Abstract: A return to neutral (RTN) mechanism for a variable drive apparatus having a rotatable control shaft is provided. The RTN mechanism incorporates a neutral lockdown plate secured to the housing of the variable drive apparatus and disposed about the rotatable control shaft, a control arm fixed to the control shaft to impart rotation thereto, a single, rotatable return arm piloted upon a protective cover, and a pair of springs to bias the control shaft back to a neutral position from either a forward or reverse rotation.

Abstract: A modular pinion shaft that includes a tubular member having a first end and a second end, a first pinion gear member secured to the first end by a plurality of fasteners, and a second pinion gear member secured to the first end by a plurality of fasteners. Gear teeth of each of the pinion gear members are aligned by one or more indexing members disposed between the tubular member and each pinion gear member.

Abstract: A transfer case includes a housing, along with an input shaft, a primary output shaft, a secondary output shaft, and a secondary torque transfer mechanism, each disposed at least partially within the housing. The input shaft is configured to couple to the primary output shaft to transfer torque thereto. The secondary torque transfer mechanism includes a rotating member coupled to the secondary output shaft and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a locking ring, a fork member engaging the locking ring, and a slide shaft coupled to the fork member and configured to slide the locking ring to positively couple the primary output shaft to the rotating member to transfer torque to the secondary output shaft. The housing includes an aperture axially configured to receive an elongated tool configured to be rotated manually external to the housing for engaging and moving the slide shaft to the second position.

Abstract: An actuator for a latch is provided, the actuator having: a motor operatively coupled to a gear train; and a rack moveably mounted to the actuator for linear movement with respect to a housing of the actuator, wherein the gear train comprises: a worm; a worm gear and a pinion gear, wherein the pinion gear is rotatably mounted to the worm gear and the pinion gear has a plurality of teeth configured to engage a portion of the rack, wherein the axis of rotation of the worm is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the worm gear and the pinion gear.

Abstract: An override mechanism for a shift-by-wire transmission includes a housing having a first pin aperture and a shaft extending into the housing. The override mechanism further includes a reel plate having a second pin aperture. The reel plate is rotatably fixed to the shaft and rotatable within the housing. The override mechanism further includes a spring biasing the reel plate to a first angular position, and a pull-pin removably disposable within the first and second pin apertures to retain the reel plate in a second angular position.

Abstract: An anti-rotation device for a distributor inner shaft structure comprises an upright column, a bracket fastened on the upright column, two swing arms arranged in opposite directions, and two connecting rods arranged in parallel, wherein the upright column is fixed on the ground or fixedly connected to a non-rotating base frame on a filling machine, the middle parts of the two swing arms are respectively hinged on the bracket to swing horizontally, and the end parts of the two swing arms have meshing gear teeth. The two connecting rods are located between the swing arms and an inner shaft structure of the distributor, one end of each is respectively hinged to the other end of the corresponding swing arm, and the other ends of the two connecting rods are respectively hinged to the lower part of the inner shaft structure of the distributor, and capable of swinging horizontally.

Abstract: An internal transmission is basically arranged with a hub shaft which is attachable to a bicycle frame, a first shaft which is separate from the hub shaft and which is non-rotatable around the hub shaft, and a second shaft which is separate from the hub shaft and from the first shaft and which is non-rotatable around the hub shaft. The internal transmission has a plurality of first rotating bodies which are coaxially rotatable around the first shaft, and a plurality of second rotating bodies which are coupled to each of the first rotating bodies, and which are coaxially rotatable around the axis of the second shaft. The internal transmission has a clutch mechanism which controls at least one of the rotation state of the first rotating body and the rotation state of the second rotating body, and a hub shell which is rotated around the hub shaft.

Abstract: A linear actuator includes a housing, motors, actuator members, clutch members, a base, a clutch driver, and a pulling handle. The motors are disposed in the housing. The actuator members are respectively disposed in the housing and corresponding to a respective one of the motors. Each clutch member is connected between a respective one of the motors and a respective corresponding one of the actuator members. The base is disposed on an outer surface of the housing, a flange is disposed on an outer surface of the base, and a guiding slot is formed on the base. The clutch driver is in the base and connected to each of the clutch members. A cam contacting against the flange is formed on an end of the pulling handle, and a shaft is inserted through the end. The shaft is inserted through the guiding slot to connect the clutch driver.

Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a switch structure, an operating structure, and a controller. The switch structure comprises a first electrical switch and a second electrical switch. The first electrical switch has a first operated state. The second electrical switch has a second operated state. The operating structure includes an operating member. The controller is configured to respectively generate a first control signal and a second control signal based on a first signal pattern and a second signal pattern. The first signal pattern includes a first combination of the first operated state and the second operated state. The second signal pattern including a second combination of the first operated state and the second operated state. The second combination is different from the first combination.

Abstract: A shift device includes a knob that is rotated to change a shift position, and an operation mechanism including a motor. At least one of restricting or releasing restriction of rotation of the knob is performed when the motor is driven, further, the shift position of the knob is changed to a specific shift position when the motor is driven. Thus, driving a common motor in the shift device enables at least one of restricting or releasing restriction of rotation of the knob to be performed, and enables the shift position of the knob to be changed to the specific shift position. This enables the configuration of the shift device to be simplified, and enables an increase in the size and an increase in the number of components in the shift device to be suppressed.

Abstract: A coaxial output motor, including a motor subassembly, a transmission mechanism, and a gear shift mechanism. The motor subassembly includes a motor housing, a rear cover disposed on one end of the motor housing, a front cover disposed on another end of the motor housing, and a rotor shaft movably disposed on the rear cover and the front cover. The rotor shaft is a hollow structure. The transmission mechanism includes an input gear fixedly disposed on a front end of the rotor shaft and a first countershaft gear movably disposed on the front cover. The gear shift mechanism includes a first speed change gear. The first speed change gear is movably disposed on the tip of the front end of the rotor shaft. The input gear is connected to the first speed change gear via the first countershaft gear.

Abstract: A waist rotation structure includes a mounting disc defining a through hole, a rotatable disc located at a first side of the mounting disc, a driving device fixed to a second side of the mounting disc that is opposite the first side, and a transmission assembly. The rotatable disc defines a first cable insertion hole. The driving device includes an output shaft. The transmission assembly includes a drive gear connected to the output shaft, and a transmission cylinder extending through the through hole. The transmission cylinder includes a body that extends through the through hole, and is rotatably connected to the mounting disc and fixedly connected to the rotatable disc, and a driven gear arranged on a lateral surface of the body and engaged with the drive gear. The body defines a wiring hole extending opposite ends thereof and aligning with the first cable insertion hole.

Abstract: A force transmission transmits forces received by three levers to an input gimbal plate having three support points. The input gimbal play may in turn transmit the force to a wrist assembly coupled to a surgical tool. A first gimbal support point is supported by a first lever having a fulcrum with one degree of rotational freedom. Second and third gimbal support points may be supported by second and third levers having fulcrums with two degrees of rotational freedom. These fulcrums may include a first axle coupled to the lever and a second axle that supports the first axle and provides the fulcrum for the supported lever. A spring may draw the second and third levers toward one another. The force transmission may include a parallelogram linkage that includes a rocker link pivotally coupled to the first lever and having a flat surface that supports the first gimbal support point.

Abstract: A sequential shift gearbox converter assembly to convert a H-pattern gearbox to a sequentially shifted gearbox, the converter assembly including a shifting lever mounted relative to a converter housing, a drive arm mounted for movement driven by the shifting lever, a first shaped cam for rotation driven by the drive arm, a first gear for movement caused by movement of the first shaped cam, a second gear for movement caused by movement of the first gear, a second shaped cam mounted for movement when the second gear is moved, a reciprocating shifter member moved according to movement of the second shaped cam, a reciprocating shifter member moved according to movement of the second shaped cam to in turn move an elongate shifter rod of a gearbox transversely and a shifter rod rotating arm having a first portion biased into contact with the first shaped cam and a second portion to rotate the elongate shifter rod when urged to by the shape of the first cam during rotation thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shifting device for a gearing unit, in particular for a vehicle driven using muscle force. The shifting device has a shaft for the mounting of a multiplicity of idler gears. A multiplicity of pawls are assigned to the idler gears and are movably mounted on the shaft in order to connect the idler gears rotationally conjointly to the shaft in at least one direction of rotation. A camshaft is assigned to the pawls and is designed to set different gear-speed stages of the gearing unit, wherein the pawls are assigned in each case one actuating element which is mounted so as to be movable relative to the camshaft and relative to the respective pawl and which is designed to actuate the pawl for the purposes of setting the gear-speed stages.

Abstract: A transmission device is configured to generate at least one of a stroke motion and a reciprocating motion of an insert tool of a hand-held power tool, and includes at least one link unit configured to generate the stroke motion. The link unit includes at least one output element, at least one link element, at least one contact surface, and at least one further contact surface. The at least one contact surface is disposed at least partially on the at least one output element. The at least one link element is configured to act in combination with the at least one output element via the at least one contact surface. The at least one further contact surface is configured to generate a force that initiates the reciprocating motion, and is disposed at least partially on the at least one output element.

Abstract: The composite work apparatus includes: two link actuation devices that support two working bodies such that postures of the working bodies can be individually changed; and three or more linear motion actuators that move the two link actuation devices and two or more work objects relative to each other. In each link actuation device, a distal end side link hub is connected to a proximal end side link hub via three or more link mechanisms such that a posture of the distal end side link hub can be changed relative to the proximal end side link hub, and a posture control actuator that arbitrarily changes the posture of the distal end side link hub relative to the proximal end side link hub is provided to each of two or more link mechanisms of the three or more link mechanisms.

Abstract: An involute gear is disclosed. A circular base has a surface that includes an inner region and an outer region. A gear tooth extends outward from the outer region of the surface. A shape of the gear tooth is defined by a varying cross-sectional involute profile. Starting from a first involute profile that is in a plane parallel to the surface of the circular base and extending outward from a center of the circular base, each location on the first involute profile is rotated about a corresponding axis while traversing a path defined by a corresponding imaginary ray extending from the center of the circular base to that location in the first involute profile. The corresponding axis is tangential to an imaginary circle that encompasses the inner region of the surface and is perpendicular to the corresponding imaginary ray.

Abstract: A joint structure includes: an output side transmission shaft which rotates integrally with an output shaft of a speed increaser; an input side transmission shaft which rotates integrally with an input shaft of the speed increaser; a fixed housing; a bearing; and a one-way clutch which is fitted in the fixed housing. The one-way clutch integrally rotatably connects the output side transmission shaft and the input side transmission shaft under a condition where a rotation speed of the output shaft is higher than a rotation speed of the input shaft, and releases the connection between the output side transmission shaft and the input side transmission shaft under a condition where the rotation speed of the output shaft is lower than the rotation speed of the input shaft.

Abstract: A joint structure includes a fixed member, a rotatable member and a connection assembly. The fixed member includes a housing and a first servo disposed within the housing. The connection assembly is used to connect the rotatable member to an output shaft of the first servo. The connection assembly includes a first flange fixedly connected to the rotatable member and a second flange connected to the output shaft of the first servo and the first flange, and the rotatable member extend from within the housing to an outside of the housing.