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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141445 | Supporting structure of ball screw shaft A ball screw shaft supporting structure of a ball screw rotationally supported by a housing via supporting bearings has a screw shaft formed, on its outer circumference, with a fitting portion and a positioning shoulder. An inner ring of the supporting bearing is pr... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136418 | Electromechanical actuating assembly An electromechanical actuating assembly (100), operable in a plurality of fault-tolerant modes to accommodate at least the most probable fault situations. In the M1D1-only mode, actuator-moving power is transferred only through the first drivetrain (400 | 03/20/2012 |
| 8113075 | Drive for reclining furniture A drive mechanism for a piece of reclining furniture. The mechanism has a housing whose side walls are formed adjacent an upper wall with a pair of longitudinally spaced seats defining a pair of generally parallel and transversely extending axes lying in a common fi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113073 | Lead screw nut support arrangement A lead screw nut support arrangement includes a wall having a width and a through hole that passes through the wall. A support bushing passes through the through hole in the axial direction, leaving an amount of play, and having a length greater than the thickness o... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113074 | Gear for an adjusting device A gear for an adjusting device with includes a gear spindle (5) and a spindle nut (30) exhibiting an internal thread (32). The spindle nut (30) rests on the spindle (5) and the inner thread (32) of the spindle nut (30... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8042415 | Motion converting drive mechanism and vehicle seat apparatus including the same A motion converting drive mechanism converting a rotary motion into a linear reciprocating motion includes a motor having an output shaft, a housing case to which the output shaft of the motor is fixed, a reduction gear mechanism including a first pinion and a secon... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033192 | Transmission drive unit with a receiving module for adjusting a movable part in a motor vehicle A transmission drive unit for adjusting a movable part in a motor vehicle has a support tube, a drive wheel, which is drivable using a drive assembly rotatably supported on the support tube and located on a spindle installed first in the support tube as a separate c... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8024987 | Linear actuator A linear actuator capable of making a bed flat in emergencies is provided. A sub-shaft 52 linking to the worm reduction gear, an inner race 59 coupled by a spline on the sub-shaft 52, an engaging pin 83 and an engaging notch 92 | 09/27/2011 |
| 8015889 | Ballscrew with an integral high-efficiency thrust bearing A linear actuator includes a thrust bearing that is integral to the actuation member. The actuator includes a translation member and an actuation member. The actuation member is responsive to a drive force to rotate. The translation member is configured to translate... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7966900 | Actuator for a motor vehicle, more specifically for a motor vehicle seat An actuator for a motor vehicle with an electric motor having an output shaft, a gearbox that is connected to the output shaft that includes a spindle nut, and a spindle that engages the spindle nut. The spindle nut comprises one main portion and at least one axial ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963181 | Drive for adjusting parts of seating and reclining furniture A drive for adjusting parts of seating and reclining furniture is provided, which includes: an electric motor, disposed within a motor cover of a cabinet and engaged with a gear connected to a lead screw via one end of a drive shaft of the electric motor, and a slid... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7958796 | Screw-driven fan device A screw-driven fan device includes a screw, a screw nut, a fan, and a connecting unit. An external edge of the screw has a rolling groove formed thereon and a groove formed alternately with the rolling groove. The screw nut, disposed on the screw, has a linking port... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954393 | Linear actuator with wear-resistant ceramic bushing An actuator in one embodiment includes a threaded shaft; a shaft engaging portion coupled to the threaded shaft, the shaft engaging portion being moveable in a direction parallel to an axis of the threaded shaft upon a relative rotation between the threaded shaft an... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950301 | Feed screw mechanism A feed screw mechanism includes internally threaded member fixed within an output rod. The internally threaded member is threadedly engaged with an externally threaded member connected at axially one end in the direction of an axis thereof to a drive source, so that... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938034 | Actuator for a motor vehicle with a transmission The actuator for a motor vehicle has an electric motor driving an output shaft and a transmission comprising a worm, a spindle nut and a spindle. The worm is rotatably connected to the output shaft. The spindle nut comprises a worm gear that engages the worm and als... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7930949 | Linear motion assembly with monitoring system and method of monitoring A linear motion assembly comprising a first body arranged for operable communication with a second body for translation of the first body and the second body relative to one another. At least one of the two bodies carries a sensor that detects and monitors informati... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7900530 | Drive device A drive device for a hatch of a motor vehicle, wherein a spindle drive is provided with a threaded spindle and a spindle nut mounted on the threaded spindle, by which drive the first fastening element and the housing tube can be driven axially relative to each other... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7841250 | Drive device The invention relates to a drive device (9) comprising a housing (10), a drive shaft (14) which is mounted in the housing (10) and which comprises a shaft axis (15) and a first and a second electric drive (12,13). The drive ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7802488 | Telescopic actuator with a main rod and an auxiliary rod, and a method making use thereof The invention relates to a telescopic actuator comprising a cylinder in which a main rod is mounted to slide telescopically along a sliding axis between a retracted position and an extended position. The actuator includes an auxiliary rod mounted to slide telescopic... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7784373 | Load sensing drive force transmission device Rotational motion of a male screw member is converted to linear motion of a female screw member that is screw engaged with the male screw member, thereby causing movement of a rod member for clamping an object. When a load from the object becomes larger than a prede... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775131 | Actuator for a motor vehicle seat An actuator for a motor vehicle, more specifically for a motor vehicle seat. The actuator comprises an electric motor having an output shaft, a gear that is connected to the output shaft and including a gear housing having two partially cylindrical exterior surfaces... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7757575 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus is disclosed which includes an integrally-formed rack that can be manufactured easily even when a tooth portion of the rack has a drawing angle with respect to a lead screw. The apparatus includes a holding member holding an optical member, a ra... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7735386 | Power generation device A rigid arm pendulum is combined with a helical device attached to the pendulum horizontal axle to provide a double reciprocating action. While the pendulum reciprocates in rotary fashion about the axle, describing successive arcs of less than 360 degrees, the axle ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7712389 | Lifting device having parallel double screw rods A lifting device having parallel double screw rods includes a motor, a first transmission and a second transmission. The first transmission includes a screw rod driven by the motor and a telescopic tube assembly threadedly connected to the screw rod and linearly mov... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7681469 | Drive device A drive device for moving a flap of a vehicle includes a first fastening element which can be connected to one of a moveable component and a fixed component, and a housing tube which is axially movable relative to the first fastening element. The housing tube has an... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7628087 | Linear actuator A linear screw actuator including, an outer housing which is fixed in use, an electric motor within the housing, the motor including a hollow rotatable output shaft, a rotatable but axially fixed nut driven by said output shaft, an elongate hollow axially translatab... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7584678 | Power transmission method and device having load sensing thrust augmentation mechanism An inexpensive and high efficiency power transmission method and device with a simple structure for converting a rotational motion into a linear motion in accordance with a load is provided. A feed screw (21) and a female screw (22) having a larger dia... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584677 | Trailer jack lock A kit is described that modifies a standard screw jack for a trailer hitch, by introducing a safety lock mechanism. The modified screw jack will be inoperative until the safety lock mechanism is opened. In the inoperative position, the screw jack cannot be turned to... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7578212 | Force amplifier A force amplifier has a guide track, a non-locking screw threadedly engaging the track to spirally move in response to an axial input force applied to the proximal end of the non-locking screw. The force amplifier includes a compliant component coupled to the non-lo... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7578211 | Leadscrew drive with annular-shell leadscrew A leadscrew drive has a leadscrew follower, and a leadscrew. The leadscrew is formed as an elongated annular leadscrew shell having a thread-form outer surface. The leadscrew may be fabricated by depositing a leadscrew-shell material, such as nickel, onto a mandrel ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7562594 | Electric actuator capable of converting rotational motion to a linear motion Disclosed is an electric actuator capable of effectively absorbing shock exerted on its component part. The electric actuator has a housing, a rod cover, a piston, a feed screw, a sliding nut, two piston dampers for absorbing shock exerted on the piston, a first end... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7533590 | Screwing and rolling head for the application of pre-threaded caps Screwing and rolling head for the application of pre-threaded caps on containers, comprising a first support, designed to be moved with a helical motion, a second support, which is mobile with respect to the first support in a longitudinal direction and is fixed in ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7481126 | Precision table Precision movement of a table part by movement of a nut over a lead screw is achieved by a less rigorously precise structure than has heretofore been thought necessary. To that end the screw is fixedly supported only at one end and is rotatable in bearings mounted w... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7444894 | Linear actuator with wear-resistant ceramic bushing An actuator including a threaded shaft and a carriage having a shaft engaging portion coupled to the threaded shaft. The carriage is moveable in a direction parallel to an axis of the threaded shaft upon a relative rotation between the threaded shaft and the shaft e... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7424833 | Telescopically moving structure A telescopically moving structure (1) comprising a nut (2) mounted in a rotationally fixed manner in relation to a frame part, a spindle tube (3) with an external thread in engagement with the nut (2), which spindle tube (3) furthe... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7406890 | Steering controller of vehicle There is provided a steering control device for a vehicle of a new structure utilizing a ball screw mechanism for compacting the structure. The steering control device for a vehicle includes a first input shaft 1 connected to a handle, a second input shaft | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404468 | Elevator having second driving device An elevator includes an elevator car guided to move up and down relative to a supporting member, a screw shaft having an upper end attached to the supporting member, a driving nut rotatably supported in a coupling device and threaded with the screw shaft, one drivin... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396007 | Positioning device for a rotationally displaceable positioning element A positioning device for a positioning element, which is rotationally displaceable about a first axis, including a positioning member engaged with the positioning element. The positioning member is rotatable about a second axis perpendicular to and spaced from the f... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389974 | Screw, nut and cable transmission A screw, nut and cable transmission device (6, 7, 12, 13, 20 and 21) between a motor (5) and a device (1, 2) which is to be moved and which is made up of at least one double pulley (14), which amplifies the movement of the cable li... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383800 | Assembly for actuating apparatus A rotary shaft is formed with an external screw thread; a movable nut is engaged with the rotary shaft, and arranged to move axially in accordance with rotation of the rotary shaft; and a link member is swingably connected with the movable nut to transmit motion fro... | 06/10/2008 |
