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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407033 | Vehicle display A monitor display carried by a vehicle. The monitor display is mounted proximate a rim of a corresponding motive wheel of a vehicle. A rim of the motive wheel has a surface which is contoured to substantially conform to an inner surface of the monitor display. The m... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402120 | Planet transmission, drive device comprising the planet transmission and brake disc for the planet transmission A planet transmission (1) for a land vehicle including a planet carrier (7), which is designed for rotation and has at least one journal (8) for supporting a planet wheel (6), and a brake (2), a first set of brake discs (10)... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7351178 | Directly driven drive axle with a gear train comprising an axially-fixed sun pinion A driving axle for a vehicle driven by an electric motor disposed on a driven motor shaft. Drive shafts are coupled to the motor shaft via the interposition of a reduction transmission stage and a following differential transmission. As part of the transmission stag... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325643 | Reduction gear device There is provided a reduction gear device applied to a vehicle having a motor unit with a motor shaft for outputting a driving force for driving a driving wheel. The reduction gear device includes an input shaft operatively connected to said motor shaft; a reduction... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7284633 | Tractor suspension with tensioned drive shaft An agricultural tractor rear suspension system having a longitudinally extending suspension arm pivotally coupled to the tractor chassis at one end and to a planetary gearbox at the opposing end, a differential connected to the tractor chassis, and a driveshaft rota... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264079 | Steerable rear tractor suspension A steerable rear suspension for a tractor includes a chassis comprising a front end, a rear end, a left side and a right side; an engine mounted on the chassis; a pair of steerable front wheels coupled to the front end, left and right side of the chassis; a left rea... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7204340 | Tractor rear suspension A tractor has sprung left and right rear suspensions, each suspension including a suspension arm pivotally coupled to the tractor chassis to pivot about a pivot point. A planetary gear system is fixed to the suspension arm having a sun gear driven by the engine and ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201244 | Vehicle for materials handling and other industrial uses A heavy duty wheeled vehicle for an industrial environment is electrically driven by one or more switched reluctance motor traction drive system connected to the wheels. The switched reluctance motors are powered by an electrical generator that is driven by an engin... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182708 | Final drive for electric motor to wheel A final drive assembly for transmitting torque between an input and an output includes a compound gear assembly. The compound gear assembly includes at least three planetary gear trains and is in driving engagement with the input. Each planetary gear train of the at... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179193 | Arrangement for driving a wheel of a vehicle Method and arrangement for driving a wheel of a vehicle in which the arrangement includes a planetary gear transmission (6) which in turn has a sun gear (7) connected to a driving axle (4), a planet carrier (11) on which at least one plan... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7150340 | Hub drive and method of using same A hub drive includes an in-hub motor and a shifting in-hub transmission coupled with the motor. A hub drive wheel assembly includes a wheel comprising a hub, an in-hub motor, and a shifting in-hub transmission having an input attached to the motor and an output atta... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147073 | Travel drive for heavy goods vehicles A heavy goods vehicle has several wheel pairs forming a driven wheel axle, which wheel pairs are each supported by a separate rocker arm, which extends between the wheels of the respective wheel pairs and carries on opposite sides two wheel hubs on which the wheels ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7029414 | Hub assembly with speed change A hub assembly includes a carrier that is attached to a supporting structure, a shaft having a pair of sun rollers located in the carrier, a hub having a pair of rings, each surrounding a different sun roller, and planet rollers arranged in two rows between the sun ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008343 | Radial type piston motor with speed reducer A radial type piston motor with a speed reducer capable of housing the speed reducer and the motor within width of a track shoe. For this purpose, in the radial type piston motor with a speed reducer: the speed reducer includes planetary gear trains of a plurality o... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6890282 | Driveline for mobile vehicles A driveline for a mobile vehicle comprises a one-step planetary transmission (7) in which the outer central wheel (10) is non-rotatably held, the inner central wheel (6) forms the output and the planet carrier (12) forms the output which ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886655 | Vehicle wheel end assembly with double reduction gear set A wheel end assembly for a mass transit vehicle includes an output shaft mounted to a wheel hub for driving a vehicle wheel. The output shaft is driven by a gear assembly mounted within a gear housing and operably coupled to an input shaft. The gear assembly include... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6817963 | Automotive gearbox with an integrated brake The invention relates to an automotive transmission (1) designed in the form of a planetary transmission with an integrated brake, preferably for final drive mechanisms of working machines such as wheel loaders or industrial trucks. A sun gear (2) driv... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6811514 | Electronic drive unit assembly for heavy duty vehicles An electronic drive unit assembly independently drives each drivable wheel on a heavy-duty vehicle. The drive unit assembly includes a spindle that defines an inner chamber and which is mounted to a vehicle structure. A wheel hub is mounted for rotation relative to ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6719028 | Wheel end assembly with spindle sleeve A vehicle wheel end assembly includes a sleeve member that allows air to be vented from the wheel end while significantly reducing venting of lubricating fluid. The wheel end includes a hub that is driven by a gear assembly. Lubricating fluid is stored within the hu... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6672985 | Independently rotating wheels with planetary drive A wheel end assembly having a dual wheel configuration includes independently rotating wheel hubs to reduce tire wear. The wheel end includes a first planetary gear assembly with a sun gear driven by a differential side gear and a ring gear for driving on... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6652405 | Multi-speed wheel hub for automotive vehicles A multi-speed wheel hub includes a sun gear engagement clutch and a housing engagement clutch. A single shift ring is coupled to and rotates with the input member. The shift ring is positioned between the sun gear engagement clutch and the housing engagem... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6588539 | Wheel and final drive assembly for a ground driven work machine A wheel and final drive assembly for a work machine, such as a mining truck, having a driven rotatable wheel having inboard and outboard rims mounted thereto. The final drive assembly including a first and a second reduction gear assembly. A carrier outpu... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6588538 | Wheel and final drive assembly for a ground driven work machine A wheel and final drive assembly for a work machine, such as a mining truck, having a driven rotatable wheel having inboard and outboard rims mounted thereto. The final drive assembly including a first and a second reduction gear assembly. A ring gear ada... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582339 | Wheel drive with integrated dynamic service brake In order to achieve a repair-friendly and maintenance-friendly arrangement with improved conduction away of heat to the outside in a wheel drive, in particular for mobile machines, having a carrying axle (2) which is mounted fixed in terms of rotation to ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6537167 | Electrical individual wheel drive with several motors The invention relates to an electrical individual wheel drive having several electromotors (1) whose input power is combined by a spur gear assembly (2) and one rear-mounted planetary gear (3) which adapts the input torque and the wheel speed. The wheel b... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6530859 | Drive assembly with mounting for rotating axle A final drive assembly for transmitting torque from a drive source to an output device is provided. The final drive assembly includes a non-rotatable housing, a rotatable shaft defining an outer surface, a gear assembly, at least one bearing assembly, and... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6458057 | Motor wheel for driving the driving wheel of an industrial vehicle and the like A motor wheel for driving the driving wheel of an industrial vehicle and the like, comprising upstream of a two-stage rotary-ring reduction unit, a gearbox with fixed-ring epicyclic gear train, with at least two positions which respectively correspond to ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6193007 | Rear suspension and drive axle assembly A bus or truck having an engine, a transmission and a differential directly assembled to the frame and geared hubs assembled to a carriage frame to which the wheels of the vehicle are secured to provide the lowest possible floor height. The carriage frame... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6090006 | Planetary transmission apparatus including vehicle-wheel hub A planetary transmission for a vehicle, comprising a planet carrier, on which at least one planet wheel is mounted, a hub arranged for a vehicle wheel and connected to the planet carrier, and a static housing which is connected to the vehicle and in which... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6080077 | Planetary gear drive train A differential drive train for driving two laterally opposite axially aligned driven units, for example wheel hubs, in the same rotational direction has a motor with a motor housing and motor shaft, with a shaft affixed to the housing so as to rotate in a... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5813938 | Wheel mounting hub system A wheel mounting hub system includes a hollow stationary hub carrier with an inner surface and a rotating hub located radially within the stationary hub carrier throughout at least a portion of its axial length. A planetary gear train including a sun gear... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5588931 | Planetary reducer and wheel bearing unit A motor vehicle integral speed reduction and wheel mounting unit having a driven rotatable axle pivot member with axially spaced annular bearings mounted on the outer surface. An annular fixed axle housing has an inner surface mounted on the bearings. A r... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5273480 | Control vehicle toy drive train for pivoting turns A drive unit of a vehicle toy realizes a high-speed performance and a large-torque performance, is excellent in operability and provides improved battery life. In the drive unit, there is provided a motor gear driven by a radio-controlled motor, first and... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4961485 | Oil circulation in wheel head transmission A drive wheel with a friction brake having a circulating coolant in which feeding and draining take place in a non-rotational axle pipe (1) and the ring-gear carrier (2), attached thereto, without the heated coolant flowing through a planetary transmissio... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4739852 | Final drive mechanism for a vehicle A final drive mechanism for an earthmoving excavator or the like includes a drive wheel assembly defining an inner side portion, and outer side portion, and a shaft assembly releasably connecting the side portions together and defining an annular gap ther... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4583428 | Wheel hub with integral planetary speed reducer The invention provides a modification to a wheel hub of the kind comprising hollow body housing a wheel speed reducer having a pinion carrier which is locked for rotation with the hollow body. According to the invention, splined mounting means is provided... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4496017 | Wheel hub assembly with integrated reduction gear and brake mechanism A wheel hub assembly for heavy-duty vehicles comprises a hollow body containing a liquid lubricant having a first compartment housing wheel drive reduction gear and a second compartment adjacent the first compartment housing a wheel brake mechanism. A por... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4437530 | Vehicle axle assembly A driving axle assembly (10) comprises a differential mechanism (34) driving axle shafts 36, 38, first and second gear reduction (40) are connected to the axle shafts remote from the differential mechanism for driving vehicle wheel assemblies (14, 16). Th... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4424874 | Drive axle device A drive axle device having the disk brake and planetary gear reducing unit at the outer end of the drive shaft and a wheel shaft outside said disk brake and gear reducing unit. The axle tube which incorporates the drive shaft terminates in a flanged porti... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4380274 | Holding a planetary gear carrier relative to an axle An internal spline of a hollow shaft containing a hydrostatic motor receives an external spline of a sleeve extending from a planetary carrier being part of a two-stage planetary gear transmission for imparting rotation on a hub being journalled on the sh... | 04/19/1983 |
