23rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120139302 | AIRPLANE PASSENGER SEAT - An airplane passenger seat may include a non-articulated seat shell configured to recline as a unit. In embodiments, an airplane passenger seat may include a tray table including a literature pocket. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139303 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - Described are display assemblies having a display coupled to a passenger seat back, a shroud coupled to the passenger seat back with an inner opening positioned adjacent the display, and a cradle coupled to a lower edge of the shroud and positioned below the shroud adjacent a stowage location of a tray table, wherein the cradle includes an electronics apparatus connected to the display. The display assembly may also include a tray table with a recess, wherein the cradle is configured to stow at least partially within the recess when the tray table is positioned in the stowage location. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139304 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH OXYGEN TANK STORAGE - Disclosed is a vehicle seat for use in a fire truck or an ambulance. The vehicle seat includes a seat back frame defining an oxygen tank receiving space therein to receive an oxygen tank, a seating bracket attached to a lower position of the seat back frame so as to support a lower end of the oxygen tank seated thereon, a holder pivotally attached to an upper position of the seat back frame and integrally connected to a headrest so as to catch and support an upper end of the oxygen tank, an elastic fixing unit to assist the holder in continuously supporting the upper end of the oxygen tank, and a release cable to release the elastic fixing unit when it is pulled, causing the holder supporting the oxygen tank to be lifted by restoration force of the spring, thereby enabling separation of the oxygen tank. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139305 | PASSENGER SEAT DEVICE - An airplane passenger seat device includes a seat part, which has a seat surface, a seat direction and a main body, which abuts an aisle in a installed state in a means of transportation and which, in a usage position, laterally covers the seat surface in a region that is lateral to the seat surface with respect to the seat direction. It is proposed that the passenger seat device has a bearing unit for moveably mounting the main body, which is provided to move the main body from the usage position into a release position by way of a movement relative to the seat surface, which causes the region lateral to the seat surface to be released. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139306 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING ROTATION OF SEAT FRAME FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for preventing rotation of a seat frame for a vehicle having the seat frame that includes an inner link portion and an outer link portion that may be provided with a height adjustment device to adjust a height of a seat and a rack gear link may include a height link, wherein one end portion of the height link may be pivotally connected to a set bracket and the other end portion thereof may be pivotally connected to a cushion side member, and a rotation prevention link provided on the inner link portion wherein one end portion of the rotation prevention link may be pivotally hinged to the height link and the other end portion thereof may be movably installed on the set bracket. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139307 | MODULAR DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - Described are display assemblies having a display coupled to a passenger seat back, a video shroud coupled to the passenger seat back and with an inner opening positioned adjacent the display, wherein a gap is positioned between an outer edge of the display and an edge of the inner opening, and an adaptor having a lip and coupled to the video shroud, wherein the lip is positioned adjacent the gap. A portion of the lip may surround at least the outer edge of the display and/or may overlap a portion of the video shroud. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139308 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY WITH LIGHTING APPARATUS - Described are display assemblies having a display coupled to a passenger seat back, a video shroud coupled to the passenger seat back and with an inner opening positioned adjacent the display, wherein a gap is positioned between an outer edge of the display and an edge of the inner opening, and a light apparatus having at least one lighting element coupled to the passenger seat back, wherein the at least one lighting element is positioned to emit light through the gap. The display assembly may also include a diffuser coupled to the video shroud and positioned adjacent the gap. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139309 | PASSENGER SEAT WITH NECK SUPPORT - Described are passenger seats comprising a seat back support and a neck support structure comprising a headrest coupled to the seat back support and at least one wing pivotally coupled to the headrest, wherein the at least one wing is configured to rotate downwardly from a stowed position to a first deployed position and the at least one wing is also configured to rotate laterally from the stowed position to a second deployed position. The neck support structure may comprise a first wing and a second wing. A cover may be removably coupled to the at least one wing. The at least one wing may be formed from a flexible material. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139310 | STOOL - A folding stool with a swivel seat or rotating seat that may enhance comfort. The stool may employ a swing arm as part of its folding mechanism, In addition, the seat of the stool may be constructed from metal, wood, fabric, vinyl, leather, or plastic. The stool may have a locking mechanism to prevent its collapse when unfolded. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139311 | FOLD-AND DIVE STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A fold-and-dive structure for a vehicle seat is provided, which includes a connection member connecting a cushion frame built in a seat cushion and a back frame built in a seat back to each other, a rotating link connecting a front end portion of the cushion frame and a support frame to each other, and a recliner provided on the support frame to which a lower end portion of the back frame is rotatably connected, wherein a guide frame is provided on a front side portion of the connection member, and the cushion frame is slidably coupled to the guide frame to make the seat cushion slide forward. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139312 | VEHICLE SEAT DEVICE - The invention provides a vehicle seat device in which a seat can be simply and reliably held at a storage position. In a vehicle seat ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120139313 | Fold-And-Dive Apparatus for Vehicle Seat - A fold-and-dive apparatus for a vehicle seat is provided, which includes a protrusion projecting from a seat back that is folded toward a seat cushion, a moving block moving on a connection link by the protrusion when the seat back is folded, a lock plate connected to the moving block by a cable to move upward and downward on the connection link so as to restrain and release the seat cushion, and an elastic member having both end portions installed in the seat cushion and a vehicle body, respectively, to make the seat cushion slide forward. Since the seat cushion slides forward when the seat back is folded, the overlap of bolster portions between the seat back and the seat cushion is minimized, and thus the evenness of the seat back that is folded toward the seat cushion and the luggage trim is maximally improved. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139314 | Back reclining apparatus interlocking with seat cushion for vehicle - A back reclining apparatus interlocking with a seat cushion for a vehicle may include a back frame including a main frame fixed to a vehicle body and a reclining frame that may be selectively reclined around a reclining hinge on an inner surface of the main frame, a reclining locking unit connected to the main frame and the reclining frame to selectively release locking of the main frame and the reclining frame, a cushion locking unit selectively releasing locking of a cushion frame and the reclining frame, and a cushion sliding unit connected between the cushion frame and a floor panel to interlock with the reclining frame and to make the cushion frame move to slide forward when the locking of the reclining locking unit may be released and the reclining frame may be reclined around the reclining hinge. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139315 | SEAT FRAME - A seat frame includes a projecting portion formed on a surface of a recliner to face a reinforcement plate, the projecting portion having a cross sectional shape with a recessed portion and a protruded portion in a rotational direction of the recliner, the reinforcement plate including a first through-hole for fitting the projecting portion, the upward-downward direction frame including a second through-hole larger than the first through-hole which extends within the second through-hole when the upward-downward direction frame and the reinforcement plate are overlaid, and a three-member welding portion formed by a periphery of the projecting portion, a periphery of the first through-hole, and a periphery of the second through-hole wherein the recliner, the reinforcement plate, and the upward-downward direction frame are welded with the projecting portion of the recliner fitting to the first through-hole of the reinforcement plate while the reinforcement plate and the upward-downward direction frame are overlaid. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139316 | Seat Structure - A seat structure has a main body and a seating surface element attached to the main body extending in a longitudinal direction. A back element is connected to a rear end of the seating surface element and is reclinable and extends in a vertical direction. The back element includes a back plate and a pair of back rods respectively positioned on both lateral sides of said back plate. An upper end flap is connected to an upper end of the back plate in a forward tiltable manner. A displacement member is supported on the back rods and is vertically displaceable. A first connection element connects the displacement member and upper end flap to tilt the upper end flap forward according to displacement of the displacement member. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139317 | Motor Vehicle Seat and Method for Transferring a Seatback from the use Position to a Stowed Position - The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat, in particular to a rear seat for rear rows of seats of motor vehicles. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for shifting a first and second component ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120139318 | Chair - A chair includes a seat assembly, a backrest assembly, a support assembly, and an actuating mechanism. The seat assembly includes a leg unit and a seat plate mounted to the leg unit. The backrest assembly includes a backrest plate and an engaging frame interconnecting pivotally the backrest plate and the seat assembly. The support assembly includes at least one telescopic rod interconnecting the engaging frame and the leg unit. The actuating mechanism includes at least one actuating member corresponding in position to the telescopic rod, and a drawing unit coupled to the actuating member and operable for driving the actuating member to actuate length adjustment of the telescopic rod so as to adjust inclination of the backrest assembly relative to the seat assembly. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139319 | SEAT RECLINING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A holder in a seat reclining device for vehicle has a body portion which comprises a cover wall slidably covering an end surface at an outer circumferential portion of an upper arm on an opposite side to a lower arm and a circumferential wall formed continuously with the cover wall and covering an outer circumferential surface of the lower arm, and fixed portions provided at an end of the circumferential wall and fixed by caulking on an end surface at an outer circumferential portion of the lower arm on an opposite side to the upper arm. The holder is formed with a plurality of load receiving portions cut and bent from the body portion to contact an end surface at the outer circumferential portion of the lower arm on the upper arm side for supporting a caulking load at the time of a fixing by caulking. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139320 | SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOFT LATCH MECHANISM - A seat assembly having a soft latch mechanism. The soft latch mechanism includes a spring arm disposed on a bracket and a housing disposed on a seat back frame. The housing engages an end portion of the spring arm when the seat back frame is in a folded position to inhibit movement of the seat back frame away from the seat bottom frame. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139321 | Headrest for A Chair - A headrest for a chair in the present invention has a supporting strip and an abutting surface immovably mounted on an upper end of the supporting strip. The supporting strip has a fastening element secured on a lower end. An adjustable connection between the supporting strip and the fastening element is performed. The fastening element is adapted to attach to a top of the backrest of the chair. The supporting strip is made of MC Nylon so that the headrest enables to move flexibility to any angle posture and to provide comforting efficiency. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139322 | FOOTREST - A footrest is provided that includes a footplate element, an upper swing arm, and a lower swing arm, which footrest can be arranged on a wall that faces a seat, and allows several seating positions. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139323 | Backrest Device For A Chair - A backrest device for a chair includes two lateral pipe units, each including a backrest mounting pipe member and a coupling pipe member, and a backrest unit. The backrest mounting pipe member has a main surrounding wall defining a surrounding space therein, and a convex groove-defining wall disposed in the surrounding space and defining an engaging groove therein. The coupling pipe member has a coupling surrounding wall coupled to a lower end of the main surrounding wall, and an abutting wall for closing a top end of the coupling surrounding wall. The backrest unit includes a backrest member having opposite lateral portions each forming a rod-receiving loop, and two positioning rods sleeved respectively in the rod-receiving loops. Each lateral portion and a respective positioning rod are retained within the engaging groove of a corresponding pipe unit. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139324 | VEHICLE SEAT - An anchor plate ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120139325 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TERRAIN ANALYSIS - Described herein is a computerised method for identifying and classifying edges in a dataset representative of an open-pit mine terrain. The method includes the step of identifying one or more surfaces of the terrain having common topological attributes ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120139326 | Reinforced Composite Rim - A composite rim including a reinforcing assembly is provided. The composite rim includes a first sidewall portion, a second sidewall portion, a radially outer portion and a reinforcing assembly. The radially outer portion includes a radially outwardly-facing tire-engaging surface. The reinforcing assembly is disposed proximate the tire-engaging surface and includes a reinforcer and a containment member for containing the reinforcer. The reinforcer has an axis extending circumferentially about the composite rim and is configured to reinforce the composite rim in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis of the reinforcer. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139327 | Bicycle Hub Assembly - A hub assembly for a bicycle includes a hub, a drive seat arranged on the hub, a protective bushing mounted on the drive seat, and a freewheel unit mounted on the protective bushing. The drive seat has an outer periphery provided with a plurality of positioning ribs. The protective bushing has an inner periphery provided with a plurality of positioning grooves forcibly fitted onto the positioning ribs and has an outer periphery provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs each surrounding the respective positioning groove. Thus, the positioning ribs of the drive seat are reinforced by the reinforcing ribs of the protective bushing so that when the drive seat is subjected to a torque which is applied by the rotating freewheel unit, the positioning ribs can withstand the torque without producing distortion or wear. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139328 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - An automotive vehicle braking system includes a hydraulic brake system in communication with a regenerative brake system. The regenerative brake system has both a fixed system logic portion and a user-adjustable system logic portion. The fixed system logic of the regenerative brake system is driven by a brake member displacement. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139329 | REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM - An automotive vehicle braking system includes a regenerative brake system operable upon a deceleration request from at least one of an acceleration member and a braking member. At least a portion of the deceleration request is adjustable by a user when the deceleration request is provided by the acceleration member. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139330 | BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE - During regenerative coordinate braking control, a target brake force is defined by eliminating influences of brake system component tolerances to achieve a comfortable brake feel and secure regenerative energy. A brake control system includes a master cylinder, wheel cylinders, a VDC brake fluid pressure unit and a motor controller. In response to a brake pedal operation by a driver, a brake pedal stroke position is detected at which a pressure in a master cylinder actually begins to be generated. A target deceleration characteristic is adjusted from a theoretical characteristic so that the target deceleration equals a maximum value of an add-on brake force (i.e., the regenerative brake gap) at the detected brake pedal stroke position. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139331 | BRAKE APPARATUS - A brake apparatus including a housing, a piston body disposed within each of a pair of closed-ended bores formed in the housing, a first elastic member that biases the piston body toward a closed end of the respective bores, a fluid passage opened to the closed end of the respective bores, a pressure regulating valve disposed in the fluid passage, and a rotary gear pump disposed in a region between the pressure regulating valve disposed in the fluid passage opened to the closed end of one of the bores and the pressure regulating valve disposed in the fluid passage opened to the closed end of the other of the bores. The fluid passages are formed to be offset from respective central axes of the piston bodies in such a direction that the fluid passages are spaced apart from each other. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139332 | BRAKE APPARATUS - A brake apparatus including a piston body disposed in a closed-ended bore in a housing, a first elastic member biasing the piston body toward a closed end of the bore, and a pressure regulating valve including a valve element, a rod and a second elastic member biasing the valve element toward a seat portion and having an elastic force smaller than that of the first elastic member, the brake apparatus having a reservoir function of reserving brake fluid flowed from a vehicular wheel cylinder in the bore by strokes of the piston body upon ABS control, the piston body being a resin-molded member having a hard member on a piston crown surface, the hard member having a hardness larger than that of a resin material of the piston body, and the piston body and the rod are brought into contact with each other via the hard member. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139333 | BRAKE APPARATUS - A brake apparatus including a housing with a fluid passage, a piston body disposed within a closed-ended bore of the housing and communicated with the fluid passage, a first elastic member biasing the piston body toward a closed end of the bore, a valve element disposed in the fluid passage, a seat portion coming into contact with the valve element, a rod disposed between a crown surface of the piston body and the valve element, a second elastic member biasing the valve element toward the seat portion, a rod supporting hole portion that supports one end side of the rod, a rod outer circumferential passage portion disposed on the other end side of the rod and having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of the rod supporting hole portion, and at least one communicating hole portion that communicates the rod outer circumferential passage portion and the bore. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139334 | RUBBER CRAWLER, METHOD FOR MAKING RUBBER CRAWLER, LUG FOR RUBBER CRAWLER AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH RUBBER CRAWLER - A rubber crawler for a tracked vehicle involves an endless rubber belt body for revolving around first and second members that are spaced from each other, which belt body has an outer peripheral face including a plurality of lugs that protrude outwardly from the belt body, each of which lugs has a ground-contacting surface and a sidewall extending outwardly from the belt body to the ground-contacting surface, the sidewall having a groove extending transversely to the length direction of the belt body, and each of which lugs is at least partially made of material that is deformable, at the groove of the sidewall, when the belt body bends to facilitate removal of soil from the groove. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139335 | SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING ELECTRICAL POWER FROM AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A system is disclosed for extracting electrical power from a plurality of batteries of an electric vehicle for use by an electric device. The system may include a power inverter configured to convert a DC power output of the batteries to an AC power output usable by the electric device. The system may also include a power cable having a first end electrically connected to the batteries and a second end electrically connected to the power inverter such that the DC power output of the batteries is transmitted through the power cable to the power inverter. Additionally, the first end of the power cable may include a charger plug configured to be connected to the batteries through a charging receptacle of the electric vehicle. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139336 | GRIP ACTUATED VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - Grip actuated control system to provide operational control of vehicle functions at a gripping surface of handlebar equipped vehicles. The system can be provided as original equipment and as an aftermarket addition or replacement for existent vehicle controls. The system includes one or more grip controls positioned adjacent a user's fingertips in a grip or glove assembly which are in communication with a control module. The control module is connected to existent or provided vehicle wiring and thus to respective operational equipment such that user actuation of a grip control induces the control module to provide a corresponding output to activate/deactivate or regulate the operation of the respective vehicle equipment. Communication between the grip controls and control module can be wireless for increased flexibility in installation and placement of the module on the vehicle. Combinations, sequences, and relative timing of the grip controls can provide numerous distinct control functions. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139337 | CONTROLLER DRIVING APPARATUS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Disclosed is a controller driving apparatus of an electric vehicle which includes a first switch connected to a low-voltage DC-DC converter, a first port of a battery management system (BMS), and an electric vehicle controller, and a second switch connected to an output terminal of a high-voltage DC-DC converter connected to a second port of the BMS and an auxiliary battery connected to one end of the ignition switch, and a side connected to the low-voltage DC-DC converter, the one signal port of the BMS, and the electric vehicle controller. Finally, a third switch having connected between the auxiliary battery and a vehicle-on port of the BMS, and connected to the low-voltage DC-DC converter, the one signal port of the BMS, and the electric vehicle controller. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139338 | HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES - The present invention provides a high voltage system of an electric vehicle. More particularly, it relates to a high voltage system of an electric system which makes it possible to remove a sub-battery conventionally required in such systems by allowing a high voltage battery to function as the sub-battery. The high voltage system includes a high voltage battery, in which a cell and/or a module of the high voltage battery is connected to low voltage electric equipment through an NC relay, such that power of the cell and/or the module of the high voltage battery is supplied to the low voltage electric equipment at ignition-off. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139339 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CONTROL THE SAME - A power supply apparatus includes a converter to convert AC power into DC power, an SMPS to convert the DC power into DC powers desired by loads, a capacitor to interconnect the converter and the SMPS, a PTC element connected to the converter, a first switch connected in parallel with the PTC element, and a second switch connected in series with the first switch. The method includes turning on the second switch to start charging of the capacitor, turning on the first switch to charge the capacitor to a target voltage level, and turning off both the first switch and second switch if a voltage across the capacitor rises over the target voltage level, to discharge the voltage across the capacitor so as to lower the voltage across the capacitor to the target voltage level or lower. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139340 | RF and EM Field Shield and Electrical Generator - The RF (Radio Frequency) and EM (Electro Magnetic) Field Shield and Electrical Generator is an apparatus for shielding the user of an electrical device from electrical frequency generated internally from the device during normal operations while at the same time absorbing the unproductive fields generated internally or available from external fields for conversion to an electrical current that can be utilized to provide recycled and captured electrical current to the device. Additionally with increased size applied to the apparatus as a stand-alone converter that can provide electrical current to a number of electrical devices, or an external power grid. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139341 | ENHANCED LOAD MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A system for managing distribution of electrical power includes a power management circuit, power control units, a first keyline and a second keyline. The power management circuit includes a device configured to measure power consumed by an electrical load, and a comparator comparing the measured power with a power limit. Each power control unit includes an outlet for delivering power to a load; a timing control circuit coupled to each outlet and configured to deliver an enabling signal to each outlet individually with a time delay; a signal input; and a signal output. The first keyline connects the power management circuit with the signal input of one power control unit; the second keyline connects the signal output of that power control unit with the signal input of another power control unit. Each power control unit is configured to propagate a signal to another power control signal via the second keyline. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139342 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING AN UNREGULATED DORMANT MODE WITH OUTPUT RESET IN A POWER CONVERTER - An implementation of an unregulated dormant mode with an output reset controller in a power converter is disclosed. An example method for controlling an output of a power converter includes generating a drive signal with a drive signal generator to regulate a flow of energy to one or more loads coupled to an output of the power converter in response to an energy requirement of the one or more loads. The drive signal generator is rendered dormant to cease for a first time period the regulation of energy flow to the one or more loads when the energy requirement of the one or more loads falls below a threshold value. The energy requirement of the one or more loads is not responded to during the first time period. The drive signal generator is then powered up to resume after the first time period has elapsed the regulation of energy flow to the one or more loads. After the first time period has elapsed, it is identified whether there is an increase in the energy requirement of the one or more loads. If there is the increase in the energy requirement of the one or more loads, the output of the power converter is reset to allow a voltage at the output of power converter to be discharged during a second time period after the first time period has elapsed to a value substantially below a normal regulation output voltage. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139343 | SAFETY MECHANISMS, WAKE UP AND SHUTDOWN METHODS IN DISTRIBUTED POWER INSTALLATIONS - A distributed power system including multiple DC power sources and multiple power modules. The power modules include inputs coupled respectively to the DC power sources and outputs coupled in series to form a serial string. An inverter is coupled to the serial string. The inverter converts power input from the serial string to output power. A signaling mechanism between the inverter and the power module is adapted for controlling operation of the power modules. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139344 | INRUSH CURRENT PROTECTION FOR WIND TURBINES AND WIND FARMS - A wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine includes a transformer having a low-voltage side and a high-voltage side. The transformer is configured to step up a voltage of the low-voltage side of the transformer to a voltage of an external grid. The wind turbine further includes an electrical power generating unit which is connected to the low-voltage side of the transformer and configured to feed an ac-power to the low-voltage side of the transformer. A charging device of the wind turbine is connected to the low-voltage side of the transformer and configured to charge the low-voltage side of the transformer when the generator does not feed ac-power to the low-voltage side of the transformer. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139345 | CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID POWER BATTERY CHARGER - A power supply system and method for operating same. The power supply system is connectable to receive power from an adapter and supply power to a load. The power supply system includes a rechargeable battery, a buck mode circuit, and a boost mode circuit. A switching circuit switches between the buck mode circuit and boost mode circuit for supplying power to the load. If the power required by the load reaches a first predetermined level related to an adapter overload condition for a first predetermined time, the switching circuit disconnects said buck mode circuit from the load and connects the rechargeable battery and the boost mode circuit to said load. The first predetermined level may be established by a first predetermined percent of the current of a dynamic power management level established by the load, which is related to a power level below that which can be provided by the adapter. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139346 | AC CONVERSION OF VARYING VOLTAGE DC SUCH AS SOLAR POWER - An alternating current conversion method and system are disclosed that can adapt to varying voltages of the direct current sources. An exemplary system includes a first and second connection arrangements for the voltage sources such that the direct current can be supplied to the DC/AC converter selectively in the first connection arrangement or the second connection arrangement. The selection between the first and second connection arrangements is made on the basis of the voltage levels of the voltage sources such that a proper voltage is supplied to the DC/AC converter. The numbers of the voltage sources in the connection arrangements are selected such that the first and second connection arrangements have different numbers of the voltage sources connected in series, the voltage sources being also grouped in parallel groups. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139347 | REVERSE CURRENT SENSOR - In a photovoltaic system including a plurality of strings, each includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules exclusively connected in series, bus lines to which the strings are connected in parallel, and a converter for feeding electric energy from the bus lines into a power grid. A system voltage drop between the bus lines can be adjusted by a controller of the converter, and a current sensor is provided for each string that at least determines whether a reverse current flows to the string and reports to the controller of the converter whether a reverse current flows to the string, and the controller of the converter reduces the system voltage present between the bus lines to stop the reverse current. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139348 | LOAD CONDITION CONTROLLED INLINE POWER CONTROLLER - In various embodiments, a power converter system that is configured to provide power to an electronic device is provided. The power converter system comprises a power converter and a power controller. The power converter is configured to condition power from a power source. The power converter is also be configured to transmit power to the electronic device. The power controller is configured to selectively or removably couple to the power converter between at least one of the power source and the electronic device. The power controller is also configured to disengage the power to the electronic device in response to the electronic device operating under a predetermined operating condition. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139349 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRIC FIELD TO A PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENT - A method and apparatus for applying an electric field to a photovoltaic element. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises at least one photovoltaic (PV) cell having a P-N junction; and a voltage supply for (i) converting a first voltage to an e-field voltage, the first voltage generated local to the at least one PV cell, and (ii) coupling the e-field voltage to the at least one PV cell to create an electric field extending across the P-N junction. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139350 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTEGRATING WIND POWER AND TIDAL ENERGY - A system integrating a tidal power generation device and a wind power generation device and a method thereof are provided. The system includes a wind power generation device, a tidal power generation device and an integration device. The wind power generation device generates a first voltage, the tidal power generation device generates a second voltage, and the integration device integrates the first and the second voltages for a further use. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139351 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING WIND POWER GENERATION WITH WAVE POWER GENERATION - A system for integrating a wind power generation with a wave power generation includes a wind power generation device, a wave power generation device and a power integration device. The wind power generation device generates a first voltage. The wave power generation device generates a second voltage. The power integration device integrates the first voltage with the second voltage. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139352 | ADVANCED RENEWABLE ENERGY HARVESTING - The power of DC electrical sources is combined onto a DC buss, such that each source behaves independently from any other source attached to the buss. In one embodiment, a converter module is attached to each of a plurality of solar photovoltaic panels and its output is attached in a parallel manner to a common buss that forms the input to a DC AC inverter. The converter module includes a Maximum Power Point Tracking component that matches the output impedance of the panels to the input impedance of the converter module. The converter also includes a communication component that provides parametric data and identification to a central inverter. Data generated by each converter module is transmitted over the power line or by wireless means and is collected at the inverter and forwarded to a data collection and reporting system. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139353 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a method for controlling a back-to-back converter when disturbances are produced in the grid which limit the capacity of the converter ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120139354 | No Break Power Transfer for Power Generating System - A method for no break power transfer in a variable frequency power generating system, the power generating system comprising a first bus connected to a first generator and a second bus connected to a second generator includes configuring a power transfer device to output power that is synchronized to match a voltage and a frequency of the second bus to the second bus; reconfiguring the power transfer device to output power that is synchronized to match a voltage and a frequency of the first bus to the second bus; and closing a tie switch located between the first bus and the second bus. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139355 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - Described herein are improved configurations for a wireless power transfer. Described are methods and designs for medical environments and devices. Wireless energy transfer is utilized to eliminate cords and power cables from operating instruments and electronic equipment requiring mobility. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139356 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS POWER SIGNAL IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - Various embodiments of a method for controlling a wireless power signal in a wireless power transmission device and related devices are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the method may include transmitting an object detecting signal via a transmission coil of the wireless power transmission device, receiving an object response signal in response to the object detecting signal via the transmission coil, and transmitting the wireless power signal to a wireless power receiving device via the transmission coil based on the object response signal. The method may also include detecting a voltage or a current of the transmission coil and changing the wireless power signal when a phase value of the voltage or the current of the transmission coil is changed by more than a predetermined value. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139357 | Coupled Inductor Power Transfer System - Coupled inductor systems are disclosed in which transmitter and receiver inductors, or coils, are coupled in a configuration for wirelessly transferring power and/or data among them. In preferred implementations, the systems are used for transmitting both power and data in pairs of coupled coils. Primary side circuits in preferred embodiments of the systems of the invention employ Class D or Class G amplifiers. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139358 | Multiple Coil Data Transmission System - Multiple coil systems and methods are disclosed in which transmitter and receiver inductors, or coils, are coupled in a configuration for wirelessly transferring data and/or power among them. In preferred implementations, the systems and methods are used for transmitting data using pairs of coupled coils. One preferred aspect of the invention is that the coils are not permanently affixed in physical proximity to one another, but can be moved and/or interchanged. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139359 | WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM AND TRANSMITTING END CIRCUIT THEREOF - A transmitting end circuit includes a rectifying unit, a control unit, a resonant unit, a primary coil and an inductor unit. The control unit outputs a control signal to the rectifying unit. The resonant unit has a first end connected to the rectifying unit. The primary coil is connected to the resonant unit. The inductor unit is connected to a second end of the primary coil and the controlling unit. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139360 | Emergency stop module arrangement - An emergency stop module arrangement having a logic circuit for the detecting a switching status of an emergency stop switch and for the control of a load switch for the safe connection and disconnection of a load, wherein the emergency stop module arrangement has a first emergency stop module and a second emergency stop module, and wherein the first emergency stop module is coupled via an interface connection to the second emergency stop module. To reduce the wiring complexity as well as the space requirement for the arrangement in a switching cabinet, it is provided that the emergency stop modules are designed as plug-on modules which can be plugged on the load switches, and that each one of the emergency stop modules has at least one switching means which is mechanically positively driven with the coupled load switch. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139361 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDEFINING ELECTRICAL POWE SYSTEM WIRING - Methods and apparatus detect wiring error(s), identify to the user what wiring error has been detected, and redefine the wiring configuration. An indication is provided to the user that the apparatus has redefined the wiring configuration. Steps may be automated and/or initiated by the user. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139362 | Fail-Safe Switching Module - A fail-safe switching module having a first switching device and a second switching device, the first and second switching devices being configured to switch a load by a switching-on device, a first temperature sensor being arranged on the first switching device and a second temperature sensor being arranged on the second switching device. The first switching device is arranged in series with first and second switching-off devices, and the second switching device is arranged in series with third and fourth switching-off devices. The first switching-off device and the third switching-off device are configured to react to the first temperature sensor. The second and fourth switching-off devices are configured to react to the second temperature sensor to switch off the first and second switching devices in the event of an overtemperature of the first switching device or the second switching device. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139363 | RECONFIGURABLE RF SWITCH DIE - A radio frequency (RF) switch die which includes an antenna port, a plurality of RF ports, a switch fabric for selectively coupling one or more of the RF ports to the antenna port, and control circuitry that is adapted to, in a first mode, direct the switch fabric to couple any one of the plurality of RF ports individually to the antenna port, and in a second mode, couple a selected group of the RF ports to the antenna port. The RF switch die may include M number of RF ports, and be relatively easily reconfigured to provide N number of RF ports, wherein N is less than M. Groups of RF ports may be coupled together to form coupled RF ports that offer different electrical characteristics than non-coupled RF ports. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139364 | AUTO-SHUT OFF CIRCUIT - An auto-shut off circuit includes a relay, a voltage conversion device, a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a capacitor, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The relay includes a coil and a switch. The auto-shut off circuit disconnects an electronic device from a power supply when the electronic device is not at a working state. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139365 | LEVITATED MICRO-MANIPULATOR SYSTEM - A system has a circuit substrate having conductive traces in a first layer of the substrate, the traces arranged in independent zones, a diamagnetic layer residing on a surface of the circuit substrate, at least two manipulators residing adjacent the magnetic layer, the manipulators being moveable within the zones, the manipulators being magnetic and controllable through magnetic fields, and a controller electrically coupled to the traces arranged to produce signals to generate magnetic fields. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139366 | POSITIONING SYSTEM - This invention relates to a positioning system for positioning a positioning unit along a longitudinal axis. The positioning system comprises a linear guide arrangement for enabling a linearly guided motion parallel to said axis, wherein the positioning unit is operatively connected to said guide arrangement. Furthermore, the positioning system comprises a motor, wherein the motor comprises a moving motor member operatively connected to said linear guide arrangement and an elongated stationary motor member extending parallel to said axis. The moving motor member is adapted to move along the stationary motor member for providing motion parallel to said axis. Moreover, the positioning system further comprises a force transmission arrangement which operatively connects said moving motor member to the positioning unit. The force transmission arrangement is arranged to provide an engagement between said positioning unit and said moving motor. The engagement is rigid in a direction parallel to said axis for instantaneous transmission of a linear force, and is resilient in directions other than said direction parallel to said axis, whereby transmission to the positioning unit of forces arising from thermal expansion of the motor is reduced or eliminated. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139367 | VIBRATOR AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - It is possible to provide a vibrator configured so as to prevent the leakage of an adhesive out from between a frame and a diaphragm member and a portable information terminal having the vibrator. The vibrator includes: frame | 2012-06-07 |
20120139368 | PULSED MULTI-ROTOR CONSTANT AIR GAP MOTOR CLUSTER - Electric motor cluster consisting of several stator sections each possessing a minimum of two salient pole projections, wound with power windings, and each section containing a single rotor. Each individual motor is angularly displaced one from the other, while mounted within a common housing, and geared together such that each motor section contributes to the rotation of a common output shaft. Each motor comprises at least one stator and one rotor section, such that each rotor section is associated with a specific stator section. The lateral axis of each rotor section is disposed at an oblique angle with respect to the axis of the shaft for that particular motor. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139369 | OPTIMIZED COOLING SYSTEM FOR A BRUSHED ELECTRICAL MACHINE, AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD - A cooling system for a brushed electrical machine includes a cooler configured to cool down a rotor and a commutator of the machine. There is a controller configured to adjust the cooling effect of the cooler in response to monitored rotor and commutator temperatures. The cooler includes a fan and an auxiliary motor configured to rotate the fan. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139370 | METHOD OF COOLING STARTER GENERATOR STATOR - A housing for a generator stator has a port through the housing and communicates with a channel extending circumferentially across an inner bore of the housing. The channel extends for a depth along a first distance. An inner bore of the housing is at a radius. A ratio of the depth to the radius is between 0.018 and 0.035. In addition, a generator including the basic cooling structure, and a method of assembling the generator are also disclosed. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139371 | DISPLACEMENT DRIVE, IN PARTICULAR WINDOW LIFTER DRIVE - The present invention relates to a displacement drive ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120139372 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A compact, light permanent magnet motor with low torque pulsations is obtained by reducing a cogging torque resulting from variations at the end of a rotor, such as an error in attachment position and a variation in magnet characteristic of the permanent magnets. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139373 | MOTOR CASING - A motor casing, including a hollow motor casing body. The wall of the motor casing body comprises a plurality of brackets and a plurality of grooves which are formed simultaneously by punching the wall of the motor casing body. The plurality of grooves is disposed one close to one of the brackets. One end of each bracket is coupled to the wall of the motor casing body. The motor casing has a simple structure, low cost, and reliable connection and requires less materials compared to conventional motor casings. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139374 | MAGNETIC LEVITATION ASSEMBLY - A method and system for transportation using a magnetic bearing structure is disclosed. In one aspect, there is an apparatus for carrying a load along a magnetizable structure. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a third structure spaced apart vertically from the magnetizable structure and configured to generate magnetic flux and repel from the magnetizable structure. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises at least one coil positioned at at least one end portion proximal to the magnetizable structure. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises at least one flux guide comprising a magnetizable material and configured to concentrate magnetic flux. A first portion of the flux guide is thinner than a second portion of the flux guide that is positioned closer to the magnetizable structure than the first portion of the flux guide. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139375 | MAGNETIC LEVITATION CONTROL DEVICE AND HYBRID TYPE MAGNETIC BEARING - A bias magnetic flux is formed so as to be passed through the electromagnet core of an electromagnet, and a bypass magnetic path, serving as a magnetic path for a control magnetic flux, is formed in parallel with a permanent magnet, the bypass magnetic path being magnetized in a direction in which passage of the bias magnetic flux is blocked, and thus, even if the permanent magnet and the electromagnet are disposed in locations where the mutual magnetic fluxes of the permanent magnet and the electromagnet are superimposed, the control magnetic flux formed by the electromagnet is passed through the bypass magnetic path, whereby loss of the control magnetic flux can be suppressed. Thereby, the permanent magnet and the electromagnet can be disposed in locations where the mutual magnetic fluxes are superimposed, whereby the device can be made smaller in size. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139376 | Brushless motor - In a brushless motor comprising: a stator S having a stator core | 2012-06-07 |
20120139377 | INTERIOR PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - An interior permanent magnet motor in provided which is made up of a permanent magnet, and a rotor core of which an insertion aperture for the permanent magnet to be inserted thereinto is formed in the rotor core. Additionally, the interior permanent magnet motor includes a first end plate which is connected to the rotor core and of which a first seating portion for the permanent magnet is disposed thereto is formed in the first seating portion and a second end plate which is connected to the rotor core and of which a second seating portion for the permanent magnet is disposed thereto is formed in the second end plate. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139378 | ROTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROTOR - A rotor that can reduce the used amount of resin for securing a permanent magnet is provided. The rotor includes a rotor core provided fixedly to a rotation shaft and having a magnet insertion hole extending in an axial direction formed therein, a permanent magnet embedded in the magnet insertion hole and extending in the axial direction and extending in a direction inclined relative to a radial direction of the rotor core, and a resin layer that secures the permanent magnet to the rotor core. The resin layer covers a surface of the permanent magnet and is in contact with an inner surface of the magnet insertion hole. A hollow space extending in the axial direction is left in the magnet insertion hole at an inner side in the radial direction relative to the permanent magnet. Part of the inner surface of the magnet insertion hole is exposed to the hollow space. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139379 | ROTATING MACHINE AND ROTOR THEREOF - A rotating machine is provided, including a rotor and a stator set. The rotor rotates around an axis, wherein the rotor includes a first permanent magnet set and a second permanent magnet set, the first permanent magnet set is magnetized in a circumference direction of the axis, and the second permanent magnet set is magnetized in an axial direction of the axis. The stator set corresponds to the rotor, wherein the stator set includes a radial stator member and an axial stator member, the axial stator member corresponds to the rotor in the axial direction of the axis, and the radial stator member corresponds to the rotor in a radial direction of the axis. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139380 | MOTOR SYSTEM - In a motor system, a motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes magnet poles and consequent poles. The stator includes a stator core and a stator coil that is comprised of first and second m-phase coils. The number of slots of the stator core provided per circumferentially-adjacent pair of the magnet and consequent poles is equal to 4 m. The phase windings of the first m-phase coil are alternately arranged with those of the second m-phase coil in a circumferential direction of the stator core. An inverter energizes the first and second m-phase coils to cause them to respectively create first and second spatial magnetic fluxes. Variation in a resultant spatial magnetic flux, which is the resultant of the first and second spatial magnetic fluxes, is less than variations in the first and second spatial magnetic fluxes in a circumferential direction of the rotor. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139381 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTORS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A method for securing a permanent magnet within a rotor core is described. The rotor core includes a first end and a second end and at least one permanent magnet opening configured to receive the permanent magnet. The method includes coupling a first rotor end lamination to the first end of the rotor core. The first lamination includes at least one inner wall that defines an opening within the first lamination that corresponds to the permanent magnet opening in the rotor core. The first lamination includes a bridge portion positioned between the at least one inner wall and an outer edge of the first rotor end lamination. The method also includes positioning a permanent magnet at least partially within the permanent magnet opening and mechanically deforming the bridge portion of the first lamination to secure the permanent magnet within the permanent magnet opening. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139382 | END PLATE, AND ROTOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE WHICH EMPLOYS THE END PLATE - An end plate is made of a magnetic material, and holds an axis-direction end surface of a rotor core in which a permanent magnet is buried. The end plate includes: a protruded portion constructed so as to be caused to pressingly contact the axis-direction end surface of the rotor core when mounted in the rotor; and a depressed portion constructed so as not to contact the axis-direction end surface. The protruded portion is formed so as to contact only one of a d-axis magnetic path region and a q-axis magnetic path region that are formed by the permanent magnet within the rotor core. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139383 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STATOR WINDING OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR FOR PRODUCING AN ALTERNATOR - The invention relates to a method for producing a stator winding ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120139384 | GENERATOR CORE - A generator core that increases the amount of power generated by a generator is provided. A plurality of magnetic steel sheets including non-divided magnetic steel sheets and divided magnetic steel sheets are stacked on each other to form a plurality of divided cores. The divided magnetic steel sheets are disposed to form a gap portion that crosses a magnetic path in one magnetic steel sheet. Each gap portion is positioned and shaped such that magnetic resistances of magnetic pole portions of the plurality of divided cores are not different from each other. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139385 | STATOR CORE AND MOTOR - A stator core includes three split cores, each of the split cores including a core-back portion including an inner surface facing a rotor, a tooth base portion protruding radially inwards from the inner surface of the core-back portion and a pair of tooth overhang portions protruding from both sides of a tip end of the tooth base portion in a circumferential direction. The inner surface of the core-back portion including a pair of orthogonal surface regions extending from both sides of a base end of the tooth base portion in a direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the tooth base portion, the orthogonal surface regions extending radially outwards beyond projection positions of tip ends of the tooth overhang portions when the tooth overhang portions are projected on an imaginary plane including the orthogonal surface regions in parallel or substantially in parallel to the tooth base portion. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139386 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor according to the present invention includes a rotor core, a stator core provided so as to face the rotor core in the radial direction, and a permanent magnet buried in the vicinity of an outer circumferential part of the rotor core, wherein the outer circumferential part of the rotor core and an inner circumferential part of the stator core are formed in such a manner that a radial gap length between the outer circumferential part of the rotor core and the inner circumferential part of the stator core for one magnetic pole of the permanent magnet becomes a gap length along a gap length regulated by an expression capable of making magnetic flux density distribution between the outer circumferential part of the rotor core and the inner circumferential part of the stator core a sinusoidal waveform. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139387 | Stator Manufacturing Method for a Motor and a Stator Manufactured Using the Same - A stator manufacturing method for a motor includes an assembling step coupling a magnetic driving assembly onto an outer circumferential wall of a shaft tube, a mold combining step disposing the shaft tube and the magnetic driving assembly in an intra-cavity of a fixture unit, a glue injecting and forming step injecting a filling glue into the intra-cavity, wherein the filling glue solidifies into a protective glue coating with which the shaft tube and magnetic driving assembly are coated, a mold removing step removing the fixture unit from the shaft tube, magnetic driving assembly and protective glue coating, and a shaft tube seat coupling step providing a shaft tube seat having an engaging portion and coupling the engaging portion with the shaft tube, allowing the shaft tube, the magnetic driving assembly, the protective glue coating and the shaft tube seat to be coupled together to form a stator for the motor. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139388 | RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND MOTOR - In the rare earth sintered magnet, the ratio of R2 to the sum of R1 and R2 that are contained in crystal grain boundaries surrounding the crystal grains in the rare earth sintered magnet body is higher than the ratio of R2 to the sum of R1 and R2 in the crystal grains, and the concentration of R2 increases from the central portion of the rare earth sintered magnet body toward the surface of the rare earth sintered magnet body. In addition, the degree of unevenness in residual magnetic flux density on the surface of the rare earth sintered magnet body is smaller than 3.0%. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139389 | MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR HARVESTING KINETIC ENERGY AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Microelectronic devices for harvesting kinetic energy and associated systems and methods. Particular embodiments include an energy harvesting device for generating electrical energy for use by microelectronic devices, where the energy harvesting device converts to electrical energy the kinetic energy among or within the microelectronic devices and their packaging, and provides this electrical energy to power the microelectronic devices. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139390 | VIBRATIONAL WAVE MOTOR, LENS BARREL AND CAMERA - A vibrational wave motor includes a motor main body and pressing member. The motor main body includes an electromechanical conversion element, elastic body and relative motion member. The elastic body joined to the electromechanical conversion element generates an oscillating wave. The relative motion member in pressure contact with the elastic body is rotationally driven relative to the elastic body. The pressing member generates a pressing force between the elastic body and relative motion member. The pressing member includes a pressure applying portion, extension portion and pressing main body. The pressure applying portion presses one of the elastic body and the relative motion member towards the other, along a rotation axis. The extension portion extends outward from the pressure applying portion in a radial direction centered about the rotation axis. The pressing main body is disposed more outward in the radial direction than the motor main body at the extension portion. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139391 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Piezoelectric vibrating devices have piezoelectric vibrating pieces of which the vibration frequency is measurable individually on a wafer scale, without being affected by adjacent piezoelectric devices on the wafer. An exemplary piezoelectric device includes a piezoelectric vibrating piece having excitation electrodes and respective extraction electrodes. The device includes a package base with two connecting electrodes facing the vibrating piece and connected to respective extraction electrodes. Two pairs of mounting terminals are situated on the outer surface of the package base. Also on the outer surface of the package base are two pairs of opposing castellations that are recessed toward the center of the package base. Edge-surface electrodes connect the first and second main surfaces of the base; one pair is connected to the connecting electrodes and the other pair is connected to respective mounting terminals. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139392 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - In a piezoelectric device, a lower covering layer, a piezoelectric material layer, a lower electrode layer, and an upper electrode layer, which define common layers, and an upper covering layer, which defines a specific layer, are laminated on a substrate. The piezoelectric material layer is sandwiched between a pair of electrodes. First to third vibration regions are provided in which the electrodes are superimposed with the piezoelectric material layer therebetween when viewed in a transparent manner in the direction in which the layers are laminated. The upper covering layer includes only a portion having with a first thickness in the first vibration region, includes a portion having the first thickness and a portion having a second thickness that is smaller than the first thickness in the second vibration region, and includes only a portion having the second thickness in the third vibration region. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139393 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multilayered electroactive polymer (EAP) device and a method of manufacturing the same is provided. The multilayered EAP device includes a plurality of unit layers. Each unit layer includes an EAP layer formed of an electroactive polymer (EAP), a protecting layer configured to prevent a material from penetrating into the EAP layer, and an active electrode formed using a conductive material. The protecting layer may be formed below the active layer or above the active layer. The active electrode may be interposed between two protecting layers. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139394 | Fixing Structure for the Sensor of a Ceiling Fan - A fixing structure for the sensor of a ceiling fan is disclosed. The stator of the ceiling fan has several coil arms in equal spacing for field coils to wind around. A magnetic pole spacer is formed between each adjacent two coil arms. The magnetic pole spacer has a supporting base for the disposition of a sensor to sense the position of the rotor. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139395 | Adjusting drive for an adjustable part of a piece of furniture - The adjusting drive for an adjustable part of a piece of furniture, particularly for adjusting the height and/or the lying surface of a bed such as, e.g., a hospital bed or nursing bed, comprises a housing ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120139396 | Ceiling Fan Motor - A ceiling fan motor has a stator with several coil arms disposed at intervals for the winding of magnetizing coils. Between two adjacent coil arms are formed with a magnetic pole spacer. A supporting base is provided in a predetermined magnetic pole spacer for the disposition of a sensor to detect the position of the rotor. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139397 | STORAGE AND ORGANIZATION SYSTEM WITH STACKABLE SHELLS - A storage shell includes sidewalls and rails. The sidewalls each extend between two others of the sidewalls to collectively define a chamber therebetween. The sidewalls create a plurality of intersection lines each being defined along a boundary between two of the plurality of sidewalls. The plurality of are rails each coupled to and radially extends away from a different corresponding one of the plurality of intersection lines relative to a center of the storage shell. Each of the plurality of rails is formed with a Y-shaped cross-section. Related storage and organization systems, and methods are also disclosed and provide additional advantages. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139398 | MEDICAL CONTAINER - A medical cabinet for storage of flexible scopes comprises a housing having an inlet to allow air to pass into housing and an outlet to allow air to pass out of the housing, a pump to pump air into the housing via the inlet, a vacuum to suck air from the housing through the outlet an outlet connector connected to the outlet and also connectable to a port of at least one of the scopes. Also provided is a housing for use as part of the medical container. A separate power unit is also provided comprising a pump to pump air into the housing via an inlet and a vacuum to suck air from the housing through an outlet. A method of storing a flexible scope includes pumping air on to the flexible scope located in a housing and sucking air through the flexible scope located in the housing. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139399 | ADJUSTABLE RACK ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A WASHING APPLIANCE - An adjustable rack assembly for a washing appliance. The adjustable rack assembly includes a rack having a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, a first rail assembly having a first plurality of horizontal rails, and a second rail assembly having a second plurality of horizontal rails. A first support assembly is coupled to the first side wall of the rack and includes a first support plate configured to be removably coupled to the first rail assembly at a first horizontal rail of the first plurality of horizontal rails. A second support assembly is coupled to the second side wall of the rack and includes a second support plate configured to be removably coupled to the second rail assembly at a first horizontal rail of the second plurality of horizontal rails. | 2012-06-07 |
20120139400 | Silverware Container, Especially Silverware Tray And/Or Silverware Basket, As Well As Dishwasher With Such A Silverware Container - The invention relates to a silverware container ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120139401 | DOOR OPENER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE USING SAME - A door opener includes a main bracket, a locking element, a compression spring, a rotation plate, and a torsion spring. The main bracket includes a lower plate and a first sidewall and a second sidewall oppositely positioned at edges of the lower plate. A guide rail and a resisting portion extend from the first sidewall opposite to the second sidewall. The first sidewall defines a through hole thereon. The locking element includes a sliding bar and a spacing block extending from a side of the sliding bar, the sliding bar supported on the guide rail, and the spacing block passing through the through hole. The compression spring is sleeved on the guide pole. The rotation plate is rotatably received in the main bracket, and a fixing block for latching with the spacing block extends from the rotation plate. The torsion spring resists the rotation plate and the lower plate. | 2012-06-07 |