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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002639 | Torsionally rigid flexible coupling, in particular fully-steel coupling A torsionally rigid flexible shaft coupling, in particular, fully-steel shaft coupling, for transmitting torques between shafts, in particular shafts with axes which are offset relative to one another, having one or two plate packs (5) which are placed on fla... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7918739 | Transmission joint A transmission joint for angularly connecting a first and a second member, and having a coupling member interposed functionally between the first and second member and extending about an axis; the coupling member has: a first portion connectable angularly to the fir... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905787 | Drive system for a motor vehicle A drive system for a motor vehicle comprises a drive unit with a drive shaft and a torque-transmitting assembly, which is to be connected on the drive side to the drive shaft for rotation in common around an axis of rotation (A) and which is to be connected on the t... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7775890 | Flexible drivetrain having axial and radial motion limiter A drivetrain for use with a power unit is disclosed. The drivetrain may have a crankshaft, a flywheel having spline teeth, and a flexible plate connecting the crankshaft to the flywheel. The drivetrain may also have a driven member having spline teeth configured to ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7618326 | Coupling capable of accommodating large angular and axial displacements In the invention, a coupling device for interconnecting two substantially constant velocity systems or shafts (40, 41) includes two parallel plates (11, 12) united in their central region and forming a single part (10). ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7559845 | Nested disc pack coupling A disc pack coupling for transmitting torque between two shafts approximately aligned on a shaft axis a hub assembly including an end adapter adjacent to a hub flange. A center member is fixed to the end adapter and is encircled by a disc pack. The disc pack resilie... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7219578 | Flywheel In a flywheel 2, a central part of a thin plate portion 3 having a flywheel mass provided on an outer peripheral side of the plate portion is joined to an end surface of a crankshaft 1 through a plurality of bolts 7 disposed annularly at ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211921 | Winding support of a superconductive rotor, comprising a structure to compensate for axial expansion of the support An aspect of the invention relates to a machine comprising a rotor mounted so it can rotate about a rotational axis, and a superconductive winding located in a winding support. Further, connection devices are provided to retain the winding support inside a rotor ext... | 05/01/2007 |
| RE39487 | Flywheel assembly for internal combustion engine A crankshaft assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft, an elastic member fixed to the crankshaft, and a flywheel fixed to the elastic member such that the flywheel is supported in an elastic relationship with the crankshaft. The elastic membe... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163460 | Engine to transmission coupler An engine to transmission coupler includes an isolator that dampens, reduces or eliminates torque spikes and vibrations transmitted to the transmission. The isolator is located between the flywheel and a flywheel adaptor plate mounted to the flywheel. A universal jo... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160218 | Starter unit A starter unit comprising: an input and an output; a starter element, configured as a hydrodynamic component comprising a drive element that can be coupled to the input in a rotationally fixed manner and a driven element that can be coupled to the output. A free whe... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7112036 | Rotor and bearing system for a turbomachine A rotor and bearing system for a turbomachine. The turbomachine includes a drive shaft, an impeller positioned on the drive shaft, and a turbine positioned on the drive shaft proximate to the impeller. The bearing system comprises one gas journal bearing supporting ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6846241 | One-piece coupling disk A coupling has an inner ring centered on an axis, an outer ring surrounding and generally coaxial with the inner ring, and an intermediate ring generally coaxial with and between the inner ring and outer ring. A pair of mainly angularly extending, flexible, and para... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6840862 | Universal coupler for agriculture drive systems An adjustable coupler for in-line coupling of a motor drive shaft of an agricultural system with the square drive shaft of a gearbox, wherein the coupler has an adjustable clamping hub for securing around differing sizes of square drive shafts while maintaining coax... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6764405 | Drive arrangement A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a drive shaft, a coupling device, and a coupling arrangement. The drive shaft is connectable with the coupling device for transmission of force solely via the coupling arrangement. The coupling arrangement has a first... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6692362 | Driving disc for transmitting the torque from a drive unit to a hydrodynamic converter The invention concerns a driving disc for transmitting the torque from one drive unit to a hydrodynamic converter (2). The driving disc (5) has one leg (51) extending in radial direction and fastened on the output shaft (1) of the drive unit and one leg (... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6648114 | Flex disk brake in a press machine A brake assembly includes a flex disk brake secured to a brake device of a press clutch-brake combination. A plurality of axially flexible finger elements extends from a peripheral side of the flex disk in a bent or arcuate configuration. The finger eleme... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6620049 | Drive arrangement A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a drive shaft, a coupling device, and a coupling arrangement. The drive shaft is connectable with the coupling device for transmission of force solely via the coupling arrangement. The coupling arrangement ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6561330 | Hydrokinetic torque converter The rotary housing of a hydrokinetic torque converter, which can be utilized in the power train of a motor vehicle--for example, in conjunction with a continuously variable transmission--contains a torque monitoring device which is installed in such a way... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6547666 | Annular disk for flexible shaft couplings, disk packet made from these annular disks, and flexible shaft coupling with such annular disks An annular disk for flexible shaft couplings is described, whose two coupling halves each exhibiting a connection flange are connected to each other via a packet of such annular disks in a torsionally rigid manner, but in such a way as to enable their axi... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6514147 | Flexible shaft coupling for vehicles A shaft coupling includes an annular plate having a proper axial flexibility. The annular plate is formed with mounting holes. A first group of coupled portions are fixedly connected to an input shaft, whereas a second group of coupled portions are fixedl... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6500071 | Flexible coupling A flexible annular coupling made of composite material and an even number of relatively thicker fixing portions (10) spaced apart circumferentially around the coupling for connection to two rotary members to be coupled by the coupling and a flexible leaf ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6440000 | Universal joint In order to provide a universal joint suitable as a small diameter joint capable of transmitting a large torque and having a high rotational precision and a high durability at a low cost, the universal joint is a kind of spring ring joints coupling a driv... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6364777 | Torque-transmitting connecting arrangement A connecting arrangement for connecting an input drive shaft such as a crank shaft to a coupling device such as a torque converter includes a transmission element having a plate-like design and including an annular body and a plurality of radially extendi... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364080 | Arrangement for the rotationally fixed connection of a hydrodynamic coupling device to a drive component An arrangement for the rotationally fixed connection of a hydrodynamic coupling device to a drive component, in particular a drive shaft, has a first torque-transmission engagement formation, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the drive ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6302800 | Coupling device having a holder, which is provided on a flywheel mass, for a driver A coupling device is designed with a flywheel mass which faces a drive and is operatively connected, such that they rotate together, to a driver which acts on the drive. A holder is provided on the flywheel mass, which holder faces the driver and is provi... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6280334 | Flywheel for internal combustion engine A flywheel for an internal combustion engine includes a flexible plate connected to a crankshaft of the engine. A mass member is connected to the flexible plate. A clearance is formed at an axially outer portion with respect to a connecting portion of the... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6277027 | Hydrodynamic torque converter with connecting elements attached by outward pressings A hydrodynamic torque converter is embodied with a converter housing that, on its side facing a drive, has a substantially radially-running primary flange. Attached to the primary flange are a central pin for mounting and a holder for holding the converte... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273824 | Flexible diaphragm shaft coupling assembly A flexible coupling between drive and driven shaft members includes a diaphragm member having an offset base and outer periphery that is relatively more flexible than the radially inner base which is formed integrally with one of the shaft members or at l... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6186898 | Elastic coupling device between two substantially aligned shafts The invention concerns an elastic coupling device comprising a first guide washer (1) integral in rotation with the drive washer and a disc (10) integral with a hub (17) oriented towards the first guide washer (1), which bears at its outer periphery a sec... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6113496 | Vibration buffering device A vibration buffering device is constructed in a lightweight and compact fashion, the number of parts is reduced, the assembling operation can be simplified, and generation of a noise is prevented. An annular passage and accommodating recesses, which open... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6074122 | Cone drive power train connection A cone drive apparatus includes a conical drive assembly which aligns and drivingly engages between an engine and a transmission. The conical drive assembly is fastened to a flex plate which is connected to an output member of an engine. The conical drive... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6039651 | Flex plate and flywheel configuration A flywheel assembly 1 includes a flexible plate 3 and a flywheel 2. The flexible plate 3 has a rigidity in a rotation direction and flexibility in a bending direction, and is coupled at its radially inner portion to a crankshaft 100. An elastic plate body... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5964663 | Double diaphragm compound shaft A compound shaft coupling having a flexible disk shaft, with two flexible disks or diaphragms, and a tie bolt shaft connecting two rigid or stiff shafts. One flexible disk diaphragm of the flexible disk shaft is coupled with an interference fit to the fir... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5938533 | Drive plate for vehicles A disk-like body has first holes arranged in a central portion in a circumferentially spaced manner for a fixing to a crankshaft, second holes arranged in a radially outer portion in a circumferentially spaced manner for a fixing to a torque converter, ri... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5888139 | Elastic shaft coupling apparatus An elastic plate member is clamped between an input-side stopper plate and an output-side stopper plate, and the input-side stopper plate is secured to an input-side member, and the output-side stopper plate to an output-side member at appropriate interva... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5868624 | Flex plate and flywheel configuration A flywheel assembly 1 includes a flexible plate 3 and a flywheel 2. The flexible plate 3 has a rigidity in a rotation direction and flexibility in a bending direction, and is coupled at its radially inner portion to a crankshaft 100. An elastic plate body... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5810669 | Coupling spring element for interconnecting shafts A coupling spring element is provided for which assembly without access and with no play, and a torsion-proof transmission of shaft revolutions is possible and has superior spring elastic properties to which, a plate-shaped element is provided with an ess... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5720665 | Flexible plate device with vibration absorbing capabilities for use with a flywheel mechanism A flexible plate assembly which transmits torque from a crankshaft in an engine to a flywheel while absorbing bending vibration, and includes a first flexible plate, a second flexible plate, and a friction plate. An inner portion of the first flexible pla... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5697848 | Compound shaft with flexible disk coupling A compound shaft for a three journal bearing turbomachine which includes a first stiff shaft supported by two journal bearings, a second stiff shaft supported by one journal bearing and by one bi-directional thrust bearing, and a flexible disk shaft that ... | 12/16/1997 |
