Patents Issued in December 31, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200408277
    Abstract: A device for holding a cord includes a first cord holding area shaped to receive a cord. The device further includes a hook portion interconnected with the first cord holding area, the hook portion curving from a first end of the first cord holding area, around a side of the first cord holding area to a second end of the first cord holding area, opposite the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Rex Seader
  • Publication number: 20200408278
    Abstract: A device for holding a cord includes a first cord holding area shaped to receive a cord. The device further includes a hook portion interconnected with the first cord holding area, the hook portion curving from a first end of the first cord holding area, around a side of the first cord holding area to a second end of the first cord holding area, opposite the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Rex Seader
  • Publication number: 20200408279
    Abstract: A pinion (1) including a pin gear allows easy engagement with or disengagement from a mating gear. The pinion (1) includes a plurality of pins (2) as teeth, and includes a first plate (4) and a second plate (5) described below. The first plate (4) interconnects first ends of the pins (2). The second plate (5) is spaced from the first plate (4) in the rotation axis direction of the pinion (1), and interconnects second ends of the pins (2). The second plate (5) has, on its outer peripheral edge, recesses (15, 16) each between two pins (2) adjacent circumferentially. The recesses (15, 16) recede inward from inner circumferential ends of the pins (2). The pinion (1) is moved axially for engagement with or disengagement from the rack (3). The pinion (1) increases flexibility at the time of engagement with or disengagement from a mating gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: KAMOSEIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitake KATAYAMA, Yusuke FUKUOKA, Ikuyo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200408280
    Abstract: A track system includes a track member with an elongate shaft mounted thereto. At least one support mechanism is mounted to the track member. The at least one support mechanism includes a housing. An engagement feature includes first and second engagement members spaced-apart from one another to define a receiving area therebetween. The first and second engagement members are operable between deployed and retracted positions relative to the housing. The elongate shaft is received in the receiving area when the first and second engagement members are in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Kish, Joshua Gauthier, Matthew Schwope, Robert Clayton Caldwell, Johnathan Andrew Line, Cung K. Chieu, Changwei Xie, Macit Aktas, Glenn Scott
  • Publication number: 20200408281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission (1) with a transmission input and a transmission output, with a main gearwheel, which is interposed between the transmission input and the transmission output and which is rotatably mounted about a rotation axis (20) and to which a gearwheel bearing (17) is assigned that can be moved perpendicularly to the rotation axis (20), with a gearwheel drive (21), which serves for rotating the main gearwheel about the rotation axis and with which the main gearwheel (19) is in engagement in an engagement zone (26), and with a gearwheel bearing drive (14), which serves for moving the gearwheel bearing (17) (17). When a torque is input at the transmission input, the gearwheel drive (21) rotates the main gearwheel (19) about the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Anton Ledwon, Waldemar Lewtschenko
  • Publication number: 20200408282
    Abstract: A shift transmission includes a first shaft, a second shaft arranged parallel to the first shaft, a gear group arranged at least partially on the first shaft, and a range group arranged at least partially on the second shaft. The gear group includes at least two gear units and the range group comprises at least three range units. Moreover, the gear group and the range group are configured such that a first and a second range unit in each case are shiftable with at least one gear unit indirectly by a third range unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Stefan Raisch
  • Publication number: 20200408283
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base, a ring engaged with the base, the ring rotatable about a center ā€œCā€ within a base opening, a pulley journalled to the ring, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the ring, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring disposed between the ring and the pivot arm for urging the pivot arm, a damping assembly frictionally disposed between the base and the ring, a spring applying a normal load to the damping material, and the damping material having a resistance in the range of greater than 0? up to approximately 10,000?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh, Sangkyu Kim, Anil Bhalla, Michael Koppeser
  • Publication number: 20200408284
    Abstract: A planetary variator applicable in a variable transmission for realizing a variable speed and torque ratio includes: a ring wheel; at least two planet wheels, the at least two planet wheels including a shaft portion and a wheel portion that is rotatable about the shaft portion, the shaft portion having a longitudinal central axis, the longitudinal central axis also being the rotation axis of the wheel portion, each planet wheel being freely rotatable about a hinge axis that is oriented essentially perpendicularly with respect to a plane defined by the common central axis and the rotation axis of the wheel portion of the planet wheel; and a sun wheel. The ring wheel and the sun wheel are axisymmetric bodies positioned with respect to a common central symmetry axis. Interaction between the ring wheel, the at least two planet wheels, and the sun wheel takes place through a rolling motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Filip DE MAZIERE, Lucas PRESENT
  • Publication number: 20200408285
    Abstract: A mower-conditioner includes first and second conditioning rolls, adjustment assembly, and a linkage. The adjustment assembly includes a first member having a first helical surface and a second member having a second helical surface in contact with each other. The linkage is coupled between the at least one adjustment assembly and the first conditioning roll. The rotation of the at least one adjustment assembly about a pivot axis causes the first conditioning roll to move via the linkage, which adjusts the distance between the first and second conditioning rolls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: DAVID V. ROTOLE, ETHAN C. CONRAD
  • Publication number: 20200408286
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, a mower-conditioner may include first and second conditioning rolls, at least one eccentric, and a linkage having a lever. The first and second conditioning rolls are spaced apart a distance. The at least one eccentric is coupled to the mower-conditioner. The lever is coupled between the eccentric assembly and the first conditioning roll. The rotation of the at least one eccentric about a pivot axis causes the first conditioning roll to move via the lever, which adjusts the distance between the first and second conditioning rolls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: DAVID V. ROTOLE, ETHAN C. CONRAD
  • Publication number: 20200408287
    Abstract: A linear actuator includes: a guide rail assembly; a driving block sleeved on the guide rail assembly, where a top of the driving block is provided with a mounting surface, the mounting surface being disposed above the guide rail assembly and provided with a fixing structure and a prepositioning structure; and an electric motor, configured to actuate the driving block to slide back and forth along a length direction of the guide rail assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: LIMOSS (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Christian GASSNER
  • Publication number: 20200408288
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus, comprising: a housing; and plural gears disposed in the housing, wherein at least a first gear of the plural gears comprises a centrally disposed opening configured to mate with a drive tool, wherein a second gear of the plural gears comprises a centrally disposed opening configured to mate with a nut, wherein rotational movement of the first gear causes rotational movement of the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: David Wayne O'Reilly
  • Publication number: 20200408289
    Abstract: An adjustable strut that includes an outer housing configured to receive an extendable member, and an extending mechanism with a gear system configured to convert rotation motion of an input mechanism into linear translation of the extendable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, George Roxton, William O. Teach
  • Publication number: 20200408290
    Abstract: A seal member for a ball screw device, which is fixed to an axial end surface of a nut member of the ball screw device and is configured to seal a gap between the nut member and the screw shaft, the seal member including: a plurality of base plates which each have a through hole having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the screw shaft; a spacer plate, which is sandwiched between two base plates adjacent to each other, and has a seal accommodation hole having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of a through hole of the base plates; and a seal plate, which has a shaft-fitting hole corresponding to a sectional shape of the screw shaft in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction, and is arranged in the seal accommodation hole of the spacer plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kubota, Futoshi Nakamura, Tetsuhiro Nishide, Kotaro Kawai, Bin Zhao, Tomoyuki Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20200408291
    Abstract: A snowmobile has a two-stroke engine having an electronic reverse function so that a crankshaft can be selectively rotated in forward and reverse rotation directions. A gearbox has a first shaft coupled to a countershaft, a second shaft extending parallel to the first shaft, first transmission gears mounted to the first shaft and second transmission gears mounted to the second shaft. The first transmission gears are in constant mesh with the second transmission gears to form high and low gear pairings. A shifter is operable for selectively operating the gearbox in one of a high gear, a low gear and a neutral gear. The engine is selectively operable in the forward and reverse rotation directions while the gearbox is operated in at least one of the high gear, the low gear and the neutral gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien PARD, Joel PITRE, Yan NOLET
  • Publication number: 20200408292
    Abstract: A gearbox for a vehicle includes: a housing; first and second shafts extending parallel to one another; first transmission gears mounted to the first shaft; and second transmission gears mounted to the second shaft. The transmission gears are helical gears. The first transmission gears are in constant mesh with the second transmission gears to form a plurality of gear pairings engageable to operate the gearbox in different gears. A drive gear is mounted to an input shaft extending into the housing. The input shaft is operatively connected to an engine of the vehicle. A driven gear is mounted to the second shaft and is configured to engage the drive gear. The drive and driven gears are spur gears. A flexible driving member is configured to drivingly connect one of the first shaft and the second shaft to an output shaft. A snowmobile including a gearbox is also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien PARD, Joel PITRE, Yan NOLET
  • Publication number: 20200408293
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle may include an engine, a drive wheel, a CVT for driving the drive wheel by continuously changing an engine power, an electric motor for driving the drive wheel, and a transaxle mechanically linked to the drive wheel. The transaxle may include an input shaft having first and second ends axially opposite each other and a clutch interposed between the motor and the input shaft. The first end of the input shaft is structured to receive power from the CVT and the second end of the input shaft is structured to receive power from the electric motor, The clutch, the second end of the input shaft and a motor shaft serving as a rotary axis of the motor are coaxially disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi SUGIMOTO, Yoshitaka KOCHIDOMARI, Hongkun WANG, Fumiaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20200408294
    Abstract: A differential case (23) is therein provided with a plurality of rotating discs (38) that are spline-coupled to an outer peripheral side of aright side gear (35), and a plurality of non-rotating discs (39) that are respectively arranged between the respective rotating discs (38) and are non-rotatable relative to the differential case (23) and are movable in a left-right direction. A pressure ring (43) that presses the non-rotating discs (39) toward the rotating discs (38) is disposed between a right retainer (41) positioned in the right side gear (35)-side and the non-rotating disc (39). The right retainer (41) is therein provided with a piston accommodating part (41D) in a position facing the pressure ring (43) in the left-right direction. The piston accommodating part (41D) is therein provided with a piston (46) that is displaced by hydraulic pressure to press the non-rotating discs (39) against the rotating discs (38) through the pressure ring (43).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Tomohiro ONISHI
  • Publication number: 20200408295
    Abstract: A composite gear includes: a first member comprising a rotation shaft portion and a disk-shaped web extending in radial directions from the rotation shaft portion; and a second member comprising at least one engaging tooth on an outer periphery thereof and provided being supported by the web so as to surround an outer periphery of the first member. A space is provided between the second member and an outermost peripheral surface of the first member in a radial direction, a space is provided between the first member and an innermost peripheral surface of the second member in a radial direction, and at least one of the first member and the second member is formed to nip another of the first member and the second member from both sides thereof in an axial direction of the rotation shaft portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Gaku Iijima, Tatsurou Fujii, Yuta Itahashi
  • Publication number: 20200408296
    Abstract: A vehicle component including a casing and a cap. The casing defines an opening. The cap is removably coupled to the casing such that the cap plugs the opening. The cap including a membrane portion and a rim portion extending around the membrane portion. The cap is configured to be removed from the casing after a shaft is inserted through the membrane portion and at least partially through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Japinga, Ramesh Sadhneni, Johnathon C. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20200408297
    Abstract: A drive apparatus includes a motor, a transmission system, and a housing having a motor housing accommodating the motor and a gear housing accommodating the transmission system. The transmission system includes a first gear supported by a first bearing and a second gear supported by a second bearing. The gear housing includes first and second holding portions holding the first and second bearings. Surrounding ribs project from a wall surface of the gear housing, and surround an area that encompasses the first and second bearings when viewed in an axial direction. The surrounding ribs include arc-shaped ribs along outer circumferential edges of the first and second bearings, and straight ribs connected to the arc-shaped ribs. One or more of the straight ribs are each located on a common tangent to the first bearing and the second bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Yuki ISHIKAWA, Keigo NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200408298
    Abstract: A compression brake control shifter for convenient and safe compression brake control from the shifter includes a shifter body. The shifter body is configured to connect to a shift lever of a truck to manipulate a gear system of the truck. The truck has a gear splitter and a compression brake. A wiring harness is coupled to the shifter body and extends through the bottom side to be in operational communication with a CPU of the truck. A compression button, a hi/low gears switch, and a gear splitter switch are coupled to the shifter body and are in operational communication with the wiring harness to activate and alternatively deactivate the compression brake of the truck, to switch to and from a hi gear mode and a low gear mode of the gear system, and to activate and alternatively deactivate the gear splitter of the truck, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Maurice Toussaint
  • Publication number: 20200408299
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a transmission of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a determination device to determine whether to perform speed following control based on state information of a traffic light positioned on a road in front of the vehicle in coasting, a stop position predicting device to predict a stop position of the vehicle based on position information of the vehicle and the traffic light, a transmission stage decision device to determine a target position and a target speed based on the predicted stop position and to form a speed profile for each transmission stage to determine a final transmission stage based on the target position and the target speed, and a controller to perform speed following transmission control based on the final transmission stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Byeong Wook Jeon, Dong Hoon JEONG, Jae Chang KOOK, Kwang Hee PARK
  • Publication number: 20200408300
    Abstract: An earth working machine (10), encompassing a drive motor (42) and a working apparatus (22) drivable by the drive motor (42) so as to move rotationally, the drive motor (42) being connected to the working apparatus (22), for transfer of a torque, with interposition of a shiftable transmission (50; 150) comprising at least two gearing stages having different torque transfer ratios, is characterized in that by means of a first gearing stage of the shiftable transmission (50), an input shaft (48), coupled on the input side to the drive motor (42), of the shiftable transmission (50) is connectable in torque-transferring fashion directly to an output shaft (52), coupled on the output side to the working apparatus (22), of the shiftable transmission (50) so as to rotate together at the same rotation speed; and by means of a second gearing stage of the shiftable transmission (50), the input shaft (48) is connectable in torque-transferring fashion, with interposition of a transmission assemblage (64), to the output s
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Tobias Stinner, Cyrus Barimani, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Publication number: 20200408301
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an actuating device for actuating an emergency release of a transmission, including a parking lock, which is mechanically locked by means of the parking lock when the parking lock is activated, of a motor vehicle, having at least one vehicle-fixed actuating element, by which the parking lock is manually and mechanically deactivatable, and having a tool formed separately from the actuating element, via which the actuating element is manually and mechanically actuatable to manually deactivate the parking lock, wherein the tool is designed as a push rod, which can be pushed along a direction and includes a formfitting device, which can be brought into formfitting interaction with the actuating element by pushing the push rod, to thus actuate the actuating element and thereby deactivate the parking lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Georg SCHEIBLECKER, Bodo WILKE, Maximilian STEFFAN, Iris SZOKA
  • Publication number: 20200408302
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a compressor configured to compress gas. The compressor includes: a cylinder part; a piston disposed in the cylinder part to form in the cylinder part a compression chamber in which the gas is compressed, the piston being configured to compress the gas in the compression chamber; a first sealing part located adjacent to the compression chamber and attached to an outer circumference of the piston, and formed mainly containing at least one type of component that is selected from a group of polyetheretherketone, polyimide, and polybenzimidazole; and a second sealing part located more separated from the compression chamber than the first sealing part is from the compression chamber and attached to the outer circumference of the piston, the second sealing part having a hardness equal to or smaller than that of the first sealing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Naofumi KANEI, Tomohiro OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20200408303
    Abstract: In order to provide a seal arrangement, in particular for sealing a first fluid space from a second fluid space or a plurality of fluid spaces, which on the one hand is producible in a simple and cost-effective manner and also enables a reliable sealing of a first fluid space from a second fluid space, it is proposed that the seal arrangement comprises the following: A sealing element for arranging between a first object and a second object, wherein the sealing element comprises two or more mutually connectible or mutually connected sealing element components, which each comprise a base body part and an elastic sealing body part arranged on the base body part, wherein the base body parts of the sealing element components form a preferably dimensionally stable base body of the sealing element, wherein the elastic sealing body parts of the sealing element components form an elastic sealing body for providing a sealing function of the sealing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Tobias Michael GRUHLER, Stefan DWENGER, Robert LINKOR
  • Publication number: 20200408304
    Abstract: A gasket configured to be attached to a support body includes: a frame-shaped attachment plate, a side wall part, a flange part, and a gasket body. The frame-shaped attachment plate is fastened to the support body. The side wall part extends along the peripheral direction of the attachment plate. The flange part is arranged along the peripheral direction of the side wall part to define insertion space between the flange part and the attachment plate. The gasket body is formed of a rubber-like elastic material by extrusion to have a fixed sectional shape along its entire length, and engages the attachment plate along its entire length without bonded. The gasket body includes a first seal part, a second seal part, and an insertion protrusion. The first seal part contacts the attachment plate. The second seal part is arranged opposite to the first seal part to contact a supported body. The insertion protrusion is inserted into the insertion space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Tasuku ONO
  • Publication number: 20200408305
    Abstract: A gasket-mounting structure includes a mounting member and a gasket. The mounting member includes a first base, an outer sleeve protruding from the first base, an inner sleeve protruding from the first base in the same direction of the outer sleeve radially inside the outer sleeve, and a groove surrounded by the first base, the outer sleeve, and the inner sleeve. The gasket includes an annular second base, an annular outer protrusion extending from the second base to be pressed in the groove, and an annular inner protrusion extending from the second base to be axially pressed on the inner sleeve radially inside the outer protrusion such that the inner sleeve is radially placed between the outer protrusion and the inner protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro ADACHI, Toshihide IIDA, Tomoyuki KOIKE, Atsushi NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20200408306
    Abstract: A fugitive emissions packing set is provided. The packing set a top ring and a bottom ring made from a fluoropolymer that includes a filler that enhances the mechanical and/or dimensional stability of the ring, as compared to unfilled fluoropolymer. The intermediate rings are formed from an essentially pure fluoropolymer. The top, bottom, or intermediate rings may include a metal insert in any combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Wayne Evans, Dave Roberts, Brett Yoder, Joseph Young
  • Publication number: 20200408307
    Abstract: An improved rotor or stator split ring seal assembly includes a flexible ring-advancing mechanism that advances at least one of the split ring halves radially inward, so that during assembly the split ring halves meet before adjacent elastomeric members, thereby preventing the elastomeric members from expanding between the seal ring halves and interfering with their alignment. The ring-advancing mechanism is flexed as the seal is assembled, thereby allowing the ring halves to be seated in the housing. The ring-advancing mechanism can be removable after assembly or internal to the seal. In various embodiments, the ring-advancing mechanism is a flexible bracket, a coil spring, or a vertical or horizontal leaf spring. Separate, identical ring-advancing mechanisms can be included with each of the housing halves so as to advance the split ring halves symmetrically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Flowserve Management Company
    Inventors: Glenn Robert Owens, JR., Rodney Wayne Rynearson, Michael Anthony Kraus
  • Publication number: 20200408308
    Abstract: A flow rate adjusting valve includes: a casing including an inlet and an outlet and also including a channel connecting the inlet and the outlet to each other; a cylindrical valve port member disposed in the channel and having a valve port penetrating the valve port member in an upstream-downstream direction; and a valve body configured to move forward and backward to the valve port from a downstream side to thereby adjust an opening degree of a downstream opening of the valve port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: TLV CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tadashi OIKE
  • Publication number: 20200408309
    Abstract: A high pressure valve includes a valve body having a surface defining a corresponding portion of a conduit and a pocket. A removable insert is removably inserted into the pocket of the valve body and has surface defining a corresponding portion of the conduit. A seal insert is spaced from the valve body by the removable insert and has an interface with the removable insert. A moving member interfaces with the seal insert for selectively closing the conduit, the interface between the seal insert and the removable insert allows play between the seal insert and the removable insert in response to movement of the moving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Travis Harrel, Christian Leuchtenberg, Glen H. Cuiper
  • Publication number: 20200408310
    Abstract: A valve for use in oil and gas production or similar applications includes a plug or other flow barrier disposed in a cavity of a hollow valve body with a metal-to-metal sealing surface that is not reliant on any rubberized or elastomeric material to effect a seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bob McGuire, Danny L. Artherholt, Mickey Claxton, Blake Mullins
  • Publication number: 20200408311
    Abstract: A valve body has: a tubular portion, which is rotatably placed at an inside of a housing; and a partition wall which partitions an inside space of the tubular portion into a first valve chamber located on one axial side of the partition wall and a second valve chamber located on another axial side of the partition wall. A seal member is placed between an inner wall of the housing and the tubular portion of the valve body and extends in a circumferential direction. The seal member partitions an inside space of the housing into a first housing chamber, at which a first fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet of the housing are placed, and a second housing chamber, at which a second fluid inlet and a second fluid outlet of the housing are placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Kouji HASHIMOTO, Masao INO
  • Publication number: 20200408312
    Abstract: A multi-port valve is disclosed that includes a valve body having an outer surface, an inner surface that defines an internal cavity, an upper end, a lower end, a stop member extending from the upper end, a plurality of output ports for transmitting a liquid to respective outputs, and an input port for receiving the liquid from an input. The multi-port valve also includes a directional component positioned in the internal cavity and configured to be rotated relative to the valve body, where the directional component includes a stop member and defines an outer surface that includes a channel for directing the liquid from the input port to one of the plurality of output ports when the directional component is in a first rotational position and a blocking extension that extends through the channel to prevent the channel from completely extending around the circumference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Carl T. Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20200408313
    Abstract: A faucet assembly including a housing body, a valve assembly received within the housing body, and a waterway assembly having a base supporting the valve assembly. A face seal is positioned between the valve assembly and the base of the waterway assembly. An upper radial seal is positioned between the valve assembly and an internal surface of the housing body, and a lower radial seal is positioned between the base and the internal surface of the housing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Benjamin Michael Allen
  • Publication number: 20200408314
    Abstract: In order to solve the problem, a valve core according to one aspect of the present disclosure including: a barrel part that is cylindrical; a barrel packing that surrounds an outer lateral surface of the barrel part; a flange part that abuts on the barrel packing from above; and a head part that includes a male screw part at its outer lateral surface and that rotates relative to the barrel part. A lower surface of the head part abuts on the flange part from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takumi SUGINO
  • Publication number: 20200408315
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve for a gas pressure regulator includes: a deformable and gas-tight, laminar element; an outflow channel that allows the passage of the gas between one side and the other of the laminar element including a precisely-sized hole; a shutter removably associated with the laminar element through a coupler that defines, for the shutter, a closed position of the outflow channel and an open position of the outflow channel; an elastic element interposed between the shutter and the laminar element in order to push the shutter towards the closed position. The couple includes a through hole belonging to the laminar element and a shaft slidingly inserted in the through hole, and the shutter is operatively connected to the shaft. The outflow channel is distinct from the through hole, as sealing is provided to prevent the passage of the gas between the through hole and the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Armando Amadini, Paolo Calciolari
  • Publication number: 20200408316
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve includes a valve body including a monitored pressure inlet leading to a monitored pressure region, a piston having a shear seal bore and a surface facing the monitored pressure region, a vent passage and a the shear seal assembly comprising a seal plate having a sealing surface thereon, and the shear seal assembly includes a sealing surface facing the seal plate and having a first annular area, and a first surface having an annular surface area at least twice as large as the first area of the sealing surface, the first surface facing away from the first area, and a biasing seal in contact with the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Andy PATTERSON, Gerardo MARTINEZ, Preston WEINTRAUB
  • Publication number: 20200408317
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for a control valve. The control valve can include a valve body with a valve bore and a spool received within the valve bore and moveable between a first position, a second position, and a third position, where the second position can be between the first position and the third position. The control valve can also include an electromagnetic actuator coupled to the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ben Lundeberg, Christopher Everson, Dean Wardle, Austin Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20200408318
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes: a solenoid, including a bobbin, a plunger, and a coil that moves the plunger; and a valve mechanism, including a flow path member that includes a first flow path, a second flow path, a relay flow path and a valve body housing, and a valve body that is inserted into the valve body housing, movably supported along an axial direction together with the plunger, and switches between passage and blockage of a fluid via the relay flow path between the first flow path and the second flow path. The valve body includes a protrusion provided protruding radially outward from an outer periphery of the valve body and guided by an inner wall surface of the valve body housing when the valve body moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dongming CHEN, Tomohiko NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20200408319
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a plunger supported movably along an axial direction, and a valve mechanism having a valve body in a columnar shape supported movably along the axial direction together with the plunger and switching between passage and blockage of a fluid. The solenoid has a core and a yoke which guide the plunger. The plunger has a plunger pin protruding at least on the other side in the axial direction in the one side in the axial direction and the other side in the axial direction. A rust-resistant member having rust resistance is provided on an end of the yoke on the other side in the axial direction, wherein the plunger pin contacts and separates from the rust-resistant member as the plunger moves, and the rust-resistant member has an area larger than a contact area of the plunger pin with the rust-resistant member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dongming CHEN, Tomohiko NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20200408320
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a plunger supported movably along an axial direction, and a valve mechanism having a flow path member which has a valve body housing disposed along the axial direction and a valve body which is in a columnar shape inserted into the valve body housing and which switches between passage and blockage of a fluid. The valve mechanism has a connecting member made of metal and a gasket in a ring shape provided concentrically with respect to the valve body housing. A boundary line facing the other side in the axial direction between the flow path member and the connecting member is located further to the outer side than a contact inner diameter of a part of the gasket that is in contact with the flow path member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dongming CHEN, Tomohiko NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20200408321
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes: a solenoid, including a bobbin, a plunger, and a coil that moves the plunger; and a valve mechanism, including a flow path member made of resin that includes a first flow path, a second flow path, a relay flow path and a valve body housing, a valve body made of resin that is inserted into the valve body housing, movably supported along an axial direction together with the plunger, and switches between passage and blockage of a fluid via the relay flow path between the first flow path and the second flow path, and a sliding member made of metal and having a tubular shape, provided concentrically with the valve body housing. The valve body slides inside the sliding member, wherein a low friction layer reducing friction with the valve body is provided on an inner circumferential surface on which the valve body slides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dongming CHEN, Tomohiko NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20200408322
    Abstract: A non-return valve for a solenoid valve includes a movable closure element and a valve structural element with a valve seat that is arranged on a through-opening to perform a direction-orientated throughflow and sealing function. The valve seat has a first region and a second region. The first region of the valve seat forms a support region for a sealing element in order to absorb a supporting force with respect to the closure element. The second region of the valve seat forms a sealing region in order to enable sealing with respect to the closure element. A solenoid valve in one embodiment includes the non-return valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Dirk Foerch
  • Publication number: 20200408323
    Abstract: A solenoid valve can include a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, a solenoid actuator and a module coupled to the valve body and the solenoid actuator. A module can include a module inlet disposed in fluid communication with the valve inlet, a module outlet disposed in fluid communication with the valve outlet, a module orifice and a module valve seat disposed along a module flow path fluidically between the module inlet and the module outlet and a sensor coupled to the module and disposed in sensing communication with the module flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Emmanuel D. Arceo, John J. Haller
  • Publication number: 20200408324
    Abstract: A valve includes: a housing; a solenoid arranged in the housing, the solenoid comprising a coil, an armature, an upper stator and a lower stator, the armature and the upper and lower stators being configured such that, when a magnetic force acts between the upper and lower stators, the armature moves axially; a pin connected to the armature; a cup-shaped piston connected to the pin; a spring, configured to provide a force that moves the piston away from the solenoid in a case in which no magnetic force acts between the upper and lower stators; and a protective sleeve arranged in the solenoid, the protective sleeve being made of a corrosion-resistant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Rosario BONANNO
  • Publication number: 20200408325
    Abstract: A valve with an electrodynamic actuator includes a magnet device that generates a magnetic field and a drive element that is movable relative to the magnet device. The drive element is pivotally mounted and comprises a current-carrying air coil that is arranged in the magnetic field and is fixedly coupled to a coil carrier made of a non-magnetic material. Sealing surfaces for sealing valve seats are arranged on two opposite sides of the drive element, such that the sealing surfaces face in opposite directions. A housing is comprised of a plurality of plastic housing parts and a metallic encasement. The metallic encasement surrounds an upper area of the housing in which the electrodynamic actuator is arranged and at least partially surrounds a lower area of the housing in which fluid channels are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf Scheibe, Sebastian Hettinger, Christina Ripsam, Holger Schwab, Simone Knauss, Johannes Baumann, Christian Hartmann, Rainer Kuenzler
  • Publication number: 20200408326
    Abstract: In various implementations, an electronic actuator may be coupled to a valve to provide the ability to shut off anhydrous ammonia flow through the valve (e.g., in emergencies). The valve may be coupled to anhydrous ammonia tanks, such as nurse tanks and/or storage tanks. The electronic actuator may include a handle and a bracket. The handle and the bracket may include at least two attractive components that are magnetically attracted to each other upon application of an electric current and the valve may be open. When the electric current is cut, the attractive components of the handle and the bracket may not be magnetically attracted to each other and the valve may be shut off. A controller (e.g., a switch) may be coupled to the electronic actuator to allow control of the electric signal to the electronic actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: William Henry Sands, III, William Henry Sands, JR., Brently Craig Wilkerson, Patrick Lee Hodges, William Browning Washington, IV, Jack Jay Potts