Patents by Inventor Kaifu Zhang

Kaifu Zhang 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).

  • Publication number: 20240132120
    Abstract: A power decentralized electric locomotive apparatus includes an electric locomotive and a plurality of muck trucks. The electric locomotive and the plurality of muck trucks are connected in sequence, and a mater drive motor is fixedly mounted on the electric locomotive. A slave drive motor is fixedly mounted on at least one of the muck trucks; a torque of the slave drive motor is smaller than a torque of the mater drive motor; and the slave drive motor cooperates with the mater drive motor, to enable the muck truck to travel on rails and reduce drive power and self-weight of the electric locomotive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: China Railway Engineering Services Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuanshun Zhuang, Yang Deng, Caihong Li, Yuanyuan Mei, Wenju Chen, Longguan Zhang, Kaifu Li, Rui Han, Heng Li, Chuan Li, Jun Zheng, Yang Qian, Tao Du, Xudong Gao, Yuchen Wang, Chuanying Jiang, Jie Li
  • Patent number: 11052497
    Abstract: A method and system for automatic assembly of a curved surface part are provided. First, a space coordinate system is established, and a first unit normal vector of the space coordinate system is determined. Then, coordinates of three measurement points on the surface of a curved surface part in the space coordinate system are acquired; and a second unit normal vector to the surface of the curved surface part are determined according to the coordinates of the measurement points. Finally, a rotation angle of the end effector is calculated according to the first unit normal vector and the second unit normal vector; and the end effector is adjusted according to the rotation angle, such that a third unit normal vector of the end effector after adjustment coincides with the second unit normal vector. The method and system enhance the automatic assembly quality of the curved surface part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Northwestern Polytechnical University
    Inventors: Kaifu Zhang, Yi Cheng, Hui Cheng, Bin Luo, Yuan Li
  • Publication number: 20200368859
    Abstract: A method and system for automatic assembly of a curved surface part are provided. First, a space coordinate system is established, and a first unit normal vector of the space coordinate system is determined. Then, coordinates of three measurement points on the surface of a curved surface part in the space coordinate system are acquired; and a second unit normal vector to the surface of the curved surface part are determined according to the coordinates of the measurement points. Finally, a rotation angle of the end effector is calculated according to the first unit normal vector and the second unit normal vector; and the end effector is adjusted according to the rotation angle, such that a third unit normal vector of the end effector after adjustment coincides with the second unit normal vector. The method and system enhance the automatic assembly quality of the curved surface part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kaifu Zhang, Yi Cheng, Hui Cheng, Bin Luo, Yuan Li
  • Publication number: 20200368826
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for integration of drilling and interference-fit pin insertion. The apparatus includes a station switching module, a spindle module, and a pin insertion module. The station switching module is configured to drill and countersink a panel connecting hole. The pin insertion module is configured for interference-fit pin insertion of a hi-lock bolt. Hence, by using the apparatus, after the drilling of a hole to be drilled is completed, the station switching module is rotated by a fixed angle so that station states of the spindle module and the pin insertion module can be switched, the interference-fit pin insertion of the hi-lock bolts can be completed, and the anti-fatigue property and assembly efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kaifu Zhang, Junli Liu, Bin Luo, Hui Cheng, Yuan Li