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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075432 | Engine unit and straddle type vehicle In an engine unit of a straddle type vehicle, a V-belt-type continuously variable transmission (CVT) has a secondary sheave shaft 62 that rotates with a clutch housing of a centrifugal clutch. The secondary sheave shaft is supported in a cantilever fashion vi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8033937 | Actuator device and relative nut for a bicycle gearshift, with an elastically yielding member An actuator device for a bicycle gearshift is provided. The actuator comprises an actuation mechanism, driven by a drive member and in turn to drives a derailleur of the gearshift. The mechanism comprising a member which—in the case of a knock to the mechanism—i... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025597 | Bicycle component position correcting device A bicycle component position correcting device is basically provided with a first sensor, a second sensor, a comparison unit and a position adjuster. The first sensor detects a current absolute value of a positioning angle of a movable part of a bicycle component. T... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7980974 | Apparatus for mounting a bicycle electrical component An apparatus for mounting a bicycle electrical component comprises a housing member structured to be mounted to a bicycle and an electronic circuit element mounted to a circuit mounting member, wherein the circuit mounting member is disposed in the housing. The circ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972231 | Pulley assembly A pulley assembly having first and second members. The first member is capable of cooperating with a power transmission belt to drive/be driven by the belt. The first member is movable guidingly relative to the second member around a first axis. A coil spring has a ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7955204 | Stepping motor cooling apparatus and method for belt-type continuously variable transmission In a stepping motor cooling apparatus for a belt-type continuously variable transmission, a pair of primary and secondary pulleys are disposed inside a transmission case, and a forward/backward switching unit is disposed coaxially to the primary pulley, furthermore,... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7922611 | Power transmission system A power transmission system including an integrally molded hub and elastic member, where stress is inhibited from concentrating at the gate marks remaining after integral molding. In a pulley driven by a belt, a plastic pulley side relief section 1a pr... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7862459 | Transmission, power unit having the same, vehicle, controller for transmission, and method of controlling transmission To prevent engine speed from increasing during low-speed operation, a transmission includes a change-gear mechanism, a centrifugal clutch, a control unit and a secondary sheave rotation sensor. The change-gear mechanism has an input shaft, an output shaft and an act... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850556 | Intermediate connection unit usable on board of a bicycle In a bicycle equipped with front derailleur and rear derailleur controlled each by a corresponding electrical actuator, there is provided an intermediate connecting unit, mounted underneath the crank case of the bicycle, having an input and two outputs connected to ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7798928 | Dual ratio belt drive system A dual ratio belt drive system comprising a clutch unit mounted directly to a driver rotating shaft, a one-way clutch mounted directly to the driver rotating shaft, a plurality of rotating accessories rotatably connected to the clutch unit and rotatably connected to... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7614971 | Apparatus for fine tuning a bicycle derailleur position A derailleur control apparatus comprises a control unit that receives shift control signals. The control unit provides a first signal to operate the derailleur a first distance from a first sprocket to a second sprocket in response to a first shift control signal re... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7553247 | Electronically servo-assisted bicycle gearshift and related method A method for electronically servo-assisting a bicycle gearshift, including the steps of: a) driving an actuator of a bicycle gearshift to displace a chain of the gearshift in an axial direction with respect to a gearshift group comprising at least two sprockets; b) ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7547263 | Apparatus for adjusting a position of a bicycle control device An apparatus for adjusting a position of a bicycle control device comprises a memory that stores a plurality of operating position values corresponding to a plurality of operating positions, a manually operated adjustment value providing unit that provides an adjust... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7442137 | Eccentric mounting and adjustment system for belt driven devices An eccentric adjustment and mounting system is useful for belt engaging engine components such as alternators or water pumps. The system includes a housing fixed to the engine, a socket rotatable in pawl-and-ratchet fashion within the housing, and a socket aperture ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7425784 | Alternator having driving pulley with end flanges An alternator for use in an automobile is driven by an internal combustion engine. The alternator includes a pulley that is coupled to a rotating shaft of the engine via a driving belt such as a poly-V belt. Plural pulley grooves to be engaged with the driving belt ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7399244 | Apparatus for controlling a bicycle gear shift device based on movement of the device An apparatus for controlling a gear shift device comprises a gear shift controller that operates the gear shift device from a first gear position to a second gear position during a gear shift operation, a movement sensor that detects movement of the gear shift devic... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7381142 | Gear shift device for bicycles A motorized bicycle gear shift device comprising a derailleur and an electric motor, associated directly with the derailleur, for controlling the derailleur and an electric transducer of absolute type, also associated with the derailleur for producing an electric si... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383103 | Electronically servo-assisted bicycle gearshift and related method A method for electronically servo-assisting a bicycle gearshift, including the steps of: a) driving an actuator of a bicycle gearshift to displace a chain of the gearshift in an axial direction with respect to a gearshift group comprising at least two sprockets; b) ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373232 | Method for carrying out a multiple gear-shifting in an electronically servo-assisted bicycle gearshift and related gearshift An electronically servo-assisted gearshift actuates a multiple gear-shifting that moves a chain from a current toothed wheel to a target toothed wheel not immediately adjacent to the current toothed wheel in a gearshift group having at least three toothed wheels. Ac... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369929 | Electronically servo-assisted bicycle gearshift and related method An electronically servo-assisted bicycle gearshift and method for electronically shifting the gears of a bicycle involves the steps of: receiving a signal requesting a displacement of a chain of a bicycle gearshift from a first sprocket to a second adjacent sprocket... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341532 | Electric derailleur motor unit An electric derailleur motor unit is provided for a motorized derailleur assembly. The electric derailleur motor unit has a derailleur motor support, a derailleur motor and an output shaft. The derailleur motor is mounted to the derailleur motor support. The output ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331890 | Motorized front derailleur mounting member A motorized front derailleur mounting member is provided with a bicycle frame mounting portion, a front derailleur mounting portion, and a motor unit mounting portion. The bicycle frame mounting portion includes a front surface with a threaded hole configured and ar... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320655 | Bicycle derailleur with a misalignment inhibiting structure A bicycle derailleur comprises a first base member structured to be detachably mounted to a bicycle frame, wherein the first base member has a first abutment; a second base member structured to be mounted to the first base member, wherein the second base member has ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316628 | Two speed transmission and belt drive system A two speed transmission comprising a planetary gear train comprising an input member connected to an input carrier, the input carrier connected to an input shaft, a sun gear and a ring gear, the input carrier comprising a plurality of planetary members each in mesh... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311625 | Rotating apparatus with a torque limiter function A screw engagement portion between a pulley and a shaft is provided with a thread in a direction to increase the tightening torque when the pulley is driven. A breakable part broken by the axial tension produced when the tightening torque acting on the screw engagem... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306531 | Electric bicycle derailleur An electric derailleur has a motor unit having a derailleur motor with an output shaft, a position control mechanism and a controller. The output shaft is rotated through a moveable range including a first derailleur shift position and a second derailleur shift posi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303477 | Power transmitting device of clutchless compressor A power transmission device for a clutchless compressor, in which, when a torque above a preset value is generated in the compressor during power transmission from an engine to the compressor, a breaking member connecting a pulley side with a hub side is broken and ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303478 | Power transmission mechanism capable of preventing breakage of a rotating shaft In order to transmit a torque from a hub 5 (rotating body) integrally formed together with a pulley 4 to, for example, a sleeve 6 inserted under pressure into a rotating shaft 1 of a refrigerant compressor 2, end surfaces 5 | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292923 | Electronically servo-assisted bicycle gearshift and related method An electronically servo-assisted bicycle gearshift and method for electronically shifting the gears of a bicycle involves the steps of: receiving a signal requesting a displacement of a chain of a bicycle gearshift from a first sprocket to a second adjacent sprocket... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290458 | Bicycle derailleur with a motor disposed within a linkage mechanism A bicycle derailleur comprises a base member, a movable member for supporting a chain guide, a first link member pivotably coupled to the base member and to the movable member through respective first and second link pins, a second link member pivotably coupled to t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291079 | Motorized front derailleur assembly with saver arrangement A motorized bicycle front derailleur assembly is provided with an arrangement to protect the motor in the event the chain guide is stuck in one of the shift positions. The motorized bicycle front derailleur assembly has a motor unit, a front derailleur and a motor l... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285064 | Bicycle gear shifting control apparatus A bicycle gear shifting control apparatus has a manually operated shift device, a first gear shifting operation executing component, and a second gear shifting operation executing component. The manually operated shift device operates a front derailleur to shift gea... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278939 | Power transmission A power transmission comprises a belt type continuously variable ratio-change mechanism CVT and a fixed ratio rotational transmission mechanism GT, which transmit the rotational driving force of a primary shaft 1 rotationally driven by an engine to a counters... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278938 | Power transmission device A power transmission device includes a first one-way clutch that transmits a rotational power of a pulley to a rotating shaft, and a second one-way clutch that transmits a rotational power of a rotor of a motor to the rotating shaft. The first one-way clutch is of i... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264256 | Bracket assembly for a motor controlled bicycle transmission A bracket assembly for mounting a motor or other control device to a bicycle frame includes a bracket base for supporting the control device at least partially above a chain stay, and a bracket support extending from the bracket base for coupling the bracket base to... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255660 | Actuator for a bicycle gear-shift A bicycle gear-shift actuator having an articulated quadrilateral support with four connecting rods hinged together by four pin elements, and a motor member, having a variable length output shaft that travels along a drive axis between two opposite pin elements to m... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247108 | Method and apparatus for controlling an automatic bicycle transmission An apparatus for determining when to shift a bicycle chain from a first sprocket having a first number of teeth to a second sprocket having a second number of teeth comprises a memory for storing a reference value, and a processor that determines a shift value corre... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244202 | Step motor positioning structure for belt-type continuously variable transmission A step motor positioning structure for a belt-type continuously variable transmission having a speed-change control valve for controlling a primary pressure to be supplied to a primary pulley, a servo link, and a step motor for driving, by way of the servo link, the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243575 | Braking mechanism for a gear An indexing and braking mechanism for a manual transmission having a shifting mechanism and at least one rotatable drive shaft is disclosed. The mechanism includes an indexing mechanism for controlling movement of the shifting mechanism between at least a first posi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237647 | Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus includes a speed reducing mechanism for decelerating the rotation of a rotatable shaft in an electric motor and a converting mechanism for converting the output rotation of the speed reducing mechanism into the axial movement of ... | 07/03/2007 |
