Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6905005 | Double wrap brake band A double wrap brake band is provided for use with a rotating element such as a rotating drum in an automatic transmission or the like. The double wrap brake band is provided with a friction surface on an inner circumferential surface of a band portion wrapped substa... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6691846 | Over-running clutch pulley with shortened depth The over-running clutch pulley of a preferred embodiment of the invention includes a sheave member, a hub member located substantially concentrically within the sheave member, a spring member, and a stop surface, which cooperate to rotationally engage an ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6655520 | Brake drive A braking drive for a control cable or shaft has a drive shaft with a radial journal. A contractible brake ring has opposing ends defining a gap, with the journal in the gap The ring has an exterior surface biased outwards and two interior detents. A stat... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6637570 | Over-running clutch pulley with composite sealing member An over-running clutch pulley of the preferred embodiment includes a sheave member, a hub member located substantially concentrically within the sheave member, a sealing member, and a clutch member, which cooperate to rotationally engage the drive belt an... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6549839 | Vehicle drive system A controller 10 calculates a target drive force based on an accelerator pedal operation amount and a vehicle speed. A speed ratio for calculating a target engine torque is calculated based on the state of the transmission 2. The target engine torque is ca... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6253896 | Clutch structure A clutch shoe (10, 31, 61, 62, 70) for a clutch assembly (1), the clutch shoe having a clutch drum engaging portion (12, 71) having a clutch drum engaging face (72); the clutch shoe including a flange (14, 75) integrally formed with an extension extends s... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6000519 | Centrifugal clutch The invention is directed to a centrifugal clutch having centrifugal weights wherein each weight has an arc-shaped clutch shoe and is pivotally mounted with a lever foot on a carrier disc on the drive end of the clutch. After reaching a specific rpm, the ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5881855 | Impulse wrench with wrap spring clutch assembly A rotary impulse tool has a motor-driven drive shaft and an output shaft. The drive shaft is threadedly coupled to a flywheel sleeve, which is spring-biased forwardly and is splined to a rotatable race structure of a wrap spring clutch assembly, which inc... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5503261 | Bi-directional centrifugal clutch A bi-directional centrifugal clutch is provided having a clutch drum, a driving clutch member adapted to be rotatably driven in first and second directions. Drive pins mounted on the driving clutch member are operable for driving the driven clutch member ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5437356 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch includes a pair of clutch shoes, a rotor, and a housing around the clutch shoe and rotor. Each clutch shoe is formed to include pockets that receive drive arms on the rotors. The shape of the pocket on the top side of the clutch shoe ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5341907 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch includes a spring consisting of a single wire member and adapted to hold a pair of clutch shoes in mutual relation to each other. With this simple structure, the centrifugal clutch helps to facilitate the production, assembly, etc. th... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5335174 | Correcting method for data used for control operation of vehicular clutch In a method for correcting clutch data used for controlling the operation of a friction clutch connected with an electronically controlled transmission system, the clutch data includes meet position data stored in a memory and the stored meet position dat... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5123509 | Control valve for a hydraulic switch clutch Hydraulic pressure representing engine throttle position is applied to a valve spool having two control surfaces. In opposition to the force of a control spring, a pressure line, which opens to the valve chamber between the two control surfaces, carries r... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5067599 | Arrangement for controlling a motor friction clutch For controlling a motor vehicle friction clutch (3) which is operated by an actuating drive (7) during parking maneuvers, an output adjusting device (19) of the internal combustion engine (1) is unaffected over a limited initial pedal travel (... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5022502 | Tee anchor for duo servo drum brakes A duo servo drum brake shoe anchor having a T-shaped configuration in which the inner recess corner surfaces define a pocket on each side, each of which receives a rounded end of one of the shoes in force transmittable engagement. The crossbar part of the... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4974708 | Drum brake with postponed fitting of the mechanical control cable The invention relates to a drum brake with two shoes, each having a web (16) and a rim (18), of which the face confronting the drum receives a friction lining (20). The drum brake is arranged on a supporting plate (10) and also includes a mechanical contr... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4936426 | Brake assembly A brake assembly, for a vehicle axle having a beam, including a spider mounted on the beam, a camshaft mounted on one end of the spider, a pair of anchor pins mounted on an opposite end of the spider, and a pair of brake shoes. Each of the brake shoes has... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4926991 | Actuated spring clutch assembly A spring clutch assembly has an input clutch member (2), an output clutch member (3), and a spring (12) disposed over a coaxial arbor (9). The spring clutch assembly further includes an independently rotatable shaft (16) disposed in a passage extending th... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4903810 | Clutch shoe construction and method of making same An improved clutch shoe of the type that is mounted on the rotor of a centrifugal clutch for coupling engagement with an outer clutch housing. The shoe is formed by two similar L-shaped shoe half sections which are stamped of sheet metal. Each shoe half s... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4887698 | Brake actuator A mechanical brake actuator for a shoe drum brake including a pair of brake shoes carried by a back plate wherein one pair of adjacent ends of the shoes engage an abutment fixed relative to the back plate, comprises an assembly including a pair of pivotal... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4830163 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch comprises a driving plate having oppositely facing surfaces secured to an input shaft operatively connected to a driving source, a cylindrical bottomed drum detachably secured to an end, projecting from the input shaft, of an output s... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4757882 | Mechanically-operated drum brake device A mechanically-operated drum brake device which comprises a pair of brake shoes each coming in contact with an anchor at one end portion on the same side and engaging with a floating type actuator and a brake lever rotatably supported on the actuator at t... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4750682 | Drive hub assembly A hub drive assembly includes three pairs of pivoted arms, each supporting a friction pad, which may be clamped against the inner cylindrical surface of a tape supply reel. The assembly also includes a central sleeve, rotatably driven by a motor, and a se... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4730707 | Automobile drum brake For automobile drum brakes of the simplex and duo-duplex forms of construction, each having two brake shoes (10) floatingly mounted on a brake bracket (1), a special support is proposed for the one end of the brake shoe web (10) of each brake shoe (8), th... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4696381 | Clutch and brake apparatus A belt or chain-operated clutch and brake apparatus for lawnmowers which is mounted above the blade shroud or housing, and includes a shaft with a cooperating split drum assembly having a hub keyed to the shaft and oppositely-disposed, spring-loaded brake... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4679667 | Anchor pin retainer A brake shoe assembly incorporates unitary retainers for anchor pins about which a pair of brake shoes may pivot. In a preferred form, the anchor pin retainers are spring steel structures formed of drawn heat treated wire, each retainer defining a pair of... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4653620 | Failsafe fan clutch A fan clutch having an engaged and disengaged mode of operation comprising: a plurality of centrifugal force responsive friction shoes for drivingly engaging an engagement surface; of the engagement and disengagement of the friction shoes controlled by pl... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4635777 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch has a carrier and at least two centrifugal weights which are each connected to the carrier by means of at least one spring. These centrifugal weights are pivotally mounted on the carrier and are preloaded radially inwardly with respec... | 01/13/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4573557 | Drum brake A drum brake assembly with a center guide backing plate, channeled web brake shoe assemblies slidably received on the center guide braking plate. A wheel cylinder assembly mounted in a notch on the center guide braking plate and engaged by a first set of ... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4476745 | Control system for an automatic transmission having a neutral coast and idle feature A control circuit for an automatic power transmission mechanism for use with an internal combustion engine in a vehicle driveline including fluid pressure operated clutches and brakes that are applied selectively to effect various ratio changes, a forward... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4476968 | Expanding shoe drum brake An improved expanding shoe drum brake (10) is provided. The brake includes a pair of brake shoes (20) pivotably retained on an anchor structure (18). The shoes include brake tables (22) and webs (26), the webs are resiliently urged by a spring (132) into ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4471859 | Drum brake An improved expanding shoe drum brake (10) is provided. The brake includes a shaft-like mounting structure (42) for retaining the hook ends (40) of a heavy duty brake return spring (28). The retaining assembly includes a fixed portion (44) and an axially ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4456103 | Drum brake with automatic recentering of the shoes A recentering device for a drum brake is provided in an opening of the strut placed between the shoes and includes a spring placed between two cups which are capable of sliding in the opening and both engage a fixed bearing element on the brake support pl... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4446954 | Centrifugal clutch for power saws A centrifugal clutch for power saws. The clutch includes a rotating driven centrifugal weight carrier, and a clutch drum which is concentric to the axis of rotation of the carrier. At least one centrifugal weight engages the clutch drum at predetermined s... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4442924 | Internal shoe drum brakes An internal shoe drum brake having a pair of brake shoes mounted on a back plate with double ended expanders located one between each pair of adjacent ends of the shoes. The expander has a strut assembly slidable within itself so that when the expander is... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4380280 | Cam operated friction clutch The present invention provides an externally engagable clutch which comprises an inner rotating hub member operably attached to a rotating back plate upon which is pivotly mounted an eccentric arm and a circular shaped clutch assembly provided with a clut... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4369863 | Internal shoe drum brakes for vehicles An internal shoe-drum brake is disclosed in which a pair of arcuate shoes can be applied to a rotatable drum by an hydraulic actuation system for normal service braking when the brake acts as a brake of the "two-leading" shoe type and a mechanical actuati... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4363387 | Wheel cylinder and torque plate construction A wheel cylinder and torque plate construction is provided for a drum brake. The wheel cylinder comprises a molded plastic cylindrical member in a steel shell. The steel shell can be part of a torque plate which can be stamped in two parts which are subst... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4337851 | Brake support assembly A brake support assembly to be mounted on a vehicle axle housing for supporting a brake shoe assembly and an actuator therefor comprising a backing plate adapted to be fixedly mounted on a vehicle axle housing and two anchoring plates removably attached t... | 07/06/1982 |
