Smart drain and method of control
    12.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10042371B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US14955951

    申请日:2015-12-01

    IPC分类号: G05D9/12 F16T1/00

    摘要: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a drain system, including a sensor in communication with a reservoir and controller, uses algorithmic control of a drain valve to adjust the interval and duration of actuation of the drain valve to regulate a fluid level within the reservoir. In embodiments applying the drain system to a gas compressor system, the disclosed control algorithm enables the controller to prevent the loss of compressed gas through an open path out the drain and further to prevent condensate generated by operation of the compressor system from backing up in the reservoir and reentering the flow of compressed gas. The control algorithm adjusts the interval and period of actuation of the drain valve such that as operating conditions change the drain valve opens more or less frequently for longer or shorter periods in response to varying condensate load.

    Adjustable joints
    13.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10030694B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-24

    申请号:US14108345

    申请日:2013-12-17

    发明人: Sanjeev Kumar

    IPC分类号: F16C11/06 F16C11/10 F16M11/14

    摘要: In at least one illustrative embodiment, an adjustable joint comprises a housing, a pair of wedges arranged in the housing, and a threaded fastener engaged with at least one of the pair of wedges. The housing may include a first cavity that is sized to receive a spherical end of a shaft and a second cavity that is sized to receive a tube. The pair of wedges may be arranged between the first and the second cavities. The threaded fastener may be configured to (i) move the pair of wedges away from one another when rotated in a first direction and (ii) move the pair of wedges toward one another when rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction.

    Low-Profile Impact Tools
    15.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180085900A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-29

    申请号:US15830478

    申请日:2017-12-04

    摘要: Illustrative embodiments of impact tools are disclosed. In at least one illustrative embodiment, an impact tool comprises a motor including an output shaft configured to rotate about a first axis and a drive train configured to be driven by the output shaft of the motor and to drive rotation of an output drive about a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis, wherein the drive train includes an impact mechanism comprising a hammer configured to rotate about a third axis to periodically deliver an impact load to an anvil, the third axis being parallel to and spaced apart from the second axis.

    Stator winding for an electric motor

    公开(公告)号:US09871427B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-16

    申请号:US14212494

    申请日:2014-03-14

    摘要: An electric motor having a rotor core with a rotatable shaft extending therethrough, and a stator positioned radially outward of the rotor core is disclosed herein. The stator can include at least one pair of first and second coils circumferentially positioned on opposing sides of the rotor. Each pair of the first and second coils includes first and second elements electronically isolated from one another. A first frequency converter is electrically connected to a first conductive wire and a second frequency converter is electrically connected to a second conductive wire. The first conductive wire is wound about the first element of the first coil and the first element of the second coil in series and the second conductive wire is wound about the second element of the first coil and the second element of the second coil in series.

    Cooling system for electric rotor machine with symmetrical stator passages

    公开(公告)号:US09831746B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US14526064

    申请日:2014-10-28

    摘要: A symmetrical cooling system for an electric rotor machine that includes a passageway that is positioned between portions of the stator, and which provides a pathway for a cooling medium. Stator ducts positioned within the stator, or portions thereof, are in fluid communication with the passageway. Cooling medium may flow through the stator ducts from the passageway to ends of the stator so that the cooling medium only travels along a portion of the overall axial length of the stator. The symmetrical cooling system also includes an air gap that is positioned between the stator and the rotor, and which receives cooling medium from the passageway at a midsection of the air gap. Cooling medium received at the midsection of the air gap may then flow towards either first or second ends of the stator.