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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354108 | Seat reclining apparatus A seat reclining apparatus includes an internal gear, an external gear, an eccentric drive mechanism, and a base plate. The internal gear is secured to a seatback arm. The external gear includes an external tooth portion being in meshing contact with the internal ge... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328632 | Wave gear drive having widely engaging tooth profile A wave gear drive, wherein a rigid internal gear is formed in a spur gear with a module m and a flexible external gear is formed in a conical gear having an opening side front end with a module m. The number of the teeth of the external gear is reduced by the quanti... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322901 | Continuously variable transmission A variable speed transmission having a plurality of tilting balls and opposing input and output discs is illustrated and described that provides an infinite number of speed combinations over its transmission ratio range. The use of a planetary gear set allows minimu... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7291081 | Variable-ratio transmission device A variable-ratio transmission device for use in connection with a machine, such as a vehicle, comprising a stepless speed change gear with a continuously variable-ratio over an extremely wide range of speeds. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264566 | Geared fitting for a vehicle seat In the case of a geared fitting (11) for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automotive seat, having a first internal geared wheel (13), a pinion (21) which is driven by an eccentric (15) and meshes with the first internal geared wheel (... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7147583 | Variable speed power transmission Continuously variable speed power transmission with and without integrated motor/generator components. The transmission has an input member rotatable about an input axis, an output member rotatable about an output axis, a reaction control rotor with optional integra... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6764423 | Variable speed power transmission system Continuously variable speed power transmission with integrated motor/generator components. The transmission has an input member rotatable about an input axis, an output member rotatable about an output axis, a reaction control rotor with integrated motor/generator c... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6348021 | Variable speed power transmission A continuously variable speed power transmission includes a rotatable input member, a rotatable output member including a plurality of rearwardly directed output face cams. A reaction control rotor selectively rotatable about the input axis includes a plu... | 02/19/2002 |
| 5823906 | Nutation motion generator A nutation motion generator which transforms linear motion into nutation motion. The device employs a spherical, four-bar linkage mechanism. Three four-bar linkage mechanisms are sandwiched between a stationary support surface and a drive plate and arrang... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5527228 | Transmission A transmission 10 includes a drive member 12 which is rotatable about a first axis of rotation 20 and a driven member 14 which is rotatable about a second axis of rotation 26 and which is spaced axially from the drive member 12. The transmission 10 furthe... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5383821 | Speed reducer A speed reducer has simple in structure with a few number of parts and yet can provide a large reduction ratio. Side plates are arranged opposite to each other and are formed on the surfaces thereof opposite to each other with fixed gears. An input shaft ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 4966573 | Differential speed reduction apparatus and double-toothed gear for use therein The production of differential speed reduction apparatus, which uses a double-toothed gear including face cams having tooth profiles uniquely generated to secure efficient speed reduction. The speed reduction apparatus includes an input shaft carrying the... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4946428 | Compact play-free speed-reducing transmission The compact high-ratio speed reducer without play consists of an external housing in which a first shaft is rotatingly arranged, carrying a planetary element on which a first gear is loosely supported, this gear having two toothings, one of which is in en... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4702126 | Axial gear train having syncline face cycloid gearing An axial gear train having syncline face cycloid gearing which includes an opposed, spaced apart first pair of face gears each of which is rotatably carried on respective shafts having a common axis, an inclined shaft fixed to the end of one of the two sh... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4620456 | Nutating drive mechanisms having spherical ball driving elements A nutating gear reduction mechanism employs two series of rolling elements in the form of balls as the means of torque transmission. In this manner, gear teeth are eliminated and replaced with conjugate pairs of trochoidally cut grooves, with the rolling ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620457 | Nutating drive mechanisms having roller driving elements A torque transmitting gearing system of the nutating type is equipped with a nutating idler member which is in torque transmiting engagement with both a stator and an output gear. Torque transmission between the respective elements is achieved via respect... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4563915 | Wobble type axial speed reducer apparatus A differential speed reducer has a wobble member mounted on an input shaft so as to follow a sinusoidal path of movement. A first gear journaled on the wobble member has a radially disposed cam surface on one face to follow the sinusoidal movement of the ... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4505163 | Mechanism with continuous adjustment for the transmission of a rotary motion between two coaxial shafts A hub (2) is rigidly torsionwise attached to a leading shaft (1) but free to move axially and radially. A rotary plate (3) is arranged on said hub (2) through a ball bearing (21) and carries a ring (4) provided with four conical transmission surfaces (30,... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4326748 | Device for adjusting the relative angular position of two elements An adjustment device for adjusting the relative angular position of two elements pivotally connected to one another, in particular two elements connectable one to the cushion and the other to the back of a seat, the device including a case; first and seco... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4281566 | Speed reduction unit A speed reduction unit in which an input shaft and an output shaft, coaxial with respect to one another are rotatably supported by an outer casing enclosing a face gear connected to the said output shaft, a bevel gear facing said first gear and coupled th... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4262556 | Drive mechanism A drive mechanism (10) is used, for example, in an orbiting radial motor (12) to rotate a sprocket (22) or in a multiple output speed increaser or reducer to control output. The drive mechanism (10) has a first member (16) positioned about and rotatable r... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4255988 | Axial gear trains An axial gear train of the type having a nutating gear mounted on a skew axle that has a gear face meshing with a fixed gear face. A nutating gear has a gear face meshing with a gear face on an output gear. The improvement resides in means positioned to h... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4041808 | Planetary gearing Planetary gearing includes a rotatable swash plate, at least another toothed plate engaged by the swash plate, the plates being disposed in respective intersecting radial planes having an angle ଲ included therebetween, the plates having on respectiv... | 08/16/1977 |
