37th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150252795 | Electrostatic Thruster - The electrostatic thruster is an electrostatic propulsion device which produces a force by making the grounded conductors and the charged conductor composing the device experience a stronger electric field on one side of the device than the other side. This is done by surrounding each half of the inner conductor with its own dielectric of each dielectric's own unique permittivity and placing a grounded conductor above and below the inner conductor-double dielectric assembly. The dielectric with the higher permittivity will produce a weaker electric field on its half than the dielectric with the lower permittivity causing a non-zero net electrostatic force to move in the direction of the dielectric with the lower permittivity when the charged conductor is electrically powered. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252796 | PUMP SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR USE WITH WATERJET SYSTEMS AND OTHER HIGH PRESSURE FLUID SYSTEMS - High pressure pump systems with reduced pressure ripple for use with waterjet systems and other systems are described herein. A pump system configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes four reciprocating members operably coupled to a crankshaft at 90 degree phase angles. The reciprocating members can include plungers operably disposed in corresponding cylinders and configured to compress fluid (e.g., water) in the cylinders to pressures suitable for waterjet processing, such as pressures exceeding 30,000 psi. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252797 | Variable-Capacity Compressor - To prevent operation failure caused by adhesion of a lubricating oil of a control valve for controlling a discharge displacement. A partition member | 2015-09-10 |
20150252798 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash plate type compressor includes a rotary shaft, a swash plate, and an actuator. The actuator includes a partition body, a movable body, and a coupling member located radially outward of the rotary shaft of the swash plate. The movable body has a guide surface for changing the inclination angle of the swash plate and a sliding portion that slides on the rotary shaft or the partition body. When viewed in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction in which the rotational axis of the rotary shaft extends and perpendicular to a first direction, the guide surface has a curved shape that is configured such that a normal of the guide surface and the rotational axis of the rotary shaft intersect in a zone surrounded by the sliding portion in the entire range of change in the inclination angle. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252799 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DAMPING VIBRATIONS DURING MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATIONS - An arrangement for damping vibrations during microscopic examinations of inorganic and organic material specimens in an evacuated measuring at low temperatures that are cooled by an electromechanical cryocooler suppresses transfer of vibrations from the cryocooler onto the specimen, the microscope table and the instrument table. The arrangement includes a cryocooler unit and a microscopy unit combined with a damping unit preferably located on a common longitudinal axis. The damping unit has a series arrangement of inter-coupled evacuable compensation chambers arranged along the longitudinal axis, the series arrangement being combined with damper groups, two of which act at least diametrically. A clamping unit is operationally connected to the damping unit at at least two points on the series arrangement. A tension force of the damping unit is adjustable. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252800 | PERISTALTIC PUMP ROTOR - A peristaltic pump rotor comprising a body, an arm pivotally mounted to the body at an arm-body pivot point, the arm being movable between a deployed condition in which the arm is arranged, in use, to contact tubing in a peristaltic pump so as to effect pumping, and a retracted condition in which the arm is withdrawn from the tubing so that pumping is not effected; an actuator for effecting movement of the arm between the deployed and retracted conditions, the actuator comprising a first link pivotally mounted to the body at one end thereof and to a second link at the other end thereof, the second link being pivotally mounted to the first link at one end thereof and to the arm at the other end thereof at a point on the arm spaced from the arm-body pivot point; the links and pivot points being arranged such that the arm is retained in the deployed condition by the first and second links being arranged over centre when the arm is in the deployed condition. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252801 | Compact Ultrahigh Pressure Dynamic Seal Assembly With Pressure Activating Backup Ring - The invention features a seal assembly for a high pressure liquid system. The seal assembly includes a seal carrier having abuse portion defining a proximal end, a distal end, and a bore. The seal carrier also includes a seal disposed within the bore of the seal carrier. The seal carrier also includes a backup ring disposed within the bore of the seal carrier. The seal carrier also includes a hoop ring disposed substantially between the seal and the backup ring, the hoop ring having a proximal surface and an outer surface. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252802 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT VANE PUMP - A variable displacement vane pump includes a pump housing, a drive shaft supported in the pump housing, a rotor rotated by the drive shaft, a plurality of vanes mounted to the rotor, a cam ring disposed movably around the pump element and a pressure plate arranged facing the rotor and the cam ring. The pressure plate has formed therein a discharge hole and a drive shaft insertion hole. The pump housing has formed therein a suction hole, a high-pressure chamber and a low-pressure chamber. The variable displacement vane pump further includes a first seal member disposed on a pressure receiving surface of the pressure plate so as to separate the drive shaft insertion hole from the high-pressure chamber and a second seal member disposed on the pressure receiving surface of the pressure plate so as to separate the low-pressure chamber from the high-pressure chamber and the drive shaft insertion hole. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252803 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A variable displacement pump includes a variable mechanism configured to change a volume-variation rate of each pump chamber by movement of a movable member; a biasing mechanism provided to bias the movable member in a direction that increases the volume-variation rate; at least one reduction-side control oil chamber to which oil is supplied from a discharge portion such that the reduction-side control oil chamber applies force to the movable member in a direction that reduces the volume-variation rate; at least one increase-side control oil chamber to which oil is supplied from the discharge portion such that the increase-side control oil chamber applies force to the movable member in the direction that increases the volume-variation rate; and a control mechanism configured to control a oil quantity which is supplied to each control oil chamber. The total number of the control oil chambers is three or more. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252804 | WORKING OIL CHAMBER SEALING SYSTEM OF ROTARY VANE STEERING GEAR ACTUATOR - A working oil chamber sealing system of a rotary vane steering gear actuator having a top end face of a respective segment of a housing that holds a segment top face horizontal seal. The segment top face horizontal seal having a sealing face which touches a rear face of a top cover. The top cover rear face holds an upper ring seal, a sealing face of which touches an outer circumferential edge of an upper end face of a rotor and also touches a sealing face inner edge of the segment top face horizontal seal and a sealing face inner edge of an upper horizontal vane seal of a rotor vane, respectively. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252805 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO DETECT AN OPERATION CONDITION OF A COMPRESSOR - Embodiments to help detect operation conditions of a compressor of a TRU in real time by a genset are disclosed. The operation conditions of the compressor can be determined by monitoring a parameter pattern of the genset, such as value changes of a horsepower, a torque, an exhaust temperature, fuel consumption and/or a RPM of a prime mover of the genset, or a current drawn from a generator of the genset, over a period of time. In one embodiment, when a scroll compressor is used in the TRU, the scroll compressor may start a periodical load/unload duty cycle when the TRU reaches its setpoint. The periodical load/unload duty cycle of the scroll compressor can be detected based on a corresponding fluctuation pattern in genset parameters. When this periodically fluctuating pattern of ECU parameters and/or current drawn is detected, the prime mover can be switched to a low operation speed. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252806 | GAS COMPRESSOR - A gas compressor comprises a rotor having vane grooves, a cylinder shaped to surround an outer circumference of the rotor, vanes plate-shaped, slidably inserted into the vane grooves, and abuttable at one ends on the inner circumference of the cylinder, upon receiving a back pressure from the vane grooves, two side blocks to enclose both ends of the rotor and the cylinder, respectively, compression chambers supplied with a medium to compress the medium to a high-pressure medium for discharge, an oil separator to separate, from the discharged high-pressure medium, oil to be used as the back pressure, an oil path through which the oil at a certain pressure is supplied to the vane grooves, and a high-pressure supply hole formed in at least one of the side blocks, including a small diameter portion and a large diameter portion integrally formed. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252807 | GAS-TRANSFER FOOT - The present invention includes a molten metal pump and associated components that enable gas to be released into a stream of molten metal. The gas may be released into the molten metal stream (preferably into the bottom of the stream) flowing through a passage. Such a stream may be within the pump discharge and/or within a metal-transfer conduit extending from the pump discharge. The gas is released by using a gas-transfer foot that is positioned next to and is preferably attachable to the pump base or to the metal-transfer conduit. Preferably, the conduit (and/or discharge) in which the gas is released comprises two sections: a first section having a first cross-sectional area and a second section downstream of the first section and having a second cross-sectional area, wherein the second cross sectional area is larger than the first cross-sectional area. Preferably, the gas is released into or near the second section so that the gas is released into an area of relatively lower pressure. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252808 | IN-LINE DUAL PUMP AND MOTOR WITH CONTROL DEVICE - The present pump devices provide a dual pump using two (or more) electric motors (e.g. brushless DC motors) driving the pumps independently, including integration of hydraulic and electrical components and connectors. The illustrated arrangements include an in-line single shaft version, a parallel side-by-side shaft version, and an inside-outside version. Each configuration includes a housing supporting formation of: shared structural support for the pumps and motors (e.g., bearings, stator, relationship of components), fluid pump and hydraulic system (e.g., fluid passageways, ports connectors) and motor electrical control (e.g., control circuitry and sensory components). | 2015-09-10 |
20150252809 | EXTERNAL AUTOMATIC CONTROL SMART AIR PUMP - The present invention provides an external automatic control smart air pump, including a housing, an air blast device and an automatic control mechanism. By setting up the intake nozzle in such way that the second cavity is independently in communication therewith, the actual air pressure inside the inflatable object can be precisely measured. The fine motion switch is controlled with the coordination of the push button, rotating position limiting member, pressing member, air pressure sensing film, first restoring spring and second restoring spring, thereby realizing the auto stop control of the air pump. The structure of the present invention is simple, and the assembling process thereof is convenient. In addition, the present invention can be precisely controlled according to the actual air pressure inside the inflatable object, thereby bringing convenience for the user. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252810 | COMPRESSOR WHEEL WITH BALANCE CORRECTION AND POSITIVE PILOTING - A turbocharger including, a turbine wheel ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150252811 | Compressor Device - A compressor device includes a compressor ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150252812 | HOUSING FOR A VENTILATOR OR FAN - The invention relates to a housing for a ventilator ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150252813 | BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND A FAN HAVING THE SAME - A backflow prevention device includes a plurality of flaps that are connected pivotally to a casing of a fan. When a blade unit of the fan rotates to generate an airflow entering the casing via an airflow inlet and exiting the casing via an airflow outlet, the flaps are driven to pivot away from the blade unit to open positions, where the flaps serve as stator blades for the fan. When rotation of the blade unit is stopped, the flaps are driven by a reverse flow directed toward the airflow outlet and the blade unit to pivot toward the blade unit to closed positions, where the flaps close the airflow outlet to prevent air from entering the casing via the airflow outlet. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252814 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device controls a plurality of inverter-driven pumps disposed between a heat source device and an air-conditioner. The control device includes a perceiving unit that perceives a cumulative operation time and a rotation speed distribution during operation of each of the pumps, a degradation degree derivation unit that derives a degradation degree of each of the pumps based on the cumulative operation time and the rotation speed distribution during operation of each of the pumps, and a determining unit that determines the pump to be next operated/stopped based on the degradation degree of each of the pumps. The degradation degree derivation unit further derives an increased amount of the degradation degree of each of the pumps in a predetermined period. The determining unit determines the pump to be next operated/stopped based on the increased amount of the degradation degree of each of the pumps in the predetermined period. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252815 | FLUID FILTRATION USING SPLINES - An assembly for filtering a fluid includes a first rotatable shaft with a first set of splines. The first rotatable shaft has an internal cavity containing the fluid. Also included is a second rotatable shaft with a second set of splines mated to the first set of splines. The second rotatable shaft includes at least a portion of a supply hole. The first rotatable shaft and the second rotatable shaft are configured to convey the fluid from the internal cavity through a tight clearance between the first set of splines and the second set of splines, to filter the fluid, and then out the supply hole. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252816 | CROSS-FLOW FAN - A cross-flow fan includes a disc-shaped or circular annular support plate, plural blades extending in a lengthwise direction from the support plate, and an auxiliary ring. The auxiliary ring has a ring portion that is positioned on a lengthwise direction intermediate section of the plural blades and is disposed on an outside of outer ends of the plural blades, and plural connection portions that extend from the ring portion as far as spaces between adjacent blades of the plural blades and are joined to the blades in the spaces between adjacent blades. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252817 | Blower Housing - A blower housing has a discharge direction, an axis of rotation, a polar axis that intersects the axis of rotation and is substantially perpendicular to the discharge direction, and an angular sweep of increasing fluid flow area. The fluid flow area, A, increases with increasing angular magnitude, Φ, as a function comprising at least a functional component that is at least one of (1) equal to, (2) substantially mathematically reducible to, and (3) substantially mathematically analogous to the equation, | 2015-09-10 |
20150252818 | SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR A FAN AND FAN EQUIPPED THEREWITH - The present invention relates to a support element ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150252819 | Work Machine - Provided is a work machine including: a variable-displacement pump | 2015-09-10 |
20150252820 | HYDRAULIC DRIVING APPARATUS FOR WORKING MACHINE - Provided is a hydraulic driving apparatus including a calculation section calculating a temporary target engine rotation speed corresponding to an engine operation amount, a calculation section calculating a temporary target pump displacement volume based on first-control and second-control target pump displacement volumes corresponding to an actuator operation amount and a pump load pressure, and a command section calculating a final target engine rotation speed and a final target pump displacement volume to output commands. The command section calculates a target pump discharge amount from the temporary target engine rotation speed and the temporary target pump displacement volume, sets the final target pump displacement volume to one larger than the temporary target pump displacement volume, and sets the final target engine rotation speed to one being lower than the temporary target engine rotation speed and allowing a pump discharge amount equivalent to the target pump discharge amount to be obtained. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252821 | HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, DRIVING DEVICE, AND JOINT STRUCTURE - A hydraulic actuator, which contains: a tubular elastic body, at least part of which contains short fibers aligned in a longitudinal direction; a fluid storing chamber, which is formed within an internal space of the tubular elastic body, and can store a fluid; and an inlet-outlet pore, which is formed at least one end of the tubular elastic body relative to the longitudinal direction, and can introduce and discharge the fluid into and from the fluid storing chamber. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252822 | Method For Operating A Hydraulic System Of A Self-Propelled Paver, Hydraulic System, Especially For Using The Method, And Paver With Such A Hydraulic System - The present invention relates to a method for operating a hydraulic system of a self-propelled road paver, in particular, for the supply of hydraulic oil as needed to a closed hydraulic circuit of the road paver, a hydraulic system of a road paver for performing the method and a road paver having such a hydraulic system. The extraction and/or return of the quantity of hydraulic oil occur depending on at least one operating parameter of the road paver. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252823 | FLUIDIC BUFFER VOLUME DEVICE WITH REDUCED MIXEDNESS - A system includes an inlet pipe configured to convey a fluid and a buffer volume configured to buffer the fluid. The buffer volume includes a smallest diameter tube having a smallest diameter, a first inlet end, and a first outlet end. The first inlet end is configured to receive the fluid from the inlet pipe. The buffer volume also includes an intermediate tube surrounding the smallest diameter tube having a first capped end and a second outlet end. The first capped end is positioned next to the outlet end of the smallest diameter tube. The buffer volume also includes a largest diameter tube surrounding the intermediate tube second capped end and a third outlet end. The second capped end is positioned next to the second outlet end of the intermediate tube. The system also includes an outlet pipe configured to convey the fluid from the buffer volume. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252824 | HOLDER FOR CONNECTING A MODULE TO A COMPONENT OF AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT, ARRANGEMENT, AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT, AND METHOD - A holder for connecting a module to a component of an aircraft or spacecraft includes a first holder portion having a first adhesive face and a second holder portion having a second adhesive face. The first and second holder portions are movable relative to one another in an initial state of the holder such that a portion of the component can be received between the holder portions so as to glue the holder portions to the component by means of an adhesive layer in each case. The holder has two or more guided parts which are movable relative to one another by means of mutually cooperating guide faces in the initial state of the holder. The guide faces are suitably formed for being glued together using an adhesive. The holder can be used to counter peeling stress of an adhesive connection of the holder in the region of the first and/or second adhesive face. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252825 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR RADIAL APPLICATION - This invention concerns a support structure for releasably clamping onto a body relative to a central axis in use, wherein the support structure comprises a plurality of links connected at a plurality of pivots spaced about the axis and an array of contact members depending from the links at angularly spaced locations about the axis, whereby pivoting of the links causes actuation of the contact members in a substantially radial direction relative to the axis such that said contact members communicate an applied contact force about the body in use so as to clamp the support structure to the body via the array of contact members. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252826 | FASTENING CLIP ASSEMBLY - A fastening clip assembly is configured to securely connect a first panel to a second panel. The fastening clip assembly may include a collar, a securing support extending from the collar, and deflectable beams connected to the securing support. The deflectable beams are configured to move in first and second directions when the deflectable beams are mated with one or both of the first and second panels. The first direction differs from the second direction. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252827 | TOOL SUSPENSION DEVICE - A tool suspension device includes a main body having a front face, a rear face, and plural lateral faces. The main body has a suspension portion and has a tool receiving portion for receiving tools. The main body has at least one male engaging portion and at least one female engaging portion located at two opposite sides of the main body. The male engaging portion has a shape corresponding to the one of the female engaging portion. Thus, the tool suspension device can be engaged with another tool suspension device by engaging the male engaging portion and the female engaging portion together. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252828 | BOLT AND NUT ASSEMBLY WITH PLASTIC COVER FOR CONTROLLED SEALING COMPRESSION - A fastener has a head with an exterior end surface and a compression ledge. A projection extends from the compression ledge and a contact shoulder is formed at an intersection of the projection and the compression ledge. The shoulder has a thickness measured axially from the compression ledge and extends radially outward from the projection to the intersection of the shoulder and the compression ledge. A compressible sealing component encapsulates the exterior end surface of the head and partially overlaps an area entirely around the compression ledge. The compressible sealing component at the area of the compression ledge has an uncompressed axial thickness greater than the shoulder thickness measured from the compression ledge. A rotation preventer is formed on the projection and is configured to allow axial movement of the projection into a hole and to restrict rotation of the fastener when the projection extends into the hole. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252829 | CLIP - A clip couples a first member with a first through-hole, and a second member with a second through-hole. The clip includes a flexible cylindrical portion having a predetermined center axis line, opening two ends, and formed so that a distance from the center axis line to an outside surface is different in a rotational direction around the center axis line. The center axis line is orthogonal to an axis line of the coupling hole, and the cylindrical portion is inserted into a coupling hole rotatably between a first rotational position and a second rotational position around the center axis line. The cylindrical portion is set to have a distance between the center axis line and the outside surface to be loosely fitted in the coupling hole at the first rotational position and to be clamped between hole walls of the coupling hole at the second rotational position. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252830 | LOWER CORNER CONNECTOR FOR MODULAR SPORTS GOAL - A lower corner connector for a modular sports goal comprises a first tube having a generally circular inner surface and a second tube extending substantially perpendicularly to the first tube. The first tube has an open end for receiving an upright and a base opposite the open end for resting on a surface. A retainer projects inwardly from the inner surface of the first tube for engaging and retaining the upright and permitting the upright to rock toward and away from the second tube within the first tube to assist in absorbing impact forces. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252831 | CONNECTION DEVICE FOR TWO FURNITURE PARTS TO BE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER, AS WELL AS PIECE OF FURNITURE WHICH USES SUCH CONNECTION DEVICE - Connection device for two furniture parts which have to be interconnected, with a first connection portion which is realized at least as a spreading system and which is intended for being provided in a recess in a first furniture part, with a second connection portion which is intended for extending outside of the recess for cooperating with a second furniture part in this manner, as well as an activation mechanism for activating the spreading system, wherein the spreading system comprises at least two mutually rotatable parts, a first part and a second part, respectively, wherein the mutual rotation of which, in function of the realized mutual angle position, effects a spreading effect. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252832 | Fastening System - Disclosed is a fastening system ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150252833 | LOCKBOLT - A lockbolt for installation into apertured workpiece members, comprising a pin having a head and a tail end provided with locking grooves and a single pull groove, wherein an installation tool having a collet with a corresponding shape to the pull groove is used to apply an increasing pulling force to the pin tail, thereby to push the collet towards the workpiece, and as the force applied by the hydraulic piston further increases, causing the collar to be swaged into the lock grooves, and halting the force applied by the tool either at a predetermined maximum value or when the pin tail breaks at a breaker groove formed by the single pull groove. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252834 | GENERAL-PURPOSE TAPPING SCREW CAPABLE OF BEING COUPLED TO VARIOUS OBJECTS AND COUPLING METHOD USING SAME - The present invention provides a general use tapping screw, which is a two-line screw having a cylindrical body, and main threads and auxiliary threads which are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the body, wherein the outer diameter of the auxiliary threads is 92˜97% the outer diameter of the main threads, the angle of the front flank surfaces of the main threads and the auxiliary threads is in the range of 12±3 degrees, the angle of the rear flank surfaces of the main threads is in the range of 25±3 degrees, the angle of the rear flank surfaces of the auxiliary threads is in the range of 20±3 degrees, and intervals between a first pitch from the main thread to the auxiliary thread and a second pitch from the auxiliary thread to the next main threads have a difference in the range of ±10-20%. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252835 | TAMPER-RESISTANT LOCKING FASTENER COVER - A tamper-resistant fastening provision includes a fastener cover having a first flange and second flange joined at one end. The first flange has an elongate opening slidably receiving a shaft of a fastener, and the second flange has an opening disposed closer to a second end of the cover than the first end. The cover is moveable to a first position such that the fastener head is operably accessible through the second opening and the fastener shaft is disposed at an end of the elongate opening proximate to the second end of the cover. The cover is also moveable to a second position such that the cover is in an interference position relative to the fastener head and the shaft is disposed at an end of the elongate opening proximate to the first end of the cover. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252836 | DRIVE SPIKE - A fastener is provided. The fastener includes an elongated shank having a longitudinal axis. The fastener also includes a head portion formed at a first end of the shank. The head portion includes an annular flange extending radially from the longitudinal axis. The fastener also includes a knurled section extending along at least a portion of the shank and disposed adjacent to the annular flange. The knurled section includes a plurality of grooves circumferentially surrounding the portion of the shank. The fastener also includes a smooth section extending along at least a portion of the shank and disposed adjacent to the knurled section. The fastener also includes a helical threaded portion extending axially along at least a portion of said shank toward a second end of the shank and disposed adjacent to the smooth section. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252837 | Structural Joint With Multi-Axis Load Carrying Capability - A structural joint is formed of a mandrel having a plurality of bumps and dimples foamed thereon which is fitted into a sleeve. The bumps and dimples form a non-circular geometry at all points along the length of the mandrel. The bumps are defined by surfaces which have 1 | 2015-09-10 |
20150252838 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - In an outboard motor adapted to be mounted on a hull and equipped with an engine having a crankshaft located parallel with a gravity axis and a vertical shaft connected to the crankshaft to be rotated around the gravity axis, an urger is disposed at a position between the crankshaft and the vertical shaft to urge the crankshaft upward in a direction parallel with the gravity axis. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252839 | BALL JOINT MEMBER WITH PERMANENT LUBRICATION - This ball joint member, of the type including an inner ring, with a general axisymmetrical shape around a first axis, comprises an external contact surface having a truncated spherical shape, the inner ring including a coating which bears the external contact surface and an outer ring, of a general axisymmetrical shape around a second axis, comprising an internal contact surface mating said external contact surface, cooperating with said external contact surface, the outer ring including a coating which bears the internal contact surface. At least one of the inner and outer rings comprises lubricant reservoirs made on the coating of one of the external and internal contact surfaces and the coating of the contact surface of one of the rings is textured with micro-cavities forming the lubricant reservoirs. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252840 | BEARING LUBRICATED WITH A MEDIUM - A bearing lubricated with a medium, particularly a roller bearing or sliding bearing, including two bearing rings ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150252841 | BEARING ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED SPRING - A rolling bearing assembly is provided that includes an inner bearing ring adapted to receive a radially outer surface of a shaft and an outer bearing ring adapted to be supported on a radially inner surface of a housing. A plurality of rolling elements are supported between the inner ring and the outer ring. The inner ring defines an inner race on which the plurality of rolling elements run, and the outer ring defines an outer race on which the plurality of rolling elements run. A recess is formed on at least one of a radially inner surface of the inner bearing ring or a radially outer surface of the outer bearing ring. A spring is arranged at least partially in the recess and biases at least one of the inner bearing ring or the outer bearing ring against a respective one of the shaft or the housing. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252842 | RUBBER-METAL SLEEVE BEARING - A rubber-metal sleeve bearing includes an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve disposed in concentric relationship to the inner sleeve, and an intermediate sleeve disposed in concentric relationship to the inner and outer sleeves and having first and second elastomer layers to connect the intermediate sleeve to the inner and outer sleeves, respectively. The intermediate sleeve has inner and outer surfaces, each having at least one non-round section, with the non-round section of the inner surface and the non-round section of the outer surface being arranged in offset relationship in a circumferential direction. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252843 | PULLOUT GUIDE - A pullout guide for domestic appliances or furniture includes three rails mounted so they are movable in relation to one another, where a third rail is fixed on a body of the domestic appliance, a first rail is connected to a thrust element and a catch mechanism to latch the first rail in a predetermined position in relation to a second rail. A locking mechanism is provided to lock the second rail against a movement in relation to the third rail in the predetermined position. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252844 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LUBRICATING PLAIN BEARINGS - A system includes a plain bearing assembly configured to enable rotation of a shaft about a bearing system axis of the shaft. The plain bearing assembly includes the shaft, a cylindrical intermediate bearing disposed about the shaft, and an external bearing disposed about the intermediate bearing. The plain bearing assembly is configured to facilitate oscillatory motion of the shaft relative to the external bearing such that, when the shaft rotates in a first direction about the bearing system axis, the intermediate bearing rotates about the bearing system axis in the first direction, and when the shaft rotates in a second direction opposite the first direction about the bearing system axis, rotation of the intermediate bearing about the bearing system axis is resisted or prevented. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252845 | CRANKSHAFT THRUST BEARING AND ENGINE CONTAINING SAME - Improved fluid supply grooves in the face of an axial thrust bearing for a crankshaft are disclosed. The grooves have a larger cross-sectional area at the outer radius of the bearing body than at the inner radius of the bearing body. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252846 | THRUST BALL BEARING CAGE AND THRUST BALL BEARING - An end in an axial direction of a cage includes a first end face located so as to surround a pocket, a plurality of claw-shaped protrusions that protrude from a periphery of the pocket in a first end face outward in an axial direction and toward a center of the pocket and extend along the periphery at intervals, and a second end face that is connected to an end of the first end face, which is located on the opposite side of the first end face from the pocket side, via a step and is located further outward in the axial direction than the first end face. A recess is defined by the claw-shaped protrusions, the first end face, and the step. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252847 | ROLLING BEARING GUIDE RING - An annular guide ring for controlling the position of at least one of rolling elements and a bearing cage in relation to an inner ring of a rolling bearing. The guide ring comprises a base portion, a first side portion extending in a radial direction from a first axial end portion of the base portion, and a second side portion extending in a radial direction from a second axial end portion of the base portion, wherein the first side portion and the second side portion are integrally formed with the base portion of a one-piece sheet material. Also described is a method for manufacturing the guide ring for the rolling bearing. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252848 | TAPERED ROLLER BEARING - A tapered roller bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of tapered rollers, and a cage. The cage includes: a large-diameter side annular portion and a small-diameter side annular portion that form wall portions in both axial ends of pockets; and a plurality of cage bars. A pressure difference reducing portion is provided which reduces the difference between a pressure in an inner region including a smallest bore diameter portion of an outer ring raceway surface of the outer ring and a pressure in an outer region including a boundary portion between an outer peripheral surface and an axially outer end surface of the small-diameter side annular portion of the cage. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252849 | NEEDLE ROLLER AND CAGE ASSEMBLY - A needle roller and cage assembly include a cage having a width larger than a diameter thereof. Pillar sections of the cage each include roller retaining portions on radially inner and outer sides with respect to a roller pitch circle diameter and an oblique portion through which the roller retaining portions are continuous with each other. The oblique portion includes a first relief portion formed therein, for avoiding interference with a needle roller. The adjacent pillar sections form a pocket having a rectangular shape therebetween. The pocket includes a second relief portion in each of four corners thereof. The second relief portion extends in the axial direction of the cage from a position at which a short side of the pocket is elongated in a circumferential direction of the cage to an outer end of the roller retaining portion on the radially outer side. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LUBRICATING ROLLING BEARING ELEMENTS - A system includes a rolling bearing element assembly configured to enable rotation of a rotary element relative to a stationary element, the rotation being about a bearing system axis of the rolling bearing element assembly. The rolling bearing element assembly includes an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of rolling bearing elements disposed between the inner and outer races. The rolling bearing element assembly is configured to facilitate oscillatory motion of the rotary element relative to the stationary element such that, when the rotary element rotates in a first direction about the bearing system axis, the rolling bearing elements revolve about the bearing system axis in the first direction, and when the rotary element rotates in a second direction opposite the first direction about the bearing system axis, revolution of the rolling bearing elements about the bearing system axis in the second direction is resisted or prevented. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252851 | METHOD OF PROVIDING LUBRICANT TO A BEARING ASSEMBLY - A method of providing lubricant to a bearing assembly is provided. The method includes providing a bearing assembly including a housing with an inner surface that forms an outer race, a plurality of rolling elements that roll on the outer race, and a packet having a rupturable membrane and a predetermined volume of lubricant therein. At least one of a shaft or a cage is inserted into the bearing assembly and ruptures the packet via engagement of the packet with at least one of the shaft or the cage such that the volume of lubricant is distributed to contact surfaces of the bearing assembly. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252852 | OIL RETENTION AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A BEARING - A bearing seal assembly of a rotary machine includes and inner shaft and an outer shaft. The outer shaft is disposed concentrically around and radially outward from the inner shaft. The space between the inner and outer shafts forms an annulus void. The inner shaft includes an oil inlet port through which lubricating oil enters the annulus void. A grooved structure is located on an inner surface of the outer shaft, and the grooved structure is configured to retain oil upon shutdown of the rotary machine. A bearing is located outside of the outer shaft. An oil outlet port is disposed in the outer shaft and is connected to the grooved structure for supplying lubricating oil to the bearing. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252853 | MOTOR - A motor includes a motor body, a pin, a core, and an input cam. The motor body includes a housing and an output shaft. The pin is arranged in the output shaft to extend in a direction orthogonal to a rotation axis of the output shaft. The core is pivotally supported by the pin and rotates coaxially with the output shaft. The input cam is annular and surrounds an outer circumference of the core. The input cam rotates integrally with the core. An end surface of the core closer to the housing includes a first deviated surface. The core includes an insertion portion into which the pin is inserted. When a center axis of the core is coaxial to the rotation axis of the output shaft, the first deviated surface is located at a position farther from the housing than the insertion portion. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252854 | JOINT DEVICE AND MOTOR - A joint device includes a drive rotor fixed to a drive shaft, a driven rotor fixed to a driven shaft, and a ring-shaped buffer located between the drive rotor and the driven rotor. The drive rotor includes a drive engagement portion that projects toward the driven rotor in an axial direction. The driven rotor includes a driven engagement portion that projects toward the drive rotor in the axial direction. The buffer includes an outer surface, which includes a first engagement recess and a second engagement recess that are recessed toward a radially inner side. An outer diameter of a bottom surface of the second engagement recess is smaller than an inner diameter of the driven engagement portion or an outer diameter of a bottom surface of the first engagement recess is smaller than an inner diameter of the drive engagement portion. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252855 | Torque Limiting Device - A torque limiting device ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150252856 | FRUSTO-CONICAL DUAL CLUTCH - A dual clutch having a flywheel comprising an inner conical surface and an outer conical surface, a first clutch comprising a first contact member that is axially movable along an axis relative to first and second transmission-side output shafts for engaging a first conical clutch disc connected to a first output shaft with the inner conical surface of the flywheel, a second clutch comprising a second contact member that is axially movable along the axis relative to the first and second transmission-side output shafts for engaging a second conical clutch disk connected to a second output shaft with the outer conical surface of the flywheel, a mounting means connected to a clutch housing of the dual clutch or to a transmission housing of a motor vehicle transmission, and, actuation means for moving the first clutch and/or the second clutch along the axis. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252857 | CLUTCH - The clutch is provided with a drive-side rotational body, a driven-side rotational body, driven-side rotational body, and an urging member. The driven-side rotational body is movable in the axial direction of the drive-side rotational body between a first position, at which the driven-side rotational body is coupled to the drive-side rotational body, and a second position, at which the driven-side rotational body is decoupled from the drive-side rotational body. The urging member urges the driven-side rotational body from the second position toward the first position. The driven-side rotational body includes a helical groove that extends in the urging direction of the urging member. The clutch is further provided with a pin that can be inserted into the helical groove. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252858 | RELEASE MECHANISM FOR FRICTION CLUTCH - In a release mechanism for a friction clutch that includes a cylinder portion formed by an inner body and an outer body, a piston that moves in a front-back direction in accordance with a fluid pressure supplied to the cylinder portion, and a plate that is formed on the piston and receives an elastic force from elastic members provided on an outer peripheral side of the cylinder portion in a circumferential direction at a predetermined interval, a fastening member that fixes flanges of the inner body and the outer body so as to clamp a sealing member therebetween in an axial direction is provided, and a region in the radial direction in which the fastening member is arranged and a region in the radial direction in which the elastic members are arranged overlap each other at least in part, in the flanges. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252859 | HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a method of controlling a transmission of a powered vehicle. The method includes determining if the powered vehicle is in a launch condition, activating a solenoid, controlling a hydraulic valve to a first position, and providing hydraulic pressure from at least one of a first hydraulic pump and a second hydraulic pump to the hydraulic valve. The method also includes controlling the hydraulic pressure through the hydraulic valve to a first clutch, determining if the launch condition is complete, deactivating the solenoid after the launch condition is complete, controlling the hydraulic valve from the first position to a second position, and substantially limiting hydraulic pressure from passing through the hydraulic valve to the first clutch. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252860 | Positive Displacement Type Clutch System, Power Transfer System Including Positive Displacement Type Clutch And Braking System, And Transmission System Including Multiple Positive Displacement Type Clutch System - The positive displacement clutch includes: a clutch disc mounted on an output shaft connected with a load such as a wheel, and having a plurality of vanes arranged with predetermined intervals around its outer side; a clutch casing accommodating the clutch, connected and rotated with an input shaft connected with an engine, and having a plurality of spaces in a cylinder divided by the disc vanes; a piston actuator formed on the clutch casing, rotating with the clutch casing, having a piston roller that comes in contact with the clutch disc, and transmitting rotation of the clutch casing to the clutch disc or not; a magnetic member disposed in the clutch casing and connected with the piston actuator; and a magnetic force generator mounted on an output shaft at a side of the disc casing and operating the piston actuator. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252861 | BRAKE MONITORING - Monitoring a brake that includes first and second braking surfaces and a magnetizing device that, in response to the electric current supplied to them, are arranged to generate a magnetic field that is arranged to move the braking surfaces from a closed state, in which the braking surfaces are connected to each other, to an open state, in which the braking surfaces are separated from each other. Determining the electric current of the brake as the braking surfaces begin to move, from the closed state to the, open state, determining the maximum electric current of the magnetizing device of the brake in the open state, determining the condition of the brake as a current ratio from the electric current measured as the braking surfaces start to move to the maximum electric current. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252862 | WEAR INDICATOR - A wear indicator comprising: (a) a connector that attaches the wear indicator to a brake pad, the brake pad including a friction material having a plane: (b) a scraper: and (c) an indicator portion: wherein the indicator portion forms a cantilever connection with the scraper and extends parallel to the plane of the friction portion. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252863 | HELICAL COMPRESSION SPRING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The coil spring includes steel wire material containing 0.45 to 0.80 weight % of C, 0.15 to 2.50 weight % of Si, 0.3 to 1.0 weight % of Mn and iron and inevitable impurities as the remainder, and having a circle equivalent diameter of 2.5 mm to 10 mm, in which internal hardness at a freely selected cross section of the wire material is in a range of 570 to 700 Hv, C-condensed layer which exceeds average concentration of C contained in the steel wire material exists at surface layer part, and in an approximate maximum principal stress direction generated when a compressive load is loaded on spring of inner diameter side of the coil spring of the wire material, unloaded compressive residual stress at a depth of 0.2 mm and 0.4 min from surface of the wire material is not less than 200 MPa and not less than 60 MPa, respectively. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252864 | MOTION-DAMPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING THE SAME - Motion-damping systems and methods that include motion-damping systems are disclosed herein. The motion-damping systems are configured to damp relative motion between a base structure and an attached component that define a gap therebetween. The systems include an at least substantially rigid tubular structure that defines an internal volume and extends within the gap. The systems also include a magnetic assembly and a magnetically active body. One of the magnetic assembly and the magnetically active body is located within the tubular structure and the other of the magnetic assembly and the magnetically active body is operatively attached to a selected one of the base structure and the attached component. The magnetic assembly is in magnetic communication with the magnetically active body such that a magnetic interaction therebetween resists motion of the attached component relative to the base structure. The methods include dissipating energy with the motion-damping system. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252865 | FREQUENCY SENSITIVE SHOCK ABSORBER - A shock absorber is disclosed herein with a frequency sensitive damping force that includes a cylinder containing a damping medium, a piston rod which is axially movable in the cylinder, and a piston assembly arranged for axial movement in the damping medium. The piston assembly is connected to the piston rod and divides the cylinder in a working space on each side of the piston. The piston assembly includes a flow path fluidly coupled to a frequency sensitive element movable relative to the piston assembly. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252866 | FLUID-FILLED VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE - A fluid-filled vibration damping device including a vibration damping device main unit which has a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting first and second mounting members, and a fluid chamber whose wall is partially constituted by the main rubber elastic body. The vibration damping device main unit further includes a temporary joint member locked on the second mounting member and temporarily coupled thereto in an axial direction, and an annular sealing part provided to the temporary joint member and overlapped on the second mounting member in the axial direction with a sealing rubber sandwiched therebetween for achieving a temporary seal. A sealing coupling member is mounted on the second mounting member while exerting a pressing force in a direction of overlapping on the second mounting member and the temporary joint member for increasing a compression ratio of the sealing rubber and achieving a full seal. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252867 | AXIALLY DAMPED HYDRAULIC MOUNT ASSEMBLY - An example mount assembly includes a first chamber and a second chamber. The assembly also includes an inertia track having a central opening defining an axis. The inertia track defines a passage in fluid communication with the first chamber and the second chamber. The inertia track is moveable along the axis. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252868 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOISE ATTENUATION FOR HVAC&R SYSTEM - An apparatus for noise attenuation of an HVAC&R system including an enclosure having a first enclosure frame and a chassis insertable inside the enclosure and supported by the first enclosure frame upon insertion inside the enclosure. The chassis includes a first chassis structure securing a self-contained refrigerant loop. The loop maintains a gap from the enclosure upon insertion of the chassis inside the enclosure. A second chassis structure supports the first chassis structure. At least one vibration damping device is positioned beneath the first chassis structure and between the first chassis structure and the second chassis structure. The vibration damping device is supported by the second chassis structure, the second chassis structure is supported by the first enclosure frame. The enclosure is vibrationally isolated from the loop. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252869 | DISENGAGEABLE DAMPING ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVING AERODYNAMIC SURFACES - A damping assembly is described herein for use in a device having moving aerodynamic surfaces including a first component comprising a back iron and at least one permanent magnet, said at least one permanent magnet providing a first magnetic field, and an electrically conductive second component, said electrically conductive second component and said first component being positioned coaxially about a central axis with said at least one permanent magnet being positioned between said back iron of said first component and said electrically conductive second component; the assembly further comprising means for rotating one or both of said at least one permanent magnet of said first component and said electrically conductive second component about said central axis to cause relative rotational movement between the at least one permanent magnet and second component, to thereby induce a variable magnetic flux in said electrically conductive second component and cause eddy currents to develop. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252870 | CYLINDRICAL VIBRATION-DAMPING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH OUTER BRACKET AND OUTER BRACKET THEREFOR - A cylindrical vibration-damping device equipped with an outer bracket, the outer bracket having a structure in which a press-fit member is press fit into a peripheral wall of a bracket body. A primary inner projection is provided at one axial end of the peripheral wall, while a secondary inner projection is provided at another axial end thereof. The outer bracket also includes a positioning section that is provided through mutual contact of axially opposing surfaces of the bracket body and the press-fit member and that determines a position of the press-fit member. The press-fit member which is molded as a thick-walled molded part has a thick contact surface formed on a tip end of the press-fit member in a direction of press fitting, and the thick contact surface comes into contact with a vibration damping rubber in the axial direction. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252871 | VIBRATION ISOLATOR - A vibration isolator includes: a pair of opposing members fixed to a vehicle body of the vehicle to be located on both sides of a protrusion protruding from an outer circumferential edge of the power train in a direction perpendicular to the principal axes of inertia to oppose to each other in the direction about the principal axes of inertia; a precompressed part provided on part of each of the opposing members facing the protrusion to be precompressed by the opposing member and the protrusion in the direction about the principal axes of inertia; and a contacting part provided on part of each of the opposing members facing the protrusion to be spaced from the protrusion, and contacts the protrusion when the power train vibrates in the direction about the principal axes of inertia. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252872 | CENTRIFUGAL-FORCE PENDULUM DEVICE - A centrifugal-force pendulum device having a pendulum flange and at least two pendulum masses fastened on both sides of the pendulum flange by means of a spacer bolt received in a cut-out of the pendulum flange to form a pendulum mass pair, wherein the pendulum mass pair is guided and pivoted in a limited manner with respect to the pendulum flange by means of at least two rolling elements, and the rolling elements are received and roll in guide tracks in the pendulum masses and in complementarily shaped guide tracks in the pendulum flange, and wherein the spacer bolt is equipped, in its axial region which reaches through the cut-out in the pendulum flange, with damping means for damping contact of the spacer bolt against the cut-out, and compression of the damping means is limited by contact of a rolling element against the guide track which receives the rolling element. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252873 | ROTARY OSCILLATION DAMPER - The present invention relates to a rotary oscillation damper | 2015-09-10 |
20150252874 | DEVICE FOR ACTUATING ONE OR MORE MOVING PARTS, NOTABLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE TURBOCHARGER - The invention relates to a device for actuating one or more moving parts, notably for a motor vehicle turbocharger, said device comprising a drive shaft, an output shaft and a transmission system transmitting torque from said drive shaft to said output shaft, said drive train comprising at least one wheel ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150252875 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR MACHINE - A final drive assembly for a machine includes an input shaft drivably coupled to a prime mover. The input shaft is coupled to and drives a first stage gear assembly. The first stage gear assembly further drives a second stage gear assembly. The first and second stage gear assemblies drive a ring gear which is coupled to a wheel of the machine. The first and second stage gear assemblies are disposed between a first bearing assembly and a second bearing assembly. A spring member preloads the first bearing assembly to limit an axial movement of the first and second stage gear assemblies. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252876 | CHANGE-SPEED TRANSMISSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A change-speed transmission for motor vehicles, in particular manual transmission, having a plurality of forward gears and, optionally, one reverse gear, includes at least one input shaft, an output shaft and, optionally, a layshaft, between which the idler gears, which can be shifted via synchronous clutches, and the fixed gears of the gearwheel sets are arranged. At least one of the has a two-part design and is mounted in the transmission housing with mutually different axes of rotation, an annular gear stage is functionally provided between the sub-shafts and includes a internally-toothed annular gear and an externally-toothed spur gear that meshes therewith, the sub-shaft which has the larger axial distance to the other shaft bearing gearwheels of the lower forward gears and, optionally, of the reverse gear. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252877 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, at least four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and a brake actuatable in combinations of four to establish a plurality of forward gear ratios and at least one reverse gear ratio. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252878 | HYDRAULIC AUTO-TENSIONER FOR ENGINE ACCESSORY - A hydraulic auto-tensioner for an engine accessory is provided where a sleeve fit-in hole is formed at an upper surface of a bottom portion of a cylinder accommodating a hydraulic oil, a lower end portion of a sleeve is press-fitted in the sleeve fit-in hole, and a lower end portion of a rod is slidably inserted in the sleeve to define a pressure chamber inside the sleeve. A lower end face of the sleeve is in abutment with a divided bottom surface of the sleeve fit-in hole to trap burrs produced when the lower end portion of the sleeve is press-fitted into the sleeve fit-in hole between the divided bottom surface of the sleeve fit-in hole and the lower end face of the sleeve, so that burrs are prevented from mixing into the hydraulic oil. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252879 | SYNCHRONIZED SHIFT TRANSMISSION - In one example, a portion of a transmission includes first and second sheave halves disposed on a shaft, one of which is movable along the shaft relative to the other sheave half. Three moon gears are disposed on a rotatable shaft attached to a first sled that moves along a slot defined in a sheave halve. An input shaft with a control gear is connected to the sheave halves. Three threaded shafts are provided, that each include a worm gear. The worm gear engages an index gear of a respective rotatable shaft on which a respective one of the moon gears is mounted, and each threaded shaft including a threaded shaft drive gear that engages the control gear. A shift controller is coupled to the input shaft and threaded shaft drive gears, and creates a difference in rotational speed between the input shaft and the threaded shaft drive gear. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252880 | CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a conveyance apparatus including: a main body including a drive source, and a conveyance portion to which a drive force is transmitted from the drive source; an equipped unit including a drive portion to which the drive force is transmitted from the drive source in the main body; a first gear provided in the main body and rotated by the drive force transmitted thereto from the drive force; a first gear holder provided swingably in the main body to support the first gear; a second gear provided in the equipped unit to transmit the drive force to the drive portion; a second gear holder provided swingably in the equipped unit to support the second gear; and a third gear supported by a connecting shaft connecting the first and second gear holders to engage respectively with the first and second gears. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252881 | IVT BASED ON A BALL-TYPE CVP INCLUDING POWERSPLIT PATHS - A variable transmission includes an input shaft, two planetary gear sets, a first planetary set on the input side of a variator, and a second planetary set on the output side of the variator, to split the torque drivingly engaged with a variator comprising, a first ring assembly, a second ring assembly; various arrangements of brakes and clutches; a gearbox; and the output shaft to produce transmissions with continuously variable or infinitely variable torque output ratios. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252882 | STEPLESS TRANSMISSION - A stepless transmission | 2015-09-10 |
20150252883 | RADIAL SPLIT STATOR - A torque converter having an input means and an output means comprising a cover non-rotatably connected to the input means, an impeller having an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover, the impeller having at least one blade fixedly secured to the impeller shell, a turbine having a turbine shell non-rotatably connected to the output means, the turbine having at least one blade fixedly secured to the turbine shell, and, a stator having an inner circumferential wall, an outer circumferential wall, and a splitter operatively arranged between the inner circumferential wall and the outer circumferential wall, the stator comprising a first radial section having at least one blade fixedly secured to the splitter and extending radially outward towards the outer circumferential wall, and, a second radial section arranged concentrically within the first radial section, the second radial section comprising at least one blade fixedly secured to the inner circumferential wall and extending radially towards the splitter. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252884 | ISOLATING DECOUPLER - An isolator decoupler comprising a shaft, a pulley journalled to the shaft, a torsion spring engaged between the pulley and a carrier, the torsion spring loaded in an unwinding direction, the carrier engaged with a first spring ring, the first spring ring engaged in series with a second spring ring, the second spring ring engaged in series with a wrap spring, the wrap spring frictionally engagable with a shaft surface, the first spring ring, the second spring ring and wrap spring each loaded in an unwinding direction, and a sealing member radially expands under acceleration to sealingly engage the pulley, the sealing member engaged with the shaft when not under acceleration. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252885 | TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPERS - Torsional vibration dampers having a hub integral with a pulley body for rotation therewith and at least an annular first elastomeric member seated on the pulley body between the outer belt engaging surface and the hub and held thereagainst for rotation therewith by a first inertia ring connected to the pulley body are disclosed. The torsional vibration dampers may also include an annular second elastomeric member seated on the pulley body, on a side opposite the annular first elastomeric member, between the outer belt engaging surface and the hub and held thereagainst for rotation therewith by a second inertia ring connected to the pulley body or seated on the first inertia member, on a side opposite the first elastomeric member, between the first inertia member and a front end cap, where the front end cap compresses the second elastomeric member against the first inertia member. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252886 | OVERRUNNING ISOLATING DECOUPLER PULLEYS - Embodiments of the present invention provide improved overrunning pulleys that overcome one or more of the deficiencies in the prior art as discussed herein. Embodiments of the present invention provide pulleys that are “springy” in the torque direction, yet have a lower effective spring constant (e.g., are less stiff) over a greater angular range. Further, in at least some embodiments, the inventive pulleys use a low cost and simple torque transfer geometry. Further, in at least some embodiments, the inventive pulleys afford significant overrun. Further, in at least some embodiments, the inventive pulleys are radially small in an overall envelope, for example, in order to allow an alternator to reach its highest possible rotational speed, and thus output, during engine idle. Further, in at least some embodiments, the inventive pulleys are more durable, as they offer the aforementioned dynamics in both directions (torque and counter-torque). | 2015-09-10 |
20150252887 | METAL GASKET - There is provided a metal gasket that is less susceptible to lift and thrust phenomenon of housings and can effectively function as a sealing at a blowhole. The metal gasket includes an embossment portion provided with a pair of outer inclined portions and a pair of inner inclined portions. The metal gasket and satisfies the following relationships: Mh | 2015-09-10 |
20150252888 | HOUSING FOR A STEERING GEAR - A housing for a steering gear and a plastic housing, wherein the plastic housing comprises a base body made of a plastic material, and elastomer layer and at least one closure element. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252889 | EPICYCLIC REDUCTION GEAR, NOTABLY FOR A TURBOMACHINE - An epicyclic reduction gear, for example for a turbomachine, including an internal sun gear and an external sun gear, which are coaxial, with the internal sun gear being movable in rotation about its axis, with the external sun gear being stationary. At least one planet gear is mounted to be movable in rotation on a planet carrier and meshing with both the internal sun gear and the external sun gear. The planet carrier is configured to pivot about the axis of the internal sun gear and the external sun gear, the planet gear having a cylindrical inner surface mounted to be movable in rotation around a cylindrical surface of the planet carrier. The reduction gear further includes a mechanism supplying oil at an interface between the cylindrical surfaces. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252890 | ROTATING CLUTCH PACK ASSEMBLY - A transmission having a rotating clutch pack assembly is provided, The rotating clutch pack having an interconnecting member, a plurality of friction discs, a rotating member, a first and a second axial bearing, and a biasing member. The interconnecting member is connected for common rotation with a member of the planetary gear set. The rotating member is connected to the second set of friction discs for common rotation. The first axial bearing is disposed between the clutch piston and the plurality of friction discs and the second axial bearing is disposed between the plurality of friction discs and the transmission housing. The biasing member is disposed between the interconnecting member and the rotating member. A clutch piston selectively applies an axial force through the first axial bearing, the plurality of friction discs, and the second axial bearing to the transmission housing. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252891 | GEAR SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - In a gear shift control apparatus for a vehicle, since a torque sharing rate is set as a constraint for a motion equation for an automatic transmission, suitable control in torque delivery, which is considered difficult in gear shift control, can be implemented and also the motion equation can be solved. Furthermore, when at least four control operation amounts must be determined in order to achieve two gear shift target values, another engaging device is classified into any of an engaging-side clutch and a releasing-side clutch depending on how another clutch torque acts on progress of a gear shift, hence in addition to achieving torque sharing in accordance with a torque sharing rate between the engaging-side clutch and the releasing-side clutch, torque sharing among a plurality of engaging devices classified into a same side can be arbitrarily set. As a result, the respective control operation amounts can be determined. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252892 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED WITH FRICTION ELEMENT HAVING LOCKING MECHANISM ATTACHED THERETO, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A transmission controller performs engagement processing, where a forward clutch is engaged and a lock mechanism is brought into a locked state by supplying an ON-pressure to an ON-pressure piston chamber and where the hydraulic pressure of the ON-pressure piston chamber is lowered, and supplies the ON-pressure to the ON-pressure piston chamber when the forward clutch slips even though the forward clutch has been engaged in the engagement processing, while a vehicle is traveling. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252893 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission includes engagement mechanisms whose engagement states among the engagement mechanisms are changeable to achieve each of shift stages of the automatic transmission, a detector, and a determination device. The detector is configured to detect the engagement states of the engagement mechanisms. The determination device is configured to determine that abnormality has occurred in a case where the engagement states detected by the detector do not match a predetermined engagement state. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252894 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control unit performs a engaging control, which supplies an ON pressure to a engaging-side oil chamber to set a lock mechanism to a locked state and then decreases the hydraulic pressure of the engaging-side oil chamber, when a running mode is selected, and performs a releasing control, which supplies an OFF pressure to a release-side oil chamber to set the lock mechanism to an unlocked state and then decreases the hydraulic pressure of the release-side oil chamber, when a non-running mode is selected. In the case where the control unit determines to control the friction element in the engaged state to become the released state, the control unit starts supplying the OFF pressure to the release-side oil chamber to cause the unlocked state of the lock mechanism, and starts supplying the hydraulic pressure to the engaging-side oil chamber and reduces the hydraulic pressure of the release-side oil chamber. | 2015-09-10 |