Patents Issued in April 9, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200108434
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of middle member structure includes steps of applying an external force to a plate body to shape the plate body and form multiple recessed/raised structures and perforating the plate body to form multiple perforations misaligned from the recessed/raised structures so as to achieve a plate body with recessed/raised structures. The middle member structure is applicable to a vapor chamber to enhance the vapor-liquid circulation effect and the support for the internal chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Wei-Kong Sheng
  • Publication number: 20200108435
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel disc includes a flat plate-shaped hub-mounted part, a cylindrical rim-mounted part, and a hat-shaped part. The hat-shaped part includes a hat top portion, a hat inner peripheral portion, and a hat outer peripheral portion. At a border between the hub-mounted part and the hat inner peripheral portion, a first connecting portion is provided, and at a border between the hat top portion and the hat outer peripheral portion, a second connecting portion is provided. The plate thickness of the hat outer peripheral portion is smaller than the plate thickness of an intermediate portion that is a portion from a border between the first connecting portion and the hat inner peripheral portion to a border between the hat top portion and the second connecting portion in the disc radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki GOTOU, Kazuna TSUDUKI
  • Publication number: 20200108436
    Abstract: A method for creating a termination by attaching some kind of fitting to the end of a tensile member such as a cable. The end fitting is provided with one or more internal cavities. Each cavity has a proximal portion that is adjacent to the area where the tensile member exits the fitting and a distal portion on its opposite end. A length of the tensile member's filaments is placed within this expanding cavity and infused with liquid potting compound. The method exploits the characteristic of a liquid potting compound as it transitions to a solid. During the solidification process tension is applied. The resulting linear displacement tends to pull the filaments residing in the potting compound into better alignment and improve load sharing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Bright Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Richard V. Campbell, David M. Gladwin
  • Publication number: 20200108437
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a stainless steel ball stud for an automotive suspension system, which includes: a forging and molding step of forging and molding a cylindrical shaped stainless material blank with the same top and bottom diameters by using a progressive press machine to operate a number of mold dies simultaneously and to move a forged mold product of a preceding die to a succeeding die, to make a forged mold product; a male thread shaping step of shaping a male thread on the forged mold product; and a cutting and surface finishing/burnishing step of cutting the forged mold product by using one ball stud processing machine such that a head part is cut at exact dimensions, a neck part and a washer part are shaped and the surface finishing/burnishing work to the head part is performed to complete the stainless steel ball stud for an automotive suspension system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Jong Bok PARK
  • Publication number: 20200108438
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method for supplying a riveting machine with rivet elements, in particular during operation of the riveting machine, wherein at least one rivet element providing arrangement comprising at least one rivet element providing unit for providing and separating the rivet element is provided, wherein the riveting machine has a rivet element receiving arrangement comprising at least one rivet element receptacle for receiving the rivet elements, wherein at least a part of the transport from one of the rivet element providing units to one of the rivet element receptacles is realized in a robot-based manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
  • Publication number: 20200108439
    Abstract: An injection device of light metal injection molding machine and an injection control method thereof are provided, in which a melt in a supply unit is supplied into an injection unit through a communication passage, a plunger of the injection unit is retracted to measure the melt, the communication passage is closed, and the plunger is advanced to inject the melt into a mold device through an injection nozzle of the injection unit. After the injection and before the measurement, the plunger is advanced under a pressure at which the melt does not come out from the injection nozzle to make the melt in the injection unit flow back into the supply unit through the opened communication passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: SODICK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Misao FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200108440
    Abstract: Disclosed is a casting nozzle intended to suppress or prevent breaking of a nozzle body thereof. The casting nozzle comprises: a nozzle body; a metal casing disposed to surround an upper end of the nozzle body to form a gas pool between an outer peripheral surface of the upper end of the nozzle body and an inner peripheral surface of the metal casing; and a bridging segment provided in at least a part of the gas pool to bridge between the outer peripheral surface of the upper end of the nozzle body and the inner peripheral surface of the metal casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: KROSAKIHARIMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi HARADA, Kouichi TACHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200108441
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a component (e.g. a component having an overhang) by additive layer manufacturing. The method comprises forming the component and at least one support structure by consolidating consecutive layers of deposited powder material using a heat source. The component and the support structure are at least partially spaced by a void containing unconsolidated powder material. The void may be bridged by bridge portions of consolidated powder material equally spaced along the void.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE POWER ENGINEERING PLC
    Inventor: Thomas S JONES
  • Publication number: 20200108442
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional article by additive manufacturing includes a processor and an information storage device storing software instructions. In response to execution by the processor, the software instructions cause the apparatus to: receive initial data defining the three-dimensional article having an outer surface, define a shell having the outer surface of the three-dimensional article and an opposing inner surface that defines an inner cavity, define a transition zone between the inner surface of the shell and a boundary that is inside the inner cavity and generally follows the inner surface of the shell, define a lattice of arrayed unit cells that fill the inside of the boundary, the lattice is defined by connected lattice segments, and define transition segments that couple the lattice to the inner surface of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Evan Kuester, Patrick Dunne
  • Publication number: 20200108443
    Abstract: Systems and methods for additive manufacturing systems implementing adaptive optics in accordance with various embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes an additive manufacturing system including a laser source configured to form an output beam, a scanning mirror disposed in an optical path of the output beam, wherein the scanning mirror is configured to reflect and scan the output beam at a range of scan angles, a deformable mirror disposed in the optical path of the output beam, wherein the deformable mirror has a plurality of configurations for reflecting and altering a wavefront of the output beam, wherein the configuration of the deformable mirror is based on the scan angle of the scanning mirror, and a print bed configured to hold a print material, wherein the output beam is configured to fuse the print material to form a build object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: John B. Steeves, Scott N. Roberts, Samuel C. Bradford, Christine A. Gebara, Christina J. Naify
  • Publication number: 20200108444
    Abstract: A method is provided for additive manufacturing. This method includes monitoring a current to a recoater blade. The monitored current is compared to a predetermined current. An operation is initiated in response to the monitored current exceeding the predetermined current. Another method for additive manufacturing includes comparing a movement of a recoater blade to an expected movement. A single exposure sequence is initiated in response to movement of the recoater blade being different than an expected movement. An additive manufacturing system is also provided which includes a recoated blade and a control. The control is operable to identify resistance to movement of the recoater blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Sergey Mironets, Lexia Kironn, Joe Ott, Louis Porretti
  • Publication number: 20200108445
    Abstract: A method of making an article includes depositing a plurality of layers to form a three-dimensional preform, sintering the preform to form a sintered preform, and infiltrating the preform with at least one metal to form the article. At least one layer of the plurality of layers is formed from a beryllium-containing composition including beryllium powder. The infiltrating metal can be selected from aluminum and magnesium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: James Andrew Yurko
  • Publication number: 20200108446
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of forming a component and at least one support structure joined to the component by additive layer manufacturing, wherein the support structure has a reduced density and/or increased porosity relative to the component. The method then comprises a subsequent heat treatment step at increased pressure on the component and support structure to separate the component and at least one support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE POWER ENGINEERING PLC
    Inventor: Thomas S JONES
  • Publication number: 20200108447
    Abstract: A method for the production of a superconducting wire (20) uses a monofilament (1) having a powder core (3) that contains at least Sn and Cu, an inner tube (2), made of Nb or an alloy containing Nb, that encloses the powder core (3), and an outer tube (4) in which the inner tube (2) is arranged. The outer side of the inner tube (2) is in contact with the inner side of the outer tube (4) and the outer tube (4) is produced from Nb or from an alloy containing Nb. The outer tube is disposed in a cladding tube. The superconducting current carrying capacity of the superconducting wire is thereby improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Bruker EAS GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Thoener
  • Publication number: 20200108448
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprising at least one blade arranged at an axial cutting head end of a tool carrier. The tool carrier comprises a chip-removal space that receives material chips removed by the blade. In some embodiments, the blade is adjacent to a chip passage feeding into the chip-removal space, which passage is limited by a radial chip gap partially limited by the blade and from there by a first and second passage surface, the first passage surface a continuation of the chip surface of the blade, the second passage surface running at an angle and widening relative to same, and is closed and limited at least in an axial sub-section facing the cutting head end, all around by a peripheral wall as a third passage surface, wherein at least one coolant channel is formed within the peripheral wall, which is provided to guide coolant to the cutting head end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: GUEHRING KG
    Inventor: Michael BOPP
  • Publication number: 20200108449
    Abstract: A cutting head rotatable about a first axis, comprising an intermediate portion and a tip portion. The intermediate portion has a plurality of leading edges defining a cutting diameter, and the tip portion has an axially forwardmost tip point and a plurality of front surfaces with outer and inner cutting edges. An outer rake surface adjacent to each outer cutting edge has a positive outer rake angle, and an inner rake surface adjacent to each inner cutting edge has a negative inner rake angle. Each outer rake surface is disposed on a head flute intersecting one of the leading edges, and each inner rake surface is disposed on a gash intersecting one of the head flutes. Each gash extends to a gash path end point located a first distance axially rearward of the tip point, and the first distance is greater than thirty percent of the cutting diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: ARIE BRODSKI, David BEN HAROUCHE, Anatoly YANOVSKI
  • Publication number: 20200108450
    Abstract: A tool rest for a machine tool, with a plurality of rotary tools and a tool-rotating drive shaft supported rotatably so that its rotation is transmitted to each rotary tool. The tool rest includes: a plurality of input portions fixed to the tool-rotating drive shaft; and engaging portions corresponding to the respective input portions, rotatably supported and adopted to be driven in rotation by the input portions for engaging with engaged portions of each rotary tool to transmit power when a prescribed rotational phase is reached. Adjusting means is provided between a prescribed input portion and the engaging portion, for adjusting the phase of the engaging portion relative to the tool-rotating drive shaft such that the engaging portions and the corresponding engaged portions are engaged simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicants: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Noriyoshi TAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200108451
    Abstract: A drill bit includes a body having a first end, a second end, and an axis of rotation extending centrally through the body from the first end to the second end. The drill bit also includes a shank adjacent the second end. The drill bit further includes a cutting head adjacent the first end. The cutting head includes a pilot tip and a cutting portion. The cutting portion has first tip surfaces and second tip surfaces on opposite sides of the pilot tip. Each first tip surface extends radially outward from the pilot tip to a corresponding second tip surface. The first tip surfaces define a first tip angle through the axis of rotation that is less than 180 degrees. The second tip surfaces define a second tip angle through the axis of rotation that is smaller than the first tip angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander R. GREENHILL, Brett A. PARENDO, David HLAVAC, WeiJie WU, Gang HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200108452
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a hole saw, a pilot bit, and an arbor assembly. The arbor assembly includes a shank, a sleeve, a first ball bearing moveable relative to the shank, the first ball bearing engaging the hole saw to releasably secure the hole saw to the shank, and a second ball bearing moveable relative to the shank, the second ball bearing engaging the pilot bit to releasably secure the pilot bit to the shank. The sleeve is moveable to a first position where the hole saw and the pilot bit are secured to the arbor assembly, to a second position where the first ball bearing disengages the hole saw, allowing removal of the hole saw from the shank, and to a third position where the second ball bearing disengages the pilot bit, allowing removal of the pilot bit from the shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Bryan C. Ward
  • Publication number: 20200108453
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a motor, a spindle, a handle holder and an auxiliary handle. The housing includes a motor housing portion, a drive housing, and a mounting portion between the motor housing portion and the drive housing. The motor is located within the motor housing portion. The spindle is configured to rotate about a rotational axis in response to torque received from the motor. The handle holder is coupled to the drive housing and defines a first mounting point, and the mounting portion defines a second mounting point. The auxiliary handle is selectively attachable to each of the first and second mounting points, and the first mounting point is located at a first position along the rotational axis, and the second mounting point is located at a second position offset from the first position in a direction along the rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Mitchell Carlson, Terry L. Timmons, Paul W. Eiche
  • Publication number: 20200108454
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a motor supported within the housing, a handle extending from the housing, a trigger, a spindle, and a fluid delivery system. The handle defines a gap between the handle and the housing, and the trigger, coupled to the housing, is manipulable to energize the motor. The spindle is configured to rotate about a rotation axis in response to torque received from the motor, and the fluid delivery system is configured to supply fluid to the spindle. The fluid delivery system includes a valve operable to regulate a flow of fluid to the spindle, and the valve includes an actuator disposed within the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Mitchell Carlson, Terry L. Timmons, Paul W. Eiche
  • Publication number: 20200108455
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a crankshaft includes the steps of: (1) forming a crankshaft blank via a first half and a second half; (2) measuring a plurality of surface variations between a predetermined surface in a first region and a corresponding predetermined surface in a second region of the crankshaft blank; (3) calculating centering offset data based on the plurality of surface variations; (4) machining a pair center holes based on the centering offset data; (5) machining a counterweight and a journal relative to the pair of center holes to produce a partially machined crankshaft; (5) milling and grinding the partially machined crankshaft to produce a finished machined crankshaft; and (6) rotating the finished machined crankshaft typically on the outermost main journals in a final balancing machine and then modifying the counterweights to eliminate undesirable vibration generated during the rotation and engine operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: SCOTT A. HUCKER, JOSEPH G. LOVASZ, DALE E. MURRISH
  • Publication number: 20200108456
    Abstract: A cutter assembly for increasing a diameter of an initial pair of holes that includes a first hole defined through a first component and a second hole defined through a second component. The cutter assembly includes a pilot member having a pilot diameter corresponding to a tolerance of misalignment of the first hole and the second hole. Further included is a cutter section associated with the pilot member wherein the cutter section has a cutting diameter larger than the pilot diameter and the cutter section is configured to produce a second pair of aligned holes in the first and second components having a diameter dimension of that of the cutting diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: John P. Scheibel, James L. Scherer, Michael A. Ward
  • Publication number: 20200108457
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an electrode holder (100, 200) for electrical discharge machining, the electrode holder (100) comprising: a frame (103) having a first end (104) and an opposing second end (105); and a cartridge (110, 200) moveably mounted to the frame (103) and having a resilient sealing member (201) with a series of holes (308) each configured to receive a first end of one of a plurality of tubular electrodes (102, 301), the cartridge (110, 200) having an inlet for receiving a pressurised supply of dielectric fluid for transmission to each of the tubular electrodes (102, 301), wherein a cross-section of the resilient sealing member (201) in a plane parallel to a longitudinal direction of the tubular electrodes (102, 301) has a narrow central portion (305) between broader outer portions (306, 307).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Michael P MCAULEY, James A C O'TOOLE, Michael Fr MCALEER
  • Publication number: 20200108458
    Abstract: A method of forming a gas turbine engine component including an airfoil and at least one shroud includes the steps of (1) machining a gas path surface of the at least one shroud utilizing a non-electrochemical machining (ECM) process, and (2) then utilizing ECM on at least the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Alex C. Freedman, Paul R. Faughnan
  • Publication number: 20200108459
    Abstract: A solder member mounting method includes providing a substrate having bonding pads formed thereon, detecting a pattern interval of the bonding pads, selecting one of solder member attachers having different pattern intervals from each other, such that the one selected solder member attacher of the solder member attachers has a pattern interval corresponding to the detected pattern interval of the bonding pads, and attaching solder members on the bonding pads of the substrate, respectively, using the one selected solder member attacher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Soo-Hwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20200108460
    Abstract: Automated systems and methods for making cuts in large materials, particularly to trim and reduce the sizes of steel plates and slabs and produce therefrom one or more reduced-size pieces, optionally with the ability to reduce or avoid the need to perform a separate deburring operation on the materials after undergoing such cuts. Such a system includes multiple support units aligned in a longitudinal direction of a foundation and longitudinal and cross cutting units translatable in the longitudinal direction for performing, respectively, longitudinal and lateral cuts in a material. The support units are independently translatable in the longitudinal direction and each support unit has a crossmember that extends in the lateral direction, is adapted to at least partially support the material, and is operable to be raised and lowered in the vertical direction while the material is supported by the crossmembers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Thierry Rozot
  • Publication number: 20200108461
    Abstract: To provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing a joined member that inhibit occurrence of cracks in a joined member even when the joined portion is quenched when members are welded together. The method includes placing the first member D and the second member E with a joint target portion Df and a joint target portion Ef being in contact with each other, welding the joint target portions by heating, subjecting the first member D after the welding to a process for inhibiting occurrence of cracks, and tempering a portion where the first and second members have been welded to each other by electromagnetic heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuo KADOYA, Yuki OSHINO
  • Publication number: 20200108462
    Abstract: A method of optimizing laser welding of two different metals is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for optimizing laser welding of two different metals comprising laser welding a plurality of samples comprising a first metal and a second metal to form a weld between the first metal and the second metal, the weld having a molten area, wherein each sample is laser welded using a different line energy, measuring the content of an intermetallic compound produced by the laser welding in the molten area of the weld in each sample, and determining the line energy of the laser that results in the content of the intermetallic compound produced in the molten area of the weld being less than 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Soo Lee, Sung Chul Park, Bu Gon Shin, Soyoung Choo
  • Publication number: 20200108463
    Abstract: A method for additive manufacturing of an article having a controlled magnetic anisotropy includes: forming a metallic layer of the article using additive manufacturing, the metallic layer having a magnetic anisotropy aligned in a first direction; forming a subsequent metallic layer of the article using additive manufacturing, the subsequent metallic layer having the magnetic anisotropy aligned in a second direction different from the first direction; and repeating the forming of subsequent metallic layers of the article to form at least a portion of the article, each subsequent metallic layer having the magnetic anisotropy aligned in a different direction than a previous metallic layer
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Elio Alberto Perigo, Ion C. Radu, Darren D. Tremelling, Ghanshyam Shrestha
  • Publication number: 20200108464
    Abstract: A shaping system forms a three-dimensional shaped object on a target surface using a beam and has: a beam irradiation section emitting beams passing through tilted optical paths; a material supplying section having a material supplying port and supplies along the axis a powdered material irradiated with the beams from the beam irradiation section; a cover member having an inner surface that gradually converges from a side at one end to a side at the other end and has an outlet formed at the other end through which the beams from the beam irradiation section pass; and a gas supply apparatus supplying inert gas via a gas supplying port into a space inside the cover member, and the inert gas flows outside the space via the outlet of the cover member, and the shaping material is supplied outside the space via the outlet of the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi SHIBAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20200108465
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to additive manufacturing systems. In some embodiments, an additive manufacturing system includes a fixed build plate, and a build volume extends above the fixed build plate. A boundary of the build volume may be defined by a powder containing shroud that is vertically displaceable relative to the fixed build plate. A powder deposition system is configured to deposit a powder layer along an upper surface of the build volume and the powder deposition is vertically displaceable relative to the fixed build plate. An optics assembly configured to direct laser energy from one or more laser energy sources towards the build volume, and exposure of the powder layer to the laser energy melts at least a portion of the powder layer. In some embodiments, the build plate may be supported by support columns configured to maintain the build plate in a level orientation throughout a build process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: VulcanForms Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Sweetland
  • Publication number: 20200108466
    Abstract: A method for producing an ophthalmic lens includes a step of laser marking in order to produce permanent etchings on one surface of the lens, at least one predefined step subsequent to the marking step and implementing extreme thermal stress that is applied to the surface, and a step of determining an operating point (PF) of a laser marking machine (1) configured to implement the marking step from geometric characteristics (Di) of the etchings to be made, the determining step including the steps of determining (304) a value (CPM) representative of the deformation of the lens on at least one treatment area of the surface, from the stress and data relative to a predetermined material from which the lens is formed, and of deducing (308) the operating point from the value representative of deformation and from the geometric characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Frédéric DUBOIS, Sébastien MAURICE
  • Publication number: 20200108467
    Abstract: According to the invention, a Cartesian positioning device for positioning an optics includes an optics socket for holding the optics; a y actuating element for linear movement of the optics socket in the y direction, the y actuating element having a y slider at one end; an x actuating element for linear movement of the optics socket in the x direction, the x actuating element having an x slider at one end; wherein the x actuating element and the y actuating element are arranged on a support element and adjustable along the y direction. Furthermore, a laser machining head for machining a workpiece by means of a laser beam includes such a Cartesian positioning device for positioning an optics, the optics being arranged in a beam path of the laser machining head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Peter Schubert
  • Publication number: 20200108468
    Abstract: A hybrid welding system, comprising a first welding system, wherein the first welding system includes an ultrasonic spot-welding system, and wherein the ultrasonic spot-welding system further includes at least one sonotrode for delivering ultrasonic vibration to a predetermined weld location; and a second welding system, wherein the second welding system includes a resistance spot welding system that functions simultaneously with the ultrasonic spot-welding system, and wherein the resistance spot welding system further includes at least one electrode that is configured to direct electrical current into the predetermined weld location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Mitchell P. Matheny, Tim Frech, Matthew A. Short, Jerry Gould, David Workman, Lindsey Lindamood
  • Publication number: 20200108469
    Abstract: A silver-copper cutting electrode assembly, and method of manufacture is provided with optimized attributes to allow for improved durability, integrity and manufacturability. An electrode has a silver tip portion which is brazed to a copper body portion where the silver portion and joint have a particular structural relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Praveen K. Namburu, William T. Matthews
  • Publication number: 20200108470
    Abstract: A silver-copper cutting electrode assembly, and method of manufacture is provided with optimized attributes to allow for improved durability, integrity and manufacturability. An electrode has a silver tip portion which is brazed to a copper body portion where the silver portion and joint have a particular structural relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Praveen K. Namburu, William T. Matthews
  • Publication number: 20200108471
    Abstract: Provided is copper paste for joining including metal particles, and a dispersion medium. The metal particles include sub-micro copper particles having a volume-average particle size of 0.12 ?m to 0.8 ?m, and flake-shaped micro copper particles having a maximum particle size of 1 ?m to 20 ?m, and an aspect ratio of 4 or greater, and the amount of the micro copper particles contained, which are included in the metal particles and have a maximum particle size of 1 ?m to 20 ?m and an aspect ratio of less than 2, is 50% by mass or less on the basis of a total amount of the flake-shaped micro copper particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Dai ISHIKAWA, Yuki KAWANA, Chie SUGAMA, Hideo NAKAKO, Yoshinori EJIRI, Kazuhiko KURAFUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200108472
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a Super304H steel welding wire capable of resisting high-temperature creep and aging embrittlement, which comprises the following chemical components in percentage by mass: 0.04-0.1% of C, 0.4-1.5% of Mn, 7.5-12.5% of Ni, ?0.5% of Si, 17.0-19.0% of Cr, ?0.4% of Mo, 2.5-3.5% of Cu, 0.3-0.6% of Nb, 0.05-0.12% of N, ?0.01% of S, ?0.02% of P and the balance of Fe and other inevitable impurity elements. The Welding wire can be used for welding of Super304H steel used in ultra super critical thermal power stations, has a weld being in a double-phase structure of austenite and a small amount of ferrite (volume fraction is 3-12%), and has good hot cracking resistance capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Xue WANG, You LI, Yucheng CHEN, Dongxu CHEN, Jianhua SUN, Liquan LI, Meihua GUO
  • Publication number: 20200108473
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a compressor stator having: a first stator blade with a first leading edge and a first trailing edge; a second stator blade disposed a circumferential distance from the first stator blade, the second stator blade having a second leading edge disposed an axial distance from the first leading edge and a second trailing edge disposed an axial distance from the first trailing edge; the method comprising: using additive manufacturing to deposit and fuse together progressive layers of metal material commencing at a substrate to form the first stator blade, the second stator blade, at least one intermediate support structure disposed between the first stator blade and the second stator blade, and at least one primary support structure disposed between the substrate and at least one of: the first stator blade; and the second stator blade; and removing the primary support structure and the intermediate support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ian A. MACFARLANE, Peter TOWNSEND, Hong YU
  • Publication number: 20200108474
    Abstract: A method for producing a plate-fin heat exchanger core includes the steps of stacking a bottom end sheet, multiple alternately stacked individual hot and cold layers, and a top end sheet, each of the individual hot and cold layers including a fin element forming multiple parallel open-ended fluid channels, a parting sheet separating the various individual layers, and two closure bars positioned on opposite sides of the fin element, parallel to the open-ended channels and extending a length of the open-ended channels, brazing the bottom end sheet, the various layers, and the top end sheet in a brazing furnace; and removing material from each of the exterior faces by precision machining, thereby removing material from each closure bar outer face. The precision machining can include electrical discharge machining, laser cutting, band sawing, drilling, boring, hogging, acid etching, and ion milling, in any combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Wayne A. Thresher
  • Publication number: 20200108475
    Abstract: The invention relates to a press-in connecting element for inserting into a permanently deformable flat metal material or a component or workpiece produced therefrom, by joining and pressing. The press-in element includes a head section and a shaft section, which adjoins the head section along a longitudinal axis (LA) and which is set back relative to the head section. The shaft section is made up of at least a joining section, which directly adjoins the head section and which has a lateral surface having knurling (RA), and a press-in section, which adjoins the joining section along the longitudinal axis (LA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Heiko Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200108476
    Abstract: Quick-clamping spindle contains two pieces, firstly a spindle body supplied with a clamping member at one of the ends thereof and secondly a control rod for controlling the use/withdrawal of said clamping member, which rod is contained in said spindle body as well as a member for maneuvering and controlling the clamping member placed at the other of the ends of said spindle body, which simultaneous control member has a helical ramp provided in the wall of said spindle body engaging a transverse shaft borne by said control rod. The spindle further has a device for rotationally blocking the control rod in the spindle body. It is intended for use in the machining field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: NORELEM SAS
    Inventor: Olivier LE MEUR
  • Publication number: 20200108477
    Abstract: The machine spindle arrangement (22) according to the invention forms a unit with a motor (19) as central element. At one side of the motor (19) a spindle neck (35) with a spindle (32) is flanged that is directly driven by the rotor (28) of the motor (19). The spindle (32) is a so-called null spindle that can be replaced without readjustment with all bearings and other wear parts due to the present exactly adjusted positioning surface (39) that abuts against an axially properly defined bearing contact surface (38). At the backside of the motor (19) facing away from the spindle (32), a tool releasing device (20) and an angle adjustment transmission (21) is arranged that serves to rotate a present traverse feed shaft (42) relative to the spindle (32). The traverse feed shaft (42) serves to actuate an adjustment device at the tool (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Dorn
  • Publication number: 20200108478
    Abstract: A vehicle body part rack, being used for placing a vehicle body part during assembly or post-treatment of said vehicle body part, including a base plate and a plurality of vehicle body part supports arranged on the base plate, each of the vehicle body part support comprising a supporting head, and a supporting rod connected to the supporting head and the base plate, the supporting rod being movable with respect to the base plate, characterized in that the rack has lateral supports able to hold the vehicle body part and to rotate it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick Schmit, Tony Rapien
  • Publication number: 20200108479
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic precision worktop for drilling without deviation for cylindrical workpiece which includes a loading device, a drilling device and an uploading device. The loading device includes a first sliding rail disposed horizontally on the side of the drilling device, a loading plate disposed on the first sliding rail and slidingly engaged with the first sliding rail, and two first linkages driving the loading plate to slide on the first sliding rail. Each linkage includes a link mechanism, and a driving motor that drives movement of the link mechanism. Two sides of the loading plate are respectively provided with a third sliding rail slidably engaged with two link mechanisms. The drilling device includes a clamping device, a drilling mechanism located on the side of the clamping device and a positioning mechanism slidingly engaged with the clamping device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Hing Cheung WAN
  • Publication number: 20200108480
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a new push bar type of index apparatus which can hold and machine the work exactly while the machining center machines the work having a predetermined length even if the work is long. An index apparatus comprises first and second index tables 4a and 4b configured to hold a work 1. The apparatus comprises a push bar transmission mechanism configured to rotate the first index table 4a in response to the movement of the push bar 7. The work 1 and the second index table 4b are rotated by the rotation of the first index table 4a integrally so as to index the work 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Yasuyuki KAWATA
  • Publication number: 20200108481
    Abstract: According to one implementation, an attachment for a machining apparatus includes: a copying guide in a machining apparatus side and an air supply passage. The copying guide has a through hole for passing a tool through. The copying guide is contacted to a copying mold placed in a workpiece side. The copying guide is attached to a spindle holding and rotating the tool. The air supply passage is adapted to supply air ejected toward the workpiece side through a clearance between the tool and the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya MATSUO, Tatsuo NAKAHATA, Masao WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200108482
    Abstract: A device for attaching abrasive drive plates to the motor driver, rotatable arms of a floor finishing machine so that it can be used to grind and polish hardened concrete has a polygonal shaped driver member to which is affixed at least one abrasive drive plate using spherical bearings on its or their drive shafts so that it is or they are free to both spin and to tilt relative to a vertical axis. A locking cap containing a radial bearing may be affixed to housings for the radial bearings for constraining the drive plate shafts solely to pure rotation about the vertical axis. A plurality of channel members is affixed to an upper surface of the polygonal shaped driver for coupling it to the arms of the floor finishing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Harvey Stark, Pavel Ikonomov
  • Publication number: 20200108483
    Abstract: An abrasive water jet cutting machine including pumping means, which can be fluidically connected to a water source, for the generation of a pressurized water flow; a cutting head, forming a mixing chamber and a focusing nozzle; a dispensing system of powdered abrasive material, including a tank containing powdered abrasive material, a feeding pipe, fluidically connecting the tank to the mixing chamber of the cutting head, a dispenser, which dispenses the powdered abrasive material contained in the tank into the mixing chamber by means of the feeding pipe; wherein the pressurized water flow originating from the pumping means is conveyed into the mixing chamber of the cutting head where the pressure energy of the pressurized water flow is converted into kinetic energy so as to form a water jet; wherein the cutting head mixes, in the mixing chamber, the abrasive material with the water jet forming a water-abrasive material mixture jet, and the cutting head dispenses the water-abrasive material mixture jet by me
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Massimiliano ANNONI, Francesco VIGANO