38th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110226496 | FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FIRE EXTINGUISHER CYLINDER, AND PREFORM OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER CYLINDER - Disclosed is a fire extinguisher ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226497 | DYNAMIC WATER SHIELD FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM - A dynamic water shield fire protection system and method is provided for continuously wetting roof and both external and internal wall surfaces of a building with running thin water films for protecting against an impending fire. Unlike conventional sprinkler systems in which water is sprinkled, in the present invention, specially designed nozzles with flat outlets spread flattened water flows at close range directly on the surfaces to protect against fire. Protected from wind, water flowing from adjacent individual nozzles merges into a uniform water film acting as a water shield to protect the surfaces from an impending fire. A drain assembly is installed longitudinally along the bottom of each water protected surface to collect the water running down, enabling water evacuation or recycling. Thus, a fire protection system is provided to protect a building from both exterior and interior impending fire. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226498 | OIL LUBRICANT - An air tool or air motor lubricant for adding to compressed air, and the method of operating air tools with the lubricant, in which the lubricant comprises a mixture of a polyalphaolefin or polyalphaolefin blend having a viscosity in the range of 2 to 3000 cSt and a high molecular weight complex ester in a ratio of 1.3:1 to 20:1 of the polyalphaolefin or polyalphaolefin blend to the high molecular weight complex ester. The lubricant comprises about 58 to 90 vol % polyalphaolefin or polyalphaolefin blend and about 10 to 42 vol % high molecular weight complex ester. The mixture of polyalphaolefin or polyalphaolefin blend and high molecular weight complex ester is added in an amount in the air of about 0.2 to 0.6 ppm effective to generate a lubricant airborne mist concentration in exhaust air of 0.2 ppm or less. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226499 | DUST COLLECTING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC TOOL EQUIPPED WITH DUST COLLECTING DEVICE - A dust box joined to a dust collecting device is formed of a box body, and a lid body that is joined to the box body by a hinge and can open and close an opening of the box body, and a main filter and a pre-filter are attached to the lid body. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226500 | IMPACT TOOL - In an upper surface of a crank housing is provided an inlet for grease which is configured to be openable and closable by a cap. A vibration damping mechanism, which includes a counterweight provided with a connecting pin loosely fitted in a connecting hole of an eccentric pin when the cap is attached, is mounted in the cap, whereby the vibration damping mechanism is allowed to be taken in and out of the crank housing through the inlet by attachment and detachment of the cap to and from the inlet. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226501 | Handheld work apparatus - A handheld work apparatus includes a drive motor ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226502 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE-EQUIPPED ELECTRIC TOOL - A hammer drill is provided with a connector equipped with a female terminal, movably between a connection position where the female terminal is located inside a plug-in port and a non-connection position where the female terminal is in retreat from inside the plug-in port. The hammer drill is also provided with a torsion spring that urges the connector toward the non-connection position. The connector is provided with a shutter portion that is located inside the plug-in port to close the plug-in port at the non-connection position and is in retreat from inside the plug-in port at the connection position. A dust collecting device is provided with a press rail that comes into abutment on the connector to move the connector to the connection position against the urging of the torsion spring as the dust collecting device is mounted. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226503 | GAS INSULATED BUSBAR PARTICLE TRAP - A particle trap for a gas-insulated busbar (GIB) for high-voltage transmission systems. The particle trap is a circumferential cavity located and formed integral with a flanged end of the GIB's enclosure. In operation, particles present in a space between a central conductor and the enclosure of the GIB are guided to the particle trap by the presence of an electric field which exists between the central conductor and the grounded enclosure, and by the influences of gravity, mechanical vibration and gas flow. Once the particles enter the trap, the particles are immobilized. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226504 | Wire Protective Insert Sleeve for Electrical Switches, Receptacles and Junction Boxes - A wire protecting device for boxes containing electrical wires, the device having an insert sleeve having a substantially solid exterior and a penetrable interior and a structure for attaching the insert sleeve proximate a fastener hole capable of receiving a fastener which extends in a longitudinal direction into the box when in an at least partially fastened position. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226505 | WALK-IN OUTDOOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE - An enclosure that provides a temporary sheltered service access area is disclosed. The outdoor electronics enclosure comprises a fixed cabinet which holds electronic equipment and a housing that is attached to the fixed cabinet with slide rails. The housing has a top panel, a service access door, two vertical panels, and a raised floor. The housing is movable from a closed position in which the housing is immediately adjacent to and partially surrounds the fixed cabinet to an open position in which the housing is moved away from the fixed cabinet in a horizontal direction to define an internal service access area within the housing for servicing the electronic equipment. Service technicians enter the sheltered service area and maintain electronic equipment in the fixed cabinet. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226506 | INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE FOR BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH MOUNTING PLATE - An input/output module for a building automation system includes a mounting plate, a circuit board, and a cover. The mounting plate has at least two fastener receptacles ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226507 | TRANSMISSION CABLE AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CABLE USING THE SAME - A transmission cable | 2011-09-22 |
20110226508 | INSULATED WIRE - An inverter surge-resistant insulated wire, having an enamel baked layer, an adhesive layer, and an extrusion-coated resin layer, around the outer periphery of a conductor, wherein the sum of the thickness of the enamel baked layer, the extrusion-coated resin layer, and the adhesive layer is 60 μm or more, wherein the thickness of the enamel baked layer is 50 μm or less, and wherein the extrusion-coated resin layer is formed from a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition, which contains a polyphenylene sulfide polymer having a melt viscosity at 300° C. of 100 Pa·s or more, 2 to 8 mass % of a thermoplastic elastomer, and an antioxidant, and which has a tensile modulus of elasticity at 25° C. of 2,500 MPa or more, and a tensile modulus of elasticity at 250° C. of 10 MPa or more. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226509 | ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINE - An electrical transmission line for transmitting electricity is made of a composite material in which aluminum and a plurality of carbon nanotubes are combined, and a weight ratio of the carbon nanotubes to the aluminum is 0.5 to 3 wt %. The carbon nanotubes are oriented at an angle within 30° along a length direction of the electrical transmission line. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226510 | LAMINATE MOUNT ASSEMBLY - A laminate mount assembly includes a first member that includes an inter-member connection electrode that is provided on an end surface that forms a predetermined inter-member connection side surface; a second member that includes an inter-member connection electrode that is provided on an end surface that forms the inter-member connection side surface, the second member being arranged to be parallel with the first member; and a conductive film that electrically connects the inter-member connection electrodes to each other over a portion in which the first member and the second member are opposite to each other. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226511 | INKJET INK, SURFACE METAL FILM MATERIAL AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND PATTERNED METAL MATERIAL AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - An inkjet ink includes a polymer which contains a functional group capable of forming an interaction with a plating catalyst or its precursor and a polymerizable functional group; and at least one solvent in which the polymer is dissolved or dispersed. The inkjet ink is capable of forming in a desired pattern a polymer layer having excellent adhesion to a metal film (plated film) and exhibits high stability in continuous discharge. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226512 | Heatsink Device Having A Rapid Heatsink Effect - A heatsink device includes a heatsink body and at least one heatsink member. The heatsink member is made of a metallic material different from that of the heatsink body. The heatsink member is combined with the heatsink body by a friction welding machine without needing any solder, conducting paste, adhesive or bonding agent, so that the heatsink body is directly combined with the heatsink member without an obstruction located between the heatsink body and the heatsink member so as to enhance the heatsink effect of the heatsink device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226513 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE - Disclosed is an electronic component package | 2011-09-22 |
20110226514 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER CONVERTER - An electronic device includes an electronic component provided with leads. A printed circuit board has a front surface and a back surface and is provided with through holes and a groove hole. The through holes are capable of receiving the leads, respectively. The groove hole is formed so as to cross straight lines that connect the through holes. A first insulating spacer is provided on the groove hole between the leads so as to isolate the leads from each other and is positioned between the electronic component and the front surface of the printed circuit board. A second insulating spacer is inserted through the groove hole from the back surface of the printed circuit board and engages with the first insulating spacer so as to isolate end portions of the leads from each other. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226515 | TEXTILE-TYPE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING THE SAME ON TEXTILE - A textile-type electronic component package includes a textile base; a textile-type electronic component and a plurality of conductive patterns having end contact points formed on the top surface of the textile base; a thermoplastic adhesive formed on the bottom surface of the textile base; a plurality of mounting pads formed on the thermoplastic adhesive and facing the conductive patterns, respectively; and a plurality of via-hole-type coupling parts penetrating end contact points of the conductive patterns, the textile base, and the thermoplastic adhesive, and electrically coupling the mounting pads and the conductive patterns, wherein the via-hole-type coupling parts includes a bunch of via-holes filled with a conductive polymer. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226516 | WIRING BOARD - A wiring board includes at least one signal layer, at least one ground layer, at least one power plane, at least one power supply via that electrically conducts wiring over one substrate surface where a semiconductor device chip is mounted, wiring over another substrate surface, and the power plane, and signal wiring for performing signal transmission between a plurality of semiconductor device chips. The power plane is placed to the one substrate surface side than the signal wiring. The power supply via is composed of a large diameter aperture and a small diameter aperture. The large diameter aperture has a relatively large diameter and is formed from the one substrate surface to the power plane, and the small diameter aperture has a relatively small diameter and is formed from the power plane to the other substrate surface. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226517 | POWER TRANSFORMING CIRCUIT BOARD - A power transforming circuit board includes a substrate and at least one power output structure. The substrate has at least one power transforming circuit and at least one pair of power input holes. The power output structure is disposed on the substrate. Each power output structure is electrically connected with one corresponding power transforming circuit. Each power output structure has at least one cable connecting hole. The normal direction of each power output structure is oriented at an angle with respect to the normal direction of the substrate. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226518 | SUBSTRATE OF CIRCUIT MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A coplanar line formed on a high-frequency substrate of a high-frequency module includes a first dielectric layer, a signal line which is formed on the surface of the first dielectric layer and connected to a core line of a coaxial connector, a ground which is formed in opposite areas beside the signal line with a clearance therebetween, and a lower ground of the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is laminated with the first dielectric layer so as to interpose the lower ground therebetween. Additionally, the lower ground is exposed on the terminal face of the high-frequency substrate coupled with the coaxial connector in either the first dielectric layer or the second dielectric layer and connected to an outer conductor of the coaxial connector. Thus, it is possible to prevent an insertion loss from increasing due to electromagnetic emission occurring in the clearance of the high-frequency substrate in response to transmitting signals in a high frequency range. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226519 | Electric Connection Structure And Method For Fabricating The Same - An electric connection structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The present invention provides a fixing thread fixed to a substrate and disposed on an upper surface of the substrate. The fixing thread is fixed to the substrate by shuttling between, binding, or penetrating through the upper surface and the bottom surface of the substrate. And then, a bare end of a signal line is fixed to the upper surface of the substrate by welding a solder thereby. When the solder is cooled down to solidify, the fixing thread generates a pull force applied on the solder pulling the solder toward the upper surface of the substrate. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226520 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARRIER ASSEMBLY - A carrier assembly for an integrated circuit is disclosed. The assembly has a printed circuit board, a receiving zone for operatively locating the integrated circuit, and a matrix of island contacts surrounding the receiving zone. The matrix of island contacts is separated from the receiving zone by a passage and is in electrical contact with the PCB. The receiving zone electrically connects the integrated circuit to the island contacts. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226521 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH EMI GASKET - An electrical connector assembly includes an electrically conductive cage having a cage end configured for mounting in a panel opening. The cage has a compartment for receiving a pluggable electrical component therein. The cage end has a circumference defined by an exterior surface of the cage. A retention frame extends over the cage end along at least a portion of the circumference. The retention frame includes a gasket side and a rear side. A retention opening extends through the gasket and rear sides of the retention frame. An EMI gasket is mounted on the cage end. The EMI gasket includes a length of electrically conductive cord having opposite cord ends. The cord is wrapped externally around the cage end forming a continuous band that engages the exterior surface of the cage along at least a portion of the circumference. The cord extends along and engages the gasket side of the retention frame and the cord ends extend through the retention opening and along the rear side of the retention frame. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226522 | SHIELDING ASSEMBLY - A shielding assembly includes a frame and a cover mounted on the frame. The frame includes a plurality of first sidewalls, and at least one pair of resilient clips. Each resilient clip includes a protruding portion protruding from an exterior surface of a corresponding first sidewall, an extending portion extending from the protruding portion and along the exterior surface of the corresponding first sidewall, and a protrusion protruding from the extending portion and toward the exterior surface of the corresponding first sidewall. The cover includes a plane covering the frame, a plurality of second sidewalls extending perpendicularly from the plane and corresponding to the first sidewalls, at least one pair of stopper portions each protruding from one of second sidewalls and corresponding to one of the resilient clips. Each stopper portion is received between the protruding portion and the protrusion of the corresponding resilient clip. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226523 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes an upper shield arranged on a front side of a circuit board, and a lower shield arranged on a back side thereof. The lower shield includes a contact portion at an edge thereof. The contact portion is in contact with a lower surface of the circuit board. A plate spring portion is formed in the contact portion. An end portion of the plate spring portion abuts on the upper shield. Thus, it is possible to improve a shield effect against an electromagnetic wave using the shields. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226524 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a case; a circuit board mounted in the case; and a connector. The connector includes at least two connection terminals electrically connected with the circuit board, and a base portion attached to the case. The base portion holds the at least two connection terminals. An electronic component is attached to the at least two connection terminals to electrically connect the at least two connection terminals with each other through the electronic component. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226525 | BARRIER FOR BARRIER CONNECTOR - A barrier of foamed phenolic resin is provided for a barrier connector. In use, the barrier temporarily holds cables in place while a potting agent is used to permanently secure said cables within the barrier connector. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226526 | WATERPROOF JACKET ASSEMBLY AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A waterproof jacket assembly applied in a communication device is disclosed. The communication device includes an enclosure defining a first through hole for a transmission wire passing through. The waterproof jacket assembly is mounted on the enclosure corresponding to the first through hole, and includes a sleeve, an elastic waterproof element and a cover board. The sleeve defines a receiving cavity in communication with the first through hole. The elastic waterproof element is received in the receiving cavity and helically wrapped around the transmission wire. The transmission wire passes through the cover board and the cover board engages with the sleeve to drive the elastic waterproof element to fill in the receiving cavity. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226527 | PROTECTOIN ASSEMBLY FOR ELONGATE FLEXIBLE MEMBER AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION OF SUCH MEMBER - A mechanical latch ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226528 | Switch Device And A Switchgear Provided Therewith - A switch device including a bus bar, and a switch knife, wherein the knife is arranged so as to pivot around an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bus bar. The bus bar presents a projection which is an integrated part of the bus bar, and the knife is pivotable to a first position, in which it directly contacts said projection, and to a second position in which it is removed from contact with said projection. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226529 | Industrail adhesive tape and its use - The invention relates to an industrial adhesive tape. The tape includes a tape-shaped textile dyed backing and an adhesive coating, in particular a pressure sensitive adhesive coating applied to at least one side of the textile dyed backing. To achieve significantly reduced inherent discoloration or decolorization and also reduced discoloration of the wrapped materials, and hence improved compatibility of the adhesive tape with the materials to be adhered together, such as cablesets, the textile backing is fabricated from spun-dyed threads or fibers. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226530 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRIPPING PIPE - Methods of adjusting a velocity at which a drill string is moved within a well are provided. One method includes adjusting the velocity at which the drill string is moved within the well based upon a hookload associated therewith. Another method includes adjusting the velocity at which the drill string is moved within the well based upon the actual velocity at which the drill string is moved within the well. Another method includes adjusting the velocity at which the drill string is moved within the well based upon the volume of fluid displaced by the drill string flowing from the well as it is lowered into the well. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226531 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BOREHOLE CONDITIONS, IN PARTICULAR, VERIFICATION OF A FINAL BOREHOLE DIAMETER - The present invention is a system and method for measuring borehole conditions, in particular for verification of a final diameter of a borehole. The system includes a drill string with a drill bit and a drilling mud circulation device, an underreamer attached to the drill string above the drill bit, and a tool body attached to the drill string, having a sensor for detecting downhole conditions, such as borehole diameter. The tool body is mounted above the underreamer and has a diameter smaller than the underreamer and drill bit. The sensor can be an ultrasonic transducer with adjustable signal amplitude and can be fixed in positions along the tool body. The system may also include a calibrator for sensor data, and an auxiliary tool body with another sensor between the drill bit and the underreamer. The method of the present invention is use of the system for final borehole verification. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226532 | INSERT FOR AN ATTACK TOOL, METHOD FOR MAKING SAME AND TOOLS INCORPORATING SAME - The invention relates to an insert for an attack tool, the insert comprising a super-hard cap having a volume and bonded to a substrate at an interface, the super-hard cap having an average Young's modulus of greater than 900 GPa and the substrate characterised in that it comprises a reinforcing bolster portion as a means for stiffening a region of the substrate proximate the interface, the reinforcing bolster portion having an aggregate volume that is greater than that of the super-hard cap and an average Young's modulus at least 60% that of the super-hard cap. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing such an insert and a method for using such an insert. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226533 | PROGRESSIVE CUTTER SIZE AND SPACING IN CORE BIT INNER DIAMETER - A core drilling bit comprising a tubular body having an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a leading face spanning from the inner diameter to the outer diameter; and a plurality of cutters mounted in the face; wherein cutters mounted along the inner diameter vary in configuration. For example, the cutters may be progressively larger along the inner diameter. The interior edges of the cutters along the inner diameter may be aligned in a circle with their outer edges being aligned in a spiral. The leading edges of the cutters along the inner diameter may be aligned at a constant depth, a progressively shallower depth, or a progressively deeper depth. The cutters may be spaced progressively wider or narrower along the inner diameter. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226534 | Trolley Case - A trolley case including a case body and a weight monitoring device. The weight monitoring device is mounted on the case body, including a pressure sensor, a transmission unit, and a display module. The pressure sensor is mounted on the case body, and supports the case body when using. When being applied by a pressure, the pressure sensor transmits the pressure to a corresponding electrical signal according to an intension of the pressure. The intension of the electrical signal is corresponding to the intension of the pressure. The transmission unit is electrically connected to the pressure sensor, and transmits the electrical signal into a corresponding weight value. The display module is electrically connected to the transmission unit for display the weight value. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226535 | WEIGHING SENSOR - The invention relates to a weighing sensor ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226536 | FLEXIBLE SLIDE-TOUCH CONTROLLING DEVICE AND THE RELATED POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD - A flexible slide-touch controlling device is disclosed. The device includes first and second flexible substrates, and a spacer is interposed therebetween to form a gap between the first and second flexible substrates. A first electrode layer covers an inner surface of the first flexible substrate in the gap. A plurality of second electrode layers and a plurality of third electrode layers are respectively disposed on inner and outer surfaces of the second flexible substrate and correspond to each other. Each third electrode layer is electrically connected to a corresponding second electrode layer. A sensing material layer is disposed on the outer surface of the second flexible substrate and covers the plurality of third electrode layers to form a series of sensing segments. A position determination method for the flexible slide-touch controlling device is also disclosed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226537 | STYLUS - A cap assembly for protecting a head of a stylus, the cap assembly comprise a hollow cap and a resisting element. The cap has chamber defined therein. The resisting element is mounted in the chamber, the resisting element includes a resisting portion that has a receiving space defined therein. The receiving space has a shape and profile conforming to the head; so when the head is received in the receiving space, the head resisting an inner surface of the receiving space. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226538 | SUSPENSION FOR AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE - An all-terrain vehicle including a frame having longitudinally-spaced ends defining a first longitudinal axis, and an engine supported by the frame. The engine includes a crankshaft defining a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226539 | VEHICLE WITH REMOVABLE AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEM - An electric and hybrid vehicle configuration with removable auxiliary power supply is disclosed which provides a flexible configuration for, on the one hand, allowing on demand increased range and additional power for accessories and/or increased performance when the auxiliary power supply is easily inserted in the vehicle to charge the battery in an electric vehicle and on the other hand, allowing for weight reduction and increased storage capacity or increased battery capacity when the power supply is removed. In another embodiment, the removable auxiliary power supply may drive the vehicle either separately or in conjunction with the charging of the vehicle main battery to thereby provide a hybrid vehicle configuration. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226540 | FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A fuel cell electric vehicle includes a driving motor for driving a pair of wheels, a fuel cell for generating electricity used in the driving motor with the fuel cell being disposed above the driving motor, and supply/discharge manifolds. The supply/discharge manifolds are for transporting the fuel gas, the oxidizing gas and the coolant to or from the fuel cell from lateral end portions of a lower part of the fuel cell so that the fuel gas, the oxidizing gas and the coolant supplied to and discharged from the fuel cell flow in a substantially vertical direction with respect to a vehicle without the fuel gas, the oxidizing gas and the coolant passing through a center portion between the lower part of the fuel cell and an upper part of the driving motor. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226541 | Movable grille shutter for vehicle - A movable grille shutter for a vehicle includes a fin adapted to be provided at a grille opening portion and being operated so as to freely open or close the grille opening portion through which ambient air is taken in, a drive source for driving the fin, a driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting a driving force from the drive source to the fin and a flexible member being linked to the driving force transmitting mechanism and being deformed for operating the fin to open the grille opening portion in a case where a load that is equal to or more than a predetermined value is acted thereon. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226542 | COOLING MODULE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A cooling module is provided for motor vehicles with a plurality of modular elements. At least one first modular element is provided for the arrangement in a deformation region of the motor vehicle and at least one second modular element is also arranged. The at least one first modular element is displaceable relative to the at least one second modular element. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226543 | VIBRATION DAMPING APPARATUS FOR SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A vibration damping apparatus for a saddle riding type vehicle that easily secures stiffness of a vehicle body frame, simplifies structure, and improves a degree of freedom in layout. The vibration damping apparatus includes at least a pair of mutually facing surfaces disposed on the vehicle body frame, the surfaces not being relatively displaceable while the vehicle is stationary, and being relatively displaceable while the vehicle is running. A damping member is fixed to each of the surfaces and is disposed therebetween. The damping member is not subject to load while the vehicle is stationary. One of the surfaces is disposed on a side of a first main frame of a pair of left and right main frames and the other of the surfaces is disposed on a side of a second main frame. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226544 | Microelectromechanical System Testing Device - The invention provides a microelectromechanical system testing device, comprising an acoustic chamber having two opposing walls; a sound source for generating sound within the acoustic chamber at a first frequency in the range of 20 Hz to 10 kHz, the sound source being arranged at one of the opposing walls; and an interface for coupling one or more microelectromechanical systems thereto, the interface being arranged at the other of the two opposing walls and comprising a respective coupling site for each microelectromechanical system; wherein the acoustic chamber is adapted to have a total harmonic distortion (THD) at each coupling site of the interface for the first frequency below 1%, preferably below 0.8%, more preferably below 0.6%, most preferably below 0.4% when including all harmonics of the first frequency in the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz, in particular for the first frequency being 1 kHz or 4 kHz. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226545 | ACOUSTIC ISOLATION MECHANISM - A rigid removable case for a portable electronic device may have an acoustic isolation mechanism between the rigid removable case and an acoustic component on the electronic device. The acoustic isolation mechanism may be a compressible component that may provide an air seal between an interior surface of the removable case and an exterior surface of the electronic device. The acoustic isolation mechanism may be constructed of several different materials and several different manufacturing processes. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226546 | DEVICE FOR REDUCING NOISE POLLUTION AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDING SUCH DEVICE - A device for reducing noise pollution includes an acoustic panel ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226547 | Fiber Composite Acoustic Damping Material - A damping material ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226548 | PORTABLE VEHICLE-STABILIZED MAST AND FALL PROTECTION SYSTEM - Deployable fall protection systems and components are disclosed for protecting against worker falls in cargo handling operations. Workers wearing harnesses are attached to a lifeline supported from overhead, the support being attached to ground-standing mast assemblies stabilized by the weight of a vehicle parked on a foot portion of the mast assembly. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226549 | Safety Line Traveller and Support - A traveller for a fall arrest system including a body having a bore and a slot narrower than the bore linking to the bore to the exterior of the body. A load member is connected to the body for pivotal movement relative to the body and suitable for attachment to fall safety equipment. The body has a centre of gravity positioned so that when the traveller is supported on a safety line passing through the bore, the body will be urged by gravity to rotate about the safety line towards a position in which the slot has a predetermined orientation relative to the safety line. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226550 | High-rise building evacuation slides description - This invention's purpose is to quickly and safely evacuate people from the highest stories of a high-rise building. It is a slide, much like those on airplanes, but with more features and uses. Another part of this creation is a movable slide that is attached to a funnel, which can be carried around on fire trucks and attached to the fire truck's crane when needed for use. There is also a machine that can be used to re-wrap the slide once it has been used. The slides are packed inside an exact windowsill and will roll out of its storage space when called for. There is one every few stories and the slides are at intervals so that no collision will occur. Another feature of the slide is clear plastic covering over the top to keep people in and make it possible to direct traffic. The most important attribute of this invention is the plastic sheets that keep the walls and the slide stiff. It is through these that the air is pumped into the slide. They are the structure of the slide, keeping it from collapsing at high elevations and steep inclines. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226551 | QUICK-RELEASE LADDER STABILIZER AND LEVELER - A quick-release ladder stabilizer and leveler that is fast and easy to use. The combined ladder stabilizer and leveler levels a ladder on sloping, uneven, or stepped surfaces, significantly broadens the ladder base for stability, retrofits to existing ladders without ladder modification, and in addition is fast to attach/remove, easy to adjust by a single user, and readily portable. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226552 | ADAPTERS FOR AERIAL WORK PLATFORMS - An aerial work platform apparatus includes a platform adapted to be attached to one end of a boom or a lifting system and a frame coupled to the platform. The frame has a plurality of vertical and horizontal rails, and a plurality of adapters, each adapter being integrally attached to one of the vertical and horizontal rails and receives and secures a tube to the rail. Each adapter includes a sleeve for receiving the tube, at least one fastener for securing the tube to the sleeve, and a connecting unit for integrally connecting the sleeve to the frame. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226553 | OBSERVATION STAND AND METHOD OF OBSERVING OBJECTS - An observation stand. The stand removably attaches to an angled surface while presenting a platform horizontally with respect to the ground. The stand comprising a mounting assembly having a frame and a mounting plate connected to the frame. The frame includes a connector that is configured to removably secure to the angled surface. The mounting plate includes a center riser and a plurality of risers extending from the mounting plate in a direction outward from the angled surface. The stand further includes a frame removably connected to the mounting assembly. The frame has an adjusting plate that includes a center aperture and a plurality of surrounding apertures defined through the adjusting plate, wherein the center aperture is configured to connect with the center riser and the plurality of apertures are configured to rotatably connect with the plurality of risers. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226554 | ADJUSTABLE SCAFFOLD LADDER BRACKET APPARATUS - The present invention provides an adjustable ladder and scaffolding system wherein a scaffolding structure provides a support to which is attached a frame. The frame includes a pair of ladder clamps that enable the frame to be connected to the spaced apart risers of a ladder that is to be supported. The frame includes left and right plates and a base opposite the ladder clamps. Adjustable connections are provided between the left and right plates and the base so that the distance between the base and the clamps can be varied, thus enabling the ladder to assume a diagonally extending orientation relative to horizontal. The frame is adjustable so that each frame attached to the ladder shortens the distance between the ladder and the scaffolding structure as the elevation is increased. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226555 | WHEEL ARM DISPLACING CENTER OF GRAVITY - The present invention relates to weight being imposed onto an arm adapted to oscillate in connection with the wheel and thus to movement of the wheel upon displacement of the center of gravity. The objective of the present invention is to provide a wheel arm for pushing forward a weight coupled to the wheel hub whereby changing center of gravity of the system. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226556 | DETACHABLE BOOM APPARATUS FOR FORK TRUCKS - A boom apparatus is provided for a fork truck having an elevator frame, a carriage movable via the elevator frame, and fork-supporting transverse members on the carriage. The apparatus includes a boom mount mechanically attached to the transverse members, and a boom mechanically attached to the boom mount. The boom mount includes a vertical plate, and top and bottom braces forming opposing hooks for engaging the transverse members. The top brace also includes a narrow section with horizontal hole that aligns with holes in brackets on the boom. A lock pin extends through the aligned holes to lock the boom to the mount. The mount includes a bottom T pin that fits into a slot at the boom's bottom to secure the boom in a vertical orientation on the mount. By this arrangement, the boom and boom mount can be securely and easily attached to a fork truck without welding. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226557 | ELEVATOR MACHINE SUPPORT - An exemplary elevator system comprises a machine support ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226558 | Vehicle access system with powered lift - A lift assembly installable on a vehicle. The lift assembly includes a support structure securable to the vehicle, a pair of parallel vertically extending geared tracks and a vertically moveable drive assembly. The drive assembly includes (a) a mounting structure; (b) a selectively reversible motor; (c) a pair of gears; and (d) a moveable first tread. The gears are engaged with the tracks and rotatably supported on the mounting structure. The gears are also drivingly coupled with the motor wherein operation of the motor selectively raises and lowers the mounting structure relative to the support structure. The moveable first tread is secured to the mounting structure and is adapted to support an operator whereby raising and lowering the mounting structure raises and lowers an operator positioned on the first tread. In some embodiments, the lift assembly includes water-resistant foot-operable switches to control the raising and lowering of the mounting structure. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226559 | BATTERY STATE-OF-CHARGE CALIBRATION - Calibration of the state-of-charge (SOC) of a battery-based energy storage system used with a regenerative drive uses an SOC-open circuit voltage (V?oc#191) correlation. The battery is partially charged or discharged to assure operation defined by V?oc#191 following a known V?oc#191-SOC profile, such as a charge or discharge boundary curve. The partial charging/discharging may be synchronized with a traffic profile of an elevator system driven by the regenerative drive. A V?oc#191 measurement is made, and by enhancing the relaxation dynamics of V?oc#191 through regulating battery usage with a reference to traffic profile, a V?oc#191 is estimated more reliably. Using the estimate V?oc#191 and the known V?oc#191-SOC profile, state-of-charge of the battery is determined. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226560 | ELEVATOR BRAKING EQUIPMENT - An elevator brake can comprise a brake shoe with a substantially curved shape, the brake shoe being rotatable in a brake shoe support. The brake shoe support is mounted in a brake housing and can be linearly displaced between a readiness setting and an engagement setting. The brake can be actuated by an actuator. The actuator can comprise a brake store for acting on the brake through a connecting point to bring the brake into its engaged setting. A force store in the actuator can be held electromagnetically, and a resetting device enables resetting of the force store and of the actuator into the operating position. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226561 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION FASTENING DEVICES - A fastening device for use in an elevator installation comprises a V-shaped base body with first and second limb profile members. The fastening device can be used to fasten at least one elevator guide rail to the wall of an elevator shaft. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226562 | Traction System and an Elevator Arrangement Incorporating Said Traction System - A traction system includes a composite rope ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226563 | TRACTION DEVICE, TRACTION SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAID TRACTION DEVICE AND AN ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT INCORPORATING SAID TRACTION SYSTEM - A traction device includes tension members ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226564 | Device for Recognizing Wear of a Brake Pad of a Disc Brake, and Brake Pad for a Disc Brake - A device for recognizing wear of a brake pad of a disc brake includes a holder that can be inserted in a pad carrier plate of the brake pad for holding a contact conductor. A contact arm of the holder has a receptacle for the contact conductor. A clamping element of the holder is connected to the contact arm and has two clamping arms elastically movable relative to one another. The device is designed such that transition regions between the clamping element and the contact arm are rounded in the direction of the clamping arms. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226565 | Chock system - A wheel chock restraint system which comprises a wheel chock having a base, a plurality of teeth extending outwardly from the base, the teeth extending in a first direction, and a locking member mounted within the chock, the locking member having a plurality of locking member teeth extending from a bottom thereof, the locking member teeth extending in a second direction generally opposed to the first direction, and an arrangement for moving the locking member in a generally vertical direction. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226566 | Disk Brake and Brake Pad Arrangement Therefor - The invention relates to a disk brake for a motor vehicle brake system having a frame-type housing, at least two brake pad arrangements, which are accommodated in the frame-type housing and between which a brake disk that is rotatable about an axis of rotation may be accommodated, and at least two guide bolts, which are mounted on the housing and on which at least one of the brake pad arrangements is guided with play in an axially displaceable manner. To avoid undesirable noises in this disk brake it is provided that on the brake pad arrangement guided on the guide bolts at least one spring means is mounted, which biases said brake pad arrangement relative to the guide bolts into a position corresponding to a tilting movement that results during braking of the brake disk from a braking torque acting on the brake pad arrangement. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226567 | WHEELCHAIR SAFETY DEVICE - A wheelchair safety device comprises a brake lever, four link levers, an upper brake plate, a brake wheel, a lower brake plate, a parking wheel, and an angularly adjustable mounting plate. One end of the first, the second and the third link levers is respectively articulated at the brake lever, another end of the first and the second link levers are articulated with one end of the fourth link lever. Another end of the fourth link lever is articulated at the upper brake plate and another end of the third link lever is articulated at the lower brake plate. One end of the upper and the lower brake plates is respectively articulated at the angularly adjustable mounting plate, and another end thereof is mounted with the brake wheel and the parking wheel, respectively. The brake wheel and the parking wheel respectively act on the wheelchair. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226568 | PNEUMATIC BRAKE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, a pressure chamber defined by the piston and part of the inner wall of the brake cylinder, and a sealing ring sealing a gap between the piston and the inner wall of the brake cylinder. According to the invention, the sealing ring is vulcanised onto the piston. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226569 | ELECTRONIC MOTOR ACTUATORS BRAKE INHIBIT FOR AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEM - A brake system control unit controls one of first and second portions of a wheel brakes electric brake actuators to activate one of the first and second portions of the actuators and deactivate the other during an inhibited braking mode. The control unit controls the activated portion of the brake actuators to generate a braking force greater than the commanded braking force of the brake pedal command, such as twice the commanded braking force, to compensate for the deactivated portion of the brake actuators. The inhibited braking mode is discontinued during emergency braking when the commanded braking force is greater than or equal to a predetermined braking force. The inhibited braking mode is also discontinued when failure of one or more brake actuators is detected. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226570 | BRAKE ROTOR - The present invention relates to a brake rotor ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226571 | DEVICE FOR DAMPING THE MOVEMENT OF A BODY AT THE END OF TRAVEL - The present invention relates to devices for damping the movement of a body Co between two positions at the end of travel. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226572 | Vibration Damper with Stroke-Dependent Damping Force - A vibration damper with stroke-dependent damping force includes a cylinder in which a piston rod with a piston is axially movable. The piston divides the cylinder into two work spaces filled with damping medium. A bypass between the work spaces is opened or closed depending on the piston position. The piston has a damping valve for at least one through-flow direction formed by a valve body that partially covers a through-flow channel in the damping valve. The valve body has first and second pressure-actuated surfaces on opposite sides of the valve body. The action of the second pressure-actuated surface depends on the position of the piston in relation to the bypass. The first pressure-actuated surface exerts a lifting force and the second pressure-actuated surface exerts a closing force on the valve disk. The second pressure-actuated surface is connected to a control space and a connection channel that overlaps with the bypass depending on the stroke position of the piston. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226573 | ROTARY DAMPER - A rotary damper | 2011-09-22 |
20110226574 | Impact absorber device - An impact absorber device includes at least one first portion having a short tubular shape, and at least one second portion having a short tubular shape concentrically disposed in a stacked relationship with the first portion. The first portion and the second portion engage with each other at an engagement portion which is inclined with respect to a concentric axis of the first portion and the second portion. With this arrangement, impact energy is absorbed in the case of collision accidents of vehicles such as an automobile and trains, and the dropping accidents of lifts such as elevators. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226575 | BAG HAVING A HANDLE UNIT WITH IMPROVED PRECISION OF AN EXTENDABLE LENGTH - Disclosed is a bag having a handle unit with improved precision of an extendable length. The bag includes a body and a handle unit mounted on one side of the body. The handle unit includes a housing coupled with one side of the body and having an installation space therein, a foldable section arranged in the installation space and having a configuration in which a plurality of links cross each other such that the plurality of links are extended and contracted in folded or unfolded states, a lock gear section that fixes an extendable length of the foldable section and is coupled to an upper end of the foldable section to reduce tolerance occurring when the foldable section is extended and contracted, and a lock gear adjustment section that adjusts driving of the lock gear section such that the foldable section. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226576 | Torsional Vibration Damping Arrangement, Particularly For the Power Train of A Vehicle - A torsional vibration damper arrangement including a torsional vibration damper with a primary side and a secondary side rotatable with respect to the primary side around an axis of rotation against the action of a damper spring arrangement. One side of the primary side and secondary side includes two cover disk elements and a central disk element arranged between the cover disk elements. The cover disk elements are connected to one another by first connection elements radially inside the damper spring arrangement so as to be fixed axially and so as to transmit torque. The cover disk elements are connected to one another by second connection elements in such a way that they are prevented from moving axially away from one another. No torque can be transmitted between the cover disk elements by the second connection elements. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226577 | FREEWHEEL FOR A CRANK-CVT TRANSMISSION - A freewheel, which has an inner ring, an outer ring that can be rotated relative to the inner ring in at least one rotational direction and which is disposed radially around the inner ring, a plurality of rolling bodies, which are disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and at least one rolling body suspension for suspending the rolling bodies in the direction of the inner ring. The rolling body suspension has a spring which overall has a circular shape and is adapted such that the rolling bodies are loaded radially inward in the radial direction of the freewheel. In a plane that is formed by the longitudinal direction and the radial direction of the freewheel, the spring has a substantially rectangular profile. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226578 | HYDRAULIC COUPLING HAVING IMPROVED HYDRAULIC PORTING PATH DESIGN - A hydraulic coupling for use in a vehicle drivetrain to couple a pair of rotary members and includes a coupling mechanism supported in a casing and that is operable to couple the pair of rotary members together. A piston is responsive to pressurized fluid generated by a pump to move between first and second positions, thereby engaging the coupling mechanism. The pump has an outlet located in a direction away from the piston. An internal passage provides fluid communication between the outlet of the pump and an expandable chamber formed adjacent the piston. A control valve controls the flow of pressurized fluid from the pump between the sump and the expandable chamber. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226579 | CENTRIFUGALLY ASSISTED CLUTCH - A friction clutch assembly connects driving and driven shafts and has a pressure plate axially moveable between an engaged position transmitting torque from the driving shaft to the driven shaft and a disengaged position. The assembly includes levers and a plurality of centrifugal-assist weights on the levers adjacent outer ends of the levers. The centrifugal-assist weights are arranged to apply an increased force urging the pressure plate to its engaged position upon rotation of the cover and the levers. The centrifugal-assist weights are suitably configured to provided the desired amount of increased force. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226580 | THIXOMOLDED CORE PLATES - One embodiment includes a friction plate and method of manufacture thereof wherein the friction plate is fabricated from a thixomolded magnesium or titanium material or alloy thereof, which is lighter than comparable steel friction plates. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226581 | MEDIUM RECOVERY DEVICE FOR MEDIUM PROCESSING DEVICE - A medium recovery device for medium processing device may provide a barrier that is internally provided to be inclined, and may increase a storage amount of uncollected media stacked in the media retraction device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226582 | Reduction of Greenhouse Gases - The heat removal and recovery systems of a nuclear energy source and the heat requirements of a nearby industrial facility are designed to achieve zero or near-zero greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial facility. Alternative arrangements of heat loops or belts to and from the nuclear heat source and within the industrial facility utilize heat exchange equipment at the interfaces and replace the use of fired furnaces and boilers. Technologies and processes can be selected to avoid the need or use of all or most of the furnaces and boilers. The design scheme applies to both new and existing retrofitted industrial facilities. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226583 | LOW PROFILE TELESCOPIC CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY - A telescopic or non-telescopic conveyor system having a feed section operatively associated with the conveyor system for feeding materials to one end of the conveyor system is provided. The conveyor system is pivotably mounted to the feed section to pivot said telescopic conveyor system to pivotably rotate relative to said feed section. In another embodiment, the feed section of the conveyor includes a frame to which is attached one or more movable baffles for moving material which has been collected at the sides of the feed section to permit displacement of the same upon lateral movement of the feed section. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226584 | LOCATING STATION - Various embodiments include a locating device for holding a puck in a locating position in a conveyer system, comprising a base portion, a rail section, and a rotating disc rotatable supported in the base portion and having a puck recess, where the locating device comprises a locating position between the puck recess of the rotating disc and a positioning means in the rail section, and that the locating device comprises resilient means adapted to hold a puck in the locating position. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226585 | LOGISTICS SYSTEM FOR A SHEET-PROCESSING MACHINE - A logistics system for a sheet-processing machine, in particular a printing press, permits pallets and sheet stacks on transport boards to be displaced along transport paths. Storage spaces are provided for the intermediate storage of sheet stacks and a corner transfer device is provided for the transverse displacement of pallets and sheet stacks. The corner transfer device has two height-adjustable conveying devices disposed at right angles with respect to one another. The transport boards cover the transport path at ground level and the corner transfer device is configured in such a way that all of the transport boards are conveyed at a common height level, for example the height level of the machine hall floor. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226586 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING AND NESTING BLISTER PACKS - The device for transferring and nesting blister packs comprises a transfer device, which transfers blister packs from a first transport or storage device to a second transport or storage device arranged under the first transport or storage device. The transfer device has a receiving section, which can hold at least two blister packs and which can rotate at least 180°. A first blister pack can be received in the receiving section of the transfer device in a receiving position; the receiving section with the first blister pack can be rotated 180°; and finally a second blister pack can be received in the receiving section in the receiving position and placed onto the first, rotated blister pack. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226587 | IC DEVICE CONVEYING APPARATUS - An IC device conveying apparatus includes an IC device conveying shuttle, at least a pair of slide guide plates which are placed on the IC device conveying shuttle, and each of which has a plurality of slide guide holes, each of the plurality of slide guide holes being made in a direction inclined to a side of a corresponding slide guide plate, and a plurality of positioning members which guide the placed pair of slide guide plates such that the pair of slide guide plates slides in directions in which sides of the respective slide guide plates are separated from and come into contact with each other, the positioning members being secured to the IC device conveying shuttle and engaged with the plurality of slide guide holes, wherein each of the pair of slide guide plates comprises at least one IC device holding side on a side thereof facing a side of another slide guide plate, and an IC device is placed in an IC device holding space which is formed between at least a pair of the IC device holding sides of the pair of slide guide plates on a top surface of the IC device conveying shuttle, and is held between the pair of the IC device holding sides. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226588 | TRANSPORTATION UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transportation unit includes a transportation member and a cleaning member for cleaning foreign matters attached to a surface of the transportation member. The transportation member has the surface with a contact angle θ relative to n-dodecane between 10° and 45° (10°≦θ≦45°) and a mirror index M between 60 and 200 (60≦M≦200). | 2011-09-22 |
20110226589 | Mechanic extractor of dry grains stored in silage bag with discharge accelerator - An extracting machine has a transverse roll that rolls a silage bag up as grains stored therein are extracted, to be discharged to a hopper truck. An extracting head placed in the interior of the bag has a lifting auger centrally arranged at the bottom thereof, and transverse augers extending to both sides move the grains to the lifting auger, which elevates and discharges them. A central transmission box supported at the bottom of the bag has plural output shafts extending in different directions, lying in a single vertical plane, and coupling to, respectively, the transverse augers and the lifting auger. A pusher shovel extending transversely the width of the bag has a hydraulically-adjustable transverse plate. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226590 | CONVEYOR UNIT FOR A TRANSPORT SYSTEM OF ARTICLES AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A conveyor unit for a transport system of articles including a first conveyor chain and a second conveyor chain, located one downstream from the other in a direction of transport. The first and the second conveyor chain each comprise two conveyor sub-chains, which are arranged in such a way that a region of overlap is formed between a conveyor sub-chain of the first conveyor chain and a conveyor sub-chain of the second conveyor chain. During the transfer from the first conveyor chain onto the region of overlap and from there onto the second conveyor chain the article is always supported by at least one conveyor sub-chain. A velocity of at least one conveyor sub-chain therein is such that an alteration of a state of motion of the article is achievable within the conveyor element. Furthermore a transport system for articles is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of conveyor elements. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226591 | VERTICAL PIPE CONVEYOR - A pipe conveyor may include a conveyor belt formed into a pipe-like shape to define a space that contains material to be transported by the conveyor. Along at least a portion of the pipe conveyor, friction drive conveyors or friction tires may be positioned. The friction drive conveyors may include friction drive belts that engage the pipe conveyor belt. Via this engagement, the friction drive conveyors apply a force to the conveyor belt that moves the conveyor belt in a desired direction. Further, when the friction drive conveyors or friction tires are positioned within an inclined vertical section of the conveyor belt, the friction drive conveyors or friction tires vertically lift the pipe conveyor belt via pushing the conveyor belt in a vertical direction, thus assisting a drive pulley that vertically pulls the conveyor belt and material transported on the conveyor belt from a lower elevation to a higher elevation. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226592 | LINK BELT FOR USE IN FURNACES - A link belt for use in a sintering furnace, which is made of a plurality of first links, each of said links having working surfaces for supporting objects to be carried on the belt. A plurality of rollers are positioned intermediate certain of said first links, and a plurality of pins pass through apertures within said first links and within said rollers. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226593 | NESTED END LINK AND MULTI-LINK CONVEYOR CHAIN - A nested end protector link for capturing first and second elongate link pins of a multi-link conveyor chain that includes a first link segment having an outer wall in a first vertical plane defining a protective bearing surface having a forward-facing convex face, and a rearward-facing concave face and a first pin access bore extending perpendicularly through the link between the forward-facing convex face and the rearward-facing concave face. A second link segment is integrally-formed with the first link segment and has an outer wall in a second vertical plane defining a protective bearing surface having a forward-facing concave face. A rearward-facing convex face is provided and has a second pin access bore extending perpendicularly through the link between the forward-facing concave face and the rearward-facing convex face. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226594 | Wire Binding Screw For A Circuit Breaker - A headless wire binding screw for use in a circuit breaker contains a slotted drive in combination with a Robertson drive. The slotted drive is for use with a slotted-type driver (such as a slotted screwdriver) and the Robertson drive is for use with a Robertson-type driver (such as a Robertson screwdriver). The screw has a body with a diameter of constant size along the entire length of the body. The screw also has an external thread that is formed along the entire length of the body. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226595 | ILLUMINATION TYPE KEY SHEET AND PUSH BUTTON SWITCH - The present invention provides a technique that can divide and illuminate display elements juxtaposed in one key top for each use function. Areas divided by the dividing portions of the attenuation means in the projection surface of the key top can be respectively illuminated by backlights from different LEDs, so each divided area can be individually controlled and illuminated. Therefore, it is possible to realize a key sheet in which display elements juxtaposed in one key top are divided for each use function and illuminated. | 2011-09-22 |