52nd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180369908 | POWDER PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GREEN BODY USING THE SAME - Powder particles for forming a homogeneous green body having a sufficient strength and a process for producing a green body by using the powder particles. A green body is shaped by using powder particles of composite particles in which thermoplastic resin particles are scattered on surfaces of large particles in an amount within a predetermined volume ratio range with respect to the large particles, and loaded to form resin pools in contact point peripheral areas of adjoining ones of the large particles and form voids in areas other than the contact point peripheral areas when the thermoplastic resin particles are melted. A green body packed with the powder particles each having a small amount of the thermoplastic resin particles attached thereon is placed under a melting condition of the thermoplastic resin particles, the thermoplastic resin is melted and gathers around contact points (or proximal points) of the adjoining powder particles. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369909 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MATERIAL FOR POWDER LAMINATION MANUFACTURING - A molding material is provided which, despite containing a ceramic, enables efficient molding for producing high-density molded articles. The present invention provides a molding material to be used in powder laminate molding. This molding material contains a first powder which contains a ceramic, and a second powder which contains a metal. Further the first powder and the second powder are bonded by sintering to configure granulated sintered particles. The granule strength of the granulated sintered particles is greater than 1 MPa and less than 10,000 MPa. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369910 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING 3D SHAPED PARTS USING LAYERING TECHNOLOGY, AND CONTROLLABLE POWDER ROLLER - The invention relates to a method for producing three-dimensional parts by means of a controllable particulate material roll. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369911 | MULTIPLE FLUX CONCENTRATOR HEATING - A heating method is described. A plurality of flux concentrators and at least one part may be held in proximity to one another. One or more alternating electric current may be generated to generate a plurality of alternating magnetic fields by the respective flux concentrators. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369912 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - The present disclosure generally relates to methods and apparatuses for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) during additive manufacturing (AM) processes. Such methods and apparatuses can be used to embed chemical signatures into manufactured objects, and such embedded chemical signatures may find use in anti-counterfeiting operations and in manufacture of objects with multiple materials. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369913 | POWER METER SYSTEMS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINES - A contained radiation power metering system for measuring power of a radiation source of an additive manufacturing machine includes a base configured to fit within the additive manufacturing machine, a radiation sensor connected to the base and configured to receive radiation from the radiation source and output a radiation power signal, and a wireless module disposed on the base configured to receive the radiation power signal and transmit the radiation power signal from the system to a separate wireless receiver. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369914 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH MULTIPLE POLYGON MIRROR SCANNERS - An additive manufacturing system includes a platform, a dispenser to dispense a plurality of layers of feed material on a top surface of the platform, a light source to generate three light beams, a first polygon mirror scanner, a galvo mirror scanner, and a second polygon mirror scanner configured to direct the first, second and third light beams, respectively, to impinge the layer of the feed material on the platform, and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the light source and first and second polygon mirror scanners to apply the first light beam to a region of the layer of feed material, and to cause the light source and galvo mirror scanner to apply the second light beam to at least a portion of the region of the layer of feed material. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369915 | Additive Manufacturing With Cell Processing Recipes - A method of additive manufacturing includes storing a plurality of predetermined cell processing recipes, dispensing a layer of a plurality of successive layers of feed material on a platform, receiving data describing an area of the layer of the feed material to fuse, determining a combination of a plurality of non-overlapping cells that substantially cover the area, and sequentially processing the plurality of cells. Each cell processing recipe includes scan path data indicating a path for an energy beam to follow, and different cell processing recipes having different paths for the energy beam. Each cell of the plurality of cells gets an associated cell processing recipe selected from the plurality of predetermined cell processing recipes. Each cell is processed by causing an energy beam to follow the first path for the cell processing recipe associated with the cell. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369916 | APPARATUS FOR FUSING A WORKPIECE - Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for welding a workpiece comprising the steps of: making a first weld at a first position on said workpiece with a high energy beam, deflecting the high energy beam with at least one deflection lens for making a second weld at a second position on said workpiece, focusing the high energy beam on said workpiece with at least one focusing lens, shaping the high energy beam on said workpiece with at least one astigmatism lens so that the shape of the high energy beam on said workpiece is longer in a direction parallel to a deflection direction of said high energy beam than in a direction perpendicular to said deflection direction of said high energy beam. The invention is also related to the use of an astigmatism lens and to a method for forming a three dimensional article. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369917 | A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PART BY SELECTIVELY MELTING A POWDER BED - A device for fabricating a three-dimensional part by selectively melting a powder bed, the device including a first tank for containing a first powder and provided with a first powder dispenser valve, a second tank for containing a second different powder and provided with a second powder dispenser valve, a first and a second monitoring device for monitoring the quantity of first powder delivered by the first valve and the quantity of second powder delivered by the second valve, a mixer chamber in communication with the first and second valves and including a third powder dispenser valve, and a mixer for mixing the powder particles in the chamber, a support for receiving the powder delivered by the third valve and on which the parts is to be fabricated, a powder spreader for spreading powder on the support, and a heater member for locally melting the powder spread on the support. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369918 | LASER SHOCK PEENING WITHIN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS - The present disclosure generally relates to methods and apparatuses for laser shock peening during additive manufacturing (AM) processes. Such methods and apparatuses can be used to embed microstructural and/or physical signatures into manufactured objects, and such embedded chemical signatures may find use in anti-counterfeiting operations and in manufacture of objects with multiple materials. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369919 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND A DISCHARGE COMPONENT INCLUDING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A composite material includes a first metallic material component and a second metallic material component. The first material component is different from the second material component. The second material component is mixed with the first material component. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369920 | MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BY MACHINE TOOL - An automatic lathe includes a main spindle that rotates a workpiece about a shaft center, a cutting tool that processes the workpiece, a feeder that moves the cutting tool, an input receiver that receives inputs regarding an eccentric distance and a radius, and a controller that controls the movement by the feeder such as to set a virtual circle having a radius of the distance, to set an offset virtual circle having a center at a position where a center of the virtual circle is offset from the shaft center of the workpiece in the radial direction of the workpiece by the radius, and to move the cutting tool along an circumference of the offset virtual circle in relation to a rotation of the workpiece by the main spindle. A hole is processed, which has the radius at a position away from the shaft center by the distance. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369921 | BAR LOADER APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A MACHINE TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL EQUIPPED WITH SUCH BAR LOADER APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a bar loader and machine tool equipped with such bar loader, wherein the machine tool includes at least one workpiece spindle configured to receive an elongated workpiece, and the bar loader apparatus comprises, for each workpiece spindle of the machine tool being configured to move in a longitudinal direction being axially arranged with respect to the spindle axis of the respective workpiece spindle, a respective associated workpiece guide channel assembly for receiving and guiding a respective one of the elongated workpieces, and each respective workpiece guide channel assembly includes a fixed guide channel portion and at least one slidable guide channel portion, the at least one slidable guide channel portion being movable into the longitudinal direction of the spindle axis of the respective associated workpiece spindle. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369922 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING AND UNLOADING BAR CROP ENDS FROM A MACHINE TOOL - A device and method for recovering and unloading bar crop ends is suitable for use with a loading apparatus for supplying bars to a machine tool. The devices includes a grasping element suitable for engaging a bar-pushing unit of the loading apparatus and a bar crop-end to be taken and unloaded. A slide element receives and conveys the bar crop ends to a collecting zone. A supporting and transferring unit transfers the grasping element from an upper position, in which it is axially aligned on the advancement trajectory of the bar-pushing unit, to a lower position in which it is near the slide element. The device further includes an ejecting unit that is drivable for penetrating the grasping element in the lower position to eject the crop end and sending the crop end, by the slide element, to the collecting zone. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369923 | CLAMP FOR TOOL HOLDER - A clamp for a tool holder is disclosed. The clamping tool holder includes a body having an insert-receiving pocket and a threaded clamp-receiving bore with a coolant opening for receiving pressurized coolant from a coolant source. A clamp includes a threaded aperture extending from a top surface to a bottom surface and coolant passages in fluid communication with a coolant header. A clamp screw is threaded into the threaded aperture of the clamp. The clamp screw includes a plurality of coolant passages in fluid communication with the coolant opening of the body, and at least one coolant channel in fluid communication with the coolant passage. Coolant from the coolant source enters the coolant opening of the body, travels into the clamp screw, travels into each coolant passage of the clamp, and then exits the clamp in a direction toward a cutting insert-workpiece interface. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369924 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an attaching portion, a cutting portion having a core portion and a surface portion, and a joint portion. The attaching portion includes a hard component and a hard material. The hard component is at least one selected from the group consisting of TiC, TiCN, W, WC, Al | 2018-12-27 |
20180369925 | CUTTING TOOL - A fluted drill comprises, in axial sequence, a body portion, and a cutting portion. The cutting portion comprises two or more cutting edges, with each cutting edge extending from a distal end of the cutting portion, along the cutting portion towards the body portion, to the body portion. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369926 | CUTTING TOOL - In an aspect of the disclosure, a cutting tool includes a base member and a coating layer located on a surface of the base member. The coating layer includes a lower layer, an upper layer, and an intermediate layer located between the lower layer and the upper layer. The intermediate layer includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer contains TiC | 2018-12-27 |
20180369927 | COATED CUTTING TOOL - A coated cutting tool is provided which has improved wear resistance and fracture resistance and which accordingly has a long tool life. A coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating layer formed on the substrate, wherein: the coating layer comprises at least one composite compound layer containing a compound having a composition represented by (Ti | 2018-12-27 |
20180369928 | Chuck - The invention relates to a chuck having a sleeve, a chuck body, a plurality of chuck jaws, an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust relative movement between the chuck jaws and the chuck body, at least one locating member and a pushing mechanism. The locating member is disposed on the chuck body between the adjacent chuck jaws. When the adjusting mechanism drives the chuck jaws to approach to each other relative to the longitudinal axis, the pushing mechanism pushes the locating member to move towards the longitudinal axis. When the adjusting mechanism drives the chuck jaws to move away from each other relative to the longitudinal axis, the pushing mechanism pushes the locating member to move away from the longitudinal axis. Therefore, the operation is more convenient and safer; the aligning effect is precise and reliable, and the pre-tightening force is stable. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369929 | CHUCKING MEANS - A chuck apparatus for the fastening to a working spindle ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180369930 | DEVICE FOR THE PRECISE ANGULAR POSITIONING OF TOOL-HOLDERS SUITABLE FOR CNC MACHINES AND TOOL-HOLDERS EQUIPPED WITH SUCH DEVICE - A device for the precise angular positioning of tool-holders suitable for CNC machines, in particular tool-holders ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180369931 | ADAPTER SLEEVE AND CUTTING DEVICE - An adapter sleeve is described for inserting into an expansion chuck of a cutting device with a substantially cylindrical body that defines a longitudinal axis (L) of the adapter sleeve and a seat area for a cutting tool. The body comprises an axial front end and an axial rear end opposite the front end by means of which the adapter sleeve can be inserted into the expansion chuck of the cutting device. An outlet element is provided at the axial front end through which a coolant can be discharged toward the cutting tool. At least one cooling line extends along the body up to the outlet element and comprises a body line section and an outlet element section. At least one channel-like outlet nozzle is formed in the outlet element and is in fluidic connection with the at least one cooling line. The flow cross-section of the cooling line decreases or remains the same toward the axial front end. In addition, a cutting device is described. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369932 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENLARGING INNER DIAMETER OF INJECTOR FOR REACTOR - A drill assembly and method is provided for enlarging an injector of a reactor. The drill assembly includes an elongated shaft attached to a piloted drill bit including a pilot portion distal from and extending colinearly with the elongated shaft and a cutting portion proximal the elongated shaft and positioned between the pilot portion and the elongated shaft, wherein the cutting portion includes at least one cutting edge extending radially from a center axis of rotation beyond an outer surface of the pilot portion; and a drive device adapted to rotate the elongated shaft about the axis of rotation. The method includes inserting the pilot portion into an injector; and cutting away a portion of an inner surface of the injector with the cutting portion. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369933 | Drilling tool and method of operating a drilling tool - A drilling tool for a punch device, in particular for a turret punch device, comprises a housing, a tool shank arranged in the housing with a drilling means accommodated therein and a tool head arranged on the tool shaft to interact with the punch device. The tool head of the drilling tool has a ram engagement portion configured to transmit a rotational movement about a tool longitudinal axis from an external drive to the tool head. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369934 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL WITH AN INTERNAL COOLING CAVITY - A rotating cutting tool that is internally cooled by cryogenic coolant, the rotating cutting tool has a cylindrical body including: a central bore that extends along a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body; a plurality of cold flow delivery paths formed from radial bores that fluidly communicate with and extend radially-outwardly from the central bore; longitudinal grooves that are formed along an outer surface of the cylindrical body extending along the longitudinal axis and fluidly communicating with the radial bores; a bushing having an inner diameter closely conforming to the outer surface of the cylindrical body allowing the bushing to concentrically fit over the cylindrical body and the longitudinal grooves to form longitudinal passageways extending from the radial bores to one or more exhaust ports formed in the bushing proximate a rear face of the cylindrical body; and a plurality of flutes for cutting a workpiece each having a cutting edge formed from the bushing. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369935 | GUIDE FOR A BURR CUTTER | 2018-12-27 |
20180369936 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF METAL MEMBER - A manufacturing method of a metal member includes performing first shaving on a first surface perpendicular to a thickness direction of a metal plate, in a first portion of the metal plate by moving a cutting edge in a direction along the first surface. In the metal plate, the thickness of the first portion is reduced to be smaller than the thickness of a second portion by the first shaving. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369937 | Attachable and Extendable Saw and Methods for Using Same - An attachable and extendable saw and methods for cutting objects with the attachable and extendable saw are provided. The attachable and extendable saw can include a blade housing coupled to a main body. The blade housing at least partially covers a saw blade and the extendable member can be configured to move the saw blade with or without the blade housing between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the main body. The extendable saw can also include means to drive the saw blade, means to drive the extendable member, and means for attaching the attachable and extendable saw to the objects to be cut. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369938 | CIRCULAR SAW MACHINE CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING RUNOUT OF CIRCULAR SAW BLADE - A circular saw machine capable of suppressing a cutting-bending of a circular saw blade during cutting, and improving processing accuracy for a cutting surface of a workpiece, regardless of a size of a width of the workpiece. A circular saw machine has: a processing head capable of moving in a cutting direction and its opposite direction and having a circular saw blade capable of rotating; and a movable saw blade guide set provided to be movable in the cutting direction and the opposite direction on the processing head, for guiding to pinch a body part of the circular saw blade on a diameter direction inner side of a cutting region in the circular saw blade. The movable saw blade guide set is configured to move relatively with respect to the processing head in the opposite direction, in coordination with a movement in the cutting direction of said processing head. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369939 | CUT-OFF SAW - A power tool includes a housing and a support arm extending from the housing and defining a longitudinal axis. The support arm includes a first arm portion coupled to the housing and a second arm portion coupled to the first arm portion. The power tool further includes a drive pulley coupled to the first arm portion. The drive pulley defines a first axis. A driven pulley is coupled to the second arm portion and defines a second axis spaced from the first axis. A synchronous belt connects the drive pulley and the driven pulley. The second arm portion is movable relative to the first arm portion between a first configuration and a second configuration offset 180 degrees from the first configuration about the longitudinal axis. A distance between the first axis and the second axis is substantially the same in both the first configuration and the second configuration. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369940 | Saw Dust Collection System for Panel and Other Saws - A panel saw is disclosed. The panel saw may include a support element, a frame, a movable saw, and a channel. The support element may support a bottom edge of a panel. The frame may support a face of the panel. The movable saw may cut the panel from a top edge of the panel to the bottom edge. The channel may be in the frame, behind the movable saw, and open toward the face of the panel. The bottommost portion of the channel may include a vacuum connection. The topmost portion of the channel may be open such that when a vacuum source is coupled with the vacuum connection, and the face of the panel is supported by the frame, air moves through the channel from the topmost portion to the vacuum connection. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369941 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BAND SAW BLADE AND BAND SAW BLADE REALIZING LONGER LIFETIME OF BODY MEMBER - There is provided a manufacturing method of a band saw blade, including: (a) a step of forming a plurality of saw tooth mounts equipped with cutting blade portions at tip end parts, on a band shaped member at appropriate intervals; and (b) a step of carrying out a chamfering processing by a material removing processing method, on both side edges of a tooth bottom surface in a garret portion formed between respective ones of said saw tooth mounts. By this, there is provided a band saw blade having a plurality of saw tooth mounts equipped with cutting blade portions at tip end parts, on a band shaped member at appropriate intervals, wherein both side edges of a tooth bottom surface in a garret portion formed between respective ones of said saw tooth mounts are chamfering processed by a material removing processing method. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369942 | TIRE RASP BLADE - A tire rasp blade for a buffing machine including least three arc segments of buffing leading edges with coarse and fine pitches with variable segment angles are arranged in between the terminal ends, to form arcuate working end with a working end angle. The first arc segment is defined by a coarse pitch and is arranged at one terminal end followed by an arrangement of second and third arc segments that are defined by an incremental fine pitch. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369943 | WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING SYSTEM AND RELATIVE POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP CALCULATING METHOD - A wire electrical discharge machining system includes: an electrode motion control unit for moving a wire electrode while keeping the wire electrode parallel to Z | 2018-12-27 |
20180369944 | Method of cutting openings in flat, concave, converging, and convex surfaces, and welding flat, concave, converging, and convex surfaces of a workpiece - A method of cutting openings in flat, concave, convex, and converging surfaces, in which the geometry of the outline of the element to be welded into the workpiece is measured, while subsequently an electronic control unit of the device uses the measurement data to plot the path of the cutting tool, and the IMCM device is placed onto the work surface, where the geometry of the work surface is measured using a scanning system, cutting parameters are automatically entered into the control unit based on the measurement results, the surface is heated and cut along the selected path, the cut-out part of the surface is removed, and the edges of the cut-out opening are grinded. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369945 | CONSUMABLE ELECTRODE TYPE GAS SHIELD ARC WELDING METHOD AND ARC WELDING PORTION - The present invention provides a consumable electrode type gas shield arc welding method for performing arc welding of two steel sheets using a welding torch having a consumable electrode. The consumable electrode type gas shield arc welding method includes performing arc welding while a shielding gas having an oxygen potential a which is indicated by the following Expression (1) and ranges from 1.5% to 5% is supplied from the welding torch toward the consumable electrode, and blowing an oxidation promotion gas having an oxygen potential β which is indicated by the following Expression (2) and ranges from 15% to 50% at a flow velocity ranging from 1 to 3 m/sec over a weld bead and a weld toe portion which are formed by arc welding and are in a state of 700° C. or higher, | 2018-12-27 |
20180369946 | SELF-ADJUSTING TWIN CONTACT JAWS - A contact device for a welding apparatus is disclosed. The contact device for feeding current to at least a first welding wire and a second welding wire. The contact device including first and second contact jaws. The first and second contact jaws including a slot formed therein to provide the first and second contact jaws with improved flexibility to individually and independently flex about the first and second welding wires to ensure proper contact is maintained between the contact jaws and the welding wire. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369947 | Contact Nozzle With Split Tip - A contact device for feeding current to one or more welding wires in a welding apparatus includes a split tip nozzle having first and second diametrically opposed slots formed therein and a biasing means for supplying an adjustable biasing force to first and second split tips to bias the first and second split tips together to ensure that a desired contact between the split tip nozzle and the one or more welding wires is maintained throughout the lifecycle of the nozzle. The biasing force may be applied by any means including, for example, a compression ring, interaction of tapered surfaces between the tube and the split tip nozzle, a compression or cylinder spring pre-mounted on the first and second split tips, a tensioning screw, etc. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369948 | WELDING DIFFUSER INSERT - A diffuser insert is provided for use with a welding diffuser and contact tip assembly comprising a diffuser with an interior chamber configured to receive a wire conduit that supplies electrode wire and a shielding gas used during a welding operation and a contact tip coupled to the diffuser and configured to receive electrode wire. The diffuser insert comprises a diffuser insert body configured to be disposed within the interior chamber of the diffuser, and further comprises an insert bore extending therethrough configured to receive electrode wire. An outer periphery of the diffuser insert has at least one surface feature configured to manipulate a flow of said shielding gas from within said interior chamber of the diffuser and out of exit passages to thereby direct said flow of shielding gas about a molten welding puddle formed during a welding operation. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369949 | ELECTRODE TIP REMOVAL DEVICE AND HAMMER - In the present disclosure, a pair of removing members ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180369950 | SPOT WELDING CAP CHANGER - The invention relates to a spot welding cap changer ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180369951 | REPAIR METHOD AND REPAIR MATERIAL - A repair method that includes covering a damaged part of a member to be repaired with a repair material, and heating the repair material to a predetermined temperature to form an alloy layer. At least the surface of the member to be repaired is a first metal such as Cu. The repair material includes a second metal such as Sn. By the heating, the surface of the member to be repaired is integrally joined with a layer of an intermetallic compound and an alloy having a melting point higher than a melting point of either of the first metal or the second metal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369952 | OPERATING METHOD FOR AN ULTRASONIC WIRE BONDER WITH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VIBRATION DAMPING - A method for operating an ultrasonic wire bonder. The ultrasonic wire bonder has a bonding head with a bonding tool and with a transducer for exciting ultrasonic vibrations in the bonding tool and a controller ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180369953 | ULTRASONIC BONDING METHOD, ULTRASONIC BONDING JIG, AND BONDING STRUCTURE - An ultrasonic bonding method includes: stacking a metal plate and a base material; pressing the metal plate to the base material by an ultrasonic bonding jig; forming a plurality of recessed portions, a flat portion among recessed portions, and an annular flat portion on the metal plate by the ultrasonic bonding jig, the flat portion among recessed portions being disposed among the plurality of recessed portions, the annular flat portion surrounding the plurality of recessed portions; and vibrating the ultrasonic bonding jig while the ultrasonic bonding jig presses the metal plate. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369954 | PISTON FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PISTON FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A piston for an internal combustion engine has a surface treatment portion on a piston base material at a piston crown surface, the surface treatment portion including, along the direction of depth from the surface side, a first layer that is comprised of a layer of a first metal or a layer containing the first metal, a second layer that contains both a second metal containing oxygen or an oxide of the second metal and a low-thermal-conductivity material, and a third layer that is comprised of a mixture of a third metal and the low-thermal-conductivity material. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369955 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONSISTING OF A PISTON UPPER PART AND OF A PISTON LOWER PART - A method for producing a piston for an internal combustion engine may include arranging a piston upper part and a piston lower part in a friction welding device. The piston upper part may include a piston head with a combustion recess. The piston lower part may include two mutually opposite skirt elements connected to one another via two mutually opposite pin bosses. The method may also include arranging a deflecting device configured to deflect at least one weld bead one of on and in the friction welding device. The method may further include joining the piston upper part and the piston lower part to one another via friction welding. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369956 | Method for Integrally Bonding a Cast Aluminum Part to a Joining Partner, and Part - A method for integrally bonding a cast aluminum component to a joining partner. The method includes laser-treating a region of the cast aluminum component that is to be connected to the joining partner. The laser treatment is carried out via a pulsed laser system having a pulse duration of 100 to 200 ns, and an impulse frequency of 10 to 80 kHz. The method also includes integrally bonding the cast aluminum component and the joining partner. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369957 | SYSTEM ISOLATION AND OPTICS BAY SEALING - A laser processing system is disclosed, which includes a system frame, a process frame movably supported by the system frame, an optics wall coupled to the process frame, a process shroud coupled to the system frame and extending over and alongside upper and lateral peripheral regions of the optics wall and an optics shroud coupled to the process shroud. The process frame is configured to support a laser source, a workpiece positioning system and a beam delivery system. The process frame is moveable relative to the process shroud and the process frame is moveable relative to the optics shroud. The process shroud, the optics wall and the process frame enclose a first space for laser processing of a workpiece. The optics shroud, the optics wall and the process frame enclose a second space for accommodating the laser source. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369958 | METAL MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A metal member includes a first plate, and a second plate abutting against and welded to the first plate in at least one butt portion. In the butt portion, a length from a first end to a second end of a welding boundary line between the first plate and the second plate is longer than a length of a straight line connecting the first end to the second end of the welding boundary line. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369959 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A WELDED RING - For producing a welded ring, a band having a length corresponding to the circumference of the ring is bent to form a ring and its two ends are welded together. The band ends to be welded together have an offset in the circumferential direction of the ring, the offset lying in the plane of the band. The welding is performed form both lateral edges of the ring from the outside up to the offset. This avoids an overlapping weld of a welding quality that is different at the centre of the ring from that at the edges. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369960 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH POLYGON AND GALVO MIRROR SCANNERS - An additive manufacturing system includes a platform, a dispenser to dispense a plurality of layers of feed material on a top surface of the platform, a light source to generate a first light beam and a second light beam, a polygon mirror scanner, a galvo mirror scanner positioned adjacent to the polygon mirror scanner, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the light source, the polygon mirror scanner and the galvo mirror scanner, and the controller is configured to cause the light source and polygon mirror scanner to apply the first light beam to a region of the layer of feed material, and to cause the light source and galvo mirror scanner to apply the second light beam to at least a portion of the region of the layer of feed material. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369961 | TREATMENT OF SOLIDIFIED LAYER - An additive manufacturing apparatus and methods relating to forming multiple layers on an object on a support including dispensing a layer of feed material over the support, fusing a portion of the layer of feed material to form a fused portion in the layer, determining to rework a particular region in the fused portion, and reworking the particular region. Reworking the particular region includes establishing a gas flow directed towards the particular region and producing a melt pool having a keyhole within the particular region. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369962 | TURBULATOR WELDING SYSTEM, WELDING PROCESS FOR A WELD TURBULATOR, AND COMPONENT WITH WELD TURBULATOR - A process of welding a weld turbulator on an article includes forming a weld pool on a surface of the article using an arc welder, directing at least one beam of at least one beam welder to at least one fusion edge of the weld pool, and translating the arc welder and the beam welder in a weld direction to shape the weld pool into the weld turbulator extending in the weld direction and having the fusion edge. A turbulator welding system includes an arc welder arranged and disposed to provide an electric arc on a surface of an article to form a weld pool and at least one beam welder arranged and disposed to provide at least one beam to at least one fusion edge of the weld pool. A component includes an article having a surface and a weld turbulator on the surface of the article. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369963 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LASER PROCESSED PRODUCT AND THE LASER PROCESSED PRODUCT - A method for manufacturing a laser processed product including a laser processed part is performed by using a laser oscillation section, a beam splitting section and an imaging section. The manufacturing method includes: forming an irradiation mark including an irradiation pattern in a reference irradiation surface by using the laser oscillation section and the beam splitting section, the irradiation pattern including a plurality of irradiation spots; obtaining an image of the irradiation mark via the imaging section; determining a representative position based on positions of the plurality of irradiation spots in the image; determining a deviation amount of deviation of the representative position from a target position; and forming the laser processed part with a irradiation position corrected based on the deviation amount. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369964 | LASER CUTTING HEAD WITH DUAL MOVABLE MIRRORS PROVIDING BEAM ALIGNMENT AND/OR WOBBLING MOVEMENT - A laser cutting head with movable mirrors may be used to move a beam, for example, to provide beam alignment and/or to provide different wobble patterns for cutting with different kerf widths. The laser cutting head includes a cutting nozzle for directing the laser beam together with a gas to a workpiece for cutting. The movable mirrors provide a wobbling movement of the beam within a relatively small field of view, for example, within an aperture of the cutting nozzle. The movable mirrors may be galvanometer mirrors that are controllable by a control system including a galvo controller. The control system may also be used to control the fiber laser, for example, in response to the position of the beams relative to the workpiece and/or a sensed condition in the cutting head such as a thermal condition proximate one of the mirrors. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369965 | LASER CURTAIN CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - A laser containment system in which a platform is suspended above a table on which laser light experiments will be performed. A number of curtain pockets having U-shaped cross sections are mounted beneath the platform, with the pocket openings facing down toward the sides of the table. A roller is mounted between end walls inside each pocket, and a laser curtain long enough to be lowered past a corresponding side of the table is wound on each roller. A clutch supported on an end wall of each pocket operatively engages an end of the roller inside the pocket to lower or raise the curtain on the roller. An associated clutch pulley is disposed outside the end wall of each pocket on which the clutch is supported. A curtain chain engages the circumference of the pulley, and the chain hangs outside the curtain when lowered for access by a user. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369966 | MODULAR WELDING HEAD ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a system of modular functional blocks that may be used to facilitate easy assembly of a welding head assembly in any one of a wide variety of configurations to allow for distribution of welding wire, gas, cooling fluid and other media throughout an interconnected assembly of the modular functional blocks. As such, the modular functional blocks can be mixed and matched into any desired configuration as needed depending on the welding process being undertaken. The modular functional blocks may be in the form of one or more different welding wire delivery blocks, gas delivery blocks, cooling water delivery blocks, shim plates, end plates, shield cup, cover plates, insulating plates, etc. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369967 | BRAZING FLUXES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING BRAZING FLUXES - Non-hygroscopic brazing fluxes, methods for producing non-hygroscopic brazing fluxes, and methods for producing hydrated cesium aluminum fluorides are provided. An exemplary method for producing a non-hygroscopic brazing flux includes preparing a mixture including aluminum, cesium, and fluorine. The prepared mixture has an aluminum:cesium:fluorine molar ratio of about (1):(1.1-1.2):(4.0-4.2). The method further includes drying the mixture at a temperature higher than about 90° C. to form a product comprising at least about 20 mass percent hydrated cesium aluminum fluoride, based on the total mass of the product. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369968 | Voltage Sensing Wire Feeder With Weld Procedure Memories - A voltage sensing wire feeder includes a storage device and a user interface. The user interface is configured to receive a first selection and a second selection. The first selection is configured to direct the voltage sensing wire feeder to use a first group of settings stored in the storage device, and the second selection is configured to direct the voltage sensing wire feeder to use a second group of settings stored in the storage device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369969 | METHOD OF POSITIONING A HOLLOW WORKPIECE - A method is for positioning a hollow workpiece obtained by casting and that enables the workpiece obtained in this way to be machined in accurate manner. The workpiece is obtained by a casting method involving a mold and a sacrificial core inserted inside the mold and serving to form at least one cavity in the workpiece. The workpiece includes surfaces of a first type defined during casting by the surfaces of the mold, and surfaces of a second type defined during casting by the surfaces of the core. A frame of reference for positioning the workpiece is constructed that includes at least three reference points (P | 2018-12-27 |
20180369970 | REDUCED COMPRESSION HEIGHT PISTON AND PISTON ASSEMBLY THEREWITH AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A piston assembly and method of construction thereof for an internal combustion engine are provided. The assembly includes a piston head having an upper combustion wall with an undercrown surface and a ring belt region. The piston head has a floor with an upper surface and a bottom surface. The floor is spaced beneath the upper combustion wall in radial alignment with the ring belt region. A substantially enclosed, annular cooling gallery is bounded by the undercrown surface and the floor. A pair of pin bores depends directly from the floor of the cooling gallery. The assembly further includes a pin having ends configured for oscillating receipt in the pin bores. A pin bearing surface extends within the pin bores and between the pin bores in the lower surface of the floor. The assembly includes a connecting rod with an end fixed to the pin for conjoint oscillation therewith. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369971 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a heat dissipation device is disclosed. The heat dissipation device manufactured with the method includes two titanium metal sheets, which are subjected to a heat treatment before undergoing mechanical processing, plastic working and surface modification. With these arrangements, the titanium metal sheets can be freely plastically deformed and possess a capillary force, and can therefore be used in place of the conventional copper material to serve as a material for making heat dissipation devices, and the heat dissipation devices so produced can have largely reduced weight and largely improved heat dissipation performance. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369972 | METHOD OF FORMING A COMPONENT FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER - A method of forming a component for a heat exchanger is disclosed. The method comprises machining a portion of a metal sheet to form a plurality of protrusions, and forming apertures in the portion of the metal sheet so as to form a plurality of ribs defined by adjacent ones of the apertures, wherein at least one protrusion is located on each of said ribs. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369973 | FASTENER DELIVERY SYSTEM - A fastener delivery system includes an escapement mechanism configured to control dispensing of associated fasteners located in a column one associated fastener at a time and a rotate and present apparatus operable with the escapement mechanism. The apparatus is configured to rotate between a fastener receiving position and a fastener loading position. In the fastener receiving position the apparatus is adapted to receive each associated fastener released from the escapement mechanism, and in the fastener loading position the apparatus is configured to present each associated fastener to an associated fastener installation device. The escapement mechanism is adjustable in a height direction relative to the apparatus. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369974 | MACHINE TOOL - The invention relates to a machine tool apparatus having a spindle ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180369975 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO EXTEND CUTTING TOOL LIFE - A CNC apparatus and method of operating the CNC apparatus is provided in which the CNC machine additionally controls positionable air nozzles that can be used to provide a customized delivery of air to the cutting tool and substrate thereby minimizing damage and wear to the tool and preventing thermal damage of the substrate. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369976 | COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOLS - A clamping system for machine tools includes a body portion configured to be received in a holding fixture of a machine, a tool holder integrally formed with and extending longitudinally from the body portion, the tool holder having a mounting mechanism on a distal end thereof for receiving a cutting tool, at least one fluid delivery vein extending through the tool holder from the body portion to the distal end of the tool holder, and at least one outlet at the distal end of the tool holder, the at least one outlet being configured to direct a fluid from the at least one fluid delivery vein toward at least one of the cutting tool and a workpiece. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369977 | CALIBRATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A calibration device ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180369978 | MACHINE TOOL, IN PARTICULAR MULTI-SPINDLE TURNING MACHINE - A machine tool, in particular multi-spindle turning machine, comprising a machine frame, a turret body being rotatably supported by the machine frame, a plurality of workpiece spindles being arranged on the turret body, each of the workpiece spindles having a workpiece receiving portion for receiving a respective workpiece on one side of the turret body facing a working space of the machine tool, and a plurality of tool post assemblies supported by the machine frame around the turret body, wherein each tool post assembly includes a tool post having one or more tool cartridge receiving openings respectively being configured to detachably receive a tool holder cartridge TC holding a tool. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369979 | MACHINE TOOL, IN PARTICULAR MULTI-SPINDLE TURNING MACHINE - The present disclosure relates to a machine tool, in particular multi-spindle turning machine, comprising a machine frame, a turret body being rotatably supported by the machine frame, a plurality of workpiece spindles being arranged on the turret body, each of the workpiece spindles having a workpiece receiving portion for receiving a respective workpiece on one side of the turret body facing a working space of the machine tool, and a torque motor for driving a rotation of the turret body. The torque motor is arranged at a back end portion of the turret body opposite to the side of the turret body facing the working space of the machine tool, and a position locking mechanism for locking a rotational position of the turret body is arranged at a front end portion of the turret body on the side of the turret body facing the working space of the machine tool. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369980 | Smart Grinding Machine that Detects Grinding Process Automatically - A grinding machine includes a plane grinding mechanism carrying a workpiece, an electrically controlled device mounted on the plane grinding mechanism, a grinder unit rotatably mounted on the plane grinding mechanism to grind the workpiece, and a smart working control system mounted on the plane grinding mechanism and electrically coupled to the electrically controlled device. The smart working control system includes a smart coder and a smart driver. When a load and a cutting force produced between the grinder unit and the workpiece reach preset parameters during the grinding process, the smart driver executes the working sequence or parameter setting program edited by the smart coder, to shorten a movement distance of the workbench of the plane grinding mechanism along the X-axis (leftward and rightward), and to produce an optimum lapping path. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369981 | Trowel-Grinder-Polisher Machines - Disclosed is a concrete floor trowel machine of multiple blades with added floor polishing jacket or attachment. It saves expense and time associated with the use of a separate trowel and a polisher in consecutive order, often a day apart. Furthermore, disclosed is a blade replacement polisher disk with metallic hook-and-loop attached steel wool polisher puck, which is the loop component of that means of attachment. Means of slurry feed and suction removal to said puck is also disclosed, whereas said puck may rotate free or by planetary. Said pucks may be attached to blades. Safety cage and slurry splash cover supplement the machine. Removable caster legs are added to ease moving the off-use machine. Disclosed as well are robotic polisher-grinder modules in tandem or in train with changeable trowel-polisher modular inserts with electrical motors and power cable and water hose reels to be serviced from a distance, remotely controlled. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369982 | GRINDING DEVICE AND GRINDING IMPLEMENT FOR SAID GRINDING DEVICE - A grinding device has a support unit attached to a rotary shaft so as to be rotatable integrally with the rotary shaft, and a grinding element stacked on the support unit and having an uneven grinding surface formed by a plurality of abrasive grains. The support unit has, in a surface thereof, protruding surface portions to be brought into contact with a rear surface of the grinding element when in use, and recessed surface portions recessed from the protruding surface portions, alternately located in a circumferential direction. An engagement mechanism which makes an engagement at each of predetermined angular positions so as to retain the grinding element or the support unit moved by a predetermined angle in the circumferential direction, is provided between the support unit and the grinding element, between the rotary shaft and the grinding element, or between the rotary shaft and the support unit. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369983 | METHOD FOR THE COMPLETE GRINDING OF WORKPIECES IN THE FORM OF SHAFTS HAVING CYLINDRICAL AND PROFILED SECTIONS - Described is a method for grinding workpieces, which comprise at least one cylindrical and profiled portion each, on one and the same grinding machine. The workpiece is ground initially in a first grinding operation in a first clamping in the grinding machine, said first grinding operation being followed by a second grinding operation once the first clamping has been released and then, before the start of the second grinding operation, a second clamping has been generated. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369984 | POLISHING METHOD - A polishing method including polishing to polish a surface of a wafer by sliding the wafer held by a polishing head on a surface of a polishing pad while supplying a polishing slurry to the polishing pad attached to a turntable, the method including correlation derivation to obtain a correlation between a surface temperature of the polishing pad and a haze level of a wafer polished with the use of the polishing pad in advance before performing the polishing, and also the wafer is polished in the polishing while controlling the surface temperature of the polishing pad based on the correlation between the surface temperature of the polishing pad and the haze level of the wafer polished with the use of the polishing pad. Consequently, the polishing method can control a haze in polishing a wafer and thereby prolong the service life of the polishing pad. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369985 | WAFER POLISHING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A wafer polishing method of polishing one surface of a wafer by rotating a rotating platen to which a polishing pad is affixed and a pressurizing head while supplying slurry onto the rotating platen and pressurizing/holding the wafer on the polishing pad with the pressurizing head, the method including: calculating an F/T value by monitoring a load current value F of a motor for rotating the rotating platen and a surface temperature T of the polishing pad during the wafer polishing; and controlling at least one of the rotation speed of the rotating platen and the polishing pressure of the pressurizing head based on the calculated F/T value. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369986 | HOOD FOR DRUM SANDER - A drum sander having a fin for deflecting airflow around the drum and directing dust and debris to a dust collecting outlet. The fin includes a first section at a first angle and a second section at a second angle that directs air movement generated by the operating drum toward the dust collecting outlet. The free edge of the fin is shaped to wrap partially around the drum in two helical inclined planes. A tool free adjustment of parallelism may be provided. The workpieces are pulled through the sander rather than being pushed through. Lightweight materials reduce stress on the assembly. Heat is dissipated by the configuration and material of the drum. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369987 | GRINDING MACHINE - A grinding machine includes a grinding machine body and a grinding disc connected to the grinding machine body. The grinding machine body is provided with a pressure cavity at a position facing the grinding disc and a gas intake pipe corresponding to the pressure cavity. A pressure release gap in communication with the pressure cavity is formed between the grinding machine body and the grinding disc. The gas intake pipe induces a high-pressure gas into the pressure cavity, which receives an effect of the high-pressure gas to become a positive-pressure environment. The high-pressure gas is continually released via the pressure release gap to prohibit external dust from entering the pressure cavity. Thus, the grinding machine is capable of preventing dust from accumulating in the pressure cavity as well as effectively preventing moisture from entering the pressure cavity when the grinding machine is applied for wet grinding. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369988 | POLISHING TOOLS AND METHODS OF POLISHING SUBSTRATES - Polishing tools and methods of polishing a glass substrate are disclosed. A polishing tool ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180369989 | COATED ABRASIVES HAVING A SUPERSIZE LAYER INCLUDING AN ACTIVE FILLER - The present invention relates generally to coated abrasive articles that include active filler particles in a supersize coat, a make coat, or combinations thereof, as well as methods of making and using said coated abrasive articles. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369990 | GRINDING APPARATUS - A grinding apparatus includes: a holding table for holding a workpiece thereon; a grinding unit including a grinding wheel for grinding the workpiece held on the holding table, the grinding wheel including a grinding stone made of abrasive grains and grains of photocatalyst bonded by a vitrified bonding material; a grinding water supply unit configured to supply grinding water to the grinding stone when the workpiece held on the holding table is ground by the grinding unit; and a light applying unit disposed adjacent to the holding table and configured to apply light to a grinding surface of the grinding stone while the workpiece held on the holding table being ground. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369991 | SURFACE MODIFIED ABRASIVE PARTICLES, ABRASIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING THEREOF - A surface modified abrasive particle may include a core abrasive particle and a coating functionally connected to a surface of the core abrasive particle. The core abrasive particle may have a median particle size of at least about 0.06 microns. The coating may include a compound selected from the group consisting of dopamine, tyrosine, dihydroxyphenylalanine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, normetanephrine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, tannic acid, pyrogallic acid or combinations thereof. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369992 | Abrasive Disks - The present invention relates to a grinding disk or wheel, flap disk or cut-off disk which will increase the effectiveness of each battery charge during tool use. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369993 | ABRASIVE FLAP DISC - The abrasive unit contains a carrying disc (A) with a hub ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180369994 | Polycrystalline Diamond Constructions with Modified Reaction Zone - Polycrystalline diamond constructions comprise a diamond body attached with a substrate during high pressure/high temperature processing, and include a modified reaction zone interposed between the body and substrate that is engineered to minimize or eliminate unwanted back diffusion of carbon from the diamond body into the substrate during the high pressure/high temperature processing. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369995 | WOOD CLAMP WITH LATERAL SUPPORT MEMBER - Embodiments are directed to a wood clamp that grips two perpendicularly arranged boards. A pair of gripping elements having planar surfaces may define a gripping jaw that is moveable to grip a first board A lateral support member may extend from a spacer orthogonally from a longitudinal direction of the pair of gripping elements and may define a projection. The projection may be configured to prevent sliding of a second board supported by the lateral support member and abutting the first board. A lockable handle assembly coupled with the pair of gripping elements may be configured to manipulate an offset between the pair of gripping elements by moving at least one of the pair of gripping elements and locking a position of the planar surfaces to maintain the offset using a linkage. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369996 | Vacuum Gripping Device and Method for Operating a Vacuum Gripping Device - A method for operating a vacuum gripping device including a suction gripper unit, which is provided with at least one suction gripper. The suction gripper unit can be connected, via a control valve device connected to it, selectively to a vacuum source or to a positive pressure source generating an ejector pulse in the suction gripper. The ejector pulse is generated as a function of the actual pressure established in the suction gripper unit after its connection to the positive pressure source. A vacuum gripping device suitable for executing this method and including a pressure measurement device for detecting the actual pressure and an electronic control unit used for controlling the control valve device and communicating with the pressure measurement device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369997 | CHUCK ASSEMBLY - A chuck assembly includes a chuck having a cross-shaped installation hole defined therethrough. A toothed disk is connected to the chuck and exposed from the outer periphery of the chuck. A driving unit includes a shaft and a gear which is mounted to the shaft. The driving unit is installed in the installation hole. The shaft includes two threaded sections respectively formed on two ends thereof. Two pawls each have threaded hole which is threadedly connected to the threaded section of the shaft corresponding thereto. When the gear is rotated to rotate the shaft, the two threaded sections are rotated to move the two pawls to move toward each other or away from each other. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369998 | SHAFT RATCHET RELEASE AND SEALING MECHANISM - A torque wrench having a handle and an output shaft is disclosed. The output shaft may be constrained to turn only unidirectionally due to a ratchet. Rotation of the output shaft may be permanently disabled by an internal mechanism. Torque imposed on the output shaft may be limited by a torque responsive cam clutch. The handle forms or is part of an enclosure enclosing internal components such as the ratchet, the internal disablement mechanism, and the torque responsive cam clutch. A seal between the body and the output shaft prevents ingress and egress of lubricants and contamination between the inside of the body and the output shaft. | 2018-12-27 |
20180369999 | FABRICATION METHOD OF A HOLDING SLEEVE - A fabrication method of a holding sleeve is provided. The holding sleeve is adapted to dispose around a body portion of a main body and can rotate relative to the body portion. A blocking member is disposed in at least one through hole of a first sleeve. A second sleeve is movable relative to and disposed around the first sleeve. The blocking member is controllably pressed by the second sleeve to be partially received in an annular groove of the body portion. An elastic member is disposed around and between the first sleeve the first and second sleeves. Before the second sleeve is mounted to the first sleeve, a part of the elastic member corresponds to the blocking member in a radial direction of the first sleeve and can limit the blocking member to locate in the through hole. | 2018-12-27 |
20180370000 | Method for Operating a Power Tool - A method for operating a power tool having a motor for removing a screw from a counterpart is disclosed. A rotary element connects to the power tool to the screw. In a first section, if a first power limit is exceeded for a first duration, a change is made to a second section in which a temporal profile of the power is recorded for a second duration. A change is made into a third region when the power is above a second power limit for the second duration and a temporal fluctuation of the power is within a fluctuation value. A third power limit is determined based on power recorded in the second section. A change is made from the third section into a fourth section when the power drops below the third power limit within a third duration. In the fourth section, the power of the motor is reduced. | 2018-12-27 |
20180370001 | END CAP REMOVER - A tool for extracting plugs or end caps. | 2018-12-27 |
20180370002 | U-JOINT TOOL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A press tool employs a drive system that allows a first portion to be displaced relative to a second portion. A drive surface is supported by the second portion. A receiving member defines an engaging surface and a receiving cavity. The receiving member is supported by the first portion along a drive axis extending through the drive surface. Operation of the drive system displaces the drive surface relative to the receiving member. | 2018-12-27 |
20180370003 | DRIVER DEVICE OPERATED BY MEANS OF COMBUSTIBLE GAS - The invention relates to a driver device, comprising a driving piston for driving a nail element into a workpiece, which driving piston is guided in a cylinder, and comprising a combustion chamber arranged adjoining the driving piston. In the course of a driving process, a pressure increase occurs in the combustion chamber as a result of a combustion process. Before the driving process, the driving piston is held in an initial position by means of a piston holder. The piston holder comprises a piezoelectric actuator. | 2018-12-27 |
20180370004 | FUEL-OPERATED FIRING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FIRING DEVICE OF THIS TYPE - The invention relates to a fuel-operated firing device for driving securing elements into a substrate, comprising at least one main combustion chamber for a fuel, a driving piston that can be driven out of the main combustion chamber in a firing direction by expandable gases, and a pre-chamber with which an ignition device is associated and in which a pressure acting on the main combustion chamber can build up prior to a fuel-air mixture being ignited in said main combustion chamber. In order to improve the efficacy and/or functionality during the driving in of securing elements, a detection system is associated with the driving piston, said detection system being connected to an electronic feedback control device for control purposes, in order to detect an initial position of the driving piston prior to a firing operation. | 2018-12-27 |
20180370005 | COMBUSTION-POWERED PLACING TOOL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A PLACING TOOL - A combustion-powered placing tool for driving fastening elements into a subsurface comprises a main combustion chamber for a compressible fuel, a driving piston, which in a starting position is retracted, and which can be driven from the main combustion chamber in the placing direction via expandable gases, a prechamber to which an ignition device is assigned, and in which a pressure acting upon the main combustion chamber can be build up prior to ignition of a fuel-air mixture in the main combustion chamber, wherein an additional ignition device is assigned to the main combustion chamber. In order to improve the effectiveness and/or the functionality during driving-in of a fastener, the placing tool comprises a selector device, allowing a selection between a reduced energy operation having an ignition in the main combustion chamber and a high-energy operation having an ignition in the prechamber. | 2018-12-27 |
20180370006 | COMBUSTION GAS-DRIVEN DRIVING-IN DEVICE - The invention relates to a driving-in device comprising a driving-in piston which is guided in a cylinder for driving a nail element into a workpiece and comprising a combustion chamber which is arranged on the driving-in piston and which can be filled with an ignitable combustion gas mixture. An overpressure of the combustion gas mixture can be generated in the combustion chamber by a charging element, and the driving-in piston is sealed against an inner wall of the cylinder by a first seal during the driving-in movement. The driving-in piston is sealed from the combustion chamber by a second seal, which is loaded axially to a piston axis (A), in a starting position. | 2018-12-27 |
20180370007 | PERCUSSIVE POWER TOOL - A percussion mechanism contains a guide tube, an exciter piston, a hammer, a pneumatic chamber for coupling the hammer to the motion of the exciter piston, a striker, and a seat for the striker. The hammer has a striking point, defined by a striking surface of the striker when the striker lies against the seat. A check valve has an outlet opening and a closing mechanism for closing the check valve against an air flow from the interior of the guide tube. The outlet opening is arranged in such a way that the outlet opening is closed by the hammer during striking operation and otherwise is open. | 2018-12-27 |