52nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130341941 | Tweezer Device Incorporating Improved Gripping Tip Structures, and Method of using - A tweezer device and method of using that provides an improved gripping tip concept for gripping a work object. The tweezer device comprises two gripping tip bodies arranged in a symmetric vee configuration supported on a first flexible tweezer beam, and a third gripping tip body supported on a second flexible tweezer beam arranged in such a manner that the third gripping tip body engages a work object and directs a force on the work object that is approximately coplanar with the plane of symmetry of the vee configured structure in a manner that pushes the work object into contact with the two vee configured gripping tip bodies thus forming two lines of contact between the work object and the vee configured tip bodies. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341942 | CLAMP FOR HANDLING LARGE LOADS - The invention relates to a clamp for handling large loads. The load to be held is a prismatic block, which may be spherical or irregular and is held by the clamp at three points. The clamp has a master arm ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130341943 | Carton Clamp Arm with Adjustable Pivot Block - A lift truck clamp arm assembly for engaging large cartons, which may contain large household appliances. Pivoting clamp pad support assemblies are adjustable to vary a radial spacing between a pivot pin and a clamp pad supported on the clamp arm assembly by attachment to the adjustable clamp pad support assembly, to provide desired pressure concentrations at selected parts of a carton to be gripped. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341944 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR A GRIPPING DEVICE ON A HANDLING APPARATUS, ESPECIALLY A HANDLING ROBOT - A protective device is provided for a gripping device on a handling apparatus, e.g., a handling robot. The gripping device has gripping parts in the form of gripping fingers, which gripping parts are movable using a transmission mechanism. The gripping device has at least one overload safety device as the protective device which, in response to the exceeding of a certain force on the gripping device, has the effect of an evasion of the gripping device. The protective device responds exclusively in response to forces which occur from a direction and which act upon the gripping parts outside a direction of forces required for gripping objects. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341945 | ROBOT HAND, ROBOT, AND HOLDING MECHANISM - Fingers for holding a target project from shift members, and shift in accordance with the movement of the shift members shifted in predetermined axial directions by a shift mechanism to hold the target. Sliding members for shifting the shift members in the predetermined axial directions project from the shift members, and guide the shift members by sliding. According to this structure, a robot hand becomes smaller in size by decreasing the clearances between the fingers (moving the shift members closer to each other). Thus, the robot hand can hold a small target object within a small work space even though the robot hand conducts a parallel shift of the fingers. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341946 | ROBOT HAND - A robot hand includes a mounting surface to which a work unit is mounted with some freedom of horizontal movement. A pair of anti-fall hooks is formed at a tip portion of the mounting surface to support a front edge portion of the work unit so as to prevent the work unit from falling off the mounting surface. A pair of support section is provided at a rear edge portion of the mounting surface to support a rear edge portion of the work unit. If, during placement of the work unit into a cassette, the work unit collides with the cassette, the work unit comes into contact with one of the support sections, and the work unit is rotated on the mounting surface about the contact point as a fulcrum so as to correct the misalignment of the work unit. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341947 | ADJUSTABLE PILLAR TRIM GRAB HANDLE FOR VEHICLE - A movable grab handle assembly attached to the interior surface of the vehicle such as the vehicle pillar or on or adjacent to the vehicle headliner is disclosed. The movable grab handle assembly includes a slot formed on a surface of the interior. The slot includes a base having an adjuster plate. A grab handle is slidably mounted in the slot. The grab handle includes a user-operated release, such as a push button, that is operatively engaged with an adjuster plate release mechanism in the form of a pin. By operation of the push button the pin is movable between an adjuster plate engaging position and an adjuster plate disengaging position. Through use of the push button the grab handle is released to move any position in a direction toward the top of the pillar and a direction toward the bottom of the pillar. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341948 | TRUCK LOAD SUPPORT - The present invention is a truck load support attached to a pick-up truck with a pick-up truck bed that includes a first channel bar that includes a pair of Z-bracket assemblies with a first horizontal portion and a second horizontal portion, disposed on first channel bar that is attached to the front portion of the pick-up truck bed, the Z-bracket assemblies include a nut, a Z-bracket and a bolt. The truck load support also includes a second channel bar that includes a pair of Z-bracket assemblies with a first horizontal portion and a second horizontal portion, disposed on second channel bar that is attached to the back portion of the pick-up truck bed, the Z-bracket assemblies include a nut, a Z-bracket and a bolt. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341949 | TRUCK BED EXTENSION APPARATUS - A truck bed extension apparatus including a working table movably coupled to a truck bed. The working table is laterally moveable between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, the working table is entirely within the truck bed. Conversely, in the extended position, the working table extends from adjacent wheel wells of the truck bed to past a tailgate thereof. A compartment formed between the working table of the truck bed extension apparatus and a bottom wall of the truck bed receives a drawer therein. The drawer may be slideably coupled to the working table of the truck bed extension apparatus if desired. The drawer is laterally moveable between a closed position and a fully-open position. An operation of the drawer is independent of an operation of the working table. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341950 | TONNEAU COVER DEVICE - A tonneau cover device includes a tonneau cover attached to a hatchback door. A movable guide is arranged on the tonneau cover and is guided by a fixed guide, which is arranged in a vehicle. The tonneau cover moves to an extension position when the hatchback door closes and a storage position when the hatchback door opens. A detector detects whether movement of the tonneau cover is obstructed due to contact with an object. A controller moves the tonneau cover to where the movable guide can come into contact with the fixed guide in a state in which the hatchback door is open when the detector detects that the movement of the tonneau cover to the storage position has been obstructed. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341951 | VEHICLE SEAT - In a vehicle rear seat, slits are respectively formed in side wall portions of retainers provided on a vehicle body side and are respectively open at upper end sides of the side wall portions. Hinge pins respectively provided at lower end sides on side portions of a rear seat back are inserted in the corresponding slits to thereby couple the rear seat back to the vehicle body side via the retainers. Furthermore, in the vehicle rear seat, distal end sides of the hinge pins, that is, portions that protrude outward of the rear seat back, are respectively covered with covers attached to the corresponding retainers. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341952 | STOWABLE SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - A seat assembly can include a seat bottom, a pair of front and rear legs and an articulation arrangement. The front legs can have an upper and a lower end, where each upper end can be pivotably coupled to the seat bottom. The articulation arrangement can include a pair of rotating members, a pair of guide channels, a pair of first and second guide members, and an assist arrangement. The rotating members can be rotatably coupled to the lower ends of the front legs, and the pair of guide channels can have the first guide members positioned therein. The second guide members can be coupled to the lower ends of the front legs and positioned in the guide channels. The assist arrangement can include a biasing member coupled to the vehicle and the front legs. The seat assembly can be movable from a deployed position to a stowed position. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341953 | One Touch Stow In Floor Seat Assembly With Automatic Lateral Displacement - A seat assembly is provided for supporting in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly comprises a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a reclined seating position and a fold flat position. A recliner assembly is coupled between the seat back and the seat cushion to provide pivotal movement of the seat back. A riser assembly is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion and pivotally latched to the floor to allow pivotal movement of the seat cushion between a horizontal seating position and a forwardly upright tumbled position. A release mechanism is coupled between the seat back and the riser assembly for automatically synchronizing actuation of the recliner assembly and the riser assembly to provide movement of the seat assembly to the tumbled position in response to the pivotal movement of the seat back to the fold flat position. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341954 | ROLL UP PICK-UP TRUCK BOX COVER WITH LOCK DOWN SLATS - A roll up cover for a box of a pick-up truck includes a plurality of substantially rigid slats connected by hinge joints. A flexible sheet of material is attached to the top surface of the slats. The hinge joints include a stop which allows pivoting of adjacent slats only in a direction moving the top surfaces of the slats towards each other, to allow the cover to be rolled up with flexible sheet facing inwardly, and with bottom surfaces of the slats facing outwardly, and not vice versa. Side rails are attached to the box of the pick-up truck. A roll rod in each side rail pivots into closed position when the cover is unrolled, with the roll rods engaging the end fittings on the slats, to hold the cover down onto the side rails. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341955 | PICKUP TRUCK BED TONNEAU COVER SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND METHOD - An outer frame corresponds to a perimeter of a pickup truck bed. An plurality of upwardly bowed intermediate rail span between, and are coupled to, opposing sides of the outer frame. Each bowed intermediate rail is paired with a wire tension member that spans between, and is coupled to, each end of its paired intermediate rail member. A flexible textile member covers and is supported by the intermediate rail member and is coupled to the outer frame. The wire tension members operate to help reduce lateral deflection of the bowed intermediate rail members when a meaningful downward force is applied to the bowed intermediate rails. A method of assembling a tonneau cover is also disclosed. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341956 | TONNEAU COVER APPARATUS FOR A PICKUP TRUCK BED - A tonneau cover apparatus is provided. In one aspect, a tonneau cover apparatus includes a handle or lever, a mount, a locator, a finger, a detent and a complementary peg. In another aspect, a handle and mount are configured such that the handle is substantially horizontal when in a closed position. A further aspect employs at least one locator to align a tonneau cover to a truck bed. Another aspect includes a finger which is coupled to a handle to clamp a tonneau cover apparatus to a truck bed when the handle is in a closed position, thus securing the tonneau cover to the truck bed. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341957 | TONNEAU COVER ASSEMBLY FOR A PICKUP TRUCK BED - A tonneau cover assembly for a pickup truck bed includes a plurality of hinge assemblies. Each of the hinge assemblies are secured along the side rail of the tonneau cover assembly and have a contoured profile to allow for rotation within the tonneau cover assembly to accommodate a non-square truck bed. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341958 | TONNEAU COVER SYSTEM FOR A PICKUP TRUCK BED - A tonneau cover system for a pickup truck bed includes an adjustable corner bracket assembly. The corner bracket assembly includes a pivotally connected lower bracket member, upper bracket member, and cap member. The upper and lower bracket members are movable between an acute rail configuration and an obtuse rail configuration. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341959 | TONNEAU COVER FRAME FOR A PICKUP TRUCK BED - A tonneau cover frame for a pickup truck bed includes a cross-car rail bracket with a predetermined gap for receiving a cross-car bow in a plurality of configurations. The cross-car bow is movable laterally within the cross-car rail bracket to allow for a single cross-car bow in a variety of locations within the tonneau cover frame. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341960 | PICKUP TRUCK BED TONNEAU COVER SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND METHOD - Pickup truck bed tonneau covers and varieties thereof are manufactured using universal components. An outer frame is made from rails cut from universal rail stock. Universal, adjustable corner brackets can be fixed into a desired position to accommodate all different angles at the corners of the tonneau cover. Intermediate cross car rails are cut from universal rail stock and all are coupled to the outer frame via universal intermediate rail brackets. Opposing pairs of universal hinge brackets are used for all hinges of the tonneau cover. Thus, the tooling required to make a variety of tonneau covers is greatly reduced. An elongated step is adjacent to, and protrudes downwardly beyond, a seal coupling channel with a compressible seal extends along the outer frame. The downwardly protruding elongated step member acts as a continuous elongated stop, limiting compression of the seal member. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341961 | DOOR FRAME OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR - A window guide for a motor vehicle door, a door frame for a motor vehicle, a motor vehicle with at least one motor vehicle door, and a method for the assembly of a motor vehicle door are provided. A window guide for a motor vehicle door includes a guide element suitable for arrangement on a door frame and a positioning insert connected to the guide element. The positioning insert can be brought into engagement with at least one reference structure formed on the door frame. The positioning insert comprises at least one positioning element for the accurately positioned alignment of an attachment part that can be arranged on the door frame. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341962 | AIR DAM - An air dam is provided which includes an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a flexible lower portion. The upper portion is affixed to the underside of a vehicle. The intermediate portion is integral to the upper portion. The flexible lower portion is affixed to the upper portion. The intermediate portion of the air dam is operatively configured to structurally support the flexible intermediate portion. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341963 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR ONBOARD ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - A protective device for an onboard electronic equipment includes a vehicle body reinforcing member that is arranged around the electronic equipment, and of which each end is fastened to an onboard fixed member, and in which force required to unfasten one end is less than force required to unfasten the other end, and a protective member that is mounted to a facing surface of the electronic equipment that faces the vehicle body reinforcing member such that, when the electronic equipment moves to the vehicle body reinforcing member side due to receiving force from a side of a vehicle body, the protective member will contact the vehicle body reinforcing member before the electronic equipment does. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341964 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A motor vehicle body is provided. The motor vehicle body includes a front bonnet, a front window rising out of a rear margin of the front bonnet and a cross member extending in width direction of the front window. A front flange of the cross member supports a front lower margin of the front window, a rear flange being supported on a structural element of the body, and a first intermediate piece extends from an upper rear margin of the front flange towards the rear flange. The rear flange is widened towards the front by a second intermediate piece beyond a support area of the structural element. The intermediate pieces are linked via a bending zone that is convex towards the engine compartment. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341965 | Articulating cabin, system and method - The present disclosure relates to a completion system and method adapted for use in wells having long lateral boreholes. The present disclosure relates to a system and method for observing a facility for lowering a string comprising joints of a conduit into a well. The system and method provide a vehicle comprising a cabin, a base and an extending portion between the cabin and the base, the cabin is for observing the facility and for positioning with respect to the facility, the base is for providing motion to the vehicle, and the extending portion is adapted for movement of the cabin in at least two degrees of freedom. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341966 | CAB SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR AN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE - A suspension system for a cab of an off-road vehicle includes a superstructure configured to receive a cab frame. The superstructure forms a framework, the corners of which receive suspension assemblies and dampers. The suspension assemblies include one or more springs or resilient elements to resist suspension motion, and the dampers provide dampening of the motion. Lateral and longitudinal suspension motions are resisted by links between the corners of the superstructure. An anti-roll bar reduces roll. The entire suspension system may be pre-assembled and then joined to the vehicle chassis frame. The cab frame may then be placed on the suspension system. Parts of the suspension system may interface with and be housed by roll-over protective structures. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341967 | PANEL TO PANEL BONDING USING A BRANCHED CHANNEL - A panel, a panel assembly having an adhesive bond and a method of adhesively bonding the panel assembly. The panel assembly includes a first panel and a second panel and at least one main adhesive channel formed in at least one of the first and second panels. At least one branched adhesive channel in fluid communication with the at least one main adhesive channel and an adhesive for joining the first and second panels to form an adhesive bond therebetween. By such structure, the placement of an adhesive into the main adhesive channel and subsequent joining of the first and second panels, any excess adhesive flows into the branched adhesive channel to avoid an over-filling or under-filling situation in the main adhesive channel. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341968 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A motor vehicle body is provided. The motor vehicle body includes a plate-like, three-dimensionally shaped cross member, of which a first flange supports a front, lower edge region of a windshield, and a second flange is supported against a structural element of the body. The cross member further encompasses a spacer that joins the two flanges and is elongated in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and which exhibits a sectional profile that extends horizontally along a straight line over the entire length of the cross member. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341969 | VEHICLE BODY FLOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle body floor structure reinforces a floor body by a reinforcing portion, and the floor body includes a side sill, an outrigger, a floor cross member, and a tunnel frame. The reinforcing portion includes a first member that connects a corner portion between the side sill and a vehicle body skeleton part formed by the outrigger to a corner portion between a vehicle body skeleton part formed by the floor cross member and a vehicle body skeleton part formed by the tunnel frame, and a second member that connects a front-end vehicle body skeleton part of a front end of the floor body to a middle portion of the first member. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341970 | REAR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A rear structure of a car body includes: a rear pillar extending vertically at the rear part of the car body; a member extending from a vertically middle position of the rear pillar to the front side of the car body; a rear wheel housing disposed at a lower side of the member; and a stiffener having a lower end coupled to the rear wheel housing and an upper end coupled to the member. At least in a rear part of the member to which the upper end of the stiffener is coupled, a rear lower end of the rear part is sloped so that the rear lower end can be higher than a front lower end of the rear part. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341971 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIAL PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED WITH THIS PROCESS - Process for manufacturing composite material products is disclosed having at least the following operating steps:
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20130341972 | ROLLER BLIND APPARATUS FOR PANORAMIC SUNROOFS - A roller blind apparatus for panoramic sunroofs, in which front and rear roller blinds can be opened or closed by respective motors, thereby providing more convenience to a user. The apparatus includes front and rear roller blinds; a first drive means generating drive power for opening or closing the front roller blind; a second drive means generating drive power for opening or closing the rear roller blind such that the rear roller blind can be operated separately from the front roller blind; a power transmission unit that transmits the drive power of the first drive means so as to allow a moving glass to be operated in conjunction with the opening/closing motion of the front roller blind; and a control unit that controls a supply of electric power to the first and second drive means so as to control the motions of the front and rear roller blinds. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341973 | TWO-WAY INTERLOCK SLIDING SYSTEM AND ROLLER BLIND APPARATUS HAVNIG THE SAME - A two-way interlock sliding system and a roller blind apparatus having the system, which has a power transmission unit causing two drive units to interlock-slide using one motor, thereby realizing a simple construction of the apparatus. The roller blind apparatus includes a front roller blind provided in a sunroof of a vehicle, a rear roller blind interlocked with the front roller blind so as to be opened or closed simultaneously with the front roller blind; a drive means generating drive power; a moving glass operated in conjunction with opening or closing motions of the two roller blinds; a power transmission unit for transmitting the power of the drive means such that the moving glass can be operated in conjunction with the opening or closing motions of the two roller blinds; and a control unit for controlling the drive means so as to control operations of the two roller blinds. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341974 | CHAIR-TYPE MASSAGE APPARATUS - There is provided a chair-type massage apparatus which, while having a low-height backrest, affords an adequate massage effect without forcing a user to take an uncomfortable position. The chair-type massage apparatus | 2013-12-26 |
20130341975 | AIRBAG ARRANGEMENT FOR SEATS ARRANGED IN TANDEM - An airbag arrangement for protecting at least one seat occupant in an aircraft of the type having a tandem seat arrangement with a rear seat for a seat occupant and a front seat in front of the rear seat. The front seat has an airbag subassembly mounted in the seat back. The airbag subassembly has an airbag inflating between the seat back and the rear seat and uses a gas generator connected to the airbag and configured to inflate the airbag. The airbag is secured to the seat back under a cover with a tear seam and has a compacted state in which the airbag is rolled up or folded about a horizontal axis inside the seat back. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341976 | CONFIGURABLE SEATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A configurable seating device comprising a first portion configured to engage at least one object when in an open position, a second portion operably connected to the first portion, and a third portion operably connected to the second portion, wherein, when in the open position, a user is accommodated by the configurable seating device a distance above a ground surface, and the third portion is configured to contact the ground surface and is capable of supporting a weight of the user accommodated by configurable seating device is provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341977 | ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE - Haptic feedback systems, vehicle seat assemblies, and vehicles are provided. The haptic feedback system includes a bottom seat member, a first motor, and a second motor. The bottom seat member includes a seat pan with a first side, a second side, a first bolster, and a second bolster. The first bolster is positioned on the first side of the seat pan and the second bolster is positioned on the second side of the seat pan, wherein the first bolster and the second bolster include a resilient material. The first motor supported by the resilient material of the first bolster and the second motor is supported by the resilient material of the second bolster. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341978 | Assembly and Method for Attaching a Seat Cushion to a Chair - An assembly, and related methods, for attaching a seat cushion to a chair is disclosed. The assembly includes a strap assembly connected, or configured to be connected, to a cushion. The strap assembly is releasably securable to itself about a structural member of a chair so as to releasably secure the cushion in place on the chair. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341979 | Portable Airplane Armrest Cushion - The present invention relates to a portable cushion device for temporary attachment to an airplane armrest structure or a passenger's arm. The portable cushion device is preferably comprised of a base, a cushion positioned atop of said base, an antimicrobial cover covering all or a substantial portion of said base and said cushion, and a plurality of elastic straps attached to said base and capable of encircling an airplane armrest without unduly interfering with passenger controls that may be located on said airplane armrest. The portable cushion device: (i) provides comfort to airplane passengers during a flight; (ii) provides an antimicrobial barrier between the passenger and the airplane armrest; and (iii) does not unduly interfere with the controls that are typically positioned along an airplane armrest. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341980 | CUSTOMIZABLE CHAIR WITH MULTIPOINT ADJUSTMENT - A chair including a seat member for supporting a user, a backrest member mounted on the seat member, an adjustable platform attached to the backrest member in which the adjustable platform is selectively adjustable to provide a desired contour for supporting the back of a user seated within the chair, and a multipoint adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the adjustable platform along multiple locations of the platform to provide a desired contour for supporting the back of a user seated within the chair. The chair may be custom fitted to a specific user where the curvature of a user's back (e.g., in the spinal region) is measured relative to an idealized curvature, and the multi-point adjustment mechanism of the chair may be dialed in to improve the user's posture as the user uses the chair. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341981 | LUMBAR SUPPORT OPERATION MEMBER AND VEHICLE SEAT - A lumbar support operation member comprising a shaft attachment portion that is configured so as to be fixed to a rotation shaft that transmits rotation force to a moving mechanism of a lumbar support provided to a seatback and that is positioned at a side portion of the seatback; and operation portions that are provided at an radial direction outside of the shaft attachment portion, that are separated from each other in a circumferential direction of the shaft attachment portion, and that make the shaft attachment portion rotate. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341982 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A LUMBAR SUPPORT AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING A LUMBAR SUPPORT - An adjusting device for a lumbar support includes a pair of spaced guide members. A first adjusting member is coupled to the pair of guide members and displaceable along the pair of guide members and configured such that the lumbar support is adjusted when the first adjusting member is displaced. A second adjusting member is displaceable along the pair of guide members. A drive mechanism for effecting an adjustment of the lumbar support includes a motor provided on the first adjusting member so as to be displaceable along the guide members jointly with the first adjusting member. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341983 | SLIDE RAIL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A slide rail device which includes a lower rail, an upper rail which is freely slidably engaged with the lower rail, and balls which are installed between the lower and upper rails. The lower rail includes a lower-rail bottom wall, a pair of lower-rail side walls, a pair of lower-rail upper wails, a pair of lower-rail lower-ball contact R-portions, and a pair of lower-rail upper-ball contact R-portions. The upper rail includes an upper-rail top wall, a pair of upper-rail side walls, and a pair of upper-rail ball-bearing walls. Each upper-rail ball-bearing wall includes an upper-rail lower-ball contact portion and an upper-rail upper-ball contact portion. A radius of curvature of the lower-rail lower-ball contact R-portion of the lower rail is greater than that of the lower ball, and a radius of curvature of the lower-rail upper-ball contact R-portion of the lower rail is greater than that of the upper ball. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341984 | SCISSOR LIFT AND USE OF A SCISSOR LIFT - Disclosed is a scissor lift including a bottom frame a top frame, a scissor mechanism arranged between the bottom frame and the top frame to displace the bottom frame and the top frame in relation to each other by means of the force provided by a linear actuator, a gearing arranged between the scissor mechanism and the linear actuator, where the linear actuator has a linear actuator point of attack at one end of a lever arm of the gearing, wherein the bottom frame is connected to a bottom frame point of attack at another end of the lever arm and wherein the scissor mechanism is connected to the lever arm through a lever arm pivotal joint arranged between the linear actuator point of attack and the bottom frame point of attack. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341985 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes an operating link rotatably mounted to a base, a bracket that is provided on a seat back, and is arranged to be pressed against the operating link due to rotation of the seat back, so as to push and rotate the operating link, and an operating mechanism arranged to be operated by the operating link when the operating link is pushed and rotated. The bracket and the operating link are engaged with each other such that one of the bracket and the operating link sandwiches the other of the bracket and the operating link in rotational directions thereof, so that the above-indicated one of the bracket and the operating link abuts on the other thereof in both of the rotational directions. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341986 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat portion disposed in a relatively horizontal alignment, wherein the seat portion is moveable. Also included is a seat back rotatable about a first axis proximate a rear portion of the seat portion. Further included is a memory seat module (MSM) configured to monitor and control movement of the seat portion and the seat back, and comprises a sensor configured to activate upon movement of the seat portion and/or the seat back to a predetermined position, wherein the MSM automatically restricts movement of the seat portion and/or the seat back upon detection of activation of the sensor. The MSM further engages other required movements to return the vehicle seat assembly to earlier stored locations with the process being repeated a maximum number of times to transition the seat portion and seat back to their required positions that have been predetermined by the user. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341987 | Power Return Folding Head Restraint - A head restraint assembly includes a post assembly which has a first post section, a second post section, and a cross member section connecting the first post section and the second post section. The first post section and the second post section are adapted to engage a vehicle seat. The head restraint includes a bun moveably attached to the post assembly, a first gear, and a motor that rotates the first gear in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. Rotation of the first gear drives a second gear which drives a third gear. Rotation of the second gear in a first direction causes movement of the bun to a tilted position while movement of the second gear in a second direction causes movement of the bun to an upright position. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341988 | AQUATIC FURNITURE - A seating device for use in a liquid, the seating device including a body having a closed first end, an open second end and a wall running between the closed first end and the open second end, the closed first end and the wall defining a cavity that is accessible through the open second end, the closed first end defining a seating surface having one or more holes formed therethrough, the one or more holes enabling flow of a fluid therethrough as the seating device is submerged in the liquid. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341989 | LEG REST ASSEMBLY FOR A CHAIR - A leg rest assembly includes two connecting boards fixed to an underside of a seat of a chair. An actuation rod unit and a link unit are mounted to each connecting board. A rear end of each link unit is pivotably connected to one of the connecting boards and one of the actuation rod units. Each link unit has a slot aligned with a guiding groove of one of the connecting boards. A guiding rod extends through the slot of each link unit, the guiding groove of each connecting board, and each actuation rod unit. A mounting plate is pivotably connected to a front end of each link unit. An operative rod is operable to cause movement of the actuation rod units and to move the mounting plate between a first position in front of the base and a second position received in a compartment between the connecting boards. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341990 | SYMMETRICALLY DESIGNED OUTER SIDE MEMBER FOR A SEAT - A seat frame structure having frame components that are symmetrical about a longitudinal center line is provided. The seat frame components can be symmetrical about a longitudinal center line and thereby enable the component to be rotated about the center line so it may be used on a right side or a left side of the seat with all structural and/or functionality preserved. Some structural and/or functional features of the seat component that are carried over from a right side to a left side, and vise versa, when the seat component is symmetrical include but are not limited to recliner attachment holes, cable attachment holes, crossbar attachment holes, an airbag slot, flanges, and backboard attachment holes, etc. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341991 | SEAT BACK FRAME - Embodiments of the present invention may include a seat back frame of a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat has a seat back main body configured to support the back of an occupant and an extension portion extending from a side of the seat back main body. The seat back frame has a main body frame, an extension frame, and a connection member. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341992 | ARTICLE OF FURNITURE - An article of furniture ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130341993 | BUCKLE POSITIONING DEVICE, AND SYSTEMS, KITS, AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - A tool is provided for integrated and/or retrofit installation on a seat having a buckled restraint, to maintain a seat buckle out from under a seated user. The tool may include a positioning element. An example positioning element includes a strap with a loop or other connector at one end. The loop or other connector may connect directly or indirectly to a seat buckle. A second end of the strap or other buckle positioning may connect to the seat, or to environment associated therewith. The strap or other positioning element may pull the buckle forward. When the buckle is detached from the restraint system, the buckle remains forward rather than falling backward onto the seat where it can be sat upon. The positioning element may stretch when the buckle system is engaged. The working length of the positioning element may be adjustable to allow use with various seating systems. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341994 | SEAT BELT SYSTEM WITH ROLLOVER LOCKING TONGUE - A tongue member comprising a structural member including a latch plate configured to detachably engage the buckle mechanism and a side wall including an opening; a lock bar configured to move along the opening between a first position and a second position relative to the structural member; and a lock member configured to secure the lock bar in the second position; wherein when the lock bar is in the first position, the tongue member is allowed to move freely along the seat belt, and wherein when the lock bar is in the second position, a clamping surface of the lock bar secures a section of the seat belt to a clamping surface of the structural member to fix the relative position of the tongue member along the seat belt. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341995 | GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR A MINING MACHINE - A guidance system for mining a seam of material includes a mining machine, a carriage, and a guide assembly. The mining machine includes a cutter head and defines a roll axis extending the length of the machine, a pitch axis extending from one side of the machine to the other side, and a yaw axis extending from a top side of the machine to the bottom side. The carriage includes a first emitter, a second emitter, and a third emitter. The first emitter projects a first laser that is aligned with a seam plane. The second emitter projects a second laser, and the third emitter projects a third laser. The guide assembly includes a first indicator and a target. The first indicator is aligned with the second laser, and the target is aligned with the third laser. The relative positions of the first indicator with respect to the second laser and the target with respect to the third laser indicate the orientation of the roll axis, pitch axis, and yaw axis relative to the seam plane. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341996 | Self-Propelled Construction Machine - A self-propelling construction machine has a machine frame, an operating drum and a drum housing enclosing the operating drum. The drum housing is closed off by a front and/or rear sealing element and/or lateral sealing element. The construction machine has a mechanism for raising and lowering the at least one sealing element. A measuring unit is configured so that the measuring unit measures the forces acting on the sealing element when the sealing element encounters an obstacle. A control unit generates a control signal for raising the sealing element when the force measured by the measuring unit is larger than a predetermined limit value, so that the sealing element is raised. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341997 | Road Milling Machine - The invention relates to a road milling machine, with a milling drum housing partially surrounding a milling drum, wherein the opening between the milling drum housing and the surface of the material to be milled can be closed off by a hold-down device. The distance between the axis of rotation and the hold-down device increases in the specified direction of rotation of the milling drum at least over a section of the gap between the milling drum and the hold-down device. The particular configuration of the hold-down device leads to an improvement in transport of the milled material to the transport arrangement. The gap width increasing in the direction of rotation of the milling drum improves material flow with a relatively small power requirement and relatively low wear of the milling drum. | 2013-12-26 |
20130341998 | TUNNEL BORING MACHINE WITH CUTTERHEAD SUPPORT ASSEMBLY SUPPORTING A VARIABLE NUMBER OF DRIVE SYSTEMS - A tunnel boring machine ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130341999 | Attack Tool with an Interruption - A tool has a wear-resistant steel base comprising a shank suitable for attachment to a driving mechanism. A planar end of a cemented metal carbide segment is brazed to an interfacial surface of the steel base axially opposed to the shank. At least one interruption is formed in the interfacial surface. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342000 | WHEEL DRIVEN MECHANISM - This invention relates to a wheel driven mechanism for a vehicle such as a wheelchair, an electrical bicycle, or a motorcycle, especially to a vehicle which has a wheel driven by power but without using an independent electric motor. The wheel driven mechanism comprises a rotor, a plurality of permanent magnets, a stator, and a plurality of electromagnets. The rotor is divided into a first block and a second block, and the permanent magnets are disposed within the first block to reduce the weight and the cost of the wheel driven mechanism. Furthermore, the user can easily rotate the handwheel mechanism during power off. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342001 | Tire/Wheel Assembly - A tire/wheel assembly includes a cylindrical annular structure, a rubber material layer provided on a periphery of the annular structure and that faces a circumferential direction of the annular structure, and a plurality of curved metal spring members provided between the annular structure and an electric motor disposed on the inner side of the annular structure that transfers rotation of a rotor of the electric motor to the annular structure. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342002 | WHEEL WEIGHT ASSEMBLY - A wheel weight assembly mounts to a vehicle wheel disk section. The wheel weight assembly includes an annular starter weight mounted to the wheel disk section. The starter weight has mounting bores extending therethrough and centering taps projecting therefrom. The assembly also includes threaded members, nut members, an outer weight and attaching bolts. The starter weight includes a plurality of depressions. Each depression receives and prevents rotation of a nut member. Each threaded member extends through a corresponding one of the mounting bores and into a corresponding one of the nut members. The outer weight has attaching bores and centering recesses which receives the centering tabs. Each attaching bolt extends through a corresponding one of the attaching bores and is threadably received by a corresponding one of the nut members. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342003 | BICYCLE WHEEL AND RELATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A bicycle disc wheel or spoked wheel ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130342004 | WHEEL BEARING APPARATUS AND AXLE MODULE - A recess-projection fitting structure includes projections extending in an axial direction on an outer diameter surface of a shaft section of an outer joint member or an inner diameter surface of a hole of a hub wheel, press-fitting the projections in another of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface along the axial direction, and forming recesses brought into contact and fitted with the projections by press fitting in the other of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface, the projections and the recesses being held in contact with each other through intermediation. An outer member is fitted in a hole of a knuckle of a vehicle. Annular grooves are formed respectively in an outer peripheral surface of the outer member and an inner peripheral surface of the hole of the knuckle, and a snap ring is engaged with both the annular grooves. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342005 | Method for Controlling a Wheel Brake Pressure in a Hydraulic Vehicle Braking System - A method for controlling the wheel brake pressures in wheel brake cylinders in a hydraulic vehicle braking system proposes to connect the wheel brake cylinders via wheel valves to a piston pump, the pistons of which are double-action pistons, and the two piston sides are connectable by means of pump valves. In order to increase the wheel brake pressure, the wheel valves are opened during a delivery stroke of the piston pump and the pump valves are closed, and the wheel valves are closed and the pump valves opened during a suction stroke. In order to reduce the wheel brake pressures, the valves are controlled in reverse. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342006 | TRACKED RUNNING GEAR - A tracked running gear includes a drive sprocket having two sides and laterally projecting tooth profiles on both sides; a guide wheel, at least one track roller, at least one support roller, and an endless chain formed by ground plates interconnected in an articulated manner. The ground plates have vertically extending parallel teeth which engage the tooth profiles on both sides of the drive sprocket as the ground plates are diverted around the drive sprocket. The ground plates also include a first running surface having a substantially rectilinear form between the teeth for engaging the track roller and support roller, and second running surfaces having a curved form and arranged on opposite sides of the first running surface and between the teeth for engagement with the guide wheel and the drive sprocket. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342007 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector is provided with a conductive body sized to be inserted into a printed circuit board (PCB) aperture. The body has an external profile that is not round to inhibit rotation relative to a corresponding aperture in the PCB. The body has a round aperture formed therein for receipt of an elongate conductive fastener. A circuit board assembly is provided with a PCB aperture that is not round for receipt of the connector. A circuit housing assembly is provided with a housing with an aperture. A conductive stud extends through the PCB aperture and the housing aperture. A conductive nut is mounted on the stud adjacent to the connector. A vehicle power interface is provided with a power supply with a conductive connector received upon the stud on an external side of the housing. A conductive nut mounted on the stud adjacent to the power supply connector. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342008 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONNECTOR DEVICE, AND POWER LINE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided are a power line communication system, a connector device, and a power line communication device that allow downsizing of a device for power line communication in a vehicle that performs power line communication with a feeding device via a charging cable. An electromagnetic induction type signal converter and a filter necessary for power line communication are provided in a connector device | 2013-12-26 |
20130342009 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DRIVE TRAIN OF A HYBRID VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method and a device for operating a drive train ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130342010 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a drive arrangement in a motor vehicle, wherein a first drive, a second drive and a third drive are provided, wherein the drives each have two supply connections, and wherein the first drive and the second drive each have their own associated driver circuit. The invention proposes that the supply connections of the third drive can be connected to high potential (V | 2013-12-26 |
20130342011 | POWER MANAGERS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING POWER MANAGERS - Various aspects of invention provide portable power manager operating methods. One aspect of the invention provides a method for operating a power manager having a plurality of device ports for connecting with external power devices and a power bus for connecting with each device port. The method includes: disconnecting each device port from the power bus when no external power device is connected to the device port; accessing information from newly connected external power devices; determining if the newly connected external power devices can be connected to the power bus without power conversion; if not, determining if the newly connected external power devices can be connected to the power bus over an available power converter; and if so, configuring the available power converter for suitable power conversion. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342012 | POWER DISTRIBUTION WITH WRAPAROUND BUS - A power distribution system among a set of units (e.g., server blocks) may comprise, for each unit, a utility line and a unit generator, and a reserve generator providing failover transient performance and redundancy improvement to the power for the unit generators. The reserve generator may connect to the units via a reserve bus, and the unit generators may selectively connect to a wraparound bus connected to the reserve bus. When the failover load exceeds the available failover transient capability of one generator, one or more unit generators may (automatically or by operator selection) be connected with the wraparound bus to apply available transient capability to satisfy the excess failover load with minimal increase in power distribution resources and complexity. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342013 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE THAT DECREASES POWER CONSUMED BY CONTROL POWER SOURCE WHEN POWER FAILS - A motor control device has a current value sampling unit configured to sample a current value of a motor, a PWM signal generation unit configured to generate a PWM signal to drive the motor, based on the sampled current value of the motor, and a power supply stop unit configured to stop supply of power from a control power supply to a peripheral depending on power stored in a DC link part and power to which the control power source can supply when an alternating-current power source fails. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342014 | Modular Power Inverter with Software Control - A power inverter is provided comprising: a control board comprising: a processor that generates an AC waveform from a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal according to instructions or data stored in a memory associated with the processor; and an output at which a signal having the AC waveform is provided; a power supply module that is connected to the control board, comprising: an input connected to the output of the control board at which the AC waveform signal is provided; and an output at which an AC power signal is provided on a channel of the power inverter. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342015 | BATTERY CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE - When warming-up of a battery is in progress (S | 2013-12-26 |
20130342016 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAVING A STAND-BY MODE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A domestic appliance includes a mains connection at which an electrical mains voltage can be applied relative to a reference potential, a main supply unit supplying an electrical operating voltage from the mains voltage at its output, and at least one electrical consumer receiving the operating voltage. An electrical switch electrically isolates at least the output of the main supply unit from the mains connection, when the domestic appliance is in a standby mode. Provided separate from the main supply unit is a voltage supply which is coupled to the mains connection and which taps the mains voltage at the mains connection in the standby mode and supplies a supply voltage from the mains voltage for switching the electrical switch to an electrically conducting switching state to thereby switch the domestic appliance from the standby mode to an operating mode. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342017 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING - Photovoltaic system maximum power point tracking methods and apparatus are disclosed. Output power samples from one or more photovoltaic (PV) cells are obtained. The output power samples include perturbed samples for which a perturbation is applied to an operating voltage or current of the PV cell(s) and non-perturbed samples for which no perturbation is applied to the operating voltage or current. A control output, to change the operating voltage or current of the PV cell(s) for a next perturbed sample by a next perturbation, is generated. The next perturbation could be based on an estimated change in output power due to a previous perturbation. The next perturbation could also or instead be in a direction based on a change in output power samples, and of a magnitude based on the direction and a direction of perturbations applied for one or more perturbed samples preceding the next perturbed sample. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342018 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, AND SERVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Energy storage devices, servers, and methods for controlling the same are disclosed. The energy storage device can include at least one battery pack, a network interface configured to exchange data with a server, and a connector that receives alternating current (AC) power from an internal power network or outputs AC power to the internal power network. Energy storage device can also include a power converter configured to convert the AC power from the internal power network into direct current (DC) power based on the information about the power to store when information about power to store is received from the server, or, convert DC power stored in the battery pack into AC power based on the information about the power to output when information about power to output to the internal power network is received from the server. Accordingly, energy may be more efficiently stored. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342019 | POWER CONVERTER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A power converter includes a plurality of power conversion modules. At least one power conversion module includes a plurality of power conversion devices defining a three-level bridge. A first power conversion module includes four terminals including one of a positive terminal and a negative terminal, an output terminal, a first neutral terminal, and a second neutral terminal The first neutral terminal is coupled to a direct current (DC) link and the second neutral terminal is coupled to a second power conversion module. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342020 | FUEL EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION FOR MICROGRID SYSTEMS EMPLOYING MULTIPLE GENERATORS - A system designed to optimize fuel efficiency of a power grid includes a set of controllable generators designed to supply power to the power grid. Each generator in the set is associated with a controller, a set of loads designed to draw power from the power grid, and a grid controller designed to provide a load partitioned configuration for the set of controllable generators, based at least partly on the power draw of the set of loads. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342021 | DISTRIBUTED SOLAR POWER PLANT AND A METHOD OF ITS CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING POWER GRID - Methods and apparatus are provided for using a renewable source of energy such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy. In some embodiments, the method may include generating electric energy from a renewable form of energy at a plurality of locations at which reside an electric power line associated with an electric power grid. The electric energy generated at each location may be transferred to the electric power line to thereby supply electric energy to the electric power grid. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342022 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PRODUCT DISPLAY - A product display apparatus is provided. The display has a forward face with at least one display element disposed thereon. The display element is activated in some way upon receiving power. An inductive receiving coil is located on a flap that is below the forward face. This inductive receiving coil receives power from an inductive transmission coil located in proximity to the display apparatus. The receiving coil provides power to the display element when the coil is in proximity to the transmission coil. This power is used to activate the display element, such as by, for example, illuminating it. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342023 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD - There is provided a wireless power supplying device and method. The device includes a control part and at least one transmitting part connected with the control part. The control part includes a control circuit and a power supply module. The control circuit is used to determine the power requirement of the transmitting part connected with the control part and control the power supply module to transmit an electrical signal satisfying the power requirement to the transmitting part. The transmitting part generates a magnetic field based on the electrical signal and supplies power to a load of a receiver. The wireless power supply device and method enable each coil to generate electromagnetic induction with desired power, to supply power for the receiver reasonably, and reduce the number and the complexity of the transmitting part. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342024 | POWER TRANSMITTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus are provided for controlling power transmission in a power transmitter. The method includes receiving power information that includes a minimum voltage and a maximum voltage receivable at a power receiver; determining a reference voltage for dividing a range between the minimum voltage and the maximum voltage into a predetermined portions; dividing the range between the minimum voltage and the maximum voltage into a first voltage range between the minimum voltage and the reference voltage and a second voltage range between the reference voltage and the maximum voltage; receiving from the power receiver a report about a power reception condition including a measured voltage at the power receiver during the power transmission from the power transmitter; and adjusting and supplying the power according to which voltage range the measured voltage belongs to among the divided voltage ranges. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342025 | PACKAGING AND DETAILS OF A WIRELESS POWER DEVICE - A wireless power system includes a power source, power receiver, and components thereof. The system can also include a parasitic antenna that can improve the coupling to the power source in various modes. The antenna can have both a variable capacitor and a variable inductor, and both of those can be changed in order to change characteristics of the matching. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342026 | POWER-RECEIVING DEVICE AND NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USING SAME - A power-receiving device in a non-contact power transmission system includes a power-receiving antenna circuit for receiving power transmitted from a power-transmitting device, a rectification circuit for rectifying power received by the power-receiving antenna circuit, a frequency-changing circuit for changing a received power frequency of the power-receiving antenna circuit, and a drive circuit for driving the frequency-changing circuit. The power-receiving antenna circuit includes two terminals, La and Lb. The frequency-changing circuit includes a circuit configuration symmetrical about the circuit center (center tap (CT)) thereof, and is connected between the terminals La and Lb. The rectification circuit is a single-phase bridge rectification circuit. A ground terminal of the rectification circuit is connected to the circuit center (center tap (CT)) of the frequency-changing circuit. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342027 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING DETERMINATION VOLTAGE AND VOLTAGE ADJUSTING DEVICE THEREOF - A method of automatically adjusting a determination voltage used in an induction type power supply system includes detecting an output voltage of a signal analysis circuit; adding a first threshold value to the output voltage to generate a first determination voltage and subtracting a second threshold value from the output voltage to generate a second determination voltage; outputting the first determination voltage as a reference voltage; and comparing a trigger signal of the signal analysis circuit and the reference voltage, in order to generate a first data code; wherein when the step of comparing the trigger signal of the signal analysis circuit and the reference voltage in order to generate the first data code fails, the method further includes outputting the second determination voltage as the reference voltage and comparing the trigger signal of the signal analysis circuit and the reference voltage, in order to generate a second data code. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342028 | Capacitive Charging Power Source for Electrolytic Reactors - Systems and methods utilizing a capacitive charging power source for fluid treatment reactors are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a DC power source charges a capacitor circuit configured to store energy. A switching circuit with an input connected to the capacitor circuit has reversing polarity outputs which provide a pulsed discharge of energy at a frequency with an adjustable duty cycle. An inductive load may be connected to the reversing polarity outputs, and a fluid treatment reactor with at least two electrodes may be connected to the inductive load. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342029 | CONTROLLER FOR USE WITH A MECHANICAL SWITCH - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a controller ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130342030 | HIGH VOLTAGE PROTECTION INTERLOCK SYSTEM FOR SERVICEABILITY - An interlock system and method are provided for protecting high voltage electrical couplings. The interlock system may control access to the electrical couplings based on the voltage of the electrical couplings. The interlock system may also selectively energize and de-energize the electrical couplings based on the position of a lid. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342031 | Method Of Controlling Electronic Device And Electronic Device - A control method and an electronic device are described. The method is applied in an electronic device which includes a first body, a second body and a rotary apparatus. On at least one body of the first body and the second body, there are provided M number of input apparatuses; the first body and the second body are rotatably connected together, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The state-information of the first body and/or the second body is detected, to obtain a detection result; when the detection result indicates that the first body and/or the second body are/is in a motion state, a disable command is generated; the disable command is executed, so that N number of input apparatuses from the M number of input apparatuses are in a disabled state, where N is an integer less than or equal to M. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342032 | ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM USING SEVERAL ENERGY SOURCES - An object of the invention is to provide a cheap, efficient and polyvalent energy harvesting system able to exploit several energy sources. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342033 | Electromagnetic Propulsion System- Energy Solution System - An electromechanical propulsion system is disclosed. The propulsion system uses magnetic propulsion movers to turn a shaft that can generate electrical power or rotational motion to move a vehicle. The propulsion system is well suited for use on land, air, space, above water and underwater vehicles. The propulsion system includes a plurality of electromagnets impart linear motion on a rotator connected to a shaft to turn the shaft. Multiple electromagnet movers can be used on a single rotator to increase the generated torque on the shaft. The electromagnetic propulsion system does not require consumption of any external fossil based fuels for operation. The electromagnet movers are manufactured in a self-contained configuration where it is controllable from a remote location. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342034 | LINEAR VIBRATOR - There is provided a linear vibrator including: a fixed part including a case open at one side thereof and providing an internal space therein and a bracket coupled to the case; a vibrating part disposed in the internal space and including a magnet having a hollow part and a mass body coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the magnet; an elastic member having one end coupled to the vibrating part and the other end coupled to the fixed part; a shaft having upper and lower portions fixed to one surface of the case and the bracket, respectively, and penetrating through the hollow part of the magnet; a coil provided on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft and generating electromagnetic force; and a bush disposed on the coil and concentrating the electromagnetic force generated therein in a single direction. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342035 | LINEAR VIBRATOR - There is provided a linear vibrator, including: a housing providing an internal space; an electromagnet having one end fixed to the housing so as to be disposed in the internal space; a vibrating part including a magnet facing the electromagnet and interacting therewith; an elastic member having one end fixed to the housing and the other end fixed to the vibrating part and elastically supporting the vibrating part during vibrating thereof; and a separation prevention member interposed between the other end of the electromagnet and the housing. | 2013-12-26 |
20130342036 | VIBRATION-BASED ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR - The present invention provides a The vibration-based electric power generator in which one of ends of a magnet holding member | 2013-12-26 |
20130342037 | VIBRATION-POWERED GENERATOR - A vibration-powered generator ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130342038 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR AN ARMATURE LAMELLA STACK - Fastening device ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130342039 | Switched Reluctance Motor and Switched Reluctance Motor Drive System - A regenerative switched reluctance motor and a motor drive system therefor are provided. The motor has a rotor | 2013-12-26 |
20130342040 | Switched Reluctance Motor and Switched Reluctance Motor Drive System - A regenerative switched reluctance motor and a motor drive system therefor are provided. The motor has a rotor | 2013-12-26 |