Abstract: A production device of a rubber band body includes: an extruder; and a pair of rollers for rolling a rubber member from the extruder between rolling areas of rollers to form a rubber band body, wherein a rolling area of at least one of the pair of rollers is configured by a circumferential groove formed in the outer periphery surface of the roller and extending over the entire periphery.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional workpiece is provided. In this method, a ductile plate, a core layer and a prepreg are combined to form a sandwich structure. The core layer is located between the ductile plate and the prepreg. The sandwich structure is shaped to be the three-dimensional sandwich structure. The sandwich structure is heated to cure the prepreg.

Abstract: A tape applying device for applying electrically conductive tape onto a board includes: a applying head for pressing the conductive tape; a tape holding unit including a reel section having a feed reel for feeding the conductive tape laminated with a separator and a wind-up reel to which the separator is to be wound up, and a tape guide section for guiding the conductive tape along with the separator to a position of pressing by the applying head; and a base section which has a tape guide driving unit for moving up and down the tape guide section, and to and from which the tape holding unit is fittable and removable. The tape guide section, while in a fitted state of being fitted to the base section, is separated from the reel section and moved up and down by driving force of the tape guide driving unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a door skin comprising an exterior surface having outer portions lying on a first plane, spaced grooves recessed from the plane of the outer portions, and tonal portions having a planar area and a plurality of spaced depressions recessed from the plane of said planar area. The present invention is also directed to a method of etching a plate, for use with a molded die set, for embossing a wood grain pattern in the door skin, and the etched plate formed therefrom.

Abstract: A laminated structure formed by placing a cover substrate over a device substrate with a projection structure in between in the vacuum atmosphere. Next, the laminated structure is taken out into the air in a state that a space between the device substrate and the cover substrate is maintained in the vacuum atmosphere. Subsequently, the portion of the organic layer formed on the conductive electrode is removed by irradiating laser light to the laminated structure. Since the space between the device substrate and the cover substrate is maintained in the vacuum atmosphere, even if the laser light is emitted to the laminated structure taken out into the air, the laser light is emitted to the portion of the organic layer formed on the conductive electrode in the vacuum atmosphere.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite includes perforating an outer ply to create perforations through the outer ply and inserting a filler material into the perforations. The method further includes laminating the outer ply to an inner ply.

Abstract: A method for making a sponge rubber of a table tennis racket contains mixing at least two prescriptions together to form at least two mixed rubbers; rolling the at least two mixed rubbers on at least two rolling machines respectively to roll the mixed rubbers into at least two laminated prefabrications; piling at least two prefabrications together to eliminate air between the prefabrications so that the prefabrications contact with each other tightly; cutting a piled prefabrication into a plurality of units with a proper size; vulcanizing a cut prefabrication in a mold to obtain a single-layer sponge rubber.

Abstract: Manufacturing procedure for a multi-lamina product starting from laminas consisting exclusively of natural stone, joined by means of an adhesive component. The combination of laminas of high and low quality natural stone makes it possible to obtain exclusively high quality products with large formats and reduced thicknesses, and it also allows for an increase in the production of high quality products obtained starting from a single lamina of high quality original natural stone (FIG. 2). The innovation of the manufacturing procedure lies in the machining of grooves, the adhesion of laminas, the curing of the resin, and the splitting. By means of the proposed process (FIG. 1) it is possible to obtain multi-laminated products (FIG. 3) of reduced thickness and large format with high mechanical performance and durability, and which are easy to lay on site.

Abstract: A method of mounting a substrate having an array of actuators to another substrate in a way that reduces mechanical linkage between the actuators has been developed. The method includes cutting a first plurality of channels and a second plurality of channels in a substrate on which a plurality of actuators have been formed, each actuator having two sides that are parallel to one another and longer than two other shorter parallel sides of each actuator. The first plurality of channels is cut between the longer sides of adjacent actuators and the second plurality of channels is cut between the shorter sides of adjacent actuators. The channels in the second plurality of channels have a width that is less than a width of the channels in the first plurality of channels.

Abstract: A method for reinforcing, baffling or sealing a vehicle structure by providing a die-cut expandable material that enters and seals a cavity or multiple cavities and corners, cracks, or seams.

Abstract: In the production of decorated plates coated on both sides, the supporting material has to be provided with the coatings for the top side and the bottom side in a plurality of passes. This is simplified significantly by firstly coating both sides with a liquid glue, applying webs of the decorative paper or, if appropriate, of a backing paper or of a nonwoven to these layers, applying, after the glue has dried, a pulverulent composition comprising a resin which can be melted and cured by heating to the top side of the first web on the top side of the plate, partially melting or melting this composition and finally curing the glue and resin composition under pressure and heat.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for impinging a heated fluid onto the surface of a substrate and then locally removing the impinged fluid. The apparatus and methods may be used to heat a surface of a substrate e.g. so that the substrate can be melt-bonded to another substrate.

Abstract: Passive wafer gap compensation arrangements and methods relying on temperature-driven dimensional change of thermally expanding component(s) to counteract, substantially or partially, the change in the wafer gap due to chamber component temperature change is provided. The passive arrangements and techniques involve passively raising or lowering the substrate-facing component or the substrate support to counteract, substantially or partially, the gap-narrowing effect or gap-expanding effect of rising temperature, thereby reducing or eliminating the change in the wafer gap due to a change in the chamber component temperature. Cooling arrangement(s) and thermal break(s) are optionally provided to improve performance.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for regulating ion energies in a plasma chamber and chucking a substrate to a substrate support are disclosed. An exemplary method includes placing a substrate in a plasma chamber, forming a plasma in the plasma chamber, controllably switching power to the substrate so as to apply a periodic voltage function (or a modified periodic voltage function) to the substrate, and modulating, over multiple cycles of the periodic voltage function, the periodic voltage function responsive to a defined distribution of energies of ions at the surface of the substrate so as to effectuate the defined distribution of ion energies on a time-averaged basis.

Abstract: Apparatus and systems are disclosed for providing a protective material for a showerhead of a processing system. In an embodiment, a processing system includes a processing chamber for processing substrates and a showerhead having a diffuser plate for distributing processing gases to the processing chamber. The diffuser plate may include a protective material to protect the showerhead from processing gases. The diffuser plate may be formed with tungsten or tungsten coated with a tantalum alloy and tantalum.

Abstract: A tire manufacturing apparatus capable of precisely mounting an annular tread on a base tire with the width center of the base tire aligned accurately with the width center of the annular tread without causing the tread to wave or the tread edges to turn up or deform. The tire manufacturing apparatus includes a drum to which a base tire is secured, a plurality of holding means extending in the width direction of the annular tread for holding the inner periphery of the annular tread, and a detecting means for detecting the amount of displacement of the annular tread relative to a predetermined position of each of the holding means. The holding means are each provided with a conveying means for moving the position of the annular tread held by the holding means. Each of the conveying means positions the annular tread at the predetermined position of each of the holding means based on the amount of displacement detected by the detecting means.

Abstract: A base material sheet is fed from a base material supplying unit by a feeding drive unit. A raw film made up of an adhesive film temporarily attached with a first and release liner and a second release liner is supplied from an adhesive film supplying unit and the second release liner is peeled off from the adhesive film by a peeling unit. A label printer prints on the base material sheet and attaches the adhesive film onto the base material sheet. A label sheet that includes the base material sheet, the adhesive film and the first release liner is supplied to a cutter. After a cut line corresponding to a shape of a label is provided on the base material sheet by the cutter, the base material sheet is further transferred by a guide roller and is wound up by a product winding unit.

Abstract: A drum for the manufacture of a tire, in particular for winding or clamping a tire body, includes a circular cylindrical drum unit formed from circular-arc-shaped drum segments. The drum segments are movable in a radial direction, transversely to a rotation axis of the drum, such that an external diameter of the drum unit is changeable. The drum further includes an actuation device and a deflection device. The actuation device moves the drum segments. The deflection device has obliquely arranged telescopic guides that transfer an axial movement of the actuation device into a radial movement of the drum segments.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a thermoplastic/filament hybrid composite, and more particularly, to a high frequency induction heating double steel belt press apparatus which uses an induction heating unit and double steel belts to allow rapid heating through accurate and uniform temperature control.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for bonding protective tapes to the cut edges of an electrode plate within a short period to prevent short circuit in an electrode assembly. An electrode plate cutting & tape bonding process includes (1) cutting an electrode plate into pieces 100a and 100b, (2) forming a gap W between edges 106 and 107 of the pieces 100a and 100b, (3) bonding protective tapes 51 and 52 to both sides of the pieces 100a and 100b, covering the edges and the gap, and (4) conveying the pieces 100a and 100b connected together. Next, the tapes 51 and 52 are cut into pieces 51a & 52a and 51b & 52b. Then, the electrode plate piece 100a with the tape pieces 51a & 52a and 51b & 52b is wound together with a negative electrode plate, with a separator sandwiched therebetween.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of separating laminated sheets comprising first and second sheets which are bonded by an adhesive interlayer, the method comprising heating the interlayer to soften it and causing the first and second sheets to be forced apart when the interlayer is softened.

Abstract: A tool and method for removing a film from a surface is provided, wherein the tool can include a frame, a handle operably coupled to the frame, a number of wheels operably coupled to the frame, a cylinder rotatably coupled to the frame, an arm rotatably coupled to the frame, and a number of separating devices operably coupled to the arm. In some embodiments, the wheels can rotate about one or more axes parallel to the surface. The cylinder, which collects the removed film, rotates about an axis that can also be parallel to the surface. The arm can rotate about an axis that can also be parallel to the surface.

Abstract: An insulating shade assembly for an architectural opening includes a roller and an insulating shade. The insulating shade includes a shade core attached to and between first and second outer shade sheets. The shade core includes a number of inner shade sheets which are stacked upon one another and attached to one another in an offset manner. The shade core is expanded by moving the first and second outer shade sheets relative to one another, creating a number of cells for insulating air.

Abstract: A modular window for use in a vehicle, such as an airborne vehicle, is provided. The modular window includes a suspended particle device (“SPD”) film, the SPD film making up one of the lenses of the modular The window typically includes an opaque shade movable between an opened and closed position, in spaced apart relation to the reveal mounted SPD lens. The opaque shade can move between an open and closed position with the opaque shade. In an open position, the light passing through the modular window unit is controlled by controlling the opacity of the SPD lens. When the opaque shade is in a closed position, the opaque shade substantially prevents any light from passing through the modular window unit regardless of the opacity of the SPD lens.

Abstract: A divider system having a track beam with opposed ends and parallel tracks along its length. The ends are removably mounted to opposed walls and below the ceiling. Light weight translucent or transparent polymeric panels are provided having substantially frameless side and bottom edges. Each panel is slidably mounted at its top edge to a track of the track beam and slides between the opposed walls on its own track, independently of the other panels. The planar surfaces of the panels are parallel to the track beam and the bottom edges are spaced a distance from the floor. The widths of the panels when added together are at least equal to the length of the track beam and can be positioned along the beam to permit complete closure of the space between the walls or to overlap each other to provide an opening through the space between the walls.

Abstract: This invention provides improved lightweight reinforced roll-up door panels (20) The improvement includes: the panel being formed of an extruded plastic material, such as EX75 Resin ABS, and having upper and lower longitudinal edges (25, 31); the panel having an outer skin (22) and an inner skin (22) spaced from said outer skin; at least one pocket (24) positioned between the skins; and an insert (28) positioned within the pocket. The insert is so configured and arranged as to resist flexural deformation of said panel.

Abstract: A storm protection system for covering the opening of a building with a flexible material. The system includes a bracket having a first panel and a second panel, the panels each having a surface, the first surface and the second surface of the bracket having a plurality of protrusions disposed thereon (and various embodiments thereof). Another embodiment utilizing at least one inclined planar portion connected to a planar portion of the bracket at the first edge of the inclined planar portion and an elongated member connected to the at least one inclined planar portion for securing a flexible material. A last embodiment includes a planar bracket having a first end and a second end, the planar bracket made of a resilient material. All embodiments operable to hold a flexible material (fabric, screen . . . etc.) over an opening to a building to protect the opening during a storm.

Abstract: The present invention is related with a process for the production of a great variety of building materials from the paper waste, that consumes a high quantity of this industrial waste, which implies a decrease in the deposit of these polluting wastes and therefore, the decrease of the adverse effects that such wastes cause on the environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a pigment-cellulosic fibre composite, wherein the pigment comprises an inorganic pigment which comprises local cationic charges, said process comprises contacting an aqueous cellulosic fibre suspension and inorganic pigment particles such that crystals of said pigment are attached to the surface of the fibre, said crystals having a size of at most 5 ?m. The produced composite product can be used as a filler pigment or coating pigment in the production of paper.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes at least one cleaning nozzle that generates and directs a high-pressure liquid jet towards a point of impact on a surface, such as a conveyor belt having a drying screen. A cleaning head has a main opening that faces towards the surface, a discharge opening and a wall with at least one inlet opening defined therein. The at least one cleaning nozzle is disposed outside of the cleaning head and is oriented such that the high-pressure liquid jet passes through the at least one inlet opening before striking the surface. At least one first compressed air supplying device is disposed outside of the cleaning head and is configured to steer liquid from the at least one cleaning nozzle, after it has struck the surface, towards the main opening of the cleaning head.

Abstract: A cooling device for a vehicle includes a first radiator and a second radiator. The first radiator includes first tubes through which first coolant flows, and the second radiator includes second tubes through which second coolant flows. The second radiator is arranged downstream of the first radiator in a flow direction of cooling air, and the second tubes are elongated in a longitudinal direction different from a longitudinal direction of the first tubes. The second radiator is configured to cause a flow amount of the second coolant flowing respectively in the second tubes to be gradually increased with respect to a flow direction of the first coolant flowing in the first tubes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ground circuit in a low-energy system, said ground circuit comprising a connection pipeline (3), collection pipe system (2) and a return pipeline (4) for circulating a transfer fluid. The ground circuit is utilized for transferring thermal energy recovered from its surroundings, for instance, to a heat pump (5) or the like. The present ground circuit collection pipe system (2) is characterized by consisting of a hollow profile (6) arranged to be a coil, whereby the hollow profile is connected at its first end to a connection pipeline (3) for conveying the transfer fluid along the hollow profile from the first coil end to the second, and at the second end of the coil the second end of the hollow profile is connected to the return pipeline (4) for conveying the transfer fluid from the hollow profile towards the place where used. At the opposite ends of this hollow profile there are advantageously arranged means for controlling the fluid flow provided therein.

Abstract: There is disclosed a building energy system comprising a building enclosure having an insulated building envelope that incorporates at least one perimeter fenestration assembly, and an integrated mechanical system that provides heating and cooling. The integrated mechanical system comprises a cold thermal storage tank, a hot thermal storage tank, and a heat pump that transfers heat from the cold thermal storage tank to the hot thermal storage tank. The building enclosure also comprises an air stratified ventilation system comprising at least one upper exhaust outlet and at least one lower supply intake. The upper exhaust outlet incorporates a heat exchanger that recovers heat from outgoing air. The heat exchanger is connected to the cold thermal storage tank. Energy performance of the at least one fenestration assembly may vary or be automatically controlled such that the heating and cooling loads of the integrated mechanical system are at least partially balanced.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body that defines an opening in a forward end thereof. A heat exchanger and an inlet of a brake duct are each positioned rearward of the opening to receive a flow of air through the opening. A shutter system is movable between an open position to allow airflow through the opening and a closed position to block airflow through the opening. The shutter system controls the airflow to both the heat exchanger and to the inlet of the brake duct.

Abstract: A fastener includes a fastening element, a fixture, and a spring. The fastening element includes a pole portion, a head portion extending from an end of the pole portion, and an engaging portion extending from another opposite end of the pole portion. The pole portion forms a flange on a periphery thereof. Blocks protrude outwardly from a periphery of the head portion. The fixture defines cutouts and buckling grooves therein, corresponding to the blocks of the fastening element. The blocks extend through the cutouts of the fixture and are rotated by an angle to be buckled in the buckling grooves. The spring circles the fastening element and is compressed between the flange and the fixture.

Abstract: A method is provided for cooling sheet metal using a cooling section having multiple coolant dispensing devices for cooling upper and lower faces of a sheet metal. The cooling achieves a predefined target state of the sheet metal at a reference point at and/or after the exit from the cooling section, wherein coolant dispensing for a first and a second coolant dispensing device is determined, wherein the first and the second coolant dispensing devices are arranged opposite the sheet metal. Because the coolant dispensing for the first and second coolant dispensing devices is determined based on a predefined flow of heat to be dissipated from the sheet metal side that faces the respective coolant dispensing device, with a surface temperature of the respective sheet metal side being taken into account, the flatness of plate that is produced can be increased further with a simultaneously high throughput of the plate rolling train.

Abstract: A liquid cooled motor assembly and a cover thereof The cover of the liquid cooled motor assembly has an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, a channel and multiple fins. The inner cylinder is mounted in and connected securely with the outer cylinder. The channel is zigzag and is formed between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder. The fins are mounted securely on an outer surface of the inner cylinder. With the fins mounted on the outer surface of the inner cylinder, water can dissipate heat from the fins quickly and a dissipating efficiency is enhanced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat sink having juxtaposed heat pipes and a method for manufacturing the same. The heat sink includes a base, a plurality of heat pipes and a pair of side strips. The base has a surface on which an open trough and an insertion trough on both sides of the open trough are provided. Each heat pipe has an evaporating section. The evaporating sections are juxtaposed in the open trough and adhered to each other. Each evaporating section has a planar surface. The side strips are fixed into the insertion troughs and protrude from the surface of the base. The planar surface of each evaporating section and the outer surface of each side strip are coplanar. By this structure, the thermal contact surface between the heat pipes and electronic heat-generating sources is increased, so that the heat-dissipating efficiency of the heat sink is improved.

Abstract: An exemplary heat dissipation device is adapted for dissipating heat generated by an electronic component mounted on a printed circuit board. The heat dissipation device includes a first base, a second base placed on the first base, a fin set placed on the second base, a first heat pipe and a second heat pipe. The first heat pipe includes a first evaporating section sandwiched between the first base and the second base, a first condensing section sandwiched between the second base and the fin set, and a first connecting section interconnecting the first evaporating section and the first condensing section. The second heat pipe includes a second evaporating section located adjacent to a bottom end of the fin set, a second condensing section located adjacent to a top end of the fin set, and a second connecting section interconnecting the second evaporating section and the second condensing section.

Abstract: An exemplary heat dissipation device includes a heat pipe and a fin assembly. The heat pipe includes a main body and an end portion. The end portion has a width smaller than that of the main body. The fin assembly includes a first fin and a second fin adjoining to the first fin. The first fin forms a flange from a side of thereof. The second fin forms a flange from a side of thereof. The flange of the first fin has an extending portion overlapping and soldering to the flange of the second fin. The extending portion defines a number of through holes corresponding to the flange of the second fin. The end portion of the heat pipe is soldered to the extending portion of the first fin and soldered to the flange of the second fin by the through holes of the extending portion.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes an upright center tube for connection to a drain line and an outer tube surrounding the upright center tube so as to define an annular space for connection to a supply line. Baffle portions are received within the annular space between the upright center tube and the outer tube and so as to be arranged to induce turbulence in the annular space while permitting the flow to remain in a substantially axial direction of the tubes. Sleeves may be used to connect the ends of the outer tube to the center tube so as to define a single wall portion of the center tube between the sleeves and double wall portions of the center tube where the center tube is overlapped by the sleeves such that the double wall portions are open axially outwardly and externally at the end of the outer tube.

Abstract: A heat-dissipation structure includes: a heat-dissipation member between a high-temperature section and a low-temperature section, wherein the heat-dissipation member includes a cushion section being made of a flexible material, and a heat-transfer section being provided in part or an entire surface of the cushion section, and being in contact with both the high-temperature section and the low-temperature section.

Abstract: A corrugated fin has flat plate sections each having a pair of lateral sides facing each other and a pair of end sides facing each other, and joining sections connecting with lateral sides of the flat plate sections. The flat plate sections and joining sections are alternately formed into a corrugated shape by bending. The joining section has an even surface joined to a tube through which a heat exchange medium flows, while the flat plate section includes a recess or protrusions in arbitrary sections taken along two directions including a direction in which the lateral sides are arranged and a direction in which the end sides are arranged, respectively.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for a stirling engine 10A of a twin-cylinder ? type includes a heat transfer tube group 70A formed with heat transfer tubes 71A causing a working fluid of the stirling engine 10A to flow between a high-temperature cylinder 20 and a low-temperature cylinder 30 arranged linearly and parallel to each other in the stirling engine. The heat transfer tube group 70A includes a rising section G1 extending upward, a falling section G2 extending downward, and a connecting section G3 connecting the rising section G1 and the falling section G2 in a turn-back manner, where the heat transfer tube group 70A is regarded as extending from one end or the other end thereof.

Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a plurality of refrigerant tubes. In a flow divider, a part of a plurality of capillary tubes is connected to an open end portion on a side of a front tube plate, and a remainder of the plurality of the capillary tubes is connected to an open end portion on a side of a rear tube plate. The plurality of refrigerant tubes include even number refrigerant tubes constituted by an even number of heat transfer tube portions and odd number refrigerant tubes constituted by an odd number of heat transfer tube portions.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy heat exchanger formed by assembling and brazing an aluminum alloy tube and an aluminum alloy fin to each other, wherein a coating for brazing comprising 1 to 5 g/m2 of Si powder, 3 to 20 g/m2 of Zn containing flux, and 0.2 to 8.3 g/m2 of binder is formed on the surface of the aluminum alloy tube; the fin contains 0.8 to 2.0% by mass of Mn, Si in an amount of 1/2.5 to 1/3.5 of Mn content; less than 0.30% by mass of Fe, and Zn in an amount that is controlled in relation with the amount of the Zn containing flux in the coating for brazing to be in a region enclosed by points A, B, C, D, E, F of FIG.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein aim to leverage the high temperature of a vehicle's engine to heat an interior portion of the vehicle. In one embodiment, a heat transfer fluid is pumped through one or more conduits that has a first portion extending through the vehicle's engine. As the fluid flows through the first portion of conduit, the fluid in the conduit is heated by the engine. The heated fluid flows from the first portion of the conduit to a second portion that is proximate an air handler. The air handler may be configured to blow air over the second portion thereby transferring the heat from the fluid to the air. The heated air may then be provided to the interior portion of the vehicle.

Abstract: An environment control system for controlling the temperature in a room, the system comprises a heating and cooling system; a thermostat for monitoring the temperature within a room and controlling the heating and cooling system; a motion sensor for detecting whether a door or window to the room has been opened; a presence detector for detecting whether the room is currently occupied; and a control system in communication with the thermostat, the motion sensor, and the presence detector, the control system being configured to control the room's temperature via the thermostat based at least in part on signals received from the thermostat, the motion detector and the presence detector.

Abstract: A ground source heat transfer system circulates transfer fluid between heat exchange units and a ground loop. The system includes a bypass which allows the transfer fluid to continue to circulate past the exchange units while bypassing the ground loop. Monitoring the conditions of the system with temperature sensors allows the system to selectively activate the bypass whenever diverting fluid away from the ground loop can save heat or energy.

Abstract: A space-saving, high-density modular data center and an energy-efficient cooling system for a modular data center are disclosed. The modular data center includes a first cooling circuit including a primary cooling device and a plurality of modular data pods. Each modular data pod includes a plurality of servers, a heat exchange member coupled to the first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit coupled to the heat exchange member and configured to cool the plurality of servers, the second cooling circuit including a secondary cooling device configured to cool fluid flowing through the second cooling circuit. Each modular data pod also includes an auxiliary enclosure containing at least a portion of a distributed mechanical cooling system, which is configured to trim the cooling performed by a central free-cooling system.