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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096886 | Torsion-elastic shaft coupling A shaft coupling has an input element adapted to be rotationally driven about an axis, an output element rotatable about the axis adjacent and limitedly relative to the input element, and an intermediate element rotatable about the axis adjacent and limitedly relati... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8052535 | Motor vehicle steering shaft and motor vehicle steering system A motor vehicle steering shaft (3) is provided with: an inner shaft (11) and a tubular outer shaft (10) fitted into each other and to transmit a torque to and from each other; a rigid coupling element (25) for rigidly coupling the inner s... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7338382 | Extendable vehicle steering shaft In a telescopic shaft for vehicle steering, assembled in a steering shaft of a vehicle and including a male shaft and a female shaft so fitted as to be mutually incapable of rotating but mutually slidable, at least one set of torque transmission members are disposed... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329189 | Flex drive connector A flexible connector may include a tube having an open end and a lower end distal from the open end, an inner surface of the open end comprising a plurality of apices forming a substantially polygonal lower cross-section, an upper shaft having an insert end disposed... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7195307 | Hinge for vehicle hood A hinge is provided suitable for attaching a hood to a car or truck. The hinge includes generally tubular members sharing a common axis of rotation. Elastomeric elements interposed between the tubular members provide isolation between the parts of the hinge. Relativ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191876 | Rotation-retarding device with direct engagement The rotation-retarding device includes a first element and a second element having a rotary motion to be retarded relative to each other. The first element includes a block of flexible material (106), the second element (107) is able to locally deform ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7044503 | Collapsible telescopic steering apparatus A collapsible telescopic steering apparatus includes a steering column having an outer tube and an inner tube. The tubes can be switched between a press-fit state and a loose-fit state. The position of a steering wheel is adjusted by way of relative sliding movement... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6942394 | Bearing race support without distortion A race for a bearing, which is mountable to a mount, has an annular bearing surface with a center axis defining an axis of rotation for the bearing and mutually perpendicular radial and transverse directions relative thereto. The race also has a radial wall that is ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918835 | Power transmission system Two-step protruding portions are provided in a cover of a pulley for hooking the cover on the pulley. When a bridging part is broken, a driving-unit-side portion of the bridging part is outwardly displaced in a rotation axis direction of the pulley. The first-step p... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6875112 | Elastic coupling and elastomeric element therefor An elastic coupling having two coupling sections is provided. A first coupling section has a plurality of spaced-apart pockets disposed along an arc. Elastomeric elements are positively held in the pockets, and the second coupling section has projections that extend... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6846240 | Torsionally flexible shaft coupling Disposed around a universal joint (12), which comprises a first and a second substantially rigid joint body (14, 28), is a rim (40) of loop-shaped flexible coupling elements (42), which are each looped around one first molded piece (50... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6808455 | Torsional shock absorber for a drill string A torsional shock absorber dampens rotary shock loading on a well drill string. An outer housing has drive splines on an inner surface. A mandrel is located within the outer housing and has drive splines on an outer surface that fit between the drive splines on the ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6508713 | Torsional vibration damper A coupling assembly adapted to connect an engine directly to a transmission, comprising in combination a flywheel adapted to be connected to the engine. A modified transmission plate for connecting the transmission to the flywheel is provided. The modifie... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6416416 | Torsional vibration damper with drag element A torsional vibration damper with optimized damping characteristic includes a primary body (1), a secondary body (2), and a drag element which comprises at least one friction element with at least one pressure device, at least one catch and at least one e... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6296444 | Prop rotor hub A prop rotor hub includes a constant velocity joint in the same plane as a prop blade yoke. Torque is transmitted from a shaft to the blades through the CV joint, hub plates attached to the CV joint, and the yoke, which is attached to the hub plates. Prov... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6283867 | Elastic shaft joint An elastic shaft joint includes: a tube shaft; a shaft coaxially inserted in the tube shaft so that a predetermined axial region of the shaft overlaps with a predetermined axial region of the tube shaft; and a damper inserted between the predetermined axi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6231450 | Drive coupler A coupler for connecting first and second shafts has a male cross member pinned to the first shaft and a female body member clamped onto the second shaft. The female body member has a housing with internal splines interlocking with mating external splines... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6200220 | Flexible vane coupling A slip coupling comprised of a hub with extending flexible vane(s). The vane(s) extend from the hub at an acute angle which allows them to flex when coming in contact with a relatively rotatable friction cylinder. The friction between the vane(s) and the ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6105558 | Supercharging apparatus A supercharger for a V-twin motorcycle engine comprised of a transmission portion and a blower portion is disclosed. A first embodiment includes a power take-off coupling having a drive gear rotationally engaged with a vertical drive shaft wherein the dri... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6012985 | Method and means for coupling shafts A coupler for coupling shafts has an inside coupling having an outer periphery and a center opening with a longitudinal axis which is adapted to receive the end of a driving shaft. An outside coupling has a center opening with an inner periphery, and is r... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5971859 | Vibration canceler which is mountable on shaft with enlargements A vibration canceler for use on the outer circumference of a shaft rotating about an axis and including two enlargements. The vibration canceler includes half-shells which can be pressed on to the outer circumference of the shaft. The half-shells are join... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5950778 | Vibration isolation drive coupling An isolation coupling which provides for isolation of torsional vibration, from a drive component to a drive component, such as a driven shaft, due to non-constant drive forces. The vibration isolation coupling includes a drive assembly connected to the d... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5876287 | Dual-rate coupling exhibiting an ultra-soft initial spring rate and bonded component therefor A dual-rate drive coupling (20) for use in transmitting drive torque between drive and driven members. The first torque rate is near zero for no-load and near no-load conditions. A pair of flexible elastomeric arms (24, 26) which is preferably bonded to t... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5788576 | Coupling pulley A decoupling device comprising first and second coaxial elements in mutual rotary driving engagement and including resilient decoupling means enabling relative angular displacement for decoupling purposes between the first and second elements. The decoupl... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5735746 | Torsional vibration damper with deflectable spokes A torsional vibration damper with an outside ring and an inside ring which surround each other and are connected to each other with rotational elasticity by way of spokes which can be deflected in the circumferential direction. The spokes are non-deformab... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5709605 | Shaft coupling A shaft coupling between telescopically overlapped ends of a first shaft and a second shaft including a plurality of inside linear grooves in the first shaft, a plurality of outside linear grooves in the second shaft cooperating with the inside linear gro... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5692591 | Electromagnetic coupling device An armature assembly (4 or 15) for an electromagnetic coupling device has a stop plate (9), rubber dampers (11) and an armature (12). Stop plate (9), which is formed in a press from a single steel plate, has a boss (9b), flanges (9c) and a periphery wall ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5690554 | Torsion damper for a clutch disk A torsion damper for a clutch disc is disposed in window holes provided in power input and output rotating elements of the clutch disc, for elastically coupling the power input and output rotating elements in a direction of their rotation. The torsion dam... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5630758 | Torsional connection with radially spaced multiple flexible elements The torsional flexible connection has two coaxial flanges or discs equipped with sets of equidistant radially or axially protruding blades which are interdigitated to form a plurality of wedge-shaped chambers whose sides intersect at the axis of the conne... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5591083 | Elastic shaft coupling To facilitate assembly of a shaft coupling, a sleeve is provided with a polygon configuration either on the hub or in the polygonal opening of the drive side flange and is axially slidable in the matching polygon. Where the sleeve surrounds the hub, it is... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5573461 | Torsional vibration damper with deflectable spokes A torsional vibration damper with an outside ring and an inside ring which surround each other and are connected to each other with rotational elasticity by way of spokes which can be deflected in the circumferential direction. The spokes are non-deformab... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5558592 | Accessory drive An accessory drive for attachment to the end of a shaft. The drive comprises a belt pulley, a carrier with at least a first and a second planet wheel that are strongly coupled and which have differing numbers of teeth, the first planet wheel being in enga... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5545089 | Shaft coupling A two-stage shaft coupling has inner elastomeric bodies between polygonal surfaces of a hub and an opening in the flange and outer coupling members which come into play subsequently in windows elongated in the direction of rotation and spaced around the a... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5474499 | Flexible drive shaft coupling A flexible drive shaft coupling with two stage torsional flexibility. The exible drive shaft coupling allows axial, radial, and bending misalignment of the input and output shafts while vibrationally isolating the shafts from one another. At low torque, p... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5435784 | Marine drive A marine drive for coupling a marine engine drive ring to a transmission drive shaft. A spider drive engages the drive ring and is provided with a plurality of rubber-cushioned trapezoidal lugs. The drive shaft is held in the spider drive by a central loc... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5374219 | Outer ring for vibration proof type homokinetic joint An outer ring for a vibration proof homokinetic joint has inner and outer casings. Vibration proof members made of an elastic material are disposed between the inner and outer casings. The outer casing is formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof with... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5372548 | Longitudinal and rotary shock absorber for rotary and percussion drill bits A longitudinal and rotary vibration dampener or shock absorber for rotary and percussion drill bits comprises a resilient element to absorb axial compression loads, preferably in a compression mode; a resilient element to absorb axial tension loads, prefe... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5366056 | Clutch friction wheel, especially for a motor vehicle clutch A clutch friction wheel, especially for a motor vehicle clutch, comprises two coaxial parts which are mounted for rotation of one with respect to the other about a common axis, with an annular damper between them. The damper comprises two rings one of whi... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5366411 | Flexible coupling incorporating elastomeric elements with embedded bushes A flexible coupling in which segmented elastomeric coupling elements are fixed to radially extending from immovable flanges on annular inner and outer coupling members by a fastening system. A plurality of bushes in the elastomeric elements receive bolts ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5352156 | Elastic drive assembly A sheave which can be connected to the output shaft of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle has a rotary input element, an output element which is coaxial with and rotatable relative to the input element and is provided with a rim for one or m... | 10/04/1994 |
