49th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080296912 | REMOTE DOOR ACCESS DEVICE - A remotely activated door lock and unlocking device adapted to convert doorknobs and/or deadbolt access locks to remote door access. The device is engageable over the existing doorknob and/or deadbolt lock to allow for remote rotation activation to unlock and open the door. A gear drive motor rotates the doorknob and/or deadbolt. The device can include visual and/or audio indicators related to door actuation and lock status from a remote location. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296913 | LOCK FOR TWO-NOTCH LOCKING BOLT COMPRISING A SINGLE SWITCH - The invention relates to a lock for an opening panel. The invention consists of: a rotary bolt ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296914 | Door opening device for heavy construction equipment - A door opening device for heavy construction equipment is provided. The door opening device for heavy construction equipment is provided with a latch member rotating in a latch housing installed on one side of a door panel, and includes a latch control lever having a hinge part elastically supported on one side of an upper frame or a lower frame of a door, a handle extending from one side of the hinge part, and a yoke formed on the other side of the hinge part, the latch control lever forming a traction force on the yoke when the handle is rotated about the hinge part by an external force; a rotary shaft shaft-engaged with the latch member and having a swing part formed to extend to an outer side of the latch member, the rotary shaft rotating in a body with the latch member so that the latch member is released by the traction force of the latch control lever; and a traction cable having one end fixed to the yoke of the latch control lever and the other end connected to the swing part of the rotary shaft. Even if the assembly of the latch housing and the latch member closes the door on the door panel, the door can be easily opened using the traction force of the latch control lever on the upper part or the lower part of the door that can be easily accessed. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296915 | MAGNETIC LATCH - A magnetic self-latching device for a gate has a main body with handles on either side for operation or has an arrangement to be remotely actuated, for example electrically. A latching body has a high strength magnet usually provided at the bottom of a cavity which defines a latching shoulder. The latching body is adapted to be fixed to a gate post. The main body, with its housing, can be mounted on the gate frame and incorporates a latch pin which, in the door-closed position, is displaced by magnetic attraction to an extended latching position and against the biasing of a return spring. The gate cannot be opened until actuation of the mechanism occurs, for example by rotating a handle to retract the pin against the magnetic force; the gate can then be swung open. When the handle is released, the biasing spring retains the latch pin in a retracted position. A lost motion arrangement is provided so that there is substantially no load on the pin when the handles are released and the pin is supported in the retracted position by the return spring. A carriage and an associated actuator or a flexible/semi flexible line connection is provided in the housing for incorporating the lost motion arrangement. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296916 | FREE EGRESS WINDOW - A fast operating, free egress latch system is provided with a cam having three distinct surfaces. One of these surfaces has a concave inner cam region for receiving a window latch pin. Another of these surfaces serves to prevent inadvertent relocking of a window, skylight, door, etc. once it has been opened. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296917 | Locking Device For Sliding Panel, Corresponding Closure And Motor Vehicle - A device for locking a sliding panel of a motor vehicle, which panel is mobile with respect to a stationary structure, including means for actioning of bolt(s), which are mobile with respect to said sliding panel and capable of adopting at least three positions:
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20080296918 | Safety Device for a Shell Structure of a Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle shell structure has longitudinal side members which extend from a wheel arch along the outer shell structure in the direction of travel and a bumper arrangement arranged in front of the wheel arch in the direction of travel and having a cross member and an energy absorbing element. A safety device for a motor vehicle shell structure which increases the safety of vehicle occupants is achieved by arranging the energy absorbing element is arranged on the cross member at the height of the wheel arch so that it extends between the cross member and the wheel arch. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296919 | B-SHAPED BEAM WITH RADIUSED FACE BUT RECESSED CENTER - A B-shaped tubular reinforcement beam for vehicle bumper systems has a constant B section and longitudinal sweep. The tubular beam has a vertical cross section defining at least first and second tubes connected by a center web, and a front wall that extends across the tubes and the center web to define a channel. The channel has a depth dimension (D | 2008-12-04 |
20080296920 | Handling System for Components Having Similar Shapes, Particularly Body Componets for Motor Vehicles - A handling for components having a similar shape, particularly motor vehicle body parts, wherein a gripper on an arm of a robot can grip the component and its similarly-shaped other components with one and the same clamp device without re-tooling, is equipped with two gripper chucks on each clamp device. However, only one gripper chuck can be steered into the grab positions in each case, while the other gripper chuck is then located in the parking position outside a grab area on the component. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296921 | Ergonomic propane tank carrier and stabilizer - A portable propane tank carrier system is provided which includes a tank carrier, stabilizer ring, and tank neck cover. The tank carrier includes a rectangular main tank cover panel, and upper and lower radial sidewall panel. The tank carrier closely conforms to the shape of a portable propane tank while providing an upper opening adapted to receive a neck portion of the tank and a lower opening adapted to receive a tank base ring portion of the tank. The stabilizer rings may be attached to the bottom of the tank carrier to prevent the tank from tipping over. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296922 | Vehicles with retractable portions - An extendible secondary living space for a vehicle. The extendible living space may move from a retracted position in which it is substantially integrated within or in close proximity to a primary living space of the vehicle, to an extended position in which it provides an open-air porch or balcony accessible from the primary living space. The extendible living space may be extended from any wall of the vehicle, such as a side wall or rear wall, and may be particularly well suited for use in motorized recreational vehicles. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296923 | VEHICLE DASHBOARD ACCOMMODATION STRUCTURE - A dashboard of a vehicle includes an accommodation unit provided at a longitudinal end of the dashboard and positioned adjacent to a door and a side mirror located outside the door adjacent to the accommodation unit, the accommodation unit configured to receive an article, and the accommodation unit including a lid, wherein the lid is configured to stand up adjacent to the side mirror when in an open position. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296924 | VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURES HAVING ANTI-CHIPPING PERFORMANCE - Embodiments of a vehicle door structure are provided, wherein the door structure comprises a door panel configured to couple to a vehicle frame. The door panel comprises at least one clip receptacle disposed on a lower portion of the door panel. The vehicle door structure comprise a molding component comprising at least one clip, wherein the molding component is flush mounted to the lower portion of the door panel, wherein the at least one clip engages the least one clip receptacle of the door panel. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296925 | Retractable Hardtop with Extended Buttresses and an Active Rear Window - A retractable hardtop for a vehicle is disclosed that includes a unitary roof panel, an active rear window and a four bar link. The four bar link includes a pair of buttress panels and a pair of rear rails that are connected to the roof panel and the vehicle. No structural members of the retractable hard top interconnect the lower portion of the buttress panels or the rear rails between the pivot connections to the roof and the pivot connections to the vehicle. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296926 | ARMS FULL VEHICLE CLOSURE ACTIVATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A vehicle is provided having a sensor for detecting a vehicle occupant's presence, and another sensor for detecting an owner's response with respect to automatically opening a vehicle closure panel. An actuator opens the closure panel when the occupant's presence and response are detected. A signal from an emitter outside the vehicle signals occupant presence. A photoelectric and/or optical device, audio receiver, and/or touch-sensitive sensor detects the response. The optical device projects a light beam, and breaking the beam with a gesture signals the response. An automatic closure panel opening apparatus has an RF receiver adapted to receive an RF signal to detect occupant presence, a sensor for detecting the occupant response, and an actuator for opening the closure panel when both the presence and occupant response are detected. A method for automatically opening the closure panel includes detecting an occupant presence and response, and automatically opening the closure panel when a predetermined response is detected. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296927 | POWER SWINGING SIDE DOOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle is provided having an automatic swinging side door with an actuator for opening and closing the door. A controller has an algorithm for moving the actuator, a sensor for detecting an obstacle via contact with the door; and a sensor for detecting the obstacle without contact with the door. The controller interrupts movement of the door when the obstacle is detected. The door has a measurable and selectable opening angle. A hydraulic pump actuates the actuator using fluid pressure, and a hydraulic fuse monitors flow through a bypass valve to detect the contact. A method of opening a side-swinging vehicle door includes recording a door opening angle; detecting a door operating mode, opening the door when one mode is detected; closing the door when a second mode is detected; and opening the door to the recorded angle when a third mode is detected. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296928 | PILLAR TRIM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A pillar trim on the vehicle-interior side of a pillar includes a pillar trim body located below an airbag and connected at its upper end part to the lower end of a top sealing member. A plurality of guide platforms are raised from the upper end part of the pillar trim body at spaced intervals in the vehicle front-to-rear direction to guide the inflation of the airbag towards the vehicle interior. The basal ends of each adjacent guide platforms are joined by a connecting part between the adjacent guide platforms. A groove for receiving the lower end of the top sealing member is formed between the vehicle-interior sides of the guide platforms and the pillar trim body. A through hole is vertically formed at least between the connecting part and the pillar trim body to open into the groove. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296929 | Door opening and closing apparatus for vehicle - A door opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle for opening and closing a rear hatch including a rear hatch main body and a movable panel, the door opening and closing apparatus includes a lock portion provided between the rear hatch main body and the movable panel, an actuating mechanism provided between the rear hatch main body and the movable panel and causing the movable panel to move between a retracted position and an extended position, a controller connected to the lock portion and the actuating mechanism and controlling the lock portion and the actuating mechanism so that the lock portion is unlocked and the movable panel moves towards the retracted position, and a switch connected to the controller and serving as a trigger for controlling the lock portion and the actuating mechanism by means of the controller. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296930 | Trailer keel - A trailer fairing for reducing aerodynamic drag from trailer landing gear and/or wheel assembly is disclosed. The fairing may be directly connected to the forward facing structural supports of the landing gear, and an air tank may be located between the fairing and the cargo storage area. A single fairing may be used to reduce the drag from both the trailer landing gear and wheel assembly. The fairing may include a tapered front section and/or a rear section. The fairing may have rounded, oval, angled, and/or tapered sections. A plurality of fairings may also be used. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296931 | ROTATABLY-MOUNTABLE BUMPER AND METHOD FOR CUSHIONING CONTACT BETWEEN A VEHICLE HOOD AND GRILL - Disclosed is a rotatably-mountable bumper configured for rotatably and ergonomically mounting to a mounting member for cushioning the contact between the mounting member and a potentially interfering member. The bumper transmits reactive forces between two members, such as a vehicle hood and grille, if portions of one member over travels. A fastening member on the bumper rotatably engages an aperture on the mounting member to secure the bumper to the mounting member. A registration member on the bumper retentively holds the bumper in rotatably-mounted engagement with the mounting member. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296932 | Intermediate Front Fender Support Element for a Motor Vehicle and Production Method Thereof - The invention relates to a support element ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296933 | Interior parts for a vehicle - An interior part for a vehicle including a first rib(s) extending on the side that faces a vehicle body at a time of mounting the interior part to the vehicle body, and a second rib(s) extending to cross the first rib, in which an inserting portion(s) that is inserted into an opening(s) provided in the vehicle body is formed at portion(s) where the first rib and the second rib cross each other and projects toward the vehicle body, and this inserting portion(s) is provided with a third rib(s) that extends toward the vehicle body from the first rib and a fourth rib(s) that extends toward the vehicle body from the second rib. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296934 | Front vehicle body structure - A front vehicle body structure including: a hood ridge provided on a side in a vehicle width direction of a front vehicle body; a suspension support member for supporting a suspension of a vehicle, provided on an inner side in the vehicle width direction of the hood ridge; and a concave portion provided on a lower surface of the hood ridge at a location close to the suspension support member. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296935 | SEAT ASSEMBLY PROVIDING AIRFLOW PATH TO COOL BATTERIES - Various aspects of the present invention relate to a vehicle seat assembly supportable on a floor of a vehicle having a battery pack disposed behind the vehicle seat, operable to help cool the battery pack, a vehicle battery pack cooling system, and a method of cooling a vehicle battery pack. In at least one embodiment, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a seat bottom comprising a structural support portion made of a first material and a foam seat cushion supported on the structural support portion, with the first material being more resilient than the foam. The structural support portion is supportable on the vehicle floor and, when supported on the floor, communicates with the vehicle floor to form an air flow passage extending under the seat bottom to provide air flow to the battery pack. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296936 | Item of Transformable Furniture - The invention relates to an item of transformable furniture, more particularly to an item of furniture transformable from a chair into a desk and vice versa, from a desk into a chair. The item of transformable furniture comprises a first plate ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296937 | SEAT WITH RETRACTABLE TRAY - A seat cushion having a pull-out tray is disclosed. The seat cushion is configured to flex so as to conform to the contour of a support surface, such as a stadium seat. The tray is configured to hold food, beverages and other articles. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296938 | Child booster seat tuckable under the table - A seat for a child that is engageable to an edge portion of a table and that is tuckable to an out-of-the-way position under the edge of the table. The seat includes jaws for engaging a base of the seat to the table. The seat includes a child seat frame on which the fabric of a child seat is engaged. Between the base and the child seat frame is provided a slide and a pivot. The slide permits the child seat frame to be drawn to and away from the table. The pivot permits the child seat frame to drop down in a swinging fashion and then, beyond the ninety degree bottommost point of the swing, continue its swinging so as to swing upwardly to a position underneath the table where the child seat frame is engaged in an out-of-the-way position underneath the table. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296939 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING COMFORT TO AN OCCUPANT OF A VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle ventilation system, the system may include a generating source of compressed air; a receiver to receive and store the generated compressed air; a plurality of tubular members formed or extending through a cushion of the vehicle seat to a location proximate a contact surface of the seat, wherein the plurality of tubular members air in fluid communications with the receiver; and one or more valves for controlling the flow of air to the plurality of tubular members. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296940 | Adjustable Jockey Seat Assembly - A jockey seat assembly is adapted to be used on a motorized vehicle and includes a saddle seat having a substantially inverted U-shaped configuration. A height adjusting mechanism is provided for the seat and has an upper frame mounted beneath the saddle seat, a lower frame adapted to be secured to a bottom surface of the vehicle and a collapsible lever assembly interconnected between the upper and lower frames. A biasing arrangement is secured between outermost ends of the lever assembly in the upper frame and the lower frame for urging the upper frame and the seat away from the lower frame. A pair of adjustment plates are fixed externally to the lever assembly and provided with a series of slots defining a number of vertical height adjusting positions. An actuator extends forwardly of the seat and the upper frame and is pivotally connected to the upper frame. The actuator has a pair of links normally biased into engagement with the slots for normally establishing a desired vertical height adjustment for the seat relative to the lower frame upon pivotal movement of the actuator. The jockey seat assembly may optionally include a pair of adjustable leg supports, a pair of handlebars and a backrest for further support. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296941 | AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - An air bag deployment system for use in a vehicle is disclosed have a frame, an air bag, a first deployment chute portion, and a second deployment chute portion. The frame is securable within the vehicle for use therein defining a support structure and a channel therethrough. The air bag is disposed within the support structure of the frame. The air bag deployment mechanism is operatively connected to the air bag. The first deployment chute portion is provided at least partially disposed in and securable adjacent the channel by at least one retainer. The second deployment chute portion at least partially disposed in and securable adjacent the channel by at least one retainer. The first and second deployment chute portions partially support the air bag and assist the air bag to move from a stored position to at least one deployed position when activated by the deployment mechanism. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296942 | Seat Comprising Wiring Fixed to a Support, Method for Assembling a Seat, and Use of a Flat Conductor for the Wiring of a Seat - The invention relates to a seat, especially for a vehicle, said seat being provided with flat wiring that is easy to mount in and/or on a support. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296943 | Vehicle Seat - A head rest rear portion is supported to a seat back. A head rest front portion is movable forward and backward between a full-close position that is brought into contact with or close to the head rest rear portion and a full-open position that is a predetermined distance away from the head rest rear portion. A drive mechanism moves the head rest front portion. A detection sensor provided in the head rest front portion includes an electrode having a head portion detecting antenna electrode for detecting a head portion of an occupant at a time when the head rest front portion moves in the full-open position direction, and a finger detecting antenna electrode for detecting a finger of the occupant in a rear seat or the like at a time when the head rest front portion moves in the full-close position direction. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296944 | Child seat anchoring device and child seat - A child seat anchoring device for anchoring a child seat to a vehicle body includes first and second tether belts, a connecting member connecting the first and second tether belts, a housing of the connecting member, and first and second shafts in the connecting member. One of the first and second shafts is a tension driven shaft movable by a tension. An urging member is provided for urging the tension driven shaft, and a see-through portion is provided with the housing. A tension indicator having an indicating portion faces the see-through portion. The other of the first and second shafts serves as a locking shaft movable toward the tension driven shaft. The housing further includes a pressing member, a clamping portion for clamping the tether belt, and an operating portion for moving the locking shaft. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296945 | SEATING UNIT WITH ADJUSTABLE LUMBAR DEVICE - A chair includes a lower back frame, a back construction, including a back support attached to the lower back frame, a cushion assembly attached to the back support, and a vertically adjustable lumbar frame positioned between the back support and the cushion assembly. The lumbar frame includes a transition shell and a vertically sliding lumbar device having a plurality of horizontal flexible wires. A lower edge of the transition shell is positioned on top of an uppermost horizontal flexible wire of the lumbar device. The lumbar device is operably slidably mounted between the outer shell and cushion assembly and the transition shell upper edge slides between the outer shell and the upholstery cushion assembly. Also disclosed is a chair including a Y-shaped lower back frame having two uprights and a cross-piece attached to the back support. The uprights and cross-piece of the lower back frame include an overlap flange and the back support includes a channel-shaped flange having detents. The overlap flange and channel-shaped flange mate to form an overlap joint, including a box beam for added structural support. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296946 | Seat System With Shock- And Vibration-Reducing Bladders - A seat system has separate air bladders in the seat bottom and seat back. The seat bottom bladder is in fluid communication with the seat back bladder through a plurality of rigid interconnecting tubes, and valves in the tubes or orifice size can control flow rate of air exchange between the seat bottom bladder and the seat back bladder. A panel of resilient, compressible open cell foam extends in each of the seat bottom bladder and the seat back bladder. Through-holes in the foam panel permit accelerated air evacuation to the other bladder when the seat withstands a significant shock event. The vibration and shock attenuation characteristics of the seat are jointly provided by the panel spring force and the bladder air pressure. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296947 | Chair Device - A chair device which can consist of a multiple part secondary seat mechanism which can be incorporated into an elevator chair which can also have an anti-tipping design feature, and related method. Various exemplary embodiments include one or more of the following: a seat assembly mounted on a support frame which includes an occupant supporting seat having a rear seat section; a seat back connected to and extending upwardly from the rear seat section and a front seat section which extends substantially across the extent of the rear seat section and which is pivoted to the rear seat section; a seat drive unit that drives the seat assembly from a down position where the front and rear seat sections extend in the same first plane to a second raised position where the rear seat section remains in a second plane parallel to said first plane while the front seat section angles downwardly and outwardly; and subsequently the seat drive unit drives the seat assembly to an uppermost position where the rear seat section maintains substantially the same said plane and the front seat section is perpendicular to the ground. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296948 | SEAT LOCK DEVICE - A seat lock device for fixing a rotatable seat back of a rear seat to a vehicle body includes: a striker which is disposed in the vehicle body; a lock mechanism which includes a base plate which is mounted to a seat back frame inside the seat back and has an engagement groove engaging with the striker, a latch which holds the striker in the engagement groove, a ratchet which maintains the latch in a lock direction and a release lever which moves the ratchet in a lock release direction; and a rod spring of which one end is attached to the seat back frame and of which the other end is bowed while coming into contact with the striker during a locking operation. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296949 | VEHICLE SEAT ARRANGEMENT - A vehicle seat arrangement includes a rail and a seat body slidably mounted on the rail having a seat component and a backrest pivotally connected to the seat component. The backrest pivots between a generally upright position and a forward tilted entry position. The seat body moves between a sitting position and an entry position. A blocking member obstructs the seat body from moving rearward of the sitting position. A locking mechanism moves between a locked position that restrains the seat back in the forward tilted entry position and a release position that releases the seat back to return to the generally upright position. The backrest acts as a lever such that a force applied to the backrest in a direction toward the sitting position is transferred through the backrest to the locking mechanism moving the locking mechanism from the locked position to the released position. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296950 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat arrangement includes a seat component that is adapted to be slidably attached to a vehicle and configured to move between a sitting position and an entry position. A backrest is pivotally connected to the seat component and pivots about an axis A between a seating position and a tilted entry position. A locking mechanism releasably locks the backrest in the tilted entry position. The locking mechanism has a slotted link that is fixed with respect to the seat component. The slotted link has a locking edge. A locking group moves with the backrest and is configured to contact the locking edge. The locking group has a principal element that pivots relative to the backrest about an axis B. A lock bar is configured to pivot with respect to the principal element about an axis C and to engage the locking edge. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296951 | Seat apparatus and vehicle - The present invention provides a seat apparatus having: a seat back; a forward tilt device that allows at least a portion of the seat back to tilt forward; a securing device that secures the seat back at a vehicle body side; and a release strap that is used for releasing a securing condition of the securing device and has a grip portion. The release strap has a first condition in which the grip portion is positioned at a rear side of the seat back and a second condition in which the grip portion is positioned at a portion so as to be accessible from a front side of the seat back, and one of the first condition and the second condition of the release strap can be selected. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296952 | Automotive Headrest - Disclosed herein is an automotive headrest, which is constructed so that the automotive headrest is not tilted, but is displaced in a straight line in only one direction in a rectilinear motion, and is then returned to its original position. The automotive headrest includes a stay rod having vertical parts secured to a seat, and a horizontal part coupling the vertical parts to each other. A horizontal guide frame is secured to the horizontal part of the stay rod. A ratchet slider is movably mounted to the horizontal guide frame. A ratchet pawl locks or releases the ratchet slider. A tension spring returns the displaced ratchet slider to its original position. A ratchet spring provides tensile force to the ratchet pawl. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296953 | INFINITELY ADJUSTABLE TWO-WAY HEAD RESTRAINT - A head restraint includes at least one post adapted to engage a vehicle seat. The head restraint assembly also includes a bun which is moveably attached to the at least one post. A locking clasp is fixed relative to the bun and has an open configuration and a closed configuration. The open configuration allows movement of the bun relative to the at least one post to a position between a first and second position. The closed configuration inhibits movement of the bun relative to the at least one post. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296954 | VEHICLE ARMREST POSITIONING ASSEMBLY - A vehicle armrest positioning assembly ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296955 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE ARMREST - A vertically adjustable, armrest includes a tubular support constructed for attachment to a chair, an armrest assembly telescopingly positioned in the tubular support, and a height adjustment mechanism slidably received in the armrest assembly. The armrest assembly includes a sleeve and a post. The sleeve includes an opening adapted to receive an operative member on one side. The post includes positional detents extending down the length of a first vertical surface. The height adjustment mechanism includes an actuator rod, an operative member, a locking member, and a resilient member. The actuator rod includes an angled ramp, an inclined surface, and a pair of angled surfaces and the locking member includes teeth which selectively mate with the post detents, an inclined surface, and at least one pair of lateral followers. The actuator rod operatively engages the locking member with the inclined wedge mateably engaged with the inclined surface and the angled surfaces slideably engaged with the lateral followers. To vertically adjust the armrest, the operative member is lifted upward, causing the resilient member to compress and the teeth of the locking member to disengage from the detents. To reengage the teeth with the positional detents, the operative member is released. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296956 | Salon chair having movable foot rest - A novel salon chair having a novel movable footrest assembly with a sliding or pivoting footrest which replaces a conventional rigid tubular one-piece footrest typical of salon chairs. The salon chair includes a chair portion structured for being elevated above a floor surface, the chair portion having a seat portion elevated on a support portion and a seat back portion. A footrest portion has a foot support portion that is movable between an extended configuration relative to the seat portion of the chair portion, and a retracted configuration relative thereto. An actuator mechanism coupled between the chair portion and the footrest portion is structured for moving the foot support portion between the extended and retracted configurations. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296957 | Retractable footrest - A vehicle seat that embodies a foot support assembly that is movable from a stowed position proximate the seat back to a deployed position wherein the assembly extends rearwardly of the seat. The foot support assembly of the vehicle seat includes a sub-assembly that comprises a pair of side-support members that support a footrest, the sub-assembly being positioned so as to automatically pivot downwardly as the foot support assembly is moved into its deployed position. The footrest is pivotally connected to the pair of side-support members for movement from a stowed position between the side-support members to a deployed position wherein it extends outwardly from the side-support members. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296958 | CHAIR BACK ATTACHMENT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A chair includes a lower back frame, a back construction, including a back support attached to the lower back frame, a cushion assembly attached to the back support and a clip wedgingly engaged between the back support and the cushion assembly. The cushion assembly further includes an inner shell which includes two or more apertures and a hook extending downwardly and outwardly from each aperture. The clip further includes at least one angled ramp and at least one stop. The angled ramp is configured to allow the hook of the inner shell to slide through the angled ramp and the stop is configured to suspend sliding of the hook. Methods of assembling a back construction are also provided. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296959 | Cutter head for a ground cutter machine having rotary cutters - The invention relates to a cutter head for a ground cutter machine having at least one cutter motor. Each cutter motor comprises:
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20080296960 | TIRE TRACTION ADAPTOR AND METHOD - A device for providing traction between a wheel and a road/ground comprises a main panel having a top surface with a panel pattern for the main panel to be used as a mat for a vehicle with the panel pattern exposed. The panel pattern cooperating with a tread of a wheel to provide an engagement with the wheel. Spikes project from a bottom surface of the main panel. The spikes are concealed under the main panel when the main panel is used as a mat, the spikes gripping into the road/ground when the tire is against the main panel. An extension projects from an edge of the main panel and is lodged under a seat when the device is used as a mat, the extension having a top surface with an extension pattern cooperating with the tread of the wheel to engage the main panel with the wheel. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296961 | RIM FOR A BICYCLE WHEEL MADE FROM COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH A WEAR INDICATOR AND WHEEL COMPRISING SUCH A RIM - A composite rim ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296962 | Connection members of spokes for bicycle wheel - A spoke for bicycle wheel includes an elongate body and a first connection member and a second connection member are respectively connected to two ends of the elongate body so as to be connected to the hub and the rim of the bicycle wheel. Each of the first and second connection members has an enlarged end which is received in the elongate body to provide strong connection between the connection members and the spoke. The enlarged end can be an open or closed end which is a hollow or solid portion. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296963 | Positioning Structure for a Bicycle Hub and Method for Making the Same - A bicycle hub comprises a hub shell each end of which is formed with a receiving portion. The outer surface of the rub shell is clamped by a positioning machine, and the inner surface of each receiving portion is axially pressed to form at least three positioning structures. The positioning structures are formed by the following steps: A. bicycle hub clamping step; B. bicycle hub press forming step; and C. bicycle hub loading step. By such arrangements, the positioning structures of the bicycle hub can be obtained by the quick press forming without affecting the structure strength. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296964 | LOCKING HUB ASSEMBLY - The present invention is directed to a hub lock assembly for rotatably fixing a hub to a selectively powered rotating member. The hub lock assembly comprises a hub including a barrel having a bore therethrough defining internal splines. The hub lock assembly also comprises a spindle having a distal end defining external splines disposed within the barrel of the hub for rotatably supporting the hub. The spindle is adapted to be connected for rotation with the powered rotating member. The hub lock further comprises an actuator for switching the hub lock assembly between an engaged position where hub is rotatably fixed to the spindle and a disengaged position where the hub is free to rotate relative to the spindle. The actuator comprises a body member defining external splines and having a bore therethrough defining internal splines. The body member is disposed within the hub such that the external splines of the body member engage the internal splines of the hub for fixed rotation of the body member with the hub. The actuator also comprises a drive gear defining external splines and having a passage therethrough defining internal splines, the drive gear slidably disposed within the body member such that the external splines of the drive gear engage the internal splines of the body member for fixed rotation of the drive gear with the body member. The drive gear is movable within the body member relative to the hub and the spindle for moving the internal splines of the drive gear into an out of engagement with the splines on the distal end of the spindle. The actuator further comprises a cap that is adapted to be grasped and manipulated by a user. The cap is operatively connected to the body member for movement between an extended position for sliding the drive gear between the engaged position where the drive gear receives the distal end of the spindle and the internal splines of the drive gear are engaged with the external splines of the spindle for fixed rotation of the drive gar with the spindle, and a retracted position in the disengaged position where the drive is spared from the distal end of the spindle. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296965 | Wheel Hub Comprising Axial Recesses Formed Between the Holes for Wheel Nuts - The invention relates to a wheel hub having a central section and a radial section which is radially connected to the central section, a bearing section which axially protrudes from the central section and is used to receive a wheel bearing, and an axially opposing receiving section for receiving a brake disk and a wheel rim. Holes for receiving wheel nuts are formed in the radial section. In order to produce an especially light wheel hub that can withstand all operating loads and provides a brake disk with a secure abutment surface under all operating conditions, the wheel hub has recesses at least between some holes, the recesses fully penetrating the wall of the radial section of the wheel hub, and at least one reinforcing means is embodied on the radial end of the wheel hub. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296966 | Bicycle of Shaking Equipment - Disclosed is a bicycle of shaking equipment capable of carrying out a normal rotation running or a shaking rotation running according to the rotation of a hub. The bicycle of shaking equipment has an adjusting means causing a cylindrical eccentric cam inserted and installed a hub and the inside of the hub to make a centrifugal rotation and an eccentric rotation to be carried out, wherein the adjusting means may be used as a handle lever installed to the handle. And a wire cable of a handle lever makes a rotation piece to be rotated on basis of a pin. A connection long rod inserted and coupled in a guide tube portion of a hub screw axis makes a movable member inserted in a guide part of the center of the hub screw axis to be moved back and also moved forward by the elasticity of a coil spring of the hub screw axis to restore, and due to this key pin elastically installed the hub and the inside of pin hole of the cylindrical eccentric cam makes the hub and the cylindrical eccentric cam to be incorporated. By the normal rotation running of the rear wheel for a bicycle and the shaking rotation running, it is easy for any one to carry out the manipulation of the athletic running for diet besides a general running. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296967 | VEHICLE BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A controller which controls an electric motor in such a manner that a rotational speed detected in a motor rotational speed detecting module | 2008-12-04 |
20080296968 | Electric trailer brake controller with an adjustable accelerometer mounting - An accelerometer is mounted upon a movable base member that is disposed within an electric brake controller housing with a lever attached to the moveable base, the lever being external to the brake controller housing to allow orientation of the accelerometer within the housing. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296969 | Arrangement for Influencing the Yawing Moment - A brake system for a motor vehicle, in particular for a utility vehicle, with a device for reducing the yawing moment on the front axle of the vehicle, characterized in that a device for measuring the slip and/or a device for measuring the load on the rear axle or on two running wheels of the rear axle of the vehicle arranged on sides opposite one another is present and a regulating or control device for influencing the brake pressure on the front wheels is present which limits the brake pressure on the front wheels depending on the measured slip and/or depending on the measured load on the rear axle or on the running wheels of the rear axle, the regulating or control device multiplying the difference of the brake pressures on the front wheels by a value which is smaller than 1. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296970 | Multiple Prime Power Source Locomotive Control - The present invention is directed to a control strategy for operating a plurality of prune power sources ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296971 | Vehicle Bus Control System - A vehicle power bus control system is disclosed. The vehicle power bus includes at least one device having an issued, maximum, positive electrical limit value, and an issued, minimum, negative electrical limit each communicated to the at least one device from a control module coupled to the at least one device. The control module includes means for expanding one or more of the issued, maximum, positive electrical limit values, and the issued, minimum, negative electrical limit values responsive to a request from the at least one device for expanding one or more of the issued, maximum positive electrical limit values and the issued, minimum, negative electrical limit values. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296972 | Current Balancing Module - For having magnitudes of all currents for supplying for all passive elements in a same product be equal, a current balancing module, which has balancing transformers as more as approximately half an amount of all the passive elements, is provided for meeting such requirements. The provided current balancing module is for solving defects caused by complicated designs and increased volumes caused by an increased number of balancing transformers. Each current path in the current balancing module flows through two mutual-corresponding passive elements and at least one balancing transformer. All the current paths have a same magnitude in current with the aid of a pair of sinusoidal waves having same magnitudes and opposite poles, and the aid of all the balancing transformers having a same number of turns. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296973 | GRID INTERCONNECTION DEVICE, GRID INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM AND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - The grid interconnection device connected to the bank where alternating-current power is transmitted and to the power supply device provided to a customer includes: a detector detecting start of the alternating-current power transmission based on a state of the alternating-current power; a receiver receiving a grid interconnection start instruction for starting grid interconnection between the bank and the power supply device; and a grid interconnection controller controlling the bank and the power supply device to be interconnected or separated, in which the grid interconnection controller starts grid interconnection between the bank and the power supply device upon receipt of the grid interconnection start instruction in a state where the start of the alternating-current power transmission is detected. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296974 | SNMP MANAGEMENT CARD CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING POWER TO NETWORK DEVICE ATTACHED THERETO - A simple network management protocol (SNMP) management card includes a processor, a network interface card (NIC) chip, a network port connected to the processor via the NIC chip, a power sourcing equipment (PSE) chip, and a power port connected to the network port via the PSE chip. The network port is configured to be connected to a network device. The PSE chip receives power from the power port and transmits the power to the network device via the network port. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296975 | BACK-UP POWER SYSTEM - A substantially uninterruptible backup power system to provide power to common household appliances comprises a rechargeable battery, a trickle-charging circuit to keep the battery fully charged at all times from the receptacle power, a DC to AC inverter to supply standard AC line voltage from the battery to the lamp, a relay switch, controlled by main power voltage, to switch to the backup system when main power fails, and a timing circuit to optimize a voltage output of the system based on current battery voltage and a desired time period for the voltage output. The system can be set to operate only when the appliance is turned on, which optimizes the current and power required to provide backup power to the appliance for a maximum period of time. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296976 | Power system with multiple generator units - A method of operating a power system is provided, the power system having power-system controls. The method may include automatically setting a priority ranking for a plurality of generator units of the power system with the power-system controls based at least in part on an operating parameter of each generator unit indicative of a quantity of work done by the generator unit. The method may also include automatically controlling which of the generator units run with the power-system controls based at least in part on the priority ranking of the generator units. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296977 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes that a first power line supplied with first power supply voltage, a second power line supplied with second power supply voltage, a third power line electrically connected to a internal circuit; a first switch configured to electrically connect or disconnect the first power line and the third power line, a second switch configured to electrically connect or disconnect the second power line and the third power line, and a control circuit controlling the second switch to electrically connect the first power line and the third power line following a predetermined period after the first power line and the third power line are electrically connected each other based on the first switch. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296978 | Controlled Wireless Charging of an Accumulator in a Chipcard - Method, apparatus and system for contactless charging of an energy storage unit of an energy sink ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296979 | Contactless power transferring apparatus - A contactless power transferring apparatus includes a terminal loading portion, a primary coil, an up-down-direction pressing portion, a width direction pressing portion and a thickness direction pressing portion. The terminal loading portion has an opening through which a mobile terminal is inserted and loaded. The primary coil transfers power using electromagnetic induction to a secondary coil incorporated in the mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal is inserted inside the terminal loading portion, the pressing portions operate in an up-down direction, in a left-right direction and in a width direction, to press and support the mobile terminal respectively from below to position the coils in the up-down direction, from the width direction to position the coils in the left-right direction and from the thickness direction to dispose the coils a predetermined distance apart. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296980 | Method For Protecting Peripheral Devices From Surges - The present invention discloses methods for protecting a peripheral device in a computing system from electrical surge currents, the method including the steps of: providing a controller operationally connected to a host system; and reversibly conductively connecting, via the controller, wires of the device to the host system. Preferably, the device is connected to the host system via a connector. Preferably, the device is hard-wired to the host system. Preferably, at least some wires of the device are isolated from the host system via a mechanical contactor. Preferably, at least some wires of the device are isolated from the host system via an optical isolator. Preferably, the method further includes the step of: charging a switching battery when the device is disconnected from the host system. Most preferably, the method further includes the step of: powering the device using the battery when the device is connected to the host system. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296981 | Remote structure utility control (RSUC) - The Remote Structure Utility control (RSUC) is a devise that is placed in a home or business that allows the user to turn the power on and off to different outlets remotely. The power can be turned on and off by using a cell phone, a landline, or the internet. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296982 | REMOTE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT POWER SOURCE - The present invention is a remote electrical equipment power source. The remote electrical equipment power source includes an electrical generator adapted to power remote electrical equipment and a repulsive force conversion drive. The repulsive force conversion drive includes at least two repulsive units to repulse each other. One unit is fixed, while the second is movably suspended. There is a motion inducing plate positioned between the two repulsive units and movable between the two repulsive units. The first motion inducing plate is of a material that reduces the repulsive force between the two repulsive units. There is a drive mechanism connected to second repulsive unit. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296983 | CI-CORE ACTUATOR FOR LONG TRAVEL IN A TRANSVERSE DIRECTION - Methods and apparatus for providing relatively long travel in a transverse direction for a magnetic levitation stage apparatus are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a linear actuator includes a first core, a second core, and at least one coil wrapped around the first core. The first core includes a body portion and a plurality of rails. The body portion has a first axis and a second axis, and the rails have longitudinal axes that are perpendicular to the first axis and parallel to the second axis. The dimensions of the rails along the longitudinal axes are substantially larger than a dimension of the body portion along the second axis. The second core has a third axis that is oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axes and to the second axis, and is levitated relative to the first core when a current is provided through the coil. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296984 | ENERGY CONVERTER - This energy converter includes a first flat coil and a magnet opposed to the first flat coil at an interval, and the first flat coil and the magnet are so formed as to be relatively movable, for converting kinetic energy to electric energy by electromagnetic induction. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296985 | Brushless motor - In a brushless motor, a stator includes an annular core member. A rotatable shaft is placed radially inward of the core member and extends in an axial direction. A rotor is supported by the rotatable shaft. A centerpiece supports the core member and includes a center portion, which is placed radially inward of the core member. A platy vibration absorbing member connects between the core member and the center portion of the centerpiece and damps circumferential vibrations transmitted from the core member. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296986 | BUSHING AND GENERATOR - In a bushing which has a terminal with a bend for connecting a conduit tube and a lead tube, the effect to cool the inner corner of the bend is enhanced. The bushing includes a conductive conduit tube, a conductive lead tube, and a terminal. The terminal has a bend and connects the conduit tube and the lead tube. Electric current and cooling gas flows in these tubes. A cooling means is provided for forced cooling of the inner corner of the bend of the terminal. One example of the cooling means is a guide vane which makes cooling gas flowing in the bushing come closer to the inner corner of the bend. A larger current can flow even when the bushing has the same size as a conventional one. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296987 | REPULSIVE FORCE CONVERSION DRIVE - The present invention is a repulsive force conversion drive. The repulsive force conversion drive includes at least two repulsive units to repulse each other. One unit is fixed, while the second is movably suspended. There is a motion inducing plate positioned between the two repulsive units and movable between the two repulsive units. The first motion inducing plate is of a material that reduces the repulsive force between the two repulsive units. There is a drive mechanism connected to second repulsive unit. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296988 | Rotating Electric Machine and Electrically Driven Vehicle - A rotating electric machine whose output characteristics can be easily and freely adjusted and varied even in operation. The rotating electric machine is received in a housing of an electrically driven two-wheeled vehicle. A rotating shaft is connected to a rotor so as to form an axle. A stator is positioned opposite a rotor. A movable member is connected to a rotating member rotated about the rotating shaft by a regulating motor. The movable member is moved in the axial direction of the rotating shaft by the rotation of the rotating member. This movement causes the rotor to be rotatingly moved in the axial direction o the rotating shaft, changing relative position of the rotor and the stator. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296989 | ROTOR OF ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND ROTARY ELECTRONIC MACHINE - The depth from the open end of a rotor slot closest to a magnetic pole of a rotary core to a slot bottom or the bottom of a subslot provided as a coolant ventilation path on a rotor slot bottom is made less than the depth of slots at and after a second slot counted from the magnetic pole side in the direction of internal circumference, and when a shortest distance between the bottoms of the rotor slots opposed to each other through a magnetic pole or a shortest distance between the bottoms of the subslots is assumed to be a magnetic pole width of the slots, a magnetic pole width Wp | 2008-12-04 |
20080296990 | Arrangement of Rotor Laminations of a Permanently Excited Electrical Machine - The invention is based on an electrical machine having a rotor rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation and a stator. The rotor has at least one permanent magnet. The rotor has alternating field-focusing and field-free regions in its rotor body which are parallel to the axis of rotation. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296991 | SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE MOTOR - A synchronous reluctance motor is described. The synchronous reluctance motor includes a core configured to rotate about a central axis and having first and second groups of flux barriers formed therein. Each flux barrier is defined as an opening in the core. Each of the first and second groups includes a first flux barrier and a second flux barrier with the second flux barrier disposed outside the first flux barrier in a radial direction from the central axis of the core. Each of the second flux barriers of the first and second groups has at least two connection parts crossing the opening of the second flux barrier. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296992 | Electrical Drive Machine - A three-phase electrical drive machine is described, comprising a static primary part ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296993 | ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - The invention provides a method of making a squirrel cage rotor for an electrical motor, and to a rotor for such a motor. The rotor comprises a rotor stack of a magnetically conductive material and a squirrel cage of an electrically conductive material. At least one of the short circuit rings are made by compression and sintering of a powder in which a solid element is embedded. The solid element facilitates manufacturing by increasing strength of potentially weak areas of the rotor, e.g. around openings into the shaft bore, rotor slots etc. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296994 | SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE MACHINE - A synchronous reluctance machine is provided. The synchronous reluctance machine includes a stator having a stator core, the stator core including a number of fractional-slot concentrated windings wound around multiple stator teeth. The synchronous reluctance machine also includes a rotor having a rotor core and disposed with an air gap inside and concentric with the stator, wherein the rotor core includes a number of laminated sheets, wherein each of the laminated sheets is axially skewed with respect to neighboring ones of the laminated sheets, and wherein each of the laminated sheets includes multiple ferromagnetic regions and multiple non-ferromagnetic regions formed of a single material. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296995 | CARBON BRUSH HOLDER - A carbon brush holder includes an insulated housing having a through hole with a first section, a second section and a stepped portion between the first and second sections. A carbon brush-holding member is inserted into the first section of the insulated housing and has a first end face, a second end face opposite to the first end face, and an insertion portion adjoined with the second end face. The insertion portion of the carbon brush-holding member extends into the second section of the insulated housing, thereby enabling the second end face of the carbon brush-holding member to be located in the second section of the insulated housing. Thus, the second end face of the carbon brush-holding member can firmly contact a conductive member that is disposed inside the second section of the insulated housing and electrically connected with a carbon brush inserted into the carbon brush-holding member. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296996 | End Cap For Segmented Stator - A stator for an electromagnetic machine includes a plurality of discrete and individually wound stator segments having end caps positioned on the segments. The end caps have legs for positioning the end cap on the segments with an interference fit. The end caps have angled surfaces to facilitate winding of wire on the segments. The end caps have male and female couplings that mate together to couple adjacent segments together. The end caps have fingers and slots for aligning the segments on substantially the same plane. The end caps have wire isolation features, including hooks, shelves and ledges, for separating the interconnect wires routed on the stator to electrically interconnect the segments. The segments include scalloped contours on their outer edges for draining oil, and the end caps have passages for draining oil. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296997 | Rotor for rotating electrical machine - A rotor body for an electric motor is comprised of connecting outer peripheral portions of first and second flange members made of electrically conductive material to the opposite ends of a plurality of connection members made of electrically conductive material of weak magnetic material arranged at predetermined distances therebetween in the circumferential direction with bolts and by supporting induction magnetic poles made of soft magnetic material between the connection members which are adjacent in the circumferential direction. Coupling portions of the first and second flange members and the connection member are electrically insulated by insulation coating so that an eddy current flowing in a closed circuit comprised of the first flange member, the connection member, the second flange member and the other connection member can be reduced and heat dissipation and energy loss accompanied by the eddy current can be minimized at the time of an operation. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296998 | ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATOR, LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGING HEAD, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THEM, AND LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGING APPARATUS - [Problems] To allow formation of an insulation film to be applied even to a glass substrate without depending on a substrate material so as to improve pressure generated by an electrostatic actuator, as well as to achieve improvement in driving stability and driving durability of the electrostatic actuator at a low cost. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296999 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, at least one interdigital transducer (IDT) electrode provided on the piezoelectric substrate, and an insulator layer to improve a temperature characteristic arranged so as to cover the IDT electrode. When a surface of the insulator layer is classified into a first surface region under which the IDT electrode is positioned and a second surface region under which no IDT electrode is positioned, the surface of the insulator layer in at least one portion of the second surface region is higher than the surface of the insulator layer from the piezoelectric substrate in at least one portion of the first surface region by at least about 0.001λ, where the wavelength of an acoustic wave is λ. | 2008-12-04 |
20080297000 | Driving device capable of improving a shock and vibration resistance thereof - A driving device includes an electro-mechanical transducer having first and second end portions opposite to each other in an expansion/contraction direction, a static member coupled to the first end portion of the electro-mechanical transducer, a vibration friction portion coupled to the second end portion of the electro-mechanical transducer, and a rod-shaped moving portion frictionally coupled to the vibration friction portion, whereby moving the moving portion in the expansion/contraction direction of the electro-mechanical transducer. An outer sheath is for covering the driving device. An attitude retaining arrangement retains an attitude of the driving device with respect to the outer sheath. | 2008-12-04 |
20080297001 | Miniaturizable Motor - The invention relates to a miniaturizable motor ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080297002 | FRICTION DRIVE ACTUATOR AND HARD DISK DEVICE USING SUCH ACTUATOR - In a friction drive actuator | 2008-12-04 |
20080297003 | Ultrasonic Motor - An ultrasonic motor includes a stator that includes a comb body with a plurality of circumferentially-arranged comb-like projections and a piezoelectric body integrally mounted on the comb body, a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator, the rotor having a contact surface that establishes pressure contact with the stator, and a resin film formed with predetermined hardness on the contact surface of the rotor, the resin film containing a solid lubricant. | 2008-12-04 |
20080297004 | Driving device capable of transferring vibrations generated by an electro-mechanical transducer to a vibration friction portion with a high degree of efficiency - A driving device includes an electro-mechanical transducer having first and second end portions opposite to each other in an expansion/contraction direction, a stationary member coupled to the first end portion of the electro-mechanical transducer, a vibration friction portion coupled to the second end portion of the electro-mechanical transducer, and a rod-shaped moving portion frictionally coupled to the vibration friction portion, whereby moving the moving portion in the expansion/contraction direction of the electro-mechanical transducer. The vibration friction portion is made of a material having a vibration transfer rate of 4900 meters/second or more. The moving portion is made of a material which has a vibration transfer rate of 4900 meters/second or more and which is different from that of the vibration friction portion. | 2008-12-04 |
20080297005 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, PROCESS FOR DRIVING THE PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, AND PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A piezoelectric device constituted by a piezoelectric body and electrodes. The piezoelectric body is a monocrystalline piezoelectric film formed, above a substrate, of an inorganic crystalline compound containing a first ferroelectric crystal when no electric field is applied to the piezoelectric film, and having a characteristic that phase transition of at least a portion of the first ferroelectric crystal to a second ferroelectric crystal occurs when the electric field strength applied to the piezoelectric film is at or above a predetermined level E | 2008-12-04 |
20080297006 | Piezoelectric actuator and method of producing the same - A piezoelectric actuator having a bottom electrode attached to a membrane, a piezoelectric layer on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer, wherein the bottom electrode extends substantially over the entire bottom surface of the piezoelectric layer, and at least a peripheral portion of a top surface of the piezoelectric layer and side faces of that layer are covered with an insulating layer, and wherein in the peripheral portion of the top surface of the piezoelectric layer the top electrode is superposed on the insulating layer. | 2008-12-04 |
20080297007 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to piezoelectric vibrators such as a resonator used as a timing element, discriminator, filter or the like, and fabricating methods thereof. The piezoelectric vibrators of the present invention may be fabricated by forming a piezoelectric body of piezoelectric sheets, of which the thickness is controlled, and simultaneously sintering the sheets along with cover layers, on which grooves are formed. Also, the piezoelectric vibrator of the present invention is fabricated by laminating the piezoelectric sheets, of which the thickness is controlled, providing internal electrodes between the sheets, and forming external electrodes insulated from the internal electrodes. | 2008-12-04 |
20080297008 | TUNING FORK RESONATOR ELEMENT AND TURNING FORK RESONATOR - A tuning fork resonator element that has a base portion, first and second resonating arms extending from the base portion in a first direction, and a support frame sandwiching the first and second resonating arms and being connected to the base portion includes: a first excitation electrode, formed in an area close to a connection portion with the base portion of the support frame, being connected to a mount electrode with a conductive adhesive; a second excitation electrode, formed in at least one of an area sandwiching the first and second resonating arms of the support frame and an area positioned farther than the first and second resonating arms in the first direction, being connected to a mount electrode with the conductive adhesive; and a cut portion of the support frame formed on an external surface of the support frame. | 2008-12-04 |
20080297009 | STATOR MEMBER AND MOTOR - A stator member may include a coil bobbin provided with a through-hole and around which a coil is wound, and a yoke provided with a fixing part that is inserted into the through-hole of the coil bobbin. The through-hole of the coil bobbin is provided with at least a recessed part at a position corresponding to a burr of the fixing part of the yoke. Another stator member may include a first yoke provided with a fixing plate at a side end portion of the first yoke, and a second yoke provided with a fixing hole into which the fixing plate is inserted. The first yoke and the second yoke are disposed to face each other and a recessed part is formed on the fixing hole of the second yoke at a position corresponding to a burr formed on the fixing plate. | 2008-12-04 |
20080297010 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A brushless motor has a stator, a rotor rotatably disposed in an inner circumferential portion of the stator, and a resolver configured to detect a rotational position of the rotor with respect to the stator. The resolver has a resolver stator disposed at a fixed circumferential position with respect to the stator, and a resolver rotor disposed at a fixed circumferential position with respect to the rotor. | 2008-12-04 |
20080297011 | INTEGRATED CONTROLLER/MOTOR WITH THERMAL OVERLOAD SENSOR - An integrated controller/motor energized by a power supply includes a controller that has controller circuits and a pair of controller lead lines connectable in circuit between the power supply and the controller circuits. The integrated controller/motor also includes a motor that has a first motor winding and a second motor winding each in circuit with the controller circuits and a thermal overload sensor located in direct proximity to the first motor winding and the second motor winding. The thermal overload sensor may be connected in series with at least one of the controller lead lines. A method of protecting an integrated controller/motor from thermal overload is also presented. | 2008-12-04 |