969 results about "Neutral position" patented technology

The invention belongs to the field of aircraft structure design, and particularly relates to a self-system frame stabilizing buffer which comprises a moving floating plug, a buffer outer cylinder, a movable floating plug, a support and a piston rod. The buffer outer cylinder is in a sleeve form and is open at two ends; an outer cylinder joint and an end cover nut are respectively arranged at two ends of the buffer outer cylinder; the support is arranged between the buffering outer cylinder and the end cover nut, and is clamped and fixed by the end cover nut and the end surface of the outer cylinder; nitrogen is sealed in the high-pressure air cavity and has certain pressure, pressure for stabilizing the buffer is provided through the high-pressure air cavity and acts on the movable floating plug and the piston rod at the same time, the stable buffer is located at the neutral position through the pressure difference, and position control over the frame is achieved. When the piston rod of the stable buffer is passively stretched, oil is discharged from the first oil cavity of the piston rod, then the oil flows to the second oil cavity to form certain damping, and when an airplane skates on the ground and a frame is disturbed, the frame is quickly recovered to be neutral through the damping, so that the function of suppressing vibration of the frame is achieved.

The invention discloses a continuous rotary discharging ceramic green body rolling forming device, and relates to the technical field of ceramic green body rolling forming, the continuous rotary discharging ceramic green body rolling forming device specifically comprises a rolling frame, a transverse driving table and a vertical driving table, the transverse driving table is installed at the top of the rolling frame, and the vertical driving table is installed at the top of the transverse driving table; the top of the vertical driving table is slidably connected with a sliding base plate. Through the 120-degree intermittent rotation design of the rotary table, circulating switching of the three stations of blank adding, rolling forming and discharging is achieved, the neutral position period of shutdown blank taking in the traditional technology is eliminated, compared with the prior art, the ceramic blank rolling forming efficiency is improved by 20%, uninterrupted continuous production is achieved, meanwhile, traditional pressing contact type rolling forming is different, and the production efficiency is improved. A mechanical linkage mechanism, a cam, a U-shaped tilting rod and a toothed plate are adopted to automatically control lifting and rotation of a female die, and a driving assembly is matched to drive a male die to synchronously rotate, so that the rolling precision is ensured.

A coupling device includes base and plate members that are connectable to one another. The base member has a body with a coupling face, a stopper connected to the body and moveable between neutral and locked positions, and an actuation mechanism for moving the stopper. In a connected mode of the coupling device, a contact portion of the coupling face contacts a contact face of the plate member, and an alignment area of the contact portion corresponds to a position of an opening of the plate member. In the neutral position, the stopper is aligned with the alignment area and can be received in the opening thereby permitting removal of the plate member from the base member. In the locked position, the stopper is misaligned with the alignment area, and extends over a part of the plate member to restrict movement of the plate member away from the base member.

A control device includes a housing, a control member including a shaft portion to be tilted to turn about a first turn axis intersecting a direction the shaft portion extends, a first interlock member including a first shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about the first turn axis to be turned in conjunction with a tilting operation on the control member, a return member to apply a return force to return the control member to a neutral position to the control member, an urging member to apply the return force via the return member to the control member, and a first turn detection section to detect a turn of the first interlock member. The return member includes a bottom portion and a receiving portion, and the urging member applies the return force to the control member while causing the receiving portion to elastically engage the housing.

A hydraulic valve comprises a proportional piloted valve that controls pressure and includes means for restricting pilot flow through the pilot flow passage. The means for restricting pilot flow defines a restriction in the pilot flow passage when a movable spool disposed in an axial bore of the body of the valve is in a neutral position. The restriction varies as a function of spool movement such that flow of hydraulic fluid through the pilot flow passage is variably restricted as a function of the position of the spool over its range of travel.

An operator control device for a man-up lift truck includes a handle pivotably arranged on a support structure at a pivot point. The support structure is secured to the lift truck such that horizontal and vertical positions of the pivot point are substantially fixed with respect to the lift truck during operation. The handle comprises an upper surface contoured to ergonomically support an operator's hand with an operator's wrist arranged substantially directly above the pivot point. The handle may be biased in a neutral position. Clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation of the handle may cause forward driving and stopping / reverse driving of the man-up lift truck, respectively. A thumb-operated switch can be arranged on the handle to control lift operations of the man-up lift truck. The operator control device provides dynamic stability to an operator and reduces carpal tunnel stresses and the like in the operator's wrist.

A hand operated tool for binding a load. The tool including a hollow tube with interior left hand and right hand threads at opposing ends. Opposing rods with exterior threads on one end and a releasable connection device on the other end that is screwed into each end of the tube. A gear rigidly mounted and encircling the tube allowing a pivotly attached ratcheting U-pawl to engage the gear teeth, the U-pawl attached to and carried by a handle assembly mounted on each side of the gear, the handle protruding perpendicular from the tube. The handle turning the tube in a first rotational direction drawing the rods closer together tightening the bind, the handle turning the tube in a second rotational direction moving the rods farther apart loosening the bind, the rods remaining stationary in rotation during rotation of the tube. A blocking device may be installed to prevent the U-pawl from pivoting into a position to turn the tube in the second rotational direction, that would loosen the bind on the load, the blocking device allowing normal ratcheting and turning of the tube in the first rotational direction tightening the bind on the load. A recessed-pawl partially pivoting independently of the U-pawl and engaging with the gear to prevent the tube from turning in the second-rotational-direction that would loosen the bind on the load when the U-pawl is in a neutral position whereby the U-pawl is not engaged with the gear. In addition, a tension-detecting-device suitable to detect or measure the tension on the ratchet load binder rods and also monitor and communicate the tension to the operator is also provided.

A brake valve (10) for providing a brake pressure (pB) to a vehicle brake system (100) includes a housing (20), a pressure piece (16), configured to apply a force to a valve system (18) and slidably arranged in the housing (20) along a valve axis (22) between a neutral position and an actuation position, and a magnet (42) forming a moving part (40) of a position sensor (38) for detecting the position of the pressure piece (16). The magnet (42) is attached to the pressure piece (16) by a magnet support (64), and the magnet support (64) includes a saddle portion (68). The saddle portion (68) is detachably connected to the pressure piece (16).

A steer-by-wire steering system mounted on a vehicle, including: an operation member operable by a driver; a steering actuator having a drive source and configured to steer a wheel by a force of the drive source; a controller configured to control the steering actuator so as to cause the wheel to be steered in accordance with an operation of the operation member, wherein, when a stored neutral position, which is a neutral steering position stored for controlling the steering actuator, deviates from an actual neutral position, which is an actual neutral steering position, the controller executes, in a state in which the operation of the operation member to cause the vehicle to travel straight by the driver of the vehicle is maintained, a neutral position deviation elimination process in which the stored neutral position is brought closer to the actual neutral position.

A vehicle system, for a vehicle that implements a car wash mode, includes a shifter configured to move the vehicle between Park, Reverse, Neutral, and Drive (PRND) positions, an ignition button, and a brake system including a parking brake. A controller is programmed to determine the shifter has been moved to the Neutral position, determine the ignition button has been pressed a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, determine a grade of the vehicle is below a predetermined threshold grade indicating a substantially flat surface, determine a speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined car wash speed, and initiate a car wash mode based on the shifter being in the Neutral position, the ignition button being pressed the predetermined number of times, the determined grade being below the predetermined threshold grade, and the determined speed being below the predetermined car wash speed.

A shaving razor system with a shaving razor cartridge having a shaving surface in a neutral position on a shave plane. A shaving razor handle having a distal end and a proximal end mounted to the shaving razor cartridge. The distal end has a lowermost surface spaced apart from the shave plane by a distance less than 45 mm.

The invention relates to an operating device (1) for a bicycle (2), wherein the operating device (1) is configured to be attached to a handlebar (4) of the bicycle (2) in the area of ​​a handlebar grip (5, 6), the operating device (1) comprising at least one actuating element (7, 8) arranged on a base (14), wherein the at least one actuating element (7, 8) is pivotably arranged from a neutral position (13) by a user's finger about a first actuating axis (A1) and at least a second actuating axis (A2) in at least one first direction of rotation (9) and about the first actuating axis (A1) and / or the at least second actuating axis (A2) additionally in a second direction of rotation (10) opposite to the first direction of rotation (9), wherein at least one functional position (F1) can be reached depending on the direction of rotation (9, 10) of the at least one actuating element (7, 8) about the respective actuating axis (A1, A2).Furthermore, the invention relates to a bicycle (2) with such an operating device (1).

A steering reaction force control device, a steering reaction force control method, and a steering reaction force control system according to the present invention determine an amount of torque of a steering reaction force imparted by the reaction force actuator and a direction of torque for returning the steering operation input member to a neutral position from a physical quantity related to a vehicle speed of the vehicle and a physical quantity related to the operation information of the steering operation input member, and output a control signal based on the amount of torque and the direction of torque to the reaction force actuator. As a result, it is possible to prevent the hunting of the operating position of the steering operation input member when the steering operation input member is retained in a given steering position.

A brake device for a motor vehicle has an expansion unit which is designed to, proceeding from a neutral position, in the one driving direction generate a service brake, and in the other driving direction generate a self-locking of a function of a parking brake. For this purpose, the expansion unit has a nut / spindle unit which optionally interacts with an axial bearing or a friction-fitting coupling unit.

The utility model discloses a lower limb nursing pressure sore prevention raising pad, which comprises a raising pad body, two ends of the raising pad body are a head end and a tail end, the upper surface of the raising pad body is inclined from the head end to the tail end, and the raising pad body comprises a leg raising part and a leg attaching part. The leg attaching part is arranged at the tail end of the lifting cushion body and is triangular, and the upper surface of the leg attaching part protrudes in a cambered surface mode at the popliteal fossa position of a patient. The leg lifting part is arranged at the head end of the lifting pad body, a foot suspension groove and a movable foot attaching pad are arranged on the leg lifting part, the foot attaching pad is arranged on the side, close to the head end of the lifting pad body, of the foot suspension groove, and the foot attaching pad moves close to and away from the foot suspension groove. An affected leg is placed on the lifting pad body, and the heel of a patient is suspended through the foot suspension groove, so that pressure sores on the heel of the patient are avoided; the foot attaching pad vertically supports and fixes the foot bottom of the patient, the foot is kept in a neutral position through friction force, and recovery of the affected leg is facilitated; the position of the foot pad can be finely adjusted, and the foot pad is suitable for affected legs with different lengths.

The utility model discloses a quick mounting structure for a plastic pipe. The quick mounting structure comprises a first pipe body and a second pipe body, a connecting assembly is arranged between the first pipe body and the second pipe body and comprises a connecting sleeve fixedly connected with the end of the first pipe body, and the connecting assembly further comprises a butt joint sleeve fixedly connected with the end of the second pipe body. Wherein discs are fixedly connected to the interior of the connecting sleeve and the side, close to the connecting sleeve, of the butt joint sleeve, and barbs and trapezoidal strips are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the exteriors of the discs; limiting assemblies are symmetrically arranged on the outer portion of the butt joint sleeve. The barb penetrates through the neutral position and slides along the inclined faces of the trapezoidal strips, the barb can pull the two trapezoidal strips on the different sides to get close, then the two discs drive the sealing rings to get close and extrude, the two plastic pipes are in rapid butt joint, the sealing rings extruded mutually can prevent fluid from seeping out, and the sealing performance of the device is ensured.

An illumination device for a firearm may include a housing supporting multiple lamps. A switch actuator of the device is rotationally coupled to a rear end of the housing. A cam is coupled to the switch actuator, such that the cam rotates with the actuator, the cam having a first end including a magnet and a second end having a shaped cam surface configured to interface with a cam follower. The actuator and the cam are biased toward a neutral position. Selective rotation of the cam causes a magnet of the cam to operate one or more magnetic switches. The cam is transitionable between a plurality of discrete positions, e.g., including a pair of toggle positions in the first rotational direction from the neutral position, and a pair of momentary positions disposed on the cam in the second rotational direction from the neutral position.

An actuator is configured to provide an enhanced haptic or massaging sensation to a user. The actuator can include an outer body member. The actuator can include a push structure operatively connected to the outer body member. The actuator can include a massaging element movably connected to the push structure. When activated, the actuator can be configured to morph into an activated configuration in which a dimension of the actuator increases and such that a position of the push structure changes. When the massaging element can be brought into operative contact with an object so as to cause a movement of the massaging element. As a result, the massaging element can move from a neutral position to a moved position.

A portable device (1) for quantifying movements of pronation and / or supination of a person, and intended to be used when the person has the elbow on a horizontal support, comprising: a solid armature (2) with: means for attaching (4), configured to secure one hand of the person in the device (1); a central pivot element (5) intended to be in contact with the horizontal support, during the angular oscillations of the hand, between two opposed identical “first block angles” relative to a vertical position called “neutral position”, the “first block angles” defining a “small amplitude”, first means for blocking (8) the movement of pronation and the movement of supination of the elbow, at the two “first block angles”; second means for blocking (9) the movement of pronation and the movement of supination, at two identical opposed “second block angles” relative to the neutral position, between the solid armature (2) relative to the horizontal support, the “second block angles” defining a “large amplitude” greater than the “small amplitude”; an IMU (3) able to measure movement data.

The invention relates to a multifunction pedal (10) of a vehicle (1), comprising a pedal lever (12) which is mounted on a holding device (18) so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis (DA) and which has on the upper side two seating regions (14) for the driver's feet, a first seating region (14A) being assigned to a deceleration function and being arranged on a first end region of the pedal lever (12), and a second seating region (14B) being assigned to a second end region of the pedal lever (12). The first seating region (14A) is assigned to an acceleration function and is arranged on a first end region of the pedal lever (12), and the second seating region (14B) is assigned to an acceleration function and is arranged on a second end region of the pedal lever (12) opposite the first end region, the pedal lever (12) being pivotable from a neutral position in a first rotational direction (D1) and the deceleration function being activatable when the first seating region (14A) is actuated by the vehicle base, and the second seating region (14B) being arranged on a second end region of the pedal lever (12) opposite the first end region. When the second seating area (14B) is actuated by the vehicle base, the pedal lever (12) can be pivoted from the neutral position in a second direction of rotation (D2) opposite the first direction of rotation (D1), and the acceleration function can be activated.

An apparatus for adjusting aircraft inceptor trim includes an inceptor centring device mechanically coupled to a control shaft that rotates in response to inceptor inputs. The inceptor centring device includes an inceptor centring spring preloaded with a preload force to provide a first biasing force to bias the control shaft to an inceptor neutral position. The apparatus has a trim mechanism, mechanically coupled to the inceptor centring device, and includes a trim locking device having a locked state and an unlocked state. A resistance force of the trim mechanism with the trim locking device in the unlocked state is less than the preload force, such that when the trim mechanism is in the unlocked state, actuation of the inceptor adjusts the position of the inceptor centring device to alter the degree of trim.

A loudspeaker (1) comprising a diaphragm (2), a voice coil (10) mounted on the diaphragm (2) to move with the diaphragm (2), a chassis (4), and a spider (20) is disclosed. The spider (20) extends across a gap between the chassis (4) and the voice coil (10) and comprises a plurality of legs (36), each leg (36) extending radially across at least a portion of the gap. The diaphragm (2) is configured to move from a neutral position to an extended position. When the diaphragm (2) is in the neutral position the cross-sectional shape of each leg (36) follows a line which varies in height with respect to a reference plane, said line comprising first, second and third curves, the second curve being located in between the first and third curves. Either the first and third curves are convex and the second curve is concave, or the first and third curves are concave and the second curve is convex. Thus, the spider (20) may have legs (36) having an ‘m’ or ‘w’ shaped profile in at least one region of the leg (36).

The utility model relates to the technical field of hydraulic pressure, in particular to a reversing valve. A reversing valve comprises a valve body, and a pressure oil duct, two working oil ducts and an oil return duct are arranged in the valve body; the valve core is assembled in the valve body in a sliding manner; the load holding valve is arranged aiming at the working oil duct, the load holding valve comprises a load holding cavity, and the load holding cavity is communicated with a valve core through an internal oil duct; the valve element controls connection and disconnection between the oil channels, and when the valve element is located at the middle position, the oil channels are not communicated with one another. When the valve element is located at the two working positions, the valve element controls one working oil duct to be communicated with the pressure oil duct, and the other working oil duct to be communicated with the oil return oil duct. When the valve element is located at the floating position, the valve element controls the two working oil channels, and the inner oil channel is communicated with the oil return channel. The technical problems that in the prior art, a reversing valve cannot give consideration to the load keeping function and the floating function, and use is limited are solved.

A pneumatic gauge and pressure control device includes a pneumatic gauge that is manually movable from a neutral position to: (i) a fill position for compressed air to flow from a compressed air source into a system; or (ii) a vent position for compressed air to be vented from the system. The pneumatic gauge can rotate or slide from the neutral position to the fill and vent positions. A method for controlling a flow of compressed air with respect to a pneumatic system includes manually moving a pneumatic pressure gauge from a neutral position to a fill position to cause compressed air to be communicated from an associated compressed air source into the pneumatic system and / or moving the pneumatic gauge from the neutral position or from the fill position to a vent position to cause compressed air to be vented from the pneumatic system.

A device for puncturing skin in a reciprocal manner includes a reciprocally movable needle, a driving device including a driving mechanism and a driving rod arranged for driving the reciprocally movable needle between a retracted and extended position. The driving mechanism is arranged for reciprocally driving the driving rod in a longitudinal direction along the longitudinal axis of the driving rod. The driving device further includes a suspension system arranged between a frame member of the driving device and the driving rod and the suspension system is arranged for elastically suspending the driving rod in the longitudinal direction in the frame such that the driving rod is freely movable in longitudinal direction. The suspension system is further arranged for biasing the driving rod to a longitudinal neutral position.

An autonomous robot drive assembly includes a force sensing assembly. The force sensing assembly is a force sensing handlebar that is mounted in a specific orientation to allow for a user to manipulate the robot. The handlebar is configured to allow a user to manipulate the handlebar by providing force to the handlebar to move the handlebar from a neutral position. The manipulation of the handlebar causes instructions to be determined for operation of the robot. Based on the manipulation of the handlebar, a drive assembly of the robot moves the robot in accordance with the instructions.

To provide a shock absorber which can ease rapid extending action caused by kick back.SOLUTION: A shock absorber D of the invention includes: a cylinder 1; a rod member 2 having a piston 4 which is inserted into the cylinder 1 in a manner that allows movement in an axial direction and partitions the inside of the cylinder 1 into an extending side chamber R1 and a pressure side chamber R2; an extending side attenuation passage 5 which is provided at the rod member 2 and allows communication between the extending side chamber R1 and the pressure side chamber R2; an extending side damping valve EV which is provided at the rod member 2, has a leaf valve (a valve body) 7 which opens or closes the extending side attenuation passage 5, and provides resistance to flow of liquid that passes from the extending side chamber R1 to the pressure side chamber R2; and a coil spring (an elastic body) 8 which biases the leaf valve (the valve body) 7 in a direction in which the extending side attenuation passage 5 is closed when the rod member 2 moves a predetermined distance H or longer relative to the cylinder 1 from a neutral position toward a contraction side stroke end.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Dynamic speed-controlled automatic turn signal cancellation in a vehicle (100). An automatic turn signal cancellation system (208) is configured detect steering wheel angle (A1, A2) changes to indicate a vehicle turn and then a steering wheel angle (A1, A2) returning towards turn neutral position (400, 402, 400W, 402W) for canceling turn signal (104A, 108A, 104B, 108B). If steering wheel angle A1, A2) remains in the turn neutral position (400, 402, 400W, 402W) for a determined stability time (ts), the turn is deemed completed and the turn signal (104A, 108A, 104B, 108B) is automatically cancelled. The stability time (ts) is dynamically determined inversely related to maximum steering wheel angle (AMAX) of the turn, because a steering wheel (202) will return to a stable position faster from a larger steering wheel motion from a sharper turn. The automatic turn signal cancellation system (208) can also dynamically set a threshold angle (Φ1) used to determine initial vehicle turn based on the speed of the vehicle (100) because the faster the vehicle speed, the less steering wheel angle (A1, A2) change is required to perform a turn.

An apparatus provides a restoring moment for a two-wheeler steering mechanism. A mounting device mounts the apparatus on a two-wheeler frame. A coupling device couples the apparatus with a fork shaft, and has a rotational axis. An energy storing device stores a restoring force. A force transmitting device transmits steering force to the energy storing device. The force transmitting device has a force transmitting point that is eccentric to the rotational axis, and forms a force action line through the eccentric force transmitting point and an application point of the force transmitting device on the energy storing device for transmitting the steering force to the energy storing device. In a neutral position of the apparatus, the force action line and a straight line running through the rotational axis and the application point enclose an angle. A two-wheeler frame, a two-wheeler steering and a two-wheeled vehicle are also provided.

An adjustable surf wake system enhances a wake formed by a watercraft travelling through water. The system may include a flap for deflecting water traveling past the stern of the watercraft, and / or a positioner operably connected to the flap for positioning the flap relative to a longitudinal axis of the watercraft between a neutral position and an outward position. Positioning a port flap in its extended position enhances a starboard surf wake, and positioning the starboard flap in its extended position enhances a port surf wake. A wake modifying system for modifying a wake produced by a watercraft traveling through water may include a rudder pivotally mounted to the watercraft for steering the watercraft, a fin pivotally mounted to the watercraft substantially along a centerline of the watercraft and forward the rudder, wherein the fin pivots about an upright axis to modify the wake produced by the watercraft traveling through the water, an actuator mounted within the watercraft and operably coupled to the fin for pivoting the fin relative to the centerline, and a controller mounted on the watercraft allowing an operator to control the actuator and selectively pivot the fin to a desired angle θd relative to the centerline.