813 results about "Ball type" patented technology

Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and / or methods for continuously variable transmissions (CVT) having a variator provided with a plurality of tilting, traction planets and traction rings. In one embodiment, a variator is coupled to a rangebox to provide multiple operating modes. In another embodiment, a hydraulic system is configured to control the transmission ratio of the variator and the rangebox. Various inventive shift-cam-and-sun subassemblies can be used to facilitate shifting of the transmission ratio of a CVT. Embodiments of a transmission housing and bell housing are adapted to house components of a CVT and, in some embodiments, to cooperate with other components of the CVT to support operation and / or functionality of the CVT. Various related devices include embodiments of, for example, a pivot arm, a control feedback mechanism, axial force generation and management mechanisms, a control valve integral with an input shaft, a pivot pin hub, and a rotatable carrier configured to support planet-pivot arm assemblies. FIG. 72 shows a torque-split ball-type rolling traction CVT with a ball-type rolling traction variator (1200) and planetary gearset (1400) which is followed by a rangebox (1600).

Ball robot comprising a shell, a diametric main axle, at least one pendulum, and a drive mechanism comprising at least two drive motors, wherein the drive motors are arranged on the pendulum(s) in the vicinity of the inner surface of the shell. There is also provided a ball robot with a ball attached to the shell concentric the shell, and a drive mechanism located inside the shell and supported by the diametric axle, wherein the diametric axle is arranged to accommodate for dimensional changes of the shell along the main axis of rotation.

The invention provides a thrust bearing for the screw of a ball-nut type steering gear. The thrust bearing comprises a screw. A thrust ball type thrust bearing is arranged on screw. The thrust ball type thrust bearing comprises a steel ball and a ring. The ring is composed of a left semi-ring and a right semi-ring. The cross section of the thrust ball type thrust bearing raceway is a four point contact type. The left semi-ring and the right semi-ring are both provided with a corresponding arc outer raceway. Two arc inner raceways are arranged on the screw. The radius of two inner raceways is the same as that of two outer raceways. The centers of four arc raceways are in a same circumference, but four arc raceways are non-concentric. The steel ball is arranged between the screw and the ring. Four contact points are formed between the steel ball and two outer raceways and two inner raceways, and thus a four point contact type thrust ball bearing is formed. In assembly, a punching-riveting anti-loosening structure is adopted between an adjusting nut and a valve body. For the bearing, a screw is used to replace a shaft washer, a holder is not needed any more, and the installation becomes convenient. The inner raceway and outer raceway are both composed of two arcs, a four point contact ball bearing is formed and is capable of bearing a large axial / radial force, the wear is reduced, and the service life is prolonged.

A first carpometacarpal joint implant. One embodiment of the invention includes proximal and distal components. The proximal component includes a fixation portion for attachment to one or more elements of a patient's distal carpal row, a ball-type joint portion cantilevered off the fixation portion, and a skid having a concave surface opposite the ball-type joint for engaging a patient's scaphoid bone. The distal component has a fixation portion for attachment to a patient's thumb metacarpal, and a socket-type joint portion that cooperates with the ball-type joint portion of the proximal component.

The circular ball type electric booster steering device has, except screw, nut, gear sector, steel ball and other mechanical parts, torque sensor, boosting motor, decelerating mechanism, electronic controller unit, etc. The electronic controller unit determines the target current of the motor based on the steering disc torque and the vehicle speed to complete the feedback tracking control of the motor current. The decelerating mechanism has input connected to the motor and output connected to the screw or gear sector shaft in the circular ball steering unit. The present invention has saving in energy, provides proper power force fitting different running conditions, and has less parts, light weight, compact structure and high automation.

For controlling a position indicator, e.g. a cursor, on a visual display, e.g. the monitor screen associated with a personal computer or a laptop computer screen, a position indicator controlling device (1) comprises an indicator position controller (6) in the form of a continuous membrane of elastomeric material (8) stretched, in wrinkle-free manner, around a solid form-keeping core (7) held captive in a housing (2) so that by applying finger pressure in a generally horizontal direction to an uppermost exposed, part-spheroidal, portion of the membrane, the membrane can slide on the core to produce a corresponding output signal from one or more motion detectors (11, 12). The indicator position controller gives the appearance to a user of a spherical ball device (such as is commonly used in a laptop computer), but the special shape of the form-keeping core is such as to reduce the overall height requirement and leads to a heightwise compact construction for the position indicator controlling device (1'). According to two modifications (FIGS. 5 and 6), the indicator position controller (6) is realized by a normally spheroidal thick-walled elastomeric ball (8'), or by a solid elastomeric ball (8'') held in a deformed state by the housing (2). The position indicator controlling device (1) can be designed for use as a ball-type device for a laptop computer or as a mouse for a personal computer.

A control valve of the ball type with bi-directional shutoff capabilities is disclosed. The ball valve including an inlet and an outlet, a ball element and a seal assembly. When closing the valve, the ball element, which is eccentrically mounted on a shaft, rotates to abut the seal assembly. While closed, the seal assembly including a seal housing, a main seal and a resilient member, contacts the ball element at the main seal, while the resilient member biases the main seal toward the ball element. The seal assembly further includes a secondary flowpath between the main seal and seal housing, which is restricted by a high temperature seal.

A ball type downhole barrier valve capable of bidirectional sealing features a ball rotating on its axis to open or close with control line pressure to an actuating rod piston assembly. The ball is also shiftable to a locked open position. A cage surrounds the ball and retains opposed seats to it. The cage is made from one piece and tangential holes are drilled and tapped before the piece is longitudinally split with a wire EDM cutting technique. Fasteners to rejoin the cut halves properly space them to the original one piece internal dimension. Auxiliary tools allow determination of spacing of internal components so that a desired spring preload on the seats against the ball can be achieved. Seals on the sleeves that form ball seats help prevent leakage due to ball distortion at high differential pressures when the valve is closed.

An anti-rotation reciprocating drive apparatus for a reciprocating saw utilizes a wobble plate assembly that includes a drive shaft and an elongated arm with an interface structure for engaging a spindle. The interface structure has two ball-type interfaces that are concentrically aligned with one another, with the outer one being smaller than the inner one and both engaging a receiver portion of the spindle. The larger ball-type interface causes reciprocating movement of the spindle and the smaller outer interface prevents rotation of the spindle. The contact between the interfaces and the spindle receiver is a single point contact which reduces operating friction, wear of the parts and heat being generated.

A control valve of the ball type with bi-directional shutoff capabilities is disclosed. The ball valve including an inlet and an outlet, a ball element and a seal assembly. When closing the valve, the ball element, which is eccentrically mounted on a shaft, rotates to abut the seal assembly. While closed, the seal assembly including a seal housing, a main seal and a resilient member, contacts the ball element at the main seal, while the resilient member biases the main seal toward the ball element. The seal assembly further includes a secondary flowpath between the main seal and seal housing, which is restricted by a high temperature seal.

The invention provides an alga / fish mixed type three-dimensional ecological fish shelter and a feeding method of the fish shelter, wherein the fish shelter comprises an anchoring system, a fish shelter top consisting of a floating ball and a fixed frame, a fish shelter middle layer consisting of a horizontal grid and a fixed frame suspended with a middle spherical fish shelter, and a fish shelterbottom consisting of a horizontal grid and a fixed frame suspended with a bottom spherical fish shelter; and the fish shelter middle layer is respectively connected with the fish shelter top and the fish shelter bottom by a connecting rope and the lengthways crossed grid. The feeding method comprises the following steps of: shipping to a feeding sea area, firstly throwing a first anchor along with the direction of incident flow, sequentially throwing a second anchor by means of fair current, tying an anchor tail rope and a mark float at the back end of the anchor, dragging the anchor tail rope by means of fair current, tensioning a whole system, and completing feeding. According to the invention, the fish shelter can be used for culturing and proliferating the alga with different water depths, is taken as a perching and refuge occasion of the small size medium-upper layer fish and a large size medium-upper layer juvenile fish, and is simple in structure, and convenient to assemble andrecover, so that the novel artificial fish shelter can be provided for building an ecological marine ranch.

Provided herein is a control system for a multiple-mode continuously variable transmission having a ball planetary variator operably coupled to multiple-mode gearing. The control system has a transmission control module configured to receive a plurality of electronic input signals, and to determine a mode of operation from a plurality of control ranges based at least in part on the plurality of electronic input signals. The control system includes an engine torque limit sub-module adapted to command an engine torque limit based at least in part on the operating conditions of the continuously variable transmission.

An anti-rotation reciprocating drive apparatus for a reciprocating saw utilizes a wobble plate assembly that includes a drive shaft and an elongated arm with an interface structure for engaging a spindle. The interface structure has two ball-type interfaces that are concentrically aligned with one another, with the outer one being smaller than the inner one and both engaging a receiver portion of the spindle. The larger ball-type interface causes reciprocating movement of the spindle and the smaller outer interface prevents rotation of the spindle. The contact between the interfaces and the spindle receiver is a single point contact which reduces operating friction, wear of the parts and heat being generated.

The invention provides a seat belt retractor. In order to impart sufficient tension to a seat belt (2) for a restraining operation when slack is excessive in a ball-type pretensioner (19) of a seat belt device (1), the pretensioner (19) moves a ball train (32L) to the distal end side of a ball guide pipe (31) by means of gas (G) discharged from a gas generating device (37), and the movement rotates the spool (13) for winding the seat belt (2) in a belt winding direction so as to eliminate slack of the seat belt (2), while imparting necessary tension to the seat belt (2) by loading rotational resistance on the spool (13) in a belt withdrawing direction with gas pressure exerted on the ball train (32L). The ball stopper (33) stops movement of the ball train (32L) before all the balls (32) in the ball train (32L) are ejected from the ball guide pipe (31) in a state where the ball train (32L) functions to rotate the spool (13) in the belt winding direction.

An energy-saving micro-resistance adjustable self-balancing check valve comprises a valve spool plate, a valve spool plate balance plate and a balance block, wherein the valve spool plate is mounted in a valve cavity through a rotary shaft, can be sealed with a valve inlet sealing ring and is rotatably opened and closed in the valve cavity, the valve spool plate balance plate is connected with a rotary shaft end of the valve spool plate and forms a certain angle with the valve spool plate, and the balance block is mounted on the valve spool plate balance plate. The energy-saving micro-resistance adjustable self-balancing check valve is characterized in that an obtuse angle larger than 90 degrees is formed by the valve spool plate balance plate and the valve spool plate of a horizontally mounted check valve, an acute angle smaller than 90 degrees is formed by the valve spool plate balance plate and the valve spool plate of a vertically mounted check valve, and a valve spool plate balance device comprises the valve spool plate balance plate and the balance block mounted on the valve spool plate balance plate and includes an adjustable type, a rolling-ball type, a swing type and a magnetic type.

An industrinized aquatic product culturing technology with closed-loop circulated water system includes such steps as pumping the culture water from culture pool into drum-type solid-liquid separator, removing suspended big particles, making the water flow through a purifying channel to remove suspended small particles and part of NH4-N and NO2-N, collecting the water in a pool, pumping the water into an aerating bio-filter and floating ball type bio-filter, removing the most of NH4-N, NO2-N and COD, by-passing through foam separating-ozone disinfecting unit for removing COD and suspended fine particles while disinfecting and aerating, regulating pH value and water temp, ultraviolet disinfecting, and returning the water back into culture pool.

Unpredictable bounce characteristics are imparted to a ball by forming the ball as a composite wherein a second ball part is disposed within a first ball part with the centers of each ball part spaced one from the other. In a first embodiment the second ball part is of the relatively high bounce ball type that is disposed in a cavity formed in the first ball part which is fabricated from sponge-like rubber; with the second ball part center spaced from the first ball part center. In a second embodiment the first ball part is of the relatively high bounce ball type and the second ball part is an air filled cavity formed within the first ball parts with the center of the cavity spaced from the center of the first ball part. The composite balls may be formed by severing the first ball part, forming the cavity therein and either leaving the cavity empty or placing a second ball part of different characteristics than the first ball part within the cavity.. A silicone glue is utilized to reassemble and secure the severed first ball part. Alternatively, gas can be injected into the first ball part while it is molded to form the empty cavity therein.

The invention relates to a sound field parameter obtaining method based on compressed sensing, and belongs to the technical field of digital signal processing. The sound field parameter obtaining method relates to a ball-type microphone array module, a constant observation matrix generation module, an observation signal vector generation module, an orthogonal basis construction module, a random observation matrix generation module, a ball harmonic wave basis coefficient reconstruction module and an object region sound pressure distribution reconstruction module. In a ball-type microphone array design determining module, the realizability and the array miniaturization are considered, and the ball-type microphone array radius is manually determined. Ball harmonic wave basis parameters have the sparsity under the determined ball-type radius, therefore, an orthogonal basis and a random observation matrix are constructed in the orthogonal basis construction module and the random observation matrix generation module respectively according to the compressed sensing theory, meanwhile, the orthogonal basis and the random observation matrix are input into the ball harmonic wave basis coefficient reconstruction module, the ball harmonic wave basis coefficients are reconstructed, and finally the ball harmonic wave basis coefficients are input into the object region sound pressure distribution reconstruction module to enable object region sound pressure distribution to be reconstructed.

A variable transmission includes an input shaft, a planetary gear set drivingly engaged with a variator comprising, a variator carrier assembly, a first ring assembly, and a second ring assembly; and the output shaft, arranged to produce transmissions with continuously variable or infinitely variable output ratios.

The invention discloses a ball type motor with a three-dimensional topology magnetic pole distribution structure The ball type motor comprises an outer rotor (1), an outer stator (2), a ball bearing (3), a base (4), an inner rotor (5) and an inner stator (6), wherein the rotor and the stator are sleeved with each other; the ball bearing (3) is installed in the inner stator (6); the inner rotor (5) is sleeved on the external part of the inner stator (6); the outer stator (2) is sleeved on the external part of the inner rotor (5); and the outer rotor (1) is sleeved on the external part of the outer stator (2). The electromagnetic force driving is adopted for the ball type motor disclosed by the invention, besides magnetic poles and coil magnetic poles are distributed along a spherical surface, and also can be distributed along the radial direction, thus the magnetic field intensity of a coil magnetic pole region is increased greatly, simultaneously the interaction force between the magnetic poles is improved, not only can the continuous rotation space with spatial three degrees of freedom of the ball motor rotor can be realized, but also the output torque, especially the tilting moment, of the ball motor is improved effectively.

The invention relates to the field of electromechanical systems and motor vehicle application, and in particularly relates to a 5-ton-class circulating ball type dual-mode electric power steering device. The electric power steering device comprises a steering device housing assembly, an input shaft and screw assembly, a sector shaft assembly, a supporting base assembly, a turbine, a worm, an inner end cap assembly, a rotating angle and torque sensor, an outer end cap assembly, a plum connecting sleeve assembly and a motor assembly. A motor serves as a power source; power is transmitted to the input shaft and screw assembly via a worm gear and the worm, and the input shaft and screw assembly outputs torque and angle displacement via a sector shaft. The 5-ton-class circulating ball type dual-mode electric power steering device has two control modes of angle (position) and torque (assisting power).

An adjustable ball-type hitch assembly, and a method for using it. The hitch assembly is connected to a hitch receiver of a towing vehicle on one end, and to a vehicle to be towed having a ball receiver, on the other end. In a preferred embodiment, the adjustable hitch assembly may include a base attachable to the receiver, and a sliding element such as a tongue supporting the ball and pivotally attached to the base. The sliding element may include a slot or groove enabling the sliding element to move along its longitudinal axis relative to the base, and to also rotate about a vertical axis perpendicular to a horizontal plane containing at least a portion of the sliding element, enabling the ball to be moved in various directions in a substantially horizontal plane to facilitate connection of the ball to the towed vehicle. Preferably the hitch includes means for locking and unlocking angular and linear movement of the sliding element and ball, such as a cam lock, which is preferably and easily manipulable by one hand.

A ball joint restriction system provides a cylindrical extension in the end of the ball, and also provides an oblong housing in the closing cover of the ball joint to restrict movement of the extension. A positioning member positions the cover with respect to the box so that the oblong opening of the housing is provided in the same direction that the oblong opening in the other end of the ball joint box, through which pin or stem of the ball type pin passes. The ball joint will guarantee the maintenance of the connecting rod, whatever is its curve and weight, perfectly aligned with the other components of the system, as well as it will allow that the ball type pin to be always positioned in its designed geometrical axle.

A control valve of the ball type is disclosed. The valve includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with a bore that defines a primary flowpath. A ball element is mounted in the housing and is adapted to move between a closed position, fluidically disconnecting the inlet from the outlet, and an open position, fluidically connecting the inlet and outlet. A seal assembly is disposed within the housing and includes a seal housing and a biased main seal. The biased main seal includes an insert that engages the ball element during the opening and closing of the valve.

A hot runner system for injecting plastics material from a plasticizer unit into an injection mold for molding very small plastic devices, includes a hot runner manifold having an inlet for receiving melted plastics material from the plasticizer unit and a heater for maintaining the manifold at an elevated temperature. A check valve mounted in the manifold allows one way flow of the plastic in the feed conduit. This valve preferably comprises a ball type valve. A metering apparatus includes a cylinder forming an elongate metering chamber and a ram movable therein. An inner end of the chamber opens into one side of the feed conduit downstream of the check valve and the longitudinal axis of the chamber is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the conduit where they meet. At least one injector is connected to a downstream end of the feed conduit and it is spaced from the metering apparatus.

A method for setting matrix lamp light to use 3D virtual to simulate environmental reality light includes setting up 3D reflection ball simulating sky light; connecting 3D matrix lamp light with 3D software interactively; setting matrix lamp light based on Max platform; setting virtual reality scenes and controlling lamp projection, concentration sample, projected drawing, sampling accuracy and sampling density separately in playing process of said matrix lamp light.

A method for selecting a golf ball suitable for a golfer, comprising the steps of (i) obtaining head speed and backspin when a golfer hits a golf ball with a golf club; (ii) obtaining from the golfer ball-type selection data for determining which among a plurality of ball types is suitable for the golfer; and (iii) selecting a golf ball of a type (e.g., a distance-type ball or a control-type ball) suitable for the golfer on the basis of the head speed and backspin obtained in step (i) and the ball-type selection data obtained in step (ii), in such a manner that the selected golf ball produces backspin close to optimal backspin corresponding to the above-described head speed.

The sensor is a pair of planar electrodes in some interval formed on the inner surface of automobile glass via adhering, pressing, painting or plating conductor, and electrode pair constitutes one planar capacitor via glass and near dielectric space. When some rain drops or other foreign matter attach to the outer surface of the glass, there will be changes in the average dielectric constant, the area covered by the planar capacitor plates and the minor axis radius of the dielectric space and thus change in capacitance, and the intelligent adaptive signal amplifying and processing unit with microprocessor detects the change in capacitance and converts it into digital signal to drive the control unit of the automatic windscreen wiper system.

A transport device for transporting an article across a ground surface includes a base pad of flexible material adapted to engage the article on its top surface, and a plurality of platforms joined to the bottom of the base pad. The base pad is flexible enough to fold for storage. Each of the platforms contains a plurality of ball-type casters in its lower surface which roll across the ground surface. Certain platforms also have hooks and loops arranged so that two transport devices can disengagably interlock to form a multiple-device transport system.

An anti-vibration platform for supporting a semiconductor equipment is constructed from a plurality of top and bottom ball couplings having threaded holes provided thereon, a plurality of rigid connecting bars separately horizontally or diagonally connected at two externally threaded free ends to two of the ball couplings, and a plurality of vertical supports separately connected at two externally threaded free ends to two vertically corresponding ball couplings. Steel plates are provided at a bottom and four sides of the platform, and threaded bars are provided to extend through the side steel plates to connect the platform to a concrete foundation. Anti-vibration and pressure-resistant elastomeric material is applied to the bottom of the platform to wrap joints of the bottom ball couplings, the connecting bars, and the vertical supports. A flat bed is positioned to a top of the platform by screwing to the top ball couplings.