MULTIDIAMETER CUTTING TOOL HAVING BALANCED MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION FLOW AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MULTIDIAMETER CUTTING TOOL
Granted: November 7, 2019
Application Number:
20190337059
A cutting tool and method of manufacturing a tool including determining desired flowrates to cutting edges. The method includes calculating pressure drop and passage dimensions for each of an nth-number of passages to the cutting edges based on In=(Pn*Ann)/(?n*Ln), wherein In is nth-passage flow rate, Pn is nth-passage pressure drop, Ann is nth-passage cross-sectional area raised to a power n, the power n being equal to 1 or 0.5, ?n is nth-passage resistivity, and Ln is nth-passage…
HOLD DOWN DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING MOVABLE VEHICLE PANELS DURING PROCESSING
Granted: October 17, 2019
Application Number:
20190314854
A device for securing a movable panel relative to a vehicle body includes a housing, a plunger, a handle, and a spring. The housing defines a bore and a slot. The plunger includes a shaft and a clamp extending radially outward from the shaft. The shaft extends through the bore and is coupled to the housing for relative axial and rotational movement relative to the housing. The handle is fixedly coupled to the shaft and extends through the slot. The spring biases the clamp toward the…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A SPINDLE RUNOUT DIAGNOSTIC
Granted: October 10, 2019
Application Number:
20190310605
The present disclosure is directed toward a diagnostic method for a spindle arm of a machine. The method includes rotating the spindle arm of the machine at a first rotational speed, and acquiring, from an accelerometer, data indicative of a vibrational response of the spindle arm operating at the first rotational speed. The accelerometer is disposed along the spindle arm. The method further includes converting the vibrational response to a frequency based response to obtain a first…
TOOL SYSTEM INCLUDING NON-CONTACT POSITIONING DEVICE
Granted: October 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190299394
A tool system includes a rail, a trolley, a tool, a detent, and a target. The trolley is translatable between first and second positions along the rail. The tool is secured to the trolley. The detent includes a magnet. One of the target and the magnet is located at a third position along the rail, between the first and second positions. The other one of the target and the magnet is coupled to the trolley. The magnet and target cooperate to resist trolley movement away from the third…
SPEAKER GRILL RIB PATTERN GENERATOR
Granted: September 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190294736
A computer includes a memory and a processor programmed to execute instructions stored in the memory. The instructions include triangulating a plurality of holes in a speaker grill and generating a Voronoi-based rib pattern as a result of triangulating the plurality of holes. Each line of the Voronoi-based rib pattern is centered between at least two of the plurality of holes within a predetermined threshold.
METHOD FOR GENERATING CNC MACHINE OFFSET WITHOUT CYCLE TIME IMPACT
Granted: September 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190294142
The present disclosure is directed toward a method that includes logging offset data of a machine over a period of operational time having varying thermal conditions, comparing the logged offset data against a thermal model, estimating offsets for the machine based on the comparing, and adjusting offsets of the machine during operation.
WORKPIECE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM HAVING PRESSURE SENSORS FOR ASSESSING ALIGNMENT OF A WORKPIECE WITH A FIXTURE
Granted: September 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190291224
The present disclosure is directed toward a workpiece alignment system that includes a fixture configured to receive a workpiece, and multiple sensors disposed at different locations along the fixture. Each of the sensors is configured to detect a force applied to the sensor and to output a signal indicative of the force applied. Based on the signal, the system determined whether a workpiece is aligned on the fixture.
ROLLER TRANSPORT ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSPORTING ROLLERS TO AND FROM A ROLLER HEARTH FURNACE
Granted: September 19, 2019
Application Number:
20190285345
A roller transport assembly includes a cart assembly and a roller carriage assembly. The roller carriage assembly is slidably mounted to the cart assembly and has at least one chamber for housing a roller. Each of the chambers includes a linear rail extending along a first axis and a roller coupling device attached to and slidable along the linear rail. The roller coupling device is operable to couple to the roller and move the roller along the first axis adjacent and parallel with the…
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE HVAC CONTROL USING PORTABLE DEVICES
Granted: September 19, 2019
Application Number:
20190283529
Methods and apparatus for vehicle HVAC control are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a portable device interface of a vehicle, the portable device interface to be communicatively coupled with a portable device, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control system of the vehicle, where the HVAC control system is to be communicatively coupled to the portable device interface. The example apparatus also includes a processor to control the HVAC control system…
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FUELING WITH CENTRALIZED SCHEDULING
Granted: August 29, 2019
Application Number:
20190265719
Vehicles can be equipped to operate in both autonomous and occupant piloted mode. Refueling stations can be equipped to refuel autonomous vehicles without occupant assistance. Refueling stations can be equipped with a fueling control computer that communicates with vehicles via wireless networks to move vehicles between waiting zones, service zones and served zones. Refueling stations can include liquid fuel, compressed gas and electric charging.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECONSTRUCTING AND SEARCHING BINARY BASED VEHICULAR DATA
Granted: August 22, 2019
Application Number:
20190258727
The present disclosure is directed toward a method and system for deconstructing and searching binary based vehicular data. The method includes extracting a vehicle filename metadata for one or more vehicular files; parsing data of the vehicular files to generate categorized objects based on a vehicular data dictionary for the vehicular files; associating each of the categorized objects with a respective vehicle filename metadata; storing vehicular documents indicative of the categorized…
HIGH VOLUME MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR FORMING HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM PARTS
Granted: August 22, 2019
Application Number:
20190256958
The present disclosure is generally directed toward a high volume manufacturing method for forming high strength aluminum parts. The method includes acquiring material blanks that are made of 7xxx series aluminum alloy, heating the blanks to a solvus temperature of the material, and stamping and quenching the heated blanks to form multiple parts. The parts are cooled to a second temperature lower than the solvus temperature during the quenching operation. The method further includes…
ALUMINUM DUST COLLECTION AND COMPACTING METHOD
Granted: August 22, 2019
Application Number:
20190255794
A method of forming a compact includes removing material from a workpiece, transferring metallic dust released during the material removal into a conduit, operating a plurality of slide gates to selectively control movement of the dust from the conduit to either one of a primary collector and a back-up collector, drawing the dust through the conduit to a compactor, and compacting the dust in the compactor.
PROCESS FOR MOLDING THIN-WALLED SKINS
Granted: August 22, 2019
Application Number:
20190255751
A method of forming a thin-walled skin includes coating at least one side of a mold cavity of a molding tool, evacuating air from the mold cavity, and filling the mold cavity with a molten polymeric resin. Among other optional variations of the disclosed method, an inert gas is injected into the molten polymeric resin simultaneously with the step of filling the mold cavity with a molten polymeric resin. As a result, high quality, large, thin-walled skins are produced by the teachings of…
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING FIXTURE ALIGNMENT MODIFICATIONS WITH A WORKPIECE
Granted: August 15, 2019
Application Number:
20190250592
The present disclosure is directed toward a dimensional automated linkage system for correlating a fixture with a workpiece. The system includes a fixture module repository, a barcode stamp, and a fixture-workpiece data controller. The fixture module repository stores a fixture record for a registered fixture module, where the fixture record includes a workpiece entry portion to link a fixture of the registered fixture module with a subject workpiece. The workpiece entry portion includes…
PRE-CONDITIONED AlSiFe COATING OF BORON STEEL USED IN HOT STAMPING
Granted: August 15, 2019
Application Number:
20190249271
A process for pre-conditioning a hot stamped part is provided. The process includes continuously annealing a boron steel material having an aluminum coating for a predetermined time and at a predetermined temperature such that less than 10% Iron (Fe) is in the aluminum coating and AlSi pockets are formed in the aluminum coating prior to a subsequent hot stamping process, wherein the predetermined time and temperature are a function of a thickness of the boron steel material.
HYBRID QUENCH PROCESS FOR HOT STAMPING OF STEEL PARTS
Granted: August 8, 2019
Application Number:
20190241987
A method of quenching a press hardenable steel is provided. The method includes an initial step of die quenching a part stamped within a stamping die followed by a partial quenching after the initial step of die quenching. In various methods, the press hardenable steel is a 36MnB5 grade steel and/or the initial step of die quenching is performed at a temperature of approximately 200° C.±10° C. in a die configured for 36MnB5 grade steel. At least one method further includes opening the…
ULTRASONIC ATOMIZER WITH ACOUSTIC FOCUSING DEVICE
Granted: August 1, 2019
Application Number:
20190232318
An atomizer for applying a coating includes a nozzle plate, an actuator, and an acoustic focusing device. The nozzle plate defines at least one aperture. The actuator is configured to oscillate to form pressure waves within a fluid to eject the fluid from the nozzle plate. The acoustic focusing device focuses the pressure waves toward the apertures.
ULTRASONIC ATOMIZER WITH QUICK-CONNECT MECHANISM
Granted: August 1, 2019
Application Number:
20190232323
An apparatus for applying a coating to a substrate includes a base, an applicator, and a quick-connect connector. The base includes a fluid conduit. The applicator includes at least one actuator and an array of nozzle plates. Each nozzle plate defines at least one aperture. The at least one actuator is configured to oscillate the nozzle plates to eject fluid from the apertures. The quick-connect connector couples the fluid conduit to the applicator for fluid communication therebetween.
REVERSIBLE NOZZLE IN ULTRASONIC ATOMIZER FOR CLOG PREVENTION
Granted: August 1, 2019
Application Number:
20190232320
A nozzle for an atomizer includes a plate, a piezoelectric actuator, a body, and a connector. The plate defines an aperture. The actuator is configured to oscillate the plate. The body supports the plate. The connector is configured to reversibly mount the body to the atomizer in a first orientation and in a second orientation. In the first orientation, fluid exits the nozzle along a first axial direction through the aperture. In the second orientation, fluid exits the nozzle along an…
