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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302873 | Angle drive with power distribution An angle drive having a housing (11) with a first axis (A1) for bearing means and a second axis (A2) for bearing means, which latter axis (A2) intersects the first axis (A1) at right angles, having an input shaft | 12/04/2007 |
| 7258036 | Bi-directional electric motor with endplay structure An endplay structure is provided for controlling endplay of a shaft 25 of a motor 19. The endplay structure includes a body 22 including a generally elliptically shaped recess 26 therein. The recess is constructed and arranged to be dispo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7210375 | Unitary case for an angular drive The application relates to a unitary case for a plurality of angular drives which comprises at least one bevel gear step with a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear, and which is provided for achieving various angles between a transmission input shaft and a tran... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6912926 | Gear transmission The invention relates to a gear transmission comprising a first shaft, an intermediate shaft which is parallel to the first shaft, a first cylindrical pinion and a second cylindrical pinion for coupling the rotation of the first shaft and the intermediate shaft, a t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6848531 | Drive system for small vehicle A small vehicle features a drive system that directs power from an engine unit to at least one driven wheel. The driven wheel is connected to a half shaft. The half shaft is driven by a ring gear. The ring gear is driven by a pinion gear. The pinion gear is connecte... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6810770 | Unitary case for an angular drive The application relates to a unitary case for a plurality of angular drives which comprises at least one bevel gear step with a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear, and which is provided for achieving various angles between a transmission input shaft and a tran... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6478709 | Axle end play adjustment systems and methods In a differential/mechanism for transmitting power from a drive shaft to the axle shafts of a motor vehicle, an axle shaft end play adjuster is threadingly disposed at the end of the axle shaft adjacent the differential pinion shaft. The end play adjuster... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6386059 | Adjustable speed reducer assembly A speed reducer having a split worm gear with a fixed segment and a floating segment capable of axial movement. The position of the floating segment is maintained in part through a spring assembly and an adjuster. The adjuster, which extends outside the g... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6382044 | Actuator having a rotational power source An actuator for a papermaking machine. The actuator is designed to function either as a slice lip or coatweight actuator or as a dilution actuator depending on the orientation of a cam disk in the actuator. The drive motor and position sensor in the actua... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6272942 | Worm gear unit A worm gear unit having at least one worm shaft displaceable in the axial direction, means with which the worm shaft can be secured once in the axial direction in order to set the play being provided according to the invention, the means being permanently... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6269709 | Apparatus for automatic control of the clearance between gears An apparatus (10) includes first (20) and second (40) meshing gears, a rotatable eccentric (50), a torsion spring (70), and a rotation blocking member (80). The first gear (20) is rotatable about a first axis (22) and the second gear (40) is rotatable abo... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6085368 | Person lowering and raising winch assembly A device is provided for a system for displacing (e.g. lifting, transporting, lowering, etc.) persons between various positions or areas such as for example between a bed and a chair, a bed and a bathroom etc. The device comprises a winch assembly whereby... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6076418 | Lash adjustment mechanism An apparatus (10) for use in turning steerable vehicle wheels includes a rack gear (14) and a sector gear (16) which are disposed in meshing engagement. A housing (30) encloses the rack and sector gears (14 and 16). A sector shaft (22) has an inner end po... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5924326 | Arrangement for adjusting the axial play of a shaft using a buffer component In order to be able to adjust the axial play of a shaft in a shaft holder using a universal buffer component (1) for each unit in a production series, despite a wide tolerance range within the series, a buffer component is mounted so as to be rotatable in... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5806367 | Intermittent indexing apparatus using cam mechanism An intermittent indexing apparatus has a simple structure of supporting portions for bearings without requiring complicated manufacturing processes. The intermittent indexing apparatus includes input shaft, an output shaft, and a housing. An indexing cam ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5613402 | Adjustable set bearing An adjustable set bearing for a gear assembly for a power seat adjuster on a vehicle, wherein the gear assembly couples a motor output shaft to a lead screw. The gear assembly is contained in a housing assembly and includes a first gear rotatably mounted ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5293686 | Method of adjustment for a north-south automatic transaxle The present invention is a method of adjusting backlash for a north-south transaxle. The method includes the steps of forming a case having a first passageway extending longitudinally and a second passageway spaced from the first passageway and being gene... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5211069 | Steering device The meshing between a rack which moves according to steering operation and a sector gear meshed with the rack is adjusted by the movement of an output shaft in its own axis direction which is united with the sector gear. A through hole is formed along the... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5167594 | Dynamic phase coupling An actuating mechanism for adjusting the angular relationship of co-axial primary and second drives while both are running comprises a double planetary gear train having a freely rotatable common sun gear (201) and first and second ring gears (213, 223) r... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5090261 | Geared motor A geared motor comprising a rotating axle rotating in accordance with the rotation of a rotor, a gear rotating axle for outputting from the rotating axle speed reduced rotation, and a flexible coupling consisting of a first coupling disposed on the rotati... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4976165 | Backlash removing mechanism for industrial robot A backlash removing mechanism for an industrial robot wherein operation for adjustment thereof can be made readily with a simplified construction without causing a play. The mechanism comprises a rotational driving means disposed in a casing, a reduction ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4899622 | Automatic transmission for a motor vehicle An automatic transmission of a trans-axle type in which an input shaft is disposed above a differential across an axle of a vehicle. A case for the transmission is divided into a differential case for mounting a differential and a transmission case for an... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4283963 | Bearing cap retainer for automotive differential unit An automotive differential has a differential case or rotor (20) rotatably mounted in a differential carrier (10) by a pair of spaced anti-friction bearings (30). The axial position of each of the anti-friction bearings is adjustable by virtue of a semi-c... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4282765 | Angle gear for vehicle steering mechanism An angle gear for a vehicle steering mechanism includes two bevel gears which can be axially displaced in a housing in order to adjust the rotation backlash of the gear. The axes of the bevel gears form an angle relative to each other and are connected, r... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4261219 | Lubrication device for differential gear unit A power transmission unit comprises a trans-axle casing provided with an upright partition wall to subdivide the interior of the casing into front and rear chambers and having a cover plate for sealingly closing the forward open end of the front chamber, ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4192372 | Adjustable lever for fire detection system A fire detection system for rotary regenerative heat exchange apparatus having multiple detectors, each detector being mounted independently on an arcuately reciprocable scanning arm. The several arms are laterally adjustable by a system of opposed screws... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4033261 | Device for driving the plate cylinder in rotary printing presses, particularly offset printing presses A drive connection between a sleeve on the printing cylinder of a printing press and a hub on the associated driving gear, the hub being freely telescoped over the surface of the sleeve and the sleeve and hub having radially opposed grooves occupied by a ... | 07/05/1977 |
