With Lead-in Patents (Class 192/69.83)
  • Patent number: 11207979
    Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle includes an electric motor, a speed reduction device configured to reduce the speed of rotation transferred from the electric motor, and a drive force distribution device that distributes and outputs a drive force of the electric motor that is input via the speed reduction device to a first output rotary member and a second output rotary member. The speed reduction device has a first gear member, a second gear member, a coupling member, and a moving mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki Fujii
  • Patent number: 10557506
    Abstract: A dog clutch includes a rotating member including first dog teeth, an annular dog ring including second dog teeth, and an annular dog sleeve. The rotating member includes first protrusions protruding radially outwardly from the outer circumferences of crests or troughs of the first dog teeth, the dog sleeve includes second protrusions that are configured to come into contact with the first protrusions in a circumferential direction when the dog sleeve moves toward the rotating member in an axial direction, and the first dog teeth and the second dog teeth are disposed at positions at which the first dog teeth and the second dog teeth are able to be engaged with each other in the circumferential direction in a state in which the first protrusions and the second protrusions are in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yoshimura, Akihiko Ichikawa, Shinichi Takeuchi, Jun Yabuta, Isamu Shiotsu
  • Patent number: 8844395
    Abstract: A torque transmission assembly includes two structural component parts for coupled engagement to one another so as to rotate together around an axis of rotation, a first of these structural component parts has an inner circumferential toothing and a second of these structural component parts has an outer circumferential toothing for a rotary coupling engagement with the inner circumferential toothing. The teeth in one toothing of an inner circumferential toothing and outer circumferential toothing are bounded by end faces in a first axial end area of the one toothing. The one toothing has at least one tooth with an end face which is extended forward axially relative to the end faces of the other teeth of the one toothing, and the end face of at least one tooth of the one toothing with the end face which is extended forward axially forms a circumferentially deflecting end face for the other toothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Georg Mencher, Thomas Walter
  • Patent number: 8499915
    Abstract: A quick disconnect coupling including a first hub, a shaft fixedly connected to the first hub, the shaft being non-round in cross-section, and a second hub having a non-round recess extending therethrough, the non-round recess being sized to closely receive the shaft such that the second hub is capable of sliding along the shaft and is prevented from rotating about the shaft, wherein rotation of the first hub results in corresponding rotation of the second hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: F. R. Drake
    Inventors: William L. Harrison, William M. Oliver, Jeffrey D. Wightman
  • Patent number: 8366097
    Abstract: A clutch transmission mechanism of a printing device includes a power input shaft, a power input gear, a gear-shifting arm, a first gear-shifting module and a second gear-shifting module. In the cooperation of these components and modules, the printing device can be operated in a first gear-shifting mode or a second first gear-shifting mode. When the printing device can be operated in a first gear-shifting mode or a second first gear-shifting mode, the clutch transmission mechanism coaxially transmits the driving force. As such, the stability of transmitting the driving force is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Tung-Wen Tu, Jian Zeng, Jian-Gju Yu
  • Patent number: 8082817
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism having a dog clutch for freely connecting and disconnecting power transmission between a first rotor and a second rotor on a common rotational shaft. The dog clutch has a plurality of dog jaws in one of the rotors and has, in the other rotor, a plurality of recess portions or other dog jaws to which the former dog jaws can be engaged. Tapered surfaces are formed at an end face of each of the former dog jaws in the axial direction and each of wall surface portions formed between the recess portions or an end face of each of the latter dog jaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuhei Takahara, Shigeru Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8002097
    Abstract: A clutch mechanism of an outboard motor includes a forward gear and a reverse gear that are always driven in opposite directions by a drive shaft driven by a drive system, and a dog gear disposed around the output shaft. The forward gear, the reverse gear, and the dog gear are provided with a plurality of engaging projections and engaging recesses that can be engaged with each other, with the dog gear being engaged with either the forward gear or with the reverse gear by forceably moving the dog gear toward one side in the axial direction. A drive shaft has a drive gear and is driven by the drive system generating a maximum output power of about 300 ps or more, the forward gear and the reverse gear have input gears respectively which are always engaged with the drive gear, and the engaging projections and the engaging recesses are located radially inside of the input gears and disposed at least seven in a row along a circumference thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Haruhiko Tsurumi
  • Patent number: 7849991
    Abstract: A quick disconnect coupling including a first hub, a shaft fixedly connected to the first hub, the shaft being non-round in cross-section, and a second hub having a non-round recess extending therethrough, the non-round recess being sized to closely receive the shaft such that the second hub is capable of sliding along the shaft and is prevented from rotating about the shaft, wherein rotation of the first hub results in corresponding rotation of the second hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: F.R. Drake Company
    Inventors: William L. Harrison, William M. Oliver, Jeffrey D. Wightman
  • Patent number: 7810625
    Abstract: A sintered clutch ring (1) is described, comprising a rim of clutch teeth (2) which comprise wedge-like face surfaces (3, 4) intersecting in an axial plane and flanks (5) sloping downwardly under an angle of inclination from the tooth back (6) against the tooth root, with the flanks (5) being relieved starting from a re-entrant, axially normal shoulder (7). In order to provide advantageous conditions for press forming the flank reliefs it is proposed that the planes of intersection between the wedge-like face surfaces (3, 4) extend outside of the center of the teeth and that the mutually axially offset shoulders (7) of the two flanks (5) of the clutch teeth (2) separate the relieved flanks (5) from a paraxial flank portion (8) which is substantially triangular and is adjacent to the face surfaces (3, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Miba Sinter Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Nelböck, Alexander Weiermair, Franz Heitzinger
  • Patent number: 7413067
    Abstract: A first dog clutch member is coupled with a rotation transmitting member rotatably mounted on a power transmission shaft with a relative rotation clearance ?. A second dog clutch member is slidably mounted on the power transmission shaft to be engageable/disengageable with/from the first dog clutch member. A damper spring is interposed between the rotation transmitting member and the first dog clutch member. First dog teeth and second dog teeth, which are engaged/disengaged with/from each other by an axial displacement of the second dog clutch member, are formed in the first dog clutch member and the second dog clutch member, respectively. A chamfer is made in each end portion of the respective first dog teeth and each end portion of the respective second dog teeth, which are opposed to each other, so as to guide the second dog teeth to a position to engage with the first dog teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Tsukada, Kazuhiko Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20040000460
    Abstract: A clutch pulley for selectively engaging a belt of a first device and a shaft of a second device, including a sheave member, an electromagnetic coil, a flex plate, and a ring member. The sheave member includes a sheave belt surface adapted to engage the belt and a sheave clutch surface. The electromagnetic coil is adapted to selectively create an electromagnetic flux. The flex plate includes a flex inner section concentrically coupled over the shaft, a flex outer section adapted to selectively move between two axial positions relative to the flex inner section based upon the presence of the electromagnetic flux, and a flex spoke section connecting the flex inner section and the flex outer section. The ring member is connected to the flex outer section and includes a ring clutch surface adapted to selectively engage the sheave clutch surface based upon the axial position of the flex outer section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Jacobson, Russell Monahan
  • Patent number: 6581664
    Abstract: An articulated-arm awning having at least two articulated arms, each incorporating an inner and outer articulated arm section that are connected to one another by a joint having a substantially vertical swiveling axis. The outer articulated arm section of each articulated arm is connected in the region of its outer end to a dropout profile by a joint having a substantially vertical swiveling axis. The inner end of each inner articulated arm section that is located on the bearing side is connected to a bearing on the building side by a joint having a substantially vertical swiveling axis. A tilting joint around a horizontal swiveling axis is provided on each articulated arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Schmitz-Werke GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Sven Kröner, Luise Schniggendiller