DYNAMIC FEEDING SYSTEMS FOR KNITTING MACHINES

    公开(公告)号:US20180002133A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-04

    申请号:US15196562

    申请日:2016-06-29

    CPC classification number: B65H59/387 B65H59/04 B65H2701/31 D04B15/44

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for feeding thread at a knitting machine. One embodiment is a thread feeding device which includes a spool that supplies thread to a knitting device through a thread path and a motor that drives the spool. The device and further includes a mobile guide in the thread path that changes position due to changes in thread tension as the knitting device draws thread through the mobile guide. The thread feeding device also includes a sensor that measures a change in position of the mobile guide, and a controller that determines an amount of tension applied to the thread by the knitting device based on the change in position, and adjusts a speed of a motor that drives the spool based on the amount of tension.

    SELECTING ALTITUDE CHANGING PHASE ROUTES FOR AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20250165005A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-22

    申请号:US18671612

    申请日:2024-05-22

    Inventor: Samet Ayhan

    Abstract: A method for selecting an altitude changing phase route for an aircraft is presented. The method comprises receiving sequences of multivariate flight data from at least one prior flight, receiving a set of flight parameters for the aircraft including at least a total altitude change and a takeoff weight, and receiving a set of candidate altitude changing phase routes having candidate step profiles. For each candidate altitude changing phase route, a sequence of fuel burn quantities is predicted for the respective candidate step profile based on at least the sequences of multivariate flight data and the set of flight parameters. The fuel burn quantities are summed over the candidate altitude changing phase route to obtain an estimated fuel burn. A preferred candidate altitude changing phase route having a lowest estimated fuel burn is indicated.

    COLLAPSIBLE GUARDRAILS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250154781A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-15

    申请号:US18510353

    申请日:2023-11-15

    Abstract: Collapsible guardrails comprise a base, a mid rail, a top rail, a lower left-side leg, an upper left-side leg, a lower right-side leg, and an upper right-side leg. Collapsible guardrails have a deployed configuration and a collapsed configuration.

    Reflector antennas and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US12300887B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US18185933

    申请日:2023-03-17

    Abstract: Reflector antennas and related methods are disclosed. An example antenna includes a base; a first rib and a second rib, the first rib and the second rib moveable relative to the base; a reflective material carried by the first rib and the second rib, the first rib, the second rib, and the reflective material to define a reflector portion of the antenna; and a gold-plated clip to couple a portion of the reflective material to the first rib.

    Assembly line fabrication and assembly of aircraft wings

    公开(公告)号:US12296984B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US18545481

    申请日:2023-12-19

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for assembling a wing. Methods include suspending an upper wing panel of an aircraft beneath a shuttle, translating a rib to a position it, and placing the rib into contact with, then affixing the rib to, the upper wing panel, while suspended. Some methods include installing ribs and spars to the upper wing panel, and joining a lower wing panel to the ribs and spars, while the upper wing panel is suspended. Some methods involve joining ribs to spars (e.g., all, or some) to produce a support structure that is then affixed to the upper wing panel. Systems include a shuttle that suspends an upper wing panel, and a cart that includes supports to hold a rib, a chassis to translate the rib to a position beneath the upper wing panel, and a lifting apparatus to lift the rib into contact with the upper wing panel.

    Curing tool assemblies, methods, and systems for composite manufacturing

    公开(公告)号:US12296547B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US18340212

    申请日:2023-06-23

    Abstract: A curing tool assembly for composite manufacturing includes a curing tool and a cover plate. The curing tool includes a tool surface that defines a resin channel. The cover plate overlays the resin channel. The cover plate defines openings in fluidic communication with the resin channel. The openings are arranged to provide different flow capacity through different portions of the cover plate along the channel axis. Methods for composite manufacturing with the curing tool assembly are also disclosed. A system for composite manufacturing includes the curing tool, the cover plate, a fluid impervious layer and a differential pressure generator.

    Systems and methods for supporting a workpiece in a manufacturing environment

    公开(公告)号:US12296437B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US17971718

    申请日:2022-10-24

    Abstract: A system includes a support beam elongated along a longitudinal axis. The support beam includes a first end portion longitudinally opposed from a second end portion, a first beam-side indexing feature proximate the first end portion, and a second beam-side indexing feature proximate the second end portion. The system further includes a first frame assembly having a first base portion, a first riser portion defining a first vertical axis, and a first carriage connected to the first riser portion and moveable relative to the first riser portion along the first vertical axis. The system further includes a second frame assembly having a second base portion, a second riser portion defining a second vertical axis, and a second carriage to the second riser portion and moveable relative to the second riser portion along the second vertical axis.

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