11th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140070628 | NETWORK POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A power management device can include a housing, a power input associated with the housing, and a plurality of power outputs associated with the housing. At least certain power outputs can be connectable to one or more electrical loads external to the housing and to the power input. In some embodiments, a communications bus and one or more power control sections can be associated with the housing. In some embodiments, one or more power control sections can communicate with the communications bus and with one or more corresponding power outputs among the plurality of power outputs. In some embodiments, a power information display can communicate with the communications bus. If desired, a power information determining section can be associated with the housing and in communication with the communications bus. The power information determining section may communicate power-related information to the power information display. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070629 | POWER CORD - A power cord includes a plug having blades and a thermal sensor configured to detect a temperature, and a cut-off means configured to stop electric power from being supplied to the load connection portion from the blades when a temperature detected with the thermal sensor is higher than a prescribed temperature. The plug includes a core which retains the blades and the thermal sensor, and an enclosure which is formed by molding synthetic resin to cover an outside of the core. A part of the thermal sensor protrudes from the core to be buried in the enclosure. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070630 | POWER ADAPTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A power adaptor system and method is provided. The adaptor system includes a system side and a power adaptor. The power adaptor method includes steps of: transforming an AC voltage to a DC voltage; the power adaptor generating a periodic signal and outputting a combined signal according to the DC voltage and the periodic signal; the system side retrieving a determination signal corresponding to the periodic signal according to the combined signal; and the system side selecting an operating mode according to the determination signal. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070631 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE CONNECTION OF TWO OR MORE LOADS TO THE ALTERNATING ELECTRICAL NETWORK AND THE EXECUTED CONNECTION PROCEDURE - Electronic device for the connection of two or more loads to the alternating electrical network and the executed connection procedure, allowing for the supply of such loads keeping under control inrush current value, as well as supplying the nominal current value during steady state. The device and its procedure comprise a clear solution especially designed for simultaneous charge of significant amount of electronic devices, whose charge is carried out by switching-type DC chargers. This situation is feasible for both single-phase networks of 110 VAC or 220 VAC nominal. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070632 | Magnetic Flux Drive - One embodiment of a propellantless propulsion device is a propulsion platform ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140070633 | LINEAR VIBRATOR - There is provided a linear vibrator including: a fixed part having an internal space of a predetermined size provided therein; a magnet coupled to one surface of the internal space of the fixed part and generating magnetic force; a vibrating part including a coil disposed to face the magnet and interacting with the magnet to generate electromagnetic force and a mass body vibrated by the electromagnetic force; and a holder provided between the coil and the mass body and having one edge and the other edge extended in an inner radial direction. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070634 | CONTAINMENT BAND FOR PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATOR - A rotor has a rotor body for rotation about a shaft. A plurality of permanent magnets are spaced circumferentially about the rotor body. A containment band is positioned radially outwardly of the permanent magnets. The containment band has a containment band coefficient of thermal expansion. The permanent magnets have a permanent magnet coefficient of thermal expansion, taken parallel to a magnetic alignment. A ratio of the containment band coefficient of thermal expansion to the permanent magnet coefficient of thermal expansion is less than or equal to 1.15. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070635 | PERMANENT MAGNET ELECTRIC MACHINE INCLUDING PERMANENT MAGNETS HAVING A SLEEVE FORMED FROM A THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL - An electric machine includes a housing, a stator fixedly mounted relative to the housing, and a rotor assembly rotatably mounted relative to the stator. The rotor assembly includes a plurality of rotor laminations forming a rotor body, one or more permanent magnets provided in the rotor body, and a sleeve extending around the one or more permanent magnets. The sleeve provides a thermal interface between the one or more permanent magnets and the rotor body. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070636 | ELECTRO-DYNAMIC MACHINE - An electro-dynamic machine is provided and includes stator assembly end turns and a coolant chargeable bladder disposable to contact the end turns. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070637 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF AN IPM MOTOR WITH CONTAINERIZED FLUID - A rotor of an electric machine includes a rotor core having a plurality of longitudinally extending magnet channels each containing a permanent magnet, and a plurality of moldable containers each containing a heat transfer material and each being contiguous with portions of the respective permanent magnet and its magnet channel. A method of thermal management of an internal permanent magnet (IPM) rotor includes installing, into at least one longitudinally extending magnet channel of a rotor core, a permanent magnet having opposite lateral ends. The method also includes installing a moldable container, enclosing a heat transfer material, into the magnet channel adjacent one of the lateral ends of the permanent magnet. The method further includes transferring heat from the magnet through the container into the rotor core. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070638 | COIL ASSEMBLY FOR THREE PHASED TRANSVERSE AXIAL FLUX MULTI DISK MACHINES - This patent describes a coil assembly for a three phased permanent magnet (PM) iron free axial flux multi disc electric machine. The coil assembly is assembled from coil elements ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140070639 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotary electric machine includes a rotor, a stator disposed facing the rotor in a radial direction having a stator core with a plurality of slots aligned in a circumferential direction and a stator winding wound around the slots of the stator core, and a cooling mechanism for cooling first and second coil-end groups of the stator winding by dropping a liquid coolant from an outer peripheral side thereof. The stator is disposed along an inner circumferential surface of at least one of the first and the second coil-end groups of the stator winding, and there is provided a shielding member for preventing the liquid coolant from falling into the inner circumferential side of the first and the second coil-end groups. Thus, it is possible to cool throughout the first and the second coil-end groups efficiently and reliably by the liquid coolant, a sufficient cooling effect can be obtained. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070640 | COOLING DUCTS IN AN ELECTRO-DYNAMIC MACHINE - A generator stator core assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a plurality of packages of stacked laminations, each package including an outermost lamination having a plurality of radially extending spacer blocks. The plurality of radially extending spacer blocks and adjacent axially spaced laminations define a radial cooling duct, and the outermost lamination includes a plurality of recesses such that a flow through the cooling duct flows over the plurality of recesses. In one embodiment, at least one adjacent axially spaced lamination defining the radial cooling duct also includes a plurality of recesses. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070641 | INDUCTION MOTORS INCLUDING VENT SPACERS, ROTOR CORE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING VENT SPACERS, AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME - Vent spacers and induction motor rotor core assemblies for induction motors are disclosed. The induction motor rotor assembly includes at least two rotor packages, each having axial sidewalls, a radial periphery, and axial vents, and a vent spacer positioned between opposing axial sidewalls of the at least two rotor packages. The vent spacer has a hub and a plurality of radially-extending fins coupled to the hub, the fins extending approximately to a radial periphery and extending axially between the opposed axial sidewalls to form a plurality of radial cooling channels extending between the sidewalls. Induction motors and methods of operating the induction motors are disclosed, as are other aspects. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070642 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR INCREASING AIRFLOW THROUGH INDUCTION MOTORS - Induction motors may have a rotor core assembly that includes a plurality of rotor laminations having an arrangement of vents therein. The arrangement of vents may provide increased airflow through the induction motor without adversely affecting the electromagnetic properties of the motor. The arrangement of vents includes first and second circular rows of vents, wherein each vent of the first row may be radially aligned with a respective vent of the second row, and each radially aligned pair of first and second row vents may be radially aligned with a respective conductor bar slot in the rotor lamination. The number of rotor bar slots may equal the number of first row vents and the number of second row vents. Systems and methods of facilitating ventilation in an induction motor are provided, as are other aspects. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070643 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotating electric machine including: a bracket holding a rotor and a stator of a motor; a heat sink provided fixedly to the bracket on an outside of the bracket; a resolver disposed between the heat sink and the motor; a stator circuit portion and a field circuit portion disposed to the heat sink on a side opposite to the resolver; and a control board supported on an insert case attached to the heat sink and electrically connected to the stator circuit portion and the field circuit portion. A resolver input-output terminal is electrically connected to the control board by passing through an insertion hole provided to the heat sink. The rotating electric machine configured in this manner is compact and inexpensive with an excellent heat-releasing performance and a capability of reducing man-hours required for assembly and components required for connection. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070644 | HEAT-SINK BASE PROVIDED WITH HEAT-SINK FIN PORTIONS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND MOTOR PROVIDED WITH SAME - The present invention relates to a heat-sink base provided with heat-sink fin portions, it manufacturing method and a motor provided with the heat-sink base. The base is produced by pouring cast metal into a mold cavity to replace a pattern having a predetermined sublimation temperature. The base includes a preformed heat-sink member comprising a plurality of heat-sink fin portions and at least one anchor portion embedded at least partially in the pattern, and a base body comprising an enclosed base portion and a holder portion for receiving and holding the at least one anchor portion. By virtue of the invented method, the heat-sink member having an extremely thin thickness can be mounted on the base body and the overall surface area of the heat-sink base is increased considerably. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070645 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotary electric machine in accordance with the invention includes: a case including a front-side housing and a rear-side housing; a rotor having a field winding placed in the case; a stator having an armature winding placed in the case; a power module for energizing armature current that flows in the armature winding; a heat sink, on which the power module is mounted, for cooling the power module; a field circuit module for controlling field current that flows in the field winding; and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the power module and the field circuit module, wherein the power module includes a pair of power modules mounted opposite to each other on a base surface of the heat sink, and the heat. sink includes a plurality of cooling fins placed thereon. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070646 | STATOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE STATOR - Provided is a stator for a rotary electric machine, capable of reducing a space on an end surface of a stator core on an inner diameter side to reduce a size in an axial direction to realize a compact size by maintaining an insulating distance corresponding to a potential difference. In the stator for a rotary electric machine according to the present invention, a coil portion includes a coil main-body portion ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140070647 | MULTI-PHASE COIL TERMINAL STRUCTURE AND MOTOR INCLUDING SAME - A multi-phase coil terminal structure for a motor, to which wire ends of at least two exciting coils are connected which include respective bifilar windings, is provided and includes: at least two first individual terminals each of which includes two segments; at least two second individual terminals each of which includes two segments; and an integrated common terminal which is formed in a single piece member and which includes two segments, wherein wire ends of the at least two exciting coils are connected to one segment of the two, while the other segment of the two serves as an external output, and wherein the first individual terminals, the second individual terminals, and the integrated common terminal are partly molded. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070648 | THRUST WASHER FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - The invention relates to a thrust washer ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140070649 | RESOLVER WITH MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD - An apparatus including a rotating member, a resolver and a mounting structure. The resolver includes a resolver stator and a resolver rotor fixedly mounted on the rotating member via a mounting structure. The mounting structure has a low magnetic relative permeability and isolates the resolver rotor from the rotating member by preventing direct contact between the rotating member and the resolver rotor. The disclosed apparatus may be an electric machine having a rotor fixed to the rotating member and be suitable for use in a hybrid vehicle. The mounting structure advantageously has a relative permeability of no greater than about 2 and may be formed out of stainless steel material. The rotating member may be a rotor hub formed out of steel material having a relative permeability of at least about 50. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070650 | Electric Motor Turbine - An electric motor turbine apparatus for generating additional electricity is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an electric turbine that spins a magnet within a suspended stationary ring magnet. An electric current is induced in a conductor element attached to the stationary ring magnet and located at least partially between the stationary ring magnet and the spinning magnet. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070651 | Brushless, ironless stator, single coil motor without laminations - An iron less stator, brushless, single coil motor without laminations uses permanent magnetic field lines co-acting with magnetic field lines from current carrying packets of wires to both start and run the motor. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070652 | Magnetic Rotor Turbine Electricity Generator - The invention relates to a method for operating a turbine with an electric generator which can be driven by magnetic rotor/s in order to output electric power to an electricity consumer, storage or an electricity network. The invention also relates to a turbine with magnetic rotor/s and an electric generator coupled to the rotor/s in order to output electric power to an electricity consumer, storage and an electricity network. The invention also relates to a turbine with magnetic rotor/s coupled with a battery powered R/C or manual controlled stabilizer system that allows users of the turbine to control the start stop and restart functions. The invention also relates to a turbine with magnetic rotor/s and an electricity generator where the generator is coupled with a thermo coupling. The aim of the invention is to provide a turbine which avoids the disadvantages pertaining to wind turbines, which especially avoids excess energy loss as heat to the surroundings and which avoids an undesired termination or pause in electricity generation. To this end the inventive method is provided such that the power supplied to the network, storage or electricity consumer by the turbine is regulated according to the relevant materials used to compose the medium administrating the reintroduction of energy lost and the stabilizer system. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070653 | MOTOR - A motor having a structure that enhances durability of the motor. The motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatably disposed at an inside outside of the stator. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor cores radially disposed and a plurality of magnets respectively disposed between rotor cores. The area of a lateral surface of each of the magnets adjoining a lateral surface of a corresponding one of the rotor cores is greater than the area of an imaginary plane connecting one end of an upper end portion of each of the magnets to one end of a lower end portion of each of the magnets. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070654 | PERMANENT MAGNET ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING MAGNETS PROVIDED WITH A THERMAL ENHANCEMENT BONDING COATING - A rotor assembly for a permanent magnet electric machine includes a plurality of rotor laminations joined to form a rotor body. Each of the plurality of rotor laminations includes a plurality of slots. One or more permanent magnets are mounted within respective ones of the plurality of slots. Each of the one or more permanent magnets includes a thermal enhancement bonding coating. A method of forming a rotor assembly is also disclosed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070655 | PERMANENTLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE WITH FERRITE MAGNETS - A permanently excited synchronous machine includes a stator; a winding system arranged in grooves of a laminated core of the stator and forming winding overhangs on end faces of the laminated core, and a rotor connected in fixed rotative engagement to the shaft and having ferrite magnets which extend axially beyond the end faces of the laminated core. The rotor electromagnetically interacts with the stator across an air gap there between during operation of the permanently excited synchronous machine to cause a rotation about an axis of rotation. A flux concentration element is provided radially across each of the ferrite magnets of a magnetic pole and bundles magnetic field lines of the ferrite magnet onto an axial length of the laminated core of the stator. The flux concentration elements and held by a fixing element on the ferrite magnets of a magnetic pole. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070656 | MAGNET ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY - An alternator assembly including a stator disk having at least one slot positioned around a circumference of the stator disk. The slot functions to accommodate a removable stator coil spool. The stator coil spool is inserted into and extracted out from the stator disk through the slot. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070657 | MOTOR AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - A washing machine with a motor having a structure with improved performance. The washing machine includes a body, a tub disposed in the body, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub, and a motor including a stator coupled to a rear surface of the tub and a rotor rotatably disposed inside the stator. The stator includes a stator core including a core body and a plurality of core teeth extending inward from an inner circumferential surface of the core body in a radial direction of the core body, a first insulator and a second insulator covering both ends of the core body and the core teeth, a coil wound around the core teeth, and a plurality of insulation films disposed between the first insulator and the second insulator to electrically insulate the stator core and the coil. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070658 | LAMINATION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN INTER-LAMINATION THERMAL TRANSFER MEMBER FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A lamination assembly having a lamination stack including a plurality of lamination members, and at least one inter-lamination thermal transfer member coupled to at least one of the plurality of lamination members. The at least one inter-lamination thermal transfer member establishes a heat dissipation path from the lamination stack. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070659 | STATOR ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a stator assembly for a motor including: a core member provided with a ring shaped yoke part and a plurality of coil winding parts spaced apart from each other at equidistance in a circumferential direction to be extended from the yoke part; and a tip member alternately provided with at least one mounting part having hollow parts and made of a magnetic material and at least one connecting part disposed between the mounting parts, wherein each of the end portions of the coil winding parts is fixedly positioned at each of the hollow parts. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070660 | BRUSH MOTOR COMMUTATOR WITH SPARK SUPPRESSION AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A commutator ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140070661 | USE OF DOUBLE COIL-STRIP SPRINGS FOR ELECTRIC FUEL PUMPS - An electrical machine ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140070662 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRIC MOTOR - There is provided an electric motor and a manufacturing method of the electric motor capable of joining a brush and a commutator without placing load on components. An electric motor is formed at a side of a brush holder | 2014-03-13 |
20140070663 | ELECTROKINETIC NANOTHRUSTERS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An electrokinetic actuator for a propulsion system is described. The actuator includes an array of channels, with each channel having an inlet and an outlet. A reservoir is included that contains an ionic solution of particles. A first electrode proximate to (or deposited at) the inlet and a second electrode proximate to (or deposited at) the outlet are connected to a voltage source. The voltage source and electrodes apply a voltage across the length of the channels to generate an electric field parallel to each channel. The electric field causes an electro-osmotic flow of ions from the reservoir to the outlet producing electrokinetic thrust at the outlet. By varying the concentration of the ionic solution and the magnitude of the electric field, the electro-osmotic flow of ions is controlled. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070664 | VIBRATION POWER GENERATOR - There is provided a vibration power generator for converting vibration energy into electric power. The vibration power generator includes a fixed substrate, and a vibrator capable of vibrating with respect to the fixed substrate. Fixed electrode pieces are disposed on the fixed substrate, and electret electrode pieces opposed to the fixed electrode pieces are disposed on the vibrator. The vibration power generator is adapted to generate electricity, through changes in capacitances between the fixed electrode pieces and the electret electrode pieces, due to the vibration of the vibrator. The electret electrode pieces have opposite end portions in the vibration direction which have a higher average electric-charge density per unit area than that of middle portions, in the vibration direction, of the electret electrode pieces. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070665 | PIEZO DRIVER HAVING PASSIVE ENERGY STORAGE COMPONENT RECHARGING CAPABILITY - A piezo driver is described that is configured to furnish electric charge to a piezo component during a first operational state and configured to transfer electric charge from the piezo component to a passive energy storage component during a second operational state. In one or more implementations, the piezo driver includes a passive energy storage component configured to store electric charge. The piezo driver also includes a voltage converter configured to electrically connect between a piezo component and the passive energy storage component. The voltage converter is configured to furnish electric charge from the passive energy storage component to the piezo component during a first state of operation and configured to furnish electric charge from the piezo component to the passive energy storage component during a second state of operation. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070666 | PIEZO DRIVER HAVING RECHARGING CAPABILITY - A piezo driver is described that is configured to furnish electric charge to a piezo component and configured to transfer electric charge from the piezo component to a passive energy storage component during various operational states of the piezo driver. In one or more implementations, the piezo driver includes a first passive energy storage component and a second passive energy storage component configured to store electric charge. The piezo driver also includes a voltage converter configured to electrically connect between a piezo component and the first passive energy storage component and the second passive energy storage component. The voltage converter is configured to furnish electric charge from the first passive energy storage component to the piezo component, and vice versa. The voltage converter is also configured to furnish electric charge from the second passive energy storage component to the piezo component, and vice versa. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070667 | VIBRATION GENERATION DEVICE - There is provided a vibration generation device, including: a housing including an inner space; a direction conversion member mounted in the housing to be disposed within the inner space; a piezoelectric actuator including a piezoelectric element fixed to the direction conversion member and horizontally deformed; and a vibrator fixed to the direction conversion member and disposed within the inner space and vertically displaced due to horizontal deformation of the piezoelectric actuator. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070668 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ULTRASONIC PROBE - The purpose is to provide an ultrasonic transducer and ultrasonic probe without the complexity of the manufacturing process of a non-conductive acoustic matching layer while ensuring the conductive path. In the non-conductive acoustic matching layer comprising the first surface of the electrode side and the second surface of the opposite side of the piezoelectrics, a plurality of first grooves leading up to the mid-way point between the first surface and the second surface are arranged on each of the first surfaces of the non-conductive acoustic matching later in response to the arrangement of sound elements. Moreover, each of the second surfaces is provided with the plurality of second grooves leading up to at least the mid-way point from the second surface, intersecting the first grooves. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070669 | MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ARRAY - A micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) array includes a printed circuit board, an alignment plate formed on the printed circuit board, the alignment plate having a plurality of cavities formed therein and a plurality of protruding portions respectively formed between neighboring cavities of the plurality of cavities, and a plurality of MUT modules formed on the plurality of the cavities and the plurality of the protruding portions of the alignment plate. In the MUT array, each of the plurality of MUT modules includes an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) arranged on the alignment plate and an MUT arranged on the ASIC. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070670 | ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICES FOR LOW FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS - An energy harvesting device has been developed for low frequency applications. The energy harvesting device is comprised of a buckling member having a longitudinal axis and configured to exhibit multiple snap-through events in response to a deformation applied axially thereto, where the buckling member is constrained laterally in relation to the longitudinal axis; and at least one cantilever extends outwardly from the buckling member. The cantilever(s) is coated with a piezoelectric material and supports a mass disposed at an opposing end from which it is attached to the buckling member. In this arrangement, the buckling member is able to respond to axial deformations occurring at a frequency less than one Hertz. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070671 | RESONANCE APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRICAL LOSS USING CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A resonance apparatus that processes an electrical loss using a conductive material and a method of manufacturing the resonance apparatus are provided. The resonance apparatus includes a lower electrode formed at a predetermined distance from a substrate, and a piezoelectric layer formed on the lower electrode. The resonance apparatus further includes an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer, and a conductive layer formed on the upper electrode or the lower electrode. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070672 | VARIABLE RELUCTANCE RESOLVER HAVING INTEGRAL ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELD AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING SAME - A variable reluctance resolver including a resolver stator having an annular resolver stator core surrounding an axis, a resolver rotor rotatable about the axis relative to the resolver stator and surrounded by the resolver stator core, and resolver EMI shielding. The resolver EMI shielding includes first and second resolver shields disposed on opposite axial sides of the resolver stator core. The resolver shielding has a relative permeability of at least about 50. Also, an electric machine having such a variable reluctance resolver. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070673 | ACTUATOR ARRANGEMENT WITH WORM GEAR AND ROTATIONAL OUTPUT HAVING AN ENCODER - An actuator arrangement having a rotational output includes a power input, a motor, at least an intermediate gear, a solenoid and an output. The power input connects to a source of electrical power. The motor has an output shaft including a worm gear. The motor is operably connected to the power input. The motor and output shaft are rotatably connected to a housing of the actuator. The output gear generates a rotational output at an axis thereof, and is operably coupled to be driven by the at least one intermediate gear. The solenoid is operably connected to the power input, and includes a piston member. The piston member has an actuated and a non-actuated position. The piston member in the actuated position urges the worm gear and the at least one intermediate gear into meshing connection. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070674 | Generator Assembly and Related Devices - The current disclosure teaches and describes a generator assembly and related hand crank devices. One embodiment of the device may include a traditional generator, a handle and a crank link. The crank link is rotatably connected to the handle in a perpendicular position. A user may hold the handle and wield the hand crank device to make the crank link rotate around the handle like a clock hand, enabling the generator to provide power to the hand crank device. Such wielding motion may also be driven by other forces. The current design allows the user to charge the device with only one hand and with ease. In addition, the “functioning” components of the current hand crank device may be housed in or attached to either the handle or crank link, or both. Other components may also be introduced to make the generator assembly more efficient and easy to use. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070675 | EDDY CURRENT GENERATOR FOR BICYCLES - The invention relates to an electrical generator for bicycles and similar vehicles. The generator includes a moveable magnet part which will generate an induction current in a coil when the magnet part moves. The generator is configured to be mounted near an electrical conducting part of the bicycle. The electrical conducting part, e.g. a rim, is rotatably arranged with the bicycle. When the electrical conducting part rotates the magnetic field from the magnet part will generate eddy current in the electrical conducting part. The eddy current will generate a magnetic field which will force the magnet part to move, e.g. rotate. Thus, an electrical current will be generated in the coil when the electrical conducting part rotates. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070676 | RECONFIGURABLE POINT OF PURCHASE DISPLAY SYSTEM - The present invention is directed toward a reconfigurable point of purchase display system including a storage cabinet and a frame structure including a series of components selectively disposable in various configurations. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070677 | Storage Assembly - A storage assembly has a container, a plurality of drawers arranged to be located in the container, and a gang lock arrangement. The gang lock includes a locking member located in the container and a locking unit locatable in the container. The locking unit has a support, and also a shifting part and a retaining part carried by the support. The shifting part is arranged to move the locking member with respect to the container such that the locking member releasably engages with, and thus releasably retains, the plurality of drawers in the container. The retaining part includes a resiliently biased latch member arranged to releasably retain the locking unit in the container. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070678 | NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE ENCLOSURE - A notification appliance enclosure that facilitates convenient attachment and removal of a housing. The enclosure may include a mounting plate having a catch lip and a retaining wedge projecting from a surface thereof. The catch lip and the retaining wedge may be spaced apart to define a retaining pocket therebetween, and the catch lip may have a latch release aperture formed therethrough. A housing may fit over the mounting plate and may have a latch tongue extending from a surface thereof fits within the retaining pocket. A release latch may extend from a surface of latch tongue and may fit within the latch release aperture. The engagement between the release latch and the latch release aperture prevents the housing from being pulled away from the mounting plate. The retaining wedge resists movement of the latch tongue and thereby resists disengagement of the release latch from the latch release aperture. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070679 | POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT AND SERVER CABINET WITH THE SAME - A server cabinet includes a rack and a power distribution unit (PDU). The rack includes a side plate and a mounting bracket extending from the side plate. An engaging portion is formed on the mounting bracket. The engaging portion includes a sidewall. The sidewall defines a notch. A mounting portion is formed on the side plate. The mounting portion and the side plate bound a through hole. The PDU includes a main body and a position bracket. A block protrudes from the main body. The block includes a neck for engaging in the notch, and a head for abutting the sidewall. The position bracket is fastened to the main body and includes a position portion. A stop tab extends from the position portion. The position portion deformably extends through the through hole to allow the stop tab to be blocked by a bottom of the mounting portion. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070680 | PLATE-SHAPED CASING MEMBER AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A plate-shaped casing member is a plate-shaped casing having a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the rear surface includes a first surface, and a second surface having a height different from a height of the first surface and having a meandering contour line, and the plate-shaped casing member has a thickness from the meandering contour line in the second surface to the front surface which is different from a thickness from the first surface to the front surface. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070681 | OVEN APPLIANCE WITH DUAL OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS - An oven appliance with a cabinet that defines a chamber for cooking food items is provided. A pair of doors is rotatably mounted to provide selective access to the chamber of the cabinet. The pair of doors is connected with a linkage assembly that simultaneously opens and closes the pair of doors. The linkage includes features for rotating one door of the pair at a first angular velocity and for rotating another of the pair of doors at a second angular velocity. An angular velocity differential between the first angular velocity and the second angular velocity can limit impacting or rubbing between the pair of doors during simultaneous opening and closing of the pair of doors. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070682 | STORAGE DEVICE CARRIERS FOR ADAPTING A STORAGE DEVICE OF A FIRST SIZE TO A SLOT FOR A STORAGE DEVICE OF A SECOND SIZE - Apparatus and devices for carrying a storage device and adapting it to a slot for a storage device having a different form factor. The system comprises an opening means for elastically deforming a shape of the system from an original shape so that the carrier may receive the storage device. The system also comprises restraining means for constraining the motion of the storage device within the system when the system returns to the original shape. Furthermore, the system comprises a spacing means for aligning the storage device with the slot while the storage device is restrained within the system. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070683 | WELDING SYSTEM WITH MULTI-POINT CONTACT LIFT EYE - A welding system includes a lift eye having a plurality of slotted paths that are both vertically and horizontally offset from each other. Each of the plurality of slotted paths are configured to receive a cylindrical bearing, and enable two resting positions and a lifting position of the lift eye via interaction with the respective cylindrical bearing. In addition, each slotted path of the plurality of slotted paths includes a first substantially vertical slot portion, a smaller second substantially vertical slot portion that is horizontally offset from the first substantially vertical slot portion, and an angled portion connecting bottom ends of the vertical slot portions. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070684 | CABINET SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A front panel, a pair of side panels, a top panel, and a bottom panel connect to form a cabinet. Optionally, the cabinet includes a rear panel. The front panel includes a pair of master keyways. Each of side panels has a groove and a pair of side keyways. Each groove provides the side panel with an edge profile that connects with one master keyway to couple the side panels with the front panel. Each of top and bottom panels includes a pair of grooves. Each groove provides top and bottom panels with an edge profile that connects with one side keyway to couple the top and bottom panels with the side panels. Optionally, one of the top or bottom panels includes an extender and the front panel includes a groove wherein the extender is received within the groove to limit movement of the side panels. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070685 | OVEN APPLIANCE WITH DUAL OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS - An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chamber. A pair of doors is rotatably mounted to provide selective access to the chamber of the cabinet. The pair of doors is connected with a linkage assembly such that the doors rotate open and closed simultaneously. The linkage assembly includes a spur gear that engages another gear of the linkage assembly. The spur gear can hinder unwanted rotation of the pair of doors or compress the pair of doors against a seal. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070686 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a hinge structure and a control unit. The hinge structure includes a first pivot component fixed on the first body, a second pivot component fixed on the second body and pivoted to the first pivot component, a first connecting component fixed on the first pivot component, and a torsion adjusting assembly movably disposed at the second body. The control unit receives a command to control the torsion adjusting assembly to move. When the torsion adjusting assembly is moved to a first position, the first connecting component and the torsion adjusting assembly are separated from each other, and the hinge structure has a first torsion. When the torsion adjusting assembly is moved to a second position, the first connecting component is connected to the torsion adjusting assembly, and the hinge structure has a second torsion larger than the first torsion. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070687 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR MOUNTING A FRONT COVER ON A DRAWER - Disclosed is a fastening device for releasably mounting a front cover on a drawer, in particular on a side wall of the drawer, comprising:—at least one furniture fitting that is pre-assembled on the front cover;—a catching mechanism that is associated with the drawer and includes a movable catching element which accommodates the furniture fitting when the furniture fitting is inserted; and—a pulling mechanism that pulls the furniture fitting towards the drawer under the effect of a spring. The disclosed fastening device is characterized in that a positioning contour and a movable positioning member are provided to move the catching element, the positioning member and the positioning contour at least temporarily resting against each other under the effect of a spring. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070688 | REFRIGERATOR HAVING SUB DOOR - A refrigerator includes a main body provided with storage chambers having doors, one of the doors being provided with an opening, the opening having at least one stepped plane; a rack installed in the storage chamber at a height corresponding to that of the lower end of the opening; a sub door to open and close the opening; and a connection member to prevent a height difference between a rear surface of the sub door and the opening. The connection member is configured to slide relative to the sub door to cover the at least one stepped plane, whereby the connection member closes the at least one stepped plane when the sub door is closed, and opens the at least one stepped plane when the sub door is opened so that the rear surface of the sub door and the connection member form substantially a level plane with the rack. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070689 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT INSTALLATION - A substrate treatment installation includes an installation chamber and a light source for the exposure of substrates to light. The light source is arranged in the interior of the substrate treatment installation and includes at least one discharge lamp arranged in a housing, which is permeable to light at least in sections and has a vacuum-tight cavity for accommodating the lamp, and also at least one reflector element arranged in spatial proximity to the at least one lamp and having an electrical connection. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070690 | LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH A LIGHT SOURCE COMPRISING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - Embodiments of a lighting apparatus with a light source using one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) to generate light. In one embodiment, the lighting apparatus comprises a light diffusing assembly that generates an optical intensity profile consistent with incandescent lamps. The light diffusing assembly comprises an envelope and a reflector element having frusto-conical member and an aperture element disposed therein. The lighting apparatus can also comprise a heat dissipating assembly with a plurality of heat dissipating elements disposed radially about the envelope. In one example, the heat dissipating elements are spaced apart from the envelope to promote convective heat dissipation. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070691 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug includes a tubular insulator and a tubular metal shell secured to an outer peripheral surface of the insulator by crimping. The tubular metal shell includes: an inner peripheral surface where powder for sealing is filled between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface; a tool engagement portion overhanging in a polygonal shape; and a crimped lid disposed at an end portion of the metal shell coupled to the tool engagement portion, the end portion being bent toward the outer peripheral surface of the insulator by crimping. A relationship between a length L and a thickness t satisfies 2.50≦L/t≦3.10, the length L being a length along a shape of the crimped lid from the tool engagement portion to the insulator in a planar surface that passes through the axis, the thickness t being a thickness at an intermediate portion of the crimped lid. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070692 | SPARK PLUG - A park plug includes a tubular insulator extending along and centered on an axis, and a tubular metal shell secured to an outer peripheral surface of the insulator by crimping, in which powder for sealing is filled between the outer peripheral surface of the insulator and an inner peripheral surface of the metal shell. A relationship between a minimum outer diameter d of the insulator and a maximum inner diameter D of the metal shell in a filling-up area where the powder is filled between the metal shell and the insulator satisfies 1.12≦D/d≦1.16. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070693 | WHITE EMITTING LIGHT SOURCE AND LUMINESCENT MATERIAL - The invention relates to a white emitting light source with an improved luminescent material of the formula (AEN2/3)*b(MN)*c(SiN4/3)*d1CeO3/2*d2 EuO*xSiO2*yAlO3/2 wherein AE is an alkaline earth metal chosen of the group of Ca, Mg, Sr and Ba or mixtures thereof and M is a trivalent element chosen of the group of Al, B, Ga, Sc with d1>10*d2. In combination with a UV to blue light generating device this material leads to an improved light quality and stability, especially an improved temperature stability for a wide range of applications. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070694 | SELF-LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A self-light emitting display unit capable of improving manufacturing yield is provided. Sizes of color pixel circuits corresponding to pixels for R, G, and B are respectively set unevenly within a pixel circuit according to a magnitude ratio of drive currents which allow color self-light emitting elements in the pixel to emit with a same light emission luminance. Thereby, the pattern densities of color pixel circuits respectively corresponding to the pixels for R, G, and B become even to each other, and the pattern defect rate as the whole pixel circuit is decreased. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070695 | VOIDLESS CERAMIC METAL HALIDE LAMPS - A voidless CMH lamp and a method of making such a lamp are provided. The CMH lamp includes a lamp body that receives at least one end plug. The end plug is constructed from a core of cermet material received within an outer layer of a ceramic material. An electrode is placed into the cermet material. The application of heat causes the cermet material to contract and eliminate voids between the lamp and cermet material. Co-sintering of the lamp, core, and outer layer provides a hermetic seal without necessarily using e.g., a sealing frit. Sintering of the ceramic material surrounding the cermet can be also used to improve light output and photometric performance of the lamp. The creation of one or more openings or recesses in the end plug can also provide performance improvements. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070696 | TIME-VARYING FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - A field emission device is configured as a heat engine, wherein the configuration of the heat engine is variable as a function of time. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070697 | Internal RF Antenna With Dielectric Insulation - Disclosed is a radio frequency (RF) antenna for plasma ion sources. The RF antenna includes a low-resistance metal tube having an inner and outer diameter. A low friction polymer tube also having an inner and outer diameter surrounds the low-resistance metal tube. The inner diameter of the polymer tube is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the low-resistance metal tube. A pre-formed quartz glass tube encases the low friction polymer tube and low-resistance metal tube. The quartz glass tube is pre-formed in a desired shape. A guide wire is attached inside one end of the low-resistance hollow metal tube. The flexible low friction polymer tube containing the low-resistance metal tubed may then be threaded through the quartz glass tube. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070698 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A BLOCKED IMAGER - An exterior light control system for controlling exterior lights of a controlled vehicle is provided, which includes an imager configured to image a scene external and forward of the controlled vehicle and to generate image data corresponding to the acquired images. A controller is configured to receive and analyze the image data and generate a control signal for controlling the exterior lights of the controlled vehicle. The controller is further configured to receive temperature information relating to an operational temperature of the imager, wherein when the controller determines that the operational temperature of the imager is below a temperature threshold, the control signal includes an indication that the imager is blocked. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070699 | Portable Electric Lamp Having an Anti Glare System - A portable lamp comprising:
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20140070700 | Electric Lamp Having an Automatic Light Regulation - A portable lamp, such as a headlamp, comprising:
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20140070701 | ADVANCED PENNING ION SOURCE - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for ion generation. In one aspect, an apparatus includes an anode, a first cathode, a second cathode, and a plurality of cusp magnets. The anode has a first open end and a second open end. The first cathode is associated with the first open end of the anode. The second cathode is associated with the second open end of the anode. The anode, the first cathode, and the second cathode define a chamber. The second cathode has an open region configured for the passage of ions from the chamber. Each cusp magnet of the plurality of cusp magnets is disposed along a length of the anode. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070702 | LED LAMP - A LED lamp includes housing, a circuit layer, at least one LED die, a light-transmitting adhesive, a lamp shade, a light-transmitting liquid and the conductive connector. One end of the housing has a protrusion. The circuit layer is placed on the protrusion. The LED die is placed on the protrusion and electrically connected to the circuit layer. The light-transmitting adhesive covers the circuit layer and the light emitting die. The lamp shade including a plurality of ventilating holes is connected to the housing, and an accommodating space is cooperatively defined by the lamp shade and the housing. The light-transmitting liquid is filled within the accommodating space, and the LED die is sunk therein. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070703 | Wirelessly Controllable LED Bulb and Wireless Control Method thereof - A wirelessly controllable light emitting diode (LED) bulb includes a plurality of LED chips to provide a light source; a wireless control module to receive a wireless signal and control ON/OFF status of the plurality of LED chips and brightness of the light source; a sleeve enclosing the wireless control module to protect the wireless control module; a driving unit to provide power needed by the plurality of LED chips according to an input power source; a threaded base portion to receive the input power source and fasten the LED bulb to a lamp holder; a base plate to carry the plurality of LED chips; and an outer bulb shell enclosing the sleeve, the plurality of LED chips and the base plate to transmit the light source and protect the sleeve, the wireless control module, the plurality of LED chips and the base plate. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070704 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE FIRST CASCADE OF LEDS AND ONE SECOND CASCADE OF LEDS - An electronic ballast may include: a rectifier; a first unit including a first cascade of LEDs and a first storage capacitor connected in parallel with the first cascade; a second unit including at least a second cascade of LEDs and a second storage capacitor connected in parallel with the second cascade; wherein the second unit includes a diode coupled in series with the parallel circuit including the second cascade; wherein the electronic ballast includes: a current controller with an actual value input and a setpoint value input, a setpoint value presetting apparatus for the current through the cascades, wherein the setpoint value presetting apparatus is designed to provide a setpoint value at the setpoint value input which is proportional to the voltage at the output of the rectifier; a first actuating element; wherein the controller includes a drive output coupled to the first actuating element and a second actuating element. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070705 | LED DRIVING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A LED driving apparatus and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The LED driving apparatus includes an output stage, a reference voltage regulator, a first input resistor, a second input resistor, and a controller. The output stage includes at least one LED. The reference voltage regulator is coupled to an input voltage and used to receive the input voltage and output a reference voltage signal. One end of the first input resistor is coupled to a node. One end of the second input resistor is coupled to the node, and the other end of the second input resistor is coupled to ground. The controller receives the reference voltage signal from the reference voltage regulator and receives a divided voltage signal from the node respectively, and outputs a setting voltage signal to the output stage. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070706 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system has lighting apparatuses and a controller for the lighting apparatuses. The controller includes a display unit and a storage unit that stores attribute information. The storage unit stores, as attribute information, area information including a target area where the lighting apparatuses are installed, identification information of the lighting apparatuses in the target area, and lighting information on lighting conditions of the lighting apparatuses. The display unit displays a first operation screen that includes a first graphic generated from the area information and the identification information, and a second operation screen that includes a second graphic generated from the lighting information. The second operation screen is displayed as a dialog, so as to be superposed on the first operation screen, and the first graphic indicating the selected lighting apparatus and the peripheral area thereof is highlighted on the first operation screen. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070707 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM - Lighting control system includes lighting fixture having identification information, controller for setting lighting condition for dimming level and color temperature of illumination light of lighting fixture, and dimmer for outputting dimming signal to lighting fixture. Lighting fixture includes dimmer for modulating illumination light to superpose thereon information signal containing identification information and lighting information of lighting fixture. Controller includes wireless communication unit for outputting control signal to dimmer, display unit with touch panel, for displaying image of lighting fixture, and visible light receiver for reading identification information and lighting information from information signal superposed on illumination light. Display unit is configured to associate identification information read through visible light receiver with image of lighting fixture to display image so as to reflect lighting information. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070708 | Solar lighting apparatus and system thereof - A solar lighting apparatus and system, which is constructed into a street lamp, entrance lamp, garden lamp, nightlight, etc., includes a light emitting unit for providing illumination and a lighting apparatus body; a solar energy arrangement including a solar panel unit for light absorption and power supply; and a mounting plate; at least one ground supporting unit coupling with the mounting plate for securing the mounting plate onto a ground surface; and a light apparatus connecting unit provided through the mounting plate for firmly positioning the lighting apparatus, and a LED light control arrangement effectively controlling a power consumption in such a manner that the light emitting unit is arranged to being charged and discharged in a controlled manner and is protected against short circuit and overcharging, thereby maximizing power utilization, increasing lifespan and performance of the solar lighting apparatus. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070709 | METHOD OF ARRANGING POWER-LINES FOR AN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY PANEL MODULE, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A method of arranging power-lines between a power supply circuit and a display panel in an organic light emitting display device, the method including: substantially symmetrically arranging first high power-lines between the power supply circuit and the display panel, the first high power-lines being configured to concurrently transmit a first high power voltage to first pixels; substantially symmetrically arranging second high power-lines outside of the first high power-lines between the power supply circuit and the display panel, the second high power-lines being configured to concurrently transmit a second high power voltage to second pixels; and substantially symmetrically arranging third high power-lines outside of the second high power-lines between the power supply circuit and the display panel, the third high power-lines being configured to concurrently transmit a third high power voltage to third pixels. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070710 | LIGHTING COMPONENT WITH INDEPENDENT DC-DC CONVERTERS - The present disclosure relates to a lighting component with multiple DC-DC converters. Each of the DC-DC converters is used to independently drive a corresponding string of LEDs. In general, rectifier circuitry receives an AC power signal and generates a rectified signal, which is provided to first and second converter circuitries. The first converter circuitry converts the rectified signal into a first drive voltage for a first string of LEDs and provides a first drive current for the first string of LEDs based on a first drive current control signal. Similarly, the second converter circuitry converts the rectified signal into a second drive voltage for a second string of LEDs and provides a second drive current for the second string of LEDs based on a second drive current control signal. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070711 | BACKLIGHT PANEL CIRCUIT, BACK LIGHT PANEL AND LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVER - Backlight panel circuit, backlight panel and light emitting diode driver are disclosed. The backlight panel circuit comprises: a LED driver including a plurality of voltage followers and a PWM signal transmitter; LED chains; and a plurality of switch circuit units corresponding to the plurality of voltage follows in a one-to-one relationship. Each of the switch circuit units comprises a first switch circuit with a current input terminal being connected to an output terminal of a corresponding voltage follow, a current output terminal being connected to a first LED chain, and a signal input terminal being connected to a signal output terminal of the PWM signal transmitter; and a second switch circuit with a current input terminal being connected to the output terminal of the voltage follow, a current output terminal being connected to a second LED chain, and a signal input terminal being connected to the signal output terminal of the PWM signal transmitter. The PWM signal transmitter is adapted to transmit an on-off signal so as to control an alternate turn-on of the first and second switch circuits. The disclosed technical solutions decrease the cost of the liquid crystal display by reducing the number of voltage followers. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070712 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE - There is provided a light source apparatus including at least one light emitting diode (LED) string including at least one light emitting diode and at least one inductance unit generating an induced current according to a change in a current applied to the light emitting diode, a main switch controlling power applied to the LED string according to an on/off switching operation, and a capacitor charged with a voltage of the power applied to the LED string when the main switch is switched on and applying the charged voltage to the LED string when the main switch is switched off. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070713 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE - The LED lighting device of the present invention includes: a power supply circuit connected between a light source including a light emitting diode and a power source and including a series circuit of a switching device and an inductor; an inductor current detector configured to provide a measurement value indicative of an inductor current flowing through the inductor; a drive circuit configured to turn on the switching device at a predetermined period and turn off the switching device when the measurement value is equal to a first threshold or more; a load current detector configured to measure a load current flowing through the light source; and a protection device configured to, when the load current measured is equal to a second threshold or more, perform a protection operation of changing, to reduce the load current, a circuit constant of a power supply path in which the load current flows. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070714 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE - There is provided a light source apparatus including at least one light emitting diode (LED) string including at least one light emitting diode and at least one inductance unit for generating an induced current according to a change in a current applied to the light emitting diode. A main switch controls power applied to the LED string according to an on/off switching operation A capacitor is charged with a voltage of the power applied to the LED string when the main switch is switched on, and applies the charged voltage to the LED string when the main switch is switched off. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070715 | LED constant-current drive circuit - An LED constant-current drive circuit includes a BUCK circuit consisting of a transformer T | 2014-03-13 |
20140070716 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a power module, a first light-emitting module, a second light-emitting module, a third light-emitting module, and a control module. The power module is configured to rectify an AC voltage for providing a periodic driving voltage. The first, second, third light-emitting modules are connected in series. The control module is configured to make the first, second, third light-emitting modules being driven by the driving voltage in response to different driving stages in a cycle period of a driving voltage. An average-diode-junction-area of the first light-emitting module is different from an average-diode-junction-area of the second light-emitting module or an average-diode-junction-area of the third light-emitting module. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070717 | CONNECTION DEVICE, IGNITER AND IGNITION SYSTEM - A connection device for connecting a first power supply and a second power supply to an ignition plug has a first power supply side line which establishes electrical connection between the ignition plug and the first power supply and which is electrically connected to the second power supply, and a second power supply side line which establishes electrical connection between the ignition plug and the second power supply. The first power supply side line includes a first diode which prevents a current inflow from the second power supply into the first power supply or a current inflow from the first power supply into the second power supply, and an inductor disposed between the first diode and the ignition plug. The inductor is disposed around the second power supply side line while being separated from the second power supply side line. Thus, noise can be suppressed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LED FORWARD VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT FOR OPTIMUM SYSTEM EFFICIENCY - A method and apparatus for optimizing a light emitting diode (LED) operation range is provided. The method comprises the steps of: turning on at least one LED; and then measuring an anode voltage of the at least one LED; then measuring a cathode voltage of the at least one LED. Once the measurements are completed, a forward voltage of the at least one LED is calculated. After the calculation, the at least one LED is turned off and a power multiplier switch threshold is set for that LED based on the measured anode and cathode voltages. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070719 | DRIVING CIRCUIT HAVING VOLTAGE DIVIDING CIRCUITS AND COUPLING CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING DUTY CYCLE OF TRANSISTOR AND RELATED CIRCUIT DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A driving circuit includes: a first voltage dividing circuit arranged to generate a first voltage-divided signal according to a supply voltage; a second voltage dividing circuit arranged to generate a second voltage-divided signal according to specific voltage; a coupling circuit coupled between the first voltage dividing circuit and the second voltage dividing circuit, and arranged to couple the first voltage-divided signal into the second voltage-divided signal to generate a coupling signal; and a control circuit arranged to generate a control signal at least according to the coupling signal and a feedback signal to control a duty cycle of a transistor, wherein the feedback is generated by the transistor. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070720 | Circuitry for Portable Lighting Devices and Portable Rechargeable Electronic Devices - A portable electronic device, such as a flashlight, with a circuit for reducing the initial surge of current that is sent through the lamp filament when a flashlight is turned on is provided. The circuit reduces the stresses placed on the lamp bulb when it is turned on, thereby extending the life expectancy of the lamp bulb. A flashlight with beacon mode that produces light according to a duty cycle of less than 11% is also disclosed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070721 | SOLID-STATE LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT DRIVE DEVICE, LIGHTING SYSTEM AND LIGHTING FIXTURE - In a conventional example, even if a duty cycle of the burst dimming is changed during an OFF-period of a switching element, current flowing to an LED is maintained constant. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, an accumulated value of ON-periods of a switching element is increased or decreased so as to be linked to a minimum variation width for a duty cycle (a dimming level) of a dimming signal, regardless of a timing of when the duty cycle is changed. Therefore, a lighting system (an LED drive device) according to the present embodiment can change smoothly a light output of a solid-state light-emitting element (a light source) with respect to a change in a duty cycle of the burst dimming while preventing the switching frequency from increasing. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070722 | LED DRIVING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A LED driving apparatus and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The LED driving apparatus includes an output stage, an input resistor, a plurality of voltage dividing resistors, and a control circuit. A first voltage dividing resistor, a second voltage dividing resistor, and a third voltage dividing resistor are coupled between an input voltage and ground in series to divide the input voltage. The control circuit senses a first voltage signal, a second voltage signal, and a third voltage signal between the first voltage dividing resistor and the second voltage dividing resistor, between the second voltage dividing resistor and the third voltage dividing resistor, and the input resistor respectively, and adjusts a setting voltage signal according to the first voltage signal, the second voltage signal, and the third voltage signal. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070723 | LED Backlight Driving Circuit and LED Backlight Driving Method - The present invention provides an LED backlight driving circuit and an LED backlight driving method. The circuit includes an isolation MOS transistor, a dimming MOS transistor connected in parallel to the isolation MOS transistor, and first and second resistors. The first resistor and the second resistor are connected to each other in parallel and are connected between the dimming MOS transistor and a ground wire. The isolation MOS transistor and the dimming MOS transistor are arranged for electrical connection with an LED light. The LED backlight driving circuit arranges the isolation MOS transistor and the dimming MOS transistor to connect in parallel to each other so as to make the electrical current flowing through the isolation MOS transistor lessened to reduce the amount of heat emitting therefrom and enhance operation safety and also allow the MOS transistor used to be of a downgraded specification to lower down the manufacture cost. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070724 | Recessed Luminaire - Embodiments of the invention are directed to wall recessed two-component luminaires. The two components can include a primary optical subsystem and a secondary optical subsystem. The primary optical subsystem can provide indirect lighting, illuminate an architectural space upward toward a ceiling, and/or have greater luminous flux than the secondary optical subsystem. The secondary optical subsystem can provide direct lighting, illuminate an architectural space horizontally and/or downward, provide lit appearance, provide direct view color and/or color gradients, provide direct view luminance and/or luminous gradients, and/or provide lighting for ambience. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070725 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - It discloses a pixel circuit and a driving method thereof. The pixel circuit includes a light-emitting device (OLED), a driving transistor (DTFT), a storage capacitor (Cst), a first switching transistor (T | 2014-03-13 |
20140070726 | LED DRIVING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A LED driving apparatus includes an output stage, an input resistor, a plurality of voltage dividing resistors, and a control circuit. The output stage includes at least one LED. A first voltage dividing resistor, a second voltage dividing resistor, and a third voltage dividing resistor are coupled between a specific voltage and ground in series to divide the specific voltage. A LED current passing through the LED has a duty cycle changed with the specific voltage. The control circuit senses a first voltage signal, a second voltage signal, and a third voltage signal between the first voltage dividing resistor and the second voltage dividing resistor, between the second voltage dividing resistor and the third voltage dividing resistor, and the input resistor respectively, and adjusts a setting voltage signal according to the first voltage signal, the second voltage signal, and the third voltage signal. | 2014-03-13 |
20140070727 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LEDS - A circuit for driving light emitting diodes (LEDs) includes a first semiconductor switch and a freewheeling device coupled between a first supply terminal that provides a supply voltage and a second supply terminal that provides a reference potential. The first semiconductor switch is responsive to a driver signal. An LED and an inductor are coupled in series between a common circuit node of the first semiconductor switch and the freewheeling device and either the first supply terminal or the second supply terminal. A current measurement circuit is coupled to the LED and provides a load current signal which represents a load current passing through the at least one LED. A first feedback circuit includes an on-off controller that receives load current signal and a reference signal. | 2014-03-13 |