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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 |
| 6987234 | Circuit breaker comprising a control assembly and interrupting chamber and method of assembly A circuit breaker including a control assembly having a driving and a driven splined shafts and a pair of arcing contacts movable by the control assembly. A synchronization assembly is provided for synchronizing the two splined shafts and includes two levers each of... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6720504 | Multi-operational electronic device In a multi-operational electronic device of the present invention, a first switch, which operates when an operating lever is tilted, is so configured that a circular domelike resilient movable contact large enough to cover a plurality of first fixed contacts is part... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6682437 | Static unbalance-type balance shafts with axis alignment preservation A static unbalance-type balance shaft for canceling unbalance forces of an engine includes a principal bearing journal located adjacent a first end of the shaft and an outrigger bearing journal located adjacent the second end of the shaft. A first counter... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6648765 | Supporting device for a plurality of adapter chucks A supporting device for a plurality of adapter chucks for the precision grinding or polishing of optical components comprises a spindle shaft having a central bore for supplying one of a gas and a vacuum, at least one arm adjustably supported by a head of... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6612934 | Reaction control device As rotational mechanical devices accelerate or decelerate, they have an opposite reaction against their housing and/or their surroundings in fact to move the earth. This reaction represents wasted energy that is lost to the system. The invention comprises... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6572480 | Polygon universal joint A universal joint adapted to interconnect a pair of rotating shafts at an angle relative to one another including a first member and a second member wherein the first member has a first longitudinal axis and includes an elongated semi-spherical head havin... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6517441 | Rotary assembly for a game machine A rotary assembly for a game machine includes a disk connected to a casing and the disk has passages defined therethrough. Three driving members are piled up and received in the casing and bearings are located between the driving members. Three first cond... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6475093 | Protective cover assembly for a slip yoke in a vehicle drive train assembly A two piece cover assembly for protectively covering an end of a component, such as a slip yoke, in a vehicle drive train assembly includes a tubular piece and a cap piece. The tubular piece is hollow and is adapted to fit over and frictionally engage an ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6428417 | Flow passage structure for shaft-press-fitted flange members In a stator shaft made by press-fitting a shaft member into a press-fit bore of a flange member, first oil passages having openings in an outer circumferential surface of the shaft member are formed therein, and plural flow passage-forming bores are forme... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6364781 | Installation apparatus for a coupling device having a holder, which is provided on a flywheel mass, for a driver An installation apparatus for a coupling device having a drive, a driver that acts on the drive, a flywheel mass which faces the drive and a holder provided on the flywheel mass so as to face the driver. The installation apparatus includes two ring elemen... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6338681 | Magnetic transmission structure A magnetic transmission structure for a laser level includes a driving member provided with two opposite first chambers in each of which is fitted a magnet, a driven member provided with two opposite second chambers arranged in alignment with the first op... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6309303 | Slip clutch for a tube cleaner A clutch device is adapted to fit onto a drive shaft of a standard water pressure cavity machine. The clutch device has a clutch body with a shaft receiving aperture at one end of the clutch body and a spring assembly at the other end of the clutch body. ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6201200 | Self locking knob attachment shaft for program timers An appliance controller and its control shaft as well as a method for attaching a control knob to a control shaft are presented. The controller includes a control shaft body having a central bore and including at its forward end two cantilevers having out... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6190264 | Low-hysteresis coupling for angular-position and torque sensor An angular-position and torque sensor assembly includes a low-hysteresis coupling for an assembly including a plurality of shafts. The coupling comprises an inner member, an outer member, and a base member disposed outside the outer member. The inner memb... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6168527 | Coupling combination of a compensating coupling and a torsionally elastic coupling A coupling combination (1) consists of a compensating coupling (2) and a torsionally elastic coupling (3), where the compensating coupling (2) comprises a coupling member (4) with a middle tube portion (5) and two end-face diaphragm portions (6, 7) formin... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5964664 | CV drive shaft construction A shaft construction transmits power from a vehicle to a driven mechanism located on an implement. The shaft construction includes a first shaft having a first end coupled to the driving shaft of the vehicle. A second end of the first shaft is coupled to ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5829306 | Gear shock absorbing mechanism The object of the present invention relates to reduction of noise during no-load running of a gear device and is to provide a gear shock absorbing mechanism, by which it is possible to damp collision force of tooth against tooth by simplified structure an... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5741187 | Flexible shaft-coupling A flexible shaft coupling in which the torque transmission takes place by way of elastomer shackles between the two shafts to be coupled. The coupling components in the form of separate anchoring plates are all arranged in a single radial plane of the cou... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5705778 | Rotary and pushbutton switch operating mechanism including flexible connection arrangement located between rotor and shaft A rotary operation type electric device of the present invention includes: a rotary shaft; a rotary plate which is rotatable around the rotational axis; a connecting member for connecting the rotary shaft and the rotary plate, which retracts in an axial d... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5647802 | Variable-angle gears A pair of distinctive spherical gears transmits rotary motion between two shafts, while allowing the angle between the shafts to vary (e.g., by even more than 40°) continuously during operation. The term "spherical" is used to distinguish these distincti... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5522770 | Driving apparatus having a joint member around which is wound an urging member A driving appratus which includes a driving shaft which is linked to a driving member, a driven shaft which is connected with the driving shaft and which is linked to a driven member, a joint member which connects the driving shaft with the driven shaft s... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5438172 | Zero backlash position encoder In an electronic position encoder (or other panel control) of the type having a shaft-retracted position for storage and a shaft-extended position for adjustment, an anti-backlash coupling substantially eliminates backlash between a rotor and a shaft. The... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5389041 | Rigid disc drive universal link A drive connection joint for transmitting rotary motion from a drive shaft to a movable member includes a movable link having a first end and a second end. The first end of the movable link being pivotally connected to a drive shaft. A connector affixed t... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5318248 | Vertical lift aircraft A vertical lift aircraft comprising an aircraft body and a lifting assembly is presented. The lifting assembly comprises a frame wherein at least one airfoil assembly which includes a plurality of airfoils attached to a drive ring is secured. As the drive... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5085618 | Steering device for use in a toy car A steering device for use in a toy car includes an output member having a pair of deformable arms and coupled to a servo, and an input member having side surfaces to be in contact with the free ends of the arms. When the great amount of reaction force fro... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5045026 | Sealless pump assembly apparatus A sealless pump including a casing carrying an inner rotor that carries magnets mounted on a shaft connected to the pump impeller. A thin can-shaped shell is mounted over the inner rotor and an outer frame is mounted over the shell. The outer frame includ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4890422 | Abrasive tool This invention relates to an abrasive tool for grinding and polishing. A disk, which may consist of an abrasive disk or may carry a buffing pad consisting of an abrasive-containing woven fabric, is connected to a shaft that is adapted to be gripped by a d... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4832659 | Shaft support system A phase adjusting mechanism in which input and output shafts, rotatable at like speeds and directions, are positively intercoupled by helical spline members constructed and arranged so that a female spline member is shiftable axially relative to a male sp... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4792340 | Prosthetic ankle A prosthetic ankle having an elongated tubular shank, which provides bending. The shank is part of a monolithic ankle with the lower portion being a flexure joint. The flexure joint has a flexing post defined by an entrapment kerf. The entrapment kerf all... | 12/20/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4718879 | Device for fitting and adjusting an encoder A device for fitting and adjusting an encoder comprising a first inclined plate and a second inclined plate joined together rotatably between an encoder fitting surface and a fitting flange, a joined surface between the two inclined plates being slightly ... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4681201 | Clutch disc A clutch disc having a spline hub spline fitting onto a main drive shaft, characterized by that the clutch disc is equipped with a forced inclining mechanism, in which a spline hole of the spline hub is forcedly inclined in relation to an axis of the main... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4650441 | Flexible gear coupling inspection port An inspection port to permit inspection of internal gears in a flexible coupling of the type used to connect rotating shafts in machinery.... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4634396 | Joint for the transmission of motion from a driving shaft to a driven shaft Elastic joint for the transmission of motion between two shafts, comprising two supports, a driving support and a driven support, associated with the shafts and at least two arms for each support. The joint comprises at least one single element for connec... | 01/06/1987 |
| 3973411 | Coupling for flexible shaft element A coupling for a tubularly shaped flexible shaft element, the coupling having a generally cup shape with a sleeve for receiving the flexible shaft element and an integral bottom portion with circumferentially spaced apertures disposed near the integral sl... | 08/10/1976 |
