Patents Issued in July 25, 2024
  • Publication number: 20240247686
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor may include an auxiliary bearing arranged about a shaft. An interface of the auxiliary bearing and the shaft includes at least one groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jin Yan, Karthik Krishna
  • Publication number: 20240247687
    Abstract: A cage for a rolling element bearing is intended to ensure the circumferential spacing of at least one row of rolling elements and includes a plurality of pockets to accommodate the rolling elements of the row. The cage is made of a fiber-reinforced synthetic material having a glass transition temperature equal to or greater than 120° Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Florent Denis FAUCHERY, Florian Vincent BARDY, Anthony Roger Jeannot JEROME, Valentin Roger Claude FLEURY, Thomas KRAUSE
  • Publication number: 20240247688
    Abstract: A constant velocity joint assembly includes a housing body having an outer surface and an inner surface extending between a first housing end and a second housing end along a central axis. The inner surface of the housing body defines a raceway. A plurality of rollers are disposed in the raceway. A flexible boot is operably fixed to the housing body, with the flexible boot extending along the central axis. A deflector ring is fixed to the outer surface of the housing body. The deflector ring has a metal inner ring portion and a non-metal outer ring portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Adam J. Tebbe, Ray A. Baker, Scott T. Phillpotts
  • Publication number: 20240247689
    Abstract: A multiple-disc friction clutch has a clutch center including a first and second clutch centers. The first clutch center is axially supported by a main shaft in a relatively non-rotatable manner. The second clutch center is supported by the first clutch center in a relatively rotatable manner and holds a clutching part between a pressure plate and the second clutch center. The first and second clutch centers have a torque limiter mechanism and a torque limiter-disabling mechanism therebetween. The torque limiter mechanism transmits power between the first and second clutch centers and reduces clutch torque by acting on the pressure plate due to relative rotation between the first and second clutch centers. The torque limiter-disabling mechanism inhibits operation of a torque limiter of the torque limiter mechanism by preventing the relative rotation when power is transmitted from the first clutch center to the second clutch center in an acceleration direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventor: Naoya MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20240247690
    Abstract: Concentric clutch slave cylinder assembly having a housing and a connector, the housing having a main axis, a main cylinder, an outer concentric cylinder such that an annular chamber is defined. A tubular piston may be slidably mounted on the main cylinder such that it closes the annular chamber. The housing includes a fluid channel connected to the annular chamber and having an axis perpendicular to the main axis. The connector may be joined to the fluid channel such that the connector and the fluid channel have a common axis, the connector having a connection interface to an external tube, wherein the connector and the housing form a single part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Felipe Gimenes Camargo, Bruno Corsi Alabarse
  • Publication number: 20240247691
    Abstract: A lubricant management system is provided for a work vehicle transmission. The system includes a balance piston contained in a balance piston cavity configured to receive fluid under pressure and provided between a clutch piston and a balance piston; a cooling fluid shutoff piston mounted in a passageway of the clutch piston; a valve configured to control pressure of fluid flow into the clutch piston cavity; and a controller, having processing and memory architecture, operatively coupled to the valve and configured to command the valve to adjust the pressure of the fluid flowing into the clutch piston cavity during operation of the clutch assembly. The passageway has a lubrication supply opening that is closed by the cooling fluid shutoff piston when a first pressure is within the clutch piston cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle K. McKinzie, Randall L. Long
  • Publication number: 20240247692
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a selectable clutch that enables an improvement in the performance of maintaining orientations of cams, and allows simplification of the structure of biasing means, as well as reduction of the thrust required for the switching of operating modes. The object is achieved by a plurality of cams circumferentially held by a cage ring between an inner race and an outer race, and biased in an engaging direction by a biasing means. The cams are each configured to have the center of gravity located such that each of the cams functions as an engaging type cam when oriented in engagement with the inner race and the outer race, and such that each of the cams functions as a disengaging type cam in a tilted freewheel orientation not to contact with the inner race or the outer race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.
    Inventor: Yuto Hanawa
  • Publication number: 20240247693
    Abstract: A system for selectively engaging and disengaging a drive shaft from an electric vehicle drive system includes a clutch device connected to the vehicle drive system, the vehicle drive system including an electric motor connected to a transmission system connecting the drive system to the drive shaft. The transmission system includes a first transfer gear connected to a second transfer gear by a transfer shaft, the second transfer gear is connected to the drive shaft, and the clutch device is disposed at the transfer shaft. The system also includes an actuator configured to control the clutch device to selectively engage the electric motor with the drive shaft, and to selectively disengage the electric motor from the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Farzad Samie, Dongxu Li, Lei Hao, Chunhao J. Lee
  • Publication number: 20240247694
    Abstract: A drum brake, in particular for a utility vehicle, has a brake drum, which is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis, and multiple brake shoes, which are mounted in a receiving area of the brake drum and each of which has a friction lining support and a friction lining arranged thereon. The brake shoes can be pressed against a brake drum casing inner surface, which is designed as a friction surface, in a radial direction relative to a rotational axis of the brake drum. The interior of the drum brake is equipped with a brake cylinder assembly which is rotationally fixed to an armature housing for actuating the brake shoes. A respective pressing wedge is arranged on the friction lining support face facing away from the friction lining. The pressing wedge lies on a wedge mechanism which can be moved in a parallel manner relative to the rotational axis of the brake drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventor: Johann IRASCHKO
  • Publication number: 20240247695
    Abstract: A disc brake for a commercial vehicle has a pneumatic brake cylinder, a brake disc, a brake caliper, a brake application device and brake pads. The brake caliper engages over the brake disc. The brake application device, which can be actuated by the brake cylinder, is arranged in the brake caliper, by which the brake pads can be pressed against the brake disc on both sides during braking. An extendable and retractable piston rod of the brake cylinder is in engagement with the brake application device, and the brake caliper is detachably fastened to the brake cylinder by means of a fastening device. The fastening device includes at least one screw with a screw head, a screw shank and an external thread formed on the screw shank and at least one bore with an internal thread formed in or on the brake cylinder, with an internal thread, into which the screw shank is screwed with the external thread, wherein the screw head is locked on a counter surface of the brake caliper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Sylvain DEROUAULT, Vincent BOEHLER
  • Publication number: 20240247696
    Abstract: Examples of a brake assembly including an anti-vibration support to reduce vertical oscillation of a brake actuator are disclosed herein. In one example, a brake assembly includes a spring-applied, hydraulic release (SAHR) brake actuator coupled to a caliper and cantilevered over an axle housing, and an anti-vibration bracket that terminates at the SAHR brake actuator at a first end and extends under the SAHR brake actuator at an angle relative to the SAHR brake actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Andrea BORTOLI, Marco SCOPESI, Davide DEIMICHEI, Gianluca TERRASI
  • Publication number: 20240247697
    Abstract: A ball and nut assembly adapted for a brake system of a vehicle, comprising: (a) a nut having a threaded portion; (b) a spindle having a threaded portion positioned at least partially within the nut so that the threaded portion of the spindle engages the threaded portion of the nut; and (c) an end stop positioned adjacent to the spindle, wherein a mating area is located between the end stop and the spindle, the mating area includes a contact region in which the end stop contacts the spindle directly or indirectly, and the contact region includes a circumferential area greater than a circumferential area of a single line contact between the end stop and the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Philip Nathanael Jedele, Lakshminarayanan Vaidyanathan
  • Publication number: 20240247698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an underlayer material to be used in a friction member, the underlayer material including a plant-derived resin, in which the friction member includes a friction material and a pressure plate, and the friction material includes a friction modifier, a binder, and a fiber base material. The plant-derived resin may be a lignin-modified phenol resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro OWA, Motoyuki MIYAJI, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Yuta WATANABE, Kenta KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240247699
    Abstract: An elastomeric bushing includes an inner sleeve, a travel limiter disposed around the inner sleeve, an elastomeric bumper disposed around and directly engaging the travel limiter, and an outer sleeve disposed around the inner sleeve, the travel limiter and the elastomeric bumper. The outer sleeve is spaced apart from the inner sleeve and directly engages the elastomeric bumper. The travel limiter includes a radially outwardly extending first protrusion and a diametrically opposed radially outwardly extending second protrusion. A first portion of the elastomeric bumper is bounded by a first reduced diameter portion of the outer sleeve and the first and second protrusions. A second portion of the elastomeric bumper is bounded by a second reduced diameter portion of the outer sleeve and the first and second protrusions. The elastomeric bumper includes diametrically opposed voids axially extending therethrough. The voids are circumferentially rotated relative to the first and second protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventor: Scott W. RAWLINGS
  • Publication number: 20240247700
    Abstract: A method that includes measuring vibration levels in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, determining one or more sections of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus that vibrate at levels greater than a predetermined vibration level, and reducing the vibration levels in the one or more sections to be at or within the predetermined vibration level by coupling one or more weights to an external surface of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus in the one or more sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Chen HO, Chih Ping LIAO, Chien Ting LIN, Jie-Ying YANG, Wei-Ming WANG, Ker-Hsun LIAO, Chi-Hsun LIN
  • Publication number: 20240247701
    Abstract: A non-return valve for a vibration damper having a valve body having at least two control edges which are offset from one another in terms of height and at least one flow channel formed between the control edges, at least one cover disc, which covers the flow channel in a shut-off state of the non-return valve and at least one spring element lying against the cover disc, wherein the spring element elastically deforms the cover disc from the first, in particular higher, control edge in such a way that the cover disc lies sealingly against the second, in particular lower, control edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Bilstein GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Nicolas SUMKOETTER, Tim NORUSCHAT, Adrian HASSEL
  • Publication number: 20240247702
    Abstract: A viscous torsional vibration damper or absorber includes a hub part which can be fastened to a crankshaft of an engine, in particular of an internal combustion engine, and an inertia ring which is mounted such that it can be rotated relative to the hub part. A shear gap, which is filled with a silicone oil, is formed between the hub part and the inertia ring, in which shear gap one or more sliding bearing components are arranged for supporting the inertia ring in a slidingly guided manner, wherein the sliding bearing component(s) are composed at least in some regions of a polyphthalamide-containing plastic, with a fraction of 50 wt. % of PP A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Michael STEIDL, Charles PERUMAL, Dora TERJEK
  • Publication number: 20240247703
    Abstract: A transmission for transmitting torque from two coaxially arranged electric drive machines to two wheels of a drive axle of a motor vehicle, wherein each of the drive machines is connected to a wheel of the drive axle via a speed-reduction sub-transmission for transmitting torque. The sub-transmissions have coaxial drive shafts, coaxial intermediate shafts and coaxial outputs shafts, wherein, on both sub-transmissions, a first spur-gear-toothing stage of the drive shaft with the intermediate shaft is arranged closer to the assigned electric drive machine than a second spur-gear-toothing stage of the intermediate shaft with the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas SKARDELLY, Dominik SUCKART
  • Publication number: 20240247704
    Abstract: A displacement planetary carrier system, which consists of an elastic planetary carrier (1), a rigid tapered sleeve (2) and a rigid tapered sleeve axial adjustment mechanism (3); the elastic planetary carrier (1) is a planetary carrier in which an inner surface of a side wall portion is processed into a tapered surface, and staggered notches (103) are processed on the side wall, so that the elastic planetary carrier (1) elastically deforms; the rigid tapered sleeve (2) is sleeved within the elastic planetary carrier (1), part of the outer side wall is processed with a tapered surface that matches with the tapered surface of the inner surface of the side wall of the elastic planetary carrier (1); the rigid tapered sleeve axial adjustment mechanism (3) is axially mounted on an adjusting bolt/nut or elastic element at an end portion of the elastic planetary carrier (1) and/or the rigid tapered sleeve (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventor: Zilong LING
  • Publication number: 20240247705
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a mechanism that transfers an oscillating rotation into a unidirectional rotation. In one embodiment, the present invention discloses a spur gearing mechanism using spur gears. In another embodiment, the present invention discloses a bevel gearing mechanism using bevel gears, which reduces the total number of gears in comparison to the spur gearing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventor: JACK COPLEN
  • Publication number: 20240247706
    Abstract: A belt tensioner is disclosed that has a spring case defining a receptacle for a torsion spring and having an arm extending radially outward and axially rearward therefrom and terminating with a bore configured for fastening the spring case directly to an engine. The belt tensioner has a support base non-rotationally connected to the spring case through a pivot tube. The pivot tube defines a first axis of rotation, and a pulley mount of the support base defines a second axis of rotation. The support base includes at least one fastener bore for connection to the engine. An arm is coupled to the support base for rotation about the first axis in response to a spring force applied by a torsion spring seated within the spring case and has a free end that defines a pulley mount that defines a third axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: DAYCO IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony E. Lannutti, Kevin G. Dutil
  • Publication number: 20240247707
    Abstract: An electronic key operation device according to the present disclosure includes: an accommodation portion configured to accommodate an electronic key; a pressing member configured to press a button of the electronic key accommodated in the accommodation portion; an actuator configured to apply power for pressing the button to the pressing member; and a position setting portion configured to set a relative position between the actuator and the pressing member and set a position of the pressing member. The position setting portion is configured to set a position of the pressing member so as to correspond to a position of the button in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240247708
    Abstract: An assembly connects a pitman arm to a slot in a crank arm of a pumping unit. A pin extends from the pitman arm disposed on a first side of the crank arm. The pin is disposed in the slot of the crank arm and has a distal end exposed on a second side of the crank arm. The distal end defines an external shouldered profile. A clamp is positioned on the distal end of the pin. The clamp has an internal shouldered profile, which is configured to engage the external shouldered profile on the pin. One or more spacers are disposed on the clamp and are configured to adjustably extend from the clamp toward the second side of the crank arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: TRC Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Darius J. Yakimchuk, Robert G. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20240247709
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hydraulic drive axle with two-way clutch control, comprising a housing, wherein a power assembly and a driving assembly are provided in the housing; the power assembly comprises a plunger pump and a plunger motor; the driving assembly comprises a driving wheel and connected to the plunger motor, and a clutch; one end of the plunger pump is connected to an external driving device for rotation of the plunger pump; power transmission is realized between the plunger motor and the plunger pump through oil circuit conduction; the clutch is arranged on both sides of the driving wheel set and connected to a runner; power is transmitted to the driving wheel set through the plunger pump and the plunger motor; and the clutch on both sides is separately matched with the driving wheel set to realize independent control of the runner on both sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Haoyu YING, Xiaowei SUN, Yisheng LU
  • Publication number: 20240247710
    Abstract: A table driving device includes a first housing having first and second housing holes, a first bearing fitted in the first housing hole, a shaft member inserted in the first bearing and second housing hole, a second housing including an annular portion inserted between an inner surface surrounding the second housing hole and shaft member, a second bearing between the annular portion and shaft member, and a bracket. An annular space is formed between the annular portion and shaft member. The bracket includes a first protruding portion inserted into the annular space, which is in contact with an end surface of the second bearing and with at least part of the annular portion so that a center of the annular portion is located inside a triangle obtained by connecting three points selected from a part of the first protruding portion in contact with the inner surface of the annular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya SAKAI, Kousuke TOBARI
  • Publication number: 20240247711
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes a first gear, a second gear meshing with the first gear, a third gear that rotates integrally with the second gear, a fourth gear meshing with the third gear, a housing accommodating the first gear, the second gear, the third gear, and the fourth gear, and a plate member mounted in the housing. A lubricating liquid is stored in the housing so that a part of the second gear and a part of the fourth gear are immersed therein. The plate member includes a catch tank arranged adjacent to the first gear, and a tray extending from the catch tank along the second gear into the lubricating liquid. The catch tank receives the lubricating liquid drawn up by the fourth gear and guides the lubricating liquid to the meshing portion between the first gear and the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shohei NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20240247712
    Abstract: A transmission device (1) includes an oil feeder (7) including coil springs (9a, 9b) urging a feeder body (8) in a third direction. The third direction is perpendicular to a first direction and to a second direction, where the first direction is the axial direction of rotation of a pinion (2), and the second direction is a direction of a specific tangent of tangents to a circle being a path of the outermost peripheries of revolving pin rollers (4). The transmission device (1) has less performance decrease in feeding oil to the pin rollers (4) resulting from wear of the feeder body (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: KAMOSEIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi OZAKI, Yusuke FUKUOKA
  • Publication number: 20240247713
    Abstract: Provided is a unit including: a housing configured to accommodate a gear connected to a motor, and a catch tank provided in the housing, in which the gear rotates integrally with a differential case, the catch tank has a portion that overlaps the gear when viewed in an axial direction, and the catch tank has a portion that overlaps the motor when viewed in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventor: Masahiro KOSAKA
  • Publication number: 20240247714
    Abstract: A gear motor includes an electric motor adapted to drive a transmission. A bearing flange of the transmission is secured to a housing part of the transmission. A bearing for rotatably mounting the output shaft of the transmission is accommodated in the bearing flange, and a shaft sealing ring is accommodated in the bearing flange, which seals towards the shaft, e.g., performing a sealing function. A cover disc is secured, e.g., using screws, to the bearing flange on the side of the bearing flange facing away from the interior of the transmission, the interior, for example, being filled with lubricating oil. The cover disc has continuous grooves extending in the circumferential direction on its side facing the bearing flange, and a radial borehole is formed in the cover disc and feeds into one of the grooves, e.g., into the radially outermost groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Gao QIONGHUA
  • Publication number: 20240247715
    Abstract: A lubrication mechanism is provided for a transmission unit having a balance piston. The lubrication mechanism is movable between a closed position when a clutch assembly is disengaged which prevents cooling flow of lubrication to a clutch pack of the clutch assembly, and an open position when the clutch assembly is engaged which provides for a cooling flow of lubrication to the clutch pack. In both positions, lubrication is supplied to a balance piston cavity between the clutch assembly and the balance piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Randall L. Long, Kyle K. McKinzie, Lloyd D. Martin
  • Publication number: 20240247716
    Abstract: A transmission assembly has more than one reduction ratio. For this purpose, the transmission assembly can comprise a planetary transmission in which the annulus can rotate freely in a first position and in which the annulus is held fixed against rotation in a second position. A method of operating a transmission assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Stauder, Miroslav Kajic, Mathias Haag, Jürgen Balz
  • Publication number: 20240247717
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for rolling an electrically driven vehicle (10) into a parking lock device (44) from a position in which a pawl (48) is prevented from locking a parking lock gear (46). When the parking lock device (44) is activated, a biasing spring (54) is biased by an actuator (52). A position, identified by position sensing (36), of a parking lock gear (46) accommodated in a rotationally fixed manner is then sent to a control unit (40). Subsequently, an angle of rotation of the rotor shaft (34) of an electric motor (14) which is required to reach the nearest tooth space (60) of an outer toothing (56) of the parking lock gear (46) is determined. The electric motor (14) is then activated in order for the determined angle of rotation to be swept and a controlled approach to be made to the position of the determined closest tooth space (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Gerhard Wetzel, Takashi Shigematsu
  • Publication number: 20240247718
    Abstract: A gearshift for an electric drive includes a housing having a depressed portion with an opening through which a movable component is led. Further, the gearshift for the electric drive includes at least one moving magnet actuator. The at least one moving magnet actuator is configured to move the component and mounted in the depressed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Schöneberger, Oliver Hahn, Daniel Franz
  • Publication number: 20240247719
    Abstract: A wiper seal assembly for sealing a ball screw actuator includes a wiper element. An inside circumferential surface has a first helically shaped extension extending towards a longitudinal axis and is configured to be disposed within a roller ball screw thread. A plurality of micro-grooves is formed on the inside circumferential surface. An ice breaker element on its inside circumferential surface has a second helically shaped extension extending towards the longitudinal axis and is configured to be disposed within the roller ball screw thread. The second helically shaped extension extends to the front side of the ice breaker element forming an ice breaker lip. The wiper element is disposed adjacent to the ice breaker element. The wiper element and ice breaker element are mechanically locked in rotation in comparison to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS US, INC.
    Inventor: Tudor B. Hotnog
  • Publication number: 20240247720
    Abstract: A wiper seal assembly for sealing a ball screw actuator includes a seal element. An inside circumferential surface comprises a first helically shaped extension having a first pitch and is configured to be disposed within a roller ball screw thread. At least one wiping bead being a second helically shaped extension having a second pitch extending towards a longitudinal axis is disposed at least partially over the first helically shaped extension. The at least one wiping bead is configured to make contact with the roller ball screw thread. A cylindrical ring is in contact with and at least partially disposed about the seal element. The seal element is at least partially bonded to the cylindrical ring. The seal element has a first coefficient of thermal expansion and the cylindrical ring has a different second coefficient of thermal expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS US, INC.
    Inventor: Samuel David Wagoner
  • Publication number: 20240247721
    Abstract: A wiper seal assembly for sealing a ball screw actuator has an annularly shaped elastomeric seal element disposed about a longitudinal axis and separates a grease side from an environmental side. An annularly shaped internal support is disposed at least partially within the seal element. The seal element has a first arcuate surface configured to be disposed in an inner helical raceway of a shaft and faces the environmental side. A second arcuate surface is configured to be disposed in the inner helical raceway of the shaft and faces the grease side. An ice scraper seal faces the environmental side and is configured to make contact in at least 360 degrees around the longitudinal axis to or near the inner helical crest of the shaft. The first and second arcuate surfaces and the ice scraper seal the environmental side apart from the grease side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS US, INC.
    Inventor: Taylor Macy
  • Publication number: 20240247722
    Abstract: A sliding component includes a pair of sliding members being slidable relative to each other on sliding surfaces of the sliding members. In the sliding component, one of the sliding surfaces includes a dimple group in which a plurality of dimples is arranged. Each of the dimple has an opening portion whose shape has a long axis and a short axis orthogonal to the long axis. In the dimple group, the dimples are arranged along a curve having a curvature different from a curvature of a circumference of the one of the sliding surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi Suzuki, Yuichiro Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20240247723
    Abstract: Some aspects of the disclosure provide a valve system that includes a valve made of brittle material, such as ceramic, graphite and the like. In some examples, the valve is made of one or more materials that remain a solid state in a temperature range of 1000° C. to 3000° C. The valve includes a valve housing with a cavity extending in a length direction of the valve. The valve housing includes a first port aligned with the cavity and a second port that is formed on a side of the cavity. The valve includes a plunger that is movable in the cavity of the valve housing and configured to control a fluid flow between the first port and the second port. Methods of forming the valve and operating the valve are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mike HVASTA, Colin Kelsall, Asegun Henry, Sandeep Pidaparti, Joe Patrinostro
  • Publication number: 20240247724
    Abstract: A rotary disc valve includes a guide assembly having a ring-shaped member having a groove disposed in an inner surface thereof, and a valve disc assembly rotatably coupled to the guide assembly. The valve disc assembly includes a valve disc, a projection received within the groove of the guide assembly, and a chimney support coupled to the guide assembly. The chimney support includes a seal member for selectively sealing against the valve disc. The groove has a main portion perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rotary disc valve, and an angled portion at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. When the valve is moved between a closed and open positions the valve disc assembly is rotated and moves the projection along the angled portion of the groove, thereby moving the valve disc toward and away from the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: CIRCOR Industria SAS
    Inventors: Francois SARDET, Patrice RIDAL, Damien BOURDIN
  • Publication number: 20240247725
    Abstract: Flow modulator (10) for a fluid like combustion gas, comprising: a modulator body (11) having a channel (14) providing a flow passage (20) for the fluid: a valve body (17) having an opening (18) providing another flow passage (19) for the fluid: an actuator (21) by which the valve body (17) is rotatably displaceable relative to the modulator body (11) to modulate the fluid flow by changing the overlap between the opening (18) or flow channel (19) of the valve body (17) and the channel (14) or flow passage (20) of the modulator body (11); a gear transmission (22), wherein an input side of the gear transmission (22) is in operative connection with the actuator (21) having a fixed axis of rotation (23), and wherein an output side of the gear transmission (22) is in operative connection with the valve body (17) having a translationally displaceable axis of rotation (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: PITTWAY SARL
    Inventors: Clemens Metker, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus, Sven Boller
  • Publication number: 20240247726
    Abstract: A cock for a valve having at least one opening for passage of fluid, the cock comprising a body configured to be movably mounted in a seat of the valve, at least one seal fastened to the body and configured to variably open or close the opening according to a position of the cock within the valve seat, wherein the seal is fastened to the body by an insert fitted between the seal and the body. A valve, in particular a three-way valve and/or a changeover valve, comprising such a cock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: ALFA LAVAL MOATTI
    Inventor: Abou KA
  • Publication number: 20240247727
    Abstract: A hydrogen pressure-reducing valve having automatic pressure-relief and cut-off functions and a method therefor. The hydrogen pressure-reducing valve includes a main pressure-reducing valve and a cut-off valve. The cut-off valve includes a gas flow inlet, a valve rod whose disposed with a cut-off valve element, and a gas flow outlet. The gas flow inlet is used to connect with an external gas inlet pipe. The gas flow outlet communicates with the adjustment channel. A target gas enters the adjustment channel through the gas flow outlet and act on a second disc-shaped end part. The valve rod is disposed with a pressure-relief channel whose includes a control end and an exhaust end. The exhaust end communicates with the outside world. The control end communicated with a valve body inner cavity of the cut-off valve when the cut-off valve element is closed, and closed when the cut-off valve element is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinyuan QIAN, Lei ZHAO, Zhenhao LIN
  • Publication number: 20240247728
    Abstract: A pumphead comprises a housing having a first end defining an aperture configured to receive a valve head therein; a handle housing defining an air passage in fluid connection with the aperture and an air pump; and a lock arm comprising an end pivotally coupled to the pumphead housing at the end of the pumphead housing opposite the aperture; and a second end disposed between the handle housing and the first end of the pumphead housing. Pivoting the lock arm toward the handle housing locks the pumphead housing around the valve head when the valve head is received in the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen PARK
  • Publication number: 20240247729
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a valve including a surface movably engaged with another surface. A coating is on the surface and is characterized by: a CoF of less than 0.1; a hardness in excess of 1,200 HVN; impermeability to liquids at pressures ranging from 15 and 20,000 psi; a surface finish of 63 or less; and a thickness ranging from 0.5 to 20 mils. The disclosure provides for material constructions including a continuous phase, including a transition metal, and a discontinuous phase, including a solid dry lubricant. The disclosure also provides for a method of depositing a coating that includes depositing a first layer of a coating onto a surface using electroplating, electroless plating, thermal spraying, or cladding, and then depositing a second layer of the coating onto a surface of the first layer using sputtering, ion beam, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, cathodic arc, or chemical vapor deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Manuel Marya, Ronald Manson, Christian Meade
  • Publication number: 20240247730
    Abstract: A stem controlled valve uses a stack which includes a plurality of spacing discs and a plurality of sealing discs, where the spacing discs are interdigitated between the sealing discs, or uses a monolithic plug or inner wall of a valve seat with spaced apart extension areas. The sealing discs or extension areas are slightly larger in diameter than a valve seat they fit within or plug wall they fit against such that they elastically deform against the inner wall of the valve seat or the outer wall of the plug. For sealing in cryogenic applications, at least the outer portions of the sealing discs, or the extension areas in the case of a monolithic plug and inner seat wall are pre-stressed to generate void spaces that govern deformation and cryogenic pliability of the single or groups of sealing discs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob W. LEACHMAN, Michael S. WOOD
  • Publication number: 20240247731
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an electromagnetic actuation system for opening and closing pipe valves. The electromagnetic actuation systems utilizes one or more electromagnets surrounding one or more permanent magnets attached to a rotary shaft of the valve mechanism. A controller activates the one or more electromagnets such that the produced magnetic field rotates, thereby applying a force to the one or more permanent magnets and thus rotating the rotary shaft. The system does not require rotation of the one or more electromagnets relative to the one or more permanent magnets, advantageously reducing the number of moving parts within the valve system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: MagDrive Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Yakos, Stephen Sanford, Robert K. Burgess
  • Publication number: 20240247732
    Abstract: A mechanical power transmission system for controlling a valve or a louver vent, a declutching mechanism of which comprises a driving part (59) and a driven part which together form a dog clutch on an axis, the driven part having a ring gear on a section axially opposite to the indentation of the dog clutch driven part cavity, and being coupled to the actuating mechanism by said ring gear and one or a plurality of stepped satellite gears meshing a toothed wheel of a sun gear (50) of the power transmission system coupled to the first input by a splined central bore, said sun gear (50) having, on a section axially opposite the toothed wheel thereof, an indentation of the driven part matching the driving part (59), and said driven part having a central splined bore matching said first input, the rod extending through the two central bores and pushing a hub of the driving part (59), in order to perform a declutching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventor: Rémy Lepan
  • Publication number: 20240247733
    Abstract: A valve with an inlet and an outlet has a solenoid valve as well as a pressure regulator within a housing. When the solenoid valve is off, no flow proceeds to the pressure regulator or outlet. When the solenoid valve is on, the pressure regulator functions as designed to regulate pressure out the outlet. The solenoid valve may have a seal acting on a second orifice and the pressure regulator may have a poppet acting on a first orifice. The first and second orifices may be parallel, colinear, and/or coaxial for many embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zachary Stephan Sandstrom, Brandon Heath Flanigan
  • Publication number: 20240247734
    Abstract: Regulating valve with a rack and pinion transmission system for an aircraft or a spacecraft, including a valve body, a transmission shaft, a rolling element, a rack of the rolling element being engaged with a pinion of the shaft, a first end of the rolling element being guided in translation by a first bearing, and a second end of the rolling element being guided in translation by a second bearing, the valve including an annular connecting flange fixed to the valve body, the annular connecting flange radially extending between an axisymmetric inner face about a second axis of the rolling element and an axisymmetric outer face about a central axis, the inner face including a radially inner housing in which the second bearing is housed, the second axis being radially offset with respect to the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: ARIANEGROUP SAS
    Inventors: Sonia RIOS FERNANDEZ, Yoann LAVENU
  • Publication number: 20240247735
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and a method to detect or determine faults in a valve activation system of an on/off valve with an actuator connected to a pneumatic or hydraulic pressurized fluid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Ideation AS
    Inventor: Knut Are DYRDAL