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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136621 | Dual-tuned vibration damper A driveline with a shaft and a vibration damper coupled to the shaft. The damper includes a hub, a first mass, a first resilient coupling, a second mass, and a second resilient coupling. The first mass is disposed concentrically about the hub. The first resilient co... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7942229 | Dual-tuned vibration damper and method for damping vibrations in a power transmission system using a dual-tuned vibration damper A vibration damper includes a hub, a first mass, a first resilient coupling, a second mass, and a second resilient coupling. The first mass is disposed concentrically about the hub. The first resilient coupling resiliently couples the first mass to the hub. The firs... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938222 | Independently suspended and driven asymmetric axle shafts An independently suspended, driven axle shaft set in which the axle shafts are asymmetric with respect to each other, wherein the asymmetry provides mitigation of powerhop. The asymmetric axle shafts are asymmetrically selected such that the relative torsional stiff... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7600601 | Tunable mass damper for a drive shaft center support bearing A mass damper for use with a drive shaft center support bearing is located on a non-rotating portion of the bearing and is suspended on a spring element for free vibration and has a resonance that is selected to be the same as that which would otherwise be communica... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7533756 | Propshaft assembly with anti-node damping insert A propshaft assembly includes a shaft structure having a hollow cavity and an insert member being positioned within the hollow cavity and engaging the shaft structure. The shaft structure vibrates in response to receipt of an input of a predetermined frequency such ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7357204 | Drive-control system of electromotive vehicle and drive-control-method of electromotive vehicle A drive-control-system of electromotive vehicle and drive-control-method of an electromotive vehicle. A system has a condition-determination-process unit that reads a vibration index as a factor causing vibration in the vehicle-drive-system, and determines whether a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7320381 | Propshafts with honeycomb core dampers A propshaft assembly includes a shaft structure having a hollow cavity and an insert member being positioned within the hollow cavity and engaging the shaft structure. The shaft structure vibrates in response to receipt of an input of a predetermined frequency such ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314315 | Gearbox for cold metal cutting machine Improved serviceability of cold metal cutting machines is accomplished in a modified gearbox structure enabling several annular components that are conventionally attached by press-fit to be attached instead by slide-fit for easy removal and replacement, eliminating... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7226360 | Grease cap for a constant velocity joint A frangible grease cap for use in a collapsible constant velocity joint. The frangible grease cap includes a body generally having a circular shape. The frangible grease cap includes an orifice through a center section of the body. The grease cap also includes at le... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7102245 | Integral generator/pinion assembly for axle power generation A vehicular axle assembly includes an electrical generator for generating electricity to supply power to one or more electrical components therein during operation. The axle assembly includes a hollow housing that rotatably supports a differential mechanism therein.... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6976790 | Seal structure for inner-shaft bearing of a front-wheel drive vehicle A seal structure for an inner-shaft bearing of a front-wheel drive vehicle includes an inner-shaft interconnecting a differential gear to a drive shaft for achieving balance between a left wheel drive shaft and a right wheel drive shaft. An inner-shaft bearing is as... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6913105 | Shock-absorbing mechanism for power-transmission device A shock-absorbing mechanism for a power-transmission device includes a cylindrical driven-side shaft coupled to the driving-side shaft through a constant-velocity joint to be axially relatively slidable with respect to the driving-side shaft, a center bearing for ro... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6869226 | Drive train of a motor vehicle and method of making a bearing unit A drive train of a motor vehicle includes a power divider, a side shaft, a constant-velocity joint, an intermediate shaft, and a bearing unit. The intermediate shaft has first and second ends. The first end of the intermediate shaft is rotatably connected to the pow... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6758302 | Low vibration driveline The present invention is directed to a driveline configuration for a heavy-duty truck having multiple drive axles. The driveline configuration reduces the torsional vibrations associated with second order torsional excitation produced by the driveline's universal jo... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6752722 | Foam lined propshaft A shaft structure and at least two insert members. The shaft structure has a longitudinally extending cavity and is configured to vibrate in response to the receipt of an input of a predetermined frequency such that at least two second bending mode anti-nodes are ge... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6729455 | Structure and method for supporting electromagnetic coupling A structure and a method for supporting an electromagnetic coupling (1) onto a vehicle body (347) is disclosed as being interposed between a center support bearing (37) remaining closer to a propeller shaft (319) and a center support bear... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6631914 | Vehicle suspension device A suspension system is provided with a suspension cross member 12 for rear wheels, a suspension member supported on the suspension cross member 12, elastic mounts 19 to 21 for mounting the suspension cross member 12 on the vehicle body, the elastic mounti... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6578657 | Driveline angle reducer A driveline system for a motor vehicle includes at least two propeller shafts and a driveline angle reducer disposed therebetween for drivingly interconnecting the propeller shafts at a fixed operating angle. The driveline angle reducer includes a housing... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6557659 | Driveline assembly with vibration dampener A driveline assembly for interconnecting one driveline component to another driveline component includes a vibration dampening mechanism. The vibration dampening mechanism is installed between a universal joint member and a companion flange. The universal... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6435299 | Propeller shaft deflector A central support structure for a vehicle propeller shaft. The support structure includes a support bracket, an annular support, and a deflector. The deflector is disposed relatively above the propeller shaft and forward of the support bracket. In the eve... | 08/20/2002 |
| 5944136 | Transfer shaft for an automatic transmission A transfer shaft for an automatic transmission, provided between a transfer idle gear for outputting driving power from the automatic transmission and a differential driven gear for transmitting the driving power to a drive axle thereby transmitting an ou... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5920173 | Feedback enhanced adaptively tuned vibration absorber An apparatus has a mass suspended between two mounting plates by a separate springs to form a resonant structure that absorbs vibration in a structural member to which the mounting plates are attached. Permanent magnets are fixed to opposite sides of the ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5884902 | Double-mass type dynamic damper having two damper systems A double-mass type dynamic damper mounted on a rod-shaped oscillating member, which includes a first damper system and a second damper system that are tuned to two different frequency ranges. Each of the damper systems includes a cylindrical mass member d... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5868215 | Vibration isolating support structure for an axle case An axle case, housing therein axles and a transmission for driving the axle, provided with a mount boss for being mounted to case mounting portions provided on a body frame of a vehicle and having insertion bores for mounting bolts, and including vibratio... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5703796 | Driveline alignment apparatus and method An apparatus and method for aligning a driveline in a motor vehicle, including supporting a transmission and a rear axle with the body of the motor vehicle. A driveshaft is supported at a first end with the transmission and supported at a second end with ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5367909 | Test weight A test weight for use with a counterbalanced motor for a compressor assembly, for example, including a body having an opening formed in it and sized to engage the outer diameter of an external eccentrically positioned ball bearing of the counterbalanced m... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5358066 | Motor vehicle drive system A drive system for a motor vehicle of the type having a front engine/transmission power unit mounted through engine mounts on a sprung mass portion of the vehicle, a rear drive axle resiliently connected to the sprung mass portion, and a torque beam for r... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5257962 | Output assembly for a north-south transaxle A north-south transaxle includes a case having a first passageway extending longitudinally and a second passageway spaced from the first passageway and being generally parallel to the first passageway and extending longitudinally. The transaxle also inclu... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5236061 | Arrangement of a steerable rigid axle on a tractor chassis In an arrangement of a steerable rigid axle on a chassis of a tractor of modular construction, the rigid axle is spring-mounted with respect to the tractor chassis and is supported on its rear side via a propeller shaft tube swingable in a support bearing... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5145025 | Vibration damper at a driveshaft The invention relates to a vibration damper 15 for a driveshaft 9 having a tubular or solid shaft and bearing means connected to the vehicle 1 via a rubber coupling. The object of the vibration damper 15 is to reduce the bending vibrations and, at the sam... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5067582 | Drive assembly for motor vehicles A drive assembly for motor vehicles comprises a front power unit which is elastically supported at the vehicle body and which is rigidly connected with a rear drive unit by means of a center tube through which a drive shaft extends. The front area of the ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5036943 | Vehicle power train system A power train system for a vehicle includes a power unit which is positioned in the front of the vehicle body, a differential which is positioned in the rear of the vehicle body, a propeller shaft which connects the power unit and the differential to tran... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4966251 | Automotive vehicle with center bearing of propeller shaft assembly variable in position A system for reducing vibration and noise generated from a propeller shaft assembly of an automotive vehicle comprises a center bearing which is variable in position relative to the vehicle body under the control of a controller.... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4909361 | Drive shaft damper A vibration damper for the hollow drive shaft of an automotive vehicle has a liner press fitted into the bore of the drive shaft and a resilient, deformable, elastic, highly frictional retaining strip which forcibly bears against the surface of the bore a... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4884666 | Torsional damper and mounting adapter An assembly for dampening shaft vibration and noise. An annular torsional damper is fixedly mounted to a cylindrical flange of a mounting adapter. The opposite ends of the adapter are cylindrically shaped and extend into the adjacent ends of a pair of sha... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4796722 | Drive shaft apparatus for transverse engine vehicle A drive shaft apparatus for transverse engine vehicles including an opening portion formed in a bracket in the radial direction into which a pressing mechanism with an elastic body is fitted from the outside of the bracket, thereby pressing the outer peri... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4778026 | Propeller shaft A propeller shaft in a motor vehicle includes a plurality of shaft members and a plurality of joints operatively coupled between the shaft members, between the engine of the motor vehicle and one of the shaft members, and between a differential coupled to... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4771842 | Three-part propeller shaft assembly incorporating two hooke joints having the same phases flanking constant velocity joint, and third hooke joint adjacent to one thereof and having 90 degree opposed phase A vehicle has an engine and a driven differential. This three part type propeller shaft assembly includes a first propeller shaft element, a second propeller shaft element, and a third propeller shaft element. A first joint, which is a Hooke joint, rotati... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4766969 | Three part propeller shaft assembly incorporating four hooke joints having opposed phases A vehicle has an engine and a driven differential. This three part type propeller shaft assembly includes a first propeller shaft element, a second propeller shaft element, and a third propeller shaft element. A first joint incorporating a Hooke joint rot... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4732230 | Center bearing and support mechanism for two-piece propeller shaft In a center bearing and support mechanism for a two-piece propeller shaft, a center bearing surrounded by an insulator is supported at one of axially separated portions thereof on a frame of a vehicle chassis and at the other of the axially separated port... | 03/22/1988 |
