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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798930 | Engine starting device A fixed pulley face of a drive V-pulley of a V-belt type continuously variable transmission includes a belt sliding contact disc having a conical belt sliding contact surface and fixed to a crankshaft so as to be integrally rotated, and a cooling fan fixed to the cr... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7618338 | Cooled pump pulley A composite automotive pulley wheel and pump comprises a pulley wheel (2) and a pump (22). The pump comprises an impeller (20) carried on a rotary shaft (6), an inlet region (24) and an outlet region (26). The pulley is moun... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7438659 | Device for controlling belt lubrication and cooling of CVT (continuously variable transmission) A device for controlling belt lubrication and cooling of a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) is improved for minimizing fluid consumption and improving cooling efficiency by changing the nozzle spraying direction for belt lubrication and cooling. The device f... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427248 | Continuously variable transmission Cooling efficiency of cooling air is enhanced and durability of a continuously variable transmission is improved. The continuously variable transmission to be mounted on a vehicle has a transmission case. A primary pulley driven by an engine and a primary pulley lin... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7367417 | Floor arrangement for off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle has a frame with a floorboard extending laterally over a middle region of the frame. The floorboard has a upward projection that defines a tunnel. At least a portion of an air intake system of an engine of the vehicle is positioned within the tun... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350439 | Transmission case cover with radial inflow channel A case cover assembly to which a sheave for a continuously variable transmission is mountable for rotation about an axis is configured to provide fluid communication between the sheave and a pressurized fluid source. The case cover assembly includes a conduit defini... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347296 | Front structure of all terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle for smoothly introducing an exhaust air from a radiator rearward and improving cooling performance for cooling respective members of the vehicle is provided with a front structure, in which a cooling fan is provided on a rear surface of the ra... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7281596 | Drive belt cooling structure for engine A drive belt cooling structure for an offroad vehicle including an internal combustion engine. The engine has at least one cylinder, a piston positioned in the cylinder, and a crankshaft. The transmission includes a transmission chamber defined by a transmission cas... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7240758 | Component arrangement for an all terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle (“ATV”) is disclosed having a frame with front, rear, right, and left sides. An engine and at least two wheel axes are disposed on the frame. A plurality of wheels are disposed on the at least two wheel axes. The engine includes a cylinder... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7211024 | Toroidal type continuously variable transmission A toroidal continuously variable transmission in which a rolling member is arranged between a pair of rotary members with contacting its outer circumferential face with a rolling face of those rotary members being opposed to each other through an oil film, and in wh... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7185503 | Conditioning system for a manufacturing machine, in particular a machine tool In a conditioning system for a manufacturing machine, in particular a machine tool, a machine tool framework is arranged inside a sealed casing. Ducts are arranged at machine tool regions to be thermally conditioned. The ducts comprise air flow outlets and are coupl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182167 | Hybrid propulsion system for two-wheeled vehicle A hybrid-type unit for a two-wheeled vehicle can include an engine, a motor for driving a wheel of a vehicle, a power distribution mechanism, and a generator. The generator and the motor can be disposed at different positions offset longitudinally from each other an... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7070527 | Ventilated clutch assembly with reduced-slip sheave surfaces The invention provides an apparatus and method for cooling a V-belt in a clutch assembly of a CVT. As previously mentioned, the CVT is comprised of a drive clutch assembly, a driven clutch assembly, and an endless V-belt disposed about the drive and driven clutch as... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059438 | ATV with an improved transmission and air intake A method and apparatus for continuously discharging inadvertently accumulated water from the automatic transmission housing and/or air filter housing of an all terrain vehicle is disclosed. The continuous water discharge system employs a one-way valve structure that... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7024875 | Air conditioning apparatus using variable displacement compressor In an air conditioner provided with a refrigerant circulation circuit having a variable displacement compressor (11), there is provided a flow rate sensor (21) for detecting a collision force of a refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circulation circ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6938508 | Ventilated clutch having exhaust hub The invention provides for cooling an endless belt in a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The CVT is comprised of a drive clutch, a driven clutch, and an endless belt disposed about the drive and driven clutches. Both the drive and driven clutches include an... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938676 | Cooling structure for a continuous variation transmission system of an all-terrain vehicle The present invention concerns a cooling structure for a continuous variation transmission system of an all-terrain vehicle. Primarily speaking, it has an inlet conduit attached to the air inlet of the gearbox, with said inlet conduit extending in front of the engin... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6808465 | V-belt type transmission In a V-belt type transmission having a V-belt entrained on a pulley, the pulley includes a fixed pulley half fixed to an end portion of a crankshaft and a movable pulley half supported on the crankshaft but axially slidable in opposition to the fixed pulley half. Th... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6695581 | Combination fan-flywheel-pulley assembly and method of forming A fan-flywheel-pulley assembly for use in conjunction with an electric motor. The assembly may include a pulley positioned about a central axis. The assembly may also include a flywheel coupled to the pulley and positioned about the central axis, the flyw... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691862 | Drained conveyor chain link A chain link with bushing in a drive chain where the bushing comprises at least one drain bole for draining liquid inappropriately collected in the bushing. In a further development of the invention, especially in connection with conveyor chains, the bush... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6267700 | Cooling system for a vehicle power unit A cooling system for a vehicle power unit has a cooling fan rotated by the rotational force from the crankshaft, in the housing thereof so as to cool the internal space of the housing by introducing air into the housing and discharging the thus introduced... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6176796 | Continuously variable transmission with clutch having enhanced air cooling A continuously variable transmission (CVT) having air cooling channels built into the outer face of at least one, and preferably more than one, of the sheaves of the clutches. The CVT is comprised of a drive clutch having an input shaft, a driven clutch h... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6152845 | Power transmission apparatus A drive power transmission apparatus having an elastically deformable unit formed by combining at least one torque limiting coil spring arranged between a first rotating unit which includes a hub-like plate attached to a drive shaft supported for rotation... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5976044 | Cooling structure of belt transmission for vehicle A cooling structure of a belt transmission for vehicles which limits the consumed power for cooling to a minimum and does not deteriorate cooling performance of the transmission. A drive pulley having a variable pitch diameter and a driven pulley which is... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5887576 | Centrifugal air compressor A centrifugal supercharger is disclosed that includes an internal drive mechanism which embodies the present invention. A pair of sprockets are connected to parallel input and output drive shafts and drivingly connected by a taut, high tension, endless co... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5417617 | Noise-suppressed pulley A noise-suppressed timing belt pulley and a method of making the same is disclosed. The pulley has a toothed face for engaging a toothed timing belt and a pair of flanges for guiding the belt. Air holes are formed in the flanges in positions aligned with ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5308288 | Vacuum sweeper drive belt An endless elastomeric vacuum sweeper belt for use in a vacuum sweeper having a diamond pattern drive surface. A first set of ribs project inwardly in a substantially diagonal direction along the drive surface of the belt. A second set of ribs project inw... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5277663 | Belt drive for an internal-combustion engine A connecting passageway is provided between a cooling air fan and an enclosure for an enclosed belt drive of an internal-combustion engine, whereby the belt drive is cooled by a cool-air stream diverted from the cooing fan. The connecting passageway is ma... | 01/11/1994 |
| 4960081 | Belt driven camshaft mechanism for internal combustion engine A number of embodiments of internal combustion engines incorporating toothed belt driven overhead camshafts. In each embodiment, the driving belt is contained within a protective case that is separated from the engine by an air gap for insulation and a co... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4906221 | Continuously variable transmission with unique fluid flow path structure A continuously variable transmission includes a pipe attached to the inner wall of a side cover of a casing. The pipe defines a part of a fluid supply path to a fluid pressure chamber of a follower pulley.... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4754833 | Cooling chain drive for a motorcycle having balloon tire A suspension and drive arrangement for an off the road motorcycle having a balloon tired rear wheel. The rear wheel is suspended for movement relative to the frame by a Y-shape trailing arm and a pair of vertically extending suspension elements are interp... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4708699 | Method and apparatus for reducing sound emanation from a drive system An apparatus and method for effectively minimizing sound emanation from a power transmission belt drive and providing extended useful life of the power transmission belt by reducing the operating temperature thereof. In the illustrated embodiment, the dri... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4697665 | Recreational vehicle with air cooled transmission A recreational vehicle having an enclosed, air cooled, variable speed, split sheave V-belt transmission. The transmission is enclosed by a housing having cooperatively located intake and exhaust ports connected respectively to intake and exhaust air condu... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4680493 | Ventilating device for a generator A ventilating arrangement for a vehicle generator is proposed where a rotor-stator unit is arranged in a housing equipped with air-guiding ducts. A fan wheel is connected in front of this rotor-stator unit which by means of a pulley is drivingly held on a... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4671781 | Cooling system for a belt type transmission A cooler for a belt type transmission in a power unit for vehicles in which a transmission casing is provided on one side of an engine body, and a belt type transmission composed of a drive pulley connected with the crankshaft of the engine body, a driven... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4671782 | Cooler for a belt type stageless transmission A cooler for a belt type stageless transmission in a vehicle in which a transmission casing is provided on one side of an engine body, and a belt type stageless transmission for operatively connecting between a crank shaft of the engine body and an output... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4645028 | Motorcycle having balloon tire A suspension and drive arrangement for an off the road motorcycle having a balloon tired rear wheel. The rear wheel is suspended for movement relative to the frame by a Y-shape trailing arm and a pair of vertically extending suspension elements are interp... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4631977 | Power transmission casing in motorized two-wheeled vehicle Power transmission of the belt type which includes a transmission casing made up of a case and a cover. A drive shaft and a driven shaft each extend into the case. A drive pulley is mounted on the drive shaft and a driven pulley is mounted on the driven s... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4629444 | Belt pulley and method of making the same A belt pulley and method of making the same are provided, the pulley having a hub and a peripheral groove for receiving part of an endless belt therein that is to drive the pulley or be driven thereby whereby the pulley is adapted to be rotated about the ... | 12/16/1986 |
