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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278523 | Dual clutch transmission with axially parallel clutches having an improved backing plate assembly A dual clutch transmission with an axially parallel clutches that includes a disc support having a first circumferential groove, a backing plate having a corresponding second circumferential groove, and an annular spring element adapted to concurrently fit within th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7150347 | Drum assembly for a coupling arrangement A drum assembly for use with a coupling arrangement includes an outer member and an inner member that is mountable on the outer member. The outer member includes first and second annular portions connected together. The first annular portion has a first mating surfa... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7021168 | Gearbox embodied with a layshaft A selector transmission with countershaft design is described which comprises one input shaft (2), one output shaft (3), one main shaft (4) situated therebetween and one countershaft (5) interacting with the main shaft (4), shiftab... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6951522 | Active differential assembly An active differential assembly provides speed control of an associated output shaft. A differential case is rotatably mounted within a housing to drive a pair of output shafts extending from the differential case in opposite directions for distributing driving forc... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6910399 | Transmission of internal combustion engine A transmission of an internal combustion engine is used in a saddle-type vehicle (buggy) for running on rough terrain. A crankshaft of the vehicle is arranged so that it is parallel with the traveling direction of the body. The transmission includes a mechanism for ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6732602 | Dual-gearshift forward backward control mechanism for remote control toy car A dual-gearshift forward backward control mechanism installed in a remote control toy car to control forward/backward motion and high/low speed gearshift by means of power transmission through a set of gears and two idle gears and the shifting of a switching gear on... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6694837 | Forward/reverse transmission for scale model vehicle A forward/reverse transmission, shiftable under servo-control, includes a movable clutch bell and a free-wheeling, one-way centrifugal lock-out clutch that permits a gear change from forward to reverse or reverse to forward only while the engine is operat... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6367345 | Forward/reverse transmission for scale model vehicle A forward/reverse transmission, shiftable under servo-control, includes a movable clutch bell and a free-wheeling, one-way centrifugal lock-out clutch that permits a gear change from forward to reverse or reverse to forward only while the engine is operat... | 04/09/2002 |
| 5557979 | Gear box In a gearbox (1) with coaxial drive shaft (2) and driven shaft (3), wherein a clutch sleeve (5) which can be displaced in the axial direction (4) of these shafts (2,3) can be moved from a coupling position in which the drive shaft (2) and driven shaft (3)... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5494466 | Transmission for dual propellers driven by an inboard marine engine Transmission for a single engine drive for dual concentric propellers in a straight or V-drive arrangement with the straight-drive including four shafts and nine gears and the V-drive adding two more shafts and four more gears.... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5362081 | Wheelchair drive system A wheelchair drive system is described that operatively interposes a plural-speed hub subsystem between conventional rotatable hand wheels and their corresponding drive wheels, thereby providing wheelchair propulsion by rotary motion of the hand wheels an... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5167168 | Driving gear for a muscle power driven vehicle, such as a wheel chair A driving gear for a muscle power driven vehicle, such as a wheel chair, comprising an input shaft drivable by means of a lever, and adapted to be coupled through at least two freewheel clutches to an output shaft arranged to be connected to a wheel hub o... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5096034 | Reversing clutch mechanism A reversing clutch mechanism (10) for use in a transmission (12) of the type having a continuously rotating input shaft (52) and a rotatable output shaft (20). A pair of friction clutches (48, 50) are rotatably disposed on the output shaft (20) and are co... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5050448 | Wet flywheel housing A wet flywheel housing is disclosed wherein a central web member separates the flywheel housing into first and second cavities in which a flywheel and a driven gear set are respectively rotatable. The web member supports a seal engageable with a hubbed ge... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5046592 | Servo shift control for a forward/reverse mechanism A mechanical clutch is provided to selectively interconnect a forward or reverse gear member to a transmission shaft. The clutch is operated by a servo piston and fork structure. The servo piston is slidably disposed in a housing and urged in the forward ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4924720 | Drive reverser and clutch selector mechanism A transmission particularly adapted for use on a Bidirectional™ tractor, is disclosed wherein the engine of the tractor drives an input shaft having first and second spline-mounted drive gears. An idler gear is connected to a power take-off output shaft... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4907466 | Key shift transmission A multi-speed transmission with a shift mechanism which selectively couples at least a forward and a reverse gear operatively positioned on a shaft. The shift mechanism is disposed entirely within the transmission housing and includes a shift key arranged... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4852420 | Backward driving device for tricycle A backward driving device for tricycle, especially scooter motorcycle remodelled for the disabled, to be installed to engine power output shaft, incorporated with a shifter for driving backward.... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4838105 | Reversing gear assembly for yachts A reversing gear assembly (13) for use in yachts having an angle drive system comprises a horizontal input shaft (15), to be connected to a horizontally mounted engine (11), and an inclined output shaft (16) to be connected to the propeller shaft (12). Ge... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4773277 | Self-contained power take-off A self-contained remotely actuated power take-off assembly for front mounting to an engine. A sump containing hydraulic fluid is contained within the power take-off housing to supply hydraulic fluid by a gerotor pump connected to the output shaft supplyin... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4748864 | Marine reversing gear assembly A reversing gear assembly (13) for a marine angle drive comprises a horizontal input shaft (15), to be connected to a horizontally mounted engine (11) and an inclined output shaft (16) to be connected to the propeller shaft (12). Gear casing (14) includes... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4679673 | Marine reversing clutch assembly A reversing clutch assembly (13) for marine angle drive which allows the engine (11) to be mounted horizontally. To provide a required inclination to propeller shaft (12), the transmission path is bent within clutch casing (14) by using conical gearing. T... | 07/14/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4662240 | Continuously variable transmission A driveline for an engined vehicle, comprises a continuously-variable ratio transmission (1) having an input adapted to be driven by the engine and an output (3), a final drive shaft (8) for providing an output from the driveline, and means for driving th... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4626164 | Robot with improved transmission system A robot toy includes a movable arm which is constituted of alternatingly interconnected three first members and three second members. The first member has a first rotating unit for moving the adjacent second member about its longitudinal axis, and the sec... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4601348 | Reversible auger drive kit for post hole digger A reversible drive kit applied between a power input torque shaft and the driving head of an auger having a pinion that can be exposed and used to connect up with a suitable receiver in the kit. The arrangement of components in the kit frame includes a pa... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4558607 | Gear-type change-speed transmission for motor vehicles In a gear-type change-speed transmission with synchronized reverse speed, the corresponding pair of gears consists of a loose gear which is adapted to be clutched with the driving shaft and of a fixed gear of the output shaft; an intermediate gear is adap... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4546661 | Countershaft driven power take-off A power take-off (PTO) unit with parallel input and output shafts mounted in a PTO case with the input shaft adapted to be piloted in the countershaft of a transmission and the PTO case adapted to be secured to the transmission case. An input gear is slid... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4519459 | Power drive rear tine tiller with reversing gear transmission for the tines An engine, through a suitable transmission, drives the traction wheels of a garden tiller in a forward direction. The engine also drives the tine shaft and tines through another transmission and a differential. The second transmission contains a gear arra... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4296846 | Brake release mechanism A brake release mechanism, particularly for machines having a hydrostatic transmission, such as a tractor. The brake latching member includes a rotational latch pin receivable within a ratchet slot or the like in the brake lever to releasably hold the lev... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4274523 | Automatically engageable jaw clutch An automatically engageable jaw clutch having a toothed drive hub, a toothed power take-off hub, and a clutch star axially displaceable with respect to the power take-off hub. The clutch star is continuously connected with the drive hub for conjoint rotat... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4245520 | Reversing apparatus A gear train including an internal gear is combined with a forced synchronized clutch and a hydraulic coupling to form a reversing apparatus for ship propellers.... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4229990 | Transmission of ships An engine driven shaft is connected to an input gear of the transmission which, in turn, is geared to a power branching cascade, providing either for axial branching first followed by lateral branching or a reverse sequence of branching, obtaining in eith... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4138006 | Power transmission of the interleaved, multiple friction plate clutch type A power transmission of the type having an interleaved, multiple friction plate clutch in which helical cam elements are used to provide clutch plate clamp up force and transmit driving torque between the parts. In one form of such a transmission where th... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4133225 | Variable speed reversible drive for a harvesting apparatus An agricultural crop harvester's feeding and gathering units are driven by a power source on the harvester through a sheave assembly journaled on a countershaft mounted towards the rear of the feeding unit. Power is thence transmitted by a variable ratio ... | 01/09/1979 |
| 3952606 | Marine gear assembly A marine gear assembly has a housing with a disengageable and removable end closure and has a pair of countershafts, transfer gears and a pair of clutches which provide for transmitting drive from an input shaft to an output shaft in either of a forward d... | 04/27/1976 |
