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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8234947 | Transmission arrangement having axial securing element The invention relates to a transmission arrangement, particularly for adjusting devices in motor vehicles, comprising a gear wheel, which is secured against axial displacement on an axis or a shaft by means of securing element. According to the invention, the axis o... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8087318 | Spur gear transmission Two-stage or three-stage spur gear transmission having a single-piece housing which has a drive-input-side cover opening and a closing cover which closes off said cover opening, having a drive output shaft which supports a drive output gearwheel between two bearings... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7827877 | Gear-rolling apparatus A gear-rolling apparatus includes two gear units and a base. Each gear unit has a rolling portion, a rolling shaft extends from the rolling portion, a clicking column and two location columns extend from edges of a free end of the rolling shaft along an axle directi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7395733 | Multiple turn mechanism for manual lumbar support adjustment An actuator is disclosed. The actuator includes: an output gear, a pinion, a drive shaft, a housing, and a spring. The output gear is adapted to receive a traction element. The pinion is in driving communication with the output gear. The drive shaft is interconnecte... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7370549 | Reduction gear for geared motor, geared motor, and product group thereof A reduction gear for forming a geared motor having a motor and a reduction gear is provided. The reduction gear for a geared motor includes an intermediate orthogonal gear head having an orthogonal transfer mechanism for changing a rotational direction of power deli... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7278634 | Device for controlling printed products A tape transport system for printed products includes a tape having a tape width, a pulley, and a lever arm supporting the pulley, the lever arm having a first side and a second side. The pulley has a first section disposed on the first side of the lever arm and a s... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7243647 | Universal integrated device for controlling gas-burner rings of a cooking surface including a gas tap and a catenary element A device for controlling the gas-burner rings of a cooking surface includes a gas tap equipped with a control knob and a catenary element for control of ignition of the gas-burner rings. The catenary element includes a microswitch actuated selectively by a bushing c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231856 | Apparatus and method for detecting dangerous conditions in power equipment A machine such as a saw, jointer, planer, etc. is disclosed. The machine has cutting tool, a direct drive mechanism configured to move the cutting tool, a detection system adapted to detect the occurrence of an unsafe condition between a person and the cutting tool,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225698 | Modular transmission The invention relates to a modular transmission that can be combined with a drive module having an output shaft. The modular transmission comprises at least one worm-gear module that can be coupled directly to the drive module output shaft by an insertable clutch an... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225707 | Torque wrench with quick-release gear set The torque wrench with quick release gear set is a system having a rotary actuator drive unit, which is attachable to a planetary drive gear set by a quick-release cylindrical adapter and collar so as to provide quick interchangeability of gear sets without the use ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210374 | Support for gear bearing elements A housing (40) for a gear unit, the housing being formed by a moulding process including casting, pressure casting, injection moulding or like processes. The housing (40) of the invention comprises housing walls and support for bearing elements of a ge... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7143664 | Electromotive servo drive An electromotive servo drive includes a drive motor, a drive train, which is fitted with an output member and includes at least one gear stage for reducing the rotation speed of the motor, and a rotatable hand-operated adjusting shaft for adjusting the output member... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7069803 | Adjustment drive An adjustment drive includes a drive motor, and a drive train in driving relationship with the drive motor for reducing a motor speed of the drive motor. The drive train includes a plurality of gear wheels operated by the drive motor and intermeshing with one anothe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063170 | Flexible power tool motor pack and method of making the same A power tool motor pack that includes common components adapted to couple to a first component customized for a first power tool application and to couple to a second component customized for a second power tool application. When the motor pack is used in the first ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040188 | Fitting structure of automatic transmission A fitting structure of an automatic transmission includes a cylindrical fitting member and a receiving member. The fitting member includes a fitting portion that is substantially received in an opening portion of the receiving member. A diameter of a lead end of the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036393 | Gear made of resin, image-forming device, and rotation-transmitting means made of resin A gear 1 made of a resin includes webs 5 (5a and 5b) formed so that the rigidity of the web is increased by a first circumferential rib 8, a second circumferential rib 10, first diametrical ribs 11 and s... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011275 | Internal spur gear drive An internal spur gear drive has a mounting base including one or more sets of motor mounting lugs extending therefrom, for attaching a corresponding number of drive motors thereto. A drive shaft housing containing a rotary drive shaft extends from the mounting base.... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007565 | Gear assembly having noise-reduction structure and power take-off unit therewith A meshing gear assembly includes a toothed disk that is supported on a first gear so as to be frictionally engaged therewith, but rotationally and radially movable relative thereto. The circumferential width of each tooth formed on the toothed disk is preferably lar... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6951150 | Gearwheel intended to be press-fitted onto a shaft and a shaft carrying a press-fitted gearwheel Gearwheel, intended to be connected through press fitting to a shaft, the gearwheel exhibiting a hub and a cog path connected to the hub, the hub exhibiting at least one flank extending axially outside the cog path and a through-hole with a first area situated axial... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6912927 | Modular-flexible wormshaft assembly A worm shaft is provided with an intermediate worm thread section between first and second end structures, wherein at least one of the first and second end structures has a coupling structure for a desired extension of a plurality of modular worm shaft extensions. T... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913933 | Fluid dispensing algorithm for a variable speed pump driven metering system A method for improving the fluid dispense rate in a metering system utilizing speed includes the steps of modifying the fluid flow rate profile during a portion thereof so as substantially increase or decrease the speed of the motor during certain portions of a mete... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6846258 | Gas turbine power generation facility There is provided a planetary reduction gear 10 between a gas turbine 1 and a generator 5. The planetary reduction gear includes elastic deformation unit 12 on an output side, and for the elastic deformation unit, a strain energy within a... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6811511 | Gearwheel pairing and its use In a gearwheel pairing, in which one of a pair of gearwheels has, at least at one side thereof a lid-shaped stop structure for engaging the other gearwheel for retaining it in engagement with the other gear wheel. The arrangement is expediently used in a differentia... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6732606 | Polished gear surfaces An optimally finished gear has a surface roughness between approximately 5 micro-inches Ra to 10 micro-inches Ra. The reduced surface roughness, when located at the gear teeth, can reduce the maximum contact stress by more than fifty percent. Similarly, the subsurfa... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6708578 | Transfer gear assembly for transmission A transfer gear assembly includes a transfer gear rotatably supported directly by a tapered roller bearing and thrust bearing. A tapered snap ring is positioned in a circumferential groove on a hub to provide a preload on the tapered roller bearing and thrust bearin... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6684729 | Toothed gear A toothed gear includes an outer toothed rim 1, a hub 3 and a profiled bridge area 2 connecting the toothed rim 1 and the hub 3 as one piece. The bridge area 2 is connected to the toothed rim and the hub in different planes. The bridge area consists of un... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6658955 | Gearwheel bearing in gearboxes In the case of a vehicle transmission (2) with two counter shafts placed in a transmission housing (8) for the distribution of load, with one input shaft (4) and one main shaft (20) coaxially aligned with the input shaft (4), a gear (24) is placed in the ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6644139 | Gear structure for a figurine A gear structure for a figurine. The structure includes coaxial gears provided on a shaft, each of the coaxial gears is provided with toothed portions at a periphery thereof at suitable positions, with a smooth portion between adjacent toothed portions. A... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6513401 | Transmission unit for axles for vehicles with electric drive A transmission unit for axles for vehicles with electric drive comprises a drive gear, a driven gear, and an intermediate idler gear, meshing with the drive gear and with the driven gear. The unit is housed in half-shells. The intermediate idler gear is m... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6478016 | Gear driven supercharger having noise reducing impeller shaft A centrifugal supercharger includes a gear-type transmission for drivingly connecting the impeller to the engine. The transmission includes an impeller shaft supporting the impeller and being fixed relative to one of the gears of the transmission. The pre... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6412163 | Method for gear mounting using tubing and snap-fit caps A mounting apparatus for mounting a rotating element to a housing is disclosed. The housing defines an opening through a wall of the housing. The mounting apparatus includes a tube including an aperture therethrough. The tube includes a first tube portion... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6405782 | Transmission system for a motor-driven blind A transmission system installed in the track of a motor-driven blind and controlled to move vertical slats of the motor-driven blind between a received position and an extended position and to rotate the vertical slats in regulating the light after the ve... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6338289 | Gear box having plastic helical gears and L-shaped axles A helical gear is disclosed that is formed by an injection molding process in which the mold cavity is formed of mirror finished hardened stainless steel. The helical gear is disclosed in a gear box that entirely encase the gears, and may be integral with... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6318200 | Triple reduction final drive assembly A triple reduction final drive assembly for a work vehicle comprises a first input spur gear, a first cluster gear, a second cluster gear and an output spur gear that are located in a housing. The output spur gear is provided with an output shaft which is... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315534 | Air compressor having easily assembled structure An air compressor includes a pressure gage attached to a cylinder housing, a compression device having a piston container slidably received in the cylinder housing for supporting a compression valve and a positioning block and a valve piece and a limiting... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6293165 | Structure for supporting a rotating member on a shaft A structure for supporting a rotating body has a cylindrical rotating member having a flange perpendicular to an axis and a cylindrical portion, and a fixed shaft for rotatably supporting the rotating member. The flange has a hole, and the shaft has at le... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6290605 | Assembly comprising a universal joint and a gear for a drive The invention relates to an assembly having a universal joint (1) with a first joint yoke (2), a second joint yoke (3), a cross member (4) and a gear (5). The first joint yoke (2) is rotatable around a first axis of rotation (6). The second joint yoke (3)... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6280163 | Spring blade intake valve for air compressor An air compressor includes a piston slidably received in a housing, and a sealing ring engaged between the piston and the housing. The piston includes an aperture for air to flow into the housing. A spring blade has one end secured to the piston and the o... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6186018 | Binocular with rotation transmitting system A binocular includes first and second swingable bodies respectively accommodating telescope systems. The binocular further includes two drive rings respectively provided to the swingable bodies and an operation knob. A transmission unit is provided to tra... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6178840 | Gear form constructions A gearing system which includes a pair of conjugate gears. The tooth profile of the first gear lies entirely within the pitch circle of the first gear, and the tooth profile of the mating gear lies entirely outside the pitch circle of the mating gear. The... | 01/30/2001 |
