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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7121379 | Steering unit for an electric vehicle A steering unit of an electric vehicle is equipped with an electric motor having a tubular output shaft, through which a steering rod is assembled connected to the same output shaft by means of a recirculating ball screw-nut screw coupling so as to control the steer... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7066041 | Linear actuator A linear actuator useful for adjusting furniture includes a housing (1) with a reversible electric-motor (2) which, via a transmission (11, 13), drives a spindle (4) with a force absorbing bearing (16). On the spindle there is a nu... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6962356 | Active toe angle adjustment mechanism A toe angle adjustment mechanism includes an electrical linear actuator, a control lever, and an interconnection arm, wherein the electrical linear actuator is mounted on a rear cross member of a vehicle having a pair of rear wheels. The control lever, pivotally att... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962355 | Active toe angle adjustment mechanism A toe angle adjustment mechanism includes an electrical linear actuator, a control lever, and an interconnection arm, wherein the electrical linear actuator is mounted on a rear cross member of a vehicle having a pair of rear wheels. The control lever, pivotally att... | 11/08/2005 |
| 5966988 | Shaft rotation driving apparatus for machine tool A shaft rotation driving apparatus for a machine tool having a main spindle for rotating a tool or a workpiece, comprises: a magnetic anisotropic rotor formed integral with the main spindle itself or with a rotary sleeve itself fitted to the main spindle;... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5904008 | Gravestone assembly The invention concerns a gravestone assembly comprising a base with a gravestone detachably secured thereon by a securing arrangement. Disposed in the base is a threaded spindle which, when a gravestone is not mounted on the base is pretensioned by a spri... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5701783 | Setting angle adjuster for the car headlamp An adjuster for setting the angle of a car headlamp is provided where a gear stand is formed directly in the adjusting stand to provide a transverse holder. An opening slot is formed in the upper side of the transverse holder. Above the opening slot, a sp... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5549015 | Shaft rotation driving apparatus for machine tool A shaft rotation driving apparatus for a machine tool having a main spindle for rotating a tool or a workpiece, comprises: a magnetic anisotropic rotor formed integral with the main spindle itself or with a rotary sleeve itself fitted to the main spindle;... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5436769 | Rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicle A drive unit for adjusting the orientation of a reflective member of rear view mirror assembly for a motor vehicle is assembled within a drive housing. The drive housing contains an electric motor arranged to drive a jacking nut which is supported within ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5274505 | Electrical remote-control mirror assembly An improved electrical remote-control mirror assembly in which a externally threaded plunger (54) installed to a mirror body (3) is moved by a motor (102) to adjust the support angle of a mirror (4) secured to the mirror body. In addition to the drive sys... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5226034 | Electrically remote-controlled type mirror assembly The electrically remote-controlled type mirror assembly has a pair of plungers to tilt the mirror body supporting the mirror horizontally and vertically, respectively, within certain pivoting angles. The mirror assembly has a sliding mechanism including a... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5117700 | Miniature linear actuator An actuating device having increased stiffness through the use of an extendable sleeve that is capable of extending and retracting from the drive device. The drive device is capable of fitting within the extendable sleeve.... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5117701 | Screw-and nut type member for transmitting rotary motion A transmission member includes a driving shaft (60) actuated by a control shaft (9), and a driven shaft (3) driven in rotation by a plate (61) provided with a driving thread and a driven thread. The driving shaft is provided with a thread that engages in ... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4945778 | Fluid-power device with rollers A fluid-powered actuator having a body with an interior helical groove, a drive member supported for rotary movement relative to the body, and a carrier reciprocally mounted within the body. In a first embodiment, the carrier rotatably retains first and s... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4881418 | Pivotable screw jack drive A pivotable screw jack drive for a tiltable element (11, 12) such as a rear view mirror of a motor vehicle, wherein a motor driven worm wheel (31) also performs the function of a jacking nut (29) which rotates about a jacking screw (35), the projecting en... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4872363 | Electric positioning apparatus A three-dimensional positioning apparatus comprising a base (180), a first element (182) and a second element (186) is constructed in the form of a sawhorse bracket. The first element (180) is pivotable about a first pivot axis (184) only, and the second ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4785491 | Rotary and reciprocating drive device A rotary and reciprocating drive device applied to such as for example, a windshied wiper for automobiles includes a drive shaft, a slide shaft, a nut member driven by a motor, a screw shaft engaged with the nut member and a connecting member connecting t... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4703775 | Liquid flow regulator A liquid flow regulator has a housing including an axial bore, an inlet, an outlet and a plurality of axial grooves opening endwise of the inlet and laterally of the housing into the bore. The grooves, which have different axial lengths, taper axially so ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4667528 | Flanged rotary actuator A fluid powered, rotary actuator having a body, an annular member supported for rotation relative to the body, a fluid powered piston reciprocally mounted within the body, corresponding ball races on the body and the piston with balls disposed therein for... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4366723 | Recirculating-ball drive A recirculating-ball drive has a ball nut centered on an axis and formed with an internal helical groove and receiving a spindle centered on the axis also and rotatable in the nut about the axis. This spindle is formed with an external helical groove of s... | 01/04/1983 |
| 3987681 | Clamp for presses A clamping device for use on presses has an elongated clamping rod. Exterior threads on one end portion of the rod are threaded into internal threads on a rotatable drive sleeve. Selective driving of the sleeve in opposite directions selectively moves the... | 10/26/1976 |
