43rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150298205 | HOISTING TYPE CONTINUOUS CASTING DEVICE, HOISTING TYPE CONTINUOUS CASTING METHOD, AND SOLIDIFICATION INTERFACE DETECTION DEVICE - A hoisting type continuous casting device includes a keeping furnace, a first shape regulating member, an imaging section, an image analysis section, and a casting control section. The keeping furnace keeps a melt. The first shape regulating member is mounted in the vicinity of a molten surface of the melt kept in the keeping furnace and regulates a cross-sectional shape of a casting to be casted by the melt passing therethrough. The imaging section captures an image of the melt that has passed through the first shape regulating member. The image analysis section detects swinging motion in the melt from the image and determines a solidification interface based on presence or absence of the swinging motion. The casting control section changes a casting condition when the solidification interface determined by the image analysis section is not within a predetermined reference range. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298206 | INJECTION MOLDING AND CASTING OF MATERIALS USING A VERTICAL INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM - An injection molding system and methods for improving performance of the same. The system includes a plunger rod and a melt zone that are provided in-line and on a vertical axis. The plunger rod is moved in a vertical direction through the melt zone to move molten material into a mold. The injection molding system can perform the melting and molding processes under a vacuum. Skull formation in molten material is reduced by providing an RF transparent sleeve in the melt zone and/or a skull trapping portion adjacent an inlet of the mold. It can also be controlled based on the melting unit. Vacuum evacuation can be reduced during part ejection by using a plunger seal, so that evacuation time between cycles is reduced. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298207 | INDUCTIVE COIL DESIGNS FOR THE MELTING AND MOVEMENT OF AMORPHOUS METALS - An apparatus with a vessel ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298208 | MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR CAST BAR AND TUBE AND METAL MATERIALS OBTAINED BY THE DEVICE - A manufacturing device for a cast bar and tube includes a molten metal furnace for holding a dissolved casting material, a hollow tube having a penetrating part of molten metal for penetrating molten metal, a depressurization device for reducing the pressure, a connection member for connecting the hollow tube to the depressurization device, and an open/close type valve member installed on the connection member. The penetrating part of molten metal is depressurized by switching the valve member to the closed state to reduce the pressure in the side of the depressurization device from the valve member using the depressurization device and inserting an opening of the hollow tube into the molten metal furnace as well as by switching the valve member to the open state. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298209 | METHODS OF FORMING EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING BLADE FRAME SEGMENTS - Methods of forming earth-boring tools may involve positioning a blade frame segment in a mold, the blade frame segment comprising cutting-element-attachment locations distributed over a face of the blade frame segment, the mold comprising a longitudinal axis. A first cutting element may be secured to the blade frame segment at a first cutting-element-attachment location of the cutting-element-attachment locations. A second cutting element may be secured to the blade frame segment at a second, different cutting-element-attachment location of the cutting-element-attachment locations. The blade frame segment may be integrated into a blade of a plurality of radially extending blades of an earth-boring tool by forming a body of the earth-boring tool, including the blade, around the blade frame segment. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298210 | FIREPROOF CERAMIC BOTTOM - An exemplary embodiment relates to a fireproof ceramic bottom in the connection region to at least one wall of a vessel for handling high-temperature melts. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298211 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - There is provided a selective laser sintering method capable of reducing the trouble in chipping or breakage of the machining tool and the like. The manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object by repetition of a powder-layer forming and a solidified-layer forming, the repetition including the steps of (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof, and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298212 | METHODS FOR FORMING CERAMIC REINFORCED TITANIUM ALLOYS - In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method of forming a ceramic reinforced titanium alloy includes the steps of providing, in a pre-alloy powdered form, a ceramic reinforced titanium alloy composition that is capable of achieving a dispersion-strengthened microstructure, directing a low energy density energy beam at a portion of the alloy composition, and forming a ceramic reinforced titanium alloy metal having ceramic particulates of less than 10 μm on a weight-average basis. The step of forming includes the sub-steps of withdrawing the energy beam from the portion of the powdered alloy composition and cooling the portion of the powdered alloy composition at a rate greater than or equal to about 10 | 2015-10-22 |
20150298213 | Manufacturing of Components from Parts Made from Different Materials, Particularly of Space Transportation Components Such as Combustion Chambers for Thrusters - A method for manufacturing components from parts made from different materials involves producing a transition between one part made from a first material and another part made from a second material by an additive layer manufacturing method. The additive layer manufacturing method involves starting with the first material and then gradually changing the material composition to the second material. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298214 | Pipe Beveler - A pipe beveler for chamfering simultaneously the inside and outside of a pipe end is provided. The device may comprise a main body, at least two blades, and an arbor. The body includes an open-end cylindrical pipe guide portion and an internal frustoconical portion. The blades are firmly affixed to the main body with their cutting edges arranged at positions and angles that allow for chamfering simultaneously the inner and outer diameters of the pipe end. A spare blade may also be affixed inside the main body. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298215 | COATED CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A coated cutting tool includes a substrate having a rake side, a clearance side and a cutting edge and a coating comprising a first layer and a second layer. The second layer has a sandwich structure of an inner layer, an intermediate layer and an outer layer, wherein the inner layer is exposed through an opening in the outer layer, the opening extending over at least a portion of the width of the cutting edge. Thereby, a double layer is provided in critical areas, whereas a single layer is provided in other areas. The double oxide layer is an aluminum oxide layer. A method for manufacturing the coated cutting tool is also provided. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298216 | CLAMPING DEVICE WITH COOLANT CHANNEL, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE CLAMPING DEVICE AND TOOL HOLDING PLATE FOR A LATHE WITH SUCH A CLAMPING DEVICE - In the case of a clamping device ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298217 | INFINITY JOINT JIG, PLUG, AND METHOD OF USE - An infinity jig, infinity plug and a method of forming an infinity joint is presented. The infinity jig has a base with a work surface and an upright with a work surface connected to the base at an approximate perpendicular alignment. The upright includes a plurality of drill guides that are positioned such that a portion of a drill bit inserted into the drill guide extends below the work surface of the base. An infinity hole is formed by using a drill bit having a stop collar to drill partially into a workpiece with a portion of the drill bit exiting a connecting surface of the work piece. To form an infinity joint, two workpieces having infinity holes therein are aligned with one another and an infinity plug is inserted in the aligned infinity holes. The infinity plug pulls the two workpieces together providing a tight and aesthetically pleasing joint. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298218 | Reamer - A reamer includes a shank, a washer, a ring and a blade. The shank is a polygonal rod and includes an annular groove made in a periphery and a bore made in an end. The washer includes a slot. The ring includes a circular opening. The blade includes an insert inserted in the bore through the slot and the circular opening. The circular opening is made of a diameter larger than a width of the blade to allow the blade to rotate relative to the ring. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298219 | DRILL BIT STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a drill bit structure which comprises a body. The body has a free end, an intermediate section and a connection end. The body comprises a first groove portion, a second groove portion, a third groove portion, a fourth groove portion and a fifth groove portion. The first groove portion is partially overlapped with the third groove portion from the free end. The second groove portion is partially overlapped with the fourth groove portion from the free end. After extending a preset axial distance from the free end, the first groove portion and the second groove portion are partially overlapped with each other by forming an intersecting protrusion. The fifth groove portion is extended from the intermediate section toward the connection end. The first, second, third and fourth groove portions are extended to the fifth groove portion. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298220 | ROTATING TOOL, IN PARTICULAR DRILL, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ROTATING TOOL OF THIS TYPE - The rotating tool, in particular a drill, includes a fluted cutting shank made of a resistant material, in particular carbide, extending in an axial direction along a rotational axis. Connecting to the cutting shank in the axial direction is an intermediate shank made of a material of greater elasticity in comparison the resistant material, in particular of tool steel. The intermediate shank includes an insertable cutting insert that may be exchanged. The cutting shank is preferably a cutting shank recycled from a used solid carbide drill. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298221 | MACHINING TOOL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MACHINING TOOL - A machining tool, in the area of a tool tip, includes an integrated cooling structure for transporting a coolant. The cooling structure is optionally or in combination designed as a porous structure or at least one cooling channel having a bent reversing segment, so that two channel segments are oriented in opposite directions. The cooling structure is integrated into a base body of a carrier tool. According to a method of the invention, the cooling structure is manufactured by means of a 3D printing method. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298222 | MACHINING TOOL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MACHINING TOOL - A machining tool, in particular a drill carrier tool, includes a monolithic base body extending in the axial direction which, at least in one section, has a porous or grid-like core structure that is encased in a solid outer jacket. These measures allow less material to be used, while maintaining good mechanical properties. The porous or grid-like core structure is simultaneously used for transporting coolant. The base body is manufactured in particular by means of a 3D printing method. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298223 | CUTTING TOOL BODY AND CUTTING TOOL - In a body for a cutting tool having an insert seat, to which a cutting insert is removably attached, not only a structure for preventing a crack at the insert seat, caused by stress concentration, is adopted, but also the cutting insert is stably seated at and firmly attached to the insert seat. A recessed curve portion is formed at a crossing portion between a bottom surface and a wall surface of the insert seat. As viewed in cross section perpendicular to the bottom surface, the cross-sectional shape of the curve portion includes an arc having a radius R of curvature within a range from 0.5-1.2 mm. A height from the bottom surface to a connecting portion between the wall surface and the curve portion is set within a range from 0.1-0.8 mm. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298224 | ROTATING TOOL AND TOOL HEAD - The invention relates to a rotating tool including a support shaft extending in the axial direction along a rotational axis and a tool head connected thereto having a base body extending along the rotational axis and a core, to which a jacket made of a cutting material is placed, wherein the core has a circular cross-section (Q) in the radial direction and a jacket has a specified wall thickness and wherein a number of grooves is made in the jacket in order to form a number of cutting edges. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298225 | T-SHAPED CUTTER, RIB-MACHINING METHOD AND AIRPLANE PART - On the perimeter of a head ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298226 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MACHINED PRODUCT - A cutting insert according to an embodiment of the present invention has an upper surface, a lower surface, a side surface connected to each of the upper surface and the lower surface, and a cutting edge located along an intersection of the upper surface and the side surface. The upper surface has a land surface disposed along the cutting edge, a rake surface which is located further inside than the land surface and is inclined so as to have a smaller height as departing from the land surface, and a bottom surface located further inside than the rake surface. The rake surface has a projection-shaped first region and a concave-shaped second region which are alternately disposed along the bottom surface. The first region has a first recess that reaches the second region adjacent to the first region. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298227 | Fracture-Splitting Apparatus and Fracture-Splitting Method for Fracture-Splitting Workpieces - A fracture-splitting method and a fracture-splitting apparatus for fracture-splitting workpieces having a cooling device for cooling the workpiece in a splitting zone, and having a fracturing device for fracture-splitting the workpiece in the region of the cooled splitting zone, wherein an inflow coolant duct opens out at at least one outlet opening of the cooling device in order to cool the splitting zone, wherein the cooling device has at least one sealing portion for bearing in a sealing manner against the workpiece next to the splitting zone in order to cool the workpiece in the splitting zone in a locally delimited manner, and/or has at least one admission opening of at least one outflow coolant duct, said admission opening being arranged next to the at least one outlet opening of the inflow coolant duct, in order to conduct the coolant away from the splitting zone of the workpiece. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298228 | WIRE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a wire management system ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298229 | RECIPROCATING SAW BLADE WITH TANGS ON EACH END AND RELATED METHOD - A reciprocating saw blade has a first end with a first tang and a second end with a second tang. The first and second tangs are alternatively engageable with the chuck of a reciprocating saw. The reciprocating saw blade defines a substantially uniform cutting edge extending from approximately the first end to approximately the second end of the blade. The first tang is engageable with the chuck of the reciprocating saw for fixedly securing the first end of the blade to the reciprocating saw and forming with the second tang the free end of the saw blade. Alternatively, the second tang is engageable with the chuck of the reciprocating saw for fixedly securing the second end of the blade to the reciprocating saw and forming with the first tang the free end of the reciprocating saw blade drivable in a reciprocating motion by the reciprocating saw. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298230 | Dual-Hand Cutter Head For Gear Manufacture - A cutter head ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298231 | PORTABLE MICRO-DEBURRING COMPONENT USING MICRO-ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING PROCESS - A deburring subassembly has a controller to generate an electrical current and move a deburring tool bit from a non-deburring position to a range of deburring positions. The electrical current permits deburring of the workpiece without damaging it. A workpiece securement subassembly secures the workpiece for formation on a computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tool and also holds the workpiece in place for deburring. The electrical current is provided to a deburring tool bit. The controller thereby controls movement of the deburring tool bit to the range of deburring positions and generates the electrical current to deburr the workpiece. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298232 | METHOD FOR PRE-SOLDERING METAL SURFACES ONTO METALIZED SUBSTRATES USING A METALLIC GAUZE, METALIZED SUBSTRATES WITH A SOLDER LAYER WHICH HAS A SUPERFICIAL STRUCTURE OF A GAUZE - A method for pre-soldering metal surfaces onto metallized substrates (1 | 2015-10-22 |
20150298233 | METHOD AND SOLDERING DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE SOLDERING WITH AT LEAST ONE SOLDER NOZZLE AND ANOTHER FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT WHICH ARE MOVED SYNCHRONOUSLY BY A MOVEMENT DEVICE - A soldering apparatus for selective soldering, comprising
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20150298234 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BONDING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - Techniques and tools for bonding components of an implantable medical device are disclosed. Such techniques may be implemented to bond components of a battery of the implantable medical device that may include a cover, a case, an electrode assembly and a feedthrough pin for forming one of the anode or cathode terminals. The implantable medical device includes a battery that is enclosed in a housing to supply power to other electrical components of the device and to generate stimulation pulses for functions such as therapy delivery and sensing by the device. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298235 | WELDING METHOD AND STEAM GENERATOR CHANNEL HEAD - A welding method for making cladding or buttering on an inner surface of a base material, an inner surface of an opening portion formed in the base material, and the cut surface formed in such a manner that the cut surface is continuous from the inner surface of the base material to the inner surface of the opening portion, wherein the welding method includes a step of forming a protruding portion on the base material in advance, the protruding portion including a temporary welding surface extending toward the center of the opening portion in such a manner that the temporary welding surface is uniformly continuous to the inner surface of the base material and including the cut surface buried therein. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298236 | ANALYZING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING WELDING POSITION OF STRUCTURE - A welding-position optimization analyzing method according to the present invention is a welding-position optimization analyzing method for optimizing spot welding or continuous welding used to weld a plurality of components constituting a structure model formed of plane elements and/or three-dimensional elements. The method includes a to-be-analyzed-portion defining step of defining a to-be-analyzed portion including welding points or welding portions at which the plurality of components are welded; a fixed-welding defining step of defining at least one of the welding points or at least one of the welding portions in the defined to-be-analyzed portion as a fixed welding point or a fixed welding portion; a welding-prospect specifying step of specifying welding prospects in the to-be-analyzed portion, the welding prospects being regarded as prospects for the welding points or the welding portions; an analytic-condition applying step of defining an analytic condition applied to the to-be-analyzed portion; and an analysis step of calculating an optimal welding point or an optimal welding portion that satisfies the analytic condition from among the welding prospects. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298237 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING INERT GAS DURING A WELDING PROCESS - The invention relates to a method and a device ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298238 | ARC WELDING APPARATUS - Welding apparatus is provided in which welding rods are fed individually in a longitudinal direction along a welding feed path towards a welding site. A feed mechanism includes at least one, and generally two feed carriages ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298239 | APPARATUS FOR REPLACING WELDING TIP FOR SPOT WELDING - Disclosed is an apparatus for replacing a welding tip for spot welding. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus for replacing a welding tip for spot welding includes a post installed in a workplace having a spot welding machine with upper, and lower welding guns provided thereto, a base plate mounted on a top of the post, a welding tip removing unit mounted on one side of an upper side of the base plate for clamping and removing a spent welding tip mounted to the upper welding gun or the lower welding gun by operation of a cylinder, a holder unit mounted on the upper side of the base plate spaced from the welding tip removing unit, and a welding tip cassette mounted to the holder unit in a state new welding tips to be mounted to the upper, and lower welding guns are set in an upper side and a lower side thereof. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298240 | TANDEM GAS METAL ARC WELDING SYSTEM - A gas metal arc welding system that includes leading and trailing welding torch assemblies arranged to operate in tandem. The leading welding torch assembly further includes a torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the rotatable torch body, wherein the contact tip further includes a passage formed therethrough; a consumable wire electrode passing through the body and exiting the contact tip through an exit hole; and a source of shielding gas. The trailing welding torch assembly further includes a non-rotatable torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the non-rotatable torch body; a consumable wire electrode passing through the non-rotatable torch body and exiting through the contact tip; and a source of shielding gas. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298241 | HYBRID JOINT PROJECTIONS - The invention relates to the manufacture of hybrid joints more particularly to the manufacture of joints between parts made of differing materials and most particularly to the manufacture of a metallic component comprising a plurality of preformed projections which penetrate composite fabric within a composite part. Particularly there is a method of forming an array of projections on a surface of a metallic component, the method including the steps of bringing at least one preformed projection into at least close proximity to the surface of the component and causing a portion of the projection and a portion of the component in the region of an intersection thereof to at least partially melt, and causing them to be joined together. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298242 | ALUMINIUM/COPPER HETEROGENEOUS WELDING - Method of assembling a first thin copper part and a second thin aluminum part, each to be welded using heterogeneous welding, includes placing the ends of the parts so that they face one another and pressing the ends against one another so as to constitute a welding zone extending therebetween; and applying an aluminum alloy by way of filler metal to the welding zone using a low energy welding method in which the electric arc and the meltable filler wire are wider than the combined thickness of the parts, the parts being held so as to maintain the welding zone at the top using a fixing element including at least two rigid blocks of a conductive material whose thickness is between 1 and 2 mm, whose length is greater than that of the parts and whose width is sufficient to hold the parts, and a pressure fixing system. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298243 | TOOL, MACHINE TOOL, MACHINING METHOD | 2015-10-22 |
20150298244 | SEAM WELDING SYSTEM, SEAM WELDING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TO-BE-WELDED OBJECT - A seam welding system includes a pair of roller electrodes. The pair of roller electrodes hold a to-be-welded object between circumferential surfaces of the roller electrodes, rotate while holding the to-be-welded object between the circumferential surfaces, and perform seam welding on the to-be-welded object when a current flows between the roller electrodes while rotating and holding the to-be-welded object between the circumferential surfaces. To an electrode movement mechanism, the roller electrodes are mounted. The electrode movement mechanism moves the roller electrodes along a welding line of the to-be-welded object. Drive sources respectively rotate the roller electrodes and a joint of the electrode movement mechanism. A controller controls an amount by which the roller electrodes rotate based on a torque change in the drive sources so as to keep torques respectively acting on the roller electrodes within a predetermined range. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298245 | PROJECTION WELDING DEVICE - A projection welding gun device includes an upper welding tip and a lower welding tip that are combined with a gun body through a shank, where the upper welding tip presses an upper panel corresponding to a protrusion portion that is formed on a lower panel to weld the upper and lower panels, and a rotation unit that is rotated by a driving portion is disposed between the gun body and the shank to rotate the shank. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298246 | SPOT WELDING ELECTRODE HOUSING APPARATUS - Provided is a spot welding electrode housing apparatus having a reduced size such that an operation of mounting electrodes on a welding gun is less likely to affect a line takt time. Specifically, a rotation regulator positioned adjacent to a rotating plate in a direction of a rotation axis is configured to allow the rotating plate to abut against an electrode housed and held in a first recess or a second recess and thereby to regulate a rotation of the rotating plate toward one direction around the rotation axis when the rotating plate rotationally biased by a spiral spring toward the one direction around the rotation axis is allowed to rotate toward the other direction around the rotation axis against a biasing force of the spiral spring. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298247 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A METALLIC COMPONENT FROM INDIVIDUAL UNITS ARRANGED IN A SPACE FILLING ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a metallic component | 2015-10-22 |
20150298248 | BONDED STRUCTURE INCLUDING A CONDUCTIVE BONDING LAYER AND LOW-TEMPERATURE METHOD OF FORMING A BONDED STRUCTURE - A bonded structure formed by a low-temperature bonding method comprises a first substrate bonded to a second substrate by a conductive layer comprising a metal. The conductive layer includes a first interfacial portion adjacent to the first substrate, a second interfacial portion adjacent to the second substrate, and a central portion between the first and second interfacial portions. The first and second interfacial portions comprise an interfacial conductivity of from about 1% to about 20% of a bulk conductivity of the metal, and the central portion comprises from greater than 20% to about 80% of the bulk conductivity of the metal. The bonded structure comprises a bond strength of from about 10 lbf to about 200 lbf. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298249 | PRESSURE WELDING DEVICE WITH A MEASURING DEVICE, MEASURING IN A CONTACTLESS MANNER, FOR DETECTING THE SURFACE QUALITY, THE TRUE RUNNING AND/OR THE AXIAL RUNOUT IN A FRONT WELDING AREA - A pressure welding device ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298250 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOLLOW BODY WHICH IS PRESSURE-TIGHT TO A PREDETERMINED MEDIUM - A method for producing a hollow body that is pressure-tight for a predetermined medium through the joining of at least two sub-bodies, which when joined form the hollow body that contains the medium in a gaseous and/or liquid state during the intended use of the hollow body; the at least two sub-bodies are integrally joined by means of an integral joining method that can be successfully performed at ambient pressure; the medium is introduced into at least one sub-cavity of at least one sub-body in a solid or partially solid state before the integral joining is performed, the medium is introduced together with a container element that contains or holds the medium in a solid or partially solid state, from which containing element the medium can escape in the liquid or gaseous state; and then the integral joining is carried out. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298251 | COATED SUBSTRATE AND PROCESS FOR CUTTING A COATED SUBSTRATE - A system and method of forming a sapphire component. The method may include disposing an absorptive-barrier layer on a first surface of a sapphire substrate, performing a cut in the sapphire substrate using a laser beam incident on the absorptive-barrier layer, and forming and removing molten sapphire from the cut. The method may also include shielding a region of the first surface that is adjacent to the cut from the molten sapphire using the absorptive-barrier layer, and removing the absorptive-barrier layer from the first surface of the sapphire substrate. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298252 | LASER MACHINING METHOD AND LASER MACHINING DEVICE - Laser light L is converged at an object to be processed | 2015-10-22 |
20150298253 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATTERNING USING A LASER - The present invention generally relates to a surface treatment of fabric with a laser and, more specifically, to a system and method for generating a pattern used to process a surface of a fabric through laser irradiation and the fabric resulting from such treatment. The present invention provides small laser spot sizes while operating a laser at large field size by 1) using a laser system with post-objective scanning architecture; 2) using multiple lasers across the width of a fabric roll; and/or 3) increasing the size and weight of the laser scanning mirrors. The spot size normally associated with a smaller laser field size (e.g. 500 mm) may be achieved with a laser having a larger field size (e.g. 950 mm or greater) by practicing the teachings of this invention. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298254 | LASER HAIR CUTTER - A device for cutting hair is disclosed that includes a laser beam generator ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298255 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING STRUCTURE - A welding method for joining together a plurality of welding objects by overlapping the plurality of welding objects and performing laser welding includes forming a weld by forming a plurality of nuggets along a virtual closed curve on the welding objects, by laser welding. A ratio of a diameter of the nuggets to a pitch dimension between the nuggets that are adjacent to each other is larger than 1/2 and no more than 1. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298256 | METHOD TO WELD TWO SUBSTRATE PIECES TOGETHER USING A FOCUSED LASER BEAM - Two substrate pieces are welded together with a focused laser beam. One of the pieces is transparent in the wave length of the laser beam. The two pieces are pressed together so the tops of the roughness of the joining surfaces become level and both a uniform and pocket like air layer is removed from between the surfaces. The focal point of the laser beam is focused in the common boundary surface of the substrate pieces and the pieces are set to movement in relation to the laser beam so that the focal point advances in the boundary surface according to the shape and length of the weld. The energy of the focal point melts the material of the two pieces at the same time. When the melts mix and harden, a weld is formed that joins the pieces hermetically and goes round the third piece(s) isolating it hermetically. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298257 | LASER WELDED STRUCTURAL FENDER INNER BLANK FOR MASS OPTIMIZATION - An inner fender panel for a structural fender of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The panel includes an outer surface configured for attachment to the inner surface of an outer panel of the fender and an inner surface; the inner panel comprising a plurality of abutting inner fender panel sections that are joined to one another, each inner fender panel section having a thickness, at least two abutting inner fender panel sections having thicknesses that are different. A structural fender for an automotive vehicle is also disclosed. The fender includes a formed outer panel having a viewable outer surface and an inner surface. The fender also includes a formed inner fender panel as described comprising a plurality of abutting inner fender panel sections that are joined to one another, each inner fender panel section having a thickness, at least two abutting inner fender panel sections having thicknesses that are different. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298258 | POWDER NOZZLE FOR A LASER POWDER WELDING DEVICE - A powder supply device ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298259 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PART BY MELTING POWDER, THE POWDER PARTICLES REACHING THE BATH IN A COLD STATE - A method of fabricating a part, includes a) supplying powder particles; b) heating a first quantity of powder to a melting temperature higher than that of the powder with a beam, and forming, on a support, a first pool including the melted powder and a portion of the support; c) heating a second quantity of the powder, and forming, on the support, a second pool; d) repeating c) to form a first layer; e) heating an [n] | 2015-10-22 |
20150298260 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MARKING A SURFACE BY LASER TREATMENT - The invention concerns a method for marking a surface (S) by laser treatment, consisting of etching a plurality of patterns (M( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298261 | MITIGATING DISTORTION OF COATED PARTS DURING LASER DRILLING - A method for drilling holes in a part includes positioning the part relative to a laser source, applying a first stress to the part, and applying a laser from the laser source to the part to drill a hole therein, wherein the first stress which is present during the application of the laser counteracts a second stress induced by the application of the laser. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298262 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EDGE BEAD REMOVAL - Systems and methods are provided for edge bead removal. A laser beam of approximately a wavelength is received. The laser beam is delivered along a predetermined beam path. The laser beam is projected on an edge portion of a wafer for edge bead removal. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298263 | COMPOSITE WELDING WIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - The present invention is a composite welding wire for fusion welding of components manufactured of superalloys. The composite weld wire includes an inner core wire and a surface layer applied and bonded to the inner core wire. The surface layer includes alloying elements selected from among B and Si with a total bulk content of B and Si in the composite welding wire of 0.1 to 10 wt. %. Preferably the total bulk content of B is less than 4 wt. % and the surface layer comprises from 5 to 95 wt. % of the alloying elements selected from among B and Si. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298264 | ASSEMBLY HAVING AT LEAST TWO CERAMIC BODIES JOINED WITH ONE ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY A PRESSURE MEASURING CELL, AND METHOD FOR JOINING CERAMIC BODIES BY MEANS OF AN ACTIVE HARD SOLDER, OR BRAZE - An assembly comprising: two ceramic bodies, which are joined by means of a joint of an active hard solder, or braze, wherein the active hard solder, or braze, has a continuous core volume, which is spaced, in each case, from the ceramic bodies by at least 1 μm, and an average composition C | 2015-10-22 |
20150298265 | RETAINING DEVICE FOR THE FORM-FITTING AND/OR FORCE-FITTING ARRANGEMENT OF TWO COMPONENTS TO BE CONNECTED IN A BONDED MANNER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A RETAINING DEVICE - A retaining device ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298266 | Two-Piece Replacement Nozzle - This invention provides an improved replacement nozzle configuration. The nozzle is provided in two pieces. A first nozzle piece is a relatively thin-walled cylinder that is inserted into the counterbored opening of a pressure vessel after the protruding portion of the original nozzle has been removed. A weld pad is attached to the pressure vessel, to which the first replacement nozzle piece is welded. Due to the reduced dimensions of the thin-walled first nozzle portion, a much smaller weld pad and pad-to-nozzle weld can be used. A second nozzle piece is positioned within the first nozzle piece and welded thereto. The existing instrumentation piping is connected to the free end of the second nozzle piece. This two-piece replacement nozzle can be implemented in approximately half the time required for the one-piece design. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298267 | Method for Producing a Heat Exchanger Module with at Least Two Fluid Circulation Circuits and Heat Exchanger Obtained Using this Method - The present invention relates to an novel method of producing heat exchangers having at least two fluid circuits each comprising channels, the method employing diffusion bonding achieved using the hot isostatic pressing (HIP) technique, and to a heat exchanger obtained using this method. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298268 | AUTOMOTIVE GLASS REMOVAL TOOL - A glass removal tool for removing a glass panel from a window regulator clamp includes a horizontal cross bar; two parallel legs extending downward from the cross bar; at least one pair of ramps arranged between the parallel legs; and a vertical slot extending between the ramps of the pair of ramps. Two pairs of ramps may be included that are laterally offset from each other. The ramps may be recessed from the front surface and form at least one pair of wedges with the rear surface. The legs may include a first taper formed on the inner surface of each of the legs toward bottom ends of the legs and a second taper formed on the rear surface of the legs toward bottom ends of the legs. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298269 | METHOD FOR CENTERING GRINDING WHEEL IN THREAD GRINDER AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR CENTERING - In a thread grinder which grinds a thread grove on an inner surface of a workpiece while a rotation axis of a grinding wheel shaft is inclined with respect to an axis of a main shaft, a centering master which has a cylindrical outer surface is mounted to the main shaft. A measuring unit including two measuring instruments such that probes can contact two edges of a grinding wheel is mounted to the centering master. The origins of the measuring instruments are set by the probes contacting the cylindrical outer surface of the centering master. The measuring unit is moved in the axial direction of the centering master to bring the probes of the two measuring instruments into contact with the edges of the grinding wheel, respectively. The position of the grinding wheel shaft is adjusted such that measured values obtained by measuring instruments become same. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298270 | AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGER OF MACHINE TOOL - A automatic tool changer of a machine tool including a magazine driving motor configured to turn a tool magazine has the magazine driving motor fixed to a non-movable unit of the machine tool and when the tool magazine rotationally moves to reach an approaching position to a spindle head, a tool magazine side power transmission unit and a magazine driving motor side power transmission unit are connected to perform a turning operation of the tool magazine. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298271 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a pallet exchanger that is placed adjacent to one side of a body cover covering a workpiece machining space, and that exchanges a first pallet on which a machined workpiece is mounted and that is fixed to an upper surface of a table and a second pallet on which a workpiece to be machined is mounted. The pallet exchanger includes a turning member that has a first holding portion and a second holding portion formed in a pair and turns in a horizontal direction. The first holding portion is located at a first end of the turning member and holds the first pallet, and the second holding portion is located at a second end on the opposite side of the turning member from the first end and holds the second pallet. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298272 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a pallet exchanger that is placed adjacent to one side of a body cover covering a workpiece machining space, and that exchanges a first pallet on which a machined workpiece is mounted and that is fixed to an upper surface of a table and a second pallet on which a workpiece to be machined is mounted. The pallet exchanger includes a turning member that has a first holding portion and a second holding portion formed in a pair and turns in a horizontal direction. The first holding portion is located at a first end of the turning member and holds the first pallet, and the second holding portion is located at a second end on the opposite side of the turning member from the first end and holds the second pallet. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298273 | Micro-Adjustable Flip-Away Work Stop for Strut Systems - A work-stop and work-adjustment assembly for use in the metalworking and woodworking fields which is meant to run within a strut system (as in Unistrut or a comparable product) and is comprised of a four-piece assembly. The design of the assembly allows for the fine adjustment of a piece of material and can be “flipped-away” out of the work piece plane in order to clear a work table surface. The present invention is unique in that it can be used in both woodworking and metalworking applications, and can be used to make a traditionally imprecise function—such as cutting on a radial arm saw—accurate to around ten thousandths of an inch (˜0.010″), and in some cases to around 5 thousandths of an inch (˜0.005″) depending on the instrument and material to be cut. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298274 | MACHINE TOOL - Machine tool, comprising
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20150298275 | METHOD AND CYLINDRICAL GRINDING MACHINE FOR CENTERLESS CYLINDRICAL GRINDING - The invention relates to a method and a cylindrical grinding machine for centerless cylindrical grinding. According to the invention, the workpiece is supported on a first contact surface ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298276 | AUTOMATIC SHEET GRINDING APPARATUS - An automatic sheet grinding apparatus includes a stationary stage positioned at a lower portion of the automatic sheet grinding apparatus, a sheet holder positioned on the stationary stage to grip the sheet, and a grinding head part having a chuck assembly fixed to the grinding head part through a spindle, spaced apart from the sheet holder, positioned on the stationary stage, and having a grinding disc attached to the chuck assembly to grind the sheet provided in the sheet holder. The grinding head part includes a thickness measuring unit to measure a thickness of the sheet, and a hardness measuring unit to measure hardness of the sheet. The automatic sheet grinding apparatus further includes rails positioned on the stationary stage and extending in parallel to each other. In this case, the sheet holder is securely and movably provided on the rails positioned on the stationary stage to grip the sheet. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298277 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GRINDING COMPRESSION LINE SPRING - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for grinding a compression line spring. The apparatus includes a lower chain conveyor ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298278 | LENS EDGING SYSTEM, EDGING SIZE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, EDGING SIZE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPECTACLE LENS - A lens edging system includes: an edger configured to perform edging to a spectacle lens in accordance with three-dimensional edging locus data obtained from edging shape data by calculation; a three-dimensional circumferential length measurement device configured to measure a circumferential length of the spectacle lens edged by the edger; and an edging size management device configured to correct a calculation parameter used for calculating the edging locus data, based on a difference between a measured circumferential length obtained by a three-dimensional circumferential length measurement device, and a theoretical circumferential length obtained by calculation. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298279 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR GRINDING SPHERICAL PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for grinding spherical products ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150298280 | POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD - The polishing apparatus has a polishing unit capable of forming a right-angled cross section by polishing a peripheral portion of the substrate. The polishing unit includes a polishing head having a pressing member configured to press a polishing tape against the peripheral portion of the substrate from above, a tape supply and recovery mechanism configured to supply the polishing tape to the polishing head and to recover the polishing tape from the polishing head, a first moving mechanism configured to move the polishing head in a radial direction of the substrate, and a second moving mechanism configured to move the tape supply and recovery mechanism in the radial direction of the substrate. The guide rollers are arranged such that the polishing tape extends parallel to a tangential direction of the substrate and a polishing surface of the polishing tape is parallel to a surface of the substrate. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298281 | SANDING PAD LINING CARRIER WITH RECESSES - The present invention relates to lining carrier for a sanding pad lining, in particular for use with a sanding pad for pressing sanding surfaces against workplaces in segment-belt and wide-belt sanding machines. Here, the lining carrier has at least one recess, in particular a groove. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298282 | Patterned Wafer Geometry Measurements for Semiconductor Process Controls - Wafer geometry measurement tools and methods for providing improved wafer geometry measurements are disclosed. Wafer front side, backside and flatness measurements are taken into consideration for semiconductor process control. The measurement tools and methods in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure are suitable for handling any types of wafers, including patterned wafers, without the shortcomings of conventional metrology systems. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298283 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT DEVICE - A substrate treatment device which can detect a metal film remaining as a residue on a polished surface of a substrate after polishing with high accuracy is provided. The substrate treatment device includes a polishing section | 2015-10-22 |
20150298284 | Polishing System with Front Side Pressure Control - A polishing apparatus includes a platen having a first surface to support a polishing pad and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a carrier head to hold a substrate against the polishing pad, and a control assembly adjacent the second surface of the platen and opposite to the carrier head. The platen comprises a platen material having an adjustable rigidity. The control assembly is configured to control the rigidity of the platen material. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298285 | MULTILAYER POLISHING PAD - A multilayer polishing pad includes a cushion layer, an adhesive member, and a polishing layer placed on the cushion layer with the adhesive member interposed therebetween, wherein the adhesive member is an adhesive layer containing a polyester-based hot-melt adhesive or a double-sided tape including a base layer and the adhesive layer provided on each of both sides of the base layer, wherein the adhesive layer or the double-sided tape has a non-adhesive region that occupies 1 to 40% of the surface area, and the polyester-based hot-melt adhesive contains 100 parts by weight of a polyester resin as a base polymer and 2 to 10 parts by weight of an epoxy resin having two or more glycidyl groups per molecule. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298286 | POLISHING PAD - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polishing pad that hardly generates scratches on a surface of a subject to be polished. This polishing pad is characterized in that: the polishing pad is provided with a polishing layer having a polishing region and a light-transmitting region; the light-transmitting region includes a surface layer positioned on the pad surface side, and at least one soft layer laminated under the surface layer, and the soft layer has a hardness lower than that of the surface layer. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298287 | POLISHING PAD WITH OFFSET CONCENTRIC GROOVING PATTERN AND METHOD FOR POLISHING A SUBSTRATE THEREWITH - The invention provides a polishing pad and a method of using the polishing pad for chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate. The polishing pad comprises a plurality of grooves composed of at least a first plurality of concentric grooves having a first center of concentricity, and a second plurality of concentric grooves having a second center of concentricity. The first center of concentricity is not coincident with the second center of concentricity, the axis of rotation of the polishing pad is not coincident with at least one of the first center of concentricity and the second center of concentricity, the plurality of grooves does not consist of a continuous spiral groove, and the polishing surface does not comprise a mosaic groove pattern. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298288 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF REMOVING A MULTI-LAYER COATING FROM A SUBSTRATE - A system for use in removing a multi-layer coating from a substrate is provided. The multi-layer coating includes a first coating applied to the substrate and a second coating applied over the first coating. The first coating is formed from a first material and the second coating is formed from a second material different from the first material. The system includes a grinding mechanism configured to remove the multi-layer coating from the substrate, and a controller coupled in communication with the grinding mechanism. The controller is configured to position the grinding mechanism against the multi-layer coating, initiate a first removal mode that directs the grinding mechanism to traverse across the substrate, monitor a variable operating parameter of the grinding mechanism during the first removal mode, and evaluate a value of the variable operating parameter against a predetermined threshold to determine whether the second coating has been removed from the substrate. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298289 | SURFACE APPLIED ABRASIVE CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A rotor assembly is provided for blast processing. The rotor assembly includes multiple lofting elements to create a vortex to loft particulate material to be used to process a target, and multiple impelling elements to project the particulate material toward the target. The rotor assembly is enclosed within an operating chamber that has a target area into which the particulate material is projected to strike the target. There may further be angled deflectors at the opening to direct particulate material back toward the rotor assembly to use the material for further processing. Certain components are easily adjustable for different sizes and shapes of target. The action of the rotor assembly enables the use of up to 100% pure grit for entire cleaning processes, and provides single pass hook profile on any common material surface. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298290 | CUBIC BORON NITRIDE POLYCRYSTAL, CUTTING TOOL, WEAR-RESISTANT TOOL, GRINDING TOOL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CUBIC BORON NITRIDE POLYCRYSTAL - A cubic boron nitride polycrystal includes cubic boron nitride, the cubic boron nitride having an average grain size of not more than 150 nm, a ratio b/a being not more than 0.085 in measurement of Knoop hardness at 23° C.±5° C. under a test load of 4.9 N, the ratio b/a being a ratio between a length a of a longer diagonal line and a length b of a shorter diagonal line of a Knoop indentation. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298291 | INDUCTION HEATED VACUUM FURNACE FOR MAKING BRAZED DIAMOND DENTAL BURRS - Process for manufacture of a dental burr including a brazed diamond grit working surface comprising the steps of:
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20150298292 | A POLYCRYSTALLINE SUPER HARD CONSTRUCTION AND A METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A polycrystalline super hard construction comprising a body of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) material and a plurality of interstitial regions between inter-bonded diamond grains forming the polycrystalline diamond material; the body of PCD material comprises a working surface positioned along an outside portion of the body; a first region substantially free of a solvent/catalysing material; a second region remote from the working surface that includes solvent/catalysing material in a plurality of the interstitial regions; and a substrate attached to the second region along an interface. The first region extends a depth from the working surface and the thickness of the second region between the interface with the substrate and an interface with the first region is between around 20 microns to around 200 microns at one or more points along the interface with the substrate. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298293 | LOW PRESSURE POLISHING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A low pressure, low speed concrete polishing apparatus and method of cleaning and polishing a floor a polishing pad and interchangeable polymer strips. The interchangeable polymer strips are slideably received within the housing of the pad. The polymer strips have an abrasive material embedded therein which collectively work to polish the floor while cleaning the floor during normal speed floor cleaning conditions. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298294 | LOW PRESSURE POLISHING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A low pressure, low speed concrete polishing apparatus and method of cleaning and polishing a floor a polishing pad and interchangeable polymer strips. The interchangeable polymer strips are slideably received within the housing of the pad. The polymer strips have an abrasive material embedded therein which collectively work to polish the floor while cleaning the floor during normal speed floor cleaning conditions. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298295 | FOLDING KNIFE WITH BUILT IN SHARPENER - Disclosed embodiments include a folding knife having a blade with a tip, a heel, and a cutting edge that extends from the tip to the heel. The folding knife also has a handle with an outer surface having at least one slot and a sharpener assembly having at least one sharpener element and at least one stud positioned in the at least one slot and that is graspable on the outer surface of the handle. Further, movement of the stud through the slot causes the sharpener assembly to traverse the blade along the cutting edge from the tip to the heel, or from the heel to the tip, and causes the at least one sharpener element to engage the blade. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298296 | Knife block with sharpening stones - A knife block with built-in sharpening stones provides a physical structure and appearance which has become conventional for such items, but each knife slot contains a built-in sharpening stone. The stone is set at a slight angle to the side of the slot, such that any knife which is inserted or withdrawn from the slot will be sharpened by the stone. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298297 | CLAMPING METHOD AND APPARATUS - One example of the present disclosure relates to a method of processing first and second workpieces. The method includes constraining the second workpiece; abutting first and second workpieces together to form a joint; applying first and second selectively adjustable forces against the first workpiece to bias the first workpiece against the second workpiece; friction stir welding the first and second workpieces along the joint; maintaining the forces equal to each other while friction stir welding; and automatically varying at least one of the forces responsive to thermal size variations of the first and second workpieces. An apparatus for carrying out this method is also provided. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298298 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VIBRATION MITIGATION - A component to be machined is mounted in a mounting assembly comprising first and second clamping members | 2015-10-22 |
20150298299 | STRAIGHT EDGE BAR CLAMP - A straight edge bar clamp comprises an elongated channeled bar, a threaded base, first and second movable jaw bodies, bosses or divots, a catching device, and a threaded shaft. The elongated channeled bar having an inner channel portion. The threaded base is installed fixedly in the elongated channeled bar. The first movable jaw body is installed movably and partially in the elongated channeled bar between the second movable jaw body and the end of the bar furthest from the threaded base. The bosses or divots are provided on an inner surface of the inner channel portion and configured to define the predetermined stopping positions of the first movable jaw body. The catching device is provided in the first movable jaw body. The second movable jaw body is installed partially in the elongated channeled base movably between the threaded base and the first movable jaw body along the elongated channeled bar. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298300 | RATCHET WRENCH - A ratchet wrench includes a body, a ratchet wheel, a pawl, a switch member and a resilient member. The body has three recesses to respectively accommodate the ratchet wheel, the pawl and the switch member. The pawl has a driving portion to be engaged with the toothed portion of the ratchet wheel. The pawl has a second engaging portion which is engaged with a first engaging portion of the ratchet wheel to position the ratchet wheel and the pawl in the two respective recesses respectively. The pawl has a protrusion which has a curved recess and a first stop. The switch member has a second stop, a reception recess and a hole. The protrusion is accommodated in the reception recess. The resilient member extends through the hole and the two ends of the resilient member contact the reception recess and the curved recess respectively. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298301 | Compact Hydraulic Torque Wrench Cartridge - Drive plates of a hydraulic torque wrench cartridge are thickened for extended surface contact with three pawls and a direct contact with the piston rod. The drive plates are held together and are additionally stiffened by dowel pins and shoulder screws. Snap pins are axially slide able and spring loaded connecting the piston rod with the drive plates in an easily disengage able fashion. Three pawls are arrayed in a pitch adjusted with respect to the ratchet teeth pitch in correspondence with an elastic deformation of the drive plates for a balanced force transfer across them. The pawl-tooth interfaces are also in an outward opening angle preventing them from snapping free under load. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298302 | DRIVING HEAD-CHANGEABLE TOOL - A driving head-changeable tool is provided. An outer sleeve defines a central axis and has an end peripheral edge which has corner portions and blocking flanges therebetween and a circumferential sliding slot. An inner sleeve is rotatably sleeved by the outer sleeve and has opposite first and second connecting ends. An inner wall of the first connecting end has axial concaves. A limitation mechanism is mounted to the inner sleeve and extends into and movable relative to the sliding slot. As viewed in an axial direction, when the limitation mechanism is located in a lock position, the outer and inner sleeves are unrotatable relative to each other and each concave overlaps with one the blocking flange; when the limitation mechanism is located in a release position, the outer and inner sleeves are rotatable relative to each other and each concave corresponds to one the corner portion. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298303 | WRENCH TOOL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A wrench tool comprises a tool rod and an operating rod. The tool rod is 7-shaped, and comprises a tool head part and a connecting rod part. The connecting rod part is provided with a hinge portion. The hinge portion is provided with a first hinge hole. One end of the operating rod is provided with a tool seat capable of accommodating the hinge portion. The tool seat is provided with a second hinge hole. The tool seat and the hinge portion are hinged together by a pin running through the first hinge hole and the second hinge hole. The wrench tool is simple in structure and flexible in use. Flattening and curling measures are applied to the tool rod, so as to reduce the weight of the tool rod and improve the strength of the tool rod. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298304 | SOCKET WRENCH WITH RETAINING MECHANISM - A socket wrench includes a wrench body, a driving seat and a retaining ring. The driving seat disposed in a head of the wrench body, and has a central hole, an aperture defined in and through an inner wall of the central hole, and a cutout defined in an outer periphery thereof. The retaining ring mounted around the driving seat has a hook portion and a straight leg. The hook portion has a distal end extending through the aperture of the driving seat. The straight leg is rested in the cutout of the driving seat. The straight leg has a distal end extending outside the cutout. The straight leg could be operated to an open position where the distal end of the hook portion is retracted in the aperture of the driving seat. | 2015-10-22 |