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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7836785 | Gear train A gear train comprising a driving gear and at least two driven gears respectively engaged with the driving gear. Multiple teeth of the driving gear can be accommodated between two adjacent teeth of each driven gear, the number of said teeth of the driving gear that ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7762155 | Partial tooth gear bearings A partial gear bearing including an upper half, comprising peak partial teeth, and a lower, or bottom, half, comprising valley partial teeth. The upper half also has an integrated roller section between each of the peak partial teeth with a radius equal to the gear ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7363902 | Engine overall height reduction An internal combustion engine includes a piston (2) and a crankshaft (33). The crankshaft (33) includes: a journal (33A) as a rotation center; a crank pin (33B) that is located eccentrically with respect to the journal (33A)... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7255635 | Polishing apparatus In polishing apparatus of the present invention, collars can be easily exchange. The polishing apparatus comprises: an outer pin gear having an inner gear section; an inner pin gear having an outer gear section; and a carrier having outer gear teeth, which are engag... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7219579 | Apparatus and method for actuating control surfaces An apparatus for actuating a control surface includes a first spur gear, a first drive assembly engaged with the first spur gear, a second spur gear, a second drive assembly engaged with the second spur gear, and a gear assembly capable of being coupled with the con... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191678 | Electromotive adjustment device An electromotive adjustment device for adjusting a control element includes a housing and a gear mechanism which has a plurality of intermeshing gear wheels to define a drive train. In driving relationship with the gear mechanism is a drive motor which is constructe... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178497 | Inertial torque reaction management with selectively engageable counter rotating component A system and method for managing inertial torque reaction of a powertrain include a selectively engageable counter-rotating component to reduce or eliminate torque reaction on stationary powertrain structure. Selectively engageable counter-rotating inertia may be pr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168336 | Transmission mechanism in slot-in drive A transmission mechanism in a slot-in drive comprises a chassis respectively connected to a motor, worm, worm gear and a plurality of spur gears, a rubber roller, transmission sheet and control sheet, in which one of the spur gears and the rubber roller are connecte... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155992 | Driving force transmission mechanism and damper apparatus equipped with driving force transmission mechanism A driving force transmission mechanism having a following rotation preventing mechanism that prevents a follower wheel from rotating together with a driving wheel in a play section is provided. Also, a damper apparatus that can drive two open-close plates independen... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143845 | Drilling apparatus with anti-vibration inertial body A blast-hole drilling rig includes a carriage, a mast disposed on the carriage, and a rotary head mounted on the mast for up-and-down movement. The rotary head includes: a housing forming an internal chamber, a hydraulically driven motor, and a rotation transmission... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134357 | Rotation limiter Adjustable stops are mounted on a rotating rod, and one pivot arm of a linked pair extends into an interference position such that one stop will strike it. The linkage draws the second arm into interference position if the first arm is displaced from it. Each pivot ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7089820 | Motor vehicle with lowered piston engine In a motor vehicle engine and transmission support arrangement at the front end of a motor vehicle wherein the engine has a drive shaft with a drive wheel mounted thereon, and a torque converter unit with an input shaft and an input wheel mounted on the input shaft ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7076854 | Method for the production of a shaft-hub connection A toothed or splined shaft having an external toothing is pushed with clearance into an internal toothing of a hub, tooth to space, and the external toothing of the shaft is pressed together with the internal toothing of the hub. In the push-in position of the shaft... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069803 | Adjustment drive An adjustment drive includes a drive motor, and a drive train in driving relationship with the drive motor for reducing a motor speed of the drive motor. The drive train includes a plurality of gear wheels operated by the drive motor and intermeshing with one anothe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6997076 | Gear backlash elimination and adjustable gear backlash mechanism The gear mechanism for minimizing backlash may include a convoluted spring positioned between an external spline of a gear or shaft and an internal spline of a gear. The gear mechanism may include a cam and cam follower arrangement upon two adjacent gears positioned... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988722 | Paper pickup mechanism A paper pickup mechanism located on one side of a feeding paper tray consists of a pickup roller, a plurality of gears and a plurality of linkage bars to form a highly free mechanism that drives the pickup roller rotating in the paper feeding direction and generatin... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978644 | Locking mechanism for handcuffs A solenoid operated mechanical mechanism for controlling the rotation of a gear comprising the use of a first linear element which moves in response to an electrical current to cause the rotation of a cam which, in turn, causes the movement of a second linear elemen... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962096 | Engine casing To enable the miniaturization of a crankcase side cover to lighten it in a casing of an engine and to enable the reduction of the area of each joined face to make performance for sealing the joined faces of a crankcase and the crankcase side cover satisfactory. In a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6929410 | Camera shutter Systems and methods are disclosed for providing camera shutter mechanisms. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an improved camera shutter mechanism and techniques for manufacturing the camera shutter mechanism are disclosed. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6846258 | Gas turbine power generation facility There is provided a planetary reduction gear 10 between a gas turbine 1 and a generator 5. The planetary reduction gear includes elastic deformation unit 12 on an output side, and for the elastic deformation unit, a strain energy within a... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6715376 | Structure for transmitting power of a motorcycle engine, and a method for assembly of said structure A structure for transmitting the power of a motorcycle engine includes an intermediate shaft arranged between a crankshaft and an input shaft of a transmission, and a method for making the structure. The structure and the method have the objective of shortening the ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6666103 | Torque transmission device A first helical gear (40) is supported by a first rotation shaft (4), and a second helical gear (13) is supported by a second rotation shaft (14). A rotation body (6, 7) comprising a third helical gear (7) which meshes with the first helical gear (40), an... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6658955 | Gearwheel bearing in gearboxes In the case of a vehicle transmission (2) with two counter shafts placed in a transmission housing (8) for the distribution of load, with one input shaft (4) and one main shaft (20) coaxially aligned with the input shaft (4), a gear (24) is placed in the ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655273 | Rotary printing machine having a first gearwheel and a second gearwheel with a secured rotary angle position when uncoupled from the first gearwheel A rotary printing machine includes a first gearwheel, a second gearwheel, and a setting device for selectively adjusting the second gearwheel into a first position, in which the gearwheels are coupled to one another, and into a second position, in which t... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6649947 | Surface-micromachined rotatable member having a low-contact-area hub A surface-micromachined rotatable member formed on a substrate and a method for manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The surface-micromachined rotatable member, which can be a gear or a rotary stage, has a central hub, and an annulus connected to the cent... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6598496 | System for driving vehicle accessories through an electro-mechanical interface An electro-mechanical interface incorporated in a series hybrid auxiliary power unit. According to the present invention the electro-mechanical interface employs a first tier of geared output shafts rotatably supported within a frame and meshingly engaged... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6487926 | Lock plate transmission A transmission for transmitting rotary power in forward and reverse directions from a programmable source of input motion such as an electric motor uses individually rotatable coaxially mounted lock plates each having a pawl receiving socket therein provi... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6402969 | Surface--micromachined rotatable member having a low-contact-area hub A surface-micromachined rotatable member formed on a substrate and a method for manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The surface-micromachined rotatable member, which can be a gear or a rotary stage, has a central hub, and an annulus connected to the cent... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6158297 | Surface micromachined counter-meshing gears discrimination device A surface micromachined Counter-Meshing Gears (CMG) discrimination device which functions as a mechanically coded lock. Each of two CMG has a first portion of its perimeter devoted to continuous driving teeth that mesh with respective pinion gears. Each E... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5647246 | Reverse idler shaft and washer assembly A reverse idler shaft and washer assembly particularly suited for use in a compound transmission includes a lubricating washer having at least one notch for collecting and directing lubricating oil through a reverse idler gear bearing such that lubricatio... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5463914 | Multi-function energy saving power transmission mechanism A multi-functional energy saving power transmission mechanism has a plurality of miniature motors assembled together into a motor assembly, a down-speed gear set and an output gear set. More than one down-speed gear set can be arranged in sequence for fur... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5376057 | Multistage differential gear package A gear set is provided having a plurality of two-stage intermediate gears which do not require indexing on assembly or reassembly of the gear train. This is provided by aligning the two-stage gear teeth in axial alignment tooth for tooth between the stage... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5247846 | Quick disconnectable screw device A quick-disconnectable device with a screw piece, a first threaded part and a second threaded part, the threaded of which fits with the first threaded part, wherein the screw piece has a straight guide for the first threaded part, and the screw piece has ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5245883 | Integral type reduction mechanism for tape recorder A reduction mechanism for a tape recorder is disclosed, and the mechanism includes a lower gear box, an upper gear box and a main chassis. The lower gear box contains a plurality of reduction gears, and the upper gear box covers the lower gear box, with t... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5228710 | Gear transmission mechanism for a bicycle A gear transmission mechanism for driving a bicycle to run, comprising a base supporting frame attached to the down tube, the seat tube and the seat stay; a first axle inserted through the rear wheel hub of a bicycle into one hole on said base supporting ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5209134 | Synchronous bidirectional gearing mechanism A bidirectional synchronous gearing mechanism includes a first gear with a first and second gear profile and a second gear identical to the first gear and with identical first and second gear profiles. The teeth of the two gears are meshed together and th... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5085093 | Power splitting transmission A power splitting transmission, particularly for high energy and/or for high rotational speeds. Two sun gears are connected to the shaft of a drive starting and stopping mechanism and are coupled to each other by at least three double power splitting gear... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4911554 | Rotatable drum A rotatable drum having a casing to one end of which is joined one end of an axially extending, coaxial bearing ring having its other end joined to a driving ring gear. The bearing ring is rotatably supported on bearing surfaces which are adjustable relat... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4858487 | Device for transmission of movement by an outside gearing Device for constant velocity transmission of movement between two parallel shafts with axes of rotation (16) and (17) connected by an outside gearing. The pinion (14) and the pinion (15) of the outside gearing are helical with a helix having the same angl... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4831897 | Torsionally compliant gear for use in multiple load path transmissions Unequal loading in multiple load path transmissions having independent gear trains 18, 20, interconnecting an input and an output shaft 12 and 14, respectively, is avoided through the use of a torsionally compliant gear 22 located in each gear train 18 an... | 05/23/1989 |
