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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370555 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting bracket having a mounting face and a pair of opposed upper arms. The assembly includes a first lever arm supported between the pair of mounting bracket upper arms at a first fixed pivot point. The assemb... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7340977 | Brake mechanism having articulated beam and cam A brake mechanism includes a pedal arm, a beam and a cam. The pedal arm is pivotally connected to the vehicle, while the beam is interposed between the pedal arm and the input rod for transmitting force from the pedal arm to the input rod. The beam is pivotally conn... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337890 | Removable coin bin A removable coin storage apparatus is used in a coin processing device, and includes a removable bin for storing and transporting coins. The removable bin has a stopped position and a moving position. The coin storage apparatus further includes a brake device that i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337694 | Foot-operated parking brake device for vehicles A foot-operated parking brake device for vehicles is provided with a shock absorbing member 60 on which a predetermined portion, e.g., an engaging claw 32d, except for a pole abutting portion 32e of a pole 32 is brought into... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318361 | Thrust return mechanism The thrust return mechanism (4) is intended for a thrust return pedal. It includes an electric motor (28) for the positioning of a control member (30) by the intermediary of transmission elements. The transmission elements include at least one c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7228758 | Pedal reaction force device In a pedal reaction force device, a pedaling reaction force is applied to an operating pedal on the basis of a displacement magnitude and a variation speed of the displacement magnitude by a damper device and a spring member which are mechanically displaced in accor... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219576 | Variable ratio pedal assembly The present invention provides a variable ratio brake pedal actuating assembly with an early increase of geometric ratio or force ratio and a subsequent decrease. The actuating assembly comprises a mount, an arm, an input portion and an input connector. The input co... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178655 | Clutch-lever manipulation assisting device A clutch-lever manipulation assisting device includes an input member coupled to a side of a clutch lever, an output member connected to the input member via a connection device and coupled to an operated member of a clutch, and a biasing device that assists a manip... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168543 | Clutch-lever manipulation assisting device A clutch-lever manipulation assisting device includes an input member coupled to a side of a clutch lever, an output member connected to the input member via a connection device and coupled to an operated member of a clutch, and a biasing device that assists a manip... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150348 | Ergonomic clutch actuator The present invention discloses an ergonomic manual clutch actuator assembly, and a method for providing the manual clutch actuator assembly, for a straddle-type vehicle or the like. The assembly includes a manual clutch lever pivotally mounted to a handlebar for dr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7111524 | Cable actuated adjustable pedal An adjustable pedal includes a first member with a slot and a second member movable along the slot relative to the first member. A pin is disposed in the slot. A biasing member urges the second member toward the one end. A tension control member is connected to the ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073635 | Device for actuating a cable A device for actuating a cable includes a lever pivotable about an axis, a connecting device for connecting the cable in an extension-resistant manner to the lever at a distance from the axis, the distance being decreased by pivoting the lever. The connecting device... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066704 | Component feeder exchange cart, and mechanism and method for positioning component feeder A cart comprises a base frame, driver for extending an operational stroke of a hydraulic jack and transferring this movement into an up and down motion, a pair of elevating rods simultaneously lifted of lowered by movement of the driver, a pair of supporting frames ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051614 | Quiet apply push to release parking brake pedal A quiet apply push to release control pedal system includes a frame to mount the system to a vehicle. The frame also includes a geared rack and a pedal arm and a quiet apply carriage are rotatably mounted to the frame. The quiet apply carriage has a geared quiet app... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7017441 | Vehicle pedal device capable of adjusting pedal position in longitudinal direction of vehicle A vehicle pedal device including: a depressable portion which is to be operationally depressed by a driver of the vehicle; an output member which is pivotably supported by a supporting shaft provided in a bracket that is fixed to a body of the vehicle, such that the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6973850 | Transmission gear shift lever device having a variable select lever ratio The transmission gear shift lever device has a variable select lever ratio adapted to accommodate most of the operating mechanisms of the conventional transmission gear shift (TGS) lever device without major design changes. The select lever ratio is a ratio of rotat... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6918318 | Brake pedal assembly with variable ratio A variable ratio brake pedal assembly includes a support bracket having a mounting face and two spaced apart side arms extending from opposing edges of the mounting face. The brake pedal assembly also includes a pedal arm pivotally mounted to the support bracket at ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918316 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly includes a mounting arrangement (1) for attachment to a vehicle structure (37), an accelerator pedal (6), a brake pedal (7), and a clutch pedal (8). The pedals (6, 7, 8) are pivotally supported w... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6805228 | Clutch lever with variable lever ratio A plurality of clutch levers transmit force to a pressure plate of a clutch. The lever ratio of the clutch lever is variable as the clutch lever moves from an engaged to a disengaged state. When the clutch is engaged, the clutch lever presses the pressure plate to e... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6499385 | Hand vacuum pump with linear piston actuation A hand-held vacuum pump has a piston for drawing a vacuum. The pump has a piston rod having a piston end and a distal end. The piston end is attached to the piston. The pump further has a pivot lever having a rod end, a handle end, and a pivot interface d... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6454075 | Device for actuating a clutch, in particular for motor vehicles A device for actuating a clutch, more particularly for motor vehicles, is disclosed, which has an operating lever pivoted on a bearing point, the operating lever being effectively connected to a master cylinder for the production of actuating pressure. Th... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6443288 | Effort reduction system for the actuation of the clutch pedal for motor vehicles A system for reducing the force to actuate the clutch pedal in automobiles is described, wherein the clutch-actuating pedal (2) is fixed to one end of an actuating arm (1), which has, at its other end, a pivot pin (3) as an integral part of the free end o... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6367350 | Method and apparatus for stroke transmission A stroke transmission apparatus includes a displaceable stroke element, a drive element and at least one lever, which is respectively seated on the drive element and can be applied to the stroke element and to a bearing, so that with a simultaneous seatin... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6279410 | Torque variator device consisting on one mechanism to be interleaved between a conductor transmission arbor and a conducted arbor The torque variator device of the invention is a mechanism to be interleaved between a transmission arbor and a conducted arbor, and it includes two circular plates that at the external edges they have double serrated rings. On one hand, said rings includ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6196083 | Pivoting handle assembly having weight compensation A pivoting handle assembly having weight compensation which is anticipated to be used in conjunction with parts, part handling fixtures and other materials to reduce the apparent weight of the pivoting handling assembly having weight compensation to an op... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6065581 | Camming manual lever for pull-out load A park lock mechanism for a transmission of a vehicle having a pawl pivotally mounted adjacent a park gear. The pawl selectively engages the park gear to prevent rotation of an output shaft. The mechanism also includes pawl actuator member having a genera... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5996432 | Torque variator device The present invention is a torque variator device of the type applicable to transmission shafts of a vehicle. The device is interconnected between its conductor and conducted ends. The device includes a conducting piece that conforms a header end that is ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5823064 | Adjustable automobile pedal system A method of adjusting a control panel having an axis of pedal arm rotation which is capable of pivotably adjusting the control pedal relative to a reaction member, such as the eyelet of a cylinder pushrod for a brake pedal or a flexible cable in case of a... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5771752 | Adjustable automobile pedal system An adjustment device for an automobile control pedal which is capable of pivotably adjusting the control pedal relative to a reaction member, such as the eyelet of a cylinder pushrod for a brake pedal or a flexible cable in case of an accelerator pedal. T... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5611249 | Motion amplifying mechanism including lobe cam and flexible belt means The improved motion-amplifying lever arrangement includes a pair of cooperating lobe members for effecting a mechanical advantage between the operating lever and an output cable during pivotal movement of the lever from an inoperative first position towar... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5477746 | Parking brake lever mechanism with lobe motion amplifying means The improved parking brake lever arrangement includes a pair of cooperating lobe members for effecting a mechanical advantage between the operating lever and the parking brake cable, use being made of a spring clutch associated with the drive lobe member ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5351573 | Adjustable automobile pedal system An adjustment device for an automobile control pedal which is capable of pivotably adjusting the control pedal relative to a datum point, such as the eyelet of a cylinder pushrod. The adjustment device allows the control pedal to be optimally positioned t... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5137234 | Sidestick controllers Asymmetrical mechanical linkages for sidestick roll controllers located at the pilot and copilot stations of aircraft and other vehicles with fly-by-wire control systems. The asymmetrical character of the linkage reduces the level of exertion required to ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5090262 | Lever-type transmission gear The disclosed lever-type gear works on a variable transmission ratio, with the degree of transmission being respectively dependent on the position of the levers and the position of the roller element between the levers. According to a preferred arrangemen... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5038907 | Operating device for a motor vehicle clutch An operating boosting device for a clutch of a motor vehicle having a pedal under the influence of a prestressed boosting tension spring, which has one end pivotably connected to a fixed point on the vehicle and another end pivotally connected to a pressu... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4911268 | Torque or force linearizing device The invention disclosed herein provides a device which a non-linear force/distance relationship of spring or other device and linearizes it in a range of interest. In accordance with the invention, the device comprises a first gear section and a second ge... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4907468 | Pedal effort-reduction apparatus A pedal effort-reduction apparatus according to the present invention comprises a pedal arm and a lever which is movable as one therewith. First and second torsion coil springs are provided between the lever and a support bracket. The first coil spring ur... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4878396 | Control mechanism for a mechanical coupling device A control mechanism for a machine element of the type including a fixed part and a movable part movable between two limit positions, e.g. an automotive vehicle clutch. A spring biasses the movable part to one of its limit positions. The control mechanism ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4813305 | Safety mechanism for vertical closure A collapsible segment for a drive train, preferably a collapsible actuator arm for a vertical door opening mechanism, such as that for a garage door. The actuator arm comprises two primary components, first and second arms which are aligned with one end o... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4712438 | Variable speed control A mechanical mechanism is incorporated with two slotted discs -27- and -25- with two levers -14- and -16- which are inserted in the slots separating discs -27- and -25- to the length of the tips of levers -14- and -16-. Shifting the levers through the mov... | 12/15/1987 |
