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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7735589 | Housing structure of in-wheel motor A housing structure of an in-wheel motor, the housing structure being formed by combining a plurality of divided housings, the housing structure receiving at least an electric motor for revolving a wheel, the housing structure includes a suspension side divided hous... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7334659 | Drive unit suspension structure, mainly for rear engine bus The invention relates to a transmission suspension structure for a rear engine vehicle, mainly bus, where the drive engine (3) and the gearbox (4) are built uniaxially to form a rigid transmission unit (2), which has suspension brackets (8, 9... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7287630 | Torque converter with lockup clutch A torque converter with a lockup clutch includes a fluid passage into which flows operation oil supplied from a converter chamber, which is surrounded by the pump impeller and the turbine runner, to a lockup chamber in which engagement and disengagement of the locku... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255191 | Composite construction vehicle frame A vehicle frame that includes first and second frame portions. The first frame portion has a plurality of struts associated with each other to form a first framework. The second frame portion is associable with the first frame portion in a stiffening association for... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7040079 | Rake with four-wheel stabilizing system A rake has two side members attached perpendicularly to the rake so as to form an H-shaped frame system. A swivelable wheel is mounted at each corner of the frame. The frame fully stabilizes the rake in a position approximately level with a ground surface as the rak... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6488108 | Drive unit for a motor vehicle A drive unit for a motor vehicle exhibits an internal combustion engine and a transmission. The drivable wheels of the motor vehicle can be driven by means of the rotary motion of the output shaft of the transmission. The drivable wheels of the motor vehi... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6341657 | Suspension for central drive vehicle A central drive personal mobility vehicle is disclosed comprising a frame having a right and a left frame mounting located in a trailing frame portion of the frame with a seat being mounted to an intermediate portion of the frame. A right and a left leaf ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 5878828 | Vehicle mounting system A vehicle mounting system is disclosed having a transfer arm coupled between the engine and the vehicle's rear axle for equalizing rear tire traction, control violent vibrations due to tire shake, improve drivability of the vehicle and safe control thereo... | 03/09/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5065831 | Mounting arrangement for final drive unit for automotive vehicles An enclosure for receiving therein a differential case of an automotive vehicle is arranged adjacent an internal combustion engine and is connected to an oil pan arranged beneath the engine. The enclosure is inclined at a predetermined angle about the hor... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5020615 | Electric drive unit mounted to a vehicle A drive unit (D) including a front axle (18) with front axle shafts (20, 22) rotatably supported therein, an electric motor (24), and a reduction gear unit operatively connecting the electric motor to the front axle shafts. A housing (26) for the reductio... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4930590 | Motor and transmission assembly A combined motor and transmission assembly in which a singular, tubular housing contains the motor and a planetary transmission. This tubular housing has the ring gear for the planetary transmission gear set formed integrally within its internal walls and... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4300649 | Engine mounting structure for vehicles An engine mounting structure for a vehicle of the front-engine, front-drive or rear-engine, rear-drive type, wherein an engine and a transmission are separately mounted with the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the transmission interconne... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4271920 | Automobile vehicle with transverse engine-drive unit A mounting arrangement for a transversely mounted engine-drive unit in which the engine-drive unit is connected to a vehicle sub-frame by structure preventing longitudinal movement between the unit and the sub-frame while permitting limited vertical movem... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4244435 | Direct drive for a motor vehicle A straight drive shaft type engine mounted transversely of a vehicle is provided with a centrally bored drive shaft surrounding a wheel axle having a wheel connected with its respective remote ends. A primary clutch moves a friction disk slip-spline mount... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4235300 | Front wheel suspension for electric vehicles with front wheel drive Front wheel suspension for electric vehicles with front wheel drive, comprising at least two arms provided between a rigid front axle and frame members of the vehicle, at least one of said arms being articulated to the axle and all arms extending mainly h... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4205729 | Automotive power unit A power unit for a front drive or a four-wheel drive automotive vehicle comprises a counterflow, intake-exhaust type engine with straight-lined cylinders, a clutch, a transmission assembly, a final gear kit and a differential gear unit compactly arranged ... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4089542 | Collapsible vehicle A foldable vehicle is adapted to be transported in its own container on the back of a motor home, yacht, or the like, for storage or shipping. The vehicle is motorized and has a chassis and a plurality of wheels along with passenger seats. The vehicle has... | 05/16/1978 |
| 3997018 | Drive wheel assembly with high flotation tire for compaction vehicles A self-propelled vibratory compactor has a one-piece frame supported at one end by a steel roller drum and at the other end by a yoke-mounted, single, high-flotation pneumatic rubber tire. An engine on the frame drives hydraulic pumps which supply fluid t... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3944010 | Traction-wheel mounting with attached drive motor An axle housing which encloses a transmission for the drive of a pair of traction wheels, e.g. as used on a fork-lift truck, has an upper recess flanked by cheeks of enlarged housing extremities which accommodate respective planetary-gear trains. One of t... | 03/16/1976 |
