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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7178509 | High-pressure pump, in particular for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine A high-pressure pump having a pump housing in which a plurality of pump elements are disposed, and by means of which fluid is pumped at high pressure via a high-pressure conduit system to a common high-pressure connection. The pump housing has a housing body and for... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6595084 | Continuously variably reciprocating transmission A variable-ratio transmission device. A first translational member is pivotally intercoupled to a first rotational member by at least one connecting arm. The connecting arm has a first portion pivotally connected to the first translational member at a fir... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6032897 | Apparatus and method for driving a winding head of a stator winding machine An apparatus and method for driving a winding head of a stator winding machine. The winding head is the end of a winding shaft which reciprocates and oscillates. The reciprocation of the winding shaft (5) is driven by rocking drive means (13) connected to... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6016719 | Continuously variable reciprocating transmission device A variable-ratio transmission device. A first translational member is pivotally intercoupled to a first rotational member by at least one connecting arm. The connecting arm has a first portion pivotally connected to the first translational member at a fir... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5931056 | Fan device with adjustable rotary-angle A fan actuator device with an adjustable rotary angle having an upper connector rotated by a motor gear, a toggle mechanism formed by an upper connecting rod, a lower connecting rod and a coupling connector, a swinging arm connected to the coupling connec... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5581896 | Reciprocating action tool having a stroke adjusting mechanism A reciprocating acting tool includes a disc rotatably received in a housing and includes a shaft slidably engaged in the upper portion of the housing. The disc includes a bolt rotatably engaged in a groove and a slide threadedly engaged with the bolt. The... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5295410 | Use of boring heads as adjustable throw eccentric shafts The use of boring heads, normally used to machine accurate sized holes, as adjustable throw eccentric shafts. Boring head shanks are removed and replaced with bearing supported shafts, or otherwise attached to a rotatable energy source. Bearings are mount... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5004404 | Variable positive fluid displacement apparatus with movable chambers Rectangular pistons are driven in a circular orbit by two spaced eccentrics on a common crankshaft. The displacement chambers reciprocate with a lateral motion parallel with the crankshaft. The radial forces created by the fluid pressure in the displaceme... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4998411 | External combustion engine with improved piston and crankshaft linkage An external heat engine has a piston mounted for movement between a first upper position and a second, lower position, a heater for heating a working gas to forcibly move the piston from the upper position to the lower position (power stroke), a crankshaf... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4967619 | Material feeding apparatus An apparatus for converting an oscillatory motion to a linear sliding motion comprises a slide block provided for reciprocatory sliding movement along a linear path and an oscillating shaft. An oscillating arm is adopted to oscillate about the axis of the... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4934217 | Power transmission apparatus and methods of constructing and utilizing same A multiple speed ratio power transmission apparatus, comprises input mechanism adapted to be connected to a power source for being driven with a constant reciprocating or oscillating motion, output mechanism including a rotatable output shaft, motion tran... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4914981 | Intermediate transmission for converting a rotation into the reciprocation of a roller in inking and/or damping units of offset printing presses An intermediate transmission with a variable input-to-output phase relationship for converting rotary motion to reciprocal motion includes a drive shaft having a main portion and an eccentric crank pin, an externally toothed ring with a plurality of circu... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4877185 | Oscillating sprinkler An improved oscillating sprinkler comprising a frame having a sprinkler tube mounted for oscillating movement on the frame. An inlet water housing is mounted on the frame and supplies water to the sprinkler tube. The sprinkler tube is driven in an oscilla... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4711139 | Infinitely variable rotary drive transmission The present invention provides for improvements made to the infinitely variable rotary drive transmission U.S. Pat. No. 4,557,161 dated Dec. 10, 1985, having an input member and an output member rotatably mounted to a housing. Two articulated shafts are r... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4681515 | Walking beam pump having adjustable crank pin Variable stroke pump apparatus includes a photovoltaic array for providing electrical current to motors, one of which provides for the pumping action of a walking beam, one of which provides for movement of a control unit which varies the length of stroke... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4622793 | Movement-regulating mechanism for a sealing device The invention is a mechanism for regulating the speed and stroke of a transverse sealing means for a vertical packing machine using tubular film. The mechanism comprises a cranking disc, and elongated transverse rod and a vertical rod, these members being... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4557161 | Infinitely variable rotary drive transmission The present invention provides an infinitely variable rotary drive transmission having an input member and an output member rotatably mounted to a housing. A slide is linearly reciprocally mounted to the housing in a direction substantially radial with re... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4534242 | Variable power transmission for converting reciprocating motion to rotary motion A variable power transmission for varying the power from a reciprocating power source to a rotatable axle shaft comprising a crank interconnecting the power source to a rotatable wheel through a crank pin, an inner wheel jack shaft with gears or sprockets... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4506400 | Electrically operated toothbrush The invention relates to an electrically operated toothbrush with oscillating motion, whose angle of oscillation can be adjusted. This is a easily achieved by the fact that the rotation of the electric motor producing the motion can be reversed by pole changin... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4442726 | Adjustable stroke rotary indexing mechanism An improved processing apparatus for adjustable stroke rotary indexing is provided. The apparatus comprises a rotatable input shaft, an intermediate shaft drivably and mechanically coupled to the input shaft, an output shaft coupled to the input shaft by ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4418586 | Swash plate drive mechanism A swash plate drive mechanism for an axial piston machine is disclosed comprising a pair of yokes with intersecting longitudinal axes and intersecting cross-axes and a swash plate drivingly connected with the pistons and pivotally connected between the yo... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4326314 | Electrically driven hand-held apparatus for body care, in particular a toothbrush or massage apparatus An electrically driven hand-held apparatus for body care, such as a toothbrush, operates by means of a rotating motor. An eccentric pin is driven by the motor and engages in a longitudinal slot defined by a fork which is secured to an instrument holder an... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4261228 | Stroke adjustment for reciprocating mechanism A stroke adjustment for reciprocating mechanisms which includes an external adjusting wheel to vary internally the longitudinal position of a carrier through an interconnected shaft and gear. A butterfly arm is pivotally connected to the power shaft and i... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4065032 | Container-filling machine with fill adjustment during operation A container-filling machine having a continuously rotating member with an orbiting drive cam thereon which causes reciprocatory piston movement of the piston filler. An adjustment shaft carried by and radially of the rotating member adjusts the radius of ... | 12/27/1977 |
