03rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140015279 | Truck Body For Mining Vehicle - A truck body for use with a mining dump truck uses a support structure having primary and secondary supports fixed to panels defining the hauling cavity. The use of primary and secondary supports in combination with thinner plate steel produces a stable, ultra-light truck body that enables a larger load of mined material to be transported in a single haul cycle. The provision of a larger hauled load results in a substantial increase in the efficiency of the mining operation and reduced costs. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015280 | STRUCTURE FOR FRONT SIDE FRAMES OF AUTOMOBILE - A structure for front side frames of automobile is provided in which since, among first and second bent parts to the rear of a power unit mounting part of the front side frame formed from a tubular hollow member having a constant cross-section, a first weak part is provided in the vicinity of the rear-side second bent part, and a second weak part is provided in the vicinity of a third bent part, which is bent convexly outward in the vehicle width direction in the power unit mounting part, when an automobile is involved in a frontal collision, it becomes possible for the front side frame formed from the tubular hollow member and having high strength to bend via the first weak part and also via the second weak part, thereby enabling the impact absorption stroke to be increased and the effect in absorbing collision energy to be enhanced. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015281 | FORCE-DEFLECTING COMPONENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR PROTECTING AGAINST AN IMPACT OF A CURB EDGE AGAINST AN UNDERSIDE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE - A force deflecting component ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015282 | BAFFLE STRUCTURE OF OPEN CAR - A baffle structure of an open car that may be disposed in a traverse direction at a rear side of a seat of the open car to protect an occupant, may include a lower cross member that may be disposed along a lower floor panel of a vehicle body in the traverse direction and of which a cross-section thereof may be in a shape of pipe, an upper cross member that may be disposed in the traverse direction at a predetermined distance from the lower cross member and of which a cross-section thereof has quadrangle shape, and a column of which a lower end portion thereof may be connected to the lower cross member, an upper end thereof may be connected to the upper cross member, and a cross-section thereof has a quadrangle pipe shape. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015283 | HYDROFORMED SIDE PILLAR TO LOWER BACK JOINT STRUCTURE - A mechanism for increasing stiffness of the side-structure of a vehicle, for transferring loads and strain energy, and for improving rigidity from the lower portion of a side pillar, to the underbody structural components of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a hydroformed tube having a horizontal portion, a vertical portion and an arcuate central portion. The upper end of the vertical portion is spot welded to the lower portion of the side pillar. The horizontal portion is received into, and spot welded to, an inner portion of a structural member. The structural member is an L-shaped bracket, and its major portion is spot welded to an inner portion of an elongated beam. The beam is fixedly attached to the side rail of the vehicle. The tubular member, the structural member, and the elongated beam, when connected, form a closed continuous box shaped structure, which reinforces the side-structure of the vehicle. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015284 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY WITH AN EXTERNAL REINFORCING ELEMENT FOR THE REAR AXLE CONNECTION - A motor vehicle body is provided with at least one rear-end side member, on the lower side of which a reinforcing element for the connection of a rear axle arrangement is arranged. The reinforcing element includes, but is not limited to a connecting portion spaced from the side member with at least one through-opening for mounting an axle fastening element. The connecting portion supports itself on the side member via at least one support element penetrating the intermediate space between side member and connecting portion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015285 | VEHICLE HOOD PANEL - A vehicle hood panel is formed by bonding an outer panel and an inner panel to each other. Disposed along the outer peripheral edge of the inner panel is an outer peripheral portion to which a cushion member and hinges for attaching the hood panel to a vehicle are to be later fastened. Adhesive bonding surfaces which are to be bonded to the outer panel by mastic are disposed on the region surrounded by the outer peripheral portion, and a plurality of reinforcement beads are formed between the adhesive bonding surfaces. At least some of the adhesive bonding surfaces and/or reinforcement beads are bended so as to extend toward the hinges or the cushion member as seen in a plan view. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015286 | WATER DRAIN VALVE FOR THE WATER BOX OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A water drain valve is provided for a water box drain channel of a motor vehicle, which includes, but is not limited to a support that can be attached to the water box drain channel, on which an elastically bent sealing lip supports itself in its middle region, which extends on both sides of the support in downstream direction and sealingly presses at least one part of a downstream sealing lip edge against a sealing surface that can be connected to the water box drain channel. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015287 | FOLDING CHAIR - A folding chair may include an upper frame, two armrests, two side frames, a front linking unit and a rear linking unit. When the user moves the armrests down to start chair folding process, the front linking unit and rear linking unit start to shrink and bring the side frames closer to each other. In the mean time, two side connecting rods are driven to bring the upper frame to moves down and further squeeze a seat fabric into a space between two side frames to form a compact structure of the folding chair. The size of the folding chair can be determined by extended length of the front linking unit and a rear linking unit. The folding chair proposed in the present invention is comfortable and stable for the user to sit, and all elements of the folding chair can be easily and closely folded into a compact size. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015288 | CONVEYANCE SEAT - A conveyance seat is provided that includes: a folding mechanism that performs a folding operation for folding the headrest forward; a first receiving portion that receives a first operation when folding only the headrest forward; a second receiving portion that receives a second operation when storing the conveyance seat; a first driving portion that drives only the folding mechanism by the first operation received by the first receiving portion to permit the folding mechanism to perform the folding operation; and a second driving portion that drives the folding mechanism along with the movement of at least one of the seat cushion and the seatback to the storing position permitting the folding mechanism to perform the folding operation when the second receiving portion receives the second operation, wherein the folding mechanism, the first driving portion, and the second driving portion are all attached to the seatback frame provided inside the seatback. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015289 | APPARATUS FOR HANGING ON SEATBACK INSIDE VEHICLE - An apparatus for hanging on seatback inside vehicle is provided, including a support unit, a platform unit, a fasten unit and a push unit. The support unit and the platform unit are coupled on one side, and can be expanded to an L shape structure. The platform unit includes a first placement area and at least a concave positioning groove on the side facing the support unit. The platform unit includes a hanger shoulder. The support unit is disposed with a press element able to adjust position on side wall facing the platform unit. The fasten unit is coupled to back of the support unit for fastening to column of seat headrest. The push unit is installed at the platform unit, and can extend beyond the platform unit after adjustment. As such, the apparatus allows the backseat passenger to use portable electronic device or hanging clothes. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015290 | Airplane Seat Provided with a Reinforcing Strip for Absorbing Impacts - The seat according to the invention makes it possible to absorb, in the event of a frontal impact of an airplane, the rocking to which a passenger in a seat located behind the seat according to the invention is subjected. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015291 | Seating device - The device of present invention is seating device that is incorporated into a pack. The pack carries the component parts of the seating device for carrying the device afield. The seating device is deployed with the pack fitting securely under the seating device and capable of holding more cargo than just the seating device. The device uses various belt configurations to secure the seating device to tree, pole or post for deployment. The legs of the device also have various embodiments including sectional legs that are also stored within the pack. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015292 | Vehicle Seat With Function of Absorbing Volatile Substances - A vehicle seat with a function of absorbing volatile substances in an interior of a vehicle with the seat is disclosed. The vehicle seat comprises a seat frame structure, a cushioned padding member supported on the seat frame structure, and a volatile substances-absorbing member provided on a surface of the cushioned padding member which faces the seat frame structure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015293 | SEAT, IN PARTICULAR VEHICLE SEAT, WITH MASSAGE FUNCTIONALITY | 2014-01-16 |
20140015294 | Novelty Furniture and Novelty Furniture Coverings Featuring Decorative Appendages - A novelty furniture covering is provided for use with children's furniture. The device comprises a covering having an elongated body section that is adapted to conform to a given style of furniture. Attached to the body section is a plurality of enclosed portions having a stuffing material interior and an exterior shape, the portions extending from the body section to resemble appendage items of an animal, cartoon, or mystical creature. The body section surrounds a furniture items in a similar fashion as a standard chair or sofa covering, the covering having an elongated aperture to expand and secure around the furniture. The aperture is secured closed using a zip fastener line or an elastic band in the aperture perimeter to secure the covering and the aperture perimeter to the furniture item during use. Alternatively a form-fitting cover is provided for forming over a novelty furniture item having appendages extending therefrom. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015295 | SOFA AND CHAIR COVERS - A cover is provided for covering upholstered furniture having a base section forming a substantially horizontal seat cushion support, a cushion supported by the cushion support, and a back extending from the base section adjacent to an edge of the cushion support. The cover includes a first panel configured to cover at least a part of a top surface of the cushion of the upholstered furniture; and a second panel connected to the first panel and configured to cover at least a part of the back of the upholstered furniture; wherein the second panel is further configured to extend up and over the back of the upholstered furniture and includes a first section configured to be positioned adjacent to a forward facing surface of the back of the upholstered furniture and a second section having one or more pockets and configured to be positioned adjacent to a rearward facing surface of the back of the upholstered furniture. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015296 | VEHICLE SEAT DEVICE - Disclosed is a vehicle seat device configured so that the seat cushion can be suitably held at a raised position and that side links are compact. A vehicle seat device is provided with a movement mechanism ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015297 | RECLINER HOLD-OPEN MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seat back is coupled to a seat base for movement between an upright position and a folded-forward position when a vehicle seat recliner is in an open configuration. The vehicle seat includes a recliner hold-open mechanism that locks the recliner in the open configuration even after a user releases a handle or otherwise disengages an actuator of the recliner. The seat back is thus free to move between the upright and folded-forward positions without the user being required to hold the actuator in any particular position during the movement. The hold-open mechanism may be configured to cooperate with a seat-base motion controller to free the vehicle seat for movement along a foundation frame while the seat back is between the upright and folded-forward positions. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015298 | NAPOLEONIC CHAIR - A Napoleonic chair includes a plastic seat plate, front chair legs, rear chair legs, connecting rods between front and rear chair legs, and a plastic back. The front chair legs comprise front chair leg mounting elements composed of steel tube and plastic casing tubes which sleeve the periphery of the front chair leg mounting elements, while the rear chair legs comprise rear chair leg mounting elements composed of steel tube and plastic casing tubes which sleeve the periphery of the rear chair leg mounting elements. The connecting rods between front and rear chair legs include a steel tube and a plastic casing tube which sleeves the periphery of the steel tube. One end of each longitudinal pipe of the rear chair leg mounting elements is inserted into the plastic back. Two ends of the steel tubes of the rods are inserted into the plastic tubes of the front and rear chair legs, respectively. Plastic blocks are arranged between two longitudinal pipes of both front and rear leg mounting elements, so that the plastic seat plate is stuck on the plastic blocks. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015299 | CHAIR STRUCTURE - A chair structure includes a main body and a cushion. When the cushion is disposed on the cushion frame of the main body, the cushion is forwardly inclined to naturally enable the pelvis of the user to incline in the same manner and enable the lumbar vertebra to naturally curve, so that the ischium of the user's hips would sustain most upper body weight of the user instead of the pelvis. Also, it reduces the pressure between the thigh of the user and the front edge of the chair, so the user can sit on the chair for a longer period of time while the spine can naturally maintain an S shape to reduce physical/physiological uncomfortableness caused by improper sitting manner. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015300 | SAFETY BOW ASSEMBLY AND CHILD SEAT INCLUDING THE SAME - A safety bow assembly for a child seat comprises: a bow body that has opposite first and second ends; first and second connecting parts that are connected to the child seat, the first connecting part defining an accommodating space and having a side wall; and an engaging lever that is connected movably to the side wall, that is formed with an engaging element facing the accommodating space, and that is movable relative to the side wall between a first position, in which the engaging element is adapted to engage releasably a coupling part of the child seat, and a second position, in which the engaging element is adapted to be disengaged from the coupling part. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015301 | WEBBING ACCESSORY - An accessory for use with webbing in restraint systems. A free portion of webbing may be secured to a second portion of webbing with the accessory. The accessory may also facilitate controlled adjustment of webbing by an operator. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015302 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE DREDGING OF SEDIMENTS FROM THE SEABED - A dredging apparatus is described for removing sediments from a bed of an expanse of water, comprising: a suction apparatus including a) a submersible pump including: a housing body provided with an inlet mouth and with a discharge opening and an impeller rotatably supported in the body between the inlet mouth and the discharge opening and rotatably driven by a respective driving device; and b) a suction head associated to the inlet mouth of the housing body of the pump and provided at the bottom with a suction opening of the sediments; wherein the suction opening of the head has a value of the cross-section area dimensioned to achieve in the working range of the pump a suction speed capable of removing the sediments by means of the fluid dynamics removal action carried out by the water sucked into the head. The invention also describes a dredging method which may be carried out by means of such an apparatus. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015303 | COLD PLANER HAVING MULTI-INLET EXHAUST SYSTEM - An exhaust system is disclosed for use with a cold planer. The exhaust system may have an inlet manifold located downstream of a milling drum and above a material conveyor. The inlet manifold may be configured to receive dust and fumes generated by the milling drum. The exhaust system may also include at least one inlet passage located at a side of the material conveyor and gravitationally lower than the inlet manifold. The at least one inlet passage may be configured to receive dust and fumes generated by the milling drum. The exhaust system may further include a ventilator in fluid communication with the inlet manifold and the at least one inlet passage. The ventilator may be configured to draw the dust and fumes from the inlet manifold and the at least one inlet passage. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015304 | CHAMBER FOR MILLING MACHINE - A chamber for a milling machine includes a milling rotor rotatably mounted transversely on the chamber. The chamber also includes a side plate mounted on the chamber, adjacent to the milling rotor, in a substantially vertical position. The side plate includes a side plate support. The chamber further includes a rotor bearing coupled with the milling rotor and a bearing support configured to receive the rotor bearing. The chamber also includes at least one fastening element to removably couple the bearing support with the side plate support and the rotor bearing. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015305 | PICK ASSEMBLY, PICK HOLDER FOR SAME, PICK TOOL FOR SAME AND STRIKE ELEMENT FOR SAME - A pick assembly ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015306 | Method and Apparatus for Balancing a Combined Wheel and Tire - A vehicle wheel is provided with a plurality of tube's distributed at various radial angles from the center and oriented generally transversely of the central plane of the wheel and generally parallel to the wheel's axis of rotation. The azimuthal and longitudinal imbalance of a mounted tire including the wheel is determined. To balance the mounted tire both azimuthally and longitudinally, one or more weights are inserted into one or more tubes disposed on the wheel at appropriate azimuthal locations. The weights are placed longitudinally of the tubes in the plane of central mass of the mounted tire, and are secured in that position within the tube by any of a variety of means such as thread locking fluid, friction, or plugs. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015307 | BICYCLE RIM WITH BRAKE TRACK - A FRP rim for a bicycle, including a radially outer tire-engaging portion and a radially inner spoke-engaging portion. A first sidewall is in a spaced configuration with a second sidewall. The first and second sidewalls extend between the radially outer tire-engaging portion and the radially inner spoke-engaging portion. A brake track is disposed on each of the first and second sidewalls including a layer of microparticles. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015308 | BICYCLE REAR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY - A rear wheel hub assembly includes a sleeve and a first installation portion and a second installation portion are respectively located in the two open ends of the sleeve. A hub is mounted to one end of the sleeve and two bearings are located between the two open ends of the hub and the sleeve. A ratchet socket is mounted to an end of the sleeve and located away from the first positioning portion. Two end members are located on the two open ends of the sleeve and each end member has a body. The two respective bodies of the two end members are respectively engaged with the first and second installation portions. The two end members are replaceable when the axle of different sizes is replaced so as to be connected to the bicycle frame. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015309 | PRESSURE TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, POWER-ASSISTED BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pressure transmission device for a power-assisted braking system of a vehicle; at its inlet, the pressure transmission device being connectible in a hydraulically operative manner to a master brake cylinder of the power-assisted braking system, and at its outlet, the pressure transmission device being connectible in a hydraulically operative manner to a wheel brake cylinder of the power-assisted braking system; the pressure transmission device including an accumulator and a linkage, which transmits a pressure difference between the inlet and the outlet to the accumulator and stores it in this. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015310 | PARKING BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE - When an abnormality is occurring in a main braking device for service brake, a parking brake control device determines whether the abnormality is a single system failure or a dual system failure and whether to execute an auxiliary lock control that generates a parking brake force by controlling a parking brake device. The parking brake control device then sets, in accordance with a mode of failure determined, a wheel on which the auxiliary lock control is to be executed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015311 | CONTACT ARRANGEMENT FOR SAFE DISCONNECTION OF A POWER SUPPLY IN A VEHICLE - A contact arrangement is described for connecting a power supply to electrical components in a vehicle. The contact arrangement may include a first mechanical contact for connecting a first lead of the power supply to an electrical component, and a second mechanical contact for connecting a second lead of a power supply to the electrical component. The first and second mechanical contacts are configured to disconnect the power supply in the event of a collision. The first mechanical contact is configured to be arranged substantially perpendicular to the second mechanical contact in relation to a transverse plane of the vehicle. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015312 | PARKING FACILITY - The parking facility to store a vehicle (M) in a storage space (S) in a state where the vehicle (M) is mounted on a pallet ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015313 | POWER CONTROL UNIT - A power control unit is mounted on a hybrid vehicle, and controls the electric power used for driving the vehicle. The power control unit includes a PCU case having a top cover where an opening is formed, a terminal block placed in the PCU case, and arranged opposite to the opening, and a substrate placed in the PCU case, and on which an electronic component is mounted. The terminal block includes a wall. The wall is arranged between the substrate and opening, and extends towards the top cover at a circumference of the aperture of the opening. By such a configuration, there is provided a power control unit having an intrusion of a foreign object suppressed while accomplishing reduction in size and cost. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015314 | POWER CONTROL UNIT - A power control unit is mounted on a vehicle, and controls the electric power for vehicle-running. The power control unit includes: a PCU case having a lid where an opening is formed; a terminal block having a connector retain hole for retaining an interlock connector formed, and arranged at the PCU case, facing the opening; and a substrate stored in the PCU case, and on which an electronic component is mounted. The substrate is arranged at the side opposite to the lid relative to the terminal block, and deviated from the position facing an aperture of the connector retain hole. The power control unit includes a wall provided integrally with the terminal block, and arranged between the substrate and the connector retain hole. By such a configuration, there is provided a power control unit having an intrusion of a foreign object suppressed while aiming to reduce the size and cost. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015315 | MIXER DRUM DRIVING APPARATUS - A mixer drum driving apparatus having a mixer drum carried on a frame of a mixer truck to be free to rotate and a drive source configured to drive the mixer drum to rotate includes a rotary motor configured to drive the mixer drum to rotate as the drive source, a power supply configured to supply power to the rotary motor, and a power generator configured to generate power as the mixer drum rotates and charge the generated power to the power supply. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015316 | CONTROL UNIT - The invention relates to a control unit ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015317 | POLYPHASE POWER DISTRIBUTION AND MONITORING APPARATUS - A polyphase power distribution and monitoring apparatus having sets of outputs for each phase of power and monitors for each phase of power disposed in the housing. Each monitor provides a visible display of current for an associated phase of power and an audible alarm for each phase of power if the current exceeds a predetermined value or falls below a predetermined value. In three-phase wye power systems, the apparatus preferably includes a neutral line monitor, including a neutral line current display and audio alarm, for the neutral line of the wye power circuit. The apparatus preferably is lightweight, elongated, portable, and mountable to the side of an electronic equipment rack. It may also include additional power monitoring systems such as network power monitoring tools for remotely monitoring the apparatus. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015318 | POWER CONVERTER MODULE, PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM HAVING A POWER CONVERTER MODULE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - A power converter module includes: a DC input terminal configured to receive an input voltage from a DC source; an intermediate circuit coupled directly to the DC input terminal; a DC output terminal configured to provide an output direct voltage; an AC output terminal configured to provide an output alternating voltage; a DC converter coupled between the intermediate circuit and the DC output terminal in order to receive an input voltage from the intermediate circuit; an inverter coupled between the intermediate circuit and the AC output terminal in order to draw an input voltage from the intermediate circuit; and a regulating device coupled to the DC converter and to the inverter, the regulating device being configured to regulate the input voltage of the inverter and of the DC converter to a maximum power drain from the DC source. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015319 | CHARGED POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided is a charged power control system which includes a plurality of chargers | 2014-01-16 |
20140015320 | CHARGE CONTROL APPARATUS, TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND CHARGE CONTROL METHOD - A monitor of a TV includes a control circuit which functions as a charge control section for controlling charging of a battery unit. The monitor has: a charge mode “mode | 2014-01-16 |
20140015321 | Capacitor-Based UPS - The present invention generally relates to the field of uninterruptable power supplies (UPSs) and more specifically, to UPSs using supercapacitors (also may be referred to as ultracapacitors) and/or other capacitor and/or battery elements. In an embodiment, a UPS of the present invention can individually regulate the charging of its capacitive elements to avoid overcharging and/or achieve a more efficient charge state. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015322 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HOLD-UP TIME IN A DC-DC CONVERTER - A power conversion system and method includes a DC-DC converter and an auxiliary circuit configured to ensure that a minimum input voltage is provided to the DC-DC converter during power interruption and for at least a predetermined hold-up time period. The auxiliary circuit includes an energy storage device, an auxiliary energy source for charging the energy storage device, and a clamping circuit to limit the energy stored by the energy storage device to a threshold voltage. A discharge time of the energy storage device from the threshold voltage to the minimum voltage thereby exceeds the predetermined hold-up time, but is only incrementally greater such that the size of the energy storage device is substantially reduced. The auxiliary energy source may typically be a current source, with the clamping circuit being control logic effective to disable the current source as a voltage across the storage device approaches the threshold. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015323 | Power Management System - A system to energy being used from the electric grid as well as being used and generated from one or more energy generators or fuel-powered turbines, including, but not limited to, natural gas generators, fuel cells, diesel generators, bio-diesel generators, ethanol generators, propane generators, biogas generators and kerosene generators, or a combination of any or all of these sources, with or without a battery energy storage system, resulting in (a) a reduction of the peak power demand from the electric grid of a user of the system, and/or (b) a reduction of the high consumption charges during times in which consumption costs are higher due to variable billing or otherwise, and/or (c) the ability to provide energy to the user of the system at a time that such user is offsetting, in whole or in part, a reduction of its demand from the electric grid to, among other things, quality for, participate in and/or satisfy the requirements of demand response or similar programs with third parties. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015324 | ELECTRICAL COGENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electrical cogeneration system and AC coupling method for efficiently distributing power from multiple AC sources. The system includes a main AC source, an AC generator, a solar panel, and an automatic transfer switch. The main AC source and the AC generator are connected to the transfer switch. The system also includes a DC/AC inverter, which is in communication with the solar panel. The transfer switch and the inverter are both connected to a common AC load panel where the power provided by the solar panel, the AC generator, and the main AC source is used to satisfy a common electrical load. The system further includes a system control device that is in communication with the inverter and the transfer switch and is capable of selectively determining power input to the AC load panel. An AC coupling method for distributing power from multiple AC sources is also provided. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015325 | Systems for Optimized Solar Power Inversion - Different systems to achieve solar power conversion are provided in at least three different general aspects, with circuitry that can be used to harvest maximum power from a solar source or strings of panels for DC or AC use, perhaps for transfer to a power grid three aspects can exist perhaps independently and relate to: 1) electrical power conversion in a multimodal manner, 2) alternating between differing processes such as by an alternative mode photovoltaic power converter functionality control, and 3) systems that can achieve efficiencies in conversion that are extraordinarily high compared to traditional through substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion capability that can achieve 99.2% efficiency or even only wire transmission losses. Switchmode impedance conversion circuits may have pairs of photovoltaic power series switch elements and pairs of photovoltaic power shunt switch elements. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015326 | GRID-CONNECTED INVERTER, INVERTER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INVERTER ARRANGEMENT - A grid-connected inverter for feeding current via a transformer into an electric power grid includes an output bridge arrangement that is actuated via a pulse width modulator, wherein a periodic auxiliary signal is used to determine switching times of the output bridge arrangement. The inverter also includes a synchronization unit for phase synchronization of the auxiliary signal with the electric power grid, wherein the synchronization unit is configured to set a predetermined phase offset (ΔΦ | 2014-01-16 |
20140015327 | TUNING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for wireless power transfer and particularly wireless power transfer to remote systems such as electric vehicles. In one aspect, a wireless power transfer system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a first inductive element and a current generator. The current generator supplies a current to the first inductive element to generate an electromagnetic field. The receiver includes a second inductive element, a tuning circuit, and a controller. The second inductive element receives wireless power from the electromagnetic field. The tuning circuit has a reactance and includes a plurality of capacitive elements connected to the second inductive element. The plurality of capacitive elements supply an output current to a load. The controller selectively connects the plurality of capacitive elements in a plurality of configurations. The tuning circuit has substantially the same reactance in each of the plurality of configurations. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015328 | DEVICE ALIGNMENT AND IDENTIFICATION IN INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for wireless power transfer and particularly wireless power transfer to remote systems such as electric vehicles. In one aspect, a wireless power receiver includes a first inductive element, a power supply, and a communication receiver. The first inductive element is configured to receive wireless power from a first electromagnetic field generated by a wireless power transmitter including a second inductive element. The power supply is configured to supply a current to the first inductive element to generate a second electromagnetic field and induce a current in the second inductive element. The communication receiver is configured to receive an indication of a distance between the first inductive element and the second inductive element based on the induced current in the second inductive element. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015329 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF METAL OBJECTS IN A PREDETERMINED SPACE - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for detecting foreign objects. In one aspect an apparatus for detecting a presence of an object is provided. The apparatus includes a resonant circuit having a resonant frequency. The resonant circuit includes a sense circuit including an electrically conductive structure. The apparatus further includes a coupling circuit coupled to the sense circuit. The apparatus further includes a detection circuit coupled to the sense circuit via the coupling circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect the presence of the object in response to detecting a difference between a measured characteristic that depends on a frequency at which the resonant circuit is resonating and a corresponding characteristic that depends on the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit. The coupling circuit is configured to reduce a variation of the resonant frequency by the detection circuit in the absence of the object. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015330 | METHOD AND POWER TRANSMITTER FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSMISSION - Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling power transmission. A minimum voltage and a maximum voltage receivable at the at least one power receiver, a reference voltage used to divide a range between the minimum voltage and the maximum voltage, and a demanded voltage required by the at least one power receiver, are received from at least one power receiver. A report about a power reception condition is received from the at least one power receiver. The report includes a measured voltage at the at least one power receiver during power transmission from the power transmitter. It is determined whether the measured voltage is between the minimum voltage and the reference voltage. Power is adjusted and supplied when the measured voltage is not between the minimum voltage and the reference voltage. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015331 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER RECEPTION - An apparatus and a method for wireless power reception are provided. A wireless power receiver includes a receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive a power. The wireless power receiver further includes a power consuming unit configured to consume the power, until a voltage applied to a load reaches a predetermined value, so that an amount of a power transferred from the receiving unit to the load is less than or equal to an initial accommodation power amount of the load. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015332 | POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, POWER FEEDING SYSTEM, AND POWER FEEDING METHOD - Provided is a power transmitting device, a power feeding system, and a power feeding method in which power loss is cut by increasing power use efficiency and power can be supplied to a power feeding user (a power receiving device) with high power transmission efficiency. Depending on a power feeding state (e.g., resonant frequency of a power transmitting resonance coil is not the same as that of a power receiving resonance coil, or the influence of their positional relation), power transmitted from a power source portion of the power transmitting device is reflected to the power transmitting coil side by the power transmitting resonance coil. Further, a power recovering function (circulation function) for power reflected to the power transmitting device is provided to recover the power reflected to the power transmitting coil side and to reuse it for power transmission. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015333 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION METHOD FOR LOAD VALUE OF THE WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER - A wireless power transmitter, which detects a load change in a wireless power transmission, includes a power supply unit, a power converter which converts the driving power supplied from the power supply unit into Alternating Current, a power transmitter which wirelessly transmits the converted driving power to the wireless power transmitter, a temperature measurement unit which measures a temperature of the wireless power transmitter; and a controller which detects a current and load value of the driving power output from the power supply unit, compensates for the load value based on the measured temperature value, and determines a load change of the power transmitter based on the compensated load value. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015334 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FOREIGN OBJECTS IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Aspects of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for detecting foreign objects in a wireless power transmission system. This specification provides a wireless power reception apparatus for detecting foreign objects, including a power measurement unit for generating required power information indicative of required power for the wireless power reception apparatus, sending the required power information to a wireless power transmission apparatus, and measuring power induced from the wireless power transmission apparatus and a secondary coil for receiving the power induced from the wireless power transmission apparatus. In accordance with the present invention, foreign objects intervened between the wireless power transmission apparatus and the wireless power reception apparatus are recognized, and a user removes the foreign objects. Accordingly, damage to a device attributable to foreign objects can be prevented. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015335 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A wireless power transmitter, a wireless power receiver, and methods of controlling the same are provided. A method of detecting a rogue device other than a wireless power receiver in the wireless power transmitter includes receiving power consumption information about the wireless power receiver from the wireless power receiver, calculating a power loss based on the received power consumption information about the wireless power receiver, determining whether the power loss exceeds a threshold, and controlling transmission power of the wireless power transmitter, determining that a rogue device exists on the wireless power transmitter, if the power loss exceeds the threshold. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015336 | VARIABLE MODE WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS - The present invention provides a wireless power supply system in which a remote device is provided with different control methodologies depending on one or more factors. One type of wireless power supply can selectively control one or more remote devices according to a first control methodology and another type of wireless power supply can control the remote device according to a second control methodology. In one embodiment, a wireless power supply system is provided for wirelessly powering a display circuit in a product located at a point of display differently than when charging at a point of use, or when the device is in use. In another embodiment, a wireless power supply is programmed to operate a remote device according to a primary control methodology and the remote device is programmed to operate the remote device according to a secondary control methodology where the remote device includes circuitry for enabling the primary control methodology instead of the secondary control methodology. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015337 | POWER RECEIVING DEVICE HAVING TOUCH PANEL AND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR FEEDING POWER TO POWER RECEIVING DEVICE - To provide a power receiving device having high power-receiving efficiency, able to be fed with power in a short time, and having made lighter and thinner with a smaller number of parts, and a power transmission system for feeding power to the power receiving device with high efficiency, the power receiving device has a resistive film type touch panel which has a movable transparent electrode membrane and a fixed transparent electrode membrane and causes a control unit to perform control to selectively switch between a position detecting circuit which detects a contact position on the touch panel and a power receiving circuit which supplies power received by using a movable transparent electrode as a power receiving electrode in an electric field coupling system to a secondary battery, and the power transmission system includes a power transmitting device which has a power transmission electrode for transmitting power by the electric field coupling system by using the movable transparent electrode membrane as a power receiving electrode in response to the power receiving device placed on the power transmitting device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015338 | RECEIVING COIL, RECEPTION APPARATUS AND NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Provided is a device including a receiving coil, including a core having a magnetic body, a coil portion in which a wire is wound around the core and which is electromagnetically coupled to an external coil to transmit power, and a non-magnetic body arranged at a predetermined distance from a side face of the coil portion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015339 | A System, Especially an Installation, Having a Vehicle Which is Maneuverable on a Floor - A system, especially an installation, having a vehicle which is maneuverable on a floor is described. The vehicle has an RFID reading device which is connected to an antenna SL, and when the antenna SL enters the coupling region of a floor-installed antenna connected to a stationary RFID transponder, especially an RFID tag, then data stored in the transponder are able to be read out by the reading device. One or more permanent magnet(s) is/are situated on the floor, in particular fixedly joined in the floor, and the vehicle includes a sensor for detecting the direction of the magnetic field. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015340 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A power transmission system includes: a switching element that converts a DC voltage into an AC voltage of a predetermined frequency to output; a power-transmission antenna unit into which the output AC voltage is input; a current detection unit that detects current flowing through the power-transmission antenna unit; a peak hold unit that acquires a peak value of current detected by the current detection unit; a timer unit that measures a timer value of a difference in time between when the switching element is turned ON and when a zero current is detected by the current detection unit; a frequency determination unit that determines the frequency based on the peak value acquired by the peak hold unit and the timer value measured by the timer unit; and a control unit that drives, based on the frequency determined by the frequency determination unit, the switching element to transmit power. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015341 | POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a power supplying system able to supply electric power with high efficiency from a power supplying section to a power receiving section by suppressing a reduction of transmission efficiency caused by a gap between central axes of a power supplying coil and a power receiving coil. Two power supplying helical coils are provided. When a power receiving coil is arranged opposite to the power supplying helical coils with a gap in an axis direction thereof, electric power is transmitted from the power supplying helical coils by electromagnetic resonance. A CPU detects one closest to the power receiving coil of two power supplying helical coils as an adjacent coil, and controls on/off of the switches so as to supply the electric power to only the adjacent coil. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015342 | Printed hydrostatic versatile multiple liquid level switch - A liquid level switch is provided having a first elongated substrate having one, two or three or more pairs of elongated electrical conductors thereon, a second elongated substrate having one two or three or more electrically conductive areas thereon, each electrically conductive area being positioned over an associated pair of electrical conductors positioned on the first elongated non-electrically conductive substrate for enabling electrical bridging contact between conductors of the pairs of electrical conductors, and a substrate coupler is provided for coupling the first and second non-electrically conductive substrates together for providing separation of the non-electrically conductive substrates in the absence of hydrostatic pressure thereon, and for causing contact between the first and second non-electrically conductive substrates in the presence of hydrostatic pressure thereon, producing the electrical bridging contact between pairs of conductors on the first non-electrically conductive substrate, in turn producing multiple level output signals. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015343 | USB MULTI-ADAPTER - A USB multi-adapter for connecting to a USB plug of an electronic device, and a USB receptacle of a laptop computer, a desktop computer, or an electric socket, includes a device identifying module including at least one USB plug and/or at least one USB receptacle, the device identifying module being capable of identifying kind of a connected electronic device based on a voltage signal in a differential pair and communicating therewith; and a mode determining module electrically connected to the device identifying module for determining whether the connected electronic device is in a power supply mode or a communication mode so that at least one electronic device can be charged by the USB multi-adapter or a communication between the at least one electronic device can be carried out by the USB multi-adapter. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015344 | FLAT PANEL, STATIONARY OR MOBILE, SPATIALLY BEAM-FORMED WIRELESS ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for achieving delivery of power wirelessly using a highly beam-formed array of radio frequency (RF) transmitters as a source and a spatially beam-formed array of receivers that collect the impinged RF power and feed a multistage RF to direct current (RF-DC) conversion circuit that, for example, increases output voltage by doubling the voltage at each stage, while power delivery remains constant. One or more embodiments may provide energy wirelessly and—unlike conventional systems where the power flux density may be too low for applications where an energy density (specific energy) on the order of several mega-Joules per kilogram (MJ/Kg) is desired—may provide sufficient power flux density for many practical applications. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015345 | CURRENT LIMITING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICES - A current limiting circuit for use with an electrical device may include a test load and a test load switch operable for varying an electrical current flowing through the test load. A detector may be electrically connected to the test load for detecting variations in an electrical characteristic of the test load and generating a detector output signal indicative of the electrical characteristic. A detection threshold signal source may be provided for producing a detection threshold signal. A comparator may be electrically connected to the detector and the threshold signal source, the comparator operable for generating a load switch control signal based at least in part on the detector output signal and the detection threshold signal. A load switch may be electrically connected to the comparator and operable for adjusting a current flow through a main load in response to the load switch control signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015346 | Linear Device And Electric Device With Linear Motor - A linear motor is disclosed. The linear motor includes an armature mounted for driven linear oscillation substantially along a longitudinal direction; a secondary mass mounted for linear oscillation substantially along the longitudinal direction; and a coupling unit for coupling the armature and the secondary mass. The coupling unit includes at least two coupling spring assemblies and at least a coupling element, the coupling spring assemblies being arranged in planes perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and being spaced apart from each other, and the coupling element being fixedly connected with the coupling spring assemblies. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015347 | LIQUID COOLED HIGH EFFICIENCY PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINE WITH IN SLOT GLYCOL COOLING - A permanent magnet motor, generator or the like that is liquid cooled using glycol or similar fluid with the means defining cooling passageways disposed directly in the winding slots of the stator between and in engagement with the windings and stator laminations. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015348 | ELECTRIC MOTORS WITH DOUBLE LAYER FORMED COIL LAPPED WINDING - A motor comprises a stator having open slots with a double layer formed coil lapped winding and the method to manufacture thereof. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015349 | INTERLOCKING COIL ISOLATORS FOR RESIN RETENTION IN A SEGMENTED STATOR ASSEMBLY - A stator assembly of an electric machine includes a segmented lamination stack formed of an interconnected series of lamination segment stacks, and a plurality of coil isolators each having a conductor wound thereon, each having a radially outward interlock at each circumferential end thereof, and each having a radially inward interlock at each circumferential end thereof, the coil isolators being serially connected by the interlocks to form a cavity closed down the axial length of the stator assembly, the coil isolators electrically insulating the lamination segments from the conductors. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015350 | Power Tool - A power tool includes a housing, a brushless motor, and a cover member. The housing has an air intake hole and an air exhaust hole formed therein, the housing having an inner surface. The brushless motor has an outer surface disposed in the housing, a first endface near the air intake hole, and a second endface near the air exhaust hole. The cover member covers at least one of the first endface and the second endface for preventing dust from entering the brushless motor. The inner surface of the housing and outer surface of the brushless motor define a circulation path providing communication between the air intake hole and the air exhaust hole. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015351 | LIQUID COOLED HIGH EFFICIENCY PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINE WITH GLYCOL COOLING - A permanent magnet motor, generator or the like that is liquid cooled using glycol or similar fluid with the cooling applied directly in the winding slots of the stator and in self contained loops such that no adverse loops are formed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015352 | HIGH EFFICIENCY PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINE WITH CONCENTRATED WINDING AND DOUBLE COILS - A permanent magnet motor, generator or the like that is constructed such that each coil is manufactured as two individual coils. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015353 | HIGH EFFICIENCY PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINE WITH LAYER FORM WINDING - A permanent magnet motor, generator or the like that is constructed with a layer form wound winding for easy manufacturing of robust machines | 2014-01-16 |
20140015354 | GENERATOR MOTOR COOLING STRUCTURE AND GENERATOR MOTOR - A generator motor cooling structure for cooling a generator motor, which includes a housing storing an input/output shaft to which a rotor is attached and a stator disposed at an outer periphery portion of the rotor, by a cooling medium, includes: a protrusion portion that protrudes toward a coil of the stator from an inner surface of the housing of one end side in a direction of a central rotation axis of the input/output shaft to form a passage of the cooling medium between the coil and the protrusion portion, and is disposed around the central rotation axis. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015355 | Electric Machine Cooling Arrangement And Method - An electric machine coupled to a driven device in a vehicle, the electric machine including a stator and a housing containing the stator. The housing has at least one cooling channel around at least a portion of an internal circumference of the housing. The cooling channel is defined by a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion being sealed to the second housing portion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015356 | SEGMENTED ELECTRIC MACHINE CORE SECURED WITH BELT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An electric machine having a segmented core wherein the core includes a plurality of core segments. The segments are secured together with a belt member that substantially encircles the core segments but does not extend the full axial length of the segments. In some embodiments, the individual segments include a recess on their outer radial surface in which the belt member is positioned. A method of assembling an electric machine having a segmented core is also disclosed. Coils are wound about the poles of a plurality of segments. After forming the coils on the segments, the segments are joined together with a belt member wherein the belt member does not extend the full axial length of the core segments and is positioned between the two axial ends of the core assembly. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015357 | ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A HARNESS TO MAGNET WIRES - An adapter for connecting magnet wires to a harness. A first housing of the adapter is secured to a housing of a motor assembly. The first housing has first terminals which are secured in terminal receiving passages of the first housing. The first terminals have insulation displacing slots and mating portions, with the insulation displacing slots configured for receiving magnet wires therein and the mating portions configured to mate with contacts of a mateable connector attached to the harness. A second housing of the adapter has contact receiving passages with receiving portions which configured to receive the mating portions of the first terminals and mateable connector receiving passages extending from the receiving portions. The mateable connector receiving passages dimensioned to receive the contacts of a mateable connector therein. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015358 | INTEGRATED PHASE CONNECTION ISOLATOR WITH INDIVIDUAL PHASE ISOLATOR - A stator assembly includes a coil isolator having a first flange, a phase separator, and a living hinge connecting the first flange and the phase separator, the coil isolator structured for enclosing a stator lamination stack and for winding a coil thereon in electrical isolation from the stack, the phase separator being radially closeable for enclosing a portion of the coil within the coil isolator. A method of forming a stator includes placing an isolator onto a lamination stack segment, winding a coil onto the isolator, folding a phase separator of the isolator to enclose a portion of the coil, and placing a plurality of bus bars onto the phase separator in physical partition from one another. A method of insulating a phase bus from a stator coil includes forming a coil insulator having a bobbin, a phase separator, and a living hinge coupling the bobbin to the phase separator. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015359 | BUSS BAR ASSEMBLY HAVING PRINTED BUSS BAR PLATES - A buss bar assembly for a multiphase electric machine. The buss bar assembly includes a substantially annular dielectric housing having a central axis. A plurality of dielectric mounting members is located within the housing. A buss bar plate assembly is disposed in the housing, and in engagement with the mounting members. The buss bar plate assembly includes a substantially planar dielectric substrate that has opposing, substantially planar axial sides, and substantially surrounds the central axis. The buss bar plate assembly also includes a plurality of electrically conductive phase bars applied to at least one of the opposing substrate sides. Each phase bar is for electrical connection to a different one of multiple electrical phases and substantially surrounds the central axis, with the phase bars being electrically isolated from each other within the housing. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015360 | MOTOR STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a motor structure including a case provided with a predetermined inner space defined by coupling of a front housing and a rear housing, a rotor arranged within the case and provided with a circular yoke to which a plurality of magnets is mounted, a rotating shaft having a predetermined length and coupled to a center of the rotor, one end of the rotating shaft penetrating the front housing and the other end of the rotating shaft provided with a hole formed in a longitudinal direction of the rotating shaft, a stator spaced a distance apart from the rotor and provided with a coil wound therearound and surrounding the rotor, and a support arranged at the rear housing and inserted into the hole of the rotating shaft to support the rotating shaft to allow the rotating shaft to rotate. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015361 | LAMINATION SLEEVE WITH AN AXIAL HYDRAULIC FITTING PORT - A centrifugal gas compressor radial magnetic bearing ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015362 | SPHERE ZONE COUPLING OF MAGNETIC DEVICES AND MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - A sphere zone coupling of magnetic devices has a first rotor containing permanent magnet array and a second rotor. The first rotor and the second rotor have the sphere zone surfaces forming from magnetic array or similar of almost the same sphere radius facing with constant air gap at overlapped area. The axle of the first rotor and the axle of the second rotor are concentric and non-coaxial. The second rotor has permanent magnet array, ferromagnetic or conductive material to couple with the first rotor at the sphere zone surfaces. The rotation of the first rotor causes magnetic force to drive the second rotor. The transmission ratio will depend on the average zone radius ratio of two coupling rotors and the pair number ratio of magnets in magnetic arrays. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015363 | MOTOR AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A motor of the invention has a rotary body of a rotor, and the rotary body includes an outer core constituting an outer portion of the rotary body, an inner core constituting an inner portion connected to a shaft, and a dielectric layer disposed between the outer core and the inner core. The outer core has a protruding portion that protrudes inward from an inner surface thereof, and the inner core has a protruding portion that protrudes outward from an outer surface thereof, wherein the outer core and the inner core are so disposed that an end face of the protruding portion of the outer core and an end face of the protruding portion of the inner core confront partially with respect to each other. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015364 | ROTOR FOR IPM MOTOR, AND IPM MOTOR EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A rotor iron core is used, which is formed by laminating a base steel sheets with a magnetic flux density (B8000) of 1.65 T or more as measured at a magnetic field strength of 8000 A/m and a coercivity of 100 A/m or more. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015365 | Electromagnetic High Frequency Homopolar Generator - Electromagnetic high frequency homopolar generator is a type of homopolar generator that can continuously transform kinetic energy into high frequency current. Operating frequency of this generator is independent from speed of rotation. Due to high frequency, power from this generator can be easily distributed by transformers. It is known that the higher frequency of the current is, the smaller core for the transformer is required. Generator, described herein, is operating on its resonant frequency, increasing voltage in the armature circuit. Where a large power source of a high frequency is needed, my generator can replace devices, which use semiconductors to convert current from direct to high frequency. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015366 | Method And Apparatus For Twisting Bar Conductors, In Particular For Bar Windings of Electric Machines | 2014-01-16 |
20140015367 | STATOR OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method for manufacturing a stator of a rotary electric machine, the stator including cassette coils each formed of a flat rectangular conductor wire wound in a distributed winding form and a stator core including slots in which the cassette coils are inserted, includes the steps of: assembling a plurality of adjacent in-phase cassette coils to form a set of assembled coils; winding an insulation sheet cut in a predetermined shape around an outer periphery of a proximity section of the assembled coils in which the cassette coils are located close to each other; fixing end portions of the wound insulation sheet to each other; and overlapping sets of the assembled coils in a circumferential direction of the stator core, each set being bound together by the insulation sheet having the fixed end portions, and inserting the assembled coils in the slots. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015368 | STATOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STATOR, AND FLAT CONDUCTOR FOR WINDING - A stator includes: a stator core having a plurality of slots and teeth parts; and coils each formed by winding a flat conductor and disposed in the slots. Of the corners of the rectangular cross-section of the flat conductor, a first corner located on the inner circumference side of the coil when the flat conductor is wound to form the coil is provided with a round chamfer having a radius larger than that of another corner. When the coil is inserted into the slots of stator core elements, the rectangular cross-section of the coil is disposed such that the first corner faces toward the outer circumference side of the stator. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015369 | Systems and Methods for Electric Motor Construction - Systems and methods for the construction of electric motors, where multiple laminations within the stator core incorporate interlocking features such as dimples and corresponding depressions or recesses to prevent the laminations from rotating with respect to each other. The end laminations of the stack are welded to snap rings, and the snap rings are welded to the housing to prevent rotation of the laminations within the stator housing. The use of the interlocking features to prevent rotation of the laminations within the housing eliminates the need for compression of the laminations and the use of encapsulants to prevent rotation of the laminations. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015370 | Motor's Stator Unit - A motor's stator unit includes a base and a stator. The base has a shaft tube. The stator has a silicon steel plate unit, an insulation sleeve unit and a coil unit. The silicon steel plate unit has an inner circumferential wall forming a through-hole. The insulation sleeve unit has an engagement hole. The silicon steel plate unit and the insulation sleeve unit are stacked together. An enameled copper wire is wound around the insulation sleeve unit to form the coil unit. The engagement hole has a minimal diameter that is slightly smaller than an outer diameter of the shaft tube. The stator is press fitted around the shaft tube via the insulation sleeve unit, so as to prevent the silicon steel plate unit of the stator from excessively compressing the shaft tube. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015371 | Motor's Stator Unit - A motor's stator unit includes a base and a stator. The base has a shaft tube. The stator has a silicon steel plate unit, an insulation sleeve unit and a coil unit. The silicon steel plate unit has an inner circumferential wall forming a through-hole. The insulation sleeve unit has an engagement hole. The silicon steel plate unit and the insulation sleeve unit are stacked together. The through-hole and the engagement hole are aligned with each other to allow the shaft tube to extend through the through-hole and the engagement hole. An enameled copper wire is wound around a predetermined part of the insulation sleeve unit to form the coil unit. The insulation sleeve unit is press fitted around an outer circumferential wall of the shaft tube via at least one buffering member, so as to prevent the silicon steel plate unit from excessively compressing the shaft tube. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015372 | CARBON NANOTUBE BASED ELECTROSTRICTIVE ELEMENT - An carbon nanotube based electrostrictive element includes two electrostrictive layers spaced with each other, an electrical connector, and two electrodes. The two electrostrictive layers are electrically connected to each other at a first side, and spaced and insulated from each other at a second side via the electrical connector. The two electrodes are located at the second side and electrically connected respectively to the two electrostrictive layers. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015373 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE - A method for producing an electronic component module prevents a space from collapsing. The method includes a step of preparing an electronic component including an element substrate, a drive device formed on a principal surface of the element substrate, and a protection device covering the drive device so as to form a space around the drive device; a step of fixing the electronic component on a common substrate such that a principal surface of the common substrate and another principal surface of the element substrate face each other; a step of fixing a reinforcing plate on the protection device of the electronic component; and a step of forming a resin layer on the principal surface of the common substrate such that the electronic component is contained therein. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015374 | ELECTROSTATIC INDUCTION GENERATION DEVICE AND ELECTROSTATIC INDUCTION GENERATION APPARATUS HAVING A MOVABLE ELECTRODE FORMED BETWEEN A FIRST FIXED ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE AND A SECOND FIXED ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE - An electrostatic induction generation device comprising a first fixed electrode substrate having a first electret electrode, a second fixed electrode substrate having a second electret electrode, a movable electrode substrate having a movable electrode, a holding frame formed separately from the movable electrode, a first pair of electrode support beams and a second pair of electrode support beams connected with the movable electrode and the holding frame, and wherein the movable electrode substrate is formed between the first fixed electrode substrate and the second fixed electrode substrate, and the movable electrode is opposed to the first electret electrode and the second electret electrode. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015375 | Wind energy installation - A method for directly converting wind energy into electrical energy is provided. An air stream is ionized and then routed through the electrical field of a collection electrode providing an opposing field for the air ions. The ions are collected on a collection electrode. The electrical potential of the collection electrode is higher than the ionizer, and discharged. A counter-electrode in front of the collection electrode has an electrical potential higher than the collection electrode. Ionized air molecules overcome the electrical field emanating from the counter-electrode via wind power. An apparatus for carrying out the method is provided. An optional retaining electrode, located in front of the ionizer electrode, drives ionized air in the counter-electrode and collection electrode direction. The apparatus is expediently located in a flow channel, with inlet and outlet electrodes at respective ends. A plurality of flow channels combine to form a flow generation module. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015376 | PIEZOELECTRIC LINEAR MOTOR - A piezoelectric motor with improved efficiency and improved specific power is disclosed. The piezoelectric motor has two frictionally engaged components mounted in such a way that they can move relative to each other. One component is a piezoelectric element in the form of a rectangular plate with metal coatings on its main planar surfaces. This component defines electrodes, where either some or all of the electrodes have leads for connection to a source of alternating voltage. The piezoelectric element is pressed by either its peripheral surfaces or by some parts of its peripheral surfaces at least by one of its sides or a section of one of its side against a cylindrical or planar surface of the other frictionally engaged component. The shape of the piezoelectric element, the arrangement and the number of the electrodes are configured to satisfy the condition of resonant excitation in the piezoelement of the first order mode of bending vibration along the length in the plane of the piezoelement during operation of the motor in one direction, and resonant excitation of the first order mode of longitudinal vibrations along the length during operation of the motor in the opposite direction. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015377 | OSCILLATOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A piezoelectric element ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015378 | RIBBON TRANSDUCER AND PUMP APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The RIBBON TRANSDUCER AND PUMP APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS include, in various embodiments, a variety of mechanisms comprised of components that include flexible elements with persistently strained deformations. Under operation, the deformations may be reconfigured via actuation to produce useful work, or may be reconfigured when subjected to external forces, such as from flowing fluid. The external energy input used to reconfigure these deformations may be harnessed and converted into electrical energy or may be converted into useful mechanical work, such as pumping. | 2014-01-16 |