50th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140361516 | FOLDING VEHICLE - A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361517 | FOLDING VEHICLE - A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361518 | FOLDING CHASSIS FOR PUSH-CHAIRS, BABY CARRIAGES AND THE LIKE - A folding chassis ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361519 | COVERING FOR AN AIRBAG - The invention relates to a covering for an airbag having at least one airbag that is articulated on the stationary covering region surrounding the airbag cover by a textile hinge, wherein the airbag cover and the covering region B surrounding the airbag cover are formed from a sheet material made of plastic, the rear face of which supports a textile surface element having sacrificial threads ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361520 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH INTERNAL CUSHION AIRBAG APPARATUS - A vehicle seat with a built-in cushion airbag device includes an inflator that produces gas by being activated; and a cushion airbag that is divided by a tether into a plurality of inflating portions including at least a rear-side inflating portion arranged on a seat lower side of a rear portion of a seat cushion, and a front-side inflating portion arranged to a seat front side of the rear-side inflating portion, and that inflates toward a seat upper side, with the front-side inflating portion becoming higher than the rear-side inflating portion, by the gas produced by the inflator being supplied. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361521 | VEHICLE AIRBAG SYSTEM - A vehicle airbag system ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361522 | Steering Wheel Mounted Aspirated Airbag System - Aspirator for an airbag deploying into a vehicle passenger compartment in order to protect a driver of the vehicle during an accident, includes a housing having an innermost and an outermost wall and defining an outlet at a distal end leading to an airbag and coaxial flow passages between the innermost and outermost walls into which air from a passenger compartment flows to inflate the airbag. An aspiration system is coupled to the housing and configured to direct gas into the flow passages to mix with the air from the passenger compartment in the flow passages. The aspiration system includes openings on an inner side of the outermost wall and on an outer side of the innermost wall. These openings are configured such that the gas is directed therefrom into the flow passages in a direction substantially parallel to a flow direction of air into the flow passages. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361523 | Photo Album - An album includes an album retainer and at least one sliding arrangement. The album retainer has a front cover, a rear cover, and a plurality of album pages overlapping between the front cover and the rear cover, wherein inner edges of the album pages are bound with each other. The sliding arrangements are arranged for coupling with at least one of the front cover and the rear cover in such a manner that at least one of the front cover and the rear cover is retained in a slidably movable manner so as to provide a planar backing for the plurality of album pages when the album is at an opened position. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361524 | PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM - A photograph album ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361525 | Living Book- A book that encourages and allows readers to add their own creations to it - A book, printed or electronic, wherein one or more of the attached or detached covers or inside pages are blank or specially formatted to encourage reader(s) to be creative and incorporate new ideas, composition, drawings or any creations to the book. By adding their creations to the existing book readers produce personalized versions of existing book. Submission to book editors can be done using these pages or any other media. Inclusion of reader contribution gives the living book an assumed life, growing bigger with time. The readers are free to change the story line by addition/alteration, giving an opportunity to mutate any portion of the book. The living book format encourages children/adults, particularly sick and/or disadvantaged ones to creatively express their inner feelings and sufferings. It acts as a medical aid for improving psychological health of the patient. This application is pursuant to the provisional filings 61656481 and 61658934. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361526 | SEALED CARDS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Sealed cards and methods for producing the same are described. An example apparatus includes a first layer including a first side and a second side. The apparatus also includes a second layer an inner portion and an outer portion. The second side of the first layer is coupled to the inner portion of the second layer, the first side covers the inner portion of the second layer, and the first side is to be coupled to a surface to conceal the second layer by the first layer until removal thereof. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361527 | METHOD OF FORMING A COLOR LASER IMAGE, AND RESULTING DOCUMENT - The present invention relates to a method of forming color laser images. The latent image made up or color subpixels ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361528 | LINED SLEEVE FOR TUBE WELDING - A lined sleeve for tube welding is in the form of an inner tube including a first protruded portion and a second protruded portion. The first protruded portion and the second protruded portion are respectively received in two ends respectively of two tubes to be welded together. The inner tube further includes a recessed portion between the first protruded portion and the second protruded portion. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361529 | PIPELINE EXPANSION LOOP PROTECTOR - An apparatus, kit and for permitting an underground pipeline to expand. The apparatus comprises a sheet of material extending between first and second sides and first and second ends. The sheet of material has a plurality of slots extending from each of the first and second sides towards each other. The kit comprises a front compressible body having a shape corresponding to an outside radius of a pipe elbow and the sheet of material wherein the sheet has a length and width sufficient to be wrapped into a u-shape member extending around the compressible material and the pipe elbow. The compressible material is formed of foam. The method comprises providing the front compressible body proximate to an outside bend in a pipe elbow and wrapping the sheet of material thereabout with the front compressible body and pipe elbow therein. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361530 | THREADED TUBULAR COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR COATING SUCH A THREADED TUBULAR COMPONENT - The invention concerns a tubular element for drilling and/or working hydrocarbon wells, having an end ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361531 | TUBE STRAIN RELIEVERS - A strain reliever for a hollow tube is disclosed. The strain reliever has a fitting dimensioned to fit at a tube segment and a tapered sleeve extending from the fitting. The tapered sleeve is configured to surround the tube segment and to provide relief of strain imposed by forces exerted on the tube. Strain relievers having helical conic and slotted tapered sleeves are also described. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361532 | FLUID CONVEYENCE SYSTEM CONNECTOR - A fluid conveyance system connector includes a body and a tube positioned within the body through which a conveyed fluid flows. A moveable adapter is received in a first space between the body and the tube. The moveable adapter sealingly cooperates with the body and tube to define outer and inner variable volume chambers. The inner chamber communicates with one of an external environment or the conveyed fluid through a first port and the outer chamber communicates with the other of the conveyed fluid or the external environment through a second port such that the pressure in the inner chamber is the pressure exhibited by the external environment or the conveyed fluid and the pressure in the outer chamber is the pressure of the other of the conveyed fluid or the external environment. A differential pressure comprising a difference between the pressure of the conveyed fluid and the pressure exhibited by the external environment applies an inwardly or outwardly directed force to the moveable adapter. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361533 | PIPE CONNECTOR - A pipe connector comprises a sealing ring which has a conical outer surface at one end, and a convex spherical outer surface at the other end, or with spherical outer surfaces at both seal ends, a first pipe section interfacing with the conical or spherical outer surface of said sealing ring, a second pipe section interfacing with the convex spherical outer surface of said sealing ring, and a clamping device which can be adjusted radially and axially to interface with external surfaces of a first and second outer hubs on the first and second pipe sections. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361534 | SUBSEA CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361535 | CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - A method of connecting a first fitting to a second fitting to provide a fluid coupling between the first fitting and the second fitting includes providing a first fitting having an exterior surface; providing a second fitting having an interior surface and an annular groove provided on the interior surface; positioning the first fitting at least partially within the second fitting; and deforming the first fitting in a generally annular direction to form an annular ridge extending at least partially into the annular groove to couple the first fitting to the second fitting. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361536 | CHARGING IN MULTIPLE VOLTAGE START/STOP BAS SYSTEM - An alternator-starter system and method is disclosed. A method of operating an alternator-starter having an inverter/rectifier for starting an engine and charging a plurality of batteries includes providing two switches for each battery, monitoring voltages of each of the plurality of batteries, and switching the switches to selectively charge individual ones of the plurality of batteries. A system includes a plurality of batteries connected in series, and includes first and second switches for each battery, the first switch being operable to switchably connect the upper rail of the inverter/rectifier with the respective (+) terminal, the second switch being operable to switchably connect the lower rail of the inverter/rectifier with the respective (−) terminal. A high voltage configuration may be utilized for motoring and generating modes. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361537 | POWER OSCILLATION DAMPING BY A CONVERTER-BASED POWER GENERATION DEVICE - A power generation park is provided including a power output for providing electrical output power to an electricity network. A power generation device includes a converter device configured for receiving input power from a power generator and providing, in response hereto, the electrical output power to the power output. The power generation park further includes a controller configured for receiving an oscillation indicating signal indicative of a power oscillation in the electricity network, the controller further configured for providing a damping control signal in response to the oscillation indicating signal, the converter device configured for modulating the electrical output power in response to the damping control signal so as to damp the power oscillation in the electricity network. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361538 | Methods for Operating Wind Turbine System Having Dynamic Brake - Wind turbine systems and methods for operating wind turbine systems are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes gating on a dynamic brake switch of a dynamic brake in a wind turbine power converter when an experienced direct current (DC) bus voltage is equal to or greater than a threshold DC bus voltage. The method further includes disabling a threshold temperature rating for the dynamic brake switch when the dynamic brake switch is gated on, and gating off the dynamic brake switch when the experienced DC bus voltage is less than the threshold DC bus voltage. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361539 | Proportional Moving Air Power Transmission and Energy Collection and Control System - A proportional moving air power transmission and energy collection and control system includes a fixed vertical spindle, a vertical rotational hub and a plurality of wings being supported around the vertical hub in 360°. Each of the wings has a blunt leading end and a pointy trailing end and defining an outer surface and an inner surface. In a fully opened position, the trailing end of each wing is moved away from the vertical hub to a diameter of the wing assembly to drive the vertical hub to rotate. In a fully closed position, the wings are overlapped with each other end-to-end to form a hollow cylinder-like structure to furl, such that the diameter of the wing assembly is minimized for facing the wind at all direction. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361540 | WIND ENERGY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Wind energy systems and devices comprise a nacelle, a rotor driven alternator housed in the nacelle, a rotor connected to the alternator, and a load control system in communication with the alternator. The rotor includes a rotor hub and three or more rotor blades, and each blade has a foil shape and is connected to the rotor hub by a full foil attachment mechanism. The alternator is configured to operate at low rpm and to increase rotation speed without a step-up mechanism. The load control system is configured to anticipate changes in wind speed and adjust alternator load such that when wind speed increases the load control system adjusts the alternator load to optimize rotor rpm and optimize tip-speed ratio. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361541 | Power Transfer Station - A power transfer system comprising a turbine for capturing wind energy; a plurality of driven devices which can be coupled to the turbine to be driven thereby; and a controller adapted to monitor a parameter relating to the energy output of the turbine and selectively load or unload one or more of the plurality of driven devices to maximise the efficiency of the turbine and maximise efficient power transfer from the turbine to one or more of the driven devices. The present invention efficiently power matches the available turbine energy with the energy capacity of the driven devices to thereby ensure the turbine and driven devices operate within an optimum range to minimise energy wastage and increase energy transfer efficiency. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361542 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING AND GENERATING ENERGY - A method for storing potential energy and generating electrical energy. The method has the steps of accumulating and storing potential energy, converting the potential energy to mechanical energy at the election of a user, and converting the mechanical energy to electrical energy. There are various embodiments of energy storage and generation systems for carrying out the steps of the method. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361543 | Wind powered apparatus having counter rotating blades - A wind powered apparatus (or wind turbine) comprising a stator blade assembly and a rotor blade assembly wherein said stator blades assembly and said rotor blade assembly have counter rotating blades. Both sets of blades assemblies are connected to a generator and are operable to rotate the stator and rotor thereof in opposite directions relative to one another due to the blade arrangement between assemblies. The blades assemblies comprise a hub connected to an outer ring, wherein said outer ring comprises inward blades. The win turbine, more particularly the blade arrangement co-operates to improve performance of the apparatus by affecting its orientation and the rotational speed of the blades. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361544 | WIND TURBINE TOWER ENCLOSURE - An enclosure associated with a wind turbine tower includes a plurality of pre-assembled sections configured to be attached to a section of the wind turbine tower. The plurality of pre-assembled sections form an enclosure around the section. The enclosure is configured for storage of electrical components associated with a wind turbine. The enclosure is also configured to increase available space within the wind turbine tower by storage of the electrical components in the enclosure. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361545 | Hybrid Vertical Axis Wind Turbine - A hybrid vertical axis wind turbine using a highly aerodynamic blade-profile is disclosed. The blade-profile is simple, asymmetrical with unequal upper and lower surfaces cambers and is capable of generating high starting torque even at low wind. Wind tunnel tests demonstrated that this aerodynamic profile would generate high torque of similar magnitude when wind comes from leading or trailing edge. Other characteristics of this profile are that it is compact, lightweight, durable and economical. The target users for this patent will be 44% of the world population that live in rural areas where roof-top wind turbine will be cost effective to provide enough household required electric power. This compact turbine can also use batteries to store energy, thereby reducing and possibly eliminating the need for grid power. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361546 | STATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - It comprises stator segments forming a stator structure and a transverse structure connected to the stator structure and arranged between at least two stator segments. The transverse structure may have reinforcing ribs extending therealong and a handling device at longitudinally opposite portions of the transverse structure. A wind turbine generator comprising a rotor and said stator assembly and a wind turbine comprising such a generator are also provided. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361547 | DIRECT-DRIVE WIND TURBINE - A direct-drive wind turbine comprising an external rotor having an external annular body and a stator, a nacelle which is mounted on an upper part of a tower and which houses a shaft-holder mechanism for supporting the horizontal shaft, a plurality of blade-holder structures arranged equidistantly on external peripheral portions of the external annular body, and a blade root connected to the blade-holder structure, said turbine also including a distal end part connected to the blade root, a lateral hatch for accessing an internal chamber in the blade extender and a door for closing the hatch. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361548 | WIND POWER PLANT HAVING A FIRE PROTECTION MODULE FOR A TRANSFORMER IN THE TOWER - The invention relates to a wind power plant having a tower that has at least one bottom tower segment and a pre-manufactured fire protection module for fireproof receiving of a transformer. The fire protection module is placed within the bottom tower segment. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361549 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A PORTABLE POWER SYSTEM - A method for controlling a portable power system, comprising: using a processor, selecting an engine efficiency range for a engine of a generator set of the portable power system, the engine efficiency range corresponding to a power output range of the generator set and to a power demand of a load coupled to the portable power system; when the power demand of the load is less than the power output of the generator set, storing excess power from the generator set in a first battery bank of the portable power system; when the power demand of the load is greater than the power output of the generator set, providing additional power to the load from a second battery bank of the portable power system; and, when at least one of a predetermined depth of discharge threshold is reached by the second battery bank and a predetermined state of charge threshold is reached by the first battery bank, switching between the second battery bank and the first battery bank. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361550 | ELECTRIC LATCH RETRACTION BAR - An electric latch retraction device comprising a housing for receiving a plurality of internal components of the electric latch retraction device. An actuator mechanism is included in the housing, the actuator mechanism is adapted to impart linear movement on a latch, such that the latch is retracted towards the housing. A holding mechanism is also included in the housing, the holding mechanism holds the latch in a fully retracted position. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361551 | High Security Locking Assembly for Above-Ground Fiber Optic/Cable Network Enclosures - A high security locking assembly for an above-ground communications network enclosure comprises a claw-like structure having, at one end, a slide bar with an end plate that carries a first set of locking pins, and a base plate, at the other end, having an end plate that carries a second set of locking pins. The slide bar travels axially in a guide channel below a rigid frame that holds a captive locking bolt positioned to engage one of a series of axially spaced locking holes on the slide bar. The locking pins face one another and are adapted for sliding into corresponding locking pin holes in the sides of enclosure. The claw-like structure is closed by sliding the slide bar into the guide channel, and positioning the pins in the locking pin holes, followed by locking the captive locking bolt in a selected one of the locking holes. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361552 | Apparatus for a Door Latch - An improved apparatus for a door latch, which enables the user to open the door with a simple pull or push (force) on the door handle, has a door handle, which is removably connected to an actuator, which translates this force to disengage a bolt from the strike plate in the door frame. The bolt has an angled actuator engagement area (AES), which engages a bushing or sliding area on the actuator, such that when said force is applied the actuator, said bushing or sliding area is able to translate said force along the AES and move the bolt from a first position to a second position and to disengage the bolt from the strike plate and to allow the door to be opened. There is also at least one actuator support structure with at least one roller bearing and a roller bearing pin. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361553 | BULLET CATCH ASSEMBLY - A door catch mechanism includes a housing that has a generally cylindrical body having an outer surface of a first diameter, a first end and a second end, a flange located on the first end of the body, the flange having an outer diameter greater than the first diameter of the body, a first bore formed within the housing and a shoulder forming a floor of the first bore, the shoulder including a hole there through. The housing also has a plurality of longitudinal vanes formed on the outer surface of the body, each vane being formed lengthwise along a portion of the outer surface of the body between the flange and the second end of the body opposite the flange, each vane being tapered from a smaller height to a larger height when traversing the outer surface of the body from the second end toward the first end of the housing. The mechanism further includes a detentable bullet catch mechanism retainably installed within the bore of the housing such that a bullet head of the detentable bullet catch mechanism protrudes beyond the first surface of the housing and is detentable into the housing. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361554 | DOUBLE PULL LATCH FOR CLOSURE PANEL SUCH AS HOOD - In an aspect, a latch for a closure panel for a vehicle is provided, and includes a ratchet, a pawl, a release lever, and an extension member. The ratchet is movable between a primary closed position, a secondary closed position and an open position. The pawl is movable between a primary locking position, a secondary locking position and an unlocking position. The release lever is movable between a home position and an actuated position. When the pawl is in the primary locking position the release lever has a selected amount of reach for driving the pawl to the secondary locking position during movement of the release lever to the actuated position. When the pawl is in the secondary locking position the extension member is movable to a position to extend the reach of the release lever to drive the pawl from the secondary locking position to the unlocked position during movement of the release lever from the home position to the actuated position. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361555 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock, comprising a lock housing ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361556 | DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A door handle assembly for a motor vehicle includes an operating handle moveably supported on a handle mounting, a mechanical coupling device and a locking device. An acceleration force can move the locking device from a normal operating position, in which an actuation of the operating handle is possible, in a first blocking direction, in which an actuation of the closing assembly via the operating handle and/or the coupling device, is blocked. The locking device also blocks the door handle assembly when long lasting or strongly pronounced oscillations occur as a result of a crash. In that event, the locking device can move from the normal operating position in a second blocking direction, in which an actuation of the closing assembly via the operating handle and/or the coupling device is blocked, wherein the second blocking direction is oriented opposite the first blocking direction. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361557 | Doorway Security Apparatus - A security apparatus for a doorway includes a plate having a plurality of receiving holes and a plurality of fastening holes. One side of the plate has a formed portion which is bent to be off plane with the plane defined by the remainder of the plate. The receiving holes may be of different sizes to accommodate different bolts. The fastening holes may include one or more groups of fastening holes. In one example the plate has three groups of fastening holes that may be off center from the plate's centerline. The groups may be positioned away from the centerline either toward or away from the formed portion. At least one group is staggered compared to at least one other group. And, at least one group has a spacing between adjacent holes that is greater than the spacing of at least one other group. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361558 | VARIABLE THICKNESS ROLL FORMED BEAM - A bumper reinforcement beam provides improved bending stiffness and strength, while reducing weight and maintaining functional bending impact strength. The illustrated beam is roll formed and includes a B-shaped cross section with upper and lower tubular sections sharing a common horizontal wall. A first material of the lower tubular section, including the common horizontal wall, is thinner than a second material forming a remainder of the upper tubular section. By using this arrangement for bumper beams that are likely to be impacted above a centerline, beam weight can be reduced by 2.5% to 6.7% or greater; while the stroke (intrusion into the vehicle) of impactors is generally maintained and maximum load capability (beam bending strength) is maintained. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361559 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body front structure, a crash box provided in a front part of a front side member is broken by applying pressure due to a collision load, so that a second load transmission member moves backward toward a first load transmission member. This allows the second load transmission member to abut with the first load transmission member, thereby making it possible to transmit the collision load input into the second load transmission member, to a body portion of the front side member via the first load transmission member. Besides, since the second load transmission member is not provided in a bumper reinforcement, it is possible to replace the bumper reinforcement separately from the second load transmission member. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361560 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body front structure, a crush box axially compression-deforms and a bumper extending portion of a bumper reinforcement bends toward a vehicle body rear side when an impact load is input to the bumper extending portion from a vehicle body front side. As a result, a rear end of the bumper extending portion abuts against a front surface of a gusset. This gusset is provided protruding toward a vehicle body width direction outside from a front end portion of a main body portion of a front side member, so the impact load on the bumper extending portion is able to be nicely transmitted to the main body portion via the gusset. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361561 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE - A vehicle body front structure includes a front side member that is arranged on a side portion of a vehicle body front portion and extends in a vehicle body front-rearward direction; an extending portion that extends farther toward an outside in a vehicle width direction than the front side member; and a load transmitting member that connects the extending portion and the front side member together, and is configured such that a pushing portion on a front end side is guided toward a receiving portion on a rear end side by an intermediate portion deforming in response to a frontal collision load. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361562 | ENERGY-ABSORBING SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - An energy-absorbing support structure has an absorbing body including a fiber-reinforced plastics material. The latter is arranged between a support structure abutment component and a support structure impact-absorbing component. The absorbing body absorbs energy by deforming from a starting state into a deformed deformation state based on an impact-induced relative displacement of the support structure components, the energy being introduced into the support structure by an impact. The absorbing body is configured as a body which has already been predeformed in the starting state by energy absorption compared to an original state. During production of the support structure, the absorbing body is firstly produced in the original state, the latter is then predeformed into the starting state and finally the absorbing body is connected to the support structure components. The result is a support structure which absorbs energy in a predictable and defined manner upon an impact-induced introduction of energy. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361563 | METAL DETECTOR DIGGING TOOL APPARATUS - This invention relates to a metal detector digging tool apparatus having an elongated pole having a nonmetallic digging tool or scoop attached to one end thereof and a nonmetallic bracket removably clamped between the ends thereof. The nonmetallic bracket clamps to the pole between the ends thereof and has a metal detector clamp extending therefrom that clamps a pinpoint metal detector to said bracket adjacent the nonmetallic digging tool for remotely isolating and examining an object detected by a metal detector without the operator bending or kneeling over. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361564 | Hook-Pulley Combination - A hook-pulley combination includes a hook, a latch and a pulley assembly. The hook includes an intermediate portion extending between two arched portions. The first arched portion is formed with two supporting portions. There is a gap between an end of the first arched portion and an end of the second arched portion. The latch includes an end pivotally connected to the end of the first arched portion and another end for engagement with the end of the second arched portion to close the gap. The pulley assembly includes an axle supported on the supporting portions and a pulley supported on the axle. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361565 | ELONGATED MEMBER CHUCKING APPARATUS AND ELONGATED MEMBER CHUCKING METHOD - The present invention is provided with a case, in which an inner bottom surface is formed, and a chuck tool in which a lower surface is formed. The inner bottom surface is a concave surface. The lower surface is a concave surface. An elongated member chucking apparatus changes an orientation of an elongated member inside the case to a predetermined orientation with respect to the chuck tool by sandwiching the elongated member between the inner bottom surface and the lower surface. The elongated member is held by the chuck tool in the predetermined orientation. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361566 | CAB REAR MOUNTING DEVICE - A cab rear mounting device includes: a pair of posts disposed at a predetermined interval in a width direction of a vehicle, and fixedly mounted to a vehicle body; strikers mounted to the pair of posts, respectively; a pair of locking devices mounted to the cab, and coupled to each striker to be locked, so as to fix the cab to the vehicle body, or separated from each striker to be unlocked, so as to release the cab from the vehicle body; and damper devices mounted to the posts, respectively, and configured to absorb vibration or shock, thereby promoting a decrease in the number of components, and weight and cost of the vehicle. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361567 | DUAL-OPENING ARMREST ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE HAVING SAME - An assembly for a vehicle includes a bin defining a compartment with an access opening. A lid at least partially covers the access opening when in a closed position. A single cross bar is adjacent the lid. The cross bar is pivotably attached to the bin near a first end of the cross bar and is pivotably attached to the lid near a second end of the cross bar. Latching mechanisms releasably latch the lid to the bin and the single cross bar. The lid is releasably latched only to the bin and the single cross bar. The lid is pivotable in a first direction to a first open position, and is alternately pivotable in a second direction to a second open position. A first biasing mechanism biases the lid to the first open position. A second biasing mechanism biases the lid to the second open position. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361568 | END CAP DOOR ASSEMBLY - A cover assembly for a panel end cap includes a housing having an aperture, wherein the aperture opens into a storage compartment which laterally extends into an instrument panel of a vehicle. A cover is pivotally coupled to the housing for covering the housing aperture in a closed position and allowing access to the storage compartment in an open position. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the housing and the cover to bias the cover to the closed position. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361569 | VEHICLE DASHBOARD PROVIDED WITH A HOUSING FOR SUPPORTING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A vehicle dashboard has a fixed structure and a casing defining a pocket having a substantially rectangular perimeter, which is defined by an upper edge, a lower edge and two side edges so as to house a portable electronic device having a screen which remains visible through a window defined by a front frame of the casing; at one of the aforesaid edges, the casing has an opening which is used to insert/remove the portable electronic device along a sliding direction and is closed by a closing element. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361570 | Truck bed liner with integrated storage system - A system is provided for storing items in the bed of a pickup truck. The system includes a bed liner, storage bin sides, storage bin tops, and storage bin dividers. The storage bin sides and storage bin tops are attached to the bed liner to create storage bins, and the bin dividers attach to both the storage bin sides and bed liner to divide the storage bins into smaller sections. Storage bin tops may include a center section cover to selectively cover the center section in between the storage bins in order to provide the full bed area above the storage bins for transporting construction material. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361571 | ARTICULATING CUSHION BOLSTER FOR INGRESS/EGRESS - A vehicle seating assembly having a seat base and a seat back. Bolsters extend laterally from one of the seat base and the seat back and include a bolster support having a hinge assembly and an abutment member and a substantially planar engagement surface disposed therebetween. A flexible cushion overlies the bolster support. A spring-biased dynamic member is operably coupled with one of the seat back and the seat base and is slidably engaged with the substantially planar engagement surface. The spring-biased dynamic member is operable between articulated and unarticulated positions. The spring-biased dynamic member moves to the articulated position upon initiation of a user-initiated event. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361572 | ASSEMBLY FOR FASTENING OF A STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An assembly for attaching a steering column for a motor vehicle that is to be attached to a cross-member of a firewall and to a bottom cross-member of a window opening. The assembly includes a support member that extends substantially vertically, which is to be attached to the firewall cross-member and to the bottom cross-member of the window opening, and which supports a mechanism for attaching a plate of the steering column. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361573 | Ornamental Vehicle Floor Mat Cover - Disclosed is an ornamental floor mat cover for vehicles that provides a decorative appearance while concealing the underlying floor mat of a vehicle. The device includes an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein the upper layer may having various patterns or designs thereon. The lower layer includes a high friction surface and one or more pockets disposed thereon. The pockets are adapted to receive ends of a floor mat so that the cover is removably attached to the floor mat. In this way, the present device provides a vehicle floor mat cover with various designs, while concealing the presence of the existing vehicle floor mat. The device may be easily installed and removed, while protecting the existing vehicle floor mat to prolong the use thereof. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361574 | LOCK ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONVERTIBLE TOP OF A CABRIOLET - A convertible top of a cabriolet adjustable between a closed position spanning a vehicle interior and a storage position opening the vehicle interior toward the top includes a forward rigid roof element. The roof element extends in the transverse direction of the convertible top and can be secured to a forward cowl by at least one lock arrangement in a closed position of the convertible top. The lock arrangement includes a locking hook adjustable between a locked position and an open position and which is engaged with a corresponding locking element in the locked position. A holding device ensures that the locking hook and the corresponding locking element remain engaged in the closed position of the convertible top and in the locked position of the locking hook if the cowl is offset with regard to the rigid roof element. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361575 | SUPPORT COMPONENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOW LIFTER WITH REINFORCING STRUCTURE - A support component for a motor vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle door is provided. The support component defines a support plane and defines two opposed side faces for the arrangement of functional components of a motor vehicle window lifter, wherein the support component includes at least one reinforcing structure for reinforcing the support component, which on both side faces extends along the support plane and along a direction of extension, wherein the support component forms at least two surface segments which on both side faces are arranged in the direction of extension along the support plane. The reinforcing structure is formed such that on the one side face it extends in a manner protruding with respect to both surface segments transversely to the support plane and on the other side face extends in a manner set back with respect to a surface segment of the two surface segments and protruding with respect to the other surface segment of the two surface segments. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361576 | MOTOR-VEHICLE DOOR - A motor-vehicle door comprises a structure including an inner panel ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361577 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO RETROFIT A SLIDING DOOR OPENING OF A VAN - A van includes an interface element and one or more doors. The interface element can be a frame or connector that is configured to fit a sliding door opening of the van. The one or more doors are configured to fit the interface connector of the van. The one or more doors are configured to be operable by a driver of the van. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361578 | FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS - A fluid control apparatus includes a plate member that separates an air stream on a surface of a body of a moving body into a boundary layer and a main flow and a blow-out portion that blows out the boundary layer separated by the plate member into the main flow separated by the plate member in a downstream of the plate member in a flow direction of an air stream. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361579 | AIR GUIDING ELEMENT - An air guiding element for improved flow over a gap between a tractive vehicle and a trailer vehicle is described, wherein the air guiding element can be mounted on the tractive vehicle or the trailer vehicle and has a flexible and airtight air cushion which is connected to a filling channel. The problem of providing a largely low-maintenance and operationally safe air guiding element, which can be installed independently of the compressed air supply of the tractive vehicle, for improved flow over the gap between a tractive vehicle and a trailer vehicle is addressed. The problem is solved by an air guiding element in which the filling channel has an air entry opening oriented in the direction of travel (F) on the side of the filling channel facing away from the air cushion, the air entry opening being arranged in such a way that the air cushion is filled exclusively by a dynamic pressure of the relative wind. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361580 | Collapsible Truck Trailer - A collapsible truck trailer comprises an upper container that houses, and is slidably engaged with, a primary container via a lifting mechanism and vertical guide rails. The lifting mechanism changes trailer between a collapsed configuration wherein the upper container completely houses the primary container, and an extended configuration wherein the upper container is completely above the primary container. The vertical guide rails comprise a vertical c-channel fixed to the upper container that is slidably engaged with a complementary vertical rail fixed to the primary container. The lifting mechanism includes a series of intersecting lift arms driving by a motor and actuator. An automatically adjusting wind guard covers the front side of the upper container to reduce wind drag. The wind guard has a base portion connected to the truck roof and a flat portion having a terminal end that rests upon the upper container. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361581 | SUBFRAME FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a subframe ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361582 | MOTOR VEHICLE AXLE WITH SUBFRAME - A motor vehicle axle includes a subframe which has a bushing for linkage to a vehicle body. The bushing defines an axis and includes a bushing body and a face plate which is welded to the bushing body via a weld seam and has a contact surface which is raised in relation to the weld seam, as viewed in a direction of the axis. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361583 | STACKABLE CHAIR WITH CUPHOLDER AND FOLDING TABLE - A stackable chair includes a writing table that can be folded to allow the chairs to be stacked and a cup holder that is positioned adjacent the table to also allow stacking of the chairs. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361584 | Seating Assembly Having A Seat-Mounted Attachment Assembly For Adjustable Extension Arm - A seating assembly is described with a seat member, attached to which is an attachment assembly which can support adjustable arms that support a work surface. The seat member attachment or attachment assembly is includes a plate and a seat mounting assembly. A first adjustable arm is attached to the seat member by a first connecting means. The attachment assembly includes a seat bar member that can be fixed to the seat member and mounting assembly to permit rotation of the adjustable arms around an axis that is perpendicular to the seat member. The mounting assembly has a male component that is adapted to mate with a female component in the first connecting means and a plate member that attaches to the bar member. The first adjustable arm is connected to a second adjustable arm by a second connecting means that allows rotational and pivotal articulation or universal rotation of the second adjustable arm which supports a work surface that is adapted for example for a portable device such as by way of example a computer tablet. The seating device also allows the user to change from a seated to a standing position without removing components from the seating assembly. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361585 | PASSENGER SUITE SEATING ARRANGEMENT WITH MOVEABLE VIDEO MONITOR - A passenger suite seating arrangement that includes first and second passenger suites positioned side-by-side and including respective first and second seats and first and second video monitors respectively positioned in a viewing position directly forward of the first seat and second seats. Third and fourth passenger suites are positioned side-by-side and facing the first and second passenger suites, and include respective third and fourth video monitors positioned and adapted to move between a stowed position laterally offset from a viewing position and a deployed viewing position forward of the third and fourth seats. In the deployed viewing position the third and fourth video monitors block visual contact between occupants of the first and second seats and the occupants of the third and fourth seats. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361586 | ANTI-CRASH SEAT AND AN AIRCRAFT | 2014-12-11 |
20140361587 | RESTRAINT INTEGRATED CHAIR COVER SYSTEM - The present invention relates to novel devices and methods of protecting upholstered chairs for use with individuals, such as young children, who require safety/security restraints. In this regard, the present invention provides a restraint integrated chair cover system (RICCS) that is engineered to cover the back and seat portions of a chair while simultaneously securing an individual in the chair through integrated restraints. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361588 | INTEGRATED CHAIR BACK AND SEAT MOVEMENT - A chair having an integrally molded chair back and seat that move together upon reclining movement of a user. The seat includes a series of glides that travel along a glide track mounted to a fixed support frame. A bias spring, connects the support frame to the seat and chair back to urge the seat and chair back into an upright position. The chair includes a pair of ganging arms that are movable between a storage position and an operative position. In the storage position, the ganging arms are concealed within a bottom cover. When in the extended, operative position, the ganging arms allow multiple chairs to be ganged together. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361589 | BABY CAR SEAT WITH A TWO-USE RELEASE MECHANISM - A baby car seat with a two-use release mechanism includes a baby car seat releasable from a mobile rack and base by pulling a handle in same place and same direction at one end of the baby car seat. The baby car seat is equipped with a set of first hooks for releasably anchoring on a mobile rack to use as a baby seat-stroller, a set of anchor rods for engaging by a set of second hooks 31 to be connected to a base for installing on a vehicle seat without the troublesome of tying and untying safety seat in the vehicle, and a set of sliding shifters for disengaging the set of second hooks from the set of anchor rods so as to release baby car seat from the base. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361590 | ARTICULATING SEAT BOLSTERS - A vehicle seating assembly for a vehicle having a seat back and a seat. Bolsters extend laterally from one of the seat back and the seat and include a static projection, a cushion, and a dynamic projection disposed between the static projection and the cushion. The dynamic projection is operably coupled to one of the seat back and the seat. An articulation feature is disposed between the dynamic projection and the static projection and is operable between articulated and unarticulated conditions. A control is operably coupled to the articulation feature and is operational to move the articulation feature between the articulated and unarticulated conditions, which consequently move the dynamic projection relative to the static projection, respectively, thereby adjusting the angle of the cushion relative to one of the seat back and the seat. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361591 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat including: a connection mechanism; a seat cushion connected to an interior structure of a vehicle via the connection mechanism and displaced between a first state and a second state at which the seat cushion is arranged at a position closer to a front part-side of the vehicle; and a seat back, wherein the connection mechanism includes an arm part and an attaching part, wherein a sitting surface of the seat cushion at the first state gradually inclines upwardly from the rear towards the front of the seat, and wherein, by inclining the arm part more forwards than at the first state, the seat cushion is displaced to the second state and a front part-side of the seat cushion is moved more downwardly than at the first state, whereby the sitting surface is made more horizontal. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361592 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat including: a connection mechanism; a seat cushion connected to an interior structure of a vehicle via the connection mechanism and configured to be displaced between a first state and a second state at which the seat cushion is arranged at a position closer to a front part-side of the vehicle than at the first state; and a seat back, wherein a sitting surface of the seat cushion at the first state gradually inclines upwardly from the rear of the seat towards the front of the seat, and wherein the connection mechanism is configured to displace the seat cushion to the second state and move a front part-side of the seat cushion more downwardly than at the first state, whereby the sitting surface of the seat cushion is made more horizontal at the second state than at the first state. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361593 | CHAIR WITH A SWIVEL BACK SUPPORT - A chair includes a unitary shell defining a seat portion and a riser portion. The riser portion is generally normal to the seat portion. The chair further includes a back support and a flexible coupling that couples a portion of the back support to a portion of the riser portion. The flexible coupling includes a cushion between the portion of the back support and the portion of the riser portion. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361594 | FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT - A fitting ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361595 | HEADREST - The invention relates to a headrest having a head support that can be carried on at least one support rod ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361596 | PORTABLE SEAT RESTRAINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - A removable seat restraint apparatus intended to restrain a child on a variety of seats is provided. The apparatus may include an adjustable waist strap that fits snugly around the waist of the child and at least two connecting straps that are transversely attached at opposing end of the waist strap. The connecting straps may connect on the periphery of the seat to a support strap assembly which may be attached to one or more support structures such as a chair leg or pedestal. The length of the support straps may be adjustable to keep the waist centered on the seat when secured around the waist of the child. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361597 | LOCKING DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR DUMP TRAILER AND METHOD OF USE - A lockable center door assembly for a dump trailer is provided. A frame is mounted in a wall of the dump trailer and has a pair of opposite and spaced apart channels. A retractable door has a pair of edges slidably received in the frame. A pivot linkage assembly is operatively connected to the door for linearly moving the door between the closed and open positions. A locking assembly movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position is operatively connected to the pivot linkage assembly for securing the door in either the closed or open position. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361598 | Road CRAB - The Road CRAB is road construction equipment used to remove road reflectors. This machine includes a manually operated blade that moves up and down, two hitches, one off set to the driver's side, and one that raises the front to wheels off the ground. It does not have a motor and is towed with a standard ball hitch on any work truck. When in use it has all four wheels on the ground with an operator (person) raising and lowering the blade with a handle. When being towed to and from job sites the travel hitch raises the front two wheels off the ground so it is easily towed on the back two wheels. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361599 | Stripping Device Comprising A Stripping Bar For A Ground Milling Machine, Stripping Element For A Stripping Bar, And Ground Milling Machine Comprising A Stripping Device - The present invention relates to a stripping device for a ground milling machine, comprising a stripping plate comprising a bottom plate edge and a stripping bar comprising at least one stripping element disposed on the bottom plate edge, wherein form-fitting elements are present on the at least one stripping element and on the stripping plate, which form-fitting elements at least partially interlock in complementary fashion and prevent displacement of the at least one stripping element. The present invention further relates to a stripping element for such a stripping device, and to a ground milling machine having such a stripping device. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361600 | Cold Planer Anti-Slabbing Mechanism - A cold planer includes a frame and a cutting mechanism having a rotatable cutter configured to cut material of a substrate. An anti-slabbing mechanism is coupled to the frame and includes an upwardly oriented base plate, and a plurality of skids. The skids are arranged in a first subset and a second subset positioned upon opposite outboard sides of a forwardly projecting plow, and downwardly depend from a base plate of the anti-slabbing mechanism, for applying a slabbing opposition force to uncut material of the substrate. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361601 | SUPER-HARD TIP FOR A PICK TOOL AND PICK TOOL COMPRISING SAME - A strike tip for a pick tool, comprising a strike structure joined to a substrate at an interface boundary, the strike structure comprising super-hard material and the substrate comprising carbide material. The strike structure has a strike end opposite the interface boundary, the strike end including a rounded apex having a radius of curvature in a longitudinal plane of at least 3.2 mm and at most 6 mm. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361602 | WHEEL FOR STRADDLE VEHICLE - A wheel for straddle vehicle includes a hub, a rim, a plurality of first spokes, a plurality of second spokes, spoke side hollow portions, and first opening portions. Each of the plurality of second spokes is provided between adjacent two first spokes among the plurality of first spokes to be a pair with a closest first spoke between the adjacent two first spokes. The pair has opposite surfaces facing to each other. The spoke side hollow portions are provided inside the plurality of first spokes and second spokes, respectively. The first opening portions are provided on the opposite surfaces, respectively. Each of the first opening portions communicates with each of the spoke side hollow portions. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361603 | WHEEL RIM WITH HUB PLATE - The present invention concerns a wheel rim and a method for making a wheel rim of the type suited for use on an agricultural or construction vehicle. The new feature of the wheel rim according to the invention is that the central hub plate at the outer periphery includes a number of tabs extending away from the centre of the central hub plate, where the second hub plate at its inner periphery also includes a number of tabs extending towards the centre of the hub plate, where the tabs have a geometric shape such that the tabs fit between each other, where the tabs include holes arranged at the same pitch circle diameter and at right angles to the tabs. In connection with the making of the hub plate, the second hub plate and the central hub plate can be produced from a single piece of suitable material, preferably steel plate, as the mentioned tabs extend over each other when two parts are separated and turned such that the tabs come to lie upon each other. The two hub plate parts are then joined by bolts in the holes formed in the mentioned tabs. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361604 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A SPOKE FOR SPOKED WHEELS, SPOKE FORMING MACHINE AND SPOKE OBTAINED WITH SAID METHOD - The method for the manufacture of a spoke for spoked wheels including a step of forming a head of the spoke at a longitudinal end of the shank thereof by equipment for the plastic deformation of the end of the shank, wherein the plastic deformation is obtained by maintaining the shank in relative rotation to the equipment. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361605 | WHEEL HUB COVER ARRANGEMENT AND WHEEL HUB FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A wheel hub cover arrangement for covering an outwardly directed wheel hub opening of a wheel hub, which has a cover surface element which is connected to the wheel hub via a wall member and a connection member in such a way that the cover surface element and the wall member enclose a cover volume, wherein at least one venting opening for venting and for pressure-equalizing a vehicle shaft connected to the wheel hub is provided, wherein at least one outlet opening for removing splash water from the cover volume is provided in the wall member, wherein provisions are provided which ensure a fluid connection of the outlet opening with the surroundings of the wall member. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361606 | WHEEL BEARING AND BEARING DEVICE - A wheel bearing includes a constant velocity universal joint and a wheel bearing. The wheel bearing is separably coupled to the constant velocity universal joint with a screw fastening structure, in which a stem section of an outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint is fitted to an inner diameter portion of the hub wheel. Projecting portions extending in an axial direction are formed on the stem section of the outer joint member, and depressed portions having an interference with respect to the projecting portions are formed on the hub wheel. The stem section of the outer joint member is press-fitted to the hub wheel, and a shape of the projecting portions is transferred to the other, to thereby provide a projection and depression fitting structure in which the projecting portions and the depressed portions are in close contact at an entire fitting contact portion therebetween. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361607 | Vehicle Brake System - The invention describes a vehicle brake system having a vehicle brake arrangement ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140361608 | REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT, POWER OVER ETHERNET SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A redundant power supply circuit includes a port detection circuit, a fixed state detection circuit, a voltage conversion circuit, and a control circuit. The port detection circuit detects and outputs a plurality of ready signals according to a plurality of power signals of a number of POE ports. The fixed state detection circuit outputs first control signals according to a predetermined voltage signal of a network device. The control circuit generates and sends enable signals to the voltage conversion circuit according to the first control signals and the plurality of ready signals. The voltage conversion circuit converts the plurality of power signals into driving voltage signals according to the enable signals. A POE system and method are also provided. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361609 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND PROVIDING POWER TO AN ACCESSORY IN A VEHICLE - An electrical system for providing power to an accessory in a vehicle is provided. The electrical system includes a power source, a relay coupled to the power source, an accessory socket coupled to the relay, and a switch coupled to the relay and disposed at least partially within the accessory socket. The accessory socket is configured such that the switch is in a closed state when an accessory is coupled to the accessory socket and the switch is in an open state when the accessory is not coupled to the accessory socket. When the switch is in the closed state, the relay consumes power from the power source and when the switch is in the open state, the relay does not consume power from the power source. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361610 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, VOLTAGE REGULATING SYSTEM, AND MOBILE VEHICLE - A voltage regulator, an operation method thereof, and a voltage regulating system, and a mobile vehicle are provided. The voltage regulator coupled to an alternator and a battery includes a voltage detection unit which is coupled to the alternator and a startup assisting unit. The voltage detection unit operatively generates an enable signal responsive to an output voltage of the alternator. The startup assisting unit is coupled to the alternator, the battery, and the voltage detection unit. The startup assisting unit operatively generates a first exciting current to excite a rotor coil according to the enable signal. When the voltage detection unit detects that the output voltage is greater than a predetermined voltage threshold, the voltage detection unit outputs the enable signal causing the startup assisting unit to generate the first exciting current to the rotor coil, thereby facilitating the alternator to establish voltage under low rotational speed. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361611 | METHOD FOR MANAGING AN ALTERNATOR COMBINED WITH AT LEAST ONE POWER BATTERY AND DRIVEN BY A HEAT ENGINE - A method for managing a motor vehicle including a first battery connected to an alternator and an electrical network, the alternator operable either at a positive low alternator voltage or a high alternator voltage higher than the low alternator voltage, the method including: estimating a potential recharging current strength that the first battery could absorb if it was, at that moment, powered by the high alternator voltage; estimating a first alternator yield corresponding to a current rotation speed of the alternator, and to a strength of consumed current actually fed into the network; estimating a second alternator yield corresponding to the current rotation speed of the alternator and to the sum of strengths of a potential recharging current of the battery and of the consumed current; and imposing a high alternator voltage if the difference between the first yield and the second yield is higher than a first threshold. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361612 | DRIVE INVERTER HAVING AN ABNORMAL TORQUE INVERSION DETECTOR - An inverter, which drives an electric motor installed in a road vehicle, includes sensors, a storage apparatus, a power calculator, a difference calculator, and a torque corrector. The sensors measure a voltage and a current within the inverter. The storage apparatus records values measured during a mechanical revolution of the electric motor. Following an electric revolution, the power calculator calculates instantaneous electric powers and a mean electric power based on the recorded values. The difference calculator calculates a mean value of a difference based on the instantaneous electric powers and the mean electric power. The torque corrector corrects a torque ripple in a case in which the mean value of the difference is greater than a predetermined threshold. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361613 | System and Method for Reducing Reactive Current on a Common DC Bus with Multiple Inverters - A system configured to reduce the amplitude of reactive current present on a DC bus shared by multiple inverters is disclosed. The start of the switching period for the modulation routines of each inverter is synchronized, and a carrier phase angle is determined for a carrier signal within each of the inverters. The modulation routine of each inverter generates a reactive current on the shared DC bus. By controlling the carrier phase angle for each inverter, the reactive current of a first inverter may be generated at a phase angle that is offset from the phase angle of the reactive current generated by a second inverter. As a result, the reactive current from the first inverter cancels at least a portion of the reactive current from the second inverter, reducing the total reactive current present on the DC bus. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361614 | MOBILE POWER BANK ASSEMBLY DEVICE - A mobile power bank assembly device includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit includes a first casing, a first battery, a first functional circuit, and a first connector. The first battery is connected to the first functional circuit. The first battery and the first functional circuit are disposed inside the first casing. The first connector is exposed from the first casing and connected to the first functional circuit. The second unit includes a second casing, a second functional circuit and a second connector. The second connector is exposed from the second casing and connected to the second functional circuit. The first and second units can be plugged and connected with each other through a connection of the first and second connectors, thereby configuring the second functional circuit to receive electric power from the first battery and have a signal connection with the first functional circuit. | 2014-12-11 |
20140361615 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FORCED SHUTDOWN FUNCTION - An electronic device includes an built-in battery unit, a voltage converter, a resistor, and a mechanical button. When the electronic device is connected to an external power source, the external power source provides power to the voltage converter and charges the built-in battery unit. When the external power source is absent, the built-in battery unit provides power to the voltage converter. A first end of the resistor is connected to an enable pin of the voltage converter, and a second end is connected to the button. When the electronic device is not connected to the external power source, and the button is moved a position to cause the second end of the resistor to be grounded, the voltage at the enable pin of the voltage converter goes to be logic low, the voltage converter is disabled, forcing shut down of the electronic device. | 2014-12-11 |