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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057343 | Plate-link chain for a motor vehicle drive system A plate-link chain for a motor vehicle drive system. The chain includes a number of link plates hingedly connected with each other by rocker members that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the plate-link chain and are positioned in openings of the ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057342 | Plate-link chain for a motor vehicle drive system A plate-link chain for a motor vehicle drive system. The chain includes a plurality of link plates hingedly connected with each other by rocker members that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the plate-link chain and are positioned in openings of t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8016706 | Plate-link chain A plate-link chain composed of a plurality of plates that form plate sets, which are connected to an adjacent plate set with a hinge joint. At least some of the plates have a stopping means that limits bending of the plate-link chain in a direction opposite to the b... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012054 | Rocker joint pin type silent chain In a rocker joint silent chain, the link plates have two different engagement pitches, and the connecting pins are composed of combinations of rocker pins and joint pins, where each rocker pin has one of two thicknesses and each joint pin has one of two thicknesses,... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007388 | Plate-link chain A plate-link chain for a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission having a continuously variable transmission ratio and having a large number of link plates pivotally connected with each other via pairs of rocker members that each includes two rocker members. The roc... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7976418 | Plate-link chain A plate-link chain for a motor vehicle drive system. The chain includes a number of link plates articulatingly connected to each other by rocker members that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the chain and are positioned in openings in the link pl... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7857722 | Plate-link chain for a motor vehicle drive system A plate-link chain for a motor vehicle drive system. The chain includes a number of link plates hingedly connected with each other by rocker members that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the plate-link chain and are positioned in openings of the ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7850565 | Plate-link chain A plate-link chain, in particular a toothed plate-link chain, made up of a plurality of plates that form sets of plates which are connected to neighboring sets of plates with a hinged connection. One rocker member of a hinged connection is connected to the plates of... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7803080 | High strength and stiffness silent chain with improved noise An improved link for a chain for use with a sprocket, the link comprising a body having a pair of apertures for receiving connecting pins and a pair of teeth having outside flanks, and inside flanks between the teeth defining a crotch. The improvement includes an ef... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7682273 | Power transmission chain with ceramic joint components Power transmission chains (10, 40, 60) which are suitable for automotive uses as well as other uses and which have a reduced susceptibility to wear and corrosion, in which such chains (10, 40, 60) are constructed to include a plurality of sets (12, ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7658690 | Plate-link chain, particularly for a motor vehicle drive system A plate link chain for a motor vehicle drive system. A number of link plates are hingedly connected by pairs of rocker members that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the chain. Curved contact surfaces are located on each of the rocker members and ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7357742 | Plate-link chain Rolling surfaces of rocker pressure members of plate-link chains for conical disk transmissions are constructed as freeform surfaces in such a way that their radius of curvature changes in a direction transverse to the longitudinal extent of the rocker pressure memb... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7320656 | Plate-link chain A drive chain suitable for use in a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle, the transmission having two pairs of spaced drive members about which the chain passes to transfer torque from one drive member to the other. The chain includes a plurality of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7306532 | Transmission chain Transmission chain constructed from a number of links intercoupled by pivot assemblies, each comprising a first and a second elongated pin of which at least one cooperates with its ends, while transmitting a force, with a pair of pulley sheaves, while during operati... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7204775 | Plate-link chain for a continuously variable transmission A plate-link chain formed from short plate links and long plate links. The long plate links have an extension at one end. The installation direction of the long plate links is such that their extensions overlap plate links in an adjacent row and that are next in ord... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201687 | Power transmission chain with ceramic joint components Power transmission chains (10, 40, 60) which are suitable for automotive uses as well as other uses and which have a reduced susceptibility to wear and corrosion, in which such chains (10, 40, 60) are constructed to include a plurality of sets (12, ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7179184 | Link chain and method of making, assembling and utilizing the same A link chain for use in the continuously variable transmission of the power train in a motor vehicle is assembled of pairs of composite identical or dissimilar links each having a stack of apertured plates, and of coupling units employing pairs of non-circular pins ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7055678 | Modular conveyor belt with non-circular hinge pin A modular conveyor belt forming a hinge between consecutive belt rows (14A–C) hingedly connected by a noncircular hinge pin (34). Hinge eyes (28) along the forward and rearward ends of each row (14A–C) of belt modules include aligned ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048664 | Link plate for a silent chain A link plate for silent chains includes a pair of teeth, each formed of an inside flank and an outside flank and a pair of pin apertures. A moment of force around a pin M=F×Lo, where F is a force applied by a sprocket tooth against the outside flank, and Lo is a le... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048665 | Power transmission chain having links with lateral spacing elements A chain having a plurality of inside links and guide links. The plurality of inside links each have a pair of apertures and are interleaved and connected to form rows. The plurality of guide links each have a pair of apertures and are placed outside of alternate row... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6939260 | Silent drive chain assembly having flexible links A chain assembly drivingly engages a plurality of sprocket teeth that extend radially outwardly from a sprocket of an automobile drivetrain. The chain assembly includes a plurality of rigid links pivotally interconnected to each other to form an endless loop, wherei... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6811507 | Plate-link chain A continuously variable, conical disk transmission including a torque-transmitting member in the form of a plate-link chain or a thrust link band. The chain includes plate links that are interconnected by pairs of rocker members that extend transversely relative to ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6695731 | Chain-belt for continuously variable transmission A link chain for use in the continuously variable transmission of the power train in a motor vehicle is assembled of pairs of composite identical or dissimilar links each having a stack of apertured plates, and of coupling units employing pairs of non-cir... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6676552 | Plate-link chain A drive chain suitable for use in a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle. The transmission has two pairs of spaced drive members about which the chain passes to transfer torque from one drive member to the other. The chain includes a plur... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6589127 | Silent chain with rocker joint pins A silent chain includes guide link rows and joint link rows arranged alternately and articulately connected in an endless fashion by rocker joint pins each composed of a longer pin and a shorter pin. In each guide link row, the longer pin is fitted with t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579200 | Silent chain with a guide washer having a single aperture for a rocker joint pin A silent chain includes guide washers to prevent bending of the connecting pins during prestressing. The chain has multiple link plates, each with a pair of teeth and pin apertures. The links are interleaved in the transverse and longitudinal directions a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6575863 | Inwardly cambered rocker joint for a power transmission chain An inwardly cambered rocker joint for a power transmission chain is disclosed. The rocker joint includes a straight pin that defines a rocking surface and engages a first chain link. The rocker joint also includes an inwardly cambered rocker that engages ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6572503 | Rocker joint silent chain A rocker joint silent chain includes rocker joints articulately connecting together multiple interleaved link plates and guide plates located outside the interleaved link plates in the widthwise direction of the chain. Each of the rocker joints is compose... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6572504 | Silent chain with a guide washer having a single central aperture for a center pin A silent chain is directed to prevent bending of the connection pin and reducing surface pressure acting on the connection pin while maintaining bendability of the entire chain. The chain includes multiple link plates, each having a pair of teeth and a pa... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6524204 | Rocker joint for CVT chain belt with stepped pins press fit in the center of the guide links A power transmission chain belt has a rocker joint to reduce power transmission loss and to reduce the surface pressure acting on the connecting pin while maintaining bendability of the entire chain. The chain is formed of multiple inner links, each havin... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6494800 | Wear-resistant silent chain A wear-resistant silent chain includes a large number of link plates articulately connected together in an endless fashion by rocker joint pins each composed of a long pin and a short pin. The long and short pins have an outer peripheral surface formed by... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6478704 | Link chain An endless link chain, particularly for use in a continuously variable transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle, has composite links and pintles which articulately connect neighboring links to each other. At least one of the links is assembled o... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6432011 | Silent chain A silent chain include a number of link modules articulately connected together in an endless fashion by rocker joint pins. The rocker joint pins include a first rocker joint pin composed of a first longer pin and a first shorter pin each having a differe... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6427433 | Rocker joint pin for chain, and method and apparatus for producing the rocker joint pin A rocker joint pin for use in a chain to articulately interconnect link plates of the chain has a beveled edge at opposite end faces thereof. The beveled edge is formed by forming a V-shaped groove transversely across a surface of a continuous wire and su... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6393819 | Rocker pin and wire stock for producing the same A rocker pin for use in a power transmission chain has an identifying mark for distinguishing the rocker pin from another rocker pin having a different thickness or a different rocker surface. The identifying mark may include a groove, ridge, colored mark... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6387003 | Chain with improved rocker pin joint structure A chain includes a pair of rocker joint pins inserted through laterally aligned pin holes of two adjacent link plates. The pin holes have a pair of upper and lower pin-position constraining surfaces arranged to face upper and lower flat surfaces, respecti... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6346058 | Endless flexible torque-transmitting device A flexible torque-transmitting device (1) such as a chain belt that runs in an endless loop around a first and second pair of conical disks in a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle includes means to keep the transverse force-transfer ele... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6277046 | Silent chain Two rocker pins inserted into each of two pin holes of each link plate of a silent chain each include a rocker surface, a first non-contact surface opposed to an inner peripheral surface of the pin hole on a side opposite to the rocker surface, a pair of ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6260345 | Silent chain A silent chain includes double rocker joint pins articulately connecting together adjacent links of the chain. The double rocker joint pins are each composed of a longer pin and a shorter pin. The longer pin has a cross-sectional shape different from that... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6186921 | Rocker joint silent chain having a joint pin thicker than a corresponding rocker pin In a silent chain, multiple link plates are interleaved and connected to each other by connecting pins in a rocker joint. The rocker joint includes a joint pin and a rocker pin which are inserted into pin apertures. Guide links are placed on both ends of ... | 02/13/2001 |
