140 results about "Clock position" patented technology

A method and lifting arrangement for lowering and raising a single rotor blade of a wind turbine from a six-o'clock position is provided. Lifting fixtures are symmetrically installed on a hub surface about the rotor blade being replaced. Lifting lines from coordinated ground winches pass over the lifting fixtures to support the blade and attach to a blade harness. The blade harness attaches over a substantial length of the rotor blade, distributing the blade weight broadly. A tail pick crane facilitates transfer of the rotor blade between a vertical and a horizontal position stored position.

The present invention provides a system which integrates motor vehicle component operation into actuators located in the rim of a motor vehicle steering wheel. The two actuators of the system of the present invention are located in an arc segment of the steering wheel defined by the three o'clock and 12 o'clock positions for the right-hand actuator and the nine o'clock and 12 o'clock positions for the left-hand actuator. The actuators may operate in parallel with a conventional stalk switch or controls associated with an on board computer and only operate a motor vehicle component when activated and subsequently depressed. The integrated vehicle control system and apparatus of the present invention further provides for vehicle component operation which does not require a driver to remove his or her hands from the steering wheel. Furthermore, the integrated vehicle control system and apparatus of the present invention when integrated with steering wheel and vehicle position detection systems provides a means to disengage an activated turn signal depending on the position of the steering wheel and/or the vehicle.

This invention discloses, as a manufacture, a vehicle O ring fuel cap gasket having a diagonally inverted modified C shape cross section and a groove extending for the full circumference of the O ring and in cross section the groove edges extend downward, with one or first edge extending downward to about 4 o'clock position and the other or second edge extending downward to about 7:30 o'clock, to provide a groove opening extending diagonally upwards for a depth of about 2.2x to about 2.5x the thickness T-T' of the back of the C shape, and optional ridges on the outer circumference, the inner circumference, or the top of the O ring, and the O ring formed of an elastomer having a Shore A hardness about 50 to 60 and ultimate elongation range of 200% to 315%.

The present invention provides a system which integrates motor vehicle component operation into actuators located in the rim of a motor vehicle steering wheel. The two actuators of the system of the present invention are located in an arc segment of the steering wheel defined by the three o'clock and 12 o'clock positions for the right-hand actuator and the nine o'clock and 12 o'clock positions for the left-hand actuator. The actuators may operate in parallel with a conventional stalk switch or controls associated with an on board computer and only operate a motor vehicle component when activated and subsequently depressed. The integrated vehicle control system and apparatus of the present invention further provides for vehicle component operation which does not require a driver to remove his or her hands from the steering wheel.

Multi-disk processing system and method of continuous finishing of memory media disks for digital data storage systems in preparation for magnetic memory coating, comprising four main sub-systems: 1) multiple driven spindles mounted on a chassis, at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock positions; 2) finishing tape head units mounted on a base; 3) a robotic handler for loading and unloading disks onto/off at least one of the spindles; and 4) a programmable system controller that controls the sub-system operations and loading/unloading. The tape head sub-system includes its own programmable controller and sensors for control of the finishing tape advance. The multiple spindles and handler rotate relative to each other. In a preferred embodiment, the spindles are mounted on a rotating turntable that also oscillates. Alternately, the spindles are fixed in position and a rotating handler with multiple grippers for simultaneously loading/unloading disks from all spindles at once is used.

A cartridge for an IOL delivery system that has a straight thinned walled distal nozzle. The transition region between the tapered folding portion of the cartridge and the nozzle contain reinforcing gussets to help prevent splitting of the cartridge. Flow leaders in the nozzle direct the flow of material during molding at the 12:00 o'clock position, positioning the weld line of the flow front at the 6:00 o'clock position.

A suturing method for anastomosis of live bodies and training bodies joins a duct having perimeter positions defined according to clock hour positions to an opening in a bladder using an articulating laparoscopic device having a gripper at a distal end with open and closed positions for loading a suture needle in either a forehand or backhand direction. The gripper has a yaw motion including left and right positions and a roll motion either clockwise or counterclockwise. The open and closed positions, yaw motion, and roll motion are under manual control of a user through manual controls at a proximal end of the articulating laparoscopic device. The perimeter positions include a 12-o'clock position proximal to the user and a 6-o'clock position distal of the user. The method includes driving a suture at about the 6-o'clock position through the bladder and then the duct wherein the suture needle is loaded forehand, the yaw is in a left position, and the roll is clockwise. Orientations and directions are provided for other suturing positions.

The invention discloses a fully automatic hair washer. The hair washer comprises a hemispherical sandwich outer cover provided with an inner cavity having a shape of the northern hemisphere of the earth, a cylindrical shampoo container which is arranged above and combined with (at twelve o'clock position of) the hemispherical sandwich outer cover, a water inlet pipe passing the central hole of the cylindrical shampoo container to the hemispherical sandwich outer cover, a rotary manipulator which is arranged on the hemispherical top point of the inner cavity of the hemispherical sandwich outer cover and can be driven to rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise by a gear driven by a motor, an electric hair dryer which is arranged in the inner cavity of the hemispherical sandwich outer cover and can blow air to the inner cavity of the hemispherical sandwich outer cover by a plurality of air openings arranged on the inner cavity wall of the hemispherical sandwich outer cover, and a water outlet arranged at the bottom end of the inner cavity of the hemispherical sandwich outer cover. The hair washer can save energy and time and meet requirements of people on hair washing, massage, hair care, cleaning, blow-drying, time conservation and labor conservation.

The invention relates to a method for carrying out dynamic balance on an aeroplane propeller by a dynamic mass center correction method. The method comprises the steps of dividing a counter weight planned to be arranged at a light point position into two sub-counter weights according to a vector synthesis and decomposition principle, and installing the two sub-counter weights at two adjacent standard installation positions to ensure that the synthesis effect of the two sub-counter weights is equivalent to the balancing effect of the original counter weight planned to be arranged at the appointed light point position; accurately calculating the mass of the sub-counter weights planned to be arranged at the two standard positions by a method of dynamically correcting the mass center positions of the counter weights to improve the calculation accuracy; and accurately calculating a balancing coefficient K of the propeller to be balanced to enable a later balancing process to be rapid. According to the method, the mass of a needed counter weight can be directly calculated by the balancing coefficient according to the measured vibration value, accurate factorization and calculation are carried out, and the counter weight is installed at an appointed standard clock position according to the calculation result, so that balancing is successfully carried out once; the method is simple and convenient, and is independent of work experience of an operator; the balancing effect is exact and reliable.

One aspect of the invention is directed to a toner cartridge including a sump for carrying a supply of toner. An agitator is rotatably mounted in the sump, and the agitator has a first end and a second end. An encoded wheel is coupled to the first end of the agitator. The encoded wheel is structured and adapted to include a first preselected cartridge characteristic indicia having a first extent, a stop indicia having a second extent larger than the first extent and a start indicia having a third extent larger than the second extent. Each indicia may be in the form of a slot. Preferably, the start indicia is positioned between about a 5:00 o'clock position and a 6:00 o'clock position. The stop indicia is positioned at about a 9:00 o'clock position. At least one preselected cartridge characteristic indicia is positioned between the start indicia and the stop indicia. At least one measurement indicia is located between about 200 degrees and about 230 degrees in a clockwise direction from the 6:00 o'clock position.

An elapsed time and remaining time liquid crystal measuring device having a display face around the periphery of which there are a plurality of numerical indicia marks arranged in a generally clockwise pattern with successive numerical indicia marks decreasing in numerical value in a clockwise direction from a twelve o'clock position. An annular ring of electronically generated graphic indicia are visible on the display face and spaced inwardly from the peripheral numerical indicia and a digital numerical read-out display of elapsed times is visible internally of the annular ring of graphic indicia. There is at least one electronic control element for setting a desired elapsed set time into the device, which desired elapsed set time is indicated both on the digital read-out display and as a complete ring or an arcuate section of the annular ring on the display face. There is also an actuator for initiating progressive clockwise disappearing movement of the electronically generated graphic indicia so as to expose decreasing areas of the annular ring in a clockwise direction as time elapses and while the digital numerical display remains synchronized with the graphic indicia until all of the set time has elapsed. Preferably, the device is in the form of a wrist watch.

Provided is a training simulation system which enables a trainee and an instructor to simultaneously exchange voice bidirectionally while watching images for training and is approximated by dental clinics, in such a state that the system can be adapted to the 9 o'clock position. A training table E for trainees having a head model 15, medical care equipment 2, and a liquid crystal display device 45 for images and speech communication and a training table for instructors to which a three-dimensional measurement unit etc. are added are electrically connected to each other so as to be able to communicate information, and images and voices of training conditions of the trainee and those of the instructor are transmitted bidirectionally, and the system is adapted to the 12 o'clock position where the trainee and the instructor are in the side opposite to the existence side of a body model 14 with respect to the head model as well as the 9 o'clock position where they are in the right of the head model 15.

An electronic device enclosure includes a rear plate defining a through hole, a side plate having a hook, a clipping device, and a rotating device. The clipping device includes a clipping member and a first resilient member. The clipping member may slide relative to the rear plate between a lock position and an unlock position. When the clipping member is located in the clock position, the hook is engaged in the through hole. When the clipping member is located in the unlock position, the hook is disengaged from the through hole. The rotating device is rotatably coupled to the side plate and may drive the clipping member to slide from the lock position to the unlock position. The first resilient member may drive the clipping member to slide from the unlock position to the lock position.

A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprises an internal bus, a plurality of internal modules connected to the internal bus and including a main module performing a predetermined function, and a clock generating unit generating a reference clock and a clock sync signal which indicates positions of valid clock edges in the reference clock, the clock generating unit supplying the reference clock and the clock sync signal to the internal modules. At least one of the internal modules is provided with a sync control module which generates an internal clock based on the reference clock and the clock sync signal.

A multiple function convection oven/grilling system comprising a chamber, which is rotatably mounted on a stand. The invention includes a stand, a rotatable cylindrically-shaped chamber, a removable cover, a removable grilling/cooking surface, a fuel support rack for hold charcoal or wood, a detachable extension to the front side of the fuel support rack that form a basket for preventing the fuel source from falling off the fuel support rack when the chamber is rotated such that the fuel source is oriented between a six o'clock position at the bottom of the chamber to a nine o'clock position. The chamber includes a rotation positioning holding feature in the form of a notched plate that engages elongate pins extending from one of the opposing ends of the cylindrical chamber.

The present disclosure is directed to a method for preventing a tower strike of a tower of a wind turbine by a rotor blade thereof. The method includes mounting a plurality of sensors circumferentially around the tower at a height generally aligning with a blade tip of the rotor blade in a rotor plane as the blade tip passes through a six o'clock position. Further, the method includes generating, via one or more of the plurality of sensors, at least one distance signal representative of a distance between the blade tip of the rotor blade and the tower as the rotor blade passes by one or more of the sensors. Thus, the method also includes implementing, via a wind turbine controller, a corrective action if the distance signal exceeds a predetermined threshold.

The invention discloses a cross clock type circular common-mode inductor winding method. Windings with the same number of turns are wound around the two sides of an amorphous or ferrite or other circular magnetic core; a certain length is reserved at one end of one of the windings, one side of the winding is wound from the six o'clock position to the twelve o'clock position for bottoming, then wound back to the nine o'clock position and then wound back to the twelve o'clock position from the nine o'clock position, and the other side of the winding is wound from the six o'clock position to the nine o'clock position and wound back to the six o'clock position; the same length is reserved at one end of the other winding, one side of the winding is wound from the six o'clock position to the twelve o'clock position for bottoming, then wound back to the three o'clock position and wound to the twelve o'clock position from the three o'clock position, and the other side of the winding is wound from the six o'clock position to the three o'clock position and then wound back to the six o'clock position. The winding method can effectively reduce the bounce phenomenon of the front several turns, and not only can meet the requirements of electromagnetic interference under high frequency, but also greatly improves the labor productivity.