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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322607 | Telescopic shaft for steering vehicle and telescopic shaft for steering vehicle with cardan shaft coupling A telescopic shaft for steering of a vehicle is assembled in a steering shaft and includes a male shaft and a female shaft that are so fitted as not to be rotatable but to be slidable. Rolling members are fitted through an elastic body for pre-load between at least ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302899 | Tilt helm A tilt helm for use with a boat having a dashboard and a steering system includes a first housing adapted to be mounted in a fixed position with respect to the dashboard and a second housing having a plurality of teeth. The second housing is selectively pivotable wi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303459 | Toy system The toy system includes: a pair of motors; an operating device having a throttle lever for velocity direction and a steering device for course direction; a driving control device for controlling driving velocities of the respective motors so that the driving velocit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270200 | Working vehicle A working vehicle having a pair of left and right HSTs having hydraulic pumps, hydraulic motors and trunnion shafts for regulating the drive speed of the hydraulic motors by varying compressed oil from the hydraulic pumps into the hydraulic motors, in which one hydr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 6981430 | Vehicular steering apparatus A vehicular steering apparatus includes a column bracket secured to a steering column; and a fixing bracket secured to a vehicle body. The column bracket includes a top plate and a pair of side plates. The fixing bracket supports the column bracket via a support sha... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6634251 | Strength-saving steering mechanism for bicycles A strength-saving steering mechanism for bicycles includes a H-shaped tube with a vertical insert pipe deposed at the inner end of a bar pipe of the H-shape tube. The vertical insert pipe is inserted in one upper end of a steering shaft pipe, which connec... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6552449 | Stage system with onboard linear motor Here is disclosed a stage system enabling position control of a tiny angle by virtue of a linear motor and becoming greater in response ability, with even slimness and small size in construction. The stage system has a first stage lying on a base stage fo... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6523635 | Steering and ground speed control mechanism of a dual-path hydrostatic drive system A vehicle has a pair of opposite drive wheels driven by a dual path hydrostatic transmission. Steering and speed/direction controls are effected by changing the displacement and/or direction of fluid flow through the pair of reversible, variable displacem... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6428236 | Expansion shaft An expansion shaft includes a first and a second shaft section aligned on the same axis. The second shaft section is inserted in a fit hole of the first shaft section while both the shaft sections are interconnected via a spline or serration. A resilient ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6202501 | Steering apparatus A steering apparatus with excellent operability, which is especially excellent in minute steering operability, is provided. For this purpose, the apparatus includes a steering operation shaft (6) rotating almost horizontally, and a lever (3) which is coup... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6203038 | Vehicle steering mechanism The present invention relates to a vehicle steering mechanism having a variable transmission ratio, and a steering gear designed for such a steering mechanism.... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6170354 | Steering gear box for toy vehicle A steering mechanism and associated gearbox is disclosed for a toy car or other small motorized vehicle. The steering mechanism comprises a steering arm, collar, return spring and an alignment adjustor. These components are externally mounted on a gear bo... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6167775 | Steering and braking control system for a vehicle A system which includes a steering that not only allows the operator to accomplish the steering of a vehicle, but also allows the operator to merely exert a force on the steering to control the braking mechanism of a vehicle. The steering, acting as a uni... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6026704 | Steering shaft A steering shaft includes: an outer shaft having an inner splined portion; an inner shaft having a shaft portion and an outer splined portion which are arranged continuously along an axial direction; a retaining portion formed on at least one of the outer... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6003401 | Self-propelled floor covering scraper machine A self-propelled floor covering scraper machine including a frame having front and back ends, two independently controllable wheels, mounted on each side toward the back end of the frame, mechanisms for independently driving each wheel in either a forward... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5957497 | Steering device in a riding mower A device for steering a wheel assembly in a riding mower has a steering sprocket nonrotatably connected to a rotatable steering column and a transmission chain which is flexible in the plane of the steering sprocket and extends over the steering sprocket ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5951031 | Cable steering device with steering lock A steering-wheel lock mechanism is provided at a position in which a driver can easily operate the lock mechanism in a cable-type steering device, and prevents a large load from being applied to Bowden wires. Bowden wires, wound around and fixed to a driv... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5830313 | Self-propelled floor covering scraper machine A self-propelled floor covering scraper machine including a frame having front and back ends, two independently controllable wheels, mounted on each side toward the back end of the frame, mechanisms for independently driving each wheel in either a forward... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5649606 | Steering and ground speed control mechanism of a dual-path hydrostatic drive system A steering and ground speed control mechanism of a vehicle equipped with a dual-path hydrostatic drive system includes a pivot plate fixed to a vertical pivot post at a location between and equidistant from a pair of locations respectively linked to a pai... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5613572 | Motor vehicle rack steering system A rack steering system for motor vehicles has inner track rod joints which are offset transverse to the longitudinal axis of the rack. The inner track rod joints are arranged on separate deflection levers which are, in turn, drive-connected to a central t... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5590566 | Servo-assisted rack-and-pinion steering system A servo-assisted rack-and-pinion steering system has a helical-toothed rack and a helical-toothed pinion cooperating therewith. On the transmission of forces between the pinion and the rack, a torque relative to the longitudinal axis of the rack acts on t... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5579863 | Steering system for an articulated machine In many instances it has been a recent trend to incorporate the use of electronic controls into various machine functions to reduce the fatigue of an operator. When incorporated into the steering functions of a machine, the electronic controls often do no... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5529135 | Steering mechanism for four wheel lawn mower An improved riding lawn mower includes a vehicle frame having a front end, a rear end, and a rear motor deck that is secured to the rear end of the frame. A drive motor is mounted above the motor deck while a rear wheel assembly engaged with the motor, is... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5395077 | Multi-axial hand-operated aircraft control and method A multi-axial hand-operated helicopter control includes a pivotal arm which may freely pivot in two planes relative to a base member with collective and rudder control rods attached at the base of the pivoting arm member for translating motion along one p... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5375863 | Electronic steering mode shifter A steering compensator has a shaft with a first shaft section offset from a central shaft section. A second shaft section of the shaft is offset from the first and central shaft sections. A first drive member is rotatably attached to the first shaft secti... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5188392 | Steering system A steering system for a vehicle including a fixed body secured to the body of the vehicle, a fixed shaft rotatably supported by the fixed bracket, a movable bracket connected for relative axial movement to the fixed bracket, a movable shaft rotatably supp... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5133223 | Device for steering the front wheel of a motor vehicle The steering device consists in a first hub to support the wheel, an internal second hub rotatably and coaxially supporting the first, a steering pivot accommodated internally of the second hub, on which the wheel can be swung from side to side, and an ax... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5074162 | Local station clutch A motion transmitting remote control assembly (10) is of the type for transmitting forces in curved path by a flexible motion transmitting core element (18). The assembly (10) comprises a first actuator (12) and a second actuator (14). The first actuator ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4969533 | Work vehicle A tractor includes: (a) a one piece frame having opposite ends defined by respective members adapted for receiving ballast with the rear member including a hitch located below any mounted ballast, (b) a dual screen filtering arrangement located upstream o... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4691932 | Four-wheel steering system for automotive vehicles A four-wheel steering system for an automotive vehicle includes a linkage drivingly connected at its front end to a front wheel steering mechanism, and a connecting mechanism assembled in combination with a rear wheel steering mechanism to drivingly conne... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4664213 | All-direction changing mechanism plus a driving power transmission mechanism An all-direction-changing mechanism and a driving power transmission mechanism combined together comprising a plurality of connecting rods radially extending from a connecting center, direction-changing cranks on the outer ends of the connecting rod contr... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4620715 | Steering apparatus for vehicle In a vehicle in which a front swing frame is suspended vertically swingably from the front of a body frame and in which right and left side front wheels are journaled to both right and left sides of the swing frame in a steerable manner, a steering appara... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4616730 | Control chain connection To fasten the control chain on a drive unit of a controllable drive wheel of an industrial vehicle, a housing part is provided on the top thereof with holes which are arranged in a circle. A chain holder is placed into one of the holes, which chain holder... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4583754 | Transmission unit A transmission for muscle-operated vehicles or appliances for converting forward and backward movements into rotational movement having a constant direction of rotation by means of two freewheeling devices which are driven alternately in opposite directio... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4522416 | Vehicular steering system A vehicular steering system including a steering wheel, a front wheel steering mechanism for steering a front wheel according to steering amounts of the steering wheel, and a rear wheel steering mechanism for steering a rear wheel according to such steeri... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4485371 | Steering wheel system A steering wheel mechanism which provides a driver with absolute confirmation of the direction of the orientation of the front wheels by a differential gear reduction mechanism which provides for a reduced amount of rotation of a buffer pad in comparison ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4364577 | Steering mechanism A steering mechanism for a use in a conveying and hoisting wheel vehicle having at least one steered vehicle wheel, comprises: a steering shaft; a first wheel rotatably driven by the steering shaft; a second wheel pivoting and steering the steered vehicle... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4335626 | Variable ratio rotary positioning mechanism and camera dolly steering mechanism embodying same An adjustable turning ratio rotary positioning mechanism has rotary drive and driven members coupled by a flexible drive band, such as a sprocket chain, with oppositely movable runs between the members which are laterally displaceable during rotation of t... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4292859 | Steering device In a steering device having an expansion and contraction-durable, flexible inner wire of a control cable, one end of which is fastened to an outer peripheral surface of a disc drive member rotatably mounted in a casing, the inner wire is fitted into an an... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4023434 | Steering gear A steering gear of the type comprising a pulley rotatable by means of a steering wheel, and a member to be steered by wire ropes extending from the pulley, is arranged to provide a restoring moment. The rotatable pulley is formed with two adjoining groove... | 05/17/1977 |
