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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7644639 | Multi-speed transmission with countershaft gearing A transmission is provided having a dual clutch, to achieve torque flow through a countershaft gearing arrangement. The countershaft gearing arrangement includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets having gears that are selectively connectable to a plurality of count... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7121395 | Torque disconnect mechanism A torque disconnect mechanism controls transmission of torque from a first shaft to a second shaft in a transmission. The mechanism includes a housing which rotatably supports the first and second shafts, and which has an opening formed therein. A coupling member is... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6904825 | Shift control device for a transmission mechanism A shift control device for a transmission mechanism for a motor vehicle having a shift control lever 2 provided in the vicinity of a steering wheel 1 for column shifting, a steering shaft 16 movable in response to the operation of the steering w... | 06/14/2005 |
| 5765671 | Electric power unit and power transmitting unit for electric vehicles An electric power apparatus and a power transmitting apparatus of an electric vehicle are each constructed as a unit structure to improve the overall range and reliability of the electric vehicle. In the electric vehicle including, as a power system, a ba... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5086896 | Jaw clutch coupling mechanism and shift lever link mechanism A jaw clutch coupling mechanism in which spline grooves serving as ball drop-in portions of the clutch are provided with a semi-spherical ball support recess to be engaged with a steel ball by way of linear or surface contact for enhancing the strength of... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4679461 | Drive device for two-shaft extruding machine A drive device for a two-shaft extruding machine whereby the directions of relative rotation of the two screw shafts of the machine can be rapidly changed without having to manually change a gear. The drive device includes a first shaft, a second shaft di... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4671129 | Zero backlash shiftable transmission A zero backlash shiftable transmission includes an input shaft and an output shaft coupled through a gear network that is preloaded with a spring arrangement to eliminate the backlash from the engaged surfaces of the gear teeth. There are three positions ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4532821 | Transmission for racing cars A modified manual synchronized automobile transmission for use in racing cars eliminates second gear and imparts initial rotary motion from the engine to the output shaft via a by-pass of gearing including a normally disengaged clutch. Brief engagement of... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4452094 | Overdrive transmission for automotive vehicles This invention provides an improved automotive transmission, particularly for highway trucks, wherein an overdrive condition of the transmission may be obtained by extension of the normal H-shaped shifting pattern of the gear shift lever. A direct drive c... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4431073 | Two speed final drive gear box A ground vehicle final drive system includes a hydraulic motor powered by an engine driven pump, and a planetary gear final drive unit mounted between the frame of the vehicle and the wheel hub. A two-speed gear box is mechanically coupled between the hyd... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4348913 | Transmission for a vehicle A transmission for an automotive vehicle, comprising a main shaft, a synchrohub fixedly supported by said main shaft, a forward gear rotatably supported by said main shaft next to one side of said synchrohub, a reverse gear rotatably supported by said mai... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4170905 | Propulsion plant including a gas turbine and a reduction gear A reversing gear connecting a gas turbine to a propulsion shaft includes a big-diameter first gear wheel rotatable with the propulsion shaft and two pinions meshing therewith. There are further two intermeshing gears, one aligned with each of the pinions.... | 10/16/1979 |
