Patents Issued in December 7, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170348767
    Abstract: A low-pressure casting device is provided with a holding furnace, a stoke, a pressure control device and a molten-metal level sensor. The holding furnace holds molten metal. The stoke supplies molten metal into a casting mold via a sprue. The pressure control device moves the molten metal in the stoke and fills the molten metal in the casting mold. The molten-metal level sensor detects a surface level of the molten-metal in the stoke. The stoke has a lower end immersed in the molten metal in the holding furnace. The low-pressure casting device is configured to correct filling of the molten metal in the casting mold in a next casting based on the height of the molten metal surface detected by the molten-metal level sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsuya MASUTA, Kenji HAYASHI, Shinichi TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20170348768
    Abstract: A low-pressure casting apparatus includes a core that together with a mold forms a cavity and a reduced-pressure dryer configured to dry the core under reduced pressure. The core is disposed in the mold, the molded is closed, the core is dried under reduced pressure, and thereafter the cavity is filled with molten metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsuya Masuta, Kenji Hayashi, Hidetoshi Shiga, Shinichi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20170348769
    Abstract: A precast hole scab removing device is provided. The precast hole scab removing device is composed of a stand, floating columns, ejector pins, an air cylinder, clamp cylinders, supporting poles and the like. In use, a hole I and a hole II in a workpiece respectively match with a tapered part of a left floating column and a tapered part of a right floating column; by pressing down the workpiece, locating parts of the workpiece simultaneously match with the top end of a supporting pole I, the top end of a supporting pole II and the top end of a supporting pole III, a clamp cylinder I, a clamp cylinder II and a clamp cylinder III press the workpiece tightly, and at the moment, the workpiece is completely located; the air cylinder lifts down a lifting plate and the ejector pins through two guide pillars, the ejector pins are pressed into holes, in which scabs need to be removed, of the workpiece; and therefore, the scabs can be ejected out of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Bowen Xue, Jiandong Guo
  • Publication number: 20170348770
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to sintering compositions that can be used in three-dimensional printing or additive manufacturing processes. The sintering compositions generally include one or more metallic iron-containing powders and a minor amount of a boron-containing powder as a sintering aid. Sintered models or products formed from the sintering compositions have substantially improved density and surface roughness values relative to models formed without the boron-containing powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Patrick Kwon
  • Publication number: 20170348771
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printer (1) includes a material supply device (3) that supplies material powder to a table which is movable vertically, a powder retaining wall (26) that surrounds the table and retains the material powder, a material-recovery bucket (30) that accommodates excess material powder and impurities discharged from the powder retaining wall, an impurity removing device (43) that removes the impurities from the material powder, and a material drying device (47) that dries the material powder. The material powder from which the impurities have been removed and which has been dried is returned and recycled to the material supply device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Sodick Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi KAWADA, Shuji OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170348772
    Abstract: A machine tool includes a workpiece spindle device which rotates a workpiece, a tool post which can move a tool in a first axis direction (X-axis direction) which is a radial direction of the workpiece and a second axis direction (Z-axis direction) which is an axial direction of the workpiece, and an articulated robot including a plurality of arms, a plurality of joints, and end effectors. The plurality of joints connect the plurality of arms in a rotatable manner around an axis parallel to a third axis (Y-axis) orthogonal to the first axis and the second axis, and the end effectors move in a plane parallel to a movement plane of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Shoichi MORIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170348773
    Abstract: A selection system, comprising: a sheath defining an internal housing extending in a longitudinal direction; a link rod disposed in said internal housing, and extending in the longitudinal direction; and a selection slide mounted to slide in the internal housing, about the link rod; the link rod being held stationary relative to the sheath against movement in translation in the longitudinal direction by stop means; the system being characterized in that the stop means comprise: a base that is a body of revolution and includes a conical portion; and a shell comprising two shell portions each including a conical portion configured to come to bear in plane manner against the conical portion of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: POCLAIN HYDRAULICS INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Loic BONNARD, Dominique COSTAZ, Julien VIARD
  • Publication number: 20170348774
    Abstract: A drilling chuck for operation on an impact drilling spindle, which can be subjected to tangential loading, with a chuck body, which is connected or connectable to the impact drilling spindle in which jaw guides are formed, which are arranged inclined to the chuck axis, in which clamping jaws are guided which can be adjusted by means of a threaded ring, with a clamping sleeve, which is coupled in a torque-transmitting manner to the threaded ring, and with a locking device, which is adjustable between a release configuration which enables a relative rotation of the threaded ring with respect to the chuck body, and a locking configuration which obstructs or prevents this relative rotation. The locking device is formed from a locking sleeve, which is essentially rotationally fixed but axially displaceable with respect to the chuck body, which locking sleeve comprises at least one locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Peter SCHENK, Patrick HENGSBERGER, Hans BAUMANN
  • Publication number: 20170348775
    Abstract: A drilling chuck for operation on an impact drilling spindle, which can be subjected to tangential loading, with a chuck body, which is connected or connectable to the impact drilling spindle in which jaw guides are formed, which run inclined to the chuck axis in which jaw guides and clamping jaws are guided, which can be adjusted by a threaded ring, with a clamping sleeve, which can be coupled in a torque-transmitting manner to the threaded ring, and with a locking device, which is adjustable between a release configuration, which enables a relative rotation of the threaded ring with respect to the chuck body and a locking configuration, which obstructs or prevents this relative rotation. The locking device is formed from a locking sleeve, which is mounted essentially rotationally fixed but axially displaceable with respect to the chuck body, which comprises at least one locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick HENGSBERGER, Hans BAUMANN, Peter SCHENK
  • Publication number: 20170348776
    Abstract: A power chuck includes a housing in which there is arranged a drive unit having a traction guide means moveable in the direction of a clamping axis. There, and there are arranged two pairs of mutually diametrically opposite base jaws. The base jaws are guided radially, in the housing substantially perpendicularly to the clamping axis, and the drive unit is adapted to convert the movement of the traction guide means into the movement of the base jaws. According to the invention, it is proposed that the drive unit for each base jaw has a slider which is in engagement with the base jaw and which is moveable with a movement component on a circular path about the clamping axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Volker HENKE
  • Publication number: 20170348777
    Abstract: A collet chuck for clamping a tool shank, comprising a chuck body, a collet and a multi-part clamping nut consisting of a clamping ring and a threaded section rotatably connected to each other via rolling elements, otherwise connected in an interlocking manner, wherein the clamping ring and the collet comprise interlocking coupling elements designed such that the collet can be inserted into the collet housing through the central opening, facing away from the chuck body, of the clamping ring held on the chuck body, while the coupling elements move past each other, and then the coupling elements can be brought into engagement with each other by rotating the clamping ring relative to the collet, so that the clamping ring can transmit the forces applied to it by the threaded section during tightening to the collet via the coupling element and can drive the collet into the chuck body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Franz Haimer, Lothar Kirmayer
  • Publication number: 20170348778
    Abstract: Devices, kits, and methods for making a carved crayon are provided. In one aspect, a crayon carving device includes a base, a pantograph armature coupled to the base, a crayon positioner, and at least one guide template parallel to the crayon positioner. The pantograph armature includes a motorized drive shaft with a drill tip for carving an outside surface of a crayon body, as well as a guide tip for tracing along a guide template that directs where the drill tip carves. In some embodiments, the guide template includes a stationary bridge support and a plurality of removable carving bucks that insert into one of multiple openings on the bridge support. The surface features of each of the carving bucks may be traced by the guide tip to generate a corresponding carving on the surface of a crayon body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: JOSEPH THOMAS MOLL, ROBERT J. HENRY, Y K. Ho, GREGORY RONALD NUNGESTER
  • Publication number: 20170348779
    Abstract: This invention relates to cutting tools used to machine materials to produce new surfaces and chips of removed material. Embodiments of this invention allow round rotating cutting inserts to be used in a more economical way, with improved accuracy, with improved sealing, and with greater ease of use. The rotary support device and cutting inserts may be used in either radial or tangential mounting types of cutters. It also provides a built-in, fully sealed means of fine adjustment of the cutting insert that is useful in some applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: EIP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Endres, Douglas J. Woodruff
  • Publication number: 20170348780
    Abstract: A working attachment for a power tool is provided. The working attachment is able to be driven by the power tool to oscillate around a central axis. The working attachment includes a working portion for realizing a function of the working attachment and a connecting portion for connecting the working attachment with the power tool. The connecting portion includes at least two driven points for receiving a driving force of the power tool. The at least two driven points are disposed in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the central axis and located between an upper end and a lower end of the connecting portion in a direction of the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Zhang, Huaqing Chen, Dong Cao
  • Publication number: 20170348781
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ferrule type wheel deburring device, which includes a machine frame, cylinders, motors, clamp units, a brush, guide posts, guide sleeves, etc. According to the ferrule type wheel deburring device, when in use, the size of a lower brush can be automatically adjusted according to the diameter of a wheel, and burrs of all places of a front surface of the wheel can be effectively removed; and meanwhile, the ferrule type wheel deburring device has the characteristics of advanced technology, high degree of automation, high universality and safe and stable performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Bowen Xue, Jiandong Guo
  • Publication number: 20170348782
    Abstract: A method for producing at least one hollow valve for gas exchange may include introducing a bore into a valve shaft and into a valve head to form the at least one hollow valve, measuring a depth of the bore, washing the at least one hollow valve at least once, providing the at least one hollow valve in a retaining device, orienting the retaining device together with the at least one hollow valve with respect to an associated electrode, moving the associated electrode in relation to the at least one hollow valve, inserting the associated electrode into the bore of the at least one hollow valve, enlarging the bore in a region of the valve head by electromechanical machining processes, removing the associated electrode from the at least one hollow valve, rinsing and/or preserving the at least one hollow valve, and measuring a wall thickness of a valve bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Kroos, Christoph Luven
  • Publication number: 20170348783
    Abstract: An active brazing material for the energy-efficient production of active-brazed connections that consists of layer sequences arranged on top of one another, the layer sequences of which consist of layers arranged on top of on another, the layer sequences of which each comprise at least one layer of brazing material, wherein the layers of brazing material of each layer sequence each contain at least one component of a base active braze and, in conjunction with each other, contain all components of the base active braze, the layer sequences of which each comprise at least one first reaction layer consisting of a first reactant to which at least one second reaction layer is directly adjacent in the active brazing material and consists of a second reactant that exothermally reacts with the first reactant, wherein an enthalpy of formation of the exothermic reaction of the reactants is greater than or equal to 45 kJ/mol—in particular, greater than or equal to 50 kJ/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Nils Ponath, Andreas Rossberg, Elke Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170348784
    Abstract: A processor receives solder paste information, where the solder paste information describes a solder paste used in assembly of a printed circuit board. A processor determines a minimum magnetic force required for removing the solder paste from the printed circuit board based on the solder paste information. A processor receives electromagnet information, where the electromagnet information describes an electromagnet used in cleaning of a misprint of the solder paste on the printed circuit board. A processor determines a minimum amount of power to provide the electromagnet to induce the minimum magnetic force in the electromagnet, where the determination of the amount of power is based on the electromagnet information and the minimum magnetic force. A processor adjusts an amount of power applied to the electromagnet to at least the determined minimum amount of power to clean the misprint of the solder paste from the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Xingquan Dong, Yanlong Hou, LiCen Mu, Ben Wu, WeiFeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170348785
    Abstract: A processor receives solder paste information, where the solder paste information describes a solder paste used in assembly of a printed circuit board. A processor determines a minimum magnetic force required for removing the solder paste from the printed circuit board based on the solder paste information. A processor receives electromagnet information, where the electromagnet information describes an electromagnet used in cleaning of a misprint of the solder paste on the printed circuit board. A processor determines a minimum amount of power to provide the electromagnet to induce the minimum magnetic force in the electromagnet, where the determination of the amount of power is based on the electromagnet information and the minimum magnetic force. A processor adjusts an amount of power applied to the electromagnet to at least the determined minimum amount of power to clean the misprint of the solder paste from the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Xingquan Dong, Yanlong Hou, LiCen Mu, Ben Wu, WeiFeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170348786
    Abstract: A printing device includes a storage that stores allowable time for which use of solder supplied to a screen mask can be allowed, a timer that measures time for which the solder is supplied to the screen mask, a determination unit that determines whether or not the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time based on time measured by the timer, and a notifier that notifies a worker in a case where the determination unit determines that the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time. The timer measures time by weighting a measurement interval of time for which the solder is moved on the screen mask by a squeegee so as to become greater than a measurement interval of time for which the solder does not move on the screen mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: YUJI NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170348787
    Abstract: A tool welding system is disclosed that includes a table that heats a tool. A multi-axis robot includes a welding head that is moved relative to the table in response to a command. A controller is in communication with the robot and generates the command in response to welding parameters. The weld parameters are based upon a difference between an initial tool shape and a desired tool shape. The difference between the initial tool shape and the desired tool shape corresponds to a desired weld shape. The desired weld shape is adjusted based upon initial tool shape variations, which includes thermal growth of the tool. The tool is welded to provide the desired weld shape to achieve a desired tool shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Ariel Andre Waitzman
  • Publication number: 20170348788
    Abstract: A welding electrode apparatus has an electrode base, and electrode tip, and a locking ring that clamps the tip to the base, and that, when released, permits the tip to be replaced when worn. The locking ring and electrode tip co-operate to define an accommodation for a machine fed nut. The locking ring has a non-electrically conductive end face, and stands proud of the tip of the electrode. The locking ring has an unobstructed outside peripheral face suitable for gripping and tightening or loosening with a wrench. The locking ring has an internal, annular fluid cooling gallery and inlet and outlet ports tapped into the gallery. The cross-section of the gallery is non circular. The wall thickness of the part is roughly constant. On assembly and installation, the locking ring clamps to the tip and base, and provides a thermal conduction heat path to each of them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Jiayuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20170348789
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a sandwich panel as a semi-finished product where at least one layer of a non-metallic material is positioned between at least two metallic layers. At least one of the metal layers is shaped into a three dimensional layer, and the metal layers are in direct mechanical contact to enable resistance weldability of the semi-finished product in order to connect the semi-finished product to a desired combination of solutions in a subsequent manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Outokumpu Oyj
    Inventors: Thomas Fröhlich, Stefan Lindner
  • Publication number: 20170348790
    Abstract: A steel sheet assembly includes a plurality of lapped steel sheets which have a tensile strength of 1,470 MPa or less and a thickness of 0.3 mm to 5.0 mm, the steel sheet assembly being formed by applying, in advance, an adhesive and a carbon-supplying agent to a surface of either or both of the steel sheets to be lapped and then welding the steel sheets. A weld of the assembly has a nugget diameter of 2.8?t (mm) or more, where t (mm) denotes the thickness of a thinner one of the steel sheets on both sides of a weld interface, and the amount of C is increased by 0.02 % by mass or more as compared to the steel sheets before being applied with the adhesive and the carbon-supplying agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuda, Yasuaki Okita, Muneo Matsushita, Rinsei Ikeda, Kenji Oi
  • Publication number: 20170348791
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a three-dimensional article through successively depositing individual layers of powder material that are fused together so as to form the article, the method comprising the steps of: providing at least one electron beam source emitting an electron beam for at least one of heating or fusing the powder material, where the electron beam source comprises a cathode, an anode, and a Wehnelt cup between the cathode and anode; providing a guard ring between the Wehnelt cup and the anode and in close proximity to the Wehnelt cup, where the guard ring is having an aperture which is larger than an aperture of the Wehnelt cup; protecting the cathode and/or the Wehnelt cup against vacuum arc discharge energy currents when forming the three-dimensional article by providing the guard ring with a higher negative potential than the Wehnelt cup and cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Christian Ekberg
  • Publication number: 20170348792
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a three-dimensional article through successive fusion of parts of a metal powder bed, which parts corresponds to successive cross sections of the three-dimensional article, the method comprising the steps of: directing the at least one electron beam from the at least one electron beam source over a work table causing a powder layer to fuse in selected locations to form a first cross section of the three-dimensional article, preheating, with the at least one electron beam, an area of non-fused powder to a temperature within a predetermined temperature range a predetermined distance in Z-direction before the area is to be fused, where the area times the distance in z-direction is defining a preheating volume of non-fused powder when the three dimensional article is finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Mattias Fager
  • Publication number: 20170348793
    Abstract: A pressure welding method and to a pressure welding device (1) are provided. The pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and component mountings (34, 35, 36, 37) for the components (2, 3, 3?, 4) to be welded together and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device (1) includes a machine head (13) which is arranged so as to move on the machine frame (12). The machine head (13) includes a rotatable spindle (54) and a component mounting element (34, 35) as well as an associated spindle drive (56). The machine head (13, 14) and the spindle drive (56) are separated from each other on the machine frame (12). A controllable mass decoupling (79) including an axially tolerant coupling (80), is arranged in the drive train (57) between the fixed or moveable spindle drive (56) arranged on the machine frame (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER, Harald MEYER, Klaus SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20170348794
    Abstract: A friction welding method for fastening a connection bushing, such as a threaded bushing for example, in a housing. In order to improve the quality of the connection, the connection bushing is attached to the housing using a friction welding element. The friction welding element consists of the connection bushing, on which a friction welding shell with a radially outer friction welding contour is formed or molded. Connecting and sealing portions are produced between the friction welding element and the housing during the friction welding process by means of a special design of the friction welding contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Stumpf
  • Publication number: 20170348795
    Abstract: A tool assembly for performing operations in confined spaces, the tool assembly includes a telescoping pole having a proximal end and a distal end. The telescoping pole is capable of extending between a retracted position and an extended position. A working tool is connected to the distal end of the telescoping pole, and a control unit is connected to the proximal end of the telescoping pole. A flexible cable extending through the telescoping pole electrically connects the working tool to the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Mamoon Tawfiq ABEDRABOH, Richard Wallace CEASS, Louis Webster Ruffin, Adam Britton Polcha
  • Publication number: 20170348796
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wafer producing method for producing an SiC wafer from a single crystal SiC ingot. The wafer producing method includes a separation surface forming step of forming a separation surface composed of modified layers, cracks, and connection layers inside the ingot and a wafer separating step of separating a part of the ingot along the separation surface as an interface to thereby produce the wafer. The separation surface forming step includes a modified layer forming step of forming the modified layers and the cracks extending from the modified layers along a c-plane, and a connection layer forming step of forming the connection layers each connecting the cracks formed adjacent to each other in the thickness direction of the ingot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Yoko Nishino, Kazuya Hirata
  • Publication number: 20170348797
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a sliding surface on a machine element, in particular a cam follower, wherein the machine element is first provided with a coating on at least part of the surface of the machine element, into which coating a surface structure is then introduced by laser structuring. In order to be able to introduce a surface structure that does not penetrate the coating even in the case of low layer thicknesses (s1) of the coating, the introduction of the surface structure is performed by laser interference structuring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Holger Patzold
  • Publication number: 20170348798
    Abstract: There is provided a power supply device that supplies an output current to an electric processing device which performs electric processing on workpieces. The device includes: a first power supply; a magnetic energy recovery switch that receives a current supplied from the first power supply, and converts the received current into the output current; and a control unit that controls the magnetic energy recovery switch such that an electric current frequency of the output current includes a first electric current frequency and a second electric current frequency which are different from each other within a one-time electric processing time using the electric processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fuminori WATANABE, Kazuhiko FUKUTANI, Seiji FURUSAKO, Chisato WAKABAYASHI, Tohru OKADA
  • Publication number: 20170348799
    Abstract: An assembly and method of reducing discoloration of a foam material resulting from laser processing the material comprising an assembly configured for positioning below the material being processed and for directing air into open cells of the open-cell foam material to pressurize the material during laser processing. The assembly comprises an air delivery mechanism comprising one or more apertures for an air chamber positioned directly below the material travel path. Aligning the one or more apertures with the axis of the laser beam and its focal point when the material is positioned above the one or more apertures and pressurizing or filling of the open cells with air in the direct vicinity of the target area reduces processing related discoloration of the material. The cells are laser processed concurrently with pressurization thereby substantially reducing settling of debris and smoke on the material and reducing discoloration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Austin Dando, Daniel B. Miller, Joshua Butz, Donald R. Sloan
  • Publication number: 20170348800
    Abstract: A welding system for welding a first elongated element and a second elongated element together by a laser beam that is emitted from a laser welding head after the ideal welding center point of the aligned first and second elongated elements has been positioned at a focal point of the laser beam that is emitted from the laser welding head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Measurement Specialities (Chengdu) Ltd, TE Connectivity Corporation, Shenzhen AMI Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Lan Gong, Qian Ying, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Yun Liu, Qinglong Zeng, Yong Yan, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20170348801
    Abstract: In a laser machining apparatus, a controller is configured to perform: supplying an initial drive current to a pump light emitting device during an initial drive current supply period; controlling a scanner to start scanning a laser beam emitted from a laser beam emitting device after a standby period has elapsed from a start of supplying the initial drive current; and supplying a prescribed drive current to the pump light emitting device after the initial drive current supply period has elapsed, a prescribed drive current value being smaller than an initial drive current value, the pump light emitting device emitting the pump light having prescribed light intensity upon receipt of the prescribed drive current, the laser beam emitting device emitting the laser beam having prescribed beam intensity when the pump light having the prescribed light intensity is incident upon the laser beam emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Hitoshi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20170348802
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and a device for forming a groove in a surface of a steel sheet. In the method for forming a groove in a surface of a steel sheet, in order to form grooves at a depth of 10% or less of a thickness of the steel sheet in the surface of the steel sheet by irradiating a laser beam, in the case in which laser beams are irradiated from a plurality of laser oscillators to a scan mirror, pass through the scan mirror, and are then irradiated to the surface of the steel sheet, two or more laser beams share one scan mirror with each other to minimize a thermal influence of groove portions at a high line speed of 20 mpm or more, thereby accomplishing iron loss improvement characteristics before (after) heat treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Oh-Yeoul KWON, Hyun-Chul PARK, Jae-Kyoum KIM, Won-Gul LEE
  • Publication number: 20170348803
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to the design principles for forming a welded joint between two sections of tubing or pipe. The material at the end portion of a first section of tubing to is folded inwardly to create a support surface. This support surface improves the ability to weld light gage material with traditional arc welding and it creates conditions to allow brazing to be as strong as traditional arc welding by using A shaped piece of filler material which is located at the intersection between the support surface of the first section of tubing and a side wall section of the second section of tubing. While holding together the first and second sections of tubing with the filler material, heat is applied at the intersection at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to melt the filler material and form the 3t joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: William Dean Priefert, Rocky Christenberry, Michael Roberts, Haskell Easley
  • Publication number: 20170348804
    Abstract: A method and a test fixture for evaluating a battery cell are described, wherein the battery cell is composed of a cell body having a plurality of electrode foils that are joined to both a positive terminal and a negative terminal at weld junctions. The method includes retaining the cell body of the battery cell in a first clamping device and gripping one of the positive and negative terminals in a terminal gripper. A dynamic stress end effector coupled to the terminal gripper is employed to apply a vibrational excitation load to the one of the positive and negative terminals. Impedance between the positive terminal and the negative terminal is monitored via a controller, and integrity of the weld junction of the one of the positive and negative terminals is evaluated based upon the impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Wayne W. Cai, Debejyo Chakraborty, Qian Lin, John M. Moote, Anthony Ottomano, Teresa J. Rinker
  • Publication number: 20170348805
    Abstract: The disclosed solder alloy is useful for plating and for use with electronic components, which are capable of suppressing the formation of external stress-type whiskers. This solder alloy for plating contains Sn and Ni, with the Ni content being 0.06-5.0 mass % inclusive and the remainder including Sn, and is used in electrical contacts that are electrically connected through mechanical joining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicants: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD., DDK Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaichi TSURUTA, Osamu MUNEKATA, Hiroyuki IWAMOTO, Atsushi IKEDA, Hiroyuki MORIUCHI, Shinichi KAYAMA, Yoshihiro TADOKORO
  • Publication number: 20170348806
    Abstract: A solder paste including metal powders, constituted by an alloy powder including bismuth and silver, and a tin powder, the alloy powder including bismuth and silver including silver at a ratio of greater than or equal to 0.1 wt % and less than or equal to 11.0 wt % is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Masato TAKAMORI
  • Publication number: 20170348807
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method in which a coated solder wire having a dense polysiloxane coating film that is uniformly provided over the entire surface of the solder wire can be efficiently obtained in a single process. A coated solder wire is obtained by a manufacturing method that includes; a radicalization step for forming a radicalized organic silicon compound by mixing a reaction gas that has been plasmatized under atmospheric pressure and an organic silicon compound that is introduced by way of a carrier gas, and radicalizing that organic silicon compound; a reaction area formation step for forming a reaction area that is defined by a helical gas flow and in which the radicalized organic silicon compound is uniformly dispersed; and a coating step for forming a 4 nm to 200 nm thick polysiloxane coating film on the surface of a solder wire by transporting a solder wire inside the reaction area and causing the radicalized organic silicon compound to react with metal on the surface of that solder wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Hidetoshi YAMABE
  • Publication number: 20170348808
    Abstract: A method for repairing a fan casing in which the inner surface is damaged, includes attaching a reinforcement element to the fan casing, the reinforcement element being attached to the outer surface of the fan casing opposite the damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Antoine Patrice Marie DESREUMAUX, Patrick Jean-Louis REGHEZZA, Sébastien Marc Jean-Michel PEREZ
  • Publication number: 20170348809
    Abstract: A vibropeening apparatus comprises a main frame, an enclosure receivable within the main frame, a rotary drive mechanism, and an article to be vibropeened. The enclosure defines an internal volume, the internal volume accommodating a vibropeening bed. The article is positioned within the internal volume, and the rotary drive mechanism is to configured to impart a rotary motion to the enclosure within the main frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicants: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Ampara ARAMCHAROEN, Goetz G FELDMANN, Chow Cher WONG, Paul BARROWMAN, Swee Huat ANG
  • Publication number: 20170348810
    Abstract: A valve position indicator mounting kit and method for mounting a valve position indicator to a manually operated valve. The mounting kit includes a mounting bracket and a stop plate assembly. The mounting bracket is connectable to the valve and has a bottom portion with a stem aperture through which a valve stem is extendable and being configured to be matingly engageable with the valve body. The mounting bracket has an upper portion with a shaft aperture. The locking plate assembly has a base portion matingly engaged with the valve stem and a shaft connection portion mounted to the top portion of the mounting bracket assembly and having a shaft matingly engaged with the shaft connecting portion of the locking plate assembly in a way that rotation of the valve stem via the handle causes the shaft to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: John P. Scaramucci, David C. Sparks
  • Publication number: 20170348811
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing flexible graphite sheet material involve patterning the material, on at least one major surface, prior to further processing of the material such as densification, lamination, folding or shaping into three-dimensional structures. For densification and lamination, the patterning is selected to facilitate the removal of air from the flexible graphite sheet material during the densification and lamination process. For folding or shaping, the patterning is selected to render the graphite sheet material more flexible. In some embodiments, methods for increasing the through-plane conductivity of flexible graphite sheet material are employed. Integrated heat removal devices include sheets of graphite material that have been selectively patterned in different regions to impart desirable localized properties to the material prior to it being shaped or formed into an integrated heat removal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: John Kenna, Gregory James, Norman Chor, Shoji Kanamori
  • Publication number: 20170348812
    Abstract: A power tool assembly includes a hand-held power tool, a dust collector removably coupled to the power tool, and first and second power tool battery packs each of which is interchangeably coupled with the power tool and the dust collector for separately powering the power tool and the dust collector, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Michael R. Brewster, Tsz Kin Wong, Chin Hung Lam, Brian P. Wattenbach, Brandon L. Verbrugge, Roland Vögele, Kurt Limberg, Ming Cong Chen
  • Publication number: 20170348813
    Abstract: A blast gate for a vacuum system includes a chassis connectable to a duct and defining a flow passage therethrough, and a gate connected to the chassis and rotatable about a central axis. The gate includes a first portion, an intermediate portion and a second portion spaced apart circumferentially about the central axis. The first portion defines a flow aperture, the intermediate portion defines an auxiliary flow aperture, and the second portion includes a partition. Each of the first portion, second portion and third portion is selectively rotatable into fluid alignment with the flow passage. The blast gate further includes a motor connected to the gate and selectively operable to rotate the gate about the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Robert G. Hartness
  • Publication number: 20170348814
    Abstract: A metrological apparatus (15) is disposed for adjustment of an attitude of a workpiece (16) having an arcuate upper surface (17) relative to a rotary axis (C) of the metrological apparatus (15). The workpiece (16) is brought into a first rotary position (c1). A plurality of measured points within a measuring plane on the upper surface (17) is recorded. The workpiece (16) is moved into a further rotary position (c2) about the rotary axis (C), and again measured points in the measuring plane (E) on the upper surface (17) of the workpiece (16) are recorded. Based on these recorded measured points, the actual attitude (Li) of the workpiece (16) deviation from a specified target attitude (Ls) are determined. Adjustment parameters are determined, and an adjustment assembly (24) of the metrological apparatus (15) is activated as a function of the calculated adjustment parameters to adjust the workpiece (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Axel Wiegmann, Stefan Mika, Ralf Kurch
  • Publication number: 20170348815
    Abstract: An optical indicating device unit includes at least one first housing, a mechanical interface, and a data interface. The at least one first housing includes at least one illumination device and/or at least one optical device, wherein the at least one illumination device and/or the at least one optical indicating device is configured to visually indicate information. The mechanical interface is configured to connect the at least one first housing to a second housing. The data interface is configured to transmit information to the at least one illumination device and/or the at least one optical indicating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Joachim Schadow, Florian Esenwein, Daniel Barth
  • Publication number: 20170348816
    Abstract: Disclosed is a deburring device for a back cavity of a wheel, composed of a machine frame, a clamping and rotating system, a rising and falling translation system and brush units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Bowen Xue, Jiandong Guo