Class 464/100 - Element is leaf spring

Subclass of Class 464 - Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for rotary shafts
Definition: Subject matter wherein said element is a strip-like body
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 04/11/2006

Number	Title	Issue Date
7025681	Drive train with a torsional vibration damper and a torsionally flexible coupling A drive train with a torsional vibration damper and a torsionally flexible coupling is described, with the torsional vibration damper comprising a damping mass on the driven side which is resiliently supported with respect to a part (1) on the drive side and ...	04/11/2006
6923628	Vacuum pump A vacuum pump, in particular for brake booster systems in motor vehicles, with a drivable rotor via which a blade in a housing can be set in rotation is proposed. The vacuum pump is distinguished by the fact that the rotor consists of plastic and is formed as one pi...	08/02/2005
6846258	Gas turbine power generation facility There is provided a planetary reduction gear 10 between a gas turbine 1 and a generator 5. The planetary reduction gear includes elastic deformation unit 12 on an output side, and for the elastic deformation unit, a strain energy within a...	01/25/2005
6773352	Elastomer bearing Bearing for damping or decoupling vibrations between adjacent components. The bearing includes a spring body having face ends, a connection part coupled to at least one of the face ends, and a frictional damper coupled in a parallel manner with the spring body. The ...	08/10/2004
6261182	Coupler apparatus for rotation sensor An installation structure of a rotation detector for detecting a rotation amount of a rotational shaft such as a kingpin. The installation structure prevents wear and damage to an input shaft of the rotation detector caused by a radial force applied to th...	07/17/2001
6238294	Torsional vibration damper or torsionally elastic coupling A torsional vibration damper or torsionally elastic coupling comprises an inner portion, an outer portion, and radial leaf spring assemblies extending between the inner and outer portions. Each leaf spring assembly is clamped in a clamping area between ad...	05/29/2001
6176785	Torsional vibration damper or torsionally elastic and vibration damping coupling A torsional vibration damper or a torsionally elastic and vibration damping coupling (1) has radial spring elements (4) inserted between an inner portion (3) and an outer portion (2) for torque transmission and liquid-filled chambers (8, 9) communicating ...	01/23/2001
6003193	Multi-functional apparatus having flexible clutch A multi-function apparatus for controlling various functions of a liftgate of an automotive vehicle. The apparatus includes an elastomeric member which is operably disposed in connection with a gear which imparts a driving force to a drive shaft of a wind...	12/21/1999
5879237	Device for damping rotational fluctuation and torsional vibration of rotary shaft A device for damping rotational variation and torsional vibrations of the rotating shaft of an engine or a transmission having gears subjected to such vibrations, thereby reducing noise, includes a rotating shaft (2), supported by a bearing; a gear (3), a...	03/09/1999
5700197	Flexible shaft coupling having a plurality of driving side leaf spring members, a plurality of driven side leaf spring members and one relay member Leaf spring members (12a through 12d, 14a through 14d, 16a through 16d, 18a through 18d) are disposed on the rear surfaces of a driving side flange portion (2) and a driven side flange portion (4). One end of each leaf spring member taken in a circumferen...	12/23/1997
5692410	Rotatable apparatus having a stress dissipation structure A rotatable apparatus includes a pair of rotatable members joined by a stress dissipating structure. The stress dissipating structure can be employed in a gear, sprocket, clutch or the like. In one aspect of the present invention, the stress dissipating s...	12/02/1997
5660258	Torque converter having torsional damper A torque converter for translating torque from a prime mover to an input shaft of a transmission including a torque input member, an impeller assembly, a turbine assembly and a lock-up clutch assembly interposed between the turbine assembly and a torque i...	08/26/1997
5392662	Leadscrew coupler A relatively inexpensive coupling for preventing the transmission of thread drunkenness to a carriage or other element being driven by a lead screw. The coupling is formed with an input plate and an output plate both connected to an intermediate member. T...	02/28/1995
5318477	Motor-to-spool coupling for rotary-to-rotary direct drive valve A coupling between a direct drive valve and a rotary valve for providing a rotary-to-rotary coupling therebetween. A shaft carried by the rotor of the motor defines a re-entrant bore having a plurality of flat surfaces. A rod having a plurality of flat fa...	06/07/1994
5154669	All-steel clutch with adjustable angle of rotation An all-steel clutch having at least one eccentric pack of spring plates which holds the clutch halves axially at a distance in the unloaded condition and is so inclined by an acute angle to the axial normal plane that a slight axial displacement of the cl...	10/13/1992
5119915	Electromagnetic coupling armature assembly with flux isolator springs An armature assembly for an electromagnetic coupling includes an armature plate made of a material having low magnetic reluctance and also includes an output hub having angularly spaced and radially extending mounting arms for supporting the armature plat...	06/09/1992
5061107	Torflex pivot A structural pivot 10 includes a first sleeve 18 and a second sleeve 20 which are connected by a pair of parallelogram shaped flexible elements 22 and 24. The flexible elements include tapered ends 40, 42 and 44, 46, respectively. The tapered ends of the ...	10/29/1991
5041060	Flexible coupling A one piece, mechanical, flexible coupling for interconnecting driving and driven shafts, which is capable of accommodating separate or combined angular, skewed or parallel shaft misalignments and axial shaft movements while permitting limited torsional o...	08/20/1991
4953517	Torsion damping mechanism for a supercharger An intake manifold (18) for an engine (10) includes a Roots-type supercharger (26) having a torsion damping mechanism (54) for reducing audible gear tooth rattle of timing gears (72,74) which prevent contact of meshed lobes (28c,29a) of the supercharger r...	09/04/1990
4944279	Supercharger torsion damping mechanism with friction damping An intake manifold (18) for an engine (10) includes a Roots-type supercharger (26) having a torsion damping mechanism (54) for reducing audible gear tooth rattle of timing gears (72,74) which prevent contact of meshed lobes (28c,29a) of the supercharger r...	07/31/1990
4932267	Flexure coupling A flexure coupling includes a backing plate and an adjacent hub, the backing plate being adapted to be mounted to a first machine member and the hub being adapted to be mounted to a second machine member. The hub is supported on the backing plate by a plu...	06/12/1990
4850933	Flexible coupling A flexible coupling of the light weight, low inertia spring plate type having a central disk which through flex provides for angular misalignment and four supporting side leaf springs which provide for parallel misalignment. Bolted on exterior drive lugs ...	07/25/1989
4812072	Torsion structural pivot A structural pivot 10 includes a first end cap 18 and a second end cap 20 which are connected together by an elastic member 22 in the form of a cruciform. The structural pivot 10 does not exhibit a geometric center shift when one of the end caps is angula...	03/14/1989
4786536	Composite deflectable spring structure A composite structure comprises at least one ply comprising approximately parallel unidirected twines comprising helically-configured matrix-impregnated continuous strands of filament reinforcements to provide a flanged composite cantilever spring which s...	11/22/1988
4775563	Composite spring-lock coupling A composite structure comprises at least one ply comprising approximately parallel unidirected twines comprising helically-configured matrix-impregnated continuous strands of filament reinforcements to provide a flanged composite cantilever spring which s...	10/04/1988
4741532	Reel drive device for slot machine A reel of a slot machine is rotatably fitted on a shaft of a motor and coupled to the shaft by an elastic member. When the motor is started, energy is stored in the elastic member, and the reel is suddenly caused to start rotation at a high speed by the e...	05/03/1988
4689953	Variable rate drive strap A drive strap utilized for a torque converter of an automotive vehicle accommodating minor misalignment but providing effective transmission of torque. The strap assembly includes thin, flexible straps and very stiff back-stops adjacent one end of each st...	09/01/1987
4671780	Flexible coupling with deformable beam elements A flexible coupling for joining two rotating shafts, the coupling having opposed hubs one attached to each shaft, the hubs each having an annular array of radical grooves on opposing faces thereof and a plurality of generally rectangular shaped laminated ...	06/09/1987
4661084	Shaft coupling which is torsionally stiff, yet capable of being elastically bent A shaft coupling which is torsionally stiff yet capable of being elastically bent having guides arranged between two coupling halves at right angles to the axis of rotation in the form of thin-walled plates. Their overlapping end sections assigned to one ...	04/28/1987
4655096	Flexure mount assembly for a dynamically tuned gyroscope A flexure mount assembly particularly adapted for use in a dynamically tuned two-degree-of-freedom gyroscope to provide a universal coupling between a rotor element and a drive shaft. The mount features a substantially planar "spider" member normally orie...	04/07/1987
4610340	Overload safety on clutches An overload safety for clutches of the type having driven and drive elements arranged concentrically to each other and having a driver body which cooperates with a spring and is provided in the space between the elements. In order to obtain a small struct...	09/09/1986
4595382	Power transmission mechanism with torque converter A power transmission mechanism with converter has the input side flywheel and output side torque converter disposed concentrically, with the front cover of the torque converter being coupled with the flywheel, wherein a leaf spring being approximately par...	06/17/1986
4516958	Flexible shaft coupling device A flexible coupling is provided transmitting torque and thrust loads between parallel misaligned shafts, but does not permit any nonparallel misalignment between the shafts. The coupling comprises members that are attached to the shafts, each of which has...	05/14/1985
4499778	Flexure mount assembly for a dynamically tuned gyroscope and method of manufacturing same A flexure mount particularly adapted for use in a dynamically tuned gyroscope provides a universal coupling between a rotor element and a drive shaft. The mount features a substantially planar "spider" member oriented transversely to the spin axis of the ...	02/19/1985
4465172	Clutch disc with a variable torsional damper A clutch driven plate assembly providing a variable torsional spring rate and variable friction damping torque. The assembly utilizes a splined hub with an outer flange notched at spaced locations around the circumference to receive a series of flat sprin...	08/14/1984
4464822	Method of assembling vibration-damping, torsionally elastic connectors In torsional vibration dampers and torsionally elastic coupling which comse torque-transmitting spring elements, which are clamped between spacers by an external clamping ring, which is elastically expanded for the installation of the spacers and spring ...	08/14/1984
4327563	Torque-limiting drive coupling This torque-limiting drive coupling in the annular hub of a drive sprocket has an oppositely-disposed pair of oblique internal notches in one of which is tightly seated one end of a steel driving leaf spring, the opposite end of which loosely fits the opp...	05/04/1982
4295348	Progressive torque transmission in leaf-spring coupling The disclosure concerns a leaf-spring coupling comprising a hub and an outer ring around the hub and a plurality of leaf-spring assemblies clamped to the hub and extending into respective receiving grooves in the outer ring, such that relative rotation ar...	10/20/1981
4077236	Apparatus having inwardly biased fingers hingedly attached to a hub for clamping and driving a flexible disc An apparatus for clamping and driving a flexible disc for use with a rotatable spindle having a generally conical portion forming a camming surface, and a general cylindrical portion forming a first disc clamping surface and a disc registration surface, t...	03/07/1978

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Class 464/100 - Element is leaf spring