51st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100322699 | Sanitization Apparatuses, Kits, and Methods - Sanitization apparatuses, kits, and methods, such as, for example, for pens, styluses, handles, remote controls, and pagers. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322700 | HINGED SOAP DISPENSING FOOT CLEANING DEVICE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE AND REPLACEABLE CARTRIDGES - A hinged soap dispensing foot cleaning device with interchangeable and replaceable cartridges comprising inter alia, a hinged fool cleaning chassis assembly, a plurality of interchangeable and replaceable bristle cartridges sized and configured to be removably attached to the chassis assembly, a pump means for pumping a liquid sized and configured to be removably and operatively connected to the chassis assembly, and a liquid filled bladder sized and configured to be housed in the chassis assembly and operatively connected to the pump means and chassis assembly. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322701 | NOVEL MODIFICATION OF PLASTIC LAY-FLAT BINDING COMB - This is a sheet binder or comb configured for use in lay-flat binding technology. This comb allows two- or three-ring binding of finished comb-bound booklets by the addition of a like number of round holes stamped into the comb. Obviously, any number of round holes can be used to accommodate two or more ring binders. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322702 | Quick Coupling Assembly - A quick coupling assembly for fastening a working device to a working machine, wherein the working device comprises at least one pair of counter sleeves placed in the same axle line and at an adjusted distance from each other for pushing to the working machine coupled movable coupling pins ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322703 | Joint assembly with reinforcing member and foam - A joint assembly that includes first and second joint members is provided. The joint assembly includes a reinforcing member that has an outer surface that defines a plurality of cavities. Foam is located in the joint members and engages the reinforcing member such that the foam is located in the cavities of the reinforcing member. Additionally or alternatively, the joint assembly may be constructed so that the inner surface of the first joint member defines a plurality of cavities. Foam is located in the joint members and engages the inner surface of the first joint member so that it is located in the cavities of the first joint member. Various methods of manufacturing and treating the joint assembly are also provided. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322704 | Joint and Anchor Pin Assembly - The present invention discloses a joint and anchor pin assembly, comprising an inner shell, an outer shell, an anchor pin and an elastomer sandwiched between the inner shell and the outer shell, in which assembly, an anchor pin rigid fixed baffle plate is additionally provided at each of both ends of the anchor pin, the inner diameter sidewall of the outer shell is protrudingly provided with a rigid annular stopping plate which extends towards the outer diameter sidewall of the inner shell and is radially movable, between the anchor pin rigid fixed baffle plate and the elastomer there is movably provided a rigid movable baffle plate that is radially movable, the rigid movable baffle plate is in the axial direction in a overlapping state with the anchor pin rigid fixed baffle plate and the elastomer, and in the radial direction in a overlapping state with the outer shell. Compared with the those in prior art, the structure of the present invention could not only prevent the elastomer from being excessively compressed and falling off, but also achieve up-and-down damping via one and the same independent elastomer, as well as assuring the left-and-right damping, and the relative closure of the structure is further achieved. The structure of the present invention has a higher structural strength, a better stability and a longer service life. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322705 | FIXING DEVICE FOR EMBLEM PLATE - A fixing device for an emblem plate includes a front cover, a panel, and a rotating member. The emblem plate is located on an outside of the front cover. A locking portion extends from an inner side of the front cover. The locking portion includes a hook. The panel defines a first through hole. The rotating member includes a rotating shaft extending through the first through hole. The rotating shaft axially defines a second through hole. The locking portion extends through the second through hole. A locking block is formed on an inner sidewall of the second through hole, corresponding to the hook. The rotating shaft can be rotated relative to the front cover in the first through hole of the panel, to release the locking block from the hook. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322706 | ADAPTER COUPLER FOR ADAPTING COUPLINGS OF DIFFERENT DESIGN - An adapter coupler for adapting couplings of different design has a first connecting mechanism for the releasable connecting of the adapter coupler to a first coupling, a second connecting mechanism for the releasable connecting of the adapter coupler to a second coupling, and a coupler housing to connect the first connecting mechanism to the second connecting mechanism. With the objective of simplifying the manual manipulation of the adapter coupler, it is configured to be of lightweight construction, wherein the coupler housing is formed from fiber composite material, in particular carbon file composite material, and exhibits a shape adapted to an adapter coupler constructed from metal, and wherein the coupler housing exhibits a sturdy fiber architecture relative to the stress loads it experiences. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322707 | Vehicle barrier system - A modular vehicle barrier system includes a reaction mass for installation in the earth; at least one post immovably anchored in the reaction mass and extending upwardly therefrom; the reaction mass having a forward member for confronting and compressing the surrounding earth and absorbing energy from the impact of the vehicle with the post. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322708 | LIGHT GUIDE SYSTEM - A light guide system for receiving and transporting ambient light by means of light guides, which system comprises at least one light collecting unit for receiving light and light transporting means to transport the received light to a location remote from the unit, is described wherein the said light collecting unit comprises a number of light guides, the light receiving ends of which are arranged in a two dimensional array of rows and columns whilst downstream these ends the light guides stepwise compose to a number of outgoing transport light guides, which number is substantially lower than the number of light receiving ends and which transport light guides constitute said light transport means. The system has a large light-collecting capability and can be made very compact and is especially very suitable for a road marking system. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322709 | PAVING STONE AND METHOD - A concrete cast stone resembling a flagstone for use with other ones of the concrete cast stones for covering a surface. The concrete cast stone comprising a body having a peripheral contour of non-repetitive jagged shape for interlocking engagement of a plurality of the concrete cast stone. The peripheral contour defining a distinguishable orientation with interlocking side sections and part-interlocking side sections such that said concrete cast stones placed side-by-side interlock by one or a combination of (1) matching the interlocking side sections in a linear arrangement of the concrete cast stones, and (2) matching the part-interlocking side sections in a herringbone arrangement. A method for assembling the concrete cast stone is also provided. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322710 | POTHOLE PATCHING MACHINE - A pothole patching machine includes a container for storage of patch material, and a auger screw conveyor for conveying the patch material from the container to a ram. The ram is adapted to forcibly urge the patch material into a pothole. The ram is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position which completes one fill stroke. The ram also includes a foot plate dimensioned for positioning over the pothole and sensors for sensing when the pothole has been filled. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322711 | Article for use in a fluid diversion system - A synthetic resin article is provided for use in a fluid diversion system with one or more distribution lines. The article's frame has a top, at least one side, a bottom and an interior. At least one aperture is formed at the top. An intake port is disposed on at least one side of the frame, for engagement with the system distribution line. A drainage structure is disposed on the bottom of the frame for downward drainage of standing water into the surrounding soil or other environment. When the system delivers fluid through the distribution line, it is received in the interior of the frame and drains slowly out through the drainage structure but normally when the system delivers fluid to the interior at a sufficient rate, the fluid rises to the top of the frame and percolates out of the outlet aperture. In preferred embodiments, the top includes a plurality of small outlet gratings for additional percolation. In particularly preferred embodiments, the outlet gratings are formed as a plurality of slots for optimized percolation and diffusion. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322712 | FLOTATION STRUCTURE FOR BUOYANT FLOOD PROTECTION BARRIER AND BARRIER INCORPORATING, SUCH A STRUCTURE - A flotation structure for a buoyant flood protection barrier includes a flotation body ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322713 | MICROWAVE GROUND, ROAD, WATER, AND WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS - A microwave ground or road surface heating system that eliminates the need for preparation of the surface to be heated while preventing leakage of microwave radiation. The highly portable microwave heating system prevents leakage of microwave radiation via a microwave horn and sealing shroud configuration that seals the unit to the surface being heated. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322714 | DOCKING SYSTEM WITH JOINT SUPPORTS - A set of components that can be used to construct a structurally sound dock are disclosed. The components can be extruded and the components are shaped such that interconnected components provide support for the other components thereby alleviating weak points due to welded only joints. A fascia channel provides additional strength by including structures that improve the vertical and horizontal strength of the fascia channel. HDPE plastic inserts and sheaves provide sound dampening for metal to metal contact points. Other components include a corner connector, a post system and a hinge system. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322715 | WHEEL ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS - An adjustable lift, such as a boat lift, or an adjustable apparatus mountable to a boat lift, comprising a frame supporting a keyway, a shaft and a screw along which a hub assembly travels. An axle may extend from the hub assembly and support a wheel, such that translation of the hub assembly along screw raises and lowers the wheel with respect to the frame members of the lift. In this way, the lift may be rolled into place, with its wheels then raised, so that frame members and/or feet of the lift rest on a lake bed or other surface. When wanting to move the lift, a user may rotate the screw in an opposite direction, lowering the wheel with respect to the frame member, freeing lift frame members and feet from the lake bed and allowing the user to roll the lift away. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322716 | CAISSON STRUCTURES FOR UNDERGROUND SOIL BLOCKING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ANTI-NOISE NON-VIBRATION CAISSON STRUCTURES USING THEREOF - As described above, the caisson structure according to the present invention is robotized to be moved up and down by itself, and thus there is no need of using large-size constructive machines such as cranes that are used in the existing construction methods, and has an effect of improving capability of structures for underground soil blocking against a lateral force since connections and engagement among inter-lateral-side iron rods or reinforced iron members are continuously integrated all over the four surfaces, which has been weak in a bored piling construction method and a continuous wall construction method such as an SCW (Soil Cement Wall) construction method or CIP (Cast-In Placed Pile) construction method, and this significantly reduces usage of internal reinforcement materials for supporting beams, thus saving costs of construction. Also, the strength and stability of a structure against the lateral force of the inter-lateral-sides, thus leading to a significant lowering in safety accidents such as collapse or upset of temporary structures for soil blocking. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322717 | Pile Splice Assemblies, Pile Systems Involving Such Assemblies and Methods for Splicing Piles - Pile splice assemblies, pile systems involving such assemblies and methods for splicing piles are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: using strand locking devices to attach first and second anchors to respective strands of first and second piles; and securing the first and second anchors to each other. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322718 | EARTH ANCHOR BRACKET HAVING SAW-TOOTHED AND CURVED PART - The present invention provides an earth anchor bracket supported by a girder coupled to a side surface of an earth wall to fix a free length of an anchor body inserted into a boring hole formed at the earth wall according to an earth anchor method. The earth anchor bracket of the present invention includes two side plates each including a curved portion including saw-teeth and facing each other; a coupling material coupling and fixing the two side plates; and a pressure bearing means supported by the two side plates and including obstacle protrusions engaged with the saw-teeth of the two side plates and a through portion withdrawing the free length of the anchor body. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322719 | UNDERGROUND FILLING AND SEALING METHOD - The present invention is directed to a method for filling and sealing underground voids and the like with use of a grout comprising aggregate coated with a water-activated expanded hydrophobic polymeric resin, such as polyurethane. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322720 | METHOD FOR LAND STABILIZATION - Land is stabilized by laying an elongate generally flat mat onto the ground where the mat is formed from strips of material arranged side by side and connected at spaced positions longitudinally to define a honeycomb structure with top and bottom surfaces of the mat defined by edges of the strips. The mat is unrolled from a supply and laid onto the ground so that open empty tubular cells stand upwardly from the surface to be partly filled with top soil. The mat is shaped into the required rectangular strips to lie side by side in butting arrangement by locating pins in the ground. Seed attached to the mat grow in the soil and ground to effect stabilization. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING FINE-GRAINED TO COARSE-GRAINED SOLIDS FROM A VESSEL AND TRANSFERRING THEM TO A HIGHER-PRESSURE SYSTEM - A device and a method for receiving and handing over fine-grain to coarse-grain solids from a container to a higher pressure system via a cut-off device. The device and method allow improvement of the hand-over of the solids while reliably guaranteeing the solids transport even for difficult bulk materials, high operational flexibility when used for various bulk materials and high flow rates towards the receiving container while avoiding compression of the bulk material. The device is formed from at least one vertical central tubular body (central tube) which is arranged inside the container at a distance in the direction of gravitation upstream of the cut-off device and which is open at the top and at the bottom, and by gas supply devices impinging the container bottom and/or the central tube to produce a solids flow in the central tube. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322722 | Combined-Type Lathe Tool - A combinative cutter includes a holder, a shank, a blade and at least two screws. The holder includes an eccentric bore defined at an end and at least two screw holes in communication with the eccentric bore. The shank is inserted in the eccentric bore and formed with a planar face. The blade is attached to an end of the shank extending beyond the holder. The screws are driven through the screw holes and abutted against the planar face to keep the shank in the eccentric bore. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322723 | ROTATABLE TOOL FOR CHIP REMOVING MACHINING AS WELL AS A LOOSE TOP AND A BASIC BODY THEREFOR - A rotatable tool for chip removing machining, including a basic body having front and rear ends between which a first center axis (C | 2010-12-23 |
20100322724 | Positioning and cooling device for horizontal surface drilling - The present invention relates to a positioning and cooling device for horizontal surface drilling which comprises a base, a positioning hole and a water channel, characterized in that the water channel is disposed on the base, and the positioning hole is disposed at a bottom of the water channel and communicates with the base. When in use, the bottom of the base is adhered with a double-sided type or other adhesives for affixing the base onto the horizontal work surface. At the same time, the positioning hole is ensured to be aligned with the positioning point of the drill hole. Then, fill the water channel with appropriate amount of water. When the drilling apparatus drills a hole via the positioning hole, water in the water channel serves immediate cooling function and thereby effectively protecting the drill bit. The present invention solves the positioning and cooling problems of drilling apparatus and is simple in structure, convenient to operate, and effective in facilitating the positioning and cooling of drilling apparatus, and is therefore worth promoting. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322725 | Positioning and cooling device for vertical surface drilling - The present invention discloses a positioning and cooling device for vertical surface drilling which comprises a first cup body, a second cup body and a drill bit sleeve. The drill bit sleeve is disposed on the first cup body and the second cup body is received in the first cup body. The first cup body is in shape of a rectangular cylinder with an open end at a first end thereof, and a positioning hole with a size corresponding to that of the drill bit sleeve is disposed at a central position of the first cup body. The second cup body is in shape of a rectangular cylinder with a size slightly smaller than that of the first cup body, and the second cup body has an open end at a first end thereof and a plurality of water injection holes at a second end thereof which is opposite to the open end. To use the present invention, the drill bit sleeve is first inserted into the positioning hole on the first cup body. The first cup body is then affixed onto the vertical wall or work surface which requires drilling by means of a double-sided tape or other adhesives. At the same time, the drill bit sleeve is ensured to be perpendicular to the wall or work surface, and the drill bit sleeve is aligned with the position where the hole is to be drilled. Then, fill the second cup body with water and insert the second cup body to the first cup body. Water then drips into the drill bit sleeve from the second cup body and cools the drill bit instantly. The present invention solves the technical problem of positioning and cooling for vertical surface drilling. It is of simple structure, easy to use and worth promoting. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322726 | DRILLING TOOL HAVING POINT THINNING - A rotatable drilling tool has cutting edges (on a face side) that merge inwardly into a chisel edge, with the chisel edge(s) running on the face side about a central region surrounding the tool axis, with the chisel edges forming, in the innermost region (or about a point thinning region), a residual chisel edge, with cutting edge corners being formed at the outer ends of the main cutting edges, with a straight connecting line that runs through two cutting edge corners of main cutting edges situated opposite one another in relation to the tool axis, or if an opposite main cutting edge is not present, through a cutting edge corner and the tool axis, with the chisel edge inner region running from the outer end of the residual chisel edge within a region with an angle of between −15° and +15° in relation to a parallel to the connecting line. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322727 | DRILLING TOOL OF THE LOOSE TOP TYPE - A drilling tool of the loose top type includes a basic body having two bendable branches having inner support surfaces that are resiliently pressable against side contact surfaces of a replaceable loose top. The mounting of the loose top is affected by turning-in from an initial position to an operative end position. An abutting edge along each side contact surface then bends out the branches and subjects the branches to a spring force that reaches a maximum in a dead position so as to then decrease somewhat up to the operative end position. During the final phase of the rotary motion, the operator obtains, in a tactile and/or auditory way, confirmation of the loose top indeed reaching its operative end position. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322728 | DRILLING TOOL FOR CHIP REMOVING MACHINING AS WELL AS A LOOSE TOP THEREFOR - A drill of the loose top type, which is composed of a basic body and a replaceable loose top. In the front end of the basic body, a jaw is formed, which is delimited by two elastically bendable branches and an intermediate axial support surface, and in which the loose top can be securely pinched by inner support surfaces of the branches being resiliently pressed against side contact surfaces of the loose top. The two side contact surfaces of the loose top extend rearward from clearance surfaces that are included in the front end of the loose top. By forming the diametrical dimension between opposite side contact surfaces greater nearer the front end of the loose top, the branches of the jaw securely pinch the loose top in the area of the front ends thereof, where the branches have their maximal bending capacity. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322729 | DRILLING TOOL FOR CHIP REMOVING MACHINING AS WELL AS A LOOSE TOP AND A BASIC BODY THEREFOR - A loose top for drilling tools, including front and rear ends, a pair of envelope part surfaces concentric with a center axis, and two chip flutes countersunk in relation to the pair of envelope part surfaces between which two bars project radially from a central core, the front end including a cutting edge and at least one clearance surface positioned rotationally behind the cutting edge, the rear end forming an axial contact surface. The loose top includes two opposite side contact surfaces against which elastically bendable branches of a tool basic body are pressed in use, a pair of convex guide surfaces situated axially behind the side contact surfaces, the guide surfaces being concentric with the center axis and radially spaced-apart from the center axis at a distance that is less than the radial distance between the center axis and a respective side contact surface, and a pair of torque-carrying tangential contact surfaces that are situated radially inside the envelope part surfaces and outside the side contact surfaces. The axial contact surface extends perpendicular to the center axis between borderlines adjacent to the two envelope part surfaces. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322730 | Hole Saw Assembly - The present invention relates to a hole-saw assembly ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322731 | ROTATABLE TOOL FOR CHIP REMOVING MACHINING AS WELL AS A LOOSE TOP THEREFOR - A rotatable tool for chip removing machining, including a basic body having front and rear ends between which a first center axis (C | 2010-12-23 |
20100322732 | Drilling Tool - The invention discloses a drilling toll having at least one chip groove for chip removal, having an insert seat which is formed at the end of the chip groove and serves as a holder for an indexable insert with at least one main cutting edge on the two narrow sides and with at least one secondary cutting edge on the two longitudinal sides of one face side wherein the indexable insert has two face sides facing away from one another and bears with its inactive face side on a holding surface of the insert seat, and a partial region of the inactive secondary cutting edge of its active face side lies in the insert seat at a distance from the adjoining side wall of the insert seat created by a slot, and wherein a guide lip which covers the slot protrudes out of the top side of the side wall in the direction of the inactive secondary cutting edge. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322733 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool including a body, a blade, a feed shaft, and a locking member. The body defines an axis and is adapted to be received by a spindle of a power tool. The blade is removably supportable on the body and rotatable about the axis for cutting a workpiece. A feed shaft is removably supportable in the body and rotatable about the axis for engaging a workpiece, the feed shaft being mountable in the cutting tool to engage and at least partially restrain the blade. The feed shaft further includes an opening transverse to the axis. The locking member is engageable with the body and with the opening in the feed shaft. Advancement of the locking member into the opening tightens both the blade and the feed shaft to the body. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322734 | SPINDLE HEAD FOR MACHINE TOOL - A support shaft of a spindle unit having a through hole in which wires are laid has a structure that can obtain much spatial room so as to prevent a break in cables and to be compatible with a high-output spindle motor. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322735 | Device for securing a vehicle - A device for securing a vehicle includes a frame member locatable over the upper portion of a tyre of a wheel of a vehicle and; a respective tie down attachable to each of opposite sides of the frame member. Each tie down includes an attachment member at its end remote from the frame member, whereby with the frame member located over a tyre, the wheel is able to be secured by engaging each attachment member with an anchor point below the frame member. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322736 | CARGO RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ENHANCED PEEL STRENGTH - A cargo restraint system and method with enhanced peel strength characteristics the restraint system including laminated load restraining strips with a layer of adhesive to adhere the restraining strip to a container wall surface having a thickness of approximately greater than 1.6 and less than 3.0 millimeters. The load restraint method for securing cargo within transport containers wherein an angle θ of attachment between a side wall of a container and a reinforcing strip of material attached to the side wall is maintained at approximately 15 degrees or less in accordance with the formula B≦cot θ•A, where θ is the angle formed between an exterior surface of said load restraining strip and an interior plane of the lateral wall surface of the transport container “A” is the distance from a front edge of a load to an adjacent side wall and “B” is the distance along the wall of the container behind the point of contact of the restraining strip with an edge of the load to be restrained. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322737 | Strap Tensioning Assembly - A strap tensioning assembly includes a frame having two lateral walls and each of which includes a perimeter defining a first, a second, and a third engaging sections, an axle, and an automatic reeling device. A ratcheting device is mounted on and is rotatable with the axle and includes a ratchet wheel selectively engaged with a first detent as well as a brake mechanism. An operating device includes a pivotal end mounted on the axle and including a first, a second, and a third cams, and a locking member selectively engagable with the first, second and third engaging sections. The operating device is pivoted in the first engaging section in order to tension a strap, and is pivoted in the second engaging section in order to release a strap, and is adapted to be rotated by the automatic reeling device, and under or without resistance imposed by the braking mechanism. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322738 | FASTENING APPARATUS - A fastening apparatus is provided to secure a first component to a second component. The fastening apparatus includes a fastening anchor and a securing member. The fastening anchor includes two separated securing parts defining internal screw thread and external screw thread. The securing member defines external screw thread. The securing member is accommodated into the fastening anchor by the securing member external screw thread engaging the fastening anchor internal screw thread, and the two separated securing parts of the fastening anchor is urged to expand outward to engage with one of the first component and the second component. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322739 | FASTENER - A fastener has a body and a cage with cam surfaces fowled on interengaging components to inhibit relative rotation. In one embodiment a washer is interposed between said surfaces and has oppositely directed faces with cam surfaces fanned on them. In a further embodiment, the underside of the cage has serrations formed on it. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322740 | FASTENER FOR CONSTRUCTING POSTS FOR FURNITURE - The disclosure relates to a fastening device with a stem which is engaged on a first end by a cross-dowel with a transverse threaded aperture and on a second end by a cylinder with a set-screw. The second end of the stem includes an aperture surrounded by an oval-shaped longitudinally elongated countersunk region. This aperture can capture the set-screw within a small range of longitudinal positions, thereby allowing for fine adjustments to be made to align the sidewalls of adjacent post segments joined by the fastening device. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322741 | Theft-Protected Screw Part - The theft-protected screw part in the form of a nut or a screw has a free end region and a ring-shaped depression formed at the end region for the engagement of a wrench for rotation the screw part. Viewed from radially outside to radially inside, the depression is delimited by an outer edge, a bottom and an inner edge. The outer edge forms outer abutment surfaces and the inner edge forms inner abutment surfaces for the wrench. The screw part is composed of a main part and an insert. The main part has a protrusion, which is located within the inner edge. The insert is designed in a ring shape, has a hole for accommodating the protrusion and forms the inner abutment surfaces. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322742 | Torque Transfer Device of a Motor Vehicle - A torque transmission device of a motor vehicle which transmits torque from an internal combustion engine to a torque converter, wherein the torque transmission device includes transmission part connected to the torque converter in a first radius region having a quantity of fastening elements lying on a first radius and connected to the internal combustion engine in a second radius region having a quantity of fastening elements lying on a second radius. To reduce loading of the fastening elements, the transmission part is provided with recesses in the first radius region and/or in the second radius region that extend at least partially over the first or second radius region and lessen the axial rigidity of the transmission part. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322743 | FASTENING DEVICE - A fastening device comprising a main portion having a base end portion and a distal end portion wherein its base end is attached to a head intended to be in contact with a rim at the outer side of an aperture when the fastening device is located in the aperture. The main portion is provided with guiding elements in order to guide the fastening device when inserted into the aperture and resilient elements which during insertion will be pressed inwards in order to at a later stage, when the resilient elements have passed the rim of the aperture, resiliently move back and thus provide a locking of the fastening device by being in contact with the rim on the inside of the aperture. The guiding element is provided with at least three vanes which are attached at its bases to the head such that they are located at an essentially equidistant spacing from the centre point. The resilient elements are made up by segments which only are attached to the fastening device along one side of the segments to the vanes such that they are protruding from the vanes and extend in a direction towards an adjacent vane. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322744 | CHARGE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS - The present invention proposes a charge distribution apparatus for a furnace comprising a charge distribution chute and a drive mechanism ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322745 | CONVEYOR ROBOT - A conveyor robot ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322746 | LIFT INTERFACE FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS - A transport system for a storage and retrieval system having an array of storage levels, each storage level having respective storage areas, the transport system including a vertical conveyor having a frame and support shelves movably coupled to the frame, each support shelf being configured to hold one or more uncontained case units in predetermined areas of the support shelf, and transfer vehicles disposed on respective ones of the storage levels, the vertical conveyor having a conveyor to transfer vehicle interface configured to transfer the uncontained case units substantially directly between the support shelves and the transfer vehicles for transport to the storage areas in substantially one transfer vehicle picking operation. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322747 | STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having storage locations, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport confined to each storage level, the at least one autonomous transport being configured to transport the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to effect operation of the multilevel vertical conveyor system and at least one autonomous transport for assembling orders of uncontained case units of different types without moving bundles of the same uncontained case unit type throughout the storage and retrieval system. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322748 | AUTOMATIC WAREHOUSE - A rack of the automatic warehouse is comprised with several racks ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322749 | VERSATILE COLLECTION APPARATUS FOR FRONT LOADING REFUSE VEHICLE - A refuse collection assembly for a refuse collection vehicle mounts to a intermediate container on the refuse collection vehicle. The refuse receptacle collection assembly can grasp a refuse receptacle at curbside, at street side, or forward of the intermediate container in any location over a one hundred eighty degree arc. The collection assembly grasps the receptacle and locates it above the intermediate container and tilts it sufficiently to empty the contents of the receptacle in the intermediate container. The collection assembly then returns the receptacle upright to its previous location or to any location to the right, left or forward of the refuse collection assembly. The refuse receptacle collection assembly includes a rail extending along a wall of the intermediate container, a carriage selectively movable along the rail, and a receptacle engaging assembly supported by the carriage for grasping the refuse receptacle. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322750 | DOLLY FOR TRACK WELDER-CUTTER - A transporting apparatus for track-mounted machines, also capable of aiding lifting, includes a pair of wheel assemblies. Each wheel assembly consisting of (i) a pair of wheels rotatably attached adjacent ends of an axle; (ii) a pair of parallel spaced-apart axle braces each rotatably engaged to the axle at a distal end of the axle braces; and (iii) a receiver member having a predetermined height and width. This receiver member has at least one bottom member and two spaced-apart substantially parallel side walls fixed to a proximal end of the axle braces. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322751 | LIFT GATE CONTROL SYSTEM - A lift gate system includes a lift gate assembly comprising an actuator system for actuating a lift gate, an interface device for receiving lift gate operation information from an operator, and a main controller device comprising a solid state relay switch for controlling electrical power to the actuator system. The main controller device further includes a microcontroller configured for determining that one or more conditions are satisfied, and upon satisfaction of said one or more conditions, then controlling the actuator system via the solid state relay switch based on the received information from the operator for controlling operation of the lift gate assembly accordingly. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322752 | Article Transporting Apparatus - An article transporting apparatus includes a traveling carriage adapted to run along a travel rail, a pair of front and rear lift guide masts mounted on the traveling carriage to be spaced apart from each other and connected to each other at upper ends thereof by an upper frame, a lift adapted to vertically move along the pair of front and rear lift guide masts, and an article transfer device provided in the lift, wherein one of the pair of front and rear lift guide masts includes a plurality of posts mounted upright to be spaced apart from each other and a plurality of diagonal members for connecting the adjacent posts to each other, the one of the pair of front and rear lift guide masts having a horizontal section area greater than that of the other of the pair of front and rear lift guide masts. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322753 | Method Of Operating A Working Machine - A method of operating a working machine which includes a main structure and a working arm pivotally mounted at one end on the main structure. The working arm is raisable and lowerable relative to the main structure by a first actuator device, and is extendible relative to the main structure by a second actuator device. In use, the arm carries at another end a working implement which can carry a load. The machine further including a ground engaging drive structure by which the machine is drivable on the ground. The machine has a longitudinal load moment control system which automatically disables operation of the first and/or second actuator devices from increasing longitudinal instability in the event that a predetermined instability is sensed. When the machine senses a ground travelling speed above a threshold speed, the longitudinal load moment control system is disabled. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322754 | Apparatus for Substrate Alignment, Apparatus for Substrate Processing Having the Same, and Substrate Alignment Method - Disclosed are a substrate alignment apparatus precisely and automatically aligning a mask on a substrate by sequentially moving the substrate and the mask horizontally on a susceptor being driven up and down, a substrate processing apparatus including the same, and a substrate alignment method. The substrate alignment apparatus includes a position fixing unit protruding from an upper surface of the susceptor driven up and down in a chamber so as to form a reference line for alignment of the substrate and the mask, a horizontal transfer unit connected at outer surfaces of two sidewalls of the chamber and extended into the chamber to align the substrate and the mask according to the up and down movement of the susceptor until the substrate and the mask are stopped by the position fixing unit from horizontally moving, and a control unit adapted to control the susceptor and the horizontal transfer unit. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322755 | USE OF NON-UNIFORM NOZZLE VANE SPACING TO REDUCE ACOUSTIC SIGNATURE - A stator for a turbomachine. The stator includes a plurality of nozzle vanes, with the distance between each of the plurality of nozzle vanes varying circumferentially around the stator in a repeating pattern configured to distribute a vibration energy over a plurality of side band vibration frequencies around a nominal passing frequency in a rotor. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322756 | Grinder Pump - A pump is provided including a cutter plate disposed at a pump inlet including a plurality of holes. Multiple embodiments provide that the pump includes a rotatable cutter blade disposed substantially adjacent to the cutter plate. Embodiments include those wherein the plurality of holes are angled in a direction of rotation of the cutter blade. In some embodiments, the cutter blade has at least one relief hole and at least one cutting edge. Additional embodiments include those wherein a ring extends outward from the pump inlet for channeling material toward the pump inlet in a substantially perpendicular approach with respect to the cutter plate. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322757 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER WITH STAND-OFF MEMBERS - A turbocharger ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322758 | COMPRESSOR OF A GAS TURBINE - The invention relates to a compressor, particularly a high pressure compressor, of a gas turbine, particularly of a gas turbine aircraft engine, having at least one rotating blade ring on the rotor side, and having at least one guide blade ring on the stator side, wherein the, or each, guide blade ring is formed of a plurality of guide blade segments, and wherein each guide blade segment is formed of a plurality of individual blades. According to the invention, adjacent individual blades ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322759 | STRUCTURE OF EXHAUST SECTION OF GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE - There is provided an exhaust section of a gas turbine and a gas turbine that can cool a strut and the periphery of a bearing without decreasing the efficiency of the gas turbine. A structure of an exhaust section of a gas turbine has: a casing in which a gas path part is formed; a bearing part that rotatably supports moving blades of a turbine section; a strut that extends inwardly from the casing and supports the bearing part; an opening formed in the casing; and a cooling flow channel that extends from the opening toward the bearing part along the strut to guide air at a lower temperature than an exhaust gas flowing in the gas path part to the gas path part and opens into the gas path part at a position downstream of a last-stage moving blade of the turbine section. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322760 | Interlocked CMC Airfoil - A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) airfoil assembled from a pressure side wall ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322761 | FLOW OUTPUT NOZZLE FOR CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A flow outlet for a pump includes a pocket section which defines a pocket section diameter. A throat section downstream of the pocket section, the throat section defines a throat section diameter less than the pocket section diameter. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322762 | Centrifugal Impeller and Centrifugal Blower Using It - Centrifugal impeller ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322763 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VANES INTEGRATED INTO A RING AND RECTIFIER BY THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a turbomachine rectifier comprising an outer ring ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322764 | COOLING FAN - A cooling fan with high heat-dissipating performance includes a plurality of blades; and a frame for receiving the blades therein, wherein the frame has a reduced height for exposing the blades to outside of the frame so as to allow air to enter into the frame via a top portion and a peripheral portion of the blades to improve air introduction and heat dissipating efficiency of the cooling fan. A cover may be mounted to a top surface of the frame, and formed with a plurality of openings for allowing air to enter into the frame through the openings; such an arrangement cam effectively enhance air intake and working efficiency of the cooling fan. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322765 | Turbo engine with improved compensating piston gasket - A flow machine ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322766 | WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING ENERGY PRODUCTION THEREIN - A method for optimizing energy production in a wind turbine includes pitching a plurality of rotor blades to a full operational angle, and utilizing an active flow control device in accordance with a generator speed and a rotor blade pitch setting to facilitate maintaining a predetermined generator rated power level. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322767 | Turbine Blade Having Platform Cooling Holes - A turbine blade having a plurality of cooling holes which extend from an outside edge of the platform to a cooling passage formed within the turbine blade and a method of limiting the formation of cracks in the platform of the blade are provided. The plurality of cooling holes in the platform are formed at an approximate angle of 45° to the outside edge of the platform and are formed at the approximate mid-point of the thickness of the platform. The cooling holes are generally cylindrical in shape and have a diameter of approximately 50% of the platform thickness. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322768 | VARIABLE-GEOMETRY BLADE FOR AN EOLIC GENERATOR - The variable-geometry blade for use in a wind driven mechanism comprises a fixed blade portion and a movable winglet portion connected to said fixed blade portion and moveable with respect to said fixed blade portion along a direction substantially transverse to the axis of said fixed blade portion. A guide means is provided to guide the movement of said movable winglet portion with respect to said fixed blade portion, and an actuator means is provided for moving said movable winglet portion with respect to said fixed blade portion between a retracted position and an extended position. The actuator means controls the extension of the movable winglet portion when there is no wind or when the wind is blowing at low speed, and controls the retraction of the movable winglet portion when the wind is blowing at high speed, whereby the movable winglet portion can be moved in an extended position in order to co-operate with said fixed blade portion for increasing the thrust surface at low wind speed, thus allowing a significant increase of the amount of wind power which can be converted into another form of useful power, and the movable winglet portion can be moved in a retracted position at high wind speed in order to reduce the stress at the root of the fixed blade portion, thus allowing the blade to operate within an extended operating range of wind speed. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322769 | FLUID TURBINE OPTIMIZED FOR POWER GENERATION - A fluid turbine comprising a rotor, having an axis of rotation, comprising at least two rotor blades disposed at a radius from the axis of rotation, each rotor blade having a pitch axis and a variable pitch angle. The fluid turbine comprises a mechanism operable to control the pitch angle of at least one rotor blade about its pitch axis and to vary the pitch angle of the rotor blade between various pitch angles as the blade moves radially about the axis of rotation of the rotor. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322770 | TURBINE BLADE CONSTRUCTIONS PARTICULAR USEFUL IN VERTICAL-AXIS WIND TURBINES - A turbine blade particularly useful in a vertical-axis wind turbine, characterized in that the blade includes a central region of a symmetrical airfoil configuration, and opposite end regions of a non-symmetrical airfoil configuration effective to increase the drag forces produced by the wind at the end regions when the turbine blade is used in a vertical-axis wind turbine provide a self-starting capability, and a speed-limiting capability, to the wind turbine. In one described embodiment, the non-symmetry in the sharp trailing edge of the blade is produced by a deep recess extending inwardly past the chord line of the blade to enhance the self-starting and speed-limiting capabilities; whereas in another described embodiment, the non-symmetry is produced by a shallow recess and outwardly-flared ends enhancing the efficiency of the wind turbine during normal wind conditions. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322771 | FLUID MACHINE - The present invention provides a rotary-type fluid machine which enables practical and effective operation in an extremely low specific speed range. The rotary-type fluid machine ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322772 | ANNULUS FILLER FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An annulus filler for mounting to a rotor disc of a gas turbine engine is provided to bridge the gap between adjacent blades. A first part is connectable to the rotor disc between adjacent blades. There is a separate second part that engages with the first part after connecting the rotor blades to the rotor disc. When installed, the filler is spaced from each blade by a respective clearance gap (G), and an operational configuration in which it contacts each of said blades. Engagement of the second part with the first part is effective to urge the first part from said installation configuration to said operational configuration and thus into blade contact. The first part may have a mounting region for connection to the rotor disc and allow, in said first step of said procedure, the mounting region to remain visible from a radially outer viewpoint. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322773 | IMPELLER OF A SUCTION-ENFORCED TYPE AND FAN-MOTOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are an impeller of a suction-enforced type, and a fan-motor for a vacuum cleaner having the same. The fan-motor having the impeller of the suction-enforced type includes: a motor housing; a motor installed in the motor housing; an impeller casing coupled to the upper portion of the motor housing; the impeller of the suction-enforced type installed in the impeller casing and connected to a rotation shaft of the motor; and a guide vane installed at the lower portion of the impeller of the suction-enforced type, for guiding the air sucked into the impeller casing to the motor side. As a result, suction efficiency of the impeller is improved, and thus efficiency of the fan-motor for the vacuum cleaner is improved. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322774 | Airfoil Having an Improved Trailing Edge - An airfoil ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322775 | Anti-Erosion shield for rotor blades - A rotor blade for a turbomachine, particularly a steam turbine is provided. The rotor blade includes a turbine blade and a blade base, wherein the turbine blade has a suction side and a pressure side, as well as an inflow edge and an outflow edge, wherein an erosion protection shield is disposed at a distance in front of the outflow edge in order to avoid liquid impingement erosion. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322776 | Method for Manufacturing Braided Preforms - The present invention relates to an automatic method for manufacturing a stator or rotor blade preform for a turbine engine, comprising at least the following successive steps:
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20100322777 | COMPRESSOR BLADE | 2010-12-23 |
20100322778 | Method and apparatus for improving turbocharger components - In one form, a turbocharger component, such as a compressor wheel or an impeller, formed of a cast material or a material made using a powder metal process, includes a surface having at least a portion thereof treated by a thermo-mechanical treatment process, such as friction stir processing. At the treated portion, the material forming the component includes a microstructure that is different than the microstructure of the material throughout the rest of the component. For example, in one form the material at the treated portion includes a homogenous microstructure while the material throughout the rest of the component includes a cast microstructure. In one or more forms, the treated portion exhibits at least one of increased strength, ductility and fatigue-resistant properties. In another form, a method is directed to providing components for a turbocharger which exhibit enhanced structural properties. However, other embodiments, forms and applications are also envisioned. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322779 | PROPELLER FAN - A propeller fan has a gap between a bellmouth and each blade tip. A leakage flow is thus produced from a positive pressure surface of a blade toward a negative pressure surface of the blade via the gap. The leakage flow develops while flowing from the leading edge of each blade toward the trailing edge, thus forming a blade tip vortex. This increases blowing noise and raises the input of the fan motor. In order to suppress the blade tip vortex caused by the leakage flow, the present invention includes recessed portions and projected portions, which are alternately formed in a portion of a blade surface of each blade corresponding to the blade tip. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322780 | SOLDER COATING, METHOD FOR COATING A COMPONENT, COMPONENT, AND ADHESIVE TAPE HAVING A SOLDER COATING - A solder coating ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322781 | IMPELLER AND TURBOCHARGER - An impeller having a rotation axis, a radial direction, a backplate and a number of vanes which are connected to the backplate at a line of connection is provided. Each vane has an upstream side, a downstream side and an outer side. The downstream side of each vane has an edge portion which is located near the outer side. The vanes project radially over the backplate and the downstream side further includes a connecting portion connecting the edge portion to the backplate and including an angle with the radial direction. The connecting portion includes a convex rounded portion which is located near the line of connection. Moreover, a turbocharger having an inventive impeller is disclosed. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322782 | Nosecone bolt access and aerodynamic leakage baffle - A device includes a resilient member having a first end for blocking an access hole and a second end for attachment to a support surface, an opening extending through the resilient member and located between the first and second ends, and a bolt connection location positioned at the second end of the resilient member. The first end of the resilient member blocks the access hole and can be deflected to provide tool access to the bolt connection location through the first opening. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322783 | Rotor or stator blade and method for forming such rotor or stator blade - A rotor blade or a stator blade for rotary machinery is disclosed where the rotor/stator blade comprises a number of thin blade plates. A plurality of the rotor/stator blades are provided with at least one hole forming at least one supply duct when the blade plates are stacked on top of each other to form the rotor/stator blade. The blade plates are joined together by means of sintering such that a solid rotor/stator blade with an outer surface is formed. The rotor/stator blade further comprises a system of distributing micro ducts extending from the at least one supply duct to the outer surface of the blade, fanning out in such a way that the number of micro ducts extending out to the outer surface of the rotor/stator blade is equal to or greater than the number of micro ducts extending from the at least one supply duct, thereby providing cooling liquid to the outer surface of the rotor/stator blade such that the cooling liquid cools the rotor/stator blade by evaporation when the rotor/stator blade is in use. There is also provided a method for manufacturing of such a rotor/stator blade. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322784 | SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM - A variety of arrangements and methods relating to a solar water heating system are described. Various implementations involve a relatively lightweight, affordable, low-pressure solar water heating system that is easier to ship and assemble and that is resistant to overheating and freezing damage. In one aspect of the invention, a solar water heating system includes a solar collector panel, a piping system and an improved, self-regulating expansion reservoir. Some designs involve automatic filtration, push fittings, a method for regulating power from a photovoltaic panel, UV resistant polymer components and/or other features. In a particular embodiment of the invention, multiple pumps, a heat exchanger and a controller for a solar water heating system are integrated into a single, compact module. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322785 | Compressor Unit - A compressor unit including a compressor is provided. The compressor unit includes a suction line and a discharge line, a control unit which controls the compressor and/or adjacent modules. A method to operate a compressor unit is also provided. To avoid any damage caused by non-gaseous fluid amount at least one detection device is disposed in the suction line to identify non-gaseous fluid amounts in the fluid to be compressed before entering the compressor. The detection device is connected to the control unit in a signal transmitting manner. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322786 | PRESSURE CONTROL UNIT - The present invention relates to a novel pressure control unit for air compressors, which was never described in prior art up to the present. The pressure control unit comprises all basic instruments and components combined into a single robust and practical housing. The pressure control unit, according to the present invention, has a major model and a constructive variant, wherein the major model is essentially digital, and the constructive variant is essentially analog. The main advantages from the use of the pressure control unit, according to the present invention, are related to the following features: easy installation; simple and pleasant interface, and long lifetime of the internal components and instruments, which are protected by a robust housing. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322787 | ELECTRONIC CLUTCH FOR A WATER PUMP - The present invention relates to an electronic clutch for a water pump which is able to break the transmission of drive force between a pulley and a water pump drive shaft in accordance with the temperature of the cooling water in an engine. A characterizing feature of the present invention is that it is arranged in such a way that, when the temperature of the cooling water is above a reference value, the water pump is engaged in operation by transmitting, to the drive shaft, the drive force of the pulley through contact between the two surfaces of a disk by means of a screw in the case of a main clutch and a clutch pulley by means of a spring, whereas, when the temperature of the cooling water is below the reference value, the operation of the water pump can be halted by supplying electricity to a coil, causing the main clutch to separate from the disk by means of the screw while the clutch pulley is in contact with the coil, and interrupting the transmission of the drive force of the pulley to the drive shaft. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322788 | AUXILIARY BRAKING DEVICE FOR WELLHEAD HAVING PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMP - An auxiliary braking device can be used for wellhead applications having a progressive cavity pump. A housing of the device independently mounts on the pump's existing drive using a mounting member, and an adapter on the housing connects to a rotatable drive shaft of the pump. A hydraulic motor on the housing has a motor shaft mechanically coupled to the adapter by a plurality of gears or the like. A control valve couples to the hydraulic motor and operates to control communication of hydraulic fluid through the hydraulic motor, thereby controlling rotation of the rotatable shaft. A controller and electric sensors can operated the control valve in response to the sensed rotation of the shaft. Alternatively, mechanical mechanisms can operate the control valve in response to the rotation of the drive shaft. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322789 | AXIAL PISTON ENGINE HAVING A HOUSING WITH A RADIALLY WIDENED INTERIOR PORTION - The invention relates to a hydrostatic axial piston engine ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322790 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR - The present invention relates to a reciprocating compressor. The reciprocating compressor includes a latching unit by which a piston is reciprocated by two times a total eccentric amount obtained by adding an eccentric amount of an eccentric portion to an eccentric amount of an eccentric sleeve in a power mode, while the piston is reciprocated by two times the eccentric amount of the eccentric portion in a saving mode, accordingly the piston can have an upper dead point same in the power mode and the saving mode, thereby reducing a dead volume between the piston and a discharge valve and increasing a variable ratio of a cooling capacity of the compressor in the saving mode. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322791 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH SUPPLEMENT PUMP - If a hydraulic system has several modes of operation, in particular a mode with a high pressure demand (II) and a mode with a high fluid flow demand (II), the hydraulic fluid pump has to be built with an accordingly high fluid flow output. Such a pump is expensive. Therefore it is suggested, to provide two pumps. I.e. a controllable main pump ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100322792 | Blower - A blower has an air channel housing that defines an air channel therein, the air channel housing having an air outlet extending therefrom. A plurality of air blades are positioned inside the air channel housing, and positioned horizontally with respect to a surface on which the blower is supported. A base seat is positioned below the air channel housing, the base seat having a side wall, with an air inlet provided in the side wall. A motor is positioned in the base seat and has a shaft that extends through the air channel housing to be coupled to the air blades. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322793 | MOTOR AND COMPRESSOR - A motor for a compressor includes a rotor and a stator disposed radial outside of the rotor. The stator includes a stator core having oppositely facing axial end faces, insulators disposed so as to face the end faces, and coils wound on the stator core and the insulators. Each of the insulators has an annular part, a plurality of teeth protruding radially inwardly from an inner circumferential surface of the annular part at specified circumferential intervals, an outer circumferential wall having one end fixed to an end face of the annular part, and protrusions disposed on an outer circumferential surface of an outer circumferential wall of an insulator. At least one lead wire of the coils is drawn out to an outer circumferential side of the outer circumferential wall, guided along the outer circumferential wall, and passed on a side of the protrusions facing the stator core. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322794 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A centrifugal pump has a pump unit and a drive unit. The pump unit includes a volute and an impeller disposed in the volute. The drive unit has a stator and a rotor having a shaft. The volute includes an inlet, an outlet and a chamber in communication with the inlet and outlet. The inlet is coaxial with the chamber. The shaft of the rotor extends into the chamber of the volute and the impeller is attached to and driven by the shaft. The volute further includes a baffle installed in the inlet. The baffle includes a guide plate angled to the axis of the inlet. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322795 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVE - A fluid delivery system includes a pump operably coupleable to a source of fluid. A reciprocating electromagnetic actuator is coupled to the pump and has a coil that when energized causes the actuator to drive the pump. Coil current sensing circuitry is configured to provide an indication of current flowing in the coil. A controller is coupled to the coil current sensing circuitry and is configured to calculate a coil drive parameter based upon a plurality of coil current indications from the coil current sensing circuitry. Coil drive circuitry is coupled to the controller and is configured to supply current to the coil based on the coil drive parameter. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322796 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR - Disclosed is a hermetic compressor. A plurality of cylinders are disposed at upper and lower sides, a communication path is formed so as to communicate inlets of the cylinders with each other, and a suction pipe connected to a system is coupled to an inlet of one cylinder. This more reduces the number of components and processes than in the conventional case that a plurality of suction pipes are connected to a plurality of cylinders. Accordingly, the fabrication costs can be reduced, and increase of vibration of the hermetic compressor due to resonation of the suction pipes can be prevented. Furthermore, the hermetic compressor can have an enhanced performance by optimizing a specification of the suction pipe and its suction path. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322797 | BRACKETLESS MAGNETIC PUMP - A fluid pump kit is provided. The kit includes a magnetic driven member for coupling with and rotating a propeller, and a magnetic driver for magnetically coupling to and driving the magnetic driven member by a magnetic attraction force establishable between the magnetic driver and the magnetic driven member. A motor of the kit operates the magnetic driver. First and second casings are provided for housing the magnetic driver and the magnetic driven member, respectively. The first and second casings with housed magnetic driver and magnetic driven member, respectively, are detachably securable to opposite sides of a non-magnetic spacer solely by the magnetic attraction force establishable between the magnetic driver and the magnetic driven member sufficient to support the second casing and the housed magnetic driven member in a particular position without the use of mechanical aids. | 2010-12-23 |
20100322798 | RAPIDLY ROTATING VACUUM PUMP - A rapidly rotating vacuum pump includes: a magnet-mounted rotor driven by an electric drive motor with a predetermined constant nominal rotational frequency (f | 2010-12-23 |