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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117932 | Multi-speed transmission with countershaft gearing A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, a dual clutch assembly, a countershaft, a plurality of co-planar gear sets, a plurality of interconnecting members, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. The torque transmitting devices i... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8001862 | Reverse drive assembly for a motorcycle A reverse drive assembly for a motorcycle that includes a transmission assembly having a main shaft and a counter shaft. The reverse drive assembly includes a first drive member configured to be coupled to an opposite end of the main shaft, a second drive member con... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7832298 | Countershaft clutch and gear assembly A low inertia clutch and gear assembly for disposition on a countershaft of a dual clutch automatic transmission (DCT) includes a gear which is in constant mesh with a gear secured to the input shaft of the transmission and which is freely rotatably disposed on one ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7775132 | Transaxle for a vehicle A transaxle for a vehicle comprises a transaxle casing; an input shaft housed in the transaxle casing and configured to receive as an input a driving power from an engine of the vehicle; an intermediate shaft housed in the transaxle casing; an axle housed in the tra... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7730799 | Gear transmission mechanism with a layshaft A gear transmission mechanism (2) for motor vehicles having a main shaft (10, 12) and a countershaft (14) parallel to one another, on which different gears for different gear ratios are arranged. The countershaft (14) is arranged above a ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7685899 | Single clutch transmission A two speed transmission including an input shaft; a lay shaft spaced from the input shaft; a first gear train connecting the input shaft to the lay shaft; a second gear train connecting the lay shaft to an output shaft, the gear train including a one way clutch or ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7587957 | Multiple-ratio dual clutch vehicle transmission The disclosed multiple-ratio power transmission mechanism for a vehicle includes main transmission gearing and countershaft gearing that establish selectively plural power flow paths from an engine to vehicle traction wheels. Ratio change clutches are engageable sel... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7578213 | Motorcycle engine and assembling method thereof An engine includes an engine case split into an upper case and a lower case. A crankshaft and a transmission input shaft are rotatably supported at a mating surface between the upper and lower cases, and a transmission output shaft rotated by the transmission input ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7552658 | Three clutch powershift transmission An automated triple-clutch multi-speed transmission is adapted to transfer power from the engine to the driveline of a motor vehicle. The transmission includes a first clutch operable for establishing a releasable drive connection between an input shaft and a first ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7500411 | Transmission structure A transmission structure for a transmission (1, 48) having at least one starting element (2, 49), at least one transmission input shaft (4, 5, 50), one countershaft (22), at least one output shaft (41), fixed and idler gear wheels ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7467561 | Six-speed manual transmission In a six-speed manual transmission, a plurality of first synchronizers are disposed to an input shaft and at least one second synchronizer is disposed to an output shaft. Reflected inertia can be reduced, power delivery efficiency can be improved, and manufacturing ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7437963 | Power transmission A synchronizer-controlled transmission has a plurality of input shafts, which are selectively connectible with a transmission input shaft, at least one countershaft, which rotatably supports a plurality of ratio gears, and an output shaft. A plurality of synchronize... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434488 | Transmission for tractor A transmission for a tractor comprises a transmission case having an opening that opens to exterior of the transmission case and a speed change device that is housed in the transmission case. The transmission also includes a cover removably attached to the transmiss... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430935 | Motor vehicle gearbox with six forward gears for normal driving, and with a crawling gear or hill gear and a reverse gear A vehicle transmission having seven forward gears and one reverse gear is described. A first forward gear is a crawling and/or hill gear having a large transmission ratio for low driving speeds, and the other forward gears are intended for normal driving. The transm... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428852 | Actuator mechanism for shift motors of a transmission A system for actuating couplers to produce gear changes in a motor vehicle transmission includes first and second actuator drums supported for rotation, and first and second shift forks. Each first shift fork is driveably connected to a first actuator drum, secured ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7409886 | Twin clutch transmission with coaxial drive and output The invention relates to a twin clutch transmission of high efficiency which is compact in every dimension. This twin clutch transmission can be used particularly in vehicles having a longitudinally installed engine. For this purpose, the transmission input shaft an... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7367416 | Drive train for a motor vehicle and method for starting an internal combustion engine and method for generating electric current A drive train is proposed for a motor vehicle which is driven by an internal combustion engine, having a single friction clutch which has an input element and an output element, wherein the input element is to be connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357047 | Power unit vehicle use automatic transmission device A power unit with a multi-stage automatic transmission having two clutches for use in a vehicle as an automatic transmission. The transmission has a first group of driving gears fixed to a tubular auxiliary main shaft end a first group of follower gears rotatably mo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353726 | Shifting device for a transmission A shifting device for a transmission, in which at least one gearshift package is allocated to two non-successive gears and each of these gearshift packages is coupled with a gearshift lever. An H- or a multiple H-shifting diagram is allocated to the gearshift lever,... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347116 | Automobile, and control unit and driving power train system for the same A gear box for selecting a gear train arranged between input and output shafts and shifting gears is used as a transmission, and furthermore, a motor 2 is connected to a differential device 111 of the input and output shafts, and a plurality of mesh me... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340973 | Twin-clutch transmission A pair of first speed gears (26a, 26b) is provided between a first input shaft (14) and a first output shaft (20), and a pair of fourth speed gears (30a, 30b) is provided between a second input sh... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334493 | Device for reduction of axial movement of the main shaft gears in a transmission with at least two countershafts A device for the reduction of axial movement of the main shaft gears (2) in a transmission containing at least two countershafts. The main shaft gears (2) are held axially by two washer discs (3, 4) which is designed to be a pressing device (... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337050 | Method and apparatus for controlling a gear shift in a parallel shaft gear of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method for controlling a gear shift, especially a pulling upshift in a parallel-shift transmission of a vehicle, said parallel-shift transmission having two transmission branches situated parallel to each other between an output shaft of a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331897 | Active shift transmission, transmission control unit and automobile The object of the invention is to provide a less expensive active transmission control system for an automobile, capable of disconnecting an engine, without increasing the number of dog clutches. In an active shift transmission, a second intermediate shaft is... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7313981 | Reverse gear arrangement in a countershaft transmission A reverse gear arrangement in a countershaft transmission (1, 40, 44) having at least one starting element (2, 41), at least one transmission input shaft (4, 5, 42), one countershaft (22), fixed or idler gear wheels fastened or rotatably ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314427 | Driving force transmission apparatus A driving force transmission apparatus is provided for a twin clutch transmission with two clutches, that are controlled a gear change control without a torque cutting out to reduce slapping sounds of the gears by performing a pre-shift operation before the gear shi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305900 | Twin-clutch transmission A twin-clutch transmission wherein a center distance between input shafts and an auxiliary speed-change shaft can be shortened and the number of gears can be reduced. A twin-clutch transmission is provided which includes a first input shaft and a second input shaft,... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299712 | Energy storage disconnecting switch The present invention relates to an energy storage disconnecting switch used in extra-high voltage and ultra-high voltage grid, in particular, relates to a scissor-type disconnecting switch. With the principle of storing energy in spring, the present invention provi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290964 | Drilling/tapping/unscrewing apparatus A drilling/tapping/unscrewing apparatus including a transmission shaft of a power source on which a drilling ratio gear, a tapping ratio gear and an unscrewing ratio gear are mounted for transmitting the power of the power source to a bit. The apparatus further incl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281307 | Tap process for hard workpieces A process and apparatus for producing screw threads in hard material workpieces with a series of taps. The present invention employs a threaded bore formed in a bracket assembly to align and position multiple taps on a rotary machine. The taps are used in sequence t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278950 | Stage-geared gearbox for motor vehicles A stage-geared gearbox for motor vehicles, includes an unsynchronized basic gearbox, at least one synchronized auxiliary gear and at least one control unit for controlling engagement and disengagement of the gears of the gearbox and also neutral position. In the gea... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272987 | Hybrid powertrain system A powertrain system is provided that includes a first prime mover and change-gear transmission having a first input shaft and a second input shaft. A twin clutch is disposed between the first prime mover and the transmission. The twin clutch includes a first main cl... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267022 | Multistep transmission of a layshaft type A multi-speed transmission of countershaft design having a main countershaft and a hollow countershaft arranged concentrically and having likewise two load-shift elements. A first half of the shift elements is connected with a drive unit and a second half of the shi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263907 | Dual clutch transmission with a torque converter A multi-speed transmission for transmitting power from a power source includes a torque converter as well as dual clutches which may be arranged as dual input clutches or dual output clutches. To combine the smoothness and ratio boosting effects of a torque converte... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261011 | Transmission A transmission comprising three parallel shafts and gearwheels carried by the shafts, which intermesh with one another in pairs for transmitting torque either between the first shaft and the third shaft, or between the second shaft and the third shaft. At least one ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258031 | Transmission In the transmissions of the background art, two larger-diameter gears are mounted on a final shaft thereby causing an increase in weight of the transmission. The present invention reduces the weight of a transmission by mounting only one larger-diameter gear on a fi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255018 | Transmission with low shaft deflection A transmission (1) having at least one transmission input shaft (4), at least one countershaft (5), one reverse gear shaft (30) and at last one transmission output shaft (6) in which, upon at least one transmission input shaft and ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249537 | Double clutch transmission for a hybrid electric vehicle and method for operating the same A double clutch transmission is described that ideally changes torque received from an engine and a motor by providing an optimal layout in power transmission scheme and motor location. Such a double clutch transmission is optimally adapted to a hybrid electric vehi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243565 | Twin-clutch manual transmission A twin-clutch manual transmission including: first and second input shafts provided with respective clutches; a counter shaft parallel to these input shafts; gear sets of an odd-numbered gear range group disposed between the rear end portion of the first input shaft... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243564 | Power transmission system of engine The power transmission system of an engine is mounted on the all-terrain vehicle and has a crankshaft driven by the engine and the crankshaft is arranged in a direction of width of a vehicle body. A sub-shaft is arranged parallel to the crankshaft and the rotation o... | 07/17/2007 |
