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| 20080217083 | Vehicle stop/start system with regenerative braking - A vehicle engine stop/start system with regenerative braking comprising a main engine for powering a vehicle having an accessory belt drive system, a motor/generator engaged with the accessory belt drive system, an operator activated switch for selecting an operating mode, in a first operating mode an electric energy storage portion for providing electric power to a heating system when the main engine is off, a relay for preventing operation of the heating system when the main engine is running, in a second operating mode the electric energy storage portion providing electric power to the motor/generator whereby the motor/generator drives an air conditioning compressor when the main engine is off, the air conditioning compressor connected to the accessory belt drive system, a relay for preventing operation of the air conditioning compressor using the motor/generator when the main engine is running, in a third operating mode the motor/generator is used to start the main engine after the main engine has been automatically stopped, and in a fourth operating mode during operation of the main engine the motor/generator generates an electric current during vehicle braking whereby the electric energy storage portion is recharged. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090194380 | Isolator with damping - An isolator comprising a hub, a pulley frictionally engaged with the hub through a bushing for instantaneous rotational movement, the bushing and hub having a coefficient of friction, a resilient member engaged between the pulley and the hub for transmitting a torque, and a locking member for retaining the pulley on the hub. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090197719 | Torsional decoupler - A torsional decoupler comprising a hub having a hub surface, the hub surface having a profile, a pulley having a pulley surface, the pulley surface having a profile, a frictional member disposed between the hub surface and the pulley surface, the frictional member frictionally engaging at least one of the pulley surface or the hub surface, and the frictional member transmitting a torque between the hub and the pulley such that a movement occurs between the hub and the pulley. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100116617 | Isolator with one-way clutch - An isolator comprising a one-way clutch engaged with a hub structure, a belt engaging member, a resilient member operationally engaged between the one-way clutch and the belt engaging member, the belt engaging member engaged with the hub structure through a first and second ball bearing where by a radial load is transmitted through the first and second ball bearings, and the one-way clutch disposed between the first and second ball bearings such that no radial load is transmitted through the one-way clutch. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100120563 | Damped isolator - A damped isolator comprising a first hub, a first pulley connected to the first hub, a bearing carrier connected to the first hub, an elastomeric member engaged with the first hub, a one-way clutch engaged with the elastomeric member, a bearing received by the bearing carrier, a second hub engaged with the one-way clutch and the bearing, and a second pulley connected to the second hub. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100307221 | Belt measurement device - A belt measurement device comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portion are substantially parallel, the first portion and second portion defining a predetermined engagement position for the device in a belt, and, a switch cooperatively disposed with the first portion and second portion, the switch capable of closing a circuit by being compressed between a belt surface and the device, a light is illuminated upon the switch closing the circuit. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110065537 | Isolator decoupler - An isolator decoupler comprising a pulley, a shaft, a bushing slidingly engaged with the pulley and slidingly engaged with the shaft, the pulley journalled to the shaft by a bearing, a one-way clutch fixed to the shaft and engaged with the bushing whereby the bushing rotates in unison with the one-way clutch, a torsion spring engaged between the pulley and the one-way clutch to resiliently couple the pulley to the shaft, and the pulley non-resiliently directly coupleable to the shaft in a temporary predetermined loaded condition. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110245000 | Isolator - An isolator comprising a shaft ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110256968 | Isolator - An isolator comprising a shaft ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110308307 | Test machine - A test machine comprising a driver ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120015768 | Isolating Pulley - An isolator comprising a hub, a pulley journalled to the hub, the pulley having a stop, the hub having a resilient member for engaging the stop, a torsion spring connected between the pulley and the hub, an inertial member attached to the hub by a flexible member, the inertial member disposed within a pulley receiving portion that is disposed radially inward of a pulley belt engaging surface, and the resilient member having a convex surface for engaging the stop such that a spring rate of the resilient member is non-linear upon a compression against the stop. | 01-19-2012 |
