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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357132 | Positioning system and method of orienting an object using same A system (22) for orienting an object (28) relative to a base (24) to which the object (28) is rotatably coupled includes a braking surface (46) in fixed relation with the base (24). A brake (48) is engaged with the b... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347284 | Apparatus and method for hard rock sidewall coring of a borehole The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for coring a borehole in a hard rock sidewall of a well bore in a subterranean formation for testing purposes. The apparatus includes a drive motor for operation down hole, a flexible drive shaft coupled t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7229380 | Power transmission device and plate-material feeding apparatus incorporating thereinto the same A power transmission device is capable of correctly adjusting relative positions of two shafts in a direction of rotation even when the shafts are rotationally driven, and comprises a hollow, outer shaft, to one end of which a drive gear is fixed, an inner shaft, to... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7077030 | Rotational indexing device for a machine tool A machine tool rotational indexing device is provided that is capable of avoiding or restraining the reduction in the preload force of any of rolling element rows or restraining the reduction in the support rigidity of the rotary-side coupling even if the preload is... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6785943 | Indexing tool turret An indexing tool turret assembly is disclosed including a rotatable indexable turret tooling plate having mounted thereon stationary as well as live tooling. A single drive motor is utilized in order to perform indexing as well as to drive the live tooling. A plural... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6722867 | Rotary compressor for vehicle A rotary compressor includes a rotor rotatably disposed to be eccentric to an inner peripheral surface of a housing, a rotation shaft for transmitting rotation force of an engine to the rotor, and a connection member through which the rotation shaft is connected to ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6675770 | Pressing device and friction plate for improving response sensitivity of accelerator operation A pressing device for an apparatus for imparting a friction resistance to a rotary shaft driving an engine-output control device directly or indirectly to apply a resistance to an operation of an accelerator. The pressing device is a molded product made o... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6328508 | Indexing device for a machine tool An indexing device and method is provided to selectively orient work pieces at predetermined angular positions and hold the work pieces at those positions. The indexing device has a rotary member rotatably coupled to a support and a trigger pivotally coup... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5735514 | Indexing apparatus An indexing apparatus for indexing an article about an axis. The indexing apparatus is adapted to be removably attached to the article and is constructed to axially displace the article along the axis to a disengaged position upon the initial application ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5526715 | Indexible workholding apparatus An indexable workholding apparatus. The apparatus has a column member with at least one pair of workholding jaws operably attached thereto. The column member is rotatably and axially supported on a shaft member that is operably attached to an indexing ass... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5501123 | Indexing apparatus An indexing apparatus for indexing an article about an axis. The indexing apparatus is adapted to be removably attached to the article and is constructed to axially displace the article along the axis to a disengaged position upon the initial application ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5239892 | Rotating device A rotating device possesses a fixed portion and a movable portion equipped with a rotary shaft, and is equipped with a rotor that can be fastened in an integrated manner to the rotary shaft via a fastening device. Said rotating device is composed of a dri... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5197500 | Combustion chamber cleaning machine A combustion cleaning machine for removing coatings on the interior of combustion chambers for jet engines is provided and includes a rotatable turntable for carrying a plurality of the generally cylindrical combustors to and from at least one work statio... | 03/30/1993 |
| 4934504 | Apparatus for setting turning movement region of trunk body of industrial robot Angular regions (A, B) for turning a trunk body (12) of an industrial robot can be changed in accordance with an operation of the industrial robot by setting movable stoppers (18, 20). Turning movement can be stopped by an electrical means (LS1, LS2, LS3,... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4890514 | Rotary indexing mechanism A rotary indexing mechanism for indexing a shaft or shaft mounted member in precise rotary increments and with precise end-of-movement positioning includes a reciprocable rack and pinion mechanism coupled to a rotatably mounted shaft. The pinion is couple... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4884474 | Device for indexing In a device for indexing a work attached to a cutting device of a machine center, the device for indexing comprises an indexing plate connected to a driving shaft of an indexing table and held by a stopper on the normal position on a base, a push bar inte... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4807338 | Computer controlled hydraulic drive for index table The combination of an index table journaled upon a support upon a vertical axis and a computer controlled hydraulic drive including a hydraulic motor connected to the index table. A manifold is mounted upon the support and has a pressurized hydraulic cham... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4803765 | Index head An index head provided with a long rack and a short rack which are slided alternatively towards an index table by the movement of a pinion of a piston rod. The long rack which is characterized to move at a speed twice a forwarding speed of the piston rod,... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4606244 | Indexing turntable assembly A workpiece indexing assembly which causes incremental rotation of a turntable from one work station position to another being actuated by a linearly translating driver. The mechanism includes an indexing hub having a number of radially spaced notches, a ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4574660 | Component assembly table drive A drive mechanism for the assembly table of an electrical component insertion machine having a motor driven roller engaging the peripheral edge of a disc on the table. A latch mechanism is located on the table for engaging a latch block on the table disc,... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4563910 | Positive-locking indexing system for high-speed operation A rotatable member to be indexed in a machine is intermittently rotated through specific angular displacements between predesignated indexing positions by an indexing mechanism driven by a hydraulic motor and is positively locked in each indexing position... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4550631 | Indexing system of machine tools and the like In an indexing system for a member such as a turret head of a lathe, in which the member after undergoing an indexing movement is locked by a locking bolt thrust by spring force into a bolt hole in a plate coaxially fixed to the member, a hydraulic cylind... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4524655 | Indexable machine tool turret and attachments therefor An indexable machine tool turret comprising a body having a chamber, an opened end, a closed end and a central longitudinal axis; an axially displaceable rotatable turret top plate having a number of angularly spaced apertures for holding tools, said top ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4512214 | Station locking rotary indexing table Provided is a rotary indexing table comprising a circular plate having a peripheral race mounted to a base. A notched Geneva disk is provided with a plurality of cam followers which ride in the plate race. Between the plate and the disk is a dual slotted ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4468986 | Adjustable intermittent incremental advance system An adjustable intermittent incremental advance system is provided having a rotatable shaft for driving a work take-off in a start-stop rotary incremental advance. A clutch disk and brake disk alternately permit or stop rotary motion of the shaft to provid... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4452104 | Multi sequence processing apparatus equipped with fail safe indexing mechanism In processing apparatus, especially fruit processing machinery, incorporating two functional subassemblies with movements which are synchronous with respect to one another, there is provided a fail safe indexing mechanism which prevents operation of one o... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4422352 | Apparatus for rotating in either direction a turret that carries plural tool holders A rotatable turret for bringing any selected one of a plurality of tool holders into operative position relative to a workpiece, is characterized in that the turret can be rotated in either direction so that it need follow only the shortest path between t... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4406180 | Indexing apparatus for electron beam drilling In an apparatus for manipulating workpieces in an electron beam drilling machine, workpieces are mounted on rotatable disks which in turn are mounted on a housing which is rotatable and translatable. Each disk, as a fixture holding the workpiece, is unloc... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4403523 | Reversible stepping actuator A high torque reversible stepping actuator for valves can drive in small increments in response to fluid pressue pulses. The stepping actuator has oppositely facing ratchet wheels on a common shaft linked to the stepping actuator output. A pair of operato... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4378707 | Indexing apparatus An indexing apparatus operated by a unidirectionally rotating drive shaft. The drive shaft and a driven member are rotatingly supported by a base in a spaced apart manner. An interconnecting link extends between the drive shaft and the driven member and i... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4354402 | Volumetric apparatus with improved drive system The invention pertains to rotary volumetric apparatus comprising a stationary framework and a rotary assembly mounted thereon. The rotary assembly includes a rotary shaft. The apparatus further includes a reciprocating drive engine and a driven member con... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4282779 | Indexing drive apparatus An indexing drive apparatus comprises a cam assembly connected to a drive source, a cam follower turret adapted to follow the rotation of the cam assembly to be swung, a turret shaft having the turret assembly fixedly mounted thereon and adapted to be rot... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4244247 | Turret with elastic-action device for the positioning of the tool-carrying body An automatic turret for a lathe and the like comprises a fixed base, a control screw mounted to be rotatable and axially non-displaceable, a nut connected to a tool-carrying body, two basic toothed crowns and at least one latch for arresting the tool-carr... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4166402 | Indexing rotary actuator with energy storage and linkage locking means An indexing rotary actuator for applying the torque of a rotatable pivot arm to rotate a member between plural index positions. The forward stroke of the pivot arm drives a slider crank linkage through a four bar linkage to unlock the rotatable member and... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4128361 | Locking means for positive feed drill The improved locking means includes a pair of shaft mounted gears that are in mesh with the thread on the exterior of the feed screw mounted in the housing of a positive feed drill. On the opposite ends of the shafts are mounted gears which rotate with th... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4109552 | Indexing mechanism for rotatable element of machine-tool An indexing mechanism for the rotatable element of a machine tool wherein a shaft is coaxial with the element and has formed thereon a helicoidal groove. A control member is engaged in said groove and moves alternately therein to transmit an oscillating r... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4103120 | Auxiliary mechanism for imparting rotational energy to electrical components Disclosed is an auxiliary mechanism for rapidly imparting rotational energy to electrical switch components. An insulator connects an electrical switch component to an output shaft mounted for rotation in the mechanism housing. A lever arm assembly is mou... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4096767 | Indexing and intermittent drive mechanism A control shaft extends through and is rotatable in a housing parallel to a stub shaft therein which has one end extending through one wall thereof. Within the housing are four bevel gears, one being keyed or fixed to the control shaft, a second rotatable... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4037493 | Positioning and indexing apparatus An apparatus is disclosed herein for driving and selectively stopping a platform at predetermined work stations which includes a frame rotatably supporting the platform and a index wheel coupled to the platform in fixed relationship therewith. A drive whe... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4028966 | Rotary index table A rotary index table wherein a detent oscillating about the table axis of rotation is translated radially inwardly during indexing and retracted radially outwardly during the return stroke of the detent, both actions being accomplished through a positive ... | 06/14/1977 |
