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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326137 | Gear for a bicycle The invention relates to a compact installation gear with, for instance, a ⅜″ derailleur chain and a derailleur for setting a transmission ratio between a crankshaft and a rear hub of a bicycle. To that end, the gear comprises a compact housing with the cranksha... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7294076 | Transmission apparatus for bicycle A transmission apparatus for a bicycle is capable of performing a transmission operation even while operating or running by the inertia of the bicycle. The transmission apparatus T for a bicycle includes a driving sprocket member rotationally driven by a crankshaft;... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7220211 | Multispeed power tool transmission A multi-speed transmission assembly for a rotary power tool. The transmission assembly includes a plurality of transmission stages, with at least two of the transmission stages employing a movable reduction element that permits the transmission stage to be operated ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7128681 | Transmission A transmission comprises a main shaft, a first countershaft parallel to the main shaft, a second countershaft disposed rotatably over the first countershaft, a third countershaft disposed coaxially with the first and second countershafts, first-third gear trains and... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7055403 | Frictional clutch assembly A clutch assembly has a driving assembly and a transmission assembly. The driving assembly has an input axle and at least one driving gear. The transmission assembly is connected to the driving assembly and has an output axle, at least one driven gear, an inner axle... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044234 | Hand-held electrical combination hammer drill A hand-held electrical combination hammer drill capable of being used both as a drilling hammer and as a chisel hammer, and including an actuation member (17) for actuating an electrical on-off switch of the hammer drill and located on the tool handle switchi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028570 | Transmission A transmission for a working machine including a drive transmission mechanism and a working transmission mechanism operated by swinging a shift lever is provided. The drive transmission mechanism has a key-sliding transmission mechanism axially mounted on a drive sh... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997409 | Automatic speed adjusting fishing reel An automatic rewinding two-speed fishing reel that utilizes a transmission which includes a post assembly mounted on a driver that is rotatable on a shaft that connects to a recess arrangement formed in a low gear that is also rotatable on the shaft. The post assemb... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978692 | Automated transmission device with torque transfer, in particular for a motor vehicle An automated transmission device with torque transfer having an input shaft (18) that supports drive pinions (20), each of which is engaged with a driven pinion (22) that is mounted freely rotating on a output shaft (12); controlled unidi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6942435 | Machine tool A machine tool, particularly a hand machine tool, including an indexing mechanism which is switchable by an actuating element via at least one coupling element, and including at least one spring element arranged in the flux of force between the actuating element and... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6898993 | Transmission for vehicle A transmission for a vehicle which can be applied to a shift mechanism where a shaft itself is rotated and having a simple configuration and axial miniaturization. A transmission for a vehicle in which a plurality of transmission shafts are provided each of which su... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6830208 | Gear shift mechanism for fishing reel A fishing reel has high speed and low speed gears that are indexed to one another. They are free to rotate relative to one another on a gear shaft, but cannot move axially relative to one another. This gear set can be translated along the gear shaft, into engagement... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6789441 | Transmission between a motor member and a drive shaft and engine motor provided with such a transmission A transmission between a drive member and a drive shaft (1) of an automotive engine comprising, in a housing (2), a friction clutch constituted by at least one rotatable driving element (3) and at least one driven element coming into bearing con... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6694836 | All-terrain vehicle An all-terrain vehicle includes a variable-speed V-belt drive disposed on one side of a crankcase of an engine, a V-belt drive cover covering the variable-speed V-belt drive, a gear transmission of transmitting a power of the engine in cooperation with th... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6450054 | Transmission mechanism A power transmission mechanism includes a cluster gear formed integrally with, or fixed to an input shaft, and an output shaft arranged parallel to the input shaft and rotatably supporting gears in continuous meshing engagement with pinions of the cluster... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6435057 | Transmission structural unit A gear constructional unit with a gear housing is provided. In order to make the effective diameter of the inner gear elements greater, as well as to ensure a simple assembly and exchangeability of the individual gear elements, for example coupling arrang... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6325315 | Change-speed construction for fishing reel A change-speed construction for a fishing rod includes a hollow cylindrical shaft, and a control shaft that is movable within the cylindrical shaft between an outer position and an inner position. A key member is carried on a carrier, which is disposed ax... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6065361 | Gear system with gears selectively locked with shaft A gear system characterized by providing at least one gear-wheel (58a) about a shaft (34), the shaft (34) having as least one pawl member (84) located therein, the or each pawl member (84) being caused to move into and out of engagement with a gear-wheel ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5992257 | Power tool with mode change switch A mode change switch for a power tool, which switch is moveable between at least two positions corresponding to different operating modes of the tool in which different components of the tool are brought into a meshing engagement. The switch comprises a m... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5950490 | Multi-clutched transmission system A multi-clutched transmission system which may be implemented in an automobile or other motor vehicle. A common drive shaft is generally coupled to a number of clutches comprising a number of inner drive portions and a number of outer portions. A number o... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5850758 | Transmission for self-propelled walking lawn mowers A transmission for self-propelled walking lawn mowers comprising a casing (23); an input shaft (10) extending within the casing (23); an output shaft (13) penetrating the casing (23) and connected to drive wheels; an intermediate shaft (25) connected to t... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5689998 | Continuous-torque variable-speed transmission A transmission apparatus for changing the speed of a driven member relative to the speed of a driving member for transmitting effectively continuous torque transfer between the members. The apparatus includes cam gears driven by a driving member, driven g... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5601000 | Gearbox with incorporated clutch for self-propelled machines A gearbox for self-propelled machines such as lawn-mowers, comprising a frame within which are disposed a primary shaft (1) provided with a gear train (8) of this latter, and a secondary shaft (2) provided with a gear train (9) that is free about the seco... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5592855 | Transmission shift key A shift key mechanism using a lateral pivot riding on milled ridges on the outer surface of a shift shaft in order to index a spring biased shift key to a gear location.... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5560250 | Variable speed mechanism A variable speed mechanism includes a drive shaft, a plurality of drive gears each fixedly mounted around the drive shaft, a plurality of driven gears each respectively meshing with a corresponding one of the drive gears, a plurality of single direction n... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5537888 | Constant-mesh manual/automatic transmission A constant-mesh manual/automatic transmission is disclosed. The transmission comprises a set of drive gears and a set of driven gears wherein each of drive gears constantly meshes with its counterpart of driven gears thereby enabling a plurality of the dr... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5483848 | Drive mechanism for a kitchen appliance The invention is directed to a drive mechanism for a kitchen appliance with a drive motor (4), in which a variable-speed transmission (5) provides with an output shaft (14) a tool output for the coupling of tools adapted to be driven by the tool output at... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5469755 | Multi-speed bicycle hub and an operating mechanism thereof A multi-speed bicycle hub is combined with an operating mechanism. The operating mechanism is fastened to a hub shaft. In the operating mechanism there is provided a linearly movable operating slide. This operating slide is provided with control tracks. T... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5454526 | Speed change device for fishing reel A low speed gear (6) and a high speed gear (7) are fixed to a spool shaft (5) for rotating a spool (3). A low-speed driving gear (12) engaging with the low speed gear (6) and a high-speed driving gear (13) engaging with the high speed gear (7) are always ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5404768 | Speed changing arrangement for the bicycle A speed changing arrangement for the bicycle having a changing arrangement mounted on the frame of the bicycle and positioned between the left and right pedals. The speed changing arrangement generally includes: a speeding changing gear set engaging an ou... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5400671 | Side shifting mechanism for transaxle A side shifting mechanism for a transaxle includes a shift shaft which is rotatably mounted about an axis which is parallel to the axes of the drive axles. A portion of the shift shaft extends out the side of the transaxle to a location where it can be co... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5305651 | Mechanical transmission for toy automobiles A mechanical transmission (10) in particular for toy automobiles includes a substantially cylindrical element (19) rotating axially in kinematic connection with the motion output (22) of the transmission. On the cylindrical element (19) there are fitted i... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5300090 | Exercise machine A multiple movement exercising machine is powered by an electric drive motor which is used to effect movement of various exercising components. The drive motor drives a shaft on which a plurality of pulleys are rotationally mounted. A selector arrangement... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5287769 | Offset shaft arrangement for in-line shift transaxle housing The present invention is a transaxle with an offset shaft thereby having a reduced profile. The transaxle includes an upper housing and a lower housing defining a split line. A vertical input shaft and an axle shaft are rotatably disposed in the housing. ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5214974 | Desmodromic-type change gear The invention relates to a central shaft (7) with desmodromic channels, coaxial and internal to a driven shaft (1), slidable in the two directions and exhibiting a plurality of longitudinal grooves (8) inside which, for every second cogged wheel (2) a cor... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5211067 | Two part shifter shaft The present invention is a transmission having a two part shift shaft. The spur gear supporting portion of the shift shaft is received by bearings of the housing at its two ends and is made of a relatively strong material for supporting the load of the sp... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5183138 | Transmission parking brake The present invention is a parking brake for a transmission or transaxle. The parking brake includes a parking block made of a material stronger than the housing and having keyways for engaging and locking the shift keys of the transmission. The parking b... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5149308 | Transmission A transmission comprising a change speed mechanism and a differential housed in a transmission case. The change speed mechanism includes drive gears mounted on a transmission shaft, and driven gears meshed with drive gears. The differential includes a dif... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5142944 | Back exercise apparatus Back exercise apparatus has a seat and a footrest, with a first backrest pivotable about a horizontal first axis for biasing the upper portion of a person on the seat about the first axis, and a second backrest pivotable about a vertical second axis for b... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5109722 | Self-detenting transmission shift key A variable speed, draw key transmission having a number of gears of different gear ratios rotatably journalled on a shaft. The shaft includes a keyway containing a slidable key that may be selectively moved between the gears to change the output speed of ... | 05/05/1992 |
