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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091451 | Power divider for motor vehicles comprising a controlled friction coupling The invention relates to a power divider for motor vehicles, comprising a housing (1), a primary shaft (2) having a drive connection to a first driven axis, a controlled friction coupling (4) and a displacement drive (6, 7, 8) for the dri... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8015900 | Split-torque gear box A split torque gearbox system provides a multiple path, three stage power gear train that transmits torque from a high-speed engine to a low speed output shaft, while providing equal gear load distribution with a floating pinion in the second stage of reduction. The... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7913587 | Internal combustion engine and vehicle having the internal combustion engine An engine (internal combustion engine), in accordance with an embodiment, includes: a crankcase; a crankshaft accommodated in the crankcase; a first crank gear and a second crank gear disposed inside the crankcase to rotate about the crankshaft; a balancer gear mesh... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7401534 | Actuator device An actuator device includes a drive motor, gears and pairs of rotary shafts. The gears are rotated by torque outputted from the drive motor. Each pair of rotary shafts corresponds to one of the gears. The rotary shafts in each pair extend from both axial sides of th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395728 | Powershift gearbox for construction machines, especially for a tractor backhoe loader and a telescopic handler A multi-geared high-low clutch for construction machines and telescopic handlers, with a torque converter, a drive shaft, an output shaft and several jack shafts, with distributed idlers on the shafts, fixed wheels and shift clutches, which form several reduction ge... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7370714 | Power-dividing device and axle-driving device for a working vehicle A power-dividing device for a working vehicle includes a case member, an input shaft supported by the case member so that a first end portion of the input shaft can be operatively connected to a driving source, a PTO unit having a PTO shaft supported by the case mem... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7322257 | Step down gear train for an adjusting device of an automotive vehicle seat A step down gear train for an adjusting device of an automotive vehicle seat which has an input shaft and an output shaft that is connected to a pinion. At least one first cogwheel and one second cogwheel are provided in the path between input shaft and output shaft... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309043 | Actuation device positioning systems and associated methods, including aircraft spoiler droop systems Actuation device positioning systems and associated methods, including aircraft spoiler droop systems are generally disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a positioning system that includes an eccentric cam and a drive mechanism coupled to ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306216 | Power transmitting apparatus, power switching apparatus, and driving apparatus of multi-function machine using the same A driving apparatus of a multi-function machine includes a scanner unit scanning data recorded on a sheet of document and a document transport part to transport the sheet of document. A printer unit prints data on a sheet of paper for an output and includes a carrie... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299888 | Pump unit and working vehicle First pump shaft having an input end is on a side opposite PTO shaft in the vehicle width direction with second pump shaft in between. First and second pump shafts are supported by a pair of bearing members respectively provided at second end wall and lid member so ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278946 | Power transfer device with overrunning mode clutch A controllable, multi-mode, bi-directional overrunning mode clutch and a shift system adapted for use in a power transfer assembly for transferring drive torque from a primary driveline to a secondary driveline so as to establish a four-wheel drive mode. The mode cl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273126 | Traveling vehicle A traveling vehicle, wherein a power transmission system for traveling straight forward, a power transmission system for turning, a power transmission system for PTO, and a power transmission system for driving a pump are disposed in a transmission part integrally w... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272990 | Powersplit layshaft transmission with bearing plate for support of radial force An automatic multiple-gear transmission, in particular a power-bifurcated auxiliary transmission for motor vehicles, is described, in which several power paths are provided in a transmission housing (24) between a transmission input shaft (3) and a tra... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270023 | Gearbox for vehicle A transmission for a vehicle is proposed which comprises one main transmission MT with one input shaft (1) and one output shaft (2), the same as at least one range change group (3) and one power take off, wherein one countershaft (5) inte... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7248957 | Control device for an at least partially four-wheel-driven motor vehicle In the case of a control device for an at least temporarily four-wheel-driven motor vehicle, having a control unit which can variably distribute the driving torque of a drive unit as a function of operating conditions to primary driving wheels, which are permanently... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7231848 | Transfer case with dual chain transfer mechanism A transfer case for use in a motor vehicle to selectively transfer drive torque from a powertrain to first and second pairs of wheels. The transfer case includes an input shaft driven by the powertrain and an output shaft selectively driven by the input shaft. A tra... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229378 | Shift system for transfer case A transfer case having an input shaft driven by a powertrain, a first output shaft adapted for connection to a first driveline and a torque transfer mechanism. The torque transfer mechanism includes a friction clutch assembly operably disposed between the first outp... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7191676 | Universal multifarious gearbox of mutually definite units and method therefore A gearbox for maximizing the number of torques produced with the least loss of energy by using a geometric sequence of terms of ratios for the gears and having the separation in the degree of the common ratio uniform for all the gearsets between the same two shafts.... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191882 | Power transmitting apparatus A power transmitting apparatus which can reduce the number of parts in the apparatus and simplify the structure of the apparatus and thus reduce the manufacturing cost of the apparatus as well as reduce the size of the apparatus when compared with its torque transmi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182504 | Drive apparatus for a multi-shaft extruder rotating in a same direction A drive apparatus for an extruder with at least two co-rotating extruder screws having driveshafts includes a housing and a drive motor which is received in the housing and including a stator and a rotor. The rotor is operatively connected to driveshafts of the extr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7150671 | Toy vehicle The invention relates to a toy vehicle, particularly for track-guided car racing circuits, that comprises a drive motor (10), which has a drive shaft (12), and comprises a driven axle (14), which is provided with wheels. A transmission (16 | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150693 | Hydrostatic transmission and power train for vehicle A hydrostatic transmission for vehicle interposed in a drive-power transmission path between a driving power source and a driving axle for non-stepwisely changing the speed of the vehicle includes an HST housing; a hydraulic pump unit having a pump shaft with first ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143858 | Transmission for a working vehicle and vehicle A transmission for a working vehicle for transmitting drive power from an engine to a driving axle that includes: a flywheel including a flywheel body operatively connected with the engine and a flywheel housing for accommodating the flywheel body; a main-speed-chan... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137469 | Running power transmission mechanism for a vehicle A running power transmission mechanism for a vehicle for transmitting drive power from a driving source to a pair of steering wheels and a pair of non-steering wheels. A main-HST outputs synchronized drive power to the steering and non-steering wheels. The non-steer... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121162 | Parallel shaft transmission An input shaft 10 is connected rotationally with an intermediary shaft 20 through a connecting drive gear GCV, a connecting first idle gear GC1, a connecting second idle gear GC2 and a connecting driven gear GCN. A fourth speed drive gear... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104608 | Device for adjusting the position of at least one movable part of a vehicle seat A device for adjusting the position of a movable part of a vehicle seat. One of two connection elements is secured to the movable part and to the other connection element for rotation about a first axis. A lever mechanism selectively either allows the one connection... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096112 | Control apparatus for vehicle An engine mounted to a vehicle includes at least one manipulation member used for control of output of the engine. An electronic control unit controls the manipulation member in accordance with the driving condition of the engine. When it is determined that there is... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090483 | Direct-driven extruder and process for operating the same An extruder which converts preferably granular plastic material into the melted state and which includes an extruder screw rotating within a cylinder and connected to a drive unit having a motor and at least one rotor so that the drive unit provides torque for rotar... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083033 | Torque transmission apparatus A torque transmission apparatus includes a clutch housing and a clutch hub, a frictional multi-plate clutch for transmitting torque between the clutch housing and the clutch hub, a pressurizing member for bringing the frictional multi-plate clutch into engagement by... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081064 | Two-speed transfer case with adaptive clutch control A transfer case having an input shaft driven by a powertrain, a first output shaft adapted for connection to a first driveline, a second output shaft adapted for connection to a second driveline, an interaxle differential operably disposed between the input shaft an... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059812 | Portable, hand-held multiple bit drill A portable hand-held multiple bit drill imparts a set of linearly aligned work areas of a work piece, which work areas are respectively and simultaneously drilled by the respective drill bits. A rotary power source communicates with a hand-held body holding a plural... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047839 | Power transmission arrangement of a working vehicle and transmission for the working vehicle In a transmission for a working vehicle, a PTO input shaft is located with its rotational axis extending in a vehicle lengthwise direction substantially at a widthwise center of a transmission case along a vehicle width direction. A running power input shaft is loca... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047838 | Transfer case assembly having multiple gear mounting locations A transfer case assembly includes an input gear, an idler gear, and an output gear. The idler gear is mounted on an idler shaft, which is rotatably supported by a bearing retained within a carrier. The carrier fits within an arcuate slot. The arcuate slot defines a ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040472 | Transfer case with controllable clutch A transfer case (1) with controllable clutch (5) for a motor vehicle, especially for a motor vehicle with part-time four-wheel drive, for distributing a driving torque coming in via a drive shaft (2) to at least two output shafts (3, 4). ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033300 | Clutch actuation system for two-speed active transfer case A transfer case includes a two-speed range unit, a friction clutch, an actuation mechanism, and a control system. The actuation mechanism includes an electric motor, a geartrain driven by the motor, a range actuator assembly and a mode actuator assembly. The range a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028518 | Method of producing seamless steel tubes A method of producing a seamless steel tube to enable it to suppress not only the deviations in wall thickness occurring in the direction of reduction in a mandrel mill but also the derivations in thickness occurring at places deviating from the direction of reducti... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021441 | Distributor gear with adjustable coupling A distributor gear (1) with an adjustable coupling device (5) for a vehicle, in particular for a vehicle with a shiftable all-wheel drive is described for the distribution of an incoming drive torque via a drive shaft (2) to at least two output ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017732 | Multiple extruder configuration The invention concerns a multiple-extruder configuration in which two co-rotating twin-screw extruders and a counter-rotating twin screw extruder are connected to each other with respect to the flow of material. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004878 | Automated multiple-gear transmission An automated multiple-gear transmission which includes a single planetary assembly having an annular gearwheel connected to a transmission output shaft, a first input shaft connected to one of the solar gearwheel or the planetary gearwheel web and a second input sha... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004875 | Torque coupling with tri-mode overrunning clutch assembly A controllable, multi-mode, bi-directional overrunning mode clutch and a shift system adapted for use in a power transfer assembly for transferring drive torque from a primary driveline to a secondary driveline so as to establish a four-wheel drive mode. The mode cl... | 02/28/2006 |
