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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367440 | Variable engagement centrifugal clutch assembly A centrifugal clutch assembly includes a clutch cover attachable to a rotatable input member. Friction plates are clamped between pressure plates in response to rotation of the clutch assembly. Rotation of the clutch assembly causes at least one centrifugal weight t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7264070 | Vehicle drive system In a vehicle drive system, a pair of rear wheels is driven by first and second motors. The first motor is designed to specifications suited to delivering torque at low rotational speeds and the second motor is designed to specifications suited to delivering torque a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 6929574 | Belt drive two speed shift mechanism A two speed shift mechanism for a belt drive that includes a rotatable shaft with a first pulley, and a tube concentric with the shaft and rotatable therearound. The tube includes a shift hub supporting a second pushy in axially spaced relation to the first pulley f... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6058894 | General-purpose air-cooled four-cycle engine A general purpose air-cooled, four-cycle engine in which a first ball bearing supporting the output shaft of the crankshaft is larger than the second ball supporting the other end of the crankshaft, and the first bearing has an external diameter which is ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5382202 | Automatic transmission control system and method An control system and method for an automatic transmission are disclosed which are adapted to shift or actuate the gears of the transmission without engine vacuum assistance. A control valve is provided which is variably positionable in response to a pres... | 01/17/1995 |
| 4805474 | Structure for supporting governor shaft of automatic transmission An automatic transmission having a reduction shaft disposed in a lower part within a transmission case is equipped with a govenor shaft having a governor shaft gear engaging with a governor drive gear formed in the reduction gear. The governor shaft exten... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4719812 | Transmission casing including a hydraulic clutch A hydraulic construction for a working vehicle comprising a transmission case housing a hydraulic clutch and defining a lateral opening, and hydraulic control device mounted on an inner face of a cover attached to the transmission case to close the openin... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4637270 | Arrangement for governing vehicle engine speed responsive to actual running speed of the vehicle A governor device for a vehicle having a speed detecting device adapted for detecting the speed of the input shaft of a transmission which is adapted to conduct a shift between power transmitting stage and neutral stage. The input shaft of the transmissio... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4559842 | Mounting setup of governor shaft A governor shaft for supporting a governor valve is rotatably supported to a transmission case by a stopper pin. The governor shaft is formed with an annular groove having a rectangular cross section. The stopper pin is inserted through the transmission c... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4476748 | Preselect shift control Disclosed is an automatic control system for a powershift, preselect transmission (10) including a plurality of power paths (36, 38) alternately connectable between input (12) and output (20) shafts by first engaging selected ones of synchronizer clutches... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4391156 | Electric motor drive with infinitely variable speed transmission A drive system adapted for use in motor vehicles comprises an infinitely variable speed drive transmission coupled to a DC motor, and the speed ratio of the transmission is controlled by a speed-responsive flyweight or governor so as to maintain the DC mo... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4368651 | Multistage automatic planetary transmission gearing Multistage automatic planetary transmission gearing, particularly suitable for passenger cars, using for improvement of conditions in the course of gear changes a mechanism of feedback coupling, comprising an output part, a regulating part and a rest stop... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4167126 | Control system for vehicle overdrive transmission A control system for use in controlling the operation of an overdrive transmission of a vehicle. The system includes a circuit containing a relay coil and a limit switch in series relationship with the governor switch of the transmission. The relay has tw... | 09/11/1979 |
