| 24th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
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| 20100148479 | Airbag module - An airbag module for a motor vehicle includes a gas sack that can be inflated with gas to protect an occupant, a gas generator for generating the gas provided for inflating the gas sack, and an additional cooling device comprising an openable reservoir for storing a coolant. The reservoir is opened when the gas sack is inflated, so that the coolant for cooling the gas used to inflate the gas sack can come into contact with the gas. The cooling device comprises a movement generating device that opens the reservoir to release the coolant. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148480 | Airbag module - An airbag module for a motor vehicle includes a gas sack that can be inflated with gas to protect an occupant, a gas generator for generating the gas provided for inflating the gas sack, and an additional cooling device comprising an openable reservoir for storing a coolant. The reservoir is opened when the gas sack is inflated, so that the coolant for cooling the gas used to inflate the gas sack can come into contact with the gas. The cooling device comprises a movement generating device that opens the reservoir to release the coolant. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148481 | Airbag module - An airbag module for a motor vehicle includes a gas sack that can be inflated with gas to protect an occupant, a gas generator for generating the gas provided for inflating the gas sack, and an additional cooling device comprising an openable reservoir for storing a coolant. The reservoir is opened when the gas sack is inflated, so that the coolant for cooling the gas used to inflate the gas sack can come into contact with the gas. The cooling device comprises a movement generating device that opens the reservoir to release the coolant. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148482 | Mobile Machine With Supporting Legs - The invention relates to a mobile work machine, particularly a concrete pump truck. The work machine comprises a chassis ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148483 | Sports Equipment and Method for Designing its Visual Appearance - An item of sports equipment includes a board with an upper surface and an opposite lower surface. The sporting appliance has at least one image display device which is configured to display an at least two-dimensional image which can be seen on viewing the upper surface, the lower surface, and/or a side surface of the board. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148484 | Book spread identification arrangement for a board book - A book spread identification arrangement for a board book is provided, the arrangement comprising a plurality of conductive paths, contact means disposed adjacent at least part of at least one of the conductive paths and processing means connected to the conductive paths and configured for processing signals associated with the conductive paths. One selection end of each path is disposed adjacent the spine surface of the book. The contact means comprise one or more conductive surfaces and are arranged, upon opening of the book to a spread, to contact one of a plurality of combinations of one or more of the conductive paths. Each of the plurality of combinations is in a predetermined unique association with a respective single spread of the book. From the processed signals, the processing means are able to determine the particular combination of conductive paths contacted by the contact means and identify to which spread the book is open. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148485 | MULTIPLE PAGE ARTICLE OR BOOKLET - A multiple page article or booklet is disclosed. As disclosed, the multiple page article or booklet includes a plurality of staggered edges providing one or more generally flat staggered edges surfaces. An adhesive band is provided along the staggered edges or staggered edge surfaces to form a seam connecting pages of the multiple page article or booklet. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148486 | Sheet articles - The invention provides a sheet article comprising a cover ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148487 | FLEXIBLE ADHESIVE LABEL FOR SECURITY FURNISHED WITH AT LEAST ONE CONTACTLESS MICROCIRCUIT FOR AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT - A flexible adhesive label for anti-falsification security includes a first flexible sheet ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148488 | Coupler fitting with male and female joint ends - A pipe, hose, or tube coupler fitting that has a male and a female adaption joint on one or all of its ends and a body that connects these ends. On the outermost end of the fitting body ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148489 | TUBE CONNECTION HAVING AN ARMATURE HOUSING - Tube connection ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148490 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING A HOSE TO A FITTING - An application for a clamp guide for joining a flexible hose to a rigid, hollow shaft having at least two beads, the clamp guide has an arced surface for interfacing with a head bead of the at least two beads and two clamp guide arms. Each of the clamp guide arms has at least two bumps and each bump is aligned with one of the beads thereby forming registration areas between each pair of bumps. The arced surface has an inner diameter equal to an outer diameter of the rigid, hollow shaft and the arced surface has an inner circumferential length greater than one half of the circumference of the rigid, hollow shaft. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148491 | FLUID LINE COUPLING - The invention relates to a fluid line coupling which has a receiving part ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148492 | Compression Fitting - Joining of stainless steel pipes by means of a compression fitting requires a special configuration of it, since the known cutting fittings cannot be used with steel parts because of the hardness of the steel pipe. When a fitting according to the invention is configured with a reception member ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148493 | Coupling Having Angularly Oriented Key Surfaces - A mechanical pipe coupling is formed of segments attached end to end to surround a central space. Each segment has arcuate keys which project toward the central space. Each key is formed of a pair of side surfaces and a mid surface between them. The mid surface is angularly oriented relative to a longitudinal axis perpendicular to a plane containing the segments. When used to couple pipe elements having grooves the angular orientation of the mid surfaces provides flexibility to the joint. A method of joining pipe elements end to end is also disclosed. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148494 | Hydraulic line attachment device and method - A hydraulic line attachment device is provided. The hydraulic line attachment device comprises a first assembly comprising a first frame constructed for holding a plurality of first hydraulic line couplers and a first coupling member; and a second assembly comprising a second frame constructed for holding a plurality of second hydraulic line couplers and a second coupling member constructed to engage the first coupling member and align the plurality of first hydraulic line couplers with the plurality of second hydraulic line couplers. At least one of the first coupling member and the second coupling member comprises an arm constructed to engage at least one of the first frame and the second frame and engage the other of the first coupling member and the second coupling member. The other of the first coupling member and the second coupling member comprises a cam that engages the arm to provide tightening of the first assembly relative to the second assembly. A method for using a hydraulic line attachment device is provided. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148495 | DEVICE, METHOD AND KIT OF PARTS FOR FORMING A PRESS-FIT CONNECTION WITH A TUBE - A device for forming a press-fit connection with a tube, the device including a socket for insertion of an end section of the tube. The socket includes a wall having at least a first section extending in axial direction, the first section having at least one annular bead providing a housing for at least partially accommodating a sealing element within the socket, and two second sections. Each second section is located immediately adjacent to a bead and commences at a position along an axis of the socket at which a magnitude of a derivative of an outside radius of the wall with respect to the axial position has a local minimum. In addition, each second section has, for every azimuthal position, an inside radius with a minimum at an axial position where the first and second sections terminate and the minimum radius of each second section is smaller than the inside radius at the axial position where the second section commences. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148496 | CONNECTING PIECE COMPRISING A GRIPPING ELEMENT ON THE OUTER SURFACE FOR ROTATING THE CONNECTING PIECE - A first element is connected to a first end of a connecting piece and a second element is connected to a second end of the connecting piece. At least one end of the connecting piece is provided with a thread, whereby the connecting piece is connectable to a pipe or fitting with a threaded connection. The connecting piece is made of plastic in such a way that a metal insert provided with a thread is arranged at at least one end of the plastic body of the connecting piece, or the connecting piece is made substantially completely of thermoplast in such a way that the thermoplastic body is provided with a thread. The outer surface of the connecting piece is provided with a gripping member. The gripping member is formed and dimensioned such that it gives way earlier than the connecting member thread and/or basic structure. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148497 | CONNECTOR DROP-OFF PREVENTION STRUCTURE AND CONNECTOR DROP-OFF PREVENTION METHOD - In a state in which a fuel pipe ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148498 | Swivel Misalignment Coupling for Connecting Conduit Sections - A swivel misalignment coupling for connecting pipe sections in a high-pressure conduit. In one embodiment, the coupling is a three-bolt coupling having a female coupling member, a male coupling member, and a swiveling collar member. The male and female coupling members have contact surfaces that are spherical to enable sealing contact between them. A seal ring may be positioned between the contact surfaces to ensure a good seal. The collar swivels around the male coupling member to facilitate fastening of the collar to the female coupling member, which holds the male and female coupling members in sealing engagement. Recesses may be positioned radially inward from the attachment points (e.g., bolt holes) of the female coupling member to reduce stress and potential deformation of the contact surface. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148499 | COUPLING DEVICE FITTED WITH INSTANTANEOUS OR QUASI-INSTANTANEOUS ANCHOR MEANS - A coupling device comprising a tubular body defining a channel and axially subdivided into an anchor section provided on the outside with an anchor member associated with a cover mounted on the body to have both an actuator end for actuating the anchor member and a drive end, and so as to be movable between an inactivation position and an activation position, a resilient return member urging the cover towards the activation position being mounted in a chamber defined by the cover and the body, the cover having holder means for holding it in the inactivation position, which holder means are arranged to be declutchable when the cover is moved into a declutching position beyond its inactivation position in a direction away from the activation position, and the device including communication means for putting the chamber into communication with the well, the cover presenting a section beside the chamber that is greater than its section beside the well. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148500 | Rotating connector - A connector for connecting the end of a chemical tube, a blood tube or a tracheal tube inserted to a human body with that of an external circuit. The connector comprises a male terminal part ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148501 | FERRULE ASSEMBLY FOR CONDUIT FITTING - Two conduit gripping devices that are to be used together in a conduit fitting assembly are interconnected or held together as a cartridge or subassembly prior to assembly with fitting components to form a fitting assembly. In a more specific embodiment, one or both of the conduit gripping devices comprises a retaining structure by which the devices are mechanically connected together as a subassembly. For example, in one embodiment a front ferrule and a back ferrule for a tube fitting may be snapped together. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148502 | PIPE JOINT, REFRIGERATION DEVICE, HEAT PUMP HOT WATER SUPPLY DEVICE, CLOSING VALVE, WATER SUPPLY PIPING, METHOD OF CONNECTING PIPING, AND IN-THE FIELD PIPING METHOD - A pipe joint and a method of joining pipes using the pipe joint prevent loss of a sleeve, enhance workability in the pipe joining operation, and ensure sealing performance. The pipe joint may be utilized in a refrigerant device, a heat pump hot water supply device, a closing valve and a water supply piping. The method for connecting piping may be used in an in-the filed piping method. The pipe joint includes a joint body, a fastening member such as a nut, and a sleeve. The sleeve is integrated with the fastening member or the joint body before the fastening member is attached to the joint body. When the fastening member is attached to the joint body, the sleeve is cut off and separated from the fastening member or joint body. When the nut is fully attached, the sleeve bites into the pipe, and the pipe is joined to the joint body. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148503 | Shoelace Tying Device - A shoelace tying apparatus allows individuals with limited or no use of one hand to tightly tie footwear with standard shoelaces. The apparatus is lightweight and portable. The apparatus alleviates the need for special shoelaces or shoes, such as those equipped with hook-and-loop fasteners. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148504 | Advanced wave energy converter control - A wave energy converter (WEC) system includes first and second bodies which can move relative to each other in response to waves and a power-take-off (PTO) device coupled between the two bodies to convert their relative motion into energy. A sensor is used to sense selected characteristics of an incoming wave and produce signals which are applied to a control computer for predicting the impact of the incoming waves on the WEC. Simultaneously, signals indicative of the actual conditions (e.g. the velocity) of the WEC are also supplied to the control computer which is programmed to process the predicted and actual information in order to generate appropriate signals (forces) to the components of the WEC such that the average wave power captured by the PTO is maximized. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148505 | CONTACT-LESS POWER AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A HIGH POWER LEVEL TRANSFORMER - A transformer is provided comprising a first member upon which a first circuit is wound; a second member upon which a second circuit is wound such that power is transferred to the second circuit in a contact-less manner; and a signal transmitter on the first member in close proximity to an appropriate receiver on the second member together with a signal transmitter on the second member in close proximity to an appropriate receiver on the first member such that said transmitters and receivers exchange signals in a contact-less manner, whereby the circuits are embedded in a high thermal conductivity resin. An exemplary embodiment of the invented transformer is one where the second member rotates relative to the first member. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148506 | ROTOR BLADE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine includes a rotor having adjustable rotor blades for driving a generator and an adjusting device for the rotor blades provided with an actuator that comprises at least an excitation winding. The adjusting device includes a torque-reducing device that automatically reduces drag torque of the actuator. The torque-reducing device includes a current divider that switches the current through the excitation winding in such a manner that the current flows completely through the excitation coil when the motor is in operation and the current only partly flows through the excitation coil when coasting (slip operation). As a result, when coasting, the magnetization of the excitation winding is reduced about the adjusting device, whereby the increase of the speed torque characteristic curve can be determined, thus improving the ratio of the adjusting device when coasting. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148507 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A WIND TURBINE AND A WIND TURBINE - A method for controlling the operation of a wind turbine includes determining a first measure of a mechanical input of a component of the wind turbine, and concurrently, determining a second measure of a mechanical output of the component, determining an operating frequency response function of the component from an analysis of the relation between the first measure and the second measure, comparing the operating frequency response function with a predetermined operating frequency response function and determining a possible deviation between the two, and controlling the operation of the wind turbine so as to alter the mechanical input to the component in response to the deviation. A wind turbine that implements such a method is also disclosed. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148508 | CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and a controller for controlling a wind power generation system is disclosed. The system is connected to a grid at a point of connection, and is devised to feed reactive power to the grid in order to improve grid stability. A Q-V characteristic is determined for the grid at the point of connection as well as a nose point for the Q-V characteristic. A minimum reactive current, I | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148509 | Ortiz turbine - The Ortiz turbine is designed to collect the kinetic energy of water currents, be this at sea, river or at the beach. It is composed of a omni-directional turbine a generator and a main axle that holds together the whole structure. This main axle also attaches the turbine to the bottom of the sea,river or beach. Since it is composed of an omni-directional turbine it will extract the energy of currents that oscillate back and forward like on the beach, also can have vanes long enough to capture different currents with different directions on top or bottom of the sea or river. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148510 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING THE RIPPLE AND/OR THE OSCILLATIONS OF A LIQUID IN WHICH IT IS AT LEAST PARTLY IMMERSED, INTO USABLE ENERGY | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148511 | WAVE ELECTRIC POWER PLANT - The inventive wave electric power plant is used for converting surface wave energy, and relates to hydraulic power engineering. The aim of the invention is to design a reliable, long-life and low material content wave electric power plant exhibiting a stable, increased performance for the extended range of wave parameters. The aim is achieved by the fact that the wave electric power plant comprises an energy absorbing element ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148512 | Apparatus for generating electricity from flowing fluid using generally prolate turbine - An apparatus for generating electricity from a moving liquid has a generally oblate casing and a generally helicoid working member adapted to convert energy of a flowing fluid into rotation of the casing. A rotor-like element of an electrical generator is coupled to the rotating casing. A stator like element of an electrical generator is coupled to a stabilizing element. The stabilizing element may be a fin, a counter-rotating turbine, or another structure that develops torque from the moving liquid. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148513 | POWER GENERATOR AND TURBINE UNIT - Underwater power generator or turbine unit ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148514 | WIND TURBINE GENERATING APPARATUS - The invention provides a wind turbine generating apparatus capable of controlling a temperature in a rotor head. In a wind turbine generating apparatus in which a driving/generating mechanism coupled to a rotor head having wind turbine blades attached thereto is housed in a nacelle, and control devices are housed in a hub of the rotor head, an air circulation guide is provided for allowing air to circulate between an inside of the rotor head and an inside of the nacelle via a communication path formed between the rotor head and the nacelle. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148515 | Direct Current Brushless Machine and Wind Turbine System - A direct current brushless electric machine is described that comprises a sequence of permanent magnets where the N and S magnetic poles being alternately arranged adjacent to each other, each exerting a magnetic field; phase coils are composed of a group of conductors, each conductor being laid essentially in parallel with each other, each coil being displaced by a full range of a single magnetic pole of the permanent magnet, such that each phase coil is alternately disposed adjacent to each other; and magnetic field or every other coil is in the same orientation to form an armature positioned opposite to the permanent magnet movable with respect to the armature with a predetermined amount of air gap provided between the phase coils and the permanent magnets. The electric machine operates as a generator when the power is flowing from a prime mover, such as the turbine blade extracting energy from the wind or water. The electric machine operates as a motor when the current is applied to the coils in a sequence to move the rotor when the turbine blades move the wind or water. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148516 | WIND POWERED GENERATOR - A wind powered generator comprises a stationary tower to capture wind from any compass direction, an impeller inside the tower that is spun by wind entering through airfoil baffles on the outer walls of the tower, and a three-phase alternator that sandwiches and spins flywheels bejeweled with ceramic magnets in a stack between stator disks of pancaked windings. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148517 | PENDULUM MECHANISM AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM USING SAME - A mechanism for driving a generator, comprising at least one pendulum comprising a mass free to pendulate about an axis of oscillation; an actuator for applying a force to the mass in a direction of pendulation for at least a portion of the pendulation; and a drive train between the at least one pendulum and the generator for transferring energy between the pendulum and the generator. The drive train comprises a drive member mounted to the pendulum for pendulation therewith; a wheel, the drive member applying a reciprocating rotational force to the wheel when pendulating, the rotating wheel driving the drive shaft; and a freewheeling clutch mechanism interposed between the wheel and the drive shaft such that the drive shaft is driven only in a predetermined direction of rotation. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148518 | Stationary genset power system having turbo-compounding - A stationary genset power system is disclosed. The stationary genset power system may have a combustion engine configured to produce a mechanical output, and a main generator driven by the combustion engine to convert a majority portion of the mechanical output to electricity directed to an external load. The stationary genset power system may also have a turbine fluidly connected to the combustion engine, a compressor operatively driven by the turbine to compress combustion air directed to the combustion engine, and a secondary generator operatively driven by the turbine to produce electricity directed to the external load. The stationary genset power system may further have a controller in communication with the primary and second generators. The controller may be configured to synchronize an electrical power output of the secondary generator with an electrical power output of the primary generator prior to connection of the secondary generator to the external load. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148519 | ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE - A piezoelectric energy harvesting device (PEHD) comprising a driving element, conducting element, piezoelectric layer and non-piezoelectric layer capable of converting ambient mechanical energy into electrical energy. The piezoelectric layer may be constructed from PMN-PT or PZT having a thickness of about 1-150 ?m. The PEHD may be used to generate about 1 W. The harvested energy may be stored and used to power microelectronic devices and rechargeable battery technologies. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148520 | Electrical energy amplifier system - This invention has been developed to source low cost, reliable, clean electrical power. Its compact size, portability and self-sufficient drive means and associated generator make it ideal for numerous different applications where electrical power is required. The invention utilizes a partially rotating disk, a magnet connected to the rotating disk that moves through a chamber of copper wires and per Faraday's Law of Induction generates voltage and current. The output is connected to electronic circuitry that conditions the generated signal for battery storage. The batteries DC voltage is connected to an inverter that converts the DC battery voltage to an 117 VAC, 60 cycle electrical energy. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148521 | Water displacement apparatus - A water displacement apparatus is provided which uses water as a means for transferring energy from the wind and sun into electricity. Wind and the sun may be used to displace water from a water container means. The water container means has a water container member which may be partially submerged in a water supply or reservoir, or it may be connected remotely. The water container means also has a water transport member connected to it, through which water from the water reservoir may move into the water container member. The water from the supply or reservoir will move into the water container member as the water displacement process begins. A conventional windmill system may be used to mechanically displace the water, or an evaporation system utilizing one or more lenses may be used to evaporate the water. An electric generator means may be operatively connected to the water container means in such a manner that the movement of the water through said water transport member may be used to generate electricity. In an alternate configuration, a water condenser means may be connected to the water container means in such a manner that the evaporated water may be transformed back into liquid form and returned to the reservoir or collected for possible residential, commercial, or industrial uses. The various components of the water displacement means and electricity generation means, along with the water condenser means, may also be used in various combinations to displace larger amounts of water. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148522 | DOOR LOCK - A door lock with a bolt, wherein the bolt pieces of the dual-action bolt are prevented from turning away from each other as the bolt pieces have two projections ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148523 | Gate Latch - A reversible and lockable gate latch is disclosed. The gate latch includes a pivotal latch, having a pivotal opening, a first striker bar receiving opening, and a slider lock opening, a back plate having a pivotal support opening, a second striker bar receiving opening, and a slider lock slot, a slider lock configured to slide along the slider lock slot and the slider lock opening, and a striker bar with supporting structure, where the striker bar with supporting structure is used with the pivotal latch, the back plate and the slider lock to control opening and closing of a gate. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148524 | Adjustable trim ring for deadbolt locks - An extendable trim ring for deadbolt locks having a collar slidably mounted in an annular flange. The flange is defined by a tubular wall outwardly-encircled by a protruding lip, and a notch running around the lip. In addition, the rim of the flange is defined by alternately longer and shorter teeth. The annular collar is slidably received within the annular flange. Specifically, the annular collar has a tubular wall seated within the notch of the flange. The inner surface of the collar is defined by a plurality of recessed axial tracks for slidably receiving the alternately longer and shorter teeth of the flange. Thus, the collar can be pulled from the flange (to extract said teeth from the tracks), rotated, and reinserted for pull-and-twist adjustment of the extension of the collar from the flange. The convenient pull-and-twist adjustment accommodates two different door thicknesses, such as a standard 1⅜″ [35 mm] to a narrow door thickness of or 1¾″ [44 mm], or as otherwise desired for residential door thicknesses, and can easily set and installed in the field. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148525 | Vehicle Fascia and Grille Assembly - Vehicle fascia assembly includes a plastic fascia panel and a grille frame. The fascia panel has a grille opening defined by a flange extending rearward from the show surface toward the back side of the fascia panel. The flange has a plurality of flexure fingers at spaced intervals along the flange. The grille frame has a forward facing show surface and has a C-shaped channel molded around the outer edge of the show surface. Upon the assembly of the grille frame onto the backside of the fascia panel, the spaced apart channel legs fit onto the flange and the flexure fingers are biased and then engage with an abutment face on the grille frame, thereby attaching the grille frame onto the back side of the fascia panel without exposing the show surface of the fascia panel to injury by the grille frame during the assembly operation. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148526 | Crash Box and a Method of Fastening a Bumper Beam - A bumper beam is fastened to a bumper beam ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148527 | PROFILED ELEMENT FOR FASTENING A BUMPER TO LONGITUDINAL BEAMS OF A VEHICLE, AND METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is a profiled element ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148528 | GRIPPING DEVICE FOR LOAD STRUCTURE - A device for gripping a load structure comprises a first jaw member having a proximate end and a distal end, a second jaw member slidably mounted to the first jaw member and having a proximate end and a distal end. Each of the two jaw members is provided with a gripper. The device further comprises a fulcrum member mounted to the first jaw member near the proximate end thereof and a flexible element secured to the second jaw member near the distal end thereof operatively coupled to the fulcrum member for causing an externally applied pulling force on the flexible element to move the distal end of the first jaw member towards the distal end of the second jaw member so as to yield a first inward force between the first and second grippers. The device further includes a biasing member mounted to both the first and second jaw members for pulling the distal end of the first jaw member and the distal end of the second jaw member towards one another, causing a permanent second inward force between the first and second grippers that causes the device to automatically grip onto the load when it is installed thereon. The device is particularly suitable to be used for lifting a load, such as a barrel, since the weight of the load can be used as the externally applied force when the device is hung by its flexible element. The first and second jaw members are advantageously in the form of tubes or any other generally flat members so that the center of gravity of the device remains adjacent to the load so as not to unbalance it. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148529 | GRIPPER DEVICE AND MODULE FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION - The invention concerns a gripper device for gripping solid or hollow items, objects or bodies, which comprises a supporting body ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148530 | INTERIOR TRIM PART - The invention relates to a method for the production of a component, in particular an interior trim part for a motor vehicle, in which a planar decor film ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148531 | AUTOMOTIVE GLOVE BOX HINGE MECHANISM - A glove box hinge mechanism may include a plurality of linkages pivotally attaching a glove box to a vehicle dashboard structure. The linkages may be configured to pivot and translate the glove box upwards and outwards, limiting downward travel of the glove box. At least one torque tube may extend between the plurality of linkages to coordinate movement of the linkages. The torque tube may rotate with the plurality of linkages. A striker may be affixed to the torque tube so that the striker rotates towards a latch when the glove box is closed and so that the striker rotates to provide unobstructed access to the glove box in the open position. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148532 | ARRANGEMENT OF A COMPONENT AND OF A DRIVE ELEMENT ASSIGNED TO THIS COMPONENT - An arrangement is provided for a component ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148533 | Cabriolet - A cabriolet vehicle ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148534 | BI-FOLD POPUP SOFT TONNEAU COVER - A tonneau cover system for use in conjunction with a storage bed having an upwardly directed opening. The tonneau cover system includes a frame portion and a cover portion. The frame portion includes a first mounting track, a second mounting track, a first frame member, a second frame member a first hinge mechanism and a second hinge mechanism. The first frame member has a first end and a second end. The second frame member has a first end and a second end. The first hinge mechanism operably attaches the first ends of the first frame member and the second frame member to the first mounting track. The second hinge mechanism operably attaches the second ends of the first frame member and the second frame member to the second mounting track. The cover portion extends over the frame portion. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148535 | DOOR STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a door structure for a vehicle. The door structure comprises an upper door hinge; a lower door hinge; a door main body having an upper hinge mounting portion at which the door main body is mounted with the upper door hinge and a lower hinge mounting portion at which the door main body is mounted with the lower door hinge; an outer impact bar disposed in the door main body and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; an inner impact bar disposed in the door main body and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a connecting bracket connecting the front end of the outer impact bar and the front end of the inner impact bar to the upper hinge mounting portion of the door main body. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148536 | CARGO BED STORAGE STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE - A cargo bed storage structure is provided for a vehicle. The cargo bed storage structure includes a cargo bed having a floor and a wall. The wall has a first portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the floor and a second portion extending inboard from the first portion. An attachment member is fixed to a lower surface of the second portion of the wall. A tie-down device has a first end that is fixed to the first portion of the wall. The tie-down device is operative in a stowed configuration and a usage configuration. The second end of the tie-down device is releasably engaged with the attachment member when the tie-down device is in the stowed configuration such that the tie-down device is disposed entirely outboard of an inboard distal end of the second portion of the wall. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148537 | ASSEMBLED STRUCTURE OF A SANDWICH PANEL AND A CONNECTING MEMBER USING ADHESIVE ATTACHMENT - A vehicle primarily a mass transit vehicle is formed primarily of composite materials which define a roof section and a floor section of two fiber reinforced sheets connected by an integral core and two rigid side wall sections each formed from welded steel or optionally bolted aluminum defining a series of window openings in a row along the side wall section in a ladder shape. Releasable joints of adhesive are provided between the metal rails and the edges of the composite panels where a web of the panel and the web of the rail extend across the panel at an angle to the first and second surfaces different from 90 degrees so that the web of the panel meets the flange of the panel at an angle greater than 90 degrees. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148538 | Body Structure - A body structure of a motor vehicle has a rear side wall which is constructed in a simple manner. It is important for the side wall to have at least the following components configured as light metal diecast parts: a support, a suspension strut mount and a bracket for a rollover protection device. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148539 | Body Structure of a Rear Part - A body structure of a rear part of a motor vehicle contains at least two side walls, each having a side wall element, and a bulkhead with a cross member on the ground side. The cross member is provided with rearwardly open mounts into which a front end region of the respective side wall element is pushed and is welded and/or riveted to the cross member. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148540 | ROLL SUNSHADE DEVICE - A roll sunshade device, which includes a screen for shadowing an inner opening of a roof of a vehicle, a rotating body which is disposed ahead of the inner opening or behind the inner opening in a front-rear direction of the vehicle and rotates freely around an axis in a vehicle width direction, a turning member which is disposed at a predetermined distance from the rotating body in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and rotates freely around an axis in the vehicle width direction, and two circular wires which are disposed on both sides of the inner opening in the vehicle width direction, respectively and hung between the rotating body and the turning member, in which both edge portions of the screen in the vehicle width direction are supported by the two circular wires, respectively, and when the screen is slid in the front-rear direction of the vehicle from a state where the screen shadows the inner opening, the screen is folded along an outer circumferential surface of the turning member. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148541 | ROOF OPENING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A roof is split into plural parts, a front roof and a rear roof. A roof-storage space is formed between a passenger's seat and a rear bulkhead which forms a rear end of a vehicle compartment, in which the roof is stored when the roof is open. There is provided a support mechanism which substantially horizontally supports the roof which is stored in the roof-storage space so that an upper space of the roof-storage space between the passenger's seat and the bulkhead is covered with only one of the plural parts of the roof. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148542 | MULTI-PURPOSE CHAIR - A patient supporting chair comprising a seat assembly for supporting the seated patient mounted to a displaceable frame, the seat assembly being removably and rotationally engaged to the frame by two laterally spaced apart side swivel members. The swivel members pivotally engage opposed sides of a front end of the seat portion to corresponding mounting points on the frame such that the seat assembly is selectively pivotable relative to the frame about a substantially vertical pivot axis located at each of the two side swivel members. Each swivel member includes a locking mechanism displaceable between a locked position and an open position. The seat assembly is pivotable about the pivot axis of one of the two swivel members when the locking mechanism of this one of the two swivel members is disposed in the locked position and the other of the two swivel members is disposed in the open position. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148543 | Head Support and Seat Pad Assembly for a Child Seat - A seat pad assembly is disclosed including a body pad for placement on the seating surface of a child seating device. The body pad has a front side, a back side, and two spaced apart vertical slots through the pad. The seat pad assembly has a head support with a connecting strip extending between a pair of laterally spaced apart cushions. The head support is generally H-shaped and installed on the pad through the slots with the pair of cushions on one side of the pad and the connecting strip on the other side. The head support is slidable along the slots to adjust the vertical position of the cushions. The seat pad assembly can be used on a child seating device such as a children's car seat, an infant carrier, a stroller, an infant swing, or the like. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148544 | ACTUATING MEANS FOR A CRASH-ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT - An actuating system for a head restraint of a vehicle seat is provided. The head restraint includes a part that can be shifted from a comfort position to a safety position, such as in the event of an accident. Limbs are expandable from an initial position as a consequence of pressure loading to bring about a lengthening which can be transmitted to force transmission means. The limbs are connected to one another and/or to fastening means by joints, each having a first and a second joint pin which can be inserted axially into holes to form the joints. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148545 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH CUSHION PLATE - A vehicle seat comprises a seat back frame having a pair of side frames, a seat spring mounted between the side frames, a single plate-shaped flexible cushion plate mounted to the seat spring, a seat back cushion provided in front of the cushion plate, a single plate-shaped flexible auxiliary plate mounted on the cushion plate. The auxiliary plate is located between the cushion plate and the seat back cushion. The auxiliary plate pushes the seat back cushion to the front by being forwardly bent in response to an operation member. A collision detector is located on the rear side of the cushion plate having a predetermined distance there between. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148546 | LUMBAR SUPPORT FOR A VEHICLE BACKREST - A lumbar support for a vehicle backrest has a resting element with a front surface shaped for supporting an area of the back of a user; the resting element is connected to a frame of the backrest via elastic elements, which are bistable for allowing the resting element to click from an advanced position to a rearward position when a thrust against the front surface exceeds a given threshold. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148547 | SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH ROTATABLE SEAT BOTTOM - A seat assembly for a vehicle comprises a pedestal for mounting to the vehicle. A seat bottom is coupled to the pedestal and is rotatable about a first axis between a seating position and a stowed position. A seat back is coupled to the pedestal and is rotatable about a second axis spaced from the first axis from an upright position to a forward position in response to a predetermined force from behind the seat back. A deformable extension is fixed to and extends between the seat back and the pedestal. The deformable extension is configured to deform to absorb energy when the seat back rotates from the upright position to the forward position. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148548 | Capacitive occupant detection system - A capacitive occupant detection system comprises a capacitive sensor and a seat frame located under the capacitive sensor through a seat cushion. The seat frame is electrically connected with the ground potential level of the vehicle. A water proof layer is placed above the seat frame. The water proof layer prevents water from penetrating the seat cushion to reach to the seat frame, even if water poured on the seating part. The water proof layer suppresses resistance decrease of resistive component between the capacitive sensor and the seat frame resulting from water poured on the seat. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148549 | Detection Device and Seat Comprising One Such Device - A detection device comprises a case formed by at least a first and second part able to move with respect to one another between a first and second operating position. Said device comprises an electric contact comprising at least two electric states, closed or open, each electric state being associated with one of the operating positions of the first and second parts, and securing means designed to fix said case onto an external support. Said securing means comprise locking means designed to perform holding of the two parts of the case in one of the two operating positions, fixing of the case onto the support by the securing means rendering the locking means inoperative. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148550 | AUDIO HEADREST FOR ATTACHMENT TO A SEAT OF A VEHICLE - An audio headrest attaches to a seat back of a seat assembly in a vehicle. The audio headrest is removably attached to the seat back of the seat assembly and supports a user's head when the user is seated on the seat while supplying audio to the user of the vehicle. The audio headrest includes at least one speaker, a receiver, and an attachment mechanism to attach to the seat back of the seat assembly. The speaker projects audio to the user. The receiver receives a signal from a source, such as a DVD player, a radio, etc. The attachment mechanism attaches the audio headrest to the seat in the vehicle. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148551 | SOFT COVER FOR COVERING A SEAT - Various embodiments of the invention provide a soft cover for covering a seat having an inner frame. According to various embodiments, the soft cover includes a rear portion having a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper portion, and a flap portion with a medial portion. In various embodiments, the medial portion of the soft cover is configured to be recessed by engaging hooks that are attached to the inner surface of the medial portion to the inner frame of the seat and engaging fasteners along the edges of the flap portion with corresponding fasteners along the first and second side portions of the rear portion. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148552 | CUSHION FOR AIRCRAFT EJECTION SEAT - A seat cushion for an aircraft seat includes a plurality of rear edge securing straps attached to the lower surface of the seat cushion. The rear edge securing straps each have a free end that includes a pull-the-dot fastener that engages a corresponding pull-the-dot fastener at the rear edge of the seat pan. The length of the rear edge securing straps is selected so that when the seat cushion is installed, the rear edge securing straps are pulled substantially flat so that the seat cushion is firmly held in place. The seat cushion is easily removable because the pull-the-dot fasteners are at the ends of the rear edge securing straps rather than affixed directly to the bottom of the seat cushion. Therefore, when the front edge of the seat cushion is released, the seat cushion can be lifted up enough to allow the cushion to be released without pulling at the bottom of the seat cushion. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148553 | MODULAR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A modular child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a base and interchangeable attachable seats where the seats are for different stages of childhood development. The system can further comprise additional bases adapted to other uses such as strollers and infant swings. A common engagement mechanism allows the various seats to be moved from one base to another. One such system comprises a base and a seat configured to rotate relative to one another when engaged. The seat can also lock in a position relative to the base. The base includes a visual indicator to show that the seat is secured to the base. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148554 | Backrest device - A backrest device comprises at least one backrest and at least one connecting unit having two springs, two jointing members and a connecting member. Each spring comprises a first end and a second end. Each jointing member is provided with at least one first engaging block for engaging with the first end of the spring. The connecting member is provided with at least one second engaging block for engaging with the second end of the spring and is fixed to a chair stably. When the user sits in the chair with his back leaning against the backrest, since the springs are flexible, which can enable the backrest to be freely adjusted and moved in response to the movement of the back of the user, producing a buffering effect and providing a comfortable support to the back of the user, so the user will feel comfortable. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148555 | Welfare Seat Equipment and Seat Moving Device - The invention discloses a seat moving device including a first mounting base, a seat first mounting arm, a first supporting arm, a second supporting arm, and a motor member. A seat can be carried by the seat mounting arm. The first supporting arm and the second supporting arm are engaged with the first mounting base and the seat mounting arm. The motor member drives the first supporting arm to rotate relatively to the first mounting base, so as to drive the seat mounting arm and the second supporting arm to rotate relatively to the mounting base. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148556 | Angle-Adjusting Structure for Backrest of Chair - An angle-adjusting structure for a backrest of a chair is provided. The angle-adjusting structure, mounted at a rear side of a butterfly-shaped mounting member of the chair, includes a main body and a rotating member jointly passed through by a shaft having external teeth. A resilient element is mounted around an end of the shaft. A cover is secured to the main body by threaded fasteners. A pressing member is mounted on the other end of the shaft. By pressing the pressing member inward, the external teeth of the shaft are disengaged from internal teeth of the rotating member, and the rotating member is allowed to rotate freely. When the pressing member is released, the resilient element mounted around the end of the shaft extends outward to re-engage the external teeth of the shaft with the internal teeth of the rotating member, thereby securing the rotating member in place. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148557 | SWIVELABLE VEHICLE SEAT COMPRISING A LOCKING MEANS FOR CREATING A MANUALLY SURMOUNTABLE RESISTANCE - Disclosed is a motor vehicle seat comprising a first mounting part and a second mounting part. The first mounting part can be swiveled relative to the second mounting part about a swivel pin. The vehicle seat further comprises a gear unit which allows the first mounting part to be angularly adjusted relative to the second mounting part. The first mounting part is connected to a backrest of the vehicle seat while the second mounting part is connected to a seat part of the vehicle seat. The backrest of the vehicle seat extends vertically and substantially perpendicular to the seat part in a first position while being swiveled relative to the first position about the swivel pin in a second position. The vehicle seat also comprises a locking means ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148558 | LINEAR RECLINER ASSEMBLY WITH THREADED LINEAR DRIVE ROD AND ROTATABLY ENGAGED GEAR STOP - A linear recliner assembly in use with a seat having a seat back pivotally engaged relative to a seat bottom. A housing exhibits a communicating interior between a first and second ends. A drive rod is supported in linearly displaceable fashion from the first end and is secured to the seat bottom. The second end pivotally engages the seatback spaced from its pivot point. A rotatable gear located at a fixed lineal position within the housing receives the drive rod in threadably inter-engaged fashion. A trigger mechanism pivotally secured to the housing exhibits a downwardly biased detent communicating through an opening in the housing to seat between succeeding teeth of the gear. A spring supported within the housing contacts the drive rod. Upon release of the detent, a reclining force applied to the seatback results in displacement of the housing against the drive rod to bias the spring. The spring influencing the drive rod in a reverse direction such that, upon release of said detent when the seatback is in the reclined position, the spring influences the seatback to reverse pivot to a returned upright position. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148559 | HEAD RESTRAINT FOR A SEAT, IN PARTICULAR A VEHICLE SEAT - A headrest ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148560 | HEAD SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A head support structure for providing support to a user seated in a vehicle. The head support structure includes a base, a head support platform and a pair of cushioned members. The base is disposed on a backrest of a seat of the vehicle. A back surface of the head support platform is coupled to a front surface of the base through hook and loop fasteners. The pair of cushioned members is attached on the front surface of the head support platform. The pair of cushioned members is configured to support a head of the user seated on the seat. The hook and loop fasteners are capable of coupling the head support platform to the base in one or more positions. A position of the one or more positions enables placement of the head of the user between the pair of cushioned members of the head support platform. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148561 | Deployable Center Armrest - An armrest assembly for a vehicle seat includes a bracket and an armrest. The bracket includes first and second elongated slots. The armrest includes a first pin pivotally and slidably disposed in the first slot and a second pin pivotally and slidably disposed in the second slot. Pivotal movement of the armrest between a stowed position and a deployed position urges the first pin along the first slot and the second pin along the second slot thereby lifting the armrest to prevent interference between the armrest and the seat. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148562 | CUSHION WITH PLURAL ZONES OF FOAM - A cushion assembly defining a thickness direction comprises at least one covering layer and a core layer. The core layer comprises a first member and a second member. The covering layer spans continuously across both the first and second members in a direction generally transverse to the thickness direction, and the first member is disposed adjacent a forward area of the cushion assembly. The second member is disposed adjacent a back surface of the first member. The second member has a higher resistance to resilient deformation than the first member, and the first member has a higher resistance to resilient deformation than the at least one covering layer. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148563 | CATCHING DEVICE FOR USE WITH UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE - A catching device for use with a piece of upholstered furniture having a base portion, at least one wall portion extending upwardly from the base portion, and a crevice between the base portion and the at least one wall portion. The catching device includes an elongated receptacle sized and shaped for insertion into the crevice. The receptacle has a length selected to extend along at least a portion of the crevice, an upper sidewall shaped to extend along a wall side of the crevice, a lower sidewall shaped to extend along a base side of the crevice, and an end portion shaped for flexibly coupling the lower sidewall to the upper sidewall so as to form a closed end of the receptacle. The upper sidewall and lower sidewall are biased apart from each other such that when the receptacle is inserted into the crevice, the upper sidewall sealingly engages the wall portion and the lower sidewall sealingly engages the base portion. The catching device also includes a retaining flange flexibly coupled to a top portion of the upper sidewall and being sized and shaped such that when the receptacle is inserted into the crevice, the retaining flange protrudes outwardly from the crevice and away from the lower sidewall to engage a wall surface of the at least one wall portion to secure the receptacle in the crevice. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148564 | Save device - The present invention is a Safety Air Vest Equipment device (S.A.V.E.). The vest includes a shell with a neck and torso opening, and a pair of opposed arm holes. The vest also has an air hose attached, with a one-way valve and quick release valve. The air vest is configured to expand on the wearers neck and upper torso area thus preventing the wearer from sustaining severe cervical and spinal cord injuries. The device would also allow the user to avoid the impact from the force of the air bag being deployed. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148565 | CENTER DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR DUMP BED AND METHOD OF REMOVING RETRACTABLE DOOR THEREIN - A center door assembly for a dump bed and a method for removing the door from the dump bed. A frame is mounted in a wall of the dump bed and has a pair of opposite and spaced apart channels. A pair of elastomeric inserts are removably mounted in the channels. A retractable door has a pair of edges slidably received in the inserts and is movable linearly within the channels between a closed position and an open position. A pivot linkage assembly is operatively connected to the door for linearly moving the door between the closed and open positions. The elastomeric inserts are removed from the channels through a bottom opening in the channels providing lateral space between the channels to enable the door to be removed from the frame. The elastomeric inserts are provided with bend areas enabling them to be compressed for removal from the channels. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148566 | ALL-CONDITIONS TUNNEL BORING MACHINE - A tunnel boring machine is provided comprising a cutter head, a main beam, a first, second, and third shield; and a ground conditioning work zone within the first shield, a gripper assembly, a segment erector arm for lining the tunnel, and at least one propulsion mechanism. The ground conditioning work zone includes at least one probing device for probing the terrain ahead of the cutter head. The first shield is configured to be retracted relative to the second shield to provide access for the ground conditioning work zone to apply at least one ground support device. The at least one propulsion mechanism moves the cutter head, the first and the second shield forward while the third shield and the gripper assembly remain stationary. The ground support devices can include filling a hole with a ground conditioning agent; and placing a bolt, ring beam, mesh, or shotcrete in/on the tunnel wall. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148567 | TEMPORARY POWER EQUIPMENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR MOVING MINING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF USE - A system for supplying temporary power to a piece of mining equipment includes a power inverter and controller system. The system uses the battery power of a first piece of mining equipment to temporarily move and/or power a second piece of mining equipment. The first piece of mining equipment is preferably a battery powered mobile piece of equipment so that the first piece of mining equipment can move in conjunction with the second piece of mining equipment. The controller can be remote so that an operator can power and/or move the second piece of mining equipment from a distance, either on ground or on the first piece of mining equipment. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148568 | CUTTER BIT INSERT REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method to remove quickly an insert, especially an insert with a damaged gripping portion, from a base portion of a mining and/or milling drum are provided. The insert can have a threaded portion engageable with the base portion opening. The insert can define an interior bore configured to receive a cutter bit, and an opening configured to receive an apparatus engageable with the insert opening to facilitate the removal of the insert from the base portion. The insert opening may be polygonal or may include at least one planar surface and/or a rounded corner. An apparatus can engage with the polygonal opening and/or a fastener can engage with the shafted fastener. In both cases, the apparatus and/or fastener is rotated with a force to disengage the threaded portion of the insert from the opening of the base portion. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148569 | Wheel cover arresting device - This invention relates to an wheel cover arresting device in which a plurality of retaining sockets are integrally formed at the rear side of the wheel cover body. Each retaining socket is pivotedly connected with a catch member at one end, and the other end of the catch member abuts against a groove provided on the wheel cover body. Furthermore, a wave-shape elastic portion with definite elastic force is formed on each catch member. Two ends of each catch member abut against the wheel disk body and the wheel cover body respectively after the completion of assembly process. An appropriate force has to be applied so as to detach the wheel cover body from the front side of the wheel disk body. This can also ensure that the wheel cover body will not easily be stripped from the wheel disk body. It is the elastic portion of the catch members that provide the appropriate definite elastic force to allow the catch members to firmly abut between the wheel disk body and the wheel cover body and to enhance the stability of this abutment. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148570 | Wheel Hub, System and Method for rut Reduction in Self Propelled Irrigation Systems - A self propelled irrigation system has a drive tower on which a drive wheel is mounted to a rotating member of a drive mechanism with an axis of the wheel obliquely angled relative to a drive axis of the rotating member such that the wheel is tilted out of a plane normal to the drive axis. A hub has its oppositely facing sides arranged to support the wheel in such an orientation, and may therefore be mounted between the drive mechanism and wheel of a conventional irrigation system in which the wheel and drive axes were previously coincident. The tilt of the wheel causes an intentional wobble under rotation of the hub so that the wheel's point of engagement with the ground wanders back and forth during repeated passage of the drive tower over a particular path, thereby reducing a rut forming or deepening tendency of the irrigation system. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148571 | REGENERATIVE BRAKING ACTUATOR APPARATUS - An actuator apparatus includes a booster creating an infinite boost ratio while a plunger valve does not contact with a reaction disc, and an oil reservoir and a pedal simulator unit forming a hydraulic circuit to follow hydraulic hysteresis characteristics. Therefore, it is possible to achieve insensibility of pedal changes transmitted from a master cylinder, minimize changes in pedal feel according to changes of pedal effort correspondingly generated, while blocking vibration transmitted to the pedal when achieving regenerative braking, and provide pedal feel following or simulating the hydraulic hysteresis characteristics. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148572 | SEALING ASSEMBLY AND HINGE OF TRACK HAVING THE SEALING ASSEMBLY - A sealing assembly for sealing between a first portion ( | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148573 | Crawler Travel Unit - A track frame is swingably supported by a rear axle case of a travel machine body through a rocking shaft; front and rear driven wheels are disposed in front and rear end portions of the track frame; at least three idling wheels are disposed on an intermediate portion of the track frame at intervals in a longitudinal direction; a drive wheel which is disposed upward of a longitudinal intermediate portion of the track frame and is configured to receive a power transmitted from a rear axle supported by the rear axle case; and a crawler belt is wrapped around the drive wheel, the front driven wheel, the rear driven wheel and the idling wheels. Two idling wheels on a rear side of the at least three idling wheels are pivoted on a first rocking link, and a longitudinal intermediate portion of the first rocking link is pivoted on the track frame through a first pivot shaft. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148574 | Traction Band - A traction band substantially made from elastomeric material is disclosed. The traction band comprises a main band body divided into a plurality of sections connected together along laterally extending pitch lines. The band body has an interior wheel-engaging surface, adapted to cooperate with the various wheels of a track system, and an exterior ground-engaging surface adapted to engage the ground. The wheel-engaging surface comprises one or more rows of longitudinally spaced-apart drive lugs and/or guide lugs typically disposed on each of the band sections. The ground-engaging surface comprises traction lugs extending longitudinally across more than one band section, these traction lugs comprising laterally extending bending regions where the traction lugs are thinner. These bending regions are substantially aligned with regions on the interior surface which are devoid of drive lugs and guide lugs. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148575 | Link and link assembly for track-type machine - A link for a track-type machine is disclosed. The link may have a body portion. The link may also have an aperture extending through the body portion. The aperture may have a cylindrical portion. Additionally, the aperture may have an annular groove formed in the cylindrical portion. The aperture may also have a tapered portion. The tapered portion may abut the cylindrical portion, and may taper toward the cylindrical portion. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148576 | Linking pin for the chain links of vehicle tracks - The invention relates to a linking pin between the chain links of a vehicle track and the connectors of these links, such pin incorporating at least one ring of a synthetic material coating, positioned between the pin and at least one link, the pin incorporating at least two supports on either side of the ring, characterized in that it comprises at least one axial bore enclosing a material incorporating a liquid phase and enabling the calories that may build up in the ring to be evacuated towards the connectors. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148577 | POWER REGENERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Properly managing surges of regenerative power is needed in systems where power is generated and distributed to mechanical and electrical loads to protect them from overvoltage. A controller provides protection against excess regenerative power when these systems operate at a wide range of speeds. Controller functions and control methods for overvoltage protection may include an added control loop for detecting an overvoltage condition, calculating a power factor and generating a gating signal to transition the controller into a motoring mode that converts the excess regenerative power into mechanical power. | 2010-06-17 |
| 20100148578 | Systems And Methods Providing A Power Converter - Embodiments of systems and methods for providing power to one or more loads are provided. According to one embodiment, there is disclosed a power supply system for providing power to one or more loads. The power supply system may include at least one inverter having inverter input terminals and inverter output terminals, wherein the inverter input terminals may be electrically connectable to a source power supply. The power supply system may also include at least one isolation transformer having isolation transformer input terminals and isolation transformer output terminals, wherein the isolation transformer input terminals may be in electrical communication with the inverter output terminals of one or more inverters. The power supply system may additionally include at least one load having load input terminals, wherein the load input terminals may be in electrical communication with the isolation transformer output terminals of the one or more isolation transformers. | 2010-06-17 |
