45th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200347850 | FLOW-MODIFYING DEVICE FOR COMPRESSORS - The present invention relates to a flow-modifying device for a compressor of a charging apparatus. The flow-modifying device comprises a cylindrical housing portion, which defines an inner lateral surface and in the axial direction comprises a downstream end region and an upstream end region. The flow-modifying device furthermore comprises a plurality of pockets, which are arranged on the inner lateral surface, spaced-apart from one another in the peripheral direction. Each pocket is defined here by a longitudinal projection line and a depth projection line. In an orientation plane, which is formed by the longitudinal projection line and the depth projection line, there is arranged a downstream angle of entry α of the pocket relative to the inner lateral surface and an upstream angle of entry β of the pocket relative to the inner lateral surface. The downstream angle of entry α defines a downstream opening region of the pocket and the upstream angle of entry β defines an upstream opening region of the pocket. The pocket is formed here in such a way that: β<90°<α. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347851 | TURBOMOLECULAR PUMP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE PRESSURE IN A PROCESS CHAMBER - A turbomolecular pump and method and apparatus for controlling the pressure in a process chamber using such a pump is disclosed. The turbomolecular comprises: a rotor comprising a plurality of blades on a rotatable shaft; a control motor for driving the rotatable shaft; wherein the control motor is sized to output a power that is more than three times larger than a power required to drive the shaft at a constant velocity that is sufficiently high to provide an exhaust pressure of 5 millibars. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347852 | SINGLE-STAGE COMPRESSOR WITH THRUST LOAD SUPPRESSION SECTION - A compressor device includes a housing and a shaft supported for rotation within the housing. The compressor device includes a compressor section with a compressor wheel. Also, the compressor device includes a thrust suppression section with a chamber and a thrust balance body disposed within the chamber. Moreover, the compressor device includes a motor configured to drivingly rotate the shaft, the compressor wheel, and the thrust balance body. The thrust balance body divides the chamber into a first sub-chamber and a second sub-chamber. Additionally, the compressor device includes a bleed air system that fluidly connects the compressor section and the thrust suppression section. The bleed air system is configured to bleed air from the compressor section, through the first sub-chamber, to the second sub-chamber, pressurizing the first sub-chamber and generating a counterbalancing thrust load that counterbalances a compressor thrust load on the shaft. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347853 | HYDRAULIC PUMP/MOTOR FLANGE COVER ADAPTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION, MACHINE SURFACE DAMAGE AND CORROSION - A pulp paper formed flange cover is provided. The pulp paper flange cover is adapted for protecting hydraulic motor/pump housing ports and openings, and surrounding surfaces. The flange cover may be infused with corrosion-preventive chemicals to protect the housing from corrosion. Additionally, the flange cover protects the housing surface from damage while preventing infiltration of the openings of the housing by contaminants. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347854 | Linear Actuator Assembly and System - A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator and an integrated pump assembly connected to the linear actuator to provide fluid to operate the linear actuator. The integrated pump assembly includes a pump with two fluid drivers, each fluid driver comprising a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly to be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from a first port of the pump to a second port of the pump. The pump assembly also includes two valve assembles to isolate the pump from the system. The linear actuator system also includes a controller that establishes the pump in a normal mode of operation in which the prime movers are independently driven and switches to a fail-safe mode of operation in which only one prime mover is operated. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347855 | VALVE - A valve, in particular for use as a pressure maintenance-type component ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200347856 | FLUID LEAKAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND RECIPROCATING FLUID PRESSURE DEVICE - A fluid leakage detection device includes: a rod seal provided in a cylinder head, a rod seal being configured to seal an annular gap between a piston rod and the cylinder head; a detection seal configured to seal an annular gap, a detection seal being configured to partition the detection space together with the rod seal; a communication passage in communication with the detection space; a pressure sensor configured to detect the pressure of the working oil guided through the communication passage; and a relief valve configured to release the pressure in the communication passage, wherein the detection seal is provided between the rod seal and a dust seal, the dust seal being configured to seal the annular gap by being provided in the cylinder head so as to face the outside of the cylinder tube. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347857 | TEMPERATURE REGULATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a chassis, a controllable vehicle component, a hydraulic circuit, a heater, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The hydraulic circuit includes a reservoir configured to store hydraulic fluid, a pump positioned to drive the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir and throughout the hydraulic circuit, and an actuator positioned to selectively receive the hydraulic fluid from the pump to selectively operate the controllable vehicle component. The heater is positioned to facilitate selectively heating the hydraulic fluid. The temperature sensor is positioned to acquire temperature data indicative of a temperature of the hydraulic fluid. The controller is configured to monitor the temperature of the hydraulic fluid and selectively activate at least one of the heater or the pump to thermally regulate the hydraulic fluid (i) to maintain the hydraulic fluid within a target temperature range and (ii) independent of (a) an operator input and (b) engagement of the actuator. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347858 | MOUNT BASE - A mount base is disclosed, wherein the mount base is detachably set in a hole on a plate for mounting a support arm supporting at least one display, the mount base comprises a guide rod, a first clamping unit, and a second clamping unit, wherein the plate is adjustably clamped by the first clamping unit and the second clamping unit. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347859 | Clamping Device for a Screw Connection - A clamping device for a screw connection, provided with a threaded bolt and a threaded nut, has a support tube surrounding the threaded nut, a cylinder housing arranged in an extension of the support tube, a piston movable in the cylinder housing by hydraulic pressure, an exchange bushing axially entrainable by the piston and provided with an internal thread for screwing the exchange bushing to the threaded bolt, and a follower element arranged inside the support tube and frictionally or with form fit connectable to the threaded nut. A drive element is rotatably mounted outside the support tube and provided with a tool surface for applying a hand tool. A gear arrangement is located between the drive element and the follower element. The gear arrangement has a clutch operating as a function of torque to prevent reliably excessive forces when the threaded nut is re-tightened and/or screwed on. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347860 | HERMAPHRODITIC LATCHING SLIDE CONNECTOR - A mechanical sliding connector that mates to an identical mechanical connector by a sliding action. The connector can be slid into another connector or another connecter can slide on to it, allowing the connectors to connect in either direction. The connector features a latching mechanism that engages with no interaction required by the operator other than sliding the connectors together. Unlatching the connectors can be accomplished by unlatching either of the connectors and sliding them apart. The connector latch resets automatically after it's disconnected enabling it to be ready for another connection without user action. This feature along with a latch locking feature provides for easy one hand operation. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347861 | DEVICE REPLACEMENT IN WEARABLE ARTICLE MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT - A panel attachment structure for a wearable article manufacturing equipment includes: lower and upper panels vertically arranged while separated up-and-down; a first processing section and a first driving section respectively attached to a front face and a back face of the lower panel; a second processing section and a second driving section respectively attached to a front face and a back face of the upper panel; a base horizontally arranged under the lower panel; and a pair of pillars raised from the base, wherein, in the structure, the lower and upper panels are removably fixed to the pillars while being supported by the respective lower and upper parts of the pillars, and each pillar has a support section, provided between the upper and lower panels and supporting the load of the upper panel. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347862 | IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS - A fastener for a hollow core panel is provided, where the panel is of the kind including two spaced apart skins. The fastener has an elongate element that is insertable into the panel via a first one of its skins. The fastener includes a screw-threaded formation to enable attachment of its elongate element to the first skin. This secures the fastener to the panel. The elongate element is arranged to have sufficient length to extend far enough into the panel to engage with its second skin. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347863 | Pin And Grommet Fastener Accommodating Two Directional Offset And Related Methods - An inner housing defines a pin retaining receptacle elongated in an X-direction with entry ramps extending parallel to the X-direction. The inner housing is slidably coupled to an outer housing and extends into an interior thereof. The pair of inner housing retaining surfaces can engage the pair of cooperating inner housing retaining surfaces, with the pin retaining receptacle of the inner housing extending into the interior of the outer housing, to slidably couple the inner housing and the outer housing together while permitting movement of the inner housing relative to the outer housing in a Y-direction in response to the inner housing moving in the Y-direction during insertion of the pin into the pin retaining receptacle. Associated methods are also disclosed. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347864 | HYDRAULIC LIFT AND WALKING SYSTEM FOR CATWALK MACHINE - A locking device includes an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion has a bore formed at least partially in axially therethrough and a channel formed laterally therethrough. The inner portion is positioned at least partially within the bore. A first link is positioned at least partially outside of the outer portion and coupled to the inner portion through the channel. A second link is coupled to the outer portion. A pin is coupled to the first link and the second link. The locking device is in an unlocked state when the inner portion is fully positioned within the bore, and the locking device is in a locked state when an end of the inner portion extends axially out of the bore. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347865 | SECTION-STEEL JOINT - A section-steel joint serves to fasten a section steel cross beam and a steel beam together. The section-steel joint includes an upright plate, two opposite support portions, and a connecting portion. The two support portions are separated from each other and integratedly connected to the upright plate so that a positioning groove is defined by the two support portions and the upright plate for positioning the section steel cross beam. The connecting portion is located on one side of the positioning groove for positioning the steel beam. With the specially designed positioning groove and connecting portion, the section-steel joint allows the section steel cross beam and the steel beam to be positioned fast, and then fasteners can be used to fix all the components together, thereby making the assembling work more convenient. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347866 | Load Coupling - In a first aspect there is disclosed a load coupling ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200347867 | HIGH LOAD FASTENER - A fastener includes a hollow tubular body, a hollow leg member translatable within the body having a plurality of resilient legs each with a head at the distal end for engaging with a work-piece. The fastener also includes an actuating member for biasing the resilient legs, where the actuating member includes a profiled tip, the profile of the tip includes a ramp for expanding the legs and a stop, and the stop and legs are arranged such that the stop can engage with an end surface of the legs to draw the legs further into the body and not bias the legs radially outward. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347868 | CLOSURE DEVICE FOR ATTACHING TO A ROBOT - The disclosure relates to a closure device for attaching to a robot, preferably quick closure device and/or for overpressure-tight closing of a cavity of the robot up to at least 175, 200 or 225 mbar. The closure device comprises a removable covering element for covering a cavity of the robot and a fastening apparatus for fastening the covering element to the robot, wherein the fastening apparatus comprises a rotatable closure element. The fastening apparatus is characterized in particular in that it has a rotational closing movement between 45° and 215° and thus can be moved by a rotational closing movement between 45° and 215° into a closure position. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347869 | FASTENING MEMBER LOOSENING DETECTION TAG - A tag configured to detect loosening of a fastening member fastened to a fastened part of an apparatus includes: a base sheet including a fastening member attached portion and a fastened part attached portion, the fastening member attached portion being attached to the fastening member, the fastened part attached portion being attached to the fastened part; a RFID chip mounted on the base sheet; an antenna circuit mounted on the base sheet while being connected to the RFID chip; and an electric conductor mounted on the base sheet while being connected to the RFID chip, the electric conductor being configured such that an electric property of the electric conductor changes when the fastening member is displaced relative to the fastened part attached portion. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347870 | Joining Element - The invention relates to a joining element comprising a shaft to be placed into a component; a head provided at a first end of the shaft; and a punching element attached in a losable manner to a second end of the shaft remote from the head. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347871 | Spring Nut with Release - A spring nut for attaching a threaded object to a structure can include first and second arms extending from the base, and a wedge element. The wedge element can be configured to selectively operatively urge the first and second arms apart to release the threaded object from between the first and second arms. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347872 | FASTENER - This invention is a fastener. The fastener has a body, a damper and a restraint. The body is provided with a coupling part, which comprises a discontinuous raised rib going around an outer surface of the coupling part; the damper is fitted over the coupling part; a recess going around an inner surface of the damper; the raised rib is fitted to the recess; the restraint is arranged to surround the damper, so the restraint is capable of restricting the damper in a certain position range of the body. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347873 | LIGHT WEIGHT SEAL CAP - The present disclosure provides methods and articles useful in sealing fasteners, including seal caps and methods of their use, and in particular light weight seal caps having higher dielectric breakdown strength, lower weight, and/or lower wall thickness. In some embodiments, the seal caps according to the present invention are made of a material having a dielectric breakdown strength of greater than 1.0 kV/mm, in some embodiments greater than 15.0 kV/mm, and in some embodiments greater than 50.0 kV/mm. In some embodiments, the seal caps according to the present invention are thin-walled, having an average wall thickness of less than 1.5 mm and in some embodiments less than less than 0.5 mm. In some embodiments, the seal cap comprises a polyurethane polymer, a polythioether polymer, a polysulfide polymer, a fluorinated thermoplastic polymer, a THV polymer, a fluorinated thermoset polymer, an engineering thermoplastic, and/or a PEEK polymer. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347874 | LIGHT WEIGHT SEAL CAP - The present disclosure provides methods and articles useful in sealing fasteners, including seal caps and methods of their use, and in particular light weight seal caps having higher dielectric breakdown strength, lower weight, and/or lower wall thickness. In some embodiments, the seal caps according to the present invention are made of a material having a dielectric breakdown strength of greater than 1.0 kV/mm, in some embodiments greater than 15.0 kV/mm, and in some embodiments greater than 50.0 kV/mm. In some embodiments, the seal caps according to the present invention are thin-walled, having an average wall thickness of less than 1.5 mm and in some embodiments less than less than 0.5 mm. In some embodiments, the seal cap comprises a polyurethane polymer, a polythioether polymer, a polysulfide polymer, a fluorinated thermoplastic polymer, a THV polymer, a fluorinated thermoset polymer, an engineering thermoplastic, and/or a PEEK polymer. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347875 | VIBRATION RESISTANT TORSIONALLY COMPLIANT TRANSMISSION SHAFT - A transmission shaft is provided comprising an input side for inputting torque, an output side for outputting torque, and a rod extending in a longitudinal direction between the input side and the output side to transfer torque along the transmission shaft. The rod comprises a first end provided at the input side, a second end provided at the output side and a torsional compliant section extending therebetween providing the transmission shaft with a torsional stiffness. The torsional compliant section comprises a cross-section which extends in the longitudinal direction to define a central core for transmitting torque directly from the first end to the second end and a radially outer section. This section also comprises a plurality ribs which extend radially and longitudinally from an outer periphery of the central core for increasing transverse stiffness of the rod. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347876 | Foldable Walking Beam for Sucker Rod Pumping Systems - A two-piece coupling walking beam is foldable and separable for sucker rod pumping system shipment, storage, installation, or servicing. It provides a two-piece coupling walking beam using connection plates—a pin plate, a fastening plate, and/or strengthening plate(s) for sucker rod pumping systems. A foldable walking beam with a two-piece coupling beam has a connection joint by which the portion with a horsehead located in the front end of the beam for sucker rod pumping systems wherein the walking beam can be folded either transversely (horizontally or sideways) or longitudinally (vertically) to the other portion of the beam without a horsehead to provide working space for system maintenance, installation/reinstallation, or servicing. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347877 | TILTING PAD BEARING ASSEMBLIES, AND BEARING APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to tilting pad bearing assemblies, bearing apparatuses including the tilting pad bearing assemblies, and methods of using the bearing apparatuses. The tilting pad bearing assemblies disclosed herein include a plurality of tilting pads. At least some of the superhard tables exhibit a thickness that is at least about 0.120 inch and/or at least two layers having different wear and/or thermal characteristics. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347878 | ROLLER BEARING ASSEMBLY - A roller bearing assembly including an tapered inner cup defining an inner raceway, an tapered outer cup defining an outer raceway, the outer raceway having a convex profile, the convex profile being defined by an intersection of the outer raceway and a central plane in which a longitudinal center axis of the roller bearing assembly lies, and a plurality of straight rollers disposed between the tapered inner cup and the tapered outer cup so that each straight roller is in rolling contact with the inner raceway and the outer raceway, each straight roller having a first end face, a second end face and a cylindrical body extending therebetween. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347879 | ROTARY GEARBOX - A rotary gear box for a rotary drill rig having a rotary joint that includes a first conduit having a first end portion defining an exit, a second conduit having a second end portion defining an inlet, and a sealing arrangement positioned radially between the first end portion of the first conduit and the second portion of the second conduit. The second conduit is rotatable relative to the first conduit and is arranged coaxial with the first conduit. The first end of the first conduit is received within the second end of the second conduit such that the exit of the first conduit is downstream from the sealing arrangement. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347880 | Bearing for a Wind Turbine Drivetrain Having an Elastomer Support - A bearing assembly for a drivetrain of a wind turbine includes at least one shaft having a circumferential outer surface and a bearing secured circumferentially around the circumferential outer surface of the shaft(s). Further, the bearing assembly includes an elastomer support arranged on at least one of an inner surface or an outer surface of the bearing. The elastomer support is constructed, at least in part, of an elastomeric material. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347881 | AIR BEARING FOR USE AS SEAL - In order to effect a seal a porous material which comprises one side of two opposing surfaces is used to restrict and evenly distribute externally pressurized gas, liquid, steam, etc. between the two surfaces, exerting a force which is opposite the forces from pressure differences or springs trying to close the two faces together and so may create a non-contact seal that is more stable and reliable than hydrodynamic seals currently in use. A non-contact bearing is also disclosed having opposing surfaces with relative motion and one surface issuing higher than ambient pressure through a porous restriction, wherein the porous restriction is part of a monolithic porous body, or a porous layer, attached to lands containing a labyrinth, the porous restriction and lands configured to not distort more than 10% of a gap created from differential pressure between each side of the porous restriction. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347882 | JOURNAL BEARING ASSEMBLY WITH DUAL OIL CAVITIES - A gas turbine engine comprising a gearbox, the gearbox having gear(s). A journal bearing assembly rotatably supports the gear, the journal bearing assembly having at least a pin, and a journal having a tubular body defining a pin-receiving inner cavity having an inner surface, a first cavity and a second cavity defined in the inner surface of the pin-receiving inner cavity, a rib support located between the first cavity and the second cavity, the rib support being aligned with a longitudinal center of the tubular body, with the first cavity and the second cavity on opposed axial sides of the rib support. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347883 | ROLLING BEARING COMPRISING THREE CONCENTRIC RINGS - A rolling bearing including an inner ring, an outer ring and a middle ring, the rings being concentrically arranged around a central axis so that the middle ring is arranged radially between the inner ring and the outer ring, at least one row of rolling elements interposed between the inner ring and the middle ring, at least one row of rolling elements interposed between the middle ring and the outer ring. The inner ring provides a radially inner circumferential portion with a gear toothing and the outer ring having a radially outer circumferential portion with a gear toothing. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347884 | SEAL ASSEMBLY DEVICE AND SEAL ASSEMBLY METHOD - A seal assembly device is configured to attach an annular seal by press-fitting to an axial end portion of a first raceway member of a wheel bearing device. The seal assembly device includes: a columnar guide member including a contact surface configured to contact a plurality of rolling elements provided along a raceway surface formed on the first raceway member from a side opposite to the raceway surface, the contact surface being continuous in a circumferential direction; a pressing member configured to move in an axial direction along the guide member toward the axial end portion so as to press the seal in the axial direction and to press-fit the seal into the axial end portion; and a reference member configured to restrict a movement stroke of the pressing member with respect to the guide member in the axial direction. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347885 | EXTENDED SHAFT AND HOUSING INTERFACES FOR AXIAL BEARINGS - An axial bearing includes a shaft washer and a housing washer. An extension of the shaft interface is incorporated into the shaft washer and an extension of the housing interface is incorporated into the housing washer. As a result, the forces on the bearing are distributed more reliably to the shaft and housing, and the stresses internal to the bearing are more reliably and evenly distributed. This results in improved bearing performance and improved operating life. The bearing washer is more reliably located. The assembly is optimized in that mating components are potentially eliminated, and component dimensions are potentially reduced. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347886 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BEARING WITH AT LEAST A FIRST ENERGY SUPPLY MODULE AND A SECOND ENERGY SUPPLY MODULE - A method for operating a bearing ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200347887 | NON-ROTATABLE SHAFT/HUB CONNECTION - A non-rotatable shaft/hub connection, providing a shaft having a tapered end and a bore, the tapered end having at least two angled faces; a hub having a tapered opening and an aperture, wherein the tapered opening is configured to receive the tapered end, the tapered opening provides at least two tapered portions. The non-rotatable shaft/hub connection provides an anti-backlash shaft/hub interface, having a shaft adapted to be rotatably driven about an axis of rotation, the shaft having a tapered end providing a tapered, double-D configuration; and a hub, having an opening configured to receive the double-D configuration of the tapered end. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347888 | FLEXIBLE COUPLING ASSEMBLY - A flexible coupling assembly for a power transmission system including a first shaft defining an axis, configured for connecting to a first rotating member, the first shaft adjoining and passing through a first flexible diaphragm coupling and lockably connecting to a quill shaft by a locking flange and the quill shaft being configured for connecting to a second rotating member, including a first mating portion for receiving the locking flange of the first shaft within a circumferential opening, wherein the quill shaft is disposed within a primary diaphragm coupling shaft. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347889 | SCREW NUT OR SPLINE NUT - A screw nut on which a pulley is mounted is provided, the screw nut capable of promoting reductions in the size and weight thereof. A screw nut includes: an outer ring; and a nut rotatably assembled to the outer ring via a first rolling element. The nut includes: a nut body having a screw groove in an inner surface thereof; and a recirculation component provided at an end portion of the nut body in an axial direction, the recirculation component having a turn-around path for recirculating a second rolling element rolling along a screw groove. A pulley to be mounted on the nut is fitted on an outer surface of the nut body, and is brought into contact with an end surface of the nut in the axial direction. The pulley is mounted on the end surface of the nut with a fastening member. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347890 | PERSONAL CARE DEVICE WITH SEPARABLE COUPLING IN DRIVE TRAIN - The present disclosure is concerned with a personal care device having a head portion having a driven treatment head, a handle portion having a drive unit for providing a motion having a motion direction, and a drive train extending between the drive unit and the driven treatment head for transmitting the motion from the drive unit to the driven treatment head, the drive train having a separable coupling. The separable coupling has a first coupling part having a first coupling element, a second coupling part having a second coupling element, the first and the second coupling elements being separably engaged with each other, and a resilient element biasing the first coupling element and the second coupling element against each other so that the first and second coupling elements are engaged in a gap-free manner along the motion direction. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347891 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A TRIPOD ROLLER, TRIPOD ROLLER, AND CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT HAVING THE TRIPOD ROLLER - Constant velocity joints are used in vehicles to transmit a torque from the drive train to the driven wheels and at the same time to allow bending movements to allow the vehicle to drive around bends or to dip the chassis relative to the driven wheels. An outer ring of a tripod roller has flanges which retain rollers and retain an inner ring. During assembly, the inner ring is cooled such that its diameter is reduced such that it can be moved into position axially without interference from the flange. Once the parts return to the same temperature, the inner ring and rollers are retained. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347892 | CLUTCH WITH SWIRL BREAKS - A clutch system configured to transmit torque between an input shaft and an output shaft. The clutch system includes a clutch. The clutch includes: an input portion disposed at an end of the input shaft; an output portion disposed at an end of the output shaft; a sliding component that slides axially between the input and output portions to engage the clutch; and swirl breaks. The input portion, the output portion, and the sliding component each comprises walls. The swirl breaks are affixed to a one of the walls. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347893 | CLUTCH WITH VARIABLE LUBRICATION SUPPLY - A clutch system configured to transmit torque between an input shaft and an output shaft. The clutch system may include a clutch and a lubrication supply system. The clutch may include: an input portion disposed at an end of the input shaft; an output portion disposed at an end of the output shaft; and a sliding component that slides axially between the input and output portions to engage the clutch. The lubrication supply system may include: one or more lubricant feeds for delivering a lubricant to the clutch; and one or more lubricant drains for draining the lubricant from the clutch. The one or more lubricant feeds may include one or more respective valves. The one or more valves each may be configurable between settings that vary an amount of the lubricant delivered to the clutch via the respective one of the one or more lubricant feeds. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347894 | OVERLOAD CLUTCH - The disclosure relates to an overload clutch, comprising a cylindrical clutch housing having a housing body and a housing cover, and comprising two clutch elements arranged within the clutch housing, via which a drive movement is transmissible in an engaged state, wherein the clutch elements, for transmitting the drive movement in the engaged state, are engaged with each other in an interlocking and/or frictional manner and, can be brought out of engagement when an overload occurs. The housing body comprises a plurality of engagement elements, and the housing cover comprises a plurality of retaining structures corresponding to the engagement elements, wherein the engagement elements are able to be brought into engagement with the retaining structures by rotating the housing cover relative to the housing body. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347895 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRO-MAGNETIC APPLIED FRICTION BRAKING IN A RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL CAR - A system and method having a magnetic brake apparatus configured to be operable for slowing or stopping motion with magnetic or electromagnetic force. An electromagnetic coil appliance generates the magnetic or electromagnetic force when power is applied to the electromagnetic coil appliance. A brake control module is configured to be operable for controlling the magnetic brake apparatus. A controller implement of the brake control module is configured to be operable for processing a program instruction to control an operation of the magnetic brake apparatus where a full-bridge driver coupled to the controller implement, applies power the electromagnetic coil appliance. A receiver device is configured to supply a control signal to the controller implement. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347896 | LINE BRAKES, LINE STOPPERS, AND RELATED METHODS - A lift system includes an overhead support, a counterweight, a base unit including a brake and secured to a floor, a fly line, and a load line. The fly line connects the counterweight, the overhead support, and the base unit via pulleys. The brake is configured to engage the fly line to limit movement of the counterweight and a load. A manual rope brake includes a housing having a base portion, an upper portion, and a hinge rotatably connecting the upper portion to the base portion. A cam lock is within the housing between pulleys. The cam lock engages a rope when the brake is engaged, and disengages from the rope when the brake is disengaged. A portable lift system includes a container configured to carry pulleys, a base unit, a fly line, and a load line when the lift system is in transport. Related methods are also disclosed. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347897 | Method for Producing a Brake Disc, and Brake Disc - In a method for producing a brake disc for a motor vehicle, a base disc, which is made of cast iron or aluminum in particular, is provided and equipped with an anti-corrosion layer. The anti-corrosion layer is applied using a wet chemical or galvanic method. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347898 | DISC BRAKE FOR UTILITY VEHICLES - The invention relates to a disc brake ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200347899 | COOLING DUCTS FOR DISC BRAKE CALIPER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a disc brake caliper body comprising a mounting side bracket and a non-mounting side bracket extending along a circumferential direction of the body, each bracket being configured to hold at least one brake pad. In order to provide improved cooling efficiency while maintaining the required stability of the brake caliper, the caliper body further comprises at least one cooling duct formed by additive manufacturing, at least one cooling duct being an integral part of the caliper body. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347900 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY - A brake actuator assembly may comprise a housing, a piston disposed in the housing and slidably engaged therewith, a resilient member disposed within the housing and coupled to the piston, and a deformable member disposed within the housing a coupled to the piston, wherein each of the deformable member and the resilient member are disposed radially between a piston rod of the piston and the housing. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347901 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FRICTION MATERIAL - A method for manufacturing a friction material containing a friction modifier, a fibrous material and a binder as raw materials is provided. The method includes a step of mixing and agitating the raw materials by low frequency acoustic agitation. A content of the fibrous material in the friction material may be 1 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less. The content of the fibrous material in the friction material may be 3 mass % or more and 40 mass % or less. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347902 | DEFUSING CELL FOR IMPACT FORCE DEFUSION - A defusing cell includes walls and spheroid elements. The walls are physically connected together to form a first perimeter, a second perimeter, and a hollow center region. A wall has a length and is an angle with respect to the first perimeter. The first perimeter is separated from the second perimeter by a distance based on the length and an angle of the wall. The second perimeter is larger than the first perimeter. The spheroid elements are arranged in a pattern to distribute and disperse an impact force impacting the defusing cell from the second perimeter with respect to the first perimeter. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347903 | FLUIDIC FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE (FFMC) TUBE VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEM - An aircraft comprises an aircraft component, a sensor, and a multiple frequency vibration absorber (absorber). The sensor is operable to detect a frequency of a vibration of the aircraft component. The absorber is coupled to the aircraft component and configured to absorb the vibration. The absorber comprises a beam element, a fluidic flexible matrix composite (FFMC) tube, a valve, and a controller. The beam element is attached to the aircraft component. The fluidic flexible matrix composite (FFMC) tube is coupled to the beam element and is operable to absorb the vibration based on a stiffness of the FFMC tube. The valve is fluidically coupled to the FFMC tube and is to control the stiffness of the FFMC tube based on regulating a flow of a liquid through the FFMC tube. The controller can actively control absorption of the vibration via the FFMC tube based on opening and/or closing the valve. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347904 | HYDRAULIC DAMPER - A hydraulic damper includes a piston slidable within a cylinder and dividing the cylinder into first and second chambers and a piston rod for driving the piston, the piston rod including a fluid passageway in fluid communication with the first and second fluid chambers wherein the piston is slidably moveable along the cylinder in compression and rebound, where compression results in fluid flowing through the passageway from the first to the second fluid chamber, and rebound results fluid flowing through the passageway from the second to the first fluid chamber. An adjustment mechanism located within the fluid passageway includes a compression member and a tapered valve head for adjusting the restriction of fluid flow through the passageway when the piston is in compression and a rebound adjustment member and a tapered valve head for adjusting the restriction of fluid flow through the passageway when the piston is in rebound. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347905 | COOLER FOR A SUSPENSION DAMPER - A method and apparatus are disclosed for cooling damping fluid in a vehicle suspension damper unit. A damping unit includes a piston mounted in a fluid cylinder. A bypass fluid circuit having an integrated cooling assembly disposed therein is fluidly coupled to the fluid cylinder at axial locations that, at least at one point in the piston stroke, are located on opposite sides of the piston. The cooling assembly may include a cylinder having cooling fins thermally coupled to an exterior surface of the cylinder and made of a thermally conductive material. The bypass channel may include a check valve that permits fluid flow in only one direction through the bypass channel. The check valve may be remotely operated, either manually or automatically by an electronic controller. A vehicle suspension system may implement one or more damper units throughout the vehicle, controlled separately or collectively, automatically or manually. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347906 | AUTOMATIC PRESSURE REGULATING PNEUMATIC CYLINDER - An automatic pressure regulating pneumatic cylinder includes: a pneumatic cylinder, arranged with a connecting element for sealing the pneumatic cylinder, a piston slidably configured above the connecting element, a upper air chamber formed above the piston, and a lower air chamber formed between the piston and connecting element, the pneumatic cylinder further configured with first and second air entering passages allowing external air to one-way flow into the upper air chamber and a first guide passage allowing the external air to one-way flow into the lower air chamber; an air flow control unit, embedded inside the connecting element, an exhaust floating piston of the air flow control unit allowed to correspondingly form an air passage for opening or closing through normal speed and rapid displacement of the piston and further cause the internal air of the lower air chamber to generate different air pressure resistance for automatic internal pressure regulation. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347907 | MOTOR WITH SPRING-MOUNTED MOVABLE MOTOR PART AND PERSONAL CARE DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A MOTOR - A motor and a personal-care device having the motor. The motor has a motor carrier made at least partially from a sheet metal material, a movable motor part, and a spring element that couples the movable motor part with the motor carrier. The sheet metal material comprises at least one coupling area where the sheet metal material is folded so that its two layers are facing each other while each of the two layers comprises a slot, the slots being aligned with one another. A connection extension of the spring element extends through the aligned slots. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347908 | ANTI-RESONANCE APPARATUS OF PROPELLER SHAFT - An anti-resonance apparatus of a propeller shaft may include a support provided in a tube and configured to be rotated with the tube, and including at least a guide pin arranged at equal angles around a longitudinal axis of the tube and formed in a radial direction of the support, at least a mass body slidably engaged to the at least a guide pin and guided by the at least a guide pin to be moved along a longitudinal axis of the at least a guide pin, and a return spring configured to provide an elastic force in a moving direction in which the at least a mass body is moved toward the support. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347909 | DRIVE BELT HAVING A PROFILED BELT REAR SIDE - Drive belt having a belt rear side which is provided for driving auxiliary units, in particular V-ribbed belt, wherein the belt rear side is profiled and is preferably provided with an embossed profile, wherein the profile of the rear-side surface of the drive belt has a multiplicity of projections in the shape of truncated pyramids, the height h of which is less than 1 mm, and is preferably in macroscopic orders of magnitude where h≤0.2 mm, wherein the base areas A | 2020-11-05 |
20200347910 | APPARATUS FOR TIMELY AND SECURELY LOCKING AND RELEASING A ROPE - An apparatus for timely and securely locking and releasing a rope includes a housing having an interior space and a communication portion for entering a rope into the housing. The housing includes an abutment portion fixed into the housing, a rotatable cam configured to be corresponsive to the abutment portion and pivotally connected to an inner side of one of the side panels, an elastic member installed between the side panel and the cam, and a rotatable start portion having an engagement surface and a first engagement portion. The rotatable start portion is configured to be corresponsive to an end of the cam and pivotally connected to an end of an inner side of one of the side panels, and an end of the start portion has a second engagement portion corresponding to the first engagement portion. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347911 | ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE FOR TIMELY AND SECURELY lOCKING AND RELEASING A ROPE - An assembling structure for timely and securely locking and releasing a rope includes a housing including two integral side walls for defining a space to allow a rope to pass through; a contact surface on an inner surface of the housing; a pivotal cam including an occlusion section and an engagement surface adapted to pivot about the contact surface from a first position to a second position and vice versa; a torsion spring on one pivot of the cam and having one end fastened in the cam and the other end passing through a limit member of the cam; and a pivotal trigger adapted to pivot about the housing from a third position to a fourth position and vice versa, the trigger including an occlusion member at one end in gear engagement with the occlusion section and a lever at the other end and extending out of the housing. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347912 | RATCHETING STRAP ADJUSTER - A ratcheting strap adjuster comprising a bracket, a webbing plate, and one or more captive members. The webbing plate is rotatably coupled to the bracket. Each of the one or more captive members is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the one or more captive members restrict rotation of the webbing plate in one direction when the one or more captive members are in the engaged position and allow rotation of the webbing plate in the one direction and in an opposite second direction when the one or more captive members are in the disengaged position. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347913 | DRIVE SPROCKET - A drive sprocket comprising a plurality of teeth for meshing with a drive member to transmit rotary motion, the drive member including a plurality of engagement pockets engaging the teeth of the drive sprocket, wherein each tooth has a tooth profile defined by a first side comprising a first engagement surface and an opposite second side comprising a second engagement surface, which engagement surfaces are configured such that when driven, a tooth meshes to the engagement pocket at a first contact location on the first engagement surface and also at a second contact location on the second engagement surface, wherein the first contact location is radially offset from the second contact location. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347914 | PLANETARY TRANSMISSION - A planetary transmission includes at least two planetary stages. A sun shaft of a planetary stage of the at least two planetary stages is connected for transmission of torque via a coupling toothing system to a planetary carrier of a second transmission stage of the at least two planetary stages that follows the first transmission stage. The coupling toothing system is a flat notch toothing system. A drive train of a wind power plant, in which a corresponding planetary transmission is used as transmission, is also provided. A wind power plant that is equipped with a corresponding drive train is provided. An industrial application that has a corresponding planetary transmission as transmission is also provided. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347915 | Transmission with Dual Bi-Directional Input and Single Bi-Directional Output - A dual bidirectional input to single bidirectional output transmission (or gear box) comprising of unique gear ratios between each of the bidirectional inputs and the single, or common, bidirectional output is disclosed. The gear box has a gear train design with two bidirectional inputs and one (or common) bidirectional output. The device is configured to enable torque to be transmitted through either one or both of the bidirectional inputs to the bidirectional output. The gear train may be a constant mesh system which eliminates sliding splines, dog clutches or synchronizers to switch between operational modes. A locking feature/component/element allows the power or torque to be transmitted from a first bidirectional input to the common bidirectional output using a second bidirectional input as a fixed rotation reference. Similarly power or torque from the second bidirectional input to the common bidirectional output may use the first bidirectional input as a fixed rotation reference. The disclosure may also include a planetary gear set load combiner to cause both bidirectional inputs to transmit torque or power to the common output simultaneously. Additionally, the locking feature/component/element enables the transfer of torque from either inputs independently without back driving the other input. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347916 | APPARATUS FOR DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An apparatus for driving an electric vehicle and a method of controlling the vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus for driving the electric vehicle includes a driving motor, a motor shaft, a first motor gear, a second motor gear, a first driving gear, a second driving gear, a driving shaft, a first clutch, and a second clutch. The second clutch is a selective one-way clutch that functions as a bearing or a one-way clutch based on an operation of an actuator. The one-way clutch is configured to connect the second driving gear and the driving shaft based on a relative speed between the second driving gear and the driving shaft. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347917 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A transmission device for a motor vehicle, having an input shaft, which is operatively connectable to a drive device of the motor vehicle, and a first output shaft and a second output shaft, and including a spur gear differential transmission which is designed as a planetary transmission, by which the input shaft is coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft, An electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft can be coupled by a shifting device to the input shaft and/or an intermediate shaft coupled across the spur gear differential transmission to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled across a transmission gearing to the shifting device. The transmission gearing has at least two planetary gear sets which are coupled to one another and either have identical stationary gear ratios or are within a determined stationary gear range. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347918 | COMPACT LINEAR TO ROTARY ACTUATOR - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a linear-to-rotary apparatus that includes a linear actuator having an actuator housing including a piston chamber, a piston shaft disposed in the piston chamber, and a rotor apparatus. The rotor apparatus includes a rotary joint defining a rotational axis, a rotor arm extending radially from the rotary joint and configured to at least partially pivot about the rotary joint, and a torque linkage pivotably connected to the rotor arm. The torque linkage is also attached to an end of the piston shaft of the piston at a pivot connection joint, where the pivot connection joint defines a pivot axis that is substantially perpendicular to the translation axis of the piston shaft. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347919 | POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - Provided is a power transmitting device including an input side gear assembly that includes a single power input terminal and two power output terminals, an output side gear assembly that includes two power input terminals and a single power output terminal, the two power input terminals configured to operate using power received from the two power output terminals of the input side gear assembly, respectively, and a stopper module configured to block power to be transmitted through one of two power transmitting paths connecting the two power output terminals of the input side gear assembly and the two power input terminals of the output side gear assembly. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347920 | CONTROL OF A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION IN A MIXER - A transmission system for a feed mixer including a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is provided. The CVT includes a mechanical loop and a hydrostatic loop. The CVT is operated so that the mechanical portion of the CVT is prevented from overtaking the hydrostatic portion of the CVT at start up of the CVT. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347921 | DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY FOR SHIFTING - A differential assembly includes a differential. The differential includes a differential housing configured for rotation. The shifting assembly includes a first portion that is mounted to the differential and a second portion that is mounted to an output shaft. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347922 | DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY HAVING AN OVERHANGING RING GEAR - A differential assembly having a case and a ring gear. The ring gear is mounted to the case and may include a mounting flange and a set of teeth. The mounting flange may have a fastener hole. The set of teeth overhangs the fastener hole such that the set of teeth extend further toward the axis than at least a portion of the fastener hole. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347923 | CLINCH PULLEY STUD - A clinch pulley stud for mounting a pulley wheel to a plate is disclosed. The clinch pulley stud, the pulley wheel, and the plate may be assembled together using a cold forming process. The clinch pulley stud may have a relatively larger diameter head, a cylindrical shank which acts as the stub shaft for the pulley wheel, wherein an end of the cylindrical shank being remote from the head and being connected to a smaller diameter shank via a shoulder. The shoulder may be flat and/or include an annual groove into which the plate may be deformed. The clinch pulley stud may also include a threaded shaft extending beyond the smaller diameter shank. To resist rotation after the clinch pulley stud is cold formed to the plate, the clinch pulley stud includes one or more splines, ribs, studs, or flat facets on the shoulder or on the narrow shank against which the plate is cold formed. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347924 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A continuously variable transmission includes a variator having a belt wound around a pair of pulleys, and a case forming a container chamber for the variator. The pulleys include fixed pulleys and movable pulleys. The belt includes elements stacked to be arranged in an annular form, and rings binding the element stacked. A circumference wall portion of the case is provided with a monitoring hole enabling flank faces of the elements to be monitored. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347925 | HOUSING WITH TWO ALIGNED HOUSING PARTS FOR A UNIT OF A VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN - A housing ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200347926 | LINEAR MODULE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a linear module, which includes a casing, and a linear transmission device ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200347927 | TRANSMISSION WITH PRETENSIONED TRANSMISSION HOUSING WALLS - A transmission has a transmission housing. The transmission housing has a first opening formed in a first wall and a second opening formed in a second wall. The transmission includes a shaft that is mounted rotatably on the transmission housing via bearing devices arranged in the first opening and the second opening. The transmission includes respective covers, by which the first opening and the second opening are closed. In addition, the transmission includes screw elements, by which the covers are held on the transmission housing. A coupling element, to which the screw elements are screwed in order to hold the covers on the transmission housing, is provided. As a result of this, the first wall and the second wall are pretensioned in an axial direction of the shaft. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347928 | GEAR UNIT WITH REDUCED POWER LOSS, OPERATING METHOD AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION - A gear unit includes a toothed wheel, a reservoir receiving lubricant for lubricating the toothed wheel, a displacement body configured to set a lubricant level in the reservoir, and an actuator configured to move the displacement body as a function of a temperature as the displacement body is wetted with the lubricant. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347929 | TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER FOR TOROIDAL CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A transmission controller of a toroidal continuously variable transmission includes a gain setting unit that adjusts a gain of closed-loop control for calculating a target value of a roller position in accordance with a change in a rotation speed of a disc in a first rotation speed range and a second rotation speed range higher than the first rotation speed range. The gain setting unit changes, in the first rotation speed range, the gain so that sensitivity of the closed-loop control decreases with an increase in the rotation speed, and changes, in the second rotation speed range, the gain so that a rate of decrease in the sensitivity of the closed-loop control with the increase in the rotation speed is smaller than that in the first rotation speed range. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347930 | SHIFT RANGE CONTROL DEVICE - A motor angle calculation unit acquires from a motor rotation angle sensor a motor rotation angle signal corresponding to a rotational position of the motor, and calculates a motor angle based on the motor rotation angle signal. An output shaft signal acquisition unit acquires, from an output shaft sensor that detects a rotational position of an output shaft, an output shaft signal corresponding to the rotational position of an output shaft. An abnormality determination unit determines abnormality in the output shaft sensor. A target angle setting unit sets a target rotation angle corresponding to a target shift range. A drive control unit controls driving of the motor so that the motor angle becomes a target rotation angle. The target angle setting unit sets the target rotation angle to different values when the output shaft sensor is normal and when the output shaft sensor is abnormal. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347931 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A method controls a power transmission device including a continuously variable transmission, an electric oil pump provided in a first oil passage connecting primary and secondary pulley oil chambers of the continuously variable transmission, and a switching valve provided at a branch point between the first oil passage and a second oil passage that branches from the first oil passage between the electric oil pump and the primary pulley oil chamber and that is connected to an oil reservoir. A third oil passage branches from the first oil passage between the electric oil pump and the secondary pulley oil chamber. The method makes a magnitude of a hydraulic pressure difference between the third oil passage and the first oil passage one the side of the primary pulley oil chamber smaller than a prescribed threshold value when the switching valve switches between a first position and a second position. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347932 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A continuously variable transmission includes an electric oil pump disposed in an oil passage between primary and secondary pulley oil chambers. An oil passage switching valve is disposed between the oil pump and the primary pulley oil chamber. The oil passage switching valve switches between a first switching position in which the primary pulley oil chamber and the oil pump are connected, and a second switching position in which the primary pulley oil chamber and the oil pump are disconnected and in which the oil pump and an oil passage connecting an oil reservoir and the oil passage switching valve are connected. In addition, the continuously variable transmission includes a discharge mechanism having a leak valve disposed in the oil passage between the electric oil pump and the oil passage switching valve for discharging oil that is discharged from the oil pump towards the primary pulley oil chamber. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347933 | CONTROL METHOD FOR POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A control method for a power transmission device includes: determining whether a difference between an actual speed ratio of a variator and a speed ratio at which a movable pulley contacts a stopper is equal to or less than a predetermined value; and performing a switching of a switching valve when being determined that the difference is equal to or less than the predetermined value. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347934 | Locking Unit and Method - The disclosure relates to a locking unit, in particular for the parking lock of an automatic transmission. The locking unit has a solenoid and at least one latching element. The latching element interacts with the armature or the armature rod of the solenoid, and the piston has at least one latching receptacle. The piston is securable by the retaining interaction of the latching element with the latching receptacle. Here, the piston is at least partially mounted in a housing, and the locking unit has an internal tube section, which is connected to the housing in a fluid-tight manner. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for producing such a locking unit. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347935 | BLIND BOSS FITTING WITH REDUNDANT SEAL - A boss assembly for a pressure vessel includes a boss, a fitting, a first seal and a second seal. The boss includes a bore with an inner surface and a first stop feature. The fitting is configured for at least partial insertion into the boss to prevent fluid communication between an interior and an exterior of the pressure vessel, the fitting including an outer surface and a second stop feature. Each of the first and second seals is positioned along the outer surface. The fitting is movable between first and second positions. In the first position, the first seal is sealingly engaged between the inner and outer surfaces and the second seal is not sealingly engaged therebetween. In the second position, the first seal is not sealingly engaged between the inner and outer surfaces, the second seal is sealingly engaged, and the first and second stop features mutually contact. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347936 | YARN AND GLAND PACKING - A yarn includes elongated pieces of expanded graphite sheet and a tubular member made of knitted or braided fibers. In the tubular member, the pieces of expanded graphite sheet are twisted and packed. The yarns are knitted, or bundles of the yarns are twisted to form a gland packing. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347937 | MECHANICAL SEAL HAVING AUXILIARY LUBRICATING DEVICE - A mechanical seal having an auxiliary cooling and lubricating device, comprising a sliding pairs, a mating ring ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200347938 | GAP SECONDARY SEAL SUPPORT TEMPLATE - A secondary seal support template gauge, for determining whether a secondary seal support | 2020-11-05 |
20200347939 | SEAL GLANDS FOR BUTTERFLY VALVES - Example seal glands for butterfly valves are disclosed herein. An example butterfly valve disclosed herein includes a valve body and a valve retainer mounted to the valve body, where the valve body and the valve retainer define a circumferential cavity. The example circumferential cavity includes a first surface substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a flow path of process fluid through the butterfly valve, a second surface substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, where the second surface offset from the first surface, and a third surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. In the example butterfly valve, the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface enable a seal to translate within the cavity in a direction substantially parallel to the first surface. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347940 | VALVE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY - A one-piece valve cartridge assembly for controlling fluid flow in a vehicle has a valve actuator, first and second valve members and a valve cap. The actuator has a piston which is extendable and retractable along a longitudinal axis, with the valve members being provided at opposite ends of the actuator body. The valve cap includes a central, longitudinally extending sleeve portion to receive the free end of the piston with an interlocking fit. The piston may have an annular groove which interlocks with an annular bead inside the sleeve portion of the valve cap. The interlocking fit prevents separation of the assembly components during manufacturing and shipping, with axial alignment of the assembly is maintained by a close fit between the piston and the sleeve portion. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347941 | AIR VALVE SEAT AND LAND - A sealing device for an air valve can include a seat; a valve device configured to seal against the seat, the valve device being a poppet and comprising a guide shaft defining a bore extending from the bottom end of the poppet to the top end of the poppet; and a lever arm including a button, removably coupled to the poppet, and configured to engage with and seal the bore of the poppet, the button including a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347942 | Systems and Methods for Floating Seat Plate - A seat plate which maintains constant contact and load against the gate to keep sealing surfaces protected is disclosed. The seat plate has a dynamic seat function ie live-loaded to follow the gate surface during stroking and high temperature changes. The valve maintains a positive barrier between body steam chamber and process fluid through port. The valve uses an extended seat plates to maintain constant contact with gate in all positions such that all process is captured and not allowed to enter body chamber. The seat plate allows for sufficient axial seat travel upstream and downstream to balance sealing load on both sides of gate. In addition, an axial hard stop on each seat allowing upstream seat to maintain sealing contact with gate | 2020-11-05 |
20200347943 | Systems and Methods for Single Piece Integrated Seat - An one-piece integrated coke drum de-heading seat machined from a single forced metal block. The seat has bias members and expansion chambers stacked and aligned to increase the load force from about 250 PSI to over 850 PSI when activated by gasses. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347944 | NUT LOCKING COUPLING FOR ACTUATED VALVE - An actuated valve assembly includes a valve, an actuator, and a nut retention sleeve. The nut retention sleeve has a first bore portion sized to closely receive and rotate with a portion of a coupling member extending from the actuator and a second bore portion sized to closely receive and rotate with at least a portion of a stem nut assembled with a valve stem of the valve. The nut retention sleeve is slideable between a nut retaining position in which the second bore portion engages the stem nut to rotationally fix the stem nut with the coupling member, and a nut adjusting position in which the second bore portion is disengaged from the stem nut to permit rotation of the stem nut on the valve stem. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347945 | PREVENTION OF GAS MIGRATION THROUGH DOWNHNOLE CONTROL LINES - A gas migration prevention module can include a housing, control line connections configured to connect the housing between control line sections, spaced apart pistons sealingly received in the housing, and a fluid volume defined between the pistons. A control line system can include an upper control line section, a lower control line section in fluid communication with a downhole tool, and a gas migration prevention module connected between the upper and lower control line sections, the lower control line section providing fluid communication between the gas migration prevention module and the downhole tool, and the gas migration prevention module comprising spaced apart pistons and a fluid volume defined between the pistons, the fluid volume being in fluid communication with an exterior of the gas migration prevention module. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347946 | AIR RELEASE VALVE - A release valve for a self-priming pump includes a housing, a valve member, an exhaust outlet, a guide stem, a spring, and a bellows. The valve is positioned in a valve opening in the housing and is movable between an open and a closed position. The open position permits the travel of air and fluid through the opening. The closed position closes the valve opening. The valve plug is positioned in the valve opening responsive to pressure in the flow passageway of the housing. The guide stem is coupled to the valve plug and the spring is coupled to the guide stem. The bellows surrounds the spring. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347947 | AN IMPROVED DRILL STRING SAFETY VALVE DEVICE - A drill string safety valve device ( | 2020-11-05 |
20200347948 | FILLING VALVE - A valve for use in filling containers includes a valve flange, nozzle assembly and valve sleeve. The valve flange defines a first through passage. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle head having a liquid fill outlet and air vent outlet below the valve flange and leading to a vent tube. The valve sleeve defines a second through passage and is movable between a lowered valve closed position and a raised valve open position. The valve sleeve including a first portion positioned for sliding movement within the first through passage and a second portion positioned below the valve flange and configured for sealingly closing both the liquid fill outlet and the air vent outlet when the valve sleeve is in the lowered valve closed position. The nozzle head is formed of a non-metal material. A valve may also be mated to the vent tube by a captive retaining clip. | 2020-11-05 |
20200347949 | FLOW METER HAVING A VALVE - A flow control apparatus includes a body, a door, a drip chamber holster, and a valve. The door is pivotally coupled to the body. The drip chamber holster is coupled to one of the body or the door to retain a drip chamber. The valve is disposed within the body and is configured to receive a fluid line coupled to the drip chamber when the door is in an open position. The valve is operatively coupled to the door to secure the fluid line within the valve when the door is in a closed position. | 2020-11-05 |