38th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120235434 | VACUUM PICKUP ASSEMBLIES FOR PICKING UP ARTICLES AND MINIMIZING CONTAMINATION THEREOF - Vacuum pickup assemblies for picking up articles and minimizing contamination of the articles are described. One such vacuum pick up assembly includes an end effector configured to contact the article, the end effector coupled to a vacuum section and a purge section, the vacuum section including a vacuum filter pneumatically coupled to the end effector, and a vacuum source pneumatically coupled to the first filter and, in a pick up mode, configured to generate vacuum pressure at the end effector at a preselected vacuum pressure to pick up and retain the article, the purge section including a purge filter pneumatically coupled to the end effector, and a purge source pneumatically coupled to the second filter and, in a release mode, configured to expel a purge gas at the end effector at a preselected purge pressure to release the article. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235435 | Method and apparatus for accessing ADL devices - An apparatus and method that allows the access and use of assistive living tools. The apparatus includes a magnet attached to a flexible rod with a clamp attached to the opposite end from the magnet. Detachable small metal strips are attached to ADLS or other devices allowing the device to be supported by the magnet for access. The device can easily be removed from the magnet for use and can easily be replaced to the magnet. Devices, such as a TV remote control, cell phones, etc. could be attached to the rod making them accessible to operate with a mouth stick. This device allows unassisted access to a pencil, a paintbrush, a control stick, or a straw, etc. by persons with limited mobility. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235436 | ONE-PIECE DECORATIVE TRIM BEZEL HAVING PLURAL UNPAINTED FINISHES - A one-piece trim bezel formed from multiple components. In the event of two co-molded components, the first co-molded part is composed of a polymerized material having an unpainted surface that may be a high gloss smooth surface or a textured low gloss surface and the second co-molded part, formed with the first part, is composed of a plateable plastic material. The second co-molded part is co-molded with the said first co-molded part to form a single piece trim bezel. The color of the polymerized material of the first co-molded part may be selected from a variety of colors. The plateable plastic material may be plateable with chrome. A multiple-shot injection molding process is used to form the one-piece trim bezel which joins the first co-molded part and the second co-molded part in one operation. The formed part is then subjected to a plating process during which time the chrome only deposits on the surface of the plateable plastic material of the second co-molded part while the surface of the first co-molded part remains unplated. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235437 | VEHICLE DOOR TRIM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VEHICLE DOOR TRIM - A vehicle door trim is adapted for being attached to a vehicle that has a fixed body having an opening and a movable body for opening and closing the opening. The door trim is attached along a trim attaching part of at least one of the fixed body and the movable body. When the movable body is in a closed state, the door trim is located between the movable body and the fixed body. The door trim has integrally formed attaching portions for being attached to the trim attaching part. The attaching portions are arranged along a longitudinal dimension at predetermined intervals. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235438 | ANTI-SLIP INSERT MAT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID INSERT MAT - The invention relates to an anti-slip insert mat having a carrier layer and a textile catching layer formed of filaments/fibers, wherein the catching layer has raised regions and compressed regions of lower height, wherein the raised regions are formed by free ends of the fibers and the compressed regions of the catching layer are formed by permanently pressing the free ends of the fibers. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235439 | RETRACTABLE RACK AND CANOPY SYSTEM - The Retractable Rack & Canopy System may comprise a soft top version or a hard top version (or combination thereof). A retractable and extendable fabric covered canopy (soft top version) may be used in conjunction with a truck box for protecting transported cargo on a pick-up truck or with a flat bed trailer. Furthermore, the hard top version of the invention may comprise a plurality of nestable telescopic sections which may be retracted to a user-preferred position providing ready access to the cargo bed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235440 | Sliding Pivot Assembly for Cover Systems - A covering system for vehicles and trailers having a narrow pivot assembly with a moveable arm to help deploy the covering system. The pivot assembly has a gear assembly combined with a spring assembly having the power of multiple springs, which are preferably spiral torsion springs, regarding movement of the arm. The pivot assembly may in turn be mounted in a sliding mechanism for covering various heights of detachable containers. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235441 | AERODYNAMIC COMPONENT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR TRACTOR TRAILER - A mounting assembly is provided for coupling an air drag reduction system to a trailer to be transported by an over-the-road tractor. The mounting assembly includes a frame to be suspended adjacent to an underside of the trailer, and a receiver supported adjacent to a first end of the frame. The receiver is adapted to cooperate with a portion of a structural member of the trailer when installed. An adjustable fastening mechanism is separated a suitable distance from the receiver along the frame to be positioned adjacent to a second portion of the structural member opposite the portion that cooperates with the receiver. The adjustable fastening mechanism includes a cam that is adjustable to make contact with the second portion of the structural member of the trailer, thereby interfering with separation of the receiver from the portion of the structural member of the trailer with which the receiver cooperates. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235442 | REINFORCED STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY WITH ACOUSTIC FOAM MEMBER AND METHOD OF REINFORCING VEHICLE COMPONENTS - A reinforced structural assembly includes a first vehicle component and a second vehicle component attached to the first vehicle component to define a substantially closed cavity. An acoustic foam member is contained within a container, also referred to as a vehicle pouch, containing the acoustic foam member and is made of a material that has a predetermined strength. A sealant with adhesive properties is included on at least a portion of an outer surface of the container, and is impregnated within or coated onto the container. The container and the acoustic foam member substantially fill the cavity so that the outer surface of the container contacts at least a portion of an inner surface of the vehicle components and the sealer seals the acoustic foam member and adheres the container to the inner surface of the attached vehicle components. A method of reinforcing vehicle components is provided. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235443 | IMPACT ENERGY ABSORBER FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - The resin impact energy absorber for vehicle includes a peripheral wall, a planar portion surrounded by the peripheral wall, and a plurality of first protrusions. The first protrusions are parallel to one another at a predetermined interval in the planar portion. The first protrusion includes a pair of inclined vertical walls and a top wall. The pair of inclined vertical walls projects from the planar portion. The inclined vertical walls face one another. The top wall couples tops of the inclined vertical walls with one another at approximately the same height as the peripheral wall. The inclined vertical walls are inclined at a predetermined inclination angle such that the inclined vertical walls come close to one another as approaching from the planar portion to the top wall. The planar portion includes one plate surface and another plate surface. At least one of them includes an impact load receiving surface. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235444 | ROOF HVAC OUTLET - An HVAC assembly for a vehicle includes a roof liner with an opening, and a stiffener. The stiffener includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and an integrally formed HVAC duct extending away from the unexposed side of the roof liner toward the roof of the vehicle. The lower surface of the stiffener contacts an unexposed side of the roof liner, and at least substantially surrounds the opening for providing rigidity to the roof liner around the opening in the roof liner. The integrally formed HVAC duct includes an outlet port for providing conditioned air to the vehicle cabin. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235445 | FLOOR MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SHAPED-ON FORMFITTING MEANS - A floor module for a motor vehicle having a floor trough, which has, in the area of at least two side edges, at least one contact surface in each case for supporting the floor trough on a support structure component of a motor vehicle body and at least one formfitting device shaped onto the floor trough, by which the floor trough is at least temporarily fastenable on the support structure component. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235446 | WORK VEHICLE HOOD ACTUATOR - A position control system including an actuator having a first end, an axis and including a driving device for moving the first end of the actuator in opposed directions, the first end of the actuator configured to move a hood between an open position and a closed position. A surface is associated with the hood that is configured to interact with the first end of the actuator in response to the first end of the actuator contacting and moving the hood between the open position and the closed position. The first end of the actuator moves along the axis and remains substantially coincident with the first axis while the first end moves the hood between the open position and the closed position. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235447 | HEADLINERS AND VEHICLES WITH IMPROVED SPEECH TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS - Headliners for vehicles and vehicles incorporating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes an enclosed passenger compartment at least partially bounded by a roof structure. A headliner may be attached to an inboard side of the roof structure. The headliner may include an acoustical attenuator portion attached to an inboard side of the roof structure and an acoustical reflector portion attached to an inboard side of the acoustical attenuator portion. The acoustical attenuator portion absorbs acoustic energy incident on an outboard surface of the roof structure and the acoustical reflector portion reflects acoustic energy incident on an inboard side of the acoustical reflector portion. The enclosed passenger compartment has a Speech Transmission Index greater than 0.56 for acoustic energy incident on the inboard side of the acoustical reflector portion. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235448 | SLIDING ROOF SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A sliding roof system, in particular for motor vehicles, with at least one guide rail, a carriage which is shiftable in the guide rail, a guide element located at the front, which can cooperate with a cover of the sliding roof, and a swing-out lever located at the rear, which likewise can cooperate with the cover and can be moved by the carriage from a starting position into a position swung out, is wherein the swing-out lever is mounted on the guide rail with a fixed swivel axis and that at least in the starting position the end of the swing-out lever associated to the cover lies on the side of the swivel axis facing the carriage. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235449 | Linkage Mechanism for a High-Leg Seating Unit - Provided is a linkage mechanism for a recliner that includes a seat-mounting plate, a base plate vertically supported by high-legs, a footrest assembly adapted to extend ottoman(s) forward when the recliner is adjusted from a closed to an extended position, and a seat-adjustment assembly. The seat-adjustment assembly includes an ottoman drive link that has a front end pivotably coupled to the footrest assembly and a rear end pivotably coupled to a mid section of a connecting link. The connecting link further includes a front end rotatably coupled to a forward portion of the base plate and a rear end rotatably coupled to a lower end of a rear pivot link. The rear pivot link further includes an upper end that is pivotably coupled to a rearward portion of the seat-mounting plate. The combined operation of three links above locates the seat-adjustment assembly above the base plate's lower edge during adjustment. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235450 | INFANT BOUNCER - An infant seat comprising an upper torso support, a lower torso support pivotally articulated to the upper torso support and a seat supporting structure; at least one of the upper torso support or the lower torso support is pivotally articulated to the seat supporting structure, the seat further comprising a converting mechanism for converting the seat between at least an angular position in which the upper torso support is inclined with respect to the lower torso support, and a planar position in which the upper torso support and the lower torso support are substantially co-planar. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235451 | Seat Cargo Spacer - A car seat storage providing an area of space for storage of loose items within a vehicle. The car seat storage system has a bottom panel connected to two side panels and a front panel. A tuck strip is an extension of the bottom panel, and is used to secure the bottom panel to space between the seat back and the seat bottom. Additional straps and hooks are used to secure the storage system to the seat. The front panel overhangs the front edge of the seat. The front panel is a padded or reinforced panel which presses against the front of the seat edge in the event of an abrupt stopping of the vehicle. The force exerted against the front panel in response assists in maintaining the front panel in an upright position. The seat storage system is configurable to join two seat storage systems in a expanded configuration. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235452 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE HEAD RESTRAINT - A vehicle seat assembly is provided with a support structure and a head restraint supported by the support structure and being movable relative to the support structure between a first position and a second position. An actuator is connected to the head restraint for moving the head restraint, and a controller is in communication with the actuator. A sensor array is supported by one of the support structure and the head restraint and in communication with the controller. The sensor array has a first region and a second region. The sensor array is configured to sense an input of the first region and second region being sequentially activated. The sensor array communicates the input to the controller, and the controller causing the actuator to move the head restraint. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235453 | PLINTH-MOUNTED SEAT ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING SUB-ASSEMBLIES - A seat mounting assembly including a swingarm configured for attachment to spaced-apart floor tracks, and a plinth having a seat mounted thereon mounted on the swingarm such that the swingarm is configured to deflect in a direction away from the plinth in response to floor deformation. An assembly for mounting a suite-style seat supported on a plinth to spaced floor tracks to isolate the plinth from floor deformation. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235454 | SEAT FURNITURE HAVING A RAPIDLY ADJUSTABLE FRAME - Seat furniture includes a frame which is adjustable such that the height and inclination of the seat supported by the frame can be easily and rapidly varied. The seat furniture includes a seat platform, which is supported by an adjustable frame, in which two pairs of legs are integrated, the height-adjustment devices of which have locking devices which are operated by operating elements located near the seat platform. When the front operating device is operated, the movable locking devices of the front pair of legs are released. The height of the front pair of legs can then be varied. The set of the corresponding rear elements functions in the same manner. Articulated hinges integrated in the frame permit each adjustment while the support area on the floor does not change. The adjustable frame is configured in such a way, in particular in regard to the rear legs and the frame braces, that a cavity remains for a stacking fit which is compatible with the shape and the dimensions of the seat platform and the other structural elements and the operating elements, and consequently several units can be stacked one on top of the other. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235455 | SEAT BACK HEADREST - A headrest includes at least one cushion movably mounted in a recess in the seat back for movement between a deployed use position extending forward of the seat back to a non-use position contained within the recess. The cushion may be mounted on telescoping slider members which pivot when in a deployed position to angle the cushion downward about the user's head. Alternately, a pivotal cushion is removably or fixedly mounted on a child car seat for movement between an upward and rearward extending non-use position, and a forward facing use position encircling a seat user's head. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235456 | Chair Having Angle and Tension Adjusting Functions - A chair includes a chair body, a connecting member, a back portion, and a restoring device. The chair body includes a base having a receiving chamber. The restoring device includes a threaded adjusting sleeve rotatably mounted in the receiving chamber, a threaded rod screwed into the adjusting sleeve, a pull cord having a first end mounted on the connecting member and a second end mounted on the threaded rod, and an elastic member biased between the base and the adjusting sleeve. Thus, when the back portion is pressed, the connecting member is driven to pivot about the chair body so that the back portion is moved to adjust its inclined angle. In addition, the elastic member provides a damping force to damp a further movement of the back portion to limit the inclined angle of the back portion. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235457 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWIVEL DEVICE - An apparatus comprising a chair, a first section, and a second section. The chair may be configured to be detachably fixed to the first section. The first section may be configured to pivot with respect to the second section. The chair may have first and second members; the first section may have a first and second clips; and the first and second members of the chair may be configured to be simultaneously detachably fixed to the first and second clips. The chair may be a folding chair. The first section may include a circular disk. The second section may include a circular disk. The circular disk of the first section may be fixed with respect to the circular disk of the second section so that the circular disk of the first section rotates with respect to the circular disk of the second section. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235458 | Collapsible Bolster Cushion - A collapsible bolster cushion for a collapsible seat is provided. The collapsible bolster cushion includes a first support member that is attachable to a seat bottom or a seat back and a second support member. A separator element is disposed between the first and second support members. The separator element is movable between a first orientation and a second orientation such that in the first orientation, the separator element resiliently biases a portion of the second support member away from the first support member, and when the separator element is in the second orientation, the portion of the second support member is permitted to collapse toward the first support member to allow the seat to collapse to the folded position. An actuator moves the separator element between the first and second orientations. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235459 | Automatic Head Restraint Adjustment System for a Vehicle Seat - A seat assembly having an automatically adjustable head restraint is provided. A seat back is mounted within a vehicle and a head restraint assembly is adjustably mounted to the vehicle and disposed adjacent the seat back. The seat back includes a sensor mounted adjacent an upper portion of the seat back for detecting the presence and position of a passenger relative to the head restraint. A controller is in communication with the sensor and receives the output signal of the sensor. The controller then generates a control signal in order to position the head restraint based on the output signals of the sensor. An actuator is connected to the head restraint for positioning the head restraint based on a control signal received from the control module. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235460 | SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A MOVEABLE HEADREST ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly having a support post assembly and a moveable headrest assembly. The support post assembly has first and second posts and a cross member. The cross member extends from the first post to the second post. The headrest assembly includes a mounting unit that defines a post cavity that receives the first and second posts. The cross member extends through first and second slots in the mounting unit. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235461 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PIVOTABLY SUPPORTING AN ARMREST ON A SEAT - A seat assembly includes a seat including a back and an armrest assembly. The armrest assembly includes a fastener supported on the back of the seat and that defines an axis. A fixed spacer is disposed about the fastener, and a spring bushing is disposed about the fixed spacer. An armrest includes a frame having a rotating bushing supported on the spring bushing. As a result, the frame and the armrest can pivot relative to the fastener and the back of the seat. The spring bushing applies a radial force against both the rotating bushing and the fixed spacer. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235462 | IN-WHEEL MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY - The in-wheel motor drive assembly | 2012-09-20 |
20120235463 | DRIVEN WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH AN ASSEMBLY - A wheel assembly includes a fixed axle spindle, a rotating drive shaft extending inside the axle spindle, a bearing, a hub, a brake disc, and a wheel rim. An inner ring of the bearing is mounted on the spindle, the hub is mounted on an outer ring of the bearing and the drive shaft, the brake disc and the rim are fast in rotation with the hub. The drive shaft is mounted on the hub, the brake disc is mounted on the drive shaft and the rim is mounted on the brake disc, in that order, from an interior side to an exterior side of the wheel assembly with respect to a vehicle provided with said wheel assembly. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235464 | SECURING DEVICE FOR SPOKES - A securing device of a rim includes a rim having a connection bridge and two walls extend from the connection bridge. Multiple installation holes are defined through the connection bridge. Multiple spoke units each have a spoke, a first fixing member and a second fixing member, wherein the first fixing member has a first fixing portion which includes inner threads. A second fixing portion and a third fixing portion extend from the first fixing member. The third fixing portion has outer threads. The second fixing member includes a connection portion having inner threads defined which are threadedly connected to the third fixing portion. By the second fixing member, the first fixing member is secured and adjusted. The second and third fixing portions are reinforced. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235465 | Method and System for Forming a Wheel Structure - A wheel structure for use in an engine-powered vehicle having an inner rim, an outer rim, an inner, partially truncated, cone-shaped element, a hub and a closing portion. The outer rim is sealingly attached to the inner rim, while the inner cone-shaped element is oriented with an opening at its truncated vertex end closer to the inner rim than its base and is then attached around the perimeter of its base to the perimeter of the outer rim. A closing portion with an opening at its center is provided which is attached at its perimeter to the perimeter of the inner cone-shaped element. The hub is connected on one side to the truncated vertex end of the inner cone and on the other side to the opening at the center of the closing portion. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235466 | RIM WITH RECESSES FOR CONNECTING SPOKES - A rim includes a first connection bridge, a second connection bridge and two walls connected to two sides of the first and second connection bridges. Multiple through holes are defined through the second connection bridge and multiple seats are defined in the first connection bridge and located corresponding to the through holes. Each seat has a recess facing the second connection bridge and an installation hole is defined through each of the seats. Multiple engaging members each have a passage and are respectively engaged with the installation holes. Each of the engaging members is matched with the recess and has a contact surface so that the head of the spoke is securely connected to contact surface. The connection between the spokes and the rim dispenses stress to the engaging members. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235467 | RIM ASSEMBLY WITH PADS AND CONNECTION MEMBERS TO CONNECT SPOKES - A rim assembly includes a rim having a first connection bridge and a second connection bridge, and two walls extend from two sides of the first and second connection bridges. The first and second connection bridges each have multiple installation holes. A pad unit includes multiple pads and each pad has a through hole. The pads are located on a surface of the first connection bridge and the through holes are in alignment with the installation holes. Multiple connection members each have a passage, the connection members respectively extend through the installation holes and the through holes. The spokes are securely connected to the passages. The thickness of the rim is thin and the pads reinforce the connection positions where the spokes are connected. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235468 | BICYCLE HUB AND BICYCLE WHEEL COMPRISING THE SAME - A bicycle hub of the present invention comprises two discs, an axial portion, and a connecting portion. The discs are formed with a through hole individually. The axial portion comprises a first end, a second end, and a middle section. The first and the second end of the axial portion penetrate the through hole of one of the discs individually. The connecting portion connects between two discs. The connecting portion defines at least an open portion so that at least a part of the middle section of the axial portion is not enclosed and can be seen. As such, the connecting portion of the present invention defines the open portion so that the connecting portion incompletely encloses the middle section of the axial portion. Whereby the connecting portion not only saves material, but reduces the weight of the bicycle hub. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235469 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - A hydraulic brake system including: (a) a first hydraulic-pressure generating device including a manual hydraulic pressure source; (b) a second hydraulic-pressure generating device including a power hydraulic pressure source; (c) a manual-operation-associated brake line including a communicating device that is to be brought into communication with the manual hydraulic pressure source and brake cylinder or cylinders of the plurality of hydraulic brakes; (d) an output hydraulic-pressure control device and a flow restraining device disposed in parallel with each other between the manual-operation-associated brake line and the second hydraulic-pressure generating device; and (e) a power hydraulic pressure source control device for activating the power hydraulic pressure source such that the hydraulic pressure is supplied to the manual-operation-associated brake line via the flow restraining device, when the output hydraulic-pressure control device cannot control the hydraulic pressure outputted by the second hydraulic-pressure generating device. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235470 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An electrical power supply system and method for an aircraft. The system includes an electrical network including primary generators powering the electrical distribution channels, and an homopolar generator making it possible to create an artificial neutral. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235471 | HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLE ROUTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE - The present invention is a high-voltage cable routing structure for an electrically driven vehicle, comprising a battery supported on a vehicle body, a high-voltage equipment including an inverter, and multiple high-voltage cables connecting connection terminals of the battery and connection terminals of the equipment to each other. The battery, equipment, and cables are mounted on the vehicle. Regarding the structure, in a mounting space in the body, the battery and the equipment are disposed at such positions as to overlap each other vertically. The terminals of the equipment positioned at the top are provided on an upper portion thereof. The cables connected to the battery and the equipment are arranged to lead out in a direction along a vehicle width direction and to curve in such a way that middle portions thereof are located away from a lateral wall surface of the equipment in a front and rear direction. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235472 | POWER SOURCE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD, AND POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Power to a load may be continued even if abnormality occurs in a load current value supplied to the relevant load of a vehicle. Load control units supply power from a battery to corresponding loads, respectively, and detect load current values. A power source management unit detects a total current value, based on the load current values detected by the load control units. Where the load control unit in which the load current value exceeds a load current threshold is present, when the total current value exceeds a total current threshold, the power source management unit causes the supply of the power from the relevant load control unit to the load to be stopped. When the total current value is equal to or lower than the total current threshold, the power source management unit continues the supply of the power from the relevant load control unit to the load. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235473 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OVERCHARGE PROTECTION AND CHARGE BALANCE IN COMBINED ENERGY SOURCE SYSTEMS - Provided herein are energy source systems for a vehicle. One energy source system for a vehicle includes a battery having a plurality of cells coupled in series with one another and adapted to be coupled to an alternator of the vehicle. The energy source system for the vehicle also includes one or more ultracapacitors coupled in series with one another and adapted to be coupled to starting components of the vehicle. The battery and the one or more ultracapacitors are coupled to one another in a parallel arrangement, and a combined voltage of the battery cells is substantially matched with a combined voltage of the one or more ultracapacitors. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235474 | WINDSHIELD EMBEDDED POWER COIL FOR WIRELESS CHARGING - A wireless power charging or supply system provides a wireless charging coil mounted on or in a vehicle windshield. The wireless charging coil is positioned so that an electronic device that is mounted to the vehicle windshield will receive power from the wireless charging coil. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235475 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device includes a switch operation unit to be mechanically operated so as to be in on or off state; a detecting unit configured to detect whether the switch operation unit is in the on or off state; a first mechanism to be configured to close electrical contacts of at least one circuit when the switch operation unit is operated to be in the on state; and a second mechanism configured to maintain the electrical contacts in an closed state and switch the electrical contacts to an open state in response to electrical signals indicating off, on, and, off to be received sequentially while the switch operation unit is in the off state. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235476 | ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An energy conversion system transfers energy between an energy source, or storage unit, and an electric device via a first port and a second port and at least one of receives and provides energy via a third port. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235477 | Modular Portable Energy System - The present invention relates to modular portable energy systems, specifically solar energy systems or kits. In a first embodiment, a personal solar kit is provided. A portable shelter system with power generation capabilities is provided in a second embodiment. In a third embodiment, alternative power generation systems are provided. A multi-layered solar power generation device is provided in a fourth embodiment. In a fifth embodiment an energy network system is provided that can be used with any of the previous embodiments of the present invention. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235478 | OPERATION PLANNING METHOD, AND HEAT PUMP HOT WATER SUPPLY AND HEATING SYSTEM OPERATION METHOD - An operation planning method performed in a system including a power generation device, a first electric load operating using power generated by the power generation device, and a second electric load which generates heat using power generated by the power generation device. The operation planning method is performed to design an operation plan for the second electric load and includes: predicting, for individual unit time periods, a power generation amount by the power generation device and a power consumption amount by the first and second electric loads; and designing the operation plan for the second electric load to operate during an operation period including the time period with the largest amount of reverse power, calculated by subtracting the first and second power consumption amounts from the power generation amount. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235479 | METHOD FOR SETTING PARAMETERS OF A FIELD DEVICE ELECTRICAL CURRENT SUPPLY MODULE - A method for setting energy supply parameters of a field device electrical current supply module. The field device electrical current supply module is connected, in such case, exclusively to one field device. The connected field device can be supplied electrical energy by the field device electrical current supply module. In the method, a field device type of the connected field device is identified first by the field device electrical current supply module. Then, a parameter setting of at least one energy supply parameter of the field device electrical current supply module is automatically read out from a database and this is loaded into the field device electrical current supply module. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235480 | UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes a plurality of UPS devices configured to provide a single-phase AC input voltage to a load and a battery when an operating mode is a normal mode and configured to convert power of the battery into a single-phase AC output voltage to provide the single-phase AC output voltage to the load when the operation mode is a blackout mode. Each of the plurality of the UPS devices commonly receives the single-phase AC input voltage to commonly output the single-phase AC output voltage when a configuration mode is a single-phase parallel mode. At least three UPS devices independently receive each of a three-phase AC input voltage to output each of a three-phase AC output voltage when the configuration mode is a three-phase mode. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235481 | Storage Unit and Power Generation System - This storage unit includes a power converter that radiates heat by converting power to direct current or alternating current, a storage portion that stores power, a housing that houses at least the storage portion and the power converter, and an air blower provided in the housing, while the air blower is so configured as to send air containing the heat radiated from the power converter into the housing where the storage portion is arranged. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235482 | POWER SYSTEM UTILIZING BATTERY CYCLING AND RECHARGING - A power system includes a plurality of batteries, or other power sources or storage element, selectively connectable to an inverter to provide an AC voltage to a distribution panel. The system includes recharging circuitry to allow the batteries, or other power sources to be constantly recharged prior to full discharge. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235483 | BATTERY POWER SOURCE CONTROL AND CURRENT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Provided battery systems include a plurality of battery electronic control units, each associated with a battery pack of a plurality of battery packs. Each battery electronic control unit is adapted to acquire analog current measurements of the associated battery pack and to convert the acquired analog current measurements to a digital value such that the plurality of battery electronic control units produce a plurality of digital values. The system may sum the digital values, or may process pulse-width modulated signals, analog signals and so forth. A battery system electronic control unit is adapted to receive and monitor the plurality of digital values and to determine a total battery system current value based on the received plurality of digital values. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235484 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BATTERY, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE CONTROLLING A BATTERY - The method of controlling a battery storing electric power generated by a power generator generating electric power using renewable energy comprises detecting an amount of electric power generated by the power generator at a first time and a second time that is prior to the first time; computing a rate of increase or decrease of the amount of electric power between the first time and the second time; computing a target output value for the electric power to be supplied to an electric power transmission system based on the rate, and supplying to the electric power transmission system electric power corresponding to the target output value from at least one of the power generator and the battery. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235485 | POWER CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device, such as a fluid infusion device, obtains its operating power from a primary battery and a secondary battery. The primary battery may be a replaceable battery, and the secondary battery may be a rechargeable battery that can be charged with the primary battery under certain conditions. The device utilizes a power management scheme that transitions between the primary battery and/or the secondary battery to prolong the useful life of the primary battery. The device may also generate an intelligent battery life indicator that displays an accurate representation of the remaining life of the primary battery. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235486 | PHOTOVOLTAIC INVERTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PHOTOVOLTAIC INVERTER - A photovoltaic inverter is provided, having a controller, an auxiliary power and a buffering element. The auxiliary power provides power to the controller. The buffering element is coupled between a photovoltaic panel and the auxiliary power such that the buffering element stores energy output from the photovoltaic panel first during a startup period, and then stops storing energy output from the photovoltaic panel and provides the stored energy to the auxiliary power, thereby performing a maximum power point tracking procedure on the photovoltaic panel during a first period following the startup period, and feeds energy output from the photovoltaic panel to the auxiliary power during a second period following the first period thereby continuously performing the maximum power point tracking procedure on the photovoltaic panel by the controller. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235487 | Grid backfeed prevention system - The invention provides a system and method for controlling power draw from an auxiliary power system to prevent deleterious backfeed to an external power grid. In an illustrative embodiment power levels from a photovoltaic auxiliary array are read by current transformers, which trigger a programmable logic unit to toggle a switch open or closed at threshold levels of difference between the grid's current and the photovoltaic current. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235488 | POWER CONVERTER - A power converter includes a backup power source Eb provided separately from a power source Es and designed to supply power during a discharge period, and a discharging driver Mb that turns on/off an upper-arm (one) switching element in series-connected switching elements Qu and Qd based on a drive signal that has at least one of a voltage and a frequency, and drives a lower-arm (the other) switching element Qd such that it is always on, the at least one of the voltage and the frequency of the drive signal being within a predetermined range lower than a drive signal outputted from a normal driver Mu, Md. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235489 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD - There is provided an electronic apparatus including a first battery and a second battery, a control unit configured to control an operation of the electronic apparatus, a first switch configured to switch whether or not to supply power from the first battery to the control unit, and a second switch configured to switch whether or not to supply a potential from the second battery to the first switch. When power from the first battery is supplied to the control unit, the control unit applies to the first switch a potential for supplying power from the first battery to the control unit. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235490 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS - An electric power supply of an electric apparatus is provided. The electric power supply includes a low power supply unit configured to convert a voltage of an input alternating current (AC) power source and provide the converted voltage, a power storage unit configured to be charged by receiving the converted voltage from the low power supply unit and to provide the charged power as a standby power of the electric apparatus, a voltage detection unit configured to detect a level of voltage charged in the power storage unit, and a switch unit configured to allow the voltage of the low power supply unit to be supplied to the power storage unit, or to block the voltage of the low power supply unit from being supplied to the power storage unit according to the level of voltage charged in the power storage unit detected through the voltage detection unit. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235491 | PRIORITIZATION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - There is provided a prioritization circuit which selects one of a system power supply and a secondary battery unit as a selected supply source and the other as a non-selected supply source and which causes supply of electric power with a higher priority from the selected supply source to a power supply unit, wherein the non-selected supply source is connected to the power supply unit through a diode element which generates a voltage drop and the selected supply source supplies electric power to the power supply unit without passing through a diode element. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235492 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system includes a current detection unit for detecting a current used by a load and an electric cell. The power supply system further includes a control unit for controlling the electric power stored in the electric cell to be supplied to the load if it is determined that the current detected by the current detection unit exceeds a cutoff threshold. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235493 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a smart controller ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120235494 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BALANCING ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - A system for balancing a series connection of energy storage devices having: an intermediate storage element coupled between a pair of sections of one or a number of adjacent energy storage devices of a series connection of energy storage devices, sections each having a more positive terminal (A) at one end and a more negative terminal (B) at its other end; and a switching device for switching sequentially between coupling terminals (A) to each other via intermediate storage element and coupling terminals (B) to each other via intermediate storage element wherein the sections are non-adjacent. A method for balancing a series connection between energy storage devices is also disclosed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235495 | SUPPLY ENERGY ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SUPPLY ENERGY - Supply energy arrangement comprising an input (E) to which an energy source (Q) is coupled, an output (A) for connection of a load (V), a first energy storage device (E | 2012-09-20 |
20120235496 | POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING HIGH DENSITY POWER - A power distribution unit includes a first solid state power module comprising a first plurality of solid state power controllers, where the first solid state power module comprises a first set of power characteristics. Also included is a second solid state power module comprising a second plurality of solid state power controllers. The second solid state power module comprises a second set of power characteristics. Also, the first solid state power module and the second solid state power module are interchangeably coupled to a first location of a common chassis. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235497 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BATTERY, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE CONTROLLING A BATTERY - This method of controlling a battery storing electric power generated by a power generator generating electric power using renewable energy comprising, detecting a power output data at plural points in time during a specified period, the power output data being amounts of electric power generated by the power generator, computing a target output value for supplying to an electric power transmission system based on an average value of the power output data detected at the plural points, and supplying to the electric power transmission system electric power corresponding to the target output value from at least one of the power generator and the battery, wherein the average value is determined so that different weights are applied to the power output data detected at the plural points in calculating the average value. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235498 | AUTOMATIC VOLTAGE REGULATION FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS - A photovoltaic system includes solar cells and photovoltaic inverters configured to convert direct current generated by the solar cells to alternating current. Grid voltage at the point of interconnection (POI) of the photovoltaic system and the power grid is measured and compared to a setpoint. A control signal is generated based on the measured grid voltage. The control signal is provided to the photovoltaic inverters. The control signal is adjusted to cause the photovoltaic inverters to generate or absorb reactive power to respond to transient grid voltage changes. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235499 | Transmit Power over Wireless Signal - A device with a sensor to detect a location of a portable device within proximity of the device and a controller to identify an amount of power to transmit to the portable device and reposition a directional antenna to transmit to the portable device an identified amount of power over a wireless signal based on the location of the portable device. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235500 | WIRELESS ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Described herein are systems for wireless energy transfer distribution over a defined area. Energy may be distributed over the area via a plurality of repeater, source, and device resonators. The resonators within the area may be tunable and the distribution of energy or magnetic fields within the area may be configured depending on device position and power needs. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235501 | MULTI-RESONATOR WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - A mobile wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply and a second electromagnetic resonator coupled to at least one of a power supply and the first electromagnetic resonator. The mobile wireless receiver includes a load associated with powering an electrically powered medical device, and a third electromagnetic resonator configured to be coupled to the load and movable relative to at least one of the first electromagnetic resonator and the second electromagnetic resonator, wherein the third resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to at least one of the first electromagnetic resonator and the second electromagnetic resonator to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the third electromagnetic resonator from at least one of the first electromagnetic resonator and the second electromagnetic resonator. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235502 | MULTI-RESONATOR WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER FOR IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICES - A mobile wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply and a second electromagnetic resonator coupled to at least one of a power supply and the first electromagnetic resonator. The mobile wireless receiver includes a load associated with electrically powering a medical device that is adapted to be disposed in the interior of a patient, and a third electromagnetic resonator configured to be coupled to the load and movable relative to at least one of the first electromagnetic resonator and the second electromagnetic resonator, wherein the third resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to at least one of the first electromagnetic resonator and the second electromagnetic resonator to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the third electromagnetic resonator from at least one of the first electromagnetic resonator and the second electromagnetic resonator. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235503 | SECURE WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - A medical device-powering wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply includes a load configured to power the medical device using electrical power, and a second electromagnetic resonator adapted to be housed within the medical device and configured to be coupled to the load, wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to the first electromagnetic resonator to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the second electromagnetic resonator from the first electromagnetic resonator; wherein the square root of the product of the respective Q factors is greater than 100; and an authorization facility to confirm compatibility of the resonators and provide authorization for initiation of transfer of power. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235504 | TUNABLE WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER FOR SENSORS - A mobile wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply includes, a load associated with a sensor and configured to power a sensor, and a second electromagnetic resonator configured to be coupled to the load and moveable relative to the first electromagnetic resonator, wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to the first electromagnetic resonator to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the second electromagnetic resonator from the first electromagnetic resonator, and wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be tunable during system operation so as to at least one of tune the power provided to the second electromagnetic resonator and tune the power delivered to the load. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235505 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER USING REPEATER RESONATORS - A bag for wireless energy transfer comprising a compartment for storing an electronic device enabled for wireless energy transfer, and at least one magnetic resonator positioned for wireless energy transfer to the electronic device, wherein a the at least one magnetic resonator optionally operates in one of three modes: (1) as a repeater resonator to extend the energy transfer to the electronic device from an external wireless energy source, (2) as a source resonator transferring energy from a battery in the bag to the electronic device, and (3) as an energy capture resonator receiving wireless energy from an external source to recharge a battery in the bag. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235506 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATION OF A WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER - Systems and methods for alignment and calibration of a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver are disclosed. According to one aspect, a wireless power transmit coil is first aligned with a wireless power receive coil. An alignment signal is received indicated that the transmit coil and the receive coil are aligned is received by the wireless power transmitter. A signal indicative of a characteristic of an electrical signal received by the wireless power receiver is generated and communicated to the wireless power transmitter. A calibration feedback signal is generated to adjust a driving signal of the wireless power transmitter based on the received signal. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235507 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY VARIABLE POWER TRANSMISSION - A high efficiency variable power transmitting apparatus outputs a variable power by modulating, with respect to a time axis, a high frequency signal having a constant amplitude by turning the high frequency signal ON and OFF, amplifying the variable power to satisfy a requested power level of a target device based on a supply voltage having a predetermined level, converting an alternating current (AC) voltage received from a power source to a direct current (DC) voltage, generating the supply voltage having the predetermined level based on the DC voltage, and providing the supply voltage having the predetermined level to the PA. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235508 | Non-contact power transmission system, receiving apparatus and transmitting apparatus - A non-contact power transmission system comprises: a primary coil including a power supply coil and a magnetic resonance coil; and a secondary coil including a load coil, thereby transmitting an electric power from the power supply coil at a self-resonating frequency of the magnetic resonance coil, which is determined by a parasitic capacitance between wound wires of the coil and a self inductance of the coil, and taking out the electric power supplied, from the load coil of the secondary coil through magnetic coupling, with non-contact, wherein the electric power is transmitted, with non-contact, with applying magnetic coupling in coupling between the power supply coil and the magnetic resonance coil and coupling between the magnetic resonance coil and the load coil. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235509 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - In one embodiment, a power reception device includes a load circuit, to which a first signal having a first power value is supplied from a first resonance circuit connected to a power reception coil, and a first transceiver which transmits the first power value to a power transmission device. The power transmission device includes a second resonance circuit including a plurality of inductors and capacitors to which a second signal having a second power value is input, a power transmission coil connected to the second resonance circuit, a second transceiver which receives the first power value from the first transceiver, and a first control circuit which calculates power transmission efficiency using the first power value and the second power value and adjusts at least one of inductance values of the inductors and/or at least one of capacitance values of the capacitors based on the power transmission efficiency. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235510 | HARNESSING POWER THROUGH ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION UTILIZING PRINTED COILS - Systems for harnessing power through electromagnetic induction utilizing printed coils are provided. A system can include one or more moveable magnets adjacent to printed coils on a circuit. For example, a system can include one or more magnets that are operative to move alongside a circuit board that includes printed coils. The one or more magnets may move, for example, when a user shakes the system or when the user walks or runs while holding the device. The movement of the one or more magnets may create an electromotive force (e.g., a voltage) across the printed coils, and this force may be used to generate electric power. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235511 | ENERGY SOURCE SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - System are described that include an energy storage device adapted to store and release energy and an ultracapacitor. The systems include a switching device coupled to the energy storage device to selectively connect and disconnect the energy storage device to a load, and a second switching device coupled to the ultracapacitor and adapted to connect and disconnect the ultracapacitor to the load. The systems may include a sensor adapted to sense the current draw at the load. The first switching device is activated to connect the energy storage device to the load when a rate of change of the current draw at the load is below a threshold, and the second switching device is activated to connect the ultracapacitor to the load when the rate of change of the current draw at the load is greater than or equal to the threshold. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235512 | TRANSFER SWITCH MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD - A method is provided and may include monitoring a transfer switch and determining an operating condition of the transfer switch based on the monitoring. The method may further include comparing by a processor the operating condition to a predetermined value, and determining a maintenance condition of the transfer switch based on the comparison. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235513 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER TO A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AND PORTABLE EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME - An electric power supply circuit that provides electric power to a mobile telecommunication device is provided. The electrical power supply circuit can be plugged in to a power grid or receive transformed energy from an alternate energy source. The electrical power supply circuit may provide converted electrical energy to a mobile telecommunication device from the power grid, the transformed energy or a rechargeable battery. Further, the electrical power supply can charge the rechargeable battery from either or both the electrical power grid or the transformed energy. A management module assesses the available electrical sources and the state of the electrical sources so as to switch an appropriate electrical power source to be input to the mobile telecommunication device. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT CHILD PRESENCE USING ACTIVE MEMS SENSORS - The presence of a child within an enclosed space in an appliance, such as a washing machine, dishwasher or refrigerator, is detected using one or more MEMS sensors positioned to detect movement within the enclosed space through various measured characteristics. In preference, combinations of different types of MEMS sensors are utilized to detect the movement. Movement may be attributed to the presence of a child inside the enclosed space, rather than resulting from other influences, with increased reliability if the determination is made based upon such combinations of different characteristics. Safety processes may be initiated upon detecting the presence of the child. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235515 | Lock-Out, Tag-Out System Using Safety Network - A remote lock-out, tag-out system for controlling multiple power control circuits in a motor control center employs a safety network providing serial communication between one or more remote lock-out, tag-out stations and individual power control circuits of the control center permitting remote disconnection of power without the need for protective gear. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235516 | Vertical Actuator Drive Having Gravity Compensation - A vertical actuator drive having gravity compensation has a first subassembly and a second subassembly, one of the two subassemblies being stationary and the other of the two subassemblies being movable in the vertical direction. The first subassembly has a first magnetic yoke provided with a coil, and the second subassembly has a second magnetic yoke provided with at least one magnet which is oriented toward the coil. A horizontal gap between the first and second magnetic yoke in the region of the at least one magnet is variable in the vertical direction, so that a reluctance force acts between the first and second subassemblies in an operating range of the actuator drive, the reluctance force opposing the weight force of the movable one of the two subassemblies. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235517 | High-Efficiency Linear Combustion Engine - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed toward a linear combustion engine, comprising: a cylinder having a cylinder wall and a pair of ends, the cylinder including a combustion section disposed in a center portion of the cylinder; a pair of opposed piston assemblies adapted to move linearly within the cylinder, each piston assembly disposed on one side of the combustion section opposite the other piston assembly, each piston assembly including a spring rod and a piston comprising a solid front section adjacent the combustion section and a gas section; and a pair of linear electromagnetic machines adapted to directly convert kinetic energy of the piston assembly into electrical energy, and adapted to directly convert electrical energy into kinetic energy of the piston assembly for providing compression work during the compression stroke. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235518 | Oscillating Motor Adjuster - The invention relates to an oscillating motor adjuster having a driven stator, which is followed by a first rotor via a first hydraulic power transmission path, which is followed by a second rotor via a second hydraulic power transmission path. The second rotor is joined in a torsionally rigid manner to a second camshaft part, which is disposed coaxially to a first camshaft part, which is joined in a torsionally rigid manner to the first rotor. The relative angular position of the two rotors to one another can be adjusted very accurately by this sequential arrangement of the two rotors. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235519 | TRANSVERSE AND/OR COMMUTATED FLUX SYSTEMS HAVING LAMINATED AND POWDERED METAL PORTIONS - An electrical machine comprising a rotor, a coil and a stator comprising a lamination stack coupled to a tooth, wherein the electrical machine is at least one of a transversal flux machine is described. The electrical machine may be a transversal flux machine such as a transverse or commutated flux machine. A lamination ring is described comprising a plurality of lamination stacks. A lamination stack may comprise a plurality of trenches configured to retain a plurality of teeth. The tooth may comprise a portion of the switching surface, and a portion of a lamination stack may extend to the surface of the tooth to make up a portion of the switching surface. The electrical machine may be configured with a constant air gap, wherein no more than 15% variability in the distance between the stator switching surface and the rotor switching surface. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235520 | HAND TOOL - A hand tool is disclosed. A polarity reversing switch has first contact devices which are immovable with respect to a machine housing and second contact devices on a brush holder. An operating element is adjustable between two positions for changing a direction of travel of an electric motor. At least one of the first contact devices has a first metal strip and a first spring. A section of the first metal strip has a first contact face for contacting one of the second contact devices. The first spring is prestressed in the direction toward the second contact device. At least one of the second contact devices has a second metal strip and a second spring. A section of the second metal strip has a second contact face for contacting one of the first contact devices. The second spring is prestressed in the direction of the first contact device. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235521 | Electric Machine And Oil Cooling Method For Electrical Machine - An electrical machine comprises a casing ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120235522 | Cooling System For An Electrical Machine - A cooling system for an electrical machine includes a substantially closed housing, a first heat exchanger arranged inside of the housing, a second heat exchanger arranged outside of the housing, a conduit assembly for transferring a heat exchange medium in a closed circuit between the first and the second heat exchangers, a first air circulating means configured to circulate air inside of the housing over the first heat exchanger, and a second air circulating means configured to circulate air outside of the housing over the second heat exchanger, wherein the conduit assembly includes a pump for actively circulating the heat exchange medium between the first and the second heat exchangers. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235523 | BUS BAR MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - In some implementations, the present disclosure provides an electric machine including a rotor assembly, a stator assembly comprising a plurality of stator modules, each stator comprising multiple, independently energizeable stator segments, each segment having a corresponding electrical connecting point, and a plurality of bus bars connected to the electrical connecting points of the stator assembly, each bus bar corresponding to a different phase of the machine and electrically connecting segments of multiple stator modules. The stator modules and their electrical connecting points are arranged such that spacing between adjacent connecting points within each stator module differs from spacing between adjacent connecting points of different modules. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235524 | TERMINAL MODULE FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A terminal module includes a ring-shaped rail having a groove extending in a circumferential direction, a bus bar fitted into the groove, and a connector portion having a connector terminal connecting the bus bar with an external wire. The rail has a phase determining hole for determining a phase of rotation of the rail about an axial direction. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235525 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE - The invention relates to an electrical motor ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120235526 | FAN AND MOTOR THEREOF - A motor includes a base, a bushing, a bearing structure, a stator structure, a rotor structure and a magnetic element. The base has a supporting platform. The bushing is connected with the base. The bearing structure is disposed in the bushing. The bushing is threaded through the stator structure. The rotor structure has a shaft, and the shaft threads through the bearing structure. The magnetic element corresponds to the shaft and is disposed on the supporting platform, and the magnetic element magnetically interacts with the shaft. A fan equipped with the motor is also disclosed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235527 | Automated Power Generator - One embodiment of an automated power generator has one base board ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120235528 | Toroidal inductance generator - The Toroidal Inductance Generator is a machine that creates electrical energy by orbiting three fields of multiple magnets inside and around, a copper wire toroidal coil. The toroidal generator is comprised of a copper wire wound toroidal coil, with a vessel core, containing a plurality of free moving rare earth magnets sealed inside the vessel core assembly. A magnetic shroud is affixed to the protruding shaft of an existing rotary means. This magnetic shroud and rotary means are concentrically positioned to rotate a plurality of magnets immediately adjacent to both the outside and the inside diameter of the toroidal coil. The vector fields of the shroud magnets overlap and interact with the vector fields of the magnets sealed inside the copper wire toroidal core. The internal magnets are caused to follow the rotating field from the applied external coercive magnetic force. The three combined orbits all contribute to the generation of electricity within the copper wire toroidal. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235529 | DEVICE AND METHOD EMPLOYING MAGNETIC AND GRAVITATIONAL ENERGY FOR MECHANICAL POWER - A device for imparting rotation to a rim using magnetic attraction to induce gravitational pull upon a rolling component to a higher position upon an interior surface of a rim thereby inducing a roll of said rim in a direction of an adjacent magnet. The device may be engaged to generators and the like to provide rotational power and is adapted to function as a toy which will roll across a support surface in either of two directions. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235530 | ELECTRIC MACHINES INCLUDING STATOR MODULES - In implementations of the present disclosure, a rotating electric machine includes a rotor assembly supported for rotation about a rotational axis, the rotor assembly including a plurality of rotor poles, the rotor poles being supported for rotation about the rotational axis, and a stator assembly including a plurality of independent stator modules with each stator module including multiple independently energizable stator segments, each stator segment defining a plurality of stator poles of the stator assembly for magnetically interacting with the rotor poles, each stator module being independently removable and replaceable from the stator assembly to adjust the total number of stator poles included in the stator assembly, and/or to vary the maximum power output of the electric machine. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235531 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a housing, a compression mechanism and an electric motor driving the compression mechanism. The electric motor includes a stator fixed to the housing, a rotary shaft rotatably supported by the housing, a rotor that is fixed on the rotary shaft and has a rotor core made of a plurality of laminated steel sheets, a magnet insertion hole formed through the rotor core, a permanent magnet loosely fitted in the magnet insertion hole, a first clearance formed between inner surface of the magnet insertion hole and outer surface of the permanent magnet, a second clearance formed between end surface of the rotor core and surface of the permanent magnet in the axial direction of the rotor core and resin filled in the first clearance and the second clearance so as to surround entire surface of the permanent magnet. | 2012-09-20 |
20120235532 | APPARATUS TO SUPPORT SUPERCONDUCTING WINDINGS IN A ROTOR OF AN ELECTROMOTIVE MACHINE - An apparatus (structure) is provided to support a superconductor winding ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120235533 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A rotating electrical machine having a shaft, an iron core having slots, an armature winding inserted into the slots, a commutator provided to the shaft and having a plurality of commutator segments that should have same potential. An equalizer connected at one end to a commutator segment among the commutator segments where the commutator segment is in contact with a brush reaches a rear side of the iron core by passing through a slot positioned at a center of a magnetic pole of the rotating electrical machine and returns to the front side by passing through another slot positioned at a center of another magnetic pole so that the equalizer is connected at the other end to a commutator segment where the commutator segment is in contact with a brush of a same polarity as the firstly-mentioned brush. | 2012-09-20 |