Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
464029000 | ELECTRICAL OR MAGNETIC COUPLING | 14 |
20080207336 | MAGNETIC COUPLING AND CAMERA PLATFORM USING MAGNETIC COUPLING - A coupling configured to transmit rotation of a drive shaft to a driven shaft by magnetic force includes a drive portion configured to rotate integrally with the drive shaft, a driven portion configured to rotate integrally with the driven shaft, and a buffer member located in contact with both the drive portion and the driven portion. | 08-28-2008 |
20080220882 | Torque Converter - A torque converter for transferring rotational motion between a first axis and a second axis is provided. The torque converter has a first body rotatable about the first axis; a plurality of first magnets mounted to the first body, each of the first magnets having an inner end portion, the inner end portion being located closer to the first axis than to a peripheral portion of the first body; a plurality of first backing plates, each disposed adjacent to the inner end portion of each of the first magnets; a second body rotatable about the second axis; and a plurality of second magnets mounted to the second body. The second magnets magnetically interact with the first magnets to transfer the rotational motion between the first and second axes. | 09-11-2008 |
20080254901 | MAGNETIC RING SYSTEMS FOR ATTACHMENT TO A SHAFT AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - Magnetic ring systems for attachment to a shaft and methods of making and using are provided. According to an embodiment, a magnetic ring system for attachment to a shaft comprises: a magnetic ring; and an adaptor configured to fit, inside the magnetic ring, the adaptor comprising an inner wall spaced from an outer wall, wherein the inner wall comprises a plurality of grooves for engaging the shaft. | 10-16-2008 |
20110159968 | ELASTIC SHAFT COUPLING WITH ADAPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS - The invention relates to an elastic shaft coupling with a resilient coupling body and a drive-side fastening device, such as a fastening flange for arranging the coupling on an engine flywheel, and an output-side fastening device, such as a fastening flange for arranging the coupling on a shaft hub. It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a coupling which can effectively damp torsional vibrations within a wide frequency range. This object is achieved by an elastic shaft coupling with the features of Claim (1), in particular with the characterizing features according to which the resilient coupling body is acted upon by adjusting elements, by means of which the capacity of the shaft coupling to compensate for torsional vibrations can be influenced, wherein the adjusting elements are in particular embedded in the coupling body, in particular if the inherent elasticity of the resilient body can be influenced steplessly within a range by means of the adjusting elements. | 06-30-2011 |
20120190461 | FLYWHEEL - The invention relates to an apparatus and method for constructing a magnetic gear coupling for transmitting torque from a flywheel inside a vacuum chamber to a driveshaft outside the vacuum chamber, the coupling employing a pair of permanent magnet arrays having magnetic flux coupling elements arranged in the vacuum chamber wall therebetween so as to effectively couple magnetic flux between the arrays. | 07-26-2012 |
20120315998 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING DEVICE - A drive system ( | 12-13-2012 |
20130085002 | Wafer transport system - A transport system includes, in a first environment, a driving screw having threads with a thread pitch. In a second environment, a driven member has a magnetic coupling with a driven member pitch substantially corresponding to the thread pitch. The magnetic coupling is coupled to a portion of threads and rotation of the driving screw displaces the magnetic coupling with respect to the driving screw. | 04-04-2013 |
20130123026 | MAGNETIC DRIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - The modular magnetic rotary drive system includes a first module and a second module. The first module includes a rotating cylindrical body with a plurality of blanks for receiving permanent magnets. The second module includes a plurality of rotating fingers, the number and angular spacing of the fingers matching those of the blanks. The fingers may be made of a ferrous material or configured to receive permanent magnets. The first and second modules can be mated together such that the cylindrical body and the fingers rotate synchronously due to magnetic forces between the magnets and the fingers. | 05-16-2013 |
20140066214 | MAGNETIC DRIVE COUPLING APPARATUS - A magnetic drive coupling apparatus is provided and includes a drive unit having a first rotatable shaft and an open drive assembly, a driven unit having an end face and a second rotatable shaft extending through the end face axially overlap, a magnetic drive coupling having first and second magnetically attractive parts associated with the first and second rotatable shafts, respectively, which transmits rotation between the first and second rotatable shafts and a sealing unit coupled to the end face to encompass the second magnetically attractive part and to hermetically seal oil and refrigerant in an interior of the driven unit. | 03-06-2014 |
20140148256 | SELF-ADJUSTING TORQUE DEVICE - There is provided a self-adjusting torque device which includes a driving module, a driven module and an adjusting module. The adjusting module comprises a magnetic torque device, wherein an input end of the magnetic torque device is capable of being driven by the driving module, an output end of the magnetic torque device is capable of driving the driven module, the input end and the output end of the magnetic torque device have a viable distance therebetween, and the input end is capable of driving the output end to transfer a torque in operation. | 05-29-2014 |
20140206459 | TWO-TORQUE-PRODUCING CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY - A two-torque-producing connecting rod assembly used in combination with a hand tool is provided with a rod and a connecting member. The rod is polygonal and includes a big first section, a small second section and a connecting portion. The connecting member is a hollow cylindrical structure sleeved on the rod and has an inserting cavity and a stepped receiving cavity. The receiving cavity includes an outer section, an inner section and a middle section which is smaller in diameter than the outer section but larger than the inner section, the outer section includes plural alternatively-arranged arc-shaped concave portions and pointed convex portions. When the first section of the rod is inserted in the outer section of the connecting member, plural angles of the first section are disposed between the arc-shaped concave portions and restricted to move between the two ends by the pointed convex portions. | 07-24-2014 |
20150038241 | Discontinuous Shaft Assembly for a Field Device - A discontinuous shaft assembly includes a first shaft arranged for rotation about a first axis and including an end arranged for placement adjacent the wall at a first desired location disposed on a first side of the wall, with a magnetic portion carried by the first shaft. The assembly also includes a second shaft arranged for rotation about a second axis and including an end arranged for placement adjacent the wall of the enclosure at a second desired location disposed on a second side of the wall, with a magnetic portion carried by the second shaft. The first magnetic portion is arranged to cooperate with the second magnetic portion so that rotation of the first shaft about the first axis causes rotation of the second shaft about the second axis. | 02-05-2015 |
20150369295 | Wobble Mechanism - The invention relates to a wobble mechanism comprising a wobble body ( | 12-24-2015 |
20160076620 | TORQUE-TRANSMITTING COUPLING - There is illustrated and described, inter alia, a device ( | 03-17-2016 |