Plural, Movable Relative To Each Other (including Ball(s)) Patents (Class 74/570.2)
  • Patent number: 10914357
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for controlling unwanted vibrations in a mechanical system. The apparatus includes a set of different eccentric and/or concentric masses mounted to the mechanical system for generating forces to counteract the sensed unwanted vibrations. The apparatus further includes a set of motors that control movement of the set of masses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: Amir Khajepour
  • Patent number: 10221917
    Abstract: A method for storage of excess energy which would otherwise be lost, the regulation of angular velocity, and prevention of excessive velocities is disclosed. The device consists of a bowl shaped container, divided into sections by radially oriented vertical walls, which holds a fluid (any appropriate liquid or set of small solid particles), and spins on its vertically oriented axis at various angular velocities. The floor of the device is formed in successive shapes of bowls and shelves, which allows for a kind of “gearing”. The invention allows more and more energy to be input into the device while the angular velocity is regulated within a particular range. A typical embodiment of the invention would include its attachment by a shaft at the axis to a vertical axis wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Anthony Maiullo
  • Patent number: 10072728
    Abstract: A cushioning member between plate bodies of a mass body and at end portions, in the circumferential direction, so as not to rotate relative to the plate bodies. The peripheral edges, on both sides in the width direction, of the outer peripheral surfaces of the cushioning member's first and second side portions abutting against a support member, along with swing of the mass body, are chamfered, reducing the possibility that the cushioning member enters in a clearance between the side surfaces of the support member and the plate bodies when the cushioning members' first side portion and the support member abut, or when the cushioning member's second side portion and the support member abut, along with swing of the mass body, suppressing damage to the cushioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Takikawa, Yoichi Oi, Takayuki Miyaoka, Yuichiro Hirai
  • Patent number: 9350213
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for accumulating inertial energy, comprising a housing (12) defining a rotor chamber (16), at least one rotor (18) having a bottom end face (26) and a substantially opposite top end face (24), the rotor (18) being mounted in the rotor chamber (16) so that it can rotate relative to the housing (12) about a vertical axis of rotation (20) leaving free a gap (32), wherein a seal (36) is provided in the gap (32) separating an upper section (34) of the rotor chamber (16) and a bottom section (38) of the rotor chamber (16), a means (40) for exposing at least the bottom end face (26) of the rotor (18) in the bottom section (38) to a gas pressure which, by comparison with the pressure applied to the substantially opposite top end face (24) in the upper section (34) generates an upward differential pressure force that at least partially compensates for the weight of the rotor (18), and the device is provided with means (40) for reducing the pressure in said upper section (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: S4 Energy B.V.
    Inventor: Carl Maria De Vries
  • Patent number: 9236779
    Abstract: A rotatable output shaft, a rotatable rotary plate member coupled with the output shaft, rotary weight members supported by the rotary plate member, a guide member fixed in motionless condition having a partially arc shape at a side where the rotary weight members rise, and rotation engagement members pivotally supported by the rotary place member are provided. Each of the rotary weight members includes a circular plate section, and a weight section fixed to the circular plate section to bias a position of the center of gravity of each rotary weight member from the axis of the circular plate section. Each of the rotary weight members is adapted to rotate in one direction when an outer circumference side surface of the circular plate section is driven by the outer circumference side surface of each rotation engagement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Simple Tokyo Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Megumi Miyagawa, Keiko Kondo
  • Publication number: 20150139731
    Abstract: An eccentric shaft for a compacting machine is rotatable about a rotational axis and includes a fixed and movable eccentric mass where the movable eccentric mass cooperates with the fixed eccentric mass in one of the directions of rotation of the eccentric shaft to partly balance the fixed eccentric mass in the other rotation direction of the eccentric shaft. At least one section of the fixed eccentric mass shows a maximal radial extension (UB) in relation to the rotational axis, limited by an arc-shaped curve, which extends to a circle shape, with the diameter (D) showing a distance (A), between the point (P) on the circle-shaped curve that is located closest to the point of intersection of the rotational axis and the section plane, and the point of intersection, from 0 up to 0.1(D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Persson, Hans Christensen
  • Patent number: 9021902
    Abstract: A four-wheel steering central transmission device includes an input shaft extending through a front wall of a housing and having an input rotary disc formed with a first slide groove. A turning output unit includes an output shaft extending through a rear wall of the housing and having an output rotary disc formed with a second slide groove. A transmission unit disposed between the input and output shafts includes a hollow adjustment block disposed adjustably within the housing and movable leftward or rightward, and a transmission member movable within the adjustment block and having slide pieces inserted respectively and slidably into the first and second slide grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Southern Taiwan University
    Inventors: Chia-Chun Chu, Deng-Maw Lu
  • Publication number: 20150040712
    Abstract: The gravity compensation mechanism includes a first non-circular gear configured to rotate about a rotation axis of an arm part of the robot together with the arm part, a second non-circular gear driven by the first non-circular gear, and an extension/contraction body configured to extend and contract to produce force as the second non-circular gear rotates, one end portion of the extension/contraction body being connected to the second non-circular gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Go YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8881622
    Abstract: A centrifugal pendulum mechanism that includes a pendulum flange and pendulum masses which are fastened on both sides of the pendulum flange by a spacing bolt accommodated in a curved cutout of the pendulum flange to form a pair of pendulum masses, where the pair of pendulum masses is guided relative to the pendulum flange by the at least two rollers and can be pivoted restrictively because of a stop, where the rollers are accommodated in curved guide tracks in the pendulum masses and in complementary curved guide tracks in the pendulum flange and can be rolled, and at least two pairs of pendulum masses are arranged so as to be circumferentially adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Maienschein, David Schnaedelbach, Darius Wysgol, Christian Huegel, Stefan Jung, Thorsten Krause, Eugen Kombowski
  • Patent number: 8820124
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine including a balancer capable of rapidly reducing vibration of a spin tub. The drum type washing machine includes a spin tub which is rotated by receiving rotational force from a driving motor through a rotating shaft, a rear balancer having an annular shape and being coupled to the spin tub, and a shaft flange provided at a center portion thereof with the rotating shaft and coupled to the spin tub so as to uniformly transfer the rotational force to the spin tub. The rear balancer is supported on a rear surface of a rear cover by the shaft flange. Thus, the balls accommodated in the balancer are prevented from moving out of the balancer, even if the balancer is broken due to long-period use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ja Young Kim, Ito Michaki, Doo Young Ryu, Myung Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 8800327
    Abstract: A drum type washing machine includes an annular recess formed in the front cover such that the annular recess is located immediately adjacent to a wall of the drum body; and a ball balancer including an annular-shaped racer having a closed internal space in which a plurality of balls and viscous oil are accommodated. The annular-shaped racer includes first and second injection molded members joined to each other to form the closed internal space. The ball balancer is supported by the annular recess formed in the front cover of the drum, and the ball balancer is configured to be attachable to the drum with the viscous oil and the plurality of balls already in the ball balancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ja Young Kim, Doo Young Ryu
  • Patent number: 8803035
    Abstract: An equalizing mechanism of a welding apparatus connects an apparatus body and a fixed bracket, and includes a fixed member on the fixed bracket, and a pressure shaft on an apparatus body close to a bottom face of the fixed member. A cutout is at a position facing the fixed member A movable member on the apparatus body accommodates the fixed member. A restrictive member located by side faces of the fixed member and the movable member restricts relative movement thereof to a direction parallel to the pressure shaft. A driven lever is supported by a front portion of the fixed member to abut on an inner front face of the movable member at one end and abut on the pressure shaft at an other end. A spring between a back portion of the fixed member and an inner back face of the movable member presses the two members to move away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Obara Group Incorporated
    Inventors: Yoshio Sato, Arinobu Mori, Shinichi Kurihara, Kenji Hayafuji, Tsuneaki Sudo
  • Patent number: 8418493
    Abstract: A high-durability cam wheel assembly mounted in a shell of a refrigerant recovery machine is disclosed to include an open frame member, rigid wear strips mounted in the open frame member at two sides, a sliding block having friction cylinders arranged in parallel at two opposite sides and respectively disposed in contact with the rigid wear strips and a cam wheel set formed of a first cam wheel and a second cam wheel and inserted through an axle bearing in sliding block for causing the sliding block to move back and forth in the open frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sun-Wonder Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: An-Chao Chang
  • Patent number: 8375826
    Abstract: A rotary element and a rotary element balancing system of a combine harvester. The rotary element includes a rotary member that rotates during operation and one or more blade mount assemblies. The rotary element also includes one or more auto-balance assemblies mounted to the rotary member to compensate for a mass offset on the rotary element due to the one or more blade mount assemblies being dislodged or broken. The one or more auto-balance assemblies include one or more tracks and one or more spheres located inside the one or more tracks and in contact with first and second bearing race edges. Loads are transferred from at least one of the first bearing race edge and the second bearing race edge, when the rotary member rotates, to the one or more spheres that self-align within the track to compensate for the mass offset on the rotary element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Herb M. Farley, Kevin W. Ward, Nathan E. Isaac
  • Patent number: 8297083
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine having ball balancers, which adjust a relation between a gap, between the inner wall of a racer of each of the ball balancers and balls, and viscous oil, so as to reduce the vibration and noise of the washing machine. Each of the ball balancers of the washing machine includes balls and viscous oil accommodated in a racer, and the viscosity of the viscous oil is varied in proportion to a gap between the racer and the balls. When the viscosity of the viscous oil is 1˜100 cSt, the gap is set to 0.5˜1.0 mm, when the viscosity of the viscous oil is 100˜380 cSt, the gap is set to 1.0˜2.0 mm, and when the viscosity of the viscous oil is 380˜1,000 cSt, the gap is set to 2.0˜3.0 mm. Thereby, the relation between the gap and the viscous oil is optimized, and the ball balancers effectively exhibit a balancing function and thus minimize the vibration and noise of the washing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ja Young Kim, Doo Young Ryu
  • Patent number: 8286453
    Abstract: A washing machine having a ball balancer coupled to the drum to compensate for a dynamic imbalance during rotation of the drum, the ball balancer including a ring-shaped racer having a closed internal space in which a plurality of balls and viscous oil are accommodated, the ring-shaped racer including a first injection molded member and a second injection molded member joined to each other to form the closed internal space, the first injection molded member including a first side wall, a second side wall and a connecting wall between the first side wall and the second side wall, the first injection molded member having an open side opposite to the connecting wall, and the second injection molded member is adapted to cover the open side of the first injection molded member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ja Young Kim, Doo Young Ryu
  • Publication number: 20120181377
    Abstract: A vibration control system includes four mass discs located at a central axis and rotatable thereabout. Each mass disc includes a mass secured thereto wherein rotation of the four mass discs creates a vibratory force output. A power transfer assembly is located between adjacent mass discs of the four mass discs and is configured to transfer rotational energy between the adjacent mass discs. The power transfer assembly includes a power transfer shaft rotatable about a power transfer shaft axis and a power transfer disc connected to the power transfer shaft and in frictional contact with each of the adjacent mass discs at a contact point. When the power transfer shaft is rotated, a radial location of the contact point at each of the adjacent mass discs relative to the central axis is changed, altering the vibratory force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erez Eller, Todd A. Garcia
  • Publication number: 20100116004
    Abstract: A ball balancer and a laundry apparatus having the same are disclosed. A ball balancer includes a circular housing comprising motion space formed therein, a fluid inlet and an air outlet, a plurality of ball members movable in motion space of the housing, a closing member closing up the fluid inlet and the air outlet, and viscous fluid filled in the motion space via the fluid inlet formed in the housing. The ball balancer according to the present invention may be fabricated more efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTROINCS INC.
    Inventors: Dong Woo Kang, Youn Su Jung
  • Publication number: 20100116003
    Abstract: A ball balancer and a laundry apparatus having the same are disclosed. A ball balancer includes a circular housing having motion space formed therein, at least two partition members spaced apart a predetermined distance along the motion space of the housing, the partition members partitioning the motion space into at least two spaces, a plurality of ball members movable within the partitioned spaces of the motion space, and viscous fluid filled in the motion space. Such the ball balancer may reduce noise and vibration of the laundry apparatus having the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chang Woo Son, Min Gu Kang
  • Publication number: 20100107807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for vibration control of a structure having—two mass bodies (10, 20), each of which is rotatably mounted around a rotational axis (12, 22), wherein both rotational axes extend in the same direction and the center of gravity of each mass body has a spacing (r1, r2) from the associated rotational axis,—a drive that sets each mass body (10, 20) in a circulating rotational motion,—at least one sensor (40), which measures a movement or acceleration of the structure (30), and—a control that, based on the measured movement or acceleration, controls at least one of the following variables:—the rotational angle (?1, ?2) of the rotational movement of at least one mass body (10, 20),—the spacing (a) between the rotational axis (12) of one mass body (10) and the rotational axis (22) of the other mass body (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET
    Inventor: Uwe Starossek
  • Patent number: 7305905
    Abstract: A rotatable member is adapted for dynamic balancing by the addition of balancing weights in the form of high speed projectiles fired at the member during rotation in timed relationship with the rotation of the member so as to impact the member at specific circumaxial locations required for balancing the member. The member has an annular groove for receiving the projectiles and securing the same at the desired locations. The groove has a cross sectional configuration slightly smaller than that of the projectile in at least one direction of measurement so as to engage and capture the projectile in retention in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: The Bergquist Torrington Company
    Inventors: Drew M. Rocky, Russel H. Marvin, John F. O'Connor, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20070257567
    Abstract: Embodiments of a profile motor are provided. A spindle motor can include a base in contact with a bearing housing, a bearing installed in the bearing housing, a rotational shaft rotatably supported by the bearing, a stator disposed around the bearing housing and having a coil, a rotor including a rotor yoke fixed on the rotational shaft and a magnet fixed on the rotor yoke, a turntable provided above the rotor yoke and rotating together with the rotational shaft, and a plurality of balls provided in a space defined by the rotor yoke and the turntable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventor: Yong Tae Kim