wherein the hollow aerofoil is fixed to a first surface of the inner platform, and a rail with a recess with a cooling fluid passage forming a passage for the cooling fluid to the through hole, wherein the rail is fixed to a second surface of the inner platform and the rail extends along the second surface in the circumferential direction around the shaft. The cooling fluid passage has in the circumferential direction at least the dimension of the through hole. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202410 | INDICATOR APPARATUS FOR A WIND TURBINE TOWER WALL - Disclosed is an indicator apparatus for indicating a displacement of two segments, in particular two wall segments of a wind turbine tower wall, relative to each other, the indicator apparatus comprising: a body; a first connection element mounted at the body and adapted to be connected to a first segment; and a second connection element mounted at the body and adapted to be connected to a second segment, wherein the body is configured to generate information indicative of a relative displacement of the first connection element and the second connection element. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202411 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR AND HERMETIC SEALING INSPECTION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A motor-driven compressor includes a compression mechanism compressing and discharging fluid, an electric motor driving the compression mechanism, a drive circuit controlling the electric motor, a drive circuit chamber accommodating the drive circuit and a hermetic sealing inspection port that allows the drive circuit chamber to be in communication with the outside thereof. The hermetic sealing inspection port includes a valve opening and closing the hermetic sealing inspection port. The drive circuit chamber can be pressurized or depressurized through the hermetic sealing inspection port. The hermetic sealing inspection is conducted by connecting an outside fluid machine to the hermetic sealing inspection port through a detachable tube. The fluid machine is operated so as to depressurize or pressurize the drive circuit chamber through the hermetic sealing inspection port. The pressure in the drive circuit chamber is measured by a pressure meter provided in the tube. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202412 | FAN - A fan includes a base and a nozzle mounted on the base. The base includes an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller to generate an air flow. The nozzle includes an air inlet, an air outlet, and an annular casing which defines a bore through which air from outside the fan is drawn by air emitted from the air outlet. An electrostatic precipitator is located within the bore of the nozzle for treating the air drawn through the bore. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202413 | FAN - A fan includes a base and a nozzle mounted on the base. The base includes an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller to generate an air flow. The nozzle includes an air inlet, an air outlet, and an annular casing which defines a bore through which air from outside the fan is drawn by air emitted from the air outlet. An ionizer is located within the bore of the nozzle for treating the air drawn through the bore. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202414 | RELATIVISTIC MECHANICAL DEVICE - A mechanical device includes a prime mover, and a number of rotating masses. Each mass is rotated simultaneously around centers of rotation in two or three planes that are at right angles to each other. The device includes one or more timing devices that are synchronized. The timing devices fix the relationship of the two simultaneous input rotations. In this device, internal energy creates an internal differential that is equalized by an external acceleration of the total mass, and internal energy is transferred to the exterior. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202415 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSOR ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine engine includes a fan section, a gear arrangement configured to drive the fan section, a compressor section and a turbine section. The compressor section includes a low pressure compressor section and a high pressure compressor section. The turbine section is configured to drive compressor section and the gear arrangement. The engine includes a combination of quantities providing beneficial operation. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202416 | DRIVE DEVICE - [Object] To provide a drive device capable of increasing the drive precision of a movable member for generating power and capable of suppressing the generation of abraded particles. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202417 | COMPONENT REMOVAL APPARATUS FOR USE IN TURBINE ENGINES AND METHODS OF REMOVING COMPONENTS FROM TURBINE ENGINES - A component removal apparatus for use with a turbine engine is provided. The apparatus includes a main body and at least one alignment member that extends from the main body, wherein the alignment member is configured to position the apparatus relative to at least a portion of a component of the turbine engine. At least one leg member extends outwardly from at least one end portion of the main body. At least one lifting member is coupled to the leg member and is configured to apply a force to the leg member and/or the main body to facilitate the removal of the component from the turbine engine. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202418 | CLEARANCE CONTROL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE SECTION - A section of a gas turbine engine includes a case structure having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. A continuous, ring-shaped liner has a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is substantially different than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. A flexible leaf member operatively connects the liner to the case structure. The leaf member is configured to accommodate diametrical change in the liner throughout various fan section operating temperatures. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202419 | METHOD FOR FASTENING A BRUSH SEALING ELEMENT IN A GROOVE OF A HOUSING SEGMENT - A sealing system and method is disclosed. The sealing system includes a brush sealing element and an accommodating element with an accommodating chamber. The brush sealing element is disposed in the accommodating chamber and a bendable strap is disposed on the accommodating element. The method includes fastening the brush sealing element in the accommodating chamber of the accommodating element. The accommodating element is arranged in a groove of a housing segment and a position of the accommodating element is secured on the housing element by bending the strap of the accommodating element to engage with a side wall of the housing segment. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202420 | Turbine Shell Having A Plate Frame Heat Exchanger - A turbine shell is provided, and includes a body portion and at least one plate. The body portion has a forward portion and an aft portion. The plate is located between the forward portion and the aft portion. The plate is part of a plate frame heat exchanger, which is part of the body portion of the turbine shell. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202421 | Passive Liquid Cooling System for Inverters Utilized for Wind Turbine Applications - A wind turbine with a thermal siphoning system is disclosed. The wind turbine comprises a tower of a wind turbine, the tower having a top and a base, and a thermal siphoning system for cooling heat generating components. The thermal siphoning system is located within the wind turbine tower and comprises a liquid coolant and at least one heat generating component located near the base of the tower. The heat generating component is adapted to receive the coolant through a coolant inlet port and adapted to discharge the coolant through a coolant outlet port. The thermal siphoning system further comprises a hot coolant tube connected to the coolant outlet port of the heat generating component. | 2013-08-08 |
20130202422 | COMPRESSOR OF USE IN GAS TURBINE ENGINE - Provided is a compressor for use in a gas turbine engine, capable of preventing a creation of rust on an inner surface of the compressor casing, without complicating assembling process. The casing | 2013-08-08 |