361 results about "Neutral position" patented technology

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.

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 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 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 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.

A control device and method for controlling a tag axle steering system, configured to steer tag axle wheels of a tag axle, are provided. The method comprises, when the steering angle of the tag axle wheels is offset from a steering angle of a neutral position of the tag axle wheels and in response to a fault signal indicating malfunction of the tag axle steering system, locking the position of the tag axle wheels at a current steering angle of the tag axle wheels. A computer program and a computer-readable medium, as well as a vehicle, are also disclosed.

A lock for a closure element and comprises a locking-mechanism arrangement having a latch, a catch and a catch-switching lever, wherein the latch can be pivoted, about a latch axis, into at least one locking position, in each of which it is retained in engagement with a locking part, and into an open position wherein the catch can be pivoted into an engagement position, in which the latch located in the respective locking position is locked by the catch so that it cannot pivot, about a catch axis, in its opening direction, and a disengagement position, in which the catch frees the latch in its opening direction, and wherein the catch-switching lever can be pivoted, about a catch-pivoting-lever axis, into an actuating position, in which a sensor is activated by the catch-switching lever, and into a neutral position, in which the sensor is not actuated by the catch-switching lever.

Disclosed is a fixation device that secures cylindrical items, like pipes or cables, to an external structure, such as a vehicle, without tools. The device features a clip-in part that deforms to allow insertion of the item. The clip-in part then reshapes to a closed state and holds the item securely. A frame part attaches the device to the carrier. A spring element part connects the clip-in and frame parts, allowing the clip-in part to move from a neutral position to a locking position where it touches the frame part. This design ensures high reliability and vibration-damping for the attached item.

A multi-directional input device includes a housing, a control member to be tilted, a first interlock member having a first shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about a first turn axis and is turned with a tilting operation of the control member, a second interlock member having a second shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about a second turn axis intersecting the first turn axis and is turned with a tilting operation of the control member, a first urging member to urge the control member to push the first shaft support portion against the housing and provide a return force for returning the control member to a neutral position, a second urging member to urge the second interlock member to push the second shaft support portion against the housing, and a turn detector to detect a turn of each of the first and second interlock members.

A device for steering a trolling motor of a watercraft is provided. The device comprises a housing and a joystick attached to the housing, pivotably supported for movement from a neutral position in directions radial to an axis of the joystick. The movement from the neutral position generates a steering command for the trolling motor. The device has a transmitter within the housing and a processor communicatively coupled to the transmitter and the joystick. The device may further include a memory including a computer program code. The computer program code is configured when executed by the processor to receive movement data from the joystick, generate a steering command from the movement data, and transmit the steering command to the trolling motor. The steering command causes the trolling motor to rotate to aim in the steer direction to cause the watercraft to travel based on the joystick movement.

Medical devices that include a trigger assembly for a rotatable catheter and methods of use are described. An example medical device includes a housing, a catheter, a drive assembly, and a trigger assembly. The trigger assembly is partially disposed within the housing and includes a trigger, a drive initiator, a drive member, a flip drive, and a biasing member. The trigger is moveable between a first position and a second position relative to the housing. The flip drive is moveable between a neutral position, a first drive position, and a second drive position. The drive assembly moves relative to the housing when the flip drive is in the first drive position and the trigger is moved from its first position to its second position.

The chair according to the invention has a seat, a backrest, a support frame, and at least one S-shaped leaf spring. The S-shaped leaf spring at a first section is fastened to the support frame, the seat is mounted at a second section, and the backrest is mounted at a third section. A first curvature is provided between the first and second sections, so that in a neutral position of the chair the first section and the second section are situated essentially in parallel to one another and are spaced apart, and the third section adjoins the second section via a second, opposite curvature. A compressible spacer that is displaceably guided in the longitudinal direction of the first section is provided between the first and the second section.

The invention relates to the technical field of electric power operation safety tools and instruments, in particular to an intelligent device for quickly winding and unwinding an insulating rope in a labor-saving mechanism design. The control assembly comprises a ratchet wheel part and locking parts, the ratchet wheel part is coaxially connected with the rotating piece, the locking parts are symmetrically arranged on the outer side of the ratchet wheel part, the locking ends of the locking parts are attached to the ratchet wheel part, and the ratchet wheel part is limited; and the adjusting assembly is arranged on one side of the locking part, when the adjusting assembly moves in the circumferential direction, first thrust is applied to the locking part, and when the adjusting assembly moves in the vertical direction, second thrust is applied to the locking part. The mechanism has the beneficial effects that the ratchet wheel and the symmetrical locking part are matched with the composite thrust action of the adjusting assembly, and multi-state switching of one-way limiting, two-way locking and resistance-free neutral position is achieved, so that the rope winding and unwinding process still has the controllable mechanical response characteristic under the complex load condition.

The invention discloses an active aligning force adjusting method for a commercial vehicle under different load conditions, relates to the technical field of active adjustment of steering wheels, and provides a torque adjusting method for the active aligning function of an electric power steering system of the commercial vehicle. The steering return performance problems of insufficient steering return, return overshoot, neutral position swing and the like of an existing commercial vehicle due to the load working condition can be effectively solved.

An insertion instrument comprises an insertion portion including a bending portion provided at a distal end side of the insertion portion, a first wire provided in the insertion portion, and an operation portion provided at a proximal end side of the insertion portion. The operation portion includes a bending operation unit. The bending operation unit includes a lever having a central shaft defining a central axis, a rotor coupled to the lever, a wire attachment surface to which the first wire is attached. An inner surface of the operation portion includes a receiver body and a restriction body. The receiver body supports the rotor for rotation about the central axis and for movement of the lever from a neutral position to an inclined position, where, in the inclined position, the central shaft is inclined relative to the central shaft in the neutral position. Movement of the lever from the neutral position to the inclined position pulls the first wire to bend the bending portion. The restriction surface restricts a portion of the rotation of the rotor about the central axis.

The present invention provides an information notification device that clarifies and makes easily recognizable information that should be communicated to the driver. [Solution] The information notification devices 1 and 1a are information notification devices 1 and 1a that notify the driver of information via the steering wheel 10, and include a first vibrator 21 positioned on the right side of the steering wheel 10 when the steering wheel 10 is in the neutral position, a second vibrator 22 positioned on the left side of the steering wheel 10 when the steering wheel 10 is in the neutral position, and a control unit 33 that controls the first vibrator 21 and the second vibrator 22, wherein the control unit 33 vibrates the second vibrator 22 to suppress vibration on the left side of the steering wheel 10 when the first vibrator 21 is vibrated, and vibrates the first vibrator 21 to suppress vibration on the right side of the steering wheel 10 when the second vibrator 22 is vibrated.

The invention relates to a device and a method for checking and adapting the position of a shift lever of a transmission of a vehicle. The shift lever is configured to be deflected by a foot of a driver of the vehicle in a first direction or in a second direction. First sensor data about the length of a shift travel of a shift axis of the transmission during a shift-up process are ascertained, the shift-up process being caused by the driver of the vehicle deflecting the shift lever in the first direction; second sensor data about the length of the shift travel during a shift-down process are ascertained, the shift-down process being caused by the driver deflecting the shift lever in the second direction; the position of the shift lever is checked on the basis of the first and second sensor data; the neutral position of the shift lever is adapted in accordance with the first and second sensor data, wherein the neutral position is moved in the first direction in order to shorten the length of the shift travel of the shift axis of the transmission for the shift-up process and to lengthen the length of the shift travel for the shift-down process, or vice versa.

The utility model relates to a vulcanizing machine manipulator safety neutral position roll-out device which comprises a manipulator, an induction plate and a proximity switch, the induction plate is arranged on the manipulator, the proximity switch is arranged on a vulcanizing machine through a fixing assembly, and the installation position of the proximity switch relative to the vulcanizing machine is adjustable. According to the utility model, the technical problems of long standby time and low production efficiency of the vulcanizing machine due to the fact that the manipulator needs to be lifted to the highest point to carry out roll-out operation in the prior art can be solved.

A method to shut down a motor grader is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining information that indicates the motor grader is to be shutdown. The method further includes causing a parking brake of the motor grader to be in a braked position, and a transmission of the motor grader to be in a neutral position. The method further includes causing an implement to be moved to a grounded position when the implement is not in the grounded position. The method further includes at least one of causing, via a controller, the motor grader to be shutdown, or causing, via the controller, an alert to be provided, wherein the alert includes information that, to complete the shutdown of the motor grader, the parking brake is to be in the braked position, the transmission is to be in the neutral position, and the implement is to be moved to the grounded position.

The invention consists of controlling the direction and opening of a hydraulic distributor with a stepper motor acting on it via a reversible transmission. This economical and reliable solution allows for precise positioning of the distributor spool during normal operation, and a return to the neutral position under the action of the return spring(s) in the event of a power failure. Figure 8 (for the abstract)

A steering control device (1) includes a reaction force control device (1A) and a turning control device (1B). A reaction force motor (12) is controlled. The turning control device controls a turning motor (31). The reaction force control device can select a normal mode or a play mode as a steering control mode. The normal mode is selected when a vehicle is run, and the play mode is selected when simulated driving or the like is performed using the vehicle. When vehicle power is on, the reaction force control device executes, as part of processing in the normal mode, preparation processing including midpoint learning processing for learning a neutral position of an operation element. A transition condition from the normal mode to the play mode includes that the midpoint learning processing has been completed.

A multi-directional signal input detection apparatus includes: a cover provided with an inner cavity and an opening portion communicated with the inner cavity; an operating body configured to be tilted and protrude upward from the opening portion; a first rocker arm and a second rocker arm; a sliding signal detection module configured to detect a rotation of the first rocker arm and the second rocker arm; a pressing plate configured to be in a disk-shape, an open hole is provided at a center of the pressing plate; an elastic member, one end of the elastic member is configured to squeeze an upper surface of the pressing plate against a lower part of the operating body, and the other end of the elastic member is configured to squeeze a bottom surface of the inner cavity to reset the operating body to a neutral position.

Provided is a hydraulic circuit structure configured to be capable of preventing heat shock.　A hydraulic circuit structure (1) comprises: a hydraulic circuit for supplying hydraulic oil from a control valve (V1) to a hydraulic actuator (M); and warm-up oil passages (34a, 34b, 35, L4a, L4b). When the control valve is in a neutral position (PO) for bringing the hydraulic actuator into a neutral state, back-pressure oil, which is the hydraulic oil to which back pressure from the control valve is added and flowing into the hydraulic circuit, is discharged to a low-pressure region having a lower pressure than the back pressure via the warm-up oil passages.

Provided is a clutch shift interlocking device having a clutch shift interlocking mechanism for mechanically interlocking the operation of a single actuator with a clutch mechanism and a shift mechanism, thereby achieving high controllability as a device. The clutch shift interlocking device comprises: a clutch mechanism; a shift mechanism; a single actuator that performs a shift-up operation and a shift-down operation from a neutral position; and a clutch shift interlocking mechanism that is provided between the clutch mechanism and shift mechanism and the single actuator, and that mechanically interlocks the operation of the single actuator with the clutch mechanism and shift mechanism. The clutch shift interlock mechanism is configured to transition between a connected state and a half-clutch state so that the clutch mechanism is not in a disconnected state at least when the single actuator is in a shift-up operation range between the neutral position and a maximum operation position during the shift-up operation.

The utility model relates to the technical field of quality inspection, and discloses a quality inspection device with a turn-over detection structure, which comprises a mounting frame, two groups of conveyor belts are respectively arranged at the top of the mounting frame, workpieces to be detected are placed on the conveyor belts, and a mounting space is arranged between the conveyor belts on two sides. A plurality of fixing plates are fixedly mounted in the mounting neutral position, every two fixing plates form a group, a turn-over assembly used for turning over a workpiece to be detected is arranged between the fixing plates in one group, a trigger sensor is arranged on the inner side of the folding plate, and a controller is fixedly mounted on the bottom side of the fixing block. According to the quality inspection device with the turn-over detection structure, a conveying belt drives a workpiece to be conveyed forwards to make contact with a trigger sensor on the inner side of a folded plate, that is, an electric telescopic rod is controlled to be started through a controller, a sliding block drives a connecting rod to pull a rotating plate to deflect, and then the folded plate is driven to turn over by 90 degrees to turn over the workpiece; therefore, the workpiece can be turned over, and the quality inspection efficiency is improved.

Embodiments provide various systems and methods for using operating parameters of a drilling system for improving a drilling performance of the drilling system, including monitoring, determining, predicting, and / or controlling tool face orientation, tool face wagging, returning the spindle to a neutral position, and spindle reaction time. These systems and methods may be used together in combination with one or more of the others, or all together in one combination, or may be used separately, and may be combined with one or more other systems of a drilling rig, such as a bit guidance system, an autoslide system, and / or one or more autodrill systems.

To provide a work vehicle capable of preventing a decline in work accuracy caused by instability in automatic driving, resulting in swerving.SOLUTION: A work vehicle comprises: a correction amount operation part that adjusts a correction amount for laterally correcting a position of a traveling body 2 detected by a positioning device 30 by operation of a user; and a control device that can change right and left correction amounts based on the operation of the correction amount operation part. The correction amount operation part includes a lever part operable to a right position and a rightmost position operated in a right direction from a neutral position, and to a left position and a leftmost position operated in a left direction from the neutral position. When the lever part is tilted further to the right beyond the right position or to the left beyond the left position, a biasing force acts in a direction of pushing back the lever part. When the lever part is operated to the rightmost position during automatic driving, the control device increases a correction amount in the left direction at a constant rate to shift the traveling body to the right. When the lever part is operated to the leftmost position, the control device increases a correction amount in the right direction at a constant rate to shift the traveling body to the left.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A detection device is provided that can suppress the foreign body sensation felt in the steering wheel when the driver's hands grip the steering wheel and acquire the driver's biological information. [Solution] The detection devices 3, 3d to 3f are equipped with a first biological detection electrode 11 and a second biological detection electrode 12 arranged on the steering wheels 2 to 2f mounted on the vehicle 1, and when the steering wheels 2 to 2f are in a neutral position, the first biological detection electrode 11 is located on the right side of the steering wheels 2 to 2f and the second biological detection electrode 12 is located on the left side of the steering wheels 2 to 2f, and the first biological detection electrode 11 and the second biological detection electrode 12 have a convex body 11a or a concave body.