序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
161 ROTARY CONNECTOR DEVICE US13752676 2013-01-29 US20130196518A1 2013-08-01 Junichi Sakurai; Yasumasa Serizawa
There is provided a rotary connector device in which a flat cable is wound and accommodated in an annular space between a rotating rotor and a fixed stator. The rotor is provided with a rotor main body made of a PBT resin, and a rotor cover portion made of a polyacetal resin and overlapping the rotor main body to ensure strength of the rotary connector device and reduce sliding noises between the flat cable and the rotor. The rotor cover portion is provided with an opening portion for pulling the flat cable in the annular space out of the rotor main body, and a concave portion is formed in a disc portion of the rotor cover portion for improving work efficiency at the time of assembling the rotor main body and the rotor cover portion.
162 ROTARY CONNECTOR DEVICE US13809588 2011-09-27 US20130115785A1 2013-05-09 Kazutaka Kamiya
A steering roll connector includes a rotator, a sleeve, and a fixed casing. The rotator includes a claw and an inner cylindrical part, and is mounted to a steering shaft such that the rotator is rotated integrally with the steering shaft inserted in the inner cylindrical part. The sleeve includes a projection connectable with the claw, and is mounted to the rotator such that the sleeve is rotated integrally with the rotator. The fixed casing includes an outer cylindrical part, and is mounted such that the fixed casing does not follow rotation of the steering shaft inserted in the outer cylindrical part and such that the fixed casing is in contact with the sleeve. A combination of materials of the claw and the projection is such that occurrence of a squeak caused when the claw and the projection are rubbed against each other is suppressed.
163 ROTATABLE CONNECTOR DEVICE US13632855 2012-10-01 US20130095672A1 2013-04-18 Shuji Hirai
A rotatable connector device has a rotator including a ring-shaped rotatable-side ring plate and an inner cylindrical section having a cylindrical shape and formed along an inner circumferential edge of the rotatable-side ring plate, and a stator including a ring-shaped fixed-side ring plate and an outer cylindrical section having a cylindrical shape and formed along an outer circumferential edge of the ring-shaped fixed-side ring plate. The rotator and the stator are engaged with each other, so as to be pivotable with respect to each other with a gap being provided between the rotatable-side ring plate and the outer cylindrical section. An accommodation section, defined by the rotatable-side ring plate and the inner cylindrical section of the rotator and the fixed-side ring plate and the outer cylindrical section of the stator, accommodates a cable for electrically connecting the rotator and the stator to each.
164 ROTARY CONNECTOR DEVICE US13632899 2012-10-01 US20130094172A1 2013-04-18 Kenji Hiroki
A rotary connector device includes a stator and a rotator, which relatively rotate with respect to each other. An accommodating space for accommodating cables for electrically connecting the rotator and the stator in a state wound in a circle is formed inside the stator and the rotator is formed. A guide protruding piece which protrudes toward the accommodating space above the cables wound in a circle and which guides the cables from above is formed on an upper portion of an outer peripheral tube portion provided in the stator. A lower surface of the guide protruding piece is formed into a shape which is deformed upward gradually toward a tip.
165 RECONFIGURABLE PLUG STRIP US13568833 2012-08-07 US20130023147A1 2013-01-24 Jacob Daniel Zien; Jordan Diatlo; Kate Sarah Vallon; Steven Richard Remy
A power strip for conducting electrical power between an electrical power outlet having at least a live receptacle and a neutral receptacle, and at least two electrical device power plugs, each plug having at least a live prong and a neutral prong. The power strip includes a first housing segment having a first receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a first device plug and a second housing segment having a second receptacle configured to receive at least an electrically conductive portion of a second device plug. The second housing is coupled to the first housing for pivotal movement relative to said first housing;
166 ROTARY CONNECTOR US13418014 2012-03-12 US20120238112A1 2012-09-20 Seishi Takahashi; Hiroyuki Sato; Yasuhisa Osumi
After a lead block, where a required number of pin terminals are fitted to and assembled with an insulating support member, is connected to an end portion of a flat cable, the lead block is assembled with a lower connector holder of a rotary connector. The lower connector holder includes lower protruding portions of a lower cover and an outer cylindrical portion that are snap-fitted to each other. The lower protruding portion includes a receiving recess and the lower protruding portion includes a holding wall portion. Leading end portions of pin terminals are inserted into insertion holes of the holding wall portion, so that the lead block is assembled. While stopper portions of the pin terminals are interposed between the holding wall portion and the outer wall of the support member, the support member is positioned and held in the receiving recess.
167 Expansion unit for an electronic device US12191308 2008-08-14 US07933118B2 2011-04-26 Chih-Chung Chiu; Huang-Lin Lee
An expansion unit detachably assembled to an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a device connector on one side thereof. The expansion unit for the electronic device includes a base, a pivoting mechanism, and an expansion unit connector. The pivoting mechanism is located on one side of the base, and includes a shaft and a bearing fitting therewith. The expansion unit connector is disposed in the shaft and rotated along with the shaft in the bearing, and is detachably and electrically connected to the device connector. When the expansion unit connector is connected to the device connector, the position of the electronic device relative to the base may be adjusted by the pivoting mechanism.
168 Electrical connector assembled into a hinge US12386117 2009-04-14 US07878815B2 2011-02-01 Ssu-Min Lung
An electrical connector (100) assembled into a hinge (200), includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (110) running through a mating face (114) thereof and a plurality of contacts (2, 3) received and retained in the housing. The housing defines a plurality of receiving grooves (1251, 1252, 1253) running through a rear face (125) opposite to the mating face and communicating with the receiving cavity and at least one arc shaped side face (113) connecting with the mating face. The contacts are received and retained in the corresponding receiving grooves. Each of the contacts (2) defines a retaining portion (21), a contacting portion (22) extending forwards from the retaining portion and projecting into the receiving cavity, and a soldering portion (23) extending downwards from the retaining portion and received in the hinge.
169 Connection apparatus for transmitting electric current, in particular for a steering wheel heater of a vehicle US12224995 2007-03-07 US07878813B2 2011-02-01 Karl Simonis; Rainer Lipfert; Martin Hasch; Roland Gruener; Bernd Binder
The invention relates to a connection device for transmitting electric current, in particular for a steering wheel heater of a motor vehicle, between a stationary housing part and a rotor which can rotate with respect to the housing part, comprising a flat ribbon cable and end plug connectors which are provided in the region of the free ends of the flat ribbon cable. The invention is characterized in that the flat ribbon cable has a central plug connector which is placed between the end plug connectors and is intended to be arranged on the rotor side or housing side, from which central plug connector at least one line runs to one end plug connector and one line to the other end plug connector, wherein the two end plug connectors are intended to be arranged on the housing side or rotor side. The invention also relates to a steering column/steering wheel transmission unit with a connection apparatus of this type.
170 SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH ELECTRO-MECHANICAL INTERFACES TO MOUNT ROBOTIC SURGICAL ARMS US12793871 2010-06-04 US20100241138A1 2010-09-23 William Burbank; Scott Luke; Dean Hoornaert
In one embodiment of the invention, a method of mounting a surgical robotic arm to a set-up arm of a robotic surgical system is provided that includes sliding a pair of guide slots of the surgical robotic arm over a pair of guide tabs in the set-up arm; aligning electrical connectors in the set-up arm to electrical connectors of the surgical robotic arm; and coincidentally mating male electrical connectors to female electrical connectors while finally mating the guide tabs in the set-up arm to flanges of a housing of the surgical robotic arm.
171 Device for electronically interconnecting two relatively rotating members US12082035 2008-04-08 US07775800B2 2010-08-17 Erik Reischl; Sven Kuerschner; Dieter Kurz; Peter Leng
A device for electrically interconnecting two relatively rotating members, such as a vehicle steering wheel and steering column assembly, has a stationary housing portion carried with the steering column assembly and a moving housing portion carried with the steering wheel. A plurality of flexible, electrically conductive wires are spirally wound around the device between the two housing portions. Each conductive wire is guided in a direction-reversing loop formed therein. Each conductive wire is affixed at each of its two respective ends at electrical terminals.
172 Rotary positioning US12535486 2009-08-04 US07758364B1 2010-07-20 Shawn Allen Ruden; John William Rigsby
An apparatus and associated method for rotary positioning is provided in an apparatus having an outer housing disposed around an inner housing, wherein at least one of the housings is rotatable with respect to the other housing. The rotary positioner also has a utility circuit having a first flexible circuit connected at one end to the outer housing and connected at an opposing end to the inner housing and forming a loop therebetween having a first u-shaped bend pointing in a first rotational direction in a space between the housings, and having a second flexible circuit connected at one end to the outer housing and connected at an opposing end to the inner housing and forming a loop therebetween having a second u-shaped bend pointing in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction in the space between the housings.
173 Apparatus for signal and/or current transmission between terminals US11545804 2006-10-10 US07726989B2 2010-06-01 Alexander Steinert; Frank Schroer
An apparatus for signal and/or current transmission between terminals which can move in relation to one another and which are fitted, on the one hand, on a fixed stator and, on the other hand, on a rotor of a cassette that can rotate about a common axis with the stator. At least one flat ribbon cable, which is equipped with electrical conductors, runs in turns and forms a wound body (W), is arranged within the cassette between the terminals, the ends of the flat ribbon cable being connected to contact parts (19, 20) for the purpose of connecting ongoing cables. In order to accommodate the complete wound body (W) for its protection during transport and/or during storage, a pot-like cover (22) is provided which engages around said wound body and is fitted detachably to an essentially disc-shaped carrier (21).
174 EXTENSION CABLE AND PIPE PROCESSING DEVICE ADAPTED THERETO US12532047 2008-01-29 US20100115775A1 2010-05-13 Achim Scheider
A flexible electric power extension cable includes at least two conductors for electrical pipe processing equipment, a plug and a female cable connector part. The plug contains the at least two-conductors and is electrically connected to the front end of the electric power extension cable for receiving line power while geometrically fitting into a line-power electric outlet box. The female cable connector part contains the at least two conductors and is electrically connected to the rear end of the electric power extension cable. There is a mismatch between the geometry of the female cable connector part and that of the cable plug to preclude connection between the female cable connector part and the plug.
175 Rotary connector device US12209606 2008-09-12 US07686632B2 2010-03-30 Takahiko Mitsui
A rotary connector device includes one cover having an outer peripheral wall, the other cover having an inner peripheral wall, and a plurality of flat harnesses which are received in a generally annular shape within a space formed by the two covers, and are rotated and bent in accordance with a rotational motion of one of the two covers. There are provided a plurality of guide portions for guiding the plurality of flat harnesses along the outer peripheral wall and/or the inner peripheral wall independently of each other. The plurality of guide portions are spaced from each other in a harness longitudinal direction. The plurality of guide portions are formed respectively at wall portions, extending respectively in contiguous relation to the outer peripheral wall and the inner peripheral wall in peripheral directions thereof, and regions spaced respectively from the wall portions in directions of extending of the wall portions.
176 Rotary connector US12329240 2008-12-05 US07594819B2 2009-09-29 Shunji Araki; Yasunori Takahashi
A rotary connector includes a stator housing in which an outer tubular body is erected at an outer edge of a bottom plate having a center hole, an upper rotor having a top plate facing the bottom plate and an inner tubular body facing the outer tubular body, and rotatably mounted on the stator housing, a lower rotor having a tubular portion inserted through the center hole towards the top plate from the bottom plate and fixed to the inner tubular body, and an annular flange protruding radially outward from the tubular portion and faces the bottom plate, and a flexible cable housed within an annular housing space formed between the stator housing and the upper rotor so as to be able to be wound and rewound, and having one end attached to the stator housing and the other end attached to the rotor. An inner edge of the bottom plate is provided with an erected portion erected in an axial direction, and the erected portion is made to face the tubular portion such that an inner peripheral surface of the erected portion becomes a sliding surface of the tubular portion, and the erected portion is arranged between a bottom of the inner tubular body and the annular flange such that axial movement of the upper rotor and the lower rotor is suppressed by the erected portion.
177 ROTARY CONNECTOR US12348506 2009-01-05 US20090176393A1 2009-07-09 Toshiaki Asakura; Hiroyuki Bannai; Nagao Kuroda
A rotary connector includes a stator that includes an outer cylindrical part, a rotor that includes an inner cylindrical part and is rotatably supported by the stator, three or more flat cables that are received in an annular space formed between the outer and inner cylindrical parts while being reversely wound on the way, and a holder that is rotatably disposed in the annular space and includes three or more openings through which reversed portions of the flat cables individually pass. The width of one opening in a circumferential direction is set to be smaller than that of each of the other openings in the circumferential direction. The holder is driven by a force from the flat cable that passes through the narrow opening. The bending strength of the driving side flat cable is set to be higher than that of each of the other flat cables.
178 ROTARY CONNECTOR US12329240 2008-12-05 US20090156034A1 2009-06-18 Shunji Araki; Yasunori Takahashi
A rotary connector includes a stator housing in which an outer tubular body is erected at an outer edge of a bottom plate having a center hole, an upper rotor having a top plate facing the bottom plate and an inner tubular body facing the outer tubular body, and rotatably mounted on the stator housing, a lower rotor having a tubular portion inserted through the center hole towards the top plate from the bottom plate and fixed to the inner tubular body, and an annular flange protruding radially outward from the tubular portion and faces the bottom plate, and a flexible cable housed within an annular housing space formed between the stator housing and the upper rotor so as to be able to be wound and rewound, and having one end attached to the stator housing and the other end attached to the rotor. An inner edge of the bottom plate is provided with an erected portion erected in an axial direction, and the erected portion is made to face the tubular portion such that an inner peripheral surface of the erected portion becomes a sliding surface of the tubular portion, and the erected portion is arranged between a bottom of the inner tubular body and the annular flange such that axial movement of the upper rotor and the lower rotor is suppressed by the erected portion.
179 Apparatus for signal and current transmission between end points which can move relative to one another US12288728 2008-10-22 US20090133924A1 2009-05-28 Frank Schroer
An apparatus is specified for signal and current transmission between end points which can move relative to one another, between which at least one flat ribbon line, which flat-ribbon line is subdivided into an inner winding area and an outer-winding area, which is connected thereto by means of an approximately U-shaped reversal point, with each winding area having a different winding direction, and which flat-ribbon line is accommodated in an essentially circular cassette (K). The cassette (K) comprises a rotor, which can rotate about its axis and is fitted with at least one of the end points, and a stationary stator, which is likewise fitted with at least one of the end points, which rotor and stator enclose between them an annular winding area (R) for accommodation of the flat-ribbon line (10). In addition to the at least one flat-ribbon line (10), a strip (14), which runs in turns and is composed of insulating material is arranged in the winding area (R) of the cassette (K) and in its profile has at least two sections which are offset with respect to one another in the circumferential direction of the cassette (K) and have reversal points (15, 16, 17) and associated winding areas with a different winding direction, which strip in its profile is placed around turning points (19, 20), which are fitted to the stator and/or rotor of the cassette (K) and which strip is fixed by its ends on the stator and/or on the rotor.
180 Foldable information processing apparatus having protected crank-type structured flexible printed circuit board US11359388 2006-02-23 US07534120B2 2009-05-19 Haruyoshi Yada; Takashi Suzuki; Tomoyuki Nagamine; Manabu Hongo; Kazunori Murayama; Yoshiya Matsumoto
A foldable information processing apparatus includes a hinge part that foldably couples two housings with each other, a crank-type structured flexible printed circuit board that passes through the hinge part and electrically connects the two housings to each other, and a protector that protects an end surface of the flexible printed circuit board from a contact with the hinge part.
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