48th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130313852 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BENDING SHEETS - A method for bending a sheet is described. The method includes the following steps: a) at least one sheet is inserted into a pre-bending ring with a movable bending ring holder, the movable bending ring holder is moved into a furnace and the at least one sheet is heated to softening temperature and is pre-bent to 5% to 50% of a final edge bending, b) the at least one sheet is lifted by means of a suction device and is bent further, beyond the bending obtained in the pre-bending ring, c) the at least one sheet is laid down by means of the suction device in a final-bending ring on the movable bending ring holder and is bent to the final edge bending, and an area pre-bending of the at least one sheet is performed by means of thermal irradiation, d) the at least one sheet is lifted out of the final-bending ring by means of a second suction device, pressed against an opposing mould and bent, and the at least one sheet is laid down on the final-bending ring and the at least one sheet is cooled down. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313853 | SIDE WINDOW VISOR - A wire frame visor includes a generally U-shaped wire frame having inwardly extending spaced-apart opposed ends. An envelope of sun-blocking material is fastened over the generally rectangular wire frame. A mounting structure pivotally receives the opposed ends of the wire frame and is adapted to be secured to a location in a vehicle for use of the visor. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the mounting structure includes at least one adjustable torque clip which receives an inwardly projecting end of the wire frame to control the pivotal motion of the visor. In one embodiment the torque clip includes a loop which surrounds the end of the wire frame and an adjustment screw for tightening the loop around the wire end. Straps can be employed to attach the mounting structure to a side tubular member of a vehicle when so equipped. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313854 | Vehicle floor mat or floor liner kit having a clip - Vehicle floor mat or floor liner kits are provided. In one embodiment, a vehicle floor mat or floor liner kit includes one or more vehicle floor mats or liners, and a clip. Each vehicle floor mat or liner has at least one aperture. The clip has first and second portions. The first portion is configured to secure the clip to a floor of a vehicle. The second portion is configured to secure the floor mat or liner to the clip utilizing the at least one aperture. In another embodiment, a vehicle floor mat or liner clip includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion has a threaded aperture and an annular ring that surrounds the threaded aperture. The annular ring has a titled surface between an inner circumference and an outer circumference. The bottom portion has a threaded shaft, a disk, and a fastener section. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313855 | ROLL-UP TARP CONVERSION KIT AND METHODS OF USE - A motorized conversion kit for converting manually operated roll tarps includes front and rear arm assemblies and a roll tube extension. The front arm assembly includes a drive assembly that drives an output shaft. The output shaft is removably connectable to the roll tube extension that is connected to a modified roll tube. The connection between the output shaft and the roll tube extension has two distinct modes. The output shaft can be removably connected to the roll tube extension with a clevis pin such that the output shaft and the roll tube extension rotate together or the output shaft can be retained within the roll tube extension by a roll pin residing in a peripheral grove in the output shaft so that the output shaft may rotate independently of the roll tube extension. Methods of installing and using the conversion kit are also disclosed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313856 | INTERMODAL CHASSIS SIDE FAIRING SYSTEM - A trailer or intermodal trailer chassis having a vehicle side fairing that accommodates, without being damaged, a container or other object lowered onto the trailer or intermodal chassis in a misaligned orientation. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313857 | WOOD FLOORING WITH PROTECTIVE COATING FOR TRUCK TRAILERS AND CONTAINERS - Floor boards and wood flooring for truck trailers and containers as well as methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example wood floor for truck trailers and containers may include a wood member having a top surface and a bottom surface. The wood member may include a plurality of wood strips that are attached together. A coating essentially impermeable to liquid water and water vapor may cover the bottom surface. The coating may include crosslinking polyvinyl acetate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313858 | DRIVER'S CAB SUSPENSION - A pair of front couplings and a pair of rear air spring over shocks couple the cab to the vehicle frame. A motion control link includes a central base and pair of arms extending longitudinally from the central base. A base coupling directly couples the base to the vehicle frame. A rear arm coupling for each arm directly couples the arm to the rear of the cab. The rear base coupling and the rear arm coupling essentially restrict lateral movement of the motion control link and permit tuned lateral movement of the frame relative to the rear of the cab to provide lateral motion control at the rear of the cab. The motion control link defines an arc that intersects the front coupling arc. The rear arm couplings include a rear elastomeric bushing member including voids to accommodate for the intersecting arcs. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313859 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE CUT ZONES - A structural reinforcement for insertion into a cavity of a vehicle structure and method for making the same, the reinforcement including adjacent reinforcing segments and rigid bridges located between adjacent reinforcement segments. The rigid bridges are located for simplified separation of the reinforcement segments post-vehicle crash. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313860 | Vehicle Floor Structure - A vehicle floor structure, in which a main structure of the vehicle floor structure is a double deck structure including two sheets of panels formed from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material; in a region including the double deck structure, each of the panels includes at least two continuous reinforcing structures having a convex open cross-sectional shape; recesses are provided in at least two places of the reinforcing structures; and the panels are joined in such a manner that the reinforcing structures of the respective panels intersect with each other, and that the recesses provided in the reinforcing structures of the respective panels are fitted to each other. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313861 | SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A rear fender of a vehicle can include a front-side rear fender forming a front part and a rear-side rear fender attached to a rear portion of the front-side rear fender. The rear-side rear fender can include an outer fender configured to be visually recognized as exterior when viewed from the rear of the vehicle, an inner fender provided inside the outer fender, and a metal rear stay provided between the outer fender and the inner fender. The rear stay is detachably attached to a vehicle body frame. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313862 | Vehicle Skeleton Member - There is provided a vehicle skeleton member including a composite material of a thermoplastic resin and a carbon fiber, wherein the composite material is a unidirectional carbon-fiber composite material (A) that a form of the carbon fiber in the composite material is a continuous fiber aligned in one direction and/or a random carbon-fiber composite material (B) that a form of the carbon fiber in the composite material is a discontinuous fiber arranged two-dimensionally randomly. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313863 | Vehicle Skeleton Member - Provided a vehicle skeleton member including: a portion obtained by joining a plurality of members constituted by a composite material of a thermoplastic resin and a reinforcing fiber, and an axis parallel to a front-rear direction and/or a right-left direction of the vehicle body is included in a joined surface by vibration welding. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313864 | Swivel stool - A swivel stool includes a foldable leg arrangement having a plurality of leg frames pivotally connected to each other to form a receiving cavity defined within the leg frames, a seat unit including a seat frame and a back frame pivotally connected to the seat frame. The swivel stool is arranged to operate between a folded position and an unfolded position, wherein in the folded position, the back frame is overlappedly folded toward the seat frame, while the seat unit is pivotally and downwardly folded with respect to the leg frames to receive into the receiving cavity of the foldable leg arrangement, wherein in the unfolded position, the seat unit is pivotally and upwardly unfolded with respect to the leg frames while the back frame is pivotally unfolded with respect to the seat frame for allowing a user to sit on the seat unit. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313865 | PORTABLE CHAIRS AND METHODS THEREOF - A portable chair, configured to accommodate a seated user, includes a front pair of collapsible bars, a back pair of collapsible bars, a pair of joints, a center bar, a first set of lower bars, a second set of lower bars, and a sling. The center bar configured to securely couple the pair of back joints to each other. In some embodiments, at least one of the first set of lower bars has a first end permanently fixed to one of the joints, and a second end of first lower bars is configured to provide a point of contact with a ground surface. At least one of the second set of lower bars having a first end configured to be coupled to one of the joints, and wherein a second end of second lower bars is configured to provide a point of contact with a ground surface. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313866 | Seating Unit - A seating unit ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313867 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion movable in a front-rear direction, an ottoman provided at a front portion of the seat cushion such that the ottoman can be stored and unfolded to function as a footrest, and a transmitting mechanism which moves the ottoman from a stored position to an unfolded position in association with change of a position of the seat cushion in the front-rear direction from a rear side position which is a normal use position to a front side position which is a comfortable position, and which moves the ottoman from the unfolded position to the stored position in association with return of the position of the seat cushion in the front-rear direction from the comfortable position to the normal use position. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313868 | TABLE AND SEATING APPARATUS - A rolling table and seating system includes a first assembly folding between a first position with the first assembly forming a seat bottom, and a second storage position. A second assembly moves between a first position with the second assembly forming a table and a second position at which the second assembly forms a seat back complementary to the seat bottom. First linkages fold the first assembly and include a leg supporting the seat bottom at the first position, and lift and pivot the leg at the second storage position. Second linkages fold the second assembly and include a leg supporting the table at the first position and move the leg to a position with a lower end of the leg laterally outward from an upper end of the leg. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313869 | INTEGRATED UNDERSEAT STORAGE - A seating assembly for a vehicle including a seat movable between a raised vertical position and a lowered horizontal position. A storage cavity is defined by an underside of the seat. The storage cavity includes a plurality of vehicle emergency items. Retaining features are disposed on the underside of the seat and secure the plurality of vehicle emergency items. An access opening is disposed on the underside of the seat. A door covers the access opening and is pivotally connected to the underside of the seat. The door is maintained in a latched condition until the seat is moved to the raised vertical position. The door moves to an unlatched condition when the seat is in the raised vertical position and access to the access opening is possible. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313870 | BICYCLE SADDLE - There is provided a bicycle saddle ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313871 | INTERACTIVE SITTING SYSTEM - The present invention introduces an interactive sitting system that measures and analyzes the forces exerted on a human body during contact with other objects such as a seat to provide a feedback for the user to assess the risk of such forces on the spine and the skin to avoid complications of abnormal or prolonged sitting. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313872 | COLLAPSIBLE SUPPORT DEVICE AND CHILD SAFETY SEAT THEREWITH - A collapsible support device adapted to be installed on a child safety seat is disclosed. The collapsible support device includes a first supporting part and a second supporting part. The second supporting part is pivotally connected to an end of the first supporting part to be capable of being collapsed to the first supporting part. Another end of the first supporting part is pivotally connected to the child safety seat. The first supporting part is selectively rotated relative to the child safety seat to be located at one of a use position and a storage position. The second supporting part is selectively rotated relative to the first supporting part to be located at one of a supporting position and a collapsed position. The collapsible support device has advantages of simple structure and providing operation convenience to users. Additionally, a child safety seat having the collapsible support device is also disclosed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313873 | CHILD RESTRAINT FOR VEHICLE - A child restraint includes a juvenile seat and a child-restraint harness coupled to the juvenile seat. The juvenile seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom. The juvenile seat also includes a headrest mounted for up-and-down movement on the seat back relative to the seat bottom. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313874 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT FOR VEHICLES - A child safety seat having a seat, a backrest, and a belt device for buckling a child therein. The belt device includes a shoulder belt routed through an opening in the backrest. The opening includes a longitudinal slot extending in a longitudinal direction of the backrest in a reclining element and a belt slot in a belt guide piece. The guide piece is movable along the reclining element to adapt the position of the belt slot to the child's body. The guide piece detachably connects to the reclining element via a locking device having a locking element pretensioned by a reset force. An actuating element on the reclining element applies tensile force to the tensioning element, counter to the reset force. This moves the locking element into a release setting, thus releasing the locking device and displacing the guide piece along the longitudinal direction of the backrest. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313875 | DEFORMABLE SEAT SHELL WITH MOTION CONTROL - A seat assembly includes a seat bottom with a deformable seat shell. The deformable seat shell is configured to change shape with a changing occupant load distribution. The seat shell is coupled with a support frame via a shell motion controller having one or more motion control links. Each motion control link is coupled with the seat shell at a fixed location relative to the seat shell and with the support frame at a fixed location relative to the support frame. The shell motion controller allows these fixed locations to move relative to each other and also constrains their relative movement. The combined seat shell deformation and controlled movement relative to the support frame can provide the seat occupant with a comfortable seating experience while preventing pelvis drift and potentially eliminating traditional foam seat cushions. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313876 | SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A FRONT CUSHION MODULE - A vehicle seat assembly having a seat bottom that includes first and second side frame members and a front cushion module. The front cushion module has a support wire and a cushion. The support wire has first and second ends that are disposed proximate the front end of the first and second side frame members, respectively. The cushion receives and is supported by the support wire. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313877 | RECLINER SWING-GATE CONTROL SPACER - A recliner heart spacer ring includes a body portion having a substantially consistent inner diameter. First and second inner cutouts are diametrically opposed from one another. First and second pairs of retention features are diametrically opposed from one another and are adapted to engage a swing gate of a recliner heart. The recliner heart spacer ring guides the swing gate as the swing gate transitions between a range of positions associated with a seat back. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313878 | ANGLE ADJUSTING/POSITIONING DEVICE FOR A BACKREST OF A CHAIR - An angle adjusting/positioning device includes first and second sleeves fixed to a backrest and a seat of a chair. The first sleeve has a first axle hole and a first toothed portion. A second sleeve includes a second axle hole, a second toothed portion, and a positioning portion. A third sleeve has a third axle hole and an actuating portion. An axle extends through the first, second, and third axle holes. A handle fixed to the third sleeve is operable to move the actuating portion relative to the positioning portion, causing the second toothed portion to engage with or disengage from the first toothed portion. An angular position of the backrest relative to the seat is adjustable when the second toothed portion disengages from the first toothed portion. The angular position of the backrest is fixed when the second toothed portion engages with the first toothed portion. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313879 | INTEGRATED CONTINUOUS RECLINER AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY - An integrated continuous recliner and motor assembly for a seat includes a recliner mechanism with inner base plate, disc member, first wedge member and second wedge member disposed about a shaft, a biasing member that operatively engages the wedge members with a cam member, a retainer ring member having outwardly extending tabs, a first recliner gear having gear teeth for rotatably engaging the seat and a second recliner gear engaged with the first recliner gear teeth. A gear motor has an output shaft and a transmission including a gear train, drive shaft and a drive tab that engage the first wedge and second wedge. The motor rotational torque transferred from the output shaft to drive shaft rotate the wedges until either one contacts the cam member to initiate rotational movement of the first recliner gears to adjust the angular position of the seat back with respect to the seat base. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313880 | VEHICLE HEADREST DEVICE - A vehicle headrest device capable of both securing the comfort of an occupant under normal conditions and enhancing the whiplash injury prevention effect, while enabling the headrest body to be made thinner. In this device, a dilatant pad formed from a material with dilatant characteristics is disposed at a front portion of a headrest body. The pad is soft in normal circumstances, and so the occupant's head can be softly supported by the headrest body. However, the pad instantly becomes hard when load from the occupant's head is imparted to the front portion of the headrest body such as during an impact to the rear face of a vehicle, suppressing rearward head movement. Moreover, a thinner headrest body can be achieved due to being able to dispense with a foam body disposed at the front portion of the headrest body to secure the comfort of the occupant. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313881 | CHAIR WITH A HEAD AND NECK SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A chair includes a backrest, and a head and neck support structure arranged at the top side of the backrest for supporting the head and neck of a person resting on the backrest. The head and neck support includes a neck support portion shaped like a convex bar and transversely arranged at the top side of the backrest, and a plurality of radial V-grooves radially upwardly extended from the top side of the neck support portion and inclining upwardly backwardly from the neck support portion in a smooth manner. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313882 | FOLDABLE LEG REST - A foldable leg rest has a slide base, a first folding assembly, a second folding assembly, a first stage drive mechanism and a second stage drive mechanism. The slide base has a slide frame. The first folding assembly has a first frame pivotally connected to the slide frame. The second folding assembly has a second frame pivotally connected to the first frame. In use, the first stage drive mechanism is operated to drive the first frame to pivot relative to the slide frame and the second stage drive mechanism is operated to drive the second frame to pivot relative to the first frame. Therefore, the legs of a sitter can be stretched and placed on the folding assemblies so as to enhance comfort and minimize fatigue. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313883 | CHAIR WITH PIVOT FUNCTION AND METHOD OF MAKING - Some embodiments relate to a chair including a base, a hub, and a seat frame. The hub is supported by the base and includes first and second side mounts and first and second covers. The first side mount is positioned on a first side of the chair and includes a back portion and a bottom portion. The first cover is coupled to the first side mount to define a first channel with the first side mount. The seat frame includes a first lateral member having a lower portion and an upper portion that is pivotally coupled to the back portion of the first side mount and is configured to angulate relative to the lower portion. The lower portion of the first lateral member is slidably received in the first channel such that two sides and a bottom of the lower portion received within the first channel are substantially hidden. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313884 | CHAIR BACKREST DEVICE - The invention is capable of maintaining the planar view curve profile of the elastic membranous member of the back-contacting surface while enabling the maintenance of a stable and comfortable seated posture. The side frame members ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313885 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is such that a seating surface is formed by a plurality of pad block portions, each of which has a convex shape due to a pleat structure, that are fit together, with a sectional shape in a width direction of the seating surface being a concave shape. Even at a location of the seating surface formed in the concave shape that is affected by a difference in body shape of a seated person, a shape of the location is formed in a shape following the body shape of the seated person. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313886 | Process For Integration of Paraffinic Froth Treatment Hub and A Bitumen Ore Mining and Extraction Facility - A process for regionalization of mining bitumen-containing oil sands ore for extraction and conversion to produce dry bitumen comprises operating multiple separate oil sands ore mining and extraction facilities or in situ thermal recovery facilities, to produce separate bitumen froth streams; operating a regional paraffinic froth treatment (PFT) hub for receiving a portion of each of the separate bitumen froth streams and treating the bitumen froth streams to produce the dry bitumen; optionally providing a portion of the dry bitumen stream to the bitumen upgrading facility and another portion of the dry bitumen stream to a bitumen market pipeline or remote upgrading facility; and optionally comprising regionalization of water distribution where by-product waters are recovered from the PFT hub and the upgrading facilities and distributed to the mining and extraction facilities for use as extraction processing water to produce the bitumen froth streams. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313887 | LINEPAN AND LONGWALL MINING MACHINE - A longwall mining machine and a linepan section, the linepan section may include a face-side rail, a gob-side rail opposite the face-side rail, and a conveyor pan between the face-side rail and the gob-side rail. The face-side rail may have a generally horizontal top surface at a top surface height and with a top surface width, an angled loading surface extending toward the mining face and the ground surface and arranged at an oblique angle relative to the top surface, the loading surface being at a loading height and with a loading surface width, the loading surface width being at least about 25 percent of the total width, and a material cavity defined in the face surface below the loading surface and recessed toward a gob-side. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313888 | METHOD FOR COATING ALUMINUM WHEEL, AND ALUMINUM WHEEL - The present invention provides a method for coating an aluminum wheel using a coating composition capable of forming a coating film having a superior cosmetic property as well as an anticorrosive property much enough for preventing corrosion even in the use in an area where the coating film is susceptible to salt damage, and an aluminum wheel obtained by the method. A method for coating an aluminum wheel including applying an anticorrosive coating composition onto the aluminum wheel, and thereafter applying a clear coating composition to form a transparent multilayer coating film, wherein the anticorrosive coating composition contains an acrylic resin (1) having a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 140,000, a glass transition point of 20 to 50° C., a hydroxyl value of 10 to 50 mgKOH/g, and an acid value of 10 to 40 mgKOH/g, and an epoxy resin (2) having an epoxy equivalent of 210 to 1,000 g/eq and contains the epoxy resin (2) in an amount of 5 to 20 parts by weight on the solid matter basis to 100 parts by weight of the solid matter of the acrylic resin (1). | 2013-11-28 |
20130313889 | VEHICLE WHEEL - A vehicle wheel includes a wheel rim on which is provided a plurality of plate-like covering elements, which are mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis, for temporarily closing off associated apertures in the wheel rim, wherein each covering element can be displaced along the pivot axis under centrifugal force counter to the force of a restoring element and is connected to the wheel rim by means of a coupling element, which imparts positive guidance during a displacement movement, in such a way that the covering element can be pivoted between a radially inner open position and a radially outer closed position, wherein a pivot axis rod arranged on the outer side of the wheel rim is connected to the covering element via a hydraulic or pneumatic vibration damper. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313890 | WHEEL BUILT-IN LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wheel for mounting to an axle of a wheeled product, the wheel comprising an axle receiving bore extending from a front wall to a rear wall of the wheel; the axle receiving bore comprising at least one finger integral with the wheel and extending towards the front wall of the wheel, the finger comprising a detent facing inwardly into the axle receiving bore, the finger being adapted to be flexed from an insertion position to a locking position and from a locking position into an unlocking position, the finger being flexed outwards in the insertion position as the axle is inserted within the axle receiving bore, and the finger being flexed inwards to insert the detent into a notch of the axle once the axle is inserted in the axle receiving bore in the locking position; and the finger being flexed outwards thereby disengaging the detent from the notch in the unlocking position. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313891 | CRAWLER TRACK - A crawler track includes a link and is driven in a direction of travel by a sprocket having a plurality of teeth. The link includes a pad, a first grouser, and a second grouser. The pad defines a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end, and a second end spaced apart from the first end along the direction of travel. The pad defines at least one opening extending through the pad between the first surface and the second surface, and the opening is operable to receive a sprocket tooth. The first grouser is positioned on the first surface proximate the first end of the pad, while the second grouser is positioned on the first surface proximate the second end of the pad. The first grouser and the second grouser extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the track. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313892 | POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for power management includes a first power supply module for obtaining power according to Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology and transmitting the power into a first power supply; a second power supply module providing a second power supply; a power detecting module outputting a first power voltage value corresponding to the first power supply; a power switching module receiving and outputting the first power supply, and outputting the second power supply when a switching signal is received; a mode determination module determining auto switching mode or manual switching mode and thereby generating an auto switching mode signal or manual switching mode signal; a control module transmitting a notification message when the first voltage value fails to meet a predetermined voltage during manual switching mode, and transmitting the switching signal when the first voltage fails to meet the predetermined voltage during auto switching mode. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313893 | CONTACTLESS POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME, CONTACTLESS POWER FEEDING FACILITY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTACTLESS POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTACTLESS POWER FEEDING FACILITY - A method capable of efficiently adjusting both the resonance frequency and impedance of a resonant system in contactless power transmission by a resonance method is provided. A variable capacitor adjusts a resonance frequency of a secondary self-resonant coil. An impedance matching box adjusts an input impedance of a resonant system. An ECU first adjusts the resonance frequency of the secondary self-resonant coil by controlling the variable capacitor, and after the adjustment of the resonance frequency, adjusts the input impedance of the resonant system by controlling the impedance matching box. During the adjustment of the resonance frequency by the variable capacitor, the ECU sets an impedance of the impedance matching box to a predetermined fixed value. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313894 | Blackout Ride-Through System - A blackout ride-through system adapted to bridge a gap in the supply of electrical energy to an electric drive of a marine vessel caused by a blackout of a main power supply is provided. The main power supply includes a generator and is configured to provide electrical energy for operating the electric drive of the marine vessel. The blackout ride-through system includes a battery coupled to the main power supply and to the electric drive of the marine vessel and configured to store electrical energy for operating the electric drive in case of a blackout of the main power supply. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313895 | DEVICE FOR THE INDUCTIVE TRANSFER OF ELECTRIC ENERGY - A device for the inductive transfer of electric energy from a stationary unit having a current supply device and a primary inductance connected thereto, to a vehicle which is adjacent to the stationary unit and has a secondary inductance. The vehicle has an emitter device for sending a data signal in the secondary inductance and the stationary unit includes a capturing device for capturing a data signal emitted by the primary inductance. The current supply device is activated by the capturing device in accordance with the content of the captured data signal for injecting the primary inductance. The emitting device includes a memory with a vehicle-specific code and the data signal which it produces contains the code. The capturing device includes a memory with an authorisation code and a comparison device such that the activation of the current supply device is triggered only if the comparison device identifies the authorisation code in the captured data signal. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313896 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, METHOD FOR DISCONNECTING A BATTERY FROM A CONNECTION DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A power supply device includes a first electric line and at least one battery connected to the first electric line. In one embodiment, the at least one battery is a lithium-ion battery. The power supply device also includes an electrically operable circuit breaker arranged in the first electric line and configured to interrupt a current flow in the first electric line. The power supply device further comprises a second electric line configured to supply power to the circuit breaker. An over current protection device is arranged in the second electric line and is configured to interrupt a current flow in the second electric line to control the circuit breaker so as to interrupt the current flow in the first electric line. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313897 | AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH AN ALTERNATOR ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM - Automotive electrical system for a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle; the electric vehicle system comprising a series of electric vehicle loads, an electric battery, and an alternator generating a supply voltage of the electric vehicle loads and of the electric battery; the alternator comprising an inductive electric circuit adapted to be crossed by an electric control current; the electric vehicle system comprises an alternator electronic control system configured so as to determine a series of battery parameters (pam_bat) indicating the state of operation of the electric battery; determine at least a first vehicle parameter indicating the acceleration of the motor vehicle; determine the operative state of the internal combustion engine; determine an electric regulation voltage according to the operative engine station, to the vehicle parameter and to the battery parameters; vary an electric control current circulating in the inductive electric circuit of the alternator according to the electric regulation voltage. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313898 | Arrangement and Method for Stabilizing a Voltage Applied to a First Electric Consuming Device Arranged in an Onboard Power Supply System of a Vehicle - An arrangement and method are provided for stabilizing a voltage applied to a first electric consumer arranged in a vehicle onboard power supply system that includes a second electric consumer. A first voltage supply unit provides a supply voltage; a storage unit stores electric energy; a second voltage supply unit provides a charging voltage; a switching unit is connected to the first consumer, the storage unit, the first voltage supply unit and the second voltage supply unit; and a control unit determines whether a stabilization is to be carried out. If no stabilization is to be carried out, the control unit activates the switching unit such that the first consumer is connected to the first voltage supply unit and, as soon as the stabilization is to be carried out, the first consumer is connected to a series connection formed by the storage unit and the first voltage supply unit. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313899 | POWER STRIP AND POWER MEASUREMENT METHOD - A power strip includes: jack portions; current meters each configured to measure a current being supplied from the corresponding jack portion to one of external electrical devices, and to output a measurement signal corresponding to a magnitude of the current; and a computing unit configured to obtain instantaneous values of the current at a plurality of time points on the basis of the measurement signal, and to calculate a power value using the instantaneous values. The computing unit configured to obtain the instantaneous values of the current by using any one of a first zero point and a second zero point as a reference. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313900 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IN SITU SOLAR MODULE BIASING - A system and method for biasing one or more arrays of photovoltaic modules. An array of biasing photovoltaic modules is coupled to an array of photovoltaic modules to be biased. The coupling may be via a current regulating device. The array of biasing photovoltaic modules and current regulating device provide a forward bias current to the array of photovoltaic modules to be biased. The array of biasing photovoltaic modules includes more photovoltaic modules than the array of photovoltaic modules to be biased. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313901 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM HAVING INTERNAL FAULT PROTECTION - An electrical system architecture has at least two sources of electrical power, each delivering power to an individual AC bus. The individual AC buses are connected by a tie bus. A first source of electric power delivers power into a first AC bus, and the first AC bus delivers power to a first set of users. A supply current sensor is between the first source of power and the first AC bus. A tie bus output sensor senses output power from the AC bus being delivered onto the tie bus. A plurality of user output current sensors sense current passing to each of the plurality of users. A control is operable to compare a sensed current in the supply current sensor, and sum the current in the tie bus output sensor, and the plurality of user output sensors. If the sum of the output sensors differs by more than a predetermined amount from the current sensed by the supply sensor, the control identifies a fault. The first AC bus is then disconnected from the tie bus. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313902 | POWER CONTROL APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM - There is provided an apparatus including a power control apparatus for supplying power from an external power source or power from private power supply equipment to a plurality of electrical appliances, the power control apparatus including a power failure detection device for detecting an interruption of power supply from the external power source and for measuring a power supply interruption duration, a storage device for storing power supply information regarding power supply from the private power supply equipment to the electrical appliances, and a power supply control device for controlling the power supply from the private power supply equipment to the electrical appliances based on the power supply information stored in the storage device when the power supply interruption duration measured by the power failure detection device is in excess of a predetermined time period. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313903 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a semiconductor integrated circuit including first and second supply terminals; an input voltage selection circuit including a power-on reset circuit, an input voltage detection circuit, a control circuit and a power-on reset auxiliary circuit; and first and second power supply switches, and its operating method. When the above detection circuit detects the supply of both first and second power supply voltages to both supply terminals upon completion of a power on reset operation of the reset circuit, the control circuit controls either of both power supply switches, having a high priority of preset priorities, to an on state. After its control, the auxiliary circuit detects a power failure in the power supply voltage supplied to the high-priority power supply switch. The reset circuit performs another power on reset operation. The control circuit controls the power supply switch having a low priority of the priorities to an on state. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313904 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor integrated circuit and its operating method are provided. The present circuit has first and second supply terminals capable of supplying first and second power supply voltages respectively, an input voltage selection circuit coupled to the first and second supply terminals, and first and second power supply switches. The input voltage selection circuit includes a power-on reset circuit, an input voltage detection circuit and a control circuit. When the supply of the first or second power supply voltage to one of both supply terminals is detected upon completion of a power on reset operation, one of both power supply switches and the other thereof are controlled to on and off respectively. When the supply of both power supply voltages to both supply terminals is detected, the one thereof and the other thereof are respectively controlled to on and off according to the preset order of precedence. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313905 | Power Conversion System - The present disclosure relates to a power conversion system comprising a transformer comprising first, second, and third inductive coupling elements, a first power supply arranged to provide a voltage across the first coupling element, a second power supply arranged to provide a voltage across the second coupling element, an output arranged to receive a voltage from the third coupling element. In use, the voltage across the first coupling element and the voltage across the second coupling element are arranged to induce a voltage in the third coupling element. The system also comprises a control arrangement arranged to independently control the operation of the first and second power supplies. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313906 | REMOTE LOAD BYPASS SYSTEM - A load bypass switch enables continuous power to remote loads in the event of 1) failure of one or more remote loads, or 2) faults within the remote loads, within a dc power system. The bypass switch utilizes the passive components of the dc loads or inverters and therefore reduces overall component count. A black start method for the remote dc system uses the same passives present inside the loads/inverters and simultaneously uses some of the features of the bypass switch. A bypass-module-yard uses multiple bypass switches enabling continuous power to the remote loads in the event of failure of one or more power distribution cables (in-feed to the remote loads) located remotely in the dc system. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313907 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR LINEAR ACTUATOR APPARATUS AND BATTERY MODULE THEREOF - A power supply device for a linear actuator apparatus, which includes a control module and a battery module. The power supply device further provides a battery module including a box, a primary power supply unit and a standby power supply unit. The box has a first chamber, a second chamber and a separating plate formed between the first chamber and the second chamber. The primary power supply unit is provided in the first chamber. The standby power supply unit is provided in the second chamber. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313908 | Communication power with multi-energy-source supply and control method - The present disclosure discloses a communication power with multi-energy-source supply and a control method. The communication power includes: an inputting unit ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313909 | Single-pole switching unit for limiting the energy flow in a series circuit comprising photovoltaic modules, photovoltaic module arrangement and photovoltaic module - In various embodiments, a single-pole switching unit for limiting the energy flow in a series circuit having photovoltaic modules by a pulsating control signal present on at least one DC line is provided. The switching unit may include: a switching element, which is designed to reduce the current flow in the at least one DC line of the photovoltaic modules; a transmission element, which is designed to couple out an electrical control signal present on the DC line and to control the switching element merely with the energy of the coupled-out control signal; and a coupling element, which is arranged in parallel with the switching element and which conducts the control signal through the switching unit when the switching element is nonconducting. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313910 | POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a power transmitting device includes a power supply unit, a power transmitting coil, a first switch, a piezoelectric element, and a first switch controller. The power supply unit is configured to generate a transmission power by using power supplied to a power input terminal. Once the first switch is turned on, the first switch electrically connects an external power supply and the power input terminal until the first switch is turned off next time. The piezoelectric element is disposed at a position at which a weight of a placed power receiving device can be detected. The piezoelectric element is configured to generate a detection power according to the weight of the placed power receiving device. The first switch controller is configured to generate a starting power by the detection power and switches the first switch to on by using the starting power. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313911 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a power supply apparatus of a wireless power transmitting apparatus wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power receiving apparatus. The power supply apparatus includes a power supply to supply DC power, an oscillator to generate an AC signal having a predetermined frequency and an AC power generator to generate AC power using the AC signal and the DC power. The power supply apparatus controls an operating time of the AC power generator to adjust the power supplied to the wireless power transmitting apparatus. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313912 | CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, contactless power transfer apparatus includes: transmission coil; primary capacitor; reception coil opposing transmission coil through gap; and secondary capacitor. Specification of frequency of the transmission coil and that of the reception coil are equal. At least one of electrical power specification and gap length specification of the transmission coil differ from the reception coil. When the electrical power specification of the power transmission coil differ from that of the power reception coil, the power is supplied from the transmission coil to the reception coil by using smaller one of the power of the transmission coil and of the reception coil as maximum power. When the gap length specification of the transmission coil differs from that of the reception coil, the transmission coil opposes the reception coil through the gap length, which is the specification of the transmission coil. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313913 | VEHICLE AND EXTERNAL POWER FEEDING APPARATUS - A vehicle self-resonant coil provided at a vehicle is formed to extend along a circumference of a winding center, centered about the winding center. The distance between the center of the vehicle and an anti-node of the vehicle self-resonant coil that is the area of the anti-node of AC current flowing through the vehicle self-resonant coil when electromagnetic field resonant coupling is established between the vehicle self-resonant coil and the facility self-resonant coil is shorter than the distance between the winding center and the center of the vehicle. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313914 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR - A control circuit for a USB connector includes a first electronic switch. Before a universal serial bus (USB) device is plugged into the USB connector, a ground pin of the USB connector is idle. A control terminal of the first electronic switch receives a high level signal and first and second terminals of the first electronic switch are disconnected. When the USB device is plugged into the USB connector, the ground pin of the USB connector is grounded. The control terminal of the first electronic switch then receives a low level signal and the first and second terminals of the first electronic switch are connected. A power supply connected to the first terminal of the first electronic switch supplies power to the power pin of the USB connector through the first electronic switch. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313915 | RELAY UNIT AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A relay unit electrically opens and closes between a power supply and a power-consuming device. The relay unit includes electronic components in a housing including a case and a cover, the electronic components including a resistor, a first relay connected in series with the resistor, and a second relay, the second relay connecting the power supply and the power-consuming device through an external connection terminal and being connected in parallel with the resistor and the first relay. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313916 | SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING CIRCUITRY IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS - An electrical device for performing a particular function includes a system circuit for performing the function, and a dedicated power supply for providing power to the circuit. Both the system circuit and the power supply are hermetically sealed within a housing. The device within the housing is intended to be sterilized using high temperature, reaching a sterilization temperature. According to the invention, the device includes a thermal switch which is electrically connected between the system circuit and the power supply. With the present invention, the electrical components of a device are automatically protected from thermal damage during sterilization. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313917 | ELECTRICAL MEANS TO LIMIT CURRENT IN BATTERY OPERATED PATIENT-CONNECTED MEDICAL DEVICES | 2013-11-28 |
20130313918 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING CHARGING CABLE, AND CHARGING DEVICE - A driving battery of a vehicle that can be electrically driven is charged by determining a resistance value that corresponds to the size of the electrical resistance between two contacts of the charging cable, where the size of the electrical resistance specifies the current-carrying capacity of the charging cable. As a function of the determined resistance value, one of a plurality of line protection devices which are disposed on the charging device is switched into the charge current path. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313919 | VIBRATOR FOR PERFORMING RECIPROCATORY MOVEMENT TO GENERATE VIBRATION, AND VIBRATION GENERATOR - A vibrator includes a frame, a swing unit, and an elastic member. The swing unit is disposed within the frame and holds a magnet. The elastic member connects the swing unit and the frame. The swing unit is movable with respect to the frame while deforming the elastic member. The frame, the swing unit, and the elastic member are integrally molded with each other. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313920 | SLIDING DEVICE - A covering is easily mounted and/or demounted to envelop an overall sliding device with onboard moving-magnet linear motor. The covering helps improved propulsion, high velocity and response of a table even with small in dimension, compact in construction. End blocks are installed in opposite ends of a bed and a linear motor is placed between the bed and the table. The end blocks are made in solid bodies which are tightened to the bed together with a coil board. The end blocks have butting surfaces which can come into abutment against the ends of the table to protect the table from getting out of the bed. The end blocks have locking recesses which mate with locking jaws on the covering to fasten the covering to the end blocks. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313921 | Segmented Stator Assembly - A stator has a plurality of segments connected with connectors to define a core for the stator. Each of the segments comprises a plurality of laminations arranged side by side forming a lamination stack with axially opposite sides. The lamination stack has an end cap abutting an axial side of the lamination stack. The end cap has first and second posts extending axially therefrom. At least one of the posts defining a wire path for wire wound around the stack. Each of the connectors comprises a bridge portion. The bridge portion has openings dimensioned to receive the posts in a manner that the connector is removably attachable to the post of the end cap of a segment and the post of the end cap of an adjacent segment. The connector has an insulator portion projecting from the bridge portion. The insulator portion extends between adjacent segments when the connector is removably attached to adjacent segments. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313922 | AMORPHOUS STATOR, AND ELECTRIC MOTOR USING SAME - Provided is an amorphous stator for use in a high-power, high-speed electric motor, and an electric motor using the amorphous stator, in which amorphous alloy powder is compressed and molded into a number of unit split cores, to then be assembled with bobbins, and to thus be easily molded into a core of a complex shape, and a core loss is minimized by using the amorphous alloy powder, to thus promote improvement of an efficiency of the motor. The electric motor includes: a stator in which a coil is wound on bobbins respectively formed in a number of unit split cores, and the number of unit split cores are assembled in an annular form by an integral or split bobbin; and a rotor that is rotated by an interaction with the stator, wherein the unit split cores are molded with mixed powder made of plate-shaped amorphous alloy powder and spherical soft magnetic powder. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313923 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE COATING FOR PERMANENT MAGNETS IN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A method of manufacturing an electric machine that includes providing a core defining a slot, coating a magnet body prior to installation of the magnet body into the slot and installing the magnet body into the slot wherein the coating on the magnet body has a thermal conductivity of at least about 0.3 W·m | 2013-11-28 |
20130313924 | BRUSH ASSEMBLY FOR A POWER TOOL MOTOR - A power tool is provided including a tool housing in which an electric motor is disposed. The electric motor includes a stator and an armature rotatably received within the stator. The armature has an armature shaft on which a commutator is mounted. The power tool further includes at least one brush assembly disposed around the commutator, the brush assembly including: a brush having two grooves on opposites surfaces therein; a brush holder comprising two support plates arranged defining guiderails that extend into the grooves of the brush to facilitate movement of the brush along a single axis; and a spring contacting the brush that urges the brush radially inwardly along the axis. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313925 | BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR POWER TOOL WITH COMBINED PCB DESIGN - A power tool with a combined printed circuit board (PCB) that reduces internal wiring of the power tool and provides a large amount of air flow to internal components. In some instances, the combined PCB has a surfboard shape and includes a motor control unit and power switching elements (Field Effect Transistors or FETs). The combined surfboard PCB is located above the trigger, but below the motor and drive mechanism. In other instances, the combined PCB has a doughnut shape and is located coaxially with a motor shaft. The combined PCB may be positioned between a doughnut-shaped control PCB and the motor. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313926 | Handheld power tool - A handheld power tool having an electronically commutated drive motor which is situated in an associated housing and which has a rotor provided with a rotor shaft, in which the rotor shaft is rotatably mounted in the associated housing having an axial clearance which is based at least partially on manufacturing tolerances, and at least one position sensor magnet is rotatably fixedly mounted on the rotor shaft. The position sensor magnet is assigned a sleeve-like spacer for reducing the axial clearance. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313927 | ELECTRICAL POWER TOOL - An electrical power tool has an electronically commutated drive motor, preferably a direct current motor. The motor includes a stator core equipped with an insulating body, on which core a motor winding is embodied. Also included in the motor is at least one electrically conductive connector element for electrical connection of the motor winding, the connector element being disposed on the insulating body. The connector element has a fastening segment, and a receptacle for reception of the fastening segment is provided on the insulating body. The fastening segment and the receptacle have complementary geometrical shapes that prevent self-actuated detachment of the fastening segment disposed in the receptacle. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313928 | Electric Machine Rotor Cooling Method - An electric motor coupled to a driven device of a vehicle. The electric motor includes a rotor and a shaft coupled to the rotor. The rotor has at least one radially oriented cavity and at least one fluid channel. The fluid channel extends in a generally axial direction. The fluid channel is fluidly connected to the at least one radially oriented cavity. The shaft has a fluid passageway therein. The at least one radially oriented cavity has a fluid connection to the fluid passageway of the shaft. The at least one radially oriented cavity leads to a radial exit from the rotor for a flow of fluid therefrom. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313929 | CONTROL DEVICE AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE INTEGRAL WITH CONTROL DEVICE - A control device ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313930 | ELECTROMECHANICAL CONVERTER SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - The invention relates to a converter system ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313931 | BEARING LUBRICANT AND USE THEREOF - A bearing lubricant of the present invention contains a compound represented by the following general formula: | 2013-11-28 |
20130313932 | ROTOR AND MOTOR INCLUDING THE ROTOR - A rotor includes a rotor core, a plurality of embedded magnets that are fixedly embedded in the rotor core, and end magnets provided on respective axial sides of the rotor core. The end magnets are formed by magnetizing magnetic material such that magnetic poles of the end magnets are provided at such positions as to axially face magnetic path portions serving as magnetic paths for magnetic fluxes of the embedded magnets, the magnetic fluxes passing through an outer periphery of the rotor core and each magnetic pole of the end magnet has the same polarity as the polarity of the magnetic pole of the embedded magnets, which appears in a corresponding one of the magnetic path portions. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313933 | ROTOR OF MOTOR AND FAN DRIVING MOTOR INCLUDING ROTOR - Provided are a rotor of a motor capable of attaining a high-speed rotation by appropriately dispersing a stress exerted on a flux barrier portion while reducing a leakage of magnetic flux, and a fan driving motor including the rotor. A second inner wall surface is greater than a first inner wall surface in length in a cross-section perpendicular to a rotational axis (C). A side wall surface has a flux barrier wall surface extending from each of both ends of the second inner wall surface in the cross-section perpendicular to the rotational axis (C), the flux barrier wall surface extending outward relative to the second inner wall surface in an extending direction of the second inner wall surface and more distant from an outer edge of a rotor as it goes from the second inner wall surface toward the first inner wall surface in the cross-section perpendicular to the rotational axis (C). | 2013-11-28 |
20130313934 | ROTOR OF MOTOR AND FAN DRIVING MOTOR INCLUDING ROTOR - Provided are a rotor of a motor capable of attaining a high-speed rotation by appropriately dispersing a stress exerted on a flux barrier portion while reducing a leakage of magnetic flux, and a fan driving motor including the rotor. A second inner wall surface is greater than a first inner wall surface in length in a cross-section perpendicular to a rotational axis (C). A side wall surface has a flux barrier wall surface extending from each of both ends of the second inner wall surface in the cross-section perpendicular to the rotational axis (C), the flux barrier wall surface extending outward relative to the second inner wall surface in an extending direction of the second inner wall surface and more distant from an outer edge of a rotor as it goes from the second inner wall surface toward the first inner wall surface in the cross-section perpendicular to the rotational axis (C). The permanent magnets are placed such that radially outward polarities of two or more permanent magnets adjacent in the circumferential direction of the rotor are the same in a state in which the permanent magnets are inserted into the slots, respectively. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313935 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A brushless motor includes a stationary unit and a rotary unit rotatably supported with respect to the stationary unit. The stationary unit includes an armature and a base member arranged to support the armature. The rotary unit includes a magnet, a hub made of a magnetic material and a rotor yoke made of a magnetic material. The armature includes a plurality of coil patterns arranged along a circumferential direction. The hub includes an inner lower surface, an outer lower surface and a recess portion. The recess portion is arranged between the inner lower surface and the outer lower surface and depressed upward. At least a portion of the magnet is accommodated within the recess portion. At least one of the inner lower surface and the outer lower surface is positioned above a lower surface of the magnet. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313936 | ROTOR AND MOTOR INCLUDING ROTOR - A rotor includes: a rotor core fixed to a rotating shaft so as to be rotatable together with the rotating shaft; and a plurality of permanent magnets embedded and fixed in the rotor core. Each permanent magnet is formed of a pair of magnet pieces having a pair of magnetic pole-facing portions radially extending and magnetized so that poles of the same polarity face each other in a circumferential direction. The pair of the magnetic pole-facing portions is formed so that the length of each magnetic pole-facing portion in a magnetization direction is greater in a radially outer portion than in a radially inner portion. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313937 | Rotor Lamination Stress Relief - A multilayer laminated rotor is mountable on a shaft for rotation relative to a stator of a rotary electric machine arrangement. The rotor has a plurality of laminas, joined together, and voids for receiving magnets. An annular rotor section, which surrounds a shaft opening within which the shaft is receivable, extends between the shaft opening and a radially outer circumferential rotor surface. The annular section mentioned includes an undulating series of the voids in void groups extending from the radially outer circumferential rotor surface inwardly toward the shaft opening and then back toward the radially outer circumferential rotor surface, as well as a solid radially interior portion without any of the voids. Distal voids in the void groups include curved, arcuate, or recurved stress relieving features extending inwardly from radially innermost corner locations of the distal voids. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313938 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A brushless motor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, and a field magnet member. The first rotor core includes primary projecting pieces arranged along a circumferential direction at equal intervals. The second rotor core has the same shape as the first rotor core, and includes secondary projecting pieces arranged along the circumferential direction at equal intervals. The secondary projecting pieces are positioned between the primary projecting pieces that are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction. The field magnet member is arranged between the first rotor core and the second rotor core. The field magnet member is magnetized along an axial direction to generate primary magnetic poles in the primary projecting pieces, and generate secondary magnetic poles in the secondary projecting pieces. A rotor includes the first rotor core, the second rotor core, and the field magnet member. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313939 | MOTOR - A motor includes a plate-like insulating member that is interposed between coils located next to each other in the circumferential direction. Elastically deformable small protrusions, which protrude radially inward, are formed at an inner side portion of the insulating member, the inner side portion contacting inner covering portions of the insulators. The small protrusions are formed such that the insulating member is allowed to be inserted between the coils from the axial direction when the small protrusions are elastically deformed and the small protrusions are engaged with axial end faces of the inner covering portions. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313940 | ARMATURE END INSULATOR FOR A POWER TOOL MOTOR - An electric motor is provided including a stator and an armature received within the stator for rotational movement within the stator. The armature includes an armature shaft on which a commutator is mounted, and a lamination stack also mounted on the armature shaft and having radially extending teeth that form slots therebetween. The armature further includes end insulator arranged at an end of the lamination stack, the end insulator having a base portion fitted around the armature shaft and insulating teeth corresponding to the radially extending teeth of the lamination stack. A set of coils are wound in the lamination stack slots and the end insulator slots. In an embodiment, at least a portion of the insulating teeth has a greater thickness than at least a portion of the base portion. In another embodiment, at least one of said insulating teeth has a greater thickness than at least another of said insulating teeth. In yet another embodiment, the end insulator has a uniform thickness of at least 5 mm. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313941 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES - A system and method for generating electricity by combining a fuel core and a drive regulation and containment system, the fuel core having a plurality of radioactive isotopes disposed between a plurality of crystalline lattices, and the drive regulation and containment system having a plurality of electromagnets that concentrate charged particles generated in the fuel core from the plurality of radioactive isotopes, and an electric field generated by an electron flow initiation system for driving the charged particles through the fuel core to create a current flow. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313942 | ELECTRO-HYDRODYNAMIC SYSTEM - An electro-hydrodynamic system including an energy harvester and an adjustable member, wherein the energy harvester includes a charge source including: an injector configured to emit particles into a wind stream and an electrode configured to charge the particles to a first polarity and to generate a first electric field. The adjustable member supports the energy harvester, and is configured to control a distance between electrical ground and at least one component of the energy harvester. A method for controlling the electric field magnitude of an electro-hydrodynamic system including placing an energy harvester comprising a charge source at a distance away from electrical ground, the distance being an equilibrium distance; receiving a first measurement of a parameter indicative of electric field magnitude near the charge source; and in response to the first measurement surpassing a threshold, increasing the distance between the energy harvester and electrical ground. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313943 | GRAPHENE SHEET AND NANOMECHANICAL RESONATOR - A graphene sheet is provided. The graphene sheet includes a carbon lattice and a spatial distribution of defects in the carbon lattice. The spatial distribution of defects is configured to tailor the buckling properties of the graphene sheet. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313944 | NANOGENERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nanogenerator and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The nanogenerator includes a boron nitride atomic layer, and a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the boron nitride atomic layer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313945 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, MOTOR, ROBOT HAND, AND ROBOT - A motor includes a vibrating plate having a projection part to be pressed against a driven member and a piezoelectric material provided on the vibrating plate, wherein a Young's modulus E | 2013-11-28 |
20130313946 | PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The inventive concept discloses a piezoelectric energy harvesting array and a method of manufacturing the same. The manufacturing method may include forming a plurality of piezoelectric energy harvesting devices; connecting masses to one side of the piezoelectric energy harvesting devices and connecting the other side of the piezoelectric energy harvesting devices facing the masses to a base; and individually tuning a resonant frequency of each of the piezoelectric energy harvesting devices to prevent mismatch of resonant frequency when the masses vibrate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313947 | INTEGRATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS WITH SUBSTRATES - Devices having piezoelectric material structures integrated with substrates are described. Fabrication techniques for forming such devices are also described. The fabrication may include bonding a piezoelectric material wafer to a substrate of a differing material. A structure, such as a resonator, may then be formed from the piezoelectric material wafer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313948 | Electric Motor/Generator With Multiple Individually Controlled Turn-Less Structures - A topological change in motor philosophy based on a turn-less stator that is coupled to independent inverters with separate drives is presented herein. The turn-less stator has a multitude of parallel H bridges and an extremely low impedance. This combination of a turn-less stator and independent inverters is unlike conventional motor and actuator technology that requires multi-turn windings for impedance matching with conventional high impedance power systems. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313949 | ROTARY ACTUATOR - A casing includes a support tubular part. An input shaft is rotatably supported in the casing. A motor is housed in the casing and rotationally drives the input shaft. An output shaft includes an output tubular part, which is formed in a tubular shape to rotatably couple an end part of a driven shaft in its inside and rotatably supported inside the support tubular part of the casing. The output shaft outputs the rotary force of the motor to the driven shaft with the transfer to the rotation of the input shaft. A bearing member is provided to be supported inside the support tubular part of the casing and rotatably bear the driven shaft in a state that the manual shaft is coupled to the output tubular part of the output shaft. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313950 | MOTOR SPINDLE FIXTURE - A motor spindle fixture includes a fixing base, a motor and a casing. The motor includes a main body and a spindle penetrating through the main body and protruding from both ends of the main body. The spindle has an end defined as a driving end for driving an external device and another end defined as a fixing end. The motor is pivotally mounted onto the fixing base through the driving end of the spindle. The casing is mounted onto the fixing base and has an accommodating space for accommodating the motor, and a chamber concavely formed on a sidewall of the casing and corresponding to the fixing end of the spindle. The chamber includes a fixing element, and the fixing end of the spindle is extended into the chamber and pivotally coupled to the fixing element for fixing the spindle, and preventing the spindle from being damaged by external impact forces during the operation of the motor. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313951 | CARTON BASED PRODUCT DISPENSER - The present application provides a product dispenser for use with a number of objects. The product dispenser may include a loading shelf, a carton opening mechanism on the loading shelf, and one or more dispensing shelves. | 2013-11-28 |