30th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130189038 | Jack-Up Rig with Leg-Supported Ballast Loads - A jack-up rig for offshore operations comprises a hull. In addition, the rig comprises a support leg moveably coupled to the hull. The support leg has a central axis, an upper end, and a lower end opposite the upper end. Further, the support leg is adapted to be axially raised and lowered relative to the hull. The rig also comprises a ballast tank movably coupled to the support leg. The ballast tank is adapted to be axially raised and lowered relative to the support leg and the hull. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189039 | RISER SYSTEM FOR A SLACKED MOORED HULL FLOATING UNIT - A riser tensioning system with an individual riser unit on an oil or gas platform. The platform has a traveling trolley structure with at least one trolley bearing and a centralizer. The trolley bearing is coupled to at least one guide rail configured to allow vertical movement of said traveling trolley structure. The traveling trolley structure is coupled to a riser collar configured to support a top of the riser. The riser tensioning system has at least one cylinder coupled to the traveling trolley structure on one end and secured on an opposite end such that the cylinder is adapted to push or pull the traveling trolley structure vertically. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189040 | Alignment Window For Drive Tool Assembly - A drive tool for connecting a member to the drive tool of a drive tool assembly includes a flange connectable to the drive tool assembly. A wall has a first portion extending axially outwardly from the flange and defining a socket for receiving a first member. The wall has a second portion extending axially from the first portion of the wall and having a circumferential extent less than that of the first portion to facilitate receiving the first member by providing a laterally and axially open alignment opening. The first member can have a second portion extending axially further than a first portion and having a circumferential extent less than the first portion to facilitate connecting a second member to the first member by providing a laterally and axially open alignment opening. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189041 | Power Tool - A power tool includes: a motor driving an end bit; a housing accommodating the motor; a distance measuring sensor provided at the housing; and a controlling section connected to the distance measuring sensor. The controlling section is configured to exclude an abnormal value from measurement value measured by the distance measuring sensor. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189042 | Adjustable Die - A slip on nut and reverse cut die is provided for dressing the threads of a wellhead or other item. A nut is provided that may be slipped onto a threaded section, past any damaged threads, without engaging the threads of the threaded section. Once positioned on a threaded section the nut may be tightened as desired. When removing the nut the reverse edges of the nut may repair or even cut new threads into the threaded section. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189043 | DRILLING WORK CONTROL METHOD AND DRILLING WORK DEVICE - A drilling work control method includes: automatically discriminating two or more working object layers where load torque applied to a drill forms a hole in a workpiece having plural forming areas formed of materials of different qualities; facilitating drilling work in a working condition set for each working object layer; and improving working efficiency. In a drilling work device that forms the hole in the workpiece having forming layers divided by materials of different qualities, a working object layer determining means determines the layers in order of drilling work based on start of drilling work and variation in load torque applied to the drill, a working condition deciding means decides a set working spindle speed and working feeding speed corresponding to forming materials of the respective layers, and a drive controlling means controls a spindle motor and feeding motor so that the drill forms the hole at the set speeds. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189044 | STEP DRILL FOR WOOD - A wood drill bit has a plurality of step sections where each step section has at least one flute that terminates in a cutting edge. The effective diameter of each of the plurality of step sections is different than the diameter of the other of the plurality of step sections such that a single bit may be used to bore holes in wood of different diameters. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MILLING OF RAILROAD TRACK - A milling system for milling a track surface with at least one rotatable milling plate. A modular blade system for each milling plate allows individual blades to be removed and replaced when an individual blade becomes dull or broken. The blade system also allows the milling plates to be oriented in both Type 2 and Type 3 configurations depending upon track surroundings and the presence of encumbrance. The milling plates can be mounted to a positioning assembly for adjusting the relative distance between the milling plate and the track surface as well as the angle at which the milling plate engages the track surface. The milling system can include a depth guide so as to physically prevent the milling plate from cutting too deeply into the track surface. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189046 | CART CARRIER WITH BIASED CLAMPING DEVICE - A biased clamping device for use with a cart carrier that includes a cart support and a clamping channel moveable between an open position and a clamped position is disclosed. The biased clamping device includes a biasing member associated with the clamping channel that biases the clamping channel to the clamped position. The biasing member includes a first end attached to the cart support and a second end attached to the clamping channel. The biasing member loads when the clamping channel is moved between the clamped position and the open position. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189047 | Low Torque Tension Relief System for Threaded Fasteners - A low torque tension relief system for threaded fasteners comprises an inner body with two sloped surfaces, upper and lower wedges which convert longitudinal movement of the inner body to a dimension change in the transverse direction, an outer body which acts to inhibit said movements, and a restraining bolt which passes through the outer body and engages the inner body thereby anchoring said inner body with said outer body and selectively restricting or promoting relative movement of said inner body compared to said outer body. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189048 | FASTENER - A fastener is fixed to a body panel by inserting a second portion of a clip and the body panel between a flange-shaped head and deformed bulge created by crimping a blind rivet inserted into a mounting hole in the body panel. Afterwards, when a fender panel is inserted between a first portion and the second portion of the clip, pressure is applied to the inserted fender panel from above and below by ribs and on the first and second portions, thereby clamping the fender panel between the first and second portions, and fixing the fastener to the fender panel. The fastener is positioned inside an anti-rotation depression in the body panel. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189049 | Dynamic Mounting System - A dynamic mounting system couples a first object to a second object by the attachment of a threaded member to a threaded receiving member on the second object to a predetermined depth to cause a biased compression member to exert a predetermined clamping force holding the first object to the second. The first object may be a heat sink in communication with a heat-generating component such as a processor mounted on the second object such as a circuit board. The predetermined depth is reached by advancing the threaded member until its threads pass beyond threads on the receiving member. The predetermined depth of threaded member biases the compression member to maintain a clamping force between the first and second objects within a desired range of temperature. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189050 | Self-Indexing Nut Plate - An aircraft comprises a secondary support structure, and a nut plate engaging the secondary support structure. The nut plate includes at least one locator protrusion engaging a mounting hole in the secondary support structure to constrain motion of the nut plate along the secondary support structure. The nut plate further includes means for additionally constraining motion of the nut plate away from the secondary support structure. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189051 | HOLLOW ELEMENT FOR ATTACHMENT TO A COMPONENT COMPRISING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A hollow element such as a hollow rivet or a nut element for attachment to a component consisting of a composite material such as a fiber reinforced plastic part or a fabric reinforced plastic part is presented. The element has a flange part and a shaft part extending away from the flange part and/or a rivet section, wherein the rivet section, is present, can also be formed at the free end of the shaft part, with the a hollow element furthermore having a central passage, which is optionally provided with a thread cylinder. The hollow element is used in combination with an auxiliary tip which is either inserted from the flange side of the element through the passage, or from the side of the free end of the shaft part of the rivet section into the passage, such that a conically converging region of the auxiliary tip projects from the free end of the shaft part or of the rivet section. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189052 | Screw for Composite/Plastic Materials - A screw for composite or plastic material comprises a head having a socket which is rotatably couplable for application of a torque. An elongated shank extends from the head and terminates a tapered threaded distal tip. The shank has one portion having an enlarged diameter and a second portion having a reduced diameter. The first portion is traversed by a left hand thread having a first pitch. The second portion is traversed by a right hand thread having a second pitch which is less than the first pitch. An unthreaded land portion adjacent the tip extends at least twice the second pitch. For some embodiments, some thread segments have notches. The fastener is particularly adapted for very dense material. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189053 | NUT, FEMALE THREAD MACHINING DEVICE AND FEMALE THREAD MACHINING METHOD - There is provided a nut having a thread portion having a female thread, a metallic plate portion having a base segment, and a hardness gradient portion provided between the thread portion and the metallic plate portion. The thread portion, metallic plate portion and the hardness gradient portion are monolithic each other, a metallographic structure of the metallic plate portion differs from a metallographic structure of the thread portion and a hardness of the hardness gradient portion is lower than a hardness of the thread portion and lowers from the thread portion toward the metallic plate portion. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189054 | COMBINATION OF FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT AND PRESSURE PLATE - The invention relates to a combination of a functional element having a flange section and a connection section, in particular a rivet element, and a pressure plate, in particular a pressure plate having an opening, for attachment to a component, in particular to a panel of composite material or sheet metal, wherein the functional element and the pressure plate are formed to be arranged on opposite sides of a hole of the component and are to be connected together via the connection section which extends through the hole, in particular by riveting, in order to clamp a region of the component surrounding the hole between the flange section and the pressure plate and wherein the pressure side of the pressure plate confronting the component in the attached state is provided with a means providing security against rotation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189055 | BINDING ELEMENT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR BINDING - A binding structure for binding a bundle of sheets and that includes a base and a pair of opposed position legs that are integrally formed with and extend from respective sides of the base. The pair of legs and base together defines a retention area in which the bundle of sheets is held. The pair of legs is constructed and arranged with a resilient bias toward each other, but separable to enable the bundle of sheets to be held therebetween under a biasing force. The legs each have at least one inwardly directed rib arranged for contact with opposed sides of the bundle of sheets, and a thermal adhesive layer is disposed on the base and upon which the bundle of sheets rests, to be later formed in a thermal binding machine. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189056 | MAGNETIC TAPE LIBRARY DEVICE - To provide a magnetic tape library device capable of easily exchanging a specific cartridge required to be exchanged under the mailslot function and shortening the time for inventory with a simple structure even with the magazine where a plurality of stages of cells for housing the magnetic tape cartridges inside thereof are loaded. The magnetic tape library device includes: a magazine which houses cartridges via a plurality of stacked cells; a device main body which houses the magazine to be freely movable; an accessor which transports the magnetic tape cartridge extracted from the magazine towards a magnetic tape drive; and a cartridge exchange number restricting mechanism which restricts the magnetic tape cartridges from being ejected out from remaining cells except for the cell where at least a specific magnetic tape cartridge is housed out of the plurality of cells on the very front row of the drawn out magazine. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189057 | Apparatus And Methods For Facilitating The Removal Of Existing Turf And Installing New Turf - A turf cutter device, an infill extractor/collector device, and a turf wind-up device are used to facilitate the cost-effective removal of an infilled synthetic turf and the subsequent installation of a new turf at the same site, with minimal subsurface disruption. An infill extractor/collector device mounted on a motorized vehicle moves a relatively narrow strip of filled artificial turf from the surface, in front of the vehicle, and directs the strip to an infill removal station. The infill removal station inverts the strip and redirects the strip back toward the front of the vehicle, after agitating the strip to extract the infill. After redirecting the strip toward the front of the vehicle, the vehicle drives over the unfilled strip. Meanwhile, the extractor/collector device moves the extracted infill rearwardly to a bag located in a trailer. The turf cutter device is used prior to infill extraction, while the turf wind up device may be used before or after infill extraction, depending on whether infill extraction takes place at the field or at a remote site, respectively. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189058 | SYSTEM FOR TURNING A CARGO CARRIER AS WELL AS A TRANSPORT DEVICE PROVIDED WITH A LOOSE CARGO CARRIER - The invention relates to a system for turning a cargo carrier ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130189059 | TRANSFORMING TRAILER - The present invention relates to a transforming trailer that may include extension legs that allow the trailer to transform between loading and hauling positions. The trailer may include a foldable loading platform that allows for ease of loading when the trailer is in the loading position but that folds when the transforming trailer is in a hauling position. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189060 | EXCAVATION SYSTEM - An excavation system utilizes a vacuum truck having a vacuum system in combination with a small backhoe to which an excavator assembly is affixed to the backhoe extendable and articulating arm whereby manipulation of the excavator assembly can be controlled by an operator positioned in the backhoe operator cab. The vacuum assembly and the excavator assembly are operatively attached by an elongated, at least partially flexible vacuum hose operatively attached to the vacuum truck pump to permit material that is excavated to be transported from the excavator assembly to the vacuum assembly for storage or disposal. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189061 | GRAIN CART - A grain cart including a container mounted on a wheeled frame with the container having a right side, a left side, a front end, and a rear end. In one embodiment a discharge auger extends upwardly and outwardly from the interior of the container at the right front corner of the container so that the grain is discharged from the right side of the grain cart. In another embodiment, the discharge auger is positioned forwardly of the front wall of the container with the discharge auger extending upwardly and outwardly from its lower end so that the grain is discharged from the right side of the grain cart. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189062 | HYDRAULIC PUMP CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LIFT GATE APPLICATIONS - The hydraulic pump control system enables the synchronization of two independently mounted hydraulic lifting cylinders in a lift gate environment. A directional valve is added to the hydraulic line path between the lift cylinders and their respective pumps and reservoir tank. By connecting two pumps to one motor, the synchronization of the pumps is enabled for power up operations of the lift, and through the additional application of the directional valves, the oil flow rate to the lift cylinders (e.g., during a power down operation) can be maintained as hydraulically identical, thus synchronizing the movement of each lift cylinder with respect to the other, even in the presence other outside conditions that would could otherwise cause a desynchronization of the lift cylinders. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189063 | Industrial Robot Including A Parallel Kinematic Manipulator - An industrial robot including a manipulator for movement of an object in space. The manipulator includes a movable platform arranged for carrying the object, a first arm arranged for influencing the platform in a first direction and including a first inner arm part rotatable about a first axis, a second arm arranged for influencing the platform in a second direction and including a second inner arm part rotatable about a second axis, a third arm arranged for influencing the platform in a third direction and including a third inner arm part rotatable about a third axis. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189064 | Device for Receiving Loads - Embodiments of the subject innovation relate to a device for picking up loads, having a frame, two load pick-up elements that are configured so as to move lengthwise on the frame, two drive units that are installed on the frame and arranged one above the other, whereby each drive unit has a drive element and is configured to move this drive element relative to the frame in two opposite directions parallel to the direction of motion of the load pick-up elements, whereby force-transmissions and deflectors are provided on the drive elements. By activating the drive units, a movement of the drive elements can be converted into a corresponding movement of the appertaining load pick-up elements. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189065 | Device for the loading/unloading of goods - A device for the loading/unloading of goods includes a storage room, having an aperture located on a plane parallel to the back wall, and a system for the loading/unloading of the goods having a picking fork, which in turn includes a support slider configured to carry two or more fork prongs and to translate along the bottom floor of the storage room from the back wall in the direction of the aperture and vice versa, such that the two or more fork prongs move from a retracted configuration to an extracted configuration. The two fork prongs may be repositioned vertically and be mounted on guides present on the support slider, such that each of the two fork prongs translates independently from the other in a direction parallel to the plane of the bottom floor. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189066 | TRACTOR - The present invention provides a tractor which includes a body frame configured such that a front portion thereof adjacent to a front wheel axle is at a raised position to prevent interference with front wheels, and a medial portion thereof is depressed so that an engine can be located in the medial portion. Thereby, the front wheels can be turned to maximum angles without being impeded by the front wheel axle, and a driver cab provided with a driver seat can be located above an area where the engine is disposed. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189067 | TRANSPORTING HEAVY EQUIPMENT - An apparatus is provided and includes a support structure defining recesses for receiving lifting forks and a guide slot having first and second support sections and a platform having a deck configured to stably carry a load and a ramp configured to facilitate removal of the load from the deck. The platform includes a boss, which is movable within the guide slot such that the boss registers with the first support section whereby the platform is supportively disposable in a lowered position and the second support section whereby the platform is supportively disposable in a raised position. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189068 | ANCILLARY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING GLASS SUBSTRATES INTO A BRACKET - An ancillary apparatus for loading glass substrates into a bracket through a robotic arm includes a holding rack to hold a bracket, a guiding mechanism located above the bracket and a glass lifting mechanism located below the bracket. The robotic arm grips the glass substrate and moves the glass substrate above the bracket to be guided by the guiding mechanism and held by the glass lifting mechanism, and then the glass substrate is released from the robotic arm. The glass substrate is guided by the guiding mechanism and braced by the glass lifting mechanism, and then is lowered slowly into the bracket. Hence the robotic arm does not need to be entered the bracket to load the glass substrate, extra space to receive the robotic arm can be saved and thus more glass substrates can be loaded. The cost is reduced and productivity is improved to meet production requirements. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189069 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FREIGHT CONTAINER LOADING - Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for use thereof for loading bulk material into freight containers. One apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially en do sable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a ram. The ram comprises a plate and a driver configured to move the plate from a back end of the hopper to an open end of the hopper to expel material into a container. Another apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk, material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a reciprocating conveyor floor system. Optionally, the apparatuses further include a stand and/or collapsible legs to further support the hopper. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189070 | CONVERTIBLE MAIL CONTAINER AND METHOD - A convertible mail container and related method. The convertible mail container includes a bottom, two fixed side walls connected to the bottom, and a fixed end wall connected to the side walls and to the bottom. The convertible mail container also includes a movable wall that is movable from a first position where the movable wall forms a second end wall of the convertible mail container, opposite the fixed end wall, to a second position where the movable wall is adjacent to the two fixed side walls and the fixed end wall so that it covers a portion of a top opening of the convertible mail container. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189071 | OIL PURGE SYSTEM FOR A MID TURBINE FRAME - An oil purge system for a mid turbine frame (MTF) of a gas turbine engine has an oil transfer tube surrounded by a heat shield tube. The oil transfer and heat shield tubes extend at their respective inner ends downwardly from an oil port of a bearing housing and terminate at their respective outer ends projecting outwardly from an annular wall of an outer case of the MTF. Oil leaked from the oil port is purged by pressurized air through an annular cavity formed between the oil transfer and heat shield tubes, and is discharged out of the MTF. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189072 | SPRING SYSTEM TO REDUCE TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE RATTLE NOISE - A turbocharger for a motor vehicle. The turbocharger includes a compressor mechanically coupled to a turbine. The wastegate of the turbine includes a valve head matched to a valve seat. The valve head is retained at one end of an actuator arm. A resilient spacer is arranged between the valve head and the actuator arm. The resilient spacer is configured to forcibly separate the valve head from the actuator arm when the valve head is unseated. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189073 | RETROFITTABLE INTERSTAGE ANGLED SEAL - A rotary turbomachine includes a rotor mounting at least one disk having an outer surface and at least one bucket extending radially from said outer surface. A stationary stator component is located adjacent the disk, and a seal plate extends from a portion of the stationary stator component. An angel wing seal extends from the bucket, thereby defining a clearance gap between the seal plate and the angel wing seal. An abradable seal element is disposed on the seal plate, and the abradable seal element and the seal plate are canted at an acute angle relative to a center axis of the rotor extending radially outwardly in a direction toward the angel wing seal. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189074 | MULTIPLE-CAPACITY CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a multiple-capacity centrifugal compressor, which includes a plurality of capacity-control mechanisms. Each of the capacity-control mechanisms includes an inlet guide vane and an outlet diffuser, so that the multiple-capacity centrifugal compressor provides a flexible control strategy. In addition, the present disclosure further provides a method for controlling the multiple-capacity centrifugal compressor that effectively adjusts and controls the capacity-control mechanisms by coarsely adjusting the inlet guide vanes and combined with subsequently adjusting the outlet diffusers. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189075 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPRESSOR - There is disclosed herein a compressor control apparatus, and a compressor control method. According to the present disclosure, the compressor may be operated in an operation mode in which commercial power applied to the compressor does not pass through an alternating current capacitor when the load is in an overload state, thereby preventing the loss of a drive and effectively reducing the copper and core loss of the compressor. Furthermore, according to the present disclosure, the entire power consumption may be reduced due to the loss reduction of a drive, thereby improving the energy efficiency, and reducing the harmonic components for generating the same stroke even when an alternating current (AC) capacitor is provided therein. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189076 | SERIES FAN ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE - A series fan assembly structure includes a first fan and a second fan mated with the first fan. The first fan includes a first frame body and at least one mating section diagonally positioned on two opposite corners of one side of the first frame body. The second fan includes a second frame body and at least one connection section diagonally positioned on two opposite corners of one side of the second frame body corresponding to the mating section. The connection section is connected with the mating section, whereby the series fan assembly structure is easy to rework and has better vibration absorption effect. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189077 | STEAM TURBINE AND BLADE FOR STEAM TURBINE - A steam turbine includes: a turbine rotor shaft; a plurality of blades that are provided on the turbine rotor shaft and are rotated by a steam flow; tip covers that are attached to tip ends of the respective blades and are connected to and in contact with one another; at least one water drip fin that is provided along a circumferential direction at the tip cover, and outwardly extends in a radial direction of each of the blades; and a diaphragm outer ring that is disposed at an outer circumferential side from each of the blades, and has a drain catcher opposed to a tip end portion of the water drip fin, wherein the tip cover is provided with a leading edge that is formed at a downstream side in an axial direction from a leading edge of the blade or at a position in the axial direction corresponding to the leading edge of the blade in the axial direction. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189078 | Turbine - A turbine includes a stator ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130189079 | ROTOR WITH INLET PERIMETERS - A device for use in a molten metal pump helps alleviate jams between rotating rotor blades and a stationary pump base. The device includes inlet perimeters that partially define one or more openings, and one or more rotor blades, wherein each rotor blade has a portion that directs molten metal into a pump chamber, and a portion that directs molten metal outwards. Each rotor blade may also include a recess that makes an opening larger to enable more molten metal to pass through the openings. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189080 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A refrigerant being low in both ODP and GWP and containing at least hydrofluoroolefin having a double bond of carbon is used. By providing a first compression-chamber oil feed path for feeding refrigerating machine oil to a compression chamber | 2013-07-25 |
20130189081 | FILTER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING PLEAT TIP SHAPES - Solutions for efficiently filtering air for a machine are disclosed. In one embodiment, a filter element for a filter assembly of a rotary machine is provided. The filter element includes: a first set of pleats, each pleat including a first tip radius and a first spacing; and a second set of pleats, each pleat including a second tip radius and a second spacing, wherein the first and second set of pleats are positioned upon a continuous filter media. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189082 | Diffusion Type Combination Fan - A combination fan includes an inner impeller unit, an outer impeller unit and a driving unit. The inner impeller unit is rotated by the driving unit and includes a rotation member, a ring-shaped member and a plurality of inner blades. The outer impeller unit is rotatable in concert with the inner impeller unit and includes a connecting member, an outer wall and a plurality of outer blades. The driving unit includes a propeller shaft connected with the rotation member to rotate the inner impeller unit, and a drive mechanism connected with the propeller shaft to rotate the propeller shaft. Thus, the inner impeller unit and the outer impeller unit are rotated by the driving unit to guide an air flow in different directions simultaneously. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189083 | FAN - A fan includes an outer casing having an air inlet and an air outlet, and an impeller housing located within the casing. An impeller is provided within the impeller housing for generating an air flow along a path extending from the air inlet to the air outlet through the impeller housing. A motor for driving the impeller is located within a motor housing connected to the impeller housing. A foam annular seal is located between the impeller housing and a seat to inhibit the leakage of air between the impeller housing and the casing. A plurality of resilient supports is provided between the impeller housing and the seat to reduce the load on the annular seal. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189084 | ARRANGEMENT, A SEALING ASSEMBLY, A CASING FLANGE AND A SPACER FOR SEALING THE PROPELLER SHAFT OF A MARINE VESSEL - A propeller shaft of a marine vessel is supported by bearing means within a stern tube or frame. The stern tube or frame has an aft end provided with a sealing assembly for sealing the propeller shaft. The sealing assembly and the stern tube or frame have at least one leakage monitor line for monitoring the condition of the sealing assembly. The at least one leakage monitor line is provided with a circumferentially extending channel section. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189085 | TURBOMACHINE SEAL ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a seal arrangement for a turbomachine, in particular a gas turbine, having a plurality of rows, arranged in succession in the axial direction (A), of shells ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130189086 | SEAL ASSEMBLY, METHOD AND TURBOMACHINE - A sealing arrangement for a turbomachine for sealing a radial gap between a rotor and a stator, with a plurality of sealing segments each comprising a honeycomb element and a base body for holding the honeycomb element, and with at least one support for arranging the sealing segments on a rotor section or stator section, wherein the base bodies can be arranged on the at least one support by a radial movement and by a plastic deformation of at least one body section, a generative method for the integral production of the sealing segments, and a turbomachine are disclosed. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189087 | NEAR FLOW PATH SEAL FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A near flow path seal member for a turbomachine includes a seal body having a seal support member including a first end portion that extends to a second end portion through an intermediate portion. An arm member extends from the first end portion of the seal body. The arm member has a first end that extends to a second end to define an axial dimension of the arm member, a first edge that extends to a second, opposing edge to define a circumferential dimension of the arm member, and a surface having a profile that establishes a thickness variation of the arm member in each of the axial dimension and the circumferential dimension. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189088 | TURBINE EXHAUST DIFFUSER SYSTEM MANWAYS - A turbine exhaust diffuser system includes a plurality of manways. The plurality of manways each extend between an outer wall of the turbine exhaust diffuser system and an interior access tunnel of the turbine exhaust diffuser system. The plurality of manways extend between the outer wall and the access tunnel at an angle that is not perpendicular to a central axis of the turbine exhaust diffuser system. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189089 | VACUUM PUMP - To be provided is a vacuum pump having substrates which can be wired together easily and cooled easily. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189090 | VACUUM PUMP - To be provided is a vacuum pump reducing the influence of thermal expansion of connector pins to prevent cracks in soldered parts while preventing damage to electronic elements. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189091 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A motor-driven compressor includes an electric motor having a stator core, a compression mechanism driven by the electric motor, a motor housing accommodating the electric motor, and a cluster block engaged with the stator core in the motor housing. The stator core of the electric motor and the motor housing are assembled by shrink fit. The cluster block accommodates a connecting terminal for electrical connection between a conductor connected to a motor drive circuit and a lead wire drawn from the electric motor. The cluster block has a terminal hole for receiving the connecting terminal and has an opening that is provided separately from the terminal hole. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189092 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE STATOR VANE ASSEMBLY WITH INNER SHROUD - A stator vane assembly includes a vane having an inner end. In one example, the vane is aluminum. An inner shroud has an aperture receiving the inner end. A flexible material secures the inner end to the inner shroud. The material has an inner surface opposite the vane providing a seal land in one example. The inner shroud provides an arcuate inner shroud segment, which is constructed either cast aluminum or stamped sheet steel. An inner shroud segment has an arcuate wall providing multiple apertures, for example. First and second flanges are integral with and extending radially inwardly from a concave side of the wall. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189093 | MULTI-PIECE TWIN SCROLL TURBINE - A turbine is provided. The turbine includes a housing radially extending around a turbine rotor including a first piece defining a portion of a first scroll passage boundary and a second piece having an interface wall contiguous with an interface wall of the first piece, the second piece coupled to the first piece and including a divider defining another portion of the first scroll passage boundary and a portion of a second scroll passage boundary. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189094 | MULTISTAGE COMPRESSOR WITH IMPROVED MAP WIDTH PERFORMANCE - A compressor typically for use in a turbocharger comprises a downstream radial compressor impeller wheel, an upstream axial compressor impeller wheel and an intermediate stator. The compressor housing has an inlet with inner and outer walls that define between them an MWE gas flow passage. An upstream opening defined by the flow passage provides communication between said passage and the intake and at least one first slot downstream of the upstream opening provides communication between the passage and the inner surface of the inner wall. The stator comprises a plurality of fixed vanes and is disposed in the inner wall of the inlet between the radial and axial impeller wheels. The position of the slot can be at one of several positions along the gas flow passage, hi other embodiments there are second and third slots and the flow passage is divided into two parts. All the arrangements are designed to improve the compressor map width. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189095 | TURBOMACHINE CASING ASSEMBLY - A turbomachine casing assembly includes a first casing element, located radially outward of one or more rotating aerofoil elements of a turbomachine, and a second casing element, located radially distal to the first element. A void is provided at a first end of the first element, between radially proximal faces of the first and second elements. The first end of the first element is located against a corresponding first end of the second element by an energy absorbing element. The first element includes a cantilever, arranged in a region extending along the first element from the first end with a pivot axis at its mid-portion. Release of one of the rotating aerofoil elements, resulting in impact with the first element, further results in the cantilever bending into the void between the first and second elements, enabling the rotating aerofoil element to be trapped within the casing assembly. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189096 | Pollutants Collecting Pump for Water Surface - A pollutant collecting pump for water surface comprises a power device ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130189097 | TURBOMACHINE INCLUDING A BLADE TUNING SYSTEM - A turbomachine includes a compressor portion, a turbine portion operatively connected to the compressor portion, a combustor assembly fluidly connected to each of the compressor portion and the turbine portion, a blade element including a base portion, an airfoil portion, and a natural frequency generated during rotation of the blade element. The blade element is rotatably mounted within one of the compressor portion and the turbine portion, and a blade tuning member rotatably mounted in the one of the compressor portion and the turbine portion. The blade tuning member is configured for engagement with the blade element to alter the natural frequency. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189098 | System and Method of Harvesting Power with a Rotor Hub Damper - The system and method of the present application relate to a lead/lag damper for a rotorcraft. The lead/lag damper is configured to harvest power from the lead/lag oscillatory motions of rotor blades with an electromagnetic linear motor/generator. Further, the lead/lag damper is configured to treat the lead/lag motions with the electromagnetic linear motor/generator. The system and method is well suited for use in the field of aircraft, in particular, helicopters and other rotary wing aircraft. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189099 | Fluid Turbine Lightning Protection System - A fluid turbine lightning protection system includes at least one air termination device, formed at least in part of an electrically conductive material, that can be positioned on a shroud of a fluid turbine and placed in electrical communication with a down conduction system. The down conduction system is in electrical communication with an earth-termination system configured to dissipate electricity transferred thereto to the ground. The at least one air termination device is configured to intercept a lightning strike and direct it through the down conduction system, the earth-termination system, and into the ground. The at least one air termination device may be positioned on a turbine shroud based on a “Rolling Sphere” derivation wherein the “Rolling Sphere” derivation is derived from the equation r=10·I | 2013-07-25 |
20130189100 | WIND TURBINE COMPRISING A DETUNER - A wind turbine comprises a wind-driven rotor for converting wind energy to a mechanical driving force, a power converter for converting the driving force to exploitable power, and a drive train for rotatably transmitting the driving force from the wind-driven rotor to the power converter. The drive train includes: at least one rotatable driving element configured to provide at least one torsional resonance frequency in the drive train; a first detuner having at least one first mass element with a first mass inertia and at least one first elastic element with first elastic properties; and a second detuner having at least one second mass element with a second mass inertia and at least one second elastic element with second elastic properties. The first and second mass elements and first and second elastic elements are arranged to rotate during operation of the wind turbine. The torsional resonance frequency is influenced by the first and second mass inertias and the first and second first elastic properties. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189101 | Drive Apparatus for Electricity Generating Apparatus - A drive apparatus for an electrical generator ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130189102 | WIND TURBINES - An upwind wind turbine comprising a tower and a rotor is described. The wind turbine additionally includes a pressure-sensing device supported by the tower at a location within the wake of the rotor. The pressure-sensing device is configured to sense air pressure and provide a signal indicative of the sensed air pressure to a wind turbine controller for use in controlling the rotor of the wind turbine. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189103 | BLADE EXTENSION AND ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR WIND TURBINE - A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine, and a method for installing a rotor blade assembly on a wind turbine, are disclosed. The rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade having exterior surfaces defining an aerodynamic profile including a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The rotor blade further extends in a generally span-wise direction between a root and a tip. The rotor blade assembly further includes a blade extension extending in the generally span-wise direction from the root towards the tip, and a plurality of connection devices connecting the blade extension to the rotor blade. Each of the plurality of connection devices includes a mechanical fastener extending through the root in the generally span-wise direction for connecting the rotor blade to a hub of the wind turbine. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189104 | FAN WITH RESILIENT HUB - A resilient hub assembly comprises a top plate, bottom plate, central hub, and outer spars. The central hub is coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate. The outer spars are coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate, and the outer spars are positioned in a circular arrangement about a common longitudinal axis of the top plate and the bottom plate. The resilient hub assembly is configured to be flexible. The top plate and/or the bottom plate may comprise cutouts, and/or the outer spars may be positioned as to allow a gap between the central hub and the outer spars to promote flexibility. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189105 | VIBRATION ABSORBING DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF ABSORBING VIBRATIONS IN A WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine is provided including a nacelle housing a power train of the wind turbine. The power train of the wind turbine includes a gearbox, a generator, and one or more rotatable shafts, each including a radial direction and an axial direction. Further, the wind turbine includes a vibration absorbing device being arranged on a shaft of the power train. The vibration absorbing device includes an energy storing arrangement, which includes a flexible element and a mass assembly. The vibration absorbing device is connected to the shaft in an axially symmetric way. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189106 | TURBOMACHINE BLADE TIP SHROUD - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward systems including a turbomachine blade tip shroud having a pressure side portion and a suction side portion. The pressure side portion and the suction side portion are divided by a mean camber line of a turbomachine blade, and the pressure side portion has a greater surface area than the suction side portion. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189107 | Turbine Packing Deflector - A turbine includes a rotor being rotatable about an axis, a circumferential array of nozzles having circumferentially spaced airfoils and inner and outer bands disposed at opposite ends thereof, the inner band having a leading portion and a trailing portion, and an array of directors arranged on the inner band, the array of directors operative to direct a flow path of fluid, the flow path of fluid partially defined by the rotor and the inner band. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189108 | BLADE RIM SEGMENT FOR A TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE - The present invention relates to a blade rim segment for a turbomachine with at least one shroud band which extends along a segment of a circle and is connected in single-piece fashion with at least three blades, which extend radially from the shroud band and are configured to be hollow with at least one channel, wherein the blade rim segment is manufactured in a single piece by casting and directional solidification, and wherein at the outlet openings of the channels of the blades, the shroud band exhibits first reinforcement ribs that surround the opening and run axially, as well as at least one second reinforcement rib between at least the first reinforcement ribs, as well as a corresponding method for manufacturing a blade rim segment. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189109 | THIN AIRFOIL CEILING FAN BLADE - A fan blade comprising a root end, a blade region, and a transition region. Wherein each of the root end and blade region comprise a unique profile, and wherein the transition region comprises a profile which transitions the root end profile to the blade region profile. The root end profile comprises a substantially convex top surface, a substantially concave domed sector, and reliefs to allow for the root end to be coupled with a similarly shaped fan hub extrusion. The blade region profile comprises a substantially convex top surface and bottom surface which terminate at a leading edge and trailing edge. The blade region slopes upward along a length of the blade region and terminates at a curved tip. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189110 | TURBINE ARRANGEMENT AND GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A turbine arrangement includes first and second platforms forming a section of a main fluid path, aerofoils, and an impingement plate. Each aerofoil extends from the first to the second platform. The second platform has a surface opposite to the main fluid path with recesses surrounded by a raised edge, which provides support for the mountable impingement plate. The edge is formed as a first closed loop surrounding a first recess and further surrounding a first aperture of a first aerofoil and as a second closed loop surrounding a second recess and further surrounding a second aperture of a second aerofoil. A portion of the edge defines a continuous barrier between the first recess and the second recess for blocking cooling fluid. The barrier forms a mating surface for a central area of the impingement plate. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189111 | ROTOR FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A rotor for a turbomachine, in particular for a jet engine, having a blade ring which includes multiple differently designed rotor blades ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130189112 | JOINING METHOD OF COMPOSITE PARTS HAVING A THERMOSET MATRIX, AND WIND TURBINE BLADE MANUFACTURED USING THIS SAID METHOD - A method of fabricating a composite joint from a first cured composite component ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130189113 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE WITH TRAILING EDGE COMPRISING ROVINGS - A method for manufacturing a wind turbine rotor blade having a trailing edge by Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding is described. A number of layers having fibre material are laid up onto the inner surface of a first mould part. A plurality of fibre rovings is laid up onto the number of layers at a position which forms the trailing edge of the blade. The blade is cast using Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189114 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND A WIND TURBINE BLADE - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade, comprising the steps of pre-manufacturing a first blade member, positioning said pre-manufactured first blade member in a joining mold and bonding said first blade member with a second blade member using a vacuum assisted infusion process so as to form an integrated blade part. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189115 | TURBINE AIRFOIL MASK - A masking system for an airfoil comprises a locator for positioning along the trailing edge of the airfoil, and first and second mask sections. The first mask section has a trailing edge portion with locator pins for cooperating with a positioning tab on the locator to position the first mask section along the trailing edge of the airfoil, and a leading edge portion for extending around the leading edge of the airfoil to locate the first mask section along the convex surface. The second mask section has a retainer portion for cooperating with a retainer process on the first mask section to retain the second mask along the leading edge of the airfoil, and a flange portion for extending between the locator pins to locate the second mask along the concave surface. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189116 | WIND TURBINE BLADE HAVING A GEOMETRIC SWEEP - A swept wind turbine blade ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130189117 | ROTOR WITH FLATTENED EXIT PRESSURE PROFILE - A rotor blade comprises an airfoil extending radially from a root section to a tip section and axially from a leading edge to a trailing edge, the leading and trailing edges defining a curvature therebetween. The curvature determines a relative exit angle at a relative span height between the root section and the tip section, based on an incident flow velocity at the leading edge of the airfoil and a rotational velocity at the relative span height. In operation of the rotor blade, the relative exit angle determines a substantially flat exit pressure ratio profile for relative span heights from 75% to 95%, wherein the exit pressure ratio profile is constant within a tolerance of 10% of a maximum value of the exit pressure ratio profile. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189118 | TORQUE ALLOCATING SYSTEM FOR A VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system for allocating torque, supplied in one embodiment by an engine, to multiple variable and fixed displacement pumps coupled together in a series by coupling elements interspersed between the pumps. A controller is included which monitors the torque applied to each coupling element. The controller automatically varies displacement in one or more of the variable displacement pumps to prioritize and allocate torque to optimize available torque while keeping the torque applied to each coupling element within the torque limit for that particular coupling element. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189119 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A RESONANT LINEAR COMPRESSOR PISTON, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RESONANT LINEAR COMPRESSOR PISTON, AND RESONANT LINEAR COMPRESSOR - A system and a control method for the piston of a resonant linear compressor ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130189120 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PERISTALTIC PUMP - A method of fluid delivery from a rotary peristaltic pump is provided. It comprises providing a roller assembly having a plurality of rollers, the roller assembly having at least one anomalous range and determining a rotational position of the plurality of rollers. The method further comprises increasing a speed of the plurality of rollers when at least one of the plurality of rollers are in the anomalous range and decreasing the speed of the plurality of rollers when each of the plurality of rollers are outside the anomalous range. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189121 | SWASH PLATE TYPE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SOLENOID THEREOF - The swash plate type variable displacement compressor includes a rotary shaft, a swash plate, a plurality of pistons, a first rotor, a second rotor, a solenoid and a cone clutch. The second rotor transmits the rotation of the first rotor to the swash plate. The solenoid produces electromagnetic force that acts on the first rotor or the second rotor so that the first rotor and the second rotor move toward each other. The cone clutch is engageable by energization of the solenoid. The cone clutch has a male cone portion and a female cone portion. The male cone portion has a conical surface provided on one of the first rotor and the second rotor. The female cone portion has a conical surface provided on the other. The conical surface of the female cone portion is connectable to and disconnectable from the conical surface of the male cone portion. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189122 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED ALTERNATING LINEAR DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A device for monitoring a pneumatically-actuated alternating linear displacement pump, and to a system for monitoring a pneumatically-actuated alternating linear displacement pump, which include elements for sensing pneumatic pressure, elements for transmitting a signal representative of the sensed pneumatic pressure, and elements for managing the pneumatically-actuated alternating linear displacement pump in accordance with the transmitted signal representative of the sensed pneumatic pressure. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189123 | Hydraulic Powered Downhole Pump - A hydraulically powered downhole jet pump is designed to provide greater flexibility in operations of wells producing oil, gas and/or water. The pump consists of a housing and a carrier assembly. The housing is attached to an inner threaded tubular member and run inside the well casing to a depth as required for optimal operations. The one piece carrier assembly is inserted and seals into the housing with proper orientation of the carrier assembly outlet ports with the housing outlet ports resulting from the combination of a helically or tapered cut guide on the exterior of the carrier assembly and an inward positioned pin in the housing. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189124 | VERTICAL SELF-PRIMING PUMP - The present invention claims a vertical self-priming pump which comprises a pump body, a motor and a medium backflow blocking device, wherein a middle partition plate is provided inside the pump body, and a flow guide body is fixed on the middle partition plate; the motor is fixed on the pump body for driving a pump shaft to rotate; and an impeller that is arranged in the flow guide body is fixed on the lower end of the pump shaft; a backflow gap channel is formed between the outer circumferential surface of the impeller and the inner wall of the flow guide body; and the medium backflow blocking device comprises a static ring and a moving ring which are vertically and oppositely arranged, and an elastic supporting sleeve; the moving ring is embedded on the upper surface of the impeller, the elastic supporting sleeve is fixed on the upper surface of the flow guide body, and the static ring is embedded on the lower surface of an elastic supporting ring. During normal working, the elastic supporting sleeve of the present invention in the medium backflow blocking device generates a downward deformation under the action of liquid medium pressure, thus the moving ring and the static ring closely contact with each other and block the backflow gap channel, therefore the volume loss generated by the backflow is avoided, and the pump efficiency is improved. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189125 | Compressed-air compressor - A compressed-air compressor, the compressor having a cylinder; a piston mounted to slide along the cylinder and define, inside the cylinder, a variable-volume compression chamber; and an actuator assembly connected to the piston to impart to the piston a reciprocating travel, along the cylinder, between a top dead centre position and a bottom dead centre position; the actuator assembly having a belt drive; and the cylinder having a vent hole formed, at most, at | 2013-07-25 |
20130189126 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a hydraulic circuit including: a variable displacement pump, a booster pump, a pump control controlling the displacement of the variable displacement pump, supplied by the booster pump via pressure control means, the pump control including a double-acting cylinder including a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber is connected to said booster pump via a first setting line including pressure reducing means, the second chamber is connected to said booster pump via a second setting line including a proportional pressure reducer, such that control of the proportional pressure reducer controls the displacement of the variable displacement pump. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189127 | ADJUSTABLE HYDRAULIC PUMP - A hydraulic pump includes an adjustment device configured to adjust a delivery volume. The adjustment device is configured to be connected via a shuttle valve to a control pressure supply and to a working line. The working line is supplied by the hydraulic pump. The adjustment device is configured to be alternately supplied with control pressure by the control pressure supply and by the hydraulic pump. The hydraulic pump also includes a nozzle. The nozzle is configured to connect the working line to the control pressure supply in a zero stroke operating mode. The nozzle is formed in or on a valve body of the shuttle valve. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189128 | COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A compression system, which includes an oil separator vessel, a suction separator supported by the oil separator, a compressor supported by the oil separator vessel, and a driver operatively connected to the compressor, wherein the driver is supported by the oil separator vessel for compressing fluids, gases, or combinations thereof. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189129 | Low Noise Air Movement Generator - A low noise air generator possessing improved characteristics thereby reducing noise while maintaining or improving air flow generation and output is provided. The device may include an impeller with multiple blades, a noise reduction structure connected to a distal end of the multiple blades, an impeller housing, a tapered motor mounting surface, a heating element, a mechanical air filter, and/or an electrostatic precipitation air filter. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189130 | FAN MOTOR STRUCTURE - A fan motor structure includes a fan frame, a rotor, at least one magnetic element, and a stator. The fan frame includes a frame body and a frame cover that are closed to each other to define a receiving space between them; and a shaft seat mounted on a bottom of the frame body to locate in the receiving space. The rotor includes a hub rotatably connected to the shaft seat, and a plurality of blades outward extended from an outer surface of the hub. The magnetic element is connected to each of the blades in a continuous manner or in a discontinuous manner. The stator is arranged in the receiving space between a bottom of the frame body and the blades. With the fan motor structure, a fan can have increased air intake, produce more air flows and be assembled with reduced time and labor. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189131 | WATER COOLED MOTOR WITH STAINLESS STEEL COOLING JACKET - The invention relates to a motor assembly having an electric motor for driving a pressure washer pump, and the electric motor having an integral stainless steel cooling jacket surrounding the motor for efficiently using a liquid, such as water, to conduct heat away from the electric motor. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189132 | COMPRESSOR AND VACUUM MACHINE - A compressor includes: a cylinder; a piston arranged within the cylinder; an outer rotor type motor causing the piston to reciprocate within the cylinder; and a fan fixed to a rotor of an outer rotor type motor and facing at least a part of the cylinder. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189133 | COMPRESSOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING COMPRESSOR - A compressor and a method of assembling the compressor are provided. The compressor includes: a shell; a motor arranged in the shell, the motor having a stator, a spacer mounted with a first bearing therein, a drive shaft supported by the first bearing and a rotor fixed onto the drive shaft; a low bearing support; a positioning member positioning the second bearing and being connected to the low bearing support; and a second bearing connected to the positioning member and/or the low bearing support and supporting the drive shaft. Furthermore, the positioning member may be removed from or maintained in the compressor after it is assembled. The present invention can avoid the adverse effects of the gravity of the rotor and the drive shaft and/or the magnetic force between the rotor and the stator on positioning the bearings and the drive shaft and can improve positioning accuracy and assembling efficiency. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189134 | ELECTRIC PUMP - A metal pump housing includes a shaft support hole for supporting a middle part of a rotary shaft. The rotary shaft includes a first end on which a pump operating portion is provided and a second end on which a motor rotor is provided. A metal motor case is fixed to a part of the pump housing that is at a side of the second end. The motor case accommodates a motor section including a motor stator and a motor rotor. A plastic circuit case member is fixed to a part of the motor case that is opposite to the part to which the pump housing is fixed. A circuit substrate for controlling the motor section is fixed to the circuit case member and is separate from the motor case. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189135 | AIR PUMP STRUCTURE - An air pump structure includes a main body. The main body has a central air chamber. The main body has two side air chambers at two sides thereof. The two side air chambers communicate with the central air chamber through an air inlet unit. The two side air chambers each have a passage at a lower end thereof to communicate with an air outlet. A one-way valve plate is coupled to the air outlet. Two air pump members are to seal the two side air chambers. The air pump members cooperate with a link member and an electromagnetic member to pump air. The present invention has a simple configuration and lowers the cost and is convenient for assembly to enhance its quality and prevent air leakage. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189136 | AIR PUMP - An air pump has a body, a piston rod and a seal cap assembly. The body has an outer protrusion and a first engaging part. The outer protrusion protrudes from the body. The first engaging part is longitudinally mounted on the outer protrusion. The piston rod is inserted into the body. The seal cap assembly has a top cover and a sleeve. The top cover is movably mounted on the piston rod. The sleeve is mounted on the body and has a retaining rib and a second engaging part. The retaining rib protrudes from an inner surface of the sleeve and abuts against a retaining surface of the outer protrusion. The second engaging part is longitudinally mounted on the inner surface of the sleeve and is engaged the first engaging part of the body. Therefore, the relative rotation between the body and the sleeve is prevented. | 2013-07-25 |
20130189137 | EASILY ASSEMBLED INFLATOR - An easily assembled inflator has a cylinder, a piston rod, a piston, an assembled seal cover and a sleeve. Because the assembled seal cover has at least two cover segments, the cover segments can be mounted around the piston rod by being connected together radially. Then the piston does not interfere with the cover segments and the sequence of the assembly of the piston and the assembled seal cover is not limited, as well. Thus, the assembly is more convenient and flexible. Besides, because the assembled seal cover has multiple cover segments, the whole assembled seal cover can bear more stress and has more room to be deformed. Then the assembled seal cover is not damaged and broken easily when pushed in to the cylinder. To sum up, the inflator as mentioned above is easy to be assembled and is not damaged easily during the assembly. | 2013-07-25 |