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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074532 | Drive arrangement for a motor vehicle, in particular a low platform bus A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle, in particular for a low-floor bus (31) with a rear axle (33) and having a drive motor (34) positioned transverse to the direction of travel (X) and integrally built-in to a rear section (32) of the... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7810405 | Angle drive An angle drive with two shafts (12, 15) which are drivingly connected to one another and whose axes (A1, A2) intersect one another at an angle, wherein on each of the shafts (12, 15) there is firmly arranged at least one gearwheel (19,... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7752938 | Concentric double axis mechanism having bevel gears In a concentric double axis mechanism (1); a driving bevel gear (7) is placed concentrically with and freely from any interference with an axis-A (3), a follower bevel gear (8) is meshed with the driving bevel gear (7), and an axis... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7370550 | Power take-off unit A power take-off unit includes an input shaft for operative connection to a source of motive power and a first drive gear operatively mounted to the input shaft and having a first set of drive teeth. The power take-off unit also includes a second drive gear having a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7346992 | Hand-held power tool with angle drive A hand-held power tool (2) includes an angle drive (20) for connecting the motor-driven driving shaft (6) and the driven shaft (10) connected with a tooth holder (24) for joint rotation therewith, and having drive toothing (14 | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334494 | Apparatus for the absorption of rotational vibrations of an internal combustion engine Apparatus for the absorption of torsional vibrations of an internal combustion engine includes an input shaft between the internal combustion engine and the transmission, and a drive shaft of the transmission, which is operatively associated with said input shaft. E... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7210375 | Unitary case for an angular drive The application relates to a unitary case for a plurality of angular drives which comprises at least one bevel gear step with a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear, and which is provided for achieving various angles between a transmission input shaft and a tran... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191677 | Adjustable angle drive for a rotary power tool The present invention provides an adjustable angle drive for a rotary power tool such as a drill. The adjustable angle drive includes input and output shafts journalled for rotation in input and output housings. The input and output shafts are rotatably coupled thro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188879 | Slide gripper assembly A slide gripper assembly is provided having a slide assembly coupled to a gripper assembly. The slide assembly extends and retracts the gripper assembly. A bracket assembly is coupled to the slide and gripper assemblies to move the gripper assembly relative to the s... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178420 | Ring gear A ring gear includes teeth (10) and tooth gaps (12), in which the teeth (10) can be brought vie tooth flanks (14) into engagement with a corresponding pinion. The tooth flanks (14), after a final engagement point (16) of the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171872 | Adjustable mechanical screwdriver An adjustable mechanical screwdriver, having a receiving housing, gear housing and a deflection bevel gear. A small structural size is achieved because the driveshaft protrudes with a bearing shoulder at the drive bevel gear in a direction of the bearing shaft, whic... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7137590 | Lubricating installation for rocking power transmission box An installation includes at least a pressurized lubricating circuit for elements housed in the rocking crankcase, each circuit including a radial transfer bearing between two opposite cylindrical journals coaxial about the rocking axis, one fixed journal on a fixed ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128293 | Helicopter A helicopter has a power unit supported on an arch support member above an airframe. The power unit may be moved forward and rearward by a trim actuator to trim the helicopter and tilted about pitch and roll axes by control actuators for directional control. The con... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124662 | Reversible driving apparatus for PCU pumps An accessory driving apparatus for an aircraft system is connected to an accessory unit to be driven, such as a PCU pump. A gear set for transferring rotational power from the driving shaft to the driven shaft is provided for selective arrangement in first and secon... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7089988 | Window blinds opening and closing device An apparatus for opening and closing window blinds converts rotary motion about a vertical axis of a vertical rod into rotary motion about a horizontal axis of a horizontal member. A lever is attached to one end of the horizontal member. A drive gear is attached to ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086983 | Differential with pinion bearings supported on input yoke A differential having pinion bearings supported on the input yoke is provided. The differential includes a housing having an opening through which a pinion shaft extends. The input yoke is disposed about a portion of the pinion shaft and one or both pinion bearing s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7038709 | System and method for tracking a subject An image tracking system for generating digitized image frames of a moving object using an image capture device and a position control device. The image capture device and determining a location value for an object image within each of the digitized image frames. Th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7010995 | Bevel gear with annular housing The invention relates to an angle drive having a drive housing (51) with a first axis (A1) for bearing means and with a second axis (A2) for bearing means, which latter axis (A2) is aligned radially relative to the first axis ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6969336 | Transmission unit A transmission unit (1) comprising a transmission input shaft (F) and a transmission output shaft (A) as well as a transmission basic unit (25), which is arranged between the transmission input shaft and the transmission output shaft, and which is coup... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966428 | Method and apparatus for transferring articles from a first position to a second position A takeout arm assembly (10) for an I.S. glass container forming machine, the arm assembly having a housing (14) that is oscillatable about a fixed shaft (12). The housing has a split first pulley (16a/16b) that is coa... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960107 | Marine transmission with a cone clutch used for direct transfer of torque A transmission for a marine propulsion system uses a cone clutch in such a way that, when in a forward gear position, torque is transmitted from an input shaft, or driving shaft, to an output shaft, or driven shaft, solely through the cone clutch. When in forward ge... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955336 | Sleeveless solenoid for a linear actuator An improved electric solenoid for providing linear mechanical actuation. The outer polepiece of the solenoid is provided with an axial, self-lubricated, non-magnetic bearing for closely supporting and centering an actuating shaft extending coaxially from the solenoi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6944923 | Machining unit for a program-controlled milling and drilling machine A machining unit for a program-controlled milling and drilling machine. A head support movable in several coordinate axes has an axis of rotation pointing forward and downward at a 45° angle. A swivel head arranged on a front side of the head support is rotatable a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6912926 | Gear transmission The invention relates to a gear transmission comprising a first shaft, an intermediate shaft which is parallel to the first shaft, a first cylindrical pinion and a second cylindrical pinion for coupling the rotation of the first shaft and the intermediate shaft, a t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6848531 | Drive system for small vehicle A small vehicle features a drive system that directs power from an engine unit to at least one driven wheel. The driven wheel is connected to a half shaft. The half shaft is driven by a ring gear. The ring gear is driven by a pinion gear. The pinion gear is connecte... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6830215 | Pivoting transmission unit with a device to take up play along the pivot axis A pivoting power transmission unit is provided for transmitting rotational drive to a rotor configured to revolve about an axis of rotation and configured to be swivelled about a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to said rotation axis. The unit comprises a casi... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6810770 | Unitary case for an angular drive The application relates to a unitary case for a plurality of angular drives which comprises at least one bevel gear step with a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear, and which is provided for achieving various angles between a transmission input shaft and a tran... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811511 | Gearwheel pairing and its use In a gearwheel pairing, in which one of a pair of gearwheels has, at least at one side thereof a lid-shaped stop structure for engaging the other gearwheel for retaining it in engagement with the other gear wheel. The arrangement is expediently used in a differentia... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6769185 | Gearbox head A gearbox head is provided for a motor-driven, manually guided implement for driving a cutting tool. The gearbox head includes a housing having a planetary gear arrangement, preferably a bevel gearing. At least one gear of the planetary gear arrangement is fixedly d... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6695333 | Chainless transmission mechanism for bicycles The invention is to provide a chainless transmission mechanism comprising a first shaft connected to a pedal of the bicycle; a first bevel gear connected to the first shaft; a second shaft perpendicular to the first shaft, two ends of which are connected ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6626059 | Gearbox with torque division, in particular for a helicopter rotor drive The invention relates to a transmission with torque division for a helicopter rotor drive. In a manner known per se, in the transmission a first power transmission branch has a first rotatable driving pinion (6) which is in constant engagement with a firs... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6601466 | Control arrangement for adjustable housing A control arrangement for an adjustable housing of a radar sensor has a holder on which a position of the housing is changeable by at least one adjusting screw which is turnable by a regulatable adjusting drive, and a control electronic unit provided for ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6557947 | Three quarter floating automotive axle An three-quarter floating axle drive assembly comprising an axle housing having an elongated axle tube, a rotatable axle shaft extending through the axle tube, a hub member rotatably supported on the axle tube through an anti-friction bearing assembly and... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550353 | Geared drive ring coupler The invention comprises a geared drive ring coupler. The geared drive ring coupler comprises two pairs of adjacent drive rings rotatably connected to each end of a frame. Each pair of drive rings is meshed together with the cooperating pair of drive rings... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6496767 | Constant groundspeed autoshift method and apparatus for maximizing fuel economy A method of determining shift points in a step gear transmission system to maximize fuel economy is disclosed. In operation, the method uses fuel economy data from a first gear ratio to determine a first series of constant fuel consumption curves for the ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6463824 | Right angle attachment for power hand tool A right angle attachment configured to be attached to a small electrically powered rotary hand tool of the type that is used in woodworking, hobby work and other work. Being small, lightweight, relatively vibration free and quiet in operation, the attachm... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6446995 | Bicycle with bevel gear drive for children A children's bicycle with a bevel gear driving device that includes a pedal intermediate axle, characterized in that the pedal intermediate axle is connected with a drive bevel gear, which drives a connecting rod having bevel gears on both ends thereof, t... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6443035 | Hybrid power input quill for transmissions A hybrid input quill for torque transmissions is provided. The hybrid input quill includes an input shaft with an input pinion gear, with an attached bevel pinion gear allowing auxiliary power to be extracted from the transmission separate from the main t... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6324929 | Toothed gearing group for coupling two concentric shafts to a solitary driving shaft A toothed gearing group comprising two concentric twin shafts, an inner one and an outer one, respectively, a main gear for each twin shaft which is rigid in rotation therewith, a solitary shaft which has a first coupling gear in in meshing engagement wit... | 12/04/2001 |
