40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090243337 | FRAME WITH CLOSED CROSS-SECTION - There is provided a frame having closed cross-sections capable of preventing a welded joint of the frame from being turned in a wide open state, or being broken when an external force is applied to the frame at the time of vehicle collision, and so forth, and the frame is collapsed. The frame having closed cross-sections is provided with a body cylindrical in shape, wherein first side parts of a first frame member, in pairs, are welded to second side parts of a second frame member, in pairs, respectively, thereby forming a welded joint on both sides of the body, and respective end faces of each of the reinforcing plates, in the widthwise direction of the body, are butted against respective inner side faces of the side parts of the body, corresponding thereto. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243338 | Operator's Section Construction for Work Vehicle - An operator's section construction for a work vehicle includes an operating device mounted on a vehicle body, a driver's seat mounted on the operating deck, a first operating device provided on one of right and left sides of the operating deck and a second operating device provided on the other of the right and left sides of the operating deck. On an upper face of the operating deck, there are formed a mounting portion for the driver's seat, a mounting portion for the first operating device, and a mounting portion for the second operating device; the driver's seat, the first operating device and the second operating devices being mounted on the respective mounting portions independently of each other. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243339 | NET STRUCTURES, VEHICLES INCLUDING NET STRUCTURES, AND METHODS - A vehicle includes a roll cage and a net structure. The roll cage at least partially defines a protected area and additionally at least partially defines an access opening configured to facilitate passage of an operator through the access opening and into the protected area. A net structure is attached to the roll cage and is configured to selectively block at least a portion of the access opening. Net structures and methods are also provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243340 | FRONT BUMPER FACE - A system and method for temporarily attaching an accessory component such as a fog light cover, to a vehicle body panel prior to a painting operation are described. The system and method eliminate the need for jigs or other support structures typically used to support the accessory during painting of the accessory and body panel. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243341 | GARNISH FOR VEHICLE, HAVING U-SHAPED RECESSED PORTION, WHICH IS INTEGRALLY FORMED ALONG EDGE IN LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION - A garnish for a vehicle, which has a long form made of a resin material, and is attached to a member of the body of the vehicle. A recessed portion having a substantially U-shaped section is integrally formed at an edge of a main body of the garnish in the longitudinal direction thereof, and continuously formed along the length of the main body. Typically, the edge of the main body in the longitudinal direction is attached to the body of the vehicle substantially horizontally; and the recessed portion is formed at the upper edge of the main body of the garnish when the main body is attached to the body of the vehicle. Preferably, the recessed portion has a bottom wall, which has a thin part having a smaller thickness in comparison with the other parts of the recessed portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243342 | PASSENGER VEHICLE REAR END STRUCTURE - A passenger vehicle rear end structure is provided with a vehicle body, a rear body panel and connection arrangement. The vehicle body includes an interior cargo area having a rear exterior trunk access opening and a rear exterior body surface. The rear body panel is movably with respect to the vehicle body between an upright orientation and a horizontal orientation with the rear body panel forming a rear exterior panel surface that mates with the rear exterior body surface. The connection arrangement couples the rear body panel to the vehicle body for movement of the rear body panel between the upright orientation and the horizontal orientation. The rear exterior surface of the rear body panel is disposed rearward of a portion of the rear exterior body surface that mates with a bottom ledge of the rear body panel when the rear body panel is in the horizontal orientation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243343 | Vehicle Lower Body Structure - A vehicle lower body structure ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090243344 | ROOF ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A roof assembly comprises a closure moveable at least between a closed position closing the roof opening in the fixed roof of the vehicle and an open position in which the closure is slid under the fixed roof and at least partially opening the roof opening. A drain channel is positionable under the rear edge of the roof opening at least in a closed position of the closure. A drain channel operating mechanism is adapted to cause a vertical movement of the drain channel on the one hand and adapted to move said drain channel in the opening direction of the closure on the other hand. The drain channel operating mechanism is adapted to allow a relative movement between the drain channel and the closure during at least a part of the sliding movement of the closure. The drain channel operating mechanism includes a spring member acting upon the drain channel to keep the drain channel in engagement with a rear part of the closure in a vertical direction at least when the closure is in the open position. The drain channel and the closure are adapted to be in sliding engagement during relative movement between the drain channel and the closure. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243345 | Universal hunting swivel chair - The invention is a compact swivel chair that folds up. Keeps the hunter off the ground and will be able to move freely and quietly without getting up. Made for all types of hunting. The universal hunting chair is made light weight, and easy to carry. The legs extend out to change the height of the chair. Any one that turkey, deer, dove hunts, etc., should want to own a universal hunting swivel chair. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243346 | Foldable swivel stool - A foldable swivel stool has a frame and a cushion attached to and supported by the frame. The frame has a leg frame and a seat frame supported by leg frame. The leg frame has four top connectors, four feet, and four pairs of legs each of which are pivoted at a middle thereof and able to scissor with respect to each other. One receiving opening is defined on each top connector. The seat frame has a lower frame having four downward extending poles being able to inserted into one of the receiving opening, and an upper frame for swivelably fixed to the lower frame. The swivel stool occupies a small storage volume and is able to be easily folded and expanded. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243347 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat and head restraint assembly is disclosed in which the configuration of the seat back is automatically adjusted as the position of the head rest is changed. Upon lowering the head restraint, a forwardly directed face of the seat back is urged outward to thereby decrease a torso angle associate with the seat assembly. Additional versions are described in which the torso angle is decreased by raising the head rest. And, versions are described in which horizontal or pivotal movement of the head restraint causes movement of a forward face of the seat back. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243348 | ADJUSTABLE ERGONOMIC CHAIR - An ergonomic task chair having a front and a rear, including a laterally extending seat having a front and a rear, a back brace disposed above the rear of the seat, and a knee support disposed in the front of the chair, wherein the back brace and the knee support have a first position where there is a first minimum distance between the back brace and the knee support and a second position where there is a second minimum distance between the back brace and the knee support, the second minimum distance being less than the first minimum distance, wherein movement from the first minimum distance to the second minimum distance is triggered by a downward movement of the seat. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243349 | Adjustable height hook on high chair - A hook on high chair that includes a base unit that engages the lip of a table top and a seat unit that engages a seat for a child. The base unit and seat unit slide relative to each other such that the seat of the seat unit is adjustable in height so as to customize the hook on high chair for relatively small children such as infants or relatively large children such as toddlers. The base unit includes a J-shaped lower tube that includes a turn knob and an upper tube that includes a resilient foot for opposing the turn knob. The lower and upper tubes are fixed via a joint. The seat unit includes a vertically extending tube slideably adjustable in the joint via a spring biased pin. The seat unit includes a cantilevered portion that carries the seat. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243350 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH A TEMPERATURE CONTROL UNIT - A vehicle seat with a temperature control unit is composed of a plurality of ditches installed on a surface of a seat pad covered with the second plate having a vent and a divergence department on a surface of a seat pad covered with the first plate, wherein the presence of a plurality of ditches on a surface of a seat pad and a divergence department to diverge a heated or cooled air sent from a blower to each ditch give good ventilation of a heated or cooled air. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243351 | Dual Function Lift Handle for Infant Seat Carrier - An infant swing has a base member supported by hanger members for reciprocal movement. The base member is formed with an upwardly extending mounting protrusion that nests into a mating receiver structure formed on the bottom of the seat carrier. A latch mechanism carried by the seat carrier is selectively operable to disengage a pivoted, spring-loaded latch member mounted on the base member mounting protrusion. The seat carrier is formed with a pivoted lift handle that provides a dual lift function, including the normal lift function associated with the lift handle being raised into the upright operative position. The lift handle is formed with grip openings adjacent the pivot connection of the lift handle such that the grip handles are rotated for access when the lift handle is lowered to the folded position to enable the seat carrier to be lifted by grasping the two transversely spaced grip openings. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243352 | Secure herringbone arrangement for the armrest of a seat, seat and two seat assembly provided with such an arrangement - In herringbone seats of the prior art, armrests on the closed angle side form an obstacle for the passengers in the seat in case of a shock, since the latter are generally projected along the axis of the vehicle and thus towards the armrest thus creating a high risk of injury for the passenger in case of a shock. The present invention provides a secure herringbone arrangement for the armrest of a seat i.e. making it possible to reduce the risk of injuries caused by the armrest, in case of a shock. Therefore, the present invention provides to leave a space between the seating part structure and the armrest to enable the passenger on the seat to be projected along the axis of the airplane in case of a shock without hitting the armrest. More precisely, the aim of the invention is a herringbone arrangement for the armrest of a seat wherein the armrest is angularly shifted with respect to the seat, so as to form a free space ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090243353 | SEAT APPARATUS - A seat apparatus includes a seat adapted to be arranged on a floor of a vehicle, a motor driving the seat to move, and a control unit supplying electric power to the motor by controlling a duty ratio with duty cycle control. The control unit determines an initial start-up time in which the duty ratio is defined as a first duty ratio over a period between the time the motor is started up after being powered by the control unit and the time before the seat driven by the motor starts moving. The control unit reduces the duty ratio when the initial start-up time elapses and sets the duty ratio to a second duty ratio smaller than the first duty ratio when the seat starts moving. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243354 | ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - An active head restraint system is disclosed with an actuator, a sensor, and a controller. The controller receives an impact signal from a triggering element, receives the position of an occupant's head, actuates the head restraint to move towards the occupant's head, and controls actuation to optimize head restraint movement as the head restraint moves proximate to the occupant's head. In another embodiment, the controller also manipulates head restraint velocity to optimize the velocity toward the occupant's head. Also presented is a method for actuating an active head restraint system for a vehicle seat. The method includes sending an impact signal to a controller, receiving the position of an occupant's head, transmitting the received position of the occupant's head to a controller, actuating the head restraint to move towards the occupant's head, and controlling head restraint actuation to optimize head restraint movement as it moves proximate to the occupant's head. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243355 | CRASH-ACTIVE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - In the case of a crash-active system of a vehicle, in particular of a vehicle seat, with a support ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090243356 | SEAT CONTROL DEVICE - A seat control device has a first input unit for performing an operation of moving a first seat to a front side or a back side, a first drive control unit for moving the first seat to the front side or the back side based on an output of the first input unit, a second input unit for performing an operation of moving a second seat, positioned behind the first seat, to the front side or the back side, and a second drive control unit for moving the second seat to the front side or the back side based on an output of the second input unit. A control unit is arranged for prohibiting movement of the first seat and the movement of the second seat from being simultaneously carried out when the operation to move the first seat to the back side is performed at the first input unit and the operation to move the second seat to the front side is performed at the second input unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243357 | SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat for a vehicle includes: a seat cushion frame, adapted to be mounted to a vehicle floor side to rotate around a front end portion relative to a vehicle floor and selectively operated to be in a raised state or in a used state relative to the vehicle floor; a seat back frame, adapted to be coupled at the vehicle floor side to rotate relative to the vehicle floor and operated to be in a stored state; a locking mechanism, provided between the seat cushion frame being in a used state and the vehicle floor and operated to lock the seat cushion frame; and an operating lever, rotatably provided at one side of the seat cushion frame and made from a rigid body unlocking the locking mechanism and rotating the seat cushion frame in a direction in which the seat cushion frame is raised in a single. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243358 | Vehicle Seating - In an example embodiment, a vehicle seating arrangement includes a fore-facing lower seat convertible between a sitting position and a lie flat sleeping position in a lower horizontal plane, an aft-facing lower seat convertible between a sitting position and a lie flat sleeping position in the lower horizontal plane, and a fore-facing upper seat positioned between the fore-facing lower seat and aft-facing lower seat, the fore-facing upper seat convertible between a sitting position and a lie flat sleeping position in an upper horizontal plane. The seats may be arranged so that portions of the fore-facing lower seat and aft-facing lower seat underlap the fore-facing upper seat when the seats are positioned in the lie-flat sleeping position. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243359 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided with: a rotation lock mechanism for inhibiting or permitting rotation of the both support arms placed at a fixed position relative to base frames and a support arm operation mechanism for actuating the rotation lock mechanism by tilting of a backrest. In the vehicle seat, when the backrest is tilted forward beyond a maximum forward adjustment angle of a reclining angle range, the rotation of the both support arms from the fixed position is permitted. When the backrest is tilted further backward than the maximum forward adjustment angle, the rotation of the both support arms from the fixed position is inhibited. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243360 | SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM - Disclosed is a seat reclining mechanism, which is designed to be mounted to a seat cushion and a seat back so as to allow the seat back to be reclined. The seat reclining mechanism comprises a guide bracket and an internal gear member coupled to the guide bracket in a rotatable manner about a rotation axis thereof with respect to the guide bracket and formed with internal teeth along a circle having a center on the rotation axis. A plurality of lock gear members is disposed between the guide bracket and the internal gear member. A fitting portion is provided in either one of the guide bracket and the internal gear member. A rotatable cam is rotatably supported by the fitting portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243361 | SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM - A seat reclining mechanism comprises a guide bracket, and an internal gear member coupled to the guide bracket in a rotatable manner about a rotation axis thereof with respect to the guide bracket. A forwardmost-inclination stopper protrusion and a rearwardmost-inclination stopper protrusion are provided on either one of the guide bracket and the internal gear member. A stopper plate is fixed to a remaining one of the guide bracket and the internal gear member. The stopper plate has a forwardmost-inclination stopper portion adapted to be brought into contact with the forwardmost-inclination stopper protrusion when a seat back is at a forwardmost inclined position, and a rearwardmost-inclination stopper portion adapted to be brought into contact with the rearwardmost-inclination stopper protrusion when the seat back is at a rearwardmost inclined position. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243362 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF PERFORMING EASY ENTRY WITH FULL MEMORY - A vehicle seat assembly capable of performing an easy entry function having a seat bottom, a seat back pivotal with respect to the seat bottom, and a recliner mechanism for controlling pivotal motion of the seat back and a recliner mechanism actuator subassembly having a base member, a memory ring having a notch and a memory ring engagement member having a protrusion configured to engage the notch. The memory ring engagement member inhibits rotation of the memory ring when the protrusion is engaged with the notch and permits rotation of the memory ring when the protrusion is disengaged from the notch. The memory ring engagement member retains the recliner mechanism in an unlocked state while the protrusion is disengaged from the notch. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243363 | SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM - A seat reclining mechanism comprises a guide bracket, an internal gear member coupled to the guide bracket in a rotatable manner about a rotation axis thereof with respect to the guide bracket, a plurality of lock gear members disposed between the guide bracket and the internal gear member, and a rotatable cam rotatably supported by either one of the guide bracket and the internal gear member. The rotatable cam has a cam body, and a plurality of engagement pawls disposed on a circumference of a circle having a center on the rotation axis and each formed to protrude from the cam body in a lock-causing rotation direction or an unlock-causing rotation direction, and each of the plurality of lock gear members has an engagement groove engageable with a corresponding one of the plurality of engagement pawls. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243364 | ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE SEAT - A support structure of a head restraint system for an automotive vehicle seat includes an actuator configured to be actuated by an occupant. A locking arrangement is disposable within a back of the vehicle seat and is configured to selectively secure the support structure relative to the back of the vehicle seat. At least a portion of the locking arrangement is operatively associated with the actuator. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243365 | Actively Ventilated Vehicle Seat - An actively ventilated vehicle seat includes a lower air-impermeable seat cushion or backrest part, an air-permeable intermediate layer made of a spacer fabric and an upholstered cover. The vehicle seat is divided into upholstered areas which are delimited from each other by seams anchored at the air-impermeable seat cushion. Air bridges are provided which extend transversely to the seams for connecting the intermediate layer between the individual upholstered areas. An unobstructed seat ventilating system and a permanently secure attachment of the seams are achieved in a simple manner in terms of production and without affecting the seating comfort in that the air bridges are integrated all around into the air-impermeable seat cushion and the seams are anchored above the air bridges in the air-impermeable material of the upholstered part covering the air bridges. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243366 | Safety System for a Seat of a Ski Lift Facility and Method for Implementing Same - A safety system for a chair ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090243367 | SEAT BELT WINDING METHOD, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, AND SEAT BELT APPARATUS - [PROBLEMS] To provide a seat belt winding method, a seat belt retractor, and a seat belt apparatus capable of stopping the motor even when the seat belt is being wound and restarting the winding of the seat belt, and capable of reducing excess repetition of stopping and starting of the motor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243368 | ROCKING RECLINING CHAIR - A furniture item includes a support member and a rotatably pinned mechanism operable in rocking and reclining motions. The mechanism includes first and second side plates; a first pair of forward link members each rotatably connected to one of the side plates; a pantograph linkage set connected to the first pair of forward link members to extend and retract a footrest assembly in the reclining motion; and a drive rod rotatable between the side plates. Rotating the drive rod extends or retracts the pantograph linkage set. An escutcheon connected to the drive rod has a snap-engaged handle to manually rotate the drive rod. At least one U-shaped spring connected between the support member and the mechanism allows rocking motion. A seat pan has flat body springs extending over a seat pan aperture to support an occupant. A detent at one end of each flat spring engages the seat pan. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243369 | LEAVEITCLEAN.ORG MOBILE RECYCLING CENTER - The present invention includes a predetermined number of bins, constructed to accept one type of material in each bin. Each bin may have an easy to use deposit door. Each bin may be labeled to distinguish which particular material can be deposited into a particular bin. The internal components inside each bin allows for compacting, bundling, or chipping of the materials, or some combination thereof, into bins for storage until they are removed. The present invention can be moved as needed or set in a designated area. The bins slide out and dump making it easy for the user to empty the compacted, chipped, or bundled materials. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243370 | WHEEL WEIGHT - A wheel weight segment for use on a wheel including a rim, having a body with a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side and a second side disposed opposite the first side. A top lip portion with a top surface extends outwardly from the first side of the body and a bottom lip portion with a bottom surface extends outwardly from the second side of the body. The top surface of the body and the top surface of the top lip portion lie in a first plane, and the bottom surface of the body and the bottom surface of the bottom lip portion lie in a second plane. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243371 | SHOCK ABSORBING WHEEL - The present invention relates to a shock absorbing wheel with shock absorbing properties, the wheel comprises a hub, arms and a rim. The hub comprises radial junctions between the arms and the hub, additionally the rim comprises radial junctions between the arms and the rim, wherein between the radial junctions of the hub and the rim the arms are arranged with a substantially sinusoidal shaped form. The arms further comprise a first, a second, a third and a fourth section, wherein in the first section, the arms extend from the radial junctions between the arms and the hub in a first radial direction A, and in the forth section, the arms extend from the radial junctions between the arms and the rim in a second radial direction B. The sinusoidal shaped form is arranged in the second and the third sections of the arms. The present invention is said to provide for a cost effective wheel with good shock absorbing properties. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243372 | HUB INSTALLED TO A BICYCLE - A hub installed to a bicycle is disclosed. The normal force of each rolling ball set and the spindle has an inclined angle so that the bearing can suffer from a greater axial force so as to increase the lifetime of the hub. The sizes of the rolling balls are enlarged and the number of the rolling balls used is increased. The annular rib is integrally formed with the hub so as to increase the concentricity between the hub body and the ratchet wheel. The swing range of the hub is decreased and thus it is smooth. The first resisting portion, second resisting portion, seven resisting portion and eight resisting portion are matched to cambered recesses of the first rolling ball set, second rolling ball set, third rolling ball set, and fourth rolling ball set so that the resisting areas between the rolling balls and the resisting portions are increased. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243373 | DRIVE AWAY AXLE ASSEMBLY - The drive away axle assembly comprises at least an axle shaft having a proximal end seated within an axle housing and a distal terminal flange and a hub having a distal end land and a sidewall. The distal terminal flange of the axle shaft has bores therein which align with threaded bores in the distal end land of the hub, and axle shaft/hub connectors engage through the bores to removably connect the hub to the axle shaft. Further, an axle shaft retaining bolt extends through the sidewall of the hub for engagement with the axle shaft structures to maintain the axle shaft within the axle housing when the axle shaft/hub connectors are removed. Upon removal of such connectors, the hub rotates freely without imparting rotation to the axle shaft. Still further, an accessory spring may be provided for assisting in disengagement of the axle shaft flange from the hub. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243374 | Brake system for a motorcycle including vibration-damping support structure, and motorcycle incorporating same - In a brake system for a motorcycle in which a pressure-regulating unit is interposed between a wheel brake and fluid pressure generating unit capable of generating a fluid pressure independently of an operation of a brake operating element is controlled by a control unit based on a value detected by an operating amount detector which detects an operating amount of the brake operating element. To prevent adverse influences of not only vibrations from an engine, but also heat from the engine, from being exerted on the pressure-regulating unit, such is floatingly supported by a support supported on a body frame of the motorcycle through an elastic case covering the pressure-regulating unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243375 | Motorcycle including brake-by-wire system with flexibly supported pressure-generating unit - In a brake system for a motorcycle in which the operation of a pressure-regulating unit interposed between fluid pressure-generating unit and a wheel brake so as to regulate an output fluid pressure of the fluid pressure-generating unit and to apply the regulated fluid pressure to the wheel brake is controlled by a control unit on the basis of a value detected by operating amount detector for detecting an operating amount of a brake operating element, to arrange the fluid pressure-generating unit in a location which is close to the pressure control unit disposed on the rear side of an engine body and in which an installation space is easy to secure. The fluid pressure-generating unit, laid out in plan view between a left-right pair of seat rails which constitute a part of a body frame and which support a riders' seat, is supported by the seat rails. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243376 | Motorcycle including brake-by-wire system with flexibly supported fluid pressure regulating unit - In a brake system for a motorcycle in which the operation of a pressure-regulating unit interposed between fluid pressure generator and a wheel brake is controlled by a control unit on the basis of a value detected by operating amount detector for detecting an operating amount of a brake operating element, to prevent the influence of vibrations transmitted from an engine from being exerted on the pressure-regulating unit. A support member for supporting the pressure-regulating unit is flexibly supported, though elastic members, by a pair of frame sections which are arranged on both the left and right sides of an engine body and by a crossmember which connects both the frame sections to each other on the rear side of the engine body so as to constitute a part of a body frame F together with the frame sections. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243377 | MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle with a disk brake device and an anti-dip device for improving the external appearance of the front forks and for simplifying the fixing of the hoses. A single hose includes a hydraulic passage k extending from a secondary master cylinder and one end of the hose is connected to one opening of a three-way opening coupling fixed to the front forks. One end of a single hose is supported by the secondary master cylinder and the other end is supported by the three-way opening coupling. Thus the hose clamps may be omitted, the number of components is conspicuously reduced and the arrangement is simplified. In comparison to extending two hoses from the secondary master cylinder, only a single hose is extended according to the present invention. Thus, the handling of the hoses is simplified and the outer appearance near the front forks is improved. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243378 | Motorcycle including antilock brake system and brake fluid conduit routing structure - A motorcycle includes a head pipe that is disposed at a front portion of a vehicle body and makes front forks pivot, and a pair of left and right down tubes that extend downward from the head pipe and extend to the rear side of an engine under the engine, wherein connecting members for connecting brake hoses that are formed of elastic members to respective brake pipes that are formed of metal pipes are disposed behind the head pipe, and the brake hoses that extend from the connecting members to a brake for a front wheel extend frontward after passing between the pair of the left and right down tubes. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243379 | Rear Axle Module with Multiple Modulators - An anti lock braking system for commercial vehicles is described. The system includes a rear axle brake assembly having a rear brake for each rear wheel, a relay valve for controlling rear axle brakes and a plurality of pressure modulator valves operatively connected to the relay valve, each having an outlet connected to one of the rear brakes. Multiple connector cartridges are used to sealingly connect the relay valve to each of the pressure modulator valves. The connector cartridges have a first end defining a non rotation-dependent fitting, such as a cartridge fitting, cooperating with a corresponding port cavity to form the sealed connection. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243380 | Brake system for a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same - In a brake-by-wire brake system for a motorcycle, a pressure regulator is interposed between a pressure-generating unit and a brake caliper to regulate an output hydraulic pressure of the pressure generator, and to apply the regulated hydraulic pressure to a brake caliper. The pressure regulator is controlled by a control unit, based on input from an applied operating force detector, to minimize or prevent influences of engine vibration and heat on the pressure regulator. The pressure regulator is arranged between an engine body and a fuel tank disposed in back of an intake system connected to and extending upwardly from a cylinder head of the engine body; where the intake system is disposed on an upper side of the engine body. The pressure regulator is flexibly supported, through a flexibly resilient case, by a support cage attached to a body frame. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243381 | Brake system for a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same - A brake system for a motorcycle includes a pressure-regulating unit interposed between a fluid pressure-generating unit and a wheel brake. Operation of a pressure-regulating unit is managed and controlled by a control unit, based primarily on an applied force detected by an operating amount detector. The fluid pressure-generating unit is disposed between an engine body, mounted on a body frame, and an exhaust pipe which is connected to a front surface of a cylinder head of the engine body, and which extends downwardly from the cylinder head. The fluid pressure-generating unit is arranged on the body frame such that, during operation of the motorcycle, the fluid pressure-generating unit is substantially shielded and isolated from heat emitted by the engine body and the exhaust pipe. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243382 | BRAKING CONTROL APPARATUS - A braking control apparatus includes a brake operating member, a hydraulic circuit supplying a wheel cylinder hydraulic pressure to a wheel cylinder, a pump generating a hydraulic pressure so that the wheel cylinder hydraulic pressure reaches a value in response to an operation of the brake operating member, a circulation conduit provided at a portion of the hydraulic circuit, the circulation conduit through which a partial amount of brake fluid discharged from the pump is circulated back to the pump, a pressure regulating valve adjust a pressure difference between an upstream side of the pressure regulating valve connected to the wheel cylinder and a downstream side, and a controlling device calculating, on the basis of a circulation flow rate of the brake fluid passing through the pressure regulating valve, an applied current to the pressure regulating valve for obtaining a target of the pressure difference and controlling the applied current. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243383 | CONVERSION KIT FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE TO RIDE ON TIRES - The conversion kit changes a conventional tracked excavator into a rubber tired excavator in just a matter of minutes. Thus, a tracked excavator can be driven down the road on pavement without the need for a transport truck and without damaging the pavement. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243384 | Track assembly having wear inhibiting contact members - A track assembly for a track-type machine is disclosed. The track assembly includes inner and outer track links. A rotatable bushing is positioned about a track pin and a sleeve bearing is positioned about the track pin. A first seal member is disposed between an inner track link and the rotatable bushing and a second seal member is disposed between inner and outer track links. A first thrust ring is engaged with the rotatable bushing and a second thrust ring is engaged with the sleeve bearing. A first contact member is engaged with the first seal member and a second contact member is engaged with the second seal member. The first and second contact members are configured to inhibit wear of the first and second seal members. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243385 | Power Supply System, Vehicle Using the Same and its Control Method - An integral element corresponding to a converter (CONV | 2009-10-01 |
20090243386 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DC/DC CONVERTER APPARATUS - A controller is capable of executing direct couple control that directly couples a first power device and a second power device without causing a DC/DC converter to convert voltage. During the direct couple control, a drive signal that causes no voltage conversion is intermittently output to at least one of a plurality of switching devices. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243387 | DUAL BATTERY VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS - A dual battery electrical system for a vehicle having an engine comprises a primary load and a secondary load and is switchable between an ON state in which the engine is running, an OFF state in which the engine is not running, a START state in which the primary load requires power to start the engine, and a PAUSE state in which the engine is not running. A first battery powers the primary load, a second battery powers the secondary load, a battery switch is closable to connect the first battery to the second battery such that both batteries can provide power to both loads. The transition to and from the OFF state is via a user activated mechanism and transition to and from the PAUSE state is via a user-independent mechanism. A controller controls operation of the battery switch when the system enters and/or leaves the PAUSE state. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243388 | MULTI-OUTPUT DC/DC CONVERTER - Disclosed is a multi-output DC/DC converter controlling power-conversion switching in synchronization with a frequency of one output voltage among multiple output voltages in an LLC resonant DC/DC converter. The multi-output DC/DC converter includes a power conversion circuit performing alternate switching on an input DC voltage to output multiple DC voltages including a first DC voltage and a second DC voltage each having a preset voltage level, and a control circuit controlling the alternate switching of the power conversion circuit in synchronization with a preset resonant frequency. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243389 | Multiple output magnetic induction unit and a multiple output micro power converter having the same - A multiple output magnetic induction unit includes a magnetic substrate, and a plurality of toroidal coils mounted on the magnetic substrate side by side. No insulating layer is required between the toroidal coils. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243390 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a power supply apparatus comprises a DC/DC converter coupled to an output of a fuel cell, a first diode connected between the output of the DC/DC converter and an output terminal of the apparatus, a second diode connected between an output of a secondary battery and the output terminal, a first transistor connected in parallel with the first diode, a second transistor connected in parallel with the second diode, and a control module configured to set the first and the second transistor to the off and the on state, respectively, when the output voltage of the DC/DC converter is equal to or lower than a reference voltage, and to set the first and the second transistor to the on and the off state, respectively, when the output voltage of the DC/DC converter is higher than the reference voltage. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243391 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL POWER SUPPLY WITH POWER OVER ETHERNET SUPPORT, INTEGRATED MONITORING AND SUPPLEMENTAL POWER SOURCE BACKUP - A multi-functional power supply that is advantageously suitable for distributed networking environments, such as the deployment of wireless networks. The power supply provides PoE ports for powering various devices and includes redundancy, back-up support, failover detection and monitoring/reporting. Thus, the power supply is particular well suited for a router or switch type environment that enables powered devices to be located in strategic locations without being limited by the provision of AC power outlets. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243392 | METHODS FOR SHIFTING COMMON MODE BETWEEN DIFFERENT POWER DOMAINS AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A signal processing system having different power domains is provided. The signal processing system has a first amplifier circuit operating under a first power domain; a second amplifier circuit operating under a second power domain and having a feedback configuration; a first impedance unit, coupled between an output node of the first amplifier circuit and a first input node of the second amplifier circuit; and a bias current generating circuit, coupled to the first input node of the second amplifier circuit, for providing a bias current to thereby reduce a DC current flowing through a feedback path of the second amplifier unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243393 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DESIGNING METHOD AND DESIGNING APPARATUS OF THE SAME - A designing method of a semiconductor device includes: changing a power supply voltage changing a design data of a semiconductor device with a first power supply voltage into a design data of a semiconductor device with a second power supply voltage which is lower than the first power supply voltage; performing a first static timing analysis detecting the timing error by performing a static timing analysis process based on the delay time of the semiconductor device with the second power supply voltage; and supplying a power supply voltage generating the design data to supply the first power supply voltage to power supply voltage lines of the cell blocks in which cells on paths where the timing errors are detected are included, and to supply the second power supply voltage to the power supply voltage lines of the other cell blocks. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243394 | Tuning and Gain Control in Electro-Magnetic power systems - Tuning and gain control as described for magnetic power systems, including different ways to change the characteristic of transmission and reception. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243395 | Antenna gasket for process housing - A method and apparatus for providing wireless communication and optionally power to the interior of a housing assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, an antenna is molded within a gasket material, such as silicon, so as to be completely encapsulated. The gasket preferably includes at least one support arm, which holds the antenna toward the middle of the housing, so as to minimize interference from the metal housing. In further embodiments, an inductive coil is encapsulated in the gasket. An alternating current is passed through this coil to create a changing magnetic field, which can then be used to create electrical power in physically separate components, such as filtering elements. In certain embodiments, multiple loops are molded to correspond to multiple filtering elements within the housing. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243396 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RETROFITTING A BROAD RANGE OF MOBILE DEVICES TO RECEIVE WIRELESS POWER - Apparatus and method for retrofitting a mobile electronic device, which has an input power receptacle located on its side, to receive power from a power delivery pad that has a flat power delivery surface. A connector assembly is connectable to the mobile electronic device by plugging a connector into the input power receptacle of the device. A power receiver assembly connects pivotally and electrically to the connector assembly by magnetism. The power receiver assembly is pivotal to position a power receiver hub, which is at a fixed distance from the connector assembly, over an axis of the mobile device, where an anchor comprising magnetic material is adhered to the surface of the mobile device, and the hub is attached to the anchor by magnetism also, so that it is simply and easily detachable and re-attachable. The connector is adjustable in the connector assembly to position the power receiver assembly flush with the surface of the mobile device. Alternate connector assemblies with differently configured connectors are attachable magnetically to the power receiver assembly. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243397 | Packaging and Details of a Wireless Power device - A wireless power system includes a power source, power receiver, and components thereof. The system can also include a parasitic antenna that can improve the coupling to the power source in various modes. The antenna can have both a variable capacitor and a variable inductor, and both of those can be changed in order to change characteristics of the matching. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243398 | Systems and Methods for Reducing Distortion in a Power Source Using an Active Harmonics Filter - Systems and methods for reducing harmonic distortion in a power system resulting from non-linear loading on the power system. The power at an interface with a power source is measured, and then distortion in the waveforms of the supplied power is identified. Cancellation signals which cancel all or part of the distortion are then generated and injected at the interface. In one embodiment, the power is sampled to determine the waveform, and then a Fast Fourier Transform is performed on the waveform to convert it to the frequency domain. Harmonics of the fundamental frequency can then be identified, and conjugates of the harmonics generated. An inverse Fast Fourier Transform is performed on the conjugates to generate a signal which is amplified to produce the cancellation signal. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243399 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT FOR A DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENT ASSEMBLY - A downhole measurement assembly comprising a metal casing housing a plurality of tool sections, one of which includes a detector sensitive to a magnetic field, and a DC power supply for said tool sections, the power supply and the tool sections being electrically connected to the casing, characterised in that the power supply is connected to at least one tool section via a switching circuit and a conductor arrangement, the switching circuit comprising a capacitor, a plurality of switches and control means operative alternately to charge the capacitor from the DC supply and discharge the capacitor through said at least one tool section using the conductor arrangement so as to inhibit the generation of an electromagnetic field in the conductor arrangement between the capacitor and the said at least one tool. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243400 | Semiconductor device capable of switching operation modes and operation mode setting method therefor - A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a first internal terminal; a second internal terminal; a first switching circuit coupled to the second internal terminal to switch between a state in which the second internal terminal is electrically coupled to a first reference electric potential and a state in which the second internal terminal is not electrically coupled to the first reference electric potential; a second switching circuit coupled to the second internal terminal to switch between a state in which the second internal terminal is electrically coupled to a second reference electric potential and a state in which the second internal terminal is not electrically coupled to the second reference electric potential; and a comparator coupled to the first internal terminal and the second internal terminal to compare an electric potential of the first internal terminal with an electric potential of the second internal terminal, in which the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit exclusively operate in accordance with the electric potential of the first internal terminal. In the above-mentioned structure, when the second internal terminal is not bonded to an external terminal, the second internal terminal is pulled up or pulled down in accordance with a logical level of a signal input to the first internal terminal. Consequently, a connection state between the external terminal and the second internal terminal (mode pad) can be detected irrespective of the logical level (H level/L level) of the signal input to the first internal terminal. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243401 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING A PLURALITY OF HIGH-POTENTIAL-SIDE REFERENCE VOLTAGES - A plurality of third fixed potential lines are wired in parallel. A group of high-potential-side fixed potential lines containing a first fixed potential line and a second fixed potential line are wired in a plurality at predetermined intervals in a direction perpendicular to the third fixed potential line. In a layout region, surrounded by a pair of adjacent third fixed potential lines and a pair of groups of adjacent high-potential-side fixed potential lines, where a first element or a second element is arranged, either one of the first fixed potential line and the second fixed potential line is wired between the pair of third fixed potential lines. In a layout region used for second elements, a second fixed potential line connecting a pair of second fixed potential lines contained respectively in a pair of groups of high-potential-side fixed potential lines that form the layout region is wired between a pair of third fixed potential lines that form the layout region. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243402 | POSITION MEASUREMENT USING MAGNETIC FIELDS - A position sensing system for positioning a linear motor that includes a stator and an armature having magnets, the armature moving relative to the stator along a path. A sensor determines a position of the armature based on measurements of a magnetic field generated by the magnets of the armature. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243403 | RECOILLESS VOICE COIL ACTUATOR AND METHOD - A recoilless voice coil actuator and method having flexures connected to both the magnet and the voice coil allowing independent movement of both the magnet and the voice coil in the direction of actuation. The stiffness or resistance to movement of the flexures is selected so that the natural frequencies of the magnet and the voice coil along the direction of actuation are substantially the same. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243404 | Vibrator, controlling method thereof and portable terminal provided with the same - In accordance with the present invention, a vibrator including a case; an elastic member installed inside the case and made of shape memory alloy of which physical properties are varied as power is applied from an outside of the case; a vibrating body elastically installed inside the case by the elastic member; and a coil installed inside the case and vibrating the vibrating body as the power is applied from the outside. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243405 | Electric reciprocating motion device with spring motor - An electric reciprocating motion device includes a motor having a rotary shaft for outputting a reciprocating rotational power and a motion head coupling with the rotary shaft and being driven to move in a reciprocating motion along an axis of the rotary shaft and in a predetermined swing angle range. The motor is a spring motor including a motor unit and a torsion spring having two ends affixing at a motor housing and to the rotary shaft respectively. After the rotary shaft outputs a mechanical torque at one rotational direction, the torsion spring applies a spring force against the rotary shaft to drive the rotary shaft to rotate backward for generating the reciprocating rotational power. Using the spring motor in the electric reciprocating motion device, the device achieves the goals of simple mechanical structure, small volume, easy to install, and low in cost. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243406 | Electric Machine Assembly - An electrical rotary machine is provided comprising a first stator core section being substantially circular and including a plurality of teeth, a second stator core section being substantially circular and including a plurality of teeth, a coil arranged between the first and second circular stator core sections, and a rotor including a plurality of permanent magnets. The first stator core section, the second stator core section, the coil and the rotor are encircling a common geometric axis, and the plurality of teeth of the first stator core section and the second stator core section are arranged to protrude towards the rotor. Additionally, the teeth of the second stator core section are circumferentially displaced in relation to the teeth of the first stator core section, and the permanent magnets in the rotor are separated in the circumferential direction from each other by axially extending pole sections made from soft magnetic material. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243407 | CONTROLLER-INTEGRATED ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - In a controller-integrated electric rotating machine provided with a power circuit unit and a control circuit unit, a cooling property is improved so that the control circuit unit does not impair a flow of air for cooling the power circuit unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243408 | MOTOR WITH MULTIPLE BUS RINGS - An aspect of the invention provides a motor that comprises: a stator including multiple motor coils; multiple bus rings configured to distribute currents of different phases to the motor coils; and a ring-shaped bus ring holder in which multiple holding grooves configured to hold the respective bus rings are formed, wherein: each of the motor coils includes an insulator around which a wound wire is wound; the insulator includes an outer flange formed at an outer side of the wound wire in a radial direction of the motor and extending in an axial direction of the motor; and the bus ring holder is arranged at an outer side of the outer flange in the radial direction of the motor, and contiguous to the outer flange. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243409 | CONDUCTIVE CONNECTING MEMBER AND ELECTRIC MOTOR - A conductive connecting member is connected to electric wire with insulating coating by a fusing process so that electric continuity therebetween is ensured. The conductive connecting member includes a connecting section and a groove portion. The connecting section is formed by being bent so as to have an inner surface including a bottom surface and both side surfaces to be bonded to the electric wire. The groove portion is formed in the inner surface of the connecting section. The groove portion has a longitudinal groove extending in a direction of the inner surface intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the electric wire. The groove portion is positioned substantially at a center of the longitudinal direction of the electric wire. The groove portion may further have an inclined groove obliquely extending from the longitudinal groove or a transverse groove extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal groove. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243410 | Vibration generator - A vibration generator has at least two groups of shafts, on which at least two groups of imbalances are disposed, and which are connected with at least one drive that rotates the shafts relative to one another, at different speeds of rotation, thereby achieving a directed advance. The operating direction of the vibration generator can be adjusted. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243411 | Transmission Systems of Continuously Variable Transmission Ratio - A transmission system with continuously variable transmission ratio includes an input shaft ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090243412 | MOTOR - A motor may include a bearing for supporting a rotation shaft, a bearing holder which is formed with a bearing holding hole on which the bearing is mounted, and a spring member which is mounted on an outer end face of the bearing holder for urging the bearing toward the rotation shaft. The spring member includes a plurality of hook parts which engages with an inner end face of the bearing holder through an outer peripheral side of the bearing holder, and a portion of the inner end face of the bearing holder is formed with a recessed engaging part with which the plurality of the hook parts is engaged. The recessed engaging part includes a cut-out part which reaches to an aperture edge of the bearing holding hole. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243413 | ROBOT DRIVE WITH MAGNETIC SPINDLE BEARINGS - A drive section for a substrate transport arm including a frame, at least one stator mounted within the frame, the stator including a first motor section and at least one stator bearing section and a coaxial spindle magnetically supported substantially without contact by the at least one stator bearing section, where each drive shaft of the coaxial spindle includes a rotor, the rotor including a second motor section and at least one rotor bearing section configured to interface with the at least one stator bearing section, wherein the first motor section is configured to interface with the second motor section to effect rotation of the spindle about a predetermined axis and the at least one stator bearing section is configured to effect at least leveling of a substrate transport arm end effector connected to the coaxial spindle through an interaction with the at least one rotor bearing section. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243414 | MAGNETIC MOTOR - The present invention relates to the field of electric motors, and more particularly to a motor driven by permanent magnets. The magnetic motor of the invention comprises a main rotor and auxiliary rotors, as well as a plurality of novel magnetic barriers allowing the magnets to actuate only when the direction of the force created by said magnets is coincident with the movement. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243415 | Pole Tooth With Permanent Magnet - Electrical machines with pole teeth which can be equipped with permanent magnets are intended to be capable of being produced more easily. For this purpose the invention provides for a cutout to be provided for each pole tooth, in which cutout magnet powder can be compressed. In a corresponding method for producing a pole tooth of an electrical machine, a cutout of the pole tooth is filled with magnet powder, after which the magnet powder is compressed in the cutout. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243416 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor having a stator and a mover is disclosed. The stator has excitation coils of three phases, and the mover is movable relative to the stator. The mover has an opposed surface facing the excitation coils. Field poles or protrusions are provided on the opposite surface. The field poles or the protrusions extend helically about the axis of the mover. Each excitation coil extends helically in the same direction as the field pole or the protrusion about the axis of the mover so as to face the field pole or the protrusion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243417 | SINGLE STAGE STARTER/GENERATOR WITH ROTOR QUADRATURE AC EXCITATION - When driven by a variable speed prime mover, a generator system provides relatively constant frequency AC power by independently controlling the main rotor flux rotational speed. The generator system includes an exciter stator that induces current in the exciter rotor windings at a desired frequency and phasing. The exciter rotor windings are electrically connected to and located in a common core as the main rotor windings to provide two-phase excitation current to the main rotor windings. The exciter stator winding is also located in a common core as the main generator stator windings. Excitation is supplied to the exciter stator from an exciter controller, which controls the frequency and phasing of the exciter excitation, based on the rotational speed and rotor position of the generator, to maintain a constant output frequency. The exciter frequency control function of the exciter controller may be eliminated when the generator system is driven by a constant speed prime mover or when a narrow band variable frequency output is required. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243418 | MOTOR WITH NEUTRAL BUS RING CONNECTING MULTIPLE MOTOR COILS - A stator includes multiple motor coils. The motor coils include multiple U-phase coils, multiple V-phase coils and multiple W-phase coils which are arranged in a circumferential direction of a motor. A neutral bus ring connects the motor coils together. The neutral bus ring is divided into multiple bus ring members. Each bus ring member connects together any one of the U-phase coils, any one of the V-phase coils and any one of the W-phase coils. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243419 | Method of In Slot Tightness Measuring of Stator Coil - A method for measuring a tangential tightness of a stator coil within an armature slot of a stator assembly in an electric generator. The stator coil is excited to produce a vibratory response therein. The vibratory response of the stator coil is detected and a frequency response function of the vibratory response is determined. A tangential tightness of the stator coil within the armature slot is estimated based on the frequency response function of the vibratory response of the stator coil. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243420 | ELECTRIC ROTATIONAL MOTOR - A rotational motor includes a stator formed by a core member including: a magnetic core portion extending in a radial direction of the rotational motor and formed into a fixed shape in every cross section thereof extending orthogonally relative to the radial direction, a coil wound around the magnetic core portion to form a plurality of layers and an engagement member engaging with the coil. A gap is generated between windings of the coil at a predetermined position when an uppermost layer winding portion of the coil is wound in series with a second layer winding portion from an outer side to an inner side of the uppermost layer winding portion in the radial direction. The coil is wound to fill the gap when a winding position of the coil is returned from an innermost side to the outer side of the uppermost layer winding portion in the radial direction. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243421 | ELECTRIC MOTOR STATOR AND PERMANENT MAGNET-TYPE ELECTRIC MOTOR USING THE SAME - An electric motor stator according to the present invention includes two resin insulation components, each resin insulation component including a long side portion, facing a side face of the teeth section, and two short side portions, extending from respective ends of the long side portion and facing respective end faces of the laminated core in a lamination direction. The laminated core is clamped by the two resin insulation components from a direction along surfaces of the electromagnetic steel plates, and fitting portions of the two short side portions of each of the two resin insulation components are used to fit the two resin insulation components to each other. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243422 | AXIAL GAP TYPE MOTOR - The axial gap type motor according to the present invention is provided with: a rotor and a first stator and a second stator, wherein the first and second stators includes an annular back yoke and a plurality of teeth which is provided on the annular back yoke at predetermined intervals in a peripheral direction so as to protrude toward the rotor in the direction of the rotation axis; the peripheral pitch of the plurality of teeth of the first and second stators are equal to each other; and in a case where the first stator and the second stator which sandwich the rotor therebetween in the direction of the rotation axis are seen from one side in the direction of the rotation axis, facing surfaces of the teeth of the first and second stators which face to the rotor are formed so as not to overlap completely each other. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243423 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - In a rotating electric machine that is formed of a distribution winding motor with two slots per each pole and each phase, a stator core includes an air gap of a constant width dg | 2009-10-01 |
20090243424 | GAP WINDING MOTOR - A gap winding motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core and air-core coils for generating a rotating magnetic field which are attached to an inner peripheral surface of the stator core. The rotor is disposed so as to face the stator with an air gap therebetween. A stator core is divided into two core portions in an axial direction of the motor, and a spacer is disposed between the core portions. A unique air-gap section is provided between the core portions, and coil terminal processes are performed in the air-gap section between the core portions. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243425 | BRUSH HOLDER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BRUSH HOLDER - A brush holder having brush holding portions and coil holding portions is disclosed. Each brush holding portion holds a brush such that the brush is slidable on a commutator attached to a rotary shaft. Each coil holding portion holds a choke coil electrically connected to one of the coils. The brush holder includes a holder base member and brush holding members that are assembled to the holder base member so as to form the brush holding portions. Each brush holding member includes a coil supporting portion, which forms the coil holding portion between the corresponding brush holding member and the holder base member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243426 | ELECTROSTATIC DEVICE FOR DISPLACING AN OBJECT - Electrostatic displacement devices ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090243427 | Micro motor - The present invention relates to a micro motor including a hub, a rib structure, an inner ring, an outer ring and at least two micro actuators, in which a top edge of the hub is projected outwardly to form a top lid, a plurality of bumps are provided between the rib structure and the top lid, and protruded limiting parts are disposed between the wall of the inner hole of the rib structure and the outer periphery of the hub so that the rib structure is in point contact with the hub and the top lid. Therefore, when the micro actuators drive the rib structure, the inner ring and the outer ring to rotate, mutual abrasion among those parts can be reduced to prolong the lifespan of the micro motor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243428 | NANOPOROUS MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE CONVERSION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY AND/OR THERMAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - The present invention generally relates to a method for using nanoporous materials to convert mechanical motion and/or heat into electrical energy. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to the conversion of mechanical energy to electrical energy by immersing a high surface area nanoporous electrode in an electrolyte such that the ion structure at the surface of the electrode is interrupted in response to a change in the flow rate of the electrolyte, causing increased electrostatic energy to be generated at the liquid/solid interface. The invention further relates to a device suitable for conducting this method. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243429 | OPERATION APPARATUS - An operation apparatus includes a first electrode, and a second electrode including an electric field or magnetic field generating region, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are so arranged that a center of the first electrode in a movement direction and a center of the electric field or magnetic field generating region of the second electrode in the movement direction deviate from each other in an initial state. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243430 | Surface Acoustic Wave Element and Communication Device - An IDT electrode ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090243431 | Piezoelectric element drive device, electronic apparatus, and method for controlling piezoelectric element drive frequency - A drive device for a piezoelectric element includes a transformer, a driver circuit, and a control circuit. The transformer has a primary side and a secondary side. The drive circuit causes the secondary side to generate a drive signal whose frequency varies in accordance with a control signal input to the primary side and to supply the generated drive signal to the piezoelectric element. The control circuit changes a frequency of the control signal in a predetermined frequency range multiple times, detects an impedance change in the piezoelectric element each time the control-signal frequency is changed, determines a resonant frequency of the piezoelectric element on the basis of a transition of the impedance change, and controls the control-signal frequency so that the determined resonant frequency is obtained. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243432 | Movable Table Unit - A movable table unit provided here has a simple structure but can increase the precision of detecting the displacement of a movable table, and comprises a ring-shaped stationary base | 2009-10-01 |
20090243433 | Apparatus, system and method for converting vibrational energy to electric potential - An apparatus, a system and a method convert vibrational energy to electric potential. The apparatus, the system and the method use vibrational energy to provide voltage to an electrical device. A piezoelectric element converts the vibrational energy to electric potential. The vibrational energy allows the electrical device to recharge a battery or function without a battery and/or exterior electrical wires. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243434 | SHOCK RECOGNITION SYSTEM IN A DOORLOCK - An electromechanical motor, comprising a stator, including a drive unit and a frame portion, the frame portion holding the drive unit. The motor includes a shuttle adapted to be moved relative to the stator in a displacement direction, the shuttle movement being controlled by the drive unit and where the drive unit comprises at least one electromechanical drive element, extending along said displacement direction, and a drive body adapted to transfer a movement of the drive element onto the shuttle. The motor includes a sensor connected to the drive element and adapted to sense an electric or magnetic signal generated by the drive element in response to mechanical stress being applied to the drive element and to output a sensor signal. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243435 | ELECTROMECHANICAL MOTOR - The invention relates to an electromechanical motor having a stator that has a drive unit and a frame component in which the drive unit is held, and a sliding element that is constructed such that, actuated by the drive unit, it performs a movement with respect to the stator in a direction of translation, wherein the drive unit has at least one electromechanical drive element that extends in the direction of translation and a power transmission element that is constructed so as to transmit a movement of the drive element to the sliding element. The sliding element has a supporting component and a drive rail, the drive rail extending in the direction of translation and interacting with the power transmission element and the drive rail being held at both its end faces in the supporting component, and between the supporting component and the frame component of the stator, there is a bearing for supporting the sliding element in the frame component. | 2009-10-01 |
20090243436 | SILICONE RUBBER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BISMUTH OXIDE AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - The present invention provides novel filled silicone compositions comprising a nano-particulate metal oxide filler selected from nano-particulate monoclinic alpha-phase bismuth oxide, nano-particulate erbium oxide, and mixtures thereof. The new composite compositions exhibit a combination of outstanding performance characteristics in both the cured and uncured states. Thus, the uncured formulations are typically free flowing liquids which are self-leveling, which de-gas readily under vacuum, are readily colorable through the addition of pigments, and which cure at temperatures of about 60° C. The cured compositions possess outstanding acoustic characteristics which make them ideally suited for use in applications such as acoustic lenses for medical imaging and therapy. For example, the acoustic impedance of compositions provided by the present invention is closely matched to the acoustic impedance of human tissue. This may result in an enhancement of ultrasound transmission efficiency between the lens of an ultrasound probe comprising such a composition and the patient. | 2009-10-01 |