Abstract: To provide an opening and closing device for opening and closing body having a rotation torque controlling module and a torque peak adjusting module, solution was sought by an opened and closed body and the opening and closing body which comprises an attaching part, an opening and closing part rotatably attached to the attaching part via a hinge shaft, a rotation torque controlling module for controlling a rotation torque of the opening and closing part, a torque peak adjusting module for adjusting a torque peak of the opening and closing part at the time of its opening and closing movement.

Abstract: A device and method for automatically closing a tailgate of a motor vehicle having a body and a tailgate closing device, is described. The tailgate closing device comprises first and second closing elements. A suspension strut is situated on a first side of the tailgate and a power strut is situated on a second side of the tailgate opposite the first side. The suspension strut and the power strut are both connected to the tailgate and to the body. The first closing element is situated on the tailgate and the second closing element is situated on the body. The first and second closing elements are designed to engage into each other during the closing of the tailgate to effectuate the closure of the tailgate. The torque acting via the power strut onto the tailgate is reduced during the closing of the tailgate when the distance between the first and second closing elements is less than a threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for automatically detecting door or window faults, comprising the following steps: mounting a displacement sensor at at least one monitoring position of the door or window frame and leaf and/or door or window hardware to monitor a relative position change of the door or window frame and leaf and/or relative displacement of the hardware at said at least one monitoring position; and connecting the displacement sensor to a controller which judges whether the relative position change of the door or window frame and leaf and/or relative displacement of the hardware at said at least one monitoring position exceeds a displacement threshold, and thereby perform combined judgment for door or window faults. The present invention further discloses a mechanism for automatically detecting door or window faults.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: a frame, a rotatable door; an inhibitor comprising: an arm extending through a selective gate including: upper and lower springs respectively biasing upper and lower rollers against the arm; upper and lower stoppers configured to, upon activation, compress the upper and lower rollers against the arm, thus stopping rotation of the door; sensors, processor(s) configured to: activate and deactivate the stoppers based on sensed events.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle door assistance. An example vehicle includes a solenoid between a frame of the vehicle and a door, a restraint control module with an accelerometer to provide a roll angle and a pitch angle of the vehicle; and a body control unit. The body control unit determines a door adjustment force based on the roll and pitch angles and personal characteristics of an occupant, and when a door is moving, applies the door adjustment force with the solenoid.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body and a door that is movably mounted to the body. The door has a powered latch and an electrically-powered actuator that extends and retracts a plunger from an inner side of the door. A controller unlatches the powered latch and actuates the electrically-powered actuator such that the plunger contacts the body and pushes the door open. The controller then controls the electrically-powered actuator to retract the plunger while the door is open.

Abstract: A door component has a damper device with two connection units that can be moved relative to each other for damping a door movement of a door of a vehicle. The damper device contains a magnetorheological fluid, as an operating fluid, and a cylinder unit having a first chamber and a second chamber. The two chambers are separated from each other by a piston which is provided with a damping valve. The damper device has a connection which is constructed for coupling to a drive. The damper device can be moved in an active manner at least from a first position into a second position by the drive which is coupled via the connection.

Abstract: An actuatable slidable panel assembly, a retrofit kit for converting a slidable panel of a panel assembly from manually actuated sliding movement to mechanically assisted, actuatable sliding movement, and method of retrofitting a manually operating sliding panel therewith are provided. The retrofit kit includes an elongate driven rail configured for attachment to the slidable panel. The elongate driven rail is configured to be attached to the slidable panel. A rotatable drive member is configured for operable engagement with the elongate driven rail to drive the elongate driven rail and the slidable panel along the direction of travel between open and closed positions.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a closure frame defining an opening, and a closure for selectively covering the opening. The closure has a plurality of positions including a closed position, an open position, and an intermediate position between the closed position and the open position. The vehicle also includes an actuator configured to move the closure among the plurality of positions. The vehicle additionally includes an optical sensor disposed proximate the closure. The vehicle further includes a controller. The controller is configured to automatically control the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the open position in response to a closure open request and no feature being detected by the optical sensor, and to automatically control the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the intermediate position in response to a closure open request and a feature being detected by the optical sensor.

Abstract: A sentry-post bollard has one or more divergent photo eye units mounted pivotally within the bollard which emit their beams horizontally and across the width the doorway of a high-speed industrial door or other motorized door. The sentry-post bollard may be used to open the door, hold it open, or both, when a vehicle or person is detected approaching the doorway. The sentry-post bollard may be used as a safety device throughout a facility. Placed at intersections, dock doors, ramp doors, etc., a safety beacon or siren can be activated to warn pedestrians of oncoming motorized traffic. The photo eye units project their beam(s) through a window slot extending circumferentially along the bollard and having a width of a nominal three-quarter inch.

Abstract: A vehicle door non-contact open apparatus includes: a detection part, a control part, and an actuator. The detection part detects an object and measures a distance to the object. The control part stores the distance which is measured by the detection part as an initial value and outputs a door open signal according to the stored initial value. The actuator opens a door to the object according to the door open signal from the control part.

Abstract: A laminated glass retention system for securing a laminated glass subassembly within a window sash or frame member or door panel or similar component includes a retention member applied to the laminated glass subassembly. The retention member generally can include a leg portion that engages of the laminated glass subassembly, and can further include a base portion that is coupled to the frame member in which the laminated glass subassembly is seated. The retention member helps retain the insulating glass subassembly within its frame member when subjected to high winds and wind-borne debris.

Abstract: A window with low frictive compositions and methods of making the same. The low frictive composition is applied to top portion of at least one glass bump contacting an opposing pane in a window. The low frictive composition may include an inorganic powder and a binder. The inorganic powder includes disulfide, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten diselenide, and molybdenum diselenide. The binder includes silsesquioxanes and alkali silicates.

Abstract: A drop-down seal having a housing rail, a support rail, a seal profile, a lowering mechanism, and a through-opening, through which a locking bar can pass. The support rail has a base rail and an expansion device which adjoins the base rail in the longitudinal direction of the drop-down seal. The through-opening runs along or through the expansion device and has an inner width over the entire height of the expansion device, said width being greater than the inner width of the base rail or alternatively or in addition thereto corresponding at least to the outer width of the base rail. The base rail, the expansion device, and the seal profile can be lifted and lowered together by the lowering mechanism.

Abstract: A door viewer cover includes a base with a hole through the thickness of the base. The hole is sized to mate with a door viewer to allow a user to look through the hole and thus the door viewer. The hole is offset from a center of the base. A cover is stacked on the base so that the thickness of the cover and the thickness of the base are in series while the base and the cover have an overall parallel relationship. The cover is sized to completely block the hole to prevent looking through the hole. A connection between the base and the cover allows the base and the cover to pivot with respect to one another while maintaining the parallel relationship between the cover and the base.

Abstract: A venetian blind includes a frame unit, a slat unit, a transmission unit, and an operating unit. The slat unit includes multiple drive axles and a plurality of slats each connected co-rotatably to the drive axles. The transmission unit includes two transmission rollers, a plurality of constant-force coil springs that are linked together and that are coupled to the drive axles, and a belt that cooperates with the constant-force coil springs to form a loop trained on the transmission rollers. The operating unit includes an inner control member connected to the belt, and an outer control member operable to drive the inner control member to move so as to drive rotation of the drive axles via the constant-force coil springs to rotate the slats.

Abstract: The present invention is a breakaway door with a padded bottom bar to protect vehicles that collide with said breakaway door. The padded bottom bar is mounted adjacent the bottom of the breakaway door. It includes a padded bottom bar having a bumper, a first tab extending from the bumper, and a mounting plate. The mounting plate is fixed to the bottom of the door with the first tab sandwiched between the plate and the door to mount the bumper to the door. A bottom loop suspends from the bottom of the breakaway door. The bottom loop has a cushion and a second tab sandwiched between the plate and the breakaway door to mount the bottom loop too the breakaway door. The bottom loop provides additional sealing and security to the breakaway door.

Abstract: A screen (1) is provided comprising at least a first and a second elongate guidance element (27, 28) extending in a first direction (D1) and a structured foil (10) with a front surface and a back surface, having a variable length (L) in a first direction (D1) carried by the elongate guidance elements. The screen has slat shaped portions (11a1+11a2, 11b1+11b2) and connection portions (12ab, 2ab?) bridging the slat shaped portions. The slat shaped portions, which extend in a second direction (D2) transverse to the first direction are provided with photovoltaic elements (20) that are connectable to external terminals for supply of electric energy. The slate shaped portions are slidably coupled with the guidance elements, to allow them to slide in said first direction along said guidance elements.

Abstract: A retractable cellular shade is illustrated in various embodiments to consist of a support structure that could assume numerous forms including cellular material, flexible sheets of material, tapes or ribbons, or flexible monofilaments or similar cords of natural or synthetic fibers with the support structure supporting a plurality of vanes or slats in various configurations and orientations. The movement of the vanes or slats is totally dependent upon movement of the support structure. The fabric so formed can be incorporated into a covering for architectural openings with the covering including a headrail with means for gathering the fabric material within the headrail.

Abstract: A transmission cord take-up wheel used in a window blind is disclosed to include a plastic wheel body including two opposing tooth plates, a tooth plate connection portion connecting the two tooth plates, a tubular shaft disposed in the tooth plate connection portion and an axle hole defined in the tubular shaft, and a bushing press-fitted into the axle hole of the plastic wheel body. Thus, through the arrangement of the bushing, the transmission cord take-up wheel eliminates noises during operation.

Abstract: A blind body actuator casing includes a plastic top panel defining a bottom wall, a plastic bottom panel defining a top wall and detachably fastened to the plastic top panel with a predetermined interval defined between the bottom wall of the plastic top panel and the top wall of the plastic bottom panel, and a plurality of metal wheel axles connected between the bottom wall of the plastic top panel and the top wall of the plastic bottom panel. Thus, the invention effectively reduces noises during rotation of rotary components that are mounted on the metal wheel axles.

Abstract: A shade winding/release controller includes a casing having a first locating cavity and a second locating cavity. A pulling wheel is rotatably mounted in the first locating cavity. A fixed toothed seat is fixed in the casing and includes a first inner toothed portion. A driving member is mounted in the fixed toothed seat and is connected to the pulling wheel. At least one transmission wheel is connected to and driven by the driving member. The at least one transmission wheel includes coaxially disposed first and second outer toothed portions having different specifications. The first outer toothed portion meshes with the first inner toothed portion of the fixed toothed seat. A shaft-coupling toothed seat is rotatably mounted in the second locating cavity. The shaft-coupling toothed seat includes a second toothed portion meshed with the outer toothed portion.

Abstract: An adjustable ladder includes a first elongate member, a second elongate member being positioned in a parallel relationship to the first elongate member, a plurality of rungs extending from the first elongate member to the second elongate member, a plurality of extensions coupled to a distal end of the adjustable ladder via a plurality of hinges, and a plurality of stabilizers located at a proximal end of the adjustable ladder. The adjustable ladder is useful for providing increased stability in hard to reach areas.

Abstract: The present invention relates to at least a foldable step mounted within a cabinet or cupboard of varying heights and having a minimal folded profile. The foldable step has a pair of cross members secured in a horizontal orientation to the cupboard. The cross members are coupled to a pair of cupboard support members. The cupboard support members are rotatably coupled to two Coffset members that rotate vertical support members to reach the floor. The vertical support members hold a plurality of steps using other support members. The entire linkage structure pivotally or slidably folds into a minimal profile.

Abstract: A roof ladder system includes a building that has a roof. The roof has a first side, a second side and a peak. An extension ladder is provided and the extension ladder is selectively positioned on the first side of the roof thereby facilitating secure footing on the roof. A pair of arms is each hingedly coupled to the extension ladder. Each of the arms is positioned at a selected angle with respect to the extension ladder such that each of the arms is selectively positioned to match a pitch of the roof. Moreover, each of the arms is positioned on the second side of the roof thereby facilitating the extension ladder to be retained on the first side of the roof. An intersection between the arms and the extension ladder is positioned on the peak.

Abstract: A step stool having a platform having a length at least 1.5 times a length of a first step. The platform rotatably attached to a first front leg and a second front leg above the first step. The first step having a perimeter having a first side which extends down from a top of the first step. The first step having a first boss that extends outward from the first side through which a first fastener extends to attach the first front leg to the first step. The first step having a rib which extends outwards from the first side adjacent the first boss and in alignment with the first front leg when the first and second front legs and first and second rear legs are in an open position where they form a generally upside down V shape. The rib providing support to the first front leg when a cantilever type force is applied to the stepladder. A method.

Abstract: A percussion boring device with an impact piston is mounted within a housing and driven in a cyclic back and forth movement. In a first switch position, the impact piston strikes a front impact surface, in order to drive the percussion boring device in a first movement direction, and, in a second switch position, the impact piston strikes a rear impact surface, in order to drive the percussion boring device in a second movement direction. For the reversal of the movement directions, a guide tube fixed to the housing, and a control sleeve which can be axially shifted on the guide tube, are provided, and the impact piston can be axially shifted on the control sleeve. The control sleeve includes two sections which are connected to one another by a movable connection.

Abstract: A vehicular auger implement includes an auger having a bit; a walk-behind vehicle having front and rear ends, a forward anchor point, and a rear anchor point; linkage coupling the auger to the walk-behind vehicle; and an actuator for causing the linkage to move between raised and lowered configurations. The linkage includes first, second, and third links. The first link is coupled to the walk-behind vehicle and is rotatable about the forward anchor point. The second link is coupled to and is rotatable about the first link. The second link supports the auger. The third link is coupled to and is rotatable about the second link. The third link is also coupled to the walk-behind vehicle and is rotatable about the rear anchor point.

Abstract: Downhole tool assemblies having mule shoe members housed within UBHO sub members being secured by fastening members and methods thereof are disclosed. A lower portion of the mule shoe member has many apertures disposed circumferentially around an external surface that are aligned with openings present in the UBHO sub member to achieve a specified orientation. Fastening members releasably engage and couple the apertures with the openings thereby securely locking the mule shoe member within the UBHO sub member in the specified orientation. Set screws having an elongated dowel member protruding from a centre of a face at a bottom end are disclosed. The dowel member is coaxial with the body of the screw having a lesser width and is configured for being substantially seated within a receiving member for providing a positive lock.

Abstract: A well apparatus includes a bottom hole assembly (BHA) comprising a cutting structure at one end of the BHA and a whipstock assembly for selectively deflecting the BHA to form a deviated wellbore. The apparatus further includes a whipstock connector releasably connecting the whipstock assembly to the BHA and a whipstock support member extending between the BHA and the whipstock assembly and spaced from the whipstock connector.

Abstract: A directional boring system includes a hammerhead mole that is fluidly coupled to a power source. The hammerhead mole selectively bores underground in a selected direction. A steering unit is movably coupled to the hammerhead mole and the steering unit frictionally engages the ground at a selected angle. In this way the hammerhead mole is steered in the selected angle. A remote control is provided and the remote control is in wireless electrical communication with the steering unit. In this way the remote control controls movement of the hammerhead mole.

Abstract: A bend adjustment assembly for a downhole mud motor includes a driveshaft housing, a driveshaft disposed in the driveshaft housing, a bearing mandrel, wherein the bend adjustment assembly includes a first position that provides a first deflection angle between a longitudinal axis of the driveshaft housing and a longitudinal axis of the bearing mandrel, wherein the bend adjustment assembly includes a second position that provides a second deflection angle between the longitudinal axis of the driveshaft housing and the longitudinal axis of the bearing mandrel, and an actuator assembly configured to shift the bend adjustment assembly between the first position and the second position in response to a change in at least one of flowrate of a drilling fluid supplied to the downhole mud motor, pressure of the drilling fluid supplied to the downhole mud motor, and relative rotation between the driveshaft housing and the bearing mandrel.

Abstract: The present application relates to a weight-on-bit self-adjusting drill bit, namely a pulsed jet type weight-on-bit self-adjusting drill bit, comprising a reaming bit, a WOB adjusting element, a transmission mechanism and a pilot bit and a pulsating impact generating mechanism; the pulsating impact generating mechanism comprises a centralizing element, a driving element, a rotating element and a throttling element which are placed and connected successively, the centralizing element, the driving element and the rotating element are connected successively, the throttling element is in clearance fit with the rotating element, both of the centralizing element and the throttling element are respectively provided with a flow-through passage for the drilling fluid to flow through, the driving element drives the rotating element to rotate, the rotating element rotates relative to the flow-through passage on the throttling element.

Abstract: A cutting assembly for use in a drill bit has an ovoid insert including an ultrahard material. The ovoid insert is cast in a matrix such that the matrix surrounds at least part of the ovoid insert, limiting movement of the ovoid insert. Material is removed from the top surface and sidewall of the cutting assembly to produce a cutting edge.

Abstract: A cutting element may include: a substrate; and an ultrahard layer on the substrate, the ultrahard layer having a non-planar working surface, the non-planar working surface being formed from a first region and a second region, the first region, encompassing at least a cutting edge or tip of the cutting element and having a differing composition than the second region.

Abstract: A cutting device for use in a drill bit has a body including an ultrahard material. The body has a top surface, a front surface, and at least one lateral surface adjacent the top surface. The lateral surface is oriented at a surface angle relative to the top surface between 30 and 150 degrees. One or more locking features are located on the lateral surface.

Abstract: In combination a drilling installation for drilling a well and a control and signal lines deployment module, wherein the drilling installation includes a rig floor slip device which is adapted to be cleared from a well centre opening to create a clear space around the well centre opening. The combination further includes a temporary workspace floor, which is adapted to be mounted in the clear space at a level below a rig floor surface and to provide a workspace floor for an operator standing in the clear space on said work space floor, allowing the operator to secure at a securing level the one or more control/and or signal lines externally to a second tubulars string suspended from a module slip device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a coupling system for a top drive and a tool includes a housing of the top drive having a bore therethrough, an adapter of the tool, a latch member at least partially disposed within the housing and radially movable between an extended position and a retracted position, wherein the latch member is configured to longitudinally couple the housing to the adapter, and a lock member at least partially disposed within the housing and longitudinally movable relative to the housing, wherein the lock member is configured to move the latch member between the extended and the retracted positions.

Abstract: A near-square modified buttress thread form includes a pin that includes a plurality of pin threads, a box that includes a plurality of box threads, and an offset pitch line. Each pin and box thread includes a stab flank, a crest, a load flank, and a root, where the root and the crest are substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of a pipe body, and a stab flank angle of the stab flank is larger than a load flank angle of the load flank. The offset pitch line is offset from a midpoint of each flank by a predetermined amount that provides flank-to-flank contact and root-crest clearance when the pin and the box are fully engaged. The load flank and the stab flank angles are made sufficiently small to form a near-square thread, which in turn allows partial threads (run-in and run-out threads) to mate.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a coupling system for a top drive and a tool includes a drive stem of the top drive configured to transfer torque to the tool, a key disposed on the drive stem and movable to an extended position, an adapter of the tool configured to receive the drive stem, a key recess disposed on the adapter and configured to receive the key in the extended position, and a biasing member configured to bias the key towards the extended position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connector for connecting casing segments used in wells drilled in high temperature areas and for transport of high temperature media, the connector comprising: a hollow tubular main body 1 with a first tubular sleeve opening 2 to be attached to first casing 4 and a second tubular sleeve opening 3 to be attached to a second casing 5, an inwardly facing circumferential spacing 21 axially extending between an inwardly extending upper rim 11 in proximity to the first tubular sleeve opening 2 and an inwardly extending central rim 13, an inner tubular member 7 extending radially within the spacing 21, said inner tubular member comprising a first circumferential engaging zone 8 for engaging a mating engaging zone of an end of said first casing 4, a second circumferential engaging zone 10 in proximity to the second tubular sleeve opening 3, for engaging a mating engaging zone of an end of the second casing 5, characterised in that the inner tubular member 7 is shorter in the axial direction

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compact connector design with an internal locking ring (11). The connector according to the invention comprises a locking ring (11) allowing bayonet type connection on either side with two riser sections. Furthermore, the connector comprises at least one removable pin (12) for translationally blocking locking ring (11), notably upon locking and unlocking.

Abstract: A coiled tubing apparatus is described for use in wellbore operations. The apparatus includes a coiled tubing strand that may be deployed into a wellbore to convey a tool to a subterranean location. A signal cable extends through the coiled tubing strand to facilitate communication between a data acquisition unit at a surface location and the subterranean tool. Upper and lower detector elements are operably associated with the signal cable to detect forces applied to the signal cable at lower and upper ends of the signal cable. The operator may employ forces to adopt corrective measures to ensure the signal cable does not become damaged or loose communication with either the downhole tool or the data acquisition unit. Since the coiled tubing strand and the signal cable may experience elongation at different rates, forces are applied to the signal cable that could jeopardize the wellbore operation if not managed.

Abstract: A method of operating a drilling system includes suspending a tubular drill string from a travelling assembly into an opening on a drill floor, operating a sensor to measure and to provide a first signal, providing a second signal, and comparing the first signal with the second signal. The travelling assembly is a part of a hoisting system. The first signal represents an acceleration or a velocity of the tubular drill string in a direction into or a direction out of the opening. The second signal represents an operational parameter of the hoisting system. The operational parameter is indicative of a vertical speed or of a vertical acceleration of the travelling assembly.

Abstract: An example mobile drilling fluid plant includes a plurality of intermodal containers each exhibiting a length, a width, and a height compliant with universal shipping container dimensions and configurations dictated by the International Organization for Standardization, wherein the plurality of intermodal containers include a plurality of fluid storage containers and one or more fluid mixing containers, one or more pumps in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid storage containers and the one or more fluid mixing containers, and one or more flexible hoses fluidly coupled to the one or more pumps and placing the plurality of fluid storage containers in fluid communication with the one or more fluid mixing containers.

Abstract: A kick detection system for drilling a well including an ultrasonic module for transmitting signals to a returning drilling fluid from the well, and receiving corresponding backscatter signals; and a process apparatus for obtaining a flow characteristic of the returning drilling fluid based on the backscatter signals, and detecting a kick based on the flow characteristic of the returning drilling fluid and drilling related data. A well drilling system including a drilling string for guiding a drilling bit and a drilling fluid to a well; a conduit defining a channel for accommodating the drilling string and a returning drilling fluid from the well; and the kick detection system. A kick detection method is also described.

Abstract: A plug securement and running arrangement including a wireline adapter kit having a tension mandrel, a setting tool attached to the wireline adapter kit, a collet configured and dimensioned to be received in a bore of a downhole plug and having a material-penetrating engagement feature on an outer surface thereof attached to the tension mandrel, an interengagement feature interengaging the tension mandrel and the collet, and a support surface extending from the interengagement feature and disposed radially inwardly of the feature. A method for deploying a plug in a borehole system including penetrating an inside surface of a plug with a material-penetrating feature of a collet, setting the plug at a target location in the borehole system, disengaging the material-penetrating feature from the plug.

Abstract: A downhole tool velocity control apparatus includes a body having a portion with static circumferential diameter and a portion with a variable circumferential diameter. The portion with variable circumferential diameter has at least one velocity control member extendible radially beyond the portion with the static diameter. A method of varying the force applied by a fluid to a tool string includes traversing a tool string through a well bore using a pump fluid, the pump fluid applying a force on the tool string, monitoring a tool string characteristic, and actuating a downhole tool velocity control apparatus of the tool string to variably expand radially in response to a change in the tool string characteristic.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a deployment system including an actuator. The deployment system also includes an actuator arm coupled to the actuator. The deployment system further includes a crank rotatably coupled at a pivot point. The deployment system also includes a first link arm coupled to the actuator arm at a first end and the crank at a second end. The deployment system includes a second link arm coupled to the crank at a first end and a deployment arm at a second end, the second link arm transmitting rotational movement of the crank to the deployment arm.

Abstract: A method and system of validating orientation of a core obtained by drilling the core from a subsurface body of material, the method including: a) determining that vibration from drilling is below a nominated level, b) recording data relating to orientation of the core to be retrieved, the data recorded using a downhole core orientation data recording device, c) separating the core from the subsurface body, and d) obtaining from the core orientation data recording device an indication of the orientation of the core based on the recorded data obtained when the vibration from drilling was below the nominated level and before the core was separated from the subsurface body.