09th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110049971 | BRAKE SYSTEM - In a brake system, when setting a control origin position for a resolver for detecting a moved position of a booster piston, communication between a master cylinder and wheel cylinders is interrupted by cut valves. Thereafter, the booster piston is moved forward by an electric actuator in a direction in which a hydraulic pressure is generated so that a position detected by the resolver upon detection of generation of the hydraulic pressure by a hydraulic pressure sensor (position at a time of generation of hydraulic pressure) is obtained. A position obtained by moving backward the position at the time of generation of hydraulic pressure by a predetermined amount is set as the control origin position. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049972 | STROKE SIMULATOR AND BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS - A stroke simulator generates a reaction force in response to the operation of a brake pedal. The stroke simulator includes a stroke simulator housing, a stroke simulator piston, disposed slidably in the housing, which divides the interior of the stroke simulator housing into a first volumetric chamber and a second volumetric chamber, a stroke simulator spring, disposed in the second volumetric chamber, which generates a reaction force in response to the operation of the brake pedal by elastic deformation caused by the sliding of the stroke simulator piston, and a first supply port and a second supply port, provided for the first volumetric chamber and the second volumetric chamber, respectively, which are capable of supplying the operating oil pressure into the respective volumetric chambers when the brake pedal is operated. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049973 | braking device for a motor vehicle - In a braking device for a motor vehicle having a first group and a second group of brake circuits, each brake circuit being associated with one group of wheels, and at least the first group of brake circuit being implemented as hydraulic brake circuits, at least one group of wheels being connected to at least one operating unit, which may cause a deceleration of the wheels, the task of a comfortable connection of recuperation brake applications to conventional brake applications is achieved in that a control unit controls the brake application of the brake circuit or circuits of the second group and optionally the deceleration effect of the operating unit or assemblies, the first group of brake circuits being activatable directly by the driver using a brake operating unit. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049974 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BRAKING DIFFERENT AXLES OF A VEHICLE USING A DECELERATION VALUE - A method for controlling braking of a vehicle having a first axle and a second axle includes the steps of obtaining a deceleration value pertaining to an input from a driver of the vehicle, braking the first axle with a first pressure, braking the second axle with a second pressure that is substantially equal to the first pressure if the deceleration value has not exceeded a predetermined threshold, and braking the second axle with a third pressure that is greater than the first pressure if the deceleration value has exceeded the predetermined threshold. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049975 | Track Chain Joint With Rotatable Pin - A track chain joint for an endless track chain of a track-type vehicle is configured to engage first and second sprockets of a drive wheel of the track-type vehicle. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049976 | Electric Power Converter - An electric power converter for a vehicle, including a semiconductor element from which a motor drive current is output, a drive circuit that drives the semiconductor element, a control circuit that controls the drive circuit, a capacitor that smooths a DC current to be input to the semiconductor element, a container housing the semiconductor element, the drive circuit, the control circuit and the capacitor, a refrigerant retained in a state of vapor-liquid two-phase equilibrium within the container, and a heat exchanger unit that condenses the refrigerant in a vapor phase to be a liquid phase and exchanges heat with outside, wherein the semiconductor element, the drive circuit, the control circuit and the capacitor are disposed in a positional arrangement that will leave the semiconductor element, the drive circuit, the control circuit and the capacitor immersed in the refrigerant as the electric power converter is installed in the vehicle, and the heat exchanger unit is disposed at a side of a wall of the container forming a vapor-phase space. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049977 | SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZED CONTROLS FOR LARGE SCALE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SYSTEMS - An electric vehicle power system including a battery system, a bus configured to transfer power to a motor drive, and a control circuit to selectively couple the battery to the bus. The control circuit is discharges capacitance of the bus to a chassis in response to a disconnect between the battery and the bus. Further, the control circuit measures impedance across the bus. As a result, the control circuit can monitor integrity of the bus and detect a fault, such as a short circuit or degraded bus insulation. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049978 | SELF-RESONANT COIL, NON-CONTACT ELECTRIC POWER TRANSFER DEVICE AND VEHICLE - There is provided a self-resonant coil used in a contactless power transferring apparatus capable of at least one of transferring and receiving electric power by magnetic field resonance. A coil is defined as a virtual coil, wherein the coil has a circular cross-sectional shape of a cross-section perpendicular to the extending direction and, when viewed with a cross-section perpendicular to the extending direction of the self-resonant coil, the length of the circumference defining the circular cross-section is equal to the length of the segment defining the outer circumference edge of the cross-section of the self-resonant coil. At least one of the radial direction width and the axis direction length of the self-resonant coil in the cross-section perpendicular to the extending direction of the self-resonant coil is less than the diameter of the cross-section of the virtual coil. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049979 | Portable electric energy supplying device - An electric energy supplying device includes a set-up circuit coupled to an electric energy source, a limited current circuit and a voltage regulator coupled to the set-up circuit, a battery coupled to the set-up circuit with a charge electrocircuit for being charged by the electric energy the charge electrocircuit, another set-up circuit is coupled to the battery for receiving the electric energy from the battery and includes an output device for coupling and supplying the DC electric energy to a failed or weak or not charged battery of a vehicle, and an inverter circuit is coupled to the battery and includes an output device for coupling and supplying the AC electric energy to charge various electric facilities. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING POWER TO LOADS - A system and method for adaptive control of power among a plurality of loads based on a categorization of the loads as either delayable or non-delayable, wherein the non-delayable loads are preferably supplied power over the delayable loads. In one aspect, the system may be used to allocate limited power from a backup power source. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049981 | Electric Shock Proof Socket Circuit - An electric shock proof socket circuit includes a power supply module for stepping down and rectifying an input voltage and then providing the step-down and rectified voltage to a detecting module and a switching module. The detecting module includes a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit. The light-emitting unit is used for emitting light for the light-receiving unit. Whether the light from the light-emitting unit is received by the light-receiving unit or not makes the detecting module send corresponding control signals. The switching module controls power output of the socket circuit according to the control signals for preventing an electric shock danger. So the electric shock proof socket circuit has the advantages of security and convenience. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049982 | Modular Device - A modular device for use in emergency or everyday applications and having a plurality of modular components that are interchangeable with one another depending on the particular desired use. The modular device generally includes a plurality of interchangeable load modules, wherein each of the load modules has a load connected thereto, wherein the load is different for each load modules, and at least one power module having at least one battery therein, wherein the power module removably separately connects to each of the load modules and wherein the battery(ies) electrically connects to the load for powering the load. The load modules and power modules may be connected in various manners, such as a push-fit, friction, threadably, slidably, or various other manners to allow quick, easy, and reliable connectivity. The load of the load modules may be comprised of lights, external connectors, radios, MP3 players, or various other electrical devices. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049983 | Power Strip System - A power strip system includes a master control socket, at least one subsidiary socket of which the power on/off status is decided by a current of the master control socket, a current detecting unit connected with the master control socket for detecting the current of the master control socket and sending a corresponding current signal, a control module receiving and analyzing the current signal sent by the current detecting unit and then generating a corresponding control signal, a voltage regulating module providing a regulated voltage for the control module to be acted as a power supply of the control module, and a switch module including a switch device and a switching unit controlling the switch device to turn on/off the subsidiary socket according to the control signal of the control module. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049984 | POWER-CONSUMPTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SMART METER - The present invention relates to a power-consumption control apparatus and method for a smart meter. The total amount of power consumption and amounts of power consumption of individual electrical devices connected are sensed, and the amounts of power consumption of the individual electrical devices are analyzed. The total amount of power consumption of the electrical devices is compared with a preset progressive amount on the basis of the analyzed result and supply and shutoff of power to the electrical devices is controlled on the comparison result. According to embodiments of the present invention, power consumption (power shutoff and supply) in homes, factories, and offices is automatically and effectively managed and controlled, which makes it possible for consumers to pay lower electrical bill and for power suppliers to improve the efficiency of power distribution by efficiently estimating power consumption. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049985 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes alight emitting unit that provides backlight to a liquid crystal display unit, a communication unit that transmits video data, and a control unit that controls a current flowing from a DC-DC convertor to the light emitting unit. The control unit controls the current flowing from the DC-DC convertor to the light emitting unit so as to change an output voltage of the DC-DC convertor from a first voltage to a second voltage which is lower than the first voltage. The first voltage is supplied to the light emitting unit and the second voltage is supplied to the communication unit. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049986 | ADAPTIVE PHASE OFFSET CONTROLLER FOR MULTI-CHANNEL SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER - An adaptive phase offset controller for use with a switching power converter having first and second channels. The controller includes a discriminator which detects a ‘critical condition’ in which a switching signal for the first channel transitions during a critical time interval so as to give rise to crosstalk that can corrupt the operation of the second channel's control circuit. When the discriminator detects a critical condition, a phase offset circuit offsets the phase of the first channel's switching signals, such that subsequent transitions occur outside of the critical time interval. A second discriminator and phase offset circuit are preferably employed to detect critical conditions which can give rise to crosstalk that can corrupt the operation of the first channel's control circuit. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049987 | Power tap, terminal apparatus and communication system - A power tap that supplies an alternating-current power to an terminal apparatus, is connected to the terminal apparatus to configure a closed circuit, and transmits or receives data to/from the terminal apparatus, the power tap including: a plurality of routes including difference loads; a selecting portion that, when data is transmitted to the terminal apparatus, selects any one of the routes based on the transmitted data, in synchronism with timing in which amplitude of an alternating current flowing on the closed circuit becomes 0; and a first detecting portion that, when data is received from the terminal apparatus, detects change of the amplitude of the alternating current based on the received data. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049988 | Control System and Semiconductor Device Used Therein - The present invention aims to provide a control system which is capable of building high-precision current detecting means in a single-chip LSI and can be realized at a lower cost, and a semiconductor device used in the control system. Drive circuits are provided inside the same semiconductor chip. The drive circuits are equipped with: current detecting shunt resistors each of which is provided in each of the drive circuits and detects a current flowing through a load, the current detecting shunt resistors being provided within a semiconductor chip by the same process; a dummy resistor provided within the semiconductor chip by the same process as the current detecting shunt resistors; and a calibration reference externally attached to the semiconductor chip and connected to the dummy resistor. A correcting means corrects the values of currents that flow through the current detecting shunt resistors, using the dummy resistor and the calibration reference. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049989 | DC-DC CONVERTER CIRCUIT - This inverter circuit includes two switching elements which are turned alternately ON and OFF, and a first primary winding connected in series between these switching elements, and also includes an output transformer having a secondary winding for obtaining an output voltage. This inverter circuit also includes a first voltage source and a second voltage source. The first voltage source applies a voltage to the first switching element via the first primary winding. And the second voltage source applies a voltage to the second switching element via the second primary winding. This inverter circuit also includes a regeneration snubber circuit for regenerating charge accumulated in a snubber capacitor. The regeneration snubber circuit includes a regeneration circuit including a voltage boost section which converts the primary side voltage of the output transformer to a predetermined voltage, which it outputs. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049990 | GRID SYNCHRONISATION - The invention relates to a grid synchroniser for connecting an AC output of a power converter to the AC grid mains. In one aspect the invention provides a grid synchroniser comprising an inverter controller to control an AC output of the inverter, the controller including a receiver to receive grid data from a grid sensor location remote from said inverter. In another aspect we describe techniques for rapid removal of charge from a control terminal of a power switching device such as a MOSFET, IGBT or Thyristor using a particular driver circuit. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049991 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - In an uninterruptible power supply apparatus, a common mode current flowing from nodes (N | 2011-03-03 |
20110049992 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES INCLUDING MODULAR, FIXED AND TRANSPORTABLE STRUCTURES INCORPORATING SOLAR AND WIND GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY - Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices related to fixed and transportable structures and vehicles utilizing the integration of solar and wind technologies for generation of electricity. The system generates electricity using solar panels (and/or solar thermal units) and wind turbines, stores and converts electricity, and can be located in various locations either as fixed or portable embodiments including on land, on water, underwater, air and space and may also be housed in a structure to provide electricity for various facilities and uses. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049993 | REVERSE POLARITY SERIES TYPE LED AND DRIVE CIRCUIT - The present invention of a reverse polarity series type LED is formed by two sets of LED and diode assemblies in reverse polarity series connection wherein the first set is consisted of at least one or multiple homopolar series or parallel connected or series and parallel connected LEDs, and the second set consisting of at least one or more homopolar parallel or series connected or series and parallel connected LEDs for further connection to the drive circuit formed by current-limiting impedance and/or power storage and discharging devices and/or voltage-limit circuit devices in order to produce the required operational characteristics. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049994 | WIND FARM HAVING A PLURALITY OF WIND ENERGY INSTALLATIONS - The invention relates to a wind power plant ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110049995 | NONCONTACT ELECTRIC POWER FEEDING APPARATUS, NONCONTACT ELECTRIC POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, NONCONTACT ELECTRIC POWER FEEDING METHOD, NONCONTACT ELECTRIC POWER RECEIVING METHOD, AND NONCONTACT ELECTRIC POWER FEEDING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a noncontact electric power feeding apparatus, including: a resonance element for supplying an alternative current electric power in a noncontact style in accordance with a resonance; an alternative current power source portion configured to generate an alternative current electric power to be supplied to said resonance element; and impedance adjusting portion provided between said alternative current power source portion and said resonance element and configured to variably control an impedance in accordance with a coupling coefficient between said noncontact electric power feeding apparatus and an electric power feeding destination of the alternative current electric power. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049996 | WIRELESS DESKTOP IT ENVIRONMENT - Described herein are embodiments of a wireless power transmitting system for transmitting power to a high-Q magnetic resonator that includes a desktop component and a high-Q magnetic resonator, formed of an inductive loop and a capacitor, said magnetic resonator integrated into the desktop component. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049997 | WIRELESS POWER FEEDER AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Power is transmitted from a feeding coil L | 2011-03-03 |
20110049998 | WIRELESS DELIVERY OF POWER TO A FIXED-GEOMETRY POWER PART - Described herein are embodiments of an electronic system that includes a substrate, having a plurality of power consuming elements thereon, said power consuming elements arranged in a fixed geometry on said substrate, and at least a plurality of said power consuming elements including at least one high-Q wireless power receiving element, that wirelessly receives power that is sent thereto from at least one high-Q wireless power source element, and uses said power which is wirelessly received, to power said power consuming elements, wherein at least one of said power consuming elements receives power separately from at least another of said power consuming elements, and wherein each of said power consuming elements operates substantially simultaneously, and wherein at least one of said power consuming elements has an output connected to another of said power consuming elements. | 2011-03-03 |
20110049999 | CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING A TUNING GAIN OF A VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR - A circuit is provided that includes a first variable capacitance circuit receiving a first voltage, at least one selectable capacitor bank circuit coupled to the first variable capacitance circuit, at least one multiplexer, the at least one multiplexer coupled to at least one selectable capacitor bank circuit and receiving the first voltage and a second voltage, and a capacitor bank selection circuit coupled to the at least one selectable capacitor bank circuit and the multiplexer. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050000 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A battery management system capable of safely disconnecting a charge/discharge current line from a battery pack in an over-charge condition is provided. The battery management system includes a charge/discharge relay including a relay switch coupled to a charge/discharge current path of a battery pack and a driving coil for driving the relay switch, a relay driving unit for controlling the driving coil, a motor control unit (MCU) for controlling the relay driving unit, the MCU being coupled to the relay driving unit, a switching device being coupled between the driving coil and the relay driving unit, and a switching control unit for controlling on/off operations of the switching device to control a current of the relay driving unit. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050001 | Method and System for Providing an On/Off Switch for an Electrical Charger Transformer at the Low Voltage Device Connector - A method and system for providing an on/off switch for an electrical charger transformer at the low voltage device connector are provided. The electrical charger transformer of the present invention enables the conservation of energy. The electrical charger transformer includes an on/off switch that is located at the end of the electrical charger transformer at the low voltage device connector that connects the electrical charger transformer to a load. The on/off switch of the electrical charger transformer is ergonomically designed and configured to manually turn on and off based on the motion of the user hand when connecting and disconnecting the low voltage device connector from the load of the electrical charger transformer. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050002 | ENERGY SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH A PROTECTED SOLAR MODULE - The energy supply system comprises at least one protected solar module with at least one photovoltaic cell and a local control unit connected to a switching module, which is controllable in such a way that the transfer of electrical energy from the photovoltaic cell via first and second wires of a power line to a load is interruptable in the event that a verification procedure that can be performed by the local control unit has provided a negative result. According to the present invention a chip-card with an electronic module is provided for each or for a plurality of solar modules comprising a first access code that corresponds to a second access code stored in a memory unit, and that a card-reader is provided. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050003 | ELECTRIC SHOCK PREVENTING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL INCLUDING ELECTRIC SHOCK PREVENTING DEVICE - There is provided an information processing terminal including an electric shock preventing device in a rear surface thereof. The electric shock preventing device includes a power source covering plate which slides to cover a connection unit; a separation preventing member which is prevented from sliding in a transverse direction by the power source covering plate if the power source covering plate exposes the connection unit, and is allowed to slide in the transverse direction if the power source covering plate covers the connection unit; and a lock installing member which prevents sliding in the transverse direction of the separation preventing member. The separation preventing member prevents separation of a printing circuit board block. Accordingly, an operator can separate the printing circuit board block only when removed a power cable from the connection unit, and electric shocks can be prevented. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050004 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a power transmission system for transmitting electrical power from a power source to a load. The system comprises a capacitive and lossy transmission line or cable and a transformer device ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110050005 | LINEAR DRIVE FOR A MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD FOR MOVING A TOOL CARRIAGE - The invention relates to a linear drive for a machine tool having a housing, having a carriage, which is mounted so it is axially movable in the housing via two bearings, and has a central axis and a length, and having at least one first motor, having a first motor element and a second motor element, wherein said first motor element is disposed on said carriage and said second motor element is disposed on said housing, wherein said first motor element is implemented on said carriage as a primary part and said second motor element is implemented on said housing as a secondary part. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for moving a carriage for a lathe tool of a highly-dynamic machine tool employing a crossed roller bearing for mounting the carriage, wherein all roller bodies of said crossed roller bearing are always operationally linked to a carriage-side bearing surface, and said carriage is driven at an oscillation frequency of at least 50 Hz, in particular between 60 Hz and 200 Hz. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050006 | ACTUATOR - This invention provides an actuator at least including a holder having a movable member accommodation space and at least three magnet accommodation spaces, a movable member received by the movable member accommodation space of the holder, and a magnetic circuit system comprising at least three magnets and at least three coils, the magnetic circuit system enabling the movable member to move with respect to an axis and incline at an angle with respect to at least one axis; wherein each of the at least three magnets is received by one of the at least three magnet accommodation spaces and the directions of the top and bottom magnetic poles thereof are perpendicular to the axis with respect to which the movable member moves; and wherein each of the at least three coils corresponds to one of the at least three magnets and is associated with the movable member, and the central axis of each of the at least three coils is perpendicular to the axis with respect to which the movable member moves. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050007 | MOVING BODY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING INITIAL POSITION OF MOVING BODY - In a moving body system, a movable element of a linear motor is provided on a moving body, and stationary elements of the linear motor and position sensors are provided on the ground. The stationary elements are arranged between the position sensors to enable determination of a rough position of the movable element based on a change of inductance resulting from interaction with a magnet array. An initial position of the moving body when a power supply for the moving body system is turned on is determined based on the rough position of the movable element relative to the stationary element and a signal from the position sensor. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050008 | MAGNETIC VIBRATOR - A magnetic vibrator including a first magnetic portion and a second magnetic portion is disclosed. The first magnetic portion includes an inner plate, a first magnet and a second magnet. The inner plate is disposed between the first magnet and the second magnet. The second magnetic portion includes a coil and a wrapper. The coil is disposed around the first magnetic portion and wrapped in the wrapper. The wrapper has a gap corresponding to the inner plate. An interval is configured between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion. When a current is occurred in the coil, the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion are actuated to move axially with respect to each other. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050009 | STEPPING MOTOR - A stepping motor may include a rotor having a drive magnet and a stator having a drive coil wound in a tube shape and disposed on the drive magnet. The stator may include a first yoke, a second yoke, a plurality of first pole teeth provided in the first yoke, and a plurality of second pole teeth provided in the second yoke. The plurality of the first pole teeth and the second pole teeth may be alternately disposed in a circumferential direction of the rotor. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050010 | TRANSVERSE AND/OR COMMUTATED FLUX SYSTEM STATOR CONCEPTS - Disclosed are transverse and/or commutated flux machines and components thereof, and methods of making and using the same. Certain exemplary stators for use in transverse and commutated flux machines may be configured with gaps therebetween, for example in order to counteract tolerance stackup. Other exemplary stators may be configured as partial stators having a limited number of magnets and/or flux concentrators thereon. Partial stators may facilitate ease of assembly and/or use with various rotors. Additionally, exemplary floating stators can allow a transverse and/or commutated flux machine to utilize an air gap independent of the diameter of a rotor. Via use of such exemplary stators, transverse and/or commutated flux machines can achieve improved performance, efficiency, and/or be sized or otherwise configured for various applications. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050011 | Motor device - A motor device includes a base plate on which a motor for rotating a disk is disposed, a flexible printed circuit board disposed on the base plate and having a circuit pattern applying power to the motor, and a screw mounting portion provided with a ground pattern of the FPCB, mounted with a screw engaged to electrically connect the ground pattern to the base plate, and having a part on which solders are provided. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050012 | ELECTRICAL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ACTUATING ARRANGEMENT - An electrical internal combustion engine actuating arrangement includes a housing cover with a position sensor and a housing body having disposed therein an electric drive motor and an output shaft having a position transducer. The housing cover and the electric drive motor are connected via at least one electrical plug connection arrangement including a plug blade and an opposite plug clamp having a plug-in slot. The housing body and the housing cover include a positioning arrangement having a positioning pin and a positioning bore configured to receive the positioning pin. The at least one electrical plug connection arrangement includes, on a side of the plug clamp, a plug blade guide with a guide slot arranged in parallel with the plug-in slot and a plug-in axis of the positioning arrangement. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050013 | MOTOR-TYPE POWER DEVICE - Due to a centrifugal force in a vehicle width direction due to turning of an automobile, oil in an electric motor housing chamber housing an electric motor and oil in a transmission housing chamber housing a reduction gear and a differential gear flows to-and-fro via oil communication passages that penetrate a partitioning wall. An opening on the transmission housing chamber side of the oil communication passages is spaced from the partitioning wall. Hence, when oil moves from the transmission housing chamber side to the electric motor housing chamber side, it is possible to prevent the oil quantity on the electric motor housing chamber side from increasing excessively and suppress an increase in resistance to oil stirring by a rotor of the electric motor while retaining a constant oil amount on the transmission housing chamber side to ensure lubricating performance for the reduction gear and the differential gear. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050014 | MOTOR-TYPE POWER DEVICE - Due to a centrifugal force in a vehicle width direction due to turning of an automobile, oil in an electric motor housing chamber housing an electric motor and oil in a transmission housing chamber housing a reduction gear and a differential gear flows to-and-fro via oil communication passages that penetrate a partitioning wall. An opening on the transmission housing chamber side of the oil communication passages is spaced from the partitioning wall. Hence, when oil moves from the transmission housing chamber side to the electric motor housing chamber side, it is possible to prevent the oil quantity on the electric motor housing chamber side from increasing excessively and suppress an increase in resistance to oil stirring by a rotor of the electric motor while retaining a constant oil amount on the transmission housing chamber side to ensure lubricating performance for the reduction gear and the differential gear. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050015 | Hydrodynamic bearing assembly and motor including the same - A hydrodynamic bearing assembly includes a sleeve rotatably supporting a shaft, a thrust plate housing portion extending to an upper side of the sleeve in an axial direction so as to house a thrust plate, and a stopper ring housing portion stepped in an upper side of the thrust plate housing portion in the axial direction and housing a stopper ring for fixing the thrust plate. The stopper ring protrudes from the stopper ring housing portion such that an outer circumferential surface of the stopper ring has a larger height than an inner circumferential surface of the stopper ring housing portion. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050016 | MAGNETIC BEARING DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING ROLL SHAFT - A magnetic bearing device includes a magnet generating a magnetic field at a protrusion formed toward a roll shaft, and a body portion supporting the magnet in one direction. The roll shaft is supported while an air gap is formed between the roll shaft and the protrusion, and both sides of the protrusion are rounded. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050017 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A BEARING THROUGH A PRESSURE BOUNDARY - A rotating apparatus includes a housing, a shaft at least partially disposed within a first pressure environment defined by the housing, a first magnetic bearing supporting the shaft and being at least partially disposed within the first pressure environment, a sensor operable to sense a position of the shaft relative to the first magnetic bearing, a controller disposed in a second pressure environment independent of the first pressure environment and operable to communicate with the sensor and to generate a control signal for the first magnetic bearing based on the sensed position, and a communication device operable to communicate the control signal between the controller and the first magnetic bearing and to communicate the sensed position between the sensor and the controller without penetrating a pressure boundary defined between the first and second pressure environments. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050018 | Self sustaining generator system - A self sustaining generator system | 2011-03-03 |
20110050019 | TORQUE GENERATING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a rotation power generating device. The rotation power generating device includes a stator consisting of a plurality of stationary units vertically connected to one another, and a rotator consisting of a plurality of rotating units vertically connected to one another with an angular orientation difference therebetween. Each of the stationary units has a pair of stationary magnets symmetrically embedded inside an inner surface thereof. Each of the rotating units has a pair of rotating magnets and is adapted to be rotated along the inner surface of the corresponding stationary unit about a rotating shaft that is installed in the center of the stator. The rotation power generating device compensates for energy loss of initially acting torque using repulsive force between magnets of the same polarity, resulting in reduced power loss and more effective transmission of energy. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050020 | ELECTRONIC MACHINES WITH COMPOSITE POLES - An electric motor or generator consists of a stator carrying pole pieces and their coacting coils, the stator being surrounded on one side by the field creating permanent magnets adjacent one face of the poles and on the other by a flux return path element positioned adjacent the other face of the poles. The stator coils are preferably bobbin mounted. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050021 | Motor and recording disc driving device - A motor includes a shaft supporting a rotation of a rotor, a sleeve supporting the shaft such that an upper end of the shaft protrudes upward in an axial direction, a rotor case having a rotor hub, which is forcibly inserted and fixed to a protrusion of the shaft, and rotated by a rotation of the shaft, and an adhesive sealing space formed on an insertion surface between the protrusion and the rotor hub. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050022 | PERMANENT MAGNET BURIED TYPE ELECTRIC MOTOR - Supposing a straight line joining rotation center O of a rotor and a magnetic pole middle, that is, a middle of permanent magnets ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110050023 | MOTOR MAGNETIC POLE STRUCTURE - A motor magnetic pole structure including a first seat having multiple first insulating arms and a second seat having multiple second insulating arms. Multiple first coils are wound on the first insulating arms and multiple second coils are wound on the second insulating arms. The first and second silicon steel seats overlap each other with the first and second insulating arms alternately positioned. In this case, the first and second coils wound on the first and second insulating arms are alternately positioned to intersect each other. The first and second silicon steel seats can assembled as necessary to enhance compatibility of the silicon steel seats and lower manufacturing cost. Moreover, the winding operation of the coils can be speeded. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050024 | ELECTRIC MACHINE - A three-phase, high voltage motor for use in a scroll compressor includes a stator core having an annular rim and a plurality of teeth extending radially inward from the rim. Aluminum windings are wrapped around teeth of the plurality of teeth of the stator core. The windings are spaced 120 electrical degrees from each other. The motor further includes a rotor body that is rotatably mounted inside the stator core and includes an external surface facing the stator core. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050025 | DIRECT-CURRENT MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE DIRECT-CURRENT MOTOR - A motor is provided that includes magnetic poles, an armature core, armature coils, a commutator, and power supply brushes. The armature core includes teeth arranged in the circumferential direction to extend in a radial pattern. The armature coils include inner layer coils and outer layer coils. Each of the inner layer coils is wound around radially proximal end portions of two circumferentially adjacent teeth or a radially proximal end portion of one of the teeth. The inner layer coils are arranged in the circumferential direction without overlapping each other in the radial direction. Each of the outer layer coils is wound around radially distal end portions of two circumferentially adjacent teeth by distributed winding. The outer layer coils are arranged radially outward of the inner layer coils and are arranged in the circumferential direction without overlapping each other in the radial direction. The circumferential center of the inner layer coils and the circumferential center of the outer layer coils are displaced in the circumferential direction. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050026 | INSULATION ASSEMBLY FOR A STATOR CORE - An assembly for providing electrical insulation in a stator core of a vehicular electric machine is provided. The stator core has a channel and the assembly comprises a first conductive element disposed through the channel, and a second conductive element disposed through the channel and substantially adjacent to the first conductive element. The assembly also comprises a first electrically insulating film having a first end residing between the first and second conductive elements. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050027 | Motor Rotor - A motor rotor includes a magnetically conducting member having an inner periphery and an outer periphery spaced from the inner periphery in a radial direction. The magnetically conducting member further includes first and second ends spaced along an axis perpendicular to the radial direction. The magnetically conducting member includes a reinforcing portion extending from the first end in the radial direction. A rotatable member is formed by injection molding and embraces and engages the outer periphery of the magnetically conducting member. The rotatable member includes an opening receiving the first end of the magnetically conducting member and is rotatable about the axis. A permanent magnet is coupled to the inner periphery of the magnetically conducting member. The reinforcing portion reinforces the first end of the magnetically conducting member, which is useful during injection molding of the rotatable member. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050028 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - The invention relates to an electrical machine with a stator ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110050029 | SHAFT-HUB COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT OF THIS TYPE - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a shaft-hub component ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110050030 | ROTOR SHAFT - It is an object of the present invention to provide a rotor shaft capable of sufficiently securing a fastening strength between an inner shaft and an outer shaft, obtaining an excellent anti-rotation torque, and reducing a weight of the rotor shaft. A rotor shaft | 2011-03-03 |
20110050031 | Method for Reducing Current and Torque Ripple in a Brushed Electric Motor and Motor Employing the Same - A method for reducing current and torque ripple in a brushed electric motor is disclosed. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a brush housing having a plurality of circumferentially spaced brushes disposed about a commutator, each brush having a contact face that is in electrical contact with the commutator, an opposed bias face and a peripheral wall, each brush disposed in a brush pocket having a pocket wall, a base and a bias spring that is configured to apply a contact force to the bias face, thereby urging the contact face into electrical contact with the commutator. The method includes inserting a damper between each pocket wall or respective base and the respective brush. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050032 | MOTOR - A brush assembly applied to a motor includes a body portion attachable to a lower case, and an external connection substrate formed by a flexible substrate. A pair of brush pieces protrude from a front end of the body portion so as to be in contact with brush slide portions of commutator segments. The external connection substrate has a pair of terminals exposed from a housing and capable of being connected to spring terminals of an apparatus by crimping. The terminals are provided at a rear end of the external connection substrate, and protrude from the housing in the radial direction. First connecting portions electrically connected to the brush pieces are provided at a rear end of the body portion, and a pair of right and left second connecting portions are provided at a front end of the external connection substrate. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050033 | Micromachined ultrasonic transducer having compliant post structure - A compression post capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) is provided. The compression post CMUT includes a first electrode, a top conductive layer having a pattern of post holes, a moveable mass that includes the first electrode. The compression post CMUT further includes an operating gap disposed between the top surface of the top conductive layer and a bottom surface of the moveable mass, a pattern of compression posts, where a proximal end the compression post is connected perpendicularly to a bottom surface of the moveable mass, where the pattern of compression posts span through the pattern of post holes. The top conductive layer includes the second electrode that is electronically insulated from the first electrode, where the pattern of compression posts compress to provide a restoring force in a direction that is normal to the bottom surface of the moveable mass. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050034 | BOUNDARY ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - A boundary acoustic wave device includes a first medium layer made of a first dielectric material and a second medium layer made of a second dielectric material having an acoustic velocity different from the acoustic velocity of the first dielectric material. The first medium layer and the second medium layer are disposed on a piezoelectric substrate, and an IDT electrode is arranged along the interface between the piezoelectric substrate and the first medium layer. When the fast transverse bulk wave of the piezoelectric substrate has an acoustic velocity V | 2011-03-03 |
20110050035 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR - The invention relates to an ultrasonic motor having a multilayer actuator in the form of a multilayer plate, having one or more friction elements or friction layers on its side surfaces and having an electrical exciter apparatus for the actuator. According to the invention, the multilayer plate has two intersecting, mirror-imaged asymmetrical generators for ultrasonic vibrations, to be precise in the form of layers of exciter electrodes and general electrodes which are alternately arranged with layers of piezoelectric ceramic, wherein a two-dimensional asymmetrical acoustic standing wave is generated in the multilayer actuator. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050036 | Bias Circuit for Electric Field Transducers - A circuit includes an AC voltage driver configured to output an AC voltage having a given shape and given one or more frequency components. An electric field type transducer is provided including a positive voltage terminal and a negative voltage terminal. A capacitor is connected between the AC voltage driver and the positive voltage terminal of the transducer. A diode is connected across the two terminals of the electric field type transducer. The diode operates on the signal applied by the AC voltage driver so that a substantially only positive AC voltage is applied to the positive voltage terminal of the transducer. In addition, the applied positive AC voltage applied to the positive voltage terminal of the transducer has an applied shape and applied one or more frequency components that are substantially the same as the given shape and the given one or more frequency components. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050037 | Method for Operating a Piezoelectric Element - A method for operating a piezoelectric element is disclosed. A first voltage is applied to a piezoelectric element and produces a first deflection of the piezoelectric element with a travel. An electrical discharge of the piezoelectric element after the application of the first voltage results in a first contraction of the piezoelectric element by a first compression. After the first contraction, a second voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element, whose polarity is opposite that of the first voltage and causes a further contraction of the piezoelectric element by a second compression. Repeated application of the first voltage after the electrical discharge of the applied second voltage results in a deflection of the piezoelectric element with the same travel. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050038 | PIEZOELECTRIC ROTARY MOTOR WITH HIGH ROTATION SPEED AND BI-DIRECTIONAL OPERATION - Piezoelectric motor that provides high speed and bi-directional operation. A first rotor is disposed about a first shaft, and a second rotor separate from the first rotor is disposed about the first shaft and a second shaft. Each of the rotors and shafts are centered on a common axis. An annular shaped first piezoelement is centered on the axis and fixed to the housing. First and second annular piezoelements are disposed within the first rotor, configured to motivate rotation of the second shaft in a first rotation direction when stimulated with a first exciter voltage. The third and fourth piezoelement are disposed within the second rotor, configured to motivate rotation of the second shaft in a second direction (opposed from the first direction) when stimulated with an exciter voltage. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050039 | MULTILAYER ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE CONVERTER FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS - An impedance conversion layer useful for medical imaging ultrasonic transducers comprises a low impedance polymer layer and a high impedance metal layer. These layers are combined with corresponding thicknesses adapted to provide a function of converting from a specific high impedance to specific low impedance, wherein the polymer layer is at the high impedance side and the metal layer is at the low impedance side. The effective acoustic impedance of the polymer and metal layer combination may be adapted to configure an impedance converter in the same way as a quarter wavelength impedance converter, converting from low impedance to high impedance (metal to polymer) or from a high impedance to low impedance (polymer to metal). This structure may be used for front matching with the propagation medium and back matching with an absorber for ultrasonic transducers. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050040 | ACTUATOR WITH SENSOR - An actuator with a sensor, including an actuator having electrodes and an ionic conduction layer, a sensor and a rigid body member provided in contact with the sensor. The actuator is connected to the sensor through the rigid body member such that the sensor is not deformed attending on deformation of the actuator. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050041 | ACTUATOR WITH SENSOR - An actuator with a sensor, including an actuator having a pair of electrodes and an ionic conduction layer present between the pair of electrodes, and a sensor having electrodes and an electromechanical conversion element. When the actuator is deformed, the sensor is also deformed. The relationship between the modulus of elasticity (A) of the actuator and the modulus of elasticity (S) of the sensor satisfies S2011-03-03 | |
20110050042 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is an apparatus for generating electrical energy that includes; a first electrode, and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and an energy generation layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the energy generation layer comprises a photoelectric conversion layer and a plurality of piezoelectric nanowires, and wherein when an external force is applied to at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode, the plurality of piezoelectric nanowires are transformed to generate electrical energy. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050043 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - Providing a method for manufacturing a package capable of achieving reliable anodic bonding between the bonding material | 2011-03-03 |
20110050044 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - Providing a method for manufacturing a package capable of improving production efficiency. Providing a method for manufacturing a package including: a base board and a lid board which are bonded to each other; an accommodated article which is sealed in a cavity formed between the base board and the lid board; and a penetration electrode which is disposed in a penetration hole penetrating through the base board so as to electrically connect the accommodated article to the outside, the method including: a penetration hole forming step of forming a penetration hole for the penetration electrodes | 2011-03-03 |
20110050045 | PACKAGE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - Providing a package and a method for manufacturing the package capable of achieving improvement in the degree of vacuum in the cavity, and to provide a piezoelectric vibrator, an oscillator, an electronic device, and a radio-controlled timepiece. There is provided a package which includes a plurality of kinds of gettering materials | 2011-03-03 |
20110050046 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - Providing a piezoelectric vibrator and a manufacturing method thereof which is capable of achieving gettering in a state where the frequency change of the piezoelectric vibrating reed is suppressed. Providing a piezoelectric vibrator | 2011-03-03 |
20110050047 | GLASS ASSEMBLY CUTTING METHOD, PACKAGE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PACKAGE, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - Providing a glass assembly cutting method capable of improving yield by cutting a glass assembly into a predetermined size, providing a package manufacturing method, a package and a piezoelectric vibrator manufactured by the manufacturing method, and an oscillator, an electronic device, and a radio-controlled timepiece. Providing a wafer assembly cutting method of cutting a wafer assembly | 2011-03-03 |
20110050048 | ACTUATOR - The present invention provides an actuator which can obtain a large displacement in a moving part, and suppresses the deterioration due to a counteracting force of the moving part in a stationary part. The actuator has a pair of electrode layers which contain a conductive material and a polymer, and an ionic conduction layer which is sandwiched between the pair of the electrode layers, wherein the content of the conductive material contained in the electrode layer is larger in the stationary part of the actuator than in the moving part of the actuator. The content of the conductive material contained in the electrode layer increases toward the stationary part of the actuator from the moving part. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050049 | PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE ELEMENT - A piezoelectric/electrostrictive element having a double-layer structure in which a lower layer electrode film, a lower layer piezoelectric/electrostrictive film, an inner layer electrode film, an upper layer piezoelectric/electrostrictive film and an upper layer electrode film are laminated in this order on a thin portion of a substrate. In the piezoelectric/electrostrictive element, a driving signal is applied between an outer layer electrode film and the inner layer electrode film, whereby the thin portion and a laminate can be subjected to bending vibration. The piezoelectric/electrostrictive film has film thickness distribution in which a film thickness becomes larger in a continuous manner from a center portion of a bending vibration region which is an antinode of a bending first mode toward an edge portion of the bending vibration region which is a node of the bending first mode, along a short side direction of the bending vibration region. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050050 | BEARING STRUCTURE AND SPINDLE MOTOR HAVING THE SAME - A spindle motor is disclosed, wherein the spindle motor includes a bearing housing coupled to the base plate, a bearing disposed in the bearing housing, and a rotating shaft inserted into the bearing to rotatably support to the bearing, a portion of bearing protruded from a circumferential face of the bearing is press-fitted into an inner face of the bearing housing. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050051 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND MOTOR - A mounting structure | 2011-03-03 |
20110050052 | Telecommunications Enclosures - A telecommunications enclosure includes a frame having a plurality of frame members defining at least one opening. At least one frame member that defines the opening includes a gasket channel positioned on an inner surface of said frame member. The enclosure includes a gasket disposed in the gasket channel and at least one panel coupled to the frame with a retainer. The panel covers the opening in the inner of the enclosure and overlaps an inner surface of the gasket. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050053 | DEVICE HOUSING - A device housing includes a glass plate, a plastic frame, and an adhesive member. The glass plate is received in the plastic frame. The adhesive member connects the glass plate to the plastic frame. The glass plate, the plastic frame and the adhesive member are integrally formed, and the adhesive member is sandwiched between the glass plate and the plastic frame. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050054 | DEVICE HOUSING - A device housing includes a glass plate, a plastic frame, a metal member and an adhesive member. The glass plate is received in the plastic frame. The metal member is connected to the plastic frame. The adhesive member connects the glass plate to the plastic frame. The glass plate, the plastic frame, the metal member and the adhesive member are integrally formed, and the adhesive member is sandwiched between the glass plate and the plastic frame. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050055 | METHOD FOR MAKING DEVICE HOUSING AND DEVICE HOUSING THEREOF - A method for making a device housing comprises: providing a metal substrate; etching grooves on a portion of the surface of the metal substrate; forming a metallic coating on the surface of the metal substrate and in the grooves; and removing the metallic coating formed on the surface of the metal substrate not comprising the grooves. A device housing made by the method is also described there. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050056 | Housing for an electronic device - A housing for an electronic device includes a housing body, a bottom cover, and a locking member. The housing body includes an engaging slot and a through hole. The bottom cover includes an engaging hook for engaging the engaging slot. An inner surface of the housing body or the bottom cover is provided with a positioning element. The locking member extends through the through hole, and includes an engaging portion disposed on the inner surface of the housing body, and a control portion exposed from the through hole. The control portion is operable to move the engaging portion between a locking position where the engaging portion engages the positioning element and an unlocking position where the engaging portion is separated from the positioning element to thereby facilitate assembly and disassembly of the bottom cover to and from the housing body. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050057 | EXPANSION CARD GUIDE - In at least some embodiments, an expansion card guide for a computer system includes a frame having lanes for receiving expansion cards and a plurality of chassis attachment features provided on at least one side of said frame for tool-less attachment of the expansion card guide to a chassis of the computer system. The expansion card guide also includes a set of cable management features provided on at least one side of said frame for tool-less management of auxiliary expansion card cables. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050058 | Wall mounted drop-down mirrored vanity - A wall mounted drop-down mirrored vanity wherein the mirrored front panel drops down when opened to produce a shelf for placement of toiletry needs, such as, makeup, razors, hair product, toothbrushes, etc., used especially in confined spaces. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050059 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine of the present invention comprises a top cover where a laundry entrance hole is formed through which laundry is put in from above; a lid assembly coupled to the top cover in a rotatable manner and opening and closing the laundry entrance hole; and a stopper being formed at least in one of the top cover and the lid assembly and preventing the lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle. The stopper prevents a lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050060 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a top cover where a laundry entrance hole is formed through which laundry is put in from above; a lid assembly coupled to the top cover in a rotatable manner and opening and closing the laundry entrance hole; a first hinge connecting the top cover and the lid assembly; and a cam being installed in the first hinge and preventing the lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050061 | FURNITURE DRIVE WITH A DRIVE UNIT - The invention relates to a furniture drive with a drive unit which comprises an electric motor and a roller that is rotatable about an axis, the roller having a surface for attaching or winding up a flexible force transmission means. According to the invention, the radial distance of the surface changes in the rotational direction of the roller for forming at least one control cam for the force transmission means. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050062 | HANDLE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - The present invention relates to a household appliance ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110050063 | ADJUSTABLE TABLE STAND AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - A device includes a main body and a table stand connected to the main body for supporting the main body. The main body comprises a receiving portion and a plurality of locking grooves. The table stand received in the receiving portion comprises a retaining board and a turning board. The retaining board is operable to be selectively inserted into one of the locking grooves, such that the retaining board and turning board are capable to form different angles to place the main body at different viewing angles. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050064 | ROLLERBALL LEVELING LEG - A leveling leg for an appliance is provided, including a main shaft and a foot coupled to the main shaft. A recess extends at least partially into the foot and includes an opening through a bottom surface of the foot. A ball is adapted to be received within the recess. The opening substantially surrounds at least a portion of the ball and is configured to inhibit removal of the ball from the recess. In one example, the ball is adapted to be received within the recess by a snap-fit engagement with the at least one arm. In another example, a plurality of arms are at least partially disposed within the recess and cooperate at one end thereof to engage the ball at an area below a great circle of the ball to inhibit removal of the ball from the recess. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050065 | AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENING/CLOSING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an automatic door opening/closing apparatus to automatically open or close a door without applying any manual force to the door, and a refrigerator having the same. The automatic door opening/closing apparatus devised to automatically open or close a sliding door that is mounted, in a drawer manner, to a refrigerator body, includes a drive device coupled to the sliding door to automatically open or close the sliding door with respect to the refrigerator body, an input part to receive an user input and to operate the drive device based on the user input, a sensing part to sense an open or closed state of the sliding door, and a controller to operate the drive device based on signals from the input part and signals from the sensing part. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050066 | Refrigerator - Disclosed is a refrigerator including a main body cabinet forming a storage compartment including a front opening, and a drawer type door entering and exiting the storage compartment to open and close the front opening, the drawer type door including: a basket entering and exiting the storage compartment; a door main body coupled to a front area of the basket to open and close the front opening of the storage compartment; a pocket unit formed at an upper wall surface of the door main body to receive a user's hand; a handle member adjacent to the pocket unit to rotate in forward and backward directions with respect to the door main body; and a pair of sliders reciprocating between an opening position and a closing position. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050067 | DOOR HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A door hinge assembly for a refrigerator includes a refrigerator door pivotally coupled to a main body of the refrigerator and provided with at least one groove and a hinge unit enabling the refrigerator door to pivot. The hinge unit includes a hinge pin providing a pivot axis of the refrigerator door and a hook member provided at a side of the hinge pin and inserted and hooked in the groove. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050068 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A handle assembly for mounting to a door of an appliance includes a main body member having first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion. Each of the first and second end portions includes a cavity adapted to receive an end insert formed of soft material. Each of the end inserts includes an attachment member. The handle is mounted to a front face of the door through interengagment of the attachment members and base members provided on the door without scratching the surface of the door. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050069 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug includes a terminal for receiving an electrical charge, a firing electrode on a firing end of the spark plug, and a conductor electrically coupling the terminal and the firing electrode. The spark plug further includes a casing, an electrical insulator, and a ground electrode. The casing is at least partially formed from an electrically conductive material and is configured to be electrically coupled to a ground. The electrical insulator separates the conductor from the casing. The ground electrode is positioned proximate to the firing electrode, but separated from the firing electrode to allow a spark to jump between the firing and ground electrodes during operation of the spark plug. The ground electrode includes an extension coupled to the casing and projecting from the casing such that the firing electrode is closer to the ground electrode than the firing electrode is to the casing. There is substantially no air gap between the interior of the casing and the electrical insulator from the firing end of the spark plug. | 2011-03-03 |
20110050070 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION ELEMENTS - A lighting device comprising at least a first light emitter, at least a first heat transfer element, and a plurality of heat dissipation elements. Each heat dissipation element has at least a first region and a second region, the first region being in contact with the first heat transfer element, the second region being closer to the first light emitter than the first region. The first light emitter is thermally coupled to the first heat transfer element. | 2011-03-03 |