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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367303 | Crankshaft of in-line four-cylinder engine In a crankshaft of an in-line four-cylinder engine, an arm that is closest to a flywheel has a greater average thickness in a direction of the rotation axis of the crankshaft than those of other arms. Two of the arms that are coupled to both sides of the third journ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7305918 | Juice extractor with counterweight operatively engaged with camshaft A juice extractor includes an extractor frame and extractor cups relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A camshaft is mounted for rotation within the extractor frame. A drive cam is mounted on the camshaft and operatively engages an extractor cup fo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303377 | Apparatus and method of balancing a shaft An apparatus for balancing a shaft of an aircraft engine preferably includes a plate and the use of standard fasteners. The plate provides mounting for a nose cone, and the balancing apparatus may be accessed from the front of the assembled engine. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273201 | Tiltable mountings for payloads A tiltable mounting as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the lever has a conical shaped roller engaging the cam, the roller being mounted for rotation on the lever about an axis which passes through the pivotal axis of the lever and the conical surface... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252060 | Torsional damper for balance shafts A drive system for an internal combustion engine including an endless chain connecting a drive sprocket on a crankshaft to a driven sprocket on a camshaft. The drive system is comprised of at least one balance shaft and a torsion bar. The balance shaft has a first e... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7225693 | Slide drive device for a press A slide drive device for a press changes a slide stroke without a changing either a top or bottom dead center position of a slide. The slide drive device allows stroke adjustment without a loss of left-right balance in the slide drive device. An adjusting mechanism ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195094 | Vibration reduction apparatus A vibration reduction apparatus for an engine. The vibration reduction apparatus being incorporated into an engine mounting assembly as a connecting member. The engine mounting assembly including an engine block fastened at its bottom to an engine mounting structure... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178423 | Noise and vibration damper for a vehicular driveshaft assembly A noise and vibration damper for use with a rotatable structure, such as a driveshaft assembly for a vehicular drive train system, includes an inner member, an elastomeric member that extends about the inner member, and an outer member that extends about the elastom... | 02/20/2007 |
| RE39487 | Flywheel assembly for internal combustion engine A crankshaft assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft, an elastic member fixed to the crankshaft, and a flywheel fixed to the elastic member such that the flywheel is supported in an elastic relationship with the crankshaft. The elastic membe... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7111525 | Crank shaft The invention relates to a crank shaft having a guide groove allowing the movement of a crank pin so as to adjust the reciprocating distance of a piston according to the rotating direction. The crank shaft comprises a rotation shaft for inducing the rotating movemen... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105939 | Electrical generator having an oscillator containing a freely moving internal element to improve generator effectiveness An apparatus and method for providing electrical energy to an electrical device by deriving the electrical energy from motion of the device. In one embodiment, the inventive apparatus includes a novel kinetic electrical power generator (KEPG) consisting of an invent... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070526 | Accessory drive for driving a balance shaft An engine accessory drive that has a primary drive driveable by a crankshaft of the engine is disclosed. The accessory drive includes a rotational member mounted on a drive shaft and driveable by the primary drive, the drive shaft having an axis of rotation offset f... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7021268 | Crankshaft with airflow inducing surfaces A crankshaft is provided with a plurality of counterweights which are asymmetrically formed so that one surface has a shape which induces a flow of air and oil mist in a preselected and preferred direction. This shape also improves the aerodynamic characteristic of ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004294 | Vibration absorber assembly A vibration absorber assembly including a disc shaped housing having a central rotational axis and a plurality of radially elongated cavities, and a plurality of movable masses, each movable mass being housed in, and movable within, one of the plurality of radially ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6959780 | Vibration damping system for an engine mounted on a vehicle A vibration damping system for an engine mounted on a vehicle has mounting elements attached to frames of the vehicle, through which elements the engine is mounted on the frames, a damping weight provided outwardly of the engine, and a weight support unit fixed at o... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951196 | Reciprocating engine with rocker valve gear The reciprocating engine comprises a rocker valve gear, pistons which are fastened to a connecting rod and connected by crankshaft journals to a crankshaft, a balancer, and a camshaft which is driven by the crankshaft and in turn actuates rockers, the mentioned elem... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945209 | Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper for the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The damper includes a housing and a damper mass arranged in the housing and embedded in a fluid. The damper mass is joined to the housing by a spring device. The spring device is embod... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932292 | Fishing reel The invention is to offer a fishing reel having a power transmission mechanism enabling to remove backlash in a gear row with a simple structure. The fishing reel according to the invention has a power transmission mechanism for transmitting driving force so as to d... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928971 | Camshaft adjusting device for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles A camshaft adjusting device for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles has an intake camshaft adjuster and an exhaust camshaft adjuster driven by an endless drive connected to the crankshaft. The intake and exhaust camshaft adjusters are connected by a gear t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6883487 | Torsional vibration damping apparatus A torsional vibration damping apparatus, especially a web damper for mounting on a crankshaft of a piston engine, particularly an internal combustion engine for suppression of natural torsion frequencies from crankshafts can now be economically produced. The apparat... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883752 | Vibration damper for aircraft engine An internal combustion engine for an aircraft is described. The internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft defining first and second ends, a propeller, and a transmission disposed between the first end of the crankshaft and the propeller, operatively connectin... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6745740 | Vibration dampening arrangement for internal combustion engines An internal combustion engine comprises a crankshaft having at least one rod journal and at least one main journal, a cylinder block rotatably supporting the crankshaft, at least one coupling member rotatably coupled to the crankshaft. The at least one coupling memb... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6688272 | Crankshaft assembly for enabling engine cylinder deactivation A crankshaft assembly (18) for a VDIC engine (16) of an automotive vehicle (14) includes a crankshaft (44) integrated within an internal combustion engine (16). The crankshaft (44) has at least two pendulum vibration absorber assemblies (58) integrated th... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6681708 | Engine for planing boat An engine suitable for mounting in a small planing boat, which both lowers the center of the gravity of the boat, and enables a degree of freedom in arranging accessories. Balancers are arranged on the left and on the right of a crankshaft on a parting fa... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6412366 | Engine counterweight An improved counterweight for a crankshaft having a main body which is adapted to rotate about a predetermined axis. The main body includes a major lobe on one side of the axis and a diametrically opposed minor lobe. Two recessed surfaces extend on opposi... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6352004 | Working device with mass balancing at the crank mechanism A working device, especially a ramming device for compacting soil, or a hammer, has a crank mechanism for producing a controlled vibration. The crank mechanism is coupled with a set of springs. According to the invention, the crank disk belonging to the c... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6179582 | Oil pump attachment structure for engine An oil pump attachment structure is provided for an engine. The oil pump attachment structure includes an oil pump 9 coaxially driven by the crankshaft 2. A pump housing 10 of the pump 9 is disposed between a front cover 7 for covering timing chains 5a, 5... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6167782 | Engine module locator bushing A locator bushing member for assembling a damper/pulley member to a crankshaft as part of a modular housing assembly. The locator bushing temporarily secures a damper member to a housing assembly until the housing assembly is secured to the front of a veh... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6164259 | Engine balance apparatus and accessory drive device A balancing mechanism for an engine that has a rotating crankshaft and reciprocating pistons such as those engines used in automobiles, aircrafts, boats, piston-driven compressors, piston-driven slider crank mechanisms, etc. The present balancing mechanis... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6079383 | Engine balancer unit The engine balancer unit includes a first oil pan attaching to the bottom of an engine cylinder block, a second oil pan attaching to the first oil pan to close a bottom of the first oil pan, and a unitary case inserted in the first oil pan to support coun... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6029541 | Reciprocating machine with neutralization of free inertial forces In a reciprocating machine having piston/cylinder units arranged in line, a cam member having diametrically opposed cams is fixed to a crankshaft with the cam member arranged in a central transverse plane. A balancing mass is in contact with the cam membe... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6026776 | Internal crankshaft vibration damper A method and apparatus for internally damping vibration and impulse within a crankshaft utilizes the mass of high density inserts and an energy absorbing medium. By placing the inserts into bores in the counter balance weights and surrounding the inserts ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5983752 | Adjustable counterweight system for a machine for forming concrete blocks, pavers or the like An adjustable counterweight apparatus for use in vibratory machines, such as concrete molding machines, where a rotating shaft is engaged with a vibrating or oscillating load. The counterweight includes a first bore for receiving a rotating shaft, and a s... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5884902 | Double-mass type dynamic damper having two damper systems A double-mass type dynamic damper mounted on a rod-shaped oscillating member, which includes a first damper system and a second damper system that are tuned to two different frequency ranges. Each of the damper systems includes a cylindrical mass member d... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5875752 | Engine drive train having a front gear train with improved torsional dynamics An improved engine gear drive train arrangement is provided which effectively minimizes the crankshaft torsional vibrations at the location of the gear train, for engines with a front gear train. A flywheel is resiliently connected to the rear end portion... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5755145 | Rotary device for engine A reduction in size and weight of an engine block is achieved by the described balancer shaft arrangement in which the balancer shaft bearing balancer weights at opposite ends is rotatably mounted in a pipe member fixedly attached to an exterior wall of t... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5678406 | Energy generating system In an energy generating system, which is preferably suitable for satellites and space stations, a total of four Stirling engines are combined together into a cross-shaped unit, in the center of which is arranged a cross-gear drive that is acted upon by th... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5650684 | Rotating body and machines incorporating same In a rotating body or machinery that is equipped with at least one such rotating body, the power loss resulting from the inertial force, which is an internal force caused by the rotation of the rotating body, contributes to mechanical inefficiency, as wel... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5592386 | Method and apparatus for the detection of reciprocating machine faults and failures In a method and apparatus for detection of reciprocating machine faults and failures, data representing velocity variation waveforms of a reciprocating machine having a plurality of cylinders is acquired. The acquired data is transformed using a computer ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5560267 | Camshaft vibration damper A camshaft vibration damper comprises an inertia ring having a friction clutch surface disposed in driving contact with a complementary clutch surface and a spring for biasing the clutch surfaces toward one another. The complementary clutch surface may be... | 10/01/1996 |
