Plural For Single Article Patents (Class 248/675)
  • Patent number: 11431220
    Abstract: A motor assembly includes a motor, a housing that houses the motor, an inverter that is electrically connected to the motor, an inverter case that houses the inverter and is provided integrally with the housing, a wire harness including a first connector electrically connected to a connector positioned on a side surface of the inverter case, a second connector electrically connected to a connector of the housing, and an electric wire electrically connecting the first connector and the second connector, and a side connector cover provided over the side surface of the inverter case, covering the first connector laterally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: NIDEC CORPORATION, NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Nakamatsu, Keisuke Fukunaga, Naohiro Wada, Masumi Mizutani
  • Patent number: 11014458
    Abstract: A die-cast aluminum bracket for a vehicle is provided between a mounted object and a vehicle structure. The die-cast aluminum bracket includes: a first attachment section configured to be coupled to the mounted object; and a second attachment section configured to be coupled to the vehicle structure, wherein a first surface, which faces the mounted object at the time when the mounted object is coupled, in the first attachment section has a chill layer removed section in which an internal layer of the bracket is exposed, and a second surface of the first attachment section has a chill layer, the second surface being on an opposite side of the first attachment section from the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigetaka Yoshikawa, Akira Watanabe, Ryo Kawauchi
  • Patent number: 10502215
    Abstract: A blower assembly kit for fabricating a plurality of blower assemblies is provided. A first of the plurality of blower assemblies is configured for use with a first motor having a rotor and a second of the plurality of blower assemblies is configured for use with a second motor having a shaft. The kit includes a body having a member for generating air flow, a first adapter having a first connection for connecting the first adapter to the body and a second connection for connecting the first adapter to the rotor of the first motor, and having a second adapter having a first connection connecting the second adapter to the body and a second connection connecting the second adapter to the shaft of the second motor. The body and the first adapter provide the first blower assembly and the body and the second adapter provide the second blower assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Aaron Henry, Sahand Pirouzpanah, Shirish M Vatkar
  • Patent number: 9829256
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has first and second flow passages with a communication passage therebetween. An inlet/outlet opening in a wall of the first passage receives a one-piece inlet/outlet fitting having an inner tube and an outer ring connected by webs, the tube and ring defining inner and outer flow passages in direct flow communication with the first and second flow passages, respectively. A first end of the tube and an outer surface of the ring are provided with resilient sealing members for sealing within a bore of a coolant manifold. The ring has a planar sealing surface which is sealed to the wall of the first passage, and the second end of the inner tube extends through the first fluid flow passage and is sealed inside the communication passage. Lateral adjustment of the fitting within the inlet/outlet opening compensates for stack-up tolerance variation in the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Dana Canada Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth M. A. Abels
  • Patent number: 9027902
    Abstract: A transport securing device of an aircraft gas turbine includes a securing element, which at its two end areas is each provided with a first and a second connecting element, with the first connecting element being designed to be suitable for fastening to a front suspension device and the second connecting element being designed to be suitable for fastening to a rear suspension device of an aircraft gas turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Marcel Schmidt, Alexander Krentz
  • Patent number: 8979125
    Abstract: On a rear part side of a revolving frame (5) constituting an upper revolving structure (3), a counterweight (7) holding weight balance with a working mechanism (4) is provided, and on the front side of the counterweight (7), an engine (9) and an exhaust gas post-treatment device (21) for applying purification treatment to an exhaust gas of the engine (9) are provided. The exhaust gas post-treatment device (21) is configured by connecting a PM trapping filter device (22) and an NOx purifying device (23), and the PM trapping filter device (22) is mounted on the engine (9), while the NOx purifying device (23) is mounted on the counterweight (7). When the counterweight (7) is to be removed from the revolving frame (5), the NOx purifying device (23) is supported by a treatment device support bracket (26) mounted on the engine (9). As a result, the counterweight (7) can be removed while the PM trapping filter device (22) and the NOx purifying device (23) are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Sato, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Takahiro Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Azuma
  • Publication number: 20150069207
    Abstract: Various systems are provided for a support structure. In one embodiment, a system comprises a support structure including a plurality of support legs, a first end of each support leg of the plurality of support legs coupled to a respective cylinder head of a plurality of cylinder heads mountable to an engine block, the plurality of support legs configurable to support an exhaust aftertreatment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Edward Arner, Paul Lloyd Flynn, Shishir Tiwari, Shashi Kiran
  • Publication number: 20150069208
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus for supporting stacking of a top heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit on top of a bottom HVAC unit. The apparatus includes a base member configured to mount to a top cover of the bottom HVAC unit. The base member comprises an upper base portion with a top surface configured to receive at least a portion of a base rail of the top HVAC unit. The apparatus further comprises a stacking insert extending away from the base member. The stacking insert has one or more sloped surfaces extending above the top surface of the upper base portion. The top surface extends from a base of the one or more sloped surfaces in a plane substantially parallel to the top cover, when the base member is mounted to the top cover of the bottom HVAC unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Lennox Indurstries Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Wynnick, Timothy Grant Weigel, Christopher Whitesides
  • Patent number: 8956111
    Abstract: A rigid mechanical self-centering assembly for a component mounted relative to an opening. Variable radii cylindrical components are accommodated by virtue of variable-length, rigid, structural stays, and flexible mounts with curved faces for flush abuttal to said component, such as a motor or pump. A high efficiency assembly for electrical components is achieved by use of nonferrous materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventor: Lucien Eddisford
  • Patent number: 8955816
    Abstract: A fan mounting apparatus includes an operating platform, a mounting base, multiple mounting members, multiple pushing members, and multiple driving members. The mounting base is located on the operating platform and configured to mount a fan frame. The multiple mounting members are rotatably connected to the mounting base and configured to mount the multiple fan brackets. The multiple pushing members are configured to push the multiple mounting members. The multiple driving members are configured to push the multiple pushing members. In an original state, the multiple mounting members are substantially parallel to the mounting base. When the multiple pushing members are pushed out of the operating platform by the multiple driving members, the multiple mounting members rotate relative to the mounting base and resist against the fan frame, and the multiple fan brackets on the multiple mounting members are mounted to the fan frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhan-Yang Li
  • Patent number: 8944402
    Abstract: A mounting device for mounting a fan having two opposite boards includes a base board and two fixing members. The base board forms two rods. Each fixing member includes a connecting portion and two tabs perpendicularly extending up from the connecting portion. The connecting portion defines a fixing hole in which a corresponding rod engages. Four fasteners respectively extend through the tabs and then engage in the opposite boards of the fan, to fix the fixing members to the boards of the fan, respectively. A resilient member is mounted to a bottom of each fixing member for absorbing vibrations of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: ScienBiziP Consulting(Shenzhen)Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Patent number: 8939425
    Abstract: A mounting device for mounting a fan includes a base board and two fixing assemblies. The fan includes two opposite boards. The base board forms four rods. Each fixing assembly includes a receiving member and an engaging member. The receiving member includes a first pole capable of extending through a corresponding one of the boards and a first block abutting against an outer surface of the board. The engaging member includes a second pole capable of extending though the other one of the boards to be engaged in the first pole, and a second block abutting against an outer surface of the other board. Each of the first and second blocks defines a fixing hole through which a corresponding one of the rods is capable of extending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: ScienBiziP Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Publication number: 20150001370
    Abstract: A fan mounting apparatus includes an operating platform, a mounting base, multiple mounting members, multiple pushing members, and multiple driving members. The mounting base is located on the operating platform and configured to mount a fan frame. The multiple mounting members are rotatably connected to the mounting base and configured to mount the multiple fan brackets. The multiple pushing members are configured to push the multiple mounting members. The multiple driving members are configured to push the multiple pushing members. In an original state, the multiple mounting members are substantially parallel to the mounting base. When the multiple pushing members are pushed out of the operating platform by the multiple driving members, the multiple mounting members rotate relative to the mounting base and resist against the fan frame, and the multiple fan brackets on the multiple mounting members are mounted to the fan frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventor: Zhan-Yang LI
  • Publication number: 20140353462
    Abstract: A support bracket for a cabin air compressor (CAC) assembly includes a CAC mounting portion with a plurality of CAC mounting holes distributed in an arc configuration along a CAC mounting hole circle radius defined from an origin. A support portion includes a ramped face that transitions to an upper lug portion and a substantially perpendicular face relative to the CAC mounting portion. An upper lug includes a coupling hole offset from a first CAC mounting hole at a first length in a first direction and a second length in a second direction. The first CAC mounting hole is offset from the origin by a third length in the first direction and a fourth length in the second direction. A ratio of the first length to the third length is between 0.48 and 0.50, and a ratio of the second length to the fourth length is between 2.48 and 2.54.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Vignali, Luke J. Mayo
  • Patent number: 8888066
    Abstract: An adjustable holder of a hydraulic brake device for a bicycle which is assembled on a steering tube and is located between a stem and a head part includes a holder, a first adjusting member and a second adjusting member. The holder has a fixing portion and a fastening portion defined at two ends thereof respectively. A hydraulic brake device is assembled to a bottom of the holder. The fastening portion has a fastening hole opened therethrough. The fastening hole sleeves onto the steering tube. One end of the first adjusting member and one end the second adjusting member are abutted against two ends of the fastening hole respectively. Therefore, an angle between the holder and the steering tube is adjustable, which corresponds to an elevation angle of the stein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ashima Ltd.
    Inventor: Wayne-Ian Moore
  • Publication number: 20140312201
    Abstract: A rigid mechanical self-centering assembly for a component mounted relative to an opening. Variable radii cylindrical components are accommodated by virtue of variable-length, rigid, structural stays, and flexible mounts with curved faces for flush abuttal to said component, such as a motor or pump. A high efficiency assembly for electrical components is achieved by use of nonferrous materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: LUCIEN EDDISFORD
  • Publication number: 20140305724
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an engine supporting structure for a working vehicle that can realize the simplification of manufacturing processes and the reduction of costs. With respect to an engine supporting structure for a working vehicle (backhoe) that includes an engine and a plurality of engine mounts to support the engine, the engine supporting structure includes one piece of mount plate to support the plurality of engine mounts, wherein the mount plate is supported by a stand having a skin-stressed sheet-metal body construction, surrounding with beams welded to the left and right end portions of the mount plate, and with beams welded to the anterior and posterior end portions of the mount plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Mathieu DRIANT, Christophe Caboret
  • Patent number: 8827232
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to shelving systems and methods that are adaptable to a number of applications, including building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) systems, shelving units for holding children's games and toys, closet organizers with hangers and shelves, storage systems in a garage or workshop, storage shelves over a garage door, and as a shelving unit for audio and visual equipment. The shelving unit includes a means for attachment to an overhead member, such as a steel beam, wood rafter, wood joist, wood beam, or ceiling, a generally J or L shaped bar, the ability to raise or lower the J or L shaped bar to provide for storage at different heights, an extension member removably coupled to the J or L bar, and wherein the extension member has a length that provides for storage space of different widths. In another aspect, an inverted shelving stand is provided. In still a further aspect, a U shaped swiveling hanging unit is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Quick-Sling, LLC
    Inventor: William J. Crowley
  • Publication number: 20140175258
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for fixing a fan includes a chassis and two fixing members. The chassis includes a fixing board defining a vent and forming two L-shaped hooks at opposites sides of the vent. Each fixing member is pivotably attached to opposite sides of the end board. The fixing members each include a flange located between the corresponding hook and the fixing board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: HONG FU PRECISION INDUSTRY ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JUN-HUI WANG
  • Patent number: 8740173
    Abstract: A base plate 1 for fixing an object 2 to an installation surface, comprising a plate-like base body 11 having a mounting portion 11a on its upper surface for mounting the object 2, and a fixing piece 12 having bolt-fastened portions 15 which are to be fastened onto the installation surface by means of fixing bolts. Portions to be fitted 13 are provided on side surfaces of the base body 11, a fitting portion 16 is provided at an end of the fixing piece 12 to detachably fit to the portion to be fitted 13, and the fixing piece 12 is detachably attached to the side surface of the base body 11. The base plate 1 has various uses, and also allows for easily fixing of the object even in a narrow and tight place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Asahi Organic Chemicals Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Syunichirou Hagihara
  • Patent number: 8602380
    Abstract: A mounting device for a fan includes a base board and a frame mounted on the base board. The fan includes two spaced boards. The frame includes a fixing board defining a vent, and a fixing piece extending from a bottom side of the fixing board, below the vent. A number of rods extend from the fixing board around the vent, to be engaged in one of the boards of the fan. A protrusion protrudes from a distal end of the fixing piece to block the other one of the boards of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Publication number: 20130256502
    Abstract: A mounting device for a fan includes a base board and a frame mounted on the base board. The fan includes two spaced boards. The frame includes a fixing board defining a vent, and a fixing piece extending from a bottom side of the fixing board, below the vent. A number of rods extend from the fixing board around the vent, to be engaged in one of the boards of the fan. A protrusion protrudes from a distal end of the fixing piece to block the other one of the boards of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ZHENG-HENG SUN
  • Publication number: 20130153744
    Abstract: It is disclosed an mounting bracket for air conditioner including a supporting bottom bracket and a mounting standing bracket; wherein the mounting standing bracket includes a standing bracket fixing portion and a standing bracket sliding portion which are slidably connected with each other to form a frame structure, and the supporting bottom bracket is hinged with the standing bracket fixing portion. The mounting bracket further includes a connecting rod which is a telescopic rod with one end thereof connecting to the standing bracket fixing portion and the other end thereof connecting to the supporting bottom bracket. The air conditioner is supported by the supporting bottom bracket and is fixed by the mounting standing bracket into the mounting bracket, and then the mounting bracket is fixed on the window to support and fix the air conditioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Electrolux (Hangzhou) Domestic Appliances Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haibing Jin, Zhigang Gu, Jianjun Cao, Xudong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130026334
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mounting bracket assembly for a ventilating fan including a first bracket, a second bracket, and a bracket fixing member, the first bracket is provided with a U-shaped groove and is provided at an end thereof with a first supporting leg folded into an L-shaped; the second bracket is provided with a U-shaped groove and is provided at an end thereof with a second supporting leg folded into an L-shaped, and a root portion of the second supporting leg is provided at two sides thereof with slots; the second bracket is engaged into the U-shaped groove of the first bracket and can be slid in the U-shaped groove of the first bracket to adjust the length of the bracket assembly; the bracket fixing member is provided with a C-shaped groove; the first bracket is engaged and inserted into the C-shaped groove and can be slidable in the C-shaped groove; the bracket fixing member fixes the first bracket and the second bracket combined together to a ventilating fan body by engagement of the C-shaped groove wit
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicants: PANASONIC CORPORATION, PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Long
  • Patent number: 8313078
    Abstract: A vehicle power train support system composed of a plurality of support units including right and left support units. One paired support unit has a mount device mounted on the side members and includes an outer cylinder and a central shaft having an axis extending in a vertical direction of the vehicle, mount brackets secured to front and rear portions of the outer cylinder, extension brackets disposed, with a predetermined space therebetween in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, to an upper portion of the side member, a further mount bracket secured to the power train, the another mount bracket being connected to a lower end of the central shaft protruding downward from a bottom portion of the outer cylinder, and a U-shaped stopper bracket mounted to a lower portion of the outer cylinder, the U-shaped stopper bracket surrounding front, lower and rear portions of the further mount bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventor: Shintaro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120282028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection bracket for a tamping device, comprising a frame, a guide element mount, and a drive element mount, the connection bracket having a guide unit implemented integrally therewith for combustion air, in particular an air filter attachment such as an air filter socket. In addition, the present invention relates to a tamping device which has such a connection bracket and a method for producing such a connection bracket or for assembling such a tamping device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: BOMAG GMBH
    Inventors: Niels Laugwitz, Werner Nick, Heinz Nick, Martin Dettmer
  • Publication number: 20120273648
    Abstract: An improved aftertreatment support assembly is disclosed. The support assembly includes a mounting plate that may be adapted to be affixed above an engine, and may be used to support engine exhaust aftertreatment components, including particulate filters and catalytic converters. The mounting plate may include front and rear isolation mounts, and each mount may incorporate an elastomeric vibration absorbing bushing. The mounting plate may be attached to either or both of an engine block or flywheel housing by means of brackets, each of which may be affixed to one of the mounts. In one disclosed embodiment, the mounting plate and brackets may be formed of stamped metal components, and at least one pair of the mounts may share a common bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Roy L. Maske, Jason W. Muir
  • Patent number: 8231398
    Abstract: A coaxial connector with an outer conductor having a first plug-side end and a second plug-side end, and an inner conductor having a first plug-side end and a second plug-side end. The inner conductor has a first inner conductor part forming the first plug-side end of the inner conductor and a second inner conductor part forming the second plug-side end of the inner conductor. The two inner conductor parts are arranged and configured such that they are mobile relative to each other in the axial direction, the inner conductor being configured as an inner conductor bellows between the two inner conductor parts. The inner conductor bellows is configured such that upon a change in length, a changing capacitance of the inner conductor bellows is compensated by a correspondingly changing opposite inductance of the inner conductor bellows such that the characteristic impedance of the coaxial connector remains substantially constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Bernd Rosenberger
  • Publication number: 20120186270
    Abstract: An assembly for gas turbine engine includes a cross-over housing, an inter-shaft seal housing, and a linkage. The inter-shaft seal housing is disposed within the cross-over housing. The linkage is connected to the inter-shaft seal housing and extends through a slot in the cross-over housing. The linkage is removable from both the inner radial housing and the outer radial housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Neil L. Tatman, Christopher J. Larson
  • Publication number: 20120104224
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fastening an exhaust gas converter module (1) to an internal combustion engine (2) of a motor vehicle, wherein the exhaust gas converter module (1) is first connected to a pipe section of the exhaust gas system arranged upstream in the flow direction of the exhaust gas and is then pivoted about a pivot axis (S), wherein a two-part module bracket (4) engages with an engine bracket (3) and is coupled with the engine mount (3) in this installation position by a screw connection. The invention relates to a corresponding device having an engine bracket and a module bracket (3, 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Ewers, Mario Wegener, Artur Lesch
  • Publication number: 20120032064
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying a lateral restraining force to a diffuser or an inlet mixer of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) jet pump restrainer assembly, to pull the diffuser or inlet mixer toward a centerline of a riser pipe. The lateral restraining force may be applied to just a diffuser, or just an inlet mixer, or both. Clamps are attached to the diffuser or inlet mixer, and alternatively to the riser pipe, and draw bolts are connected to the clamps to provide the necessary restraining force. The lateral restraining force either mitigates damage and repair to a conventional jet pump restrainer assembly, or alternatively is used in lieu of a jet pump restrainer assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Defilippis, James P. Carneal, Norbert Wroblewski
  • Publication number: 20120012731
    Abstract: An engine exhaust component suspension system comprising one or more engine exhaust component suspension devices is provided for use in supporting replacement or additional exhaust system components and peripherals+installed in an engine exhaust system. The engine exhaust component suspension device is configured to be capable of being fastenerlessly secured to a vehicle frame, allowing mounting of exhaust system components without the need for modification of the vehicle frame. The engine exhaust component suspension system also allows for mounting of exhaust system components that cannot be mounted on a vehicle's original equipment mounts. A method for installing an engine exhaust component suspension system comprising one or more engine exhaust component suspension devices is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: ESW INC.
    Inventor: David J. JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 8042711
    Abstract: A receiving device in a dosage-dispensing device, which serves to receive any insertion unit that can be inserted in the receiving device, includes a plurality of support arms that are arranged parallel to each other and extend in their lengthwise direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of gravity. At least two support arms are arranged in planes lying above one another relative to the direction of gravity. Each support arm includes at least one support location, so that, when the dosage-dispensing device is in its operating state, the insertion unit can be supported through the support locations against the force of gravity. Each support arm includes at least one protrusion which serves to position the insertion unit in a plane that extends orthogonal to the direction of gravity. The main dimension of the protrusion is directed essentially against the direction of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AG
    Inventors: Paul Luechinger, Marc Zehnder, Eduard Fringeli
  • Publication number: 20110241506
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a case. The case includes a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket defines a space. The second bracket is configured for securing a fan and is connected with the first bracket. The second bracket has a volume equal to or less than the volume of the first bracket space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.,LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAN-XIU TANG, ZHEN-XING YE
  • Publication number: 20110236173
    Abstract: A system for supporting vehicles above a ground surface to provide access to an underbody, includes four vertical supports each having a vertical support member. A first elongated beam member has a central portion configured for connecting to a vehicle frame front part, the first beam member having opposed ends. A second elongated beam member has a central portion configured for connecting to a vehicle frame rear part, the second beam member having opposed end portions. The first beam central portion includes means for releasably attaching the first beam member to the towing/tie-down structure on the vehicle frame front part, and the second beam member central portion includes means for releasably attaching the second beam member to the towing/tie down structure on the vehicle frame rear part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: David E. Jarvis, Stephen Robert Nadolski, Charles K. Hughes, JR., David G. Farris
  • Patent number: 7913969
    Abstract: A clamp for securing a bearing block to a railcar that includes first and second securing brackets, each securing bracket having a sheer lug coupled to each securing bracket to fit within an opening of a deck of the railcar; a locking lug coupled to each sheer lug to extend substantially parallel to and under the deck of the railcar; and a fastener with which to secure the first and second securing brackets to the bearing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: TTX Company
    Inventors: Frank F. Stec, William R. Halliar
  • Patent number: 7857267
    Abstract: A mounting assembly is provided for mounting equipment on a frame including a front pair of vertical rails and a back pair of vertical rails. The mounting assembly includes a bracket for attaching a front side of the equipment to one of the front rails and a hinge for attaching a back side of the equipment to one of the back rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Ronald Franklin Watts
  • Patent number: 7819638
    Abstract: A mounting system is provided for supporting a weight of a compressor in a mobile application. The compressor may include a top end and a bottom end. The mounting system may include a housing having a top plate and a bottom plate, the top plate being disposed a distance above the bottom plate. A mounting bracket may be connected to the top plate and the bottom plate. An isolation assembly may be disposed on the mounting bracket and may be configured to connect to the compressor at a connecting location below the top end and above a location at or adjacent to the bottom end of the compressor. The isolation assembly is configured to support the weight of the compressor at the connecting location without the compressor being supported adjacent to its bottom end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Grimm, Ryan Patrick McEnaney, Danette E. Hadfield
  • Patent number: 7789318
    Abstract: A wall mounted domestic combined heat and power appliance comprising housing (1) containing a prime mover to generate electrical power and heat output. At least one bracket (2) at each side of the housing mounts the housing to a wall (W). Each bracket comprises a main body which is elongate in a vertical direction and has a L-shape cross section. Each extremity of the L-shape cross section has an enlarged portion (22, 23), a first (23) of which provides a spacer between the main body and the housing, and a second (22) of which provides a spacer between the main body and the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Microgen Engine Corporation Holding B.V.
    Inventors: David Anthony Tokell, John Antony Stephenson, Adam Richard Gregory, David Anthony Clark
  • Patent number: 7751185
    Abstract: A docking station applied to a portable electronic device includes a casing module, a circuit module, a first input/output module and a second input/output module. The casing module has a casing, an opening formed on the casing, and a cover pivoting around the casing in order to selectively open or close the opening. The circuit module is disposed inside the casing. The first input/output module is disposed on the casing and electrically connected between the circuit module and a plurality of different peripherals. The second input/output module is disposed on the casing and electrically connected between the circuit module and an external connector of the portable electronic device. Therefore, when a rear side of the portable electronic device pushes the cover, the cover is opened in order to make one part of the rear side of the portable electronic device pass through the opening and receive in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Amtek System Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Cheng Yu
  • Publication number: 20100163704
    Abstract: An automotive transmission mount comprises a top bracket, a bottom bracket and a polyurethane material overmolding to top and bottom brackets. The top bracket is attachable to a tail shaft of a transmission housing. The bottom bracket is attachable to a cross member of a vehicle frame. The polyurethane material includes a lateral relief hole extending therethrough and being oriented parallel to the top bracket. The lateral relief hole is adapted to deform during compression of the resilient material as a result of relative movement of the top bracket toward the bottom bracket to prevent shearing of the polyurethane. The top bracket and bottom brackets are also interlocked to one another to prevent their separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Donald D. Bunker
  • Publication number: 20100119380
    Abstract: A technique is provided for pumping fluid in subsea applications. A self-contained pumping module is created by mounting a pumping unit on a skid that can be lowered to a sea floor. The skid comprises a support structure designed to hold the pumping unit in a desired orientation, such as an inclined orientation with respect to a base of the skid. The self-contained nature of the pumping module facilitates deployment to a sea floor/retrieval from the sea floor to enable use of the pumping module in a variety of subsea applications with reduced complexity and cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Wilson, Leonel Ruiz Contreras, Kevin T. Scarsdale
  • Publication number: 20100111633
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support system for a wind turbine component with a rigid structure such as a wind turbine nacelle or a section of a wind turbine tower. The support system comprises a plurality of engagement mechanisms (6, 7, 8, 9) defining at least three corners, possibly at least four corners, of a surface. The surface, in case of the support system comprising at least four engagement mechanisms, is capable of forming a curved surface, and the surface, in case of the support system comprising at least three engagement mechanisms, is at least capable of being tilted in relation to e.g. a vertical orientation. Further, the invention includes a method for operating the support system by simultaneously operating the lower and upper telescopic actuator on each of the support systems, so that the wind turbine component can be lifted or lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventor: Gunnar Kamp Storgaard Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20100021325
    Abstract: A centering mechanism for a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic pump assembly and a method of assembling a hydraulic pump assembly. The pump assembly generally includes a hydraulic pump, a control arm, and a centering mechanism. The pump generally includes a pump housing, a pump mechanism operable to control a flow of hydraulic fluid through the housing, the pump mechanism having a neutral condition in which fluid does not flow through the housing, a trunnion cap connectable to the housing, the trunnion cap and the housing cooperating to house the pump mechanism, and an input shaft extending along an axis and through the trunnion cap, the shaft being rotatable to operate the pump mechanism. The control arm is connected to the shaft, and movement of the control arm causes rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon J. Kisse, Mark R. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20100001604
    Abstract: A motor-mounting structure includes a case (101,102) containing a motor (2) in which a bearing portion (22) is projected from an end surface (211) of a main body (21), and a pair of brackets (11, 12) provided on the case (101, 102) and configured to pinch the bearing portion (22) of the motor (2). Elastic pinching arms (11a, 11a) are provided on a leading end portion of one of the pair of brackets and configured to elastically pinch the bearing portion. An interval (11b) between the elastic pinching arms (11a, 11a) is set to be smaller than outer diameter of the bearing portion (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Hayakawa, Hideyuki Takahashi, Kaoru Tanaka, Tomohiro Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20090294626
    Abstract: In an engine room accommodating an engine and a motor, an air cleaner accommodated in a resin case is disposed behind an inverter device, which has an inverter circuit for driving a motor and has a connection portion to which a power cable rising on a rear side of a vehicle is connected, with respect to the vehicle. The air cleaner is mounted in regions different from a front lower region thereof, namely, in a front upper region thereof and a rear lower region thereof to the engine room or a member mounted to the engine room. Thus, in the event of a collision of the vehicle, the power cable can be restrained from being deformed or damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Naoki ABE, Takahiro Yamafuji
  • Patent number: 7611777
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ornamental structure, which includes an ornament that can be a picture or any of a variety of artwork for decorating a thin type planar TV and keeping the thin type planar TV from sight when not watching, and a support unit that supports the ornament and allows the ornament to be alternatively set between a first position to keep the thin type planar TV from right and a second position to let the thin type planar TV be seen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Inventor: Chuan Fan Cheng
  • Patent number: 7600735
    Abstract: A bracket and nut assembly includes a first bracket, a second bracket and a captured nut. The first bracket includes a body with first end having with an aperture extending therethrough. The second bracket includes a first end with an elongated aperture and a second end moveably attached to the body portion of the first bracket. A captured nut is retained within the elongated aperture. The nut includes a first piece coupled to a second piece and is axially translatable and rotatable within the elongated aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary J. Vaandrager, Richard K. Marsh, Alan E. Rice
  • Patent number: 7455278
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a motor frame that includes a first plate and a second plate, and the first plate has a plurality of locking holes at an end of the first plate, and an end of the second plate has a spacer movably protruded from both lateral sides of the second plate, and another end of the second plate is movably connected to another end of the first plate by at least one connecting element, such that an end of the first plate can be connected to an external side of a barbeque stove by the locking holes, and an end of the second plate can be used for mounting a motor mount and fixing the motor mount onto the barbeque stove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Inventor: Huang-Hsi Hsu
  • Publication number: 20080272267
    Abstract: An under-counter mounting system and associated method are provided for mounting a dishwasher under a counter, without direct attachment to the counter. The mounting system comprises a pair of discrete bracket members each slidably received by a receiving member operably engaged with a dishwasher about a forward portion thereof, the receiving members being disposed in opposing lateral relation with respect to the forward portion of the dishwasher and configured such that the bracket members are laterally slidable between an inward position and an outward position, while being longitudinally constrained, wherein each bracket member further includes a longitudinally-extending flange disposed outwardly of the respective receiving member, and wherein the flange defines at least one fastening aperture adapted to facilitate securement of the bracket member to a laterally adjacent cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Torkel Kristensson, Jerry Olesen, Van Beck, Ronald G. Tynes