543results about "Movable tracks" patented technology

An apparatus controlling menu navigation in a terminal. The apparatus includes a display for display a menu screen; a user interface; an inertial sensor for instantaneously sensing a motion of the terminal; and a controller for displaying the menu screen on the display in response to a first input sensed by the user interface, and shifting a focus on the menu screen displayed on the display according to the motion of the terminal sensed by the inertial sensor.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a switch for a powered pallet conveyor is provided. The switch comprising (a) a turntable and (b) rail portions which are arranged upon the turntable and define at least a first travel pathway and a second travel pathway, whereby the first travel pathway is defined by straight rail portions and a second travel pathway is defined by curved rail portions, so that the central line of the first travel pathway and the departure lines of the second travel pathway respectively pass through the fulcrum of the turntable.

A device that controls menu navigation in a terminal. The device includes: a display for displaying a menu screen; a user interface; an inertial sensor for instantaneously sensing motion of the terminal; and a controller for displaying the menu screen on the display in response to a first input sensed by the user interface , and moves the focus on the menu screen displayed on the display according to the motion of the terminal sensed by the inertial sensor.

The invention relates to a filed track, comprising primary tracks and auxiliary tracks, wherein, the primary tracks are a plurality of longitudinal tracks which are arranged in parallel at the filed with equal row space, the auxiliary tracks are a plurality of tracks which are arranged at the two ends of the filed in parallel, and the end face distances of the auxiliary tracks and the primary tracks are constant; shifters are arranged at the auxiliary tracks, the bottom of each shifter is provided with shifting wheels capable of traveling on the auxiliary tracks, and the upper part of each shifter is provided with a transitional track which is in butted joint with the primary tracks; the height of the transitional tracks is equal to the height of the primary tracks, and the structure of the transitional tracks is the same as the structure of the primary structure. The invention also provides a production operation mainframe capable of operating on the field tracks and a water spray type watering machine. A bracket type agricultural manufacturing machine mainframe is formed by arranging various functional machines at the production operation mainframe scientifically and reasonably. The water machine has even and dense water amount, thereby avoiding the defects that the growth of crops is affected by decreased temperature of the ground, and fertilizer leaks and is lost with the water and can not be absorbed by crops due to broad irrigation.

The invention relates to a double-rope drawing endless rope continuous traction system which comprises a main track, an endless rope winch, traction wire ropes, a wire rope tension device, a shuttle car and a tail pulley positioned at the tail of the system; wherein the traction wire ropes are two groups of traction closed wire ropes which are arranged side by side; a base of the endless rope winch comprises a power part base and a driving part base which are connected with each other by a connecting piece in a detachable way; a driven shaft is provided with two same rope liners which are positioned at the two sides of a big gear; the two ends of the driving part base are respectively provided with two pairs of rope guide wheels; the wire rope tension device is formed by four hammer-type wire rope tensioning units which are arranged in a symmetrical way; two pairs of pressing rope wedge block components are respectively arranged at the two ends of the shuttle car; the tail part of thetwo traction wire ropes is provided with a tail pulley balancing device including the tail pulley, and the shuttle car is driven to move by synchronous operation of the two groups of traction wire ropes. By adopting the way of double-rope drawing, the double traction wire ropes can bear large traction force, so that the system can meet the requirement for the large traction force in coal mine auxiliary transportation.

A system for selecting digital content from at least one content source employs a plurality of RFID enabled objects that are read by one or more RFID readers. The RFID enabled objects may be, for example, RFID enabled media objects or RFID enabled non-media objects, such as any suitable RFID enabled object. Specific combinations of RFID tags and RFID enabled objects, or RFID enabled media objects provide access to more (or different) digital content than the same tags provide alone. A method includes contactlessly reading a plurality of RFID tags associated with a plurality of RFID enabled objects to obtain a plurality of RFID tag information and determining whether each of the read plurality of RFID tag information has been read within a suitable time period with respect to each other. If so, the method includes sending the read plurality of RFID tag information for receipt by a content delivery authorization unit to determine if downloadable content is available for download.

The invention relates to an electric-traction rack rail railcar. By successfully developing the electric-traction rack rail railcar, the contradiction between the rapid development of coal mining, shoring and heading equipment and underdeveloped underground coal mine subsidiary transportation equipment in China is alleviated, and the updating and upgrading of coal mine equipment in China are maximally promoted. The electric-traction rack rail railcar comprises rails and standers, wherein a cab, an anti-explosion diesel generator, an anti-explosion variable frequency motor, a three-stage gear reducer, an electric control tank, and a guiding and anti-rollover steering frame are arranged on the standers. The electric-traction rack rail railcar has the beneficial effects that the whole vehicle is electrically and mechanically driven and is powered by the vehicle-mounted anti-explosion diesel generator, and a low-speed large-torque driving manner can be realized by virtue of the anti-explosion variable frequency motor and the three-stage gear reducer; by utilizing the anti-explosion variable frequency motor, the emergency braking, the driving braking, parking braking and the like of the railcar are realized by virtue of the coordinate operation of a variable-frequency governor and a braking system; the guiding and anti-rollover steering frame with a guiding wheel can play guiding and anti-rollover roles; the electric-traction rack rail railcar is environment-friendly, safe and efficient and has an automatic function.

A support for a camera dolly comprising spaced-apart first and second rails comprised of longitudinal rail members. The first rail has a first seam between its rail members, and the second rail has a second seam between its rail members. The first seam in the first rail is directly opposed from a corresponding second seam in the second rail. The first and second seams have first and second leading edges formed at crowns on the first and second rails, and the leading edge of the first seam is offset longitudinally with respect to the leading edge of the corresponding second seam.

A gantry crane has a rigid open three-dimensional truss cross-beam. A lower I-beam and parallel upper X-beams are interconnected with angular gussets and angle irons forming a triangular open beam bounded by three trusses. Angular gussets on the sides are as parallel members to provide maximum strength. One end support is rigid, with upper ends of legs having plates bolted to one end plate extending between the X-beams. Outrigger legs have an upper plate bolted to a sloped plate at an extended end of the I-beam. Vertical support legs at the other end have a strengthening cross-member and upper vertical plates which are bolted to the end plate on the X-beams. The unusual cross-beam structure and the unusual rigid leg structure and rigid interconnection provide rigidity of the entire crane. The vertical support legs accommodate variations in tracks.

The invention discloses a monorail crane turnout junction which is highly efficient, safe and reliable. The monorail crane turnout junction of the invention comprises a top plate, monorails and a camping rail. One end of the two parallel monorails is in butt joint and coordination with the movable end of the camping rail; baffle plates are respectively arranged at the ends of the two monorails; a camping rail hinged end is hinged on the top plate and is in butt joint and coordination with a uniseriate monorail end; a positioning shaft is arranged on the movable end of the camping rail; two positioning cylinders are both fixed on the top plate; a positioning fork is arranged on the piston rod of a telescopic cylinder; the positioning fork is in plug-in coordination with the positioning cylinders; and an oscillating cylinder is in rotary coordination with the top plate. In the invention, the structure which is characterized in that the baffle plates, the positioning cylinders, the positioning shaft and the positioning fork are matched is adopted, so that the camping rail is locked and the safety is greatly improved. The operation of the turnout junction can be achieved by controlling the oscillating cylinder and the telescopic cylinder and no manual operation is needed, as a result, the operating efficiency is high and when remote control is applied, the operating efficiency is even higher.

A vehicle traction mat may include a flexible and unitary body having a central portion. A first and second ramp may be connected to axially opposed first and second ends of the central portion. A tread layer may be positioned on a top surface of the central portion and terminating prior to reaching the first and second ramps. A plurality of first studs may be statically attached to a top surface of the body and protruding upwardly from the central portion such that a top most tip of each of the first studs penetrates out through the tread layer and terminates above the tread layer. A plurality of second studs may be statically attached to the central portion and protruding downwardly therefrom. The body may be selectively rolled and unrolled between cylindrical and planar shapes during non-operating and operating conditions respectively.

An inventive traction device is provided for extricating mired vehicles from mud, snow or sand. The device is comprised of modules linked together to create a track upon which a mired vehicle drives over. The individual modules each have four walls forming a trough and a number of tire supports which rise up from the floor of the trough. The trough-like construction of the device helps prevent the device from becoming overloaded with mud deposited from mired vehicle tires.

A track assembly for a track guided toy vehicle includes multiple track units connected to one another and each track unit having a supporting plate having multiple pairs of through holes defined through the supporting plate, two tracks slidably mounted on the supporting plate and a connecting plate fixture securely mounted beneath the supporting plate at two opposite ends of the supporting plate to receive therein a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate to be in engagement with the two tracks.

A rail system for a powered pallet conveyor, which comprises alternative pathways having an electric cable provided on at least one of n parallel rails defining a travel pathway, wherein n≧2, whereby the rail system includes a switch for switching between m alternative travel pathways, wherein m≧2, and allowing the vehicle to continuously move across the switch after switching, said switch comprising a first actuator for selectively positioning (m*n) rigid rail portions bridging the distance between rail ends at (i) n joining points where the n parallel rails of each of the m alternative travel pathways subject to switching converge, and (ii) (m*n) continuation points where each alternative pathway subject to switching diverges downstream from the joining points. A second actuator selectively positions [m(n−1)] rigid rail portions bridging the distance between rail ends, where each alternative pathway is discontinued downstream from the corresponding continuation points.

A manufacturing line includes a plurality of manufacturing modules positioned in series and defining a main path through the manufacturing line. A main track assembly is supported by the manufacturing modules and includes at least a first friction drive system for transporting a trolley assembly along the main path. A buffer is positioned to receive the trolley assembly from the main path and includes a first track assembly that includes at least a second friction drive system for transporting the trolley assembly along the first track assembly. The first track assembly is sized to support at least two trolley assemblies thereon. The sequencing buffer also includes a second track assembly that includes at least a third friction drive system for transporting the trolley assembly along the second track assembly. The second track assembly is also sized to support at least two trolley assemblies thereon. A first movable track assembly of the sequencing buffer is movable between a first position defining a first continuous path along the first movable track assembly and the first track assembly, and a second position defining a second continuous path along the first movable track assembly and the second track assembly.

Precipitated silicas with a high pH and their use in applications as defoamers having optimum silanol group density and a process for preparing precipitated silicas and to their use, particularly in defoamer formulations.

A material handling system includes a first independent track assembly configured to transport a forward trolley along a first path, and a second independent track assembly configured to transport a trailing trolley along a second path. The second path is substantially parallel to the first path. A carrier is configured to support an article and has a first end pivotably supported by the forward trolley and a second end pivotably supported by the trailing trolley. The material handling system also includes a third independent track assembly configured to transport the forward trolley and the trailing trolley along a third path. Each of the first independent track assembly, the second independent track assembly, and the third independent track assembly includes an independent drive system for independently moving a respective one of the forward trolley and the trailing trolley and a station control system including a microprocessor in communication with the independent drive system.

A lobed bushing is provided for a track assembly of a track-type machine. The track assembly includes a first chain and a second chain coupled together with a track pin. A bushing, defining a longitudinal axis, includes a central bore oriented along the longitudinal axis and extending from a first end of the bushing to a second end of the bushing for receiving the track pin. The bushing includes a first lobe positioned at a first location about the longitudinal axis and a second lobe positioned at a second location about the longitudinal axis that is less than about 180° from the first location. The first end of the bushing has a substantially cylindrical shape.

The invention relates to a mine track laying method and a rock tunnel cutting machine. The mine track laying method comprises the following steps of: cleaning and leveling the surface of a mine, cutting two sets of four parallel rock tunnels, laying profile steel on the rock tunnels, laying tracks on the surfaces of the profile steel and adjusting and fixing the tracks. The rock tunnel cutting machine facilitates cutting of the rock tunnels, can cut two equidistant rock tunnels once, and is standardized equipment for laying tracks. Compared with the traditionally laid tracks, tracks laid by the mine track laying method provided by the invention have better stability; because the profile steel is embedded into the rock tunnels, the tracks can not deflect or deviate in operation; the straightness of the tracks can be adjusted more simply and easily; a standardized operation code can be formed to ensure safety of production operation; and the provided rock tunnel cutting machine can greatly simplify the cutting process of the rock tunnels for laying the profile steel, thus being normalized and improving the efficiency.

Disclosed herein are a movable rail apparatus for transferring ships and a method of transferring ships using the same. The apparatus includes a main body, a front axle, a rear axle, support bars, side actuators, a support body, a rail and a drive unit. The front axle is provided with wheels so as to be rotatable horizontally and adjustable in height. The rear axle is provided with a wheel so as to be adjustable in height. The side actuators are provided at opposite sides under the main body and move the support bars upwards or downwards. The support body has a wheel and a lift actuator connected to the main body. The rail is moved vertically by the lift actuator. The rail is movable forwards or backwards while the wheel of the support body is put into contact with the rail. The drive unit moves the rail forwards or backwards.

A rail transportation system particularly suited for transporting roofing materials upon an uncompleted roof. Sections of tubes form rails, allowing several rail cars carrying various roofing materials to transport those roofing materials from the edge of the roof to the point of installation. These tubes may be attached to one another, allowing tradespersons to further extend the range of the rails as the installation progresses.

A track section includes a body having a coupling portion. In one embodiment, the coupling portion includes a projection extends outwardly from the coupling portion and a recess extending inwardly into the coupling portion. In one embodiment, the recess extends downwardly through the coupling portion. In another embodiment, the recess extends from an upper surface of the body to a lower surface of the body.

A foldable vehicle wheel traction apparatus is disclosed that includes four traction devices having a regular lattice structure. Each traction device is hingeably connected one to the other to permit the traction devices to be folded one on another with easy storage. The hingeable apparatus connected the traction devices permit minimal lateral movement, which allows the traction devices to be more easily maneuvered when being put in use. The ability of the traction apparatus to support the weight of the wheel is enhanced by the regular lattice structure of each traction device formed by the traction devices elongated lateral members and elongated cross members. In one embodiment, the cross members are composed of, or coated with materials that heat up when the vehicle wheel contacts and spins on the cross member, thereby promoting melting of snow or ice. In yet another embodiment, the shape of the cross-section of the cross members is chosen so that the cross member removes excess mud or snow adhering to the wheel.

A toy object and slot track system includes a plurality of track segments each having a retaining slot provided thereon and defining a slotted track surface. The track segments include straight, curved and twisted track segments connectable to form straight and curved tracks with slotted track surfaces facing upwards and / or downwards and twisted tracks, and concave / convex track segments connectable to form loop-shaped tracks with concave / convex slotted track surfaces facing inwards and / or outwards. The system includes at least one toy object having first and second protruding pins for slidable engagement along the retaining slot. At least one of the first and second protruding pins has a free end portion retainable within the retaining slot such that the toy object can move along the tracks without falling off under gravitational pulling force.