Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942779 | Turning portion structure of industrial robot To facilitate an integrating operation and to make fabricating cost inexpensive. An idle gear for transmitting rotation of an input gear of a drive motor to a cylindrical gear is rotatably supported by an input side end portion of a specific one crank pin, and there... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7476174 | Eccentric oscillating-type planetary gear device Elastic deformation of bridge portions in an externally toothed gear and external teeth is suppressed, and this extends the life of tooth surfaces of external teeth 19, improves vibration characteristics, and markedly increases output torque while preventing ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7431676 | Self-contained rotary actuator Self-contained rotary actuator provides motive power in automated mechanical systems and includes cross-roller bearing as a structural joint. Outer attachment shell rigidly interfaces the mechanical system and contains motor stator and internal bull gear. Internal b... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7354371 | Motor-incorporated hypocycloid-type speed reducer A motor-incorporated hypocycloid-type speed reducer includes: a motor housed in a case; a first larger internal gear; a second smaller internal gear coaxial with a motor shaft; an output shaft coaxial with the motor shaft, the output shaft being provided with the se... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354108 | Seat reclining apparatus A seat reclining apparatus includes an internal gear, an external gear, an eccentric drive mechanism, and a base plate. The internal gear is secured to a seatback arm. The external gear includes an external tooth portion being in meshing contact with the internal ge... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351177 | Series of gearboxes A series of gear systems is disclosed, each of which comprises least one double-shaft, reversible planetary stage including a combination of an open positive gear system having lantern-gear teeth and an output system. “z1” represents the lantern-gear ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344467 | Self-regulating continuously variable transmission A self regulating continuously variable torque transmission in which two planetary gears of lesser diameter drive two internal gears of greater diameter by orbiting and rotating around an output shaft which forms the rotational axis of the ring gears. Planetary gear... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7303499 | Displacing device A device for adjusting two parts (2, 3) relative to one another, other than for a displacing device which is provided displacing a camshaft. The adjusting device is smooth and easy to operate, is self-locking, and ensures a backlash-free, continuous displacem... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297087 | Micro gear system operating according to the strain wave gear principle with hollow shafts A micro gear system, operating according to the principle of a strain wave gear system, a Wolfrom gear system, or a similar planetary gear system comprises at least one sun wheel (14) and at least two planet wheels (16) meshing with the sun wheel (1... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7235030 | Step down gear train for an adjusting device of an automotive vehicle seat A gear train is provided including an output shaft rotatable about an output axis, a housing rotatable relative to the shaft, a toothed washer having a circumferential first toothed surface, an eccentric that is rotatably disposed on the shaft and has an eccentric d... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7143845 | Drilling apparatus with anti-vibration inertial body A blast-hole drilling rig includes a carriage, a mast disposed on the carriage, and a rotary head mounted on the mast for up-and-down movement. The rotary head includes: a housing forming an internal chamber, a hydraulically driven motor, and a rotation transmission... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7081062 | Standardized rotary actuator A rotary actuator incorporating a shell, an output plate and a cross-roller bearing retaining the output plate within the shell. A prime mover, disposed within the shell, exerts torque on a gear train within the shell. A pair of gears, disposed on either side of the... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6832970 | Reduction gear for a starter-generator of an internal combustion engine A reduction gear for a starter-generator of an internal combustion engine, wherein the starter-generator is functionally linked with the crankshaft (2) via a drive belt (6). A planetary gear is mounted in the force-transmitting path between the cranksh... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6679801 | Eccentric oscillating-type speed reducer Axial positions of two driven external gears 66 making up each of a plurality of paired-gear groups 67 with respect to an input shaft 62 are made identical, and a different paired-gear group 67 is arranged by being offset in the axial direction of the inp... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6607461 | Electrically driven actuator A low-vibration and precise electrically driven actuator is provided. A disk is fixed to an input shaft, and a planetary gear is fixed to an output shaft. A circular recess is formed in the disk so as to be eccentric with respect to the input shaft. A rin... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6582337 | Power transfer assembly equipped with a co-planar gear assembly A power transfer assembly is provided with a coplanar gear assembly. The coplanar gear assembly can be utilized in a differential, a multi-speed transmission, a four-wheel drive transfer case, and a fluid pump.... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6578921 | Seat reclining device A seat reclining device has an external gear member and an internal gear member positioned in opposing relation, and a stopper member between the opposing gear members for regulating the reclining movement of the backrest relative to the seat cushion. The... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6358177 | Power transfer assembly equipped with a coplanar gear assembly A power transfer assembly is provided with a coplanar gear assembly. The coplanar gear assembly can be utilized in a differential, a multi-speed transmission, a four-wheel drive transfer case, and a fluid pump.... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5913744 | Eccentric gear An eccentric gear comprises two differently large gear rings (6, 7), of which an outer ring (6) has a certain number of inwardly directed teeth and an inner ring (7) has a smaller number of outwardly directed teeth, of which only a few engage with the out... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5820504 | Trochoidal tooth gear assemblies for in-line mechanical power transmission, gear reduction and differential drive Trochoidal tooth form gear assemblies for in-line mechanical power transmission, gear reduction and differential drive employ internally meshed gear sets having differing numbers of trochoidal gear teeth, all of which are in continuous contact as one gear... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5586833 | Articulated fitting for seats with adjustable backrest, in particular motor vehicle seats Articulated fitting for seats having an adjustable backrest, in particular motor vehicle seats. The articulated fitting arranged on each longitudinal side of a seat has a stationary articulated part associated with the seat part and a swivelable articulat... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5536217 | Clearance take-up articulation used in automobile seats An articulation used in automobile seats, comprising: a mobile flange having a mobile flange inner toothing; a double satellite; a fixed flange having a fixed flange inner toothing for cooperating with said double satellite, the toothings of which mesh on... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5496225 | Vehicle seat articulations The vehicle seat articulation includes a fixed flange fixed to a first framework of the seat, a mobile flange rigidly connected to a second framework of the seat, a cup member enabling the mobile flange to execute an orbital movement causing an angular mo... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5484345 | Compact gear reducer for rotation through an angle in either directions A gear reducer for reciprocal rotation wherein the rotation of a motor 1 is transmitted to a worm pinion 4 integrated with an input shaft 2, and is further transmitted to a helical worm wheel 10. The helical worm wheel 10 and an eccentric member 11 are sp... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5470283 | Speed reduction device A speed reduction device employing a housing with rotatably mounted input and output shafts. The input shaft includes an eccentric shaft upon which is rotatably mounted a gear wheel. The gear wheel meshes with a ring gear fixed to the housing. The gear wh... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5310325 | Rotary engine with eccentric gearing A rotary engine having a three apex rotor rotatably and eccentrically mounted on a driven shaft. The rotor having a central internal ring gear meshing with an eccentrically mounted pinion gear. The pinion gear drives the driven shaft with a 1:1 ratio and ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5308294 | Hinge joint with bearings for the eccentric for use in seats of motor vehicles and the like A hinge joint which can be installed, for example, between the body supporting portion and the back rest of the seat in a motor vehicle has a first leaf affixed to the body supporting portion, a second leaf affixed to the back rest and a horizontal pintle... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5292289 | Internally meshing planetary gear assembly A planetary speed-up and -down gearing comprising an external gear having outer teeth (7A) defined by a trochoidal curve and an internal gear having outer pins (9) internally meshed with the outer teeth (7A) of the external gear and being eccentric with r... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5277672 | Clearance take up device for so-called continuous epicycloidal train articulations, and its mounting mode The fixed flange with an inner toothing and the mobile flange with an inner toothing cooperate with a double satellite mounted in a ball bearing forming inside a housing for a composite cam. A sufficient excentration is provided between the diameter of th... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5209637 | Hypocycloidal train mechanism for a vehicle seat including a brake with differential torque and anti-reversing properties In a hypocycloidal train mechanism, an annular spring is mounted in front of a roller bearing housed between a double satellite and a control cam on a face turned toward a mobile flange. This annular spring has a semicircular cross-section, with one end o... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5145467 | Geared motor for the drive of components, such as motor-vehicle accessories, particularly an opening roof This geared motor comprises an outlet shaft (2) of the motor (1), carrying two coaxial screws (3, 4) offset axially and of mutually opposed screw pitch, two gearwheels (5, 6) located on either side of the shaft and each interacting with a screw (3, 4), an... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5129868 | Quick-return motion mechanism of automatic magnetic drilling machine A quick-return motion mechanism for use in an automatic magnetic drilling machine including a feed motor for generating power transferred through a worm wheel and a high-ratio reduction gear to a handle shaft to drive an electric drill. A one-way clutch i... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5123882 | Compound planocentric cycloidal gear drives with orthogonal planet arrangements A pinion shaft has thereon a sun gear for imparting rotational motion to or to be rotated by a pair of planetary gears which rotate about space axes extending parallel to and lying in a first plane containing the axis of said shaft. Each of a pair of plan... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5066267 | Transmission having an eccentric and a cycloid gearing A transmission for driving a swivel joint between two elements which are rotatable relative to each other. Cam disks are moved by means of a multiple eccentric, each such cam disk having an outer edge in the form of a closed cycloidal path and being arran... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5016491 | Gear assembly This invention relates to a gear assembly comprising two parallel dual strain wave gears. The moment transmission ability of the gear assembly is relatively high, if the gears are interconnected and they have a common flexspline (2) both ends of which are... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4887863 | Continuous joint for vehicle seat with automatic clearance compensation Continuous joint for seat permitting compensation of clearances consisting of a fixed plate integral with the seat part and a moving plate integral with the back, this assembly capable of having an angular movement of one of the parts in relation to the o... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4884473 | Dual epicyclic speed changer The epicyclic speed changer of the present invention comprises a pair of rotary members respectively mounted on two eccentric sections included in a first shaft in a diametrically opposing arrangement, wherein the rotating movements of the two rotary memb... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4841810 | Dual orbiting gear planetary drive This invention discloses a planetary drive comprising a first rotary member with an internal circular cylindrical traction surface or an internal ring gear rotatably mounted on a first shaft in a first eccentric relationship with respect to the central ax... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4825726 | Differential gear arrangement A differential gear arrangement has an annular planet gear having internal and external teeth which mesh with a sun gear and a ring gear respectively. The planet gear is supported in a carrier which is journalled in a housing and is also journalled intern... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4807494 | Stepwise variable speed planetary drive The variable speed planetary drive of the present invention comprises a combination of a plurality of external gears of varying pitch diameters and a first power transfer gear coaxially affixed to each other and rotatably mounted on an eccentric section o... | 02/28/1989 |
