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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387462 | Series of shafts and manufactoring method A series of shafts configured to attach in a bore of a receiving part and a method for manufacturing the shafts, the series including at least two different sizes, each size including different variants of shafts; wherein each shaft includes at least five contiguous... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7223074 | Propeller shaft arrangement, propeller arrangement, adaptive arrangement and propulsion arrangement Apparatus for adapting a propeller system including a propeller shaft (15, 16) and a propeller (7, 8) adapted to be mounted on the propeller shaft (15, 16). The propeller system includes a propeller (7, 8) connected in a rotationally fixe... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7007783 | Axially fixed and adjustable drive plate A disk carrier assembly for a multi-disk clutch includes a drive plate having a plurality of radially extending load teeth and a plurality of radially extending bearing teeth alternately disposed about the circumference of the drive plate. A disk carrier is included... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6938747 | Transmission with a rattle-free connection between the clutch basket and the driving disc A transmission includes a clutch basket and a driving disc each having teeth and tooth spaces which correspond to one another. A plug-in intermeshing connection between the driving disc and the clutch basket is provided such that there is no torsional backlash and s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6869151 | Knuckle-supported wheelend assembly with improved shaft-hub interface A knuckle-supported wheelend assembly includes a shaft having a contoured peripheral surface portion proximate to an outboard end featuring a minimum radius and a maximum radius, and a hub mounted on the shaft's contoured surface portion via a complementary, contour... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6702508 | Mechanical connection using non-circular inter-fitting components The invention relates to a mechanical connection for transmitting torque, demonstrating a common longitudinal axis a shaft rotating around the longitudinal axis and a hub coaxial to the shaft, its inside contour surrounding the shaft via a slaving section... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6604885 | Torque transmitter connection assembly An assembly including a driving connection for torque transmission in a drive train of an engine by means of a shaft-hub connection. The shaft-hub connection is provided with lengthwise teeth for releasable connection of a crankshaft with a coaxial hydrod... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6547479 | Spline, an assembly utilizing the spline, and a method for transferring energy A tapered spline 16 which allows members 12, 14 to be selectively coupled and which further allows energy to be selectively communicated by and between these members 12, 14.... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6514003 | Shaft coupling structure, and method for manufacturing divided spline used for shaft coupling structure A shaft coupling structure includes: a span-ring (20) acting as a friction coupling of main power transmitting means between a drive shaft (7) as a shaft-side member and a brake center (18) as a boss-side member; and mechanical engaging means (30) as auxi... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6408706 | Rotation stop device and electric actuator having rotation stopping function A clearance-adjusting mechanism is provided so that a clearance in a circumferential direction between an inner wall surface of a boss section and an outer wall surface of a spline shaft section is adjusted in such a way that a first spline shaft member a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6267528 | Coupling structure of variable length shaft A coupling structure of a variable length shaft, comprises a pipe member having an end formed with a plurality of slits elongated in the axial direction to be capable of expanding and diminishing in diameter, an intermediate shaft spline-fitted in the end... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5671904 | Valve safety handle A valve safety handle having a handle slidably attached to a valve stem. The handle incorporates a handle female spline sized to engage a valve stem male spline. The handle female spline is urged out of engagement with the valve stem male spline by means ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5647597 | Retractable seal for oil-filled rotating machine A rotating machine has a splined primary shaft rotatably mounted in an opening of an oil-filled housing and a primary seal carried by the housing for sealing with a mating secondary splined shaft upon insertion of the secondary shaft into the housing open... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5605337 | Pivoting seal for oil-filled rotating machine A rotating machine has a splined primary shaft rotatably mounted in an opening of an oil-filled housing and a primary seal carried by the housing for sealingly engaging with a mating splined secondary shaft upon insertion of the secondary shaft into the h... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5577859 | Arrangement for connecting a rotatable shaft having an end portion with channel toothing formed thereon and a structural component An arrangement for connecting a rotatable shaft having an end portion with channel toothing formed thereon, and a structural component for transmitting a torque therebetween, with the arrangement including a sleeve fixedly secured to the structured compon... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5536098 | Bearing assembly for a wheel hub/constant velocity universal joint unit A bearing assembly for a wheel hub/constant velocity universal joint unit which includes a double-row bearing which has a one-piece outer bearing ring to be connected to a wheel carrier. The bearing inner bearing rings are directly formed by the wheel hub... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5507586 | Spindle hub spacer interconnection A generally cylindrical hub spacer having inwardly and outwardly extending protrusions is used to rotationally interconnect a deck pulley to a spindle assembly in a lawn mower.... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5460574 | Variable length shaft assembly with a lash bushing A shaft assembly (10) has a first shaft (14) which extends along an axis (20) and a second shaft (16) which extends along the axis (20). The second shaft (16) extends into a hollow interior of the first shaft (14). The first and second shafts (14, 16) are... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5412833 | Windshield wiper arm adjustment connector A windshield wiper assembly (18) includes a drive motor (20) linked to a pair of pivot shafts (30), each having a pivot axis (34). Mounted on each pivot shaft (30) is an adjustment connector (38). Each adjustment connector (38) includes a main cylindrical... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5366316 | Intermediate steering shaft assembly and method An intermediate steering shaft assembly for a motor vehicle includes a "counter phased" Cardan joint in the assembly. The "counter phased" Cardan joint includes forming an outer yoke of the Cardan joint with a yoke portion and a separate yoke shaft portio... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5228720 | Coupler of collapsible shaft for steering device A coupler of a collapsible shaft for a steering device comprises a shaft member having a male serration formed at an end of an outer periphery thereof; a tube member having a female serration for engaging with the male serration groove formed at at least ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5118214 | Connecting assembly The invention relates to a connecting assembly for use in the propeller shaft in the driveline of a motor vehicle between the end of a tubular shaft, especially made of a composite material, and a connecting piece positioned coaxially relative to the shaf... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5048366 | Modular camshaft with removable cams, particularly for circuit breakers and electrical changeover switches or the like A modular camshaft comprises at least two modular elements or modules removably coupled together; each module carries at least one cam and comprises two cylindrical elements disposed on the same axis and projecting in opposite directions from opposing fac... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4991992 | Coupling of two shaft parts of toothed profiles A coupling device for a torque transmitting, longitudinally displaceable coupling of two shaft parts formed by toothed profiles is arranged to ensure backlash free meshing of the toothed profiles in the direction of rotation. An intermediate bush is provi... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4984669 | Drum assembly for a centrifugal clutch A drum assembly for a centrifugal clutch which is rotatable about an axis of rotation is disclosed. The drum assembly has a generally cylindrical drum having an open end with a peripheral interior circular track extending concentrically around the axis. T... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4886481 | Tensioning device for maintaining two shaft sections in playfree engagement in the direction of rotation A coupling arrangement for two axially aligned shaft sections is obtained through two splined profiles, one attached to each shaft through a tensioning arrangement that eliminates relative rotation between the two shaft sections while permitting longitudi... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4848526 | Multiple disc brake Multiple disc brake comprising a first rotary disc fixed to a hub connected to a rotating member to be braked and at least one second rotary disc capable of sliding axially relative to the hub and to the first disc. A first axial guide sleeve (16) fixed t... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846013 | Torque takeout mechanism for rotary electronic part A torque takeout mechanism for a rotary electronic part, such as a potentiometer, comprises a first rotor capable of rotating with the rotating shaft of the electronic part, a second rotor engaging with the first rotor, a flat plate disposed between the f... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4798268 | Multiple disc brake Multiple disc brake comprising a first rotary disc fixed to a hub connected to a rotating member to be braked and at least one second rotary disc capable of sliding axially relative to the hub and to the first disc. A first axial guide sleeve (16) fixed t... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4791826 | Gearshift knob joining arrangement An arrangement for readily joining a plastic handgrip knob to a metal gearshift rod in a positive non-slip manner. The handgrip includes a plastic core member molded with an axial blind bore defining a linear key therein extending a predetermined axial di... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4771864 | Lubricated spline joint A lubricating spline joint for providing a viscous damping function includes a first member defining an internal spline, a second member defining an external spline engaged therewith, a seal ring between the members at one end of the splines, and a radial... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4728216 | Apparatus having controlled friction connection between two parts Each of two parts has a friction surface engaged under a force against a friction surface on the other to inhibit relative motion between the parts in one direction. One of the parts has at its friction surface strip-like hard zones which extend transvers... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4685823 | Antibacklash shaft coupling An antibacklash splined shaft (14) is formed by first machining splines (22) in the end of the shaft, thereafter forming an axial bore (26) in the shaft, and thereafter forming slots (28) in the shaft that extend from between the spline into the bore. Whe... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4678361 | Shaft connection arrangement A driving connection between spline shafts and spline bore hubs of safety steering columns, where the shaft and the hub, because of prestressing torque existing between the two, can be shifted with respect to one another axially but are free from torsiona... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4667530 | Variable length shaft assembly particularly for motor vehicle steering shafts A variable length shaft assembly particularly for steering shafts in motor vehicles, wherein a pair of telescopically axially displaceable shaft members have a resilient sliding sleeve interposed therebetween, with the sleeve being affixed to one of the s... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4663819 | Method of mounting a metal yoke to a composite tube A drive shaft in which a graphite tube has splined yokes inserted at each end. A steel ring surrounds the tube at each end to clamp the tube against the yoke.... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4614506 | Splined propellor shaft in which the splined sections assume a consistent radial relation when rotated A splined, two-piece propellor shaft with radial clearance between the inner and outer splined members which permits them to move radially relative to each other in which an asymmetrical weight distribution around the circumference of at least one of the ... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4601182 | Steering wheel device A steering wheel disabling device intended for anti-theft purposes includes a necessary component of the steering mechanism which may be easily removed by the vehicle operator. The intermediate component comprises a hollow cylinder with internal and exter... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4601601 | Rotary anti-backlash component An internally splined rotary anti-backlash component is adapted to engage an externally splined injection-pump shaft end. Fixing pins extend radially through the component and have wedge-shaped ends which protrude into gaps between the splines of the shaf... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4509386 | Lash-free telescopic steering shaft assembly and method of making the assembly A collapsible steering shaft assembly incorporating a slide with deforming balls that roll tracks in telescopic shaft members so that the shafts are positively interconnected in a rotational sense and which roll in said tracks to permit relative sliding o... | 04/09/1985 |
