Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bearing and a method for bearing a shaft of a rotor, which are adaptable for various applications for bearing the shaft of the rotor, reduce weight, and save on a space. SOLUTION: This bearing 200 is provided with a pair of storage parts 206, 208 for storing a plurality of balls 210 each to bear the shaft of the rotor 204 so as to rotate for an annular supporting body 202. In each storage part, a flat section 206 (208) and a curved section 214 (218) extending in the axial direction from the flat section and curved so as to store the ball 210 are annularly formed along the peripheral direction, height of an edge of the flat section is larger than height of the stored ball, and height of an edge of the curved section is smaller than height of the stored ball. The pair of storage parts are fitted into the supporting body 202 while the curved section 214 of the storage part 206 on one side, faces the curved section 218 of the storage part 208 on the other side. The rotor 204 is arranged between a pair of flat sections while it is abutted on the ball and slides on the ball to rotate to the supporting body. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric-assisted truck capable of mechanically detecting the push-pull force of a worker by a simple mechanism, and assisting not only the forward and backward movements but also the right-to-left turning or meandering operation thereof. SOLUTION: The electric-assisted truck 1 comprises right and left electric-assisted driving means 10L, 10R for providing the auxiliary power to a pair of right and left rear wheels 20L, 20R, plate members 33L, 33R as right and left deformation recovering members interposed between a truck part 5 and a grip bar 31, right and left strain gage sensors 36L, 36R mounted on each of the right and left plate members, and a microcomputer for respectively controlling the right and left motors according to the output signals of the strain gage sensors. The microcomputer controls the rotational speeds of the right and left motors to be the same if the difference of the output signals of the strain gage sensors is in a predetermined range. If the difference of the output exceeds the predetermined range, the assist control of turning or meandering is performed by performing the control of realizing the different rotational speed of the right and left motors. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate to mount and demount a battery by increasing the positions allowing mounting of a battery bracket to a bicycle frame. SOLUTION: A battery 17a is inserted, when mounted on a battery bracket 180, in an oblique direction A with respect to the longitudinal direction of the battery bracket 180, so that its groove 193 is fitted on a raised portion 192 of the battery bracket 180. In this fitted state, the battery 17a is pushed so far into the bracket 180, while being turned along the direction of arrow C around the axial direction of the raised portion 192, as is retained in a final mounted position. When the battery 17a is demounted from the bracket, a hook or key is removed, and the battery 17a is turned from the final mounted position (as indicated by dotted lines) along the direction of arrow D around the axial direction of the raised portion 192. The battery 17a can be extracted, when inclined to a proper angle, from the bracket along the direction of arrow B. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accomplish simplification of an auxiliary motive power mechanism used in an electric assist bicycle and to facilitate mounting to a body frame of the bicycle. SOLUTION: The electric assist bicycle travelable by assisting stepping force by electric power is provided with a rotatable sprocket 2 for transmitting the stepping force to a drive wheel; an electric motor 37 for outputting the electric force from an output shaft 37a; an assist gear 30 connected to the output shaft 37a through a gear mechanism 40; and a pin 123 for coaxially connecting the assist gear to the sprocket 2. These constitution elements are arranged on a common base 50 to constitute one unit 11 detachable from the body frame. An elastic member 127 is covering a head part of the pin 123. The sprocket 2 is provided on an engagement area with the pin. Thus, the electric power provided to the assist gear 30 is transmitted to the sprocket 2 through the pin 123 and the elastic member 127. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inhibit a decrease in mechanical strength of a resin composition upon formation of the resin composition by the addition of metal powder to a resin material.SOLUTION: The resin composition is produced by adding metal powder formed by a water atomizing method to a resin. Hence, the resin composition produced by the addition of metal powder becomes possible to improve thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, electromagnetic shielding, and abrasion resistance compared with resin compositions consisting only of resins. Furthermore, in the case of the resin composition, the metal powder is formed by a water atomizing method, so that an anchor effect on the metal powder surface increases, the specific surface area and the surface free energy of the metal powder increase, the adhesion between the resin and the metal powder is improved, and the inhibition of a decrease in mechanical strength of the resin composition becomes possible.