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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7581626 | Drive force transmission device A drive force transmission device includes a first direction one-way clutch, a second direction one-way clutch, a second direction rotation transmission clutch, a cam mechanism and a regulating member. The first direction one-way clutch and the second direction one-... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7503443 | Torque control mechanism A torque limiting device that includes a body, an output race including a distal portion extending from the body for supporting a tool that is to be controlled from the body and a proximal portion formed as a radial flange and a plurality of ball bearings disposed i... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7347309 | Device for auxiliary units of an internal combustion engine In a device for damping rotary oscillations in a traction mechanism drive for auxiliary units of an internal combustion engine, having an overrunning clutch (27), which is arranged between a pulley (25) and a hub (26), according to the invention... | 03/25/2008 |
| RE39701 | Clutch device for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus A clutch device for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for transmitting power for a tape conveying regardless of the quantity of tape wound around a reel, including a rotating central shaft installed on a main chassis, a drive pulley connected to the rotati... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226393 | Exercise bicycle A unique structure for an indoor exercise bike that provides strength in its design, as well as the flexibility to create an aesthetically appealing frame structure. The monocoque frame design, including two symmetrical halves joined together, forms a very strong, l... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220200 | Electrically variable transmission arrangement with spaced-apart simple planetary gear sets An electrically variable transmission is provided including an input member to receive power from an engine; an output member connected to a transfer gear; first and second motor/generators; and first and second simple planetary gear sets each having first, second a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216748 | Method and apparatus for releasing torque on a drivetrain The present invention is a drivetrain that prevents the torque from a decelerating engine from being transmitted to the wheels of the vehicle. The drivetrain of a vehicle is provided such that the negative torque from the decelerating engine of the vehicle is select... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7185747 | One-way power transmission unit, a fusing unit driving apparatus for duplex printer using the same, a method for one way power transmission, and a method for driving a fusing unit A one-way power transmission unit has a force-fitting feature formed on at least one of an outer circumference of a boss of a driving member and an inner circumference of a boss hole of a latch member, for force-fitting the driving member into the latch member with ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175570 | Exercise bicycle frame An exercise bicycle including a frame, an adjustable seat structure, and an adjustable handlebar structure. One example of the frame includes a front fork, a down tube connected with the front fork, a seat tube, and a bottom frame member. The down tube has a first s... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168541 | Manual planetary transmission with synchronizer clutches and brakes A manual planetary power transmission includes two planetary gearsets and three torque-transmitting synchronizer assemblies. Two of the synchronizer assemblies permit the control of one gear member of the planetary gearsets individually. The third synchronizer permi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165663 | Power screwdriver with low-noise torque clutch A power screwdriver (1) with a rotationally driven, axially displaceable mounted tool spindle (2) with a low-noise torque clutch (3) which comprises a ratchet-spring biased ratchet coupling (6) driven by a driven ratchet part (12) ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7090608 | Wheel transmission A wheel transmission for a heavy construction vehicle, which can be applied to specially-equipped vehicles as well as heavy construction vehicles such as a forklift truck and a mechanical shovel. The wheel transmission (200) is intended to drive a pair of rig... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086516 | Clutch device for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus A clutch device for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for transmitting power for a tape conveying regardless of the quantity of tape wound around a reel, including a central shaft installed on a main chassis, a drive pulley connected to the central shaft, a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7052430 | Transmission with friction launch mechanism A powertrain includes a power transmission having an input shaft continuously connected directly between an engine and a planetary gear member of a first planetary gearset. Another member of the planetary gearset is selectively grounded by a torque transmitting mech... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6925015 | Stacked memory device having shared bitlines and method of making the same Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a system includes a memory array. The memory array comprises a first layer of memory cells overlying a second layer of memory cells and bit lined coupled to at least one memory cell in the first layer of m... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6702080 | Clutch device for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus A clutch device for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for transmitting power for a tape conveying regardless of the quantity of tape wound around a reel, including a rotating central shaft installed on a main chassis, a drive pulley connected to ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6413143 | Dual-gearshift position transmission mechanism for remote control toy car A dual-gearshift position transmission mechanism for remote control toy car includes an output shaft, a first transmission gear and a second transmission gear mounted on the output shaft, a two-way axle bearing supporting the output shaft in the first tra... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6032774 | One way drive device with a dog clutch to transmit torque and a ratchet clutch to provide an overrun function A one way drive device for transmitting torque from a rotational input to a rotational output when the device is driven in a counterclockwise torque transmitting rotational direction by the rotational input. The device allows the rotational input to freel... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5810139 | Bicycle and a friction device for controlling a clamping roller coupling of a bicycle hub of a bicycle A friction device for controlling a clamping roller coupling for a drive device or for a back-pedal brake device connected to a bicycle hub can include a driving link with an ascending surface profile, at least one roll, a cage ring with cage arms, and an... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5782328 | Transfer case with selectively grounded member A transfer case for a vehicle having two output shafts, a gear reduction assembly, a coupling mechanism and an overrunning roller clutch for selectively producing driving of one shaft only or both shafts concurrently. The coupling mechanism selectively co... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5779171 | Overriding clutch with reverse rotation prevention switch An anti-reversing mechanism for a reel comprises an overriding clutch within the drive gear of the reel, a sleeve rotatably mounted within the overriding clutch and a retainer for restricting axial movement of the sleeve to retain the sleeve within the cl... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5732807 | Power transmission device An automotive power transmission device which can change over the driving mode between two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive mode. The device when combined with a differential as an integral unit can be assembled easily. This device includes an axle made u... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5699889 | One way drive device with a dog clutch to transmit torque and a ratchet clutch to provide an overrun function A one way drive device for transmitting torque from a rotational input to a rotational output when the device is driven in a counterclockwise torque transmitting rotational direction by the rotational input. The device allows the rotational input to freel... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5542514 | Rotational transmission device A rotation transmission device which has a driving member, a driven member, engaging elements mounted between them, and a device for mechanically changing over the transmission and cut-off of turning effort and which restricts the operation of the changeo... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5507375 | Clutch for a gearbox A clutch for a gearbox comprises an input shaft (2) and an output shaft (3) on each of which pairs of gearwheels (4-9, 13-16) are mounted. The shaft (2, 3) or a clamping roller support (43) mounted on and entrained by the latter has clamping surfaces (17)... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5480270 | Clutch for threading attachment Each of the two alternately actualable clutches of a threading shaft includes a clutch disc keyed to the shaft, and positioned between two annular members. One of the members is rotated coaxially of the shaft by a driving gear, and the other is movable ax... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5475595 | Speed stage shifting of automatic transmission by composite control phases employing common target parameter An automatic transmission of a vehicle including a speed change gear mechanism including rotary members such as gears and gear carriers and hydraulically operated friction engaging means and adapted to provide various speed stages according to selective e... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5445573 | Multi-speed gear hub For free shifting in a multi-speed gear hub comprising a claw clutch, first and second springs are included for preloading a projecting claw part in mutually opposite directions. Preloading in the second direction is with less force than in the first dire... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5351922 | Clamp The need for readjustment of clamps due to wear and tear is overcome by the provision of clamping means comprising a first member (16) movable relative to a housing (10) to effect clamping; torque limiting drive means (30,44) rotatable to effect that move... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5333711 | Freewheeling device for four wheel drive vehicles A freewheeling device (11) for torque transmitting purposes at small numbers of revolutions, e.g. at low driving speeds, has two freewheeling parts (14, 17) connected via locking members (25). The locking members (25) engage apertures (24) of one of the f... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5273147 | Self-locking freewheeling unit operated by centrifugal forces The invention relates to a locking device 4 for a freewheeling unit 1 of a non-directly driven axle of a motor vehicle driven by a directly driven axle. To lock the freewheeling unit 1 there is provided a first drive element 2 with a number of circumferen... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5267433 | Air turbine starter having a dual clutch This invention relates to a clutch mechanism for selective power transmission between starter means and an engine. More particularly, the invention discloses a dual clutch mechanism for use in selectively coupling a turbine driven starter assembly with a ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5174408 | Drive assembly for a four wheel drive vehicle, having a disconnectable viscous coupling A drive assembly for a four wheel drive vehicle, which drive assembly, during forward driving, automatically assumes a freewheeling position if the speed of the dependent wheel axle is higher than that of the permanently driven axle, with the four wheel d... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5150770 | Recharge device, particularly for drive mechanisms for extending and withdrawing operative members of a space vehicle In a spring operated mechanism, the recharge device (1) is adapted to wind the spring (4) during idle times when the drive mechanism (4,16) is not operating. The recharge device has a lever member (48,50) operated by a shape memory alloy member (46) and a... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5123583 | Paper feeder for printers A paper feeder for printers having front and back pin tractor assemblies disposed on opposite sides of a platen roller with respect to the paper feed route. Each tractor has a plurality of pins which are rotatable so as to convey the continuous paper. A r... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5099972 | One way clutch Several embodiments of applications for a new and improved one-way clutch. The one-way clutch has a caging member for receiving the rollers of the clutch which is formed from a lightweight material such as sintered metal or plastic. A wedging member is af... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5094327 | Apparatus for coupling a working-station shaft of a packaging machine to a main drive shaft thereof A lever connected to the working-station drive shaft of a packaging machine is accelerated by an energy source, for example, a piston-and-cylinder arrangement to rotate this shaft in the same sense as a continuously driven main drive shaft and enable a si... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5069079 | Self-energizing synchronizer A synchronizer of the pin type employing a friction cone on the gear to be engaged. The synchronizing ring employs pins positively drivingly engaging an axially movable dogged shifting clutch splined to the output shaft and axially engageable with the gea... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5048652 | Progressive engagement clutch A progressive clutch includes a centrifugal clutch 10 attached to a drive shaft and inserted into a clutch housing assembly 16 to engage with clutch material 28 during low rpm operation. As the rpm of the input drive shaft 2 increases, the centrifugal for... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4883152 | Starter drive assemblies for internal combustion engines of the type having an overrunning clutch A drive sleeve of the present invention includes a peripheral collar seated with an operational clearance, in a recess defined in a housing. The outside of the sleeve includes ribbing extending in the notches of a driving plate pressing a friction lining ... | 11/28/1989 |
