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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361108 | Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission with two conical disk pairs on the input side and two conical disk pairs on the output-side that are connected with each another by two parallel endless torque-transmitting members in a drive mechanism. In one form of the transmi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341533 | CVT housing having wear-resistant bore A continuously variable transmission (CVT) includes an aluminum housing member having a bore formed therein. A rotatable pulley member is supported on a bearing within the bore. The bore includes a layer of thermal spray coating for improved wear resistance so that ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7217205 | Compact inline longitudinal CVT A series inline continuously variable transmission (SICVT) in which two series coupled continuously variable transmissions are in an inline configuration is provided to be used in rear-wheel drive vehicles. Two sets of pulleys are connected in series to square the r... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7181988 | Actuator A rotary driving source is connected to one end of a frame. The rotary driving force of the rotary driving source is transmitted to a slider by the aid of a driving pulley, a belt member, and a driven pulley. The slider is displaced in the axial direction of the fra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7062987 | Ball bearing and a continuously variable speed transmission of belt type A ball screw in a continuously variable speed transmission has an axially immovable pulley half (2) and axially movable pulley half (3) both mounted on a rotary shaft (4). The axially movable pulley half (3) is moved by a ball screw (2... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6938544 | Belt drive A belt drive for a machine for printing images on a flat printing material, having a continuous belt revolving during operation, includes a belt guide having stops for two protruding edges of the belt, the edges being oriented in a longitudinal direction of the belt... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926632 | Dual drive continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission has a first shaft supporting two first pulleys. The two first pulleys each comprise a fixed disk portion and a moveable disk portion whereby axial movement of the moveable disk portions along the first shaft relative to the fixed... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6762417 | System in which a rotating body is connected to a rotary shaft in an ion implanter A rotary shaft and a rotating body are connected in such a way as to stably control the tilt of a wafer platen in an ion implanter. The rotary shaft has a key way and the rotating body has a boss into which the rotary shaft extends. A key integrates the rotary shaft... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6398679 | Dual Drive continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission has dual driving connections extending between a first shaft and a second shaft. The driving connections generally include a drive pulley, a driven pulley and a belt. The pulleys each comprise a fixed portion and an ax... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6398678 | Speed adjusting device for a drill A speed adjusting device for a drill includes two pulley assemblies between which a belt is connected. Each pulley assembly has a fixed disk and a movable disk so that an effective diameter that the belt engages the pulley assembly can be changed by adjus... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6319162 | Sliding key and continuously variable transmission A sliding key slidable in an axial direction of a rotary shaft and engaging a sliding cylinder such that the sliding key follows a rotation of the sliding cylinder. The sliding key is a molded product of a metal-molded part and a resinous part. The slidin... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6129643 | Variable diameter pulley A variable diameter pulley comprises a pair of pulley main bodies (18, 19) connected to a rotating shaft (15), and a power transmission ring (20) interposed between the pulley main bodies. A belt (2) is passed around an outer periphery of the power transm... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5766105 | Continuously variable transmission capable of torque control A continuously-variable-ratio transmission ("CVT") of the band-and-sheave type capable of "torque control", so that what the operator demands, by movement of the accelerator pedal or other control member, is a particular driving torque applied to the rati... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5282773 | Dual range variable speed transmission A variable diameter belt type power transfer assembly having a drive sheave and a driven sheave, both of which are adjustable and include a pair of opposing coaxial flanges, one of which is axially movable relative to the other, is disclosed wherein both ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 4943264 | Centrifugal clutch with belt tightening spacer assembly An automatic variable speed centrifugal clutch with belt tightening assembly is characterized by even transmission of rotational drive to a pair of belts and includes a rotating spindle and clutch plate having an adjustable centrifugally operable belt tig... | 07/24/1990 |
| 3964327 | Automatic synchronized pitch controls for pairs of driver and driven V pulley drives In a vehicle or the like, a source of power is connected to a drive shaft. Two pairs of pulley halves are splined to this shaft and can be moved apart and together and are rotated by the shaft. Driven shafts also carry pairs of pulley halves which are spl... | 06/22/1976 |
