35th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120217025 | METAL EXPANDABLE ELEMENT BACK-UP RING FOR HIGH PRESSURE/HIGH TEMPERATURE PACKER - An expandable backup ring includes an outer surface, an inner surface having a plurality of protrusions projecting radially inwardly, and a plurality of segments, the segments defined by a plurality of outer surface cuts. The plurality of outer surface cuts extends radially inwardly from the outer surface and partially into each of the plurality of protrusions. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217026 | AEROSOL FIRE SUPPRESSION APPARATUS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE ABLATION RESISTANT INSULATING LAYER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an aerosol fire suppression apparatus with a high temperature ablation resistant thermal insulating layer and preparation method thereof, wherein the aerosol fire suppression apparatus comprises enclosure, thermal insulating layer, aerosol generating chemical agent, cooling material, and initiator. The thermal insulating layer is made of silicone rubber material, comprising silicone rubber substrate, cross-linking agent, fire retarding agent, high temperature resistant material, coupling agent and catalyst. The preparation method of the aerosol fire suppression apparatus comprises: casting aerosol generating chemical agent and silicone rubber into an integral piece in a mold, and cross-linking and solidifying at room temperature, to form a thermal insulating layer; loading the initiator in the chemical agent, filling a cooling material over the initiator, and covering the cooling material with a screen; loading the thermal insulating layer that contains the aerosol generating chemical agent, initiator, and cooling material into the enclosure of the apparatus, and sealing the thermal insulating layer with a cover. Compared to existing apparatuses in the prior art, the apparatus in the present invention has the following advantages: the silicone rubber casting process is simple and suitable for mass production; the silicone rubber thermal insulating layer delivers good heat insulation effect; the packed aerosol generating agent can burn stably without flying flame or explosive burning phenomenon. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217027 | EXTENDED DISCHARGE OF ODORANT - A method for fire suppression includes flowing a first inert gas output into an enclosed space at a high rate of discharge and flowing a second inert gas output into the enclosed space at a low rate of discharge. The method further includes metering an odorant into the second inert gas to provide an extended warning that inert gas is present in the enclosed space. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217028 | ACTIVE ODORANT WARNING - A fire suppression and warning system for an aircraft includes an inert gas delivery system, an inert gas indicator, an on-ground indicator, and a warning device. The inert gas delivery system delivers an inert gas output to an enclosed space on the aircraft. The inert gas indicator signals that the inert gas delivery system has delivered the inert gas output to the enclosed space. The on-ground indicator signals that the aircraft is located on the ground. The warning device actively warns that the inert gas output is present in the enclosed space in response to a signal from the inert gas indicator and a signal from the on-ground indicator. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217029 | HOLLOW TINE FOR AERATING TURF AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF - The patent application discloses a hollow tine for aerating turf. The hollow tine comprises an aerating portion arranged at a front end of the hollow tine for aerating soil; a soil discharging portion arranged at a middle portion of the hollow tine for discharging the soil entered into the aerating portion; and a mounting portion at a back end for connecting to a mechanical power plant. The hollow tine is manufactured by a way of rolling a material plate shaped by shearing. Two sides of the material plate are sheared to be provided with a convex-concave portion respectively. The aerating portion comprises a smooth and seamless wall formed by the convexo-concave portions of the material plate meshed with each other. The hollow tine for aerating turf is made of plate material of high wear resistance and strength, and has a seamless wall and can keep the quality of aerating turf consistent. Furthermore, a manufacture method of the hollow tine for aerating turf is also provided. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217030 | Double Headed Hand-Powered Cultivator - A garden cultivation tool with a primary implement head demountably attached to one end of a handle and a secondary implement head demountably attachable to either side of the other end of the handle, each secondary attachment location positioned at an offset angle about the longitudinal axis relative to the primary implement head. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217031 | THREE DIMENTIONAL (3D) ROBOTIC MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) ARM AND SYSTEM - A micro assembly having a substrate and an operating plane coupled to the substrate. The operating plane is movable from an in-plane position to an out-of-plane position. One or more electric connections provide electric power from the substrate to the operating plane in the out-of-plane position. A tool is coupled to the operating plane. The tool is operable to receive electric power from the operating plane to perform work. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217032 | BUSBAR FOR POWER CONVERSION APPLICATIONS - A busbar for power conversion applications that includes two planar conductors that have terminal locations; a first planar insulator located between the planar conductors; two impedances elements that are electrically connected to each of the planar conductors, wherein the impedance elements each extend in a plane that is non-coplanar from the planar conductors, further wherein the impedance elements are configured so as to define a gap between them; and a second planar insulator is located in the gap. A power conversion assembly that connects an energy source and a power switch to the busbar is disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217033 | WIRE HARNESS PROTECTOR - A first trunk line of a wire harness is inserted into a wire harness insertion space of a protector main body, and branch lines pulled out and branching to the left and right from the outlet are respectively bound to a second trunk line routed in left and right directions to form a triangular space enclosed by the left and right branch lines and the second trunk line. An elongated portion projecting to a position covering the triangular space is provided to the lid which makes a lock connection to close an opening of the protector main body, and while a male engagement portion protrudes on the elongated portion, a female engagement portion to which the male engagement portion engages and latches is provided from the bottom wall of the protector main body, and the lid connects to the protector main body in the triangular space. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217034 | Finger friendly twist-on wire connector - A finger friendly twist-on wire connector having a spiral coil and an open end rigid shell secured to the spiral coil with the rigid shell having an outer surface with a circumferential band and a closed end supporting a finger cushion material integral to at least a portion of the outer surface of the rigid shell with the finger cushion material including a plurality of circumferentially spaced elongated ribs resiliently deformable in response to radially and tangential finger forces thereon as rotational finger forces are transmitted to the rigid shell through the finger cushion material to thereby inhibit finger fatigue and finger injury while allowing the user to maintain a feel of the wire engagement within the wire connector. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217035 | Shielded insulated electric cable - A shielded insulated electric cable includes an insulation layer that is in contact with a metal braid. The insulation layer includes a halogen-free cross-linked rubber that includes 100 parts by weight of a halogen-free rubber excluding a silicone rubber, and 1 to 20 parts by weight of a hindered phenol compound and a thioether compound. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217036 | WATER STOP TREATMENT METHOD AND INSULATING COVERED ELECTRIC WIRE - A water stopping treatment simply and assuredly prevents water from moving or entering to a circuit board or the like. A one end of a core wire ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217037 | METHOD OF FORMING COATED CONDUCTOR AND COATED CONDUCTOR FORMED THEREBY - A coated conductor, such as an insulated electrical wire, is formed by a method that includes a specific poly(arylene ether) composition and an extrusion coating apparatus in which molten poly(arylene ether) composition flows through helical channels en route to covering the previously uncoated conductor. There is a synergy between the use of the helical channels and the poly(arylene ether) composition. Specifically, coated conductor formed using the helical channels and the poly(arylene ether) composition exhibits improved resistance to temperature and humidity variations compared to coated conductor formed using the same poly(arylene ether) composition and so-called heart-sleeve channels. This synergy is not seen with alternative insulation compositions, such as those based on poly(vinyl chloride) and polyethylene. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217038 | Polyether Ether Ketone/Polyphenylene Sulfide Blend - The present description discloses a polymeric composition which is a melt-processed alloy comprised of (a) a polyarylene sulfide resin, (b) a polyaryl-ether-ketone resin, and a reactive compound which results in (c) a graft copolymer of the polyarylene sulfide resin and/or the polyaryl-ether-ketone resin in addition to the starting resins. Exemplary melt-processed polymeric compositions can be made by reacting an alkoxy silane with the polyarylene sulfide resin and/or the polyaryl-ether-ketone resin to produce a graft copolymer of a portion of one or both of the resins, sufficient to render the composition uniform and homogeneous. It is normally preferred for the exemplary organosilane compound, to be an amino silane. The subject invention further reveals an insulated wire comprising (1) an electrical conductor and (2) a layer of the melt-processed alloy composition; and fiber reinforced composites comprising fibers substantially fully impregnated with the alloy polymeric composition. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217039 | HYBRID CABLES HAVING VARYING CONDUCTOR TYPES - A hybrid cable has optical conductors and electrical conductors. The electrical conductors are selected to have varying resistances per unit length, depending upon the distance from a power source at which the conductor is expected to terminate. The use of varying resistance conductors can be used to balance the power supplied to external devices and to lower cable cost, size, and weight. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217040 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED FILM FOR ELECTRICAL INSULATION AND FILM CAPACITOR MADE USING BIAXIALLY ORIENTED FILM FOR ELECTRICAL INSULATION - Disclosed is a biaxially oriented film for electrical insulation having even better withstand voltage characteristics than before together with excellent film-forming properties. The biaxially oriented film for electrical insulation of the invention is a film that includes a substrate layer containing a crystalline thermoplastic resin as a main component. The substrate layer contains a phenolic stabilizer in an amount of 0.001 wt % or more and 3 wt % or less based on the weight of the substrate layer. The phenolic stabilizer is an alkylenebisamide-type hindered phenol. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217041 | GROMMET - First and second grommets are each positioned in contact with vehicle body panel surfaces through which a wire harness through-hole has been bored. The first and second grommets are each integrally formed from rubber or an elastomer with a small diameter tubular portion, to which a wire harness is adhered, then inserted and fixated by tape-winding, and with a large diameter tubular portion extending from one end of the small diameter tubular portion. One portion of a stud bolt fixatedly inserted into a bolt hole bored in the peripheral rim of the wire harness through-hole on the vehicle body panel and protruding from both surfaces of the vehicle body panel passes through a bolt hole provided on the first grommet and is fixated by a nut, while another portion of the stud bolt passes through a bolt press-fitting hole provided on the second grommet. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217042 | DEVICE FOR REFLECTING ACCELERATED ELECTRONS - The invention relates to a device by means of which accelerated electrons emitted by an electron source can be reflected onto a surface region of an object ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217043 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board having a buried pattern, including: forming a second insulation layer on a first insulation layer, the second insulation layer having openings for forming a circuit layer; and filling the openings with a conductive metal to form a circuit layer. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217044 | HIGH PIN COUNT, SMALL SON/QFN PACKAGES HAVING HEAT-DISSIPATING PAD - A plastic SON/QFN package ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217045 | THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE FILM FOR FLEXIBLE WIRING BOARD, AND FLEXIBLE WIRING BOARD - A thermosetting resin composition which contains a polyurethane resin and a curing agent, the polyurethane resin including a constitutional unit derived from an alicyclic diol and having an acid value of 10 to 35 mgKOH/g. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217046 | CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE FOR FORMATION OF LED PACKAGE STRUCTURES THEREON - A plurality of conductive areas is formed on a conductive substrate which includes a frame. Each of the conductive areas includes a lead frame and two electrodes. The frame includes a first side and an opposite second side. The lead frame includes first and second lead frame beams. The first and second lead frame beams extend from the first side toward the second side to connect with the two electrodes. The first and second electrodes extend respectively from the first and second lead frame beams. Each conductive area also includes a supporting portion interconnecting the electrodes and the frame to reinforce the connection between the frame and the conductive area so that the conductive area can sustain a pressure when an insulation shell is injection molded on the conductive area. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217047 | METAL-BASED CIRCUIT BOARD - A metal-based circuit board, which reduces the influence of thermal expansion, is provided having a structure where an insulating layer A having a large coefficient of thermal expansion is sandwiched between insulating layers B having a small coefficient of thermal expansion. Such a structure allows the insulating layers B to contract and expand so as to suppress contraction and expansion of the insulating layer A and thereby reduce the stress in the direction of negating the stress. As a result, while warpage or distortion is suppressed to be minimal, the bonding strength of the upper and the lower layer is maintained, and degree of freedom for circuit design is not impaired, thereby providing a highly reliable circuit structure. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217048 | ELECTRONIC MODULES HAVING GROUNDED ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDS - In one embodiment, a meta-module having circuitry for two or more modules is formed on a substrate, which is preferably a laminated substrate. The circuitry for the different modules is initially formed on the single meta-module. Each module will have one or more component areas in which the circuitry is formed. A metallic structure is formed on or in the substrate for each component area to be shielded. A single body, such as an overmold body, is then formed over all of the modules on the meta-module. At least a portion of the metallic structure for each component area to be shielded is then exposed through the body by a cutting, drilling, or like operation. Next, an electromagnetic shield material is applied to the exterior surface of the body of each of the component areas to be shielded and in contact with the exposed portion of the metallic structures. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217049 | WIRING BOARD WITH BUILT-IN IMAGING DEVICE - A wiring board with a built-in imaging element including a substrate having an accommodation portion, an imaging device having a light receiver and positioned in the accommodation portion such that the light receiver faces a first surface of the substrate, first insulation layers having an opening portion and formed on the first surface of the substrate such that the light receiver is exposed from the opening portion, and second insulation layers formed on a second surface of the substrate. The first insulation layers include a first insulation layer, the second insulation layers include a second insulation layer, the second insulation layer is positioned at a predetermined tier and has a thermal expansion coefficient which is set lower than that of the first insulation layer at a predetermined tier such that imbalance in thermal expansion and contraction between the first and second insulation layers is substantially offset or mitigated. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217050 | CONTACT - A contact includes a solder bonding portion, an elastic contact portion, and a suction portion. An undersurface of the solder bonding portion is a solder bonding face which is to be solder bonded to the conductor pattern. The elastic contact portion is connected to one end of the solder bonding portion and bent over the solder bonding portion. When in contact with a conductive member, the elastic contact portion is pressed against the conductive member while being elastically deformed. The suction portion is connected to the solder bonding portion independently of the elastic contact portion. The suction portion is made a suction face for a suction nozzle of an automatic mounter, with its top end being arranged in parallel to the undersurface of the solder bonding portion on the conductive member side of the elastic contact portion. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217051 | SHIELDING ASSEMBLY - A shielding assembly comprises a pair of covers. Each cover comprises a body, an overlapping portion, and a plurality of sidewalls. The body comprises a first engaging portion, a second engaging portion and a slot defined at one end of the second engaging portion neighboring to the first engaging portion. The overlapping portion comprises a joint portion extending from the first engaging portion, a extending portion extending from the joint portion and parallel to the body, and a latching portion shaped on one end of the extending portion neighboring to the second engaging portion. The extending portion of one of the covers overlaps the second engaging portion of another one of the covers, and the latching portion of one of the covers is latched in the slot in another one of the covers. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217052 | Suspension Insulator and Suspension Insulator Group - The present disclosure discloses a suspension insulator and a suspension insulator group. The suspension insulator comprises a silicone rubber umbrella string and a fiber-reinforced resin-based composite rod, wherein the silicone rubber umbrella string is arranged on the fiber-reinforced resin-based composite rod. Since the umbrella string is made of silicone rubber and is arranged on the fiber-reinforced resin-based composite rod, as compared with porcelain suspension insulator or glass suspension insulator, it has a low density and a light weight, and may reduce the load of the tower and is convenient to install and remove. The suspension insulator provided by the present disclosure is especially applicable to the field of power transmission. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217053 | ARC-RESISTANT DRY TYPE TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE HAVING ARC FAULT DAMPER APPARATUS - Arc resistant enclosures for dry-type transformers. More particularly, transformer enclosures having one or more arc-resistant features, including arc channels, arc fault dampers, and arc fault plenums, and methods for providing same. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217054 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE HAVING A CABLE HOLDING DEVICE - An electronic device enclosure includes a main enclosure, a cable holding device received in the main enclosure, and a cable which held by the cable holding device in different orientations. A first positioning slot and a second positioning slot are defined in the cable holding device. The cable is guided out of the cable holding device in one or more predetermined directions. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217055 | INTERFACE FOR AN ENCLOSURE FOR HOUSING AN ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An interface for an enclosure comprises at least one enclosure wall that separates an enclosure interior from an enclosure exterior, an opening in the enclosure wall, and a recess in the enclosure wall. The recess adjoins the opening. A dielectric connector is configured to securely fasten to the enclosure wall. The connector extends into the recess. A seal is situated in the recess between the enclosure wall and the connector. An inserted member is inserted through the opening and surrounded by the seal and the connector. Where the connector is securely fastened to the enclosure wall, the seal is compressed to form a moisture-resistant barrier between the enclosure interior and the enclosure exterior. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217056 | Electronic Component and Package for Device, and Method of Manufacturing the Same - An electronic component provided with a device and a package storing the device. The package includes a ceramic base, a lid, and a connecting member connecting the ceramic base and the lid. A portion of the lid that joins with the connecting member is made of a metal. The connecting member is made of a metal mainly containing aluminum, and is directly joined to the ceramic base. The device is fixed to one of the ceramic base and the lid. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217057 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRIC POWER THROUGH A WALL - The invention relates to a system ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217058 | Variable-Length Lightning Strike Down-Conductor - A variable-length lightning strike down-conductor is provided that allows for optimized ground path length, where excess down-conductor (grounding) cable is tightly coiled (e.g., as a mono-spiral coil) on a cable reel. Specifically, a primary down-conductor cable from an adjustable-length air terminal is clamped between the air terminal and the cable reel at any intermediate length, and the clamp is shunted to the ground plane (e.g., earth ground) through a second low-impedance down-conductor cable, as opposed to the high-impedance coiled down-conductor cable, thus increasing down-conductor effectiveness by reducing the impedance seen by a lightning strike to reach the ground plane. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217059 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - An appliance having a cable harness including a ground cable, the ground cable electroconductively connected to an electrically conductive component of the appliance. The cable harness is at least partially accommodated in a cable duct of the appliance. In an exemplary embodiment, a first contact element held on the cable duct and including an integrated first contact element is electroconductively connected to the ground cable of the cable harness, which comes into electrical contact with the electrically conductive component of the household appliance using an assembly movement. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217060 | ALUMINUM ALLOY WIRE - An aluminum alloy wire having excellent bending characteristics, strength, and electrically conductive characteristics, an aluminum alloy stranded wire, a covered electric wire including the above-described alloy wire or stranded wire, and a wire harness including the covered electric wire are provided. The aluminum alloy wire contains not less than 0.1% and not more than 1.5% by mass of Mg, not less than 0.03% and not more than 2.0% of Si, not less than 0.05% and not more than 0.5% of Cu, and a remainder including Al and an impurity, satisfies 0.8≦Mg/Si ratio by mass ≦3.5, has an electrical conductivity from 35% IACS to 58% IACS, a tensile strength from 150 MPa to 400 MPa, and an elongation not less than 2%. The aluminum alloy wire is manufactured through the steps of casting→rolling→wiredrawing→solution heat treatment. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217061 | CABLE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING A CABLE ASSEMBLY - A cable assembly having a first cable component with a length and at least a first conductive element extending in a lengthwise direction, and a second cable component with a length and at least a second conductive element extending in the lengthwise direction. The first and second cable components are separately pre-formed and thereafter releasably bonded together through a separately applied composition at discrete locations between the first and second cable components at spaced intervals along the lengths of the first and second cable components. The first and second cable components are capable of being drawn, one away from the other, to selectively break the bond between the first and second cable components at at least one of the discrete locations to thereby separate the first and second cable components. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217062 | Automatic Splice with Integral Center Stop - An automatic splice connector has an outer casing formed from a solid piece of conductive alloy. Thus, the automatic splice connector of the present invention generally includes a unitary casing having a longitudinal axis along which first and second ends of the casing taper conically toward the axis. The first end of the casing terminates at a first aperture and the second end of the casing terminates at a second aperture. The casing has an internal integral wall formed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis midway along the axial length of the casing, wherein the wall and the casing are contiguously formed as one piece. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217063 | HOISTING DEVICE - A multi purpose hoisting device for use on a floating vessel having a deck, including: a load bearing structure to be mounted on the vessel; a main hoisting mechanism for raising/lowering an object above the deck and including: at least one main hoisting winch; an upper cable pulley block supported by the load bearing structure; a travelling cable pulley block; a main hoisting cable associated with the at least one main hoisting winch and passed over pulleys of the upper cable pulley block and of the travelling pulley block in a multiple fall configuration, such that the travelling cable pulley block is moveable relative to the load bearing structure by using the at least one main hoisting winch; a main hoist heave compensation mechanism associated with the main hoisting cable for damping the effect of sea-state induced motion of the vessel onto an object supported by the main hoisting cable. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217064 | Pulsed Electric Rock Drilling Apparatus with Non-Rotating Bit and Directional Control - The present invention provides for pulsed powered drilling apparatuses and methods. A drilling apparatus is provided comprising a bit having one or more sets of electrodes through which a pulsed voltage is passed through a mineral substrate to create a crushing or drilling action. The electrocrushing drilling process may have, but does not require, rotation of the bit. The electrocrushing drilling process is capable of excavating the hole out beyond the edges of the bit with or without the need of mechanical teeth. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217065 | System for Analysing Gas From Strata Being Drilled Under High Mud Flows - A gas analysis system for determining the gas content of subterranean strata. A boring operation is commenced to form a borehole into or through a subterranean formation, such as a coal or shale formation to determine the gas content thereof. The drill fluid, cuttings and any desorbed gas is carried from the downhole location to surface analysing equipment in a closed system, so that the desorbed gases are not exposed to the air. The drill stem is capped or sealed at the surface, as well as the wellbore annulus to effectively seal the drill liquid, cuttings and desorbed gasses. The drill fluid, cuttings and desorbed gasses from the formation are coupled from the wellhead apparatus to the gas processing equipment via a closed system so that the constituents and volume of the gas can be determined. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217066 | LINK CARRIER APPARATUS FOR A DRILLING RIG - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an apparatus, a system, and a method to secure a link in a drilling rig. The apparatus includes a carrier configured to removably secure at least a portion of the link therein, in which the carrier is configured to have a first end of the link accessible outside of the carrier. Further, the system includes a tool having a link ear and suspended within the drilling rig, the link ear configured to attach a first end of the link thereupon, and a carrier configured to removably secure at least a portion of the link, in which the first end of the link is accessible to attach to the link ear. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217067 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING DRILLING EFFICIENCY - A method for drilling a borehole in an earthen formation comprises (a) providing a drilling system including a drillstring having a longitudinal axis, a bottom-hole assembly coupled to a lower end of the drillstring, and a drill bit coupled to a lower end of the bottom-hole assembly. In addition, the method comprises (b) rotating the drill bit at a rotational speed. Further, the method comprises (c) applying weight-on-bit to the drill bit and advancing the drill bit through the formation to form the borehole. Still further, the method comprises (d) pumping a drilling fluid down the drillstring to the drill bit. The drilling fluid has a flow rate down the drillstring. Moreover, the method comprises (e) oscillating the rotational speed of the drill bit during (c). The method also comprises (f) generating non-steady state conditions in the borehole during (e). | 2012-08-30 |
20120217068 | Lateral Well Drilling Apparatus and Method - In one aspect, a drilling apparatus is provided, where the drilling apparatus includes a fluid pump disposed in a main wellbore, a lateral well in fluid communication with the fluid pump and a drilling assembly disposed in the lateral well, wherein the drilling assembly is configured to receive a fluid from the fluid pump to power the drilling assembly and to transport cuttings from the drilling assembly to the main wellbore. The drilling apparatus further includes a sealing mechanism disposed in the main wellbore, the sealing mechanism being configured to direct the cuttings in the fluid downhole of the sealing mechanism. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217069 | LABEL PRINTING SCALE DEVICE - A label printing scale device includes separable casings that are vertically overlaid in two levels, one on top of the other. Specifically, the label printing scale device includes an upper casing housing at least a load cell and a circuit part, and a lower casing housing at least power-generation circuit, a printer, and a control part. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217070 | OBSTACLE TRAVERSING WHEELCHAIR - A wheelchair suspension is provided. The wheelchair suspension includes a frame, a front caster pivot arm, a drive assembly, and a rear caster. The front caster pivot arm is pivotally connected to the frame. The front caster is coupled to a front end of the front caster pivot arm. The drive assembly is pivotally connected to the front caster pivot arm. The drive assembly comprises a drive wheel and a motor that drives the drive wheel. Torquing of the drive wheel by the motor in a forward direction causes the drive assembly to pivot with respect to the front caster pivot arm such that the drive wheel moves forward toward the front caster and a distance between a support surface and the connection between of the drive assembly and the front caster pivot arm increases. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217071 | WORKING VEHICLE - A working vehicle is structured to maintain a ride quality for an operator on a control seat. Provided are a travel machine body which mounts an engine, front wheels on the machine body, a track frame on the machine body, right and left travel crawlers installed on the track frame, a rear axle which transmits a rotating force to the travel crawler, and oscillation supporting point shafts which support the track frame on the machine body so as to freely oscillate. In the case that the rear axle and the oscillation supporting point shafts are provided so as to be spaced, the oscillation supporting point shafts are arranged just below an axle case to which the rear axle is pivoted, and the track frame is connected to the axle case via link members provided in the oscillation supporting point shafts. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217072 | Electric-Powered Self-Balancing Unicycle With Steering Linkage Between Handlebars And Wheel Forks - A one-wheeled vehicle includes electric motors, a self-balancing system, and steering mechanism, wherein the electric motors and self-balancing system are disposed within the wheel of the one-wheeled vehicle. Side stirrup legs, which have foot pegs suitable for placement of a rider's feet while riding, are pivoted with respect to the wheel forks, such that the side stirrup legs may be rotated backwards and act as a kickstand for the one-wheeled vehicle. The side stirrup legs may be weighted with, for example, one or more batteries may be attached to the side stirrup legs to provide a weight distribution such that the one-wheeled vehicle does not fall forward when parked. A computational resource such as a microcontroller, or microprocessor-based controller, receives input signals indicative of operation of the twist throttle and brake, and responsive thereto produces signals to adjust the tilt angle relative to the acceleration and thereby reduce the need for a rider to lean forward or backwards. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217073 | Air Pressure Regulated Axle Sump - A method and associated apparatus for controlling fluid levels within an axle tube, the method comprising: (a) establishing a first predetermined level of a liquid lubricant within a transmission and an electric motor operatively coupled to the electric motor, the axle tube housing the electric motor and the transmission, where a cavity interposing a wall of the axle tube and the electric motor is occupied by the liquid lubricant reservoir at a second predetermined level; and, (b) lowering the first predetermined level of a liquid lubricant within the electric motor and the transmission by changing a gas pressure exerted upon the liquid lubricant, where changing the gas pressure exerted upon the liquid lubricant within the axle tube raises the second predetermined level of liquid lubricant within the cavity. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217074 | All-Electric Powered Vehicle - There is provided an all-electric powered vehicle. The all-electric powered vehicle includes a support structure. This support structure defines a portion configured as a tool platform configured to support a tool module. The self-contained battery module is removably mounted on the support structure. A pair of wheel sets is coupled to the support structure, with each wheel set including two wheels. One wheel of each wheel set is rotably coupled on each side of the support structure. An AC induction motor is mounted on the support structure and is coupled to at least one wheel and the battery module. A motor controller, including a DC/AC inverter is coupled to the AC induction motor and the battery module. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217075 | HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVING DEVICE - In the hybrid vehicle driving device including an engine drive system transmitting a drive force of an engine to a transmission through a one-way clutch and transmitting a drive force after shifting by the transmission to a rear wheel and a motor drive system transmitting a drive force of a motor to the rear wheel, the drive force of the motor of the motor drive system is joined to a point upstream the transmission and downstream the one-way clutch in the engine drive system. The transmission includes a twin clutch capable of shifting between neighboring shift gears by alternately switching the connection state of a clutch on one side and a clutch on the other side, and is automatically shifted so as to produce an optional rotational speed and motor torque at which the electric power generation efficiency becomes high at the time of regeneration control of the motor. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217076 | SYSTEM FOR THE STORAGE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY WITH REDUCED THICKNESS FOR A VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC PROPULSION - An embodiment of a system for the storage of electric energy with reduced thickness for a vehicle with electric propulsion; the storage system has: a support plane; and a plurality of chemical batteries, each of which includes at least one electrochemical cell which rests on the support plane and has a flat parallelepiped shape with two mutually parallel, opposite larger bases; in each chemical battery the electrochemical cell is arranged parallel to the support plane and rests a larger lower base on the support plane; and each chemical battery includes its own compression system which presses directly on a larger upper base of the electrochemical cell opposite to the larger lower base, keeps the electrochemical cell pressed against the support plane, and is independent from the compression systems of the other batteries. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217077 | BATTERY INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE - Disclosed is a battery installation structure for an electric automobile. A battery case guide device guides the aforementioned battery case to a battery case housing section. The battery case guide device is provided with protruding parts and guide parts. The protruding parts are provided in an area near the right front corner on the front side surface of the battery case, an area near the right front corner on the right side surface thereof, an area near the left rear corner on the rear side surface thereof, and an area near the left rear corner on the left side surface thereof. The guide parts are provided to the aforementioned automobile body. The guide parts are capable of abutting the protruding parts. Of the two categories of parts mentioned above, namely, the protruding parts and the guide parts, those in one category have each a convex curved surface, and those in the other category have each an inclined surface capable of abutting the convex curved surface. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217078 | SIDE BY SIDE ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE - A utility vehicle comprises at least one front ground engaging member; at least one rear ground engaging member; and a frame extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The frame includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a channel member extending in the longitudinal direction between the front and rear portions. The vehicle further comprises a floor board coupled to the channel member and a powertrain assembly having a drive shaft operably coupled to at least one of the front ground engaging member and the rear ground engaging member. Additionally, the vehicle comprises a plurality of transport lines configured to transport at least one of a fluid and an electrical connection between the front portion and the rear portion of the frame. The channel member is positioned intermediate the drive shaft and the transport lines and is configured to support the transport lines. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217079 | INTERFACE FOR A MOTOR AND DRIVE ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides an interface for aligning a power-producing device and a power-transferring device in a vehicle. The interface includes an axle tube housing and a flange integrally coupled at one end of the axle tube housing. The flange has a rear surface. The interface also includes a motor housing and a drive housing. The motor housing is configured to contain the power-producing device and the drive housing is configured to contain the power-transferring device. A plate is removably coupled to one end of the motor housing. The plate is coupled to the axle tube housing and has an outer diameter. The interface further includes a spindle coupled to the drive housing. The spindle has a front surface and an inner diameter. The outer diameter of the plate contacts the inner diameter of the spindle when the spindle is coupled to the flange. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217080 | POWERED VEHICLE WITH AN INDEPENDENT AND INTERCHANGEABLE POWERTRAIN ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a powered vehicle. The powered vehicle includes a first frame assembly and a second frame assembly. A first axle is coupled to the first frame assembly and a second axle is coupled to the second frame assembly. The powered vehicle further includes a first powertrain assembly and a second powertrain assembly. The first powertrain assembly and second powertrain assembly are interchangeably coupled to the first axle and second axle. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217081 | Anti-Tip System for a Power Wheelchair - An anti-tip system is provided for improving the stability of a powered vehicle, such as a powered wheelchair. The vehicle includes a drive-train assembly pivotally mounted to a main structural frame. A suspension system biases the drive-train assembly and its connected anti-tip wheel to a predetermined resting position. The drive-train assembly bi-directionally rotates about a pivot in response to torque applied to or acceleration forces on the vehicle. A linkage arrangement is provided and is characterized by a suspension arm pivotally mounting to the main structural frame about a pivot at one end thereof and an anti-tip wheel at the other end. The linkage may further include at least one link operable to transfer the bi-directional displacement of the drive-train assembly to the suspension arm. The link may include a bell crank member and/or may be resiliently compressible. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217082 | TRACTOR - A tractor has a chassis ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217083 | STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SPEED-BASED CENTERING - A steering control system for a machine having a traction device is disclosed. The steering control system may have a steering actuator, and a steering sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of an actual steering angle of the machine. The steering control system may also have an operator input device, an input sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of desired steering of the machine, and a feedback actuator operatively connected to the operator input device. The steering control system may further have a travel speed sensor configured to generate a third signal indicative of a travel speed of the machine, and a controller configured to activate the steering actuator to move the traction device an amount based on the first and second signals and to activate the feedback actuator to urge the operator input device toward the neutral position based on the third signal. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217084 | HYDRAULIC STEERING CONTROL VALVE AND REVERSE SELF-LOCKING STEERING SYSTEM - A hydraulic steering control valve, including a valve core. When an automobile runs in a straight line or the steering angle is maintained, the valve core of the hydraulic steering control valve is positioned in a middle position to cut off hydraulic pipelines of oil cylinders on two sides of a steering power cylinder or a hydraulic shock-absorbing part, and a piston of the steering power cylinder or the hydraulic shock-absorbing part is unable to move. A self-aligning mechanism is arranged at an input shaft end of the hydraulic steering control valve, and after a driver eliminates the steering torque and loosens the control to a steering wheel, the self-aligning mechanism drives the input shaft or the steering wheel to turn to the middle position, so as to fulfill the self-aligning function. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217085 | MOTOR-DRIVEN POWER STEERING APPARATUS - In a motor-driven power steering apparatus, a guided surface is provided in an outer periphery of a bearing case which retains a bearing of a worm gear, and a gear housing is provided with a guide member having a guide surface which comes into contact with the guided surface of the bearing case so as to guide a motion of the bearing case in an energizing direction of the bearing. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217086 | ANTI-CORROSION ELECTROMECHANICAL POWER STEERING - The invention relates to an electrically driven or supported steering system having a steering housing ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217087 | Audio Device, System and Method - An ear device, system and method which through use of at least one vented opening, helps protect against the potentially damaging condition of temporary and even permanent hearing loss as a result of oscillating static pressure in a sealed ear canal. Embodiments include venting for earbuds, headphones, hearing aids, balanced armature transducers and the like. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217088 | SOUND ATTENUATING AIR VENT - A sound attenuating air vent comprises: an air path and a discontinuous sound absorbing lining around at least a part of the air path. A method of designing such a sound attenuating air vent comprises: determining a target attenuation performance based on the noise source and the receiver noise sensitivity and the separating construction, and determining a desired arrangement for the discontinuous lining and/or vent based on the target attenuation performance. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217089 | DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING ADMITTANCE AND TRANSPORT OF CARGO TO AND FROM A WIND TURBINE CONSTRUCTION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL - A device for establishing admittance and transport of cargo to and from a wind turbine construction above ground level and having a part which can be raised and/or lowered by wires and winches located at ground level and connected with snatch blocks attached to a part so that it can be raised and/or lowered in relation to the construction. The part has a number of travelling crabs according to the numbers of winches and the travelling crabs are guided of the wires between the winches and the snatch blocks, and that the part with the travelling crabs is displaced upwards or downwards by the wires. Advantageously, the wires are used for both hoisting the part and as guide for the travelling crabs. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217090 | HARNESS WITH SUSPENSION RELIEF SEAT - A fall arrest system formed from a suspension seat supported by a plurality of shoulder straps coupled to an adjustable waist belt is disclosed. The suspension seat formed from a platform that is suspended beneath the adjustable waist belt such that the suspension seat is positioned generally vertically with straps. The shoulder straps include breakable connections. During a fall, the breakable connections break and the suspension seat falls into a horizontal position to support a person about which the fall arrest system is attached. During the fall, a self-extraction ladder may also be deployed. The fall arrest system may also include fabric layers attached to front and rear sides of shoulder straps. In addition, the side areas under a user's arms between the front and rear sides are open. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217091 | WARNING AND MESSAGE DELIVERY AND LOGGING SYSTEM UTILIZABLE IN THE MONITORING OF FALL ARRESTING AND PREVENTION DEVICES AND METHOD OF SAME - An active interface monitoring and warning system for fall arresting/prevention devices delivering specific fault condition messages to individuals who are subject to accidental falls or other safety hazards when performing construction or the like or when operating elevating construction machinery such as aerialift work platforms and the like. The invention further provides a data logging system to record and transmit operational conditions, fault conditions and safety infractions. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217092 | Safety Line Traveller - A traveller for safety line for a fall arrest system has a slot extending to the exterior of the traveller and a safety line locating shuttle provided on-board the traveller wherein the safety line locating shuttle is movable relative to the slot along a predetermined path in a direction across the slot. This aids in accurate positioning of the safety line with respect to the traveller. The slot can be defined between opposed slot edges which are movable relative to one another to reconfigure the slot. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217093 | Stepladder, system and method - A stepladder system having an object having a lug slot. The system has a stepladder. The stepladder has a ladder top having a plane having a periphery and a lug extending from the periphery which engages with the lug slot in an object so the object is held securely to the ladder top. A method of holding securely an object to a stepladder. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217094 | PNEUMATIC GREASE GUN - A pneumatic grease gun includes a handle, a storage container, a coupling tube and a cylinder assembly. The handle has a grip and a bushing. The grip is located at one side of the bushing. The cylinder assembly has two ends connected respectively to the bushing and coupling tube. The coupling tube holds a feeding tube which has one side communicating with the storage container. The feeding tube has a tubular wall coupled with a protrusive O-ring close to the cylinder assembly. The cylinder assembly includes a feeding rod running through the feeding tube and surrounded by the O-ring to prevent grease held in the storage container from flowing back to the cylinder assembly, thus increases the lifespan thereof. The grip is positioned at an adequate location to save user's effort in holding, hence can better meet use requirements. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217095 | CAP FOR A GREASE NIPPLE - The present invention relates to a protective cap ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217096 | Stair-avoiding device - With an aging population, stair safety is a growing concern. Many inventions have been suggested to aid older people in handling stairs. Most of them offer sitting arrangements that are moved by rather complex motor-driven devices attached to one side of the stairs. These devices are complicated and expensive. A new device is suggested that consists of a vertical pole turned by a reversible motor, thereby moving the platform up or down. The platform carries standing person(s) one by one, or two or three in a group, or one sitting in wheelchair from one floor to the next above or down below. This device is inexpensive, can be used with stairs interrupted by landings or with spiral staircase, and does not require the changing or redistribution of the designed building spaces. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217097 | METHOD IN CONNECTION WITH AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM, AND AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for detaching an elevator car and/or a counterweight from a safety gear. In the method torque pulses are produced with the hoisting machine of an elevator, for detaching a gripped stuck elevator car and/or a gripped stuck counterweight. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217098 | BRAKING APPARATUS, ELECTRIC DRIVE, AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM - The invention relates to a braking apparatus, an electric drive and an elevator system. The braking apparatus comprises an apparatus for dynamic braking, for braking an electric machine with dynamic braking, an input for the control signal of the braking apparatus, and also a controller, for controlling the apparatus for dynamic braking as a response to the aforementioned control signal of the braking apparatus. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217099 | ELEVATOR DOOR CONTROLLER SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an elevator door controller system for operating doors of an elevator car. The system includes a travelling cable for delivering DC power to the car. The car includes a power storage device for storing DC power from the travelling cable, a DC motor for operating the car doors, and an elevator door drive powered by the power storage device for driving the DC motor to operate the car doors. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217100 | METHOD FOR OPERATING ELEVATORS - A method for operating an elevator having a car driven by a motor and at least one brake to stop the car, the method including closing a brake, increasing a torque of the motor until the car moves, and registering a value indicative of the motor torque at which the car moves. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217101 | ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - An elevator arrangement includes an elevator hoistway, an elevator car, and a movable supporting platform for supporting the elevator components in the elevator hoistway. The supporting platform includes a supporting frame. The supporting frame includes a plurality of beams that are rigidly fixed to each other. The plurality of beams are arranged such that towards each of all four lateral directions of the supporting platform points at least one beam end of the supporting frame, at which beam end is a movable support element belonging to a plurality of movable support elements movable between a position extended from the platform towards the side and a position retracted towards the platform. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217102 | Detector for Electromagnetic Brake - A detector for an electromagnetic brake, for example used in an elevator system, that, by quantitative judgment, determines whether the brake force of the electromagnetic brake is appropriate. Load cells for detecting the recovery forces of brake springs are arranged between brake springs, which energize brake arms with brake shooes installed on them toward the side of brake wheel, and spring sheets, which hold brake springs in a compressive deformed state, and, at the same time, judgment part judges whether the brake force of electromagnetic brake | 2012-08-30 |
20120217103 | Ball Bearing Braking Apparatus - A wheel braking apparatus includes components that inhibit the rotation of a wheel when a ball bearing is placed in a braking position between a bearing wall of a non-rotating component and a bearing barrier of a hub interface component that is at least resistively connected to a hub of the wheel. In response to a wireless signal, the ball bearing is moved from a non-braking position and allowed to travel to a braking position between a bearing barrier of one side of a bearing groove and the bearing wall of the non-rotating component. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217104 | PLAY ADJUSTMENT IN A HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM - An economical, light and reliable hydraulic braking system for braking a moving mass includes a pressure element or press part for pressing onto a brake surface under frictional contact, a brake actuator filled with hydraulic fluid for producing pressure in the pressure element and a spacing device for adjusting play between the pressure element and the brake surface when the brake system is in a released or non-active position. The spacing device includes a hydraulic accumulator for accumulating a predefined volume of hydraulic fluid at a minimum pressure. The hydraulic accumulator can be connected to the brake actuator, thus avoiding the use of mechanical stopping or blocking devices. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217105 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM - The present invention provides an electromagnetic suspension system including a casing attachable to a first attachment target member, a movable element, and an armature. One of the movable element and the armature is fixedly disposed in the casing, and the other of the movable element and the armature is movably disposed in the casing. A rod extending in a direction of the relative movement is disposed at the other of the movable element and the armature movably disposed in the casing. The rod extends through a rod guide disposed at the casing to protrude to an outside of the casing, and is configured to be attachable to a second attachment target member. The electromagnetic suspension system further comprises a rotational mechanism allowing a relative rotation between the first attachment target member and the second attachment target member. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217106 | HYDRAULIC DAMPER SPOOL VALVE - A hydraulic damper assembly includes a main body, a shaft assembly and a main piston operatively configured to define an upper portion and a lower portion within the main body. A hydraulic damper spool valve is adapted to provide a single path, variable hydraulic flow restriction between the upper portion and lower portion of the main body. The hydraulic damper spool valve is configured with an array of precisely shaped flow apertures that are proportionally opened and closed by a pair of valve spools in response to the pressure differential across the main piston. The damper's pressure-flow operating characteristic is simply and predictably dictated by the geometric configuration of the shaped flow apertures. The precisely defined open area of the shaped flow apertures provides a mathematically predictable hydraulic flow restriction that operates predominately in a turbulent regime resulting in insensitivity to hydraulic fluid viscosity and consequently temperature change. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217107 | DAMPER DEVICE - A cylinder body is partitioned by a partition into a first chamber that is divided from an outside by a cap body and a second chamber accommodating a piston body. A flow channel communicating the first chamber and the second chamber with each other is formed in the partition, and a shaft is projected from the partition onto the first chamber side. The cap body includes a through-hole, the shaft is inserted movably in the through-hole from a reference position along an axis line direction of the cylinder body. There is provided a throttle structure that changes a gap between the through-hole and the shaft when the cap body moves from the reference position by a pressure change generated by a movement or a relative movement of the piston body. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217108 | DAMPING APPARATUS FOR REDUCING VIBRATION OF AUTOMOBILE BODY - A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217109 | RETRACTABLE TABLE FOR LUGGAGE - A suitcase may include at least two panels defining a pocket, a substantially planar object sized for receipt within a pocket, at least one guide joined to at least one of the at least two panels, and at least one connection assembly joining the substantially planar object to the at least one guide. The substantially planar object may be a table. The at least one connection assembly and the at least one guide may be configured to allow the at least one connection assembly to move along the guide. The at least one connection assembly may further be configured to allow the table to pivot relative to an outer surface of the suitcase. The table may be supported by an upper outer surface of the suitcase. The table may provide a working surface for a user. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217110 | Carry-on Wheeled Luggage for Photographic Equipment - The invention provides a carry-on wheeled luggage ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217111 | ROADWAY POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLE SYSTEM - A roadway powered electric vehicle system includes a power supply ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217112 | TRANSFERRING ELECTRIC ENERGY TO A VEHICLE, USING A SYSTEM WHICH COMPRISES CONSECUTIVE SEGMENTS FOR ENERGY TRANSFER - Disclosed is a system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle, in particular to a track bound vehicle such as a light rail vehicle. The system includes an electric conductor arrangement for producing an alternating electromagnetic field and for thereby transferring the energy to the vehicle. The electric conductor arrangement includes at least one alternating current line. Each alternating current line to carry carries one phase of an alternating electric the current. The conductor arrangement includes a plurality of consecutive segments. The segments extend along the path of travel of the vehicle. Each segment includes one section of each of the at least one alternating current line. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217113 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - It is an object of the present invention to achieve reduction in size and weight of, and inhibition of axial size increase of, a power transmission device for a torque converter including a turbine functioning as an inertia element. The power transmission device includes a torque transmission plate fixed to a turbine, a damper mechanism disposed between a front cover and the turbine, and an engaging part. The damper mechanism elastically couples the torque transmission plate and a transmission-side member. The engaging part couples the torque transmission plate and the damper mechanism on a radially inner side of a torus center C of a torque converter main body. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217114 | TRANSMISSION WITH A COMMON ACTUATOR FOR TWO CLUTCHES - A clutch assembly for a transmission, including: first and second clutches; and an actuation assembly including an actuator for engaging the first and second clutches. The first clutch is arranged to be connected to a planet carrier for a planetary gear set for the transmission so that the planet carrier and a first portion of the first clutch rotate in unison. The first clutch is arranged to be connected to an output shaft for the transmission so that a second portion of the first clutch and the output shaft rotate in unison. The second clutch is arranged to be connected to a ring gear for the planetary gear set so that the ring gear and a portion of the second clutch rotate in unison. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217115 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RING OF A SYNCHRONIZING DEVICE, AND A RING OF A SYNCHRONIZING DEVICE - A ring of a synchronizing device of a vehicle transmission includes a friction surface that interacts with a friction surface of another ring of the synchronizing device and at least one slide surface configured to slidably seat on an abutment surface of the synchronizing device. At least one curved groove is cut into the at least one slide surface by a whirling milling operation. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217116 | TRANSMISSION FOR MULTI-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE - A transmission comprises a housing, a transmission gear mechanism disposed in the housing, an output shaft for transmitting power outputted from the transmission gear mechanism to a front wheel and a rear wheel in a vehicle, a torque limiter for the front wheel, and another torque limiter for the rear wheel. The output shaft is provided with both of the torque limiters in the housing. The transmission is protected from respective peak loads applied on the front wheel and the rear wheel. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217117 | HYDROSTATIC CLUTCH ACTUATOR - A hydrostatic actuator, in particular, a hydrostatic clutch actuator, having a master cylinder including a housing and a piston that is axially displaceable in the housing and applies pressure to a pressure chamber, a gearing mechanism converting a rotary drive into an axial movement, and an electric motor driving the gearing mechanism to rotate and including a stator and a rotor, where the pressure chamber is arranged axially between the piston and the electric motor with respect to an axis of rotation of the electric motor. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217118 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CLUTCH DRIVING MECHANISM - A control apparatus for a clutch driving mechanism can include a clutch driving mechanism which connects and disconnects a clutch. An angle sensor can detect the angle of rotation of a cam member. A cam face can include a first cam face for connecting the clutch through the linear motion of the operating member. A second cam face, formed continuously to the first cam face, can disconnect the clutch through the linear motion of the operating member. The angle sensor | 2012-08-30 |
20120217119 | Carrying Fluid to Balance Dams in a Servo Piston Support - A hydraulic servo assembly includes a clutch support formed with first and second cylinders, spaced mutually and spaced from a longitudinal axis, first and second balance volumes, and a passage formed in the support for carrying fluid from a fluid source into the balance volumes. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217120 | Pressure and Flow Continuity Through Transmission Supports - An assembly includes a support including a first passage having a opening along a length of the passage and facing outward from the passage, a clutch support including a second passage having a second opening along a length of the second passage and facing toward the opening, and a sleeve fitted over the first passage, enclosing said open length, and formed with a third passage that hydraulically connects the first passage and the second passage. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217121 | HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS - A hybrid drive apparatus includes a case with first and second friction plates that can be soaked with oil. A communication mechanism allows or cuts off the communication between an internal space of the case and outside, and discharges the to the outside when the internal space communicates with the outside. A controller controls an engagement pressure to obtain a disengaged state in which the first and second friction plates are disengaged and a slipping state in which the first and second friction plates slip and rotate. An oil adjustment portion adjusts an oil amount supplied to the internal space, based on a control state of the friction engagement device, and adjusts the oil amount to a first amount when the friction engagement device is disengaged, and adjusts the oil amount to a second amount larger than the first amount when the friction engagement device starts to slip. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217122 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device comprising a friction engagement device disposed on a power transfer path between an engine and wheels and including a first friction plate drivably coupled to a power transfer path on the engine side and a second friction plate drivably coupled to a power transfer path on the wheels side, a rotary electric machine drivably coupled to the power transfer path on the wheels side, a case member including an internal space where the first and second friction plates of the friction engagement device are housed, the internal space being configured to dip the first and second friction plates in oil and a communication mechanism that regulates communication between the internal space of the case member and an external space, the communication mechanism allowing the oil to be discharged from the internal space to the external space when communication between the internal and external spaces is allowed. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217123 | Corrugated strip for splined clutch housing and hub - An automotive clutch housing and a method of manufacture thereof is provided. The clutch housing has a cylindrical body that is formed from a form folded strip metal sheet that is later formed into a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body is then joined to a hub to form a clutch housing. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217124 | CONTROL ELEMENT DISCS SPLINED TO RACEWAYS OF A ONE-WAY CONTROL ELEMENT - An assembly includes a one-way transmission control element including first and second races, first discs secured to the first race, and second discs interleaved with the first discs and secured to the second race. | 2012-08-30 |