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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7771282 | Fixed type constant velocity universal joint The present invention provides a fixed type constant velocity universal joint suitable for applications where vibration is harmful. A fixed-type constant velocity universal joint (1) includes an inner member (20) fitted in an outer member (10) w... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7411328 | Dynamo electric machines A dynamo electric machine for an aircraft gas turbine engine includes a housing supporting a stator of the dynamo electric machine, a rotor assembly rotatably mounted in the housing and including an elongate hollow rotor shaft, a main shaft for connection at one end... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7347783 | Driveshaft and method of manufacturing such a driveshaft In a drive shaft including an outer tube extending from one end and a core shaft extending from the other end at least partially into the outer tube and an elastomer damping element disposed between the outer tube and the core shaft and being vulcanized to the outer... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338405 | Transmission with main shaft centering device A transmission includes an input shaft having an internal bore at one shaft end and a main shaft having an extension formed at one shaft end that is received within the internal bore. The internal bore is defined by an inner peripheral surface and the extension is d... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338380 | Composite shaft end assembly and composite shaft formed therewith A composite shaft assembly includes a core having an outwardly facing surface. At least one structure embedded in a resilient material extends from the outwardly facing surface. The outwardly facing surface defines an outer surface spaced from the outwardly facing s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334312 | Method of forming axles with internally thickened wall sections A method for forming a variable wall thickness axle or tube with internally thickened wall sections comprises extruding a tubular metal blank within an elongated die. An elongated punch pushes the blank through the die. The punch has an end abutting and pushing the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329258 | Damping element A damping element (1) comprising (a) two spring elements (2, 4) which are coaxial with or parallel to a longitudinal axis (3) and two axially end-wise connectors (5, 6) which can be linked to the spring elements (2, 4), where (b) t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325273 | Suction device A suction device (2) for a hand-held power tool and which is releasably connected with the power tool, includes a suction blower wheel (20) for producing a suction air stream in a suction path (S) and located in the device housing (10), a rollin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316418 | Elastic coupling An elastic coupling capable of sufficiently absorbing a shake of a steering shaft in its axis direction to prevent a driver from feeling uncomfortable due to the shake is provided. A rubber elastic body including lubricant is provided between an outer circumference ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311188 | Electromagnetic clutch An electromagnetic clutch for separably coupling a drive source and a rotary shaft has a rotor to be disposed in the outside of the rotary shaft concentrically therewith. The rotor is rotated by a drive source and accommodates an electromagnetic coil. The electromag... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303481 | Electrically isolated actuator output shaft An actuator for use in a fuel system. The actuator has a first metallic section adapted to be coupled to a motor, a second metallic section adapted to be coupled to a valve, and a nonmetallic section coupled to the first and second metallic sections for transmitting... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291241 | Bonded part and method for producing same A bonded part such as a rubber to metal bonded part and process for producing a bonded part including a rubber and metal part, and particularly for producing an automotive torsional vibration damper, comprising the steps of placing uncured elastomer composition comp... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7263912 | Flywheel hub-to-rim coupling A flywheel system includes an annular rim mounted for high speed rotation on a flywheel hub. The hub has a radially splined exterior surface facing radially outwards. The rim includes an annular rim liner having an axis of rotation coinciding with the axis of rotati... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258615 | Elastic shaft joint An elastic shaft joint is constituted of a joint member, a shaft member being fitted in a shaft of the joint member, and an elastic bush having a cylindrical inner sleeve fitted and fixed on the joint member, a cylindrical elastic member fixed on an outside surface ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244185 | Decoupling element of deformable material in a power transmission system The invention seeks to improve the transfer function of drive devices such as pulleys and other coupling means, and it proposes creating zones of shear in the inserted deformable material forming a decoupling element. In an embodiment, the decoupling element is made... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244186 | Flexible couplings A flexible coupling including a first hub having an inner face, a flexible insert having a plurality of exterior lobes and a plurality of interior lobes, a retainer ring having an interior which engages the exterior lobes of the flexible insert, and a second hub hav... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240922 | Impact-absorbing steering column apparatus Collision-energy-absorbing means of an impact-absorbing steering column apparatus includes guide slots 31a1 and 31b1, guide slots 31a2 and 31b2, and transition portions 31a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228754 | Steering apparatus for a car and method of manufacturing the same In a steering apparatus for a car which presses and retains a steering column upon a fixing bracket to car body to be telescopically adjustable, the steering column is molded from a tubular material by a hydroforming process to have a swelled portion as a unitary st... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7197959 | Coupling structure mountable to a rotatable shaft A coupling structure capable of being removed in an undamaged condition from a rotatable shaft. The coupling structure includes a metallic insert and a polymer hub surrounding the metallic insert. The metallic insert features a sleeve and a flange at the leading edg... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178423 | Noise and vibration damper for a vehicular driveshaft assembly A noise and vibration damper for use with a rotatable structure, such as a driveshaft assembly for a vehicular drive train system, includes an inner member, an elastomeric member that extends about the inner member, and an outer member that extends about the elastom... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153101 | Pulling marine propeller A pulling marine propeller (1) including multiple propeller blades (4) attached to a propeller hub (5). The propeller hub (5) is attachable to a propeller shaft (9) extending from a drive housing (10) located downstream of t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150679 | Vibration-decoupled pulley having an integrated visco damper A pulley (1) that is decoupled from the vibrations of a crankshaft and that has an integrated viscous torsional vibration damper (2), including a flywheel (3), which is arranged in a damper housing (5) that is filled with a viscous medium... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147564 | Universal joint assembly A universal joint assembly includes a universal joint and a housing encasing the universal joint. An isolator encases the housing. The isolator includes at least one chamber formed therein. The housing is moveable relative to the isolator by compression of the isola... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125072 | Bicycle seat rail and method of making same A seat rail for a bicycle seat and a method of fabricating same are disclosed. The seat rail comprises a rod having one or more flutes formed along the length of the rod. The seat rail provides support for a bicycle seat and provides means for securing the seat to t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121378 | Transfer ratio varying apparatus A transfer ratio varying apparatus includes: a steering shaft configured to transmit a steering angle, an actuator connected to the steering shaft and a damper disposed between the input shaft and the steering shaft and configured to absorb vibration caused by the a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7096993 | Steering mechanism In a steering mechanism for a motor vehicle having a steering wheel with a steering shaft connected to a steering gear arrangement, the steering shaft comprises a first vibration damping element for accommodating and attenuating vibrations with relatively low amplit... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7078104 | Bonded part and method for producing same A bonded part such as a rubber to metal bonded part and process for producing a bonded part including a rubber and metal part, and particularly for producing an automotive torsional vibration damper, comprising the steps of placing uncured elastomer composition comp... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056218 | Elastic shaft coupling and method of manufacturing coupling element An elastic shaft coupling and a manufacturing method of an element of the coupling, which realize reduction of the manufacturing cost while maintaining a sufficient strength of the coupling. The elastic shaft coupling has a coupling element which is formed by interp... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044276 | Dynamic damper and propeller shaft This invention provides a dynamic damper comprising an outer pipe 20, a weight 30 and an elastic body 40, wherein convex portions 21 protruded in the direction of the inside diameter are provided at plural positions along the circumferent... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6976921 | Coupling The invention relates to a rotationally symmetrical coupling comprising an annular hub made of a rigid material, which is surrounded by an outer ring made of a rubber-elastic material. The coupling also comprises an outer contouring, which is located on the outer di... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6955343 | Antivibration link An antivibration link for isolating two parts, the link comprising a rigid body extending in a longitudinal direction between a first end provided with a sleeve and a second end, a first antivibration joint arranged in the sleeve and presenting a central axis perpen... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955608 | Double joint for steering axles in automobiles A steering shaft universal joint assembly for motor vehicles as provided. Shaft ends are fastened against rotation in the joint, the ends being held in a housing joint adjoining the two joints with interposition of a ball joint so that the ball of the ball joint is ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6918838 | Longitudinal plunging unit with a hollow profiled journal A longitudinal plunging unit (11) for torque transmitting purposes in a shaft assembly, comprising an outer profiled sleeve (21) having circumferentially distributed, inner, longitudinally extending first ball grooves (22) to be connected to a f... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916248 | Flexible coupling Flexible couplings are provided comprising a male member disposed within a female member in a spaced apart configuration, with the space being filled, at least partially, with an elastically deformable material. The male and female members comprise features that pre... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6782773 | System for coupling a toothed starter ring to a support connected to the output shaft of an internal combustion engine In a system for coupling a toothed starter ring to a support connected to the output shaft of an internal combustion engine, a complementary substantially cylindrical peripheral surface of the ring is fixed over at least a part of its extent to a substantially cylin... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6722993 | Power transmission system A power transmission system has a Neidhart structure in which a damper is shearing-deformed while being press-deformed when torque is applied to a pulley. The torque is transmitted from the pulley to a center hub by the reaction force in response to a vector compone... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6716104 | Tube clamp isolator A clamp isolator for an intermediate shaft assembly comprising an intermediate shaft having a free end and a secondary shaft having a free end. The clamp isolator includes a clamping portion and an isolation portion and interconnects the two shafts. The clamping por... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6669568 | Torque converter coupling A driving coupling for the torque transmission in the transmission line of a motor vehicle includes a shaft-hub coupling provided with longitudinal toothings for the releasable coupling of a crankshaft with a coaxially arranged hydrodynamic torque convert... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6581267 | Vibration canceler A vibration canceler for a shaft rotating about an axis, including an inertial ring which is fastened to the shaft in a relatively twistable manner by at least one elastic ring made of a rubber-like material. The elastic ring contacts the outer circumfere... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6565446 | Elastic shaft joint An elastic shaft joint comprises a shaft with a pair of outer-diameter side engagement surfaces which are substantially parallel to each other at two positions on the opposite sides of the outer peripheral surface in the radial direction, a rotary member ... | 05/20/2003 |
