411 results about "Angular orientation" patented technology

Disclosed herein is an angular optical component retention and removal system that reduces the amount of space needed to accommodate fiber optic cables and enables optical components to be quickly and easily inserted, retained, and removed from an optical communications system. The optical component retention and removal system may include a single or plural angular retention sections that retain optical components in an angular orientation through a faceplate. The system may further include an insertion / retention mechanism that enables an optical component to be inserted and removed with a single hand. With the system, fiber optic cables extend at an angle from the optical components, requiring less clearance space in front of the faceplate for provision of the fiber optic cables.

A hinged mobile computing device includes a first housing part with a first display and a second housing part with a second display. The first and second housing parts are coupled by a hinge assembly that includes a spring-loaded opening mechanism configured to bias with a biasing torque the first housing part and second housing part to rotate away from each other when the first and second displays are in a closed face-to-face orientation. An electro-magnetic closure system is configured to retain the first and second displays in the closed face-to-face orientation against the biasing torque of the spring-loaded opening mechanism, and release of the electro-magnetic closure system permits the first housing part to rotationally separate from the second housing part to a predetermined angular orientation due to the biasing force of the spring-loaded opening mechanism.

An assembly, for packaging and safely disposing of a needle structure, including a housing having at least one containment structure. The containment structure includes a hinge movably interconnecting a base and a needle retaining segment, between open and closed orientations. The retaining segment includes a compartment removably containing the needle structure therein and the base includes a chamber for reception of the compartment and medical needle therein, when in the closed orientation. The hinge normally biases the retaining segment and compartment outwardly at substantially a predetermined angular orientation relative to the base, in the open orientation, to facilitate access to the medical needle through an access opening in the compartment. A closure is fixedly connected to and movable with both the base and the retaining segment and is structured to removably secure the housing in the closed orientation.

A module that is useful for receiving stormwater when buried in permeable media comprises a base from which a plurality of columns extends upwardly, to support two or more different-elevation horizontal plates. Each plate has a plurality of holes, through each of which a column extends. The plates are secured to the columns at their respective elevations by self-acting engaging means comprising a latch, e.g. a peg extending radially from the column, and a mating receiver, e.g., an elastically deflectable plate having a hole that receives the peg. The angular orientation around the column of the self-acting engaging means varies with the plate elevation, so that for example, the first plate is only engageable at the first elevation and the second plate is only engageable at the second elevation. A module is assembled by lifting or lowering each plate along the column lengths until the plate becomes automatically engaged at the particular plate's predetermined elevation.

An improved perforating gun is provided. The perforating gun includes a shaped charge positioning tube that is freely rotatable with respect to an outer gun barrel without the use of bearings. The perforating gun includes first and second contact housings coupled to opposing ends of the shaped charge positioning tube. Each contact housing includes an electrical connector plug that is rotatable within a socket opening of a corresponding tandem, such that the electrical connector plugs define an axis of rotation of the shaped charge positioning tube. An asymmetric weight provides a desired angular orientation of the shaped charge positioning tube when inclined from vertical. The perforating gun further includes a grounding collar fixedly attached to the shaped charge positioning tube, with a plurality of resilient fingers extending radially therefrom in sliding engagement with the outer gun barrel.

The present disclosure relates to an expandable fastener for orthopaedic applications. The fastener is arranged for fastening when positioned in a bore hole in bone and comprises a body having an axis. The fastener further comprises an expansion portion moveable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration and arranged such that the expansion portion urges outwardly from the axis of the body towards the bone surrounding the bore hole when moving towards the expanded configuration. In addition, the fastener comprises a coupling member for coupling to the expansion portion. The coupling member is moveable along the axis of the body. The fastener also comprises an actuator movable along the axis of the body and arranged to move the coupling member along the axis of the body. One of the coupling member and the expansion portion comprises a recess and the other one of the coupling member and the expansion portion comprises a projection. The projection and the recess are arranged such that a hinge is formed when the projection is received in the recess and the expansion portion is movable about an axis through the projection. The projection is insertable into the recess in a first angular orientation of an axis of the expansion portion relative to the axis of the body and is prevented from retracting out of the recess in a second angular orientation of the axis of the expansion portion relative to the axis of the body.

A motorized road train includes a lead vehicle and at least one follower vehicle which are hitched to one another, and a CAN communication link linking the vehicles in the train. Each of the vehicles includes a rear axle, a front, steering axle, and electric steering control system including a steering rack, an actuator which acts on the angular orientation of the front, steering axle and a controller which drives the actuator. The controllers of the vehicles are parameterized to generate angular orientation instructions for the front, steering axle of the or each follower vehicle. Each of the vehicles is equipped both with an orientation sensor for determining the angle of the wheels of the front, steering axle and with an angular hitching sensor for determining the yaw angular orientation of the hitch relative to the chassis of the vehicle.

An apparatus and method for radiation measurement are used to determine clearance of a rotating gas turbine component. The apparatus includes a probe body on a stationary component outward of the rotating component and a pair of sensor assemblies coupled to the probe body. Each sensor assembly includes a plurality of prisms coupled to the probe body Each prism of the plurality of prisms has a distinct angular orientation to direct radiation from the focusing lens to the rotating component surface off-axis with respect to an axis of the respective radiation source of the pair of radiation sources and with less directional variation than radiation from the respective radiation source.

A golf shoe with an upper and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly comprises an outsole comprising an outsole zone with a wave-like configuration. The outsole zone includes a plurality of directional traction elements with sidewalls extending from a lower surface of the outsole. The directional traction elements may be arranged along different sections of the outsole zone according to an angular orientation of the sidewalls of the directional traction elements. The directional traction elements may include (i) a first set of directional traction elements arranged along a first section of the outsole zone and (ii) a second set of directional traction elements arranged along a second section of the outsole zone. The first and / or second set(s) of directional traction elements may include a plurality of directionally aligned traction elements with sidewalls that are oriented in a same direction.

Base (2) for a child restraint system (1), comprising a primary support section (101) projecting from an upper surface section (118) of the base (2) in a first direction (D1), wherein the primary support section (101) is configured to be releasably engaged by an engagement section (51, 52) of an inserted child seat (3) in a positive-locking manner to block movement of the child seat (3) in the first direction (D1), and is configured to rotatably support the child seat (3) about a pivot axis (R1) extending parallel to the first direction (D1), wherein a lateral outer surface (104) of the primary support section (101) has a circumferential recess (105) configured to receive the engagement section (51) of the child seat (3) to establish the positive-locking connection, thereby enablingto couple the child seat (3) with the primary support section (101) in several arbitrary angular orientations around the axis of rotation (R1).

A passive stabilization system (PSS) for stabilizing a payload being carried by a carrier, the PSS nay include a linear displacement subsystem (LDS), fixedly connectable to the carrier at one side thereof and fixedly connectable to a payload at another side thereof, such that the LDS is located between the payload and the carrier. The LDS may be configured to enable a three-dimensional (3D) linear displacement of the payload in respect to the carrier, for reducing responsive relative angular movements of the payload in respect to the carrier, for maintaining a stable relative angular orientation of the payload in respect to the carrier.

A seat assembly includes a seat pan that is tilted automatically by way of a seat bucket moving up and down relative to a base structure. The seat bucket is pivotably coupled to a carrier. The carrier and the seat bucket each follow respective channels of a base structure. The movement of the seat bucket along the channel of the base structure causes the pivoting of the seat bucket relative to the carrier. The channels are shaped with an angular orientation resulting in the seat pan angle changing as the seat bucket moves up and down.

The utility model provides an automobile steering knuckle processing and positioning fixture, the automobile steering knuckle comprises a main body and a main arm, the processing and positioning fixture comprises a base, a supporting seat, a centering piece, a positioning device and a clamping device, the supporting seat is arranged on the base, the centering piece is arranged inside the supporting seat, the inner wall of the supporting seat is attached to the outer wall of the centering piece, the centering piece is provided with a taper hole, and the clamping device is arranged on the positioning device. The main body is provided with a conical structure, the conical structure extends into the conical hole, the inner wall of the conical hole is attached to the outer wall of the conical structure, an elastic piece is arranged in the supporting seat, one end of the elastic piece abuts against the centering piece, the other end of the elastic piece abuts against the bottom of the supporting seat, the positioning device and the clamping device are arranged on the base, and the positioning device is constructed to be connected with the main arm. The clamping device is used for fixing the body. The automobile steering knuckle extends into the centering piece, self-centering is achieved so as to reduce the positioning error, angular positioning of the steering knuckle is achieved through the positioning device, the situation that the automobile steering knuckle to be machined needs to be manually aligned is avoided, and the clamping efficiency can be improved.

The present invention relates to a system (2) for supervising wind turbines (1), each wind turbine (1) comprising a mast (101) accommodating at its upper end a nacelle (102) with an angular orientation in a reference frame (300), the supervising system (2) comprising means for measuring, on site, a main direction (201) over a time period, and control means allowing the angular orientation of the nacelle (102) to be modified, characterized in that it comprises means for detecting the angular orientation, and a module (23) for determining at least one angular differential (400) from the measured main direction (201) and from the detected angular orientation, corresponding to a yaw alignment error that the control means correct by modifying the angular orientation of each nacelle (102).

A medical devices en-vivo positional determination system using a plurality of optical time of flight (TDF) transceivers along with gyroscopic angular and mechanical distance sensors for the determination of absolute linear and angular positional information of the tool bit tip for the purposes of more accurate hand-held drilling or cutting, on the workpiece using forward kinematic equations calculated on a microcomputer to provide a real-time display of the 3-linear position and 2-angular orientation of the tool bit (such as a drill, scalpel, or wire driver).

A metrology apparatus includes an indexed articulated joint including: first and second relatively reorientable bodies, respectively having mutually engageable engagement elements, which can be locked together in different angular orientations about a first axis to provide a plurality of angularly indexed positions of the bodies; at least one verification sensor configured to provide a measure of the relative spatial configuration of bodies when in their locked state; and wherein the apparatus is configured such that when the bodies lock together at an indexed position, the sensor measures the relative spatial configuration of the bodies, and wherein information obtained from the measure is compared to calibration information obtained from at least one other measure of the relative spatial configuration of the bodies when the bodies were locked at said indexed position at an earlier point in time, in order to establish information about the state of engagement of the bodies.

The utility model provides a fabric corner turning auxiliary device. The fabric corner turning auxiliary device comprises a vertex angle positioning mechanism and a corner turning clamping mechanism. The vertex angle positioning mechanism comprises a vertex angle piece and a positioning piece, the vertex angle piece is provided with a pinnacle end and used for jacking the angle of the fabric to be turned, and the positioning piece is used for marking the position of the pinnacle end. The corner turning clamping mechanism comprises an included angle piece and a driving assembly, the included angle piece is provided with an included angle part used for clamping the corner of the fabric to be turned, the driving assembly can drive the included angle part to conduct translation action and rotation action, and the tip end is arranged on the moving path of the included angle part. According to the fabric corner turning auxiliary device, the corner turning efficiency can be improved while the corner turning quality of the fabric is guaranteed.

An electrical connector including a shell sized to receive and retain an electrically insulating housing insert, where the housing insert includes a cavity for receiving and retaining a wire-terminating electrical contact therein. The shell and housing insert each include a plurality of mating key features designed to provide a plurality of indexing positions for the housing insert, each index position defining an angular orientation of the housing insert relative to the shell to control a direction of the wiring exiting the electrical connector.

The present disclosure provides to process a series of intravascular images, such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images, to align the frames of the series of images longitudinally and angularly with respect to an extravascular image. In some examples, vessel fiducials are identified in each image modality and longitudinal and angular offsets are identified based on the location and angular orientation of the vessel fiducials. An aligned series of images can be generated by shifting and rotating frames of the series of images based on the identified offsets.

A locking mechanism is provided for releasably maintaining a lid of a fastener receptacle assembly in a closed and locked condition. The locking mechanism may include a rotatable actuator. A lid lock may be operably connected to the actuator so that the lid lock moves to a locking position responsive to rotation of the actuator to a first angular orientation, and so that the lid lock moves to an unlocking position responsive to rotation of the actuator to a second angular orientation. A lid latch may be structured to be engageable with the lid lock when the lid lock is in the locking position, and structured to be disengaged from the lid lock when the lid lock is in the unlocking position.

Apparatus, systems, and methods for a rotatable firearm stock. The stock includes a first grip portion configured to be attached to a firearm receiver. The stock includes a second grip portion having a first axis of rotation. The stock includes a first connection interface between the first grip portion and the second grip portion. The first connection interface enables the second grip portion to be connected to the first grip portion in more than one angular orientation about the first axis of rotation. The second grip portion includes a second axis of rotation. The stock includes a butt stock positioned adjacent to the second grip portion. The stock includes a second connection interface between the second grip portion and the butt stock. The second connection interface enables the second grip portion to be connected to the butt stock in more than one angular orientation about the second axis of rotation.

A metrology apparatus including an articulated joint having: first and second bodies which can be locked together in a plurality of different angular orientations about a first axis; the first body including a prop which is actuatable by a motor between a retracted configuration at which the first and second bodies are in their locked state, and an extended configuration at which the first and second bodies are held apart by the prop along the first axis such that the first and second bodies are unlocked thereby permitting relative rotation of the first and second bodies, the prop and the second body being magnetically biased toward each other so as to magnetically retain the first and second bodies; and further including at least one supplemental bias member configured to bias the prop towards its retracted configuration.

A fixation plate for securing together adjacent first and second bone sections of a bone with a bone cut extending thereinbetween, the fixation plate comprising: a first fixation portion having a bone interface side superposable against the first bone section and a second fixation portion extending away from the first fixation portion, the second fixation portion including a holding portion shaped to conform to an outer surface of the second bone section when superposed thereto and when the first and second bone sections are at a predetermined angular orientation relative to each other such that a snug fit of the second bone section with the holding portion provides an indication that the first and second bone sections are at the predetermined angular orientation relative to each other.

The angled shoe interface provides a mechanical interface for connecting night vision devices to the sliding carriage of a conventional night vision device mount to selectively orient the line of sight of the night vision device relative to the longitudinal axis of the mount rail. Each angled shoe interface has a wedge-shaped body with differing angled top and bottom surfaces to provide the desired angular orientation of the line of sight of night vision device relative to the longitudinal axis of the mount rail. Individual users can interchange different angled shoe interfaces to properly orient the night vision device's line of sight based on the shape and size of the user's head and how the helmet is donned.

A bonding head having a bonding tool for bonding electronic components includes a rotational motion mechanism and a linear positioning mechanism connected to the rotational motion mechanism. The rotary motion mechanism is operable to rotate the bonding tool to adjust an angular orientation of the electronic component held by the bonding tool. The rotary motion mechanism includes a rotary assembly operable to rotate the bonding tool about a first axis of rotation and a flexible carousel operable to rotate the bonding tool about respective second and third axes of rotation, the first, second and third axes of rotation being orthogonal to each other. The linear positioning mechanism can be operated to drive the bonding tool to move parallel to the first rotating shaft and a first plane parallel to a second plane where the second rotating shaft and the third rotating shaft are located so as to adjust the position of the electronic component.

A technique for determining an angular orientation between a non-rotationally symmetric working end of a first part of a tool and a tool tracker carried by a second part of the tool is described. The first tool part is configured to be fixed to the second tool part in one of multiple angular orientations and comprises a reference structure. The reference structure is traceable by a tracked pointer and has a predefined angular relation to the working end. A method implementation of the technique comprises receiving first position data indicative of one or more positions of the tool tracker, receiving second position data indicative of pointer positions while the pointer is tracing the reference structure, and determining, based on the received first and second position data and the predefined angular relation between the reference structure and the working end, the angular orientation of the working end relative to the tool tracker.

The invention relates to a method for controlling an angular orientation of a spinning body with respect to an axis of rotation of the spinning body, comprising the steps of: a) providing the spinning body at a first stable angular orientation with respect to its axis of rotation, the spinning body having three principal moments of inertia about three orthogonal principal axes, the three principal moments of inertia defining a tensor of inertia, wherein the three principal moments of inertia each have a first value and wherein the first values of the three principal moments of inertia are identical so that the tensor of inertia is spherical; b) selecting a second angular orientation of the spinning body with respect to its axis of rotation, the second angular orientation being any angular orientation of the spinning body; and c) varying a value of at least one of the principal moments of inertia in accordance with a predetermined schedule, such that: c1. initially the three principal moments of inertia no longer have identical values and the tensor of inertia is non-spherical, thus causing the angular orientation of the spinning body to gradually change from the first angular orientation to the second angular orientation; and c2. eventually the three principal moments of inertia have identical values again and the tensor of inertia is spherical again to stabilize the spinning body in its second angular orientation. The invention further relates to a system for performing this method, and to a spinning body which comprises such a system.

An adjustable tie-down cradle for use with a vehicle bicycle rack is provided. The tie-down cradle includes an elongated support member, where the elongated support member is configured to be slidably received on a bicycle rack carrying arm of a bicycle rack. The tie-down cradle may also include a saddle configured to hold a bicycle frame tube of a bicycle, the saddle including a first saddle component coupled to the elongated support member, and a second saddle component coupled to the elongated support member. The first saddle component may slide linearly along a first axis of the elongated support member to adjust the size of the saddle to a bicycle frame tube. The second saddle component may be integrally molded to the elongated support member. A bicycle rack configured to hold a bicycle to a vehicle may be provided with an adjustable tie-down cradle. In one embodiment, the first and second saddle components can both move radially around a bicycle rack carrying arm of a bicycle rack to adjust the angular orientation of the tie-down cradle relative to the bicycle rack carrying arm. Methods of adjusting a tie-down cradle on a vehicle bicycle rack are also provided.

The present invention relates to the technical field of punching positioning. The present invention discloses a hole processing device for rapid positioning of a flange plate, which includes a horizontally arranged workbench. A flange support is provided on the left side of the top of the workbench, and the flange plate is rotatably connected to the flange support on the workbench; through the arrangement of the positioning pin and the first spring, after the positioning pin aligns with the first flange hole, the positioning pin moves downward under the elastic force of the first spring to drive the first traction assembly to pull the first convex block to squeeze the second convex block to move towards the third convex block, so that the second convex block and the third convex block are connected, and the positioning bushing and the positioning sleeve are fixed. At this time, the angular orientation of the positioning rod is limited. During the subsequent punching of the flange plate, there is no need to manually rotate the positioning rod around the positioning bushing to find the next punching position. Instead, by directly rotating the flange plate, the punching position can be accurately and quickly found, ensuring the punching accuracy while improving the punching efficiency.

A medical devices en-vivo positional determination system using a plurality of optical time of flight (TDF) transceivers along with gyroscopic angular and mechanical distance sensors for the determination of absolute linear and angular positional information of the tool bit tip for the purposes of more accurate hand-held drilling or cutting, on the workpiece using forward kinematic equations calculated on a microcomputer to provide a real-time display of the 3-linear position and 2-angular orientation of the tool bit (such as a drill, scalpel, or wire driver).