28 results about "Support surface" patented technology

A mounting system for supporting a plurality of photovoltaic modules on a sloped support surface, such as a sloped roof, is disclosed herein. The mounting system may include one or more support surface attachment devices, each support surface attachment device configured to attach one or more photovoltaic modules to a support surface; and one or more module coupling devices, each module coupling device configured to couple a plurality of photovoltaic modules to one another.

A transmission guide comprises a synthetic resin shoe supported by and integrally molded with a synthetic resin base by two-part molding. A guide length retaining mechanism, which can be formed by one or more protrusions on the back of the shoe and one or more cooperating recesses on the supporting surface of the base, retains the shoe against longitudinal movement relative to the base. A guide width retaining mechanism, which can be formed by projections on the edges of the shoe and cooperating holes formed in side walls extending from the supporting surface of the base, retains the shoe against widthwise movement relative to the base.

A rack for securing containers includes a plurality of bays into which one or more containers are received. The rack includes an upper section and a lower section defining a bay therebetween. The bay has a concave support surface for supporting an object. A plurality of columns connect the upper section to the lower section. The upper section and the lower section each include a plurality of complementary interlocking members aligned with the plurality of columns, such that the interlocking members on the upper section would interlock with the interlocking members on the lower section of a similar rack stacked thereon. Each bay may include a resilient member, such as an expandable clamp or a resilient bumper.

An interlocked clamp for an elongated member such as a pipe, tube cable, or the like is provided. The two-part clamp is interlocked on one end and is secured by a fastener to a supporting surface on an opposite end. The two parts are interlocked by a T-shaped distal end of one of the clamp members that is received in an elongated slot formed in the other clamp member. A finger is provided that extends across the slot and secures the T-shaped distal end within the slot.

Provided is a luggage wheel system mounted at either rear corner of a luggage case, comprising a bracket fixedly secured to the luggage case, a spring-loaded wheel assembly rotatably disposed in the bracket, and a fender slidably disposed in a front portion of the bracket and above the wheel assembly in a nonoperating position. In a case of the wheel to be encountered an irregularity (e.g., crack, pebble) in the supporting surface a luggage user may lower the fender to disengage a top bent member of the fender with a latch in a wheel mount for covering a rear, upper half portion of the wheel. As an end, cuff of trousers worn by the luggage user is prevented from becoming dirty by contacting the wheel when lifting the luggage.

A keyboard support platform including a keyboard support member adapted to support a keyboard and having a front edge adapted to be positioned adjacent a user. The keyboard support member includes first and second opposite side edges defining a width therebetween. A first mouse support surface is movably mounted to the keyboard member and movably positioned adjacent the first side edge to provide adjustment of the first mouse support surface. A second mouse support surface is movably mounted to the keyboard support member and movably positioned adjacent the second side edge of the keyboard support member to provide adjustment of the second mouse support surface. A palm rest is adjustably mounted to the keyboard support member adjacent the front edge and repositionable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the palm rest extends in front of the first mouse support surface, and a second position wherein at least a portion of the palm rest extends in front of the second mouse support surface. The palm rest has a length substantially greater than the width of the keyboard support member such that a portion of the palm rest extends in front of the keyboard support member and at least a selected one of the first and second supports.

A load support member includes spaced apart beam members, a linking member and a stop member. In another aspect, the beam includes a support surface defining first and second landing regions, which are in contact with and support a membrane. In another aspect, a brace member is secured between laterally spaced beams, with the brace member having a greater height than width at the end thereof and a greater width than height at the middle thereof. In another aspect, a pair of armrests are joined to a cross member and a pair of spaced apart beams in a releasable engagement. In yet another aspect, a pair of beam members are fixedly joined with a cross member, which is pivotally connected to a link pivotally connected to the beams. A method of assembling a load support structure is also provided.

A turbine vane attachment system configured to eliminate movement of a turbine vane relative to a turbine vane carrier. The turbine vane attachment system may include a base attached to a turbine airfoil. The base may be configured to contact a wedge support along a plane that is generally nonparallel and nonorthogonal with a longitudinal axis of the airfoil. A bolt may connect the base with the wedge support. The bolt may change a distance between a channel in the base and an outer bearing surface. The turbine vane may be positioned in a vane carrier such that tongues extending from the vane carrier are positioned in the channels. As the bolt is advanced, the wedge support is moved laterally along the support surface of the base and the channels engage the tongues, thereby preventing movement of the turbine vane.

A light fixture wireless motion detector conversion kit that includes an electrical box cover plate that houses a wireless receiver unit capable of receiving a signal from a wireless motion detector. Formed on the front surface of the plate is a center cavity upon which a standard light fixture bracket is attached. During assembly, the cover plate is securely attached to a vertical support surface while the base of a light fixture is attached to the bracket. The wireless receiver unit is electrically connected between an external 120 volt AC electrical circuit and the light fixture's wires. In the preferred embodiment, the wireless receiver unit includes an optional frequently switch, a mode switch, that allows the user to select different frequencies that matches the frequency used by the motion detector.

A tool for mounting of disk valves in motor cylinder heads includes a shaft and a spring-loaded tap that may be pressed into the shaft, and two vaulted clamping arms placed on opposite sides of the shaft, with the purpose of holding two locking bodies in connection with the occasion when these bodies are to be transferred to the rod of the valve. On the individual clamping arm there are protrusions that protrude relative to an axially straight inside on the clamping arm and serve as carriers for the individual locking body. Each protrusion has support surfaces that are obliquely positioned relative to the clamping arm in order to hold a convexly vaulted outside on the locking body placed against the concave inside of the clamping arm, when the locking body is dislocated from the tap to grooves in the valve rod, thereby distancing the front edge of the locking body from the external envelope surface of the valve rod.

A scanner (10) for a medical optical imaging device, comprises an illumination source positioned to direct emitted light (40) into a breast (6) positioned below a support surface; a plurality of detectors (13) positioned to detect light emerging from the breast; and a container (21) disposed below the illumination source and the detectors (13) adapted to trap light reflected from the breast.

An apparatus and method for removing support material from and/or smoothing surfaces of an additively manufactured part (the “AM part”) is disclosed. The apparatus may include a chamber, a support surface within the chamber, and one or more nozzles within the chamber. The nozzles may be the same size or different sizes. The support surface may be configured to support the AM part. The support surface may have one or more openings sized and configured to allow the fluid to pass through the opening(s). The nozzles may be configured to spray a fluid at the AM part, and the spray may be an atomized or semi-atomized spray of the fluid. For removing support material from parts with internal spaces, such as cavities or passages, the apparatus can include a nozzle at the end of an adjustable flexible hose member that can be adjusted to spray into an internal space of the part. Alternatively, for removing unwanted support material from multiple parts with internal spaces, the apparatus may include a submersion tank.

The invention relates to a goods transfer device (1) for an automatic warehouse, comprising at least one channel (3) with a feed side (3a) for introducing goods (50) and a dispensing side (3b) for transferring the goods to the warehouse, said channel (3) having a support surface (5) for receiving goods (50). According to the invention, the channel (3) has a guide surface (7) arranged laterally on the support surface (5), the support surface (5) is inclined in the direction of the dispensing side (3b) relative to a horizontal surface (100), and the support surface (5) is inclined in the direction of the guide surface (7) at an angle of inclination (a) relative to the horizontal surface (100). The support surface (5) can be pivoted from a goods receiving position into a goods dispensing position, the angle of inclination alpha of the support surface in the goods receiving position being greater than in the goods dispensing position.

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of robots, and discloses a robot balance detection method, a device, equipment and a robot. The robot balance detection method comprisesthe following steps that, the movement track of the robot is acquired, wherein the movement track comprises all joint corners of the robot; according to the all joint corners and a preset movement model, the mass center coordinates of each connecting rod of the robot relative to a base of the robot are calculated; according to the mass center coordinates of each the connecting rod of the robot relative to the base of the robot, the mass center coordinates of the robot are calculated; and by judging whether the projection of the mass center coordinates of the robot on a supporting surface of the base of the robot is within a preset position range or not, whether the robot is balanced or not is judged. By means of the mode, the robot balance detection method, the device, the equipment and the robot can prejudge the balance of the robot, so that the robot can be prevented from falling down.

The invention relates to a wheat-steeping groove hanging device. The hanging device comprises a hanging part disposed at the upper part of a lifting shaft of a leveling machine; hanging clamps are symmetrically distributed at two sides of the hanging part; the two hanging clamps are disposed in a rotating manner; when the hanging part moves upwards, the hanging clamps are pushed outwards in a rotating manner; the rotating fulcrums of the hanging clamps are disposed in the middle of the hanging clamps; the upper supporting surfaces of the hanging clamps are disposed correspondingly to the outer contour of the hanging part. The hanging device of the invention has a structure similar to a structure of a clamp; with the movement mode that the lifting shaft moves upwards to push the two hanging clamps to rotate, the lifting shaft connected with the leveling machine is artfully put on the two hanging clamps; in turn, when the lifting shaft moves downwards, the two hanging clamps are pushed to rotate to release the lifting shaft; the structure is simple, and the usage is convenient and reliable.

An image reading apparatus includes: a housing; a first supporter having a document support surface; a cover switchable between a closed state for covering the support surface and a spaced state for exposing the support surface; a driving device for generating a driving force; a mover movable by the driving force; and an image reader supported by the mover to perform a reading operation. A controller obtains first information that changes depending upon change in a magnitude of a force acting on the support surface. The controller determines, based on the obtained first information, whether the driving device generates the driving force based on a first driving manner or a second driving manner different from the first driving manner, as a driving manner of the driving device. The controller controls the driving device to generate the driving force based on a determined driving manner,

The invention provides a transmission shaft support structure of a sewing machine, and belongs to the technical field of sewing machines. The technical problem that the transmission shaft support structure of an existing sewing machine hardly guarantees a condition that the precision of a mounting position can meet a coaxiality demand of a lower shaft at a time is solved. The transmission shaft support structure of the sewing machine comprises a rack and a transmission shaft extending along a front-back direction, two ends of the transmission shaft are rotatably connected to the rack, the rackis provided with a supporting surface, a support frame capable of sliding left and right along the supporting surface and locking is arranged on the supporting surface, an upward extending adjustingsurface is arranged on the support frame, a supporting block capable of slipping up and down along the adjusting surface and locking is arranged on the supporting surface, a through hole penetrating through a front-back direction is arranged in the supporting block, the transmission shaft coaxially penetrates through the through hole, and a peripheral surface of the transmission shaft is rotatablymatched with an inner sidewall of the through hole. With the transmission shaft support structure, the processing precision of the supporting surface is relatively low.

The invention relates to a pressure measuring element which is characterized by comprising the components of a housing which comprises a first housing part and a second housing part, wherein the firsthousing part is fixed to ground, the second housing part is integrated with the first housing part and drops and flows by a certain height according to a downward applied pressure, and when the applied pressure is released, the second housing part rises and flows to an original state; a plurality of through parts which are separated from one another by a certain distance and divides the first housing part and the second housing part, thereby penetrating through the first housing part and the second housing part in a manner of separating by a certain distance; a first slit part which is communicated with the plurality of through part and forms a supporting surface at the first housing part side, is sparated from the supporting surface and correspondingly forms a downward pressurizing surface at the second housing part side; and a first sensor unit of which one side is fixedly connected with the first housing part, and the other side is connected with the second housing part, wherein the other side integrally flows according to flowing of the second housing part.

The invention provides an energy-storage phase-change material box for a heat energy warehouse, and relates to the technical field of heat energy storage. The box comprises a trapezoid water storage tank which is disposed on a sunny slope of a mountain, and the interior of the trapezoid water storage tank is provided with a heat energy storage room. The heat energy storage room is located at the bottom of the trapezoid water storage tank. The interior of the heat energy storage room is provided with a longitudinal spirally-rising spiral supporting surface which is provided with energy-storage phase-change materials in a stacked manner. The spiral supporting surface is also provided with a water pipe in a shape follow-up manner. One end of the water pipe serves as a cold water input end, and the other end of the water pipe is a hot water output end. The trapezoid water storage tank is filled with water, and the water at the lower part of the trapezoid water storage tank is composite saline water. The salinity of the water in the trapezoid water storage tank gradually increases from the top to the bottom. The warehouse can make the most of solar energy, and can enable the heat energy to be stored in the water storage tank. The thermal preservation in the water storage tank is achieved through the composite saline water, and the water convection can be prevented from causing the loss of heat energy.

The invention relates to the technical field of finish machining of a large-size casting, in particular to a clamp for conducting finish machining on multiple holes or planes of a large-size bearing seat casting. The clamp comprises a base seat, wherein the base seat is provided with a support face and a tightly-pressing point for a to-be-machined bearing seat. The front face of the base seat is provided with a first pressing plate, a second pressing plate and a third pressing plate, wherein the first pressing plate, the second pressing plate and the third pressing plate are used for tightly pressing and fixing the to-be-machined bearing seat. The first pressing plate, the second pressing plate and the third pressing plate are arranged in a tripod shape. The front face of the base seat isfurther provided with a first movable jacking rod, a second movable jacking rod and a third movable jacking rod, wherein the first movable jacking rod is matched with the first pressing plate, the second movable jacking rod is matched with the second pressing plate, and the third movable jacking rod is matched with the third pressing plate. The first movable jacking rod, the second movable jackingrod and the third movable jacking rod fixedly clamp and fix the to-be-machined bearing seat. According to the clamp, the planeness of the to-be-machined bearing seat is limited in a mode that tight pressing and fixation are achieved through three points; meanwhile, the movable jacking rods are arranged in a matched manner to limit movement of the to-be-machined bearing seat; the positioning principle is satisfied; workpiece clamping stability is improved; and machining precision of the to-be-machined bearing seat is guaranteed.

The invention provides an adjustable portable template supporting device. A supporting seat is of a cross-shaped structure, each end of the supporting seat is provided with a threaded hole, and a supporting assembly is in threaded connection with the interior of each threaded hole; each supporting assembly comprises a screw rod and a supporting plate, the periphery of each screw rod is in threaded connection with the interior of the corresponding threaded hole, one end of each screw rod is fixedly connected to one end of the corresponding supporting plate, and the other end of each supporting plate makes contact with a template in a rectangular hole channel; and each screw rod is provided with a first through hole, and a pry bar is detachably installed in each first through hole. According to the adjustable portable template supporting device, the supporting length can be adjusted, safety and reliability are achieved, no danger exists in the disassembling and assembling process, operation is easy, the adjustable portable template supporting device can be carried with a user after being disassembled, the standardization is high, the supporting surface is wide, and the hole forming quality is good; and shaping manufacturing is adopted, accessories are standard parts, the adjustable portable template supporting device is suitable for batch production, the manufacturing cost is reduced, the structure is simple, and the practicability is high.