26th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130162077 | SPINDLE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a spindle motor including a shaft; a sleeve having a hollow cylindrical shape so as to rotatably support the shaft; and a cover closing an opened lower portion of the sleeve. This spindle motor is characterized in that the cover and a lower portion of the sleeve are arranged in parallel with each other and adhered to each other by a horizontal butt welding method. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162078 | SPINDLE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a coupling structure for coupling a stopper supporting a hub and a sleeve of a spindle motor to a protrusion part of the hub. Particularly, coupling force between the stopper and the protrusion part of the hub is improved, thereby making it possible to improve reliability in coupling between the hub and the sleeve. In addition, it is possible to maintain coupling reliability of an assembly of the hub and the sleeve against vibration generated at the time of driving of the motor, external impact, or the like. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162079 | SPINDLE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a spindle motor. In the spindle motor according to the present invention, a thrust part is disposed at a lower portion of a shaft, and a support part surface-contacting a lower end of the shaft is formed at the thrust part so as to have a round shape, thereby making it possible to easily prevent a wobble phenomenon of a rotor due to a gap in a shaft system. In addition, a guide part is formed to be protruded at the thrust part to lock the shaft including a narrow part formed therein, thereby making it possible to easily prevent floating of the rotor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162080 | HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING ASSEMBLY AND SPINDLE MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a hydrodynamic bearing assembly and a motor including the same. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly includes: a sleeve supporting a shaft and forming a bearing clearance filled with a lubricating fluid; a housing enclosing an outer peripheral surface of the sleeve and including a flange part formed in an upper end portion thereof and extended outwardly; a rotor hub coupled to an upper end portion of the shaft and including an extension wall part extended to be disposed outwardly of the housing; a stopper member fixed to the extension wall part while being disposed under the flange part of the housing, and forming, together with an outer peripheral surface of the housing, a space in which a liquid-vapor interface is formed; and a cover member coupled to a lower end portion of the housing. The sleeve and the housing include first and second circulation holes formed therebetween. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162081 | HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a hydrodynamic bearing assembly and a motor including the same. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly includes: a fixed member; a rotating member forming, together with the fixed member, a bearing clearance filled with a lubricating fluid and rotating relatively with respect to the fixed member; upper and lower radial dynamic pressure grooves formed in at least one of the fixed member and the rotating member forming the bearing clearance therebetween while facing each other in order to generate hydrodynamic pressure at the time of rotation of the rotating member; and an auxiliary groove formed in at least one of the fixed member and the rotating member between the upper and lower radial dynamic pressure grooves in order to pump the lubricating fluid upwardly or downwardly. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162082 | SPINDLE MOTOR - There is provided a spindle motor including: a sleeve forming a dynamic pressure generation space with a shaft; a hub including a main wall portion surrounding a circumference of the sleeve; and a cover disposed between the sleeve and the hub, wherein the sleeve and the cover have a storage unit formed therebetween, the storage unit storing a lubricating fluid. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162083 | SPINDLE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a spindle motor including a shaft forming a rotation center of the motor; a sleeve receiving the shaft therein and rotatably supporting the shaft; a thrust plate coupled to the sleeve in a direction vertical to an axial direction, wherein the thrust plate includes a friction reducing coating layer formed thereon. According to the present invention, the coating layer for reducing friction force is formed on the thrust plate of the spindle motor, such that friction force generated when the spindle motor is repeatedly and sequentially stopped, operated, and stopped may be effectively reduced, such that operational performance of the spindle motor may be improved. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162084 | SPINDLE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a spindle motor including: a shaft; a sleeve having a hollow cylindrical shape so as to rotatably support the shaft; and a base including a cylindrical support part and having the sleeve inserted into and fixed to a hollow part formed at the center of the support part, wherein the sleeve includes a sleeve upper end portion and a sleeve lower portion. The sleeve includes the sleeve upper end portion and the sleeve lower end portion that are arranged to face each other and includes a thrust plate disposed between the sleeve upper end portion and the sleeve lower end portion. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162085 | Electric Generator Assembly For A Vehicle - An electric generator assembly includes an electric generator, a generator support, and two shock-absorbing units. The electric generator includes a generator housing, and a rotor disposed in the generator housing and defining a central axis. The generator support has two sloped flat surfaces that are inclined to a vertical plane, on which the central axis lies. The sloped flat surfaces are disposed at two opposite sides of the vertical plane and face each other in a transverse direction relative to the vertical plane. Each of the shock-absorbing units is secured to a respective one of the sloped flat surfaces and the generator housing so as to provide a shock-absorbing effect to the electric generator. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162086 | PERMANENT MAGNET APPARATUS - A permanent magnet apparatus includes a rotor structure and a stator structure. The rotor structure has a first permeance element and a plurality of first magnetic elements. The outer periphery of the first permeance element has a plurality of grooves which are disposed separately. The first magnetic elements are disposed correspondingly in the grooves. The stator structure is disposed at the outer periphery of the rotor structure, and includes a second permeance element and a plurality of second magnetic elements around the rotor structure. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162087 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR - A wiper motor | 2013-06-27 |
20130162088 | ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - An electric rotating machine is provided. A tooth portion of a stator is divided into a first tooth portion and a second tooth portion that are movable relative to each other between a first position, in which a magnetic resistance between the first and second tooth portions is small, and a second position, in which the magnetic resistance is relatively large. In a state in which the second tooth portion is in the second position, a region from a stator yoke portion side end of a current-carrying winding disposed around the tooth portion to a rotor side end of a winding arrangeable region is divided into a first region and a second region. A current-carrying winding space factor in the first region is set to be relatively smaller than in the second region. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162089 | Sintered Magnet Motor - A sintered magnet motor includes a rotor, a stator, and coils. Sintered magnets are disposed on the rotor. In the sintered magnet motor, a residual magnetic flux density of each of the sintered magnets is controlled by a magnetic field generated by a coil current. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162090 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR - A permanent magnet rotor includes a shaft, a rotor core fixed to the shaft, a bracket fixed to the rotor core, and a plurality of permanent magnets contacting an outer surface of the rotor core. The bracket includes a base at one axial end thereof, a plurality of arms axially extending from the base and spaced in a circumferential direction, and an end ring connecting the arms at the other axial end thereof. The base has an opening for the insertion of the shaft. The rotor core is positioned between the arms. Each magnet is sandwiched between two adjacent arms. An inner diameter of the end ring is greater than an outer diameter of the rotor core. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162091 | ROTATIONAL ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ROTOR THEREOF HAVING STRUCTURE FOR PREVENTING LAMINATED CORE FROM BEING DAMAGED - A rotor of a rotational electric motor including a core formed from laminated magnetic steel sheets, and a plurality of magnet arrays extending in a laminating direction of the core is provided. Magnets forming each of the plurality of magnet arrays are selected from first magnets and second magnets. A ratio of the length of the first magnet to that of the second magnet is one to two. The magnet arrays are arranged such that they include at least two of the second magnets and boundary planes between the magnets are offset relative to each other so as not to coincide with each other in a direction perpendicular to the laminating direction. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162092 | SINGLE PHASE INDUCTION VIBRATION MOTOR - There is provided a single phase induction vibration motor including: a bottom member including a shaft and a permanent magnet; a rotating member rotatably coupled to the shaft; a coil member disposed on a portion of the rotating member; and a mass member disposed on the coil member such that weight eccentricity of the rotating member with respect to the shaft increases. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162093 | SYNCHRONOUS ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING A HYBRID-EXCITATION ROTOR - A machine ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162094 | SYNCHRONOUS ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING HYBRID- EXCITATION ROTOR - A machine ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162095 | SEGMENTED STATOR ASSEMBLIES HAVING END CAPS - Segmented stator assemblies having a plurality of stator segments and a plurality of end caps are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, a segmented stator assembly includes a plurality of stator segments and a plurality of end caps. Each stator segment has a yoke portion and a tooth portion extending from the yoke portion. Each end cap is positioned over one of the stator segments. Each end cap includes a body portion positioned at least partially over the yoke portion of its associated stator segment. At least one of the body portions includes at least a first post that cooperates with a post of an adjacent end cap to define a first wire management tie-down. The stator assembly further includes a stator wire coupled to the first wire management tie-down. Stator assemblies and end caps having other wire management and routing features are also disclosed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162096 | ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A tooth portion of a stator is divided into first and second tooth portions and in a relatively movable manner between a first position in which a magnetic resistance between the tooth portions is small and a second position in which the magnetic resistance is relatively larger than in the first position. When the second tooth portion is in the first position, the following equation is satisfied: (total magnetic resistance of main magnetic circuit C | 2013-06-27 |
20130162097 | ELECTRIC WIRE, COIL, APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING ELECTRIC WIRE, AND ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric wire includes a conductive portion | 2013-06-27 |
20130162098 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A motor part of a fuel pump is a brushless motor having a stator and a rotor. The stator has a core, a coil set and an insulator, which holds the core and the coil set in an insulated manner. The coil set has a plurality of coils wound about a tooth part and a plurality of crossing wires connecting the coils. The insulator is formed by stacking central ring parts of a plurality of stator units in an axial direction. At least one of crossing wire holder parts is formed of a combination of guide projections, which are formed on the different central ring parts. The length of the brushless motor in the axial direction can thus be shortened. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162099 | ROTOR OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotor of a rotating electrical machine includes a rotor core which includes an annular core plate formed by coupling a plurality of arc shaped core plate pieces. Multiple core plates are stacked together. A circumferential position of a seam formed by coupling the core plate pieces is alternately displaced for every predetermined number of core plates in a stacking direction of the core plates. A bar-shaped member is inserted in a plurality of through holes formed in the respective core plate pieces and aligned in the stacking direction. Both side surfaces of the rotor core in the stacking direction are interposed between end plates, the end plates contact the core plates, and the end plates do not contact the bar-shaped member at least on a radially outside of the bar-shaped member, which is a side in a direction of a centrifugal force that acts on the bar-shaped member. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162100 | DIELECTRIC COMPOSITION AND CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a dielectric composition, including: a basic powder including Ba | 2013-06-27 |
20130162101 | DIELECTRIC SINTERED BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DIELECTRIC RESONATOR - A dielectric sintered body of the present invention contains Ba, Nb, and at least one of Zn and Co, as main components, and K and Ta as subcomponents. The ratio A of the peak intensity p | 2013-06-27 |
20130162102 | TUNABLE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS - A variety of micromachined structures are disclosed for use in DC-tunable ultrasound transducers. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162103 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A piezoelectric actuator for driving a lens unit along an optical axis is disclosed. The piezoelectric actuator includes a fixed member, a movable member movably received in the fixed member, a magnet fixed on the fixed member, a metal sheet fixed on the movable member, a piezoelectric member and a circuit board. The movable member includes a contacting portion. The metal sheet is aligned with the magnetic along a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical axis. The metal sheet is made from a material that can be attracted by the magnet and lighter than the magnet. The piezoelectric member is fixed on the fixed member and contacts on the contacting portion of the movable member for driving the movable member to move along the optical axis. The circuit board provides voltages to the piezoelectric member. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162104 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR - An ultrasonic motor ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162105 | SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION AND A METHOD FOR POWER GENERATION WITH THE SAID SYSTEM - The invention relates to the method and device for transforming mechanical stress power into electric power and may be used to create an additional power supply source for the power supply system of a submarine vessel. Proposed system for electric power generation comprises a basis, piezoelectric transformers mounted on the said basis and means for mechanical load application on the transformers, where the piezoelectric transformers are provided on the structural elements of the submarine vessel, which elements are not rigidly connected to the hull of the submarine vessel and have an operative position, where the interaction with the hull of submarine vessel is possible, so that seawater pressure is propagated to the piezoelectric transformers through the hull of submarine vessel in case of the change in submersion depth of the said vessel. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162106 | VIBRATION POWER GENERATION ELEMENT AND VIBRATION POWER GENERATION DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A vibration power generation element includes a base substrate having a support portion and a cantilever portion, and a power generation unit for generating alternating current power in response to vibration of the cantilever portion. The power generation unit includes: a lower electrode formed on one surface side of the base substrate so as to overlap the cantilever portion; a first piezoelectric layer formed on an opposite side of the lower electrode from the cantilever portion; an intermediate electrode formed on an opposite side of the first piezoelectric layer from the lower electrode; a second piezoelectric layer formed on an opposite side of the intermediate electrode from the first piezoelectric layer; and an upper electrode formed on an opposite side of the second piezoelectric layer from the intermediate electrode. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162107 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A piezoelectric actuator of the invention includes a piezoelectric element, a base body having an upper face on which a lower end of the piezoelectric element abuts, and a case having an inner face on which an upper end of the piezoelectric element abuts, the case being configured to enclose the piezoelectric element, wherein the case includes a flange portion configured to be joined to the base body, and at least two bent portions are present on an inner face that is formed from a lower face of the flange portion of the case to the upper face of the base body on an enclosure space side of a junction between the case and the base body. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162108 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC AND PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A piezoelectric ceramic with environmental friendliness including a composition as the main component composed of a composite oxide free from lead (Pb) as a constituent element, and with excellent piezoelectric characteristics such as the relative dielectric constant, the electromechanical coupling factor, and the piezoelectric constant, and a piezoelectric device using the piezoelectric ceramic, are provided. A piezoelectric ceramic including a composition represented by the following general formula as the main component: (K1-x-y-w-vNaxLiyBawSrv)m(Nb1-z-uTaz-Zru)O3 (wherein, x, y, z, w, v, u and m in the formula satisfy the following conditions respectively: 0.42013-06-27 | |
20130162109 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS AND MULTI-LAYERED PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC COMPONENTS - A piezoelectric ceramic comprising as a main component an alkali-containing niobate-based perovskite structure expressed by a compositional formula (Li | 2013-06-27 |
20130162110 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a piezoelectric vibrator including: a base portion; a pair of arm portions extending from the base portion in parallel to each other; first recess portions formed in a length direction in upper surfaces of the pair of arm portions; and second recess portions formed in the length direction in lower surfaces of the pair of arm portions, wherein in a cross section of the pair of arm portions in a length-thickness direction, the first recess portions and the second recess portions may be disposed to be offset and spaced apart from one another by a predetermined interval in a width direction of the pair of arm portions. A piezoelectric vibrator having low resistance and high quality coefficient can be implemented, and thus, a stable frequency can be provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162111 | SPINDLE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a spindle motor, including: a shaft forming the center of rotation of a rotor; a sleeve receiving the shaft therein and rotatably supporting the shaft; a base coupled to an outer side surface of the sleeve so as to support the sleeve; and a conductive adhesive applied to a coupled surface between the sleeve and the base. According to the present invention, the conductive adhesive is used at the time of adhering between the sleeve and the base of the spindle motor, thereby making it possible to discharge excessive electric charges generated at the time of driving the spindle motor to the outside through the base. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162112 | Motor-Gear Unit - What is disclosed is a motor/transmission unit for a bicycle which is directly fastened or flange-mounted to a bottom bracket housing, in particular a standard bottom bracket housing. The standard bottom bracket housing is arranged between the motor/transmission unit and a chain ring. A part—in particular casing—of the motor/transmission unit which is integrally connected to the frame may be fastened or flange-mounted to the standard bottom bracket housing in accordance with the International Standard Chain Guide Mount (ISCG). | 2013-06-27 |
20130162113 | INSTALLATION OF A RESOLVER IN A ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating electrical machine includes a rotation shaft rotatably installed in a bearing that includes a portion secured onto the shaft and a portion removably attached to a supporting surface connected to a casing. The supporting surface includes an axial abutment for the bearing and a passageway traversed by the shaft. A resolver of the machine includes a resolver stator connected to the casing, and a resolver rotor having a diameter less than that of the passageway. The resolver rotor is attached to the shaft on an opposite side of a drive rotor relative to the bearing. A longitudinal position of parts installed on the shaft is determined such that, during installation, a transverse face of the bearing reaches an entrance of a cavity of the resolver stator before a transverse end of an external radial wall of the resolver rotor of the resolver reaches the entrance of the cavity. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162114 | DRIVE - A drive with a motor and devices for coupling the motor to a driving object. The coupling devices include a centrifugal mass which is movable by the motor, and an impact stop, which is connected to the driving object, for the centrifugal mass. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162115 | FLAT-TYPE VIBRATION MOTOR - There is provide a flat-type vibration motor capable of significantly reducing the generation of injection burrs during an injection molding process of an injection molding material, the flat-type vibration motor according to the present invention including: a rotor including a first substrate having a circuit pattern formed on a surface thereof and a holder coupled to the first substrate by injection molding; and a shaft including the rotor rotatably coupled thereto and forming a rotational axis of the rotor, wherein the circuit pattern may include a sealing pattern formed along an outline of the holder. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162116 | SPINDLE MOTOR - A spindle motor having a turntable is disclosed, the spindle motor including a rotating rotation shaft, a turn table coupled to the rotation shaft to rotate along with the rotation shaft, and formed at a central upper surface with an accommodation groove, and a torque enhancement member coupled to the rotation shaft, and arranged inside the accommodation groove of the turn table to enhance a rotational torque of the turn table by depressing the turn table. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162117 | COUPLING TRANSFER SYSTEM - In a transfer system for wafers, etc., a coupling chamber corresponding to a port is formed only when a transfer box comes in tight contact with an apparatus as a transfer target in the transfer box is transferred into the apparatus, so that the transfer target will be transferred together with the coupling chamber into the apparatus by means of magnetic attraction forces exerted between the transfer box, transfer box door and apparatus door, thereby simplifying the structures of the transfer box and apparatus and also allowing the transfer target to be transferred into the apparatus without fail. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162118 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY - An electronic device enclosure assembly includes a first electronic device enclosure, a second electronic device enclosure, and a connecting assembly. The connecting assembly includes a first installation member, a second installation member, a connecting member, a rotating member, and a mounting member secured to the rotating member. The first installation member is secured to the first electronic device enclosure. The second installation member is secured to the second electronic device enclosure. The connecting member is rotatably mounted to the first installation member and the rotating member. The rotating member is rotatably mounted to the second installation member. The second installation member defines a locking hole. The mounting member is capable of engaging in the locking hole to prevent the rotating member from rotating relative to the second installation. The connecting member secures the first installation member to the second installation member. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162119 | STORAGE HOUSING FOR A WASTE RECEPTACLE - A storage housing ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162120 | Outdoor Television Display System - An enclosure for enclosing a flat panel display for viewing that is substantially sealed and resistant to liquid ingress. The enclosure comprises a bezel, a substantially transparent front cover, and a rear cover. The bezel defines a perimeter surface defining an enclosure area having a display opening and a rear opening and includes an assembly of a plurality of frame members having beveled ends. The substantially transparent front cover is operatively connected to the bezel and covers the display opening. The rear cover assembly is operatively connected to the bezel and covers the rear opening. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162121 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes a side plate and a strengthening plate. The side plate includes a main body, a first mounting flange extending from a first edge of the main body, and a second mounting flange extending from a second edge of the main body. The first mounting flange defines a first clipping hole, and the second mounting flange defines a second clipping hole. The strengthening plate includes a first securing flange and a second securing flange. The first securing flange includes a first clamping portion. The second securing flange includes a second clamping portion. The strengthening plate is moveable in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the main body, to engage the first clamping in the first clipping hole; and the strengthening plate is rotatable about an axis, to engage the second clamping portion in the second clipping hole. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162122 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONNECTOR - An electronic device includes an enclosure body, a mounting apparatus, a securing apparatus, and a connector. The connector defines an engaging hole. The mounting apparatus includes a receiving housing and a first elastic member mounted in the receiving housing. The securing apparatus includes a sliding member mounted to the receiving housing and an engaging member. The engaging member is secured between the receiving housing and the sliding member. The engaging member is engaged in the engaging hole in a first position. The connector is received in the receiving housing and the first elastic member is compressed between the receiving housing and the connector in the first position. The connector moves out of the receiving housing from the first position to a second position when the sliding member slides relative to the receiving housing, to drive the engaging member to disengage from the engaging hole. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162123 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes a side plate, a fixing member, and a handle pivotally mounted on the fixing member. The side plate defines a depression. The fixing member is mounted in the depression. The fixing member includes a base plate and two locking members mounted on the base plate. The base plate includes two pairs of locking portions. A locking slot is defined in each of the two pairs of locking portions. The two locking members are slid in the two pairs of locking portions along the locking slots. The handle includes two mounting portions extending toward each other from the handle. The two mounting portions extend in two opposite directions and are engaged with the two locking members. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162124 | TERMINAL APPARATUS - A terminal device is provided that includes a first case; a second case disposed in the terminal device with a gap with respect to the first case; and a transparent member that includes a transparent front-surface-side member bonded to a transparent rear-surface-side member and is disposed in the gap to connect the first case and the second case. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162125 | SERVER CABINET - A server cabinet includes four posts and four supporting apparatus installed to the corresponding posts. Each supporting apparatus includes a supporting member. The supporting member includes a connecting plate mounted to the corresponding post, a supporting plate extending from a first side of the connecting plate to support a server, and a positioning plate extending from a second of the connecting plate opposite to the supporting plate to engage with the server. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162126 | COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system includes an enclosure, a bracket secured to the enclosure, and a power adaptor. The power adaptor is secured to the enclosure and includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall. A positioning piece is located on the first sidewall, and an installation piece is located on the second sidewall. The positioning piece is secured to the bracket, and the installation piece is secured to the enclosure. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162127 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes a bracket and a tray. The bracket includes a first side plate, a second side plate substantially parallel to the first side plate, and a separated plate located between the first side plate and the second side plate. The separated plate divides the bracket into a first receiving space and a second receiving space. The first clipping hole is defined in the first side plate, and a second clipping hole is defined in the second side plate. The tray includes a clipping member which is moveable to be received in the first receiving space or the second receiving space. When the tray is received in the first receiving space, the clipping member is engaged in the first clipping hole. When the tray is received in the second receiving space, the clipping member is received in the second clipping hole. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162128 | BIAXIAL PIVOTING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A biaxial pivoting mechanism includes a supporter disposed on a first module, a base connected to the supporter, a rotating component disposed between the supporter and the base. A track is formed on a lateral wall inside the base. The rotating component includes a shaft portion pivoting to the supporter, and a sheathing portion connected to the shaft portion. A hole is formed on the sheathing portion. The sheathing portion pivots to the supporter via the shaft portion for accommodating inside the accommodating space. The biaxial pivoting mechanism further includes a sleeve movably disposed inside the hole. The sleeve includes a protruding portion. The sleeve is rotated relative to the rotating portion by sliding the protruding portion along the track. The biaxial pivoting mechanism further includes a holder disposed on the sleeve for holding a second module. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162129 | PARTITION ADAPTED FOR SEPARATING A COOKTOP FROM A UNDERLYING DRAWER - A partition is adapted for separating a cooktop placed on a cabinet, from an inner compartment of said cabinet, said compartment being delimited by side walls, a bottom and by a rear wall. The compartment being independently opened and upwardly presenting the cooktop and adapted to contain objects placed in a drawer or shelves fixed to the side walls. The partition which comprises at least two portions, movable relative to each other in a direction orthogonal to the side walls of the cabinet adapted to be fixed to said walls, said portions being relatively coupled in a position which is according to the distance of said side walls and such as to completely divide the cooktop from the below compartment of the cabinet. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162130 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes a side plate, a fixing member, and a handle pivotally mounted on the fixing member. The side plate defines a depression portion therein. The fixing member is mounted in the depression portion. The fixing member includes two fixing portions and at least one elastically resisting portion. The two fixing portions are aligned in a line. The handle includes two mounting portions extending in the two fixing portions in a first direction. The at least one elastically resisting portion abuts the handle to prevent the handle from moving out of the two fixing portions in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162131 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR REMOVABLE MODULE - A mounting apparatus for mounting a removable module in a chassis with a sidewall defining a locking slot includes a locking member, and an operation member. The removable module includes a side plate defining a through slot, and an end plate defining a through hole adjacent to the end plate. The operation member is slidably attached to an inner surface of the side plate. The locking member includes a mounting piece fixed to the inner surface of the side plate, and a resilient piece slantingly extending from the mounting piece. A wedge extends from the resilient piece. The operation member includes a handle and a pressing portion. The handle is operated to slide the operation member in along the side plate to press the resilient piece toward the side plate, until the wedge extends through the through slot to lock in the locking slot of the sidewall. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162132 | RECORDING MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A recording material processing apparatus includes an apparatus main body including a processing unit, a cover member provided so as to be opened and closed, opened to a predetermined place, and covers a predetermined place on the apparatus main body, a drag applying portion provided in the apparatus main body side and used to apply drag to the cover member opened and closed by a user, and a drag receiving member provided in cover member side, receives the drag from the drag applying portion when drag applying portion presses and the cover member is opened and closed, and is elastically deformed when a portion opposite to the drag applying portion in a state where the cover member is closed and/or a portion opposite to the drag applying portion when the cover member is opened up to the predetermined place is pressed by the drag applying portion. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162133 | WINE PRESENTER - A wine presenter is provided for presenting one or more bottles of wine. The wine presenter has a base portion configured to support the wine presenter, a foot portion operatively coupled to a bottom side of the base portion and configured to rest the wine presenter on a surface, and an elongated portion having a bottom end, a top end, a front side, and a back side. The elongated portion is operatively coupled to the base portion at the bottom end and extends in an orthogonal direction from the base portion and the elongated portion has one or more grooves configured to hold at least a portion of a wine bottle. The wine presenter is configured to hold one or more wine bottles on both the front side and the back side of the elongated portion of the wine presenter. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162134 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRON BEAM - The invention relates to a device for producing an electron beam, comprising a housing ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162135 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug includes a ceramic insulator having a tapered rear end stepped portion whose diameter decreases from front to rear and a metal shell having a crimp portion which crimps the rear end stepped portion from the rear end. An area defined by an outer edge of the rear end stepped portion and an inner edge of the crimp portion is 5-25 mm | 2013-06-27 |
20130162136 | ARC DEVICES AND MOVING ARC COUPLES - An apparatus for a first electrode and a second electrode. The first and second electrode support an arc that conducts electric current between the first and second electrode. A shape of at least one of the first and second electrode, after an arc is established between the first and second electrode, expand at least one of an arc footprint of the arc on at least one of the first and second electrode and an arc column of the arc between the first and second electrode as the electric current between the first and second electrode increases. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162137 | FIELD EMISSION CATHODE DEVICE - A field emission cathode device includes a substrate and a carbon nanotube structure. The substrate includes a first surface. The carbon nanotube structure defines a contact body and an emission body. The contact body is contacted to the first surface of substrate. The emission body is curved away from the first surface. The carbon nanotube structure includes a number of carbon nanotubes joined end to end from the contact body to the emission body to form a continuous structure. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162138 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A display device includes a plasma tube array including a plurality of plasma tubes arranged in parallel; a plurality of display electrodes provided on a front side of the plasma tube array so as to be extended perpendicularly to a longitudinal direction of the plasma tubes; and a plurality of address electrodes provided on a rear side of the plasma tube array so that each address electrode is extended along each plasma tube longitudinally; each plasma tube having a tube, a discharge assisting film having a thickness different from part to part, and a phosphor film, wherein the discharge assisting film is provided on an inner surface of each tube, the thickness of the discharge assisting film is larger at the front side than at the rear side, and the phosphor film is formed on the discharge assisting film at the rear side. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162139 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BULBS WITH HIGH HEAT DISSIPATING EFFICIENCY - An exemplary LED bulb includes a top optical section, a middle heat dissipation section, and a bottom electrical section. The optical section includes a light source and a light guider. The light source further includes a substrate and at least one LED arranged on the substrate. The heat dissipation section includes a sleeve at a rear of the optical section and a chamber. The sleeve has a tube portion and a sealed end with a heat absorbing surface thermally contacting the substrate. A porous wick structure is arranged on the outer sidewall of the tube portion and contains working fluid therein. The chamber has an annular configuration defined between an inner side surface of an LED bulb shell and an outer side surface of the sleeve. The electrical section includes a threaded cap arranged at a bottom portion of the LED bulb, and a circuit board received in the sleeve. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162140 | LED LIGHT- EMITTING DEVICE AND INDICATOR PROVIDED WITH THE LED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A first LED emits visible light of an emission color such that with respect to a CIE(1976)L*u*v* color space chromaticity diagram, the chromaticity is exterior to a prescribed white light region wherein the absolute value of a deviation duv from the blackbody radiation locus is at most 0.02 and the color temperature is within a range of from 2,500K to 10,000K, and the deviation duv from the blackbody radiation locus is larger than 0.02, and a second LED emits visible light of an emission color such that with respect to the above chromaticity diagram, the chromaticity is exterior to the prescribed white light region, and the deviation duv from the blackbody radiation locus is smaller than −0.02. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162141 | LIGHT SOURCE TURN-ON/OFF CONTROLLER - A light source turn-on/off controller includes an input section of a turn-on/off timing signal, a PWM signal generating section for generating a pulse signal responding to a rise or a fall of the timing signal, a duty cycle of the pulse signal changing so as to simulate a rise or a fall of emission in turn-on or turn-off of a filament, an emission control section for controlling an emitting section responding to the pulse signal from the PWM signal generating section, and a storage section for storing a control data table for duty cycle control by the PWM signal generating section. The control data table includes a rise table to be referred to in the rise of emission and a fall table to be referred to in the fall of emission, and each of the rise table and the fall table indicates association between elapsed time from the rise or the fall of the timing signal and the duty cycle of the pulse signal, and a relationship between the tables indicates that they cannot be superposed on each other. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162142 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber; a lower electrode serving as a mounting table for mounting thereon a target object; and an upper electrode or an antenna electrode provided to be opposite to the lower electrode. The apparatus further includes a gas supply source for introducing a gas including a halogen-containing gas and an oxygen gas into the processing chamber and a high frequency power supply for applying a high frequency power for generating plasma to at least one of the upper electrode, the antenna electrode, or the lower electrode. Among inner surfaces of the processing chamber which are exposed to the plasma, at least a part of or all of the surfaces between a mounting position of the target object and the upper electrode, or the antenna electrode; or at least a part of or all of the surfaces of the upper electrode or the antenna electrode are coated with a fluorinated compound. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162143 | LAMP CONTROL SYSTEM, LAMP POWER-SAVING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A power-saving method for a lamp power-saving system is provided. The method includes the following steps. A lamp control unit is provided to control a fluorescent lamp. The lamp control unit includes a power conversion circuit and a preheat and lighting circuit. The preheat and lighting circuit, coupled to the power conversion circuit and two terminals of the fluorescent lamp, preheats and activates the fluorescent lamp, and outputs a feedback signal indicating a current passing through the fluorescent lamp. When the feedback signal indicates the fluorescent lamp is in a preheat mode, a resonant circuit of the preheat and lighting circuit is enabled to preheat the fluorescent lamp via a current path provided by a diode bridge of the preheat and lighting circuit. When the feedback signal indicates the fluorescent lamp is lighted, the current path of the preheat and lighting circuit is disconnected to stop preheating. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162144 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING APPARATUS - Provided is an LED driving apparatus. The LED driving apparatus includes a plurality of LED groups each comprising one or more diodes, a switch group comprising a plurality of switch units connected respectively to the LED groups to drive the connected LED group when a control signal is activated, and a switch controlling unit configured to compare an input voltage of the LED groups with an output voltage of the LED groups, calculate a comparison value, and generate the control signal according to the comparison value. Accordingly, the LED driving apparatus drives the LED groups selectively according to the difference between the input voltage of the LED group and the output voltage of the LED group, thereby overcoming the problem of heat generation by forward voltage distribution. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162145 | BATTERY CHARGER WITH SENSOR-ACTIVATED LIGHT SOURCE - An electronic device, including a battery, a port for connecting a battery charger to charge the battery, a light emitter, and a sensor connected to the light emitter, for activating the light emitter when the sensor detects one or more vicinity light requirements indicating a need for light in the environment of the sensor, and for deactivating said light emitter when the battery charger is successfully connected to the port. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162146 | ENERGY-SAVING LED LIGHTING DEVICE - An energy-saving LED lighting device includes a power source driving device, a lighting assembly, a human body detection device, and a sound control device. The human body detection device and the sound control device are arranged in the power source driving device. The energy-saving LED lighting device provided by the present invention arranges the human body detection device and the sound control device in the power source driving device so that in installation and use, there is no need to use additional remotely-located switch to control activation and deactivation and control of activation and deactivation of the lighting device can be simply realized through the installation of the energy-saving lighting device. The conditions for installation are lowered and the expense is saved. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162147 | PLANT ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - A plant illumination apparatus includes a light source module including a first light source and a second light source generating lights having different wavelengths, an environment-detecting module detecting an external environment to obtain a real-time environment parameter, and a control module connected to the light source module and the environment-detecting module. The control module includes a processor unit and a storage unit storing a database of plant growing environment parameters. The processor unit loads at least one preset growing environment parameter corresponding to a plant growth timing from the database of plant growing environment parameters, and compares the preset growing environment parameter with the real-time environment parameter to output at least one comparison result. The processor unit adjusts the first light source and the second light source according to the comparison result, so that an adjusted environment parameter matches the preset growing environment parameter. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162148 | LAMP CONTROLLER WITH EXTENDED LIFE - A lamp controller has an LED lamp. The lamp is disposed with a light source and two same drive circuits, one of the drive circuits is work drive circuit, the other one is the backup drive circuit, the two drive circuits output are parallel to each other and connected to the light source; the controller includes an AC/DC conversion circuit, microcontroller, switch circuit and drive state detection circuit, the AC/DC conversion circuit is converted the mains supply to low-voltage direction current and supplying power to the microcontroller and the switch circuit, the drive state detect circuit gets the work state information of the work state drive circuit and submits the information to the microcontroller, the microcontroller controls the switch circuit to alternatively connect the input of the work drive circuit or the backup drive circuit to the mains supply according to the work drive circuit work state information. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162149 | Solid-State Lighting Apparatus Including an Energy Storage Module for Applying Power to a Light Source Element During Low Power Intervals and Methods of Operating the Same - A lighting apparatus includes a string of Light Emitting Diode (LED) sets coupled in series, each set including at least one LED, a light spreading circuit configured to incrementally turn on respective ones of the LED sets responsive to a power signal, and an energy storage module that is configured to store energy during a first interval of a period of the power signal and to apply the stored energy to the string during a second interval of the period of the power signal. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162150 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - According to the present invention, anode-side ends of LED arrays ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162151 | METHODS AND CIRCUITS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLID STATE LIGHTING DEVICES AND LIGHTING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SUCH METHODS AND/OR CIRCUITS - A method of controlling a solid state lighting apparatus can be provided by receiving a solid state lighting characteristic selection signal at a solid state lighting apparatus and selecting, responsive to the solid state lighting characteristic selection signal, a solid state lighting model that defines a relationship between different lighting parameters used to vary light output from the solid state lighting apparatus responsive to a user input provided to the solid state lighting apparatus. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162152 | CIRCUITRY TO DRIVE PARALLEL LOADS SEQUENTIALLY - In one aspect, a circuit includes a plurality of comparators. Each comparator is configured to receive a first input from a corresponding load of a plurality of loads and to receive a second input as a regulation voltage. The circuit also includes an amplifier configured to receive signals provided by the plurality of comparators, a pulse-width modulation (PWM) circuit configured to receive a control signal from the amplifier and to provide a signal to a primary switch to control voltage provided to the loads and an output switch sequencer coupled to each of the comparators and configured to provide control signals to control switches coupled to the primary switch enabling one control switch to be active at a time. Each control switch provides a voltage increase to a respective load of the plurality of loads if enabled. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162153 | Solid-State Lighting Apparatus Including Current Diversion Controlled by Lighting Device Bias States and Current Limiting Using a Passive Electrical Component - A lighting apparatus includes a string of light emitting diode (LED) sets coupled in series where each set includes at least one LED. A current diversion circuit is coupled to the string and is configured to operate responsive to a bias state transition of one of the LED sets to direct current away from another one of the LED sets. A current limiting circuit is coupled in series with the string and is configured to conduct current responsive to a forward biasing of all of the LED sets. The current limiting circuit includes only passive electrical component(s). | 2013-06-27 |
20130162154 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - There is provided a driving apparatus for a light emitting diode (LED) comparing a rectified power voltage level with an LED current to limit current applied to an LED, thereby reducing the amount of heat generated therein. The driving apparatus for an LED includes a detecting unit detecting a voltage level of rectified power; and a driving unit comparing a level of current flowing in an LED unit having at least one LED with detection results from the detecting unit, and limiting current applied to the LED unit to drive the LED unit according to comparison results. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162155 | LIGHTING CIRCUIT AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A lighting circuit according to embodiments includes: a self-hold element connected in series to an AC power source that generates power for lighting an illumination load, together with the illumination load, the self-hold element being configured to control supply of the power provided by the AC power source to the illumination load by the self-hold element being turned on/off; a noise prevention circuit connected in parallel to the self-hold element; and a damping circuit configured to connect a damping resistance to the noise prevention circuit parallely only for a predetermined period from turning-on of the self-hold element, thereby preventing the self-hold element from being repeatedly turned on/off during a period in which the self-hold element is on under normal conditions, due to a transient during power supply. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162156 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CURRENT CONTROL WITH LED DRIVER - Aspects of the disclosure provide a circuit that includes a detection circuit and a controller. The detection circuit is configured to detect a starting of a conduction in a power supply provided via an electronic transformer. The controller is configured to control a current regulating circuit to pull a current from the electronic transformer at a pre-determined level during a time duration following the starting of the conduction, and pull the current at a reduced level according to a pre-determined profile after the time duration. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162157 | Switching Power Supply Device and Light-Emitting Diode Lighting Device - Implemented are a switching power supply device and a light-emitting diode lighting device in which a variation in load current can be suppressed against a wide range of variation in AC voltage. The configuration of the switching power supply device and the light-emitting diode lighting device includes: a rectifier unit which rectifies AC input voltage and outputs pulsating-current voltage; a power converting unit which receives the pulsating-current voltage and supplies a predetermined load current to a load; a current detecting unit which detects the load current; a drive control unit which controls the power converting unit to regulate the load current to a constant level; and an input voltage detecting unit which detects a variation in the AC input voltage. The drive control unit controls the power converting unit depending on the variation in the AC input voltage detected by the input voltage detecting unit. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162158 | Circuit Assembly and Method for Operating at Least one LED - Operating at least one LED on a circuit assembly having an input with first (E | 2013-06-27 |
20130162159 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR CHARGE PUMPING - A power supply device includes; first/second boost circuits that boost voltages applied to a first/second boost nodes in response to a first/second main signals, and respectively operated first/second transmission unit that control provision of boosted voltages to an output node. The power supply device also includes a bulk voltage controller connected between the boosted nodes and controlling a connection between the output node and a bulk node in response to a bulk control signal. Voltages respectively applied to the first and second transmission units are determined in response to an output node voltage, as well as the first/second main signals. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162160 | TELEHEALTH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION HUB DEVICE AND SERVICE PLATFORM SYSTEM - A display circuit includes a first pulse width modulated (PWM) signal line coupled to a first switch, a second PWM signal line coupled to a second switch and the signal line, a transistor coupled to the second signal line between the first signal line and the second switch, a third switch coupled to a third PWM signal line, a fourth switch coupled to a fourth PWM signal line, a fifth switch coupled to a fifth PWM signal line, a light emitting diode (LED) including a red element coupled between the first and third switches, a green element coupled between the first and fourth switches, and a blue element coupled between the first and fifth switches, and an LED including a red element coupled between the second and third switches, a green element coupled between the second and fourth switches, and a blue element coupled between the second and fifth switches. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162161 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The invention relates to an apparatus for controlling an illumination device, particularly in an aircraft, which comprises the following: a light source ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162162 | LED LIGHT SOURCE WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT CONTROL INPUTS AND INTEROPERABILITY - An LED lighting control system incorporating a control IC for fast control of LED current in a switching Buck-type power supply through dedicated power supply control hardware with slow changing signals of temperature and input under control of firmware. The control IC optimizes the use of power from the source and optimizes the operating efficiency of the LED output while providing for a plurality of LED devices to be powered in parallel by a single controller. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162163 | ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a power conversion device includes a DC conversion circuit, an output conversion circuit, and a control circuit. The DC conversion circuit converts an external power supply voltage to a DC voltage. The output conversion circuit includes a switching element which converts a DC voltage which is converted in the DC conversion circuit to an output voltage corresponding to a load, and supplies the output voltage to the load. The control circuit controls an ON time of the switching element to be constant, regardless of a value of the output voltage corresponding to the load, which is output from the output conversion circuit. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162164 | PWM DRIVING CIRCUIT AND PWM DRIVING METHOD - Provided is a PWM driving circuit and a PWM driving method. The PWM driving circuit includes a dimmer switching unit turning on a first switch to apply a first reference signal varied according to an input voltage of a system when an output voltage level of a dimmer is a reference level or less, and turning on a second switch to apply a second reference signal, unrelated to the input voltage of the system, when the output voltage level of the dimmer is more than the reference level, an error amplification unit comparing the first reference signal or the second reference signal with an output detection signal to amplify an error and outputting an error amplification signal, and a PWM control signal generating unit comparing the error amplification signal of the error amplification unit with a predetermined reference waveform to output a PWM control signal. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162165 | LED DRIVER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN LED ASSEMBLY - An LED driver for powering an LED fixture is described, the LED driver including a switched mode power supply for providing a current to the LED fixture, and a control unit for controlling a switch of the switched mode power supply. The control unit includes an input terminal for receiving a set point representing a desired output characteristic of the LED fixture. The control unit is further configured to periodically determine an opening instance of the switch and a closing instance of the switch, determining an average current estimate based on at least one measurement of the current to the LED fixture at least one measurement instance determined on the basis of at least one of the opening instance or the closing instance of the switch, and applying the average current estimate as a feedback signal representing the average current for controlling the LED current. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162166 | Modular Networked Light Bulb - A modular light emitting apparatus includes a light emitting device, a connector to couple to an AC power source, circuitry on a first electronics module to drive the light emitting device, and a support structure arranged to position and hold a second electronics module that conforms to a predetermined form factor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162167 | THRESHOLD-BASED ZERO-CROSSING DETECTION IN AN ELECTRICAL DIMMER - Threshold-based zero-crossing detection is provided. A power phase threshold detector detects when absolute value of a voltage level of the electrical power rises above a non-zero voltage threshold and outputs a zero-crossing signal to a controller to indicate occurrence of the zero-crossing. Delaying the zero-crossing signal to the point when the absolute value of the voltage level of the electrical power rises above the non-zero voltage threshold ensures completion of the zero-crossing of the power phase prior to signaling the controller. The controller provides signals to a switching circuit for controlling switching of electrical power to a load based on the zero-crossing indications. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162168 | TIMER-BASED SWITCHING CIRCUIT SYNCHRONIZATION IN AN ELECTRICAL DIMMER - Timer-based switching circuit synchronization in an electrical dimmer is provided. The energizing of a switching circuit in a dimmer is synchronized with an AC wave to facilitate providing by the dimmer electrical power to a load. The synchronizing includes starting a timer having a predetermined timeout, responsive to receipt of a zero-crossing signal. Responsive to receipt of a subsequent zero-crossing signal prior to reaching the timeout, the timer is restarted, and responsive to expiration of the timeout, a switching circuit is energized at a predetermined firing angle with respect to the zero-crossing signal to supply electrical power to the load. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162169 | LIGHT DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A light driving system is provided that includes a light dimmer that receives an AC input signal and provides a dimmer output signal that includes a fast rising leading edge, a rectifier that receives the dimmer output signal and provide a rectified dimmer output signal and an AC/DC converter that filters the rectified dimmer output signal to provide a DC input signal that is employed to drive a light. The light driving system also comprises a protection circuit that limits current to the AC/DC converter during the fast rising leading edge of the dimmer output signal. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162170 | Stage Lighting Device With a Controlling Computer and a Separate Offline Computer - a lighting device or lighting associated device which includes an off-line computer in addition to the controlling computer. The off-line computer is one that uses less power, but is accessible wirelessly even when the light is off-line and not receiving power. The off-line computer can be used to update the program and/or media that is stored in the lighting device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162171 | STEP UP/DOWN CONVERTER - Provided is a step up/down converter, in which the inductor current can be easily detected by a simple configuration in any connecting mode of the switches. This comprises a first switch, one end of which is connected to an input power source, and the other end of which is connected to one end of the inductor, a second switch, one end of which is connected to the one end of the inductor, and the other end of which is connected to a reference potential applying unit, a third switch and a fourth switch, one end of which is connected to the other end of the inductor; a capacitor circuit element, connected between the other end of the third switch and the other end of the fourth switch, and configured to generate an output voltage for applying to a load, a detecting resistor, connected between the other end of the second switch and the other end of the third switch, and configured to detect an inductor current flowing through the inductor, and a control circuit configured to perform control from the first switch to the fourth switch based on the inductor current detected by the detecting resistor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162172 | CONTROLLING A COLOR VARIATION OF A COLOR ADJUSTABLE ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A method of generating a control signal for control of a color variation of a color adjustable illumination device, using a user interface ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162173 | LIGHT SOURCE CIRCUIT BOARDS - Methods for manufacturing a light source circuit board having one or more light emitting components that include providing at least one circuit component on a light source circuit board, wherein the at least one circuit component has an electrical circuit constant that specifies one or more performance parameters for the light source. The methods also include measuring the electrical circuit constant of the at least one circuit component. The methods also include identifying one or more performance parameters for the light source based on the measured electrical constant. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162174 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR HAVING SAME - A driving circuit for driving a light source of an optical connector includes a controller, an equalizer, a pseudo-random binary sequence (PRBS) generator, and a driver. The controller controls the driving circuit such that the light source is driven to emit by the driver according to an input signal sending into the equalizer for transmitting the input signal or a PRBS test signal generated by the PRBS generator for test a bit error rate of the optical connector. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162175 | DRIVE VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A drive voltage generation circuit for an LED display device capable of increasing the input voltage range thereof is disclosed. The drive voltage generation circuit includes a booster that boosts an input voltage from an external source, to generate a boosted voltage, a protection switching element that controls whether or not the boosted voltage generated from the booster is to be output, in accordance with a switch control signal, a protection circuit that compares a level of the boosted voltage output from the booster via the protection switching element with a predetermined threshold voltage, selects one of a high voltage and a low voltage, based on a result of the comparison, and outputs the selected voltage as the switch control signal, and a discharger that discharges a low voltage node, to which the low voltage is applied. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162176 | Device And Method For Fast Beam Current Modulation In A Particle Accelerator - The present invention relates to a circular particle accelerator capable of modulating the particle beam current exiting the circular particle accelerator. The circular particle accelerator includes: an ion source for generating the particle beam; Dee electrode and counter-Dee electrode separated from each other by gaps for accelerating the particle beam, the counter-Dee electrode being grounded; a generator capable of applying an alternating high voltage to the Dee electrode, so as it is possible to have an electric field between the gaps; means for measuring the current intensity of the particle beam exiting the circular particle accelerator. It also comprises a regulator capable of modulating the Dee electrodes voltage amplitude (V | 2013-06-27 |