Abstract: A hand power tool includes a tool receiver configured to receive a tool. The tool has an outer polygonal coupling and the tool receiver has an inner receiver including, at least portionally, a rotary driver profile. The tool receiver is provided on an associated tool housing, in which there is a drum-type tool change magazine having at least one tool chamber configured to store the tool. The tool chamber is configured to be aligned so as to be flush with the tool receiver to enable the tool to slide from the tool chamber into the inner receiver or from the inner receiver into the tool chamber. An alignment element is configured to align the outer polygonal coupling as the tool slides from the tool chamber into the inner receiver to enable the outer polygonal coupling to slide into the rotary driver profile.

Abstract: The present invention provides a safety device for a rotating feed rod, the safety device preventing the accidental rotation of the rotating feed rod and being provided with: a rotating member which is provided in any rotating shaft of a power transmission mechanism of the rotating feed rod and in which a plurality of openings are formed in the circumferential direction thereof; and at least two plunger pins which are disposed apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the rotating member in a housing of the rotating feed rod and provided to be movable forward and backward so as to be accepted in the openings of the rotating member. Even when the rotating shaft is indexed at an arbitrarily defined rotational position, at least one plunger pin among the plunger pins is accepted in the opening.

Abstract: Determination of chatter vibration is done for a plurality of peak values that appears when frequency-domain vibrational acceleration is obtained through fast Fourier analysis on time-domain vibrational acceleration. In machining at a low rotation speed and machining using a tool with small flute number in particular, a type of chatter vibration that has occurred can be accurately determined, and “natural type vibration” occurring due to friction between a tool and a workpiece and an impact force caused by machining can also be determined.

Abstract: A sapphire substrate flattening method including an ingot slicing step of slicing a sapphire single-crystal ingot to obtain a sapphire substrate, an annealing step of annealing the sapphire substrate, a wafer mounting step of mounting the sapphire substrate processed by the annealing step on a stage having a holding surface in the condition where a first surface of the sapphire substrate is in contact with the holding surface of the stage through a liquid resin, a resin curing step of curing the liquid resin, a first grinding step of grinding a second surface of the sapphire substrate opposite to the first surface, a resin removing step of removing the liquid resin cured on the first surface of the sapphire substrate, and a second grinding step of grinding the first surface of the sapphire substrate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, and a grinding-processed layer laminated on one surface of the semiconductor chip. Further, the semiconductor device includes a sealing resin that seals the semiconductor chip and the grinding-processed layer; and a metal remaining-thickness checking portion provided adjacent to the grinding-processed layer, sealed by the sealing resin, and having a inclined plane that is inclined with respect to a laminating direction of the grinding-processed layer.

Abstract: Provided is a polishing apparatus capable of maintaining polishing precision although fewer expendable parts are periodically replaced. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing disk (20) having a polishing surface (20a) on the front side thereof to polish an end surface of a workpiece, a support mechanism (30) for supporting a back surface (20b) of the polishing disk (20) while allowing the polishing disk (20) to move along a predetermined plane, a workpiece holder (50) for holding the workpiece so as to contact the end surface of the workpiece with the polishing surface of the polishing disk, and a driving mechanism (70) for concurrently causing circular and reciprocating rectilinear motions of the polishing disk (20).

Abstract: Polishing pads with concentric or approximately concentric polygon groove patterns are described. Methods of fabricating polishing pads with concentric or approximately concentric polygon groove patterns are also described.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the capability of lifting a substrate with the polishing performance of the substrate maintained. A polishing apparatus 100 includes a polishing table 110 to which a polishing pad 108 for polishing a substrate 102 is attached, a liquid feeding section configured to feed a liquid 109 to a polishing surface of the polishing pad 108, a top ring 116 configured to suck and convey the substrate 102 from the polishing surface, the substrate 102 being disposed on the polishing surface via the liquid 109 fed by the liquid feeding section, and a control section configured to inject a fluid (N2) into an internal area 109a of the liquid 109 interposed between the substrate 102 and the polishing pad 108.

Abstract: A grinding machine control method and a control system employing the method is disclosed. The grinding machine control method includes the step of providing a plurality of sub processing procedures each dominating a grinding machine to execute a respective processing step, the step of providing a processing scheduling processing to link the sub processing procedures into a main processing procedure, and the step of executing the main processing procedure to enable the grinding machine to run subject to the processing steps executed by the respective sub processing procedures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a grinding wheel truing tool, its manufacturing method, and a truing apparatus, a method for manufacturing a grinding wheel and a wafer edge grinding apparatus using the same. The grinding wheel truing tool of the present invention compensates a groove of a fine-grinding wheel for fine-grinding a wafer edge, and includes a truer having an edge of the same angle as a slanted surface of the groove of the fine-grinding wheel and a cross-sectional shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the groove. The present invention uses the truing tool to easily process the groove of the grinding wheel for fine-grinding the wafer edge.

Abstract: A waterproof sander comprises a body and a waterproof cover. The body has a housing to hold a drive motor, a drive board driven by the drive motor to proceed a rotational displacement and a sanding disk movable by the drive board and separated from the housing to form a gap between them. The waterproof cover includes a first sealing portion, a mask portion extended from the first sealing portion, and a second sealing portion integrally extended from the mask portion. The first sealing portion is attached to the housing. The mask portion covers the gap. The second sealing portion is located between the drive board and sanding disk to prevent liquid from flowing into the body to provide waterproof effect.

Abstract: The invention discloses a metal-bonded diamond grinding wheel prepared by self-propagating pressure-less sintering and a preparation method thereof. The metal bonded diamond grinding wheel mainly comprises a working layer and a non-working layer, wherein the working layer comprises metal bond and grinded diamond, the non-working layer is metal bond, and the metal bond in the working layer and non-working layer have the same components that comprise metal powders of Cu, Al, Ni, Ti, Sn, and Co. To prepare the metal-bonded diamond grinding wheel prepared by self-propagating pressure-less sintering solves the problems of high energy consumption and low manufacture efficiency in the current sintering processes of the metal bonded diamond grinding wheel, and improves the binding force of the metal bond to the grinded diamond by forming carbides between the bond and the grinded diamond.

Abstract: An abrasive article including a substrate in the form of an elongated member having a core and a barrier layer in direct contact with an peripheral surface of the core. The barrier layer consists essentially of tin. A bonding layer is overlying the elongated substrate and abrasive particles are secured in the bonding layer.

Abstract: A self-adjusting bar clamp includes a body defining an elongated channel and an actuating lever pivotally coupled to the body and movable between an open position and a closed position. An elongated bar is carried by the body for reciprocal sliding movement therethrough. A self-adjusting toggle mechanism carried by the body includes a locking element carried by the bar and an element pivotally coupled to the actuating lever. A cam element is pivotally coupled between the element and the locking element. The cam element is movable between a first condition permitting movement and a second condition. A biasing member biases the locking element in a first direction.

Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, an output member that rotates about a longitudinal axis, and a motor drivably connected to the output member. A rotational motion sensor is arranged in the housing and operable to detect a user input that includes a rotational motion of the housing in a desired rotational direction about the longitudinal axis of the output member. A controller is configured to receive a first input indicative of a user-desired rotational motion of the output member, and a second input, from the rotational motion sensor, indicative of an actual rotational motion of the power tool. The controller determines a user-desired rotational direction of the output member about the axis from the first input, determines an actual rotational direction of the housing about the axis from the second input, and causes the motor to drive the output member to simulate ratcheting movement in the user-desired rotational direction.

Abstract: An apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners is provided. The apparatus includes a drive portion configured for being received by a rotary tool, a bit holder extending from the drive portion and configured for receiving a tool bit, the bit holder defining an elongate portion, and a sleeve configured for translatable movement along the elongate portion. The sleeve has a first extended position in which an end of the sleeve extends substantially beyond the tool bit and a retraction position in which the sleeve does not enclose the tool bit. A spring biases the sleeve into the extended position. Pressing of an end of the sleeve against a working surface imparts translation of the sleeve in a direction from the extended position towards the retracted position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an installation method and apparatus for installing a resilient ring-shaped clip into engagement with a recess of a recipient channel. The apparatus generally comprises a clip delivery structure having a delivery channel formed therein and comprising an input for receiving the clip, a converging portion for radially biasing the clip, and an output for delivering the radially biased clip to the recipient channel. A clip stabilization mechanism may also be present for stabilizing the clip in the delivery channel, and for disengaging the clip upon application of an axial force to the clip that results in its passage through the delivery channel. Also disclosed is a clip delivery mechanism for displacing a clip through such a delivery channel and the recipient channel until engagement of the clip with the recess, wherein the clip stabilization mechanism disengages upon axial displacement of the clip by the clip delivery mechanism.

Abstract: In a hand-held power tool, in particular an impact drill driver, having a torque setting unit, a gearbox assemblage, a hammer impact mechanism, and a tool spindle, the hammer impact mechanism has a drive rotation element having a rotation axis that is disposed coaxially with at least a part of the tool spindle.

Abstract: In a teaching device for robot that moves a flexible body holding unit holding a flexible body and performs teaching of a fitting task of the flexible body to a thing to generate teaching data, a reaching decision unit decides that a front end of the flexible body reaches the thing, a curvature acquiring unit acquires information of evaluation of a degree of curvature of the flexible body when the reaching decision unit decides the reaching, and a notification unit performs predetermined notification about teaching on the basis of the acquired information of evaluation.

Abstract: In an apparatus for controlling a mobile robot having movement mechanisms and work mechanisms both connected to a body, a battery connectable to an external power supply through a charging connector, actuators powered by the battery to drive the mechanisms, and a controller for controlling an action of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms through the actuators, the controller comprises a connector connection determiner to determine whether the charging connector is connected to the external power supply and an action restrictor to restrict one of the actions of the movement mechanisms and the work mechanisms performed through the actuators when the external power supply is determined to be connected.

Abstract: A robot apparatus includes a gripping unit configured to grip a first component, a force sensor configured to detect, as detection values, a force and a moment acting on the gripping unit, a storing unit having stored therein contact states of the first component and a second component and transition information in association with each other, a selecting unit configured to discriminate, on the basis of the detection values, a contact state of the first component and the second component and select, on the basis of a result of the discrimination, the transition state stored in the storing unit, and a control unit configured to control the gripping unit on the basis of the transition information selected by the selecting unit.

Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to automatic in-situ calibration and registration of a depth sensor and a robotic arm, where the depth sensor and the robotic arm operate in a workspace. The robotic arm can include an end effector. A non-parametric technique for registration between the depth sensor and the robotic arm can be implemented. The registration technique can utilize a sparse sampling of the workspace (e.g., collected during calibration or recalibration). A point cloud can be formed over calibration points and interpolation can be performed within the point cloud to map coordinates in a sensor coordinate frame to coordinates in an arm coordinate frame. Such technique can automatically incorporate intrinsic sensor parameters into transformations between the depth sensor and the robotic arm. Accordingly, an explicit model of intrinsics or biases of the depth sensor need not be utilized.

Abstract: A system and method of instructing a device is disclosed. The system includes a signal source for providing at least one visual signal where the at least one visual signal is substantially indicative of at least one activity to be performed by the device. A visual signal capturing element captures the at least one visual signal and communicates the at least one visual signal to the device where the device interprets the at least one visual signal and performs the activity autonomously and without requiring any additional signals or other information from the signal source.

Abstract: An optimal behavior combination of a robot in consideration of the robot's previous feeling is generated. In other words, the robot may express its feelings by combinations of its behavioral express elements which reflect its previous feelings. In particular, it has a continuity determination unit for determining whether a behavior to be expressed should be same as or different from a currently expressed behavior.

Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus for a robot arm performing assembly. The control apparatus includes an operation database recording information as to an operation of the robot arm, and includes a correction operation type determining unit determining a correction type for the operation. The control apparatus also includes a force detecting unit detecting a force of a person, and an operation correction unit correcting an operation in accordance with the force of the person and the correction type, while the robot arm is performing a task.

Abstract: A parallel link robot includes a base part having actuators, a part movable with respect to the base part, link parts with first ends linked with the plurality of actuators rotatably around rotary shafts with respect to the base part and with other ends linked with the moving part, and fixtures attached to the base part to measure rotational positions of the link parts. The base part has reference flat surfaces, and the link parts have moving flat surfaces extended in parallel with respect to the rotary shafts. Positional relationships between the moving flat surfaces and the reference flat surfaces become predetermined positional relationships when the link parts rotate to reference positions for calibration of position. The fixtures have measuring devices arranged at measurement positions with known positional relationships with respect to the reference flat surfaces.

Abstract: A robot system that includes an operator control unit, mission robot, and a repeater. The operator control unit has a display. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface, and a controller in communication with the drive system and the operator control unit. The repeater receives a communication signal between the operator control unit and the robot and retransmits the signal.

Abstract: A guard for a folding knife which guard protects the fingers of the user when the blade is open. The guards may be lifted by the movement of the blade by a link, spring, lifting pin, gears, underside of the blade or hooked by thumb stud or back of blade or by a flipping motion due to the contour of the handles. The guards may be of various shapes and may be recessed in an out-of-the-way position when the blade is closed. The guards may extend at opposite sides of the blade and opposite sides of the handle. The guards are adaptable to a wide variety of folding knife styles.

Abstract: A rolling bearing strip for a power operated rotary knife providing bearing support for rotation of a rotary knife blade with respect to a blade housing. The rolling bearing strip includes: a plurality of rolling bearings disposed in spaced apart relation; and a flexible separator cage for positioning the plurality of spaced apart rolling bearings, the flexible separator cage including interlocking first and second ends, the first end of the separator cage including a wall defining a projecting member and the second end of the separator cage including a wall defining a receiving member, the first end projecting member and the second end receiving member being in opposed facing relationship and the first end projecting member extending into the second end receiving member to secure the first end to the second end and form an annular, continuous rolling bearing ring.

Abstract: A slicing guide includes a shell including a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, a first door received in the shell between the first side wall and a second side wall, and a base or spring connected with the shell. The base, the spring or the shell biases or urges the first door toward the second side wall.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for forming a layered mat of non-oriented particles in a particle board production process, comprising first rollers for size-fractionating a continuous stream of particles into a first and a second fraction; second rollers arranged lower than the first rollers, to receive the first fraction, the second rollers being capable of further size-fractionating said first fraction; and third rollers arranged lower than the second rollers, for receiving said second fraction, the third rollers being capable for further size-fractionating said second fraction; the apparatus further comprising a receiving surface, movable along a longitudinal dimension of the apparatus, and arranged to receive said fractionated first fraction and said fractionated second fraction from said second and third rollers, at different longitudinal positions; wherein the first rollers and the third rollers are pin-type rollers.

Abstract: Method for producing a heat insulating, light conducting multilayer composite construction element for facades of building structures and the like, in which the multilayer composite construction element consists of at least one layer of a curable casting compound and at least one heat insulating layer of insulating material, and all layers are penetrated by light conducting elements, whereby a.) in a first process step the light conducting elements are fixed in an insulating body forming the heat insulating layer, b.) in a second step the light conducting elements fixed in the insulating body are inserted in a formwork space of a formwork formed by formwork panels and c.) in a third step the formwork space is filled with a curable casting compound, forming at least one support layer, whereby b1.

Abstract: To provide continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic pellets having a good dispersion property of a reinforcing fiber bundle in injection molded articles and capable of achieving a satisfactory outward appearance of the injection molded articles and satisfying a mechanical strength of the injection molded articles by fully exerting the reinforcing effect, and a manufacturing method of the same.

Abstract: An apparatus that separates a lamp of a vehicle that includes a separating unit configured to separate a lamp and a driving unit installed within a power chamber disposed at a lower portion of the separating unit. The driving unit also includes a motor that moves a rotating plate installed at the separating unit and a first clamp.

Abstract: A system and method for removing steel beads from large diameter tires by lifting a tire into a position adjacent an extraction hook and a pair of stripping dyes. The hook is positioned adjacent the tire bead and is then withdrawn through a narrow opening in the stripping dyes, which removes the bead from the tire. The machine is capable of removing both rubber-encased inner beads from the tire without repositioning the tire within the system. A plurality of lifting platforms position the tire and the stripping mechanisms with respect to one another throughout the extraction process.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an end effector assembly includes providing first and second jaw members moveable relative to one another about a pivot between a first, spaced-apart position and a second, approximated position. One of the first and second jaw members includes a cavity defined therein and the other of the first and second jaw members includes a stop member configured to be inserted into the cavity. A gap-setting gauge is grasped between the first and second jaw members to define a gap-distance between the jaw members equivalent to a thickness of the gap-setting gauge. The first and second jaw members are set such that the jaw members are prevented from approximation beyond the gap-distance.

Abstract: Molds that have coated mold surfaces, as well as methods and components associated with such molds, are provided. The mold surface coatings may be formed of a polymeric material, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and may be very thin (e.g., 50 microns or less). The coatings may facilitate the release of articles formed in the mold and may also reduce, or eliminate, the build up of contaminants on mold surfaces during processing which, thus, increases mold lifetime. The coatings may be formed in a chemical vapor deposition process with process conditions selected to enable formation of uniform, conformal coatings, even on mold features having small dimensions and/or high aspect ratios. The coatings are particularly well suited to be used in connection with rubber tires molds, though also can be used in other types of molds and articles.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming hard shell capsule components, wherein the capsule components are formed from a material which undergoes gelation upon heating, such as HPMC. A heat station is provided to heat a plurality of molds prior to dipping into a solution of the thermogeling material. The drying conditions following dipping are carefully controlled to control the rate of drying.

Abstract: An adjustable support is used to support a preformed mold in a molding operation. The adjustable support includes an aggregate or particulate material that in a now stressed or reduced stress state is flowable to allow shaping thereof to effectively support a back face of the preformed mold. The adjustable support is then jammed to rigidify or fix the shape thereby effectively supporting the preformed mold. The adjustable support is changed from an adjustable state to a support state preferably by applying a vacuum pressure to the aggregate material. In the adjustable state an airflow can be introduced to the aggregate material to allow movement and/or displacement of the material.

Abstract: A process for curing a porous muffler preform defined by a plurality of glass fibers and a heat-curing thermoset or thermoplastic materials applied to the plurality of glass fibers is disclosed herein. The process includes the step of enclosing the muffler preform in a chamber. The process also includes the step of surrounding the muffler preform with steam. The process also includes the step of causing steam to enter the muffler preform from multiple directions.

Abstract: A mold for manufacturing hemispherical sections for a golf ball includes a first mold plate including a first cavity, a second mold plate including a second cavity, and a midplate. The midplate includes an indentation on a first side of the midplate and a projection on a second side of the midplate. The indentation of the midplate corresponds to the first cavity of the first mold plate. The projection of the midplate corresponds to the second cavity of the second mold plate.

Abstract: An improved compacting device for compacting a granular, loosely coherent mass, such as soil-moist cement, for producing end products such as tiles, kerbstones and the like. The compacting device includes a vibrating table and a hydraulic exciter device for driving the vibrating table. The hydraulic exciter device includes a plurality of hydraulic exciters and is configured to drive the hydraulic exciters with excitation displacements of mutually substantially the same amplitude and frequency and in phase with one another. An improved hydraulic exciter for use in the improved compacting device, and the improved compacting device with a single improved exciter of this type are also described.

Abstract: An acoustic spray foam control system and method for a vehicle includes an acoustic spray foam control baffle, a wedge member and acoustic spray foam. The acoustic spray foam control baffle is mounted within a cavity defined in a vehicle body of the vehicle. The acoustic spray foam control baffle has a tapered recess portion defining a tapered recess. The wedge member is complementarily received in the tapered recess of the tapered recess portion of the acoustic spray foam control baffle for applying force against the tapered recess portion to set the acoustic spray foam control baffle within the cavity. The acoustic spray foam is injected into the cavity on one side of the acoustic spray foam control baffle and contained thereby.

Abstract: In order to produce a plastic container (1, 2) having a planar electronic element (15), a planar electronic element (15) is introduced into a recess (29) of an inner face of a mold. The mold comprises an outer mold part (10) and a mold core (11), which form a mold cavity (12). Molten plastic material is injected into the mold cavity (12). After the subsequent cooling of the plastic material, mold removal is carried out. The recess (29) is arranged on an inner face (26) of the outer mold part (10). The molten plastic material is injected into the mold cavity in such a way that the molten plastic material flows substantially parallel along a surface (25) of the planar electronic element (15) facing the mold cavity (12). The planar electronic element (15) is an RFID inlay, for example. The planar electronic element does not require a protective casing and can be sprayed directly.

Abstract: An injection unit and mold clamping unit are placed on a machine base of an injection molding machine. On the other hand, a transformer used to convert a voltage supplied from an external power source to a voltage necessary for the injection molding machine is placed in the machine base under the mold clamping unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for molding a soft and thin resin molded product, in which molten resin is injected into a molding space between a concave mold and a convex mold to mold the soft and thin resin molded product. The convex mold or the concave mold is opened while the soft and thin resin molded product is left in the concave mold in such a way as to become open in its concave-shaped portion. Then, at least two chuck tabs formed outside the concave-shaped portion of the soft and thin resin molded product left in the concave mold are each held by a chuck of a molded product removing machine, and the concave-shaped portion of the soft and thin resin molded product is supported by a support arm of the molded product removing machine.

Abstract: A system and method for post-treatment of a hollow body molding produced in an injection molding mold. A receiving finger is provided with a first end and a second end. The receiving finger is designed that it can engage into the hollow body molding. The outside shape of the receiving finger substantially corresponds to inside shape of the hollow body molding so that the receiving finger (5) can hold the hollow body molding. Preferably, the outside diameter of the receiving finger is substantially equal to inside diameter of the hollow body molding in a cooled condition so that the hollow body molding can be removed from the receiving finger even after shrinkage. Desirably, the outside diameter of the receiving finger is between about 0.01 mm and about 1 mm and preferably about 0.1 to about 0.5 mm smaller than the inside diameter of the hollow body preform in the removal condition so that the hollow body molding can be removed from the receiving finger even after shrinkage.

Abstract: An injection mould component for moulding the outer surface of a preform neck, which allows improved cooling of the preform neck inside the mould, while at the same time reducing the mould cycle time. A related production process of said injection mould component, which allows the section of the cooling channels to be optimised, determining a more effective cooling, is also described.

Abstract: A support apparatus that removably secures an injection tube assembly in a vertical orientation, and controls its temperature when secured therein. The apparatus facilitates the mixing of materials contained in the injection tube portion of the assembly. In one embodiment the apparatus cooperates with a material stripping apparatus that strips off material residue from an external mixing element as it is being withdrawn from the injection tube. In another embodiment, it cooperates with a mixing tool with an integrated stripping element. The tool both mixes the material in the tube and then strips the material residue off its embodied mixing element as it is being withdrawn from the tube. If desired, the apparatus may also be employed in cooperation with an injection molding apparatus to produce an injection molded part with the now mixed material. Alternative embodiments and other advantages are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers includes a plurality of blow-molding stations that each have at least one receptacle space, within which the plastic preforms can be expanded into the plastic containers. The apparatus also includes a conveying device that conveys the containers along at least one specified travel path, wherein the apparatus has a plurality of heating devices that are arranged along the travel path of each container, upstream of the blow-molding stations, wherein at least one heating device is allocated to at least one blow-molding station.