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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7198587 | Transmission with selectable braking one-way clutch A multi-speed transmission is provided with a selectable (reversible) braking one-way clutch operative to brake rotation of a member of a planetary gear set of the transmission when the transmission is in reverse and first speed. First and second rotating input clut... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6695112 | Magnetic brake actuated spring clutch A magnetic brake actuated spring clutch has an input shaft that is rotatably mounted in a housing, a coaxial output shaft that is rotatably mounted in the housing for rotation relative to the input shaft, and a coil spring surrounding a portion of the out... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6662921 | Wheel steering apparatus To provide a wheel steering apparatus capable of exhibiting a stabilized vehicle steerability without transmitting an external disturbance torque to a motor rotor even when the wheel receives an axially acting external force, this wheel steering apparatus... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6257384 | Two-way differential clutch A two-way differential clutch is provided which can prevent the resilient ring for biasing a friction plate from expanding radially outwardly and getting out of the mounting position due to centrifugal force during high-speed rotation. Two retainers havin... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6257386 | Power cut/connect device A power cut/connect device is proposed which is axially compact and is usable in a limited space. The device includes a first input member coupled to a power shaft, an output member mounted coaxially with the first input member, a first two-way clutch pro... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6182515 | Coupler arrangement for isolation arrangement for system under test A drive coupling arrangement for transmitting torque from a drive arrangement to a gear assembly under test is provided with a first coupler portion attached to the gear assembly under test. The coupler has a polygonal cross-sectional configuration and ha... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6148977 | Free-wheel clutch Known free-wheel clutches are directionally operated clutches, which permit a shaft (12) and a hub (16) to carry each other along in one relative direction of rotation, for example by means of frictional connection. From time to time it is desired, on the... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6026942 | Bidirectional differential clutch In a bidirectional differential clutch in which a rotation of the input gear is transmitted to the rotational shaft through the sprags only when the input gear rotates faster than the rotational shaft, a play in a rotational direction is provided between ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5848679 | Two-way differential clutch A two-way differential clutch having sprags. It includes a mechanism that permits the sprags to be inclined instantly in the opposite direction when the rotating direction of an input gear changes over. Two cages having different diameters are mounted bet... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5819871 | Electric power steering device A torque is transmitted from a steering assistance motor to a steering shaft via a gear. The first rotation restraining element, which is radially deformed by being sandwiched between the outer circumference of the steering shaft and the inner circumferen... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5732807 | Power transmission device An automotive power transmission device which can change over the driving mode between two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive mode. The device when combined with a differential as an integral unit can be assembled easily. This device includes an axle made u... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5419421 | Quiet-running centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch includes a pair of clutch shoes and a rotor. The rotor includes rotor arms extending into pockets formed in the clutch shoes. Sound-deadening buffer members are positioned in the pockets to lie between each rotor arm and clutch shoe t... | 05/30/1995 |
| 4589536 | Electromagnetic friction clutch An automotive accessory clutch driven by a pulley engaged by a rubber belt driven from the engine includes an electrical coil which when energized causes a friction plate to be drawn into engagement with the pulley and to rotate lever arms about pivots wh... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4418811 | Clutch with fail-safe helical spring A helical spring loosely surrounds the input hub of a clutch and is adapted to be wrapped down on the input hub to couple the input hub to an output hub. Wrap down torque is applied to the spring through the tang thereof by an operating spring which acts ... | 12/06/1983 |
