55results about How to "Simplify assembly" patented technology

A product that includes a compressor, a housing and a vibration isolation mount located between the compressor and the housing. The compressor includes an impeller, a first inlet located upstream of the impeller, a first outlet located downstream of the impeller, a second inlet located downstream of the first outlet, and a second outlet located downstream of the second inlet. During operation, fluid enters the compressor via the first inlet and exits the compressor via the first outlet. The mount creates a restriction between the compressor and the housing that causes fluid exiting the first outlet to re-enter the compressor via the second inlet.

An elongated threshold extends under a swinging door and defines an upwardly facing and longitudinally extending cavity which receives a vertically adjustable rail member. The rail member has longitudinally spaced pre-assembled adjustment screw units each of which includes a tubular bushing having a press-fit connection with the rail member. Each bushing supports the shank portion of rotatable screw having a head portion with a recess for receiving an adjustment tool. Each screw is retained within its corresponding bushing by a washer having a press-fit on the screw which threads into an inverted T-nut seated within a slot within the threshold.

A battery pack, including a cell including a cathode, an anode, and an electrode terminal having a bolt coupling region on a surface thereof, a circuit board electrically coupled to the cell and having a bolt through-hole at a position corresponding to the bolt coupling region, and a bolt passing through the bolt through-hole and coupled to the bolt coupling region.

An image forming apparatus forms an image on a recording material, and detachably mounts which process cartridges having photosensitive drums. The apparatus includes a main assembly, a rotatable openable member, a belt receiving an image or carrying the recording material, supporting members supporting the process cartridges at different levels and movable between drum-contacting and retracted positions, and a connecting member moving the supporting member when the openable member moves to position the supporting member at the drum-contacting position when the openable member is closed, and position the supporting member at the retracted position when the openable member is opened, and including a shaft whose axis crosses the openable member rotational axis, first connecting portions rotatably connected with respective supporting members, and a second connecting portion engaging the openable member and fixed to the shaft closer to the openable member than the first connecting portions are fixed to the shaft.

Packaging solutions for devices and systems comprising lateral GaN power transistors are disclosed, including components of a packaging assembly, a semiconductor device structure, and a method of fabrication thereof. In the packaging assembly, a GaN die, comprising one or more lateral GaN power transistors, is sandwiched between first and second leadframe layers, and interconnected using low inductance interconnections, without wirebonding. For thermal dissipation, the dual leadframe package assembly can be configured for either front-side or back-side cooling. Preferred embodiments facilitate alignment and registration of high current/low inductance interconnects for lateral GaN devices, in which contact areas or pads for source, drain and gate contacts are provided on the front-side of the GaN die. By eliminating wirebonding, and using low inductance interconnections with high electrical and thermal conductivity, PQFN technology can be adapted for packaging GaN die comprising one or more lateral GaN power transistors.

A motor mounting and a motor configured for simplified assembly. The motor mounting is configured for including a bearing, the bearing for receiving a rotor shaft therein. The motor mounting is configured to accept a brush assembly received from an exterior surface. The brush assembly and motor mounting may be constructed to permit coupling in a tool-less manner. The brush assembly and mounting may be secured by a friction fit engagement.

A connection device for the plug connection of at least one media line includes a housing part with at least one reception orifice for plugging in a plug portion connected or connectable to the at least one media line. The housing part includes a basic part and an insert part. The basic part is releasably connected with a form fit to the insert part via a latching connection. The latching connection holds the insert part releasably and is formed by a C-shaped spring clip which is seated on the outside of the basic part and engages with at least one latching extension radially through an orifice of the basic part into a circumferential latching groove of the insert part.

In a double-row angular contact ball bearing comprising an outer ring (1), an inner ring (2) and two ball crown rings (3, 4) formed by bearing balls (3.1, 4.1) guided in two separate cages (3.2, 4.2) and supported on shoulders (1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2) of said inner and outer rings, ball raceways of the bearing having different diameters, the cages (3.2, 4.2) are made of plastic and configured as window-type cages comprising pockets for receiving the bearing balls (3.1, 4.1), and one of the cages (3.2, 4.2) comprises on an axially inward oriented end, a plurality of spacers (3.5, 4.5) uniformly spaced from one another in peripheral direction, said one cage further comprises a plurality of retaining lugs (3.4, 4.4) uniformly spaced from one another in peripheral direction, which retaining lugs engage a corresponding groove (2.3, 1.3) of one of the inner (2) and the outer ring (1), and the spacers (3.5, 4.5) of the one cage (3.2, 4.2) prevent an axial displacement of the other cage (4.2, 3.2).

In order to improve a power supply unit for a commutator of an electric motor, comprising a brush holder support with brushes arranged in it and interacting with the commutator, in such a manner that this can be produced as inexpensively and in as functionally reliable a manner as possible it is suggested that the power supply unit comprise an electronics housing which is formed by the brush holder support and a protective cover connected to it and that the electronics housing seal an electronic circuit module arranged in an interior thereof in a functionally reliable manner in relation to the surroundings.

A method of locating a printhead assembly on a printer, the method comprising the steps of: providing a printhead assembly comprising at least one printhead integrated circuit having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles and an ink distribution support mounting the, or each, printhead integrated circuit, the ink distribution support being arranged, in use, to distribute ink from the ink supply to the nozzles; mounting the printhead assembly to the printer by bringing at least one reference feature provided on the ink distribution support into cooperation with a corresponding complementary feature of the printer; and determining from the cooperation the location of the nozzles.

A floor structure of a motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a mounting for a starter battery in a cross member adjoining wheel arches for rear wheels. The cross member comprises two stiffening webs and is designed tub-shaped between the stiffening webs. Because of this, the starter battery is reliably protected against a crash.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle door, consisting of an interior sheet metal and an exterior sheeting, together which form a hollow interior space of the door, having an opening in the interior sheet metal and having a carrier module that closes said opening, and carries at least one functional part of the motor vehicle door, such as a hinge part, lock part or window lifter part. In order to simplify the assembly of a motor vehicle door it is proposed that the vehicle door (10) features, apart from the opening (18) in the interior sheet metal (12) which may be closed by means of a carrier module, an additional access opening (22) adequately large for inserting the carrier module, including the at least one functional part, into the interior space (16) of the door and that the carrier module consists of a base plate (20) which closes the opening (18) of the interior sheet metal (12) from the side of the hollow interior space (16) of the door.

A device and method for assembling parts, products or machines in a random build order that integrates or combines the delivery of loose components to be assembled on a carriage that itself supports the device being assembled along an assembly line path of travel. The loose parts onboard the carriage that also supports the device being progressively assembled substantially improves the logistics in an assembly plant and efficiency in building the part, product or device, for example a vehicle sheet metal body.

A motor vehicle front subframe includes a pair of main longitudinal beams each formed from an extrusion with a flange casting at the rear end and a suspension tower at the other end. Two lower longitudinal beams extend parallel to the main longitudinal beams and are connected by a cross member. Each lower longitudinal beam has a vertical rear flange and a generally horizontal front flange where it is attached to a corresponding flange face at the lower end of the adjacent suspension tower. Two intermediate longitudinal beams are attached to the suspension towers and to a main cross-member and forward of this are two crush cans to which is attached a bumper armature. The front subframe is part of a power train and chassis module which includes an engine, a longitudinally extending torque tube attached to the rear of the engine by a bell housing, a rear transmission and final drive assembly attached to a rearward end of the torque tube and a rear subframe mounted on the rear transmission and final drive assembly. The vehicle has a body with a passenger compartment and vertical pillars just forward of the passenger compartment. The body is assembled to the power train and chassis module by lowering the body with the of the vertical pillars just clear of the rear faces of the flanges and until various fixing holes in the flanges and align with those in the pillars. The body is then moved forward to close the gap between the flanges and the pillars. Suitable bolts or set screws are then inserted to secure the front subframe to the body and the rear subframe is attached to the body.

Apparatus for dispensing a free-flowing material comprising a container for receiving the material, a pump connected to the container for conveying the material to a port from which free-flowing material can be dispensed. The pump includes at least one rotatable pump element and a rotatable drive shaft coupled to the pump element, a drive motor, and a coupling attached between the drive shaft and the drive motor. The coupling is radially detachable from the drive shaft.

Disclosed is a vacuum circuit breaker. As a plurality of components of main circuit units are integrally formed as one module by molding using epoxy, the main circuit units are easily fabricated, and assembly errors are prevented. Since the main circuit units are arranged to be symmetrical to each other based on a driving unit, an insulation distance between a switchgear and the main circuit units can be obtained without increasing a size of the switchgear. This may allow the main circuit units to be easily arranged at the right side or at the left side according to an installation state of the switchgear.

A trunk lid for a motor vehicle includes an inner lining, a rear window, and a structural reinforcement. The structural reinforcement includes an upper portion which defines a rear-window opening and a lower portion which extends the upper portion toward the bottom of the trunk lid. The structural reinforcement is made in a single piece of a polymer material. An outside of the structural reinforcement is completely covered at least by the rear window and an outer covering panel placed beneath the rear window. An inside of the structural reinforcement is completely covered by the inner lining. The structural reinforcement and the inner lining interact to form a first hollow frame, of a first closed section, surrounding the rear-window opening, and to form a second peripheral hollow frame, of a second closed section, that is close to the outer edges of the trunk lid.

A coaxial connector includes an insulating body, a central terminal having a main rod comprising front and rear portions, and a housing. The front portion extends outwardly to form left and right wing-members. Wing-members can be bent to surround the front portion and to form a cylindrical contact. Each wing-member extends outwardly to form a sheet body. Tongue members are bendable to form fixing portions for fixing the insulating body by insert molding. The rear portion has fixtures for clamping the coaxial cable. The housing includes a plate member, a main portion for connecting one end of the plate member, and a cable-clamping member for connecting the other end of the plate member. The main portion has two supporting arms for clamping and holding the insulating body. Each supporting arm has a bottom fixture sheet. Side arms and the fixture members are bendable to fix.

The invention concerns a method for controlling of at least one element of a first component of a wind turbine and a control device not permanently belonging to the wind turbine wherein the control device is connected to a communication interface of the first component for supporting the mounting of the first component and a second component of the wind turbine with each other and/or for the purpose of service of the wind turbine. Moreover the invention concerns the use of the control device for controlling of at least one element of a first component of a wind turbine during the mounting of the first component and a second component of the wind turbine with each other and/or during a service procedure of the wind turbine.

A thermoelectric conversion module that provides improved reliability while maintaining good induced voltage. The thermoelectric conversion module includes a base 5; a plurality of first electrodes 3; a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements 2 each electrically connected to one of the first electrodes 3 at one end thereof; and a plurality of second electrodes 4, each electrically connected to another end of the thermoelectric conversion elements 2; a plurality of parallel groups 17 connecting the thermoelectric conversion elements 2 in parallel; and the parallel groups 17 connected in series, or a plurality of series groups connecting the thermoelectric conversion elements 2 in series, with the series groups connecting in parallel.

A inkjet printer comprising: a body configured to receive a printhead assembly, the printhead assembly comprising at least one printhead integrated circuit having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles and an ink distribution support mounting the, or each, printhead integrated circuit, the ink distribution support being arranged, in use, to distribute ink to the nozzles; and at least one mounting feature on the body for mounting the printhead assembly at the ink distribution support, the, or each, mounting feature being configured to cooperate with a corresponding complementary reference feature of the ink distribution support upon mounting of the printhead assembly to the printer, the cooperation providing information on the location of the nozzles.

A channel for conducting a gaseous medium, particularly an air conducting channel for an internal combustion engine, having at least one channel section that is produced in an extrusion blow molding process. The blow-molded channel section has adsorption particles on its inside walls, which are attached in an interlocked manner to the inside wall of the channel section in the blow molding process.

A ventilation flap arrangement, in particular for venting a motor vehicle interior, as well as a method for producing a ventilation flap arrangement of this type, which has the method steps of providing one or more flexible cover flaps, providing a frame for holding the cover flaps, wherein the frame for a cover flap has a receiving groove formed by two side cheeks, inserting the cover flap between the two side cheeks of the receiving groove of the frame and non-detachable connection of the cover flap to the receiving groove by embossing.

A vehicle body with a shell-type design includes at least one lateral frame, a tailgate frame which is connected to a node of the vehicle body by the lateral frame, and a reinforcing component which extends from the tailgate frame into the lateral frame. The tailgate frame and the lateral frame are each composed of an upper shell and a lower shell, and the reinforcing component is arranged between the upper and lower shells of the tailgate frame and the lateral frame. A hinge reinforcement for a hinge of a tailgate is formed in the reinforcing component in the region of the tailgate frame.

A card assembly (20) having multiple layers for matching an article to a vehicle. The card assembly (20) includes a liner (28) having a first adhesive (36) and a first layer (40) along with a second adhesive (38) and a second layer (42). A scoreline (26, 50) extends through the first layer (40), first adhesive (36), and liner (28) to define a tag portion (24, 52) of the card assembly. The tag portion (24, 52) may be removed from the second adhesive (38) to expose a portion of the second adhesive (38), which defines an attachment area (48, 54) of a card portion (22). The card portion (22) may be adhered to a vehicle surface, such as the interior of a window, by the attachment area (48, 54). The removed tag portion (24, 52) may be attached to an article, such as a key set, for matching the article to the vehicle.

A membrane switch provides a substantially rigid front fascia without the need for flexure limiting standoffs or the like. The membrane switch may use thin, printed insulating dots whose pattern controls the force required to actuate the switch elements as a function of distance from the switch elements preventing multiple activations.

A driving device of an icemaker for refrigerator may include: a driving device case coupled to an ice-making tray having an ejector rotating shaft coupled thereto; and a driving module housed in the driving device case so as to rotate the ejector rotating shaft.

An event data recorder with a function of lane departure warning is revealed. The device combines a LDWS (Lane Departure Warning System) with a EDR (Event Data Recorder). The LDWS uses at least one image sensor to capture road images that are sent to a DSP for being processed and identified. The EDR uses image/audio sensors to capture images in front of the car and/or sounds of surrounding. The data is sent to a recorder and is compressed for being saved into a storage device. Thus the device not only has both functions of the EDR as well as the LDWS, it further records vehicle signals, numbers of lane departure issues, and surrounding conditions of car accidents for finding out human or vehicle faults that cause the accident. Therefore, functions and efficiency of the EDR are improved.

A motor vehicle arrangement, a motor vehicle and a connecting body for a motor vehicle. A leaf spring is configured to provide suspension of the motor vehicle, and an elastic connecting body is connected to the leaf spring, the elastic connecting body including a device configured to provide a rigid connection to a frame of the motor vehicle, a first elastic connecting body section and a second elastic connecting body section which are inclined with respect to one another and at least partially spaced apart from one another.

A touch-sensitive display device includes a liquid crystal display module and a touch-sensitive element. The touch-sensitive element is attached to a surface of the liquid crystal display module.