Abstract: A fluid filled type vibration damping device including a fluid filled unit having a fluid chamber sealed therein, a main rubber elastic body being a separate component from the fluid filled unit, a first mounting member affixed to the main rubber elastic body at a center section of a first end thereof. The fluid filled unit is positioned next to the other end of the main rubber elastic body with an elastic rubber wall thereof juxtaposed against the end face of the main rubber elastic body. A second mounting member is formed by including a tubular housing of the fluid filled unit with the tubular housing fastened to an outside peripheral face of the main rubber elastic body. An outside air communication passage is formed at an outside peripheral section between the juxtaposed elastic rubber wall of the fluid filled unit and the end face of the main rubber elastic body.

Abstract: An isolator mount for the active dissipation of shocks and vibrations is presented. The invention includes at least one energy dissipating layer and deflectable elements so as to provide soft damping for small disturbance excitations, yet remaining sufficiently stiff to mitigate large shocks. The mount transfers mechanical energy to the dissipating layers via the device structure. Dissipating layers convert shock and vibration energies to either heat or magnetic energy.

Abstract: The invention provides an enhanced method and system for machining an array of components. A holding mechanism is provided for holding an array of components in a machining process. The holding mechanism comprises: a rigid base plate and at least one support for holding a raw material while machining, one end of each support being coupled to the rigid base plate. The holding mechanism is further provided with a secure plate movably coupled to the rigid base plate. The secure plate is provided with one or more holding parts such as double-sided tape or guiding pins for holding the raw material. The secure plate can be elevated to hold the raw material during a machining operation such as peripheral machining.

Abstract: A pipe tool with a base unit and peripheral components for holding or manipulating pipe sections. The peripheral components allow the pipe tool to be configured for holding pipes of various sizes in alignment so they may be welded at a seam. The tool can also be reconfigured for changing the cross sectional shape of a deformed pipe end or for spreading open objects such as valve or pipe flanges.

Abstract: A positioning and clamping apparatus, capable of positioning and clamping of a panel material and removing the panel material from a locating pin by releasing the clamping, is provided. A support cylinder, having a contact face with which the panel material contacts, is provided with a locating pin that protrudes from the contact face. An opening/closing piston is received reciprocably into a cylinder body linked to the support cylinder. A piston rod is linked to a clamp arm provided in a slit of the locating pin. When the opening/closing piston moves forward, the clamp arm moves to an escaping position. When the opening/closing piston moves backward, the clamp arm reaches a clamping position where the panel material is clamped between the clamp portion and the contact face. The panel material is driven at a removal position where it is removed from the locating pin by a pusher.

Abstract: A device for collecting printed products includes a rotating collecting cylinder to and a controllable holding device that holds and releases the printed products collected in a peripheral area of the collecting cylinder. A diverter includes an exposed end and a support roller. The diverter has an operational position to lift the products off the collecting cylinder and transfer them onto a conveying device, and a non-operational position for collecting the products on the collecting cylinder. A control unit moves the diverter from the non-operational position during an interval between two successive printed products and with the timing of the supplied printed products, to the operational position in which the diverter's exposed end is inserted in the surface area of the collecting cylinder. A circulating control member is drive-connected to the collecting cylinder and includes at least one control cam associated with the support roller in the non-operational and operational positions of the diverter.

Abstract: A paper transporting apparatus transporting continuous paper to a paper processing part that performs designated processing on the continuous paper includes a drive roller that transports the continuous paper in a forward direction with respect to the paper processing part and a direction opposite to the forward direction by a frictional force, a pre-centering mechanism, disposed upstream of the drive roller with respect to the forward direction, that regulates a position of the continuous paper with respect to the forward direction and a direction orthogonal to the forward direction by abutting against the continuous paper, and a tension increasing mechanism, disposed upstream of the pre-centering mechanism with respect to the forward direction, that increases tension on the continuous paper.

Abstract: An inserter apparatus has a printer A and an inserter apparatus B. The printer A has a print section 13, and an insert information output section 9 for outputting insert information including an insert page showing a position of an insert paper and an interval of printing papers. The inserter apparatus B has a discharged paper carrying section 17 of printing papers from the print section 13; a counter section 19 for counting the number of sheets of the printing papers; a paper feeding section 21 for setting the insert paper therein; and a paper feeding controller 23. Based on insert information from the insert information output section 9, the paper feeding controller 23 controls the insert paper to be fed at a timing before the next paper interval is passed after a count value of the counter section 19 reaches one page before the insert page. Therefore, it is possible to realize an excellent short insert processing for the printing papers.

Abstract: An apparatus for feeding sheets in sheet-processing machines includes a transport belt which transports sheets from a first location to a second location. The transport belt can be driven at variable speed by a drive. The speed of the transport belt can be controlled by a control device in such a way that, through the use of a combination of at least two speed profiles, the number of sheets on the transport belt and the transfer of the sheets at the first and second locations can be adjusted. A printing press having the apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A high speed sheet stacker includes a plurality of vacuum transport sub-assemblies interdigitated with an adjacent sub-assembly and provided with a spatial pitch that is less than or equal to a predetermined shingle distance. The collective vacuum transport assembly can thus acquire shingled sheets and transport the shingled sheets as a set, with each sheet being offset by at least one shingle distance. As a result, speed and acceleration requirements for the vacuum transport and the sheets being transported are greatly reduced compared to conventional vacuum transports that essentially transport sheets singularly. A shingled transport zone may be provided upstream of the vacuum transport system to accommodate sheets of varying size. In various embodiments, three to five vacuum transport sub-assemblies are provided to transport three to five sheets as a set.

Abstract: A sheet feeder comprising: a cassette; a feed roller; a sloping separation plate provided on a downstream side of the cassette in a sheet feeding direction; and a separation member that includes a first separation claw and second separation claw, the first separation claw being closer a bottom surface of the cassette than the second separation claw, the separation member and the feed roller cooperating with each other to separate and feed the sheets, sheet by sheet; wherein the sloping separation plate has openings so as to allow distal projecting portions of the first separation claw and second separation claw to project through the sloping separation plate, respectively, and wherein, a first angle formed between the distal projecting portion of the first separation claw and the sloping separation plate is larger than a second angle formed between the distal projecting portion of the second separation claw and the sloping separation plate.

Abstract: A bunch sheet media processing system for an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) having improved reliability. A bunch sheet media in-feed device and a validation device are interconnected by a sheet media transport system such that sheet media can be transported between the bunch sheet media in-feed device and the validation device without passing through a bunch media processing device.

Abstract: A sheet storing/feeding device includes a receptacle for holding standing sheets, a stacking and feeding mechanism to successively carry the sheets into the receptacle and to feed a forefront sheet out of the receptacle. A pushing member configured to be optionally advanced and retracted is provided on the side of the forefront sheet in the receptacle, and a holding member is provided to be in contact with a backmost sheet in the receptacle. A retaining member is provided to be optionally advanced and retracted relative to a storage space defined between the stacking and feeding mechanism and the holding member. The retaining member, when advanced, can hold the sheets in the receptacle between the retaining member and the holding member so as to bring them into a temporary holding state, while, when retracted, can release the paper-sheets in the temporary holding state.

Abstract: A sheet supplying apparatus capable of being connected with sheet feeding apparatuses, image forming apparatuses and post processing apparatuses having: a common conveyance path to convey the sheet from the apparatuses on the upper stream side or sheet storing sections to down stream side having, a plurality of sheet feeding paths, a receiving conveyance path, a sending conveyance path, and a transit path to connect the receiving conveyance path and sending conveyance path, wherein the sending conveyance path has a shared conveyance path in which a plurality of sheet conveyance paths to feed the sheet from a plurality of the sheet storing sections are merge and reach to a sheet outlet, and the transit conveyance path is provided integrally with any one of the sheet storing sections, which can be withdrawn from a sheet supplying apparatus main body, at the bottom of the sheet storing section thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for depositing sheets in a machine that preferably processes sheets by graphic means, in particular for a printing machine, preferably for an electrophotographically operating machine, comprising at least one deposit tray for depositing and preferably also for stacking processed sheets. Furthermore, the invention relates to a deposit tray for a device of the aforementioned type. The object of the invention is to provide a device or a deposit tray of the aforementioned type, which permits a controlled depositing and stacking of sheets, in particular, at greater sheet-processing speeds, and, preferably, in a cost-effective manner. In accordance with the invention, this object is achieved in that a deposit surface of the deposit tray is arranged, or can be arranged, at an angle that deviates from the horizontal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet material stacking apparatus that includes a sheet material stacking base on which sheet materials induced by a sheet material conveying unit are stacked, a first guide member disposed along the conveyance direction of the sheet materials to the sheet material stacking base and sorts the end surfaces at one end with respect to the width direction thereof, a second guide member which is disposed in parallel and opposite to the first guide member having the sheet material stacking base therebetween, a pusher that constitutes at least a portion of the first guide member and is displaced between a reference position in which the distance to the second guide member is equal to the width of the sheet material and a separating position in which the distance to the second guide member is larger than the width of the sheet material, and a driving unit that displaces the pusher and places side by side both ends of the sheet materials in the axis direction.

Abstract: A modular flexible media handling apparatus includes an input module (28) through which flexible media enters the apparatus, at least one main path module (28, 30, 32, 34) through which flexible media passes along a main path (24), at least one lookaside module (36, 38) through which flexible media selectively passes along a lookaside path, and an output module (34) in which flexible media from the lookaside path and main path are merged.

Abstract: A sheet transporting apparatus, includes: a sheet transportation path; a predetermined number of transport members disposed in a sheet transportation path; a side position regulating mechanism which regulates a position of a side edge of a sheet in the sheet transportation path, the side position regulating mechanism having a reference member configured to change a sheet regulation position; a base member on which at least the reference member is mounted; a first adjusting mechanism which adjusts a position of the reference member; and a second adjusting mechanism which adjusts a position of a base member.

Abstract: A holster for a game controller is provided. The holster includes a support surface adapted to be mountable to a surface. A pair of opposing ends is connected to the support surface. The opposing ends are connected by bridge, with the opposing ends and the bridge defining a game controller rest area. The game controller rest area removably secures the game controller between the opposing ends. In one embodiment, an inwardly protruding section can be provided on at least one of the opposite ends such that the game controller rest area removably secures the game controller between the opposing ends. In another embodiment, the distance between the opposite ends can narrow as the opposite ends extend away from the bridge, such that the game controller rest area removably secures the game controller between the opposing ends.

Abstract: Semiregular or irregular polyhedron-based puzzles have at least two different types of faces. The dividing method used to create the puzzles requires that bisecting planes parallel to the faces be chosen to exclude at least one type of face. Preferably, the base polyhedron has a Buckyball (soccer ball) shape. Applying this dividing method to a Buckyball polyhedron results in (i) a center element with six axes passing through geometrical centers of pentagonal faces, (ii) twelve pentagonal rotating elements, and (iii) thirty mobile elements of tetrahedral shape. The mobile elements are exchangeable between adjacent groups. In another embodiment, sliding elements are superimposed over the mobile elements to enable sliding motion in addition to shifting/rotating motion. Different indicia patterns can be used to modulate the difficulty level of the puzzle. The same dividing method can be used on a sphere to obtain a completely spherical puzzle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-dimensional DIY assembly intelligence structure, which is a three-dimensional rotatable structure. The three-dimensional rotatable structure comprises a detachable puzzle piece, several square puzzle pieces, several rectangular puzzle pieces, several triangular puzzle pieces. The three-dimensional rotatable structure is composed of twenty-six puzzle pieces including one detachable puzzle piece, five square puzzle pieces, twelve rectangular puzzle pieces, and eight triangular puzzle pieces. The three-dimensional rotatable structure has a sphere shape, and it combines a jigsaw puzzle, a smart box, a Rubik's Cube and a pet egg. Therefore, it is a more challenging intelligence game.

Abstract: The technology described herein provides a non-competitive, multiplayer game designed to allow participants to learn, recognize, and appreciate diversity of thought, personality, and style within the individuals of a team or group. The game assists participants to enhance team effectiveness to ensure higher levels of success, to reinforce values and goals, and to explore dynamics and interaction within a team. Additionally, the game assists participants to build up cohesiveness, connections, and understanding of participants, to stimulate creative idea-generation and problem solving, and to have fun. The game includes a game board, dice, a timer, score cards, and question sets, each question set being unique relative to one another, each question set being representative of a specific type and theme of questioning and activity, and each question set comprised of questions designed either to help identify a personality profile, share information and preferences or facilitate brainstorming and idea generation.

Abstract: Some embodiments include a game of poker in which player actions are fixed by game rules.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a broker pools funds from multiple clients and uses the funds to place bets in casinos.

Abstract: A baccarat table and method of playing a baccarat game are provided.

Abstract: A wager-based domino game is suited for individual play, particularly as presented at a gaming machine. In accordance with the game, a player attempts to play one or more dominos. Various outcomes of game play are defined as losing. A number of outcomes are defined as winning and have associated awards, such as defined by a paytable. In one embodiment, winning outcomes may be awarded in the event a minimum number of dominos are played, or based upon a summed value of all dominos played. Domino-based bonus events offer a player additional winnings. The bonus events may be triggered by particular events of the wager-based domino game.

Abstract: A method of playing a wagering game using at least one deck of playing cards is disclosed. The game includes the step of each player making a play wager to participate in a three card baccarat game against a dealer hand. Each player optionally makes a bonus side bet wager on the occurrence of at least one predetermined winning three card bonus baccarat hand, the winning baccarat hand having a rank of at least one of an 8, 9 or three face cards. Each player and the dealer receive at least three cards to form a three card baccarat hand. The relative ranking of the hands is determined using modified baccarat rules. Players who placed an optional bonus side bet and received a predetermined winning three card bonus baccarat hand are paid a bonus payout.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible sealing element sealingly attached to a cable intended for connection to attachment means on e.g. the roof of a base station cabinet. When attaching the cable the front end of the sealing element is retracted to a position uncovering connecting means at the cable end. After attachment the front end is moved back to a position covering the connected cable end.

Abstract: A combustion chamber for an industrial gas turbine has thermal protective elements which are installed along the inner circumference of its casing. The thermal protective elements are cooled by cooling air which is added to the fuel in the region in front of a front casing section after the cooling. A brush seal is installed between the front casing section and the thermal protective elements, where the brush seal is configured in segments. The combustion chamber can be sealed against leakages of cooling air in all operating states of the combustion chamber.

Abstract: A sealing system for two components which can be moved in relation to one another, in particular for a piston which can be moved in a cylinder chamber or for a piston rod, is disclosed. The sealing system has two or more moving seals. An ionic liquid is arranged between at least two of the moving seals.

Abstract: A seal installation tool assembly and method of using same to install a front seal within a front cover member of an engine. The seal installation tool assembly includes a seal installation sleeve, a threaded fastener, and a washer member. The seal installation sleeve is adapted to receive a front seal and pilots on a drive portion of a crankshaft within the engine. The threaded fastener operates to draw the front seal within the front cover member. Upon contact between the front cover member and the seal installation sleeve, the front seal is properly installed.

Abstract: A trapezoid-sectional annular sealing arrangement, including a trapezoid-sectional annular cavity and gasket or packing used to realize the sealing connection of two fluid-containing members connected by fastening threads or bolts, wherein the said annular gasket or packing is enclosed in the said annular cavity formed by the said two fluid-containing members as joined together by fastening threads or bolts, the said trapezoid is disposed to converge radially and inward, the annular gasket or packing has a sectional area slightly bigger than the sectional area of the annular cavity, and the annular cavity is preferably designed to completely sink into one face of the two end faces to be joined. The sectional area and gyro-radius of the annular gasket with a material thermal expansion coefficient different from the annular cavity will either increase or decrease in response to temperature changes at the same time relative to the annular cavity to enhance or retain the original sealing connection.

Abstract: The invention provides a plug for sealing an end of a duct. The plug includes a sealing member for sealing against an interior surface of the duct, and gripping means having one or more teeth for gripping the interior surface of the duct. The plug may include a pair of opposed camming surfaces arranged for relative axial movement therebetween whereby the relative axial movement results in the teeth of the gripping means being urged radially outwardly into gripping engagement with the interior surface of the duct.

Abstract: A tight package sensor seal includes a first seal portion engaging an outer surface of a sensor body and including a stop surface floatingly engaging a peripheral face surrounding a bore in a cover member. The first seal portion includes a reinforcing insert disposed therein. A second seal portion is axially spaced from the first seal portion and a flexible membrane extends axially between the first and second seal portions. The second seal portion engages an inner diameter of a bore in a cover member and includes a reinforcing insert therein. The sensor seal takes up a small radial space yet allows for radial offset of the sensor body relative to the bore of the cover member.

Abstract: [Problem] A dust cover for a steering prevents offensive sounds from emitting during an operation of a steering wheel. [Means for Solving] A dust cover for a steering shaft according to the present invention includes: a bush 2 of low-frictional material, through which a steering shaft 20 penetrates; a plurality of bellows 3 made of rubber, provided in an axial direction of the steering shaft 20, and arranged between the bush 2 and a panel 19, for sealing the clearance; and an annular seal lip 4 in contact with the outer periphery of the steering shaft 20.

Abstract: The present invention publicly discloses a self-locking mechanism of a manually tightened drill chuck, including a ratchet wheel, a clamp bearing, at least one resilient pawl, and a clip ring, wherein said ratchet wheel is fixed in connection with the main unit of said manually tightened drill chuck, and on its back there are provided ratchet teeth facing the end surface of said main unit; said clamp bearing is fixed in connection with the outside surface of a screw ring on said manually tightened drill chuck, and the end surface of this clamp bearing is provided with at least one ratchet wheel slot; said resilient pawl is fixed on said ratchet wheel slot, and it includes a protuberance and a tooth piece; and said clip ring includes at least two arc segments that can mutually antagonistically snap onto the front end position of said main unit, the outer perimeter surface of this clip ring is fixed in connection with a front cap of said manually tightened drill chuck, said clip ring is connected with said clam

Abstract: A curb-climbing vehicle with a pair of front wheels has a lifting device attached to each wheel, which engages the curb edge, and raises the wheel so that it can engage and roll up over the curb. A wheelchair embodiment incorporates user support elements that are adjustably secured to central ‘spine’ elements, enabling the chair structure to be adjusted to the person of the individual user, including possible asymmetric adjustments. The chair running gear includes larger driving wheels, centrally located, and fore and aft independently suspended castoring wheels.

Abstract: An inter-convertible single person type transporting aid (10) comprises a multi directionally propellable wheeled carrier frame (12) that is fitted with drive wheels (14) that are independently drivable via motors (16) and situated to enable aid central axis turning. The frame (12) is constituted from an upper frame part (20) displaceably mounted to a wheeled base frame (22) fitted at its outer corners with castors (24). The upper frame part (20) is biased in the direction of arrow (30) relative to the base frame (22). The aid (10) is re-arrangeable into a walk supporter or walker (38), a sitting transporter and a standing transporter by the removable fitting of a seat and a standing platform respectively.

Abstract: A blade guard for a runner blade of an ice skate. The blade guard includes a channel extending a distance between first and second ends. The channel has an open top and a bottom surface and first and second opposing side surfaces extending from the bottom surface to the open top. The blade guard also includes at least one recess disposed below the channel and extending a distance transverse to the distance of the channel. The at least one recess includes first and second countersink portions at opposite ends of the distance and a center portion. A first shoulder is defined between the first countersink portion and the center portion and a second shoulder is defined between the second countersink portion and the center portion.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an ice skate blade includes the steps of stamping out a sole plate portion and a heel plate portion from a flat sheet of metal; fastening the sole plate portion and heel plate portion to a blade body by fasteners; and attaching a blade runner to the blade body. The blade runner can be made by stamping the blade runner from a sheet stock. Pillar portions of the blade body are drilled and tapped and providing corresponding plain holes are provided in the sole plate portion and heel plate portion, and the fasteners are inserted though the plain holes and threaded tightly into the threaded holes.

Abstract: According to one disclosed embodiment, a skateboard deck comprises a carbon-fiber shell surrounding a longitudinally-extending interior space. The carbon-fiber shell has an upper inner surface and a lower inner surface opposite the upper inner surface; and a longitudinal beam disposed within the interior space. The longitudinal beam has an upper flange bonded to the upper inner surface of the shell, a lower flange bonded to the lower inner surface of the shell, and a web interconnecting the upper flange and the lower flange. The skateboard deck further comprises a generally rigid exterior portion encasing the core member. The exterior portion comprises at least one layer of wood disposed above or below the shell.

Abstract: A motor vehicle chassis has, on at least one axle, a control arm (7) guiding and/or carrying a wheel each and at least one wheel carrier (3) connected movably to this and to the wheel (5). A connection is provided between the control arm (7) and the wheel carrier (3) including a joint and/or bearing arrangement (8) designed such that at least one pin (12), which points rigidly upward from the wheel carrier (3), and which is held at a mount associated with the control arm (7) in an articulated manner, is associated with the wheel carrier (3).

Abstract: An active suspension system for a rigid beam tractor axle in which the axle is connected to the chassis by two orthogonally oriented pivot points and axle movement is controlled by double-acting suspension actuators managed by a control system to improve the ride and handling characterstics of the tractor.

Abstract: A suspension system for a rigid beam tractor axle in which the axle is connected to the chassis by two orthogonally oriented pivot points and axle movement is controlled by hydraulic cylinders to improve the ride and handling characteristics of the tractor.

Abstract: The invention includes a step device for assisting entry into and/or exit from a vehicle such as, for example, high road clearance truck. The step device comprises a generally “W” shaped bar which is separable into said two generally “U” shaped elements for easier packaging, shipping and manipulation of the device. Each of the “U” shaped elements include a cross-bar fixedly attached between, and spanning across, an interior of the generally “U” shaped element. The cross-bars are configured for separately mounting to the vehicle such that the generally “U” shaped elements are independently supported and the generally “U” shaped elements may be adjustable to multiple angles with respect to said vehicle.

Abstract: A bicycle multi-gear cassette mountable to a wheel hub driver mechanism that includes truncated conical shell having a first opening proximate a small shell base and a second opening proximate a large shell base. The openings are coaxial with an axis of the shell. A plurality of toothed sprockets having different numbers of teeth are disposed on the shell and extend radially of the central axis. A torque load transmitting profile is configured on the shell proximate one of the small and large shell bases. A radial load transmitting profile is configured on the shell proximate one of the small and large shell bases. The shell, sprockets, and the load transmitting profiles embody a single piece.

Abstract: Bicycle frame, of the type which consist of a diagonal tube (1) of quadrangular section, in which at least in the mid-upper zone (11) of the diagonal tube (1) which faces the bicycle wheel, the outer side (10) of said quadrangular section is concave, and the size (a) of said outer side (10) increases approximately from the upper section (A:A) to the central section (C:C) of the diagonal tube (1)

Abstract: A trailer combined with a movable wheel assembly. The trailer comprises a front portion and a load carrying bed portion. The front portion is combined with the load carrying bed portion at a pivot point so that the front portion and load carrying bed portion can pivot relative to each other. A rack and pinion means allows selective movement of the wheel assembly relative to the trailer. The rack is combined with the load carrying bed portion of the trailer, and the pinion is combined with the movable wheel assembly. A power assist means, such as a hydraulic motor, is combined with the movable wheel assembly and is adapted to rotate the pinion. Activation of the power assist means rotates the pinion and moves the wheel assembly in a first direction along the rack towards the front of the load carrying bed or in a second direction along the rack towards the rear of the load carrying bed.

Abstract: A recreational trailer assembly that includes first and second trailer members and a trailer tongue that are all detachably and removably connected to one another. Specifically the first and second trailer members and trailer tongue are detachably removed from one another allowing for multi-functional uses of each and to provide assistance in transportation and storage of the entire recreational trailer assembly.

Abstract: A fifth wheel comprises a coupling plate and at least two pillow blocks for the supported mounting of the coupling plate on a vehicle chassis of the tractor vehicle, the pillow block comprising a support region and a mounting region. The mounting region is designed for the detachable mounting of the pillow block to a transverse strut of the vehicle chassis of the tractor vehicle.