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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7056076 | Method of and apparatus for transferring rolls, and roll supply carriage After a roll supply carriage housing rolls in a light-shielded case is coupled to a film manufacturing apparatus, shutters are opened, and a roll retainer shaft and a roll loading shaft are connected to each other. A motor in a roll transferring apparatus is energiz... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6949025 | Downhole motor universal joint assembly A downhole motor universal joint assembly includes a female coupler which receives a male end of a drive shaft. The female coupler has a retainer that prevents separation of the male end and the female coupler. The retainer has a rearward extending skirt with flow p... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945757 | Motor pump unit, particularly a motor vehicle braking device Despite the axial sandwich assembly of the motor housing (1), pump housing (2) and electronics housing (3), it is possible by using simple manufacturing and assembly techniques to provide a plug connection, which is free from distortions and res... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945756 | Motor-pump assembly, in particular an anti-lock braking system for a motor vehicle Despite an axial sandwich structure of a motor housing (1), pump housing (2) and electronics housing (3), in a simple production and installation process a plug-in connection comprising power supply and control conductors (4.1;4.2) that i... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6527642 | Power transmission coupling and power transmission apparatus A power transmission coupling comprises a power transmission member having first and second ends. The first and second ends are respectively connected to ends of corresponding shafts through corresponding first and second sliding pairs. The first and seco... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6517439 | U-joint construction A U-joint construction includes a drive coupling member connected to a drive shaft, and intermediate coupling member, and a driven coupling member connected to a driven shaft. The drive coupling member and the driven coupling member include bearings which... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6106252 | Scroll compressor A scroll compressor has an Oldhams ring made of sintered metal operating as a rotation-prevention mechanism for holding the rotation scroll. The Oldhams ring is formed to a size to accommodate the cutting work or the grinding work of the surface processin... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5927682 | Rotary drive coupler for actuated valve A rotary-driven valve is coupled to a rotary actuator. The coupling includes a shaft having longitudinally extending drive pins offset from the shaft axis. The drive pins contact drive surfaces of drive plates which have a valve stem opening which mates w... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5921762 | Oldham ring system for rotary fluid apparatus An Oldham ring system for a rotary fluid compressor, comprising: a motor shaft; an eccentric shaft; a revolving part with two first gliding elements on its lower side; a stator; an Oldham ring, its upper side being provided with two second gliding element... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5857553 | Reducer with Oldham coupling Reducer comprising at least one stage and associated with a nonreturn device and with an Oldham coupling. The nonreturn device consists of two tubular seats fitted one into the other and of a helical spring braking by expansion against the casing of the r... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5588339 | Adjustable stroke drive for a displacement piston pump A stroke drive, particularly for displacement piston pumps, has a first eccentric (8) on which a second eccentric (9) is mounted. A push rod bearing (10) is connected to the second eccentric (9). The eccentrics (8, 9) are connected to each other by way of... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5583630 | Oldham coupling for a revolving type developing device A joint having an OLDHAM state coupling at a leading edge thereof is held movably in a direction which is parallel to a joint axis at a full-color printer body. A coupling gear is substantially connected to a developing roller disposed in each mono-color ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5569028 | Scroll compressor having a compressor housing made up of a cup-like front casing and a cap-like rear casing A scroll compressor includes a compressor housing made up of a cup-like first casing having a suction port defined therein and a cap-like second casing having a discharge port defined therein. The compressor housing accommodates a stationary scroll member... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5542832 | Rotary fluid compressor having an oldham mechanism A fluid compressor having a rotational force transmitting mechanism. The mechanism comprises an Oldam portion, an Oldam ring and a second cylinder gearing. The Oldam portion is integral with a piston. The Oldam ring has a first pair of key grooves and a s... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5432590 | Image forming apparatus with rotatable member press-contacted to image bearing member An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member movable along an endless path; a helical gear, adjacent an end of the image bearing member, for transmitting a driving force to the image bearing member; a rotatable member contributable to image... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5324234 | Shaft coupling An inner slide surface 11 at the side of the driving shaft is formed on a plastic guide member 10 at the side of the driving shaft, which is removably mounted to a thorough hole 7 of a flange 6 at the end portion 2 of the driving shaft, and an inner slide... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5275543 | Oldham ring of scroll type compressor An Oldham ring of a scroll type compressor having a swivel scroll of aluminum alloy. The Oldham ring is of cast aluminum alloy and has a pair of projections (a) serving to engage with a pair of guide grooves formed in a surface of the swivel scroll adjace... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5226852 | Oldham coupling having grooves with elastic wall portions Projections (16, 18) formed on shafts (10, 12) and received in grooves (20a, 20b) of an intermediate disk (14) to form an Oldham coupling, in general, perform a small sliding movement relative to the intermediate disk (14), and thus the projections (16, 1... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5125805 | Fluid compressor The Oldam-ring of the rotational force transmitting mechanism of a fluid compressor is engaged with the rectangular section formed on the base portion of the main shaft of the rotary rod in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the main sh... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5078650 | Universal joint arrangement for downhole tools The universal joint arrangement includes a first adapter having two projecting support formations; a drive plate having a first pair of matching depressions or pockets is seated with these depressions on the projecting support formations of the first adap... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5037280 | Scroll fluid machine with coupling between rotating scrolls A scroll fluid machine comprising a first scroll rotated by a drive source, a second scroll eccentric from the central axis of the first scroll, the second scroll cooperating with the first scroll to compress fluid, a coupling which is provided on the out... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5022645 | Disengageable coupling usable in a sheet transport mechanism A disengageable coupling generally of the double slider type includes first and third components fixed to the end of shafts to be coupled. A second spider component is slidingly coupled to the first component by interlocking mating surfaces that permit li... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4723517 | Cam drive mechanism An engine driven camshaft cam is driven in a manner to superimpose a variable oscillation on the cam as it is rotatably driven in order to vary the period during which an associated valve is opened, the drive including an engine driven gear or sprocket jo... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4683763 | Rotary motion feed-through apparatus A feed-through apparatus for use in rotating a shaft which typically forms part of a system. The apparatus includes a feed-through shaft which is to be rotated and structure for rotatably mounting the shaft on a panel or wall. A cap rotatably coupled to t... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4480607 | Balancer for 90 degree V6 engines and the like An even firing 90° V6 four stroke cycle engine is provided with a single line balancer having a combination of primary balance weights and secondary Oldham coupling balancers rotating opposite crankshaft rotation which, combined with crankshaft counterwe... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4472154 | Drive arrangement for transferring torque between two non-aligned shafts A drive arrangement is disclosed which provides for the transfer of torque between two non-aligned shafts. The drive arrangement includes an intermediate shaft having outwardly projecting claws secured to each end thereof which are engageable in a positiv... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4464142 | Ignition distributor shaft coupler A shaft coupler for connecting a distributor shaft of an ignition distributor to the camshaft of an internal combustion engine. The coupler comprises a plastic member having a pair of drive lugs located in a groove formed in the end of the camshaft. The p... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4440123 | Half speed balancer A half speed balancer for unbalanced mechanisms such as internal combustion engines comprises an Oldham coupling device with a central coupler that orbits in a curved (usually circular) path at a frequency twice the speed of the coupling rotation. The bal... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4325683 | Scroll-type compressor with rotation prevention and anti-deflection means A scroll-type refrigerant compressor unit is provided in which any deflections and undesired vibrations of the moving parts are prevented by a simple construction and in which the orbiting scroll member is prevented from rotating by a simple mechanism. Th... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4108606 | Universal coupling for reaction injection molding machine A mixing head for a reaction injection molding machine, which incorporates several beneficial features, comprises a body having a bore, which defines a mixing chamber, and a plurality of nozzle orifices opening into the mixing chamber for conducting react... | 08/22/1978 |
