Patents Issued in June 18, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200188954
    Abstract: Methods and associated systems for preparing a nano-protective coating are disclosed. The method includes (1) placing a substrate in a reaction chamber of a nano-coating preparation equipment; (2) introducing an inert gas, wherein the inert gas includes helium (He) and/or argon (Ar); (3) turning on a movement mechanism so that the substrate is moved in the reaction chamber; (4) introducing a first monomer vapor into the reaction chamber to achieve a vacuum degree of 30-300 mTorr; (5) turning on a plasma discharge for chemical vapor deposition; and (6) introducing a second monomer vapor into the reaction chamber to form an organosilicon nano-coating on a surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Jian ZONG
  • Publication number: 20200188955
    Abstract: The invention particularly relates to a method of applying a permanent coating to a plastic surface of a first part, comprising the following steps: applying to said plastic surface a layer of a polyamide-based hot-melt material, maintaining this layer of hot-melt material on said plastic surface for a period of time ranging from a few minutes to several hours, removing this layer of hot-melt material from this plastic surface; and applying a permanent coating to said surface, said permanent coating being based on polyurethane, an epoxy resin or polyesters, a polycarbonate and/or an acrylic resin; as well as the use of such a method in the automotive industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Frédéric VIOT, Sophie VIDAL, Jérôme BRIZIN, Julien GUYOT, François VIRELIZIER
  • Publication number: 20200188956
    Abstract: An actuator comprises a magnetostrictive element operably connected to a solenoid coil, preloaded to a default length, having an expanded length greater than the default length, and having a compressed length less than the default length. The compressed length of the magnetostrictive element is not less than a length at which permanent mechanical degradation of the magnetostrictive element occurs. An output element is disposed proximate to a terminal end of the actuator and movable between an original position and an actuated position. The coil can be energized or deenergized between a lower level and a higher level for part or all of an expansion or compression of the magnetostrictive element anywhere within the range between the compressed length and the expanded length. The magnetostrictive element can comprise a terbium alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: CHARLES B. BRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20200188957
    Abstract: A method for recording motion patterns (210) of tumbler screening machines (410) is disclosed, wherein the method comprises applying of an active or passive optical marking (500, 510) at a tumbler screening machine (410), recording an image of the optical marking (500, 510) during operation of the tumbler screening machine (410), establishing image data for a motion curve (200), and internally or externally evaluating the recorded image data and determining machine parameters and diagnosis data. Furthermore, a device for recording motion patterns (210) of tumbler screening machines (410) is introduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Mathias Trojosky, Klaus Hardt
  • Publication number: 20200188958
    Abstract: Systems and methods associated with screening systems are provided. In one example implementation, a screening system has a plurality of screen panels. Each of the screen panels define a screening surface with one or more apertures configured to separate material. The system includes a panel node associated with each of the plurality of screen panels. The system includes a controller node associated with the screening system. The controller node is operable to communicate with each panel node. Each panel node can include one or more sensing elements. The panel node further comprises a communication circuit configured to wirelessly communicate information to the controller node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Freissle, Hans R. Tanner, Ryan W. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200188959
    Abstract: A centrifugal separator including a separator housing and a separator wheel, which revolves in the separator housing, wherein the separator housing has at least one inlet for material to be separated, at least one coarse material outlet, as well as at least one first fine material outlet, wherein the separator wheel is formed by a separator drum and a separator wheel shaft, which supports the separator drum and preferably rotates around a horizontal axis, and the circumferential jacket surface of the separator drum is interrupted in such a way that it sets the material to be separated, which hits the separator drum on the outer jacket side, into rotation during operation and the separation air flows through it in the radially inwards direction, wherein the at least one fine material outlet is arranged on the end of the separator drum and fine material is discharged from the interior of the separator drum into the at least one fine material outlet via the free front face of the separator drum, wherein the sepa
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Sergio Alegre
  • Publication number: 20200188960
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic conveying and sorting workbench based on photoelectric sensing judgement and classification which includes a sorting device for sorting miniature circuit breakers, a detecting device for detecting types of miniature circuit breakers, a transmitting device for transmitting miniature circuit breakers, and a control device. The transmitting device includes a plurality of convey belts distributed around the sorting device. The detecting device includes a through-beam photoelectric sensor disposed at one end of one of the conveyor belts adjacent to the sorting device. The sorting device includes a pushing assembly for pushing the sorted miniature circuit breaker onto a corresponding conveyor belt, and a drive assembly for driving the rotation of the pushing assembly. The control device includes a controller. The through-beam photoelectric sensor is electrically connected to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Hoi Yan LEE
  • Publication number: 20200188961
    Abstract: A method of sorting is described and which includes a step of acquiring a multiplicity of synchronized image signals of a product stream which is to be sorted; generating a multiplicity of fused sensor signals; forming an image model previously acquired from the objects to be sorted; identifying objects in the product stream, and generating object presence and defect signals; determining a spatial orientation of the objects in the product stream; detecting the defects and removing the defects from the product stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth J. McGarvey, Gerald R. Richert, Elliot T. Burch, Bret J. Larreau
  • Publication number: 20200188962
    Abstract: A substrate cleaning device that facilitates control of the amount of liquid supplied to a substrate and reduces adverse influences of the liquid supplied to a bearing part on the substrate is provided. The substrate cleaning device includes: a holding part that has a bearing part configured to rotatably hold a cleaning member for cleaning a substrate; a first supply part that has at least a part provided inside the holding part and supplies a first liquid into the cleaning member through the inside of the holding part; and a second supply part that supplies a second liquid to the bearing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: SHUJI UOZUMI, YASUYUKI MOTOSHIMA, TORU MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200188963
    Abstract: The invention discloses a large-scale quick-cleaning device for a display screen, which includes a storage box fixed on a truck, and an upper end surface of the storage box is provided with a lifting cavity with an upward opening, and the lifting cavity is provided with a lifting device for lifting. The device comprises a first motor fixedly arranged at the center of the lower wall of the lifting cavity, and a lifting platform can be slid up and down above the first motor, and a support block is fixedly arranged on the rear side of the upper end surface of the lifting platform. The upper end surface is provided with a turning groove, and a turning plate is rotatably provided between the left and right walls of the turning groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Mengjie Ye
  • Publication number: 20200188964
    Abstract: The invention discloses a traffic road fence cleaning device, comprising a U-shaped main body support frame, the U-shaped main body support frame is composed of a first main body beam, a first main body beam, and a second main body beam, and the first body A first cleaning column and a second cleaning column are provided on the lower side of the side member, a first power system is provided on the upper side of the U-shaped main body, support frame, and a second power system is provided on the upper side of the third body side member. The front side of the U-shaped main body support frame is provided with a drum cleaning system, and a water supply system is provided above the third main body longitudinal beam. The dirt on the surface comes off. The suction pipe collects and treats part of the water mist and dust to prevent secondary pollution. The cleaning roller is responsible for the final wiping and secondary cleaning functions to ensure the cleaning quality of the traffic fence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Lijun Liang
  • Publication number: 20200188965
    Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning object surface, wherein the apparatus for cleaning object surface is adapted to be arranged to or accommodate an object, wherein the apparatus is arranged to supply cleaning fluid to the object surface, wherein the apparatus comprises a body provided with an opening with a circumferentially extending flexible part, flange or lip partly covering the object surface in circumferential direction thereof and in engagement with the object surface with a pretension force, and wherein the apparatus is arranged to supply cleaning fluid interior of the body and the flexible part, flange or lip is arranged to bend away from the object surface when subjected to cleaning fluid supplied interior of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Rolf Monrad
  • Publication number: 20200188966
    Abstract: A cleaning tool system has a central body and a fore body extending from the central body and having a peripheral contour shaped to be closely received in an enclosed channel. The fore body has orifices to dispense a cleaning medium. A connection boss in the central body is configured to receive a supply line for the cleaning medium. A plurality of stabilizers each extend from the central body radially relative to a longitudinal axis to engage surfaces of the channel. A loop hook in the fore body is configured to attach a draw line to pull the fore body and central body through the channel along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: John M. Shinozaki, Tucker J. Rees, Drake J. Nailon
  • Publication number: 20200188967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of, and an apparatus for rinsing materialographic samples. The apparatus includes a sample holder configured to receive materialographic samples, a rotation head configured to rotate the sample holder and a vessel configured to receive the sample holder and a rinsing liquid. The apparatus also includes means for filling and emptying the vessel with rinsing liquid, means for applying ultrasound to the rinsing liquid and a control means. The control means is configured to control at least one of filling of the vessel with a rinsing liquid by injecting rinsing liquid through an inlet provided in the vessel to submerge the materialographic samples in the rinsing liquid, subjecting the rinsing liquid and the materialographic samples to ultrasound, or rotating the sample holder including the materialographic samples relative to the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Matschofsky, Palle Oppelstrup
  • Publication number: 20200188968
    Abstract: The inventive concept relates to a dissolved ozone removal unit, a substrate treating apparatus including the same, and a substrate treating method. The dissolved ozone removal unit includes a fluid channel providing member having a fluid channel through which a processing liquid passes and a light source member that is mounted in the fluid channel providing member and that supplies UV light to the processing liquid, and the fluid channel providing member includes a helical fluid channel configured such that the processing liquid is exposed to the UV light while helically moving around the light source member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Moon Soon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200188969
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for cooling a fluid by means of surface water, the cooling apparatus comprising more than one tubes for containing and transporting the fluid in its interior, the exterior of the tube being in operation at least partially submerged in the surface water so as to cool the tube to thereby also cool the fluid and hence different tube portions contain fluid at different temperatures. The cooling apparatus further comprises at least one light source for producing light that hinders fouling on the submerged exterior, wherein the at least one light source is arranged so that the intensity of the anti-fouling light, cast over the exterior of the tube portions whose exterior temperature or the temperature of the fluid they contain is below 80° C., is higher than the intensity of the anti-fouling light cast over the other tube portions. By this structure anti-fouling of the cooling apparatus can be assured in an effective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: BART ANDRE SALTERS, ROELANT BOUDEWIJN HIETBRINK
  • Publication number: 20200188970
    Abstract: There is provided a signaling apparatus including a plurality of LED elements provided in a signal lamp body; a transparent panel provided in the LED elements and configured to transmit outgoing light from the LED elements on a rear side to a front surface to which snow adheres; a frame unit provided on an outer periphery of the panel; and vibration generators provided in the frame unit and configured to vibrate the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Yasushi Kuribayashi
  • Publication number: 20200188971
    Abstract: A method and a cleaning device for cleaning tubes of tube bundles, wherein at least one rotating cleaning lance is used. During the insertion of the cleaning lance, the insertion depth E of the cleaning lance is measured and is stored and documented in a storage and documentation device. The cleaning device has an XY displacement device, on which a support rail is arranged, which supports a cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Reinhard EISERMANN, Bodo SKALETZ, Adrian BERNARD
  • Publication number: 20200188972
    Abstract: Processes for producing sheet metal products by machining a solid metal body with a cutting tool in a single step to continuously produce a continuous bulk form from material obtained from the solid metal body, and without performing a hot rolling operation thereon, cold rolling the continuous bulk form to produce a sheet metal product. The machining step is a large-strain machining process capable of being directly performed on an as-cast ingot or other solid body to produce a continuous intermediate product that can be directly cold rolled without any intervening hot rolling operation, and optionally without homogenization or annealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Paul Trumble, Xiaolong Bai, Srinivasan Chandrasekar, James Mann
  • Publication number: 20200188973
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cross-rolling mill, having a plurality of roll shafts (1), each applying a radially directed rolling force to a workpiece, wherein orientation of a roll axis (w) of at least one of the roll shafts (1) adjustably changes about a first adjustment axis (S1) and a second adjustment axis (S2), wherein an intermediate member (9, 10) is arranged between a rotary baring (4, 5) and a control element (11, 12), and wherein the intermediate member (9, 10) includes a rolling force-transmitting rocker pin (14, 15) having a spherical surface (14a, 14b, 15a, 15b) that provides for pivotal movement in a plurality of directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Walter KIRCHNER
  • Publication number: 20200188974
    Abstract: A rolling mill system for Incremental rotary shaping of an elongated workpiece is provided that includes first and second workpiece holders. A support frame has a track with the first and second workpiece holders being movably associated with the track, the workpiece holders and an associated workpiece being movable in unison along the track. A radial chuck is mounted to the frame that includes a plurality of jaws that are movable radially inwardly and outwardly. Each jaw has a tool mounted thereto that is rotatable about an axis of rotation, with the axis of rotation of each tool being oriented at a skew angle relative to the longitudinal axis of a workpiece. A source of electric current and an electrically conductive flow path are provided for flowing electrical current through a workpiece. A controller is provided that is configured to control the operation of each of the first motor, second motor and third motor, and to control the flow of current flowing through the tools to the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Qiang Zeng, Kornel Ehmann, Man Kwan Ng, Jian Cao
  • Publication number: 20200188975
    Abstract: A temperature control system used for cooling a rolling mill product is provided. The temperature control system includes a plurality of isolation valves that are directly coupled to one or more water boxes. At least one pump is coupled to the isolation valves. The at least one pump provides the pressure needed for cooling. The isolation valves are positioned to reduce the time required to build up pressure for cooling and reducing the metallurgical property transition length of the rolling mill product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Primetals Technologies USA LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Hurley, John Donnelly, Shane Marlin
  • Publication number: 20200188976
    Abstract: An industrial facility includes: a metal strip in motion; and/or at least one work cylinder; a contactless wiping system of a cooling liquid and/or lubricant jet or stream driven by a surface of the metal strip in motion or the work cylinder, the wiping system including a separating cleat with integrated supply of cooling liquid ending with a nozzle bar to be placed along a width of the metal strip or the cylinder and separated, during use, by a determined interval with respect to the metal strip or the work cylinder, the nozzle bar being oriented so as to supply a jet in a for of a liquid curtain oriented along a direction that is substantially opposite a scrolling direction of the strip or a rotation direction of the cylinder; and a liquid recovery trough, oriented such that during use, liquid sprayed by the nozzles deflects the jet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Bart VERVAET, Hugo UIJTDEBROEKS, Pepijn ADRIAEN, Jurgen MALBRANCKE
  • Publication number: 20200188977
    Abstract: An efficient method for producing spring strut forks for motor vehicles is presented. In each case two spring strut forks are produced from a metallic extruded profile as a starting product. The extruded profile has a central, middle main chamber and four longitudinal chambers which are arranged offset with respect to one another over the circumference of the main chamber. Wall portions of the main chamber which are situated between the longitudinal chambers are removed, and the extruded profile is severed into two semifinished parts. Each semifinished part has one cylinder portion and two oppositely situated arm portions which project relative to the cylinder portions. The semifinished parts are subsequently mechanically machined, and one spring strut fork is produced from each semifinished part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Stephan MEYER, Frode PAULSEN
  • Publication number: 20200188978
    Abstract: Provided are a forming method and a forming apparatus which can secure strength after forming while suppressing deformation. The forming method of the present invention includes a burring step and a pressing step. In the burring step, a branch pipe is formed by causing a cylindrical peripheral wall of a cylindrical member (workpiece) having the peripheral wall to project in an outside direction in a tubular shape. In the pressing step, a distal end surface of the branch pipe is pressed toward a proximal end portion of the branch pipe. In the pressing step, the distal end surface of the branch pipe can be pressed by an end surface pressing punch in a state where a burring punch is inserted in the branch pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Tomomi HAYASE, Ryuichi KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20200188979
    Abstract: A production installation for producing workpieces from sheet metal by reshaping includes a bending machine, a support table defining a support plane, and a manipulation device having a support arrangement and a holding arrangement. The holding arrangement has interacting upper and lower holding units. The support arrangement has a separate upper support unit and a separate lower support unit, wherein the upper holding unit is arranged on the upper support unit, and the lower holding unit is arranged on the lower support unit. In an open insertion position of the manipulation device for the sheet metal to be accommodated therein, and in a loading region in front of the bending machine, the upper support unit, together with the upper holding unit, is arranged entirely above the support plane, and the lower support unit, together with the lower holding unit, is arranged entirely below the support plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: TRUMPF Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Roberto DAL CERRO, Matteo DAL LAGO, Stefano SPEZIALI
  • Publication number: 20200188980
    Abstract: A method for producing a steel sheet member, includes: forming at least one pair of opposing strip grooves in a flat steel sheet such that one of the pair of opposing strip grooves is disposed in one of opposite surfaces of the steel sheet, the other of the pair of opposing strip grooves is disposed in the other of the opposite surfaces, and the strip grooves extend in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the steel sheet; heating the steel sheet having the strip grooves to a temperature higher than an austenite transformation finish temperature; and placing the heated steel sheet between an upper die and a lower die to press-form the steel sheet while cooling. When press-forming the steel sheet while cooling, there is space between each of the upper and lower dies and a bottom of a corresponding one of the strip grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoaki IHARA
  • Publication number: 20200188981
    Abstract: The method includes treating a metal sheet having a bcc structure and a surface satisfying conditions (a) or (b), molding the metal sheet to cause plane strain tensile deformation and biaxial tensile deformation, and allowing at least one part of the metal sheet to have a sheet thickness decrease rate of from 10% to 30%. Condition (a): an area fraction of crystal grains having a crystal orientation of 15° or less relative to a (001) plane parallel to a surface of the metal sheet is from 0.20 to 0.35. Condition (b): the area fraction of crystal grains having a crystal orientation of 15° or less relative to a (001) plane parallel to a surface of the metal sheet is 0.45 or less, the average crystal grain size thereof is 15 ?m or less. The molded product satisfies conditions (a) or (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro KUBO, Yoshiaki NAKAZAWA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200188982
    Abstract: A method for operating a forming press which includes a plurality of press components and a plurality of tool components. The forming press has at least one force sensor and at least one force actuator, each arranged in a press and/or tool component. A forming simulation is carried out, which takes into consideration an elastic behavior of the press and/or tool components. Target values of forces acting on at least one press and/or tool component are determined by the forming simulation. A forming process is carried out by the forming press. During the forming process, actual values of forces acting on the press and/or tool components are measured by the force sensor and the force actuator is actuated via a control loop such that the actual values correspond to the target values from the forming simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Boris BEVC, Philipp CRAIGHERO
  • Publication number: 20200188983
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to a fine blanking press comprising a first press unit comprising a first press drive for driving the first press unit in a first driving movement during a fine blanking process step, and a second press unit wherein the second press unit is driven in a second driving movement at least partially during the first driving movement of the first press unit, and wherein a force control unit exerts a counter force against a force exerted by the first press unit during its first driving movement, and wherein the force control unit comprises at least one sensor and a controller operative to receive measuring data collected by the at least one sensor, and wherein the controller is configured to carry out a closed loop control on basis of the received measuring data. The disclosure further pertains to a method for operating a fine blanking press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Lapmaster Wolters GmbH
    Inventor: Jose Lozano Bonet
  • Publication number: 20200188984
    Abstract: A clamping mechanism is provided to clamp a die set on a carrier of a machine. The clamping mechanism utilizes a first pushing block to push a locating shaft of the die set to allow a top surface of the locating shaft to contact a mounting surface of the carrier and utilizes a second pushing block to push the locating shaft to allow a first contacting surface of the locating shaft to contact a reference surface of a cage base such that the die set will not clamp on the carrier of the machine with shift or skew errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Hsin-Wei Chu, Pin-Jyun Chen, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Hui-Chi Chang, Po-Fu Hsu, Chien-Fa Huang
  • Publication number: 20200188985
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method for manufacturing a vehicle wheel with a single work piece or band 101. The method comprising the steps of placing a metal band 101 in a mandrel 102 provided at a machining tool; forming the metal band/work piece 101 for making a desired length of rim 201 and a wheel disc 202; spinning a nave portion 401 of the work piece 101 for shaping the wheel disc 202; spinning the work piece 101 for making a disc flange 502 and a gutter portion 504 of the wheel; rolling one end of the rim portion to form the required gutter portion 504 of predetermined shape and thickness; spinning the rim portion further to form a tyre seat and well area 701; forming a flange flare 801 by bending another end of the rim portion; forming the flange portion 901 of the wheel rim by bending the flange flare 801; machining flange edge 1201, nave 1202 and bore; reaming of bolt holes and chamfering bores at the wheel disk portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: WHEELS INDIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Sundararajan Thiyagarajan, Muthuraj Ramasamy, Rajasekar L, Jonathan Kinston Benthambu
  • Publication number: 20200188986
    Abstract: An impact-compensating bucking bar and its use to reduce impacts during riveting, where the bucking bar includes a body; a strike surface on a distal portion of the body, a compensating inertial mass coupled to the body by a flexible and resilient mass support, and a handgrip coupled to the body and configured for the user to urge the strike surface of the bucking bar against a tail of a rivet to facilitate upsetting the rivet tail during riveting. A relative movement of the compensating inertial mass of the bucking bar in response to a strike on the rivet head at least partially dissipates energy imparted to the body during riveting, reducing impact stresses on the bucking bar user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Griffin, Darby Grant Cooper, Naval Kishore Agarwal
  • Publication number: 20200188987
    Abstract: A method for forming an assembly having a housing and first and second components. The first and second components are movable relative to one another in the housing. The method includes: providing first and second workpieces; moving the first and second workpieces relative to one another in a predetermined manner that produces relative sliding contact between the first and second workpieces while performing a superfinishing operation on the first and second workpieces to form the first and second components, respectively, wherein the superfinishing operation does not comprise a lapping operation; and mounting the first and second components in the housing such that the first and second components are engaged to one another and are movable relative to one another in the predetermined manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Moshe Rothstein, Cory J. Padfield, Toby V. Padfield
  • Publication number: 20200188988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for more quickly producing molds (2) or cores (2?) for foundry purposes by adapting the specific electrical resistance in the selection of the core box to the mixture (9) of a molding material and of a water-containing binder, which binder, when dissolved, forms an electrolyte and has a sufficient electrical conductivity. It is essential to the invention that an electrically conductive material (7) for holding the mixture (9) is introduced into an electrically non-conductive housing (3), wherein the specific electrical conductivity of the material (7) at operating temperature (7) at least approximately corresponds to the specific electrical conductivity of the mixture (9) at temperatures between 100° C. and 130° C., and that electrical energy and thus heat are supplied to the material (7) via electrodes (10) arranged in/on the housing (3) (resistance heating principle), leading to curing of the mixture (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Wolfram Bach
  • Publication number: 20200188989
    Abstract: A method for producing molding sand includes mixing an artificial sand with a furan resin composition including a furan resin precursor, and mixing a curing agent with the artificial sand with which the furan resin composition is mixed, wherein the curing agent includes xylene sulfonic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanobu KAWAKAMI, Katsushi MORITA, Akio YAMAKAWA, Kazuki TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20200188990
    Abstract: The present utility model provides a match mold for a hollow metal bar continuous casting device, including a base and an extension body, which extends perpendicularly with respect to the base, wherein: the base includes an aperture adapted to allow passage of liquid metal into the casting device; and the extension body includes a radial projection adapted to exchange heat with a cooling system of the continuous casting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Diogo Santos DA SILVA, Luciano Andre KLUGE
  • Publication number: 20200188991
    Abstract: A flat immersion nozzle stabilizes the discharging flow of molten steel thereby stabilizing the molten steel surface in a mold, namely, decreasing the fluctuation thereof. In the immersion nozzle having a flat shape in which a width Wn of an inner hole is greater than a thickness Tn of the inner hole, a central protrusion portion (1) is disposed in a center section of a wall surface in a width direction of a flat section. Wp/Wn, a ratio of a length Wp of the central protrusion portion in the width direction to Wn, is 0.2 or more and 0.7 or less. The central protrusion portion (1) is disposed symmetrically as a pair; and a total length Tp in the thickness direction of the pair of the central protrusion portions is 0.15 or more and 0.75 or less of Tn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: KROSAKIHARIMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi FUKUNAGA, Arito MIZOBE, Kenichi OKI, Hiroki FURUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200188992
    Abstract: A method for the tilt casting of a component from light metal, in particular of an aluminum alloy, uses a tilt casting mold having a mold cavity. The melt is continuously poured directly into the casting run of the tilt casting mold, which forms the sprue of the component, at the beginning of and during the tilting movement of the tilt casting mold, using a casting ladle or a casting scoop, and flows through the casting run into the mold cavity of the tilt casting mold from the beginning, wherein the casting ladle or the casting scoop continuously tracks the casting mold during the tilting movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: KSM Castings Group GmbH
    Inventors: Florian BUERGER, Viktor BOESHANS, Roland GOLZ, Heik LACHMUND, Christian RICHARD, Philipp KASSNER
  • Publication number: 20200188993
    Abstract: A composite casting system for manufacturing a heterogeneous material casting product may include a fixed mold; a movable mold for opening or closing one side of the fixed mold; a slide core pin provided inside the fixed mold or the movable mold, and capable of being protruded to a cavity side, which is formed by a combination of the fixed mold and the movable mold, from the inside of the fixed mold or the movable mold; a high-pressure casting device for injecting high-pressure casting molten metal into the cavity; and a gravity casting device for injecting gravity casting molten metal through a gravity casting hole formed on the fixed mold or the movable mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Hyo-Moon JOO, Ji-Yong LEE, Cheol-Ung LEE, Mun-Gu KANG, Min-Soo KIM, Yoon-Ki LEE
  • Publication number: 20200188994
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electromagnetic stirrer arranged around a submerged entry nozzle (SEN) of a tundish provided with a stopper rod to control throughput of the tundish, the SEN being configured to provide tapping of molten metal from the tundish and the electromagnetic stirrer being configured to generate a rotating magnetic field in the SEN, wherein the method includes controlling the electromagnetic stirrer to operate only when a gas flow rate through the stopper rod is in a first range of 1.5 NL/min to 20 NL/min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Bengt Rydholm, Fredrik Sandberg, Hongliang Yang, Jan-Erik Eriksson, Jean-Marie Galpin, Bruno Langlet, Jean-Luc Curé, Nicolas Triolet, Thierry Lecoester
  • Publication number: 20200188995
    Abstract: A metal powder in which a coating made of one or more types of elements selected from Gd, Ho, Lu, Mo, Nb, Os, Re, Ru, Tb, Tc, Th, Tm, U, V, W, Y, Zr, Cr, Rh, Hf, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm and Ti is formed on a surface of a copper or copper alloy powder, wherein a thickness of the coating is 5 nm or more and 500 nm or less. A metal powder for metal additive manufacturing based on the laser method which can be efficiently melted with a laser while maintaining the high conductivity of copper or copper alloy, and a molded object produced by using such metal powder are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Shibuya, Kenji Sato
  • Publication number: 20200188996
    Abstract: Methods and systems for designing, optimizing, and manufacturing electric machine components are described herein. In some embodiments, the components are designed and optimized using artificial intelligence and manufactured using additive manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Latha SETHURAMAN, Jonathan Allen KELLER
  • Publication number: 20200188997
    Abstract: A powder molding press method of a green compact for a cutting insert including: filling a molding space with raw material powder in a state where a lower punch is inserted from below into a hole portion of a die; performing preliminary molding by inserting an upper punch for preliminary molding including a preliminary molding surface having a shape different from a shape obtained by inverting the upper surface of the green compact for a cutting insert in a plane symmetry into the molding space from above such that a thick portion between the upper and lower surfaces in the direction of the insert center line is filled with more raw material powder than a thin portion therebetween, relative to a state before the step of performing the preliminary molding; and inserting an upper punch for final molding into the molding space from above to powder-molding-press the raw material powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Kentaro Ohno, Masaru Hotta, Tomotsugu Gouda, Yoshitomo Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20200188998
    Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus includes an irradiator, a processing unit, and a cooling device. The irradiator irradiates a material layer with a beam to form a solidified layer. The processing unit includes a processing head having a tool that performs processing on the solidified layer, and a processing head driver moving the processing head at least in a horizontal direction. The cooling device is provided in the processing head and cools at least a part of a solidified body including an upper surface to a predetermined cooling temperature, and the solidified body is formed by laminating the solidified layer. The cooling device includes a cooling plate having a cooling surface being cooled to the cooling temperature, and the cooling surface is in close contact with the upper surface of the solidified body in a recumbent state with the cooling surface along the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Sodick Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200188999
    Abstract: A method for removal of residual matter includes delivering an ultra high-pressure fluid jet to an intermediate additively manufactured three-dimensional (3D) component to dislodge and remove at least a portion of the residual matter from an internal surface of the intermediate additively manufactured 3D component, or from an external surface of the intermediate additively manufactured 3D component, or both, to form a cleansed additively manufactured 3D component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Andrew Lee Trimmer
  • Publication number: 20200189000
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing metal components includes the steps of providing a waste feedstock having a selected chemical composition; producing an additive manufacturing (AM) grade alloy powder from the waste feedstock using a cold hearth mixing process; providing an additive manufacturing system; controlling the producing of the alloy powder such that the properties of the alloy powder optimize building of the components using the additive manufacturing system; and building the components using the alloy powder and the additive manufacturing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: MolyWorks Materials Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew VanOs LaTour, Christopher Paul Eonta, Mathew Charles, Andrew R. Clark, Valentine C. Sackmann
  • Publication number: 20200189001
    Abstract: A selective laser melting technology-based apparatus for preparing a gradient material, comprising a laser scanning array lens, and a powder storer, a powder mixer, a powder scraping plate, and a working platform that are provided in sequence from top to bottom; the powder storer is provided with two or more partitions; a bottom portion of the powder storer is provided with an outlet; the powder mixer is provided under the powder storer and is a horizontally provided rotational mixer; the powder scraping plate is disposed under the powder mixer; the working platform is provided under the powder scraping plate; the laser scanning array lens is provided on the working platform. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing a gradient material, comprising powder storing, powder scraping, powder mixing, powder laying, and printing. The method can guarantee the two-phase powder ratio in each layer of powder not change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Baichen ZHANG, Lin ZHANG, Shubin REN, Mingli QIN, Xuanhui QU
  • Publication number: 20200189002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a foam material comprising:—a structural matrix (1),—at least one guest phase (2), and—a fluid, the material being characterised in that the structural matrix (1) comprises a plurality of interconnected pores (3), the one or more guest phases (2) are accommodated inside at least one pore (3) of the structural matrix (1) and the fluid is accommodated inside the pores (3). The present invention further relates to the process for preparing the foam material according to the present invention and to the various uses of the foam material according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Universidad de Alicante
    Inventor: José Miguel MOLINA JORDÁ
  • Publication number: 20200189003
    Abstract: A method for producing nickel nanopowder is introduced. For this, the present invention relates to a method for producing nickel nanopowder, including: (a) a step of preparing nickel oxide configured in the form of an oxide; (b) a nickel oxide nanopowder production step of pulverizing the nickel oxide so as to produce nano-sized nickel oxide nanopowder; (c) a step of drying the nickel oxide nanopowder; (d) a step of heat-treating the nickel oxide nanopowder so as to produce natural metal nickel nanopowder; and (e) a step of crushing the heat-treated nickel oxide nanopowder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: SOLUETA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eui-Hong MIN, Sang-Ho CHO, Buck-Keun CHOI