Patents Issued in July 14, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160199921
    Abstract: A blade fastening device is provided with a hollow clamping member including an axial channel for disposing a portion of a blade therein, and at least one slit formed on a peripheral surface so that the hollow clamping member is configured to be flexibly compressible; and a cylindrical extension formed with a first end of the hollow clamping member. The blade fastening device is capable of preventing cutting fluid from leaking, guiding cutting fluid to a cutting site, and fastening a blade so that a deflection of the blade is made impossible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Peter CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160199922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measuring objects, comprising the step of providing a template (1) with at least one bushing (36-64) to a work piece (2), identifying the bushing (36-64), measuring the distance (a) between a fixed point (116) on the identified bushing (36-64) and a surface (118) of the work piece (2) facing the template (1), and collecting the measured distance (a) into a memory (126). The present invention also relates to a system for measuring and working objects comprising a computer (128) including a computer program (P) for carrying out the method. The present invention also relates to a computer program (P) and a computer program product for performing the method steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hans-Petter Andersson, Björn Pettersson
  • Publication number: 20160199923
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base having a peripheral wall, a table rotatably supported upon the base, and a miter angle lock. The miter angle lock includes a pin having a first end adjacent the peripheral wall and an opposite second end. The miter angle lock also includes a cam member engageable with the second end of the pin and movable between a locked position in which the first end of the pin is brought into frictional contact with the peripheral wall for locking the table relative to the base, and an unlocked position in which the first end of the pin is spaced from the peripheral wall of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: David Dutterer, Michael Hart
  • Publication number: 20160199924
    Abstract: A saber saw (1) for processing a workpiece, in particular a mineral or metallic material, including a drive (20), and a reciprocating rod (60) having a first end (63), a second end (68) and a drive point (69). Moreover, a first articulated rod (40) having a pivot point (42) and a connection point (44) as well as a second articulated rod (50) having a first pivot point (52) and a second pivot point (54) are provided, whereby the pivot point (42) of the first articulated rod (40) can be rotatably connected to the drive point (69) of the reciprocating rod (60), and the connection point (44) of the first reciprocating rod (40) can be non-rotatably connected to the drive (20) by-a connection mechanism (70), and whereby the drive (20) can be situated at least partially in a drive housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Guenter Haas
  • Publication number: 20160199925
    Abstract: A welding unit for welding rails of a track includes a shearing device for removing a weld bead. The shearing device includes a head part having a shearing edge and two side parts which are pivotable towards one another and have a shearing edge. A rail base section to be applied to a rail base is associated with each side part. The rail base sections each include an end region facing towards each another having a tooth system for a form-locking connection which is effective in a longitudinal direction of the rail after the two side parts have been applied to the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: ROBERT FLETZER
  • Publication number: 20160199926
    Abstract: A method of machining a bevel gear (22) having teeth with a pitch angle greater than 90 degrees comprising providing at least one tool (42, 44) rotatable about a tool axis with the tool comprising a disc-shaped body (43) having a periphery (49) and at least one stock removing surface (45, 47) arranged about the periphery. The tool is rotated and fed relative to the gear to effect machining of at least one tooth surface wherein the machining is carried out in a non-generating manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Markus J. Bolze, Hermann J. Stadtfeld
  • Publication number: 20160199927
    Abstract: A machine for honing gears comprises a workpiece spindle, the spindle axis of which is oriented vertically, wherein a workpiece to be machined is attachable in the region of a free end of the workpiece spindle, a honing ring carrier in which a honing ring for machining the workpiece attached to the workpiece spindle is clampable and is drivable in rotation about its central axis, and a machine frame on which the workpiece spindle and the honing ring carrier are mounted. The machine frame surrounds the honing ring carrier. The honing ring carrier is additionally mounted at two bearing points on the machine frame, said bearing points being substantially diametrically opposite one another with regard to the honing ring carrier, so as to be movable linearly along a horizontal axis which extends through the bearing points and so as to be movable in rotation about this axis. The machine has a simple and compact structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: MDC MAX DAETWYLER AG
    Inventors: Frederik BRANDSBERG, Urs BERNHARDSGRUETTER
  • Publication number: 20160199928
    Abstract: To facilitate the protection of an exposed portion of a core wire of a cable and enable the acquisition of desired electric wire characteristics A coating portion at an end of a composite electric wire is peeled to expose a core wire and the exposed core wires are bundled and welded to form a composite exposed portion having a welded portion. The composite exposed portion is heated and then immersed in a powder material with which an immersion portion of an immersion container is filled and the powder material is melted to allow a melt thereof to adhere to the composite exposed portion to form a protective member covering the composite exposed portion. Heat-up of the composite exposed portion is set to a melting temperature of the powder material or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroki Mukaiyama, Syogo Matsuoka, Kazuya Ikegaya, Satoru Horiuchi, Kazuyoshi Kagami, You Yanagida
  • Publication number: 20160199929
    Abstract: There is provided a titanium-copper alloy in which the adhesion strength with solder can be increased. The titanium-copper alloy comprises a base material and a plating layer provided on a surface of the base material, wherein the base material contains 1.5 to 5.0% by mass of Ti with a balance consisting of copper and unavoidable impurities, and the plating layer is selected from the group consisting of a Ni plating layer, a Co plating layer, and a Co—Ni alloy plating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Kenta Tsujie
  • Publication number: 20160199930
    Abstract: A method disclosed herein involves disposing (125) a pre-sintered preform (50) onto a machined component surface (44) to form a pre-braze assembly. The pre-braze assembly is then heated (130) in order the melt the preform at a temperature less than a liquidus temperature of the component surface to form a multi-layer component (52) having a protective surface (56). The preform may be formed by sintering a first powder including a protective alloy and a second powder including a composition of the protective alloy that is supplemented with an additional element such that a solidus temperature of the second powder is lower than a solidus temperature of the first powder. The method allows a service run gas turbine ring segment (30) to be repaired without chemical stripping or welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: James A. Yarbrough
  • Publication number: 20160199931
    Abstract: A method for joining a first metal part with a second metal part, the metal parts having a solidus temperature above 1000° C. The method includes applying a melting depressant composition on a surface of the first metal part, the melting depressant composition including a melting depressant component that includes phosphorus and silicon for decreasing a melting temperature of the first metal part; bringing the second metal part into contact with the melting depressant composition at a contact point on said surface; heating the first and second metal parts to a temperature above 1000° C.; and allowing a melted metal layer of the first metal component to solidify, such that a joint is obtained at the contact point. The melting depressant composition and related products are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB
    Inventors: Per Sjödin, Kristian Walter
  • Publication number: 20160199932
    Abstract: In order to provide a method for establishing an electrically conductive connection between an electrical line which includes a plurality of individual conductors and an electrically conductive component which is easily realizable but nevertheless leads to a corrosion resistant connection between the individual conductors of the electrical line and the electrically conductive component, it is proposed that the method includes producing a crimping element that surrounds the individual conductors sectionally from a crimping element preform by means of a crimping tool, and connecting at least a portion of the individual conductors to the electrically conductive component by an ultrasonic welding process by means of a sonotrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Stephanie Kern
  • Publication number: 20160199933
    Abstract: A load-optimized friction-stir tool, particularly a two-shoulder friction-stir welding tool, includes a first tool body and a pin formation projecting from the first tool body with a smaller outer diameter compared to the outer diameter of the first tool body. The first tool body and the pin formation are integrally formed and the pin formation has a material distribution in cross section that is different from a uniform distribution over a circular shape. A method for manufacturing the friction-stir tool and a friction-stir method that can be executed with the friction-stir tool are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Juergen SILVANUS, Tommy BRUNZEL, Katja SCHMIDKE
  • Publication number: 20160199934
    Abstract: A tool for friction stir welding includes a tool part, a shank part and a cap part. The tool part and the shank part have a hexagonal frustum-shaped concave section and a hexagonal frustum-shaped convex section to enable movement of the tool part with respect to the shank part in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation while movement of the tool part with respect to the shank part in a direction around the axis of rotation is restricted, by the hexagonal frustum-shaped concave section and the hexagonal frustum-shaped convex section of the tool part and the shank part are fitted to each other. After the hexagonal frustum-shaped concave section and the hexagonal frustum-shaped convex section are fitted to each other, by the tool part and the shank part being covered by the cap part, the tool part is fixed to the shank part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: FURUYA METAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro MARUKO, Tomoaki MIYAZAWA, Yuichi IWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160199935
    Abstract: A laser manufacturing system capable of fabricating 3-D resolved 2-D patterns. The system includes a pulse laser source generating a laser beam; a reflectance mirror arranged in the propagation path of the laser to reflect the laser, the mirror being controllable to adjust an emergent angle of the laser; a deformable dispersion unit located in the laser receiving path from the reflectance mirror and having an array of micromirrors controllable in response to the adjusted emergent angle to form required laser patterns from the reflected laser, the laser patterns having spatially separated optical spectral components with multiple propagation angles; and one or more focusing optical components positioned in the propagation path of the separated optical spectral components produced by the deformable dispersion unit; the focusing components recombine the optical spectral components at fabrication targets with patterns defined by the deformable dispersion unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Shih-Chi Chen, Dapeng Zhang, Chenglin Gu, Jun Jiang, Yam Yeung
  • Publication number: 20160199936
    Abstract: A method of removing material from an opposite side of workpiece includes directing a laser beam at a first side of the workpiece to remove the material from an opposite second side of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Henry A. LUTEN, Kurtis L. GEERLINGS, Donald L. BAREMAN
  • Publication number: 20160199937
    Abstract: Rotating shielding devices for supplying a shielding gas to a weld pool as a weld joint is formed are disclosed. The rotating shielding device may be configured to be moved continuously along a seam formed between two structures being welded, so as to avoid having to remove the rotating shielding device during, for example, welding around corners. In this manner, disclosed rotating shielding devices and methods of welding may improve efficiency of welding techniques such as vertical welding. In operation, disclosed rotating shielding devices may be coupled to a supply of shielding gas, which may exit through an outlet formed in an axle of the rotating shielding device. The rotating shielding device may contain a plurality of partitions defining one or more chambers, the partitions and chambers being positioned between spaced-apart rotating portions, with the rotating shielding device configured to direct the shielding gas towards the weld pool during welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Frederick W. Buldhaupt
  • Publication number: 20160199938
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing steel sheets for flexible dies with a width of at least 70 cm and a length of at least 30 cm, at least two starting sheets are positioned adjacent to each other and spaced apart by a gap and a welding wire is arranged in contact with both starting sheets at the gap. The two starting sheets are welded to each other by the welding wire and a welding device arranged above the starting sheets and then turned over. An additional welding wire is placed in longitudinal direction of the gap at least partially within the gap in contact with both starting sheets and the starting sheets are welded to each other by means of the additional welding wire. At alignment least one of the welding beads is then brought into alignment with neighboring surfaces of the steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Albertus de Natris
  • Publication number: 20160199939
    Abstract: The invention described herein generally pertains to an improved process in the field of hot wire laser cladding, the improvement comprising adding increased amounts of a deoxidizing metal into the electrode, the deoxidizing metal selected from the group consisting of at least one of Al, Ti, Si, Mn and Zr, the addition of the increased amount of the deoxidizing metal increasing the cladding rate by at least 10-30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Dennis K. Hartman
  • Publication number: 20160199940
    Abstract: A laser processing apparatus includes a plasma detecting unit for detecting a wavelength of plasma light generated by applying a pulsed laser beam from a laser beam applying unit to a workpiece. The plasma detecting unit includes a bandpass filter for passing only the wavelength of plasma light generated from a first material and a photodetector for detecting the light passed through the bandpass filter. A light intensity signal is output to a controller. The controller controls the laser beam applying unit so that the amplitude of a light intensity is detected according to the light intensity signal output from the photodetector. The pulsed laser beam is stopped after the amplitude of the light intensity is decreased to a predetermined value and a predetermined number of shots of the pulsed laser beam has been applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Keiji Nomaru, Hiroshi Morikazu
  • Publication number: 20160199941
    Abstract: A method for drilling a hole in a component is provided. The method includes positioning a confined laser drill within a predetermined distance of a near wall of the component for directing a confined laser beam of the confined laser drill towards an outside surface of the near wall. The confined laser beam is formed of a liquid column and a laser positioned within the liquid column. The method also includes sensing an amount of liquid from the confined laser beam present outside the near wall of the component with a sensor. Moreover, the method includes determining a breakthrough the confined laser beam through the near wall based on the amount of liquid sensed outside the near wall of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Shamgar Elijah McDowell, Zhaoli Hu, Abe Denis Darling, Douglas Anthony Serieno
  • Publication number: 20160199942
    Abstract: A method for drilling a hole in a component is provided. The method includes directing a confined laser beam of a confined laser drill towards a near wall of the component and sensing a first characteristic of light from the hole in the near wall of the component with a first sensor positioned outside the component. The method also includes sensing a second characteristic of light from the hole in the near wall the component with a second sensor. The second characteristic of light is different from the first characteristic of light. Additionally, the method includes determining a hole progress based on the sensed first characteristic of light and the sensed second characteristic of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Zhaoli Hu, Abe Denis Darling, Shamgar Elijah McDowell, Douglas Anthony Serieno
  • Publication number: 20160199943
    Abstract: A method for drilling a hole in a component is provided. The method includes directing a confined laser beam of the confined laser drill towards a first hole position on a near wall of the component. The method also includes sensing a characteristic of light within a cavity defined by the component. The near wall is positioned adjacent to the cavity and the sensor is positioned outside the cavity. The method also includes determining a first breakthrough of the confined laser beam through the near wall the component at the first hole position based on the light from within the cavity sensed with the sensor. Such a method may allow for more convenient and time efficient confined laser drilling of gas turbine components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Zhaoli Hu, Abe Denis Darling, Shamgar Elijah McDowell, Douglas Anthony Serieno
  • Publication number: 20160199944
    Abstract: Very fine closed form structures can be scribed via filamentation in the transparent substrate very quickly, the modified zone can be etched via dry or wet chemical etching to release the closed form. A metal layer engages the transparent substrate and is covered with photoresist. A portion of the photoresist and a portion of the metal are removed simultaneously with the creation of a filament through the transparent substrate. The photoresist protects the portion of the metal layer that is not removed. The desired closed form can be released by weakening the cut region using dry or wet chemical etching to remove the desired part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: ROFIN-SINAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: S. ABBAS HOSSEINI
  • Publication number: 20160199945
    Abstract: A method for drilling a hole in a component is provided. The method includes directing a confined laser beam of the confined laser drill towards a near wall of the component and sensing a characteristic of light directed along a beam axis of the confined laser beam away from the component with a sensor. The method also includes determining one or more operational conditions based on the characteristic of the light sensed with the sensor. The one or more operational conditions includes at least one of a depth of the hole being drilled by the confined laser drill and a material into which the confined laser beam of the confined laser drill is being directed. Such a method may allow for more appropriate control of the confined laser drill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Shamgar Elijah McDowell, Zhaoli Hu, Abe Denis Darling, Douglas Anthony Serieno
  • Publication number: 20160199946
    Abstract: A solder piece that has a rectangular parallelepiped shape formed by a punching process. Any one of the four surfaces of the rectangular parallelepiped other than the surface on which the shear droop portion generated by the punching process is formed and a surface opposite to the surface on which the shear droop portion is formed is a vacuum pickup surface. Each vacuum pickup surface is a sheared surface and extends along a longitudinal direction of the rectangular parallelepiped solder piece. The solder piece may be located in an open cavity in a supply tape with one of only the four vacuum pickup surfaces exposed to be available for vacuum pickup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko ABE, Koji WATANABE, Hideaki TAKAHASHI, Masahiko KANNO, Masaya ITO
  • Publication number: 20160199947
    Abstract: The present invention provide a filler metal for TIG welding capable of stable welding, of which heat flux feeding area is wider than conventional wire filler metal and heat input per unit length is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sang-Myung Cho, Dong-Soo Oh, Hyo-Sik Ham, Hyeon-Joo Ha, Hee-Seop Shin, Jae-Ho Jun, Jae-Gyu Byun, Jung-Hyun Park, Hyuk-Yong Kwon
  • Publication number: 20160199948
    Abstract: An aluminum composite material includes a first metallic plate, a second metallic plate, and a matrix material that is interposed between the first metallic plate and the second metallic plate and is formed of aluminum powder. Gadolinium oxide particles are dispersed in the matrix material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yusuke KAMIMURA, Shingo KOIZUMI, Daisuke NAGASAWA, Toshiaki YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160199949
    Abstract: Roller positioner for tubes comprising: a base structure; two lower support rollers rotating around respective axes positioned on said base structure; and an upper roller antagonist to said two lower support rollers; characterized by comprising a deformable quadrilateral for the movement of said upper roller suited for moving said upper roller along a rectilinear axis by a predetermined distance and then away from said rectilinear axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Antonio NARDUCCI
  • Publication number: 20160199950
    Abstract: A method for assembling two blades of a turbomachine nozzle, includes positioning a first surface of a first blade and a second surface of a second blade facing one another, the first and second surfaces being spaced apart from one another by an assembly clearance, and vapour phase aluminising the first and second surfaces so as to fill the assembly clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Pascal Fabrice BILHE, Annie PASQUET
  • Publication number: 20160199951
    Abstract: A piston rod manufacturing method of manufacturing a piston rod by joining a solid rod main body and a solid rod head includes a first step of joining respective end surfaces of the rod main body and the rod head by friction welding; and a second step of performing boring process on an axial center portion from the rod head side so as to penetrate through a joining face between the rod main body and the rod head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: KYB-YS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160199952
    Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine is provided. The piston includes a piston body which is made of steel. The piston body has a crown portion with an upper combustion surface, a pair of skirts which depend from the crown surface, a pair of pin bosses for receiving a wrist pin and a plurality of pin boss bridges which extend from the pin bosses to the skirts. Each of the pin boss bridges extends axially to a lower end which is opposite of the crown portion and has a rib with an increased thickness at its lower end. At least one of the pin boss bridges has a generally flat counter-bore surface for providing a reference location for machining of the piston body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: EDUARDO MATSUO, AIRTON MARTINS
  • Publication number: 20160199953
    Abstract: An oil cooler has a core portion (1) formed of stacked core plates (5), a bottom plate (2), a second bottom plate (3) and a top plate (4), and these are brazed in a furnace. The core plate (5) has oil communication ports (13), cooling water communication ports (14) and an oil outlet port (15). The lower end core plate (5) has a boss portion (16) surrounding the cooling water communication port (14) and a boss portion (17) surrounding the oil outlet port (15). Opening portions (32, 33) opposite to the boss portions (16, 17) are formed through the bottom plate (2). Therefore, at the time of the brazing, a melted brazing material is not excessively gathered in the boss portion (16, 17) because the melted brazing material is absorbed in the opening portions (32, 33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: MAHLE FILTER SYSTEMS JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shozo WAKAMATSU, Masahiro ARIYAMA, Kenji WADA
  • Publication number: 20160199954
    Abstract: A combustion chamber for a gas turbine has at least one housing component with a housing wall arranged around a hot-gas path and includes a hot side, which can be charged with hot gas, and an oppositely situated cold side. In the housing wall, there extends a number of cooling ducts each with an inner side, which cooling ducts each include an inflow region, which opens toward the cold side, and an outflow region, which opens into the interior of the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber permits cooling of the housing component, a reduction in pollutant emissions from the combustion chamber, and low production costs for the housing component. Turbulence generators are arranged in at least one of the cooling ducts, wherein the turbulence generators are web-like ribs which extend along the inner side of the cooling duct and which are formed integrally with the housing wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Matthias Hase
  • Publication number: 20160199955
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine tool having a motor spindle for machining a workpiece. The motor spindle is supported by a stand, a turning bearing being provided at the stand, and the motor spindle is pivotable and positionable at the turning bearing about a first turning axis. At the motor spindle, a linear guide is provided, which enables an advancing movement of the tool parallel to the spindle axis. The machine tool has a workpiece support, which is movable and positionable along a preferably horizontally oriented workpiece guide and which is rotatable and positionable about a second turning axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Grob-Werke GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: H.C. Burkhart GROB
  • Publication number: 20160199956
    Abstract: A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes an end effector that comprises a staple channel and an anvil that is movably translatable relative to the staple channel. A tool mounting portion is configured to interface with a robotic system and operably communicate with the end effector. The instrument further includes a first sensor that has an output that represents a first condition of a portion of the robotic system. A second sensor has an output that represents a position of the anvil. A third sensor has an output that represents a position of a reciprocating knife within the end effector. An externally accessible memory device communicates with the first, second and third sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20160199957
    Abstract: A tool magazine device includes a rail that is annularly formed and that has a separation section at a part in a circumferential direction of the rail and a holding ring that is arranged coaxially with the rail and that is rotated by a driving motor. The holding ring is provided with a plurality of holding sections that are open in an axial direction of the holding ring. The holding sections are arranged in the circumferential direction of the holding ring. A tool pot is held to be insertable into and extractable from each holding section. A conveyance unit sends out the tool pot placed in the holding section to an exchange position and sends the tool pot into the holding section from the exchange position. A roller supported by each tool pot rolls on the rail in response to the rotation of the holding ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Nobuhito OKI, Minoru SAWADA, Muneyoshi HORII
  • Publication number: 20160199958
    Abstract: A portable power tool, in particular an angle grinder, includes at least one electromotive drive, a first housing, and a rechargeable battery. The electromotive drive, in particular an electronically commutated motor, acts on a drive shaft, and is configured to drive a tool spindle. The first housing has at least one first housing half shell, at least one first housing part configured to receive the electromotive drive, and a second housing part that forms a handle. The battery is configured as a power source for the portable power tool. A ratio of a diameter of the electromotive drive to a diameter of the second housing part is between 0.6 and 1.1, preferably between 0.7 and 0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Johannes Wolperding, Joachim Schadow, Florian Esenwein
  • Publication number: 20160199959
    Abstract: At least one magnetic medium is loaded into a cavity of a build piece. The build piece is created by an additive manufacturing process. The magnetic medium is magnetically moved in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Scott Volk
  • Publication number: 20160199960
    Abstract: A tool comprising a plurality of wear indicators is provided. The tool may be made from a rapid prototyping process. The tool may be used in an abrasive processing operation. The tool may comprise one or more control elements, (e.g., control geometries, part interfaces, fixture interfaces and/or the like). These control elements may comprise indicators of tool wear. The indicators may be inspected physically (e.g., by touch) and/or visually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Micah Beckman, David Masiukiewicz
  • Publication number: 20160199961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing pad and a method for making the same. The polishing pad includes a polymeric elastomer and a plurality of hollow structures. The hollow structures are distributed in the polymeric elastomer uniformly, and the sizes of the hollow structures are substantially equal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: CHUNG-CHIH FENG, I-PENG YAO, WEN-CHIEH WU, HSIN-RU SONG
  • Publication number: 20160199962
    Abstract: A grinding machine housing device includes at least one housing element and at least one energy accumulator receiving interface. The housing element at least partially defines a drive axle plane and an output axle plane. The energy accumulator receiving interface is arranged on the housing element and configured to receive at least one energy accumulator device in a releasable manner. The energy accumulator receiving interface includes at least one receiving guide element that has a main guide axis which is at least essentially transversal to the drive axle plane and the output axle plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: AikHuan Tan, Siew Yuen Lee
  • Publication number: 20160199963
    Abstract: Method for compensating temperature-induced deviations in a grinding machine includes controlling the movements of the dressing tool relative to the grinding tool in order to relatively move the dressing tool towards the grinding tool; checking whether a first-cut detection signalizes a contact of the grinding tool and the dressing tool; repeating the controlling and checking steps until a contact between the grinding tool and the dressing tool is detected, and when the contact is detected, then (i) recording the Current Position, and (ii) carrying out a compensation calculation using the Current Position and a reference position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Karl-Martin Ribbeck
  • Publication number: 20160199964
    Abstract: A method dresses one polishing cloth or two polishing pads simultaneously, in which a polishing cloth has been applied to a polishing plate, with at least one dresser (4), which is equipped with at least one dressing element (8), this at least one dressing element (8) being in contact with the at least one polishing cloth (11, 12) to be dressed, wherein the at least one polishing plate (21, 22) is rotated with a relative rotational speed and the at least one dresser (4) is rotated with a relative rotational speed and at least two different combinations of directions of rotation of the two pairs of polishing plates (21, 22) and pin wheels (31, 32) are executed during the simultaneous dressing of two polishing pads (11, 12) or during the dressing of one polishing cloth (11) of the polishing plate (21) and of the at least one dresser (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Vladimir Dutschke, Torsten Olbrich, Leszek Mistur, Markus Schnappauf
  • Publication number: 20160199965
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for refinishing a tapered surface of a machine tool component. The apparatus includes a head defining at least three tapered segments which are configured to conform precisely to the taper of the machine tool component being refinished. Each segment includes a surface for receiving an abrasive strip, the surfaces configured to conform and confront a conical surface of a taper to be refinished. The head is adapted to engage the tapered surface of the machine tool component so that upon rotation of the head, the abrasive strips abrade the conical surface of the component. A head for refinishing a spindle bore includes three outwardly extending segments whereas the head for refinishing a tool holder shank surface includes three segments extending between annular portions, each segment having an inner tapered surface for receiving the abrasive strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: John Wayne Stoneback, Craig Fischer
  • Publication number: 20160199966
    Abstract: A quick detachable wrench structure comprises: a wrench head portion, which has a hollow operation accommodation room and a top end portion disposed at an upper portion thereof; and a pressing member, which has a top pressing portion and a bottom plug portion, the bottom plug portion is embedded in the operation accommodation room, the top pressing portion is disposed at an upper portion of the top end portion, a bottom edge of the bottom plug portion is against to a bottom end of the top end portion in order to avoid the bottom plug portion taking off from the operation accommodation room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: YEO MING WANG
  • Publication number: 20160199967
    Abstract: A fastening system comprising a driver tool bit and a complementary fastener head is provided. The coupling between the driving end of the driver tool bit and the fastener head occurs via at least one protruding ledge located on the driving end, and a cavity in the fastener head shaped and sized to receive the ledge upon a rotation of the vertical Y axis (e.g. lengthwise or along a longitudinal axis) of the inserted driving end. More particularly, the cavity of the fastener incorporates an overhang which is configured to mate with the protruding ledge of the driving end of the driver tool bit, resulting in an enhanced connection during insertion or removal of the fastener from a work piece, without requiring the application of longitudinal axis pressure directed towards the work piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Guido Stahl
  • Publication number: 20160199968
    Abstract: A hammer comprising a handle and a hammer head. The hammer head includes an integrally molded crash-proof portion therewith that extends downwardly from an initial surface and at least partially wraps the side of the handle beneath the striking face of the hammer head, wherein the initial surface is a surface coinciding the interface between the hammer head and the handle of an ordinary hammer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Wentian Yu, Alex Ogle, Andy Pardue, Daniel Lyalls, Scott Suttle, Jay Fording
  • Publication number: 20160199969
    Abstract: A variable stroke control system for a hydraulic hammer is disclosed. The variable stroke control system may include a valve configured to selectively adjust a stroke length of a piston associated with the hydraulic hammer based on the direction of flow of pressurized fluid within the hydraulic hammer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Cody MOORE
  • Publication number: 20160199970
    Abstract: A hand held power tool, for delivering a torque to a joint, includes a housing that houses a motor arranged to drive an input shaft; an output shaft arranged to provide a torque to the joint; and a planetary gear connecting the input shaft to the output shaft. A flywheel is arranged to rotate freely with respect to the housing. A cam block, loosely fitted inside the housing, is rotatively connected to a part of the planetary gear and connected to the housing via a cam profile, wherein an interaction between the cam block and the cam profile will force the cam block into contact with the flywheel when the cam block is rotated. Thus, any counterforces acting on the output shaft will be provided to the flywheel via the planetary gear, such that the operator will not need to provide any counterforces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUE AB
    Inventor: Robin MCGOUGAN