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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7188543 | Gear and bearing mechanism for improved ease of assembly within a gearcase A retaining member is provided and attached to a bevel gear in order to allow the bevel gear to be attached, prior to assembly, to a bearing adapter. The retaining member is provided with first and second protuberances that extend radially outwardly from diametrical... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186200 | Planet brake differential 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 assembly is located on each axle with a planetary gear arrangement, a drive pl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7007777 | Thread brake and textile machines and thread feed devices equipped therewith The invention relates to a thread brake with a holding means (17), a bearing pin (25), which has an assembly section (24) disposed in the holding means (17) and a bearing section (26) projecting out of the holding means (17)... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976553 | 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 ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6666672 | Drive mechanism for a screw pump The invention concerns a screw pump (10) that is configured as a dual-shaft positive displacement motor and that comprises two positive displacement spindle rotors (1 and 2) rotating in opposite directions and having external toothing. In order to provide... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6655488 | Gearbox, particularly for automotive vehicle with telescopic load-carrying arm A gearbox, particularly for an automotive vehicle with a telescopic load-carrying arm, is adapted to transmit directly or indirectly the drive movement of an internal combustion motor (M) with at least one front or rear axle provided with driven wheels. T... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6467726 | Aircraft and torque transmission An aircraft including an airframe having a fuselage which extends longitudinally, and having fixed wings including a main wing, a horizontal tail wing and a vertical tail wing. A propeller-rotor torque transmission has a bevel gear which transmits the rot... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6324929 | Toothed gearing group for coupling two concentric shafts to a solitary driving shaft A toothed gearing group comprising two concentric twin shafts, an inner one and an outer one, respectively, a main gear for each twin shaft which is rigid in rotation therewith, a solitary shaft which has a first coupling gear in in meshing engagement wit... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6295882 | Device for operating display members at signs In a device for operating display members (2) at signs for consecutive, repeated presentation of series of images, the members (2) are operated by a driving gear wheel (9) on a drive shaft (6) through a driven gear wheel (10) for each member (2). The driv... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6170296 | Mechanism for driving plungers of metal molds in a bottle-making machine A single drive mechanism for simultaneously driving plungers of a plurality of metal molds in each of the sections by employing an output cost-efficient electric motor as a mechanism for driving the plungers. The novel plunger drive mechanism makes it pos... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6052931 | Torque limiting device for picturn signs A rotating sign assembly has a plurality of rotatable, multi-sided, sign segments, a torque transmitting member which is rotatable about a first axis of rotation, a mechanism for rotatably driving the torque transmitting member, and a torque limiter. The ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5860889 | Tandem forward rear axle lockout A tandem rear axle assembly for vehicles including trucks comprises an interaxle differential and a differential lockout mechanism which includes a friction clutch or clutch pack comprising a multiplicity of parallel annular clutch disks arranged in inter... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5823908 | Differential spider with retaining caps for retaining bevel pinions in a differential A retaining cap for an arm of a differential frame in an interaxle differential assembly removably secures a pinion gear on the arm between a central hub of the frame and the retaining cap, without the cap being supported by a frame structure. The retaini... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5823470 | Split torque proprotor transmission A conversion access gearset includes a first bevel gear, which is connected to a wing cross shaft leading from the proprotor drive train path to the second turbine engine. A second bevel gear is connected to a main transmission input shaft, which is adapt... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5769748 | Gimbal employing differential combination of offset drives A gimbal system includes a pair of stepper motors that drive respective drive trains of a differential drive assembly such as a differential gear assembly. Either the drive ratios or the step sizes for the two motors are offset from each other to provide ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5697264 | Power input unit of an axle driving system The invention includes a working vehicle having a prime mover for horizontally outputting power to an axle driving system housing a transmission and a vertically projecting speed change input shaft. A gear box is detachably disposed at an upper portion of... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5626007 | Rotary cutter with reversible counterrotation gearbox A rotary cutter apparatus is provided for shredding vegetation in order to generally reduce the size of cut vegetation and more evenly distribute the vegetation once thus cut. Counterrotating, coaxial blade assemblies are provided. A multiple gear drive s... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5511330 | Louver sign transmission system A transmission system for louver type signs wherein the signs consist of a plurality of multiple faced louvers having indicia defined thereon and the side-by-side relationship of the louvers permits pre-selected faces to define a completed image and simul... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5509866 | Epicyclical galactic cluster gearing system An epicyclical system of miter, bevel, worm and spur gears, plus joining members that may be adapted to, or be embodied in, a wide variety of devices in the field of applied mechanics including, but not limited to: (a) absorption of energy from fluid stre... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5494088 | Low profile tool assembly An assembly mountable on a toolhead assembly of a machine tool for performing a work function on a shallow wall of a workpiece positioned on a worktable of the machine generally consisting of a body mountable on the toolhead assembly, having a bottom surf... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5488883 | Direct drive system for a baler A direct drive system for a baler of large round bales. A plurality of driven gearboxes, each of which has a planetary gear system and an interconnected bevel gear system, are located on each of a pair of sidewalls of the baler and are each drivably conne... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5450714 | Rotary cutter with counterrotation gearbox A rotary cutter apparatus is provided for shredding coarse vegetation in order to generally reduce the size of cut vegetation and more evenly distribute the vegetation once thus cut. Counterrotating, coaxial blade assemblies are provided. One blade assemb... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5414878 | Sanitary whirlpool jet apparatus A sanitary, cleanable, whirlpool jet apparatus having means for circulating water within a whirlpool without routing the whirlpool water through circulation piping.... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5391124 | Power transmission for driving an output shaft of a steerable housing having a differential with compensation for steering torques Herein disclosed is a power transmission which comprises: two housings coupled to rotate relative to each other; an input shaft rotatably borne in one of the housings; an output shaft rotatably borne in the other housing; two transmission paths coaxially ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5327793 | Thrust bearings and bevel gears arrangement of marine propulsion unit A bevel gear transmission for a marine outboard drive having hydraulically actuated clutches for selectively coupling oppositely rotating bevel gears to a shaft to affect either forward or reverse drive. The bevel gears are each supported on the shaft by ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5189930 | Vehicle power transmitting mechanism A power transmitting system for a vehicle includes an input shaft, left and right output shafts, a speed reduction mechanism for transmitting a driving force from the input shaft to the output shafts, a left hydraulic clutch disposed between the speed red... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5161421 | Driving device for driving or operating elongate display members at signs for consecutive, repeated presentation of series of images The present invention relates to a driving device for driving or operating elongate display members at signs for consecutive, repeated presentation of series of images, whereby said elongate display members (2) are driven through pairs of gear wheels (15,... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5135442 | Gear arrangement for transmitting torque through an angle A gear arrangement includes a horizontally inclined rotary shaft having a pinion and two face gears rotating in parallel but axially spaced planes. The two face gears are in meshing engagement with the pinion. Each face gear rotates about a shaft that inc... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5103690 | Part-time all wheel drive system An all wheel drive system for a motor vehicle is normally set up to operate in a two wheel drive mode except in vehicle operating situations where increased traction is desired. A drive shaft of a drive line is connected to front and rear axles through re... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5070745 | Asymmetrical differential drive A differential for motor vehicles uses a pinion gear attached to a drive shaft to drive a single ring gear attached to a first axle half shaft positioned at right angles to the drive shaft. The axle half shaft is simultaneously fastened to, and coaxially ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5044217 | Bevel gear drive A bevel angle drive having an input shaft with a plurality of first gears disposed at intervals thereon and a plurality of output shafts driven through second gears by the first gears and disposed radially to the input shaft. Each of the first gears has a... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4856373 | Axle assembly A vehicle axle assembly employed on a powered tricycle having differential gearing and a brake assembly contained within the gear case of the rear axle. The brake assembly includes multiple brake disks against which a pressure plate acts to initiate braki... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4856372 | Four wheel axle differential A differential (10) for use with dual wheel assemblies (12) includes pinion gears (34) commonly engaged with opposing pairs of bevel gears (36, 38) but at different drive ratios in order to effect differential drive between the dual wheel assemblies, as w... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4838108 | Bevel gear angle drive A bevel gear angle drive suitable for use in the drive line from an agricultural tractor to an agricultural implement comprises a housing 24 with input and output shafts at right angles having respective bevel gears 36 and 38 engaged with one another with... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4796412 | Method of packaging utilizing a taped bag chain with cassette A bag chain for feeding packaging bags to a bag loader includes bags 2a, 2b, 2c imbricated and carried by a pair of parallel carrier tapes 3 and 4 which are wound up on spools 8 and 9 of a cassette 5. Loading the bag chain in a bag indexing drive unit inv... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4741192 | Rolling metal ribbon stock into convoluted fin strip for use in heat exchangers In an apparatus for rolling metal ribbon stock into convoluted fin strip for use in heat exchangers, an uncoiler apparatus comprising a base, a pair of coil supports for supporting a pair of coils of sheet metal ribbon stock. The coil supports are mounted... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4643284 | Non-differential drive axle A non-differential drive axle which utilizes a pair of bi-directional overunning clutches. The axle includes a housing within which a gear support is rotatably journalled. An intermediate shaft is connected to a gear support and is rotatably journalled at... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4601359 | Part time on-demand four-wheel drive vehicle transaxle with viscous clutch A dual bevel gear differential transaxle assembly for a front transverse engine vehicle with front and rear pairs of road wheels providing a part time on-demand four-wheel drive system. Interaxle and front wheel bevel gear differentials are aligned on a t... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4520692 | Speed differential device A speed differential device for achieving selected rotational speed differentials between a drive element and a driven element and comprising a main shaft having a pair of spaced rotational members journalled thereon in spaced relationship, an auxiliary s... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4515043 | Carburetor adjustment tool A hand held and operated tool for quickly and accurately adjusting the idle ixture adjustments of multiple barrelled carburetors. The tool has a pair of screwdrivers with flexible shanks which can be applied to the idle mixture adjustment screws and turned... | 05/07/1985 |