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Tension members are structural elements that are subjected to axial tensile forces. Examples of tension members are bracing for buildings and bridges, truss members, and cables in suspended roof systems.
Method for the production of a reinforced thermoplastic container
An internally reinforced thermoplastic container has a body manufactured using rotational molding. Prior to molding, attachment elements are releasably attached to the interior surface of parts of a mold, and an initially separate tension member is connected between the attachment elements. The mold is closed and a body of the container molded such that the attachment elements are integrated into the walls of the body. After molding, the attachment elements are released from the mold. The attachment elements and the tension member define a tension structure to resist outward bulging of the container walls. The tension member may be tensioned prior to or after molding of the container body. The attachment elements may take the form of eyelets having a base incorporated into the wall of the container body. The method enables the formation of a hollow thermoplastic container with integrally formed internal reinforcement.
Owner:AGCO INT GMBH
Elevator connector with angled interface
A connector assembly includes a connector body and a suspension member. The suspension member extends along a center axis and comprises a plurality of tension members encased in a jacket. The suspension member has one end received within the connector body, and this one end has an end face extending at an angle relative to the center axis with ends of the plurality of tension members being exposed. A plurality of contact members are supported within the connector body, and each contact member contacts an exposed end face of at least one tension member to establish electrically conductive connections with the plurality of tension members.
Owner:OTIS ELEVATOR CO
Elevator tension member elongation and stiffness monitoring system
A monitoring system of an elevator system in which an elevator car and a counterweight, which are attached to a tension member, travel through a hoistway in opposite directions is provided. The monitoring system includes a controller to cause the elevator car to travel to a predefined position in the hoistway, a sensor to sense a position of the counterweight with the elevator car stopped at the predefined position and to generate data corresponding to sensing results and a processor operably coupled to the sensor and configured to analyze the data and to calculate, based on analysis results, an elongation of the tension member.
Owner:OTIS ELEVATOR CO
Low-friction medical tools having roller-assisted tension members
A low-friction medical device is provided having roller-assisted tension members and a friction-reducing curved guide path. The device includes a first link, a second link, and a tension member. A proximal end portion of the first link is coupled to an instrument shaft. A proximal end portion of the second link is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of first link about a first axis. The second link defines a curved guide path and a cable extends from the first link through the curved guide path to a distal end of the second link and couples with a tool member. A roller having a roller surface is coupled to the second link such that the roller surface is aligned with a portion of the curved path and contacts the cable therein. The curved guide surface has a small fleet angle.
Owner:INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC
Coupling member for use with a connection
Provided in one example is a coupling member, a downhole tool, and a well system. The coupling member, in one aspect, includes an axial tension member portion, and a first shear member portion, the first shear member portion having a first shear member shoulder extending from a first end of the axial tension member portion, the first shear member shoulder configured to engage with an opposing head member shoulder to axially fix the axial tension member portion relative to the head member. The coupling member, according to one aspect, includes a second shear member portion, the second shear member portion have a second shear member shoulder extending from a second opposing end of the axial tension member portion, the second shear member shoulder configured to engage with an opposing base member shoulder to axially fix the axial tension member portion relative to the base member.
Owner:HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC
Adhesive strength testing device, adhesive strength testing method, and expandable adhesive
PendingJP2025179941ANon-macromolecular adhesive additivesAdhesive processes using foamed adhesivesAdhesive cementTension member
To provide an adhesive strength testing device capable of testing a tensile adhesive strength in the thickness direction of an expansive adhesive with higher accuracy than before.SOLUTION: Provided is an adhesive strength testing device for testing a tensile adhesive strength of an expandable adhesive with respect to a predetermined material, the testing device including: a pair of test pieces made of the material; a spacer; a holding member that presses the test pieces facing each other via the spacer and holds the test pieces such that a space is formed between facing surfaces of the test pieces; and a tensile member that has a first attachment portion attached to a tensile force generator that generates a tensile force and a second attachment portion attached to each of the test pieces from which the holding structure has been removed, the facing surfaces being bonded to each other by the expandable adhesive disposed in the space, and that transmits the tensile force generated by the tensile force generator to each of the test pieces to pull the test pieces in a direction in which the facing surfaces are separated from each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
Owner:NIKKAN IND CO LTD
Node isolation devices, systems and methods
PendingUS20260059701A1Operating means/releasing devices for valvesPipe couplingsCouplingTension member
An electro-mechanical actuator for a valve can have a collar configured to envelope a portion of a commercially available liquid coupler. The collar can engage a region of the liquid coupler and a bias member can urge the collar to displace a movable member of the liquid coupler and thereby to break a coupling. A dowel can retain the collar against the force applied by the bias member and a tension member can, under threshold tension, retract the dowel, releasing the collar to move under influence of the bias member. Other valves have a gate element coupled with an armature to rotate the gate element under an electromagnetic field. The gate element can define a recess and a retainer can reside in the recess. As the gate element rotates, the retainer can align with a longitudinal segment of the recess and allow the gate element to displace longitudinally.
Owner:COOLIT SYSTEMS INC
Elevator car with stowable working platform
An elevator car defines an interior space for accommodating passengers and / or cargo. The elevator car comprises a working platform and a tension member, wherein the working platform is moveable between a stowed position, above the interior space, and an operational position, within the interior space using the tension member. and A support member is arranged to support the working platform, from below, when the working platform is in the operational position.
Owner:OTIS ELEVATOR CO
Hemostasis clip reduced length deployment mechanism
A clipping device includes a clip including a capsule and a pair of clip arms movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. A tension member includes a distal portion and a proximal portion, a pair of protrusions extending from opposing surfaces of the proximal portion to be received within openings extending through proximal ends of the clip arms, the proximal portion including a relief to define a pair of fingers separated from one another at proximal ends thereof. A yoke including a central portion including a recess formed at a distal end thereof, the recess sized and shaped to releasably receive the pair of fingers of the tension member, the pair of fingers configured to flex toward one another when a predetermined force is exerted thereon to release the pair of fingers from the recess and disengage the tension member from the yoke during deployment of the clip.
Owner:BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC
Elevator suspension member with protective material
An assembly and method includes selecting a jacket material for a jacket that encases a plurality of tension members, selecting a protective material for the jacket, and covering only pre-identified portions of the jacket with the protective material.
Owner:OTIS ELEVATOR CO
System and method of monitoring an elevator belt for wear
A system for monitoring wear of a tension member, having: a hoistway; a car; an elevator motor having a first sheave; a processor configured to: access historical data including at least one of prior usage data of the tension member and historical traffic pattern of the car; track real time data indicative of bends of segments of the tension member; determine from historical data and real time data a health condition of the segments of the tension member; issue a service alert when bends in one or more segments of the tension member exceeds a threshold; and control the car to transport an inspector to one or more locations along the hoistway that provide for visual inspection of at least one segment of the one or more segments that has a greater amount of bends relative to another segment of the one or more segments.
Owner:OTIS ELEVATOR CO
Off-Center Tissue Anchors
A tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) includes a shaft (122), a tissue-coupling element (128), and a flexible elongate tension member (202). The tissue-coupling element (128) includes a wire (150), which is shaped as an open loop (154) having more than one turn when the tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) is unconstrained. The tension member (202) includes a distal portion (204) that is fixed to a site (206) on the open loop (154), a proximal portion (208), which has a longitudinal segment (209) that runs alongside at least a portion (210) of the shaft (122), and a crossing portion (212), which (i) is disposed between the distal and the proximal portions (204, 208) along the tension member (202), and (ii) crosses at least a portion of the open loop (154) when the tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) is unconstrained. The tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) is configured to allow relative axial motion between the at least a portion (210) of the shaft (122) and the longitudinal segment (209) of the proximal portion (208) of the tension member (202) when the tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) is unconstrained.
Owner:4TECH INC
Self-adaptive settlement photovoltaic support structure and method
PendingCN121984422Aachieve passiveImplement semi-active compensationPhotovoltaic supportsPhotovoltaic energy generationTension memberFlexible cable
The invention discloses a self-adaptive settlement photovoltaic support structure and method, and relates to the technical field of photovoltaic support. The self-adaptive settlement photovoltaic support structure comprises a stand column; the hoops are arranged in a split mode and connected through connecting pieces, and the split positions of the hoops extend outwards to form first mounting positions; the oblique beam is located on the upper side of the stand column, and the bottom side of the oblique beam extends outwards to form a second mounting position; the supporting part comprises a first supporting rod and a second supporting rod; the connecting assembly extends into the first mounting position and the second mounting position and is connected with the hoop or the oblique beam, and the first supporting rod and the second supporting rod are hinged to the connecting assembly. Passive or semi-active compensation is achieved when a stand column is subjected to differential settlement or relative displacement caused by temperature and wind load through hinge and deformation design of a hoop-supporting rod-connecting assembly, resistance control of a nested sliding piece and an adjustable embedded block and a force transmission path of a traction piece and a flexible cable.
Owner:SHAANXI CONSTRUCTION NEW ENERGY SHENMU XUHUA CABLE MANUFACTURING CO LTD
Roller Conditioner System
A roller conditioner system comprises a frame, one or more sets of conditioner rollers, each set comprising an upper conditioner roller and a lower conditioner roller separated by a roll gap through which cut crop may pass when processed by the roller conditioner system and a controller to control separation of the roll gap. Each end of each upper conditioner roller engages with and is supported by a conditioner roller support, each conditioner roller support providing a bearing for rotation of the upper conditioner roller. Each conditioner roller support is connected to a first end of a tension member. To each end of each upper conditioner roller, the roller conditioner system further comprises a conditioner roller adjustment mechanism actuated by the controller to adjust the roll gap. Each conditioner roller adjustment mechanism comprises a framework secured to the frame of the roller conditioner system, an actuator secured to the framework of the conditioner roller adjustment mechanism, and a displaceable locating element connected at a first end to the actuator and adapted for movement with respect to the framework, the displaceable locating element supporting a first end of the tension member.
Owner:AGCO CORP
Hemostasis clip reduced length deployment mechanism
A clipping device includes a clip including a capsule and a pair of clip arms movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. A tension member includes a distal portion and a proximal portion, a pair of protrusions extending from opposing surfaces of the proximal portion to be received within openings extending through proximal ends of the clip arms, the proximal portion including a relief to define a pair of fingers separated from one another at proximal ends thereof. A yoke including a central portion including a recess formed at a distal end thereof, the recess sized and shaped to releasably receive the pair of fingers of the tension member, the pair of fingers configured to flex toward one another when a predetermined force is exerted thereon to release the pair of fingers from the recess and disengage the tension member from the yoke during deployment of the clip.
Owner:BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC
Automatic disassembly equipment and method for tensioning members at the end of reinforced concrete poles
The present invention belongs to the technical field of electric pole production, specifically a device and method for automatically disassembling the tension member at the end of a reinforced concrete electric pole, comprising a frame, a machine platform arranged above the frame, and a lifting mechanism that drives the machine platform to move up and down; a nut loosening mechanism is slidably connected to the machine platform along the axial direction of the electric pole, and the nut loosening mechanism includes a base slidably connected to the machine platform by a propulsion cylinder, a mounting plate vertically fixed to the base, a rotating disk rotatably connected to the mounting plate, and a pneumatic wrench assembly radially symmetrically arranged on the rotating disk, a laser sensor is also fixed on the rotating disk, and the laser sensor is arranged in the radial direction of the tension member; a fixing mechanism for fixing the tension member is also provided on the machine platform. Before removing the nut, the present invention drives the laser sensor to position the nut on the tension member by the rotating disk, and after positioning is completed, the nuts are removed one by one by the pneumatic wrench to complete the automatic disassembly of the tension member, thereby greatly improving the disassembly efficiency.
Owner:GUIZHOU JINGYI POWER LINE EQUIP CO LTD
Elevator suspension component with protective material
The invention relates to an elevator suspension component with a protective material. An assembly and method includes selecting a sheath material for a sheath wrapping a plurality of tension members, selecting a protective material for the sheath, and covering only pre-identified portions of the sheath with the protective material.
Owner:OTIS ELEVATOR CO
An FRP-anti-corrosion wood composite truss structure
The present invention discloses an FRP-anti-corrosion wood composite truss structure, which includes an FRP profile tension member, an anti-corrosion wood rod compression member, and a metal joint; the FRP profile tension member includes an FRP profile and double sleeve connectors located at both ends of the FRP profile, the anti-corrosion wood rod compression member includes an anti-corrosion wood rod and sleeve connectors located at both ends of the anti-corrosion wood rod, and multiple FRP profile tension members and anti-corrosion wood rod compression members are connected through metal joints to form an FRP-anti-corrosion wood composite truss structure. By combining the FRP profile and the anti-corrosion wood rod into a truss structure through a specific joint connection method, the mechanical properties of each material are fully utilized. The amount of metal material used in the entire truss structure is very small, reducing the consumption of non-renewable energy; the FRP-anti-corrosion wood composite truss as a whole exhibits the mechanical properties of light weight and high strength, and its seismic performance and anti-fatigue performance have been greatly improved compared with steel trusses and reinforced concrete trusses.
Owner:HUNAN UNIV OF SCI & TECH
Toothed belt and toothed belt transmission device
The present invention relates to a toothed belt including: a back portion; a tension member embedded in the back portion in a belt longitudinal direction and including a twisted cord including a steel fiber; a plurality of belt teeth formed on an inner peripheral side of the back portion along the belt longitudinal direction; and a cover layer provided between the tension member and a belt tooth bottom formed between the belt teeth, in which the cover layer has a thickness in a range of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm, and the back portion, the belt teeth, and the cover layer are integrally formed of a thermoplastic elastomer.
Owner:MITSUBOSHI BELTING LTD
Motion generator
The invention relates to a motion generator comprising an end effector that moves relative to a surface, the end effector being moved by at least six actuation mechanisms, wherein each actuation mechanism comprises an elongated tension member that is connected at one end thereof to the end effector, whereby the end effector is suspended above the surface by the tension member, and at the other end thereof to an associated rocker of the same actuation mechanism, whereby the rocker is mounted pivotable about an axis that is fixed relative to the surface, and wherein upon actuation of the rocker, the associated tension member and the end effector are caused to move. The invention further relates to a motion system and simulator comprising such a motion generator, and to methods of operation and production.
Owner:DYNISMA LTD
Mining tension piece device
The invention discloses a mining tension piece device which is characterized in that a button main body is slidably arranged on a device main body in a penetrating manner, a shifting plate is supported on a side support plate in the button main body, the side support plate and the shifting plate form an L shape, and the lower end of the shifting plate penetrates through the break angle of the side support plate and is inserted into a gap between a first signal turntable and a second signal turntable at the tail part of the button main body; the device body is internally provided with a locking main plate, the locking main plate is provided with a microswitch, the button body is provided with a limiting seat, the limiting seat is correspondingly matched with the microswitch on the locking main plate, drawing pin shafts are arranged on the two sides of the device body in a penetrating mode, and the drawing pin shafts on the two sides are connected through a tension spring. According to the pull piece device, the whole pull piece device is mainly of a metal plate structure, the structure is simple, and operation is convenient.
Owner:SHANXI GUANGYI HENGDA TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Composite cross arm
ActiveCN223434161UTowersSpatial arrangements/dispositions of cablesClassical mechanicsTension member
The utility model discloses a composite cross arm, which comprises a first cross arm, the first cross arm comprises a core rod, a connecting fitting, a middle fitting, two end fittings and an insulating layer, the connecting fitting is connected to the first middle part of the core rod and is used for connecting a tension member and an electric pole, and the tension member is used for hanging a middle-phase wire; the two end hardware fittings are connected to the two ends of the core rod respectively and used for being connected with the first connecting assembly so as to be connected with the side-phase wire and the side-phase jumper wire in a hanging mode. The middle fitting is connected to the second middle part of the core rod and is used for connecting the second connecting assembly so as to hang a middle-phase jumper wire; the insulating layer covers at least part of the outer peripheral surface of the core rod. According to the composite cross arm, the full-insulation horizontal structure is adopted, the second connecting assembly is connected through the middle fitting so that the fixed middle-phase jumper wire can be hung below the cross arm, accidents such as tripping caused by electric shock birds can be effectively prevented, safety is higher, and operation and maintenance cost is lower.
Owner:JIANGSU SHENMA ELECTRIC CO LTD
Lifting device for a crane
A lifting device (1, 1') for a crane comprising a load-handling device (2) for receiving a crane load (5), a lifting device (3) for raising and lowering the load-handling device (2), and a lifting device base (4, 4') for attaching the lifting device (3) to the crane, wherein the lifting device base (4, 4') comprises a first part (42, 42') with a fastening device (422, 422') for attaching the lifting device base (4, 4') to a crane and a second part (44, 44') on which the lifting device (3) engages, as well as an articulating device (46), wherein the two parts (42, 44) are connected to each other by means of the articulating device (46) such that the second part (44, 44') is tiltably held on the first part (42, 42'), characterized in that at least one stabilizer (48, 48', 48'') is arranged between the first part (42, 42') and the second part (44, 44'), which provides an essentially horizontal equilibrium position of the second part (44, 44') of the hoist base (4, 48'') without crane load (5).4') specifies, wherein the at least one stabilizer (48, 48', 48'') comprises a pre-tensioned spring and / or a shock absorber and / or a gas spring and / or an oil brake cylinder, and the lifting device (3) is designed as a tension member arrangement (3) with at least three tension members (32, 32', 32''), wherein the tension members (32, 32', 32'') engage the lifting device base (4, 4') at horizontal intervals and run obliquely towards each other towards the load-bearing device (2).
Owner:FABER STEFAN
Three-dimensional structure spacecraft and method for controlling three-dimensional structure spacecraft
A three-dimensional structure spacecraft having a tensegrity structure appropriately controls a vibration even when the three-dimensional structure spacecraft is subjected to air resistance, solar wind disturbance, or the like, lands a satellite or a planet, and performs work or the like. The three-dimensional structure spacecraft includes a plurality of compression members and a plurality of tension members. Three or more of the tension members are connected to each of ends of the compression members. A three-dimensional structure formed by the compression members and the tension members is maintained by tension of the tension members. A variable damping force damper is disposed in at least either the compression members or the tension members. The variable damping force damper is configured to generate a predetermined force in a longitudinal direction of the compression members or in a longitudinal direction of the tension members.
Owner:HITACHI LTD
Joint structure of wooden column unit and steel frame beam
To provide a joint structure of a wooden column unit and a steel frame beam which has a wooden column unit of high rigidity, and in which intensity of a joint part for joining the wooden column unit and the steel frame beam is high.SOLUTION: In a joint structure 100 of wooden column units 50, 60A, 60B and steel frame beams 80A, 80B, 80C, the wooden column unit includes: rectangular parallelepiped wooden columns 10, 10A; steel boxes 20, 20A disposed at respective cutouts 15 at four corner parts of the wooden column; and a tendon 30 inserted in a through-opening 17 for connecting the two upper and lower steel boxes in the wooden column. In a state of the tendon 30 being strained, the wooden column unit is fixed to a fixing tool 35 inside the upper and lower steel boxes, and by each wooden column unit and steel frame beam being bolt-joined, the plurality of wooden column units and the steel frame beams form a cross shape.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Owner:DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY CO LTD
Ribbed formwork shell plate composite wall, concrete module and assembling method of concrete module
The invention relates to a ribbed formwork shell plate composite wall, a concrete module and an assembling method of the concrete module. The ribbed formwork plate composite wall comprises a first ribbed formwork plate, a second ribbed formwork plate and an opposite-pulling piece. The first ribbed formwork plate and the second ribbed formwork plate comprise a first formwork, a plurality of ribs arranged on the side wall of the first formwork and arranged at intervals in the length direction of the first formwork, and a plurality of steel bar sets with one sides embedded in the ribs and arranged at intervals in the length direction of the first formwork. When the first ribbed formwork plate and the first formwork of the second ribbed formwork plate are oppositely arranged, a pouring cavity can be defined by the first ribbed formwork plate and the second ribbed formwork plate, and the steel bar sets on the first ribbed formwork plate and the second ribbed formwork plate are arranged in a staggered mode in the length direction of the first formwork. The ribbed formwork plate composite wall has the beneficial effects that construction operation is reduced, the thickness of the formwork is reduced, concrete materials are saved, and the rigidity of the first formwork and the strength of the ribbed formwork plate composite wall are improved.
Owner:CHINA STATE CONSTR HAILONG TECH CO LTD +1
Device for hoisting floor support plate
Owner:CHINA CONSTRUCTION THIRD BUREAU GROUP BEIJING CO LTD
Pull station release mechanism
A manual activation system includes a pulley movable between an inactive position and an active position, a tension member wrapped about the pulley, the tension member having a tensile force acting on the pulley, and at least one arm rotatably mounted adjacent to the pulley. The at least one arm has a groove configured to cooperate with a portion of the pulley to selectively oppose the tensile force.
Owner:KIDDE FENWAL LLC
Silicone free torsion spring hinge damper
ActiveCN114076160BRotating vibration suppressionRubber-like material springsTension memberTorsion spring
The present disclosure provides a torsion spring damper having a compression limiter, a first disk, and a second disk. The first disk is disposed at a first end of the compression limiter, and the second disk is disposed at a second end of the compression limiter, wherein the second end is opposite the first end. The torsion spring damper also has a tension member. The tension member is connected to the first disk and the second disk. The tension member is comprised of a block copolymer.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
Elevator sheave liner, elevator sheave assembly, and elevator system
An elevator sheave liner, an elevator sheave assembly and an elevator system are disclosed. The elevator sheave liner is mounted in a groove of the elevator sheave and has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end is provided with an engagement portion for engagement with an elevator tension member, and the elevator sheave liner includes a first section provided on at least one side of the elevator sheave liner and abutting against a surface of the groove after the elevator sheave liner is mounted in place, a first angle is formed between the first section and a longitudinal centerline of the elevator sheave liner and the first angle is set to be not greater than arctan (μ1), μ1 is a coefficient of friction between the elevator sheave liner and the groove.
Owner:OTIS ELEVATOR CO