Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
074395000 | Adjustable | 29 |
20090049940 | DRIVE POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS - A drive power transfer apparatus is provided which has an elastic portion provided between a differential-lock switching shift folk and a stopper portion and a support portion provided between the differential-lock switching shift folk and the elastic portion. The stopper portion has a first contact portion that contacts the elastic portion and a second contact portion which protrudes toward the differential-lock switching shift folk more than the first contact portion does and which contacts the support portion. The differential-lock switching shift folk is set in position by the elastic portion contacting the first contact portion. The thickness of the elastic portion in the axial direction is larger than the distance between the first contact portion and the second contact portion in the axial direction. According to this structure, the switching mechanism of the drive power transfer apparatus can be operated without making any impact noise. | 02-26-2009 |
20100107793 | TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT HAVING AXIAL SECURING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a transmission arrangement, particularly for adjusting devices in motor vehicles, comprising a gear wheel, which is secured against axial displacement on an axis or a shaft by means of securing element. According to the invention, the axis or the shaft is made of plastic. The securing elements comprise at least a molded part, which has at least one axial stop for the direct or indirect support of the gear wheel, and the molded part is secured by means of a screw against axial displacement on the axis or the shaft. | 05-06-2010 |
20100263466 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING MESHING POSITION OF HYPOID GEAR - A method for adjusting the meshing position of a hypoid gear having a first gear, and a second gear meshing with the first gear and transmitting the rotary motion thereof in the direction different from the extending direction of the axis of rotation of the first gear. The method for adjusting the meshing position comprises; a) a step for displacing the second gear a plurality of times along the axial direction of rotation while meshing with the first gear, b) a step for measuring the transmission error at each displacement position and plotting the relation of the displacement distance of the second gear and the measured transmission error, c) a step for evaluating the virtual transmission error between the measured transmission errors from the measured transmission error, d) a step for subtracting the measured transmission error and the virtual transmission error from a maximum allowable transmission error to determine the difference, e) a step for determining the area of a part surrounded by the difference and the maximum allowable transmission error by integrating the difference with the displacement distance of the second gear, and f) a step for dividing the part at a predetermined area ratio and setting a point where the division line intersects the displacement distance of the second gear at the meshing position of the second gear. | 10-21-2010 |
20110232401 | Device for transmitting a torque to a rotary kiln - In a device for transmitting a torque to a rotary kiln ( | 09-29-2011 |
20110239797 | FINE MOTION CONTROL ROD DRIVE MECHANISM HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HANDLING FINE MOTION CONTROL ROD DRIVE MECHANISM - A fine motion control rod drive mechanism handling apparatus attaches a fine motion control rod drive mechanism having a control rod drive mechanism body, a spool piece, a motor bracket and a motor unit to a reactor pressure vessel, and detaches it from the reactor pressure vessel. The fine motion control rod drive mechanism handling apparatus is provided with a bolt wrench assembly, a motor unit attachment mounted to the bolt wrench assembly, for meshing a first gear of a first gear coupling on a spool piece side with a second gear of a second gear coupling on a motor unit side, and a rotation mechanism mounted to the bolt wrench assembly, for rotating the motor unit attachment. | 10-06-2011 |
20130055836 | ADJUSTABLE CAMSHAFT SPROCKET ASSEMBLY AND TOOL FOR SAME - An adjustable camshaft sprocket assembly includes a hub and a sprocket body secured to the hub. A stud-receiving opening is defined in one of the hub flange and the sprocket body, and a tool-receiving opening is defined in the other of the hub flange and the sprocket body. The tool-receiving opening is aligned with the stud-receiving opening and is adapted to receive a body portion of an adjustment tool, and the stud-receiving opening is adapted to receive an eccentric stud of the adjustment tool. Either the stud-receiving opening or the tool-receiving opening is elongated. Rotation of the adjustment tool when its body is located in the tool-receiving opening and its eccentric stud is located in the stud-receiving opening causes relative angular movement between the hub and the sprocket body. One or more fasteners are used to immovably secure the sprocket body to the hub after adjustment. A tool includes cylindrical base, a driving head, and an eccentric stud. The stud comprises a spring pin press-fit into a bore. | 03-07-2013 |
20130152719 | PRESSURE PORTION AND PRESSURE PORTION SYSTEM HAVING PRESSURE PORTION - A pressure portion ( | 06-20-2013 |
20150114153 | GEAR ARRANGEMENT AND DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION PROVIDED THEREWITH - A gear arrangement includes a first and a second gearwheel where the first and second gearwheels are arranged next to each other upon a first shaft such that the first and second gearwheels can rotate relative to the first shaft. At least one gearwheel of the first and second gearwheels wheels is arranged upon the first shaft such that it can be axially displaced between a distanced axial position and a contact axial position upon the first shaft, and whereby in the distanced axial position, the first and second gearwheels are distanced from each other and in the contact axial position, an axial contact between the first and second gearwheel is enabled. | 04-30-2015 |
20160009312 | LIMITING DEVICE FOR THE STEERING ANGLE INPUT IN AN ELECTRICAL STEERING SYSTEM | 01-14-2016 |
074396000 | Relative movable axes | 17 |
20090249908 | Eelectric motor-driven kitchen appliance provided with a bayonet lock for an electric motor and a gear stage and method for assembling said electric motor-driven kitchen appliance - An electric motor-driven kitchen appliance includes an electric motor and a gear stage. The electric motor includes a motor housing and the gear stage includes a gear case. The motor housing and gear stage are connected to each other by a bayonet lock. The electric motor and the gear stage are provided with the respective bayonet lock parts designed for the kitchen appliance. The invention is produced and assembled in a simple manner and quality control can be performed prior to final assembly, which substantially reduces the complexity and cost of production. | 10-08-2009 |
20100242648 | DRIVING MECHANISM FOR LABELING MACHINE - A driving mechanism for a labeling machine includes a plurality of driving arm assemblies and a gear set. The driving arm assemblies and the gear set are independent and can rotate quickly and are less likely to be worn off, and can drive feeding wheels coupled on axles to rotate concurrently to draw and convey a roll of film. A dust guarding plate is provided to surround a base. The driving mechanism provides secure transmission and simple repair and maintenance. | 09-30-2010 |
20110126653 | ADJUSTING GEARING FOR AN ADJUSTING DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An adjusting gearing for an adjusting device of a motor vehicle is provided. The adjusting gearing having a gearing housing, having a drive input wheel which is arranged in the gearing housing and which has bearing collars formed at both sides of the drive input wheel, and having a drive output wheel which is arranged in the gearing housing and which meshes with the drive input wheel and the axis of which is aligned substantially perpendicular to the axis of the drive input wheel. The adjusting gearing further comprising a single part gearing housing having a first housing chamber for holding the drive input wheel and having a second housing chamber for holding the drive output wheel, a bearing point which is formed in the first housing chamber and which serves to hold a first bearing collar of the drive input wheel and a bearing point which is formed in the second housing chamber and which serves to hold a first bearing collar of the drive output wheel, and axially adjustable bearing bushes having cylindrical bushes, which are matched to the inner diameters of the housing chambers for centering second bearing collars of the drive input wheel and of the drive output wheel. | 06-02-2011 |
20110209572 | Apparatus and Method For Attaching a Drive System and a Stand to a Ring in a Medicine Gantry - A mounting assembly for attaching the drive system and stand to a ring in a medicine gantry is disclosed. The mounting assembly includes at least one mounting bar (e.g., two mounting bars), at least one mounting plate and at least one adjuster (e.g., a screw). The mounting bar is securable to a portion of the ring. The mounting bar includes a base and at least one transverse face. At least a portion of the base is substantially parallel to a surface of a portion of the ring and at least a portion of the transverse face is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the portion of the ring. The mounting plate is secured to the drive system and is securable to the transverse face of the mounting bar. Movement of the adjuster moves the drive assembly relative to the mounting bar when the mounting plate is adjacent the transverse face of the mounting bar. | 09-01-2011 |
20110283825 | Linkage - A linkage includes two gearboxes each having a driven shaft, and at least one linear actuator connected between the gearboxes. Actuation of the at least one linear actuator adjusts the relative position of the driven shafts for the two gearboxes with respect to each other. | 11-24-2011 |
20110290051 | Flywheel System With A Variable Speed Drive - A variable speed drive for a flywheel system can have a first rotatable drive plate for coupling to a rotatable flywheel. The first drive plate can be positioned about an axis of rotation and have a drive surface lying generally laterally, across or transverse to the axis of rotation. A first rotatable drive wheel can have an outer circumference for engaging and being driven by the drive surface of the first drive plate. A generator can be rotatably coupled to the first drive wheel. A first actuator can control position of the first drive wheel relative to radial drive surface location on the first drive plate for controlling drive ratio and rotational speed of the generator. | 12-01-2011 |
20120036954 | SHIFTABLE BOTTOM BRACKET GEAR TRAIN - The shiftable bottom bracket gear train according to the invention for a bicycle or the like comprises a bottom bracket tube, a gear train housing having an associated sprocket and a disk arranged parallel thereto, and a drive shaft, which penetrates the bottom bracket tube in the axial direction and is operatively connected to pedal cranks and in which a shifting axle is arranged, which is connected to a coupling piece and can be actuated from the outside by means of a shifting element. In the shiftable bottom bracket gear train, the torque support of the gear train engages on the bottom bracket tube ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120186378 | Device for pressing a transfer element - Described is a device for pressing a first transmission element onto a second transmission element engaging with the first transmission element, in particular for a steering system of a motor vehicle, comprising a pressure piece which can be loaded in the direction of the first transmission element and is displaceably guided in a housing. The devices known from the prior art can cause undesirable noise during driving operations. The device according to the invention thus comprises an adjustment unit for minimizing play occurring between the first transmission element and the second transmission element. | 07-26-2012 |
20140165756 | Lower Anterior Resection 90 Degree Instrument - An articulating surgical instrument is disclosed, and includes an end effector and a drive assembly operably coupled with the end effector. The end effector includes a first drive shaft defining a first axis, and a second drive shaft operably engaged with and extending away from the first drive shaft. The second drive shaft is operably coupled with the end effector and defines a second axis, the second axis different from the first axis. The first drive shaft and the second drive shaft are pivotably arranged such that the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft are configured to transition between a first, substantially straight arrangement and a second, substantially perpendicular arrangement. | 06-19-2014 |
20140190296 | REVERSE IDLER SUPPORT - A reverse idler support article includes a reverse idler support body that has a disk member, a plateau and a hollow cylinder. The disk member is connected to and in facial contact with the plateau that projects from a first disk member surface and the hollow cylinder that projects from a second disk member surface to define an interior space. The disk member and the plateau have an offset hole formed therethrough that is in communication with the interior space. The offset hole is oriented offset from a central axis of the reverse idler support body which extends generally centrally through the disk member and the interior space of the hollow cylinder. | 07-10-2014 |
20140298937 | MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A motion control system is provided where a rotatable driven gear is held by bearings. The bearings are held inside a rotatable cam, where the cam has eccentricity between the outside and inside diameter. The outside diameter is held in a case that contains a driving gear. The backlash of the system is controlled by rotating the cam, which adjusts the center to center distance between the driving and driven gear. | 10-09-2014 |
20150290549 | SLIDING GEAR MESH - According to an embodiment, a sliding gear mesh includes a chassis, a prime mover mounted on the chassis and fixed in position relative to the chassis, a prime drive gear coupled with the prime mover and driven to rotate by the prime mover, and a sliding gear assembly. The sliding gear assembly includes a sliding drive gear that meshes with the prime drive gear. The sliding gear assembly is slidably mounted on the chassis to slide toward and away from the prime drive gear to adjust a mesh between the sliding drive gear and the prime drive gear. | 10-15-2015 |
20150316127 | CURVILINEAR GEAR AND METHOD - A curvilinear gear system and method for transferring force and speed through a wide range of angles is disclosed. The system can optionally incorporate curvilinear U joints to increase effective range of angles to tailor the system to specific applications. The system includes complimentary gear heads, one of which is a curvilinear gear such as a hemispherical gear. A method of using the gear systems in a transmission apparatus is also disclosed. | 11-05-2015 |
20160076635 | ASSEMBLY FOR ADJUSTABLY MOUNTING A GEAR OF A PUMP TO A GEAR OF A DRIVER EQUIPMENT - An assembly for adjustably mounting a gear of a pump to a gear of a driver equipment includes a shroud member, and a hollow elongated stub-shaft. The stub-shaft includes a flange, and a hub member axially extending from the flange. The shroud member defines a first aperture whose diameter is greater than a diameter of the hub member. The hub member is received within the shroud member via the first aperture. The flange has a first set of holes to receive a first set of fasteners and releasably couple with the body of the pump. The flange also has a second set of holes that are configured to receive a second set of fasteners and releasably couple with the shroud member. A diameter of the second set of holes is greater than a diameter of the second set of fasteners. | 03-17-2016 |
074397000 | Parallel shafts | 2 |
20120222513 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING DEVICE - A variable valve timing device, with a simplified structure and reduced cost, reliably and continuously changes a rotational phase of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft, and can change not only valve opening and closing timing but also valve opening and closing times. A first motion gear to which a rotary power is transmitted from a crankshaft and a second motion gear which transmits rotary power to a camshaft are independently rotatably arranged on a first shaft. A first variable gear meshed with the first motion gear and a second variable gear meshed with the second motion gear are integrally rotatably arranged on a second shaft spaced apart from and in parallel with the first shaft. An adjuster holds the second shaft and rotates the second shaft around the first shaft. The first and second variable gears have different numbers of teeth. | 09-06-2012 |
20140144268 | HYDRODYNAMIC GEAR ASSEMBLY - A gear assembly includes a first gear having a first pitch diameter and a second gear having a second pitch diameter different than the first pitch diameter. The first and second gears are located in a housing bore having a cusp line between first and second sections of the housing bore corresponding to the first and second gears. A first gear bearing is located in the first section of the housing bore and has a first flat side. A second gear bearing is located in the second section of the housing bore and has a second flat side. The second flat side is configured to press against the first flat side along the cusp line of the gear housing based on a pressurized fluid being provided to the housing bore. | 05-29-2014 |
074398000 | Automatic control | 1 |
074399000 | Parallel shafts | 1 |
20110232402 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A RELATIVE ROTATIONAL ANGLE POSITION OF TWO SHAFTS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ACTUATOR, PARTICULARLY OF SUCH AN ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - An adjustment device for adjusting a relative rotational angle position of two shafts (particularly a cam shaft and a crank shaft of an internal combustion engine) that has an adjusting gear which is designed as triple shaft gear and has a drive part connected to a first shaft (crank shaft), a driven part connected to a second shaft (cam shaft), and an adjustment shaft connected to a servomotor shaft of an electric servomotor in a rotationally fixed manner. In order to implement a wide temperature range for the operation of the adjustment device, a temperature sensor is arranged in the servomotor. In a method for operating an adjustment device or an actuator, the current of the servomotor or the actuator is controlled depending on the temperature that was determined earlier. | 09-29-2011 |
074400000 | Fixed axes | 3 |
20110265590 | GEAR AND TRANSMSSION MECHANISM USING THE SAME - A gear includes an outer gear ring, an inner gear ring, and one or more elastic members. The inner gear ring engages the outer gear ring. The inner gear ring forms one or more sliding portions. The outer gear ring defines one or more sliding grooves receiving the sliding portions. The elastic members are positioned in the sliding grooves. The sliding portions are received in the sliding grooves, and resist the elastic members. A transmission mechanism using the gear is also provided. | 11-03-2011 |
20140352467 | REDUCER OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a reducer of an electric power steering apparatus. In the reducer, the worm wheel is elastically supported by the elastic member in a direction to the worm wheel in order to compensate for the spacing between the worm shaft and the worm wheel, and an elastic force of the elastic member applied to the bearing bush or the worm shaft bearing is simply adjusted and measured by adjusting or measuring a load applied to the supporting member. | 12-04-2014 |
20150300488 | Gear Shifting System and Gear Shifting Element for a Gear Shifting System - A gear shifting device, by which an axial shift movement of a shift element into a shift position is triggered through interaction of a shift pin with an associated groove-like shift gate that changes in an axial direction. The shift element features the associated shift gate, while the respective shift pin is arranged in a radially displaceable manner on a transmission component adjacent to the shift element. | 10-22-2015 |