41st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140301757 | TONER, DEVELOPER USING THE TONER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner including at least a crystalline resin as a binder resin, wherein a tetrahydrofuran soluble content of the toner includes 5.0% or more as a peak area of a component having a molecular weight of 100,000 or greater in a molecular weight distribution measured by gel permeation chromatography, and the tetrahydrofuran soluble content of the toner has a weight-average molecular weight of 20,000 to 60,000. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301758 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An image forming apparatus, which achieves reduced color registration time and real-time calibration of color position shift, and a control method for the same, is provided. The image forming apparatus includes plural photoconductors corresponding to plural colors, an exposure unit to form an electrostatic latent image by emitting light to the photoconductors, a developing unit to form a toner image by feeding toner to the photoconductors, an intermediate transfer body to which the toner image, formed on each photoconductor, is transferred, a sensing unit to sense the toner image formed on the intermediate transfer body, and a controller which forms images in respective image forming sections of the intermediate transfer body and test-pattern sets for color registration in respective blanks between the neighboring image forming sections, the controller implementing color registration calibration using color registration calibration values acquired from four test pattern sets among the formed test pattern sets. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301759 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC BELT AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic belt which enables the suppression of bleeding of an electrolyte while minimizing influence on its surface smoothness. The electrophotographic belt showing electroconductivity resulting from dissociation of an electrolyte is made of a resin composition containing a crystalline resin as a binder resin, an oil-soluble dye and an electrolyte. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301760 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing roller, a pressure roller, and a regulation member. The fixing roller includes a roller member and a fixing belt. The roller member includes a shaft which extends in one direction and an elastic layer integrally formed on the shaft. Each regulation member has an annular regulation surface which opposes a side edge of the fixing belt, and is configured to regulate movement of the fixing belt in a rotation axis direction. The regulation surface is inclined relative to a line perpendicular to the rotation axis as viewed on a cross-section parallel to the rotation axis. The regulation surface is inclined from the rotation axis side such that the closer the regulation surface is to an outside, in a radial direction, of the fixing roller, the closer the regulation surface is to a center, in a length direction, of the shaft. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301761 | MULTILAYER METAL MEMBER FOR IMAGE FIXATION - The invention provides a multilayer metal member for image fixation which does not readily undergo breakage due to bending stress during use thereof and which has improved durability. The multilayer metal member includes a metal substrate formed of at least three laminated metal layers, and a fluororesin layer disposed on the metal substrate, wherein the metal substrate has a first layer which is an electrocast seamless belt formed of nickel or a nickel alloy, a second layer which is an electrocast seamless belt formed of a metal having a Young's modulus smaller than that of the first layer, and a third layer formed of a metal having a corrosion resistance higher than that of the second layer; and the ratio (y) of the thickness of the third layer to that of the first layer satisfies the following formula: | 2014-10-09 |
20140301762 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A heating member has a multi-layered structure of n layers in total to which layer numbers are assigned sequentially from one on a heat source side to a surface in contact with a recording medium. A n | 2014-10-09 |
20140301763 | PRESSURE ROTATING MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND HEATING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a pressure rotating member which achieves the shortening of a warm-up time while suppressing a non-recording material-contacting area's temperature rise. The pressure rotating member which is used in a thermal fixing apparatus includes: a substrate; and an elastic layer that is formed on the substrate and has a void, wherein the elastic layer contains a needle-shaped filler, wherein the needle-shaped filler has such a thermal conductivity λ1 of the elastic layer in a direction along a rotary axis of the pressure rotating member as to be 6 times or more and 900 times or less of a thermal conductivity λ2 of the elastic layer in a thickness direction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301764 | DISPENSER CAP WITH CLUTCH MECHANISM - Disclosed herein is a cap assembly having a clutch mechanism which permits independent rotation of a stemmed applicator when the cap is in a closed position and prevents rotation when the cap is removed. The cap assembly in combination with a housing, particularly for cosmetics applications, is also disclosed. The stemmed applicator may have shaft having a non-circular cross-section, when taken perpendicular to its longitudinal axis. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301765 | APPLICATION PEN AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The disclosure relates to an application pen for dispensing a liquid, in particular in a planar manner, comprising a hollow pen body made of plastic having a closed end and an open end and an applicator head sitting on the open end of the pen body, which applicator head has a foam, felt or fiber body, wherein the applicator head has an end section that fits into the open end of the pen body and mechanical fastening means for positive-locking and/or friction-locking engagement with the outer circumference of the end section of the applicator head are provided on the pen body and designed in such a way that the mechanical fastening means effect the positive and/or frictional lock without substantial deformation of the end section of the applicator head protruding into the open end of the pen body. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301766 | Connection Console For Mounting A Device Case On A Support Arm System - A connection console mounts a device case on a support arm system, and includes a case mounting ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301767 | Mechanical Interface for an Auxiliary Power Source - A mechanical interface including at least one surface, a cutout on the at least one surface; and a plurality of mounting holes on the at least one surface, wherein the plurality of mounting holes are each situated on a circumferential arc bordering the cutout and centered on a center point of the cutout, and wherein each of the plurality of mounting holes is equidistant from each of the next two mounting holes on either side along the circumferential arc, and wherein each of the plurality of mounting holes is located a radial distance from the center point. In one example, the mechanical interface is for mounting an auxiliary power source adjacent to a vehicle engine. In one example, the cutout is optional. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301768 | CANALPHONE COUPLER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A canalphone system may include a canalphone coupler, and four connectors carried by the canalphone coupler of which at least two of the four connectors carry an acoustical signal. The system may also include a mechanical joint that joins the canalphone coupler to a cable where the mechanical joint is assembled and disassembled by a user. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301769 | THERMOCOMPRESSION BONDING STRUCTURE AND THERMOCOMPRESSION BONDING METHOD - A thermocompression bonding structure includes a first member and a second member having a linear expansion coefficient different from that of the first member; and metal fine particles interposed between the first and second members as a bonding material to thermocompression bond the two members. The two members are disposed to apply thermal stress generating between the first member and the second member as pressurizing force on a bonding surface between the two members, and to increase temperature to thermocompression bond the first member and the second member. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301770 | EXTENSION POLE MECHANISM FOR PAINT ROLLER - An extendable pole mechanism may be used with a pair of poles that are longitudinally movable to adjust the overall length of both poles. The mechanism may include a housing that receives the poles and a trigger that is moveable with respect to the housing to adjust the mechanism between a use condition, where the poles are held in a longitudinally relative fixed position, and an adjustment condition, where the poles are longitudinally moveable with respect to each other. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301771 | SWING BRACKET OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Provided is a sufficiently reinforced swing bracket of a construction machine. The swing bracket includes a bracket body, a main connection portion connected to an upper slewing body of the construction machine, a swing-cylinder connection portion being protruded from one of right and left side parts of a lower end region of the bracket body to be connected to an end part of the swing cylinder and having a pair of supporting arms vertically opposed to each other with an interval, and a reinforcement portion for reinforcing a basal part of the swing-cylinder connection portion. The reinforcement portion has a main rib briding the supporting arms, and upper, lower, front, and rear ribs each extending from the main rib to an opposite side from the swing-cylinder connection portion. The upper and lower ribs and the front and rear ribs are continuous to form a box-shaped body. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301772 | BALL JOINT - A ball joint includes a ball member, a socket member, and a resilient pressing mechanism. The ball member couples with the socket member. The resilient pressing mechanism is positioned between the ball member and the socket member, applying compression to cause the ball member to tightly contact the socket member. The resilient pressing mechanism includes a plurality of springs positioned in parallel between the ball member and the socket member. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301773 | Coupling for Furniture Components - A coupling for furniture components includes two cheeks, each including a plurality of seats which, when matched, define housings for tubular elements such as furniture legs to be secured between the two cheeks. Each seat opens at the edge of the respective cheek and has a cross-section defining, with a facing seat, a housing with a cross-section that is slightly less than that of the tubular element to be secured. In one embodiment, a flat longitudinal wall in the seat blocks the rotation of the tubular element within the housing. Each seat in at least one cheek is also provided with a projecting element cooperating with a complementary aperture defined in the tubular element, and in one embodiment has an arched portion extending from the seat towards the facing cheek to define a closed cross-section that engages the tubular element. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301774 | HOUSING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE HOUSING - Method for manufacturing housing of electronic device. A first housing and a second housing are provided. The first housing includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall. Thermal shrinkage of the second housing can be different from that of the first housing. The second housing includes a first peripheral wall and second peripheral wall. Thermal curing glue coats on either the first sidewall or the first peripheral wall, and thermal curing glue coats on either the second sidewall or the second peripheral wall. The first sidewall with contacts with the first peripheral wall, and the second sidewall contacts with the second peripheral wall. Tthe first peripheral wall is fastened to the first sidewall, and the second peripheral wall is fastened to the second sidewall. The thermal curing glue is heated. The first and second housing is cooled. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301775 | ADHESIVE JOINT BETWEEN A FIRST HOLLOW PROFILE AND A SECOND HOLLOW PROFILE - A joint connection of a first hollow profile to a second hollow profile, in which the second hollow profile is surrounded by the first hollow profile in an overlapping region. A core arranged within the first hollow profile and the second hollow profile in the overlapping region, and connected to the first hollow profile, the core having at least one boundary surface arranged parallel and adjacent to an inner side of the second hollow profile, and the core is connected to the inner side of the second hollow profile via an adhesive. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301776 | WELDING METHOD AND WELD JOINT - Provided are a welding method and a weld joint with which the fatigue strength of the box-welded joint of a gusset plate and a high-tensile steel can be dramatically improved. A welding method whereby a gusset plate is welded to high-tensile steel by means of box-welding, with a bead having a length of 17 mm or greater being formed at the ends of the gusset plate in the lengthwise direction using a welding material for which the martensite transformation starting temperature of the weld metal is 350° C. or less. In addition, a weld joint formed by welding a gusset plate to high-tensile steel using the aforementioned method; a method for repairing or reinforcing a box-welded part. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301777 | ELASTIC TUBULAR ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR MATING COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF MATING COMPONENTS - An elastic tubular attachment assembly for mating components is provided. The elastic tubular attachment assembly includes a first component having a first surface. Also included is a second component having a second surface, a third surface, and at least one aperture, wherein the second surface is configured to align and engage with the first surface of the first component. Further included is at least one elastically deformable tubular member operatively coupled to the first component proximate the first surface, the at least one elastically deformable tubular member comprising an outer surface, wherein the at least one elastically deformable tubular member is formed of an elastically deformable material and configured to elastically deform radially inwardly upon contact with at least one aperture wall of the second component. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301778 | ELASTIC MATING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ELASTICALLY ASSEMBLING MATABLE COMPONENTS - An elastic mating assembly includes a first component comprising a substantially rigid material and an aperture defined by an aperture wall. The assembly also includes an elastically deformable second component having a cutout portion. The elastically deformable second component also includes a second component outer wall removably engaged with the aperture wall, wherein the second component is disposed substantially within the aperture. The elastic mating assembly further includes a third component removably engaged with the cutout portion of the elastically deformable second component, wherein the elastically deformable second component is configured to elastically deform proximate the cutout portion upon contact with an outer surface of the third component. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301779 | COUPLERS - A coupler for coupling implements having a first connecting pin and a second connecting pin, to a vehicle, for example, to the arm of an excavator. The coupler has a body component that is connectable to the vehicle, and which includes a forward recess for receiving the first connecting pin. The coupler also includes a movable component which is supported by the body component and which has an aft jaw or recess for receiving the second connecting pin and is movable through a range of travel relative to the body component. The movable component includes a rear locking member which is movable between an extended position in which the rear locking member can prevent the second connecting pin from exiting the aft recess and a retracted position in which the rear locking member can allow the second connecting pin to exit the aft recess. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301780 | CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301781 | ROADWAY CRASH BARRIER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a roadway crash barrier device, which roadway crash barrier device ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301782 | ROADWAY PAVING SYSTEM - An embodiment comprises a first plate coupled to a second plate via a first joint having a first axis of rotation; and a resilient member, coupled to the first plate, including a downward bias directed along a vertical line of force orthogonal to the first axis of rotation; wherein (a) the second plate is configured to at least one of (a)(i) couple to a pavement shoe, and (a)(ii) include a lower surface that comprises a pavement shoe, (b) the resilient member, the first and second plates, and the first joint are configured to simultaneously: (b)(i) rotate the second plate about the first axis of rotation from a non-horizontal position to a horizontal position, and (b)(ii) move the first joint vertically along the line of force; and (c) the first joint is to move vertically and rotate independently of both a screed and an end gate. Other embodiments are described herein. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301783 | MINI PATCHER FOR PATCHING POTHOLES AND THE LIKE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SAME - A patcher capable of performing patching operations even when operating in confined spaces and having a pressurized aggregate storage tank and driving devices for opening and air-tightly closing the tank lid and locking/unlocking the tank lid in proper sequence. Tandem linear accelerators control the flow of aggregate from the tank to a dispensing outlet. An articulated boom assembly is operated to position an aggregate dispenser over the repair location. The boom assembly is movable to a vertical position to prevent the assembly from extending beyond the right and left sides of the patcher to provide a safe condition when travelling during a non-patching operating mode. All of the electrically-operated devices on the patcher derive energy from a common battery pack which is charged by the patcher engine during a non-patching mode and alternatively during a patching mode when the stored energy in the battery pack drops below a given threshold. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301784 | SCREED WALKWAY - A walkway for a screed includes a main walkway and an extender walkway coupled to the main walkway and an extender frame of the screed. The extender walkway is slidable relative to the main walkway along a sliding direction. Further, the extender walkway and the extender frame are pivotable relative to each other about a walkway pivot axis, the walkway pivot axis being substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301785 | SOIL COMPACTOR - A soil compactor, comprising a compaction roller ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301786 | WEAR COMPONENT FOR COMPACTOR WHEEL - A wear component includes a base portion and a tip portion. The tip portion includes a proximate end and a distal end. The proximate end is metallurgically bonded to the base portion at a base-tip interface, which may have a generally parabolic cross-sectional profile. The distal end defines an exterior surface of the wear component. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301787 | Mine Seal and Method of Construction for High Resistance to Transverse Loads - A mine seal or wall capable of retaining its integrity under a transverse load. The mine seal is constructed of a plurality of interlocking masonry blocks. The interlocking blocks include a body with a top surface, planar sides, planar ends, and a bottom surface. A top shear lug extends longitudinally along the top of the block. An end shear lug extends vertically along each end of the block. The bottom surface and each end of the block includes a groove therein. When stacked end to end in successive rows, the top and end shear lugs of each interlocking block engage the complimentary grooves in the adjacent blocks thereby enabling the blocks to self-align vertically and lock together as they are stacked. The resulting mine seal exhibits a high resistance to transverse loads. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELEVATING A MARINE PLATFORM - A method of elevating the deck area of a marine platform (e.g., oil and gas well drilling or production platform) utilizes a specially configured sleeve support to support the platform legs so that they can be cut. Once cut, rams or jacks elevate the platform above the cuts. The sleeve support is then connected (e.g., welded) to the platform leg and becomes part of the structural support for the platform. In one embodiment, two sleeves are employed. In another embodiment, the jacks or rams elevate in two stages including a first stage wherein one sleeve elevates and the other sleeve does not elevate and a second stage wherein both sleeves elevate together. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301789 | GRAVITY FOUNDATIONS FOR TIDAL STREAM TURBINES - A method for mounting a tidal turbine and an associated support structure in a river or sea bed includes mounting the tidal turbine to a support structure and mounting the support structure upon a base, the base being of such weight as to involve gravitational forces of such magnitude as to be sufficient to withstand forces acting in such manner as to tend to displace the turbine and the associated support structure. A periphery of an underside of the base is provided with expandable members, the expandable members being selectively expanded to position the base more nearly horizontal when in contact with a sea or river bed. The base is formed as a hollow shell enabling the base to be floated into position, and, when the base is in a desired position, sinking the base to the sea or river bed in a controlled manner. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301790 | Large volume subsea chemical storage and metering system - A liquid storage tank comprising an outer container wherein the outer container is rigid and has at least two inner containers disposed within the outer container. The first inner container contains seawater, and the second inner container contains at least one stored liquid. The at least two inner containers are flexible and pressure balanced while the volume of the outer container remains fixed, and the volumes of the at least two inner containers are variable. The liquid storage tank is provided for disposal and installation in a subsea environment. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301791 | Telescopic Foundation Screw Pile with Continuously Tapered Pile Body - The embodiments provided herein are directed to a telescopic foundation screw piles with continuously tapered pile body that facilitates a faster pile placement speed, less labor and operators, less material, single step operation, low overhead clearance, no excess soils to be removed and hauled away which translates in lower cost and greater ease of use as well as higher load capacity. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301792 | INTERIM SOLUTION METHOD FOR DUST CONTROL ON SALINE DRY LAKEBEDS USING MINIMAL WATER RESOURCES - A method for controlling dust on a saline dry lakebed or similar environment enriched with sodium carbonate and sodium sulfate is disclosed comprising, the Interim Solution method that achieves resistance to windborne dust release. The Interim Solution is a dilute aqueous solution containing a divalent cation chloride salt and anionic polyacrylamide that can be applied to dust-emission prone lakebed surfaces by spraying or other means that achieves a relatively even application. The chemical reaction that occurs upon contact of the Interim Solution with the salts of the lakebed soil creates stable compounds that are interconnected by the long-chain molecules of the polyacrylamide that binds the molecules derived by the chemical reaction into a surface skin that protects against wind erosion. A salt byproduct, sodium chloride, remains soluble in the near surface soil will tend to seal the surface against evaporation. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301793 | MONEY HANDLING SYSTEM AND MONEY HANDLING METHOD - A recognition machine | 2014-10-09 |
20140301794 | Material separator for a vertical pneumatic system - A method for depositing a fluidized material ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301795 | Tool Cassette for Insertion in a Cassette Seat and Tool Having a Cassette Seat for a Tool Cassette of This Type - A tool has a tool carrier having a tool cassette with a main body, into which an insert seat for receiving the exchangeable cutting insert is recessed and which has a guide, extending along a direction of adjustment, for an adjusting element for adjusting the position of the main body in the cassette seat in the direction of adjustment. The main body has a first mating surface and at least one second mating surface, wherein the first mating surface extends transversely to the direction of adjustment and the second mating surface extends in the direction of adjustment, and the mating surfaces are configured for the precisely fitting contact against a corresponding first and second contact surface of the cassette seat. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301796 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR CUTTING THREAD PRODUCTION - A tap for cutting thread production can include a working region that is rotatable about a tool axis, and has a plurality of cutting teeth arranged on the tool circumference, wherein each cutting tooth has a cutting tooth head at a region that is radially farthest from the tool axis. The radial distance of the cutting tooth heads from the tool axis is substantially the same or decreases counter to an intended feed direction of the tool in a guide region of the working region, but increases counter to the intended feed direction of the tool in a starting region of the working region. Thus, in an axial cross section, the superimposed profiles of axially spaced-apart cutting teeth have a profile differential area. The radial cutting tooth profile boundary of the cutting teeth can be at least sectionally curved in the starting region. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301797 | Device and a Method for Machining Printed Circuit Boards - The invention relates to a device and to a method for machining, in particular, drilling printed circuit boards (PCB) having several conductive layers (Ln). The device has a drilling spindle ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301798 | CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cutting tool according to an embodiment of the invention includes: a column-like shaped body having a cutting edge located at a front end part thereof and a flute which is located at an outer peripheral part thereof and is continuous with the cutting edge; a front taper connected to a rear end part of the body and having a larger diameter as separating from the body; a column-like shaped step connected to a rear end part of the front taper and having a larger diameter than the body; a rear taper connected to a rear end part of the step and having a larger diameter as separating from the step; a column-like shaped shank connected to a rear end part of the rear taper and having a larger diameter than the step; and a front connection member located in a region including the front taper and the step. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301799 | TOOL HEAD FOR ROTARY CUTTING TOOL AND ROTARY CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING SAME - The coupling part, in particular cutting head for a drilling tool for the interchangeable fastening in a coupling receptacle, has a coupling pin which is enclosed by a head support surface, wherein the coupling pin has a plurality of types of functional surfaces, namely stop surfaces for transmitting a torque between the cutting head and the carrier, and clamping surfaces for centering and clamping the cutting head in the coupling receptacle. The coupling pin has an axially front pin region and an adjoining, axially rear pin region, and the clamping surfaces and the stop surfaces are arranged in different pin regions. This decoupling and distribution of the functional surfaces to the various pin regions permits simpler production of the coupling pin and an overall more robust configuration. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301800 | TOOL SPINDLE - An embodiment includes a two-part power-driven tool spindle that comprises a spindle motor housing in which a first liquid cooling duct extends, a spindle head housing in which a second liquid cooling duct extends, the first and second liquid cooling ducts forming a liquid cooling circuit for a coolant, and a liquid duct, through which the coolant can be conveyed out of the liquid cooling circuit to at least one resealable outlet opening in the spindle head housing and/or in the spindle motor housing. The liquid duct branches off from the second liquid cooling duct in the spindle head housing and/or from the first liquid cooling duct in the spindle motor housing, in such a way that the coolant in the spindle motor housing and the coolant in the spindle head housing can flow out of the tool spindle under gravity. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301801 | FAST LIVE TOOL SYSTEM - A machine tool accessory including a monolithic flexure travel guide, a motor, and a position feedback sensor is provided. The machine tool accessory also includes an accessory tool spindle configured to rotate a tool, the accessory tool spindle being disposed within the monolithic flexure travel guide. The motor is configured to move the monolithic flexure travel guide, and the position feedback sensor is configured to measure position of the monolithic flexure travel guide. In some embodiments, the machine tool accessory further includes a controller configured to (i) communicatively couple to the motor, (ii) communicatively couple to one or more external devices, and (iii) cause the motor to move the accessory tool spindle in response to signals received from the one or more external devices. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301802 | Zero-Backlash Bushing - A zero-backlash bushing employs a dual-component composite design, comprising a tapered resilient slotted bushing core compressibly engaged by a cylindrical annular sleeve. As opposed to the axial pressure of a locking nut, the annular sleeve exerts a circumferential pressure on the bushing core, thereby inducing a tight radial engagement between the threads of the bushing core and the adjustment screw, as opposed to the lateral thread engagement induced by a locking nut. This tight radial engagement leaves radial gaps between the threads of the bushing core and the screw, which radial gaps can be filled with grease. Slots in the bushing core enable migration of grease within the bushing and facilitate constriction of the bushing core. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301803 | Mounting Assembly - A mounting assembly is provided for, for example, joining a cardan shaft to an axle drive of a vehicle. The mounting assembly includes a nut housing having a continuous opening arranged to receive an insert nut having a continuous internal thread, a nut having a continuous internal thread, and at least one securing element which interacts with the nut housing and the nut to constrain relative axial movement between the nut housing and the nut. The insert nut and the nut housing may be rotationally fixed relative to one another, for example using complementary polygonal outer and inner surfaces, respectively. A retainer may be provided in the interior space of the nut housing to constrain axial movement of the insert nut within the nut housing. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301804 | Adjustable Tower Stud Assembly - An adjustable tower stud assembly is disclosed for securing an object, such as a roof rack, to an external panel such as the roof of a vehicle. The object requires more support than can be provided by the external panel and it is also connected to a sub-surface support. Upper and lower collared studs are connected by a threaded connection that allows the length of the tower stud assembly to be adjusted. Stops on a lower collar ground the tower stud assembly to the sub-surface support after the tower stud assembly is adjusted to the proper length. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301805 | STATIONARY SELF-DRAINING FASTENING POST WITH VIBRATION-FREE FRAME ATTACHMENT FOR TRAFFIC-RATED UTILITY VAULT COVER - A fastening post for a traffic-rated utility vault cover comprising an oblong mass with a tapped hole on its upper surface and a drainage port in its side surface where the upper end of tapped hole intersects with the lower end of drainage port in the interior of the oblong mass to form a smooth junction between these members. This design allows all debris falling into the tapped hole to slide down into the drainage port where it continues to fall and exit the oblong mass through the lower end of the drainage port. Fastening post has overall width that is at least three times that of the bolts or fasteners used to fasten down the hatch to the frame of the utility vault cover. Together with a specifically designed utility vault cover, fastening post provides a vibration-free reversible connection between the hatch and the frame of utility vault cover. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301806 | FASTENING MEMBER - The invention relates to an attachment member (R) of the “lockbolt” type comprising a pin ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301807 | Marine mounting provided with a device for storing and guiding hoses - A support installed at sea and fitted with a storage and guide device for storing and guiding flexible pipes, the support has a first carrier structure supporting a plurality of turntables arranged one above another, flexible pipes being wound in concentric juxtaposed spiral turns of increasing diameter resting on said turntables, a rotary joint enabling coupling to be established between (1) a first end closest to the center of the turntable of a flexible pipe on said turntable, and (2) an end of a transfer pipe that remains stationary while said turntable is being driven in rotation; a plurality of guides suitable for guiding portions of the flexible pipe outside the turntables. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301808 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BONDED LAMINATED MATERIAL USING THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a transport system for a jig for fixing material to be laminated, which system can transport a jig for fixing material to be laminated using a simple exhaust device that is of a space-saving-type while it continuously exhausts air, a transport method for transporting a jig for fixing material to be laminated, and an apparatus for manufacturing bonded laminated material comprising the transport system. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301809 | RECORDING MEDIUM DELIVERY MECHANISM AND RECORDING MEDIUM CHANGER - The recording medium delivery mechanism includes a slider, a holding lever, a biasing portion, a lever-opening operation portion, and a housing and discharging drive unit. The slider is supported on a chassis to be movable in housing and discharging directions of a recording medium. The holding lever is rotatably supported by the slider and configured to hold the recording medium. The biasing portion is configured to bias the holding lever toward the recording medium. The lever-opening operation portion is provided to the holding lever, is engaged with a lever engagement portion provided to the chassis by a movement of the slider in the discharging direction of the recording medium, and configured to rotate the holding lever in a direction away from the recording medium. The housing and discharging drive unit is configured to move the chassis and the slider in the housing and discharging directions of the recording medium. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301810 | WAREHOUSE SYSTEM HAVING SEVERAL AISLES AND AUTOMATED METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME WHILE THE AISLE IS IN A MAINTENANCE MODE - It is disclosed a warehouse system comprising: a control device; a plurality of racks defining a plurality of rack aisles therebetween, wherein each of the rack aisles comprises an access and is secured against unauthorized entry by an operator by means of the access, which is locked and unlocked by means of an access key, wherein a first sensor monitors, whether the access is closed or open, and transmits corresponding status signals to the control device; a plurality of rack serving units, wherein in each of the rack aisles at least respectively one rack serving unit can travel in an automated manner at least along a longitudinal direction of the rack aisle and wherein each of the rack serving units comprises at least one load handling device or shuttle, which can be extracted and retracted on both sides along a transverse direction, for storing and retrieving storage goods in an automatic mode in and from each of the racks in an automated manner, the racks being arranged directly adjacent to the respective load handling device, wherein each of the load handling devices has assigned at least one second sensor which detects whether the load handling device is in a retracted neutral position, currently extracts, or is extracted, and which transmits a corresponding state signal to the control device; and at least one aisle-serving switch device, wherein each of the switch devices communicates with the control device and can be shifted physically by means of an access key between an automatic position and a maintenance position, wherein the access key in the automatic position is physically connected inseparably to the respective switch device and is physically connected in the maintenance position separable from the respective switch device, in order to open one of the accesses which is determined by one of the rack aisles to be maintained; wherein the control device is adapted to: communicate with the rack serving units, each of the switch devices, the first sensors and the second sensors; to operate each of the rack serving units in the automatic mode if the status signal signals that all of the accesses are closed; to instruct each of the load handling devices of one of the rack serving units which is operated in a directly neighbouring rack aisle adjacent to the to-be-maintained rack aisle to which the operator needs to gain admission for the purpose of maintenance, in a maintenance mode to only store and retrieve storage goods in and from such racks which are not arranged directly adjacent to the to-be-maintained rack aisle; and to initiate an emergency switching of the to-be-maintained rack aisle and at least of the directly adjacent rack aisle, if a state signal comes in which indicates that one of the load handling devices of the rack servicing units of the directly adjacent rack aisles is extracted towards one of the racks which is arranged direct adjacent to the to-be-maintained rack aisle. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301811 | VERTICAL LIFT STORAGE SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A LIFT - There is provided a vertical lift storage system ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301812 | CABLE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM CHANGER - A cable processing apparatus includes a first pulley, a second pulley, and a cable. The first pulley is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The second pulley is configured to rotate about the rotational axis together with the first pulley. The cable includes a fixation region to be fixed to the first pulley and the second pulley. The first pulley is configured to rotate about the rotational axis, to thereby perform one of winding of the cable from the fixation region to one end portion and unwinding of the wound cable. The cable includes a predetermined-length portion from the fixation region to the other end portion, which is wound around the second pulley. The second pulley is configured to rotate about the rotational axis together with the first pulley, to thereby perform one of rewinding and tightening of the wound predetermined-length portion of the cable. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301813 | OPTICAL DISC LIBRARY APPARATUS - In an optical disc library apparatus having a cartridge storing discs; a drive carrying out recording and playback with respect to the discs; and a robot carrying out disc movements between the aforementioned cartridge and the aforementioned drive; wherein: the periphery of a disc is point restrained in three places during disc movement. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301814 | ON-BOARD GRAPPLE HOIST FOR AGRICULTURE VEHICLE - A grapple hoist system for an agricultural vehicle is disclosed that includes a mast-mounted hoist including a boom arrangement and a winch and adapted to receive a main hoist cable and a grapple assembly including a plurality of radially-spaced, converging hook-shaped claws pivotally mounted about a common bulkhead and including a cable link attached to each of the hook-shaped claws, a plurality of cable link pulleys mounted on the common bulkhead, each cable link pulley adapted to carry an associated cable link, wherein the cable links are joined at the main cable beyond the cable link pulleys; and mounting devices for mounting the mast to an associated container or vehicle in a manner that enables it to rotate. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301815 | Stacker and Method for Displacing Goods - A stacker includes a frame, forks connected to the frame and provided with a support part having at least one support wheel, and a carrier part provided movably relative to the support part for carrying the goods for displacement. The carrier part is provided with a double roller device. The double roller device includes a number of first roller elements located a distance from each other and having a roll surface, and a number of second roller elements located above the first roller elements and having a roll surface. The roll surface of the first roller elements lies against the roll surface of the second roller elements. The roller elements engage movably in vertical direction on the frame in a guided manner so as to extend the second roller elements in selective manner above the upper surface of the load platform. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301816 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A cooling fan ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301817 | CRADLE & CABLE HANDLER FOR A TEST HEAD MANIPULATOR - In one aspect, a cradle system for supporting a load, the cradle system comprising a first arm with a first carriage assembly axially adjustable therealong and a second arm, opposite the first arm, with a second carriage assembly axially adjustable therealong. An actuator is associated with the first and second carriage assemblies and configured such that actuation of the actuator causes the first and second carriage assemblies to move axially in opposite directions. In another aspect, a cable support system comprising a support column and one or more tethers supported by the support column and configurable so that at least one tether is configured to move its supported cable in the same or opposite direction as the test head moves at a rate that is a constant multiplied by the test heads rate of motion where the constant may be greater than, equal to, or less than one. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301818 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS - A substrate transport apparatus for transporting substrates, the substrate transport apparatus including a frame, at least one transfer arm connected to the frame, at least one end effector mounted to the at least one transfer arm and at least one substrate support pad disposed on the at least one end effector, the at least one substrate support pad has a configuration that effects increased friction force, resulting from an increased friction coefficient, in at least one predetermined direction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301819 | HYDRAULIC LIFTING APPARATUS - A lifting apparatus for lifting a manhole cover includes a first frame section with a first end assembly that supports a hook to engage a lifting block on a manhole cover, and a second frame section with a second end assembly that supports a hook to engage a lifting block on the manhole cover. At least one of the first and second end assemblies is movable, via an actuator, with respect to the other to change a distance between hooks. The hooks are movable in a way that the hooks engage with the lifting blocks on an adjacent manhole cover. The first frame section is coupled to the second frame section during a lifting operation, and the first and second frame sections are selectively detachable from one another when not in use. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301820 | TURBINE ENGINE SHUTDOWN TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH NOZZLE INJECTION FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A turbine engine shutdown temperature control system configured to limit thermal gradients from being created within an outer casing surrounding a turbine blade assembly during shutdown of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. By reducing thermal gradients caused by hot air buoyancy within the mid-region cavities in the outer casing, arched and sway-back bending of the outer casing is prevented, thereby reducing the likelihood of blade tip rub, and potential blade damage, during a warm restart of the gas turbine engine. The turbine engine shutdown temperature control system may operate during the shutdown process where the rotor is still powered by combustion gases or during turning gear system operation after shutdown of the gas turbine engine, or both, to allow the outer casing to uniformly, from top to bottom, cool down. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301821 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WRAPPING FLOW IN A FLUID WORKING APPARATUS - A fluid working apparatus ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301822 | FLUID PUMP WITH A ROTOR - The invention relates to a fluid pump, in particular to a liquid pump having a rotor with at last one rotor blade for conveying the fluid, the rotor being variable with respect to its diameter between a first, compressed state and a second expanded state. In order to produce a simple compressibility and expandability of the rotor of the pump, it is provided according to the invention that at least one rotor blade is deformable between a first state which it assumes in the compressed state of the rotor and a second state which it assumes in the expanded state of the rotor by means of a fluid counterpressure during a rotation of the rotor during pump operation. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301823 | HYDRAULIC MACHINE HAVING AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LOCATED AT THE TOP - The invention relates to a hydraulic machine having turbines or a pump turbine, comprising an impeller that is mounted such as to be rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation and has a plurality of blades, an inlet spiral that surrounds the impeller in an annular manner and has a circular outlet opening on the inner circumferential ring thereof, a distributor and/or closure device for adjusting the inflow into the impeller, and an intake manifold for guiding of the water flowing out of the impeller. The intake manifold is arranged above the impeller. At least a bypass pipe can be provided for bypassing the distributor and/or closure device, which bypass pipe connects the inlet spiral directly to the impeller when a bypass valve arranged in the run of said bypass pipe is opened. Furthermore, at least one drainage pipe can be provided for draining the impeller, which drainage pipe connects the impeller directly to a pump sump when a drainage valve arranged in the nm of said drainage pipe is opened. The invention also relates to a method for filling and draining such a machine, and to the preferred use thereof. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301824 | WIND POWER GENERATION APPARATUS - A wind power generation apparatus includes a wind guiding structure, a rotary structure, a rotary shaft and a wind collecting hood. The wind collecting hood forms an airflow passage. The rotary shaft is located in the airflow passage. The rotary structure is mounted on the rotary shaft. The wind guiding structure is securely mounted on the wind collecting hood, and at a front end of the rotary structure. The wind guiding structure includes multiple airflow guiding vanes each having a windward portion, a leeward portion, and a curved portion between the windward portion and the leeward portion. A shortest distance between the windward portions of any two adjacent airflow guiding vanes is greater than a shortest distance between the leeward portions of the two adjacent airflow guiding vanes. An airflow having passed through the airflow passage is accelerated and converted to a swirling airflow by the curved portion. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301825 | CROSS FLOW FAN - A cross flow fan includes a support plate and an impeller with a plurality of blades disposed on the support plate at predetermined intervals. On each blade, a radius of a pressure surface arc is greater than a radius of a suction surface arc, a radius of an inner peripheral side arc is greater than a radius of an outer peripheral side arc, and a region of maximum thickness is located 40% to 60% from the inner peripheral side arc in the lengthwise direction. The blades are disposed such that the inner peripheral side arcs are positioned on an inner peripheral side of the support plate and the outer peripheral side arcs are positioned on an outer peripheral side of the support plate. A flow path width between the plurality of blades gradually decreases from the inner peripheral side toward the outer peripheral side of the support plate. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301826 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UTILIZING A HOUSING TO CONTROL WRAPPING FLOW IN A FLUID WORKING APPARATUS - A fluid working apparatus ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301827 | HOUSING OF A RADIAL COMPRESSOR - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a 2-stage supercharging unit having a housing unit which integrates within it a high-pressure charger and a low-pressure charger. The rotor axes of the two chargers are vertical with respect to the housing unit, which can be screwed directly via the housing base to the side of an internal combustion engine. As a result, increased flexibility is made possible with regard to the connection of the supercharging unit to the cooler and to the internal combustion engine, whereby the structural volume of the supercharging assembly can be additionally reduced. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301828 | FAN PERFORMANCE BY INCREASING EFFECTIVE BLADE HEIGHT IN A TOLERANCE NEUTRAL MANNER - The described embodiments relate generally to improving performance characteristics of a low profile fan. More specifically configurations having sloped fan blade edges are disclosed. By applying a gradual slope to each of the fan blades, performance of the fan can be increased without risking contact or rubbing between the fan blades and a fan housing. In some embodiments, the sloped fan blades can be configured to prevent contact when bearings of the fan include a certain amount of tilt play. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301829 | Engine Bearing Support - A turbofan engine comprises an engine case. A gaspath extends through the engine case. A fan has a circumferential array of fan blades. A fan case encircles the fan blades radially outboard of the engine case. A plurality of fan case vanes extend outward from the engine case to the fan case. A front frame assembly includes a plurality of vanes extending radially across the gaspath. A transmission couples a shaft to a fan shaft to drive the fan. A bearing assembly couples the shaft to the front frame assembly. A bearing support extends aftward and radially inward from the front frame assembly to the bearing assembly. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301830 | CABIN AIR COMPRESSOR DIFFUSER VANE DRIVE RING - A cabin air compressor drive ring includes an outer ring defining an axis, an inner ring co-axial with the outer ring, a plurality of webbings connecting the inner ring to the outer ring, and a plurality of vane engagement pins axially protruding from the outer ring. The vane engagement pins are spaced circumferentially about the outer ring, and the inner ring includes a drive ring bearing interface. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301831 | TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A turbocharger system of an embodiment includes: a wastegate valve; an electrically-operated actuator configured to adjust a valve lift of the wastegate valve; a temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a target temperature which is a temperature of the turbocharger body or a temperature correlating with the temperature of the turbocharger body; and an actuator controller configured to control the electrically-operated actuator on the basis of the target temperature. The temperature acquisition unit acquires the target temperature, and the actuator controller controls the electrically-operated actuator on the basis of the target temperature. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301832 | Air Duct Assembly Having a Flexible Vane - An air duct assembly having a housing and a flexible vane. Sufficient airflow through the housing may actuate the flexible vane to permit airflow through an outlet. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301833 | Flexible Impeller Pump - A flexible impeller pump includes improved flexible impeller geometry, an impeller shaft having protruding portions that produce a stronger and more durable connection between the impeller shaft and the flexible impeller, a smoother housing cam surface, and wear resistant surfaces that are disposed between end faces of the flexible impeller and adjacent housing end walls. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301834 | TURBINE CYLINDER CAVITY HEATED RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - A turbine engine heating system configured to heat compressor and turbine blade assemblies to eliminate turbine and compressor blade tip rub during warm restarts of gas turbine engines is disclosed. The turbine engine heating system may include a heating air extraction system configured to withdraw air from the turbine engine and to pass that air thru a heating element configured to increase a temperature of the air supplied by the heating air extraction system. The air may then be passed to a heating air supply system via an air movement device. The heating air supply system may be in communication with a turbine cylinder cavity of the turbine engine positioned radially outward from at least one turbine assembly. The heated air may be passed into the turbine cylinder cavity to reduce the cooling rate of the turbine vane carriers after shutdown and before a warm restart to limit tip rubbing. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301835 | AIRCRAFT NACELLE ASSEMBLIES - Aircraft nacelles include a frame, a cowl operatively and rotatably coupled to the frame, and a biasing member operatively coupled between the frame and the cowl. The biasing member is configured to assist in the manual opening of the cowl and the manually closing of the cowl. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301836 | VANE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine comprises at least one vane, a first platform and a second platform. The at least one vane has a first end and an opposite second end with the first end of the at least one vane being secured in a corresponding first aperture in the first platform, and the second end of the at least one vane being secured in a corresponding second aperture in the second platform. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301837 | DOOR FOR A THRUST REVERSER WITH DOORS - A door for a door-type thrust reverser is pivotally mounted on a stationary structure of a thrust reverser. The door includes an inner surface integrated to a flow path of an air flow generated by a turbojet engine, an outer surface providing an outer aerodynamic continuity of a nacelle equipped with the thrust reverser, a spoiler to deflect the air flow disposed at an upstream end of the door, and an actuator actuating the spoiler. The spoiler is movably mounted, in rotation around a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to a front frame of the door, between a retracted and a deployed position. In particular, the actuator includes a first rod connected to the spoiler, a second rod connected to the first rod and the front frame, and a third rod connected to the first and second rods as well as to the spoiler. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301838 | REPAIR OF A GAS TURBINE COMPONENT - A gas turbine component is provided having a repaired vane platform and rail region in which a portion of the vane rail having been damaged during operation is removed. A bar insert is rough machined and is secured within a groove in the rail. The bar insert and rail are finish machined to restore the platform and rail geometry to an original size and condition. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301839 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - An efficient and quiet construction machine has a heat exchanger in which the air flowing out from an axial flow fan avoids collision with the engine. The axial flow fan includes a plurality of blade pieces, a fan ring which guides a flow of air to the axial flow fan, a heat exchanger which is disposed on an upstream side or a downstream side of the flow of air with respect to the axial flow fan, and a structure which is disposed on the downstream side of the flow of air with respect to the axial flow fan. The fan ring includes a suction-side rounded part which reduces a flow channel on a suction side and a discharge-side rounded part which expands the flow channel on a discharge side, and each of the blade pieces is inclined at a sweep forward angle from an axial center toward a rotation direction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301840 | GUIDE VANE ARRANGEMENT - A guide vane arrangement for a turbomachine, particularly a gas turbine, is disclosed. The guide vane arrangement includes an external shroud band, on which at least two guide vanes protrude radially inward. A pair of axial ribs spaced apart from each other in the peripheral direction and disposed between two adjoining guide vanes in the peripheral direction protrude radially outward from a circumferential surface of the external shroud band and/or axially from a radial flange of the external shroud band. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301841 | TURBOMACHINE COMPRESSOR GUIDE VANES ASSEMBLY - A sectorized turbomachine compressor guide vanes assembly includes assembled sectors forming two concentric shell rings, one outer and one inner, between which vanes are arranged with their leading and trailing edges near transverse faces of the shell rings, and of which an outer shell ring externally includes an attachment mechanism to an external casing that houses the sectors. The attachment mechanism is axially offset from the rear transverse face of the shell ring to be located, in projection, in alignment with the vanes between the leading and trailing edges thereof. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301842 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE LOADING - Methods are provided for controlling wind turbine loading. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of determining a current thrust value for the wind turbine, calculating a thrust differential based on the current thrust value and a predetermined maximum thrust value, calculating a desired pitch offset value based on the thrust differential and a thrust sensitivity value, and adjusting a pitch of the wind turbine utilizing the pitch offset value. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301843 | FEATHERING PROPELLER WITH ADJUSTABLE ABUTMENT - There is described an assembly having a plurality of screws, a propeller and a related method for adjusting the fluid dynamic pitch of the blades of the propeller. The propeller has at least one blade pivoted rotatably to a cylindrical propeller casing, a hub coupled to an engine and mounted coaxially inside the propeller casing, a kinematic mechanism coupled to the hub and/or to the propeller casing, and to the blade for adjusting the fluid dynamic pitch of the propeller. The hub is rotatable with respect to the cylindrical propeller casing, or vice versa, for at least one non-zero angular interval (α) of operation of the kinematic mechanism for adjusting the fluid dynamic pitch and is also integral with a contact surface movable between disengagement from and engagement with, direct or indirect, at least one relative abutment integral with the cylindrical propeller casing which defines a limit stop of the angular interval (α). The plurality of screws has at least two different screws and the propeller has a seat for complete installation of a screw selected from the plurality of screws, and the limit stop abutment has a region of screw selected from the plurality of screws installed in the seat provided in the propeller. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301844 | BLADE FOR A FAN OF A TURBOMACHINE, NOTABLY OF THE UNDUCTED FAN TYPE, CORRESPONDING FAN AND CORRESPONDING TURBOMACHINE - A blade for a fan of a turbomachine, for example of unducted fan type, a corresponding fan, and a corresponding turbomachine. The blade includes a mechanism arranged, at a single location, to locally, as the fan rotates, disturb a distribution of flow around the blade so as to form two independent main vortices downstream. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301845 | Harnessing Flowing Fluids to Create Torque - An apparatus and method for producing high output and low cost/time, sustainable energy (e.g., wind or water) via natural currents that is environmentally friendly and includes a gravity-assisted equalizing control system is provided. Wings with a large surface area can be included in the design, as well as an optional counterbalance system that synchronizes the wings' position and speed with a mechanical leverage point on the body of the device. When a fluid flows past wings of the device, the fluid flow induces motion in the wings, which causes a shaft to move, creating torque at the generator. The outcome is a coordination of harmonizing the wings pitch angle to the natural frequency of a fluids specific velocity. The device can adapt itself to the velocity of the surrounding fluid through a rotational sweeping control system that produces a more streamlined profile to maximize reliability. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301846 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING VIBRATION IN A WIND TURBINE - A system for reducing vibration in a wind turbine includes a mass structure having at least one hole extending therethrough; a rod having a top threaded portion, an upper level stop disposed on or below the threaded portion, and a fixed lower level stop disposed below the upper level stop. The mass structure has a designed weight and shape that, in combination with the adjustable axial distance between the upper level stop and the lower level stop, is designed to provide a properly tuned system for a particular frequency. A base having an aperture designed for receipt of the lower level stop therein is configured for attachment to a component of the wind turbine. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301847 | PITCH SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE - A pitch system ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301848 | SEALING ASSEMBLY - It comprises a first member with a plate attached and substantially covering at least one portion of a second member ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140301849 | TURBINE SPLIT RING RETENTION AND ANTI-ROTATION METHOD - A gas turbine engine disk split retainer ring system is provided and includes an apparatus and method for retaining a split ring in relation to a turbine cover plate or disk. Pegs are used to capture and retain a split retainer ring of the gas turbine rotor in relation to the cover plate. An anti-rotation peg has a radially oriented tab for engaging the split ring so as to control the rotation of the ring. The system may be used to balance the operating condition of a turbo machine. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301850 | Turbomachine Blade Assembly - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system comprising a turbomachine blade assembly having a blade portion, a shank portion, and a mounting portion, wherein the blade portion, the shank portion, and the mounting portion comprise a first plurality of plies extending from a tip of the airfoil to a base of the dovetail. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301851 | ROTOR - A rotor for a gas-turbine engine, is provided having a first and a second rotor disc that are suitable to be joined directly. The first and second rotor discs are symmetric with respect to an axis of rotation common to the two rotor discs. The first rotor disc provides an interrupted screw on one side. The second rotor disc provides an interrupted screw on another side. The interrupted screw of the second rotor disc reciprocates the interrupted screw of the first rotor disc. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301852 | BLADE CASCADE FOR TURBO MACHINE - A blade cascade for a turbomachine, in particular a gas turbine, including multiple identical blade groups which are situated next to each other and which each include
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20140301853 | SECURING BLADE ASSORTMENT - A securing plate assortment including multiple different securing plates, the securing plates having different geometric codings. A turbine and method is also disclosed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301854 | SECUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING AN ATTACHMENT PORTION OF AT LEAST ONE ROTOR BLADE OR ROTOR BLADE SEGMENT IN A MOUNTING SITE OF A ROTOR BASE - A securement system for securing an attachment portion of at least one rotor blade or rotor blade segment in a mounting site of a rotor base. The securement system has at least one holder element and a second holder element, each of which has a holding portion and a connecting portion. The connecting portions can be introduced into the mounting site so as to establish a clip connection and can be locked together in the mounting site. The holding portions are configured so as to fasten the attachment portion of the at least one rotor blade or of the rotor blade segment in the mounting site in the locked state of the connecting portions. Further disclosed is a method for securing an attachment portion of at least one rotor blade or rotor blade segment in a mounting site of a rotor base and a rotor having a securement system. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301855 | BLADE INSERT FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - A blade insert for coupling a first blade segment to a second blade segment is disclosed. The blade insert may generally include an aerodynamic body extending between a forward end configured to be coupled to the first blade segment and an aft end configured to be coupled to the second blade segment. The aerodynamic body may include a top side extending between a forward edge and an aft edge. The top side may define a top scarfed section at its forward edge. The aerodynamic body may further include a bottom side extending between a forward edge and an aft edge. The bottom side may define a bottom scarfed section at its forward edge. Additionally, at least a portion of the forward edge of the top side may be configured to be offset relative to the forward edge of the bottom side. | 2014-10-09 |
20140301856 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING AND CUSTOMIZING ROTOR BLADE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES BY TAILORING LARGE CELL COMPOSITE CORE AND A ROTOR BLADE INCORPORATING THE SAME - An airfoil member can have a root end, a tip end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The airfoil member can include an upper skin, a lower skin, and a composite core member having a plurality of cells, an upper surface network of the cells can be bonded to the upper skin, a lower surface network of the cells can be bonded to the lower skin. The composite core can have a septum layer embedded in the cells that form the composite core, the septum layer being configured to provide tailored characteristics of the airfoil member. | 2014-10-09 |