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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7960924 | Drive mechanism for a furniture part which is mounted movably in or on an item of furniture A drive mechanism for a furniture portion, in particular a drawer or a door which is mounted movably in or to a furniture item, includes a drive device which is guided movably with respect to a base and which is acted upon by a force storage means, a damping device,... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7619376 | Detent mechanism A detent mechanism includes: a control member to be operated rotationally; a rotary member including a pair of magnetic poles adapted to rotate in conjunction with the control member; a plurality of electromagnets provided along a rotational path of the magnetic pol... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7293626 | Apparatus and method for steering a vehicle A steering system for a vehicle may include a load displacement system allowing transient loads of the steering mechanism to be displaced. The steering system may also include a first coupling mechanism coupling an electric motor to a rack housing, and a second coup... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7243937 | Bicycle control apparatus A bicycle control apparatus comprises a mounting member structured to be attached to a bicycle, a control unit structured to be mounted to the mounting member and a battery unit structured to be detachably mounted to the control unit above the control unit. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7160027 | Motor-adjustable x-ray system A motor-adjustable X-ray system comprises a C-arm, which has two degrees of freedom and is adjustable with a motor support. The motor support has a force pickup device which is provided to detect a force exerted by an operator when manipulating the C-arm. The force ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7110859 | Setting method and setting apparatus for operation path for articulated robot A temporary operation path is set by connecting a plurality of welding points in a virtual space generated by a computer to investigate whether an end effector can be operated along the temporary operation path. If the operation cannot be operated, a path to avoid i... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095199 | Automatic vehicle wiper system An automatic vehicle wiper system including a wiper, a speed sensor which measures vehicle speed, a rainfall measuring device which measures amount of rainfall during predetermined intervals, a calculating device which calculates a wiping action frequency of the wip... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7057360 | Motor assembly for folding/unfolding foldable screen A motor assembly for driving a foldable screen includes an inner tube, a motor device mounted in the inner tube and including a DC motor, an outer tube mounted around the inner tube, a control device, and a connecting device mounted to an end of the inner tube. A sc... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054726 | Control apparatus for vehicle-use electric power generator It is desirable prevent the speed of an engine, that is driving an electric-power generator, from abruptly increasing when electric power generation by the electric power generator, which supplies electric power to a wheel-driving motor, is stopped. Thus, a control ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7026780 | Method for stabilizing the movement of an articulated chain of a chain block, especially to prevent the formation of a resonance oscillation of the chain, and a chain block apparatus The invention concerns a method for stabilizing the motion of an articulated chain of a chain block, especially to prevent the formation of resonance oscillation of the chain, in which an articulated chain is led across a polygonal chain wheel with non-uniform pitch... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7001294 | Method of using a motion sensor with a bicycle sprocket assembly A method for shifting a bicycle transmission that includes a derailleur for shifting a chain among a plurality of sprockets. The transmission includes at least a first sprocket and a second sprocket, wherein at least one of the first sprocket and the second sprocket... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6967452 | Operation apparatus with auto correction of position data of electric faders An operation apparatus is designed for use with a system to deal with operation information of the system. In the operation apparatus, an operation piece is manually operable to move in a linear or circular direction to a position indicative of the operation informa... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6958585 | Windshield wiper system activated by sensing rainwater A windshield wiper system activated by sensing rainwater via a rain sensor placed inside the wiping pattern when a multifunction switch lever is in automatic mode. A rain sensor module activates a relay for low speeds and/or a relay for high speeds depending on the ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6859003 | Force sense imparting/inputting apparatus capable of preventing oscillation of operation member, and imparting force sense Force in a direction opposite to an operating direction imparted from a motor to a rotary knob is increased gradually at the start of an operation to an upper limit value with the increase of a rotating angle of the rotary knob in the same direction as the operating... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6668692 | Process and device for the control of a motorized feed drive The invention consists of a process for the control of the motorized feed drive for the movable workplace table of a machine tool, in particular the rolling carriage of a circular saw. The manual force that is applied by the operator in direction of the f... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6646400 | Power control circuit for a bicycle electromotive unit A power control circuit having an input for receiving power from a power source and an output for driving a bicycle electromotive unit comprises a storage unit; a first switching element disposed between the storage unit and the output; a voltage sensor t... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6152250 | Power driving control system of electrically-assisted bicycle A power driving control system is adapted to be incorporated in an electrically-assisted bicycle which includes an electrical motor mechanically coupled to wheels of the bicycle. The power driving control system includes a first speed detection device for... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5900705 | Motor control device for a bicycle A motor control apparatus for a bicycle having a motor that moves to a plurality of first positions (e.g., gear shifting positions) and to a second position (e.g., an antitheft position) includes a signal providing circuit that provides a first signal for... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5900703 | Motor control system of electrical-motorized bicycle A motor control system for use in an electrical-motorized bicycle is disclosed. The motor control system includes a plurality of magnets arranged in a ring which is rotatable about the crank axle of the bicycle by the rotation of the chainwheel. A cover m... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5777442 | Control for electric power assisted vehicle An electric power assisted vehicle that senses the actual speed that the operator is operating the manual power device and the force applied to that manual power device for controlling the amount of power assist. By comparing the manual force and manual i... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5656901 | Reaction force generating apparatus A reaction force generating apparatus is provided which generates a reaction force for a rotationally operated member to be manually or mechanically operated. An alternating motor is provided that has a stator with three-phase coils; a rotor including per... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5350326 | Hydraulic pressure generating device for power steering apparatus for outboard engine A power steering apparatus for steering an outboard engine on a boat has a hydraulic cylinder unit for angularly moving a steering arm of the outboard engine, and a hydraulic pump actuatable by a motor for supplying a hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic c... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5347203 | Control system, especially for film and video tape transport A control device for a film or tape transport comprises a control knob having a spindle which forms the rotor of an electric motor. The control knob is spun by the operator to generate a drive signal to advance or retard the film or tape driven by the tra... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5293102 | Automated fader system A moving fader system, primarily for the processing and combining of audio signals, includes a dedicated preprocessor to implement the execution of repetitious input instructions. Other features contributing to the operation of the system include (1) "Loo... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5150021 | Method of controlling electric power steering apparatus A method of controlling an electric power steering apparatus includes the steps of determining a steering state in accordance with a detection value and a retrieval value of a motor terminal across voltage, and limiting a motor current when a steering whe... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5028851 | Vehicle steering system A vehicle steering system with power assistance means comprises an output component 4 displaceable relative to a housing 1 for that component and in response to a steering input for effecting a steering maneuver. The housing 1 is mounted for displacement ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4943758 | Steering control apparatus for a motor vehicle with steerable front and rear wheels A steering control apparatus for a motor vehicle with steerable front and rear road wheels keeps electric power supplied to an electric motor for turning the rear road wheels, at a desired value even when the voltage of a vehicle-mounted battery for energ... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4939435 | Torque detecting apparatus First magnetic angular sensor outputs a sine-wave output and a cosine-wave output corresponding to positions of rotation of a rotary drum being fitted in a rotating drive shaft. Second magnetic angular sensor outputs a sine-wave output and a cosine-wave o... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4893557 | Coupling device for an adjuster wheel Coupling device for an adjuster wheel to manually start up printing machine functions, including an adjuster wheel shaft adjustably displaceable axially in stages for bringing an adjuster wheel mounted on the shaft and into and out of operative connection... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4887013 | Failsafe brake for a multi-wheel vehicle with motor controlled steering A controllable mobile apparatus such as a mobile robot travels to a commanded destination under the control of a guidance system that provides speed and direction commands to the controllable mobile apparatus. A plurality of wheels carry the mobile appara... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4873475 | Electrically powered power steering system for industrial vehicle or the like In order to prevent a sudden kickback through the steering wheel which tends to occur when an electrically powered steering motor is de-energized and the vehicle tires are distorted by steering a low speeds and act as springs which cause the steering shaf... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4855655 | Electromagnetic servo drive for power steering An electromagnetic servo device (200) includes a driving control circuit (100), for an electric motor (20) for producing auxiliary torque to be applied to an output shaft (4). A control signal (Va) is provided to thereby supply an armature current (Io) of... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4743817 | Electromagnetic servo unit An electromagnetic servo unit is constituted with an outer casing (1), a first shaft (8) and a second shaft (5) both rotatably supported by the casing, an electric motor (101) built in the casing coaxially with the second shaft, the electric motor having ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4715462 | Electric power assistance steering system The electric power assistance actuating mechanism comprises an input member (12) connected to a sun gear (14) of a planetary gear mechanism (20), with a sleeve member (55) slidably disposed about the input member (12) and keyed for rotation therewith. A c... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4703821 | Electric power steering system for vehicles An electric power steering system (100) for vehicles includes a driving control circuit (50) adapted to generate a torque magnitude signal (Sa) and a torque direction signal (Sdr, Sdl), based on an output signal (VR, VL) from a torque detection mechanism ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4656409 | Electromagnetic servo unit An electromagnetic servo unit is constituted with an outer casing (1), a first shaft (4) and a second shaft (5) both rotatably supported by the casing, an electric motor (2) built in the casing coaxially with the second shaft, a torque detecting mechanism... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4587471 | Handle assembly for an x-ray examination apparatus A handle assembly for an x-ray examination apparatus for permitting a technician to position the apparatus above a patient with the aid of a support motor has a grip connected to the apparatus by two support elements, each of the support elements having a... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4437531 | Electrical power steering system A first shaft coupled to a steering wheel at one end is coupled for at least limited relative rotation at its other end to a second shaft via a threading engagement so that relative rotation of the first and second shafts will also result in relative axia... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4417185 | Driving system for roll-up shades, blinds, rolling shutters and the like This driving system for roll-up shades, blinds, rolling shutters or the like is applicable to tubular winding tubes of the shade or the like and comprises an electric motor having its shaft coupled to the tube, and an emergency manual control mechanism in... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4278920 | Method and apparatus for generating position or path control programs using force feedback A program controlled workpiece manipulator has a load cell supported between the manipulator clamp and the positioning elements which generate signals proportional to the various components of the forces exerted on the workholder by external instrumentali... | 07/14/1981 |
