Patents by Inventor Der-Min Tsay
Der-Min Tsay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240026957Abstract: A conjugate cam reducer includes input and output units disposed at two opposite sides of a transmission unit. The transmission unit includes smaller-diameter and larger-diameter cam discs axially connected with each other. The smaller-diameter and larger-diameter cam discs have first and second grooves. The input unit includes an input disc, an eccentric shaft and a plurality of input rollers. The input disc has a smaller inner peripheral wall engaging with the smaller-diameter cam disc, and a plurality of first receiving grooves registered with the first grooves to receive the input rollers. The eccentric shaft is rotated to drive rotation of the transmission unit in an eccentric cycloidal motion. The output unit includes an output disc having a larger inner peripheral wall which engages with the larger-diameter cam disc, and a plurality of second receiving grooves which are registered with the second grooves to receive a plurality of output rollers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityInventors: Der-Min TSAY, Kun-Lung HSU, Wei-Ming CHEN, Jyun-Ting CHEN, Yuan-Shin LIN
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Patent number: 11668376Abstract: A cam transmission mechanism includes a rotary disk, a camshaft, contact members and a housing. The rotary disk has a periphery formed with equidistant projections, any two adjacent ones of which define an accommodating recess. The camshaft includes a shaft rod and a cam body that has at least one groove communicated with some of the recesses of the rotary disk. The groove and the recesses cooperate to form a plurality of confining spaces, within which the contact members are accommodated freely rollably for rotation transfer from the camshaft to the rotary disk. The housing is connected to the rotary disk for confining the contact members in the confining spaces, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITYInventors: Der-Min Tsay, Kun-Lung Hsu, Wei-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20230086375Abstract: A cam transmission mechanism includes a rotary disk, a camshaft, contact members and a housing. The rotary disk has a periphery formed with equidistant projections, any two adjacent ones of which define an accommodating recess. The camshaft includes a shaft rod and a cam body that has at least one groove communicated with some of the recesses of the rotary disk. The groove and the recesses cooperate to form a plurality of confining spaces, within which the contact members are accommodated freely rollably for rotation transfer from the camshaft to the rotary disk. The housing is connected to the rotary disk for confining the contact members in the confining spaces, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Der-Min TSAY, Kun-Lung HSU, Wei-Ming CHEN
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Patent number: 11175122Abstract: An automatic nut internal thread quality tester is provided. The automatic nut internal thread quality tester includes a blanking module, a clamping module, a push rod module, a thread gauge driving module, and an axial pushing module. The blanking module is configured to control the nuts to be tested be blanked in series. The clamping module is configured to clamp the to-be-tested nut. The push rod module is configured to push the to-be-tested nut into the clamping module and restrict the blanking. A thread gauge of the thread gauge driving module is driven by a motor to detect the to-be-tested nut. When a torque measured by a torque sensor is greater than a threshold value, the motor reverses the thread gauge and the axial pushing module drives the clamping module away from the thread gauge.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Inventors: Der-Min Tsay, Guan-shyong Hwang, Tsung-Chun Lin, Ming-Chao Hwang
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Patent number: 11141806Abstract: An automatic nut tapping equipment is provided. The automatic nut tapping equipment includes a tap rotating mechanism, a nut clamping mechanism, an axial transmission mechanism, and a nut placing slot. The tap rotating mechanism includes a tap rotary motor and a tap, wherein the tap is driven by the tap rotary motor. The nut clamping mechanism includes a clamping assembly and a sliding rail, wherein the clamping assembly is disposed on the sliding rail and is configured for clamping a to-be-tapped nut to restrict the to-be-tapped nut from rotating. The axial transmission mechanism controls the clamping assembly to axially translate one pitch in response to the tap rotating one revolution, such that a forward nut-tapping motion and a backward nut-retracting motion are performed by the nut clamping mechanism. The nut placing slot is configured to arrange and control the dropping of another to-be-tapped nut.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Inventors: Der-Min Tsay, Guan-shyong Hwang, Tsung-Chun Lin, Wei-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20210237182Abstract: An automatic nut tapping equipment is provided. The automatic nut tapping equipment includes a tap rotating mechanism, a nut clamping mechanism, an axial transmission mechanism, and a nut placing slot. The tap rotating mechanism includes a tap rotary motor and a tap, wherein the tap is driven by the tap rotary motor. The nut clamping mechanism includes a clamping assembly and a sliding rail, wherein the clamping assembly is disposed on the sliding rail and is configured for clamping a to-be-tapped nut to restrict the to-be-tapped nut from rotating. The axial transmission mechanism controls the clamping assembly to axially translate one pitch in response to the tap rotating one revolution, such that a forward nut-tapping motion and a backward nut-retracting motion are performed by the nut clamping mechanism. The nut placing slot is configured to arrange and control the dropping of another to-be-tapped nut.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: National Sun Yat-sen UniversityInventors: Der-Min Tsay, Guan-shyong Hwang, Tsung-Chun Lin, Wei-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20210239446Abstract: An automatic nut internal thread quality tester is provided. The automatic nut internal thread quality tester includes a blanking module, a clamping module, a push rod module, a thread gauge driving module, and an axial pushing module. The blanking module is configured to control the nuts to be tested be blanked in series. The clamping module is configured to clamp the to-be-tested nut. The push rod module is configured to push the to-be-tested nut into the clamping module and restrict the blanking. A thread gauge of the thread gauge driving module is driven by a motor to detect the to-be-tested nut. When a torque measured by a torque sensor is greater than a threshold value, the motor reverses the thread gauge and the axial pushing module drives the clamping module away from the thread gauge.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: National Sun Yat-sen UniversityInventors: Der-Min TSAY, Guan-shyong HWANG, Tsung-Chun LIN, Ming-Chao HWANG
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Patent number: 9444379Abstract: A wind power excitation synchronous generation system having a maximum power determining unit and a control method thereof are disclosed. In this control method, dual input shafts and a single output shaft of a gear transmission mechanism are used, and two kinds of inputted power, such as wind power and servo motor control power, are integrated, so as to allow the output shaft to drive an excitation synchronous generator to generate electric power. In this system, a rotation speed and a phase of a servo motor are controlled, so as to allow the excitation synchronous generator to output the electric power with a frequency and a phase identical to the utility grid.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITYInventors: Tzuen-Lih Chern, Der-Min Tsay, Jao-Hwa Kuang, Guan-Shyong Hwang, Li-Hsiang Liu, Wei-Ting Chen, Ping-Lung Pan, Tsung-Mou Huang
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Patent number: 9340099Abstract: A hybrid power transmission integrated system includes a first planetary gear train, a second planetary gear train, a first transmission-connecting set and a second transmission-connecting set. A control method includes: arranging the first transmission-connecting set to provide a first power input end; arranging the second transmission-connecting set to provide a second power input end, a first power output end and a free transmission end; connecting the first and second transmission-connecting sets to the first and second planetary gear trains; controlling the free transmission end performed as a second power output end or a third power input end such that powers are converted via the second power output end and are stored; supplying the stored power to the hybrid power transmission integrated system via the second or third power input end.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen UniveersityInventors: Guan-Shyong Hwang, Chih-Lin Lin, Der-Min Tsay, Jao-Hwa Kuang, Bor-Jeng Lin
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Publication number: 20160061293Abstract: An integrated transmission system includes a controllably integrated transmission mechanism, a fluctuated energy input end, a split energy output end and a torque control end. A control method includes: providing the torque control end to control the controllably integrated transmission mechanism; connecting a fluctuated energy source or a speed-variable energy source to the fluctuated energy input end for inputting energy; according to a fluctuated energy input to the fluctuated energy input end, generating an energy buffer command or an energy split command via the torque control end to operate the controllably integrated transmission mechanism in an energy buffer state or an energy split state; according to the energy buffer state or the energy split state, controllably adjusting the input fluctuated energy in the controllably integrated transmission mechanism and thus outputting an adjusted energy via the split energy output end.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Guan-Shyong Hwang, Der-Min Tsay, Bor-Jeng Lin, Jao-Hwa Kuang
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Publication number: 20150328971Abstract: A hybrid power transmission integrated system includes a first planetary gear train, a second planetary gear train, a first transmission-connecting set and a second transmission-connecting set. A control method includes: arranging the first transmission-connecting set to provide a first power input end; arranging the second transmission-connecting set to provide a second power input end, a first power output end and a free transmission end; connecting the first and second transmission-connecting sets to the first and second planetary gear trains; controlling the free transmission end performed as a second power output end or a third power input end such that powers are converted via the second power output end and are stored; supplying the stored power to the hybrid power transmission integrated system via the second or third power input end.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Guan-Shyong Hwang, Chih-Lin Lin, Der-Min Tsay, Jao-Hwa Kuang, Bor-Jeng Lin
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Publication number: 20150270798Abstract: A wind power excitation synchronous generation system having a maximum power determining unit and a control method thereof are disclosed. In this control method, dual input shafts and a single output shaft of a gear transmission mechanism are used, and two kinds of inputted power, such as wind power and servo motor control power, are integrated, so as to allow the output shaft to drive an excitation synchronous generator to generate electric power. In this system, a rotation speed and a phase of a servo motor are controlled, so as to allow the excitation synchronous generator to output the electric power with a frequency and a phase identical to the utility grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Tzuen-Lih Chem, Der-Min Tsay, Jao-Hwa Kuang, Guan-Shyong Hwang, Li-Hsiang Liu, Wei-Ting Chen, Ping-Lung Pan, Tsung-Mou Huang
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Patent number: 8853875Abstract: A stand-alone wind power generation system and a method for controlling an excitation synchronous generator thereof are provided. In this method, an input wind power is transformed into an electrical power and outputted to a load. With the use of a coaxial configuration, a windmill, a speed-increasing gearbox, the excitation synchronous generator, and a motor are integrated in the same shaft. The output voltage of the generator is stabilized by an excitation field control. With the use of a motor servo control, the speed of generator can be stabilized under a wind disturbance condition. Therefore, the output power and frequency can be stable. A power flow management unit can control battery sets to charge and discharge, so as to accomplish the proposed control method.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityInventors: Tzuen-lih Chern, Der-min Tsay, Jao-hwa Kuang, Li-hsiang Liu, Wei-ting Chen
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Patent number: 8720393Abstract: An engine structure having a conjugate cam assembly is provided and includes a piston which can be used to push or pulled by the conjugate cam assembly mounted on a camshaft through a connection rod, a roller rocker and two rollers. The conjugate cam assembly has two cams with cam profiles and relative arrangement angle which can be varied according to actual operational desire, so as to vary the ratio of intake/exhaust strokes and the ratio of compression/power strokes. Thus, the combustion efficiency and the exhaustion efficiency can be enhanced. When the camshaft finishes four strokes of an operational cycle, the camshaft only rotates one circle (i.e. 360 degree), so that the rotation speed of the camshaft can be lowered.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityInventors: Der-min Tsay, Hsin-pao Chen, Ting-hao Cheng
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Publication number: 20140015249Abstract: A stand-alone wind power generation system and a method for controlling an excitation synchronous generator thereof are provided. In this method, an input wind power is transformed into an electrical power and outputted to a load. With the use of a coaxial configuration, a windmill, a speed-increasing gearbox, the excitation synchronous generator, and a motor are integrated in the same shaft. The output voltage of the generator is stabilized by an excitation field control. With the use of a motor servo control, the speed of generator can be stabilized under a wind disturbance condition. Therefore, the output power and frequency can be stable. A power flow management unit can control battery sets to charge and discharge, so as to accomplish the proposed control method.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Tzuen-lih CHERN, Der-min TSAY, Jao-hwa KUANG, Li-hsiang LIU, Wei-ting CHEN
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Patent number: 8622732Abstract: A multi-rod mechanism for opening and closing molds is provided and includes a single cam, a first side connection rod assembly located on a first side of the cam, a first mold actuated by the first side connection rod assembly, a linkage connection rod, a second side connection rod assembly located on a second side of the cam and actuated by the linkage connection rod, and a second mold actuated by the second side connection rod assembly. The multi-rod mechanism only uses the single cam to simultaneously actuate the first and second molds, so that the structure of the multi-rod mechanism can be simplified, while the vibration, loading, noise and abrasion of components during operation can be relatively reduced.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityInventors: Der-min Tsay, Hsin-pao Chen, Shih-han Chen
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Patent number: 8585533Abstract: An independently controllable transmission mechanism includes a first planetary gear train and a second planetary gear train. The first planetary gear train and the second planetary gear train are mechanically connected in parallel to form a parallel type. The controllable transmission mechanism has a first power output end, a transmission control end, a first power input end and a free-transmission end. The first power output end is provided on the first planetary gear train and the transmission control end is provided on the second planetary gear train. When the first power input end is provided on the first planetary gear train or the second planetary gear train, the free-transmission end is provided on the second planetary gear train or the first planetary gear train. The transmission control end controls the free-transmission end to be functioned as a second power input end or a second power output end.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen University of KaohsiungInventors: Guan-Shyong Hwang, Der-Min Tsay, Jao-Hwa Kuang, Tzuen-Lih Chern
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Patent number: 8585532Abstract: An independently controllable transmission mechanism includes a first planetary gear train, a second planetary gear train, a first transmission-connecting set and a second transmission-connecting set. The first planetary gear train and the second planetary gear train are serially connected to form a series type. The independently controllable transmission mechanism has a first power output end, a transmission control end, a first power input end and a free-transmission end. The first power output end is provided on the first planetary gear train and the transmission control end is provided on the second planetary gear train. The first power input end is provided on the first transmission-connecting set and the free-transmission end is provided on the second transmission-connecting set. The transmission control end controls the free-transmission end to be functioned as a second power input end or a second power output end.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen University of KaohsiungInventors: Guan-Shyong Hwang, Der-Min Tsay, Jao-Hwa Kuang, Tzuen-Lih Chern
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Patent number: 8585530Abstract: An independently controllable transmission mechanism includes a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a first transmission-connecting set and a second transmission-connecting set. The first planetary gear set includes a first power output end, the second planetary gear set includes a transmission control end, the first transmission-connecting set includes a first power input end and the second transmission-connecting set includes a free transmission end. The transmission control end controls the free transmission end to function as a second power input end or a second power output end.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen University of KaohsiungInventors: Guan-Shyong Hwang, Der-Min Tsay
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Patent number: 8585531Abstract: An independently controllable transmission mechanism with an identity-ratio series type includes a first planetary gear train and a second planetary gear train mechanically connected therewith. The transmission mechanism has a power output end, a transmission control end, a power input end and a free transmission end. The power output end and the transmission control end are provided on the first planetary gear train and the second planetary gear train, respectively. The power input end is provided on the first planetary gear train or the second planetary gear train while the free transmission end is provided on the second planetary gear train or the first planetary gear train. The transmission control end is operated to freely shift the free transmission end as a power input end or a power output end.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityInventors: Guan-Shyong Hwang, Der-Min Tsay, Chung-Chi Lin, Jao-Hwa Kuang, Tzuen-Lih Chern