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20130305875 | SCISSORS-TYPE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY - A scissors-type linkage assembly for a key device includes: a first lever having a lever body and a pivot shaft, the pivot shaft having at least one arcuate portion and at least one non-arcuate portion; and a second lever formed with a pivot hole that receives the pivot shaft and that has a rounded hole portion and a non-rounded hole portion. The arcuate portion contacts slidably and rotatably a wall of the rounded hole portion. The non-rounded hole portion is wider than the non-arcuate portion. The non-arcuate portion is movable toward or away from a wall of the non-rounded hole portion and is capable of limiting an angle of rotation of the pivot shaft when contacting the wall of the non-rounded hole portion. | 11-21-2013 |
20120240717 | PIVOT-ARM TYPE MANIPULATOR DEVICE - Disclosed is a pivot-arm type manipulator device, comprising an arm member that pivots about an axis by being manipulated, and a friction contact unit that generates friction force as the arm member pivots. At least one of the following differs between a first region of a small degree of manipulation vis-à-vis the arm member and a second region of the degree of manipulation vis-à-vis the arm member that is greater than the degree of manipulation of the first region: the friction coefficient between two members that configure the friction contact unit, the pressing load that acts between the two members that configure the friction contact unit, or the distance in the radial direction between the axis and the friction contact unit. The resistance torque that is applied to the arm member about the axis by friction force accordingly varies with the degree of manipulation vis-à-vis the arm member. | 09-27-2012 |
20130112034 | VEHICLE INPUT DEVICE - In a vehicle input device having a position detection portion configured to output a detection signal and a controller (control section) configured to receive the detection signal, the position detection portion operated by a driver is provided near an end side of the vehicle input device, and a contact operation surface on which the driver performs a contact operation is an end surface of an operation member of the position detection portion. Thus, the driver is capable of operating the vehicle input device with a finger while holding a steering wheel. In addition, by the controller determining the position of an operation of the driver on the basis of the detection signal from the position detection portion, it is made possible to detect various operations and various devices can be operated. | 05-09-2013 |
20140076096 | Rocker button switch device of dog leash - A rocker button switch device of a dog leash comprises: an outer shell, a line wheel, a button, a locking slider, an unlocking slider, and a translation slider, wherein the button is mounted in a corresponding groove on the outer shell, the button is a rocker button, and able to rotate about a rocker central axle, two ends of the button respectively contact the locking slider and the unlocking slider directly and slidingly, for driving the locking slider and the unlocking slider to move up and down, the translation slider comprises a translation spring, the translation slider and the unlocking slider push each other by inclined plane sliding, and the translation slider and the locking slider are locked together via a buckle. The rocker button switch device of the dog leash according a preferred embodiment of the present invention is simple in movement, convenient to use, and stable in performance. | 03-20-2014 |
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20150101448 | SHIFT DEVICE - In a shift lever device ( | 04-16-2015 |
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Document | Title | Date |
20080196539 | Lever arrangement and operating unit for handlebar-steered vehicles - In order to improve a lever arrangement for handlebar-steered vehicles, comprising an actuating-lever housing which can be fitted to a handlebar, adjoining a handle, by way of a mounting portion and on which an actuating lever is mounted such that it can be pivoted about an axis, and comprising an adjusting lever which can be moved, by pivoting about a pivot axis, from a stable inactive position, in which the adjusting lever is positioned on that side of its pivot axis which is directed away from the actuating lever, into a stable active position, in which the adjusting lever is positioned on that side of its pivot axis which is directed toward the actuating lever, and vice versa, such that the adjusting lever can be moved out of the active position by straightforward manual actuation, it is proposed that the adjusting lever is mounted in a pivotable manner in an adjusting-lever housing, and in that the adjusting lever, in the active position, has a finger-actuating surface which is at a distance from the handle and is directed toward the latter and, when this finger-actuating surface is acted on, the adjusting lever executes a pivoting movement leading away from the handle and out of the active position. | 08-21-2008 |
20080257100 | LEVER ASSEMBLY, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND SOLENOID USED IN THE SAME - A lever assembly controls a pickup roller, and includes a lever, a solenoid to actuate the lever, and a supporting plate on which the lever is rotatably disposed and to which the solenoid is connected at one side of the lever. | 10-23-2008 |
20080257101 | Anti-freezing mechanism for a limit switch - An anti-freezing mechanism for a limit switch in an industrial vehicle includes a parking brake device, a parking brake lever, a parking lever and a limit switch. The parking brake device is used for parking the industrial vehicle. The parking brake lever is operated by an operator. The parking lever is used for connecting the parking brake lever with the parking brake device. The parking lever includes a link mechanism for actuating the parking brake device in accordance with the operation of the parking brake lever. The limit switch is provided on the top surface of the parking lever. The limit switch is used for detecting operating state of a parking brake. A water drain passage is formed in the parking lever at a position corresponding to a sliding portion of the limit switch for draining water attached to the sliding portion below the parking lever. | 10-23-2008 |
20080302204 | LOCKING LEVER FOR PIPE CONNECTOR - A locking lever having a metal core plate and a plastic cover layer is disclosed. The metal core plate has a plate-like base, an expanded blunt head curving outwardly downwards, and a main through hole and a plurality of small bonding through holes cut through two opposite sides thereof. The plastic cover layer is molded on the core plate, filling up the small bonding through holes, and covers the whole surface area of the core plate to expose the peripheral edge of the expanded blunt head to the outside The plastic cover layer further has a T-shaped cross section at one end, a through hole corresponding to the main through hole of the core plate, a groove at a top side thereof, and a front end and a rear end respectively curved outwardly downwards. | 12-11-2008 |
20090064817 | TWO-PIECE WEDGE DIVERTER GATE - A diverter gate generally includes a bracket which connects to an actuator and a flag which releasably engages with the bracket via cooperating engagement members. The cooperating engagement members may be symmetrical, and may comprise one or more tabs and one or more corresponding receptacles. The tabs may be dimensioned slightly larger than the receptacles so as to create a positive interference fit. The bracket and the flag may include openings to receive a fastener extending substantially across the length of the gate. Tightening the fastener compresses the tab(s) against the receptacle(s) to result in a compression fit between the flag and the bracket. The two-piece design allows the flag to be easily removed and reversed or replaced, without disassembling or removing the bracket or the actuator. | 03-12-2009 |
20090188343 | OPERATING DEVICE HAVING RETAINED OPERATING LEVER - A vehicular operating device includes a lever movably attachable at one end to a housing such as a steering column such that the lever is pivotable relative to the housing between different positions. A connector connectable to the housing is adjacent to the first end of the lever and is in communication with the hollow body of the lever. A catch line having first and second ends runs through the hollow body of the lever with the first end of the catch line being connected to the connector and the second end of the catch line being connected to the second end of the lever. Upon the lever breaking, the catch line secures the lever to the connector as the catch line is connected to both of the second end of the lever and the connector to thereby prevent the lever from breaking away from the housing. | 07-30-2009 |
20100107805 | Lightweight Cantilever Control System - A cantilever control system including: a cantilever control arm having a bifurcated section for its attachment to a stationary structure so as to provide resistance to off-center loading, a springy portion of the cantilever control arm disposed at the bifurcated section whereby spring redundancy is provided, and a rigid section of the cantilever control arm which includes a user interface portion (i.e., a foot pad or hand grip); a diversity of sensors in terms of types and locations; a coarse flexure control in the form of a contoured snubber which tunes the flexing stiffness and cantilever control arm flexure feel; and a plurality of fine flexure controls including at least one of: a flexure hysteresis control, an over-travel stop control, and a pre-load flexure control. | 05-06-2010 |
20100186541 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR A FOLDING TOP COMPARTMENT COVER - An actuating device for opening and closing a cover of a folding top compartment of a convertible vehicle. The actuating device includes a drive unit and an interconnected seven-bar linkage system. The linkage system is pivotably connected to a main bearing of the vehicle body and is pivotably connected to the cover. The drive unit actuates the linkage system to move the linkage system between a retracted position corresponding to the cover being in a lowered closed position covering the folding top compartment and an extended position corresponding to the cover being in a raised opened position allowing access to the folding top compartment. | 07-29-2010 |
20100263475 | ACTUATING DEVICE HAVING A LOCKING ROLLER - An actuating device for selecting fixed gear ratios of a gear shifting transmission. The actuating device comprises a shift lever movable between at least three gear positions, and a lockout mechanism for limiting the range of motion of the shift lever. The lockout mechanism comprises a locking assembly including at least one locking chamber disposed in at least one locking roller, and the shift lever includes at least one locking cam. The locking cam can be inserted into the locking chamber to limit the range of motion of the shift lever. It is thus possible to implement actuating and locking tasks in the field of shift-by-wire transmissions, in a simple way and with minimal construction space requirements. The actuating device produces minimal noise and has short shifting times, and makes it shift-by-wire-controlled H shift patterns possible. | 10-21-2010 |
20100288071 | OPERATING ELEMENT HAVING IMPROVED TILTING HAPTICS - A control element for a motor vehicle including a control button, a bearing location for the control button located in a housing of the control element, an extension firmly connected with the control button, a first permanent magnet attached to the extension, and a second permanent magnet attached in the, wherein the permanent magnets form a permanent magnet pair, and unlike poles of the magnets face each other at a distance in a mid-position of the control button, wherein a magnetically conductive material is attached at least in some areas and circumferentially to the permanent magnet pair. | 11-18-2010 |
20110005347 | PARKING BRAKE ARRANGEMENT - A parking brake arrangement in a rail vehicle brake actuator ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110138962 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED ACTUATOR - A remote controlled actuator includes a spindle guide section ( | 06-16-2011 |
20110247447 | ROTATING LEVER POSITION HOLDING APPARATUS - A spring includes a coil portion and first and second arms. The coil portion is supported around a support portion of a base member. The first arm includes a projecting portion that slides the engagement projecting portion in association with rotation of the rotating lever and presses the rotating lever in a direction in which the rotating lever abuts a first stopper portion when the rotating lever is in a first position and in which the rotating lever abuts a second stopper portion when the rotating lever is in a second position. The second arm abuts a spring stopper portion of the base member in a state where a load is exerted in a direction in which the coil portion is wound so that an inner circumferential surface of the coil portion is pressed against an outer circumferential surface of the support portion facing the engagement projecting portion. | 10-13-2011 |
20120272782 | Clamping Device - A clamping device has a hollow shaft ( | 11-01-2012 |
20130055848 | BREAK-AWAY RETAINER FOR INSTALLATION OF PARK BRAKE - Provided is a retainer for assisting in installation of a parking brake actuator for use in a vehicle by limiting relative movement of an input lever and a mounting bracket. The retainer has a first part and a second part connected via frangible connection(s). The first part of the retainer is fixed relative to a mounting bracket and the second part is fixed relative to the input lever (via a pivot member). After installation, the lever is moved from its first, installation position to a second, in-use position. The application of force and movement of the lever rotates the pivot member, which rotates the second part of the retainer relative to the first part thereby breaking the frangible connection(s). The input lever of the brake actuator is then ready for use to apply or release brakes of the vehicle. | 03-07-2013 |
20130160601 | Brake Lever For A Brake For A Vehicle - A brake lever for a brake of a vehicle for transmitting a brake force from an actuator into a brake actuation mechanism for a frictional engagement of brake pads, wherein the brake lever includes a housing made of cast iron, which cast iron is solid-solution strengthened ferritic spheroidal graphite cast iron. | 06-27-2013 |
20140000409 | OBJECT DETECTING ACTUATOR AND OBJECT DETECTING SWITCH | 01-02-2014 |
20140083238 | VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL LEVER AND PIN WITH ROLLERS - A vehicle parking brake control has an extendable pin with three faces, and a roller on a lower surface. The faces correspond to engage, hold, and disengage of a parking brake. The control also has a lever rotatably connected to it, where the lever has a roller at a lower lever surface. The roller being capable of rotational contact with the pin faces. Further, the control has a base with an upper surface for the pin roller to move across. When the parking brake is engaged the lever roller is in contact with a first face, when the brake is on hold the lever roller is in contact with a second face, and when the brake is in the disengage position the lever roller is in contact with a third face of the extendable pin. Consequently, the rollers provide a reliable lifelong operation of the control over prior controls. | 03-27-2014 |
20140116193 | BRAKE PEDAL SIMULATOR FOR VEHICLE - A brake pedal simulator apparatus for a vehicle for implementing a change in a foot effort applied to a brake pedal for each stroke, may include a pedal arm including one end hinge-connected to one side of a frame and the other end in which a pad may be mounted, a link unit including a plurality of links mutually connected between the frame and the pedal arm, and an elastic member elastically supporting the link unit and configured to form reaction force by elastic force in the pedal arm according to the each stroke by the foot effort applied to the pedal arm. | 05-01-2014 |
20150122076 | HEAT ISOLATING VTG LEVER AND LINKAGE - A heat isolating linkage ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150330264 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ROLLER, ADAPTED TO EQUIP A MECHANICAL SYSTEM FORMING A CAM FOLLOWER OR A ROCKER ARM - A method for manufacturing a roller, adapted to equip a mechanical system forming a cam follower or a rocker arm. The roller is centered on a central axis and comprising: an outer cylindrical surface adapted to roll on a cam, an inner cylindrical bore adapted to receive a pin belonging to the mechanical system, and two lateral faces extending radially to the central axis. The method includes a machining step forming circular grooves that are concentric with each other on at least one of the lateral faces of the roller. The roller can be installed within a mechanical system. | 11-19-2015 |
20150330810 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN ANGULAR TRAVEL OF A VEHICLE CONTROL MEMBER - The invention relates to a device for detecting angular movement of a control member of a vehicle, the device comprising at least one driving portion ( | 11-19-2015 |
20160144948 | SINGLE LEVER POWER CONTROL - The example embodiments relate to a single lever system. In an example, the system may include a condition cable controlling mechanism configured for controlling adjustment of a condition cable, a power cable controlling mechanism configured for controlling adjustment of a power cable, and a single lever coupled to the condition cable controlling mechanism and to the power cable controlling mechanism. During manipulation of the single lever to control adjustment of the power cable, the condition cable controlling mechanism is configured to prevent adjustment of the condition cable. During manipulation of the single lever to control adjustment of the condition cable, the power cable controlling mechanism is configured to prevent adjustment of the power cable. | 05-26-2016 |