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Class 464/109 - Coupling includes relatively movable gear segments


Subclass of Class 464 - Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for rotary shafts
Definition: Subject matter wherein said structure includes relatively
No. of patents: 24
Last issue date: 03/04/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7339341Surgical camera robot
The present invention is a miniature camera robot which can be placed entirely within an open space such as an abdominal cavity. The instant camera robot has pan and tilt capabilities, an adjustable focus camera, and a support component for supporting the robot body...
03/04/2008
7255033Apparatus and method of making a compound-angled orifice in a disc for a fuel injector
An apparatus and method for piercing a metering disc from a workpiece of a fuel injector. The metering disc includes first and second surfaces that extend substantially parallel to a base plane. The first and second surfaces are spaced along a longitudinal axis that...
08/14/2007
7207233Mechanism for use in a power tool and a power tool including such a mechanism
A mechanism comprises an input shaft (11) and an output shaft (32) which are co-planar. Between the input shaft and output shaft is an axis (20) orthogonal to both shafts about which mounting brackets (30) holding the input and output sha...
04/24/2007
7191677Adjustable angle drive for a rotary power tool
The present invention provides an adjustable angle drive for a rotary power tool such as a drill. The adjustable angle drive includes input and output shafts journalled for rotation in input and output housings. The input and output shafts are rotatably coupled thro...
03/20/2007
7128653Double Cardan centering mechanism
A centering device for a double Cardan universal joint is comprised of a disc-shaped body having a first and second annular face and an annular rim extending about a central axis. A first hollowed protrusion is centrally located on the first annular face, and a seco...
10/31/2006
7126303Robot for surgical applications
The present invention provides a micro-robot for use inside the body during minimally-invasive surgery. The micro-robot includes an imaging devices, a manipulator, and in some embodiments a sensor. ...
10/24/2006
7042184Microrobot for surgical applications
The present invention provides a micro-robot for use inside the body during minimally-invasive surgery. The micro-robot may include various sensors, imaging devices or manipulators. ...
05/09/2006
5830070Constant velocity universal joint
A constant velocity universal joint for high-speed drives such as propeller shafts in motor vehicles has the outer joint part and the inner joint part held relative to one another in an optimum way so that they rotate centrally relative to one another at ...
11/03/1998
5618234Constant velocity universal joint
A constant velocity joint comprises two shafts with respective opposed ends carrying respective flanges whose external shape is part-spherical and in which respective part-cylindrical recesses are formed, the axes of which intersect at the geometrical cen...
04/08/1997
5525111Articulated transmission joint with quadruple drive link
The four trunnions (11) transmit the rotation of the shaft (8) to the body (1) through the intermediately of four tracks (3) which oscillate by rolling without sliding on the inner wall of the body (1). In addition, each track (3) is coupled angularly wit...
06/11/1996
5498208Speed reducing universal joint using planetary gears
A universal joint for the transfer of power between an input shaft and an output shaft. The joint comprises a modified Cardan or Hooke's joint that is driven by four bevel gears. A first bevel gear is mounted to the end of a fixed housing through which th...
03/12/1996
5129275Pair of semi-spherical bevel gears
A pair of semi-spherical bevel gears comprising a plurality of gear teeth and grooves radially arranged within an angle of 360° which are formed by driving shaft and a driven shaft through the mutual contact of the pair of semi-spherical bevel gears, and...
07/14/1992
4997408Axial spline drive lug
An axially toothed gear mechanism for transmitting torque and angular displacement from a driving member to a driven member which can accommodate a slight angular mismatch between the two, and which minimizes backlash and wear of the teeth....
03/05/1991
4729253Wrist actuator
The present invention includes a robot wrist actuator having a cylindrical housing with first and second housing wall portions coaxially disposed with respect to each other. First and second gimbal assemblies are included within the housing for pitch and ...
03/08/1988
4689035Homokinetic very freely sliding joint in particular for operating at high speed
A joint which includes a barrel (1) in which are pivotally mounted four channels (3) defining rolling tracks (5) having a circular cross-sectional shape, adjacent channels defining mutually engaged teeth (7). Received in these rolling tracks are rollers (...
08/25/1987
4568311Flexible wrist mechanism
A wrist mechanism includes a plurality of rigid links connected together by a plurality of joints, wherein each of the joints includes a joint member interconnecting the adjacent links in a manner to enable an angular displacement to be transmitted betwee...
02/04/1986
4509932Double cardan universal joint with improved centering means
A double Cardan universal joint is provided with improved centering members. One end yoke of the joint has circular ridges or teeth and a central tooth facing the other end yoke with the center line of the teeth being coaxial with the axis of rotation of ...
04/09/1985
4352276Constant velocity universal joint with improved centering device and boot seal
A constant velocity universal joint includes a centering device which restricts each cardan joint to mutually equal operating angles by the use of annular involute gear teeth designed to mesh in the homokinetic plane. A boot seal simultaneously flexes and...
10/05/1982
4332147Adjustable power transmitting device
An adjustable power transmitting device comprising a rotary input shaft mounted for rotation about a first axis and an output shaft mounted for rotation about a second axis. The output shaft is also mounted for pivotal movement about at least two non-para...
06/01/1982
4236420Wide-angle joint
A wide-angle joint for use in torque transmission couplings between a driving vehicle, such as a tractor, and a driven implement, such as an agricultural machine, includes a pair of universal joints, one connected to the driving vehicle and the other to t...
12/02/1980
4103513Constant velocity universal joint
A rolling-contact universal joint rotatably transmits power from one shaft to another without variations in velocity, at relatively large angles of deflection between input and output shafts. A cluster of gear segments capable of transmitting comparativel...
08/01/1978
4055185Rotary drill for surgeons
A small housing which may be held in the hand of a surgeon has an open ended socket into which a rotary bur assembly may be inserted and latched in place. A driven gear on the rotary bur assembly meshes with a driving gear at the end of the socket. The ro...
10/25/1977
4006607Constant speed ratio coupling for shafts with time-varying orientations
A homokinetic coupling is disclosed for coupling two rotatable shafts each having an axis of rotation such that the ratio of the speeds of rotation of said shafts about their respective axes is maintained constant even as said axes undergo relative time-v...
02/08/1977
3961497Universal joint
The joint includes first and second parts, each of which is operatively connected to a different one of two shafts. The parts are relatively movable about a given point in accordance with the angular movement of the shafts relative to each other and are r...
06/08/1976
 
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