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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104370 | Carrier plates and a method for their production A carrier plate and related method for an automatic transmission is provided, whereby the carrier plate has a ring gear (1) connected to a driving plate (2) by means of welding and has at least one thickening plate (4, 5) connected to the drivin... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7231856 | Apparatus and method for detecting dangerous conditions in power equipment A machine such as a saw, jointer, planer, etc. is disclosed. The machine has cutting tool, a direct drive mechanism configured to move the cutting tool, a detection system adapted to detect the occurrence of an unsafe condition between a person and the cutting tool,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7021183 | Drive housing for machine tool drives In order to provide a drive housing for machine tool drives which offers the possibility, with simple production technology, of not being subject to any restrictions whatsoever with respect to the recess to be provided, it is suggested that this have a plurality of ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6561945 | Laminated carrier assembly A laminated carrier comprises a first end plate, a second end plate, and a connection joining the first and second end plates together such that windows are formed therebetween for locating planetary gears. At least one of the first and second end plates ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6510762 | Member comprising several layers of a flat material and method for making the same A control cam or a gear wheel having a plurality of layers of flat material placed one on top of the other. Each of the layers of flat material is of a multi-part form with partition lines that extend in a direction of planes over the layers of material. ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6419061 | Anti-backlash mechanism A fabricated gear is provided which is formed from a plurality of plates disposed in series one on top of another. Each of the plates include a plurality of teeth along an outer circumference thereof. An aperture extending through a center portion of each... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6280115 | Control shaft carrying a control element and method for its manufacture To secure a control element in the axial direction on a shaft member, the control element is pushed onto a region of the shaft member which has a slightly enlarged diameter, displacing shaft material in the process to form a burr on one side of the contro... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6189399 | Adjustment device for motor vehicle seats The invention relates to an adjustment device for motor vehicle seats which contains a gearing part which meshes with a gearing member to limit backlash, the gearing part is formed by a main part consisting of a main gearing and a compensation part with a... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6055880 | Transfer ring and gear arrangement for non-slip continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission (10) having input (12) and output (14) gearsets each having a pair of bevelled gears (16) rotatable about generally coplanar respective axes of rotation (22) and with the two bevelled faces (24) in a spaced-apart paral... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6047607 | Transmission gear wheel with damping capability A transmission gear wheel has at least two gear wheel elements which are provided with teeth on their circumference and which, coaxially and non-displaceably with respect to one another in the circumferential direction. Mutually offset teeth connect the e... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5934144 | Split gear assembly for use in a worm gear drive An assembly suitable for preventing and/or effectively dampening the presence of backlash within a worm gear type drive is described. The assembly includes a drive gear adapted to be mounted on a shaft. The drive gear has an annular body with a plurality ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5899120 | Crankshaft with laminated counterweight A laminated counterweight for connecting the main shaft with the crankpin of a crankshaft in which the counterweight includes a pair of end laminations which are circular in shape and have a central opening dimensioned to receive the main shaft and a cran... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5852951 | Composite gear and method of making same A composite gear includes one or more metal stamped plates, and two thermoplastic layers disposed on opposite sides of the plates. Apertures are provided in the stamped metal plates so that the molten thermoplastic material may flow through the apertures ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5590569 | Energy storage flywheel device The energy storage flywheel device (6) includes a plurality of annular shaped composite sections (8) and an annular shaped insert (10). The insert (10) has a specific radial strength substantially greater than the composite sections' specific radial stren... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5586471 | Energy storage flywheel device The energy storage flywheel device (6) includes a plurality of annular shaped composite sections (8) and an annular shaped insert (10). The insert (10) has a specific radial strength substantially greater than the composite sections' specific radial stren... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5452625 | Energy storage flywheel device The energy storage flywheel device (6) includes a plurality of annular shaped composite sections (8) and an annular shaped insert (10). The insert (10) has a specific radial strength substantially greater than the composite sections' specific radial stren... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5359771 | Process for the manufacture of a gear wheel in an internal greared In a process for the manufacture of a gear wheel in an internal geared wheel pump, which wheel consist of two half-wheels (2A, 2B), which are respectively equipped with overflow ducts (3) constructed as half cavities (4A, 4B), into which balls can be inse... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5337626 | Laminated gear and method of forming a laminated gear A laminated gear and a method of forming the laminated gear are disclosed. The method comprises punching a central hole and a circular array of closely adjacent perforations in a generally planar sheet. The array defines an interior portion having the out... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5181433 | Gear A gear is provided with double rows of teeth having the same pitch circle, which are deviated from each other in the circumferential direction. The gear can be mutually engaged with another counterpart identical with no backlash between the meshed teeth, ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 4947700 | Continuously variable transmission system and long travel torsion damper therefor This invention relates to a unique transmission system for applying torque from an engine flywheel to the drive train of an automotive vehicle including a long travel viscous damped torsional damper driven by the flywheel and coupled to a continuously var... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4901821 | Motor operator for a stored energy operating mechanism A motor operated mechanism for transferring energy to the energy storing mechanism of a circuit breaker of the type which utilizes the energy to close the primary contacts of the circuit breaker. The mechanism includes a motor for driving a cam and follow... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4838107 | Vibration damping rotary drive element A rotary drive element for damping torsional vibration comprises an outer part (1) and an inner part (2) defining an annular space therebetween, containing a plurality of interleaved plates and a viscous fluid. The plates comprise a set of first plates (3... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4630498 | Laminated wheel assembly A wheel assembly includes a cam and a cam gear mounted on a camshaft of an internal combustion engine. The cam gear is constructed of a laminated stack of flat plate members which are disposed in abutting relationship to one another to form a plurality of... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4522080 | Laminated wheel assembly A wheel assembly includes a cam and a cam gear mounted on a camshaft of an internal combustion engine. The cam gear is constructed of a laminated stack of flat plate members which are disposed in abutting relationship to one another to form a plurality of... | 06/11/1985 |
| 3999445 | Pinion gear A high-precision pinion gear comprises a core formed of a plurality of stampings bonded together in axial alignment and having a plurality of relatively low precision teeth formed thereon. A thin plastic layer bonded to the circumference of the core provi... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3988942 | Laminated gear A spur gear formed of a laminated stack of axially thin spur gear elements having straight axially extending teeth identical involute tooth profiles and with means for securing them together in coaxial relation with stepped increments of phase between the... | 11/02/1976 |
