Patents Issued in November 29, 2007
  • Publication number: 20070272468
    Abstract: A method for activating personal protection means using at least one signal derived from an acceleration sensor. A forward displacement is determined from the signal, and the forward displacement is compared to at least one threshold value surface, which is set as a function of a velocity decrease and a deceleration. The personal protection means is activated as a function of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Armin Koehler, Sabine Brandenburger, Hermann Schuller
  • Publication number: 20070272469
    Abstract: A pump unit for supply and discharge of hydraulic fluid into and from an actuator upon receiving driving power from a driving source is provided, in which said actuator is fluidly connected to said pump unit via a hydraulic circuit. The pump unit includes an input member operatively connected to the driving source, a first hydraulic pump body operatively connected to the input member, a pump case for accommodating the first hydraulic pump body and forming a hydraulic fluid sump, and a PTO unit accommodated within the pump case. The PTO unit includes a PTO shaft supported by the pump case so as to have an end extending outward from the pump case, and a clutch mechanism for selectively enabling and disabling transmission of driving power from the input member to the PTO shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Ryota OHASHI, Hironori Sumomozawa
  • Publication number: 20070272470
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus has an EPS motor 100 which is coupled to a steering system and generates a torque for assisting a steering torque and an ECU 101 for controlling and driving the EPS motor 100. The EPS motor 100 is coupled to the ECU 101 via an elastic member 103. A sub-vibration system including the ECU 101 and the elastic member 103 constitutes a dynamic damper with respect to a main vibration system having the EPS motor 100 serving as a vibration source, whereby the sub-vibration system absorbs vibration generated on the EPS motor 100 side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: NSK LTD
    Inventor: Tomohisa Hirakawa
  • Publication number: 20070272471
    Abstract: A second housing is aligned with a first housing at a predetermined position using positioning means that determines the mounting position of the housing with respect to the first housing at the predetermined position; steering shaft supporting sections and output shaft supporting sections are provided in the first housing and the second housing respectively while the housings being mounted using screws or the like; the second housing is removed temporarily from the first housing; a steering shaft and an output shaft are supported using the steering shaft supporting sections and the output shaft supporting sections; and the second housing is aligned again with the first housing at the predetermined position using the positioning means and mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kuroumaru, Shirou Nakano, Katsutoshi Nishizaki
  • Publication number: 20070272472
    Abstract: The invention provides a motor including: a cylindrical motor case having a bottom that supports an outer circumferential surface of a stator core by an inner circumferential surface thereof; and a bracket that supports an output shaft side bearing and closes an opening of the motor case; wherein the stator core is press-fitted into the motor case from the opening such that a part of the stator core is exposed from the motor case, and a part of the stator core that is not press-fitted to the motor case forms a sliding fitting wall capable of providing a sliding fitting connection with the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Matsubara, Noboru Niguchi, Naotake Kanda, Toshimasa Soku
  • Publication number: 20070272473
    Abstract: A method for obtaining seismic data is disclosed. A constellation of seismic energy sources is translated along a survey path. The seismic energy sources include a reference energy source and a satellite energy source. The reference energy source is activated and the satellite energy source is activated at a time delay relative to the activation of the reference energy source. This is repeated at each of the spaced apart activation locations along the survey path to generate a series of superposed wavefields. The time delay is varied between each of the spaced apart activation locations. Seismic data processing comprises sorting the traces into a common-geometry domain and replicating the traces into multiple datasets associated with each particular energy source. Each trace is time adjusted in each replicated dataset in the common-geometry domain using the time delays associated with each particular source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: E. Herkenhoff, Joseph Stefani
  • Publication number: 20070272474
    Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker cabinet, which includes a cabinet body, a face panel, which is fixedly provided at the front side of the cabinet body to hold a speaker and has a cross section greater than the cabinet body, and a bracket formed of a curved tube and pivoted with two distal ends thereof to the bottom ends of the two opposite lateral sidewalls of the face panel for use as a support to support the speaker cabinet on the floor or a handle for carrying by hand or a hanger for hanging the speaker cabinet on a tree or the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Chi En Huang
  • Publication number: 20070272475
    Abstract: A speaker system is provided, including a suspension element having an outer edge and an inner edge. The suspension element, such as a spider or surround, varies in shape along at least a portion of the suspension element to help relieve both the radial and tangential stress placed on the suspension element when it is stretched. The shape employed in the suspension element allows the suspension element to stretch more easily, creating a higher performance speaker of the same size by increasing the diaphragm excursion and voice coil movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Brendon Stead, Clayton Williamson, Mark Trainer
  • Publication number: 20070272476
    Abstract: Disclosed is a low-noise, shock-absorbing speaker cabinet, which includes a cabinet body, a face panel fixedly provided at the front side of the cabinet body for holding a speaker in a hole thereof, a line of first floor bearing portion formed on the bottom side of the face panel and a line of second floor bearing portion formed on the rear end of the bottom side of the cabinet body for supporting the speaker cabinet on the floor, and a suspension open space defined between the front bottom side of the cabinet body and the face panel to reduce floor contact area of the speaker cabinet so as to effectively eliminate noises and shocks and improve the output quality of the speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Chi En Huang
  • Publication number: 20070272477
    Abstract: The invention relates to a central body for a turbojet gas exhaust channel. The body comprises an external wall (11) and at least one internal wall (15) forming at least one cavity (20) between them, the external wall (11) comprising a plurality of orifices pierced over at least one upstream portion, so as to form at least one Helmholtz resonator with the cavity (20). The central body is characterized by the fact that the internal wall comprises a flexible sleeve (15). The invention makes it possible to obtain a central body providing low-cost acoustic attenuation, easy industrialization and good mechanical strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventor: Thomas Alain Christian VINCENT
  • Publication number: 20070272478
    Abstract: A rear box for an internal combustion engine exhaust includes a shell with a lining applied over the part of an inner surface of the shell which is susceptible to exhaust condensate contact. Generally, the lining is applied over approximately ? to ½ of a surface area of the inner surface of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Alfredo Larrea Napal, Jose Molinet Baigorri, Luis Urteaga Unamuno
  • Publication number: 20070272479
    Abstract: Disclosed is an exhaust system (100) for an internal combustion engine, comprising a first exhaust leg that is provided with a penetrable first muffler (120), especially a rear muffler, and at least one second exhaust leg which runs parallel to the first one and encompasses a second penetrable muffler (122) particularly a rear muffler. The structure of the first muffler (120) differs from that of the second muffler (122).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicants: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Friedrich Boysen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Mirlach, Bjoern Koch
  • Publication number: 20070272480
    Abstract: A single valve member is provided for selecting communication of one of two flow passages constituting an exhaust flow passage, and continuously providing a flow passage area of the selected one of the two flow passages. According to this valve member, a changeover of flow passage between a main flow passage with an exhaust processing device disposed therein and a bypass flow passage is performed, and each flow passage area is regulated, to meet an output requirement, exhaust processing requirement and muffling requirement, appropriately. For example, a single valve member 5 is disposed on the upstream side or downstream side of a start catalytic converter 3, whereby communication of one of a main flow passage 1 and a bypass flow passage 2 is selected, and a flow passage area of the selected passage is continuously provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: SANGO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Kuroda, Masashi Ota, Masayoshi Tange
  • Publication number: 20070272481
    Abstract: Acoustic element (1) has a flat, sound-receiving, front face (2) which extends in the XY plane and has a good sound-absorption coefficient, and the element is formed of a bonded batt of air laid mineral fibres having a density of 70 to 200 kg/m3 wherein the fibres extend from the front face (2) and at least through the front half of the thickness of the batt have a Z direction component greater than the Z direction component of conventional air laid products, and the front face of the batt is a cut and abraded face. The element can be made by air laying mineral fibres and binder, reorienting the fibres to provide an increased fibre orientation in the Z direction, curing the binder to form a cured batt and cutting the cured batt in the XY plane into two cut batts and smoothing each cut surface by abrasion to produce a flat face on each cut batt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Jorgen Birch, Gorm Jensen, Lars Bollund
  • Publication number: 20070272482
    Abstract: A porous sound absorbing structure 10 includes an exterior plate 1 and a closing plate 2 in order to suppress a decrease in sound absorbing performance in a wide frequency band. An interior plate 3 is arranged between the exterior plate 1 and the closing plate 2, and air layers 4 and 5 are located between the exterior plate 1 and the interior plate 3 and between the interior plate 3 and the closing plate 2 respectively. The exterior plate 1, the interior plate 3, and the closing plate 2 are arranged while opposed to each other. Many through holes 1a and 3a are made in the exterior plate 1 and the closing plate 2 respectively. In the interior plate 3, a plate thickness t2 and a diameter ?2 and an aperture ratio ?2 are set so as to generate an viscous effect in air passing through the through hole 3a. The aperture ratio ?1 of the through hole 1a in the exterior plate 1 is set more than 3% and not more than 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO
    Inventors: Zenzo Yamaguchi, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Ichiro Yamagiwa, Hiroki Ueda, Mitsuo Hino
  • Publication number: 20070272483
    Abstract: An example liner assembly includes a backing plate that supports a cellular structure covered by a perforated face sheet including a plurality of openings. Each of the plurality of openings is of a size determined to provide desired acoustic performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Bruce L. Morin, Rudolph A. Ksiazkiewicz, Dennis Cicon
  • Publication number: 20070272484
    Abstract: An improved safety harness and method of using same that allows for self-rescue and suspension trauma relief from either a vertical or horizontal anchor, such as a tree or an overhead beam, the safety harness having an adjustable front tie-in assembly whereby the distance between the waist strap and the thigh straps can be adjusted. The wearer is able to change from rear suspension to front suspension after a fall without the necessity of completely detaching from a safety line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: James K. Helms
  • Publication number: 20070272485
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a low-profile roof safety device, and kit of parts therefor, for grasping the apex of an angled roof. The roof safety device includes a body with frictional contact surfaces, a cord, and a harness. Unlike previous roof safety devices, the present invention does not require puncturing the exterior of a roof for stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Kent H. Baake
  • Publication number: 20070272486
    Abstract: A method for applying a liquid composition to a rail surface is provided. This method involves supplying a liquid composition in one or more reservoirs on a rail car (revenue generating car), and applying the liquid composition from the one or more reservoirs to the rail surface. A liquid composition application system is also provided. The liquid composition application system includes a reservoir(s) for holding a liquid composition mounted on a rail car. A pipe is connected to the reservoir(s), and a pump, for moving the liquid composition from the reservoir(s) to a dispensing nozzle(s), is provided. A controller processes topological information, data from the liquid composition application system, or both. The application of the liquid composition may be monitored and controlled from a remote site separate from the rail car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: KELSAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Don Eadie, John Cotter, Dave Elvidge
  • Publication number: 20070272487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for transport along a staircase of persons and/or goods, which staircase extends between two platforms, and wherein the device includes: a guide which in the arranged situation extends at least along the staircase, a stationary segment and at least one tiltable segment; a tilting mechanism between the segments so as to selectively tilt the tiltable segment between a position lying in line with the stationary segment and a position substantially folded out of the space above one of the platforms; a carriage with transport means for persons and/or goods and a drive for advancing movement along the guide; and a transmission to selectively engage the carriage in the vicinity of the tilting mechanism to transmit movement of the carriage along the guide onto the tiltable segment for a tilting movement thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: FREELIFT B.V.
    Inventors: Dennis Vroegindeweij, Martinus Hester
  • Publication number: 20070272488
    Abstract: The invention provides a stairlift having a rail which terminates, at its lower end, on or closely adjacent the lower step of a staircase. This rail is combined with a carriage and footrest which allows the footrest to be positioned below the level of the first step. The arrangement obviates the need for a hinge in the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Max Woodhams, Konrad Higgins
  • Publication number: 20070272489
    Abstract: The disclosed invention is a portable vehicle lift for elevating a motor vehicle. The lift includes spaced apart beams which are positioned under the vehicle, each beam has a plurality of hinged strut pairs, each with associated threaded drive nuts. Strut pairs are moved together or apart by directionally rotating a threaded shaft through the threaded drive nuts. Supplemental lift springs may be positioned along the shaft to selectively engage and urge the strut pairs during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Brian Putnam
  • Publication number: 20070272490
    Abstract: The invention relates to a traction sheave hoist for a platform operated by at least two ropes 5, having a traction sheave 13 that can be driven by a motor, at least a first rope groove and a second rope groove 17 being formed around the traction sheave-circumference, and a first hold-down system for the first rope groove and a second hold-down system 20 for the second rope groove 17 with which the ropes wrapping around the traction sheave 13 are pressed into the corresponding rope grooves 17 during operation. In order to be able to ensure the horizontal alignment of the platform at all times, an adjustment device 30 is assigned to at least one of the hold-down systems 20 with which the position or engagement depth of the rope 5 in the rope groove 17 achieved with the corresponding hold-down system 20 can be controllably varied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Frank Blasek
  • Publication number: 20070272491
    Abstract: A control circuit for controlling an electromechanical elevator brake, said control circuit comprising at least one brake coil (L1), a direct-voltage source (BR1), a semiconductor switch arrangement and a control unit (CO1) for controlling the circuit, and which circuit further comprises a current measuring unit (IM1) producing current data that can be passed to the control unit (CO1). The circuit comprises at least two semiconductor switches (SW1, SW2), and these can be controlled by the control unit (CO1) in an alternate manner such that the working condition of each switch can be checked in its turn on the basis of feedback data obtained from the current measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Ari Kattainen, Timo Syrman
  • Publication number: 20070272492
    Abstract: Elevator (2) comprising a car (4), a counterweight (6), a hoisting rope (8) for suspending the car (4) and the counterweight (6), a drive motor (10), a motor drive unit (26) for supplying the power to the drive motor (10), and a brake (18) for stopping the movement of the car (4) in an emergency situation, the elevator (2) further comprising an elevator rescue system (40), comprising an emergency power supply (42), an emergency brake switch (44) for connecting and disconnecting the power of the emergency power supply (42) to the brake (18), and an emergency drive switch (46) for connecting and disconnecting the power of the emergency power supply (42) to the drive motor (10), characterised in that the elevator rescue system (40) further comprises the motor drive unit (26) and a power line (74) connecting the emergency power supply (42) with the motor drive unit (26) and including the emergency drive switch (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Dirk Tegtmeier, Bernhard Wittjen
  • Publication number: 20070272493
    Abstract: Passenger transportation system (4) including a hallway (2) providing access to at least one transport car (6, 8, 10, 12) and a control for controlling the movement of the cars, characterized by a passenger trajectory tracking device (16) including a data processing means for monitoring the access areas to the cars (6, 8, 10, 12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Jacobus Legez
  • Publication number: 20070272494
    Abstract: The invention is an elevator comprising a movable component, a vertical track mounted along an elevator shaft, a driven frictional engagement device for frictional engagement with one side of the track with a coefficient of friction, and a connected support disposed on an opposite side of the track. The frictional engagement device is pivotally mounted on a lever which pivotally supports an effective weight of the movable component whereby the lever makes an angle ?1 with the horizontal. The tangent of the angle ?1 is less than or equal to the coefficient of friction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: HANS KOCHER
  • Publication number: 20070272495
    Abstract: In the method of the present invention, a procedure and an apparatus for the entry of calls in an elevator system are described. In the method, a destination call is entered outside the elevator car if the starting floor is a floor with intensive departing traffic. On other floors, the customer first enters a collective-control up or down call in the traditional manner and then a destination call in the elevator car. In an example of the method, the above procedure additionally comprises a function whereby the elevator customer is identified and an identified regular customer is allowed to select and confirm his/her destination floor from among one or more preprogrammed alternatives. As preprogrammed floors, the destination floors most frequently used by the regular customer in question are stored, the starting floor being fixed. Preprogrammed floors can be set for several different starting floors separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marjukka Makela, Tomi Sipila
  • Publication number: 20070272496
    Abstract: An operation control method of plural elevators working between many floors is constructed so that a risk floor having a high probability that a long wait occurs is selected from among floors on which a platform call is not generated when a platform call is newly generated, assuming that along with the newly generated platform call a platform call is generated on the risk floor, allocation evaluations are made on the cases of allocating respective elevators to render services to these calls, an elevator to respond to the new platform call is decided based on the allocation evaluation result, and the plural elevators are controlled to be operated based on this decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Shiro Hikita
  • Publication number: 20070272497
    Abstract: A fire emergency control operation system for an elevator includes: evacuation time calculating means for acquiring a positional relationship between the elevator and the fire sensor which performs the fire detecting operation based upon information from the fire sensor to calculate an evacuation operation time based upon the obtained positional relationship; fire occurrence floor specifying means for specifying a fire occurrence floor based upon the information from the fire sensor; remaining person count input means for inputting a number of the remaining persons in correspondence with each of the floors; schedule deciding means for deciding an evacuation operation schedule for the respective floors when the remaining persons are conveyed to the evacuation floor based upon the information from the evacuation time calculating means, the fire occurrence floor specifying means, and the remaining person count input means; display means for displaying thereon a content of the evacuation operation schedule; and e
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kiyoji Kawai
  • Publication number: 20070272498
    Abstract: A disc brake caliper assembly is provided including a support bracket, a pair of slide pins, and a caliper body. The support bracket includes an inboard rail and an outboard rail. The inboard rail defines a pair of engagement bores. The pair of slide pins engage the pair of engagement bores. The caliper body slidably engages the pair of slide pins. The caliper body includes an inboard portion and an outboard portion. The inboard and outboard portions balance each other such that the caliper body has a center of gravity that is substantially axially aligned with the location of engagement between the slide pins and the engagement bores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Akebono Corporation (North America)
    Inventors: Sean Barrett, Philip Jedele
  • Publication number: 20070272499
    Abstract: A safety braking assembly for a bicycle has a cylinder box, a pair of upper protecting pipes, a pair of lower protecting pipes, a front brake cable, a rear brake cable, a lower fixed block and an upper fixed block. The cylinder box has a mounting sleeve, an upper cover and a lower cover. The covers are mounted over two ends of the mounting sleeve. The upper protecting pipes are connected to the upper cover. The lower protecting pipes are connected to the lower cover. The brake cables are extended through the cylinder box and extend out the upper protecting pipes and the lower protecting pipes. The upper fixed block is connected to the rear brake cable and can slide relative to the front brake cable. The lower fixed block is connected to the front brake cable and can push against the upper fixed block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Wen Liang SHIAO
  • Publication number: 20070272500
    Abstract: An elevator installation has an elevator car that moves in a vertical direction along guide tracks and is braked or held at standstill by a braking equipment. The braking equipment includes at least two brake units, at least one of the brake units, but preferably each of the brake units, is provided with a wear-compensating device which, when the brake unit is opened or released, sets a clearance distance between a brake lining and an associated brake surface, which clearance arises on opening of the brake unit, in correspondence with a substantially constant value. Thereby, use may be made of customary and thus economic brake materials which may wear during braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Nicolas Gremaud, Hans Kocher, Josef Muff
  • Publication number: 20070272501
    Abstract: Disclosed is a spot-type disc brake (1) having a spring assembly (10, 20) for active adjustment of a clearance between a brake lining (4) and a brake disc. A spring assembly (10, 20) of this type ensures that the brake linings (4) are appropriately lifted from the brake disc after brake application is completed. In this arrangement, the spot-type disc brake (1) includes a brake caliper (3) straddling a brake disc, at least one brake lining (4) displaceably arranged in relation to the brake caliper (3), at least one actuating device (5) arranged in the brake caliper (3) for exerting an application force on the brake lining (4), and a spring assembly (10, 20) which is detachably fastened in the spot-type disc brake (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Rolf Weiler, Stephan Heiderick, Hans Bungert, Gotz Mehner, Christoph Sander
  • Publication number: 20070272502
    Abstract: Notches 20, 20 constituting engaging portions are provided at portions of middle portions in a rotating direction a rotor at end portions on outer radial side of the two pads 11, 12 in a radial direction of the rotor. Further, an engaging pin 19 is made to bridge an outer body portion 3b and an inner body portion 4b constituting the caliper 5b. Further, the coupling pin 19 is inserted through the notches 20, 20, so that the two pads 11, 12 are displaceable in an axial direction of the rotor, and a braking torque applied to the two pads 11, 12 can be supported by the coupling pin 19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Daisuke Kobayashi, Takayuki Ichige
  • Publication number: 20070272503
    Abstract: An elevator braking device in which energy required for braking and releasing is reduced. The braking device includes a movable plunger, braking mechanisms connected to one end of the movable plunger and that are switched between a braking state and a releasing state by an axial movement of the movable plunger, a first drive mechanism using mechanical or magnetic force, for reversing the movable plunger in the middle of a movable range in an axial direction for the switching between the braking state and the releasing state to press and hold the movable plunger to the braking side or the releasing side, and a second drive mechanism using an electromagnetic force, for driving the movable plunger to a reversion position in the middle of the movable range from the braking side or the releasing side against a pressing force of the first drive mechanism to switch between the braking state and the release state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kigawa, Takaharu Ueda, Kenichi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20070272504
    Abstract: An electric parking brake device comprises an electric motor, a conversion mechanism for converting a rotational drive force given by the electric motor into a linear drive force and a pair of cables (i.e., inner cables) connected to a pair of parking brakes, wherein the parking brakes are brought into a braking state when the cables are drawn in a drawing direction by the operation of the electric motor in a positive-going direction, but are brought into a release state when the cables are returned in a return direction by the operation of the electric motor in a reverse direction. Between the electric motor and the conversion mechanism, a clutch mechanism is provided for transmitting the rotation of the electric motor to the conversion mechanism, but for blocking the rotation transmission from the conversion mechanism toward the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Tomoyasu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20070272505
    Abstract: An exhaust brake has a body with a passageway for exhaust gases therein. A valve member is movably located within the passageway for selective movement between an open position where the valve member opens the passageway and exhaust gases are free to move through the passageway and a closed position where the valve member blocks the passageway and the passage of exhaust gases through the passageway. The valve member has an aperture therethrough to permit a limited flow of exhaust gases through the aperture when the aperture is open. An exhaust valve actuator mechanism is coupled to the valve member for moving the valve member between the open position and the closed position. A closure member is positioned adjacent to the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: JENARA ENTERPRISES LTD.
    Inventors: Andre Lhote, Gabriel Gavril
  • Publication number: 20070272506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor device for indicating wear states on contact bodies of pantographs of electrically driven vehicles, said contact bodies being fixed to metallic supports. The aim of the invention is to provide a sensor device that permits, at practically any location on the contact strip, the installation of signal transmitters that can indicate the respective wear state of the contact strip without interrupting the driving operation. To this end, the invention employs the use of a sensor device characterized in that it is comprised of blind holes (3) made in the contact bodies (2), of transmission channels (6) that are connected to the blind holes (3), and of a monitoring unit, whereby the blind holes (3) and monitoring unit are connected via the transmission channels (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: PANTRAC GMBH
    Inventors: Winfried Herrmann, Bernd Kinast, Eckhard Munkow
  • Publication number: 20070272507
    Abstract: In a torque coupling having an input flange, an input shaft, an actuator, and a multiple clutch pack, and a driving mechanism, the present invention broadly comprises an actuator for transferring the input toque to the output shaft. The actuator comprises an actuator plate which is limited to only rotational movement, a pressure plate which is limited to only axial movement, and a plurality of actuator pins. The driving mechanism rotates the actuator plate through a gear set and forces the actuator pins to move vertically. The vertical movement of the actuator pins forces the pressure plate in an axial direction. In a torque coupling, the actuator is used to transfer the input torque to the output shaft through compression of the multiple clutch pack by the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: David Smith, Jeffrey Hemphill, James Habegger
  • Publication number: 20070272508
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wet multi-plate clutch of mechanical coupling type in which friction engaging elements and mechanical coupling elements are operated by a single piston and wherein the friction engaging elements are operated by an urging force of the single piston smaller than a predetermined load, and the friction engaging elements and mechanical coupling elements are operated by an urging force of the single piston greater than the predetermined load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Ritsuo Toya, Manabu Sawayanagi, Shigeharu Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20070272509
    Abstract: An electromagnetically operated unit for controlling a radial connection. The unit has a first device which is optionally coupleable with a second device. The second device includes a magnet and/or electromagnet. The unit also has radially movable switching elements that are supported about the circumference of one of the devices, which additionally has contoured and/or frictional surfaces, which mate with respective contoured and/or frictional surfaces of the other one of the devices, thus effectuate engagement of the first and second devices. When the unit is designed with a closed current system the switching elements are biased to disengage when current is applied to the magnet and with an open current system the switching elements are biased to engage, against the force of a spring, when current is applied to the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Peschek, Stefan Unseld, Konrad Thoma
  • Publication number: 20070272510
    Abstract: In a travel-driving mechanism for a self-propelled working machine such as a self-propelled lawn mower travels by using power of an electric motor 30, the torque of a driving shaft 50, which is driven by the power of the electric motor 30 through a power transmission unit 40, is transmitted to travel-driving wheels 7 through two-way or bi-directional clutches 55 provided at both ends of the driving shaft 50. Power transmission units 61, 62 are provided between the bi-directional clutch 55 and the driving wheels 7. A travel control unit 70 is provided to input an instruction signal produced by the operation of a travel operation member 66, which is operated by the operator, and to control the electric motor 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiaki KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20070272511
    Abstract: A drive force transmitting apparatus for a vehicle including a drive source, a drive force transmitting path adapted to be connected to a drive shaft to transmit a drive force from the drive source to the drive shaft, and a clutch mechanism capable of connecting and disconnecting the drive force transmitting path. The drive force transmitting apparatus further includes a parking mechanism provided in the drive force transmitting path and capable of stopping the rotation of the drive shaft and an actuator mechanism capable of selectively operating the clutch mechanism and the parking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Noriaki SAITOH
  • Publication number: 20070272512
    Abstract: A belt conveyor apparatus and an image formation apparatus therewith are disclosed. The belt conveyor apparatus includes a conveyance belt installed between a driving roller and a follower roller, the conveyance belt being rotationally movable. The position of the conveyance belt in the roller axle direction is regulated by a bead attached to the conveyance belt, and an edge or a slot provided on the driving roller. When the conveyance belt is rotationally moving, the follower roller can move in the thrust direction of the follower roller. The movable amount of the follower roller is made less than the clearance between the bead and the follower roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Tsuneo Maki
  • Publication number: 20070272513
    Abstract: In a method for approaching a moving article over an approach path, an approach position of the article is situated within an approach region, control data sets are calculated in advance in a first calculation step, the control data sets contain a movement set that includes path segments, which describe the approach path for an approach position, the first calculation step for the movement set is based on a first determined approach position of the article, the movement set for the first determined position of the article is optimized with regard to the approach speed, the current approach position of the article is determined immediately before the start of the movement, a second calculation step is carried out in which the respective path segment to be currently executed is changed as a function of the determined current approach position of the article so that the approach path is shifted in the direction of the current approach position, and an approach movement is carried out by executing the path segmen
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Karl Gross, Gerhard Duerr, Ralf Schaller
  • Publication number: 20070272514
    Abstract: A conveyor assembly with ejecting provision, wherein the assembly comprises an upstream and a downstream belt conveyor defining a conveying surface, which are arranged for operatively conveying a series of products at a conveying speed in a conveying direction, wherein the upstream belt conveyor connects by a discharge end to a feed end of the downstream belt conveyor, wherein the discharge end is defined by a discharge end return pulley and wherein the feed end is defined by a feed end return pulley, wherein the discharge end return pulley and/or the feed end return pulley are arranged displaceably along the conveying direction in a plane parallel to the conveying surface of the respective conveyor for forming an ejection opening between the two return pulleys. The invention further relates to a document processing line with such a conveyor assembly and to a method of ejecting products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Buhrs-Zaandam B.V.
    Inventors: Ludovicus Wilhelmus Hamers, Menno Koppen, Freek Willem De Ridder, Bernardus Tichelaar
  • Publication number: 20070272515
    Abstract: A robotic head for use in palletizing products includes a body having opposed ends. A portion of a first clamping assembly is pivotably connected at one end of the body and extends to a first lip, the portion having an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel to the first lip. A second clamping assembly is disposed at the opposite end of the body and is movable both toward and away from the first clamping assembly. The second clamping assembly includes a second segment having a second lip, the second segment being pivotably connected with respect to the rest of the second clamping assembly. The second segment has an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel to the second lip of the second segment. The first and second clamping assemblies are independently operable, and capable of manipulating a box or a tray pack containing products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: DYCO, INC.
    Inventors: Peter D. Yohe, Ronald H. Cordingly
  • Publication number: 20070272516
    Abstract: A conveying device according to the invention for moving stock to be conveyed (1), in the form of printed circuit boards or conductor foils to be treated, in wet-chemical or electrolytic surface treatment plants, comprises conveying means (2) which, by a rotational movement, move the stock to be conveyed (1) in a conveying direction, spindle parts (4) with a thread-like structure (8, 9) at an outer surface, and rotation means in the form of mating wheels (5) provided with cams (6), the cams (6) engaging in the thread-like structure (8, 9) of the spindle part (4) and thus imparting a uniform rotational movement to the conveying means (2). The spindle parts (4) are preferably mounted on a drive shaft (3) which is arranged parallel to the conveying direction of the stock to be conveyed (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Atotech Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz Klingl
  • Publication number: 20070272517
    Abstract: The invention concerns a simplified device (D) for rotary transfer of part(s) (V1, V2) consisting of a part-carrying (V1, V2) subassembly (100) which, while providing support and rotary transfer of one or several parts, is integral with a control shaft (200) whereof the displacement is brought about by the relative movement of at least one transverse finger (210) connected to the shaft (200) on a cam-forming path (C). The invention is characterized in that it consists of a means moving in translation the control shaft (200), free in axial rotation and equipped with a radially extending finger (210) which moves along a stationary path (C) such that the translation of the shaft (200) also causes its rotation through passage of the finger (210) inside said path (C), said finger (210) moving inside a profiled track (C) arranged in a stationary cylinder (400) called cam cylinder inside which said control shaft (200) moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Andre Azema