Motor Driven Patents (Class 417/321)
  • Publication number: 20140212299
    Abstract: A propulsion engine for an aircraft, the propulsion engine comprising: one or more fans (1, 2) rotatably linked to one or more respective shafts (11); a driving means arranged to drive the one or more fans; and a first hydraulic pump-motor (10) connected to one of the fan shafts, the first hydraulic pump-motor comprising a cam (12) disposed about the shaft and one or more radially extending pistons (13) arranged to engage a surface of the cam, the cam and pistons being arranged such that the pistons reciprocate due to the rotation of the cam, wherein the first hydraulic pump-motor is arranged to selectively transfer a variable amount of power to or from the one or more fans so as to control the rotational speed of the one or more fans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Rolls-Royce PLC
  • Publication number: 20140205474
    Abstract: A hydrogen storage container that stores hydrogen gas using a hydrogen storage material capable of storing hydrogen gas includes: a hollow liner that stores the hydrogen gas and includes a liner opening portion into which the hydrogen gas is introduced; a hollow sub-tank disposed inside the liner to house the hydrogen storage material; a heat exchange pipe which is disposed inside the sub-tank and through which a heat exchange medium passes; a sub-tank support portion that supports an end portion of the sub-tank relative to the liner opening portion and supports an end portion of the heat exchange pipe; and a heat exchange medium passage that is formed to penetrate the sub-tank support portion and leads the heat exchange medium to the heat exchange pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Yoshinari Nakamura, Takashi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8770953
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor driven fluid pump (e.g., water pump) including a pump body having a motor chamber and a pump chamber; a bearing supporting a rotary shaft of a motor which extends from motor chamber to pump chamber in pump body; a mechanical seal disposed between rotary shaft of the motor and pump body and blocking motor chamber from pump chamber; a bearing guide integrally fixed to rotary shaft of the motor between bearing and mechanical seal; a fluidproof plate fixed to pump body to overlap bearing guide, perpendicular to rotary shaft of the motor; and a leachate exhaust aperture and a vapor exhaust aperture which are formed through pump body to communicate with the space between fluidproof plate and mechanical seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seungyong Lee, Chimyung Kim, Haengjin Ko, Harkkoo Kim, Yunseok Kim, Yongsun Park
  • Patent number: 8727745
    Abstract: A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by an actuator that comprises a shape memory alloy material. The operating mechanism of the system is of little or minimal complexity. The system facilitates the precise metering and delivery of the small discrete volumes of liquid. Potential applications for the system include subcutaneous, long-term, automated drug delivery, for example, the delivery of insulin to a person with diabetes. In such an application, the small, simple and inexpensive nature of the invention would allow for its use as both a portable and a disposable system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Rush, Christopher V. Reggiardo
  • Publication number: 20140134010
    Abstract: A water-conducting household appliance, in a particular dishwasher, comprising a motor-pump (10) and a vibration-damping one-piece mounting (12) for fixing the motor-pump to the appliance, the mounting having a through-hole for receiving the motor-pump. The motor-pump has a housing comprising a mounting- section (14) with a cylindrically shaped outer surface, and the through-hole has a circular cross-section adapted for receiving the cylindrically shaped outer surface of the motor-pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Mats Lundberg, Oliver Kleinert, Katherina Tzavella
  • Publication number: 20140119959
    Abstract: A miniature air pump includes a motor unit, a valve unit and a compression unit. The compression unit is driven by the motor unit to input or output airflows via the valve unit. The compression unit includes an air chamber module and a linkage rod. The air chamber module includes a plurality of compressible chambers and a plurality of resilient connection members, each resilient connection member is located on each compressible chamber. The linkage rod is connected with the motor unit and includes a central rod and multiple sleeves extending from the central rod. Each sleeve has a side cutout Each resilient connection members engages each sleeve via the side cutout such that the motor unit drives the air chamber module to be compressed or decompressed to input or output airflows via the valve unit. A longitudinal direction of die side cutout is m parallel with the central rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: XIAMEN KOGE MICRO TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng-Kai TUNG
  • Publication number: 20140119958
    Abstract: A submersible pump apparatus comprising a motor assembly, a pump assembly, and a plastic motor base. The motor assembly is either a canned motor assembly or a four inch motor assembly. The canned motor assembly is designed to prevent the immediate destruction of the submersible pump apparatus upon the occurrence of the breaching or leaking of the seals. The pump assembly is designed with either a single stage pump or double stage pump that utilizes a unique combination of propellers and intermediate flow straighteners, and driving mechanisms for the same. The plastic motor base is designed to accommodate attachment of either the canned motor assembly or the four inch motor assembly to the same pump assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventor: Willis Dane
  • Patent number: 8708673
    Abstract: Draft inducers are set forth herein. According to one embodiment, a draft inducer for use with corrosive and high temperature gas includes an inline tubular housing, an impeller inside the housing, and a motor outside the housing. A drive shaft couples the motor to the impeller to rotate the impeller with force from the motor. According to another embodiment, an inline shaft driven draft inducer includes an inline tubular housing, a rotating member, a motor, and a drive shaft. The housing has an external perimeter, and the motor is outside the housing external perimeter. The rotating member is inside the housing, and the drive shaft couples the motor to the rotating member to spin the rotating member with force from the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventors: Timothy Edward McNulty, Thaddeus James Rohskopf
  • Patent number: 8690549
    Abstract: The invention relates to a centrifugal pump assembly with an electric drive motor and with a control device having a frequency converter, for the control of the rotational speed of the drive motor, wherein the control device is designed in a manner such that in at least one control region, a field weakening is produced in the drive motor, by way of which the rotational speed of the drive motor is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Grundfos Management a/s
    Inventors: Jan Caroe Aarestrup, Keld Folsach Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20140056734
    Abstract: An impeller for a centrifugal pump comprising a boss supported by a rotation shaft of a motor so as to be rotatable as a unit with the rotation shaft; and a plurality of blades that extend from the boss towards a radial direction outside of the boss, and that discharge liquid towards a leading end side thereof by rotating; wherein each blade comprises one side face that is a face on a first side in a rotation direction of the impeller and includes a projecting face that projects from a base end portion at a boss side of the one side face towards the first side in the rotation direction with respect to a line that connects the base end portion and a center of rotation of the blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuusuke YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20140056733
    Abstract: In order to provide a vacuum pump motor which is free from rotation imbalance, there is provided a vacuum pump motor 10 which is connected directly to a pump main shaft 21 of a vacuum pump 20, including a motor rotor 120 which is attached directly or indirectly to the pump main shaft 21 and balance rings 127 which are attached directly or indirectly to the pump main shaft 21 at ends thereof which are spaced apart from end portions of a rotor core 123, wherein the balance rings 127 contain a material having anticorrosion properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Yoshinori OJIMA, Takashi HOZUMI, Naoya YOSHIDA, Takanori INADA, Toshiharu NAKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20140050598
    Abstract: A blower assembly including a blower housing having a side wall with a first portion extending from the initial cutoff through an angle of at least 45° or more, the first portion having a radius which is substantially constant or which increases at a relatively small rate. The side wall additionally includes a second portion, extending from the end of the first portion to the outlet, which forms a continuous curve with the first portion and has an increasing radius which is increasing at a larger rate and has a rate of increase that is also increasing with housing angle. The shape of the side wall allows a reduction in the overall size of the blower housing for a given size of impeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventor: Leslie A. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20140049970
    Abstract: A synthetic jet assembly includes a synthetic jet having a cavity and an opening formed therein. The synthetic jet assembly also includes an actuator element coupled to a second surface of the body to selectively cause displacement of the second surface, and a control unit electrically coupled to the actuator element. The control unit is configured to transmit a multi-frequency drive signal to the actuator element, the multi-frequency drive signal comprising a cooling frequency component and an acoustic frequency component superimposed on the cooling frequency component. The cooling frequency component causes a cooling jet to eject from the opening of the body. The acoustic frequency component produces a desired audible output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, John Anthony Vogel, Todd Garrett Wetzel
  • Publication number: 20140030119
    Abstract: A fuel pump includes a housing, a pump section disposed within the housing on a first side thereof, a motor section disposed within the housing on a second side thereof and communicating with the pump section, and an upper body closing an end of the housing on the second side. A fuel chamber, into which fuel flows from the pump section through the motor section toward the second side of the housing, and a first branch fuel path, which is connected to the fuel chamber, are provided between the upper body and a motor. A discharge port is connected to the fuel chamber. A supply port is connected to the first branch fuel path, and the fuel in the fuel chamber is provided to the supply port through the first branch fuel path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Honda
  • Patent number: 8632319
    Abstract: An apparatus for driving a pump for fueling a rocket engine of a space vehicle. The apparatus comprises an inertia wheel and a transmitting device to transmit a rotation of the inertia wheel to the pump. The apparatus further comprises a measuring device to measure the rotation speed of the inertia wheel a clutching device to decouple the wheel and the pump for a speed lower than a pre-determined speed lower, which is lower than the nominal rotation speed of the wheel. The invention is particularly applicable to a space vehicle comprising a rocket engine wherein the fuel supply system comprises at least one pump driven by the apparatus of the invention and a starting device to start the apparatus while the space vehicle is in flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Astrium SAS
    Inventor: Gerald Raymond
  • Publication number: 20140010680
    Abstract: An energy extraction system for a rotational surface including a drive mechanism having a rotational axis and configured to rotatably couple to the rotational surface and an energy extraction mechanism coupled to the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a cam rotatable about the rotational axis and an eccentric mass coupled to the cam that offsets a center of mass of the drive mechanism from the rotational axis, the eccentric mass cooperatively formed by a first and a second section, the eccentric mass operable between a connected mode wherein the first and second sections are adjacent and a disconnected mode wherein the first and second sections are separated. The energy extraction mechanism is connected to the cam and is statically coupled to the rotating surface, wherein the energy extraction mechanism configured to extract energy from relative rotation between the energy extraction mechanism and the cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Aperia Technologies
    Inventor: Brandon Richardson
  • Publication number: 20130343925
    Abstract: A compressor includes a motor; a piston reciprocating by the motor; a crankcase comprising a wall portion formed with a communication hole, and the crankcase housing the piston; a cylinder body secured to an internal surface of the wall portion, the cylinder body and the wall portion defining a chamber, a capacity of the chamber increasing or decreasing by reciprocating the piston; and a cylinder head secured to an outer surface of the wall portion, and the cylinder head and the wall portion defining a flow path communicated with the chamber through the communication hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro UEDA
  • Publication number: 20130343930
    Abstract: A compressor includes: a motor; a piston reciprocating by the motor; a crankcase comprising a wall portion formed with a communication hole, and the crankcase housing the piston; a cylinder body secured to an inner surface of the wall portion, the cylinder body and the wall portion defining a chamber, and reciprocation of the piston increasing or decreasing a capacity of the chamber; and a cylinder head secured to an outer surface of the wall portion, and the cylinder head and the wall portion defining space communicated with the chamber through the communication hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro UEDA
  • Publication number: 20130294928
    Abstract: The present pump devices provide a dual pump using two (or more) electric motors (e.g. brushless DC motors) driving the pumps independently, including integration of hydraulic and electrical components and connectors. The illustrated arrangements include an in-line single shaft version, a parallel separate shaft version, and an inside-outside version. Each configuration includes a housing supporting formation of: shared structural support for the pumps and motors (e.g., bearings, stator, relationship of components), fluid pump and hydraulic system (e.g., fluid passageways, ports connectors) and motor electrical control (e.g., control circuitry and sensory components).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: GHSP, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan David Rosinski, Larry Duane Ridge, Jarvis Kirby, Cathy Ann Stewart, David Michael Mitteer
  • Publication number: 20130259716
    Abstract: A bearing apparatus includes a bearing portion; a shaft; an upper thrust portion; a rotor cylindrical portion extending downward from an outer edge portion, and arranged radially outward of the bearing portion; and an annular seal cover fixed to an outer circumferential surface. A seal portion having a surface of lubricating oil defined therein is defined in a seal gap defined between an inner circumferential surface of the rotor cylindrical portion and an outer circumferential surface of the bearing portion. The seal cover includes a fixing portion fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the rotor cylindrical portion; and an inner flange portion extending radially inward from the fixing portion below a lower end portion of the rotor cylindrical portion, and having an inner circumferential portion arranged opposite to the outer circumferential surface of the bearing portion to define a vertical gap together with the outer circumferential surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Teshima, Kiyoto Ida
  • Publication number: 20130260664
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an electrical equipment system including an electrical equipment component, a thermal management system configured to direct air over features of the electrical equipment component, a rectangular fan housing of the thermal management system, and a fan disposed within the fan housing, wherein an axis of rotation of the fan is offset relative to a geometric center point of the rectangular fan housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Garron Koch Morris, Bruce William Weiss, Robert Michael Michalski
  • Publication number: 20130251551
    Abstract: A scroll compressor that includes a shell and scroll compressor bodies disposed in the shell. The scroll bodies include a first scroll body and a second scroll body, where the first and second scroll bodies have respective bases and respective scroll ribs that project from the respective bases. The scroll ribs are configured to mutually engage, and the second scroll body is movable relative to the first scroll body for compressing fluid. A pilot ring engages a perimeter surface of the first scroll body to limit movement of the first scroll body in the radial direction. Further, the shell includes different inner diameters to facilitate press fitting a motor into the shell where the motor includes lubricant flow passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Bitzer Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt William Robert Bessel, Ronald J. Duppert, James W. Bush, John T. Pletl
  • Publication number: 20130251550
    Abstract: A compressor that includes a housing with a plurality of attached shell sections which define an internal volume of the compressor. In the housing, compressor bodies have respective surfaces which mutually engage. The compressor includes a drive unit disposed in the housing. The drive unit has a motor to provide a mechanical output on a drive shaft. The drive shaft drives one of the compressor bodies to facilitate relative movement for the compression of fluid. In an embodiment, the plurality of shell sections includes a base plate having an annular rib, which locates a tubular central shell section of the plurality of attached shell sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: BITZER KUHLMASCHINENBAU GMBH
    Inventors: James G. Cullen, JR., Ronald J. Duppert, Kurt William Robert Bessel, Xianghong Wang
  • Publication number: 20130251545
    Abstract: An air discharge apparatus such as an air nozzle manifold comprises an elongated air distribution enclosure having an air supply inlet and an elongated air discharge slot. There is at least one removable insert, and generally multiple removeable inserts in the discharge slot. At least one of the inserts has a discharge opening for discharge of air from the enclosure where air can pass through the slots substantially only through the discharge openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Daniel J. VanderPyl
  • Publication number: 20130251553
    Abstract: A tire inflation system including a drive mechanism having a rotational axis, a pump cavity positioned a radial distance away from the axis of rotation, and a force translator coupling the rotational axis to the pump cavity. The drive mechanism includes a cam comprising an arcuate bearing surface having a non-uniform curvature, the cam rotatable about the rotational axis, and an eccentric mass couple to the cam that offsets a center of mass of the drive mechanism from the rotational axis. The pump cavity is rotatably coupled to the cam, wherein the pump cavity includes an actuating element and a chamber. The force translator couples the arcuate bearing surface to the actuating element, wherein the force translator includes an axis having an arcuate position fixed to an arcuate position of the pump cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: APERIA TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Brandon Richardson, Dave Carlberg, Ace Shelander
  • Publication number: 20130251552
    Abstract: An energy extraction system for a rotational surface including a drive mechanism having a rotational axis and configured to rotatably couple to the rotational surface and an energy extraction mechanism coupled to the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a cam rotatable about the rotational axis and an eccentric mass coupled to the cam that offsets a center of mass of the drive mechanism from the rotational axis, the eccentric mass cooperatively formed by a first and a second section, the eccentric mass operable between a connected mode wherein the first and second sections are adjacent and a disconnected mode wherein the first and second sections are separated. The energy extraction mechanism is connected to the cam and is statically coupled to the rotating surface, wherein the energy extraction mechanism configured to extract energy from relative rotation between the energy extraction mechanism and the cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: APERIA TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Brandon Richardson
  • Publication number: 20130243619
    Abstract: A thrust shaft for a fan has a shaft body with an enlarged disk adjacent one axial end to provide a rotating surface in a pair of thrust bearings. A first cylindrical portion extends from the disk in a first direction, and a second cylindrical portion extending from the disk in a second opposed direction. The second cylindrical portion has a hollow bore, and there are a plurality of holes extending through the second cylindrical portion to communicate an outer periphery with the bore. A ratio of the diameter of the bore to a diameter of the plurality of air holes is between 6.60 and 7.00. A ratio of an overall length of the second cylindrical portion, and a distance from a face of the enlarged disk to a center of the holes is between 14.4 and 15.2. A thrust bearing assembly, a fan, a cabin air supply system, and a method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Craig M. Beers, Lawrence Binek, Valentina Lugo
  • Publication number: 20130230416
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a safety arrangement for an integrated heater, circulation pump, and motor for an appliance are provided. In an example safety arrangement, the circulation pump assembly includes a heater, a pump, and a motor integrated into a single unit. The circulation pump assembly defines a first end, a second opposite end, and a housing extending therebetween. The safety arrangement includes a hub configured to at least partially surround the first end of the circulation pump assembly and a first shield configured to at least partially surround the housing of the circulation pump assembly. The safety arrangement further includes a second shield configured to at least partially surround the housing of the circulation pump assembly. The hub, the first shield, and the second shield are configured to cooperate with one another to protect the circulation pump assembly from one or more hazardous conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Ashish A. Verma, Dennis A. Poyner, Jerry Olesen, Ralph A. Porcaro, II
  • Patent number: 8517699
    Abstract: A pump includes: (a) an elongated pump housing having first and second ends; (b) a primary impeller mounted in the housing for rotation about an axis, the impeller comprising a plurality of vanes whose outer tips define an impeller plane; (c) an inlet disposed in fluid communication with the primary impeller; and (d) an annular volute housing communicating with the primary impeller and with an outlet, where the volute housing is axially offset from the impeller plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventor: David Horvath
  • Publication number: 20130216410
    Abstract: A blower comprises a blower housing, a fan, a motor and a support member. The blower housing has an air outlet opening. The fan is within the blower housing, the fan is adapted for rotation about a fan axis. The motor has a stator and a rotor. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the stator for rotation about the fan axis. The rotor and fan are coupled such that the fan rotates with the rotor. The support member is connected between the stator of the motor and the blower housing and extends generally radially from the fan axis. The support member supports both the motor and the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Dean Patterson, Matthew Turner, Steven Camilleri, Charles Langford, Rafal Rohoza, Byron Kennedy, Steve W. Post
  • Publication number: 20130216404
    Abstract: A bladeless fan structure includes a driving member, a pipe member, and at least one air-pressure increasing area. The driving member has a shaft connected and extended through the pipe member, and a first space is formed between an inner surface of the pipe member and an outer surface of the shaft. The air-pressure area is provided on the inner surface of the pipe member or the outer surface of the shaft. The pipe member is provided with at least one opening communicating with the first space and the air-pressure increasing area. When the driving member drives the shaft to rotate in and relative to the pipe member, air in the first space is brought to flow and is compressed in a direction along the air-pressure increasing area to blow out of the pipe member via the opening to achieve the function of a bladeless fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Bor-Haw Chang, Shih-Chieh Lin
  • Publication number: 20130177451
    Abstract: A pump for a washer system includes a housing enclosing a motor driven pump and providing first and second outlets. First and second check valves are fluidly connected to and downstream from the first and second outlets. In one example, the first and second check valves are arranged in the housing. The check valves are configured such that one of the check valves is open to provide the fluid through the one of the outlets while the other check valve is closed to block fluid through the other of the outlets. In operation, a pumping element is rotated to pump fluid through an open first check valve, with the second check valve in the closed position. Reversing rotation of the pumping element pumps fluid through an open second check valve with the first check valve in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Andrew Malcolm Haig
  • Publication number: 20130164154
    Abstract: Certain embodiments described herein are directed to silane functionalized fillers that may be, for example, covalently coupled to a polymer. In some examples, devices that include the filler reinforced polymer compositions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: HUILIN TU, AGATHE ROBISSON
  • Publication number: 20130115116
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reciprocating compressor in which a cylinder of a compression unit is tightly fixed to a hermetic shell, and a stator of a reciprocating motor is fixed to the hermetic shell by a support spring consisting of a leaf spring, so as to reduce the gap between a compressor body and the hermetic shell and thus reduce the size of the compressor. In addition, the masses of the members of the reciprocating motor and of the compression unit, as well as the elasticity of the spring supporting the members, are properly adjusted to offset the force being applied to the hermetic shell, thereby minimizing the vibrations of the hermetic shell. Further, the relative velocity of the reciprocating motor increases such that the relative velocity of the reciprocating motor is faster than the relative velocity of the compression unit, thereby improving the efficiency of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghyun Ki, Hyuk Lee, Eonpyo Hong
  • Patent number: 8425199
    Abstract: A paddlewheel apparatus including a paddlewheel axle, spaced apart annular wheel hubs locked in rotation with the axle, and a plurality of elongated paddles supported by the wheel hubs and spaced apart therefrom, the paddles being arranged in a zigzagging pattern around the circumference of the wheel hubs. A method for creating current in a bio-pond raceway using a paddlewheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Inventor: Robert Vitale
  • Patent number: 8422618
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus and system for repairing and/or maintaining a position of a first component in relation to a second component. The first and second components may be located within a reactor pressure vessel of a nuclear powerplant. The apparatus and system may attach at least one bearing plate to a horizontal surface of the first component. The apparatus and system includes structure to apply a pre-load to the first component. This may assist in maintaining the position of the first component relative to the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Norbert B. Wroblewski, Michael S. DeFilippis, Robin D. Sprague
  • Publication number: 20130078118
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for supporting a compression system are provided. The apparatus includes a compressor support coupled to a compressor, and a motor support coupled to a motor, the motor and the compressor being stand-alone units and having a shaft extending therebetween. The apparatus also includes a subframe connector coupled to the compressor support and the motor support and configured to prevent radial and axial misalignment of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: DRESSER-RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: William C. Maier, Jose L. Gilarranz
  • Publication number: 20130064694
    Abstract: A compressor flange for connecting a screw-type compressor to a drive, wherein the compressor flange has a central opening for receiving a shaft and/or a bearing and a first annular bearing face for bearing on a housing of the compressor and a second annular bearing face for bearing on a housing of the drive. The compressor flange also has axially and/or radially effective seals for forming a seal with respect to the compressor housing and/or the shaft, with the result that an open compressor housing can be closed off and sealed by insertion of the compressor flange. The device relates to a screw-type compressor with such a compressor flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH
    Inventor: Engelbert Köck
  • Publication number: 20130052049
    Abstract: In a centrifugal fan, a casing includes: a top plate; a motor base configured to serve as a bottom plate; and a plurality of support members provided between the top plate and the motor base, wherein an opening functioning as an air outlet opening is formed at each side of the casing so as to be surrounded by adjacent support members, the top plate and the motor base, and an impeller, which is housed between the top plate and the motor base of the casing, includes: an annular shroud; and a plurality of blades arranged in the circumferential direction and provided under the shroud, wherein at least one part of each blade opposes directly the motor base of the casing, and wherein the motor base opposes the lower parts of the blades in the direction of a rotary shaft of the impeller with a predetermined air gap provided therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya FUJIMOTO, Takako FUKUDA, Yuzuru SUZUKI, Masaki OGUSHI
  • Publication number: 20130034452
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a motor having a recess in an outer circumferential portion, a crank which rotates together with a motor output shaft, a driving member including a driving element which reciprocates in accordance with the crank rotation, and a diaphragm which forms a pump chamber which expands and contracts in accordance with the reciprocating driving element. The pump also includes a suction passage which draws a fluid into the pump chamber, a discharge passage which discharges the fluid, a suction valve formed in the suction passage to regulate a reverse flow of the fluid to the suction passage, a discharge valve formed in the discharge passage to regulate a reverse flow of the fluid to the pump chamber, and an elastically deformable cylindrical member which holds the diaphragm and includes a projection which engages with the recess of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: Kazuki Itahara
  • Publication number: 20130034453
    Abstract: A fan motor includes a motor having a shaft, a fan, and a fan fixing section for rigidly connecting the fan to the shaft. The fan has a first mounting face for the fan to be integrated with the motor. The fan fixing section has a fan mounting plate mounted to an end of the shaft and including a second mounting face in a radial direction, and an elastic plate having elastic force. The first mounting face is connected to the second mounting face via the elastic plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao Kojima, Tomohiko Naya, Koji Kuyama, Yasushi Kamada
  • Publication number: 20130022508
    Abstract: An axial pump system cooperative with an elbow or other pipe section improves conversion of tangential to axial flow of a slurry flowing through a loop reactor by including both primary and secondary outlet guide vanes in the pipe section. The secondary guide vanes have “see through” access from the outlet end of the pipe section, while the primary guide vanes have “see through” access from the inlet side of the pipe section. Pump energy efficiency is improved, and friction of polymer particles on the reactor loop and pump sidewalls is reduced, thereby reducing the amount of polymer decay and increasing the percentage of useable and saleable product obtained from the reactor. Guide vanes can be straight or curved. Curved guide vanes can have inlet angles approximating the absolute flow angle of the fluid, and/or outlet angles approximating 0 degrees relative to the meridianal axis of the pipe section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: FLOWSERVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Ronald Sylvio LeBoeuf, Donald Paul Russell
  • Publication number: 20130017100
    Abstract: A motor-driven compressor includes an inner housing member that accommodates a compression mechanism and a motor mechanism in a sealed state. The motor-driven compressor also includes an outer housing member that accommodates the inner housing member and has attachment portions, which are fixed to a target through bolts. The inner housing member has a suction port for drawing refrigerant into the compression mechanism and a discharge port for discharging the refrigerant from the compression mechanism. A suction member and a discharge member, which are connected to the suction port and the discharge port, respectively, are fixed to the inner housing member. The outer housing member is formed of vibration-absorbing and heat-insulating material. The outer housing member is combined with the inner housing member such that the outer housing member accommodates the inner housing member and is held in a non-contact state with respect to the suction member and the discharge member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takayuki OTA, Ken SUITOU
  • Patent number: 8353679
    Abstract: To provide a micropump device having good controllability over the amount of gas generated from the gas generating material and thus the amount of liquid fed by the micropump. The micropump device includes a micropump 10 and a controller 50. The micropump 10 includes: a microchannel 22 serving as a channel for liquid; a gas generating material 34 generating a gas upon exposure to light and supplying the gas to the microchannel 22; and a light source 42 for irradiating the gas generating material 34 with light 44. The controller 50 supplies to the light source 42 a control pulse signal CS that causes the light source 42 to blink on and off in a binary manner by repeating a pulse train pattern composed of a fixed number of bits each capable of having two states, one of which is a first level allowing the light source 42 to be turned on and the other of which is a second level allowing the light source 42 to be turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Yamamoto, Masateru Fukuoka, Yoshinori Akagi, Hiroji Fukui
  • Publication number: 20130004343
    Abstract: Disclosed is a reciprocating compressor. A cylinder in which a piston makes a reciprocal movement is insertedly coupled to a cylinder part of a frame which fixes a stator of a reciprocating motor, and a collision preventing portion is formed in the cylinder to allow a piston connection portion to collide therewith. Thus, although the piston connection portion overstrokes, the piston connection portion prevent collision force from being transferred to the frame having the cylinder part, whereby a laminated state of the stator can be prevented from being distorted to prevent a degradation of efficiency of the motor, and thus, reliability and performance of the compressor can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Sungman Cho, Jungsik Park, Jongchan Park, Sunghyun Ki
  • Publication number: 20120315162
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for an immersible pump. The apparatus can include a shaft for communicating with a motor. The shaft includes a first region having a first diameter, a second region having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, and a tapering region between the two regions. A sleeve can be provided to receive the shaft. A sealing device includes a receiving area in which the tapering region is at least partially positionable to form a seal, and an abutment that is configured to form a seal with the sleeve and that is responsive to a force directed from the sleeve to enhance the seal with the tapering region. In some embodiments, the sealing device is provided with a circumferential outer wall for centering the sleeve about the shaft and/or for aligning the force with the abutment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Jon Terence Stone, Gary A. Moren
  • Publication number: 20120294736
    Abstract: Provided is a fluid machine which can be produced with a reduced weight and size at a reduced production cost. The fluid machine (1) comprises a drive unit (4) and a driven unit (6) arranged in a hermetic container (2) such that drive power is transmitted from the drive unit to the driven unit, the hermetic container (2) including a first shell (78) covering the drive unit (4) and a second shell (80) covering the driven unit (6) and joined to the first shell (78), wherein the first and second shells (78, 80) are members formed by different working processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Noriyuki Kobayashi, Hitomi Ito
  • Patent number: 8313312
    Abstract: A screw compressor comprising: a pair of male and female screw rotors; and an air-cooled heat exchanger, wherein the air-cooled heat exchanger is provided above a motor for driving the compressor body; wherein, with respect to a cooling wind for the air-cooled heat exchanger, the air-cooled heat exchanger is inclined to the upstream side; wherein the uppermost portion of a unit suction port for the air-cooled heat exchanger cooling winds is positioned below the uppermost portion of the air-cooled heat exchanger positioned at the uppermost portion; wherein the lowermost portion of the unit suction port for the air-cooled heat exchanger cooling wind is positioned below the lowermost portion of the air-cooled heat exchanger positioned at the lowermost portion; and wherein the cooling wind for the air-cooled heat exchanger is exhausted from a ceiling portion of the compressor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Fujimoto, Hitoshi Nishimura, Yusuke Nagai
  • Publication number: 20120288380
    Abstract: A pump-motor assembly includes a motor housing, a motor disposed substantially within the motor housing, and a pumping element driven by the motor. A pressurized region is filled with a fluid pressurized by the pumping element, and a fluid passage is in fluid communication with the pressurized region and the motor housing. Fluid flows from the pressurized region to the motor housing and at least partially submerges the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Edward L. Kaiser, Michael P. Fannin, Anthony P. Tata, Michael C. Muir, Ryan Van Tiem, Peter Bostwick
  • Patent number: 8297944
    Abstract: An air compressing device includes a piston slidably engaged in a cylinder housing and driven by a motor to generate a pressurized air, the cylinder housing includes an outlet tube, and an outlet port extended from the outlet tube, and an anchor plate extended from the outlet port, and a facility includes a coupler for engaging with the outlet port and the anchor plate and for quickly and detachably securing the coupler and the facility to the outlet port of the outlet tube and for allowing the pressurized air to be supplied to the facility. The facility is selected from a hose, a relief valve, a pressure gauge, or a cover, and the coupler includes a C-shaped structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventor: Wen San Chou