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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351265 | Hybrid drive assembly for a vehicle, in particular a scooter A hybrid drive assembly (1) for a vehicle having at least one drive wheel (2), the drive assembly including an internal combustion engine (3); a transmission unit (5) interposed between a drive shaft (4) of the internal combustion ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7216621 | Double sheave accessory drive pulley The present invention provides a pulley assembly adapted to transmit torque from a drive pulley to first and second driven accessories. The pulley assembly generally includes a housing and an auxiliary drive component. The auxiliary drive component is rotatably supp... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7128671 | Hybrid power system with external auxiliary motor A hybrid power system, comprising a first power unit, a secondary shaft, a first transmission device, an auxiliary power unit, and a second transmission device. The first power unit has a primary shaft. The secondary shaft is driven by the primary shaft in a rotatio... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100728 | Driving mechanism of an electrically-operated vehicle An electric vehicle includes a rear frame, a rear axle fastened with the rear frame, a rear wheel mounted on the rear axle, and a driving mechanism mounted on the rear frame to drive both ends of the rear axle. The driving mechanism has a first motor for driving one... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063063 | Four-stroke-cycle engine provided with belt driven-type continuously variable transmission mechanism A four-stroke-cycle engine of a vehicle such as snowmobile comprises a crank case, which is dividable into a plurality of crank case components having mating surfaces, through which the crank case is assembled, a crank shaft rotatably supported in the crank case at ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6892595 | Transmission of a working vehicle A compact transmission includes a reliable wet brake, which is disposed in a brake chamber formed on an outer surface of a sidewall of a housing of the transmission. Engine power is transmitted through a continuously variable transmission to an input shaft of the tr... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6450052 | Gearbox structure of a beach cycle A gearbox structure of a beach cycle includes a gearbox which may transmit a power of an engine to a power shaft and a propeller shaft. A clutch mounted between the change gears of the gearbox can be shifted by a gear shift device into a neutral position,... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6109127 | Power transmission system employing a motor and an engine A power transmission system includes a motor connected to a variable pulley device via a uni-directional device and an engine connected to a clutch device via a uni-directional device. A pulley device is disengagably connected to the clutch device and con... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5724866 | Method and an apparatus for controlling a car equipped with an automatic transmission having a lockup clutch The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling a car equipped with an automatic transmission having a lockup clutch. According to the control method of the present invention, when the lockup clutch is in the lockup state, a var... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5642644 | Control system and control process for an infinitely variable transmission A control system and process for an infinitely variable transmission which has a first operating mode which automatically selects the transmission ratio, and a second operating mode in which the transmission ratio can be selected directly by the driver. A... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5514040 | Variable-speed belt drive having toothed flyweights A pulley mounted at the output of a drive shaft is used in a variable-speed belt drive in which pairs of generally cylindrical toothed flyweights engage toothed racks in order to vary the winding diameter of the pulley by varying the centrifugal force. A ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5103693 | Control system for transmission A control system for a hybrid transmission of a motor vehicle comprises a vehicle speed sensor and a control unit. In the control unit, a deceleration is calculated. When the deceleration is greater than the predetermined deceleration value under a condit... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4660438 | Continuously variable transmission This invention relates to a continuously variable transmission which increases the range of potential transmission ratios and thereby decreases the fuel consumption rate, and which is compact in size and thereby increases space in a passenger compartment.... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4653349 | Auxiliary device driving unit driven by an engine An auxiliary device driving unit driven by an engine comprises an input member fixed to a crank shaft of the engine and provided with a disc-like portion and a cylindrical portion, an output member placed opposing the disc-like portion in a freely rotatab... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4502345 | Accessory drive system A two speed ratio accessory drive system especially for use with an automotive engine in which the accessories are driven either from the engine crankshaft or from the engine camshaft. A clutching system controlled to respond to needs and/or operating con... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4351204 | Accessory drive assembly with compact gear differential An automotive accessory drive assembly includes a two-member differential which is arranged to provide three-member differential action. The accessories are driven through the differential at low engine speeds, and are driven through a speed-reducing driv... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4328877 | Automatic two-speed drive system An automatic two-speed drive system for a vehicle having two drive wheels. A first drive wheel is connected to the drive source through a low-speed hub which is disengaged when the wheel reaches a pre-determined rotational speed. The second drive wheel is... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4305488 | Accessory drive system A vehicle accessory drive assembly incorporates a speed-increasing planetary gear set with an engine-driven carrier input. A flywheel output is engaged with the ring gear through an overrunning clutch. A shiftable power train couples the output side of th... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4276037 | Load responsive drive mechanism A drive mechanism having drive and driven shafts for automatically providing increased torque when the loading on the driven shaft is increased beyond a predetermined limit, for example upon start-up of a loaded conveyor. The shafts are interconnected by ... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4265135 | Automotive accessory drive A three-phase accessory drive system associated with the engine of a vehicle and providing a high ratio drive phase from vehicle engine idle to a first predetermined engine speed, a substantially constant speed drive phase above the first predetermined en... | 05/05/1981 |
