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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187141 | Planet pinion carrier for a gearset A carrier assembly for an automatic transmission includes a first plate, a second plate spaced along an axis from the first plate, a third plate spaced axially from the first plate and the second plate by angularly spaced legs, the third plate being formed with angu... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187140 | Planetary gear mechanism A planetary gear mechanism which has at least one drive unit, at least one output unit and a freewheel unit. The freewheel unit is provided for blocking a moment which is introduced at the output unit. ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8172716 | Epicyclic gear system with superfinished journal bearing An epicyclic gear assembly includes a ring gear, a sun gear, at least one star gear enmeshed between the ring gear and sun gear, a carrier and a journal bearing. The carrier is disposed adjacent the rotatable sun gear and star gear. The journal bearing is disposed i... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162793 | Planetary gearset A planetary gearset (2) consisting of a planetary gear carrier (4) that holds planetary gears (5) with a first and a second carrier plate (4b, 7), each having respective bores (4d, 7a) to receive ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162794 | Mechanism for converting rotational motion into linear motion A rotation/linear motion conversion mechanism provided with an annular shaft, a sun shaft arranged inside the annular shaft, planetary shafts arranged around the sun shaft, and a first gear mechanism and a second gear mechanism, which transmit force between the annu... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8128528 | Planetary gear set and method for producing the same A planetary gear set includes a sun gear; pinions that are positioned around the sun gear and that mesh with the sun gear; and a ring gear that is positioned on the outer side of the pinions and that meshes with the pinions. Each pinion has a plurality of teeth on t... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128529 | Stabilizing a planetary pinion carrier of an automatic transmission An assembly for stabilizing a gear unit of a transmission for an automotive vehicle includes a first component fixed against displacement along an axis, a carrier facing the first component, supported for rotation about the axis, and supporting planet pinion thereon... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118701 | Outboard motor In an outboard motor, a speed reduction mechanism includes an inner gear connected with an input shaft (i.e., second output shaft), a planetary gear that meshes with the inner gear and that rolls inside the inner gear, and a sun gear that meshes with the planetary g... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8105201 | Flexing shift wire for PTO actuation In a power driver, a shifter assembly includes: a housing; a ring gear mounted for rotation on the housing; a shift collar mounted for rotation on the housing; an elongated shifter structure coupled to the ring gear and the shift collar, the shifter structure includ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096917 | Planetary gearbox having multiple sun pinions A gearbox is provided having multiple sun gears and one or more planet stages. The planet stages can include a first planet stage and a second planet stage. A first sun gear is connected to the first planet stage, and a second sun gear is connected to the second pla... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8075442 | System and assembly for power transmission and generation in a wind turbine Various power transmission and generation systems and assemblies are provided for a wind turbine. In one embodiment, a power generation system is provided including a transmission having an input axially aligned with an output, the input configured to receive rotary... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062167 | Carrier cup of planet carrier The present invention relates to a carrier cup of a planet carrier that improves strength thereof and reduces noise occurring in an automatic transmission by changing an interior circumferential shape of a leg. The carrier cup of a planet carrier according to an exe... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062165 | Bearing assembly for planetary gear pinion An outer needle bearing race and thrust washer assembly provides improved lubrication for a pinion gear of a planetary gear assembly. The bearing race and thrust washer assembly are used in pairs with the bearing races disposed within the planet or pinion gear and t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062166 | Planetary transmission A planetary transmission with at least one planetary gearset including planetary gears supported on a planetary gear carrier. The planetary carrier has inner teeth, which engage outer teeth of a shaft to form a lock tooth array. To secure the planetary carrier axial... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062168 | Arrangement of a planetary gearset with an axially adjacent shift element in a transmission An arrangement of a planetary gearset (2) with an axially adjacent shift element in a housing (1) of a transmission of a vehicle. The planetary gearset (2) is connected to the shift element in a detachable manner. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8043193 | Gear mechanism for a heald shaft drive A gear mechanism for the drive assembly of a heald shaft (1), wherein the gear mechanism (6, 6a, 6b, 6c) comprises an input shaft (7, 7b, 7c) and an output shaft (5, 5b, 5 | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033951 | Gearbox for a wind turbine A gearbox device adapted for converting a first torque at a first rotational speed into a second torque at a second rotational speed is provided. The gearbox device includes a hollow gearbox input shaft adapted for inputting the first torque, a transmission unit arr... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029407 | Planetary gear set equipped with pinion shaft and carrier A planetary gear set equipped with a pinion shaft and a carrier may include a pinion shaft having a engaging portion that protrudes in a longitudinal direction on an end thereof; a carrier into which the engaging portion of the pinion shaft is inserted; and a fasten... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016716 | Planet carrier of a planetary stage with a bogie plate A planet carrier of a planetary stage, the planet carrier having a bogie plate, both sides of which planet wheels can be mounted, characterized in that the planet carrier with its bogie plate is made as one monolithic piece. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7959532 | Hydraulic seal for a gearbox of a tip turbine engine A hydraulic seal for a tip turbine engine includes an inner radial flange and an outer radial flange. The inner radial flange rotates relative to the outer radial seal section and the planet carrier face to prevent lubrication from entering into the air flow streams... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7841961 | Planetary gearset A planetary gearset provided with a sun gear, a ring gear, and a carrier that rotatably retains a plurality of pinion gears arranged between the sun gear and the ring gear as elements, in which one of the elements is made a fixed element and one of the other element... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7819775 | Arrangement of adjacent planetary gearsets in a transmission An arrangement of two adjacent planetary gearsets (1, 2) in a housing of a transmission of a vehicle. In the arrangement a ring gear carrier (3) is connected to ring gear (19) of the first planetary gearset (1) and a sun gear (8) o... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819774 | Connection between two transmission components having round cross-sections, for the support of axial forces A positively-locking connection between two components of a transmission that have round cross-sections, designed to support axial forces. A first component to be connected has an annular flange with windows stamped out around its circumference. The windows enable s... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7794355 | Planetary gear set centering ring A planetary gear set centering ring for use is a planetary gear train. The planetary gear centering ring is adapted to be positioned within a gear train to center a planetary gear carrier and a set of planetary gears within a ring gear of the gear train. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7766787 | Hand-held rotating power tool A rotating power tool has a transmission assembly having a transmission casing, a common annulus, at least two planetary gear assemblies and a thrust washer assembly. The common annulus is tubular, is mounted securely in the transmission casing and has an inner surf... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758466 | Vehicle planetary gear device A vehicle planetary gear device includes a ring gear, a sun gear, and a carrier, and pinions housed in the carrier. A penetration hole formed in a hollow cylindrical portion of the carrier has two inner wall surfaces that face an outer peripheral surface of a pinion... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753821 | Power transmission device A composite gear member of the power transmission device is divided into an annular first member and a second member. The annular first member is formed with an output gear. The second member is formed with internal teeth and spline-coupled to an inner portion of th... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7717820 | Planet gear speed reducer A planet gear speed reducer includes a casing having a receiving space defined therein for receiving an output shaft and an input shaft. The output shaft and the input shaft are longitudinally connected to each other. The output shaft includes a planet gear arm and ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7695399 | Pinion pin securement apparatus for a planetary carrier assembly A planet carrier assembly has a plurality of pinion gears rotatably mounted on pinion pins, each pin having a slot formed thereon. A locator ring is assembled onto the pinion pins and rotated in a manner such that the locator ring engages the slots in the pinion pin... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686734 | Apparatus and method of using a hardness differential and surface finish on mating hard gears An apparatus and method for finishing the mating surfaces of a gear set or gear train includes at least a first and a second rotatably connected gear element in dynamic, lubricated contact and rotating at different cycle rates. A hardness differential is employed be... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7654929 | Assembly including a planetary pinion carrier and one-way clutch A planetary gear unit for an automatic transmission includes a pinion carrier including a first disc formed with first holes located radially from an axis joined to a second disc spaced axially from the first disc and formed with second holes, each second hole being... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651435 | Automatic transmission of a vehicle Disclosed is an automatic of a vehicle comprising: a rotating shaft; a sun gear included at a circumference of the rotating shaft; a plurality of pinions engaged with the sun gear and rotated along an exterior circumference of the sun gear; a ring gear configured to... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7614976 | Gearbox for a wind turbine A gearbox for a wind turbine which consists of a housing and a gear wheel transmission with an ingoing shaft having at least one driving gear wheel which is or can be connected to the rotor of the wind turbine, characterized in that, in the unloaded condition of the... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7608010 | Thrust bearing assembly for automatic transmission rear planetary The invention generally relates to the improved performance of the rear planetary gear in an automobile transmission. In particular, the invention relates to a new and improved thrust bearing assembly capable of sustaining performance of the rear planetary under mor... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7597647 | Device for displacing a seat component To adjust a component (17) of a seat (14), and particularly a seat (14) in a motor vehicle, use is made of an adjusting device (28, 29) which has a rotary drive (8) and a gearbox. The gearbox comprises a planetary gear train having... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7578763 | Drive shaft reduction gear A drive shaft reduction gear using a planetary gear mechanism and having a high durability, wherein a rotation of a drive shaft is transmitted to a wheel hub via the planetary gear mechanism, a ring gear hub provided in a first ring gear in the planetary gear mechan... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7578764 | Thrust bearing A thrust bearing (16) for transmitting axial thrust forces between at least two gear parts (1, 5) rotating relative to each other in a gear arrangement is provided, with two coaxial, opposing race disks (17, 18) holding a cage (6) with a ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7556583 | Planet carrier assembly A planet carrier assembly has staking pockets for retention of the pinion pins. The staking pockets are substantially rectangular when viewed from the top view but display a ramp angle when viewed from the side view. The shape of the pocket provides for improved pin... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7534189 | Planetary gear train and driving unit having the same A planetary gear train includes a carrier having a first side plate, a second side plate disposed in parallel to the first side plate and pinions rotatably supported by the first and second side plates; and a ring member secured to an outer edge of the second side p... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7527577 | Automatic transmission and gear train The present invention relates to automatic transmissions. In particular, the instant invention relates to an automatic transmission with improved resistance to deterioration with an increased effective life. The transmission of the instant invention comprises eight ... | 05/05/2009 |
