49th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140353024 | WIRING BOARD UNIT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF WIRING BOARD WITH LEAD - A wiring board unit includes: a polygonal wiring board having three or more sides in top view, a product insulating part comprising a plurality of external terminals, and a dummy insulating part at an outer edge of one of the at least three sides; and a lead frame including a frame having an inner edge defining an opening within which the wiring board is disposed in top view, and a plurality of leads, one end of each of the plurality of leads connected to the inner edge of the frame and the other end of each of the plurality of leads respectively connected to one of the plurality of external terminals of the wiring board, wherein a connection unit for connecting the frame of the lead frame and the dummy insulating part of the wiring board is arranged therebetween. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353025 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer; a pad formed on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer covered on the first insulating layer having the pad thereon; and a via hole formed in the second insulating layer. The pad has a surface that is non-planar. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353026 | WIRING BOARD - A wiring board according to the present invention includes an insulating layer | 2014-12-04 |
20140353027 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board includes an insulative substrate having a penetrating hole, a first conductive layer formed on a first surface of the insulative substrate, a second conductive layer formed on a second surface of the insulative substrate, and a through-hole conductor formed in the penetrating hole through the insulative substrate such that the through-hole conductor is connecting the first conductive layer and second conductive layer. The penetrating hole has a first opening portion formed on a first-surface side of the insulative substrate and a second opening portion formed on a second-surface side of the insulative substrate such that the second opening portion has a depth which is greater than a depth of the first opening portion and the second opening portion has a volume which is greater than a volume of the first opening portion, and the through-hole conductor formed in the second opening portion includes a void portion. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353028 | ALTERNATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR ALUMINUM ENCLOSURES - Methods for forming aluminum enclosures for consumer products are described. Included are methods for forming features, such as brackets or supports for supporting one or more internal components of the consumer product. In some embodiments, methods involve shaping integral features into the aluminum enclosures. In some embodiments, methods involve molding resinous or plastic features onto the aluminum enclosures. Some methods involve one or more of an extrusion, rolling, stamping, bending, forging and other shaping techniques. Some methods involve a metal softening technique such as an annealing process. Some methods involve post-shaping treatments including one or more of an impurity removal process, hardening process and surface finishing process. Some embodiments involve forming nano-pores in aluminum enclosures and inserts to enhance bonding of plastic features to the aluminum enclosures and inserts. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353029 | HARNESS - A harness including a twisted wire pair that can reduce noise and has an excellent assembly performance is provided. A harness includes a connector and two twisted wire pairs in which terminals for connection to the connector are crimped to the end portions. The twisted wire pairs are untwisted from the end portions so as to be easily connected to the connector. By connecting electric wires and electric wires to upper and lower terminal housing chambers on the respective outer sides of the connector, the spacing between neighboring terminals among the two twisted wire pairs is larger than the spacing between the terminals of the individual two twisted wire pairs. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353030 | COMPOSITE WIRE AND CONTACT ELEMENT - The invention relates, in particular, to a composite wire which according to the invention has a structure having a core made of steel or a steel alloy and a copper alloy layer surrounding the core. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353031 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY - A method of assembling a transducer assembly comprising a transducer and a conductor element, where one of the transducer and the conductor element includes holes and conducting parts, each conducting part being exposed in or at a hole and the other of the transducer and the conductor element includes elevated, electrically conducting elements. The method includes aligning the conductor element and the transducer so that each of the elevated elements extends into a separate hole of the holes and fixing the transducer to the conductor element by fixing each elevated element to the conducting parts of the pertaining hole. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353032 | EXPANDABLE APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - An expandable reamer apparatus and methods for reaming a borehole, wherein a laterally movable blade carried by a tubular body may be selectively positioned at an inward position and an expanded position. The laterally movable blade, held inwardly by blade-biasing elements, may be forced outwardly by drilling fluid selectively allowed to communicate therewith by way of an actuation sleeve disposed within the tubular body. Alternatively, a separation element may transmit force or pressure from the drilling fluid to the movable blade. Further, a chamber in communication with the movable blade may be pressurized by way of a downhole turbine or pump. A ridged seal wiper, compensator, movable bearing pad, fixed bearing pad preceding the movable blade, or adjustable spacer element to alter expanded blade position may be included within the expandable reamer. In addition, a drilling fluid pressure response indicating an operational characteristic of the expandable reamer may be generated. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353033 | AUTOMATED DRILLING SYSTEM - A drilling system comprises a drilling parameter sensor in communication with a sensor application | 2014-12-04 |
20140353034 | Devices and Methods for Horizontal Directional Drilling with a Boring Tool Library - Various embodiments are directed to a method and apparatus for horizontal directional drilling with a tool library. Various methods include storing a plurality of operational tool profiles in memory, the operational tool profiles of the plurality respectively associated with a plurality of boring tools attachable to a drill string for HHD and each of the operational tool profiles of the plurality including operating parameters for the boring tool of the plurality with which the operational profile is associated, and selectively displaying the operational tool profiles on a display screen based on user input. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353035 | Drilling Apparatus for Reducing Borehole Oscillation - A downhole drilling apparatus includes a drill bit, a steering tool, and an anti-oscillation sleeve deployed about a downhole end of the steering tool. The anti-oscillation sleeve is undergauge and is deployed axially between a first touch point at which the drill bit contacts the borehole wall and a second touch point at which the steering tool contacts the borehole wall. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353036 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring Inclination in Subsea Running, Setting, and Testing Tools - A system for jetting a borehole in a seafloor, the system including a tubular, and a jetting tool inserted into the tubular and having an end from which fluid is selectively discharged to excavate the borehole. An electrical inclination sensor is attached to the stem of the tubular, and is in communication a transmitter. A receiver is positioned proximate the sea surface and is in communication with the transmitter through the fluid in a drill pipe, so that when the jetting tool is excavating the borehole, an inclination of the tubular is sensed by the inclination sensor, which inclination is communicated from the transmitter to the receiver. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353037 | Determining Correct Drill Pipe Length And Formation Depth Using Measurements From Repeater Subs Of A Wired Drill Pipe System - A method includes accepting as input to a processor measurements of a characteristic of a subsurface formation made at a plurality of spaced apart positions along a pipe string moved along a wellbore. Measurements are made of pipe string depth in the wellbore from the Earth's surface. The measurements of pipe string depth include measurements of apparent depth of each of the spaced apart locations. The subsurface formation is identified from the measurements of the characteristic. A true depth of the subsurface formation is made using the measurements of pipe string depth and apparent depth of the formation from each of the spaced apart positions. A record of measurements of the characteristic with respect to depth corrected for changes in length of the pipe string caused by axial forces along the pipe string is generated. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353038 | WELL DRILLING TUBULARS BIN SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR USE OF SYSTEM - A well drilling tubulars bin system comprises a well drilling tubulars bin and control device. The bin comprises a frame structure, and an elevator mechanism, for holding multiple layers of a plurality of well drilling tubulars. The elevator mechanism comprises a liftable support structure, and a left and right hydraulic cylinder. The support structure is liftable from a lower position to an upper position. The support structure is raised and lowered in a level manner, or with a tilt angle. The elevator mechanism comprises a first left lift arm and a first right lift arm. The first left and right lift arms are at a first end rotatably connected to the support structure, and at a second end opposite from the first end rotatably connected to the frame structure. The left and right hydraulic cylinders are connected to the respective lift arms for rotating the respective lift arm. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353039 | CORE BARREL VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly for use in an inner tube member of a core barrel head assembly positionable within a drill string of a drilling apparatus. The valve assembly works using two separate surfaces A and B and a biasing element with a force F | 2014-12-04 |
20140353040 | METHODS OF FABRICATING CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR EARTH-BORING TOOLS AND METHODS OF SELECTIVELY REMOVING A PORTION OF A CUTTING ELEMENT OF AN EARTH-BORING TOOL - Cutting elements for use with earth-boring tools include a cutting table having at least two sections where a boundary between the at least two sections is at least partially defined by a discontinuity formed in the cutting table. Earth-boring tools including a tool body and a plurality of cutting elements carried by the tool body. The cutting elements include a cutting table secured to a substrate. The cutting table includes a plurality of adjacent sections, each having a discrete cutting edge where at least one section is configured to be selectively detached from the substrate in order to substantially expose a cutting edge of an adjacent section. Methods for fabricating cutting elements for use with an earth-boring tool including forming a cutting table comprising a plurality of adjacent sections. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353041 | CAM MECHANISM FOR DOWNHOLE ROTARY VALVE ACTUATION AND A METHOD FOR DRILLING - A method of drilling a wellbore with a downhole tool having a cam piston, and a rotary piston includes providing a first flow of fluid to the downhole tool. The first flow of fluid causes the cam piston to move axially downward, thereby rotating a rotary valve of the rotary piston, which in turn places the downhole tool in a compressed position to activate a secondary tool. Next the formation may be drilled with the downhole tool in a compressed position. A second flow of fluid may be provided to the downhole tool to move the cam piston axially downward thereby rotating the rotary valve and deactivating the secondary tool. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353042 | Self-Triggering Lost Circulation Control in Carbonate Formation - A self-triggering, in-situ crosslinking fluid system is provided for controlling lost circulation for drilling in a carbonate formation. Methods of drilling a well include the steps of: (A) forming a drilling fluid comprising an aqueous phase, wherein the aqueous phase comprises: (i) water; (ii) acid, wherein the acid is at least sufficiently strong and in at least a sufficient concentration such that the aqueous phase has an initial pH of less than about 2; (iii) a viscosity-increasing agent; and (iv) a crosslinker, wherein the crosslinker is selected or controlled to crosslink the viscosity-increasing agent at a pH range anywhere in a range of about 1.5 to about 6.5 and that is at least higher than the initial pH of the aqueous phase; and (B) drilling with the drilling fluid to form a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353043 | Method of Conversion of a Drilling Mud to a Gel-Based Lost Circulation Material to Combat Lost Circulation During Continuous Drilling - A method of conversion of a water-based mud to a gel-based LCM quickly to control lost circulation in a lost circulation zone in a wellbore during continuous drilling with a drilling mud, the drilling mud comprises a volcanic ash, water, a de-foamer, a pH buffer, and a polymer. The method comprises the steps of entering the lost circulation zone, determining a lost circulation volumetric flow rate, metering a first amount of a binder into the drilling mud to create a binder containing mud, pumping the binder containing drilling mud into the wellbore, and suspending metering of the first amount of the binder to the drilling mud after a pre-defined regulating period of time effective to permit the binder containing drilling mud to create a gel-based LCM operable to alter the lost circulation zone. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353044 | CORE BARREL HEAD ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly for use in an inner tube member of a core barrel head assembly positionable within a drill string of a drilling apparatus. The piston member of the valve assembly is located between a fluid pressure communication port and a fluid flow port to hold the retracting case in an up position and the latches retracted. After an increased fluid pressure has pushed the piston member past the annular element or bushing, the piston member substantially restricts fluid flow through the bushing and allows the retracting case to move to a down position and extend the latches. If the latches are not extended due to an obstruction or misalignment, the retracting case will prevent the piston member from completely passing through the bushing, thus maintaining high fluid pressure due to the flow ports remaining closed, and indicating to the driller that the latches have not properly latched. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353045 | DRILL PIPE WITH REPLACEABLE TOOL JOINTS - A drill string including tool assembly. The tool assembly includes a tool joint adapter and a tool joint coupled to the tool joint adapter through a faceted pin. The faceted pin includes a faceted fitting having a fitting face. The drill string includes a locking pin that extends through the tool joint adapter and tool joint. The locking pin extends through a locking pin groove of the fitting face. The locking pin locks the tool joint adapter and tool joint together. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353046 | HYBRID BIT WITH ROLLER CONES NEAR THE BIT AXIS - A drill bit includes a bit body having a longitudinal axis extending there through, a plurality of journals extending downward and radially outward from the bit body, each journal having a journal axis extending from a base of the journal through the length of the journal, wherein the journal axis at the base is at a first radial distance from the longitudinal axis, a roller cone rotatably mounted to each of the journals, and at least one blade protruding from the bit body and extending axially and radially along the bit body from a first end to a second end, wherein the first end is at a second radial distance from the longitudinal axis greater than the first radial distance, and wherein the second end is at a gage region of the drill bit. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353047 | METHOD OF MAKING POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND MATERIAL - A method of making polycrystalline diamond material includes providing a fraction of diamond particles or grains and a sintering additive, the sintering additive comprising a carbon source of nano-sized particles or grains, forming the diamond particles and sintering additive into an aggregated mass, consolidating the aggregated mass and a binder material to form a green body, and subjecting the green body to conditions of pressure and temperature at which diamond is more thermodynamically stable than graphite and for a time sufficient to consume the sintering additive, sintering it and forming polycrystalline diamond material that is thermodynamically and crystallographically stable and is substantially devoid of any nano-structures. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353048 | TECHNOLOGY AND METHODS OF ON-BOARD VEHICLE OCCUPANT ACCURATE WEIGHING BY A SIMPLIFIED WEIGHING APPARATUS BASED ON WEIGHING MODERATOR AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN ON-BOARD OCCUPANT WEIGHING SYSTEMS - An on-board vehicle occupant weighing technology includes a simplified vehicle occupant weighing apparatus based on the discovered horwest effect and weighing moderator. The simplified weighing apparatus utilizes a weighing unit connected to the car seat of the vehicle occupant and a further weighing moderator, which provides convenient weighing of the foot part of the occupant's body by the same weighing unit that is connected to the car seat. The technology employs several methods of the weight measurements provided by different moderator approaches. The technology, methods, and simplified weighing apparatus are employed in on-board vehicle overweight and obesity preventing system wherein a weight trend analyzer provides predicting possibility of the occupant's overweight or obesity in a short predetermined period of time and automatically warning a vehicle occupant and a health care provider of the condition. The technology may also provide an accurate and convenient occupant's weight measurement in the vehicle safety devices such as seat belt and air bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS system) to improve the Occupant Classification System to prevent possible extra force applied to the occupant's body in case of collision. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353049 | Digital Scale to Measure Human Weight and to Determine and Display Suitable Dosage of a Medicament - A digital scale to measure a weight of a user who stands on the digital scale; and to calculate and convey or display to the user dosage information of a medicament which is appropriate for the user based on the measured user weight. The digital scale determines the suitable medicament dosage internally, by performing a local query or an internal query to a locally-stored medicament database which is stored locally within the digital scale; and/or by performing a remote query to a remotely-stored medicament database which is stored externally to the digital scale. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353050 | Housing for a weighing apparatus - A housing for a weighing apparatus includes a bottom plate on which the weighing apparatus can be installed or which comprises part of the weighing apparatus. A surrounding elastic sealing element is located on the underside of the housing such that when the housing is placed in an installed position relative to a carrier element on which the weighing apparatus is connected, the bottom plate is sealed in an outside annular circumferential area of the underside of the bottom plate with respect to the surface of the carrier element. In the installed position, side walls of a housing upper part encompass the surrounding side wall of the bottom plate such that a lower front surface of the side walls impinges on an area of the sealing element which protrudes beyond the outside circumference of the bottom plate. This impingement seals the housing side walls with respect to the bottom plate. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353051 | INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE - In an inverted pendulum type vehicle no excessive load is exerted on a sub-wheel even in the case where some downward load is exerted on a sub-wheel arm. The inverted pendulum type vehicle includes a main wheel capable of moving forward, rearward, to the left and to the right with a vehicle body frame supported by the main wheel. The inverted pendulum type vehicle further includes the sub-wheel arm turnably supported on the vehicle body frame with the sub-wheel being supported by the sub-wheel arm and being grounded. The sub-wheel is supported through a deformable biasing device, and is biased into a predetermined position in relation to the sub-wheel arm. When a downward load is exerted on the sub-wheel arm, the biasing device deforms, whereby at least part of the sub-wheel arm is grounded. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353052 | INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE - To suppress the height of a vehicle body frame of an inverted pendulum type vehicle in consideration of mounting and dismounting the vehicle. Left and right drive units are disposed so as to be juxtaposed in the left-right direction at same-height positions higher than a main wheel. The left and right drive units and a battery pack are disposed so as to be juxtaposed in front and behind a vehicle body frame. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353053 | CONTROL GROUP MOUNTING RELATIVE TO CONTROLLED HARDWARE - A mounting apparatus for positioning an actuator managing the pivotal position of rotatable pintel arms controlling the output of a pair of tandem-mounted hydraulic drive pumps providing motive power for an agricultural machine. The pumps are resiliently connected to the machine main frame, permitting relative movement to reduce vibration transmission to the main frame. A mounting bracket connected to the drive pumps provides a fixed connection for a first end of the actuator while the opposing second end is connected by an axially moveable linkage to the pintel arms. A common anchorage for the actuator and the pintel arms eliminates unintended pintel arm movement that occurs when anchoring the end of the actuator on the main frame. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353054 | STEERING DEVICE FOR WHEEL - A steering device basically includes an in-wheel motor drive wheel, a dedicated in-wheel motor drive unit, an upper side fixing seat, a lower side fixing seat and a steering mechanism. The dedicated in-wheel motor drive unit includes an electric motor as a power source. The dedicated in-wheel motor drive unit is integrated with the in-wheel motor drive wheel. The upper side fixing seat is disposed at an upper part of the dedicated in-wheel motor drive unit. The lower side fixing seat is disposed at a lower part of the dedicated in-wheel motor drive unit. The steering mechanism converts a steering force to a steering torque around a king pin axis and applies a torque to the in-wheel motor drive wheel. The steering mechanism is disposed in a location that is on the king pin axis and that is above the in-wheel motor drive wheel. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353055 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE SERIAL HYBRID ELECTRIC BICYCLE - A drivable exercise machine may include an electric vehicle with human power input provided by a high output, variable-resistancepedal-driven generator. The vehicle may include a computing device with a user interface that mimics an electric exercise bicycle. Using one or more program modes, a user may activate pre-set, custom and dynamic terrain-based exercise program profiles while commuting. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353056 | AXLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - An axle support structure includes a drive source output shaft, an axle, a vehicle body-side member, a vehicle wheel bearing and a floating shaft. The drive source output shaft is configured to be rotated by a drive source. The axle is disposed coaxially with the drive source output shaft to rotate integrally with a vehicle wheel. The vehicle wheel bearing is coupled to the axle for rotatably supporting the axle on a vehicle body-side member. The floating shaft has a first linking part linked with the drive source output shaft with a degree of freedom in a non-rotational direction, and a second linking part linked with the axle with a degree of freedom in a non-rotational direction, such that power is transmitted from the drive source output shaft to the axle. The vehicle wheel bearing is disposed axially between the first and second linking parts. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353057 | SHOVEL - A shovel including a power storage device; and an electrically driven part driven by discharge electric power from the power storage device. The power storage device includes a lower housing having a bottom panel and side panels; at least two power storage modules arranged at a distance from each other in a first direction on the bottom panel and configured to charge and discharge electrical energy; a first rib formed on the bottom panel of the lower housing, arranged between the two power storage modules, and configured to extend in a second direction intersecting in the first direction; and a second rib formed on the bottom panel of the lower housing, configured to extend in the first direction, and formed continuously with the first rib. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353058 | VEHICLE - A vehicle, including: one or more fuel filters through which fuel that is supplied from one or more fuel tanks to an engine is to pass; and an operating seat in which a worker is to perform operation for activating the vehicle and a working implement that is installed on the vehicle, wherein the one or more fuel tanks are arranged at a position which is placed below a floor-face the operating seat has, the engine is arranged at a position which is placed in front of the operating seat with respect to a forward movement direction of a vehicle main body, and the one or more fuel filters are arranged at a position which is placed at a right side or a left side of the one or more fuel tanks with respect to the forward movement direction of the vehicle main body. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353059 | Hovercraft without lift fan - A hovercraft without lift fan includes: a hull; and a power device; wherein the hull includes: a main body; and two sub-bodies; wherein bottom surfaces of the sub-bodies are lower than a bottom surface of the main body, the two sub-bodies are symmetrically aligned under a front portion of the bottom surface of the main body, the two sub-bodies are provided with a distance therebetween; an outer surface of the sub-body and an outer surface of the main body form an aligned side surface or an unified side surface; the aligned side surface or the unified side surface extends towards a space under the bottom surfaces of the main body and the sub-bodies for forming a main sidewall; an inner side surface of the sub-body extends towards a space under the bottom surface of the sub-body for forming a sub-sidewall; wherein during sailing, the main sidewalls and the sub-sidewalls are partly immersed in water and respectively form three independent lifting areas having forward openings with the bottom surface of the main body and the bottom surfaces of the sub-bodies. The hovercraft doesn't utilize the lifting fan of conventional hovercrafts. However, during sailing, a high-pressure air cushion is effectively formed under the hull, in such a manner that low sail resistance, high propulsion efficiency and high speed is archived. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353060 | REGENERATIVE SUSPENSION WITH ACCUMULATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In exemplary embodiments, a regenerative suspension system replaces or complements a standard shock absorber on a vehicle. A pump attaches via a hose to a central accumulator cylinder that is mounted on a vehicle. Pressurized fluid, air, or other material charges the accumulator. The Pressurized fluid, air, or other material is controllably released via a valve in order to perform work. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353061 | FUEL-CELL VEHICLE - A fuel-cell vehicle includes a vehicle body provided with a vehicle body frame, a fuel cell that is disposed in an inside space of a vehicle body frame and generates electric power using hydrogen as fuel, a fuel tank including a tank main body storing hydrogen fuel to be supplied to the fuel cell and a tank valve, an engine that generates a drive force for a vehicle with the electric power from the fuel cell, and at least one casing that accommodates a required vehicle component and is formed into a box shape with high rigidity. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353062 | Electric Drive, Vehicle Having an Electric Drive, and Method for Operating an Electric Drive - An electric drive, particularly for vehicles, includes at least one first and at least one second electric machine. The electric machines are arranged relative to one another in a manner comparable to the cylinders of a conventional opposed-cylinder internal-combustion engine. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353063 | LIGHTWEIGHT MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a lightweight multipurpose vehicle, wherein the lightweight multipurpose vehicle further comprises an engine run by petrol and natural gas, a three phase or a single phase electric induction motor sourced from batteries, paddles, inverters and a switch that allows the driver to drive the lightweight multipurpose vehicle by using at least one of an engine, or a three phase or a single phase electric induction motor powered by batteries or by paddles that have chains to transfer energy from the pedal to rear wheel, so as to rotate the rear wheel, to move the lightweight multipurpose vehicle of the present invention. The lightweight multipurpose vehicle of the present invention also generates electricity sufficient to power all electrical/electronic devices in house. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353064 | MODULAR EXHAUST SYSTEM - A modular exhaust system is disclosed for treating the exhaust from a fossil fuel powered prime mover; the exhaust system includes bricks, inserts placed inside of the bricks and funnels to direct exhaust through various flow paths in order to treat the exhaust. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353065 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is an electric power steering apparatus for a vehicle. The electric power steering apparatus for the vehicle has a structure in which a motor shaft, an input shaft, a pinion shaft, and the like are coaxially disposed to improve a structure of a conventional art in which an electric motor is essentially exposed, so as to prevent interference with other structures, thereby forming a layout of the steering apparatus to be compact. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353066 | REAR WHEEL STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A rear wheel steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing, an electric motor, a planetary gear mechanism, a linear motion mechanism including a nut member and a rod threadedly engaged with the nut member, the housing including a cylindrical body which includes a lock portion provided at an inner surface of the cylindrical body, the housing including a connection cover, a cylindrical holding member holding a ring gear within the cylindrical body in a state where the ring gear is prevented from rotating, and a bearing, wherein the bearing and the cylindrical holding member are disposed and held between the lock portion and the connection cover, and the cylindrical holding member is held to be non-rotatable relative to the cylindrical body. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353067 | REAR WHEEL STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A rear wheel steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing including a cylinder portion and a connection cover, an electric motor housed in the housing, a speed reduction mechanism housed in the housing, a linear motion mechanism including a nut member and a rod for converting a rotation of the nut member to a linear motion of the rod, the cylinder portion including a stopper portion provided at an inner surface of thereof between the electric motor and the speed reduction mechanism, a cylindrical holding member holding the speed reduction mechanism in the cylinder portion, and a bearing supporting the nut member for allowing the nut member to rotate relative to the cylindrical holding member. The bearing and the cylindrical holding member are sandwiched between the stopper portion and the connection cover and the cylindrical holding member is retained so as not to rotate relative to the cylinder portion. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353068 | STEERING SYSTEM - In an electric power steering system, rotation of a motor is transmitted to a rack shaft via a drive pulley, a belt, a driven pulley and a ball nut. A ball bearing and the driven pulley are fitted to the outer periphery of the ball nut. A flange is formed at a first end portion of the ball nut, and an internal thread portion is formed at a second end portion of the ball nut. An external thread member is connected to the internal thread portion. The external thread member has an external thread portion and a flange. By fastening the external thread portion to the internal thread portion, the ball bearing and the driven pulley are held between the two flanges. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353069 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is an electric power steering apparatus for a vehicle. The electric power steering apparatus for a vehicle has a structure in which a motor shaft, an input shaft, a pinion shaft, and the like are coaxially disposed to improve a structure of a conventional art in which an electric motor is essentially exposed, so as to prevent interference with other structures, thereby forming a layout of the steering apparatus to be compact. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353070 | STEERING SYSTEM - A ball nut of a steering system has an external thread portion at a first end portion, and a flange at a second end portion. A ball bearing, a flange member and a driven pulley are sandwiched between a locknut and the flange in the axial direction of the ball nut. As one of side portions of a belt abuts against the flange member or the flange, the belt is restrained from coming off the driven pulley. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353071 | DISPLACEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS FOR LINEAR MOTION MECHANISM AND REAR WHEEL STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A displacement detection apparatus for a linear motion mechanism includes a nut member, a rod including elongate grooves elongating in an axial direction of the rod and a through hole, a permanent magnet disposed parallel to the rod, a magnet block made of synthetic resin and including a retaining portion holding the permanent magnet, a pair of leg portions extending from ends of the retaining portion that are spaced apart, and a nut made of metal insert-molded at an intermediate position between the pair of leg portions, and a displacement sensor disposed opposing to the permanent magnet. The pair of leg portions and the nut of the magnet block are disposed in the elongate groove of the rod and the magnet block is fixed to the rod by a bolt screwed to the nut, the bolt penetrating through the through hole extending through the rod. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353072 | REAR WHEEL STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A rear wheel steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a housing including a cylinder portion and a casing, a linear motion mechanism including a nut member and a rod, the casing including at least one opening portion that opens in parallel to the rod and a communication hole provided separately from the opening portion, the casing positioned surrounding the rod extending from the cylinder portion and being fixed to the cylinder portion, a cover member joined to the casing to seal the opening portion of the casing, a controller housed in the casing, a power line and a signal line electrically connected to the controller in the casing, and a thermal shrinkage tube surrounding the power line and the signal line to retain thereof. The power line and the signal line are liquid-tightly supported in the communication hole of the casing via the thermal shrinkage tube. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353073 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - An electric power steering apparatus includes an electric motor configured to apply an assist torque to an steering system of a motor vehicle, a rotational quantity detection unit for detecting a rotational quantity of the electric motor while the rotational quantity detection unit is in a wake-up state, and a counter electromotive voltage detection unit for detecting a counter electromotive voltage of the electric motor. When a main power supply of the electric power steering apparatus is turned off, the rotational quantity detection unit enters into a sleep state, and when a prescribed condition is established based on the counter electromotive voltage detected by the counter electromotive voltage detection unit, the rotational quantity detection unit transitions from the sleep state to the wakeup state. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353074 | VERTICAL LINE ARRAY LOUDSPEAKER MOUNTING AND ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a loudspeaker mounting and adjustment system and method for installing and operating a professional audio system used in a stadium, concert hall or the like. The system comprises a vertical array of loudspeaker cabinets that can be suspended from a ceiling and that enables the horizontal and vertical angle of the sound dispersion field to be adjusted remotely and/or automatically while the system is suspended. Each loudspeaker cabinet is connected to a vertically adjacent loudspeaker cabinet via a pair of levers located on either side of the cabinet that control the angle between adjacent loudspeaker cabinets. A linear actuator is connected to each lever for controlling the lever position. Each loudspeaker cabinet also comprises a waveguide with at least one actuator for modifying the waveguide angle and thus the horizontal angle of the sound dispersion field. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353075 | SPEAKER ENCLOSURE FRAME - A speaker enclosure may include a speaker enclosure frame with a back wall, a first, inner wall and a second, outer wall extending from the back wall. The first, inner wall may be longer than the second, outer wall such that a baffle attaches to the first, inner wall, but only attaches to the second, outer wall via the first, inner wall and the back wall. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353076 | FIREARM SUPPRESSOR - A firearm suppressor is provided. The firearm suppressor includes an outer body having an inner portion. A noise suppressor component is within the outer body of the firearm suppressor. The outer body may include a front portion, a rear portion, and a channel running from the front portion to the rear portion. The present invention may further include an accessory rail protruding from the outer body of the firearm suppressor. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353077 | MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle includes a second silencer separate from a first silencer. A first exhaust pipe connects an exhaust port and the first silencer. A connecting pipe portion connects the first silencer and the second silencer. A first expansion chamber of the first silencer is located downstream from the first exhaust pipe in the exhaust flow. A second expansion chamber of the first silencer is partitioned from the first expansion chamber. The second expansion chamber is located downstream from the first expansion chamber. The connecting pipe portion includes a second exhaust pipe, an exhaust control valve, and a third exhaust pipe. The second exhaust pipe is connected to the first expansion chamber. The exhaust control valve is disposed in the second exhaust pipe. The exhaust control valve controls the flow passage area of the second exhaust pipe. The third exhaust pipe is connected to the second expansion chamber. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353078 | TRANSPARENT ACOUSTIC DAMPER - An transparent acoustic tuning film (acoustic damper) has a film sheet and the film sheet is thin and transparent. The film sheet can be various shapes as design requirements, and the film sheet has one or more than one fine aperture with a diameter smaller than | 2014-12-04 |
20140353079 | TUNABLE ACOUSTIC PANEL - A tunable acoustic panel that functions as an acoustic diffuser and absorber is disclosed. The acoustic properties of the tunable acoustic panel can be quickly and conveniently modified by moving a handle. The tunable acoustic panel is wall-mountable for use as an acoustical room treatment to selectively vary the acoustical response of a room or performance space. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353080 | HARNESS FOR PREVENTING A FALL AND FOR IMPROVED SUSPENSION SUPPORT - The invention relates to a roping harness including a belt, a pair of leg loops, front and rear shoulder straps including at least one fall-arresting safety hooking point on the back, the rear shoulder straps being capable of sliding freely in the belt, while being attached by their lower ends to the leg loops. The back part of the belt is connected to the front shoulder straps by connecting means while being disconnected from the back hooking point. This results in holding the belt in place while preventing it from slipping when it must bear a certain weight of equipment, and a transfer of the load to the straps of the leg loops to the back hooking point during a fall. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353081 | SAFETY LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR A LADDER - The present disclosure relates to a safety light assembly mountable on a ladder to aid firefighters and other emergency personnel in locating the ladder under adverse visibility conditions such as smoke, darkness, and inclement weather. The light assembly preferably comprises a pair of respective housings each mountable upon one of the outwardly side-facing surfaces of the ladder side members at locations adjacent to the upper end of the ladder. The housings contain respective light sources capable of projecting light in respective opposite outwardly side-facing directions from the ladder while also refracting portions of the light laterally away from the respective outwardly side-facing directions. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353082 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR AN AERIAL LIFT - An aerial lift having a basket or cage having a control panel for an operator standing in the basket to maneuver the basket to a desired location, a safety switch means operable to prevent further movement of the basket in unsafe conditions, and a safety device comprising a load cell or strain gauge on the cage and an auxiliary safety switch operatively connected to the load cell via an amplifier is connected in series with the safety switch means, the auxiliary switch being operable to cut off power to the safety switch means when the sensed load on the cage exceeds a predetermined value, typically if the load strikes a stationary object. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353083 | WALKWAY SYSTEM FOR MACHINE - A walkway system for a machine having an operator cabin includes a first walkway, a second walkway, a first handrail, a second handrail and a reinforcing member that is coupled to lower surfaces of the first and second walkways. The first walkway is coupled to a frame of the cabin. The first walkway has a first end and a second end. The first end is positioned adjacent to the cabin. The second walkway is stationary relative to the frame. The second walkway is positioned opposite to an entrance of the cabin and adjacent to the second end. The first handrail member is disposed opposite to the entrance and coupled to the second walkway. The second handrail member is disposed between the first handrail member and the cabin, and is coupled to at least the first walkway. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353084 | SWIMMING POOL DESCENDING STRUCTURE WITH OVERMOLDED ANTI-SLIP COATING - The present invention relates to a swimming pool structure with steps and handrails, installed inside a swimming pool to permit entering and exiting a pool. An anti-slip surface is incorporated into the steps and handrails, which improves friction between the structure and a user's feet and hands to promote safety when entering and exiting a swimming pool. The anti-slip surface is an overmolded coating that covers all parts of the structure that come into contact with the user's body. The overmolded coating is an elastomeric material such as a thermoplastic or natural elastomer with rubber-like features. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353085 | Lubrication System for a Gate Valve - A lubrication system for a gate valve having a moveable gate and a gate sealing element located between first and second housing sections. The lubrication system includes a cartridge having a lubricant for lubricating the gate sealing element. The lubrication system also includes a plunger element for moving the lubricant from the cartridge to the gate sealing element. In addition, the lubrication system includes a lubricant passageway located between the plunger element and the gate sealing element for supplying the lubricant moved by the plunger element to the gate sealing element. Further, the lubrication system includes a plunger contact member attached to the gate by an attachment element wherein the plunger contact element engages the plunger element. Energizing an actuator causes movement of the gate and corresponding movement of the plunger element to cause the lubricant to move from the cartridge to the gate sealing element. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353086 | BUFFERING DEVICE FOR THE OPERATING MECHANISM OF A SWITCHGEAR, AND METHOD OF LUBRICATION THEREOF - A piston rod ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140353087 | SHIELD FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID SUMP - A transmission has a float level sensor in a fluid sump of the transmission case. A shield having a first panel and a second panel connected to and generally perpendicular with the first panel. The first panel cooperates with a first wall of the transmission case in the sump. The second panel cooperates with a second wall and a bottom wall of the transmission case in the sump. The first and second panels are adapted to cooperate with the first wall, the second wall, and the bottom wall of the transmission case to form a generally stagnant well within the fluid sump surrounding the fluid level sensor to decrease fluid motion adjacent to the sensor. The generally stagnant well and the sump are in fluid communication with one another. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353088 | TIRE LUBRICATOR DEVICE OF TIRE TESTING MACHINE - In order to reliably supply a lubrication liquid to a lubricating brush portion by a simple configuration, a tire lubricator device of a tire testing machine of the present invention includes a lubricating brush portion that contacts a bead portion of a rotating tire and applies a lubrication liquid thereto; a tank that hermetically stores the lubrication liquid therein; a first pipe that connects the tank to the lubricating brush portion so as to supply the lubrication liquid stored in the tank to the lubricating brush portion; and a second pipe that is connected to the tank so as to supply pressurized air into the tank from the outside. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353089 | VEHICLE ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A vehicle elevator system including a transport platform for transporting a vehicle to and from a parking floor in a multi-story parking facility; a hoisting element attached at one end to the transport platform and at another end to a counterweight; a motor-driven hoist transport element to impart motion to the hoisting element; a tensed cable attached at one end to the transport platform and at another end to the counterweight; and a pulley to allow sliding motion of the tensed cable. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353090 | DEVICE FOR THE POSITION DETECTION OF AN ELEVATOR CAR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A device for detecting the position of an elevator car ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140353091 | ELEVATOR TRAVELLING CABLE PROTECTION - An exemplary device for protecting an elevator travelling cable connected to an elevator car comprises a deflector that is configured to be secured to one of an elevator car or the travelling cable. The deflector allows the travelling cable to extend below an associated elevator car a first distance from a bottom of the elevator car when the elevator car is at least a selected height above a bottom of a hoistway. The first distance is at least equal to a natural dynamic bending radius of the travelling cable. The deflector facilitates the travelling cable extending below the bottom of the elevator car a second distance that is less than the natural dynamic bending radius when the elevator car is below the selected height. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353092 | HIGH ENERGY VENTILATED CONSTRUCTION BRAKE WITH DUAL DRUM - An improved energy capacity brake employing a drum structure with dual braking surfaces may be utilized in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications requiring braking action. The drum includes first and second annular drum parts joined together to provide a dual drum feature for use with a coupling component together forming a drum brake assembly. In an alternate embodiment the drum may be cast with a single disc member having two braking surfaces. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353093 | Rotary Damper - The rotary damper includes a brake drum ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140353094 | Disc Brake And Sensor Device For It - A disc brake and a sensor device being applied in connection with such a disc brake. The sensor device includes a hollow shaft which cooperates with a rotary element, the rotary element is set into rotation during the adjustment movement of a corresponding adjustment device of an actuation mechanism of that disc brake, in which the rotary element includes a socket for the reception of a reset tool, which socket will always be freely accessible. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353095 | Slack Adjuster Environmental Improvements - A slack adjuster that is protected against environmental contaminants via a series of holes positioned circumferentially around each end and covered by a sleeve having a slot is aligned with one of the series of holes while covering the remaining holes. The sleeve protects against infiltration of contaminants at the ends of the slack adjuster and allows any contaminants that do infiltrate the slack adjuster to be expelled through the aligned hole and slot. The central portion of the slack adjuster may also be protected by including a series of circumferential holes that are selectively covered by a sleeve having a drain positioned to align with the lowest holes while covering the remaining holes. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353096 | DEVICE FOR DAMPING THE MOVEMENT OF A MOVABLY MOUNTED COMPONENT - A device for damping the movement of a movably mounted component comprises a braking device which has a driven damper surface that cooperates with a secured damper surface to enclose a gap in which a viscous damping medium is present that causes a braking force of the braking device when the driven damper surface is rotated with respect to the secured damper surface, the braking force depending on the rotational speed of the driven damper surface. The device also has an additional braking device and a coupling. In the closed state of the coupling, at least one additional damper surface of the additional braking device driven by the movement of the component about an axis of the auxiliary braking device is rotated relative to at least one secured additional damper surface about the axis of the additional braking device, the additional braking device exerting an additional braking force. In the opened state of the coupling, the additional braking device is inactive. The coupling is activated by the braking force exerted by the braking device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353097 | FREQUENCY SENSITIVE TYPE SHOCK ABSORBER - A frequency sensitive type shock absorber is provided. A housing has a bypass hole formed such that an upper portion of a chamber part is opened to connect to the opening, and a lower portion of the chamber part communicates with the compression chamber. A spool is formed within the chamber part and is elevated by a fluid flowing into the chamber part. A pair of partition members partitions the chamber part into upper and lower chambers and provides a restoring force to the spool. A guide member is formed between the pair of the partition members, has a elastic force, and guides the partition members to maintain positions thereof. A pair of elastic members is formed in the upper and lower chambers to prevent a fluid from penetrating between the pair of the partition members and the side of the chamber part, and assist a restoration of the partition members by elasticity. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353098 | SELECTIVELY FIXED DAMPER - An example method for operating a lockable damper includes moving a valve assembly together with a piston assembly between a retracted position and an extended position relative to a tube, the moving unassisted by the lockable damper. The method includes communicating a flow of hydraulic fluid through the valve assembly to damp the moving, and restricting the flow of hydraulic fluid through the valve assembly to limit the moving. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353099 | DAMPING FORCE CONTROL TYPE SHOCK ABSORBER - For the extension and compression strokes of a piston rod, a damping force generating mechanism generates a damping force by controlling the flow of hydraulic oil caused by the sliding movement of a piston in a cylinder. The damping force generating mechanism has a pilot-type main valve, a pilot-type control valve, and a pilot valve. The main valve has a pilot chamber into which the oil is introduced to adjust the valve-opening pressure of the main valve by the pressure in the pilot chamber. The control valve has a pilot chamber into which the oil is introduced to adjust the valve-opening pressure of the control valve by the pressure in the pilot chamber. The pilot valve controls the pressure in the pilot chamber of the control valve. The control valve controls the pressure in the pilot chamber of the main valve. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353100 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINED VARIABLE DAMPING AND VARIABLE SPRING RATE SUSPENSION - Pressure-sensitive vales are incorporated within a dampening system to permit user-adjustable tuning of a shock absorber. In one embodiment, a pressure-sensitive valve includes an isolated gas chamber having a pressure therein that is settable by a user. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353101 | HINGED TABLE BRAKE SHOE - A brake shoe for a drum brake is provided. The brake shoe includes an arcuate brake table defining a radially outer side configured to receive a brake lining and a radially inner side opposite the radially outer side. The brake table further defines a plurality of sleeves proximate a first end of the brake table. The sleeves are aligned along an axis and axially spaced from one another. Each of the sleeves is configured to receive an anchor pin therein through which the brake shoe may be pivotally coupled to a brake spider. The sleeves are disposed about more than half of a perimeter of the anchor pin. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353102 | Damper - A module flexible ligament damper includes an cylindrical inner structure with a central axis and an outer cylindrical surface. An outer casing with an inner cylindrical surface is positioned around the inner structure. A modular ligament with an inner flange and an outer flange connected by a web is positioned between the inner structure and the casing. The inner flange is connected to the inner structure and the outer flange is connected to the casing to support the inner structure within the casing, and to permit free orbital movement of the inner structure on a plane perpendicular to the axis of the inner structure. In one embodiment, the web is straight but does not intersect the axis of the inner structure for flexing in a radial direction. In other embodiments, the web is curved for radial flexing. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353103 | EXPANDABLE AND ROTATABLE LUGGAGE - A piece of luggage is provided. A main body and an expandable body of the luggage are connected to each other by a collapsible portion. The luggage has a cover pivotably connected to the expandable body. A first half of a zipper is fixed to the expandable body and a second half of the zipper is fixed to the cover. The engagement of the first half and the second half closes the cover to the expandable body, and thus a substantially enclosed space is defined by the main body, the expandable body and the cover. The luggage also has multiple rotational wheels mounted to the main body and/or the expandable body. The luggage stands on the rotational wheels and is rotatable with respect to one or more predetermined axes through these wheels. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353104 | HARD-SIDED LUGGAGE BAG WITH FRONT LID - A hard-sided luggage bag includes at least one shell portion, and has a front side, a back side, and a bottom side extending between the front and back sides. The least one shell portion encloses a storage compartment and includes an access opening permitting access to the storage compartment. The access opening is formed in at least part of the front side and is spaced apart from the bottom side. At least one lid is releasably coupled to the at least one shell portion to cover the access opening. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353105 | DYNAMIC DAMPER DEVICE AND LOCK-UP DEVICE FOR FLUID TYPE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A dynamic damper disposed between a piston of a lock-up device and a turbine hub of a fluid type power transmission device includes a pair of plates into which a torque is inputted and that is allowed to be coupled to the turbine hub, a hub flange, an inertia member fixed to the hub flange, a torsion spring, and a hysteresis torque generating mechanism. The hub flange is disposed between the pair of plates while being rotatable relative to the pair of plates. The torsion spring elastically couples the pair of plates and the hub flange. The hysteresis torque generating mechanism is disposed on an inner peripheral side of the hub flange while being disposed between the pair of plates, and is configured to generate a variable hysteresis torque between both plates and the hub flange. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353106 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH IMPELLER CLUTCH - A torque converter includes an impeller, a turbine and a stator. The torque converter may also include an impeller clutch configured to releasably couple the impeller to a power source, the impeller clutch having a disc stack with a plurality of splined friction discs and a plurality of separator plates. The friction discs may be rotationally engaged with the impeller. Each of the separator plates has an ear extending radially outward from an outer diameter and an opening formed in the ear, the openings in the ears of the stator plates being circumferentially aligned to define a channel. A pin is received in the channel and in a recess defined by the rotating housing. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353107 | WEDGE ONE-WAY CLUTCH WITH GEAR THRUST ACTIVATION - A clutch assembly, including: a one-way clutch connected to first and second components and a helical gear engaged with the one way clutch. The helical gear is arranged to rotate in a rotational direction such that the helical gear displaces in an axial direction. The displacement of the helical gear in the axial direction and rotation of the helical gear in the rotational direction are arranged to rotationally lock the one-way clutch to non-rotatably connect the first and second components. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353108 | CLUTCH AND STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE WITH THE SAME - A friction clutch includes a clutch boss and a pressure member that change in a relative position in a rotation direction. The clutch boss and the pressure member respectively include cam surfaces that come into contact with each other when the relative position of the clutch boss and the pressure member changes. A first damper member configured to damp a collision between the cam surfaces is provided in the friction clutch. Generation of noise due to the collision between the cam surfaces when the relative position of the clutch boss and the pressure member rapidly changes in the rotation direction is significantly reduced or prevented. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353109 | CLUTCH ACTUATOR - An actuator for driving a release mechanism of a clutch includes a motor, an output member, a ball screw mechanism, a trapezoidal screw mechanism and a power transmission mechanism. The output member is coupled to the release mechanism, and is movable in an actuation direction of the release mechanism. The ball screw mechanism is configured to convert rotation of the motor in one direction into movement of the output member in a first axial direction. The trapezoidal screw mechanism has a self-lock function against a reverse driving force from the release mechanism, and is configured to convert rotation of the motor in the other direction into movement of the output member in a second axial direction. The power transmission mechanism is configured to selectively transmit rotation of the motor to the ball screw mechanism or the trapezoidal screw mechanism. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353110 | ONE-WAY CLUTCH CARRIER ASSEMBLY WITH BEARING - A clutch carrier assembly for a transmission includes a clutch carrier, an outer race, a bearing, an inner race, and a one-way clutch. The clutch carrier is arranged for driving engagement with a plurality of clutch plates. The outer race is fixedly connected to the carrier and has an inner circumferential surface. The bearing has an outer circumferential surface aligned with the inner circumferential surface. The inner race is arranged for driving engagement with a transmission shaft. The one-way clutch is disposed radially between the outer race and the inner race. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353111 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN-MADE ROLLER SHAFT, MOLDING DIE, AND RESIN-MADE ROLLER SHAFT - A molding die for molding a resin-made roller shaft therein includes: a cavity for molding the roller shaft therein; and a holding member which is provided on an end of the cavity and holds both ends in an axial direction of the roller shaft, wherein the holding member can rotate the roller shaft around a axis of the roller shaft | 2014-12-04 |
20140353112 | CRUDE OIL DESULFURIZATION - A method of removing sulfur from sour oil by subjecting sour oil having a first sulfur content to high shear in the presence of at least one desulfurizing agent to produce a high shear treated stream, wherein the at least one desulfurizing agent is selected from the group consisting of bases and inorganic salts, and separating both a sulfur-rich product and a sweetened oil product from the high shear-treated stream, wherein the sulfur-rich product comprises elemental sulfur and wherein the sweetened oil product has a second sulfur content that is less than the first sulfur content. A system for reducing the sulfur content of sour oil via at least one high shear device comprising at least one rotor and at least one complementarily-shaped stator, and at least one separation device configured to separate a sulfur-rich product and sweetened oil from the high shear-treated stream. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353113 | Auxiliary Brakes for Passenger Conveyors - Passenger conveyors with auxiliary brake systems are disclosed. The passenger conveyors include a truss that rotatably supports a loop sprocket at one end and a turnaround at an opposite end with an endless loop extending around the loop sprocket and the turnaround. The loop includes a plurality of rollers linked together. The truss is also coupled to a brake bar that has a braking surface, a downstream end and an upstream end. The brake bar is suspended above and biased towards the loop sprocket with the downstream end of the brake bar disposed a greater distance from the loop than the upstream end of the brake bar. A friction bar, which includes a first side that mateably engages the loop when placed onto the loop, is also provided that includes a top. The friction bar is suspended above the loop by an actuator, which is linked to a controller. The controller sends a signal to the actuator to place the first side of the friction bar onto a section of the loop as the section of the loop passes beneath the downstream end of the brake bar. As the friction bar passes between the loop and the brake bar, frictional engagement between the flat side of the friction bar and the braking surface of the brake bar brakes, impedes the movement of or simply stops the loop. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEIGHING CONTAINERS - A system for weighing containers includes a movable member having a peripheral edge in which a recess forms a seat for drawing a container, the movable member being activatable in a first movement direction such that a first wall of the seat abuts and draws the container; a container-weighing cell comprising a support plane for receiving and supporting the container; a container guide. The weighing cell, the movable member and the guide are reciprocally arranged such that when the container is drawn by the movable member the container can slide on the support plane and be guided by guide externally of the seat. The movable member is further activatable in a second, opposed, movement direction to detach the seat from the container and leave the container on the support plane for weighing. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353115 | CHECKOUT-SYSTEM ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a checkout-system arrangement ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140353116 | PART MOUNTING FACILITY AND PART MOUNTING METHOD - A part mounting facility is provided with substantially U-shaped conveyance paths having return bends, and the substantially U-shaped conveyance paths are formed by providing conveyance paths, which are in part mounting work regions, with the return bends. The substantially U-shaped conveyance paths are connected to each other, and the upstream-most substantially U-shaped conveyance path among the connected substantially U-shaped conveyance paths is connected to the downstream-most substantially U-shaped conveyance path to enable a workpiece conveyance dolly to circulate along the conveyance paths. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353117 | CONTAINER CONVEYING CARRIAGE AND CONVEYING SYSTEM INCLUDING A CONTAINER CONVEYING CARRIAGE - A container conveying carriage includes a supporting section which supports a container, a container transfer device which transfers the container, and an item supply device which supplies an item stored in the container. The carriage can travel along a traveling path. Also, the container transfer device transfers the container between the supporting section and a container transfer point outside the carriage. Moreover, the item supply device takes out the item from the container and supplies the item to an item supply point outside the carriage. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353118 | METHOD FOR COLLECTING SAMPLES OF FLAT OBJECTS IN A PACKAGING MACHINE AND PACKAGING MACHINE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - A method for collecting samples in a machine for packaging flat objects, the packaging machine has a counting device and a separation device for forming a succession of batches, and an assembly device for forming a succession of packs. The method of collection includes stages of: forming a sample batch composed of a given number of flat objects with the help of the counting and separation devices, collecting the sample batch by the assembly device, and transferring the sample batch to a dedicated retrieval area with the assembly device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353119 | PAPER BOARD STACKING MECHANISM - A paper board stacking mechanism includes a transfer platform, a front conveyor group, a rear conveyor group, an inclination device, an elevation platform, and a stop plate. The transfer platform receives and conveys cut paper boards rearward. The front conveyor group includes first and second belt conveyors. The first belt conveyor is connected to the transfer platform. The second belt conveyor is connected to the rear end of the first belt conveyor. The rear conveyor group includes third and fourth belt conveyors. The paper boards pass through the front conveyor group and the rear conveyor group to then form at least a paper board stack. The rear end of the fourth belt conveyor maintains a fixed height difference from a surface of the elevation platform on which no paper board stack is loaded or from a top end of a paper board stack positioned on the elevation platform. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353120 | CONVEYING ARRANGEMENT FOR USE WITH A TRANSPORT MEMBER - A conveying arrangement is provided for a transport member for conveying product. The transport member traverses on rollers inside a conveying arrangement which includes a plurality of tunnel shaped guide channel segments connectable together via end flanges. A continuous opening is provided on the underside of each channel segment in a conveying direction to accommodate a device attached to the transport member to take over conveying of the product. Guide rail elements inside the channel segments support run surface elements which present a rolling surface for the transport member. At least one run surface element has an excess length, relative to the length of the guide channel segment. An adapter element including a transition piece is positioned at least in a region of a separating plane between adjacent flanges to present a planar transition for the rolling surface of the at least one run surface element. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353121 | ARTICLE METERING APPARATUS, SYSTEM & METHODS - An article metering system is generally provided. The system is primarily comprised of a conveyor section, for receipt of a bulk flow of articles and conveyance of spaced apart metered article groups downstream of an ingress portion thereof, and an article metering station characterized by an article metering apparatus characterized by a drive assembly and a driven member driven thereby. The driven member includes an end effector for select positioning between adjacent articles of articles of the bulk flow of articles received by the conveyor section in furtherance of delimiting a downstream spaced apart metered article group characterized by a select number of columns. The drive assembly includes cooperatively driven servo drives to effectuate travel of the end effector in either of a downstream article flow direction or an upstream article flow direction, and an up/down direction in relation to articles of the bulk flow of articles received by the conveyor section. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353122 | CONVEYOR MERGE ASSEMBLY - A conveyor assembly comprising a main conveyor having a first side frame and a second side frame, with the first and/or second side frames including a side portion and a support surface. One or more input conveyors having a discharge end are joined to the main conveyor with a bottom portion of the discharge end being positioned on the support surface whereby the input conveyors are accurately mounted in close proximity to the main conveyor to promote the conveyance of items from the input conveyors onto the main conveyor. | 2014-12-04 |
20140353123 | Vacuum Roll with Internal Rotary Valve - A vacuum roll includes an inner rotor, an intermediate stator, and an outer shell roll. The inner rotor has open and closed portions and is adapted to rotate within the intermediate stator which is rotationally fixed and also has open and closed portions. The outer shell roll has open and closed portions and is adapted to move around the intermediate stator. Together the inner rotor and the intermediate stator define an internal rotary valve interface adapted to control fluid communication between the interior chamber and the outer shell. | 2014-12-04 |