26th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090160190 | Electrical Generation Device - In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an electric generating device accelerates a plurality of spaced magnetic disks inside a circular chamber. The exterior wall of the circular chamber includes a coil winding, so as the plurality of spaced magnetic discs move within the chamber, an electric current induces in the coil winding. A two-piston mechanical pump drives a gas into traveling compartments located between a pair of the spaced magnetic discs. By forcing fluid into the compartment, the discs are forced to travel within the circular chamber. A set of one-way flow valves ensures that the fluid is uni-directional and directs flow to cause the movement of the discs. A small portion of the generated electricity is returned to the system to energize a pair of helper motors. The electric helper motors, each couple to a respective cam. Rotation of the cams drives the piston pump. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160191 | System for producing energy through the action of waves - A system and method for generating energy from the tuning masses relative to a ground plane and an external force. In some embodiments the external force is the action of the waves. The system has a first mass movable relative to the ground plane, wherein the external force induces an oscillation in the first mass relative to the ground plane. A second movable mass is carried by and movable relative to the first movable mass. The second movable mass creates kinetic energy as the result of varying the position of the second movable mass relative to the first mass. The system adjusts or tunes the frequency of various components in relation to the natural frequency of the waves. The second mass can move relative to the first mass by various methods including rolling on a track or pendulum. The energy created by the relative motion can be converted to various forms of energy including electrical energy. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160192 | Circulating hydroelectricity generating and energy storing apparatus - A circulating hydroelectricity generating and energy storing apparatus includes a carrier, a water-supply tank settled at a top of the carrier, and a water-storage tank settled at a bottom of the carrier. The carrier contains a draining channel connecting between the water-supply tank and the water-storage tank. The water-storage tank is pivotally provided with a first waterwheel that drives a water pump, wherein the water pump is connected with the water-supply tank. A generator of a hydroelectric device is settled beside the draining channel while a second waterwheel pivotally equipped to the generator has a bottom received in the draining channel. Thereby, water passing through the draining channel rotates the second waterwheel and enables the generator to generate electricity. Afterward, the water impacts the first waterwheel to drive the water pump to draw the water back to the water-supply tank so as to recycle the water used in power generation. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160193 | BENKATINA HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE - New hydroelectric turbine devices, systems, and methods, based on recirculation of fluid through at least one turbine, offer the potential for less costly and greater energy output in many applications. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160194 | Wind turbine blade and assembly - A blade is disclosed for use in a wind turbine, with the blade having a longitudinal axis for extending radially outwardly from a center of rotation of the blade on the wind turbine. The blade has a front side with a front surface for orienting in a windward direction and a rear side with a rear surface for orienting in a leeward direction. The blade has a profile taken in a plane oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the blade. The profile of the blade has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The profile is characterized by a camber ratio, and the camber ratio of the profile is greater than or equal to approximately 4%. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160195 | Wind-catcher and accelerator for generating electricity - This invention relates to an apparatus for capturing and accelerating the flow of a fluid in a moving stream so as to efficiently produce electricity through the use of a turbine or similar device connected to an electrical generator. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160196 | WIND DRIVEN ELECTRIC GENERATOR HAVING VERTICAL ROTATIONAL AXIS - A wind turbine for a power generator includes a plurality of blades radially and equally spaced about a rotational axis, each blade having each of a proximal end, a distal end, a uniform thickness throughout, and an arc-shaped cross-section disposed between the proximal and distal ends in a plane traverse to the rotational axis and in a rotational direction of the turbine. Wind guiding members are interposed between the plurality of blades, each wind guiding member is attached to a respective pair of the adjacent blades and has a uniform thickness defined by a pair of substantially planar surfaces, a first end thereof disposed on and connected to the proximal edge of a leading blade and having an opposed second end thereof disposed substantially tangential on an exterior surface of an adjacent trailing blade. The wind turbine may be installed on a fixed structure or on an electric vehicle. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160197 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING WIND INTO MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL ENERGY - A system for converting an airflow into mechanical or electrical energy is provided. The system may include a drawtube. The drawtube may include a tubular member defining a longitudinal axis and having a first opening and a second opening. The drawtube may include a first member positioned adjacent to the first opening on a first side of the tubular member. The drawtube may include a second member positioned adjacent to the second opening on a second side of the tubular member, wherein the longitudinal axis of the drawtube is disposed at an angle relative to a direction of the airflow. An energy conversion device may be coupled to the drawtube and configured to convert the airflow into mechanical or electrical energy. A plurality of the drawtubes may be assembled in an array. The array may surround the energy conversion device and may define a diffuser such that when the system is positioned in the airflow a pressure differential is created between a windward inlet of the diffuser and a leeward outlet of the diffuser to thereby increase the power output of the energy conversion device. The first member may include a raised edge extending longitudinally along an edge thereof. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160198 | Vehicle door latch apparatus - An operating mechanism unit includes a motor, a worm wheel being rotated by the motor, a sector gear meshing with a pinion provided on one side of the worm wheel and rotating to an unlocking position and a locking position, switch levers connected to the sector gear and shifting to an unlocking position where engagement with a meshing mechanism is releasable and a locking position where the engagement cannot be released, and a key sub-lever pivotally supported on the same pivot on which the sector gear pivots. The key sub-lever is rotatable from a neutral position in an unlocking direction and a locking direction in synchronism with operation of a key cylinder so as to rotate the sector gear to the unlocking position by rotating in the unlocking direction and to rotate the sector gear in the locking direction by rotating in the locking direction. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160199 | Securable Fastening Device - A clampable fastening device for mounting fittings or other objects in an opening having opposite edges, such as a rectangular opening in a wall, including a head part which is arranged on the outer side of the thin wall and which covers the outer rim of the opening, and from which there proceeds in the mounted position a foot part which penetrates through the opening, holding elements which are displaceable relative to one another in a channel formed in the foot part project from the foot part in direction of its outer surface. The free end of the holding elements having an inclined surface or obliquely arranged points. Wherein the foot part ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160200 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR SHUTTERS - A locking assembly for retaining a pair of shutters in a closed position on a dwelling, including an elongate backing bracket adapted to be fixedly mounted to the dwelling, the backing bracket including a pair of support portions extending laterally relative to the length of the backing bracket, and an outer locking portion. The shutters in their closed position are in abutting contact with the support portions, the outer locking portion extends through a gap defined between adjacent edges of the closed pair of shutters. The locking assembly further includes an elongate retention bracket having a channel in which the outer locking portion is received, and a pair of retention portions extending laterally relative to the length of the retention bracket, the outer locking portion adapted to be secured to the retention bracket within the channel. The adjacent edges of the closed pair of shutters are captured between the support portions and the retention portions, retaining the pair of shutters in a closed position. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160201 | SHOCK-ABSORBING STRIKE ASSEMBLY FOR CLOSURES - An impact-absorbing strike assembly for a lock on a closure such as a gate. A strike plate is mounted in spaced relationship from a mounting plate. A bolt having a head extends slidably through a bore in the mounting plate and is attached to the strike plate. A primary compression spring is disposed between the mounting plate and the strike plate, and a secondary compression spring is positioned on the bolt between the head and the rear of the mounting plate. Upon closure, the momentum of the gate causes the primary spring between the strike plate and the mounting plate to be compressed, absorbing the energy of the impact. In another embodiment, an impact-absorbing strike assembly includes a latch component such as a clevis-style strike for use with a mechanical or electromechanical locking device. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160202 | DIVIDED SPINDLE - This invention relates to lock spindles divided into two parts and interconnected by a connecting pin. The invention particularly relates to solenoid locks. The invention eliminates the effect of an external force applied to a divided spindle on the opposite-side spindle and other parts of the lock. The divided spindle comprises a connecting pin that is round in cross-section, a first spindle and a second spindle. The connecting pin can be connected to the spindle parts so that the spindle parts rotate in relation to the connecting pin. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160203 | TRAY ENERGY ABSORBER AND BUMPER SYSTEM - The present invention provides for various embodiments of a tray energy absorber comprising a base, a first transverse wall that is arcuate and extends from the base, a second transverse wall spaced apart from the first transverse wall and which extends from the base. The tray energy absorber further comprises a plurality of ribs that extend from the base joining the first transverse wall to the second transverse wall. In one embodiment the density of the ribs varies along the transverse width of the tray energy absorber. In another embodiment at least one of the plurality of ribs is greater than 50% of the height of the first transverse wall or the second transverse wall where the rib joins the first and second transverse walls. The present invention also provides for a bumper system used in a vehicle that includes a tray energy absorber attached to a bumper beam. The bumper system optionally includes a fascia that substantially envelops the bumper beam and the tray energy absorber. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160204 | CORNER ENERGY ABSORBER AND BUMPER SYSTEM - The present invention provides for various embodiments of a corner energy absorber. In one embodiment the corner energy absorber includes a body portion and an arm portion. The body portion comprises a top surface, a bottom surface and a front wall that extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. The corner energy absorber further includes a crush member extending from the front wall of the body portion between the top surface and the bottom surface of the body portion. In another embodiment, at least one of the body portion and the arm portion comprises an attachment feature. The invention also provides for various embodiments of a bumper system comprising a corner energy absorber connected to a bumper beam. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160205 | CROSS BAR OF ROOF CARRIER FOR VEHICLES - Disclosed is a cross bar of a roof carrier for vehicles, which is transversely mounted between side bars provided on opposite sides of a roof in such a way as to move between the side bars, and uses one wire to provide a simple structure. The cross bar includes locking pins, a wire, and a handle. The locking pins are provided on opposite ends of a bar body in such a way as to be elastically ejected out and be selectively locked to side bars. The wire is provided in the bar body and couples the locking pins to each other. The handle is provided between the locking pins to hold the wire and is constructed to be elastically restored to an original state thereof after the handle is rotated, so that, when the handle is rotated, the wire is wound to retract the locking pins into the bar body. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160206 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING A BODY TO A VEHICLE TAILGATE - A mounting system for mounting a body to a tailgate having first and second latch assemblies that engage a pair of striker plates. The mounting system includes a first mounting bracket having a first striker plate to engage the first latch assembly and a second mounting bracket having a second striker plate to engage the second latch assembly. The first and second mounting brackets mount the body on the tailgate when the first and the second mounting brackets are attached to the body and when the first and second striker plates are engaged with the first and second latch assemblies. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160207 | CONVERTIBLE TOP HAVING MOVABLE OUTBOARD PANELS - A convertible top assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rear panel, a front panel and a pair of outer side panels. The front panel is movably coupled to the rear panel and movable relative to the rear panel between an extended position extending between the rear panel and a windshield header of the vehicle and a retracted position stacked with the rear panel. The outer side panels are movably coupled to the rear panel for movement between a use position extending outwardly from opposite sides of the rear panel and a stowed position disposed inwardly from the use position. The convertible top assembly further includes a linkage operatively connecting the front panel and outer side panels so as to cause movement of the outer side panels between the use position and the stowed position in response to movement of the front panel between the extended position and the retracted position, respectively. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160208 | VEHICLE VISOR ASSEMBLY - A visor support is disclosed with a support arm and a rotation control member. The support arm is adapted to support a visor body and has a first end adapted to be mounted in a vehicle. The support arm has a tapered portion near a second end of the support arm and a ring proximate to the tapered portion. The rotation control member has at least one wall with at least one aperture therein. The rotation control member has a tapered receptacle aligned with the at least one aperture. The rotation control member is rotatable about a linear axis of the support arm such that the tapered portion and the tapered receptacle cooperate to prevent rotation of the support arm absent an external force. The ring cooperates with the rotation control block to at least retain the support arm within the rotation control member. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160209 | CONVERTIBLE TOP HAVING OVER CENTER BACKLIGHT - A linkage of a convertible top supports a portion of a cover and provides movement of the top between an extended position extending over a passenger compartment and a retracted position. A rear bow supports a rear edge of the cover and articulates the rear edge of the cover during movement of the top between the extended and retracted positions. The top also includes a backlight assembly having a rear window and supporting a rear portion of the cover. The backlight assembly forms part of an articulating mechanism that moves the rear bow. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160210 | VEHICLE WITH A SOFT TOP AND A REAR FLAP - The invention relates to a vehicle comprising a folding top ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160211 | Passive Entry System for Automotive Vehicle Doors - A passive entry system for an vehicle door requires no active operator input to gain entrance to the vehicle. A door module recognizes the signal transmitted by an authorized key fob to identify the operator of the vehicle. The authentication of the operator coupled with the operator touching a sensor on the door to be opened actuates a release actuator that unlatches the selected door. The spring-load provided by the door seal will pop the door open from the closed position. A key cylinder, which can be located substantially anywhere on the door, is coupled mechanically to the release latch for use if the battery is weak and cannot activate the release actuator. An LED signals the state of the opening sequence for the door. The fixed door handle can incorporate a membrane switch or a capacitive sensor to indicate the selection of the door by the operator when touched. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160212 | Rear Window in a Rear Roof Section of an Openable Roof Vehicle - A rear window for a flexible rear roof section of an openable roof vehicle. The rear window is comprised of a transparent plastic material such as a polycarbonate material, and a fastening section that connects the rear window to the flexible covering of the open roof vehicle. The fastening section forms a single piece with the rear window and is offset relative to the plane of the rear window. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160213 | Spoiler - A spoiler device, especially a rear spoiler, is adjustable between a non-usage setting and at least one usage setting. The rear spoiler is joined at its rear end area as viewed in the direction of travel via a covering device having a folded structure with a body, especially with a trunk lid of a motor vehicle. The covering device is embodied as a two-component part. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160214 | Adjusting device, air deflecting system, control member and device enabling aerodynamic resistance of a semi-trailer to be reduced - A device for adjusting a fifth wheel, comprising a displacement device provided with two guide rails placed on the vehicle, in particular on a tractor semi-trailer combination in the longitudinal direction thereof, said guide rails whereon a slide may be installed capable of being moved by means of an actuating device, said actuating device being designed such that, upon a displacement, the positive connection between the guide rails and the slide is maintained. The actuating device, which is designed to move the slide, comprises a first powered device. Additionally, at least one first position sensor is arranged to detect the position of the slide, at least said first position sensor being connected to a control device. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160215 | Motor Vehicle With An Air-Conducting Device - A motor vehicle, especially a passenger car, is provided with an air-conducting device arranged in its rear area. The air conducting device can be moved by way of an adjusting mechanism from a rest position flush with the adjacent body of the rear area into a driven-out operating position. The adjusting mechanism includes two openers arranged in side areas of the air-conducting device for moving the air-conducting device. In order to be able to adjust an air-conducting element continuously from a lowered rest position and a raised operating position, each opener is connected via a swivel-joint on a bearing part that is fastened to the vehicle and aligned vertically. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160216 | Extendable flatbed manufactured primarily from aluminum - A primarily aluminum extendable flatbed trailer has front and rear flatbed sections adjustable to various trailer lengths. Reinforcing plates with holes therein are connected to an aluminum longitudinal rail on one flatbed section. Holes in the rail aligned with the reinforcing plate holes removably receive a locking pin which secures the front section to the rear section. The locking pin slidably engages the reinforcing plates and associated wear bars. A generally vertical web strengthener is secured to a vertical longitudinal web on the rail adjacent the suspension of the trailer. Tubular aluminum braces are used in various locations. A friction reducing plastic slide member on one flatbed section slidably engages the other flatbed section. Another trailer includes first, second and third flatbed sections whereby the first and second sections are joinable in an extendable configuration and the first and third sections are joinable in a standard configuration. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160217 | Structural component for automobile, two-wheeled vehicle or railcar excellent in impact-absorption property, shape fixability and flange cuttability, and method for producing the same - The invention provides structural component for an automobile, two-wheeled vehicle or railcar excellent in impact-absorption property, shape fixability and flange cuttability, and method for producing the same, which structural component has a hat-like shape including vertical walls and flanges, wherein distal ends of the flanges contain 20 vol % or greater of austenite phase and have a cross-section hardness expressed as Vickers harness of 150˜350, and a center regions of the vertical walls have, in a common cross-section with the flanges, a content of deformation-induced martensite phase exceeding that of the distal ends of the flanges by 10 vol % or greater and a cross-section hardness expressed as Vickers hardness that exceeds that of the distal ends of the flanges by 50 or greater. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160218 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING PLASTIC GARNISH FOR PAINTING ON-LINE - A garnish for a vehicle body including a plastic exterior skin and a metal reinforcement member. The garnish is installed on the vehicle for coating or painting and then the garnish and the vehicle body are sent through a bake oven to cure the coating or paint. After exposure to the bake oven, the garnish is removed from the vehicle body for installation of a headlight assembly. The garnish is then reinstalled on the vehicle body after the headlight assembly is installed. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160219 | Device for Covering a Recess Formed in a Covering Strip - A device for covering a recess ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160220 | MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A motor vehicle window assembly includes a first window frame member and a stationary pane received by the first window frame member. A window frame retainer member is secured at a first end thereof to the first window frame member. A second end of the window frame retainer member is secured to a second window frame member. A movable pane is movable along the second window frame member. The first and second window frame members are proximate one another and free of any structural members therebetween. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160221 | Headliner Having A Sunroof Opening - A headliner assembly covers an inner surface of a motor vehicle roof having a sunroof opening. The headliner assembly includes a dimensionally stable substrate having a first edge extending along the sunroof opening. The substrate has an upper surface facing the inner surface of the motor vehicle roof. The substrate further has a bottom surface opposite the upper surface. A molded reinforcement is fixedly secured to the upper surface of the substrate. The reinforcement has a second edge extending along the sunroof opening. The second edge of the reinforcement has a contoured portion that extends further inwardly toward a center of the sunroof opening relative to the first edge of the substrate. A trim cover has a third edge extending along the sunroof opening. The trim cover is disposed along the bottom surface of the substrate and extends around the contoured portion of the reinforcement so that the third edge of the trim cover is disposed between the upper surface of the substrate and the inner surface of the motor vehicle roof. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160222 | Vehicle Headliners and Methods of Using the Same - Vehicle headliners and methods of installation include headliners with a substrate layer having at least one handling component formed within the substrate layer, the handling component having a perforation between the handling component and the surrounding substrate layer, wherein the handling component aids in the handling of the headliner during installation. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160223 | SUNROOF SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A sunroof system for a motor vehicle includes two guide rails at least approximately parallel to one another and a slide in each guide rail. The slide is displaceable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A front opening mechanism and a rear opening mechanism are assigned to a front edge and a rear edge, respectively, of a cover of the sunroof system. The front opening mechanism has a transmission lever and the rear opening mechanism has an opening lever. The slide, when displaced rearwards along the guide rail, is first coupled to the rear opening mechanism and then to the front opening mechanism. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160224 | CONVERTIBLE TOP WITH TRIM COVERED PANELS - According to one aspect of the invention, a convertible top includes a plurality of panel assemblies movably coupled to each other for movement between a closed position in which the panel assemblies are arranged end to end to cover a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle and an open position in which the panel assemblies are disposed in a storage space adjacent the passenger compartment. Each of the panel assemblies has an outer surface and a fabric trim cover separate from the other of the panel assemblies. The trim covers remain along the outer surface during movement of the top between the closed position and the open position. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160225 | OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE FOR ROOF PANEL - To reliably prevent lifting of a roof panel when the roof panel is fully closed. To provide a roof panel ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160226 | HEADRESTS FOR VEHICULAR SEATS - A headrest for a vehicular seat has a base member, a headrest main body and a cable. The base member has a stay held by a side of a seat back. The headrest main body is movably attached to the base member. The cable is pulled when the headrest main body is moved relative to the base member. The cable includes an outer cable and an inner cable inserted to the outer cable. The outer cable is attached with a cap at an end portion thereof. A fixing structure for fixing the cap to an end portion of the stay is provided between the cap and the end portion of the stay. And the inner cable penetrates a shaft hole of the stay by exceeding the outer cable and is moved relative to the outer cable and the stay by being pulled when the headrest main body is moved. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160227 | COVER FOR VEHICLE SEAT HANDLE - A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back having a seating surface for supporting a back of an occupant. The seat back is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle and at least a portion of the seat back has a pivotal connection for movement from an upright position to a deployed position. A handle is mounted to the seating surface of the pivotal portion of the seat back. A cover is mounted to the seat back seating surface and extends over the handle. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160228 | MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT WITH AN UNDERFRAME, A SEAT CARRIER AND A SEAT BACK - A motor vehicle seat having an underframe comprising at least one base and at least one rear rocker, which is connected to the base through a rear pivot axis, a seat carrier carried by the underframe, a seat back connected to the seat carrier, and a drive device. A crash sensor controls the drive device. In the event of a crash, the drive device pivots the seat carrier inclusive of the seat back about the rear pivot axis, and a seat front edge of the seat carrier is raised at least 10 mm relative to the base. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160229 | VEHICLE SEAT APPARATUS - A vehicle seat apparatus includes a vehicle seat; a swiveling drive unit that swivels the vehicle seat between a frontward-oriented position in which the vehicle seat faces the front of a vehicle and at least one of an outward-oriented position in which the vehicle seat is oriented in the outward direction of the vehicle and an inward-oriented position in which the vehicle seat is oriented in the inward direction of the vehicle; an occupant condition detection unit that detects the condition of an occupant in the vehicle; and a control unit that controls the swiveling drive unit based on the detection result obtained by the occupant condition detection unit. With this configuration, it is possible to further increase the comfort of a passenger compartment based on the condition of the occupants in the vehicle. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160230 | VEHICLE SEATS - A seat may includes a seat base, a seat cover that is capable of being detachably attached to the seat base, a first engagement member that is attached to a circumferential surface of the seat base, a second engagement member that is attached to the seat cover, and a third engagement member that is attached to the circumferential surface of the seat base. The first engagement member is capable of engaging the second engagement member when the seat cover is attached to the seat base, so as to fix the seat cover to the seat. The first engagement member is capable of engaging the third engagement member when the first engagement member does not engage the second engagement member. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160231 | Bucket style outdoor swing seat cover - A bucket style outdoor swing seat cover is disclosed. This device provides protection for infants/toddlers against the extremely hot surface generated by the sun on the seat, and the inherent germs left behind on the swing seat from previous use by other infants/toddlers. This device is comprised of a low loft batting covered by cloth material on either side of the batting constituting 3 layers of protection, adjustable nylon/VELCRO fasteners and elastic hems to create a more “snug” fit. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160232 | CHILD SEAT AND METHOD FOR MONITORING INSTALLATION OF THE CHILD SEAT - A child seat and a method for monitoring installation of the child seat are provided. The child seat includes a child seat frame configured to receive a child occupant. The child seat frame is configured to receive a seat belt webbing for securing the child seat frame to a vehicle seat. The child seat further includes a first bladder configured to contact the seat belt webbing. The first bladder has a fluid therein. The child seat further includes a first pressure sensor fluidly communicating with the fluid in the first bladder. The first pressure sensor is configured to output a first signal indicative of an amount of pressure in the first bladder. The child seat further includes a controller coupled to the child seat frame configured to receive the first signal and to compute a first tension value based on the first signal. The controller is further configured to generate a second signal to induce a first device disposed on the child seat frame to indicate when the first tension value is less than a first predetermined tension value. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160233 | INFANT SEAT FOR MOTORCARS - An infant seat for motorcars includes anchor being operable to engage a receiving element being provided in the motorcar. The infant seat has a framework fixedly attached to the lower face of the base of the seat and is fitted with the anchor, the anchor being actuated by a pneumatic device being fitted to the framework and actuated by a control being made up by an articulated lever, the control being accessible through the front edge of the base of the seat, the manual controls being operable for deactivating the anchor being found at the front edge. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160234 | FORWARDLY MOVABLE MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - The forwardly movable motor vehicle seat has a seat back ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160235 | HEAD REST DEVICE - A head rest device that improves reliability of detecting a head on the basis of a change in capacitance without complicating a wiring structure. A head rest device is provided with a head rest rear portion configured to be supported to a seat back, and a head rest front portion freely moving forward and backward between a fully-closed position coming close to the head rest rear portion and a fully-open position separated from the head rest rear portion. The head rest front portion is moved by an actuator. The head rest front portion has a sensor electrode structured such that its capacitance is changed as a head of an occupant approaches, and an ECU controlling the actuator so as to move the head rest front portion and detecting the approach of the head of the occupant on the basis of a change of the capacitance of the sensor electrode thereon. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160236 | CONTOUR FITTING CUSHION INSERT - An air insert is designed for a proper fit into a cushion pelvic loading area that has sloped walls for positioning and properly supporting the human pelvis. The air insert may be segmented, or pre-contoured by the manufacturer, so as to be designed for a proper fit into the PLA. The seat cushion and the insert will provide comfort and support to the users. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160237 | Circular-Shank Tool Comprising a Tool Holder - A circular-shank tool including a tool holder for improving the centering of the shank of the circular-shank tool in the locking sleeve by a configuration of the retaining elements and to improve an ability of the shank to rotate in the sleeve. To achieve this, the retaining elements are distributed between two stamped edges that lie transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the locking sleeve and are stamped inwards or indented, the stamped edges extend over part of the circumference of the locking sleeve and are interspaced at a distance that corresponds to the width of the peripheral groove in the shank of the circular-shank tool and the retaining elements form a coaxial concave centering section facing the convex groove base of the peripheral groove. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160238 | Retention for Holder Shank - In one aspect of the present invention, a degradation assembly has a holder comprising a first end and a second end and a shank with a longitudinal central bore having an opening at an end proximate the second end. The shank portion of the holder has an inside diameter of the bore and an outside diameter wherein either the inner diameter or the outer diameter comprise at least one recess disposed therein which comprises a depth of less than the distance between the inner diameter and the outer diameters. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160239 | WHEEL BALANCE WEIGHT - To provide a wheel balance weight in which a release coated paper is likely to be detached when assembling it with a wheel. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160240 | ONE WAY WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A one way wheel assembly of the present invention includes a first wheel, a second wheel, and a telescoping device pivotally connected to the first wheel and the second wheel respectively. The telescoping device provides a tolerance that first wheel may move toward the second wheel and touch it. So that, when the first wheel is moved along a direction, away from the second wheel, the first wheel will draw the second wheel through the telescoping device. On the contrary, when the first wheel is moved along an opposite direction, toward the second wheel, the first wheel will touch the second wheel and cause a jam to stop both of the wheels. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160241 | SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING A WHEEL TO A MOTOR VEHICLE - A system for attaching a wheel to a motor vehicle, having a wheel hub which bears on a drive shaft stub of the motor vehicle and to which the wheel to be attached is attached by way of a central fastening element. The central fastening element is embodied as a fastening bolt, which on one section has an external thread, by way of which said bolt is screwed to an internal thread of a wheel hub stub of the wheel hub, a slotted cone interacting with the fastening bolt in such a way that when attaching the fastening bolt to the wheel hub the slotted cone can be pressed against the wheel. The slotted cone here being braced on an outer face of the wheel hub stub and entering into a frictional connection with the wheel hub stub. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160242 | TIRE WHEEL SET AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A tire wheel set comprising a front wheel to be attached to a front axle of a vehicle, and a rear wheel to be attached to a rear axle thereof. The front wheel is greater in rigidity than the rear wheel. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160243 | SPOKE WHEEL - The invention relates to a spoke wheel that includes a peripheral rim, a central hub, and individual connecting spokes between the rim and the hub. In their free state, the spokes of the wheel are mounted without tension or compression between the rim and the hub, and each spoke can bear a compression load of at least 60 daN without bowing. Furthermore, the wheel includes a play-free connection or bilateral connection device for connecting at least one end of each spoke to the rim or the hub. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160244 | UNIT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CARRIER AND A WHEEL BEARING - The invention relates to a unit comprising a carrier and a wheel bearing. The wheel bearing comprises at least one outer ring which is provided with at least one track for the rolling bodies. According the invention, the wheel bearing is maintained on the carrier in a fixed manner in relation to the carrier in a first receiving element by means of a first connection projection, and in a second receiving element by means of a second connection projection, at least in both axial directions of the wheel bearing, respectively by means of an end which axially borders on each of the connection projections. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160245 | ANTI-ROLLAWAY DEVICE FOR TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT WITH FLUID AND ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED BRAKES - A vehicle anti-rollaway device includes a first switch responsive to the presence and absence of an operator at a predetermined location in the vehicle for controlling the on/off state of parking brake of the vehicle in the form of either a servo controlled parking brake or a fluid controlled parking brake. The device can also include a speed control responsive to a speed of the vehicle for controlling the on/off state of the parking brake as a function of the speed of the vehicle. The device can also include a second switch operative for controlling the response of the parking brake to the state of the first switch. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160246 | CONTROL COMPONENT FOR HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT INCLUDING SPRING APPLIED-HYDRAULICALLY RELEASED BRAKE - A control for use in a hydraulic circuit where the control can act as a valve and an auxiliary pressure source for the hydraulic circuit. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160247 | Power Supply Device for Vehicle and Method of Controlling the Same - A power supply device for a vehicle includes a battery (B | 2009-06-25 |
20090160248 | Power Supply Device and Vehicle Equipped With the Same - A power supply device includes a current sensor detecting a current flowing between a junction, where an output of a first boost converter and an output of a second boost converter are joined together, and a load circuit, and a control device controlling the first and second boost converters and monitoring a current value detected by the current sensor. The control device performs pulse width modulation control over the first and second boost converters based on carrier signals equal in frequency and different in phase. The control device obtains an individual value of currents flowing through the first and second boost converters by sampling the detected current value with a time difference corresponding to phase difference. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160249 | Power Supply System For Driving Vehicle - A power supply system for driving a vehicle includes a battery, a boost converter boosting the voltage of the battery, a capacitor to which the voltage boosted by the boost converter is applied across the electrodes, system main relays provided between the capacitor and the output of the boost converter for connection and disconnection between the capacitor and the boost converter, and a control device controlling the boost converter and the system main relays. The control device, after giving an instruction for disconnection to the system main relays, causes the boost converter to change the voltage of the output to determine whether the system main relays are normally disconnected. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160250 | Self-Coupled Transformer Boostbuck Circuit - A self-coupled transformer boostbuck circuit includes a first transformer having a first winding, a second winding and a third winding, a first switch having a first voltage output at its one end, a second switch, a second transformer, a third switch having a second voltage output at its one end, a fourth switch, a fifth switch having a third voltage output at its one end, and a sixth switch. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160251 | REDUCING CROSS-REGULATION INTERFERENCES BETWEEN VOLTAGE REGULATORS - Exemplary embodiment of a device is disclosed comprising a processor to provide instructions, a first voltage regulator in communication with the processor to receive provided instructions received from the processor and to dynamically modulate an output voltage based on the received instructions, and a plurality of second voltage regulators to receive the output voltage from the first regulator; the output voltage to reduce a cross-regulation interference between the second regulators due to a change in a load of at least one of the second voltage regulators. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160252 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING HYBRID DC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel cell vehicle has a motor driven by an inverter and hybrid DC power supplies including a battery and a fuel cell for supplying electric power to the motor. For preventing a fuse connected to the battery from being blown out, when a motor current Im increases, a first source current flowing from the battery is limited to a range for not blowing out the fuse, and a generated current is increased as much as the first source current is limited. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160253 | System and Method of Providing Power Using Switching Circuits - In a particular illustrative embodiment, a system is disclosed that includes a first power domain that is responsive to a first power switching circuit and a second power domain that is responsive to a second power switching circuit. The system also includes a logic circuit adapted to selectively activate the first power switching circuit and the second power switching circuit. At least one of the first power switching circuit and the second power switching circuit includes a first set of transistors adapted for activation during a first power up stage and a second set of transistors adapted for activation during a second power up stage after at least one of the first set of transistors are activated. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160254 | SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A UPS - A UPS includes an AC output, power factor control circuitry; and a DC bus coupled to the power factor control circuitry where the power factor control circuitry is configured to determine a difference in instantaneous power supplied to the AC output and to adjust a voltage of the DC bus based, at least partly, on the difference. In one embodiment, the UPS includes a single phase AC input. In another embodiment, the power factor control circuitry is configured to determine a cumulative difference in instantaneous power supplied to the AC output. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160255 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY - An external uninterruptible power supply (“UPS”), and a related method, are presented in which a predetermined desired DC voltage potential is applied directly to the internal DC voltage power distribution bus in a computer. The UPS is configured to use an automotive battery to provide the predetermined desired DC voltage potential in the event of the loss of the AC voltage input signal. In a preferred embodiment, the UPS includes an inverterless AC-DC power supply, such as a bridge rectifier circuit, for supplying a predetermined desired direct current voltage potential at its output. That output potential in turn is carried by a suitably arranged cord or power cable connected to the internal direct current voltage distribution bus in the computer. The distribution bus may be connected to one or more points-of-load, also known as “point-of-power” voltage conversion modules, each of which provide a regulated voltage to power the various high density chip loads, components and circuitry in the computer. The input voltage to a point-of-load power chip can vary over a wide range allowing unregulated voltages ranging from 11 to 14 volts which may be used to supply the point-of-load power chips with no operating problems since the chips are inherently an on-card switching regulator operating at a high frequency. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160256 | Multi-regulator power delivery system for ASIC cores - A method for operating an electronic product having an application specific semiconductor chip (ASIC) device which includes in its circuitry both a linear regulator module configured to be coupled to an optional external capacitance and a capless regulator module configured to be coupled to internal capacitance of the electronic product utilizes control logic of the ASIC device responsive to a regulator selection signal for selecting one of the linear regulator module and the capless regulator module for use in powering the ASIC device. The control logic may select the linear regulator module for certain times of operation and the capless regulator module for other times of operation. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160257 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC OPERATING VOLTAGE DETECTION - A method for automatic operating voltage detection, in which one internal supply voltage (vdd) is selected from at least two different external supply voltages, with a first external voltage supply (VDDA) being applied permanently, is based on the object of reducing the circuit complexity for automatic operating voltage detection, the operating current caused by the selection arrangement and the required chip area, in which case the voltage ratios between the two different external supply voltages can be as required. This object is achieved in that a reference voltage (Vref) and a voltage (VDDreg) is produced from the first external supply voltage (VDDA), the reference voltage (Vref) is compared with a second external supply voltage (VDDIO), and either the voltage (VDDreg) produced from the first external supply voltage (VDDA) or the second external supply voltage (VVDIO) is released as an internal supply voltage (vdd), depending on the comparison. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160258 | 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. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160259 | Distributed Energy Conversion Systems - A distributed energy conversion system may include one or more DC power sources and two or more inverters to convert DC power from the power sources to AC power. The AC power from the two or more inverters may be combined to provide a single AC output. A module may include one or more photovoltaic cells and two or more inverters. An integrated circuit may include power electronics to convert DC input power to AC output power and processing circuitry to control the power electronics. The AC output power may be synchronized with an AC power distribution system. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160260 | Electrical Generation Protection System - Distributed generation systems incorporate a distribution network and typically a number of distributed generators. It is possible that power islands may be created in substations incorporating a generator when that substation and generator is isolated from the distribution network by a circuit breaker. A problem arises when the power island is re-connected to the distribution network when the phase of electrical power supply in the previous power island is not synchronised with the power supply on the distribution network. Identifying such an out of phase nature is achieved utilising application of test reactances, both capacitative and inductive, across the whole distribution network such that such test reactances are substantially unbalanced within a particular substation and in particular a distribution path for a generator so that there is a test reactance load imbalance which will identify out of phase operation and therefore control activation of the circuit breaker. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160261 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER - An apparatus comprising monitoring circuitry configured to monitor a resonant frequency of a supply source, a receiving component, and a control unit configured to vary a resonant frequency of said receiving component, wherein the apparatus is configured to vary the resonant frequency of said receiving component in dependence of the resonant frequency of said supply source. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160262 | Installation - An installation for the non-contact transfer of energy includes at least one primary conductor system and a pick-up, including at least one secondary winding inductively coupled to the primary conductor system, the secondary winding including at least one flat ribbon cable, which has at least two electrical conductors extending in parallel, that are held at a distance from each other and are insulated with respect to each other, the secondary winding being made up of part windings, which in each case are formed from one of the electrical conductors, each of the part windings, together with an associated capacitance, forming a series resonant circuit, whose resonant frequency corresponds substantially to the medium frequency of the primary current. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160263 | Apparatus, system and methods for enabling linearity improvement in voltage controlled variable capacitors - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising at least one anti-parallel pair VVC network comprised of two parallel VVCs with one biased in the opposite polarity of the other and at least one anti-series VVC network comprised of two VVCs configured in series, one biased in the opposite polarity of the other such that the resulting AC capacitive variations produce a desired capacitance variation. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160264 | HIGH FREQUENCY SWITCHING CIRCUIT - There is provided a high frequency switching circuit that can reduce generation of a harmonic signal without using a boost circuit. A high frequency switching circuit according to an aspect of the invention may include: a first switch having one end connected to a first port and the other end connected to a ground; a second switch having one end connected to a second port and the other end connected to the first port by a phase rotation element; and a control circuit controlling to turn off the first switch and turn on the second switch when a high frequency signal input to the first port is output through the second port, wherein the control circuit controls the off-state of the first switch so as to increase harmonics of the high frequency signal generated from the first switch, and the phase rotation element rotates the phase of the harmonics generated in the first switch within a frequency band of the harmonics, and cancels the phase-rotated harmonics generated from the first switch and harmonics generated from the second switch in opposite phases to each other. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160265 | METHOD OF DRIVING DC/DC CONVERTER, AND DC/DC CONVERTER - When the three U-, V-, W-phase arms of a DC/DC converter are turned on, they are alternately turned on by gate drive signals. When the U-, V-, W-phase arms are alternately turned on, an upper arm switching device of the U-phase arm, for example, is turned on, and thereafter a lower arm switching device of the U-phase arm is turned on. Thereafter, an upper arm switching device of the V-phase arm which is next to the U-phase arm is turned on, and thereafter a lower arm switching device of the V-phase arm is turned on. The upper and lower arm switching devices are thus turned on in a rotation switching process. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160266 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a plurality of circuit blocks; a plurality of power switches configured to supply power or cut power supply to the corresponding circuit blocks on a circuit-block-by-circuit-block basis in accordance with logic states of first control signals; a power switch controller configured to select, upon receipt of a second control signal, which power switches to control from among the plurality of power switches, and output third control signals instructing the selected power switches to supply power or cut power supply; and a first protection circuit provided between the power switches and the power switch controller, the first protection circuit being configured to output the first control signals, which are obtained by converting the logic states of the third control signals, to the selected power switches. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160267 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEMPERATURE-BASED LOAD MANAGEMENT METERING IN AN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - A system for load control in an electrical power system is described, wherein one or more temperature-monitoring devices are provided to control power service to relatively high-load devices such as, for example, pool pumps, electric water heaters, electrics ovens etc. When ambient temperatures are relatively high, and thus, electrical power demands from air conditioning systems are relatively high, the temperature-monitoring devices can remove power from the controlled device during the hottest portions of the day. The temperature-monitoring devices can provide power to the controlled devices during the cooler portions of the day. During heat waves or other periods of relatively continuous high heat, the temperature-monitoring devices can schedule power to the controlled devices to reduce overall power demands and to run the controlled devices during the cooler portions of the day when air conditioning electrical loads are reduced. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160268 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A SECURELY POSITIONED ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTURUBANCE SUPPRESSION DEVICE - A motor assembly ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160269 | Electromotor - The invention refers to an electromotor. This consists of a rotor rotatably running on bearings on a rotor shaft and a stator surrounding the rotor. The stator has a short-circuit body and a winding which can be impinged by current. The short-circuit body receives at least partly the medium line(s). | 2009-06-25 |
20090160270 | ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR DENTAL OR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - The present invention relates to an electric motor for the drive of a dental or medical instrument, with a rotor magnet mounted on a shaft, as well as with a stator and media conduits for leading through media to the dental instrument. A Gramme stator winding is provided in the electric motor, wherein at least regionally, media conduits run within the stator winding or between individual sections of the stator winding. The electric motor according to the invention is distinguished by a very compact constructional manner, by which the operator may work without getting tired, even over a long period of time. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160271 | FLEXIBLE-TUBING MOTOR - The present invention relates to a flexible-tubing motor for coupling dental instruments, containing a motor with a stator, with a rotor as well as with a coupling for coupling dental instruments, as well as a flexible tubing, wherein media conduits are led through the flexible tubing for the supply of media to the dental instrument, and the flexible tubing at the end which is distant to the motor may be connected to a drive and control unit for supplying and regulating media. The flexible-tubing motor according to the invention is distinguished by a very compact constructional manner, by which the operator is permitted to work without tiring, even over a long period of time. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160272 | HEAT PIPE DEVICE FOR COOLING A VOLTAGE REGULATOR OF A ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, SUCH AS AN ALTERNATOR OR AN ALTERNATOR-STARTER - The invention relates to a heat pipe device ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160273 | MAGNETIC WHEEL - The present invention provides a magnetic wheel including a foundation body, a cover body, a fly wheel, a central axis, a drive motor, a drive gear assembly and two magnetic control strips. The drive gear assembly is driven by an output axis of the drive motor, enabling the swinging of the gear wheel of two magnetic control strips. The drive gear assembly has a gearshift unit, a coupling element and rear gear. The axial direction of the coupling element and rear gear is the same as the central axis of the magnetic wheel. The gear wheel of two magnetic control strips is mated with the rear gear through spur gear, thus making it easier to improve the manufacturing precision and drive efficiency and also reduce the manufacturing cost for better economic efficiency. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160274 | Reduction Drive Device - A reduction drive device is compact, hardly causes an electric motor thereof to vibrate, and has improved noise/vibration controllability. The reduction drive device includes the electric motor attached to a casing and capable of outputting torque, first and second reduction mechanisms supported by the casing, to reduce and transmit the rotational output of the electric motor, and a rear differential supported by the casing, to distribute the rotational output reduced by the first and second reduction mechanisms to a pair of axle shafts. Rotor, stator, and brush of the electric motor partly overlap the rear differential when seen in a rotation radius direction. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160275 | Actuator With Integrated Drive Mechanism - The present invention is directed to an actuator assembly ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160276 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY - A motor includes a rotor core and a stator core disposed about the rotor core. The stator core includes three support portions and at least one end bracket supporting the stator core solely by three mounting portions that are interconnected with a respective support portion. A method of mounting an end shield to a laminated motor stator core is also presented. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160277 | Fluid Dynamic Pressure Bearing - A fluid dynamic bearing ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160278 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY - Provided is a motor assembly including a supporting body; a bearing member including an inner race and an outer race; and a supporting unit for supporting the bearing member onto the supporting body, wherein the supporting body comprises: a receiving portion with an opening on a portion in the diameter direction of the output shaft for receiving the bearing member having a first supporting surface disposed perpendicularly to the output shaft of the motor and a second supporting surface separated from the first supporting surface in parallel to the first supporting surface; a side surface of the outer race of the bearing member contacts the first supporting surface, the supporting unit includes a bearing sheet that is forcedly inserted between the other side surface of the outer race in the bearing member that is received in the receiving portion and the second supporting surface, wherein the bearing sheet includes a radial supporting portion contacting an outer circumferential surface of the bearing member received in the receiving portion so as to prevent the bearing member from escaping from the receiving portion. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160279 | Magnetic Levitation System - A magnetic levitation system for supporting an object against gravity by a supporting force includes a permanent-magnet dipole aligned in a vertical position and coupled to the object, a supporting-field generator and a stabilization system. The supporting-field generator generates a supporting force on the permanent-magnet dipole via a supporting field. The supporting field is a two-dimensional or three-dimensional magnetic quadrupole field so that the supporting force is independent of a position of the dipole. The stabilization system constrains the dipole against movements in at least one horizontal direction, and includes a diamagnetic element coupled to the dipole and arranged below the dipole, and a stabilizing-field generator generating a second two-dimensional or three-dimensional stabilizing field to restore said diamagnetic element to a position where the field strength of the stabilizing field has a local minimum. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160280 | Electric Motor - An electric motor with a small diameter can be provided with a stator with a comparatively small radial thickness which has the material volume required to conduct the magnetic flux. To this end, an electric motor ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160281 | PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR WITH RADIALLY SUPPORTED SLEEVE - A rotor assembly includes several permanent magnets separated by spacers. The permanent magnets and the spacers are all fabricated from material having the same coefficient of thermal expansion. The spacers are in a non-magnetized state and provide support for a sleeve placed in a high interference fit with the permanent magnets. The sleeve is thereby fully supported about the inner circumference such that uneven bending stresses are significantly reduced to provide a desired operational life. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160282 | Permanent-Magnet Generator Rotor for Gas Turbine, Manufacturing Method Therefor, and Gas Turbine - A permanent-magnet generator rotor comprising a first rotor shaft end portion having in the axial center a hollow portion through which a bolt is passed; a second shaft end portion having in the axial center a hollow portion and a bearing portion through which the bolt is passed. A magnetic cylindrical body is sandwiched between the first and second shaft end portions. The permanent-magnet generator rotor includes the magnetic cylindrical body fixed between the first and second shaft ends, a permanent magnet held on the outer circumferential surface of the magnetic cylindrical body; a non-magnetic cylindrical body shrink-fit onto the outer circumferential surface of the permanent magnet; a stator disposed around the permanent magnet; and the bolt penetrating through the first and second shaft ends; the hollow portions in the generator, and the magnetic cylindrical body. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160283 | Rotary/linear Drive with a Rotary Drive which is Free of Axial Forces - The aim of the invention is to provide a linear rotation drive wherein the oscillating torques are reduced to a minimum and whose rotation drive is devoid of axial forces. For this purpose, a magnet of the linear rotation drive is provided with sloped sections or a plurality of magnet sections is configured to give at least two sloped magnet arrangements which are symmetric to a line extending in the circumferential direction of the linear rotation drive. Oscillating torques can also be avoided by distributing the magnets across the circumference of the rotor or stator in an uneven manner. Favorable results can be obtained when the least common multiple of the number of grooves and the number of poles is as high as possible. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160284 | ELECTRICAL ROTATION MACHINE AND A WIND TURBINE SYSTEM - An electric rotation machine for windmill power generation equipped with a stator slot structure having distributed windings and a rotor pole structure having permanent magnets, wherein the number of slots per pole per phase (Nspp) is undividable by 3 times P (where P is the number of poles), and pole width rate Pw obtained by dividing pole piece width Tp by pole pitch Tr at the outermost diameters of the adjoining poles of the rotor is satisfied any of Pw≦0.6, 0.67≦Pw≦0.71, and 0.78≦Pw. The distortion factors of induced voltages in a permanent magnet type electrical rotation machine, particularly for windmill power generation, can be reduced. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160285 | Self-Starting Type Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and a Compressor Using the Same - A self-starting type permanent magnet synchronous motor comprises a stator and a rotor. The rotor comprises a rotor core having a plurality of slots provided in an outer periphery thereof and a cage winding comprising conductive bars embedded in the slots and conductive end rings that short-circuit the conductive bars on both end faces of the bars in an axial direction thereof. The rotor core comprises at least one magnet insertion hole arranged on an inner peripheral side from the slots, and at least one permanent magnet embedded in the at least one magnet insertion hole. When a pole center axis is denoted as a d-axis and an axis deviating from the pole center axis by an electrical angle 90° is denoted as a q-axis, a flux content generated by the cage winding during start-up becomes maximal in the vicinity of and on one of the d-axis and the q-axis. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160286 | FOLDED LAP WINDING FOR A STATOR - The invention relates to a method for producing a stator winding ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160287 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a brushless motor that is simply constructed based on a vernier type motor to achieve high torque without the increase in size and complication thereof. The brushless motor includes a rotor having magnetized surfaces alternately magnetized as N and S poles and a stator having salient poles. The salient poles have tip end surfaces opposite to the magnetized surfaces in the radial direction. Grooves and protrusions are alternately formed at the tip end surfaces of the salient poles in the rotational direction. The grooves and the protrusions extend in the axial direction and have a width in the rotational direction approximately equal to that of the N pole or the S pole. Magnetic bodies are disposed in gaps defined between the grooves and the magnetized surfaces in a non-contact fashion. A magnetic connection member is spaced apart from the stator to interconnect the magnetic bodies. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160288 | Electrical output generating devices and driven electrical devices using electromagnetic rotors, and methods of making and using the same - A device for generating electrical or mechanical output, comprising a rotor coil, a rotor assembly with an axis, and having rotator extensions, a stator coil, and a stator assembly, the stator assembly having two sets of stator flux conductor extensions, the rotator end of the stator flux conductor extension having a stator conductor surface and the interior ends of the first set of stator flux conductor extensions abutting the interior ends of the second stator flux conductor extensions at an abutting junction, wherein rotating the rotor assembly about the axis alternates the rotor assembly between a first and second position in which each of the rotor extension surfaces alternately face the stator conductor surfaces of the first and second set of stator flux conductor extensions. The first and second positions of the rotor assembly lead to the conduction of magnetic flux in the device in opposite paths in the stator assembly generating an output in an output coil. Alternatively, flux conductive extensions can be mounted onto the rotor and an electromagnet or a permanent magnet onto the stator portion. A number of other variations are also shown, including configurations that reduce flux loss between the components. These other variations include a device with a disk-shaped rotor. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160289 | Curved capacitive membrane ultrasound transducer array - CMUT elements are formed on a substrate. Electrical conductors are formed to interconnect between different portions of the substrate. The substrate is then separated into pieces while maintaining the electrical connections across the separation. Since the conductors are flexible, the separated substrate slabs may be positioned on a curved surface while maintaining the electrical interconnection between the slabs. Large curvatures may be provided, such as associated with forming a multidimensional transducer array for use in a catheter. The electrical interconnections between the different slabs and elements may allow for a walking aperture arrangement for three dimensional imaging. | 2009-06-25 |