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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340980 | Tattoo machine A tattoo machine, comprising at least one elongated hollow body inside which there is a cavity for containing a coloring liquid that is connected to the outside by a hole provided at one end of the hollow body, a needle that can slide in a reciprocating fashion alon... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7090062 | Clutch roller yoke A heavy duty clutch release mechanism including a driveline master clutch release yoke where a bearing support shaft is used to minimize bearing end loading. The clutch release yoke is rotatably fixed to the clutch release shaft for rotation and having first and sec... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6397995 | Method for controlling a clutch for an engine-powered system in an automotive vehicle A method for controlling a clutch 24 for an engine-powered system 26 in an automotive vehicle 10 is provided. In one embodiment, the engine-powered system 26 is an air conditioner system. The method includes the step 58 of generating an engine roll signal... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6367346 | Shift fork for an automotive gearbox A gearshift fork (2, 3) for a manual transmission of an automotive vehicle is fixed on a selector rod and engages with its bifurcated section into a peripheral groove of a sliding sleeve. The bifurcated section (6) extends transversely of the central long... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6164151 | Composite selector fork arrangement adapted to cooperate with a selector sleeve A composite selector fork arrangement adapted to cooperate with a selector shaft to resist rotational and translational movement relative to the selector shaft. The arrangement also being adapted to cooperate with a selector sleeve to effect translational... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6132161 | Chip supplying apparatus performing stable blue-film-expansion operation A chip supplying apparatus for picking chips from a wafer positioned on an elastic film is disclosed. The chip supplying apparatus includes a shifting device, a clutch device, a film-expanding device, and a chip-picking device. In the present chip supplyi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5842380 | Shift yoke A shift yoke (10) defining contact pads (18, 20) for axially engaging contact surfaces (22) on a relatively rotating clutch member (12). Inlet ramps (34, 36) are provided at the upstream ends of the contact pads to provide an inlet (36) for directing lubr... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5826462 | Plastic slider pad for gearbox shift fork A replaceable shift pad which can be mounted on the end of a shift fork comprises two plate-like side legs which are interconnected and parallel to each other. The inner sides of the side legs contact appropriate side surfaces of the shift fork. The outer... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5707153 | Bearing assembly with a centering device and a flange A bearing unit for linearly moving selector shafts in a toothed-wheel gearbox with rows of beating balls in a cage rolling on the one hand on an inner surface of a sleeve permanently fitted to the gearbox housing and on the other hand on the gear change s... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5605213 | Instant actuator for split axle drive mechanism An apparatus for operating a clutch in a split-axle mechanism of a vehicle for instantaneously engaging four-wheel drive. In a preferred embodiment the apparatus includes a cable operatively connected to a control switch within the passenger compartment o... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5201237 | Shift fork for a vehicular transmission The present invention relates to a shift fork (10) for a vehicular transmission. The shift fork (10) utilizes a hub portion (12) from which an offset arm (16) extends radially outwardly to terminate in an outer end portion (18). One or more contact pads (... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5161659 | Viscous fluid shear clutches and control valves therefor A viscous fluid shear clutch comprises a two-part outer casing 14,15 and an inner clutch member 10 between which is defined a clearance gap into which viscous fluid may flow to provide an adjustable degree of coupling between the casing and the clutch mem... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5113715 | Gear change mechanism Gearbox selector forks are commonly mounted for axial movement on a supporting rail which is rigidly mounted in the gearbox casing. When the fork is moved axially along the rail to move a coupling sleeve it can tilt and jam on the rail if it experiences e... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5027672 | Gear shift fork insert An automobile transmission shift fork has its free branch ends formed with diametrically opposed notches with each notch engaging an improved plastic insert adapted to be received in an annular groove of a shift element. The insert has individual side wal... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4531623 | Shift fork in a transmission for an automobile including pawl members with stepped outer portions Disclosed herein is a shift fork in a transmission for an automobile having a fork body made of steel plate and a pawl member made of resin fixed to the free ends of the fork body and adapted to engage an annular groove defined on the outer circumference ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4529080 | Bi-directional spring loaded shift fork assembly A transfer case fork assembly for selectively shifting a vehicle powertrain clutch between two speed ranges. During the shifting to either speed range a momentary lock-up condition may result because of the applied torque to the transfer case output shaft... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4495831 | Shift fork A shift fork in a transmission has an upwardly extending branch whose upper end is bevelled to introduce dripping lubricant to sliding surfaces of the shift fork branch in contact with a collar with which the shift fork is engaged for shifting gears in th... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4353449 | Control fork for a gear box sliding block A synchronization and clutch control fork for a gear box. The fork has notched outer lateral surfaces. Two friction shoes are mounted on the two arms of the fork. Each shoe comprises two lugs inside its lateral flanks. The lugs are snap fit into two notch... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4315698 | Coupling sleeve A rotatable coupling sleeve is disclosed which is movable axially along its support with movement of a shifter fork engaged with the coupling sleeve. The coupling sleeve has its portion contacting with the shifter fork and covered wear-resistive material ... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4238012 | Shift fork in manual transmission An improvement is made to the shift fork which engages the circumferential groove of a clutch means slidable along an axial line of a main shaft. The shift fork is composed of a piece made of material having high wear resistibility and a main body whose e... | 12/09/1980 |
