40th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150274185 | Control of Rail Vehicles - A decentralized control of rail vehicles that run in alternating directions on a single-track route, e.g., between two train stations by way of an exclusive right (token). A storage device is arranged at each end of the route, for instance an RFID unit. Only a single exclusive right exists for the route. The exclusive right is either stored in one of the two storage units or carried along by a rail vehicle that is traveling on the route. In the latter case, an additional rail vehicle is effectively prevented from traveling on the route, because none of the storage units can provide the exclusive right, which is being transported between the storage units by the rail vehicle and is occupied by the rail vehicle. The novel concept creates an efficient possibility of decentralized train protection and thus can be implemented significantly more economically than existing centralized train safety approaches. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274186 | FOLDING TRAVEL WAGON - A folding wagon is described. Front and rear sections of the folding wagon fold toward each other for storage. The folding wagon has a lightweight, robust and compact construction. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274187 | Baby Stroller & Wheelchair Safety Features Facilitate Pushing - Because sidewalks are sloped for rain, one arm may tire before the other when pushing a stroller or wheelchair because it constantly requires more force from one hand to offset gravity in order to go straight. A slip clutch to couple/uncouple the rear wheels acts like AUTOPILOT STEERING, and that makes pushing more efficient, easier/less strain, on any surface. The slip clutch automatically couples/uncouples the wheels depending on the force difference applied by the hands pushing. When the force difference is moderate, the combined force will 100% efficiently propel straight! Without a slip clutch, even a moderate difference in force will cause some zigzagging which is less efficient and takes more energy than going straight. To turn, the force difference is intentionally greater to automatically uncouple the two wheels to allow turning. Turning requires more energy—that's the tradeoff. However, conveyances are pushed straight most of the time. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274188 | Foldable Stroller Frame - A foldable stroller frame includes a connection unit interconnecting two opposite foldable side frame units, each of which includes a front leg and a handle rod connected pivotally to each other, and a rear leg connected pivotally to the handle rod. The connection unit includes four bottom rods each having a first end connected pivotally to a connecting seat, and a second end connected pivotally to a respective one of the front and rear legs of the side frame units. When the connecting seat is pulled upwardly from a lower used position, the second ends of the bottom rods move radially toward each other, whereby the side frame units are folded and move toward each other. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274189 | INNER TUBE FOR A TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, METHOD FOR FORMING A FIRST END SECTOR IN SUCH INNER TUBE AND REDUCING AND DRAWING DEVICE FOR FORMING THE END - An inner tube for a telescopic steering column ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150274190 | END OF TRAVEL STOP - In an embodiment of the invention, an end of travel stop is provided for a steering gear assembly having a housing, a rack, and a tie rod. The end of travel stop includes an annular body comprising a plurality of segments defining a first crenellated side of the annular body and a second crenellated side of the annular body. The stop is circumscribed over the rack and is oriented between the housing and the tie rod, and is configured to absorb an impact force transferred through the tie rod and to prevent overtravel of the rack. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274191 | RACK FOR A RACK-AND-PINION STEERING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | 2015-10-01 |
20150274192 | STEERING APPARATUS - A steering apparatus includes a rack shaft moving in a vehicle width direction for steering steered wheels, a rack end in a moving side, which is provided in the rack shaft and integrally moving with the rack shaft, a housing body in a fixed side, which does not move in the vehicle width direction and controls the movement of the rack shaft by collision from the rack end to the housing body and a shock absorbing member provided between the rack end and the housing body to absorb a shock from the rack end to the housing body, in which the shock absorbing member includes a low-spring rate portion and a high-spring rate portion having a higher spring rate than that of the low-spring rate portion in the vehicle width direction. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274193 | STEERING APPARATUS AND BEARING MEMBER - A steering apparatus includes a pinion shaft, a rack shaft, a bearing member, an accommodating member and a pressing member. The pinion shaft has a pinion. The rack shaft has a rack which meshes with the pinion of the pinion shaft. The bearing member has a bearing portion which supports the rack shaft in such a manner that the rack shaft is slidable in an axial direction of the rack shaft, and a protruding portion which protrudes from the bearing portion in a radial direction of the rack shaft and the axial direction. The accommodating member accommodates the bearing member. The pressing member is inserted into the accommodating member in the axial direction, and axially presses the protruding portion of the bearing member against the accommodating member. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274194 | STEERING APPARATUS - A steering apparatus includes a collision relaxation member provided on a surface of a housing, the surface being opposed to each rack end in a vehicle width direction. The collision relaxation member includes an elastic member arranged in an outer side of a rack shaft in a radial direction and absorbing a collision load from the corresponding rack end, and a shock absorbing member provided in an inner peripheral side of the elastic member and buckling by abutting of the rack end. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274195 | STEERING APPARATUS - To suppress the loosening of a bush when an ambient temperature varies. A motor-driven power steering apparatus according to the present invention includes a rack shaft moving steered portions based on the steering in a steering wheel, an end case covering the rack shaft and having an inner peripheral groove along a circumferential direction of the rack shaft on an inner peripheral surface facing the rack shaft and a bush arranged inside the inner peripheral groove of the end case and supporting the rack shaft so as to slide. Here, an outer peripheral surface of the bush includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion protruding toward a bottom portion of the inner peripheral groove at different positions in an axial direction of the rack shaft. The bottom portion of the inner peripheral groove includes a first groove and a second groove receiving the first protrusion and the second protrusion. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274196 | CATCH-UP PREVENTION METHOD OF ACTIVE FRONT STEERING AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A catch-up prevention method of an active front steering may include (a) judging whether an output of a power steering system is required in a vehicle to which the active front steering (AFS) is applied, (b) judging whether a steering angle of a steering wheel is increased to a preset predetermined angle or more, (c) judging whether an input speed of a pinion is larger than an output speed of the pinion, and (d) lowering a gear ratio of the active front steering when (a), (b) and (c) are satisfied. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274197 | ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING - An electronic controller for electric power steering includes a first board, a second board, an insert molded component, a heat sink, and a protective cover. First surface-mounted components are mounted on the first board. Second surface-mounted components having a higher tolerant current capacity than that of the first surface-mounted components are mounted on the second board. The insert molded component includes connectors mounted at a first end portion of the second board and mounted at a second end portion located vertically to the first end portion. The heat sink externally radiates heat transferred from the second surface-mounted component to the second board. The protective cover is fixed to the heat sink to cover the first board and the second board on which the insert molded component is mounted. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274198 | POWER STEERING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A power steering apparatus of the disclosure includes a rack shaft; a steering wheel-side pinion shaft that rotates as a steering wheel is turned; an assist side pinion shaft that is driven to rotate by a drive unit, thereby assisting the rotation of the steering wheel-side pinion shaft; and a gear housing that accommodates the rack shaft, and has a second leg portion fixed to a vehicle. The gear housing includes a first housing that accommodates a meshing portion between the rack shaft and the steering wheel-side pinion shaft; a second housing that accommodates a meshing portion between the rack shaft and the assist side pinion shaft; and a third housing that is provided with the second leg portion. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274199 | Electronic Steering Assisting Device of All-Terrain Vehicle - An all-terrain vehicle has a frame unit including upper side tubes and lower side tubes. Front and rear ancillary tube assemblies are connected between the upper side tubes and the lower side tubes in the front and rear parts. A power unit is fixed to the lower side tubes. A heat dissipation member for cooling the power unit is mounted to the front part of the frame unit. The power unit has an air inlet port to which a cooling duct is coupled. A steering mechanism is arranged in an internal area delimited by the upper side tubes and the lower side tubes between the heat dissipation member and the power unit and includes a steering bar, an electronic steering assisting device, and a steering arm. The cooling duct and the electronic motor are respectively set on opposite sides of a steering bar center axis of the steering mechanism. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274200 | STEERING DEVICE - A steering device includes a ball screw mechanism | 2015-10-01 |
20150274201 | DRIVE SUPPORTING DEVICE, OPERATION DETECTING DEVICE, AND CONTROLLER - A drive supporting device includes a supporting device mounted on a vehicle and capable of executing driving support in the vehicle; a steering angle detecting device configured to detect a steering angle of a steering member of the vehicle; a torque detecting device configured to detect a torque acting on a steering shaft portion that rotates with the steering member; and a controller configured to control the supporting device, wherein the controller changes content of the driving support by the supporting device between a case in which a steering power corresponding to a product of a parameter associated with the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting device and a parameter associated with the torque detected by the torque detecting device is greater than or equal to a reference value set in advance, and a case in which the steering power is smaller than the reference value. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274202 | Electric Power Steering Apparatus - There is provided an electric power steering apparatus capable of dealing with abnormality when the abnormality happens in the torque, without being affected by an abnormal torque signal and without giving the driver a feeling of strangeness. Abnormality is detected with a double detection configuration including a main ECU clip and a sub ECU interlock. Then when abnormality is detected in steering torque detected by a torque sensor, the input of a main ECU clip is switched from the steering torque detected by the torque sensor to a torque alternative value, and the input value of the sub ECU interlock is switched from a steering assist command value subjected to limiting at the main ECU clip to zero. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274203 | STEERING CONTROL DEVICE - A steering control device includes a steering reaction force control unit that applies a steering reaction force to a steering unit in accordance with a steering reaction force characteristic that is based on steering torque and steering angle of the steering unit in which the steering torque increases as the steering angle increases. A curvature detection unit detects a curvature of a white line. An offset unit calculates an offset amount that increases as the detected curvature increases and that offsets the steering reaction force characteristic such that a neutral point of the steering is moved in a curve direction according to a magnitude of the detected curvature. A curve direction steering torque detection unit programmed to detect a steering torque in a curve direction. An offset suppression unit suppresses a change in the offset amount more as a detected steering torque in the curve direction increases. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274204 | POWER STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A power steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a column shaft, a column pipe rotatably supporting the column shaft through a plurality of bearings, and a torque sensor for detecting torque generated on the column shaft by using magnetism. The column pipe is composed of a steel pipe. The torque sensor includes a magnetically variable portion and a magnetic change detector. The magnetically variable portion is disposed on the column shaft and has a magnetic permeability that varies with the torque generated on the column shaft. The magnetic change detector is configured to detect a change in the magnetism of the magnetically variable portion. The magnetic change detector is attached to the column pipe by being inserted in an axial direction through an opening at an axial end of the column pipe. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274205 | ARM STOPPER MECHANISM AND STEERING APPARATUS USING SAME - A steering arm includes an output shaft hole into which an output shaft is fitted; two tie rod holes to which tie rods are respectively attached; and two striking surfaces that strike against a stopper. The stopper includes two contract surfaces. An angle formed by the two contact surfaces of the stopper is greater than an angle formed by the two striking surfaces of the steering arm, and is greater than or equal to 90°. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274206 | STEERING CONTROL DEVICE - The turning amount of a turning unit is controlled according to the steering amount of a steering unit mechanically uncoupled from the turning unit. A steering reaction force characteristic in which the larger the self-aligning torque, the larger the steering reaction force is set on coordinates with the self-aligning torque and the steering reaction force as coordinate axes. When the steering reaction force corresponding to the self-aligning torque is applied to the steering unit based on the steering reaction force characteristic, the steering reaction force characteristic is offset on the coordinates in such a direction that the closer the lateral position of an own vehicle to a white line, the larger the absolute value of the steering reaction force. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274207 | SELF-STABILIZING PLATFORM, CARRIER, OR BASE - A two-wheel movable platform, carrier, or base having canted wheels is disclosed. In one embodiment, the two-wheel movable platform, carrier, or base includes adjustable canted wheels in which the angle of the canted wheels is adjustable. In this embodiment, the two-wheel movable platform, carrier, or base includes a pair of wheel assemblies mechanically coupled to a battery housing. Each of the wheel assemblies includes, for example, a mounting plate, a drive motor arranged in a motor housing, a canted wheel that is driven by the drive motor, and an angle-adjusting motor for adjusting the angle of the canted wheel. In another embodiment, the two-wheel movable platform, carrier, or base includes canted wheels that are set at a fixed angle. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274208 | VEHICLE FRONT BODY STRUCTURE - A reinforcement part formed in an intermediate position of either one of left and right front side frames. The reinforcement part has an enhanced strength against a deformation due to a compressive load in front-and-rear directions and a bending load caused when a tip end of the front side frame is pressed from outside in the vehicle width directions, rather than a strength of an area forward of the reinforcement part. A fragile part is formed in an intermediate position of the other front side frame. The vulnerable part has a reduced strength against a deformation due to a bending load when a tip end of the other front side frame is pressed from inside in the vehicle width directions. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274209 | VEHICLE LOAD TRANSFER APPARATUS - A load transfer apparatus for a vehicle includes a first deflector member that is securable both to a body mount bracket that extends from a frame rail and to the frame rail so that a first portion of the frame rail is between the body mount bracket and the bumper, and a second portion of the frame rail is between the body mount bracket and the first deflector member. The first deflector member at least partially forms a load path from the bumper to the frame rail under a sufficient offset load applied to the bumper. The load transfer apparatus may also include a second deflector member securable to the bumper to extend from the bumper such that the second deflector member is spaced from and free from contact with the body mount bracket and the first deflector member prior to application of the sufficient offset load to the bumper. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274210 | Motor Vehicle Having an Axle Support - A rear region of an axle support is connected to at least one supporting body component in the front, lower region of the passenger compartment of the vehicle body by way of at least one support extending rearward. The support is connected to the supporting body component by a pyrotechnically releasable connecting element. A guide is arranged between the rear end region of the support and the supporting body component, which guide permits only an displacement of the guided end region of the support rearward as viewed in the direction of travel if the connection is released by the pyrotechnic connecting element between the support and the supporting body component. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274211 | Front-End Body - A front-end body is provided for a front end of a motor vehicle, wherein the front-end body has a first lateral supporting element and a second lateral supporting element. The lateral supporting elements are to be attached to a reference strut, which is provided on a base body, in order to align the front-end body with the base body. A transverse strut arrangement connects the first lateral supporting element and the second lateral supporting element such that an accommodation space, which is open in the vertical direction of the front-end body for accommodating an assembly, in particular a radiator assembly is formed between the first lateral supporting element and the second lateral supporting element. A stability element is detachably attached to the transverse strut arrangement at one end and can be indirectly or directly attached to the base body at the other end. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274212 | PERIPHERAL STRUCTURE OF FRONT HOOD OF VEHICLE - A peripheral structure of a front hood of a vehicle comprises an instrument panel arranged in a front part of a riding space and includes a first surface facing the riding space and a second surface extending diagonally forwardly and downwardly from an upper end of the first surface, and an openable and closable or detachable front hood extending forwardly of the second surface and covering from above a storage compartment which is arranged in front of the riding space and between a pair of left and right front wheels. The instrument panel has an extension section being located along the second surface and extending diagonally forwardly and downwardly under a rear end of the front hood. A step section is provided at a front end portion of the extension section and projects upwardly from an upper surface which is located in the rear of the front and portion. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274213 | FENDER FOR A WHEELED VEHICLE - A fender for a wheeled vehicle has an arcuate fender body and a brace. The fender body has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is adapted to face a wheel of the vehicle. The brace has a first end and a second end. The first end is disposed on and connected to the outer surface of the fender body. The second end is adapted to connect to the vehicle. The second end is spaced from the fender body and is disposed radially inward of the first end. A wheeled vehicle having the fender disposed on a wheel thereof is also described. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274214 | Retractable Tangential Debris Deflector for Vehicle Occupant Safety - An embodiment of a retractable debris deflector that interrupts the path of road debris thrown up at a tangential angle by a vehicle's rotating wheel. The deflector is conformally shaped to a wheel well cavity and is rotationally attached out of sight within the wheel well cavity at two points on an underside of a vehicle's body panel. The deflector moves along an arched path between a retracted position within the wheel well cavity that is parallel to the wheel's typical direction of rotation and an extended position substantially out from the wheel well cavity that is partially perpendicular to the wheel's direction of rotation. The deflector is releaseably latched into place at the desired position and a force applied to the deflector will allow the deflector to be moved along its arched travel path either towards the extended or back to the retracted position. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274215 | FLOOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A floor support structure of a vehicle comprises a floor extending in the vehicle width direction so as to allow occupants sitting side by side in the vehicle width direction to put their feet thereon. The floor includes a plane surface part and separating a vehicle interior from a vehicle exterior, a body for supporting each of front and rear end portions of the floor in the forward and rearward direction of the vehicle and each of left and right end portions of the floor in the vehicle width direction, and a floor stay making contact with a lower surface in or around the middle in the vehicle width direction of the floor so as to support the floor. The floor stay comprises a plurality of main stays and a sub-stay. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274216 | SKID PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR AXLE HOUSING OF MACHINE - A skid plate assembly for an axle housing of a machine is disclosed. The skid plate assembly includes a skid plate, at least one gusset member, and a hitch member. The skid plate includes an impact side and a mount side. The at least one gusset member includes an attachment portion and an impact portion. The attachment portion is integrally attached to the mount side of the skid plate. The impact portion is positioned to overlay the axle housing, when the skid plate is in an assembled position. The hitch member includes a first end and a second end. The first end is fixable to the axle housing and the second end removeably retains the skid plate. Further, the impact portion of the gusset member transfers the impact force to the axle housing in response to an impact to the impact side of the skid plate. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274217 | ELASTICALLY AVERAGED ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one aspect, an elastically averaged alignment system includes a first component having an interior cavity and a pair of opposed alignment members positioned at least partially within the interior cavity, a second component having an inner wall defining a pair of opposed alignment apertures, each alignment aperture configured to receive one of the alignment members to couple the first component and the second component, and a third component seated within the interior cavity. The alignment member is an elastically deformable material such that when the opposed alignment members are inserted into the opposed alignment apertures (a) the alignment members elastically deform to an elastically averaged final configuration to facilitate aligning the first component and the second component in a desired orientation, and (b) the third component is secured within the interior cavity between the opposed alignment members to facilitate aligning the first and third components in a desired orientation. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274218 | VEHICLE COLLISION ENERGY ABSORBING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a vehicle collision energy absorbing member formed by shaping a thin steel sheet. At least one of the thin steel sheet and the vehicle collision energy absorbing member has tensile properties of a tensile strength TS of 980 MPa or more and a yield point elongation Y-El of 2% or more. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274219 | HALF-ROUND TRAILER AND TRAILER BODY WITH EXTRUDED PANEL SIDE WALLS - A trailer includes a chassis and a trailer body connected to the chassis. The trailer body includes left and right vertical side walls and a curved floor. The left and right side walls each include a plurality of extruded panels each including an inner wall and an outer wall spaced from the inner wall. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274220 | APPARATUSES, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR DRAG REDUCTION OF LAND VEHICLES - Examples of drag reduction apparatuses and assemblies for land vehicles, and particularly for attachment to a roll-up door of a land vehicle, are described. A drag reduction apparatus may include a plurality of panels foldably coupled together and automatically deployable into an unfolded configuration in which the panels define a cavity therebetween. The panels may be made from a semi-rigid material so that the panels generally conform to a roll-up door when the door is rolled up and/or down. The apparatus may be attached to the roll-up door using any of a variety of attachment mechanisms, for example a slidable keder-type device and/or one or more spring-loaded members. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274221 | AIR GUIDING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - Air guiding device ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150274222 | AIR GUIDING DEVICE - An air guiding device is provided at a rear end of a motor vehicle and has at least one planar air guiding element that is adjustable from a rest position into a deployed position through a first angle and that is adjustable from the rest position into a lowered position through a second angle. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274223 | REAR AIR-GUIDING DEVICE - A rear air-guiding device ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150274224 | VEHICLE LOWER STRUCTURE - A vehicle lower structure includes a plurality of spat body portions and a guide portion. The spat body portions are provided side by side in a vehicle longitudinal direction on a vehicle front side of a wheel, are protruded from an underfloor of the vehicle toward a vehicle lower side, and extend in a vehicle width direction. The guide portion constitutes vehicle-width-direction outer regions of the spat body portions in at least one of second and subsequent rows from a vehicle rear side, is inclined toward the vehicle rear side and outward in the vehicle width direction to guide a traveling wind, and has a vehicle-width-direction outer end that is arranged more outward in the vehicle width direction than a vehicle-width-direction outer end of the spat body portion that is adjacent to the vehicle rear side. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274225 | UTILITY VEHICLE WITH ADJUSTABLE WHEEL BASE AND WHEEL STANCE - A utility vehicle with wheel assemblies that are adjustable to accommodate different weight attachments that are selectively engaged with the vehicle. The vehicle has a frame with a pair of rear wheels and a pair of front wheel assemblies spaced a first distance longitudinally from the rear wheels and a second distance laterally from each other. One or both of the front wheel assemblies are selectively adjustable so as to vary one or both of the first distance and the second distance. This adjustment is made to change the balance between the weight of an overhung load due to different weight attachments and the weight of the rest of the vehicle with the operator. The adjustment of one or both of the right and left front wheel assemblies simultaneously adjusts the first and second distances while maintaining the operational height of the vehicle's frame relative to the ground. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274226 | UTILITY VEHICLE WITH ADJUSTABLE WHEEL BASE AND WHEEL STANCE - A utility vehicle and method are provided wherein the vehicle has wheel assemblies that are adjustable to accommodate different attachments that may be selectively mounted on the vehicle and may have different weights. The wheel assemblies may be adjusted to alter the distance between the front wheel assemblies and/or between rear wheels and front wheel assemblies. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274227 | Vehicle-mounted Traction Apparatus - Embodiments of the disclosed technology are directed to methods and/or apparatuses for propelling a vehicle over difficult terrain, using a tracked-belt wheel assembly that is adjustably extendable from an under body of the vehicle. The tracked-belt wheel assembly may be driven by the same rotational force used to turn the drive-axle of the vehicle. A switch-controlled actuating feature may be used to raise and/or lower the wheel assembly, using one or more hydraulic cylinders. The switch may toggle between different operating modes of the wheel assembly which correspond to different levels of extension with respect to the driving surface and/or the tires of the vehicle. The tracked-belt may additionally have adjustable spikes or studs for further engaging a driving surface. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274228 | ROLLER OF TRACK-TYPE TRAVELING VEHICLE - A roller of a track-type traveling vehicle which can increase the life of a bearing supporting a roller shell is provided. The roller includes: a shaft having a cylindrical outer circumferential surface; a roller shell arranged to surround a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the shaft in a circumferential direction, and having a cylindrical inner circumferential surface which faces the outer circumferential surface, and an annular end surface; a collar fixed to the shaft and having an annular facing surface which faces the end surface; a radial sliding bearing arranged between the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface; and a thrust sliding bearing arranged between the end surface and the facing surface and provided separately from the radial sliding bearing. The roller is provided with an anti-rotation structure which prevents relative rotation of the thrust sliding bearing with respect to the roller shell. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274229 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING A LINER PLATE AND THE LINER PLATE - There is provided a method for installing a liner plate mounted on an interface surface of a load-bearing portion of mobile earth-moving machinery. There is also provided a liner plate which includes at least two openings and at least one grout strip, with the at least one grout strip being along a perimeter of the liner plate. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274230 | MOTORCYCLE SEAT WITH ENHANCED TRACTION - A motorcycle seat assembly with enhanced traction to prevent a rider from sliding on the seat while operating a motorcycle comprises a base layer with a first fastener affixed to an outer edge of the base layer, the base layer being coupled to the motorcycle, a foam member disposed on the base layer and having a plurality of second fasteners affixed to a plurality of grooves on a top portion of the foam member, and a cover with a plurality of third fasteners affixed to a bottom portion of the cover and a fourth fastener affixed to an outer edge of the cover. The cover is oriented such that the plurality of third fasteners engages the plurality of second fasteners and the fourth fastener engages with the first fastener thereby securing the cover around the base layer and the foam member when placed in the motorcycle. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274231 | BICYCLE LIGHT-PROJECTING DEVICES WITH LASER BEAM - A light-projecting device for use on a vehicle comprises a laser unit and a light source, wherein the laser unit comprises a laser source and an image forming means configured for acting on laser light produced by the laser source and projecting a predetermined image onto a surface external to the vehicle in use, and wherein the light source produces a visible light beam in use. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274232 | ARTICLE STORAGE STRUCTURE FOR MOTORCYCLE - An article storage section is formed without involving an increase in weight in a motorcycle which includes a vehicle body frame having a head pipe steerably supporting a steering handlebar and a main frame extending rearwardly and downwardly from the head pipe. A riding seat is supported by the vehicle body frame with a fuel tank disposed between the steering handlebar and the riding seat. The riding seat is supported by the main frame. An article storage section is disposed in front of the riding seat, and further outwardly relative to the fuel tank. A pair of left and right side bags are openably and closably supported by the fuel tank in a way so that the article storage section is formed between each side bag and an outer side surface of the fuel tank. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274233 | ARTICLE PLACING STRUCTURE FOR MOTORCYCLE - To form an article placing part without a weight increase for a motorcycle including a vehicle body frame having a head pipe on which a steering handlebar is steerably supported and a main frame which extends rearwardly and downwardly from the head pipe. A riding seat is supported on the vehicle body frame with a fuel tank disposed between the steering handlebar and the riding seat and supported on the main frame. An article placing part is arranged on an outer lateral side of a fuel tank in such a way so as to be supported on the fuel tank. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274234 | WINDSHIELD DEVICE FOR SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - In a windshield device of a saddle-ride type vehicle, a guide rail is fixed to a vehicle front portion; a moving assembly is movably provided on the guide rail; and a windscreen is supported on the moving assembly. The moving assembly includes a slide member movably attached to the guide rail, a screen supporting member configured to support the windscreen, and a link mechanism arranged between the slide member and the screen supporting member. The link mechanism is configured to increase a movement amount of the screen supporting member to an amount greater than a sliding length of the slide member. Such configuration of the windshield device for the saddle-ride type vehicle reduces the size of a moving mechanism including a moving assembly for the windscreen. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274235 | ADJUSTABLE STEP STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A step structure for being disposed on left and/or right sides of a saddle riding type vehicle includes a base portion connected to the vehicle and forming at least part of a first footrest, and a movable portion rotatably coupled to the base portion so that the movable portion is movable between first and second operative positions thereof by being rotated relative to the base portion. The movable portion forms a second footrest disposed at a position different from the first footrest when the movable portion is at the second operative position thereof and jointly forms a first footrest with the base portion when at the first operative position thereof. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274236 | BICYCLE PROVIDED WITH A REFLECTIVE SURFACE AND USE OF A REFLECTIVE SURFACE | 2015-10-01 |
20150274237 | STEERING DEVICE OF SCOOTER AND A SCOOTER - The invention discloses a steering device of scooter and a scooter. The steering device of scooter comprises: a steering beam structure, a first wheel portion connector and a second wheel portion connector, wherein the steering beam structure comprises a load bearing portion, a first beam and a second beam, the first beam and the second beam are located on two sides of the load bearing portion respectively and extend in a transverse direction that is perpendicular to a traveling direction of the scooter, the load bearing portion bears a steering force from the scooter, the first beam has a first end, and the second beam has a second end; the first end forms a rotating pair with the first wheel portion connector, and the second end forms a rotating pair with the second wheel portion connector, the first wheel portion connector and the second wheel portion connector are connected to be moved in association with each other, and the rotation of the first wheel portion connector and the second wheel portion connector enables the wheels of scooter that are fixed to individual wheel portion connectors to steer. The invention can realize a two-wheel torque force steering without fixing the rotating shaft at both sides up and down. Moreover, the steps of machining is simplified and reduced, production efficiency is improved, and overall visual effect is made more concise and aesthetically pleasing. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274238 | VEHICLE BODY FRAME FOR A SADDLE-RIDE VEHICLE, AND MOTORCYCLE INCLUDING SAME - A vehicle body frame manufactured by welding is configured for weight reduction, and includes first and second frame members. The first frame member has a predetermined thickness including a first flat surface portion wider than the predetermined thickness. The second frame member includes a second flat surface portion touching the first flat surface portion. The first and second frame members are joined by bringing the flat surface portions together and welding the first and second flat surface portions together with laser beams parallel to the first flat surface portion. In this way, the laser welding can be performed with a reduced gap between the two members. Welding using laser beams applied from directions parallel to the flat surfaces allows the weld area to be significantly larger than conventional fillet welding. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274239 | FRAME STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A hollow main frame extends rearwardly from a head pipe. An air cleaner includes a filter element disposed in the main frame forming a dirty side and a clean side. The main frame includes a front opening for introducing intake air. The main frame includes an inner wall surface having a first rib extending peripherally and projecting inwardly into the space in the main frame. A second rib is disposed upstream or downstream of the first rib with respect to an intake air flow and projects inwardly into the space in the main frame. The filter element has an engaging member extending substantially along the inner wall surface and engageable with the second rib. The first rib peripherally surrounds the filter element to provide a division wall with the second rib engaging the filter element to support the filter element. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274240 | VEHICLE-BODY FRAME FOR A MOTORCYCLE, AND MOTORCYCLE INCLUDING SAME - A frame for a motorcycle has good flexibility in a left-right direction. The frame includes left and right main frames extending from a head pipe, pivot frames extending downwardly from respective rear ends of the main frames; and a down frame extending downwardly from the head pipe below the main frames. A reinforcement frame connects the down frame and the main frames together. The frame supports an engine, and the pivot frames swingably support a swing arm thereon. The left and right main frames curve so that a gap formed between the left and right main frames in a vehicle width direction increases from the head pipe toward the rear, while a section height of each of the main frames, in a direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the main frame, decreases from the head pipe toward the rear. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274241 | VEHICLE BODY FRAME FOR A SADDLE-RIDE VEHICLE, AND MOTORCYCLE INCLUDING SAME - To provide a vehicle body frame for a motorcycle which includes a head pipe having good dimensional accuracy. A head pipe includes a left half which is obtained by die forming, a right half which is obtained by die forming, and beads with which the right half is integrated with the left half by laser welding. The head pipe is formed by joining the left half and the right half to each other with the first and second beads which are laser weld beads. Laser weld beads are significantly smaller in bead width than arc weld beads, and therefore their shrinkage after their solidification is significantly smaller. As a result, a head pipe having good dimensional accuracy is obtained. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274242 | OPERATING DEVICE OF STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - An operating device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller for selecting a plurality of function menus of components mounted on the straddle type vehicle. Controller supporting portions support the controller, and are disposed in the front direction of a switch box. The controller has a controller operating portion which a rider can operate. The controller operating portion is positioned in the front direction of a grip portion. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274243 | LOCKING HINGE FOR TUBULAR FRAME - A number of variations may include a locking hinge for a tubular frame. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274244 | VEHICLE BODY FRAME FOR A SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE, AND MOTORCYCLE INCLUDING SAME - A vehicle body frame for a saddle-ride type vehicle is manufactured by laser welding, and has good dimensional accuracy in a vehicle length direction. A pivot frame includes a grooved member, a lid member put on an opening of the grooved member, and laser-weld beads with which this lid member is joined to the grooved member. The molten metal shrinks during its solidification, and shrinkage occurs in the vehicle width direction. However, no shrinkage occurs in the vehicle longitudinal direction. As a result, the distance between a head pipe and a pivot shaft is maintained properly. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274245 | STEERING STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - A steering structure for a saddle type vehicle includes a head pipe which forms a steering axial line offset to a front side with respect to a steering axial line of a handlebar, a steering member supported for pivotal motion on the head pipe and configured to pivot around the steering axial line integrally with a front wheel, and a link member connected at a first end portion thereof for pivotal motion on the steering member and connected at a second end portion thereof for pivotal motion to the handlebar. The steering structure also includes a pivotal member provided between the first end portion of the link member and the steering member and supported on the steering member for rotation around a pivotal axial line extending along a center axial line of an axle of the front wheel. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274246 | VEHICLE HANDLE SWITCH AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - In a switch case of a handle switch of a vehicle, first to fourth operation elements are disposed on a case below an axial line of a handlebar of the vehicle. The first to third operation elements overlap with each other, when viewed in rear view, and are each disposed in such an accessible range as to be operable by a rider with a thumb in a state in which the rider puts a left hand on a handle grip attached to the handlebar. The fourth operation element is provided on the center side of the vehicle body in the direction along the axial line. Such vehicle handle switch allows improvement in the operability for a rider. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274247 | OPERATION DEVICE OF STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - An operation device of a straddle type vehicle includes a controller used to select multiple function menus of equipment incorporated in the straddle type vehicle. The controller has a rotary selection controller constituting a part of a grip portion, and provided adjacent to a switch box. A rotation detection portion is provided in the switch box, and detects rotation of the selection controller. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274248 | OPERATION DEVICE OF STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - An operation device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller used to operate at least two or more kinds of functions of equipment mounted on the straddle type vehicle. The controller includes a controller operation portion capable of rotary and other freely moving operations. A rotary shaft of the controller inside the controller operation portion is arranged lower than a lower wall face of a switch box. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274249 | FRONT SUSPENSION STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A front suspension structure includes a head pipe; an upper arm portion having a front end portion connected to the head pipe rockably about a first coupling axis and a rear end portion connected to a vehicle body frame rockably about a second coupling axis; and a lower arm portion disposed below the upper arm portion, and having a front end portion connected to the head pipe rockably about a third coupling axis and a rear end portion connected to the vehicle body frame rockably about a fourth coupling axis. The structure includes a cushion unit making a lower end portion perform a stroke as the lower arm portion rocks; the lower end portion supported in front of a middle point of a segment connecting the third coupling axis to the fourth coupling axis, and an upper end portion supported in a rear of the second coupling axis. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274250 | FRONT SUSPENSION STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A front suspension structure includes a head pipe radially internally supporting a shaft portion forming a steering axis such that the shaft portion is rotatable about the steering axis; a front fork connected to a lower end portion of the shaft portion on a lower side of the head pipe, the front fork supporting an axle of a steering wheel; a link member having one end portion connected rotatably on an upper side of a turning member having the shaft portion, and having another end portion connected rotatably on a side of handlebars; the head pipe disposed so as to be separated frontward from a vehicle body frame; and a rocking arm having a front end portion rockably supported by the head pipe, and having a rear end portion rockably supported by the vehicle body frame. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274251 | SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle type vehicle wherein restrictions in the weight and the layout are reduced for slimmer and lighter vehicle. Pivot plates are provided as separate bodies from seat rails. An upper end of a shock absorber is received by a cross member located between left and right seat rails. The cross member is a separate body from the seat rails. Both ends of the cross member are supported by recesses provided in the left and right seat rails at inner sides of the seat rails so as to face each other. The cross member is fastened to the seat rails by cross member fastening members. The seat rail is attached to a main frame at its one front-side end and to the pivot plate at its other front-side end. The main frame and the seat rail are fastened to each other in the vertical direction by a first fastening member. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274252 | BICYCLE HYDRAULIC OPERATING DEVICE - A bicycle hydraulic operation device includes a bracket configured to be attached to a bicycle part. A hydraulic cylinder is provided on the bracket, and a piston is located within the hydraulic cylinder. An attachment bore provided on the bracket, and the attachment bore is connected with the hydraulic cylinder. The attachment bore includes a step. At least part of the attachment bore is arranged in an area that radially surrounds the hydraulic cylinder. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274253 | BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank assembly having a rotational center axis is basically provided with a crank member and a sprocket member. The crank member includes a support portion that extends in the axial direction and an arm portion that is integrally rotatable around the rotational center axis with the support portion. The sprocket member includes a sliding portion that extends in the axial direction that is integrally rotatable with respect to the support portion and that is displaceable in the axial direction. The bicycle crank assembly is constructed to achieve high strength and to suppress the decrease in the efficiency of the rotation transmission from the crank member to the sprocket member in a crank assembly in which the sprocket member is movable in the axial direction. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274254 | SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle type vehicle to improve the workability in fastening a frame and an engine together and thereby to enhance productivity. The saddle type vehicle includes a head pipe, a main frame extending rearwardly from the head pipe, and a seat rail located rearwardly of the main frame for supporting a seat. The main frame is fastened to the engine by fastening members being directed from an outer side toward an inner side in the vehicle widthwise direction. A knock pin is provided between the main frame and the engine, in a position in the vicinity of at least one of the fastening members. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274255 | ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR A BICYCLE GEARSHIFT AND NUT FOR SUCH A DEVICE - An actuator device for a bicycle gearshift, comprising an actuation kinematic mechanism adapted to be deformed in order to move a derailleur of the gearshift; a driving member adapted to control the deformation of the aforementioned kinematic mechanism, the driving member comprising a motor and a threaded drive shaft put in rotation by the motor; a nut associated with the aforementioned kinematic mechanism and with the drive shaft. The actuator device comprises a snap mechanism that, in a first operative configuration, holds the nut in an engaged condition with the drive shaft such that the rotation of the drive shaft causes the deformation of the actuation kinematic mechanism and that, when the actuator device is subjected to a force greater than a predetermined threshold force, defines a release configuration in the nut, such that the rotation of the drive shaft does not cause the deformation of the actuation kinematic mechanism. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274256 | Device for shifting the chain on a front chain wheel for a bicycle - A shifting assembly for shifting a roller chain between a plurality of front chain wheels for a bicycle that includes a smaller chain wheel, a larger chain wheel and a chain derailleur having a channel on an inner guide plate. The channel has an elevation that comes into contact with a chain rise rivet on the larger chain wheel in the state of starting to shift the roller chain from the smaller chain wheel to the adjacent larger chain wheel, viewed in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the chain wheels. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274257 | SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle-type vehicle that allows common use of a handle switch with a vehicle having no advancing-backing function and can suppress increase in the number of switches and the lowering of the layout efficiency of the switches. A saddle-type vehicle has a reverse mode setting input part that sets a reverse mode in which backing driving of the saddle-type vehicle is permitted and a control system that disables shift operation of a transmission by a shift-down switch and a shift-up switch and causes the saddle-type vehicle to advance through operation of the shift-down switch and to back through operation of the shift-up switch when the reverse mode is set. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274258 | BOAT HULL - An improved boat hull is described. The new hull includes a bow, a stern and a lower longitudinal keel extending between the bow and stern. The hull includes a first V hull formed at the bow and a second V hull formed aft the bow. The second V hull is defined by a bilaterally symmetrical indention having a forward end and a rearward end. The indention is directed rearwardly and outwardly from the lower longitudinal keel, and the rearward end of the indention is above the water line for displacement of water toward the stern on both the portside and starboard side of the boat. The new hull provides a smooth, less jarring ride, a reduction of drag forces, and an improved load along with increased deck area. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274259 | ROOF MODULE, AND VEHICLE HAVING AN ACCOMODATION FACILITY COMPRISING A ROOF MODULE - The invention relates to a roof module for a land and/or water vehicle ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150274260 | MECHANICAL TETHER SYSTEM FOR A SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLE - A flexible lifting tether system for lifting a marine vehicle or object is described which is capable of significantly improving the primary characteristics of an existing cable by enhancing load-carrying capabilities (e.g. in air), modifying the tether to have altered specific gravities in water, and relieving torsional stresses when in operation. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274261 | Actively Steerable Gravity Embedded Anchor Systems And Methods For Using The Same - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a self-directed (i.e., autonomous), steerable gravity-embedded anchor. This anchor free-falls through the water column, accelerates due to gravity and uses its kinetic energy to embed itself into the seafloor so as to function as an anchor for mooring of both floating vessels and other underwater structures. Unlike existing gravity-embedded plate anchors, this device can steer itself to its intended target location on the seafloor, enhancing placement accuracy and allowing release directly from an installation vessel on the water surface, thereby greatly simplifying installation. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274262 | ARTICULATED CONDUIT SYSTEMS AND USES THEREOF FOR FLUID TRANSFER BETWEEN TWO VESSELS - According to some aspects, a tug and barge arrangement is provided that is configured with an articulated conduit system for transferring fluid between the tug and the barge. In some embodiments, an articulated conduit system is provided that comprises a plurality of conduits fluidically interconnected by rotatable joints configured to permit positional alterations of the fluid conduits that result from differential movement between a tug and barge. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274263 | HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE SEAT FOR WATERCRAFT - Disclosed adjustable seat systems that provide a self-contained height-adjustable seat system for sit-on-top kayaking that allows the seat to be adjusted into various height and angle positions, while maintaining independent adjustment to the fore/aft position of the seat in the kayak. Some of the adjustable seat systems include a seat upper that includes a seat bottom and a seat back; a seat base adapted to slidably engage a flat surface in the watercraft; and at least two pivot mechanisms coupling the seat upper to the seat base, wherein the at least two pivot mechanisms allow the seat upper to be raised and lowered relative to the seat base. Some of the adjustable seat systems further include a front seat axis, a rear seat axis, a front base axis, and a rear base axis, a front pivot mechanism that pivotally engages both the front seat axis and the front base axis, and a rear pivot mechanism that pivotally engages both the rear seat axis and the rear base axis. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274264 | METHOD OF LAYING A PIPELINE FROM A LAYING VESSEL ONTO THE BED OF A BODY OF WATER, AND LAYING VESSEL - A method of laying a pipeline from a laying vessel into a body of water includes guiding the pipeline along a supporting structure of a laying ramp. The method also includes acquiring a first data item correlated to a position of the pipeline at a free end of the laying ramp using an optical sensor or an acoustic sensor. The method further includes determining whether the acquired first data item is within an acceptance range predetermined as a function of a configuration of the supporting structure and a size of the pipeline. Additionally, the method includes emitting an control signal when the acquired first data item is not within the acceptance range. Determining whether the acquired first data item is within the acceptance range includes processing the acquired first data item to compare it the first data item to an information stored in a memory. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274265 | REINFORCED SURF LEASH - A surfboard leash apparatus is disclosed. The surf leash apparatus includes a cuff for attaching to a limb of a surfer, the cuff having an inner surface, the inner surface of the cuff having a pattern of compressible grips disposed thereon. The surf leash further includes an attachment mechanism for attaching to a surfboard, and a leash cord connected between the cuff and the attachment mechanism. The leash cord includes an elastic fiber rope core having a predetermined amount of stretch, and an extruded thermoplastic urethane cord surrounding the elastic fiber rope core. The extruded thermoplastic urethane cord has an elasticity corresponding to the predetermined amount of stretch of the elastic fiber rope. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274266 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLANING MONOHULL SAILBOAT WITH HEELING CONTROL - A sailboat which uses hydrofoils either immersed or planning on the water's surface to resist heeling. The boat uses two hydrofoil assemblies, one for the starboard side of the boat and one for its port side. Each part can generate either positive or negative lift. The attack angles and depths of immersion of each hydrofoil are adjustable. The struts which hold the hydrofoils are designed so that the leeway forces produced by the struts are much lower than the lifts produced by the hydrofoils so there is little or no conflict between the hydrodynamic force produced by the hydrofoil and its supporting strut. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274267 | MARINE NAVIGATION LIGHT APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A maritime navigation light apparatus comprising a pole element, a base, and a light assembly with one or more light emitting elements is presented. The pole element may comprise a hollow core and may be permanently or temporarily coupled to the base and/or to the light assembly. The light emitting elements may be housed on a circuit board and encased in an impact resistant encasement and electrically connected to electrical wires. The electrical wires may be inserted through the hollow core or the pole element and may also comprise electrical plug members which may terminate on the exterior or interior of the apparatus. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274268 | BOAT LAUNCH - A boat launch for the pillars of offshore installations includes fender pipes extending substantially perpendicularly to sea level and a ladder being positioned closer to the pillars than the fender pipes, The fender pipes have an inner pipe consisting of steel that is not resistant to seawater and an outer pipe consisting of a seawater resistant metal alloy. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274269 | Boat Hoist Apparatus and Method of Use - A boat hoist control switch apparatus for a boat hoist control having first and second toggle switch controlled winches, winch cables, and a boat cradle. The switch apparatus has a vertical rotatable control shaft mounted on upper and lower bearing brackets, a switch control lever, a plurality of horizontal handles attached to the control shaft, a first pivoting link between the switch control lever and the first hoist toggle switch, and a detachable second pivoting link between the first and second hoist toggle switches. Rotation of the control shaft by a selected handle will pivot the switch control lever and simultaneously move the pivoting links and the attached first and second toggle switches actuating the boat hoist winches to raise or lower the boat cradle. The detachable second pivoting link allows for independent control of the toggle switches. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274270 | MOVEMENT SYSTEM FOR SUBMARINE-ATMOSPHERIC INTERFACE DEVICES - A movement system for submarine-atmospheric interface devices comprises fixed guides integrally connected to a conning tower of a submarine, a lifting apparatus slidable in the fixed guides, at least one electric motor for driving the lifting apparatus and a motion transmission mechanism whereby motion is transmitted from the electric motor to the lifting apparatus and comprising flexible transmission means. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274271 | PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR VESSELS - A propulsion system includes at least one permanent magnet motor, the magnet motor including an outer housing structure. In the housing structure, a stator and a rotor are arranged in such a way that a gap is formed between the stator and rotor, the stator being fixedly connected to the housing structure, whilst the rotor is connected to a motor shaft extending through the housing structure. A plurality of coils/windings are arranged around an inner circumference of the stator, whilst a plurality of permanent magnets are arranged around an outer circumference of the rotor. Through a coupling, the motor shaft is connected to a propeller shaft including a propeller. A thrust bearing and a propeller pitch control system are integrated into the permanent magnet motor. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274272 | VESSEL COMPRISING A ROTOR HAVING A FLAP ARRANGED NEAR THE ROTOR - The invention relates to vessel ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150274273 | AERODYNAMIC WINGSAIL - An aerodynamic wingsail and mast assembly, which does not utilize a boom or gaff, and which is simply designed to include a singular sailcloth and resilient bow rod which are removably attached to a free standing mast. The bow rod includes a pair of open-ended brackets to engage the mast, and is positioned in a curved sleeve on the trailing edge of the sailcloth. The sailcloth includes a forward sleeve for receiving the mast. Flanges on the mast engage the brackets, and the sailcloth is simply slid off the mast by releasing the brackets and tension of the bow rod. Alternative embodiments are described for 3 dimensional wingsails. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274274 | TRIM AND TILT DEVICE AND MARINE VESSEL PROPELLING MACHINE - A trim and tilt device includes: a cylindrical cylinder; a partition member provided in contact with the cylinder so as to be movable in an axial direction of the cylinder and partitioning a space inside the cylinder; a rod member to which the partition member is attached on one end side of the rod member and which moves relatively in the axial direction of the cylinder together with the partition member thereby adjusting a tilt angle of a marine vessel propelling machine body with respect to a hull; and a rod guide member electrically connected to a sacrificial anode and having a hole so that the rod member passes through the hole, and the rod guide member has a conductive portion disposed at a position, where the hole is formed, so as to electrically connect the rod member and the rod guide member. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274275 | DYNAMIC LOAD-SHARING POWER SYSTEM - A power system is provided for a marine or petroleum drilling vessel. The power system may have a plurality of power sources, at least one power consumer, and an input device configured to generate a signal indicative of a desired output. The power system may also have a load manager associated with the at least one power consumer and configured to create a power demand for the plurality of power sources based on the signal and an actual output, and a controller. The controller may be configured to determine a plurality of performance goals for the plurality of power sources, determine a priority of the performance goals, retrieve from the plurality of power sources at least one performance map corresponding with each performance goal, and selectively apportion the power demand between of each of the plurality of power sources based on the at least one performance map and based on the determined priority. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274276 | Boat with High-Voltage System - The invention relates to a boat with an electric drive that comprises electric components, especially an electric motor and an electric storage unit. The components are interconnected via an electric grid. At least one of the components is connected to the grid by means of a first connection means, the first connection means comprising first connection means main contacts for connecting the at least one component to the grid, and a second connection means being provided for connecting the electric storage unit to or disconnecting it from the grid. According to the invention, the first connection means comprises at least one pair of auxiliary contacts for connecting the at least one component to a monitoring line and said monitoring line is operatively connected to the second connection means. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274277 | LIGHTER-THAN-AIR CRAFT FOR ENERGY-PRODUCING TURBINES - A wind-based power generating system provides a wind energy converter for converting wind energy into another form of energy using a lighter-than-air craft configured to produce a positive net lift. The net lift includes both a net aerodynamic lift and a net buoyant lift. A tethering mechanism is configured to restrain the lighter-than-air craft with respect to the ground. The lighter-than-air craft defines an interior volume for containing a lighter-than-air gas, and the lighter-than-air craft has a fore section and an aft section. The tethering system has at least one attachment point on the fore section of the lighter-than-air craft and at least one attachment point on the aft section of the lighter-than-air craft. The lighter-than-air craft provides a stable aerodynamic moment with respect to a yaw axis about a center-of-mass of the lighter-than-air craft. The craft can be formed in a variety of aerodynamic profiles/shapes. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274278 | OVER-FRAME BLANKET ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION IN FUSELAGE ASSEMBLIES - Fuselage assemblies, over-frame blanket assemblies, and methods of installing over-frame blanket assemblies are provided. A fuselage assembly for an aircraft includes a fuselage skin, a cabin liner, and an over-frame blanket assembly. The cabin liner has an outer side facing the fuselage skin. The over-frame blanket assembly is disposed between the fuselage skin and the cabin liner and has a first blanket piece. The first blanket piece includes a first sound barrier layer that defines a first outer surface of the over-frame blanket assembly and a first sound absorbing layer that defines a second outer surface of the over-frame blanket assembly facing the fuselage skin. A method of installing the over-frame blanket assembly includes positioning the first blanket piece in an orientation such that the first sound barrier layer is directly adjacent the cabin liner. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL INPUT DETECTION - The Control Input Detection System determines if a crewmember in the Pilot (aft) crew station and/or crewmember in the Co-Pilot Gunner (fore) crew station have/has their hands on the appropriate control surface. A current is routed to each crew station via an Input Analyzer. The current returns a control voltage to the voltmeter. When gloves (or hands) make contact with the control surface, the resistance of the circuit is altered, returning a voltage to the respective control's voltmeter different from the control voltage. The IA will monitor the voltmeters' returns to determine at least one pilot has his hand(s) on the controls. If the control voltage is returned from all four voltmeters, the IA would send a signal a System Processor, for a Display Processor to send an audio tone to the Pilot and CPG's helmets, and an advisory to be displayed on the Enhanced Up-Front Display. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274280 | AIR VEHICLE, ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An air vehicle, an actuator assembly and a method of manufacture are provided in order to incorporate the actuator assembly within the outer mold line of the air vehicle. In regards to an air vehicle, the air vehicle includes a primary structure and a movable structure configured to be controllably moved relative to the primary structure. The air vehicle also includes an actuator assembly configured to cause the movable structure to be positioned relative to the primary structure. The actuator assembly includes an actuator housing and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism is at least partially disposed within the actuator housing and is configured to provide for relative movement between the primary structure and the movable structure. At least a portion of the actuator assembly is built into at least one of the primary structure and the movable structure so as to be within an outer mold line of the air vehicle. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274281 | PNEUMATIC POSITIONING SYSTEM - Provided are mechanisms and processes for a pneumatic shaft positioning system. According to various examples, the pneumatic shaft positioning system includes a pyrotechnic valve that is configured to control the flow of gas from a pressurized gas source into a pressure chamber. The pressure chamber includes a first piston that is slidably coupled to the pressure chamber. When gas from the pressurized gas source fills the pressure chamber, the piston is configured to slide through the pressure chamber and force a shaft into a predetermined position. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274282 | Rotorcraft Fly-By-Wire Control Laws - According to one embodiment, a flight control system includes a pilot control module configured to receive commands from a pilot, a flight control module operable to transmit an instruction to change at least one operating condition of an aircraft, and a flight control computer in communication between the flight control module and the pilot control module. The flight control computer is configured to receive a pilot command to change a first flight characteristic, wherein changing the first flight characteristic would result in an expected change to a second flight characteristic. The flight control computer may instruct the flight control module to transmit an instruction to change a first operating condition of the aircraft and instruct the flight control module to transmit an instruction to change a second operating condition of the aircraft to at least partially offset the expected change to the second flight characteristic. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274283 | Shrinking System for Landing Gear - Landing gear actuator systems and methods are disclosed. A landing gear actuator system may have an actuator body, an operating apparatus, a gas pressure adjustment apparatus, and a hydraulic fluid adjustment apparatus. The gas pressure adjustment apparatus may adjust at least one gas pressure in response to the operating apparatus. The hydraulic fluid adjustment apparatus may adjust at least one hydraulic fluid volume in response to the operating apparatus. The gas pressure and the hydraulic fluid volume may adjusted inversely. An isolation valve may be installed between the gas pressure adjustment apparatus and a strut gas chamber of a landing gear. In this manner, a landing gear strut may be shrunk without inducing high pressure in the strut, and stowed for flight, and a landing gear strut may be unshrunk and isolated by the valve to protect the actuator from high pressure and reaction forces during landing. | 2015-10-01 |
20150274284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF AIRCRAFT GATE SERVICES AND TURNAROUND - A system and method is provided for improving efficiency of aircraft gate services and reducing time spent by an aircraft parked parallel to an airport terminal wherein aircraft utilities and gate services provided during turnaround are supported by an arrangement of flexibly movable, service and utility-carrying extendable passenger boarding bridges that enable passenger and baggage exchange concurrently with connection of utilities and provision of gate services to the aircraft. Baggage transfer is facilitated by conveyors mounted on one or more loading bridges and designed to provide a direct connection between an aircraft and a terminal. Aircraft are maneuvered by a pilot into and out of a parallel parking location in a forward direction by an engines-off electric taxi system, enabling loading bridge, utility, and service connections to be made to multiple aircraft doors as soon as the aircraft reaches a parking location and then quickly disconnected upon departure. | 2015-10-01 |