Abstract: A screw-free device for a computer motherboard that relates to the technical field of computer-aided hardware is disclosed. The device also includes a first fixing plate, where the first fixing plate is fixedly connected with a second fixing plate through a damping spring, the side walls of a first supporting door frame and a second supporting door frame are embedded with dustproof filter screens, a clamping outer frame is bonded with a first soft cushion block, a sliding supporting block is rotatably connected with a fastening screw, a fixed supporting block and the sliding supporting block are both fixedly connected with a fastening pressure plate through a fastening spring, the fastening pressure plate is bonded with a second soft cushion block, and the supporting frame is embedded with a heat-dissipating fan and a heat-dissipating filter screen, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates a method for manufacturing a damper device including a first part and a second part, said method comprising the following steps: a) providing a damping material in a space in between the first part and the second part, such that the damping material is in a compressed state in the space; and b) heating the device to a predetermined temperature in order to adhere the damping material to the first part and the second part.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides mounting plates having a mounting portion adjacent to a plurality of fastening regions and a flexing portion adjacent to a mounting feature. The fastening regions can be connected to a frame system. The mounting feature can be connected to an end of a pressurized tank. The end of the pressurized tank can move relative to the frame system and the mounting plate can flex such that the flexing portion moves out of the plane of the fastening region to accommodate the motion of the end of the pressurized tank. Connection to the end of the pressurized tank can be provided at a tank collar than can be bonded or threadably connected to the mounting plate via a connection mechanism. The connection mechanism can be an expandable plug or a sleeve that connects to the tank collar.

Abstract: A pump housing may accommodate a pump unit and a pump motor, especially for a lumbar support function or massage function for mounting in a vehicle seat, wherein the pump motor and the pump unit are attached to one another along a longitudinal axis, and furthermore may support the pump motor with at least two flexible support elements in a radial direction and a second coil spring in an axial direction. Related pump and seat concepts are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mount (1) for mounting an instrument to a movable platform. The mount comprises a base part (11), attachable to the platform, an instrument part (12), to which the instrument is attachable, and a spring and damper arrangement (14, 15) operable between the base part (11) and the instrument part (12) to allow the instrument part (12) to move relative to the base part (11). The mount further comprises first and second lever sets (13, 13a, 13b, 13c), each lever set comprising at least two parallel and spaced apart levers (131), which are rigidly connected to each other and which are pivotably connected to one of the base part (11) and the instrument part (12). The lever sets (13, 13a, 13b, 13c) are pivotable about respective first and second geometric axes, which are non-parallel with each other. The lever sets are pivotable about a respective proximal portion (131p) of the lever (131).

Abstract: A mounting system for retrofitting a vibration sensor to a machine component is provided. The mounting system includes an elongate fastener, a washer, and a mounting boss. The elongate fastener includes a fastener head and an elongated body defining a longitudinal top end and a longitudinal bottom end. The longitudinal bottom end defines a fastening end configured to engage with a corresponding fastening receptacle of the machine component. The washer defines an external surface and includes a central cavity for engaging the elongated body of the elongate fastener therein. The mounting boss includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes an internal cavity defining a first cavity section configured to engage with the external surface of the washer, and a second cavity section to engage with the fastener head of the elongate fastener. The second portion defines a receiving port for receiving the vibration sensor.

Abstract: A anti-vibration device (1) includes a bracket (4) made of a synthetic resin and cylindrical metal fittings for fastening (5), where the bracket (4) and the metal fittings for fastening (5) are integrally formed. A vibration input position (P) is a position that does not coincide with a virtual line (L1) passing through central axes (O5) of a through holes (5h) of two metal fittings for fastening (5) in a planar view; the metal fitting for fastening (5) has a flange portion (51); and the flange portion 51 has a first outermost peripheral edge (51a) and a second outermost peripheral edge (51b), where a length (L51a) to the first outermost peripheral edge (51a) is longer than a length (L51b) to the second outermost peripheral edge (51b) based on the center axis (O5) of the through hole (5h).

Abstract: A disk array includes a drive enclosure and a pair of rails. The drive enclosure includes a tray with a first base leg and a second base leg spaced from the first base leg, where the tray facilitates receipt of a memory drive device at a space between the first and second base legs such that the drive locking pins engage with openings along surfaces of the memory drive device. A handle pivotally connects with the tray to facilitate rotational movement of the handle in relation to the tray. A pair of rails secure to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an electronic device, and the rails receive and retain portions of the tray and the handle when the tray is inserted between the rails of the pair.

Abstract: A series elastic actuator includes a gear, a mounting recess formed in the gear, an elastic body provided in the mounting recess, an output body, a through-hole penetrating the gear, a shaft passing through the through-hole, a pair of bearings to radially support the shaft, and a pair of bearing mounting recesses to receive the pair of bearings. The gear is configured to rotate by a rotational power source. A rotation force of the gear is transmitted to the gear by the elastic body. The through-hole may extend in an axial direction, and the pair of bearings may be spaced apart from each other in the axial direction. The pair of bearing mounting recesses may be formed at opposite ends of the through-hole.

Abstract: A vehicle exterior mounted display system for attaching to the exterior of a moving vehicle and displaying video content that is geopositionally and temporally relevant. The vehicle exterior mounted display system includes a control unit configured to receive geolocation and time data as well as receive and process signals from a direct-broadcast satellite and a mounted display that is electrically connected to the control unit and mechanically attached to the exterior of the vehicle. The control unit selects a video stream in the signal received from the direct-broadcast satellite based on the geolocation and time data from the global navigation satellite system and causes the selected video stream to be displayed on the mounted display. The vehicle exterior mounted display system may also include an administration server that can tag the video streams in the signal from the direct-broadcast satellite with a targeted geolocation and a targeted time.

Abstract: Elastic hinge for plastic frames of eyeglasses, which comprises a first and a second articulation element respectively associable with a first and a second component of eyeglasses. The first articulation element comprises a male element which is susceptible of sliding inside a seat of the first component and comprises a head portion, a rod-like portion fixed to the head portion, an anchorage body slidably coupled to the rod-like portion and provided with a retention portion provided with anchorage elements. The first articulation element also comprises an expander body adapted to interfere with the anchorage body in order to externally expand the retention portion of the latter towards the internal wall of the seat so as to engage the anchorage elements of the retention body with the first component of the eyeglasses.

Abstract: A fixation assembly for affixing a first object to a second object, such as for affixing a component to the surface of a vehicle, includes an insert body and an enclosure at least partially surrounding the inset body. The insert body has a threaded bore, and the enclosure defines a mounting surface for mounting the fixation assembly on the surface of the vehicle. An adhesive disposed on the mounting surface facilitates bonding the fixation assembly to the surface without requiring holes to be drilled in the vehicle. The fixation assembly may further include a fastener having external threads complementary to the threaded bore.

Abstract: A mounting unit for a motor vehicle, comprising a drive shaft bracket fastening a drive shaft to a mounting component of the motor vehicle. The drive shaft bracket is fastened to the mounting component of the motor vehicle by a fastening portion. The drive shaft bracket, in the event of a front force on the drive shaft, is supported by a contact portion of the bracket via a contact point on a supporting component of the motor vehicle, which causes a rotation of the drive shaft bracket around the contact point. The rotation causes a joint between the fastening portion and the mounting component to be released.

Abstract: A shock absorbing device that has high strength rigidity and good attenuation characteristics, that can be reduced in weight and size, is free from degassing, and has stable temperature characteristics. The device connects between a first and second member so as to be applicable to shock absorption therebetween, and includes: a first and a second shock absorbing member; and a holding and connecting mechanism which holds the first member via the first and second shock absorbing members and which is connected to the second member. The first shock absorbing member, the first member, and the second shock absorbing member are disposed in that order. The holding and connecting mechanism sandwiches the first shock absorbing member, the first member, and the second shock absorbing member from outside the first and second shock absorbing members, thereby holding the first member while applying stress to the first and second shock absorbing members.

Abstract: A platter supported and driven turntable has a spindle, an upper circular platter, a lower circular platter, an arm board, and a tonearm assembly. The spindle is to rotate about a first direction. The spindle has a hub, a shaft and a bearing assembly between the hub and the shaft. The shaft has a flange. The upper circular platter is attached to the shaft of the spindle. The lower circular platter is attached to the flange of the shaft of the spindle. The arm board is attached to the hub of the spindle. The arm board has a first extension section, a mid-range section, and a second extension section. The mid-range section of the arm board is disposed between the upper circular platter and the lower circular platter. The tonearm assembly is directly attached to the first extension section of the arm board. The second extension section of the arm board is attached to a ballast or a supporting turntable through one or more adjustable height mounts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Photoelastic Modulator (PEM), particularly to a novel polarized light modulator structure based on a photoelastic effect. The PEM, which controls driving voltages of two groups of piezoelectric actuators, is able to implement polarized light modulation having a relatively large optical path difference, and polarized light modulator having a fast modulation shaft moving circumferentially, and the PEM operates stably without a moving component. The present invention includes the piezoelectric actuators, a light pass crystal and a driver controller. Two light pass faces of the light pass crystal are parallel regular octagons directly facing each other, and identical rectangles are formed by side faces of the light pass crystal. The piezoelectric actuators are in soft connection with middle positions of the rectangles by connection rubber layers.

Abstract: An assembly for fixing a plugin unit in an installation cage of a computer system includes a holding rail with a support surface that fixes the holding rail in a guide rail of the installation cage; and two holding pins that engage in lateral fastening openings of the plugin unit and fix the guide rail to the plugin unit, wherein each holding pin is mechanically coupled with the holding rail via a damping element, and the assembly is formed integrally, wherein each damping element is molded to the corresponding holding pin and the holding rail in a non-detachable manner by an injection molding method.

Abstract: A vibratory isolator in one example comprises at least one uniform mass inertia component and at least one uniform compliant component which are configured to exhibit a vibratory bandgap and which are configured to exhibit shear/bending coupling. A further implementation of the invention comprises a vibratory isolator comprised of an isolator and a plurality of disk inertias affixed to the isolator such that the vibratory isolator exhibits a vibrational bandgap in a predetermined frequency range.

Abstract: Device for three-dimensional vibration insulation between structures or industrial equipment in general and the foundations thereof, comprising a hexagonal framework formed by six plates connected so as to pivot in relation to each other by horizontal parallel hinges, at least a spring and a damper being arranged between the plates. The device further comprises a connector arranged its series on the upper plate so as to pivot about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the axis of the hinges. The insulating system comprises a plurality of devices operating in parallel and oriented in such a way that the transverse axes thereof (defined by the hinges) converge onto a vertical axis that contains the center of gravity of the structure or equipment being insulated, in particular against high-intensity seismic activity with large displacements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vibration preventing device for a vibration preventing type lighting fixture, which is installed between a socket coupling part of the lighting fixture and a lamp socket coupled to the socket coupling part to protect a lamp from an external vibration or shock.

Abstract: A control valve block is mounted on a bottom plate of a revolving frame through a control valve block mounting plate. In this case, a left support member and a right support member are provided on a back surface of the control valve block mounting plate at two spots with equal distances sandwiching a center position of gravity (G) of the control valve block. The left and right support members are mounted on a support beam provided on the bottom plate of the revolving frame. On the other hand, a weight-reducing part is provided at a part in the bottom plate of the revolving frame away from the support beam. The control valve block which is a heavy article is stably supported on the bottom plate at two spots sandwiching its center position of gravity (G). Moreover, the weight of the revolving frame can be reduced by the weight-reducing part.

Abstract: A bearing sleeve for a holder, which is used for fastening a fuel distributor on an add-on structure, includes a first sleeve part and a second sleeve part. The first sleeve part has a rigid sleeve body and a damping element which is integrally connected to the sleeve body of the first sleeve part. The second sleeve part has a rigid sleeve body and a damping element which is integrally connected to the sleeve body of the second sleeve part.

Abstract: Seismic brackets for retaining an article during an earthquake or other vibration. The seismic brackets comprise at least one fastener component for anchoring the bracket to a stabilizing support structure, one or more connecting member and at least one fastener component for affixing the bracket to a support structure. The connecting member features a U-shaped loop made from a resilient metallic or polymeric material.

Abstract: A support system (1) for substantially isolating an object (100) from abrupt movement of a foundation. The support system (1) has a frame (3) operatively attached to the foundation and a cradle (11) for supporting the object (100). The support system also has a horizontal isolation component (5) and a vertical isolation component (7). The horizontal isolation component (5) is configured to allow movement of the frame (3) relative to the foundation and dampen movement of the object (100) in a horizontal direction during abrupt movement of the foundation. The vertical isolation component is operatively connected between the frame (3) and the cradle (11). The vertical isolation component is configured to allow movement of the cradle (11) relative to the frame (3) in a vertical direction and dampen movement of the object (100) in a vertical direction during abrupt movement of the foundation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising an interface section and a vibration reduction structure associated with the interface section. The vibration reduction structure extends from a surface of the interface section. The interface section and the vibration reduction structure are configured to reduce vibrations at a number of frequencies that travel through the interface section and the vibration reduction structure.

Abstract: A seat suspension system for a vehicle comprising a system frame, an elongated seat bracket having one end pivotably mounted to said system frame and the opposite end adapted to support a seat, and a dampening device attached between said system frame and a location on said seat bracket between said one end and said opposite end thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a damper bearing (10) for supporting a chassis component on a motor vehicle body, including a first bearing element (12) for attachment to the motor vehicle body, a second bearing element (14) for attachment to the chassis component, and a damping element (16) which is active between the first and the second bearing elements (12, 14) and which is made of a shock-absorbing material. The invention is characterized in that a coupling element (18) is arranged between the first and the second bearing elements (12, 14), with the second bearing element (14) interacting via the coupling element with at least one active spring element (20) which is arranged on the coupling element (18) and effective in series with the damping element (16).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device (1) for protecting and for optimizing solar modules against wind and particles carried along in or by the wind, wherein the device comprises one or more partial bodies which are preferably constructed as flat or profiled panels/flaps, wherein a partial body is secured, preferably rotatably secured, by one or more fastening points (2) directly or, by means of an auxiliary device (3), directly or indirectly to the absorbing and/or reflecting solar module, and, for example, the at least one partial body is to be moved along or moved, respectively, in the operation area of the solar module in a uniform or non-uniform manner with respect to the system's own movement and accordingly protects and/or stabilizes the operation of the solar module actively and reactively with respect to the static and/or dynamic influence of the wind.

Abstract: A support structure includes: a base, having an accommodation slot; a support portion, having a first end and a second end, in which the first end is connected to the base and the second end is received in the accommodation slot; and an elastic part, located at the first end of the support portion and encapsulated by the support portion, in which when the first end experiences a force, the elastic part generates an elastic deformation to make the second end extend beyond the accommodation slot.

Abstract: A diaphragm 34 which defines a liquid sealing chamber 32 has a curved surface shape where the diaphragm 34 bulges toward a partition body 40 side with a center portion 34A thereof forming a peak portion, and a projection 44 which is an injection port mark of an elastic material formed at the time of forming the diaphragm 34 is formed on a film surface of the diaphragm 34 at the center portion 34A on the partition body 40 side. A recessed portion 62 which receives the projection 44 is formed in a center portion 56 of the partition body 40 which faces the projection 44 in an opposed manner, and a liquid-sealed antivibration device 10 is assembled in a state where the projection 44 of the diaphragm 34 is inserted into the recessed portion 62.

Abstract: In a vehicle an auxiliary machine (13) such as an air compressor is physically associated with the vehicle battery (12). The battery provides for substantial additional mass which resists transmission of noise and vibration from the small machine to the vehicle structure (11). The small machine (13) may itself form part of a battery clamp arrangement.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for securing a data storage device includes a mounting tray, which includes a bottom wall, two sidewalls perpendicularly extending from the bottom wall, a positioning protrusion extending from the bottom wall, and a latching protrusion extending from each sidewall. The latching protrusions are configured for being received in latching holes defined in the data storage device. Each sidewall is elastically deformable. A distance between the two sidewalls is substantially equal to a width of the data storage device. An extending direction of the positioning protrusion is substantially perpendicular to an extending direction of the latching protrusion. An electronic device with the mounting apparatus is further disclosed.

Abstract: A load isolating device may be defined by a plate-style bracket having a planar body and a plurality of tabs arranged about the body. Each tab may define a peripheral extremity of the body, extending outwardly thereof and situated substantially within the same plane as the body. Each tab may have a particular width, and may include a neck defined by a fillet having a predetermined radius, both tab width and fillet radius being sized and configured to absorb load forces through elastic deformation. As such, the tabs may elastically deform under load to minimize any deformation of the planar body of the device, which in the disclosed embodiment may be formed of an elastic metal plate. Each tab may have the same thickness as the planar body, and both the tabs and the planar body of the device may comprise the same material.

Abstract: A building includes a connection between an engineered wood load bearing element of the building such as a column, beam, or load bearing panel, and another load bearing element or a foundation of the building. At least one tendon ties the load bearing elements or the load bearing element and the foundation together. One or more energy dissipaters, replaceably connected between the load bearing element and/or the foundation, absorb energy when a loading event causes relative movement of the connection. The engineered wood element may be a laminated veneer lumber element, a parallel strand lumber element, or a glue laminated timber element, for example. Typically all of the load bearing elements of the building will be engineered wood elements. The building may be single or multi-storey. The building system enables lightweight low cost buildings, with energy dissipaters which may be replaced after extreme loading. The building may be prefabricated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a backplane and a liquid crystal module having the backplane. The backplane includes a main body, a plurality of raised ribs formed on the main body, and a plurality of wall mounting members rotatably attached to the raised ribs. Each of the wall mounting members is selectively set, through rotation, at a retracted position or a wall-mountable position with respect to the corresponding raised rib. The wall mounting members provided on the backplane of the liquid crystal module are made in a foldable arrangement, whereby in packaging, the wall mounting members are rotated to a retracted position located inside the backplane and in an operation of assembling a complete device, the wall mounting members are expanded to a wall-mountable position for use.

Abstract: A gravitation compensator for mounting optical elements in a projection exposure apparatus and a corresponding projection exposure apparatus are disclosed. The gravitation compensator at least partly compensates for the weight force of a mounted optical element and simultaneously enables a change in the position of the optical element without the compensated weight force being altered in an impermissible manner during the change in position. This applies, in particular, to high weight forces which are to be compensated. Furthermore, the gravitation compensator enables use in different atmospheres and the compensation of corresponding aging effects.

Abstract: A load isolation mounting apparatus may be secured to one side of a machine frame wall to support a machine component in a position closely adjacent the opposite side of the wall. The mounting apparatus may include a mounting plate having a generally planar body to which the machine component may be secured. An aperture in the machine frame wall may accommodate a support flange that may be affixed to the mounting plate and extend through the aperture for securement of the mounting plate to the isolation mount apparatus affixed to the other side of the wall. As such, the isolation mounting apparatus may be affixed to an exterior machine frame wall for protecting an interiorly positioned mounting plate, and particularly a machine component secured thereto, from potentially harmful forces, including vibrations.

Abstract: A compliant tool holder is provided for use with robots, unmanned ground vehicles, and the like. The compliant tool holder is characterized in that it involves the use of means for compliance, such as springs, rubber, plastics, metals, composites, shock mounts, vibration mounts, or similar means for permitting compliant movement in three rotational and three translational degrees of freedom during end effector changes. The compliant tool holder reduces costs associated with automated tool change in the field, and allows for more rapid switching of end effectors, enabling a greater range of uses for robots and unmanned ground vehicles.

Abstract: Device for adjusting the length of a connecting rod and consisting of a bushing positioned inside an eye of the said connecting rod, the said bushing comprising at least one element in which there is made a bore to act as a support for a pivot pin intended to pass through the eye, characterized in that the said element is a cylinder made of a metallic material covered by a cylinder made of an elastomeric material so as to form with the metallic cylinder a cylinder homothetic with the previous one, the generatrices of the said cylinders being oriented in a direction that is inclined with respect to the longest length of the said connecting rod.

Abstract: A radiator bushing mounted in a vehicle body to support a load of a radiator includes a mounting portion having an outer side fixed to the vehicle body, a center core at a center with a center hole, and a support portion having an inner side and an outer side. The support portion includes a first support portion and a second support portion with an inclined angle ? of the first support portion and an inclined angle ? of the second support portion are determined to be different. The support portion has a two-stage structure in which inclined angles are different, and a direction ratio of a Z axis direction to an X axis direction and a Y axis direction may be easily adjusted.

Abstract: A fixing element for hard disk drive includes a frame and a hard disk. The frame includes a bottom plate, a front plate, a rear plate and a side plate. The front plate has a flange extending horizontally and backwardly from the front plate. A first elastic element is formed on a bottom of the flange. A second elastic element is located at the bottom plate in a position directly under the first elastic element. The supporting element defines an engaging groove at rear ends thereof. The engaging groove engages with a position element secured to the frame, the first elastic element is abutting an upper surface of the supporting element, and the second elastic element is abutting a bottom surface of the supporting element.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an electronic component, a fixing plate, an anti-vibration fixing structure and a locking element. The fixing plate fixes the electronic component. The anti-vibration fixing structure is disposed at the fixing plate and includes a connecting portion and a buffer. The connecting portion has a hole. The buffer is connected to the connecting portion and the fixing plate. The locking member gets through the hole and locks the electronic component on the fixing plate.

Abstract: There is provided a three-axes pedestal for stabilizing the pointing of a mobile tracking antenna. The pedestal comprises a base support with an azimuth axis support having a centerline defining a first axis or azimuth axis, and a first frame being rotatably mounted on the azimuth axis support to rotate about the first axis, where the first frame may hold at least part of a first horizontal linear bearing assembly. The pedestal further comprises a second frame with a lower frame part, which may be slidably interconnected to the first frame via the first horizontal linear bearing assembly. The first linear bearing assembly may include dampers or suspension members for dampening linear slide movement of the second frame along the first linear bearing assembly and thereby for dampening the relative movement of the second frame to the first frame.

Abstract: A visco-elastic damping assembly includes a mount housing having first and second ends and a hollow interior. A piston assembly disposed within the mount housing includes axially opposed first and second piston rod ends in which the first piston rod end is defined by a first diameter and the second piston rod end is defined by a second diameter substantially larger than the first diameter. A high pressure hydraulic reservoir is defined within the mount housing wherein an applied load component acting on the second piston rod end causes corresponding movement of the piston assembly against fluid retained in the hydraulic reservoir, enabling a first static spring rate as well as a second higher dynamic spring rate.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for a steering pump assembly of a vehicle is disclosed. The mounting arrangement includes a mounting plate coupled to a floorboard of the vehicle. A top plate is disposed above the mounting plate and a bottom plate is disposed below the mounting plate. The mounting plate, top plate and bottom plate include a first, second, and third apertures, respectively, which are in alignment with one another along a pump axis. A first, second, and third openings of the mounting plate, top plate and bottom plate, respectively, are in alignment with one another. A tubal isolation mount is located within first opening of the mounting plate. A fastener extends through each isolation mount, each second and third opening and a body of the steering pump assembly. A sealing member is provided between the top plate and the mounting plate.

Abstract: Apparatus for adjusting the spatial position of a machine control device relative to a machine cab floor includes a support bracket defined by a pair of spaced parallel struts, and a pair of spaced cross beams orthogonally positioned relative to the struts, each cross beam having opposed ends rigidly securing the struts together. A laterally translatable carriage is supported on the cross beams for movement of the carriage between the struts along a first axis. The carriage includes a pair of spaced pin-receiving bores, orthogonally oriented with respect to the cross beams, that extend generally parallel to the struts. Spring-loaded pins may extend through each of the carriage bores to support movement of a control device along a second axis.

Abstract: An actuator (10) has a casing (12) and an output (16). An electric motor (20) is disposed in a compartment (18) of the casing (12). The output (16) is driven by the motor (20) through a gear train disposed within the casing (12). The gear train includes a worm (30) on a shaft (22) of the motor (20) and a worm wheel (32) meshed with the worm (30). A mounting clip (40) is arranged to resiliently press the motor (20) into the compartment 18). The mounting clip (40) has fingers (44) which engage axial ends of the motor (20) to support the motor (20) against axial movement and separation due to axial loading and/or external vibrations acting on the actuator (10).

Abstract: One embodiment provides a counterbalancing arrangement, including: a pin arrangement attached to a monopole; the pin arrangement rotating with respect to the monopole such that roll movement of the monopole imparts yaw movement to the pin arrangement; the pin arrangement having a gimbal; a camera mounting platform having an upper and lower surface; the gimbal connecting to the lower surface of the camera mounting platform; the gimbal having a yaw degree of freedom locked with respect to the camera mounting platform; and a counterbalancing arm attached to the camera mounting platform. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A bracket for stabilizing a heat exchanger has a base member extending between first and second ends. An aperture at the first end of the base member receives a fastener. The bracket is fixedly secured to a vehicle through the fastener. A flex zone extends between the first and second ends of the base member. The flex zone is movable between a first, relaxed position and a second, flexed position.

Abstract: Disclosed therein is an apparatus for fixing hydraulic pipes for a construction machine having a hydraulic pipe clamp fixing a plurality of pipes to a boom structure, including: a lower clamp (20) having a mounting hole (21); a clamp position setting member (22) for fixing the lower clamp (20) to one side of the boom structure (100) through a clamp support member (23) coupled to the mounting hole (21); an upper clamp (30) coupled onto the lower clamp (20) and having an interference prevention groove (31) in which a head portion (23a) of the clamp support member (23) is placed; and vibration-proof members (41,42) attached to the interiors of the clamps (20,30) to absorb vibration of the pipe (10). When the pipes (10) are assembled or disassembled, the lower clamp (20) is fixed to the boom structure to set the positions of the pipe and the clamp, and thus the assembly is greatly improved.