13th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140086607 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A developing device of the present disclosure has a developer bearing member, a toner bearing member, a bias controller. With respect to a duty ratio of the alternating current bias of a polarity with which the toner is moved from the developer bearing member to the toner bearing member, a second duty ratio that is a duty ratio of the collection bias is set to be smaller than a first duty ratio that is a duty ratio of the development bias. When a transition is made from the development operation to the collection operation, in a state where the developer bearing member and the toner bearing member are being driven to rotate, the bias controller performs control so that the bias applier applies the alternating current bias having a third duty ratio that is smaller than the first duty ratio and larger than the second duty ratio. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086608 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein are a fixing device and an image forming apparatus including: a rotatable fixing side member; a rear side member that rotates in pressure contact with an outer peripheral surface of the fixing side member, the rear side member forming a fixing nip portion for conveying a sheet on which a toner image is formed in a sandwiching manner in conjunction with the fixing side member; and velocity difference setting means for setting a velocity difference between a surface velocity of the rear side member and a surface velocity of the fixing side member, wherein the rear side member and the fixing side member rotate with a velocity difference set by the velocity difference setting means. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086609 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that sets a second conveyance speed, at which a recording material is conveyed at a heating nip portion, higher than a first conveyance speed, at which the recording material is conveyed at a transfer nip portion, conveys an envelope by the transfer and heating nip portions without transferring a toner image at the transfer nip portion. After that, the image forming apparatus which sets the second conveyance speed equal to or lower than the first conveyance speed transfers the toner image formed on a photosensitive drum acting as an image bearing member onto the envelope conveyed again to the transfer nip portion by a reversing conveyance mechanism acting as a re-conveyance unit to fix the toner image on the envelop at the heating nip portion. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086610 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARIABLE GLOSS REDUCTION - Various variable gloss reduction techniques are disclosed. In one embodiment, a gloss reduction technique is disclosed using a textured roller and a wiper impregnated with fuser oil to create a differential gloss pattern that reduces the gloss of an image printed on a substrate. In one embodiment, a gloss reduction technique is disclosed using a combination of heat and pressure to create a differential gloss pattern that reduces the gloss in specific regions of an image printed on a substrate. In one embodiment, a gloss reduction technique is disclosed using a differential gloss pattern to generate a security mark on a printed image to prevent against copying or fraudulent misrepresentation of the image. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086611 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND BIAS POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier and the following elements. A charging unit generates a charging electric field and charges the image carrier with the charging electric field. An exposure unit exposes the charged image carrier to light and forms an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier. A developing unit generates a developing electric field and develops the electrostatic latent image. A transfer unit transfers the developed image onto a transfer subject. At least one of the charging electric field and the developing electric field is generated by a bias power supply unit including a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, and also including the following elements. A switch circuit supplies a current to the primary winding of the transformer by switching a switching device. A modulator circuit generates a PWM modulation signal. A waveform setting unit sets a waveform of a carrier signal. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086612 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a heating roller having an electrode to receive power disposed at an outer circumference thereof and a connection unit to supply the power to the heating roller via the electrode. The connection unit includes a connection member connected to the electrode, the connection member being rotated along with the heating roller, an annular friction bush disposed at the connection member, and at least one wire having one fixed end and the other end contacting an outer circumference of the friction bush. The connection member is rotated along with the heating roller, and therefore, no friction occurs between the electrode and the connection member, thereby preventing damage to the electrode. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086613 | CARTRIDGES INCLUDING DETECTION MEMBER AND COVER MEMBER - Cartridges may include a developing roller, an electrode, a detection member, and a cover member. The developing roller rotates about an axis extending along a first direction. The electrode includes a protrusion that protrudes along the first direction to an end portion. The detection member includes a cover portion, which covers an exposable portion of the protrusion when the detection member is in a first position, and which exposes the exposable portion of the protrusion when the detection member is in a second position. The cover member covers a portion of the detection member and exposes the cover portion when the detection member is in the first position. The cover member extends in the first direction to an end portion. An overlap portion of the protrusion extends at least to the end portion of the cover member and overlaps a portion of the cover member in a second direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086614 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a main body including an image forming unit including an image carrying member, a drive force transmission mechanism configured to transmit a drive force to the image carrying member, and a main body configured to support the image forming unit. The main body includes a first frame disposed on a first side of the image carrying member in an axial direction of the image carrying member, a second frame disposed on a second side of the image carrying member opposite to the first side thereof, a first connecting member extending in the axial direction of the image carrying member and connecting the first frame and the second frame, and a second connecting member spaced apart from the first connecting member and connecting the first frame and the second frame. The first frame is made of metal and the second frame is made of resin. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086615 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus may includes: an apparatus body; a fixing device removably mounted to the apparatus body and including a first fixing member, a heat generation member which heats the first fixing member, a second fixing member forming a fixing nip between the first fixing member and the second fixing member, and a housing accommodating at least the heat generation member and the first fixing member and provided with a communication part communicating between inner and outer sides of the housing; a transfer member arranged upstream of the fixing device in a conveyance direction of a recording sheet, and to which developer is configured to be transferred; a sensor configured to detect the developer transferred to the transfer member; and a film arranged to cover the sensor between the communication part and the sensor. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086616 | FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes: first and second rotatable member configured to heat-fix, at a nip therebetween, an unfixed toner image formed on a sheet by using a toner containing a parting agent; a casing, configured to accommodate the first and second rotatable member, including a sheet introducing opening and a sheet discharging opening; and a suppressing portion configured to suppress diffusion, toward the sheet discharging opening, of particles having a predetermined diameter resulting from a parting agent in the neighborhood of the sheet introducing opening, wherein the suppressing portion is provided in a position of 0.5 mm or more and 3.5 mm or less from a surface of the first rotatable member in a space in the casing from the sheet introducing opening to the sheet discharging opening. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086617 | FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes: first and second rotatable members configured to heat-fix, at a nip therebetween, a toner image of toner containing a parting agent formed on a sheet; a casing, configured to accommodate the first and second rotatable member, including a sheet introducing opening and a sheet discharging opening; and a suppressing member configured to suppress diffusion, toward the sheet discharging opening, of particles having a predetermined diameter resulting from a parting agent in the neighborhood of the sheet introducing opening. The suppressing member is provided in the neighborhood of the sheet introducing opening so as to block between the casing and the first rotatable member. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086618 | CLEANING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning unit for an image forming apparatus includes a frame; a cleaning blade; a first seal sealing between the frame and the blade, provided by injection molding into the frame adjacent to an axial end; and a second seal between the frame and the drum, provided opposing to the free end portion adjacent to the axial end portion, and the second seal having a L-like configuration with projection extending in a direction crossing with the axial direction outwardly beyond an end surface of the blade, wherein the first seal includes a base portion provided at a position inside of the end surface and extending in the crossing direction and an extension extending from the base portion in the axial direction, the extension having a free end portion compressed by the projection to seal between the projection and the frame. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086619 | Developing Cartridge Having Frame to Which Seal is Assembled Without Adhesion - A developing cartridge includes: a frame defining a developer chamber therein for accommodating developer and being formed with an opening elongated in a longitudinal direction for allowing the developer to flow out of the developer chamber; a member assembled to the frame at a position opposite to the developer chamber with respect to the opening; a seal extending in the longitudinal direction and interposed between the member and the frame; and a protrusion protruding into the seal from at least one of the frame and the member in a protruding direction crossing the longitudinal direction, the protrusion being configured to restrict the seal from moving in the longitudinal direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086620 | DEVELOPER ACCOMMODATING CONTAINER, DEVELOPING CATRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer accommodating container for accommodating a developer includes: a toner seal member for unsealably sealing an opening of the developer accommodating container; an unsealing member, connected to an end portion of the toner seal member, for unsealing the opening by moving at least a part of the toner seal member; and an auxiliary unsealing member for assisting unsealing by changing a pulling direction of the toner seal member by the unsealing member. The auxiliary unsealing member includes a shaft portion or a projected portion. The shaft portion or the projected portion extends in a longitudinal direction of the developer accommodating container. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086621 | CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cartridge includes: a toner chamber; and a toner supplying chamber for supplying a toner through a developer supply opening communicating with the toner chamber. The toner chamber includes: a feeding portion, including a rotatable member and a feeding sheet connected with the rotatable member, for feeding the toner from the toner chamber to the toner supplying chamber; and a toner seal member, including a first end portion and a second end portion, for unsealing the toner supply opening by being wound up by the rotatable member. During start of unsealing of the toner supply opening, the feeding portion is located below a powder surface of the toner with respect to a direction of gravitation, and the feeding sheet is located in a position where the feeding sheet is contactable to an inner wall of the toner chamber. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086622 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Casing For Maintaining Relative Positions of Photosensitive Drums - An image forming apparatus includes a casing, a plurality of photosensitive drums, and a plurality of developing device. The casing includes a first frame and a second frame. The plurality of photosensitive drums is configured to rotate about an axis line extending in an axial direction and juxtaposed at intervals in the casing. The casing defines one side and the other side in the axial direction. Drive force for rotating the plurality of photosensitive drums is inputted to the one side of the plurality of photosensitive drums. The plurality of developing device is provided to correspond to the plurality of photosensitive drums and configured to supply developing agent to the corresponding photosensitive drum. The first frame is made of metal and is configured to support the one side of each of the plurality of photosensitive drums, and the second frame is made of resin and is configured to support the other side of each of the plurality of photosensitive drums. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086623 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH CARTRIDGE SUPPORT - An image forming apparatus, includes: a main body frame; a process cartridge which comprises a driven gear unit which is driven to form a visible image on an image carrying body; and a bracket device which comprises a bracket main body which is coupled to the main body frame, a driving gear unit which is supported to the bracket main body, and which is to be engaged with the driven gear unit, and a guide which guides the process cartridge into a mounting position in the main body frame. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086624 | CLEANING BLADE, CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a cleaning blade including a contacting corner portion which comes in contact with and cleans a surface of a member to be cleaned moving relative to the cleaning blade, a tip surface which configures one side with the contacting corner portion and faces an upstream side of the surface moving direction, a ventral surface which configures one side with the contacting corner portion and faces a downstream side, and a rear surface which shares one side with the tip surface and opposes the ventral surface. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086625 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Process Cartridge Detachably Mounted Therein - In an image forming apparatus, a cartridge is detachably mounted in a frame, the cartridge being located at a mounted position in the frame when the image forming apparatus is packaged with the cartridge mounted in the frame, the mounted position being defined in the frame in a mounting direction, in which the cartridge moves relative to the frame so as to be mounted in the frame. An attachment member is detachably attached to the cartridge when the image forming apparatus is packaged with the cartridge mounted in the frame. A restricting mechanism restricts mounting of the cartridge to the mounted position if the attachment member is attached to the cartridge, the restricting mechanism restricting the mounting of the cartridge at a position upstream of the mounted position in the mounting direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086626 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a main body including a fixing portion, a cartridge including a photosensitive member, a transfer unit disposed facing the photosensitive member of the cartridge, and a separation member configured to separate the photosensitive member from the transfer unit and including a fixing portion. The cartridge is configured to be disposed in a first position in the main body where the photosensitive member is separated from the transfer unit and in a second position in the main body where the photosensitive member contacts the transfer unit. When the separation member is fixed in the main body by engagement of the fixing portion of the separation member to the fixing portion of the main body, the cartridge is disposed in the first position, and when the separation member is removed from the main body, the cartridge is disposed in the second position. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086627 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS SYSTEM - A cartridge for an image forming apparatus including a movable member is provided with a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion movable between a first position and a second position, the cartridge includes a first engaged portion engageable with the first engaging portion; and a second engaged portion engageable with the second engaging portion, wherein by the first engaged portion being engaged with the first engaging portion in the process of mounting, the movable member is moved from the first position to the second position to permit the second engaged to pass the second engaging portion in a mounting direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086628 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS SYSTEM - A process cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes a contact portion contactable to a first movable member of the apparatus in the process of mounting the cartridge to the image forming apparatus, wherein the contact portion passes the first movable member in the inserting direction, and the first movable member moves from the retracted position to the projection position, and then the second movable member moves from the blocking position to the open position, and the contact portion passes the second movable member in the inserting direction, by which the process cartridge can be mounted to a proper image forming apparatus. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086629 | CARTRIDGE - A cartridge detachably mountable to an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus, includes a grip member that is provided on the frame member for gripping the cartridge when the cartridge is mounted on or dismounted from the apparatus body, the grip member including a first molded member that is integrally molded with the frame member, and a second molded member that is integrally molded on the first molded member with a second resin after the molding of the first molded member. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086630 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a rotatable photosensitive drum; a charging roller for contacting and electrically charging the drum; a spacer for supporting a rotation shaft of the charging roller to space the drum from the charging roller; and an urging member for contacting the spacer to urge the charging roller toward the drum; wherein the spacer is movable between a first position for spacing the charging roller from the drum and a second position for contacting the charging roller to the drum, and an urging force of the urging member applied to the spacer is smaller when the spacer is in the second position than when the spacer is in the first position. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086631 | Process Unit - A process unit includes a drum frame supporting a photoconductor drum and a development frame supporting a development roller. The development cartridge is swingably supported by the drum frame at a coupling joint provided at a first side of the development frame and a support portion provided at a second side of the development frame. A center of rotation of the development roller is located in a position shifted from a line segment connecting a center of rotation of the coupling joint and a center of rotation of the photoconductor drum to an upstream side with respect to a direction of rotation of the coupling joint as viewed in an axial direction of the development roller, such that the development roller is pressed against the photoconductor drum by the action of the rotatory force received by the coupling joint. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086632 | DISMOUNTING AND MOUNTING METHODS FOR COUPLING AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT - A coupling member dismounting method including an inclining step of inclining a coupling member relative to a rotational axis of a drum flange, wherein the coupling member includes a spherical portion mounted to a rear end portion of a rotating force receiving member by a pin penetration. The method also includes a pin urging step of pushing the pin from one end to the other end thereof. The method further includes a pin riding step of making a part of the pin which is further projected at the end by the pin urging step ride on a surface and a coupling member dismounting step of dismounting the coupling member from the drum flange by applying a force to a free end portion of the coupling member toward a fulcrum which is the portion of the pin riding on the surface. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086633 | DISMOUNTING AND MOUNTING METHODS FOR COUPLING AND ELECTROPHOTOGPHAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT - An electrophotographic photosensitive drum unit includes a cylinder having a photosensitive layer at an outer periphery thereof and a drum flange provided at one end of the cylinder. The drum flange includes at least two projections provided inside of the drum flange and projected radially inwardly of the drum flange, with a space diametrically between the two projections. Each of the two projections projects radially inwardly of the drum flange to a greater extent at a position farther from the cylinder than it does at a position closer to the cylinder. Each of the two projections is provided with a recess to facilitate deformation of the projection. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086634 | ROTATIONAL FORCE TRANSMITTING PART - An electrophotographic photosensitive drum unit includes (a) a cylinder having a photosensitive layer at an outer periphery thereof and (b) a drum flange provided at one end of the cylinder, with the drum flange including at least two projections provided inside of the drum flange and projected radially inwardly of the drum flange, and with a space diametrically between the two projections. Each of the two projections projects radially inwardly of the drum flange to a greater extent at a position farther from the cylinder than it does at a position closer to the cylinder. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086635 | Cartridge Having Contact Member to Mitigate Damage to Cartridge Frame - A cartridge includes: a frame defining a chamber for storing developer therein; a rotary body configured to be rotatably supported to the frame; and a contact member. The rotary body includes: a metal shaft extending in an axial direction, the frame extending in the axial direction; and a cover portion made of an elastic material and provided around the metal shaft to expose axial end portions thereof, the cover portion having a first axial end portion positioned inward of the frame in the axial direction. The contact member is provided on the metal shaft and disposed between the first axial end portion and the frame in the axial direction such that the contact member is in contact with each of the first axial end portion and the frame. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086636 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes a separating member, which is provided between a light emitting device and a drum bearing portion, for supporting the light emitting device to a separated position when the cartridge is shipped while being packed together, the separating member being provided to a regulating member for regulating a supply of a developer at a shipping mode. With this structure, when the image forming apparatus is shipped while the cartridge is packed together, the light emitting device as an exposure apparatus and an electrophotographic photosensitive drum is separated from each other, whereby the reliability during the transportation while packing the cartridge together may be enhanced. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086637 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a chassis, a cover, photosensitive members, an intermediate transfer belt, primary-transfer members, a secondary-transfer roller, a first feed roller, a cleaner device, a waste toner container, which is movable along the predetermined direction to be removably installed in the chassis through a first opening and stores residual toner, a connector, a first feeding path, a second feeding path being a path for a recording sheet inserted through a sheet inlet and includes a sheet guide to guide the recording sheet, and a second feed roller. The second feed roller is movable along with at least a part of the sheet guide. The waste toner container is movable through space, which is occupied by the second feed roller in an upper position, and the first opening when the second feed roller is in a lower position. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086638 | Developing Device - A developing device includes: a developing frame having an opening; a developing roller that is arranged to the opening and is configured to carry developer; a supply roller configured to supply the developer to the developing roller, and a layer thickness regulation member configured to regulate a layer thickness of the developer carried on the developing roller. The developing frame includes: a developer accommodation chamber configured to accommodate the developer; a developer supply chamber configured to supply the developer, which is supplied from the developer accommodation chamber, to the supply roller; a developer return chamber that is arranged above the developer supply chamber and is configured to return the developer, which is scraped off by the layer thickness regulation member, to the developer accommodation chamber. The developer return chamber is provided with a developer returning unit configured to convey the developer to the developer accommodation chamber. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086639 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TONER CASE AND DRIVE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM - An image forming apparatus includes a toner case containing a toner and an installed member in which the toner case is installed. The toner case has a case main body in which rotating members are installed, and a following coupling. The case main body has a discharge port discharging the toner. The following coupling is connected to the rotating member and has a pressured part. The installed member has a drive coupling and a drive source rotating the drive coupling. The drive coupling is linked to the following coupling and has a pressuring part. The drive coupling and following coupling are rotated in the same rotation direction around the same rotation axis by pressuring the pressured part by the pressuring part. The pressured part is provided so as to come close to the rotation axis from an upper stream side to a lower stream side in the rotation direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086640 | Developer Container - A developer container including: a housing including an inner surface that defines a filling port for filling developer; a cap mounted to the housing and sealing the filling port; and an agitating member having a rotary shaft and configured to be rotated about the rotary shaft to agitate the developer in the housing, wherein a first end portion of the rotary shaft is supported by the inner surface of the housing and the cap mounted to the housing. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086641 | TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A two-component developer includes toner and a magnetic carrier. The two-component developer is used in a developing device including a circular cylindrical developer transporting member that is disposed so as to be separated by 125 μm to 250 μm from a latent image carrier that rotates. The two-component developer is used so as to satisfy a condition in which a width of a region where a magnetic brush contacts a surface of the latent image carrier is in a range of from 1.0 mm to 2.25 mm, and a condition in which a developer density of the region where the magnetic brush contacts the surface of the latent image carrier is in a range of from 0.75×10 | 2014-03-27 |
20140086642 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGES WITH FIXED PROTRUSIONS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Developing cartridges include a main body, a developer transport member, and a developer thickness regulating member. The main body includes a first and second side portions separated from each other along a direction. The developer thickness regulating member regulates a developer thickness and extends in a direction between the first and second side portions. The developer thickness regulating member includes an end portion, which is disposed near the first side portion, and a first protrusion, which extends along the particular direction from the end portion to at least the first side portion. The main body forms a cavity in the first side portion. The cavity is defined by at least a first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a second protrusion that protrudes from the first surface toward the second surface. The first protrusion is fixed at a position between the second protrusion and the second surface. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086643 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first transportation unit for transporting a medium; a second transportation unit including a first transportation member and a second transportation member disposed on both sides of a transportation path of the medium on a downstream side of the first transportation unit in a transportation direction of the medium for transporting the sheet supplied from the first transportation unit; and a medium guiding portion disposed between the first transportation unit and the second transportation unit for guiding the medium supplied from the first transportation unit toward the second transportation unit. The medium guiding portion includes a guide surface formed to face the transportation path for guiding the medium toward the first transportation member of the second transportation unit. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086644 | Fixing Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A fixing device may include a first fixing member, and a second fixing member, and may be configured to heat-fix a developer image on a recording sheet at a fixing nip formed between the first fixing member and the second fixing member. The fixing device may further include a charge-removing member arranged upstream of the fixing nip in a conveyance direction of the recording sheet and in a vicinity of a conveyance path of the recording sheet conveyed towards the fixing nip, and including a main body part and an end edge positioned at an edge of the main body part, and an insulating member arranged between the conveyance path and at least the entire end edge of the charge-removing member. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086645 | Image Forming Apparatus - In an image forming apparatus, a heating member for heating a recording sheet and a pressuring member disposed below the heating member are supported by a fixing unit frame. A noncontact temperature sensor disposed facing the heating member detects a temperature of the heating member without contacting the heating member. An upper frame covers an upper portion of the heating member and an upstream portion of the heating member in a conveying direction of the recording sheet. A plate-shaped upper sheet guide protrudes upstream in the conveying direction from an upstream end of the upper frame and extends in a width direction perpendicular to the conveying direction and to a vertical direction. The upper sheet guide and a lower sheet guide disposed below and facing the upper sheet guide the recording sheet in the conveying direction toward the heating member and the pressuring member. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086646 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided in which an application of air for separating a sheet from a fixing section can be performed in a stable manner with an appropriate air quantity and air velocity. In the image forming apparatus, a control section sets, on the basis of an individual difference of a separation fan motor, a fan motor drive condition for a sheet passing period in which the sheet passes through a nip portion N, and the control section maintains the fan motor drive condition thus set throughout the sheet passing period. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086647 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus comprising first and second rotatable members for heating a toner image therebetween; an endless belt for heating the first rotatable member while being rotated by the first rotatable member; first and second rollers provided inside the endless belt in this order along a rotational moving direction of the first rotatable member and for urging the endless belt toward the first rotatable member; a holding mechanism for rotatably holding the first and second rollers, the first roller being movable relative to the second roller; an urging mechanism for urging the holding mechanism toward the first rotatable member; and an urging member for urging the first roller in a direction away from the second roller. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086648 | Fixing Device - A fixing device configured to thermally fix a developing agent image to a recording sheet includes a fixing belt having a tubular shape defining an inner space, a heat generating member and a nip plate which are disposed in the inner space, and a rotating member disposed outside the inner space. The nip plate includes a plate-shaped portion holding the fixing belt against the rotating member, and a bent portion located downstream of the plate-shaped portion in a conveying direction of the recording sheet and bent to define a recess facing away from the rotating member. The bent portion protrudes farther away from the heat generating member than the plate-shaped member. A temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the nip plate is fitted in the recess of the bent portion so as not to be displaced in the conveying direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086649 | Fixing Device - A fixing device configured to thermally fix a developing agent image to a recording sheet includes a fixing belt having a tubular shape defining an inner space, a heat generating member, a nip member, and a stay which are disposed in the inner space of the fixing belt, and a rotating member disposed outside the inner space of the fixing belt. The fixing belt is nipped between the nip plate and the rotating member. The stay comprises a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion which are positioned upstream and downstream of the heat generating member, respectively, in a conveying direction of the recording sheet and are configured to receive a force exerted from the rotating member to the nip member. The heat insulator is disposed between the nip member and one of the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion of the stay. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086650 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device and An image forming apparatus include: a first pressure roller having an elastic layer in a surface layer section; a fixing belt wound on the elastic layer of the first pressure roller; a second pressure roller that presses the elastic layer of the first pressure roller via the fixing belt, the second pressure roller forming a fixing nip portion between the fixing belt and the second pressure roller; and a guide member that guides the fixing belt in such a manner as to separate the fixing belt from a protruding portion of the elastic layer, the protruding portion being formed on an entrance side of the fixing nip portion in a sheet conveying direction. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086651 | SLIDE MEMBER FOR FIXING DEVICE, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A slide member for a fixing device includes a fluororesin layer having a slide surface dotted with recesses. The recesses in the slide surface are arranged in an array having parallel hexagons as unit cells. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086652 | FIXATION MEMBER AND FIXATION APPARATUS HAVING THE FIXATION MEMBER - The present invention provides a fixation member which exhibits enhanced wear resistance and sliding property between the peripheral surface of the fixation member and a pressure member, which can reduce driving torque at a fixation unit, and which does not cause stick slipping even in a high-load operational mode, and a fixation apparatus having the fixation member. The fixation member employed in a fixation unit of the fixation apparatus has a metallic substrate having at least one layer of an electrocast seamless belt, and a slide layer disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the metallic substrate, wherein the slide layer is formed of at least one species of the group consisting of a polyamide-imide resin and a polyimide resin, and a fluororesin; the slide layer has a fluororesin content of 27.5 mass % to 50 mass %; and the slide layer has a surface roughness Ra of 0.4 μm or less. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086653 | CLEANING BLADE, CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a cleaning blade having at least a portion that comes in contact with a member to be cleaned is configured of a member that contains polyurethane rubber, and that has an endothermic peak top temperature obtained by differential scanning calorimetry in a range of from 180° C. to 220° C. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086654 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a developing device which accommodates a toner which contains at least one type of external additive having an average particle size of 0.02 μm or greater, and toner particles having a surface with the external additive externally added thereto, and forms an image developed with the toner on a surface of the image holding member, a transfer device which transfers the developed image formed on the image holding member onto a recording medium, and a cleaning device which is provided with a cleaning blade constituted by a member in which at least a part which is brought into contact with the image holding member has a dynamic micro hardness of from 0.25 to 0.65, and brings the cleaning blade into contact with the surface of the image holding member after transfer of the developed image to perform cleaning. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086655 | CLEANING BLADE, CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a cleaning blade in which at least a portion which comes in contact with a member to be cleaned is configured of a member having dynamic ultra micro hardness of from 0.25 to 0.65 and an index K acquired in the following Equation (1) of equal to or more than 15: | 2014-03-27 |
20140086656 | CLEANING BLADE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a cleaning blade for cleaning a surface of an image holding member, including a contact member that contacts the surface of the image holding member at a corner portion of a tip end of the cleaning blade, wherein, when the position of the corner portion in a state where the image holding member is stopped is set to be a standard, a movement distance of the cleaning blade to the position of the corner portion in a state where the image holding member is driven is from 10 μm to 30 μm. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086657 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier onto which toner images formed by an image forming part are sequentially transferred so as to overlap one another and form a toner image thereupon, a transfer part transferring the toner image onto a transfer material conveyed thereto, a conveyance part conveying the transfer material toward the transfer part, the conveyance part having a roller to which the rotational driving force is transmitted by a spur gear, and a transfer material main-scanning direction position correction mechanism for correcting deviation in a transfer material position in a main-scanning direction, and a control part to perform correction of a transfer material position in the main-scanning direction and that in the sub-scanning direction by changing rotational velocity of the roller, in a time overlapping manner. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086658 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a first frame having a plate-like shape and made of metal, the first frame being configured to support the image forming unit, a second frame arranged on an opposite side, with respect to the first frame, of the first frame with sandwiching the image forming unit therebetween, the second frame having a plate-like shape and made of resin, the second frame being configured to support the image forming unit in association with the first frame, a third frame bridging between the first frame and the second frame, a sheet supplying unit being secured to the third frame, and a contacting part formed to each of the first frame and the second frame, contact parts formed to the third frame being configured to contact the first and second frames, respectively. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086659 | Configuration for an Image Forming Apparatus Having an Upright Recording Medium Storage Unit - An image forming apparatus includes a recording sheet storage unit for storing recording sheets substantially in an upright position, an image forming unit which forms an image on a recording sheet conveyed from the recording sheet storage unit, and a recording sheet receiving unit for storing the recording sheet conveyed from the image forming unit substantially in an upright position. In this image forming apparatus, a paper conveyance passage for conveying the recording sheet extends upward from a lower portion of the recording sheet storage unit toward the recording sheet receiving unit. The image forming unit positioned on the paper conveyance passage comprises a fixing device and a developer unit at least including a developer carrier, and the fixing device is arranged above the developer unit. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086660 | INK RIBBON AND INK RIBBON ROLL - The disclosure discloses an ink ribbon having a dimension in a thickness direction, comprising a ribbon base layer, a first layer, and a second layer. The first layer is disposed adjacent to one side of the ribbon base layer in the thickness direction, and includes a solubility parameter value greater than or equal to 7 and less than or equal to 9, and is configured to separate from the ribbon base layer. The second layer is disposed on the one side of the first layer in the thickness direction, and includes a solubility parameter value greater than or equal to 7 and less than or equal to 9, and is configured to stick to a transfer target. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086661 | COSMETIC CONTAINER - A cosmetic container for housing a cosmetic product applicator is presented. The cosmetic container comprises: a cosmetic product applicator; a tubular housing comprising first and second portions; and a platform positioned within the tubular housing and connected to the first portion of the housing, the platform being adapted to receive the cosmetic product applicator inserted into the tubular housing. The first portion of the housing is rotatable relative to the second portion of the housing about an axis of rotation so as to move the platform between a first position, in which substantially the entire length of the cosmetic product applicator is situated within the tubular housing so as to prevent its removal from the housing, and a second position, in which a portion of the cosmetic applicator projects outwardly from the tubular housing so as to permit its removal from the housing. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086662 | BOTTLE WITH APPLICATOR - An applicator bottle design is provided which allows significantly less fluid to be wasted than previous designs. The design includes a reservoir or indentation for the applicator while the top of the bottle is screwed on. When the bottle is unscrewed, or in use, the applicator can reach more fluid in the bottle so that less fluid is wasted than with conventional applicator bottles. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086663 | ASSEMBLY MADE OF A FLAT WRITING INSTRUMENT AND OF AN ELEMENT THAT HOLDS THE WRITING INSTRUMENT INSIDE AN EXERCISE BOOK OR NOTEBOOK - An assembly is made of a flat writing instrument ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140086664 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140086665 | RAIL SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT IN A RACK - A rail system for supporting equipment in a rack is disclosed. The rail system may include: a first support rail assembly extending between a pair of vertical columns; a second support rail assembly extending between a different pair of vertical columns. Each support rail assembly may include: a support rail having opposite ends; aligners configured to align the opposite ends of the support rail with apertures of vertical columns; and mounting plates configured to removably secure the aligners to the opposite ends of the support rail. At least one mounting plate may be further configured to define at least one receiving portion for receiving a fastener for securing an equipment supportable in the rack. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086666 | Ball and Socket Joint for Device Enclosure - One example of a ball and socket joint for a device enclosure includes a ball member configured to facilitate connection to an electronic equipment. The ball member includes a first portion, and a second portion configured to mate with the first portion to form a passage to pass one or more cables for connection to the electronic equipment. The ball and socket joint also comprises a socket comprising a hollow portion configured to receive the ball member. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086667 | BALL JOINT WITH IMPROVED UPPER BEARING AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A ball joint for interconnecting relatively movable components is provided. The ball joint includes a housing and a stud with a spherical bearing surface disposed in the housing. The bearing has a concave spherical bearing surface which is brought into sliding abutment with the spherical bearing surface of the stud. The bearing is of a monolithic piece of fiber-reinforced polyamide material and includes carbon fibers which extend circumferentially about the concave spherical bearing surface. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086668 | DOOR GLASS CLAMP DEVICE - A door glass clamp device may include a clamp jointed to each of a pair of guide rails installed at both sides of a door, a first mounting member mounted to the clamp and provided with a coupled portion supporting a lower part of a glass, a second mounting member coupled to the coupled portion of the first mounting member and supporting the glass together with the first mounting part, a coupling member coupled to the coupled portion on the second mounting member and moving the second mounting member toward the first mounting part, and an adjusting member slidably provided between the first mounting member and the second mounting member to be moved therebetween, the adjusting member controlling the coupling member to be coupled or not to be coupled to the coupled portion. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086669 | GLUED LEDGER HEAD - A modular scaffold component of different material components advantageously uses the durability and reliability of conventional type steel ledger heads adhesively secured to by an aluminum or aluminum alloy structural member. In a preferred embodiment the structural member is an extruded elongate tube and in a further preferred structure the elongate tube is of a non circular cross section having thickened top and bottom portions preferably interior to a circular outer surface. These thickened portions provide additional strength and structural characteristics such that the component can be freely substituted for the equivalent steel component. In this way the component may be added to existing systems to take advantage of the reduced weight thereof without requiring a dedicated system or rendering an existing system obsolete. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086670 | JOINT OF METAL MATERIAL AND CERAMIC-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, CARBON MATERIAL JOINT, JOINTING MATERIAL FOR CARBON MATERIAL JOINT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON MATERIAL JOINT - Provided are a joint of a metal material and a ceramic-carbon composite material which can be used at high temperatures, a method for producing the same, a novel carbon material joint, a jointing material for a carbon material joint, and a method for producing a carbon joint. A joint | 2014-03-27 |
20140086671 | METAL JOINT - Disclosed is a metal joint having improved electrical characteristics and mechanical strength. A center swaged part ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140086672 | Clamp Ring And Method For Manufacturing A Clamp Ring - A clamp ring and process for manufacturing a clamp ring to effectively reduce, if not eliminate, waste scrap from the manufacturing process. The clamp ring and process for manufacturing the same, results in clamp ring having a seam formed by a metal joining technique such as welding, brazing, bolting, soldering, and clinching. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086673 | Lineally Adjustable Molds, Molding Methods, And Products Therefrom - A mold for producing a variety of fenestration members having different predetermined lengths is disclosed. Generally, the mold has a first lineal mold part that has an extended length and a second lineal mold part also having an extended length. The mold may also have mold end parts that are adapted to form end features of the fenestration member. In use, the first lineal mold part and the second lineal mold part fit together to define a profile. The first and second mold end parts can be positioned in a range of positions to define the lengths of a variety of different molded fenestration members. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086674 | PUSH-BUTTON SWITCH, SELECTOR SWITCH, AND FIXING COMPONENT THEREFOR - A fixing component for a switch including a flange, a ring attachment, and a screw attachment, the flange including a projection provided on an outer peripheral surface, the screw attachment including, on an inner peripheral surface, an insertion area into which the projection of the flange is inserted, a projection engaging part into which the projection of the flange is fitted, and an interference projection which is formed between the projection engaging part and the insertion area and has a smaller inner diameter than diameters of the projection engaging part and the insertion area, the projection of the flange including a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion where the first projecting portion is fitted into a guiding groove, and the second projecting portion is configured to traverse the interference projection to be fitted into a fitting groove when the flange and the screw attachment are rotated relatively. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086675 | Quick Disconnect Securement Device - A quick disconnect device for detachably holding a long gun or other elongated emergency tool (EET). The quick disconnect device receives and captures the ball of a ball-and-stem structure that is attached to the EET. The quick disconnect device may allow the EET to rotate about the central axis of the stem, but otherwise prevents relative translational and rotational motion between the EET and the quick disconnect device. The quick disconnect device is especially suitable for mounting to clothing, such as a utility belt or a ballistic vest. the quick disconnect device allows the EET to be inserted without requiring the user to directly manipulate the quick connection device, but requires the user to manipulate some sort of mechanism on the quick connect device in order to release the EET. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MODULAR, LOCKING HEADRAIL-RETENTION MECHANISM - In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for Modular, Locking Headrail-Retention Mechanism is described. The module, locking headrail-retention mechanism may, in certain embodiments be separate from a headrail, and insertable into at least one end of the headrail. In other embodiment, the locking headrail-retention mechanism may be manufactured as part of the headrail. The locking headrail-retention mechanism may comprise a cylindrical housing and a first cam disposed within the cylindrical housing. The locking headrail-retention mechanism may also include a retention plate proximate one end of the cylindrical housing and axially aligned with the first cam. A biasing member may be disposed within the cylindrical housing, and may impart an axial force on the first cam. The first cam may be operable to selectively prevent the axial force from being imparted on the retention plate. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086677 | FASTENING DEVICES - Aspects of the invention are directed to a fastening device. A housing comprises a substantially planar coupling plate defining an aperture. A first engagement member passes through the aperture and defines a first arcuate surface with a first outwardly extending foot at a proximal end and a first protruding rim at a distal end. A second member is largely a mirror image of the first engagement member. A slide is adapted to be translated between a first position and a second position. When the slide is in the first position, the slide occupies a space between the first and second engagement members so that they are fixedly spaced apart. When the slide is in the second position, the first engagement member and the second engagement member are free to limitedly pivot in the housing to a condition in which the distal ends of the two engagement members meet. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086678 | ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE - An assembly for an aircraft nacelle includes a reinforcing plate and a flange that includes one first portion and one second portion. The first portion of the flange is attached to another flange, and the second portion extends transversely relative to the first portion and is attached onto a panel of the assembly. In particular, the reinforcing plate is attached directly, or optionally indirectly, onto the flange via an intermediate plate attached between the reinforcing plate and the flange. The reinforcing plate has a beveled portion opposite the second portion of the flange. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086679 | CONNECTION OF A SHAFT PIECE OF A STEERING SHAFT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE BY MEANS OF A CONNECTION PART - The connection of a shaft piece of a steering shaft for a motor vehicle by a connection part includes an accommodating opening, which is bounded by a wall and in which a connecting section of the shaft piece is fastened. A gap interrupts the wall bounding the accommodating opening and is arranged between first and second clamping sections of the connection part, which clamping sections each form a respective section of the wall bounding the accommodating opening that is adjacent to the gap. The first and second clamping sections can be drawn together by a clamping part such as to narrow the gap, and can be pressed against the connecting section to lock the connecting section to the connection part in order to close the connection. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086680 | FLANGED MATERIAL AND STANDING SEAM CLAMP - A clamping assembly for attaching loads to various kinds of flanged seams, the assembly comprising a generally U-shaped clamp body, at least one clamping hammer disposed interior of the clamp body, the clamping hammer is secured to the clamp body along the longitudinal axis of the clamp body, at least one adjustment screw extending through the clamp body and adapted to selectively impinge against the clamping hammer and cause it to pivot about its axis or otherwise move inwardly within the clamp body, the adjustment screw extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the clamping hammer, at least one locking screw adapted to selectively impinge against the clamping hammer to prevent pivoting of the same may be optionally provided whereby a standing seam received within the clamp body may be tightly grasped between the clamp body and the clamping hammer under action of the adjustment screw. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086681 | For Downhole Reciprocating Pumps, a No Tap Tool with a Clutch - A tool which connects the last sucker rod of a sucker rod string to a downhole pump has a circularly cylindrical cylinder and piston so that the piston slides reciprocally and rotates freely within the cylinder. However, the closed upper end of the cylinder and the upper face of the piston have a cooperable tongue and groove which prevent relative rotational motion of the piston in the cylinder when the tongue is engaged in the groove so that the tool can be disconnected from the pump in response to rotation of the string at the uppermost stroke of the plunger to engage and turn the tongue and groove. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086682 | REMOVABLE DOWEL CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE SAME - A pre-fabricated pavement slab installation and replacement system is provided. The system includes a connector having an axial opening therethrough and engagement surface within the opening. The system further includes a pavement slab and an adjacent pavement slab, wherein a portion of the connector is embedded in the pavement slab and a remaining portion of the connector is exposed. The adjacent pavement slab has an interconnection slot, that can cover the remaining portion of the exposed connector. The system further provides that under the condition that the pavement slab and the adjacent pavement slab are cut apart, the connector is cut into a first half and a second half, wherein the first half of the connector contains the first engagement component and the second half of the connector contains the second engagement component. The first half of the connector can be subsequently removed by engaging the engagement surface. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086683 | INDEPENDENTLY SUPPORTED CONCRETE SAW APPARATUS AND METHOD - A saw apparatus for sawing paving slabs has a frame mounted on a ground contacting propulsion member such that the frame may move above a slab to be cut without touching the slab. A first saw support assembly disposes a blade of a saw in cutting engagement with the slab for a transverse cut. A second saw support assembly disposes a blade of another saw in cutting engagement with the slab for a longitudinal cut. The saws are mounted on the saw assemblies and the saw assemblies are mounted on the frame and the frame is mounted on the ground contact propulsion members such that no part of said frame need contact the slab during cutting. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086684 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN ASPHALT MATERIAL TO BE PROCESSED BY A ROAD FINISHING MACHINE, ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND ROAD FINISHING MACHINE - A device for detecting the temperature of an asphalt material to be processed by a road finishing machine includes at least one temperature measuring head, the at least one temperature measuring head being integrated into an ultrasonic sensor for detecting the filling level of the asphalt material. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086685 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE WITH MATERIAL CONVEYING SYSTEM - A construction machine according to the disclosure comprises a material hopper for receiving bulk material. Moreover, the construction machine includes a material conveying system for conveying bulk material. The material conveying system comprises at least one conveying screw in the area of the hopper. A gap extends underneath the at least one conveying screw, and the gap has a cross section that varies in a conveying direction of the at least one conveying screw. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086686 | LOW PROFILE MINE SHAFT LINER PLATE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A liner plate system for lining shafts or tunnels is provided. The system includes a plurality of curved liner plate units and a plurality of line lock plates. Each curved liner plate unit includes a radially outer side and a radially inner side, the radially inner side including a peripherally extending seal recess having a seal material thereon. Each liner lock plate has an inner side and an outer side, the outer side including a seal recess formed therein, the seal recess having a seal material thereon. The curved liner plate units and the liner lock plates arranged to form a curved wall structure. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086687 | UNDERWATER CABLE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An underwater cable deployment system for deploying an ocean bottom cable on the seabed including a cage having a lower frame and an upper frame, which lower frame is adapted to receive the ocean bottom cable and the upper frame is connected to an umbilical cable mounted on a vessel, the upper frame being removably attached to the lower frame, guiding and tensioning means for deploying the ocean bottom cable on the seabed, the lower frame further including a recording unit which is connected to the ocean bottom cable and is adapted to record data detected by at least one sensor unit of the ocean bottom cable and an electrical power unit adapted to provide power to the recording unit and to the ocean bottom cable. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086688 | Cable Trailer - The present invention is directed to cable trailer that can carry a cable drum having a weight up to 10 ton. The cable trailer is designed to carry and unwind cable from the cable drum and direct and lay the cable in or along a trench. The cable trailer has a trailer chassis with an internal aperture enclosed by a tail gate. The tail gate can open or be removed to provide access to the space of the internal aperture for the cable drum. The cable trailer has two mounting arms to mount the cable drum. The cable trailer has a bridge with a cable director to facilitate removing cable from the cable drum and at least one cable support arm extendable from a side of the chassis for directing and laying of the cable. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086689 | PIPE SPLITTING APPARATUS WITH REPLACEABLE BLADE - Pipe splitting apparatuses and systems including a replaceable blade, and methods therefor, are provided. In various examples, a pipe splitting apparatus includes an outer surface including a recess. A blade including a portion is disposed within the recess. A hardenable material is disposed within the recess. The hardenable material is configured to flow upon application to fill empty space within the recess and at least partially around the portion of the blade disposed within the recess. The hardenable material is further configured to harden after application to secure the portion of the blade within the recess and fix the blade to the pipe splitting apparatus. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086690 | Ice Resistant Jackup Leg - The present invention provides an the ice resistant Jackup leg that comprises a plurality of chords, a plurality of plate structures, wherein the chords and plate structures are alternatively positioned so that the plate structures connect the chords to form the peripheral structure of the ice resistant Jackup leg, a plurality of longitudinal stiffeners, wherein the longitudinal stiffeners are disposed onto the inner surface of the plate structures for stiffening the plate structures, and a plurality of traverse web frames or girders, wherein the traverse web frames or girders are disposed onto the inner surface of the plate structures for supporting the plurality of longitudinal stiffeners. The present invention also provides an ice resistant Jackup platform employing the ice resistant Jackup leg. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086691 | OFFSHORE FOUNDATION FOR WIND ENERGY INSTALLATIONS - This invention relates to an offshore supporting structure ( | 2014-03-27 |
20140086692 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCING A FILLING MATERIAL - The invention relates to a device for introducing a filling material into a hole in the ground, with a channel-like filling means which can be introduced into the hole and has an upper feed opening for feeding in the filling material and a lower discharge opening for discharging the filling material in a lower area of the hole. The filling means comprises an upper feed section and a flexible hose section arranged below. During the filling of the hole with the filling material the flexible hose section can be moved upwards along the feed section. During upward movement of the flexible hose section a severing means severs an upper area of the hose section in a longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for introducing a filling material into a hole. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086693 | PILE WITH LOW NOISE GENERATION DURING DRIVING - A pile with a low effective Poisson's ratio is disclosed, which greatly reduces the sound coupling to the water and sediment or other ground when driving piles. In some embodiments the pile includes geometric features that reduce the radial amplitude of the compression wave generated during hammering by providing a space for circumferential expansion along the length of the pile. The geometric features may comprise slots and/or grooves. In an embodiment, a driving shoe has a perimeter that extends beyond the pile tube such that the sediment produces less of a binding force on the pile. The pile may be formed as a double-shelled pile with either or both shells having effective low Poisson's ratio properties. A bubble generating plenum may be attached to the shoe to further reduce friction during installation. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086694 | DOUBLE-SIDED CUTTING INSERTS WITH ANTI-ROTATION FEATURES - A double-sided cutting insert may generally comprise: a top surface; a bottom surface; at least one side surface interconnecting the top surface and the bottom surface and forming at least one cutting edge; a through hole extending between the top surface and bottom surface; and wherein each of the top surface and bottom surface comprise an anti-rotation element comprising a single recess comprising a generally cyclic conical periphery. Each of the top surface and bottom surface may comprise at least one cyclic conical face. The recess may comprise a geometry that is complementary to the at least one cyclic conical face of the projection in an insert receiving pocket in a tool holder. A cutting tool incorporating one or more of the cutting inserts, and methods of making and using the cutting inserts are also described. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086695 | PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR MAKING CUTTING TOOL INSERTS - A process for the production of cutting tool inserts is described. A bottom punch is positioned into a powder compaction mold. A metallurgical powder is introduced into a mold cavity. A top punch is positioned into the powder compaction mold in an orientation opposed to the bottom punch. The metallurgical powder is compressed between the bottom punch and the top punch to form a powder compact. Also disclosed are cutting tool inserts produced in accordance with the process and powder pressing apparatuses for the production of cutting tool inserts. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086696 | DOUBLE-SIDED CUTTING INSERTS WITH ANTI-ROTATION FEATURES - A double-sided cutting insert may generally comprise a top surface, a bottom surface, at least one side surface interconnecting the top surface and the bottom surface and forming at least one cutting edge, a through hole extending between the top surface and bottom surface, wherein each of the top surface and bottom surface comprise at least one anti-rotation element. The cutting insert may comprise a single anti-rotation element on the top surface and a single anti-rotation element on the bottom surface. The anti-rotation element may be proximate to the through hole. A cutting tool using the cutting inserts, as well as methods of making and using the same are also described. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086697 | DRILL AND DRILLING DEVICE USING SAME - Provided are a drill that enhances work efficiency and process accuracy of a boring process, and a boring device enabling dust collection and recovery by using the drill. In a drill formed with a chip exhaust | 2014-03-27 |
20140086698 | Drilling Tool - A drilling tool for the installation of elongate members in walls comprises an elongate hollow shaft. The shaft has a proximate end and a distal end, the proximate end is provided with means for connection to a drill and the distal end is provided with means for connection to a drill bit so shaped and dimensioned that the drill bit forms a hole of a diameter greater than the maximum diameter of the shaft. The shaft comprises an aperture located at the proximate end of the shaft and adjacent to the means for connection to a drill, and an aperture located at the distal end of the shaft and adjacent to the means for connection to a drill bit. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086699 | RESTRAINING STRAP SECUREMENT SYSTEM - A restraining strap securement system for a trailer includes a load-restraining strap with a flat hook that connects to the trailer side rail. The trailer side rail extends along the sides of the trailer and comprises a bottom wall with an opening for receiving the flat hook. A keeper slides upon a rail affixed to the bottom wall and the keeper may be positioned to extend beneath the flat hook and prevent the flat from falling from the opening while the strap is being tightened. The keeper may comprise a hook that can he used to secure tarps or ropes over the trailer load. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086700 | Valve Assemblies for a Dunnage or Cargo Air Bags, and Related Methods of Use - Generally disclosed is an exemplary dunnage bag valve assembly that may be used to inflate a dunnage bag to capacity or deflate a dunage bag while minimizing the impact of fighting back pressure during deflation. In one embodiment the valve assembly comprises: a tubiform body having a flange disposed therearound; an internal support bar; a flapper coupled to the support bar along the midsection of the flapper, wherein the flapper closes the tubiform of the tubiform body; a lever with a fulcrum on the support bar, wherein operating of the lever on the fulcrum bends or folds the flapper along its midsection for opening the tubiform of the tubiform body during deflation of an air bag. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086701 | FASTENING ELEMENT - A fastening element is provided for a motor vehicle having a nut and a housing accommodating the nut, by which the fastening element can be fastened to a support part, in particular body panel, body attachment part or similar vehicle part of vehicle attachment part. It is provided that the housing is a plastic part with fixing device molded thereon for the clamping and/or positively joined fixing of the fastening element on the support part. A support part is further provided for a motor vehicle, on which a fastening element is fixed. A wiper motor is provided having such a support part. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086702 | NUT - A nut comprises a metal member including a nut body having an internally threaded portion formed therein and an extension formed on one end of the nut body so as to surround an opening of the internally threaded portion, the metal member being subjected to surface treatment; and a ring member made of a synthetic resin, having an outer peripheral portion united with an inner side of the extension and having a ring inner diameter substantially equal to a minor diameter of the internally threaded portion, the outer peripheral portion being united with the inner side of the extension by insert-molding using the metal member as an insert; wherein the extension has at least one recess formed in an inner portion, and the outer peripheral portion has a rotation-preventing portion fit into the at least one recess, the rotation-preventing portion being formed by the insert molding. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086703 | Self-Retaining Fastener - A self-retaining fastener is designed to persistently secure a load between a nut and a bolt. The bolt has a bolt head, a bolt shaft, and a male threaded portion positioned along the bolt shaft to which a female threaded portion of the nut is secured. A retention spring is pressed against the nut and coiled around the bolt shaft when the nut is secured to the bolt. A first end of the retention spring is compressed against the nut opposite the load, while a second end of the retention spring is attached to a receiving volume of the bolt. The retention spring secures both the nut and load independent of the position the nut takes along the male threaded portion of the bolt. A bolt spring and a nut spring may also be used to provide increased contact area between bolt and load and between nut and load respectively. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086704 | FASTENERS MANUFACTURED BY THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A fastener is provided. In another aspect, a fastener is made of layers of material, a light curable material and/or multiple built-up materials. Another aspect uses a three-dimensional printing machine to emit material from an ink jet printing head to build up a fastener. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086705 | WEIGHT SCREW - A screw comprising a drive part, a threaded part, and a retaining ring is disclosed herein. Each of the drive part and the threaded part comprises a plurality of interface surfaces that transmit torque from the drive part to the threaded part and prevent the parts from disengaging from one another during use. Each plurality of interface surfaces forms one or more geometric shapes that create additional friction between the drive and threaded parts, and may further include mating pins and holes to prevent the parts from detaching from one another. The retaining ring, which removably connects the screw to a wrench during assembly of the screw with a receptacle, is disposed within a cavity formed when the drive part is assembled with the threaded part. | 2014-03-27 |
20140086706 | LOCKING TWIST PIN SCREEN PANEL RETAINER - A locking twist pin screen panel retainer system utilizes a plurality of twist pins, each with a mushroom-shaped screen panel engaging head. Each one of the locking twist pins is positionable in a deformable receiver which is attachable to a support tube or bottom rail of a vibrating separatory machine. Insertion of the individual twist pins each into a cooperating one of the retainers, and the subsequent rotation of each twist pin through 90°, both secures the pin in the cooperating receiver and also secures the receiver in place on the underlying support tube or rail of the vibrating separatory machine. Removal of the pins and their receivers, if necessary, is accomplished by a further rotation of each pin through another 90°. | 2014-03-27 |