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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171823 | Power seat driving apparatus for vehicle A power seat driving apparatus for a vehicle includes a moving unit and a decelerating mechanism, wherein the decelerating mechanism includes a driving gear to which a driving force is inputted, a driven gear engaged with the driving gear so as to be rotatably drive... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8156843 | Voltage control of a locking differential A method for controlling a locking differential includes determining a temperature-dependent reference voltage at which a coil locks the differentia, determining an electric potential of a battery, using the battery to energize the coil and lock the differential, if... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8146458 | Locking differential having improved torque capacity A locking differential for an automotive vehicle including a housing and a differential mechanism supported in the housing. The differential mechanism includes a pair of clutch members disposed in spaced axial relationship with respect to each other wherein each clu... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8127641 | Device to adjust the orientation of a mirror of a motorcar A device to adjust the orientation of a mirror of a motorcar includes a body to accommodate a first and a second electric motor and a first and a second gear driven by first and second motor respectively. Gear rods are formed as circular arc sections and the body ac... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117946 | Locking differential with shear pin/spring assembly A clutch assembly for a locking differential includes driving clutch members engaged with driven clutch members in a preloaded configuration to provide a minimum amount of preload there between during low torque conditions. The driving clutch members are biased rela... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113088 | Torque proportioning differential A differential gear mechanism including a gear case having a body defining a gear chamber having a pair of opposed openings with a pair of output gears rotatably supported in the gear chamber adjacent to the openings. At least one of the output gears has a hub with ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109175 | Transmission between a drive element and wheels and vehicle comprising such a transmission A transmission between a drive element and a drive shaft of the wheels of a self-propelled tractor vehicle includes generally housed at least partially inside a box, a progressive friction clutch that includes at least one rotary driving element and two driven eleme... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8051744 | Locking differential A locking differential mechanism for supplying torque from a driveshaft to a pair of aligned output shafts including a pair of side gears, a central driver, and a pair of clutch members operatively coupled for rotation with the corresponding one of the pair of side ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7966908 | Self-blocking differential for a transportation means The invention relates to the automobile industry, is usable in transportation means differential drives capable of automatically blocking the wheels, and aimed at simplifying the self-blocking differential's design, reducing dimensions, easing the manufacturing, inc... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7938041 | Bi-directional overrunning clutched differential unit In a bi-directional overrunning clutched differential unit, a pair of coaxial hubs are relatively unrotatably fitted on respective coaxial output shafts, and are relatively rotatably inserted into a cage holding rollers. A pair of second bearings journal a clutch ho... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7410041 | Automatic traction enhancement for transaxle A bi-directional overrunning clutch comprising an input gear, a pair of hubs, and a roller assembly is provided. Each hub is engaged to an end of one of a pair of shaft segments of a primary drive axle. The roller assembly is disposed within the input gear and about... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410042 | Self-energizing pump for overrunning clutch A pump includes a cam member and an armature plate received on an input shaft rotatably supported with a differential housing of a clutch. The pump also includes a cylinder rod slidingly received in a chamber of a master cylinder to pressurize a hydraulic fluid. The... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395736 | All-wheel drive torque vectoring system An all-wheel drive system for a vehicle having an engine and a drive shaft is arranged between the drive shaft and front and rear propellable shafts. These shafts are interconnected by first and second clutches respectively, and the propellable shafts are coupled to... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389863 | Automatically releaseable bidirectional overrunning clutch The present invention relates to a bi-directional overrunning clutch that enables movement of an object between multiple rotational bodies in either direction using a single motor. The clutch includes a pair of cam discs disposed about a driven shaft extending from ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357630 | Calibration device A calibration device for calibrating extruded continuous profiles, in particular tubes, includes a housing and a plurality of segment bodies which are received in the housing in a substantially in circular manner, with axially neighboring segment bodies partially ov... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350630 | Brake clutch mechanism An embodiment of the present invention involves a drive apparatus with a housing, a first and second axle mounted in the housing and a ring gear located within the housing. A brake clutch mechanism is located on each axle with a drive clutch assembly for selectively... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318511 | Coupling device independent of differential speed A coupling device (11;111) including a rotatable housing (13,15;113) defining a clutch cavity and a clutch assembly (29;129) disposed therein. The housing defines an apply chamber (37;137) and a clutch apply member (39) disposed th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311632 | Gearless locking differential A gearless locking differential includes clutch housings containing V-shaped slots that cooperate with a cross pin to disconnect from the differential drive shaft an overrunning driven shaft, characterized in that the wall surfaces that define the V-slots extend par... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306535 | Vehicle steering device and method A vehicle steering device may include a rotatable input shaft, a motor in communication with an input augmentation shaft, the input augmentation shaft and the input shaft sharing a longitudinal axis, and the motor further having a stator stationary with respect to r... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300393 | Automatic tool changer An automatic tool changer in which the load produced when a turret is rotation-driven is reduced, and abrasion in the balls and the like of a speed reducer, and mal-distribution of an axial pressing force are prevented. The speed reducer that drives the turret in th... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278947 | Power transfer unit for four-wheel drive vehicle A drive axle assembly includes first and second axleshafts connected to a pair of wheels and a drive mechanism operable to selectively couple a driven input shaft to one or both of the axleshafts. The drive mechanism includes a differential, first and speed changing... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267213 | One-way clutch A one-way clutch is proposed which is low in surface pressures and durable. It includes an inner ring having a cylindrical outer surface, and an outer ring having a cylindrical inner surface defining a wedge-shaped space in cooperation with the cylindrical outer sur... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267023 | Miter gear transmission A miter gear transmission includes a driving shaft, an idler cluster and a driven shaft. The idler cluster includes two cone-shaped gear sets, each having a proximate end with a gear having a largest number of teeth and a distal end with a gear having a smallest num... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7240758 | Component arrangement for an all terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle (“ATV”) is disclosed having a frame with front, rear, right, and left sides. An engine and at least two wheel axes are disposed on the frame. A plurality of wheels are disposed on the at least two wheel axes. The engine includes a cylinder... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238134 | Torque vectoring drive axle assembly A drive axle assembly includes first and second axleshafts connected to a pair of wheels and a drive mechanism operable to selectively couple a driven input shaft to one or both of the axleshafts. The drive mechanism includes a differential, a speed changing unit op... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232397 | Axleshaft retention assembly for differentials and method of assembly A differential assembly includes a differential housing defining a chamber and a pair of aligned openings communicating with the chamber. A pair of output shafts extend through the openings in the differential housing and include end segments located within the cham... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220209 | Multimodal vehicle traction system This invention relates to multiple driven axle vehicles, and particularly to all-terrain vehicles equipped for rear wheel drive, four wheel drive, and on-demand front wheel drive. The invention is directed toward a system of switchable traction options allowing the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210567 | Transmission device for two or more shafts A transmission device for two or more shafts is provided having two first cylindrical sleeves which are connected to the first shaft and can be mechanically coupled or uncoupled with two second cylindrical sleeves connected to the second shaft or to a third shaft al... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210376 | Device for transmitting torque between two rotatable, coaxial schaft members A device for transmitting torque between two rotatable, coaxial shaft members (1, 2) contains a clutch (35) between the two shaft members and engageable—to counteract rotational speed differential between the shaft members—by a hydraulic piston ( | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204170 | Device for transmitting torque between two rotatable, coaxial shaft members A device for transmitting torque between two rotatable, coaxial shaft members contains a clutch between the two shaft members and engageable to counteract rotational speed differential between the shaft members by a hydraulic piston under the control of an electrica... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7147583 | Variable speed power transmission Continuously variable speed power transmission with and without integrated motor/generator components. The transmission has an input member rotatable about an input axis, an output member rotatable about an output axis, a reaction control rotor with optional integra... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131201 | Coupling device and improved method of assembly thereof A coupling device (11) and method of assembly, the device being of the type including a plenum member (17) disposed at one axial end of the coupling housing (13,15), the method comprising configuring the plenum member (17) such that each ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124857 | Rotating shaft scavenging scoop A bearing scavenge system comprises a scavenging passage extending axially through a rotating shaft supported by the bearing assembly. Oil and air are drawn from an oil cavity of the bearing assembly and evacuated through the rotating shaft as the shaft rotates.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7077779 | Solenoid actuated variable pressure relief valve assembly for torque transfer assembly A torque transfer assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a ring gear subassembly and a differential subassembly rotatably supported in said ring gear subassembly, a friction clutch pack for coupling the ring gear subassembly to the differential subassembly, and a hy... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069782 | Vehicle speed sensor mounting structure for a vehicle A vehicle speed sensor mounting structure of a vehicle for supporting a vehicle speed sensor. The structure includes a vehicle body for suspending an engine. The engine output is transmitted through a final reduction gear to wheels via an axle. A vehicle speed senso... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063198 | Coupling device and improved fluid pressure system therefor A coupling device (11) of the type including a clutch assembly (29) actuation of which is responsive to fluid pressure in a clutch piston apply chamber (43), and a series of fluid passages (53,55,57,59) communicating the chamber to a cont... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059990 | Torque vectoring drive axle assembly A drive axle assembly includes first and second axleshafts connected to a pair of wheels and a drive mechanism operable to selectively couple a driven input shaft to one or both of the axleshafts. The drive mechanism includes a differential, a speed changing unit op... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059215 | Rear assembly tandem axle differential carrier A method of assembling a drive axle assembly of a tandem axle assembly is provided. The method includes the step of providing a differential carrier housing having a forward opening and a rear opening. The method further includes inserting several internal component... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059991 | Torque vectoring limited slip differential assembly A drive axle assembly includes first and second axleshafts connected to a pair of wheels and a drive mechanism operable to selectively couple a driven input shaft to one or both of the axleshafts. The drive mechanism includes a differential, first and speed changing... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056256 | Differential apparatus A differential locking section is provided between a pair of output members that respectively mesh with a pair of gears. Since, at least one of the output members is composed of a first output shaft member that meshes with the gear, and a second output shaft member ... | 06/06/2006 |
