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Modular UPS

A modular UPS system is provided wherein UPS systems may be constructed using a number of different frame components. In one example, a core UPS frame is provided that can accept different combinations of power and battery modules, and an extension frame is provided that can be combined with the core frame to provide a larger UPS system. According to one example, both the core and extension frame types may be used in either a standalone or rack-mounted configuration. Another aspect relates to packaging of UPS components such that the UPS frame need not include serviceable items. In another aspect, a rail system is provided that allows for easier installation of heavy components into rack-mount systems.
Owner:SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORP

Light emitting diode module, and light fixture and method of illumination utilizing the same

LED module, arrays of LED modules, luminaires incorporating such arrays, and methods of illumination where the configuration of respective components facilitates any one or more of desired angle, location and shape of illumination provided by the LEDs. LED modules are selectively disposed on a carrier plate. Each of the LED modules includes a substantially planar LED circuit board with LED chips disposed thereon, a heat sink formed of heat transmitting material and having a mounting surface for accommodating an LED circuit board to dissipate heat from the LED chips, and a reflector with its reflective surface disposed with respect to the LED chips to direct the emitted light toward an axis of illumination extending away from and substantially perpendicular to a plane containing the planar LED circuit board. The heat sink, the LED circuit board and the reflector are arranged such that the axis of illumination is not perpendicular to a plane containing the surface illuminated by the light emitted from the LED chips.
Owner:HUBBELL LIGHTING INC

Developing device, process cartridge, developer layer regulating member, and developer layer regulating member attaching method

A developing device for developing a latent image formed on an image bearing member by using developer, the developing device including: a developing frame; a developing roller for supplying developer to the latent image to develop the latent image; a developer layer regulating member which regulates a layer thickness of developer on a circumferential surface of the developing roller; and a first surface and a second surface which are provided in the developer layer regulating member along a longitudinal direction of the developer layer regulating member, for positioning the developer layer regulating member with respect to the developing frame, in which a first imaginary plane, which is obtained by extending the first surface imaginarily, and a second imaginary plane, which is obtained by extending the second surface imaginarily, intersect each other.
Owner:CANON KK

Light emitting diode module, and light fixture and method of illumination utilizing the same

LED module, arrays of LED modules, luminaires incorporating such arrays, and methods of illumination where the configuration of respective components facilitates any one or more of desired angle, location and shape of illumination provided by the LEDs. LED modules are selectively disposed on a carrier plate. Each of the LED modules includes a substantially planar LED circuit board with LED chips disposed thereon, a heat sink formed of heat transmitting material and having a mounting surface for accommodating an LED circuit board to dissipate heat from the LED chips, and a reflector with its reflective surface disposed with respect to the LED chips to direct the emitted light toward an axis of illumination extending away from and substantially perpendicular to a plane containing the planar LED circuit board. The heat sink, the LED circuit board and the reflector are arranged such that the axis of illumination is not perpendicular to a plane containing the surface illuminated by the light emitted from the LED chips.
Owner:HUBBELL LIGHTING INC

Internal combustion engine having improved fuel pump configuration, and vehicle including same

An engine-mounted mechanical fuel pump for an internal combustion engine contributes to a stable operation of the engine, a reduction in the weight of the engine, and a reduction in the pump drive loss. The engine includes a cylinder head provided with intake ports and exhaust ports therein, and fuel injection valves for injecting fuel into the inside of a tubular intake air routing assembly connected to the intake ports. A fuel pump is provided on the rear side of a cylinder block and on the upper side of a crankcase, in an arrangement where the intake ports are formed to extend rearwardly and the exhaust ports are formed to extend forwardly from the cylinder head. In one embodiment, the fuel pump is provided on the front side of the cylinder block, where the intake ports are formed to extend forwardly and the exhaust ports are formed to extend rearwardly.
Owner:HONDA MOTOR CO LTD

Snap fit electrical connector assembly with operating tool for facilitating the connection of a connector assembly to an electrical box

An electric connector assembly having a connector body defining an inlet end portion and an outlet end portion and having a frustro-conical retainer ring connected to the outlet end portion wherein the retainer ring is formed with locking and grounding tangs arranged to effect a snap-fit locking and grounding connection to a knockout hole of an electric box located in an existing wall and a tool arranged to engage slots formed in the retainer ring to facilitate the pulling of the connector assembly through the knockout hole of an electric box for seating and locking the electric connected thereto, and a method for securing the electrical connector assembly to an electric box installed in a finished wall.
Owner:BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS LLC

Football helmet

A football helmet with shell, faceguard, padding and comfort liner system, has replaceable nose bumpers for connecting a top center of the faceguard to the shell, button and keyhole connectors connecting the liner to an inner surface of the padding and T-nut connectors for connecting the padding to an inner surface of the shell. Front portions of the comfort liner have harder foam cushions than other portions of the liner to improve impact absorption. Selected areas of the padding system contain pads with inner and outer molded thermoplastic urethane parts of different durometer, each including a sheet with plural alternating hollow protrusions. The faceguard has an upper bar with raised ends above a lower edge of the front portion of the shell that form a face opening and on either side of the nose bumper.
Owner:SCHUTT SPORTS IP LLC

Flush toilet

ActiveUS20070061955A1Accurately setLow costUrinalsWater closetsFlush toiletWater supply
Providing a flush toilet wherein the amount of water supplied to the jet hole and the amount of water supplied to the rim section are independently controlled. The present invention is a flush toilet (1) for supplying flushwater from a flushwater tank, the flush toilet comprising a bowl section (2) at the bottom portion of which is formed a jet hole; a jet flushwater tank (10) for storing flushwater to be supplied from the jet hole; a jet drain valve (14) disposed on the jet flushwater tank; a jet water conduit (18) for conducting flushwater which has passed through the jet drain valve to the jet hole; a rim section (4) disposed on the upper portion of the bowl section; a rim flushwater tank (8) for storing flushwater supplied to the rim section; a rim drain valve (12) disposed on the rim flushwater tank; and a rim water conduit (16) for conducting flushwater passed through the rim drain valve to the rim section.
Owner:TOTO LTD

Fuel supply apparatus

A fuel supply apparatus capable of following the positional variations of the bottom side of a fuel tank through a simple construction and improved in terms of ease of assembly in the fuel tank. The apparatus includes a fuel pump body in which a filter-integrated pump in which a fuel pump and a fuel filter are integrally formed is integrally accommodated in a fuel reservoir having a bottom capable of coming into abutment with a bottom side of the fuel tank, and causes the fuel pump body to travel to follow the variations of the bottom side of the fuel tank so as to be placed in abutment with the bottom side of the fuel tank, by means of an urging force generated on the basis of the pressure of the fuel inside the fuel pump body.
Owner:MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP

Separation type chassis and flat panel display having the same

A separation type chassis for a flat panel display includes at least two chassis members, and a plurality of fastening members for coupling the chassis members, and coupling holes having a predetermined shape are formed at both ends of each of the chassis members. Each of the fastening members is coupled with the coupling holes.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Saw transducer interface to pressure sensing diaphragm

A sensor assembly for monitoring physical parameters in a given environment, such as in a tire or wheel assembly, includes an improved interface between sensor components. The sensor assembly includes a piezoelectric substrate on which resonator elements, such as surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators are provided. The resonators are configured to produce electrical output at predetermined resonator frequency ranges that can be monitored to determined such information as pressure and temperature to which such devices are subjected. A projection is formed on a surface of the piezoelectric substrate, which selectively interfaces with a recessed surface area in a flexible lid casing component. The lid casing component and a rigid base casing component combine to form an enclosed package for the sensor assembly. An antenna may be coupled to the sensor assembly to facilitate receipt and / or transmission of communicated signals.
Owner:MICHELIN RECH & TECH SA

Active grille shutter and shutter subassembly for use with active grill shutters

An active grille shutter for regulating airflow towards a vehicle heat exchanger. A frame adjacent the heat exchanger has a first mount with bores, a second mount, and an opening between the mounts to allow air to pass through. An end cap secures to the second mount and has bores. Vanes extend across the opening between opposing ends with a receiver at each end. Bearings are provided with couplers extending into and attached to the receivers, and a shafts extending into the bores. A linkage interconnects the bearings at one of the ends such that the vanes rotate concurrently. An actuator attached to the frame adjacent the first mount is coupled to one of the end cap bearings and rotation imparts rotation to the vanes by the linkage to concurrently rotate the vanes within the opening to regulate airflow through the opening towards the heat exchanger.
Owner:MONTAPLAST OF NORTH AMERICA

Lens unit and compact image pickup module

The lens unit includes an imaging lens including lenses, each of which includes a lens portion having an optical function and a flange portion on a periphery of the lens portion, and a ring-shaped lens holding member provided between the lenses and holds at least one of the lenses and a cylindrical-shaped lens-barrel including a lens holding portion that holds the imaging lens. The flange portion of each of the lenses is fittable to the flange portion of the other lens of the lenses, or the lens holding portion or an inner surface of the lens-barrel, and the lenses combined with each other through fitting to the flange portion of the other lens, the lens holding portion or the inner surface of the lens-barrel have respective shapes in which optical axes of the lenses coincide each other under a fitting state. The compact image pickup module includes the lens unit.
Owner:FUJIFILM HLDG CORP +1

Integrated Overhead Console Assembly for Vehicle

An integrated overhead console assembly for a vehicle includes a camera module for taking a forward image of a vehicle in a direction of travel, a multi-display unit for displaying an image taken by the camera module, and various functional operation components of the vehicle that are efficiently incorporated in a single overhead console assembly to improve user convenience.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Heat dissipation apparatus

A heat dissipation apparatus has an enclosure, in which a lateral fan seat is integrally formed with the enclosure. The lateral fan seat divides the interior space of the enclosure into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. An axis is installed across the upper and the lower chambers through a center of the fan seat. A coil set, a magnetic element and a plurality of blades are mounted about the axis in each of the upper and lower chambers. Thereby, two sets of fans are formed in a single enclosure to increase the heat dissipation effect while the assembly convenience is improved.
Owner:SIMPLO TECH COMPANY

Connections for humidification system

A humidification system can include a heater base, a humidification chamber, and a breathing circuit. A cartridge can be removably coupled to the heater base. The cartridge can include various sensors, probes, sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and / or other features. The cartridge can include features configured to mate with corresponding features on the humidification chamber and the heater base. The cartridge includes a memory, such as an EEPROM, or other suitable storage device. When the cartridge is installed on the heater base, the memory is electrically connected to a processor and / or memory of the heater base. Various models of cartridges can be produced for use with different humidification chambers, breathing circuits, and / or therapies. A connector can be configured to couple an inspiratory conduit to an outlet port of the humidification chamber. The connector can provide a pneumatic connection to the outlet port and an electrical connection to the cartridge.
Owner:FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LTD

Clamp apparatus

InactiveUS20090108513A1Reliably and smoothly carrying out clamping operationSimple structureGripping headsWelding/cutting auxillary devicesEngineeringMechanical engineering
The present invention relates to a clamp apparatus equipped with a cylinder mechanism having a piston. A driving force of the cylinder mechanism is transmitted to a clamp arm, which is retained on a housing through a block body and a link pin that make up a driving force transmitting mechanism, the clamp arm being rotated through a predetermined angle. The block body includes a rotatably supported roller. The block body is guided along an axial direction by displacement of the roller, while the roller is rotated along a guide member of the housing.
Owner:SMC CORP

Brake master cylinder

A brake master cylinder of the invention is to dispose a main oil cylinder and an oil storing space on a handlebar base. In addition, a sleeve engaged with the main oil cylinder is disposed in the oil storing space. The one end of the oil storing space has a fastening seat passed by a draw bar linked to the brake handlebar, and a positioning sheath of the fastening seat is utilized to engage with the sleeve. A leakage prevention component is disposed between the fastening seat and the handlebar base. A bushing integrally extended from the leakage prevention component is utilized to encapsulate the positioning sheath of the fastening seat and the sleeve. Accordingly, the brake master cylinder having convenient assembly and better sealing effect for hydraulic oil is obtained.
Owner:HENG KUO

Driving force transmission mechanism

InactiveUS20110072925A1Performed reliably and effectivelyEasy positioningGearboxesPortable liftingShock absorberEngineering
A driving force transmission mechanism is equipped with a first gear attached to a drive source, a second gear enmeshed with the first gear, and a damper shaft enmeshed mutually with the second gear and with a rack member of an air mixing damper. A first locator part formed on the second gear is inserted in a first locator groove in the first gear, while additionally, a second locator part is inserted with respect to a second locator groove in a damper gear. Further, a first narrow tooth formed on the first gear enmeshes with a meshing groove of the first locator part, whereas a second narrow tooth formed on the damper gear enmeshes with another meshing groove of the second locator part.
Owner:KEIHIN CORP

Optical device module, optical transmitter and receiver, and optical receptacle

ActiveUS7322752B2Superior in optical connection characteristicImprove the ease of assemblyLaser detailsCoupling light guidesAntenna effectOptical Module
An optical device module includes a stub ferrule for guiding a laser light to an optical fiber to be connected, a sleeve for holding an optical-connector ferrule of the optical fiber to be connected and the stub ferrule, a holder for fixing the stub ferrule and the sleeve, and an adapter for connecting the holder and an optical module, in which the sleeve is formed by a nonmetallic material, reducing the structure of metal portion and restraining the antenna effect when electromagnetic noise enters.
Owner:LUMENTUM JAPAN INC
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