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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7037225 | Automatic V-belt transmission A V-belt type of automatic transmitting mechanism includes a drive pulley and a V-belt, and the drive pulley includes a fixed sheave which is fixed to a drive shaft and a movable sheave which is movable in a direction of the drive shaft. When the drive shaft rotates... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6997834 | Device for guiding a moveable conical pulley disc of a CVT variator A device, in a continuously variable belt transmission system, for guiding a conical pulley (3) of a variator on a variator shaft (1). The moveable conical pulley (3) is fitted onto two bearing sections (4, 5) of the variation shaft (1... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6811504 | Continuously variable transmission for an internal combustion engine A continuously variable transmission (“CVT”) is disclosed. The CVT includes a drive pulley adapted to connect to a crankshaft of an engine. The drive pulley has inner and outer halves with belt engagement surfaces to engage the sides of the belt. The drive pulle... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6592478 | Variable speed transmission and method of use A variable speed transmission includes an actuator mechanism that can be remotely activated to cause engagement of a drive unit and to subsequently vary the speed of the drive unit using the same activation mechanism. The variable speed transmission can i... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6364795 | Belt tensioner and method of installing the same A belt tensioner for tensioning a belt for a motor vehicle comprises a pivot shaft, a pivoting structure mounted for pivotal movement on the pivot shaft, and a pulley mounted for rotation on the pivoting structure. A spring biases the pivoting structure i... | 04/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5061124 | Drilling machine A top housing supported by a vertical post in a drilling machine is provided with a belt transmission mechanism incorporating a speed adjusting mechanism which can be operated easily and manually. The adjusting mechanism includes a knob connected to an ad... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4998905 | Multiple speed pulley assembly An adjustable V-belt pulley which may be selectively changed form one predetermined effective diameter to another without tools. The pulley comprises first and second separable pulley halves having juxtaposed frusto-conical faces adapted to receive a V-be... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4504249 | H-Key adjustable pulley An adjustable pulley construction including a first disc having a belt-engaging surface and a centrally located, internally threaded annular hub, the hub having an exterior flat face and an interior recess; and a second disc having a belt-engaging surface... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4427402 | Infinitely variable cone disk-wrapping vee belt drive for driving a motorcycle The infinitely variable cone disk-wrapping vee belt drive comprises a pair of coaxial cone disks defining between them a vee-shaped groove and comprising an axially fixed, first cone disk and a second cone disk, which is axially displaceable relative to s... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4226133 | Adjustable pulley construction A first pulley disc having an inner tubular-shaped member extending concentrically at right angles from the center of said first disc. The inner hub is formed with an externally threaded annular portion adjacent the disc and a smooth surfaces, cylindrical... | 10/07/1980 |
