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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6966399 | Small vehicle with power steering assembly An all terrain vehicle has a pair of front wheels that support a frame assembly. An engine is supported by the frame assembly and a steering column is supported by the frame assembly at a location generally forward of the engine. A set of handlebars are connected to... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6892102 | Signal processor for a joystick input device A signal processor for a joystick which includes a joystick input device (11) which varies a joystick voltage input value Vi according to an operating amount of a joystick (10) from a neutral position (11), an input circuit (13) which out... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6691841 | Shock absorber with leveling function Heat of an electrothermal part of a heater can be transmitted indirectly and efficiently to a pressure medium. A tubular case 6 having one end portion connected to a piston rod 2 airtightly and the other end portion slidably placed in contact with the out... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6681682 | Hydraulic cylinder A single-acting type hydraulic cylinder which is operated to be expanded and contracted by supply and discharge of liquid pressure from a so-called bottom side, in which the desired operation is permanently secured without bringing forth abrasion of a bus... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6568030 | Caster In a caster which supports a wheel by using via a link 3 a bracket 2 to be fitted to a wheelchair or the like, an end of the link 3 is connected with a rotation axis of the bracket 2 via a rubber member 8 which is twisted and deformed resulting from oscil... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568664 | Front fork for motorcycle A flow restriction part (10) which provides a resistance to high speed oil is provided in a reservoir (R), and an air chamber (A2) which contracts according to an oil pressure is disposed underneath this flow restriction part (10). Providing su... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6499572 | Damping force generator In a damping force generator for a hydraulic damper, the valve is protected from pressure rise in the damper and its durability is thereby enhanced. The damping force characteristics can be vary in stepwise fashion by providing a main leaf valve 21 and a ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6454273 | Seal structure A seal structure of the present invention is composed of a sliding member 2, a supporting member 1 which stores the sliding member 2 slidably, and a seal ring 5 provided between the sliding member 2 and the supporting member 1. The seal ring 5 is formed b... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6370966 | Input torque detector for power steering There is provided an input torque detecting device, in power steering, which converts a relative rotation of an input shaft and an output shaft into a movement in a direction of a shaft so as to detect torque. The input shaft 1 and the output shaft 3 are ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6368072 | Hydraulic pump Sufficient pressure is produced in a pocket of a hydrostatic bearing when a corresponding cylinder is about to switch from a suction stroke to a discharge stroke in order to prevent solid contact of sliding faces. A plurality of cylinders are arranged on ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6303235 | Copper-based sliding alloy There is provided a copper-based sliding alloy excellent in wear resistance and anti-seizure property. A phase of 2 to 30 wt. % lead is dispersed in the copper alloy. This lead phase contains 0.1 to 6 vol. % hard particles such as SiC, SiO2, Si... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6268669 | Electric motor for power steering device An electric motor 10 for an electric power steering system, in which a board mounting portion 23 of aluminum for partitioning an electric motor body 10A and a circuit board 40 is formed all over the inner side of a motor case 20 and in which a bearing 25 ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6234776 | Vane pump This invention relates to a vane pump having a cover of simple construction and which permits reduction of production costs. A groove-shaped low pressure port 6A and a branch groove 6 split into two are formed in the cover joined to a body. A pin extendin... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6234505 | Front fork A front fork for a motorcycle in which an outer tube (1), an inner tube (2) which is inserted to slide freely in said outer tube (1), a damper cylinder (3) disposed on the bottom of said inner tube (2), a piston (4) accommodated in said damper cylinder (3... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6206154 | Axle pivoting controller and hydraulic cylinder for industrial vehicles A hydraulic apparatus is used in an industrial vehicle. The apparatus has a hydraulic cylinder interposed between a vehicle frame and an axle swingably coupled to the frame. A passage connects a first chamber with a second chamber defined by a piston in a... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6092457 | Hydraulic pump or motor A hydraulic pump or motor comprises a rotating disk member (31) supported free to rotate in a housing (11), and a cylinder block (14) supported free to rotate in the space of the housing (11) around a rotation axis inclined to the rotation axis of the rot... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6082983 | Vane pump A vane pump is provided which does not require a core and wherein a cover is formed by diecasting. A body 1 supports a drive shaft 50 and houses a cam ring 30. A side plate 8 is interposed between the body 1 and cam ring 30. Low pressure ports 82 connecte... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6024366 | Suspension apparatus A suspension apparatus with a pair of hydraulic dampers 1 disposed on left and right sides of a vehicle, an upper end side of which is connected to a vehicle body side and a lower end side is connected to an axle side, and a pressure regulating cylinder 2... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5990428 | Pressure switch for hydraulic pump An easily assembled, low cost pressure switch for a hydraulic pump is proposed. An oil pressure introducing hole is provided for leading a discharge pressure to a depression formed in a body which is earthed. A plug supporting an electrically conducting t... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5988655 | Vehicular height adjusting device According to the present invention there is provided a vehicular height adjusting device capable of diminishing a shock caused by a sudden change in pressure of an accumulator oil chamber at the time of adjusting the vehicular height to adjust the vehicul... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5960696 | Hydraulic cylinder with press-fitted pipe It is intended to dispense with the pipe welding work, thereby improve the pipe mounting performance and prevent contamination which results from welding, and elimination the waste of oil. A spigot portion 34 is mounted upright integrally in the center of the ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5937965 | Vehicle load responsive power steering system Timer action is done from the time point t1, where the detected vehicle speed determined by the vehicle speed signal S2 is 0, until the time point t6, where the detected vehicle speed exceeds 0, thereby determining the tim... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5901821 | Rotary damper A rotary damper for stabilizing a temperature characteristic while allowing a leakage of operating oil from a clearance between a basic portion of a rotor and a bearing end on the casing side for supporting said rotor with relative rotational motion betwe... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5878852 | Vehicular height control device A sudden change in the repulsive force of a piston rod and the resulting excessive increase of the vehicular height are to be suppressed. A small-diameter portion 10A and a large-diameter portion 10B are formed in the inner periphery of a pump cylinder 10, and... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5810129 | Rotary damper A rotary damper for stabilization of a damping and temperature characteristic without impairing a temperature compensation function and facilitates a lubricating operation. The damper includes a bore for a damping force generating mechanism as a single co... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5779312 | Back-rest angle adjusting apparatus Irrespective of limitation of a back-rest operating speed of a in a normal angle range, a raising speed of the back-rest in the case where the back-rest is greatly raised forward beyond the angle adjusting range is made faster. A back-rest angle adjusting... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5735365 | Power steering device A rack and pinion are housed in a gear box, a valve sleeve that is joined to the pinion being housed in a valve housing such that the sleeve is free to rotate. A mechanism is provided that joins the gear box and valve housing in any desired relative rotat... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5730547 | Knuckle bracket In mounting an outer shell, welding is not required, and processing and locating of mounting holes are facilitated without lowering the fatigue and strength of the outer shell. A knuckle bracket comprising a bracket body A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 on which an... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5684349 | Electromagnetic rotary actuator A ring rotor is supported free to rotate in a housing, and a plurality of magnets are provided on the inner circumference of the ring rotor having their N and S poles oriented alternately. A stator is fixed to the housing on the inner side of the ring rot... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5684350 | Electromagnetic rotary actuator and housing for electronic devices A ring rotor wherein two magnets of different polarities are disposed in an annular fashion, is supported free to rotate on a base. Two stator coils fixed on the base face these magnets inside of this rotor. Also provided are a switch fixed for selectivel... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5666770 | Vibration damping equipment A mass supported on a structure is driven by an actuator such that it moves in a direction of a vibration of the structure. A mechanism for detecting state variables relating to the vibration of the structure and a Kalman filter for performing a predeterm... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5497083 | Rod axial position detector including a first scale having equidistant magnetic parts and a second scale having unequally distant parts and differing field strengths A first magnetic scale consisting of a plurality of non-magnetic parts are arranged axially at equidistant intervals, and a second magnetic scale consisting of a plurality of non-magnetic parts arranged axially at unequal intervals, are formed parallel to... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5461311 | Rod axial position detector including plural scales wherein nonmagnetized portions have differing spacing and differing depths and means for calculating the absolute position are provided A magnetic scale is formed by a plurality of non-magnetic parts arranged at equidistant intervals in all axial direction on a magnetic rod which displaces in the axial direction. The non-magnetic parts consist of first non-magnetic parts having a constant... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456524 | Antilock mechanism for motorcycle brakes In a motorcycle provided with a brake, a link supporting brake caliper is fitted to a wheel axle such that it is free to oscillate, an oil chamber being provided which enlarges or contracts according to the oscillation of this link, and which is connected... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5441133 | Hydraulic damper having leaf valve stopper This invention relates to a hydraulic damper arranged between a vehicle chassis and a wheel axle for use in attenuating a vibration transmitted from a road surface. A leaf valve and a main valve are provided at an inner seat and an outer seat having diffe... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5417482 | Antilock mechanism for motorcycle brakes In a motorcycle provided with a brake, a link supporting brake caliper is fitted to a wheel axle such that it is free to oscillate, an oil chamber being provided which enlarges or contracts according to the oscillation of this link, and which is connected... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5413195 | Shock absorber The invention provides a hydraulic shock absorber for controlling an attenuating force in a very low speed range and a medium or high speed range of the speed of a piston. A leaf valve for the high speed range and another leaf valve for the medium or high... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5347771 | High damping device for seismic response controlled structure A hydraulic cylinder type high damping device in which a cylinder member or a piston rod member is connected to the frame of a structure and the other member is connected to an earthquake-resisting element integrally secured to the frame. A plurality of p... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5332069 | Shock absorber The invention provides a hydraulic shock absorber for controlling an attenuating force in a very low speed range and a medium or high speed range of the speed of a piston. A leaf valve for the high speed range and another leaf valve for the medium or high... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5324066 | Hydraulic damper with variable damping characteristics in compression and extension The posture of a vehicle is controlled using a specific variable damping force damper without the necessity of changing over the variable damping force damper frequently and at a high rate and without using a vehicle height sensor. A variable damping forc... | 06/28/1994 |
