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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186244 | Transmission casing for bicycle A transmission casing for a bicycle has sufficient strength and rigidity and has a simple structure while being capable of hermetically sealing a transmission body of the bicycle. In a transmission casing for a bicycle is covered with a casing and a plurality of tra... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8176811 | Ribbed cover for drive axle housing A rear cover for a drive axle housing is provided that minimizes stresses in the weld joining the output shaft bearing tube to the rear cover. In one embodiment, the rear cover includes a stiffening rib extending transversely across part or all of the cover. In anot... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171822 | Reducer and method of use thereof The reducer contains a lubricant inside, which is at least partly flowable during the operation, the inside of the reducer being tightly sealed from the outside. The reducer includes a communicating part that communicates the inside and the outside of the reducer. T... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166848 | Transmission case A transmission case includes a housing that accommodates a starting device, the housing having rib portions on an inner surface; and a speed change mechanism case connected to the housing, the speed change mechanism case accommodating a speed change mechanism, where... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166847 | Multi-group transmission A multi-group transmission (1) is proposed, comprising a gearbox actuator, in which an exhaust channel (3) is provided in the gearbox housing (2), said channel extending from a gearbox compartment (4) provided on the gearbox housing (2... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8132484 | Sprocket cover arrangement for a hand-held chain saw A sprocket cover arrangement for a hand-held chain saw has a housing and a sprocket cover that has an opening and is connected to the housing. At least one stud bolt having a first end secured to the housing and having a second end that is a free threaded end is pro... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8122787 | Transmission gear train baffle A transmission includes a transmission case, a rotatable component disposed within the transmission case, and a sump disposed below the rotatable component for storing a hydraulic fluid. A gear train baffle is disposed between the rotatable component and the transmi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8104374 | Belt continuously-variable transmission In a belt continuously-variable transmission, a casing or a housing is formed with an air communicating hole extending through an upper part of the casing or the housing. The casing and the housing include inner walls defining an air breather chamber and communicati... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087322 | Tilt and turn assembly A mechanism for a window is provided including a mechanism case, a spindle inserted into the case, a screw mounting plate for mounting the mechanism to a surface by a pair of screws, the screw mounting plate having an aperture through which the spindle in the case f... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087323 | Gear transmission with reduced transmission wall housing deflection A gear transmission is provided including at least a first and a second shaft with substantially fixed and substantially parallel axes of rotation, a transmission housing with a first and a second wall that extends perpendicular to the axes of rotation, and a plural... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8042431 | Driving force transmitting apparatus A driving force transmitting apparatus is provided with a breather chamber. The breather chamber is defined by a first partition wall, a second partition wall, a third partition wall, an outer wall of a first division casing member and an outer wall of an second div... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8015898 | Air breather structure for automatic transmission An air breather structure for an automatic transmission. The structure includes a transmission case housing a power train accommodating a plurality of friction engagement devices, and an extension case housing a rotational member. The extension case and the transmis... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015899 | Differential gear assembly and method An assembly of a crown wheel and a differential casing of a differential gear assembly is adapted to welding. The differential casing has a circular flange with an axially extending lip engaged in a circular groove of the crown wheel, which is further relieved at a ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7992465 | Drive unit for actuators in a motor vehicle A drive unit (10) actuates drives in a motor vehicle with a first housing part (12), in particular a pole pot (12), and a second housing part (14), in particular a gear housing or electronic housing (14, 15), which can be connected... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7980157 | Differential assembly with welded differential carrier A differential assembly includes a differential carrier (5) with a first carrier part (6) with a free first annular face (13) and a second carrier part (7) connectable to the first carrier part (6) and having a free second annular ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971507 | Lubrication arrangement A lubrication arrangement for interlocking gears 2, 3 is configured by a housing 1 which incorporates sections 1a, 1b of a snail cross-section. Thus, rotating gears 2, 3 are positioned to generate a centrifugal pumpin... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7958802 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly for use between two components in a transmission includes an inner member located within an outer member. The inner member includes a plurality of bearing element windows and a bearing element is located within each bearing element window. The inn... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942078 | Structural connection of a motor and gear unit A structural connector for providing a structural interconnection between the housing of a gear unit and the housing of an electric motor, the structural connector being of a modular type including a base member adapted for connection to at least one of the housing ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7930953 | Gearbox with removable oil tank A gearbox for an auxiliary power unit (APU) includes a front side defining a generator interface configured to be coupled to a generator, the front side further defining an oil pump and fuel control component interface configured to be coupled to an oil pump and fue... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7921749 | Case A case includes an assembling hole portion and a snap ring preassembled hereto. When fixing a bearing to the case, a first distance between both ends of the snap ring can be expanded within the assembling hole portion. The bearing is used for supporting a rotational... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7900535 | Transmission A transmission includes: a casing of the transmission; a shaft rotatably supported by the casing and having an oil passage; plural gears mounted on the shaft. The lubricant is partly lifted and stirred in response to a shift operation implemented by selectively enga... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7861616 | Vehicle transmission A vehicle transmission is adapted to transmit a power output from an engine unit to a wheel. The vehicle transmission includes a driving unit and a speed-changing unit. The driving unit includes a main box, a first driving mechanism disposed within the main box and ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856906 | Gear assemlby including a wear component for use with metal housings A gear assembly is provided for use in a metal housing having a bore formed therein. The gear assembly includes a plurality of rotating gear members and at least one bushing for supporting the plurality of rotating gear members. A wear component, defined by a ring-l... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7845253 | Tansmission arrangement The invention relates to a transmission arrangement (10). Said transmission arrangement (10) comprises a transmission housing (16), a transmission chamber (12) surrounded by the transmission housing (16), a first shaft (20) ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7832306 | Automatic transmission A housing is constructed of a transmission case and an oil pan and has a space therein. A through hole passes through the transmission case. A pressure control unit is housed in the housing and controls hydraulic pressure supplied to a transmission mechanism by the ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7810412 | Gearbox In a gearbox including three or more shaft holes, a vibration suppressor is formed with the gearbox and extends from at least one of shaft hole in a radial direction of the shaft hole. The vibration suppressor ensures a width which is greater than or equal to one fo... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7779726 | Adjusting device In an adjusting device having a gear, high gear ratios are often demanded. High transverse forces often arise in the gear and must be intercepted by suitably dimensioned bearings. In the adjusting device proposed here, having a basic body and a cap, an embedded devi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779727 | Power unit case configured to house both an engine and a transmission, and power unit including same A power unit case for a power unit, including an internal combustion engine and a transmission, makes it possible to enhance the lubrication of a desired meshing portion of a group of transmission gears, while reducing the size of the engine. In the power unit case,... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779725 | Modular bearing cage with integrated lubrication pump A pump housing assembly includes a bearing cage assembly for supporting an input axle and a pump for communicating pressurized lubricant from a sump to specific driveline components. The pump housing assembly is installed to a gear housing that includes a gear assem... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7739929 | Structural component, a shielding component in particular In a structural component (1), a shielding component in particular, with individual adjacent component sections (21, 23) that can be brought at least partially by a functional unit (25) into a definable three-dimensional position to each other a... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7735395 | External speed sensor and method An electronic communication wire connecting an input speed sensor and a computer controller in a transmission system is provided. The electronic communication wire connects at one end to the input speed sensor through a first aperture in the transmission case and at... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735394 | Tractor and transmission casing The present invention provides a tractor which can prevent leaking of oil. In a tractor which forms a transmission casing by communicably connecting a plurality of cylindrical casings in the fore-and-aft direction, a shaft-support-wall forming body is detachably mou... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7726216 | Structural component, in particular a lubricating component A structural component, especially a shielding component, has structural parts (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) at least in part differently configured with respect to their surface extent and/or the directional pattern. At least one structural part (10) of a firs... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7721624 | Automatic transmission and running range switching device An automatic transmission that includes a case; and a range shift device that includes: a housing with an opening portion on one side, a motor that produces a driving force based on a signal from a manually operated shift operating device, and a mechanical transmiss... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712395 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission includes a pressure adjusting unit that controls hydraulic pressure supplied to a transmission mechanism by the operation of a solenoid valve. A housing has a heat radiating portion for radiating heat to the outside and houses the pressure ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7703352 | Hydrostatic-mechanical transmission A hydrostatic-mechanical transmission with a radial piston motor (1) which has a crankshaft (2) that drives a spur gear (7) and the crankshaft (2) is rotatably mounted at three bearing points (12, 13, 14). ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7673539 | Serviceable seal for transfer case An arrangement and method for removing a shaft from a gearbox housing without having to totally disassemble the housing. The gear box has an aperture in the housing. The aperture is used to gain access to the retaining ring that locks the shaft within the housing. O... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673540 | Debris apparatus and method for collecting debris from a drive shaft channel in a transmission apparatus A debris apparatus and method are provided for collecting small particle debris such as dust and dirt from a transmission apparatus. The transmission apparatus can include a housing having a drive shaft channel for receiving a drive shaft. The debris pocket can incl... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7658128 | Transmission housing structure for four wheel drive system A four wheel drive transmission housing includes a transmission housing member, and a converter housing member including an engine mount portion on a first side of the converter housing; a transfer mount portion defining a first side joint surface on the first side;... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7654172 | Torque transmission device A torque transmission device having a torque converter which is accommodated in the drivetrain of a motor vehicle, for transmitting torque between a drive unit and a transmission, has a converter housing that is rotationally mounted about an axis of rotation and is ... | 02/02/2010 |
