Patents Issued in October 1, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200309132
    Abstract: A compressor may include a compression mechanism, a driveshaft, and an oil allocation member. The driveshaft drives the compression mechanism and includes a lubricant passage having an inlet and first and second outlets. The first outlet is disposed vertically higher than the inlet and the second outlet is disposed vertically higher than the first outlet. The oil allocation member is disposed within the lubricant passage. The oil allocation member may define first, second and third channels. The first channel extends through a lower axial end of the oil allocation member. The second channel receives a first portion of the lubricant from the first channel. The third channel receives a second portion of the lubricant from the first channel. The first and second portions of the lubricant may be separated from each other at a location that is vertically higher than the first outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaogeng SU, Zhenfei DUAN, Yan CHEN, Bin LI, Yinglin YU
  • Publication number: 20200309133
    Abstract: A screw compressor includes a hollow casing inside which a reservoir for air and oil is realized and on which, in an upper position, a suction group for air from outside the reservoir having at least an air intake valve and at least an air filter; on one lateral end a flow block provided with an oil/air separation device and an oil filter and at least a valve for extracting compressed air are disposed. The casing is provided with an opening on the opposite side with respect to that on which the flow block is provided. The compressor includes a casing closure flange to which a screw compression unit is fixed that when the flange is placed to close the opening causes the insertion into the reservoir of the unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Enrica ARGENTINI, Paolo TANZINI
  • Publication number: 20200309134
    Abstract: A dry-running vane gas pump includes a pump housing which forms a pump chamber, a pump rotor with at least one displaceable slide element which pump rotor is rotatably supported in the pump chamber, at least one fluid inlet opening associated with the pump chamber, a first fluid outlet opening associated with the pump chamber, a second fluid outlet opening associated with the pump chamber, and a non-return valve which closes the first fluid outlet opening. The second fluid outlet opening is permanently open. The first fluid outlet opening is arranged before the second fluid outlet opening in a direction of rotation of the pump rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: TOBIAS GRUENE, NABIL SALIM AL-HASAN, STEFFEN SCHNURR
  • Publication number: 20200309135
    Abstract: A horizontal pumping system has a motor, a pump driven by the motor and a priming module. The pump has a discharge on a first end of the pump, a suction end on a second end of the pump, and a plurality of stages between the suction end and the discharge. Each of the plurality of stages includes an impeller and a diffuser that encases the impeller. Each diffuser is an independent pressure vessel. The priming module may be a wet priming module or a dry priming module. The priming module permits the use of the horizontal pumping system in many applications in which the liquid is not naturally present at the pump intake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jordan Kirk, Matthew Walls, Deric Thomas, Leslie Reid
  • Publication number: 20200309136
    Abstract: An electric fluid pump for a motor vehicle includes a housing composite, a pump unit, a drive motor, a rotor shaft, and a motor controller which controls the drive motor. The housing composite defines a pump space, which includes a pump rotor space wherein a pump rotor of the pump unit is arranged, and a motor space wherein the drive motor is arranged, which together comprise a common end wall. The drive motor includes a motor stator, a motor coil arrangement, and a motor rotor. The rotor shaft co-rotatably connected to the motor rotor, and is arranged through the common end wall to rotate jointly with the pump rotor. The common end wall is a mounting wall part on which at least the motor controller is arranged. The motor coil arrangement is arranged on the motor stator and is provided on a side which is opposite to the motor controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: MARTIN HELMIS, THOMAS WIENECKE
  • Publication number: 20200309137
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect the present invention may comprise a regenerative blower comprising: a housing, a first port and second port in the housing, an airflow channel extending between the first and second ports for airflow between the ports, an impeller rotatable in an impeller channel to promote airflow in the airflow channel from the first port to the second port, a motor to drive the impeller, and an interrupter between the first and second ports to limit airflow from the second port to the first port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Donald Roy Kuriger, Johannes Nicolaas Bothma
  • Publication number: 20200309138
    Abstract: A fan module including a first body, a second body, a first fan assembly, a power module, and a second fan assembly is provided. The second body is slidably disposed at the first body to form a circulation space together. The first fan assembly is rotatably disposed at the first body and has sliding grooves. The power module is disposed in the first body and connected to the first fan assembly. The second fan assembly is rotatably disposed at the second body and has sliding portions, respectively and slidably disposed in corresponding sliding grooves. The power module is adapted to drive the first and second fan assemblies to rotate relative to the first body. A link module is adapted to drive the first and second bodies to relatively slide along an axial direction, so that the first and second fan assemblies are relatively separated or overlapped along the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Han-Hsuan Tsai, Jui-Min Huang, Wei-Hao Lan, Chien-Chu Chen, Ching-Ya Tu, Chih-Wen Chiang, Ching-Tai Chang, Ken-Ping Lin, Yao-Lin Chang, Cheng-Ya Chi
  • Publication number: 20200309139
    Abstract: A gas dynamic pressure bearing includes a shaft centered on a central axis extending in an up-down direction, and a sleeve that faces at least a portion of the shaft in a radial direction. The portion in which the sleeve and the shaft face each other in the radial direction includes a first dynamic pressure portion at each of both ends in the axial direction, and a second dynamic pressure portion between the first dynamic pressure portions. In the first dynamic pressure portion, one of the sleeve and the shaft includes dynamic pressure grooves arranged in a circumferential direction. A sum of center angles of groove widths of the dynamic pressure grooves in a cross-section cut along a plane orthogonal to the central axis is about 144° or more and about 216° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiko FUKUSHIMA, Takehito TAMAOKA
  • Publication number: 20200309140
    Abstract: A gas dynamic bearing includes a shaft extending along a central axis extending vertically, and a sleeve with a hole opening at least at one end of the sleeve in an axial direction, at least a portion of the shaft housed inside the hole. The sleeve includes dynamic pressure grooves in an inner peripheral surface of the hole. The shaft includes a core portion, and a protective portion that is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the core portion and that includes at least a portion facing the inner peripheral surface of the hole in a radial direction. The protective portion includes a first protective portion and a second protective portion. The first protective portion is at least above or below the second protective portion in the axial direction, and includes at least a portion with a thickness in the radial direction more than a thickness of the second protective portion in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiko FUKUSHIMA, Takehito TAMAOKA
  • Publication number: 20200309141
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism variably adjusts the cross-section of a compressor inlet. The adjustment mechanism comprises a plurality of rotatable orifice elements and a transmission ring. Each orifice element has a plate body, a coupling element and a bearing pin. The transmission ring is mechanically coupled to the orifice elements via the coupling elements. One of the orifice elements is configured as a drive orifice element. The bearing pin of the drive orifice element is configured as an elongated bearing pin. The elongated bearing pin is configured longer than the bearing pins of the other orifice elements. Furthermore, the elongated bearing pin is adapted to be coupled to an actuation system such that when the drive orifice element is moved by the actuation system, movement is transmitted from the drive orifice element via the transmission ring to the other orifice elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Aleksandar Vuletic, Jason Walkingshaw, Sascha Karstadt, Oliver Weber, Alexander Sperle
  • Publication number: 20200309142
    Abstract: A diffuser system for a centrifugal compressor is provided. The diffuser system includes a nozzle base plate (206) that defines a diffuser gap (212), support blocks (216, 246), and a drive ring (220) rotatable relative to the support blocks. The drive ring includes cam tracks (224, 242) and bearing assemblies (226, 234) positioned proximate an outer circumference of the drive ring. The diffuser system further includes drive pins (214) extending through the support blocks and the nozzle base plate. The first end of each drive pin includes a cam follower (218) mounted into a cam track on the drive ring. The second end of each drive pin is coupled to a diffuser ring (208). Rotation of the drive ring causes axial movement of the drive pins by movement of the cam followers in the cam tracks. This results in movement of the diffuser ring to control fluid flow through the diffuser gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jordan Q. Steiner, Paul W. Snell
  • Publication number: 20200309143
    Abstract: There is disclosed a gas turbine engine including a bearing housing having at least two bearings axially spaced from one another relative to a central axis. The bearing housing includes an axially deformable bellows between the bearings configured to permit axial relative movement of the bearings. A method of operating a bearing assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Guy LEFEBVRE, John PIETROBON
  • Publication number: 20200309144
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes a bearing housing, a turbine housing, a turbine chamber formed in the turbine housing, a turbine impeller rotating integrally with the impeller shaft by the exhaust gas flowing into the turbine chamber, a turbine scroll passage formed in the turbine housing, a communication passage, and a bearing housing side plate made of sheet metal and forming wall surfaces of the turbine scroll passage and the communication passage on the bearing housing side. The bearing housing side plate has an inner peripheral part of the bearing housing side plate is a stationary part relative to the bearing housing, and an outer peripheral end portion of the bearing housing side plate is a free end. The bearing housing side plate has an outer peripheral side surface of the bearing housing side plate is spaced from a first facing member that faces the outer peripheral wall side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Akihito UEMURA, Shuichi FUJITA, Toshiya KATO
  • Publication number: 20200309145
    Abstract: A seal assembly for sealing an annular space between a first cylindrical surface and a second cylindrical surface. The annular space has high pressure zones and low pressure zones. The seal assembly has an annular seal with an inner surface that faces the second cylindrical component, an outer surface that faces the first cylindrical component, a sealing end and an engagement end. A seal actuator assembly applies a force to the engagement end of the annular seal to urge the annular seal in a first direction towards an engaged position within the annular space. The force applied to the engagement end of the annular seal has a first component aligned with the first direction and a second component that is perpendicular to the first direction. The first component is at least 1.7 times greater than the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Jody MADOCHE
  • Publication number: 20200309146
    Abstract: A sealing system includes: a double mechanical seal having a pump-side sealing mechanism (10, 12) and an atmospheric-side sealing mechanism (11, 13); a pump mechanism (19) driven by a rotational shaft (1); a first medium circulation line (30) for circulating a fluid barrier-and-cooling medium between a first chamber (22a) and a second chamber (22b), the first medium circulation line (30) being coupled to the first chamber (22a) and the second chamber (22b), the fluid barrier-and-cooling medium being different from a fluid handled by the centrifugal pump; a heat exchanger (21) and a shut-off valve (28) attached to the first medium circulation line (30); a second medium circulation line (31) bypassing the shut-off valve (28); and a medium pressurizing pump (45) and an on-off valve (23) attached to the second medium circulation line (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Shigeru YOSHIKAWA, Junichi HAYAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200309147
    Abstract: In a rotor for a fluid pump which is made radially compressible and expandable and has a hub (4) and at least one conveying element (10, 11, 19, 20) which has a plurality of struts (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28) and at least one membrane (18) which can be spanned between them, provision is made for a design in accordance with the invention which is as simple and inexpensive as possible that at least one first group of struts is pivotable in a pivot plane, starting from a common base, and can thus be spanned open in the manner of a fan, wherein the conveying element lies along the hub and contacts it over its full length in the expanded state to avoid a pressure loss at the margin of the conveying element between it and the hub and thus to realize an optimum efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Roehn
  • Publication number: 20200309148
    Abstract: A windmill, including a first end plate, a second end plate, and a plurality of primary blades disposed between the first end plate and the second end plate. The first end plate includes a central part provided with a base connected to a motor shaft. The second end plate includes a central part provided with an air inlet; the space between every two adjacent blades forms an air channel. The plurality of primary blades each includes an outmost end with respect to the central part of the first end plate, and the outmost end extends out of an outer edge of the second end plate. The connection line of every two adjacent outmost ends of the plurality of primary blades forms a circle, and the diameter D1 of the circle is larger than the diameter D2 of the second end plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Yanhu LIN, Miao ZHANG, Wei LEI
  • Publication number: 20200309149
    Abstract: There is provided a rotating machinery including: a rotating body R which is rotatable around an axis O and has a first facing surface P1 that widens in a plane intersecting the axis O; a stationary body S which faces the first facing surface P1 from the axial direction O, and has a second facing surface P2 forming a flow path F1 through which a fluid flows from a radially inner side toward the radially outer side between the first facing surface P1 and the second facing surface P2; and a rotation side projection portion 80 which projects from the first facing surface P1 toward the second facing surface P2, has an annular shape around the axis O, and faces the second facing surface P2 via a clearance C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Masamichi IINO, Martino RECLARI, Takeshi SANO, Shuichi YAMASHITA, Yoshihiro KUWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200309150
    Abstract: A compressor includes a rotation shaft that is capable of rotating around a main axis, an impeller provided integrally with the rotation shaft, a casing that covers the impeller from an outer circumferential side and forms a flow path through which a working fluid circulates, a discharge scroll that is provided at an end of the flow path on a downstream side and extends in a spiral shape around the main axis, a discharge nozzle that communicates with the discharge scroll on the downstream side and extends from the discharge scroll in a tangent direction around the main axis, and a pressure loss body that has a plate shape extending in a direction orthogonal to an axis of the discharge nozzle extending in a radial direction orthogonal to the main axis and is capable of blocking a part of a flow path cross-section of the discharge nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Yamashita, Jo Masutani, Chihiro Myoren, Shinichiro Tokuyama, Yuta Okumura
  • Publication number: 20200309151
    Abstract: An air-sending device includes a housing including an inlet air passage communicating with an air inlet and an outlet air passage communicating with an air outlet, a first partition plate partitioning an interior of the housing into the inlet air passage and the outlet air passage, a bell mouth disposed around an opening defined in the first partition plate, and an impeller disposed over the first partition plate across the bell mouth and having a rotation axis that extends in a direction that intersects the first partition plate. The impeller suctions air into the inlet air passage from the air inlet, and blows out air from the air outlet through the outlet air passage. The inlet air passage guides air from the air inlet to the opening along the first partition plate, and has an air-passage wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto TANISHIMA, Takashi MATSUMOTO, Yoji ONAKA, Takamasa UEMURA, Hiroki FUKUOKA, Rihito ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20200309152
    Abstract: A Special Personal Cooling device that acts as an air distribution system for use by an individual to prevent heat stress and fatigue. It is a lightweight plenum manifold which spreads, throws, and distributes a flow of pressurized air about the upper or lower body of an individual, the flow of air itself capable of cooling the skin directly or cooling the clothing worn by the individual by providing a pressurized air stream that evaporates moisture and perspiration. The device is made of a resilient and durable materials configured as a belt system; a power system; a fan system; a means to mechanically and integrally secure the fan system, power system and belt system together; and an electrical control system for controlling the power from the battery to the motor and fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Arthur C Sanford
  • Publication number: 20200309153
    Abstract: A pump system for pumping water for pools or other flow systems including a pump, a motor, an electronic assembly, and a cooling system. The cooling system provides heat transfer from the pump system to the process flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: James Miller, Robert W. Stiles, JR., Thomas Safon, Ronald B. Robol, Everett Cox
  • Publication number: 20200309154
    Abstract: A control unit for an air pump provided with a motor is provided to perform a energization switching control for unfreezing of switching energization and non-energization to a coil of the motor to unfreeze the air pump when the air pump is determined to be frozen, and to vary at least any one of an energization time and a non-energization time to the coil when the energization switching control for unfreezing is to be carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mamoru YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20200309155
    Abstract: A blower, including: a motor; a tubular wind wheel, a mounting plate and a connection part. The tubular wind wheel includes a plurality of blades and a plurality of connection rings. The plurality of blades is connected to each other to form an elongated hollow body. The connection part is disposed in the elongated hollow body. The mounting plate is disposed outside one end of the tubular wind wheel. The motor is disposed on the mounting plate. At least a part of the motor extends into the elongated hollow body to connect to the connection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jinhao HE, Jincheng ZHU, Junyu LIANG, Guiwen FU
  • Publication number: 20200309156
    Abstract: An electric pump device includes a motor having a rotor and a stator portions, a pump portion and a housing. The stator portion has a stator core, and coils each having a winding portion and a crossover portion. The housing has a housing body portion having a tubular shape and extending in the axial direction, and a flange portion expanding radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the housing body portion. The flange portion has an end surface that faces toward one side in the axial direction and is disposed in the axial direction between a first and a second virtual plane. The first and the second virtual planes pass through parts of the stator core, the winding portion, and the crossover portion located respectively closest to one and the other sides in the axial direction and expanding in a direction perpendicular to a central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi SAKAMOTO, Koji HIGUCHI, Kunihiro KAJITA, Tomokazu IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20200309157
    Abstract: A spatially controllable, for example CD controllable, eductor, and more particularly an eductor that is capable of providing a variable motive fluid and processes using such an eductor are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Fei Wang, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Hasan Eroglu, Edwin Arthur Stewart, John Ferney McKibben
  • Publication number: 20200309158
    Abstract: A hydropneumatic piston accumulator, with an accumulator housing (1) defining a housing longitudinal axis (11), in which a piston (9) is longitudinally movable between two housing covers (5, 7) positioned opposite each other. In the housing (1), the piston (9) separates a working chamber (13) for a compressible medium, such as a working gas, from a working chamber (15) for an incompressible medium, such as hydraulic fluid, and comprises at least a part (55) of a displacement measurement device continuously determining each position of the piston (9) in the housing (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Peter KLOFT, Herbert BALTES, Alexander ALBERT
  • Publication number: 20200309159
    Abstract: A hydraulic control unit (4) for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle includes a volumetric flow rate control valve (49). The hydraulic control unit (4) is configured for delivering hydraulic fluid to an inlet (59) of the volumetric flow rate control valve (49). An outlet (31, 71) of the volumetric flow rate control valve (18, 49) is connected to a torque converter torus of the automatic transmission. In addition, the volumetric flow rate control valve (59) is configured for directing the hydraulic fluid across an orifice (66), so that the pressure of the hydraulic fluid is reduced and a constant flow of hydraulic fluid is feedable to a torque converter torus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Haberstock, Thilo Schmidt, Armin Haugg, Christian Schupp, Markus Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20200309160
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling a pneumatic starter air valve of a gas turbine engine are described herein. The starter air valve is controlled in a first mode of operation by actuating a first solenoid of the starter air valve with a steady-state input signal. Passage of the steady-state input signal to a second solenoid of the starter air valve is allowed, to actuate the second solenoid and enable pressure regulation of the starter air valve. The starter air valve is controlled in a second mode of operation by actuating the first solenoid with a pulse-width modulation input signal. Passage of the pulse-width modulation input signal to the second solenoid is prevented, to disable the pressure regulation in the second mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew WALZ, Mehmet TANJU
  • Publication number: 20200309161
    Abstract: A system (100), including: a fluidic actuator (2) which can be acted upon by a pressurized fluid and has an actuator member (3), a pressurized fluid provision device (4) which is adapted to carry out a position control of the actuator member (3) and, within the position control, to apply the pressurized fluid to the fluidic actuator (2) in order to move the actuator (3) into a prescribed position, the pressurized fluid provision device (4) being adapted to carry out the position control taking into account at least one system parameter, which describes a physical property of the system and/or a requirement parameter which defines a requirement for the positioning of the actuator (3), wherein the pressurized fluid provision device (4) is further adapted to perform an assistance procedure and to determine and/or verify, within the assistance procedure, the system parameter and/or the requirement parameter on the basis of a movement of the actuator (3) and/or a consideration of physical limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, David Rager, Valentin Falkenhahn
  • Publication number: 20200309162
    Abstract: A pilot device for a hydraulic directional valve includes a displacement sensor, a pilot valve, an actuating device, a coil assembly, and a circuit board. The displacement sensor has a sensor axis and the pilot valve has a valve axis. The valve axis and the sensor axis are arranged substantially parallel to one another so as to lie in a reference plane. The actuating device and the coil assembly are arranged adjacent to one another. The circuit board is arranged parallel to the reference plane. In each case, to establish an electrical contact, the coil assembly, the actuating device, and an electrical plug connection are either soldered directly to the circuit board or are in breakable electrical contact with a respectively associated, rigid contact assembly. The contact assembly is soldered directly to the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Nemes, Carl Dissoubray, Christoph Keyl, Gergely Laszlo Hegedus-Fuchs, Jan-Peter Reibert, Matthias Beck, Peter Pozsega, Steffen Knapper
  • Publication number: 20200309163
    Abstract: A servo valve includes a valve housing, a cavity formed in the valve housing defining an axis (X) and an axially moveable member disposed in the cavity. The member comprises flat surfaces parallel to the axis (X). A channel is formed within the cavity and a plurality of ports each forming a fluid passage through the valve housing in fluid communication with a spool and with the channel. The plurality of ports include first and second nozzles with nozzle openings, wherein in a first axial position of the member the first nozzle opening is at least substantially obstructed by the first flat surface, and in a second axial position of the member the second nozzle opening is at least substantially obstructed by the second surface, the member controlling fluid between the spool and the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Maciej BUJEWICZ, Marcin KORCZYNSKI
  • Publication number: 20200309164
    Abstract: A nozzle of or for a servo valve comprises a nozzle element having a fluid outlet at a first axial end and a tubular body extending from the first end to an opposed, second axial end. The nozzle further comprises a plug element mounted in and closing the second axial end of the tubular body, thereby defining an internal cavity within the tubular body. One or more openings are formed through the tubular body to fluidly communicate with the internal cavity. A filter may be mounted across the internal cavity at a position axially intermediate the openings and the fluid outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Piotr SAWICKI, Marcin CIS
  • Publication number: 20200309165
    Abstract: A hydraulic control unit (4) includes a valve bush (12), a valve cover (15) partially closing the valve bush (12) on an end face (S1), a valve slide (13) guided in a longitudinal direction (L) within the valve bush (12), and a housing part (6). The housing part (6) includes a recess (8) matching an external contour of the valve bush (12). An intermediate plate (7) is configured to partially cover the valve cover (15). A spring (14) is arranged within the valve bush (12) and preloads the valve slide (13) in a starting position. The valve bush (12) is inserted, together with the valve cover (15), the valve slide (13), and the spring (14), into the recess (8) of the housing part (6) and jointly form a hydraulic valve (9). The valve bush (12) forms an inlet (19), and the valve cover (15) forms an outlet (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Marcel Gutzeit, Thilo Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200309166
    Abstract: This hydraulic system is provided with: a hydraulic pump; a pilot-type control valve; an electromagnetic proportional valve; a controller; and a pilot pressure switching unit which is capable of switching the electromagnetic proportional valve supply pressure to a first pressure during a normal operation, or to a second pressure lower than the first pressure. The control valve is provided with a bleed-off passage, and is capable of controlling the operating oil pressure supplied to the actuator, according to the opening area thereof. During an emergency operation, the electromagnetic proportional valve supply pressure is switched from the first pressure to the second pressure, the electromagnetic proportional valve is brought into a fully opened state, and the operating oil discharge amount from the hydraulic pump increases and decreases, and the operating oil pressure increases and decreases, and thus the operating speed of the actuator is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto KAWABUCHI, Naofumi YOSHIDA, Naotaka MASUDA, Yasuhiro FUKUMORI
  • Publication number: 20200309167
    Abstract: A system, including: a fluidic actuator which can be acted upon by a pressurized fluid and has an actuator member, a pressurized fluid provision device which is adapted to carry out a position control of the actuator member and, within the position control, to act upon the fluidic actuator with the pressurized fluid in order to move the actuator member into a prescribed position, and a hose arrangement, including at least one hose via which the fluidic actuator is fluidically connected to the pressurized fluid provision device, wherein the pressurized fluid provision device is adapted to carry out the position control taking into account a system model describing the hose arrangement, the actuator and/or the pressurized fluid provision device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann, Valentin Falkenhahn, David Rager, Gerhard Gommel
  • Publication number: 20200309168
    Abstract: An automobile vehicle transmission air vent system includes a first component of a vehicle transmission having a resilient material seal member retained in a cavity created in the first component. A second component of a metal material includes a vent groove facing toward the seal member. A clutch pack of the vehicle transmission is actuated by one of the first component or the second component being displaced into engagement with the clutch pack. The vent groove receives a portion of the seal member in a first displaced position of the displaced one of the first component or the second component defining an air and oil flow path through the vent groove between the first component and the second component. The seal member is positioned outside of the vent groove in a second displaced position of the displaced one of the first component or the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Scott Heitzenrater
  • Publication number: 20200309169
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a decompression apparatus for superheated steam comprising: a temperature raising unit having an inlet connected to an exit side of a boiler for introducing steam discharged from the exit of the boiler, and an outlet for raising the temperature of steam introduced through the inlet and discharging it; a steam utilizing unit connected to the outlet and using the steam discharged from the outlet; and a decompression unit installed at one or all of a section between the exit side of the boiler and the inlet and a section between the outlet and the steam utilizing unit, the decompression unit controlling temperature of steam while decompressing pressure of steam. According to the decompression apparatus for superheated steam, it is possible to control the pressure and temperature of steam more precisely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Seong Ryong Park, Chong Pyo Cho, Jeong Geun Kim, Seong Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20200309170
    Abstract: A clamp system (10) is provided for providing secure attachment of at least two connecting members (12, 14), and includes a connecting ring (16) having a flange portion (38) extending in an axial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the connecting ring (16). The flange portion (38) is configured to limit axial movement of the connecting ring (16). Also included in the clamp system (10) is a coupling clamp (18) configured to create a force for the clamp system (10) when the coupling clamp (18) is fastened with the connecting ring (16) such that the at least two connecting members (12, 14) are securely attached by the fastened coupling clamp (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John J. Martin, Nilesh Chaudhari
  • Publication number: 20200309171
    Abstract: A push-on fastener includes a base, a first radial barb, an axial support, a second radial barb, and a protrusion. The base defines an opening. The first radial barb extends from the base. The axial support extends from the base. The second radial barb extends from the axial support. The protrusion extends from the axial support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Kileean Bell, Mark Lepper
  • Publication number: 20200309172
    Abstract: An elastic element includes a fastening portion, an extending portion connected with the fastening portion, a first bending portion, a first connecting portion connected with the first bending portion, a second bending portion, a second connecting portion, a third connecting portion, a first elastic arm, a fourth connecting portion and a second elastic arm. The first bending portion is connected with a front end of the extending portion. The second bending portion is connected with the first connecting portion. The second connecting portion is connected with a front of the second bending portion. The third connecting portion is connected with a front of the second connecting portion. The first elastic arm is connected with a front end of the third connecting portion. The fourth connecting portion is connected with the first elastic arm. The second elastic arm is connected with a front end of the fourth connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: JUN CHEN, ZHI-BIN DONG, FENG ZHU
  • Publication number: 20200309173
    Abstract: An assembly comprising first and second structural elements having aligned holes, a fastener that occupies at least respective portions of the holes without a surrounding sleeve, and a mating part that is coupled to the fastener. The fastener comprises: a head; a circular cylindrical shank extending from the head; a mating portion comprising external projections; and a transition portion disposed between the shank and the mating portion. The transition portion comprises a tapered lead-in section that meets the shank at a shank/lead-in intersection and a radiused lead-in section that meets the tapered lead-in section. The tapered lead-in section tapers gradually in a first axial direction toward the mating portion and has a first profile that is linear and a taper angle equal to or less than 20 degrees, while the radiused lead-in section curves abruptly in the first axial direction and has a second profile that is a circular arc having a radius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Blake A. Simpson, Tanni Sisco
  • Publication number: 20200309174
    Abstract: An assembly-ready joint for an aircraft assembly is disclosed. The joint includes a first joint part having a spigot. The joint also has a second joint part with a housing. A floating socket is in an interior of the housing. The second joint part receives the spigot in the floating socket. The joint is arranged to receive a curable medium, such as curable resin, in the interior to contract between the housing and the floating socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew McMahon, Saif Rafique, Abishek Ramesh, Oliver Marks, Julien Laverne, Umberto Polimeno, John Hobday, Andrew Henstridge, Jöerg Schwickert, Raul-Jose Gomez Vizcaino
  • Publication number: 20200309175
    Abstract: An assembled structure includes multiple first assembling units, each of the first assembling units comprising main body parts and connection parts, wherein the main body parts have a profile shape of a polygon having 6n equal-length sides, wherein n is a positive integer; and the connection parts are provided on each equal-length side of each main body part; and the connection parts on each equal-length side are connected to each neighboring first assembling unit by a sliding pair, and the sliding direction of the sliding pair is the same as the extension direction of the sliding pair on the equal-length side on which the sliding pair resides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Xuesong Deng
  • Publication number: 20200309176
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assembling a first metal part with a second part made of a composite material comprising at least one matrix and fibers arranged inside the matrix. The method comprises at least: a step of forming the first part, consisting in producing a plurality of teeth projecting from a contact face of the first part, two adjacent teeth being separated from each other by an interstitial space, the teeth having an end protuberance; and a step of pressing the second part against the first part, in such a way that the fibers of the composite material can penetrate inside the interstitial space defined between adjacent teeth and that the fibers are retained by the end protuberances of the teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jérémy Cailleteau, Thomas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20200309177
    Abstract: A stud pin includes a first shaft part that extends in a first direction, a first flange portion that is provided coaxially with the first shaft part at one end portion of the first shaft part, a second flange portion that is larger than the first flange portion provided coaxially with the first flange portion on a side opposite to a surface of the first flange portion, on which the first shaft part is provided, and a second shaft part that is provided coaxially with the second flange portion on a side opposite to a surface of the second flange portion, on which the first flange portion is provided, and extends in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Shun Hayashi, Kouken Murakami
  • Publication number: 20200309178
    Abstract: A quick-fitting stool includes a main plate, side plates, and corner protectors having same number as number of the side plates. Each of the side plates and the corner protectors are alternately arranged to form a circumferentially closed side wall. The corner protectors extend in a height direction, and the corner protectors includes first mounting surfaces and second mounting surfaces spliced to two adjacent side plates respectively. The first mounting surfaces and the second mounting surfaces are detachably connected to the two adjacent side plates. An outer side surface of the corner protectors is flush with an outer side surface of the side plates. The main plate is horizontally placed on upper side surfaces of the side plates. The side plates support the main plate, and is connected with an upper side edge of at least one of the side plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Shengli Wang
  • Publication number: 20200309179
    Abstract: An expansible anchor for anchoring in a drilled hole, having a shank. An expansion sleeve of the expansible anchor can be arranged to be expanded radially by drawing in an expander body. In order to hold the expansion sleeve in place axially during expansion in a drilled hole there is arranged on the shank a resilient ring which has an annular main body having a weakened position, so that to modify its diameter the resilient ring is deformable in the circumferential direction. At least one projection extending radially outwards from the main body is arranged on the resilient ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Martin LINKA, Tobias HIRSCHLE, Raphael DIXA
  • Publication number: 20200309180
    Abstract: A tacking device for a temporary fastening of components has a sleeve having a first end, a second end, an axial hole and a radially projecting collar at the first end, and an elongate mandrel having a head end and a tensioning end. The mandrel can be inserted into the axial hole at the second end of the sleeve, can be brought into stop contact with a sleeve rim surface by the head end and projects beyond the first end from the sleeve in the inserted state. A holding unit is designed to hold the mandrel when the tacking device is inserted into an opening of a component. The sleeve has a deformable material, which is squashed against the component when is inserted into an opening of a component. The mandrel has a predetermined breaking point with a weakened cross section, positioned between the head end and the tensioning end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Joern Skirke, Steffen Kornhuber, Alexander Gessenharter
  • Publication number: 20200309181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastener device for connecting an article to a sheet-form material. The fastener device comprises a part for attaching to the article. The fastener device includes a fastener member for holding said sheet-form material in a fixed position relative to the fastener device such that a first side surface of the sheet-form material faces the article. The fastener member is pivotally movable from an open position to a fastening position to contact with a second, opposing side surface of the sheet-form material to hold said sheet-form material in said fixed position. A method of using the fastener device comprises attaching a part of the fastener device to the article and inserting a part of the fastener device into an aperture of the sheet-form material from a first side surface of the sheet-form material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Chor-Ming Ma