Patents Issued in January 31, 2013
  • Publication number: 20130026865
    Abstract: A motor includes a shaft, a rotor mounted to the shaft along an axial direction of the shat, a stator confronting an outer wall of the rotor via a space, a thrust plate, and a buffering plate having elastic force. The rotor and the stator are disposed such that a magnetic center of the rotor is away from a magnetic center of the stator by a given distance along the axial direction. The thrust plate is disposed in the axial direction and in a direction along which restoring force acts. The buffering plate is disposed oppositely to the shaft relative to the thrust plate and supports the thrust plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao Kojima, Tomohiko Naya, Koji Kuyama, Yasushi Kamada
  • Publication number: 20130026866
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine has a stator and a rotor both accommodated in a frame, on which is mounted a control case to house a drive unit including an inverter. In the machine, the control case has a vibration suppression structure that suppresses vibration of the control case or adjusts a natural vibration frequency of the control case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshio Morisaki, Sueyoshi Mizuno, Shinichi Noda
  • Publication number: 20130026867
    Abstract: A motor cooling device having good cooling performance, which is adapted to promote heat transfer between a coil end and a coil end cover even if the flowing amount of oil is small. A heat of a stator is withdrawn by the oil flowing around the coil end. For this purpose, the motor cooling device comprises a flow path formed between an outer face of the coil end and an inner face of the coil end cover, and a flow rate adjusting unit for changing a cross-sectional area of the flow path by moving the coil end cover toward the coil end or away from the coil end. The flow rate adjusting unit widens the cross-sectional area of the flow path in case a feeding amount of the oil to the flow path is relatively large, and narrows the cross-sectional area of the flow path in case a feeding amount of the oil to the flow path is relatively small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun-ichi Deguchi, Kazuya Arakawa, Kensuke Yoshizue
  • Publication number: 20130026868
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a casing have a first end plate and a second end plate, the first end plate having an air inlet and the second end plate having an air outlet; an outer rotor positioned inside the casing; a stator positioned inside the outer rotor; a hub positioned inside the stator; a fan positioned within the casing, the fan drawing air from the air inlet and exhausting air out the air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Leon Klafter, David C. Wideman, David Butler
  • Publication number: 20130026869
    Abstract: Disclosed is an EPS motor, the EPS motor including a motor housing mounted with a stator and a rotor, a rotation shaft centrally mounted at the motor housing to rotatably support the rotor, a bearing including an outer race centrally fixed at the motor housing and an inner race having a pivot hole rotatably fixing the rotation shaft, and a shaft fixing unit formed by plastically deforming a distal end of the rotation shaft having passed the pivot hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byungyong Kim
  • Publication number: 20130026870
    Abstract: Provided is a rare earth sintered magnet 10 comprising a group of main phase grains 2 each composed of an R-T-B-based rare earth magnet comprising a core 4 and a shell 6 covering the core 4, wherein a thickness of the shell 6 is 500 nm or less, R includes a light rare earth element and a heavy rare earth element, and a Zr compound 8 is present in a grain boundary phase 7 of the group of main phase grains 2 and/or the shell 6. Also provided are a motor comprising the rare earth sintered magnet 10 and an automobile comprising the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Fumitaka Baba, Satoshi Tanaka, Makoto Iwasaki, Chikara Ishizaka
  • Publication number: 20130026871
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a rotor shaft, at least one pole segment, at least one pole tip segment and at least one permanent magnet pair. The at least one pole segment is mechanically coupled to the rotor shaft. Each permanent magnet pair is disposed between the at least one pole segment and respective pole tip segment. The apparatus further includes at least one mechanical member that mechanically restrains the at least one pole tip segment to at least one of the rotor shaft or the at least one pole segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeremy Daniel Van Dam, James Pellegrino Alexander, Murtuza Yusuf Lokhandwalla
  • Publication number: 20130026872
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine excited by magnetic poles formed by one or more embedded permanent magnets includes a magnetic body and the one or more embedded permanent magnets associated with the magnetic body defining first magnetic poles and second magnetic poles of alternating magnetic polarity along a rotor direction. For at least one of the one or more embedded permanent magnets a rotor segment is arranged between the one or more embedded permanent magnets and a first surface of the magnetic body. At least one retainer element connects the rotor segment to a portion of the magnetic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: VOLVO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maddalena Cirani, Sture Eriksson
  • Publication number: 20130026873
    Abstract: A permanent magnet rotor is described. The permanent magnet rotor includes at least one permanent magnet and a rotor core including a first end and a second end. The rotor core includes at least one inner wall that defines a permanent magnet opening configured to receive the at least one permanent magnet. The rotor core further includes at least one permanent magnet retention feature extending substantially radially from the at least one inner wall and configured to maintain a position of the at least one permanent magnet with respect to the at least one permanent magnet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Steven Stretz, Mark Bartz
  • Publication number: 20130026874
    Abstract: A motor includes a driving shaft, a rotor attached to the driving shaft, and a stator having a substantially cylindrical stator core provided around the rotor, and a plurality of coils wound around the stator core in a distributed winding manner The stator core includes three separated stator core parts aligned along a peripheral direction, and each of the coils is disposed so as not to lie astride any two of the three separated stator core parts. At least one coil end of the plurality of the coils is disposed to pass through an inner side relative to an inner peripheral surface of the stator core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinari Kondou, Yoshiki Yasuda, Akio Yamagiwa
  • Publication number: 20130026875
    Abstract: A field coil segment for an electric machine including a rotor and a stator includes a first wire element having a first cross sectional area electrically connected in parallel with a second wire element having a second cross sectional area greater than the first cross sectional area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Lei Hao
  • Publication number: 20130026876
    Abstract: A rotor for an induction motor has a plurality of central laminations defining a central bore extending along an axis. End laminations are at each axial end of the central laminations. Metal is within gaps formed between lamination teeth. The end laminations have teeth extending radially outwardly from a central ring portion. A bore is formed in a face of the end laminations facing outwardly, and adjacent to where the teeth connect into the central ring portion. A motor and method are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph Kenneth Coldwate, Eric A. Brust
  • Publication number: 20130026877
    Abstract: A motor has a plurality of permanent magnet pieces aligned is such a manner as to surround an armature core and a magnetic-flux guide ring disposed between the permanent magnet pieces and the armature core for introducing a magnetic flux from the permanent magnet pieces to the armature core. The magnetic-flux guide ring has a confronting portion confronting each of the magnet pieces, an aperture formed in the confronting portion, and a connecting portion connecting adjacent two confronting portions. The aperture is formed in such a manner as to confront a boundary of adjacent magnet pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Matsuda, Tomohiro Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20130026878
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator in an electric motor comprising a plurality of teeth segments forming a stator ring, said teeth segments comprising outer yoke segments and radial support teeth. Connection elements are arranged on the peripheral front sides of the yoke segment and are offset in the direction of the radial outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Lin Feuerrohr, Andreas Ewert, Martin Gutmann, Thomas Devermann, Bjoern Nommensen
  • Publication number: 20130026879
    Abstract: An electrostatic actuator 100 includes: a stator 1 that includes a substrate 102 and a plurality of linear electrodes 1a to 1d separately provided on the substrate 102 and arranged in parallel; and a movable element 2 disposed on the linear electrodes 1a to 1d of the stator 1. Multiple projecting elements 104b are provided at regular intervals on a surface of the stator 1 so as to face the movable element 2, forming a mat surface. A smooth layer 105 is formed on a surface of the movable element 2 so as to face the mat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Norio Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20130026880
    Abstract: A power generation apparatus includes a dielectric, a movable member being opposed to the dielectric with a predetermined distance, and an electret and an opposing electrode that are formed on the surface of the movable member facing the dielectric so as to generate a fringe electric field penetrating the dielectric between the two electrodes. When the volume occupancy of the dielectric between the electret and the opposing electrode varies in accordance with a displacement of the movable member, the power generation apparatus outputs the electric charge induced in the opposing electrode as electric current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicants: KANSAI UNIVERSITY, ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rohm Co., Ltd., KANSAI UNIVERSITY
  • Publication number: 20130026881
    Abstract: An IDT electrode includes a first electrode layer mainly made of Mo disposed above the piezoelectric body and a second electrode layer mainly made of Al disposed above the first electrode layer. The IDT electrode has a total thickness not more than 0.15?. The first electrode layer has a thickness not less than 0.05?. The second electrode layer has a thickness not less than 0.025?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Shoji Okamoto, Rei Goto, Hidekazu Nakanishi, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20130026882
    Abstract: In a SAW device, a first area placed at a surface of a measurement subject directly under a propagation portion is fixed to the measurement subject, and a second area placed at the surface of the measurement subject directly under both a drive electrode and a reflector is not fixed to the measurement subject. When a strain is generated in the measurement subject, a strain is generated only in the propagation portion, and a phase change is generated in a surface acoustic wave reflected by the reflector. Because the phase change is hardly affected by a temperature change, the strain of the measurement subject can be measured based on the phase change. Because a resonant frequency of the SAW device is changed by the temperature change, but is not affected by the strain of the measurement subject, a temperature can be measured based on a resonant frequency change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki YAMADA, Kazuhiko Kano
  • Publication number: 20130026883
    Abstract: A system for poling piezoelectric devices comprises a plurality of thin-film components, a plurality of piezoelectric devices, a poling pad for poling the piezoelectric devices, a plurality of traces, and a plurality of current-limiting elements. The thin-film components are separated by dice lanes to form an array, and the piezoelectric devices are formed on the thin-film components. The traces connect the piezoelectric devices across the dice lanes in parallel to the poling pad. Each current-limiting element is connected in series with one of the piezoelectric devices, in order to limit current to individual piezoelectric devices that experience current-related failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventor: Seagate Technology LLC
  • Publication number: 20130026884
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic sensor including: a case including an inner space formed therein; a substrate seated on a bottom surface of the case in the inner space thereof and including a plurality of piezoelectric elements and temperature compensation capacitors mounted in a row therein; and a sound absorbing material mounted on an upper portion of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Boum Seock KIM, Eun Tae PARK
  • Publication number: 20130026885
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor includes a case having an inner space provided therein, and having an upper stepped part and a lower stepped part respectively provided at an upper part and a lower part on an inside wall surface thereof; a piezoelectric element seated on a bottom surface of the case; a sound absorbent fixed above the piezoelectric element, a lateral portion of the sound absorbent being seated on the lower stepped part; and a substrate fixed above the sound absorbent, and configurated in a cross (+) shape of which respective lateral portions are seated on the upper stepped part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Boum Seock Kim, Eun Tae Park
  • Publication number: 20130026886
    Abstract: A flexural mode resonator element includes: a vibration arm extending from a base end toward a tip; a base joined to the vibration arm at the base end; and supporting arms arranged on both sides of the base in a width direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the vibration arm and joined to the base, wherein the base has a reduced cross-section portion disposed along the extending direction of the vibration arm between a joint portion with the vibration arm and a joint portion with the supporting arms, and the reduced cross-section portion is disposed so as to satisfy a relationship 2×W1?L?6×W1 where L is the length of the reduced cross-section portion in the extending direction of the vibration arm, and W1 is the arm width of the vibration arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Seiko Epson Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130026887
    Abstract: An electric apparatus with high performance and high rigidity is provided. Annular positioning stepped portions are formed at respective outer peripheral corner portions of both end portions of a stator core to extend entirely circumferentially of the stator core. An annular positioning projecting portion is formed at a first end bracket to be entirely fitted with one of the annular positioning stepped portions of the stator core. An annular positioning projecting portion is formed at a second end bracket to be entirely fitted with the other annular positioning stepped portion of the stator core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Miyahara, Masaaki Oohashi, Hong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130026888
    Abstract: In a motor, a magnetic sensor is provided on the lower surface of a substrate disposed above a magnetic sensor. On an upper surface of the substrate, a plate-shaped magnetic member is disposed at a position axially overlapping the magnetic sensor. The substrate and the magnetic member are fixed to each other at a plurality of fixing positions by axial tightening. On the upper surface of the magnetic member, a rib extending to connect the vicinity of one fixing position and the vicinity of another fixing position is provided. Flexure of the magnetic member is significantly reduced and prevented by this rib. For this reason, the direction of the magnetic flux of a magnet is concentrated on the magnetic sensor side. As a result, detection accuracy of the magnetic sensor is significantly improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki MIGITA, Shunsuke MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20130026889
    Abstract: A pop-up monitor with an obstacle sensing function is provided. The pop-up monitor includes a body housing and a monitor frame which is installed to move in a vertical direction with respect to the body housing. The pop-up monitor includes a driving unit, a sensor, and a controller. The driving unit includes a motor, a rotational shaft, and a gear set which transfers a rotational motion of the motor to the rotational shaft. The sensor outputs a sensing signal for whether the rotational shaft rotates. The controller outputs a control signal for a rotational direction of the motor according to the sensing signal and state information regarding whether the motor rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joung Hoon Lee, Wan Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20130026890
    Abstract: The invention relates to equipment for displaying information carriers especially for advertising purposes, which equipment has a chamber (1; 20; 26; 30) for accommodating the information carrying device (11; 25; 27; 43; 56) and constructed in a way to make it possible to look into its internal space, in which chamber there is at least one transparent plate (8; 18; 37) transversal with respect to the direction of viewing, attached to the wall of the chamber, and the information carrying device is situated on this plate directly or via a supporting device attached to the transparent plate; and at least a part of the chamber wall contains strips (10a, 10b; 40) parallel to its strip (9; 39) contacting the transparent plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Andras Gotzy
  • Publication number: 20130026891
    Abstract: A manifold skin/side trim combination for a domestic kitchen appliance built into a cabinet is provided. The combination includes a manifold skin having a main skin body having a first surface and a second surface, and an opening in the first surface; and a side trim of the domestic kitchen appliance configured to be positioned adjacent to a front face of the cabinet, the side trim having a main section, an insertion extension that extends into the opening, and a transition section that connects the insertion extension to the main section such that the insertion section extends at an extension angle greater than zero degrees relative to the main section. An outside surface of the main section of the side trim is in the same plane as the second surface of the main skin body, and the second surface is adjacent to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: George May, Michael Penuel
  • Publication number: 20130026892
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a first support member adapted to a first side of a server rack and a second support member adapted to a second side of the server rack. These support members may each include channels configured along the corresponding support member, which may be implemented as recesses within the support members. These channels are configured to support a rack-mounted enclosure such that multiple channels enable multiple rack-mounted enclosures, some of which can be of variable heights, to be incorporated within the server rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Joel Wineland
  • Publication number: 20130026893
    Abstract: An enclosure comprises a chassis, a side panel and a knob structure. The chassis comprises a rear panel in which a latching hole is defined. The knob structure comprises a mounting member, a sliding member engaged in the mounting member, a positioning member secured to the side panel and a resilient member elastically engaged between the sliding member and the positioning portion. The mounting member is secured to the side panel. The sliding member comprises a hook. The sliding member can slide from a first position to a second position; when the sliding member is in the first position, the hook engages in the latching hole, when the sliding member is in the second position, the hook disengages from the latching hole; the resilient member elastically deforms to bias the sliding member to slide from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YUN-LUNG CHEN, LIANG-CHIN WANG, GANG SU, LING-XIN ZENG, HAI-TAO SHAN, ZHONG-JIE LIU
  • Publication number: 20130026894
    Abstract: An enclosure comprises a chassis, a front panel installed on the chassis, and a cover. The front panel defines an opening. Two mounting board are located on the front panel. Each of the two mounting board defines a first slots. The cover comprises a base wall and two sidewalls located on opposite sides of the base wall. A first latching portion is located on the sidewall. The first latching portion is slidabaly engaged in the first slot. The cover is slidable relative to the front panel to the base wall covering the opening or uncovering the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YUN-LUNG CHEN, LIANG-CHIN WANG, GANG SU, LING-XIN ZENG, ZHONG-JIE LIU
  • Publication number: 20130026895
    Abstract: A washing machine including a tub which is configured to accommodate water; a rotating tub which is disposed at the inside of the tub; at least one boss which is protruded from the tub and equipped with a coupling hole; a weight balance which is equipped with at least one insertion hole at which at least one boss is inserted; a pin body which is inserted at the coupling hole of the boss, and a pin which is equipped with a pin head which is extended from the pin body for preventing the weight balance from separating away, and the pin body includes at least one boss weld metal zone which is metal-welded at the inner surface of the coupling hole for the pin to be fixed to the boss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tae Sung Gweon, Young Chul Jo, Seung Wan Yoo
  • Publication number: 20130026896
    Abstract: An assembly structure includes a panel installing member, a back cover, a first frame component and a second frame component. The panel installing member is used for holding a first panel module, and a plurality of assembly holes is formed on the panel installing member. The back cover includes a plurality of posts, and each of the posts is disposed through the corresponding assembly hole. The first frame component is installed on the back cover for being selectively fixed on a side of the panel installing member or on a side of a second panel module. The second frame component is installed on the back cover for being selectively fixed on another side of the panel installing member or on another side of the second panel module, so as to fix the first panel module or the second panel module on the back cover cooperatively with the first frame component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Shou-Lun Chang, Feng-Yun Wu
  • Publication number: 20130026897
    Abstract: Carrying cases are disclosed that include a tray for audio, computer, and/or video components. The tray can include a tray base member coupled to the case and a tray shelf that is movably coupled to the tray base member and configured to support a laptop or other audio, computer, or video component thereon. The tray shelf can be rotatable about a base axis defined by the tray base member, movable axially along the base axis, and/or rotatable about a tilt axis. In some embodiments, the tray base member can be secured to the case so that the base axis is generally stationary with respect to the case. The base axis can intersect the tray shelf, the top surface of the case, and/or the bottom surface of the case. In some embodiments, a hole can be positioned in a generally central portion of the tray shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Mike Gerutto, Elliott Richard Davis
  • Publication number: 20130026898
    Abstract: A cover assembly for an appliance includes a glass panel, at least one attachment element and a perimeter frame. The glass panel has a perimeter edge extending between an inner surface and an outer surface and along a periphery of the glass panel. The attachment element is configured for engaging a corresponding structure of the appliance when the cover assembly is disposed at the appliance. The perimeter frame encompasses at least the perimeter edge of the glass panel, with no portion of the outer surface of the glass panel encompassed by the perimeter frame such that the outer surface of the glass panel is generally co-planar with an outer surface of the perimeter frame along the periphery of the glass panel. At least one of (i) the attachment element is bonded at the inner surface of the glass panel and (ii) the perimeter frame comprises the attachment element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130026899
    Abstract: A pullout guide comprising: a stationary guide rail; a slide rail movably mounted on the stationary guide rail, the slide rail configured to be pre-tensioned by a self-retractor formed as a driver and movable along a curve guide; and the curve guide being formed by a slot in a metal sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Guido Babucke-Runte, Peter Jahrling, Stefan Klaus, Andreas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20130026900
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet that defines a first storage compartment; a first door that is opened or closed to allow or prevent access to an interior of the first storage compartment; a storing device coupled to the first door to define a second storage compartment, wherein, when the first door is closed, the second storage compartment is disposed in the first storage compartment; and a second door connected to the first door and configured to be opened or closed to allow or prevent access to an interior of the second storage compartment, wherein the interior of the second storage compartment is accessible when the first door is closed and the second door is opened, wherein the first door includes a plurality of first coupling parts to which the storing device is coupled, wherein the storing device includes: a frame; and a basket installed on the frame, wherein each of the frame and the basket includes at least one second coupling part interacting with at least one of
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungjin Oh, Jonghwa Lee
  • Publication number: 20130026901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device package and a method of manufacturing the same. There is provided a light emitting device package including a metal core; an insulating layer formed on the metal core; a metal layer formed on the insulating layer; a first cavity formed by removing parts of the metal layer and the insulating layer to expose a top surface of the metal core; and a light emitting device directly mounted on the top surface of the metal core in the first cavity and further there is provided a method of manufacturing the light emitting device package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130026902
    Abstract: A LED package for increasing illumination and spotlighting includes a base, a LED chip and an enclosure. The enclosure is made of an optically transparent silicone for increasing the illuminative range. In addition, a light-guide curved surface can be placed on the inner side of the enclosure for spotlighting the emitting light in a certain orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Chao-Chuan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130026903
    Abstract: An electrode tip located at an distal end of an electrode of a spark plug comprises Pd as a predominant component in an amount of 40 wt. % or more; at least one element of Ir, Ni, Co, and Fe, wherein, when the tip contains Ir, the amount of Ir is 0.5 wt. % to 20 wt. %, and when the tip contains at least one element of Ni, Co, and Fe, the amount of the at least one element is 0.5 wt. % to 40 wt. %; and at least one element of Pt, Re, Rh, and Ru in a total amount of 5 wt. % to 40 wt. %, wherein when the tip contains at least one element of Re, Rh, and Ru, the amount of the at least one element is 10 wt. % or less, and when the tip contains Pt, the amount of Pt is 16 wt. % to 40 wt. %. The electrode tip, which comprises Pd as the main component, has improved resistance to spark-caused wear and reduced occurrence of separation and cracking of the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: NGK Spark Plug Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shibata, Tomo-o Tanaka, Daisuke Sumoyama, Takaaki Kikai
  • Publication number: 20130026904
    Abstract: An infrared heat lamp (200) having a vertical burning position includes an outer tubular member (202) and a heating element (208) having a coiled portion (214) at least partially disposed within the outer tubular member (202). The heating element (208) includes first and second terminal ends (210, 212), wherein the coiled portion (214) is defined therebetween, the coiled portion (214) having a plurality of turns (216) defining a through passage (218). The heat lamp (200) further includes an inner elongate member (222) disposed within the through passage (218) of the coiled portion (214), the inner elongate member (222) having a plurality of support members (224) extending therefrom. Each of the plurality of support members (224) engages at least one of the plurality of turns (216) of the coiled portion (214), whereby the coiled portion (214) is supported by the plurality of support members (224) when the heating element (208) is in a vertical orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Arturo De Santiago, Andres Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20130026905
    Abstract: A fluorescent lamp including the four rare earth phosphor system provided herein exhibits high color rendering index (CRI), of at least 87, while simultaneously achieving high lumen output, or lumens per watt (LPW), of at least 80. The phosphor coating may be disposed in a one or two layer coating format. The four rare earth phosphor system includes a red emitting phosphor, a green emitting phosphor, a blue emitting phosphor, and a blue-green emitting phosphor, all four phosphors being rare earth-doped phosphor compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Fangming Du, William Winder Beers, Jon Bennett Jansma, William Erwin Cohen
  • Publication number: 20130026906
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a triode field emission display with anode and gate on the same substrate, comprising anode-gate substrate and cathode substrate, parallel and adapted in the size; a number of strip-like cathode conducting layers arranged alternating on the cathode substrate; resistor layer for current limiting and dielectric layer for cathode protection are arranged alternately on the cathode conducting layer in the longitudinal direction; the electron emission materials are arranged on the resistor layer for current limiting; wherein the strip-like anode conducting layer and strip-like gate conducting layer on the anode-gate substrate are perpendicular to the strip-like cathode conducting layer on the cathode substrate, dielectric layer for isolation is arranged between the anode-gate and the cathode substrates, one end of the dielectric layer for isolation is connected to the dielectric layer for gate protection, the other end is connected to the dielectric layer for cathode protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Tailiang Guo, Yongai Zhang, Zhixian Lin, Liqin Hu, Yun Ye, Yuxiang You
  • Publication number: 20130026907
    Abstract: A display panel enabling constraint of void formation between substrates and minimizing the effect of any voids formed, has for at least one pixel, a distance between the element surface and the element opposing surface corresponding to each light-emitting element of the pixel that is smaller than a distance between the inter-pixel surface and the inter-pixel opposing surface in an inter-pixel area between neighbouring pixels, and smaller than a distance between the inter-element surface and the inter-element opposing surface corresponding to the light-emitting elements, and on the element substrate, the distance between neighbouring pixels is greater than a distance between neighbouring light-emitting elements, and a distance between the inter-pixel surface and the inter-pixel opposing surface is greater than a maximum distance between the inter-element surface and the inter-element opposing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroko OKUMURA, Hiroyuki MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20130026908
    Abstract: Provided is the phosphor expressed by a general composition formula MmAaBbOoNn:Z (where element M is one or more kinds of elements having bivalent valency, element A is one or more kinds of elements having tervalent valency, element B is one or more kinds of elements having tetravalent valency, O is oxygen, N is nitrogen, and element Z is one or more kinds of activators.), satisfying 4.0<(a+b)/m<7.0, a/m?0.5, b/a>2.5, n>o, n=2/3m+a+4/3b?2/3o, and having an emission spectrum with a peak wavelength of 500 nm to 650 nm when excited by light in a wavelength range from 300 nm to 500 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Akira NAGATOMI, Kenji Sakane
  • Publication number: 20130026909
    Abstract: Novel aryl silicon and aryl germanium host materials are described. These compounds improve OLED device performance when used as hosts in the emissive layer of the OLED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Lichang Zeng, Alexey B. Dyatkin, Gregg Kottas, Chuanjun Xia, David Z. Li
  • Publication number: 20130026910
    Abstract: A simple manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent panel in which organic electroluminescent elements are arranged and sealed by a sealing adhesive. The electroluminescent panel has excellent sealing properties and excellent durability as a result of the organic electroluminescent elements being adhered to one another by a heat-curable adhesive. The manufacturing method is for an organic electroluminescent panel in which at least a first electrode, an organic functional layer containing a light-emitting layer, an organic electroluminescent element having a second electrode, and a sealing substrate are bonded together on a substrate by the heat-curable adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Masaaki Murayama, Nobuaki Takahashi, Daisuke Numakura
  • Publication number: 20130026911
    Abstract: A light emitting diode device is provided. The light emitting diode device comprises a light emitting diode element, an encapsulation layer, and a plurality of pillars. The encapsulation layer is disposed on the light emitting diode element, and the pillars are disposed on the encapsulation layer. The pillars are formed by a light transmissible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: WALSIN LIHWA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-I CHIANG, Chuan-Fa Lin, Ching-Huan Liao
  • Publication number: 20130026912
    Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp includes a light emission section in which a pair of electrodes is arranged, sealing portions formed from both ends of the light emission section, external leads, and a trigger wire provided near the light emission section. The trigger wire includes a first coil portion, which is wound from a vicinity of a boundary between the light emission section and one of the sealing portions towards an outer end of the one of sealing portions, and a linear stretch-across portion, which extends from the first coil portion near the light emission section towards the external lead extending from an outer end of the other sealing portion and is fixed to the external lead. A second coil portion is formed around the other sealing portion. The wire, which forms the stretch-across portion, is held between the second coil portion and the other sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Takama, Tetsuji Hirao
  • Publication number: 20130026913
    Abstract: A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) including an insulating barrier between heat sources and heat sensitive components. The heat sensitive barrier is in the form of an insulative layer of cement applied between the heat generating components of the CFL and one or more heat sensitive components of the CFL. The cement can also fix or secure various components within the lamp thereby eliminating the need for some or all of the support structure of a conventional CFL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Peter Ivan Poczik, Laszlo Bankuti, Karoly Talosi, Peter Mora
  • Publication number: 20130026914
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ceramic metal halide lamp having a ceramic discharge vessel, characterized in that the discharge vessel encloses a discharge space which comprises an electrode, which electrode is electrically connected to a conductor outside the discharge vessel by means of a feedthrough comprising an Ir wire, the feedthrough being gas-tight mounted in an extended plug, also referred to as vup, of the discharge vessel, the feedthrough comprising an electrode—feedthrough combination made up of at least three parts with a W or W—Re rod or a Mo or Mo alloy wire extending out of the vup for burner mounting, which W or W—Re or MO or MO alloy wire is welded to the Ir wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Johannes Maria Denissen, Georges Marie Calon, Jeroen Waltherus Johannes Schoone, Geert Antoon Parton, Josephus Christiaan Maria Hendricx