Abstract: Methods and devices for dispersing scent around the exterior of a vehicle. A scent-dispersing device is attached to the exterior of a vehicle. The device is configured so that the airflow through or around the device causes scent to be dispersed around the vehicle. In one embodiment, the device is installable in the tailpipe of a motorized vehicle so that the exhaust passes through or around the device and thereby disperses scent into the area around the vehicle and into the surrounding environment.

Abstract: A trailer jack device is provided. The device may include: a gearbox for actuating a trailer; and a mount connected to the gearbox via a tube. The mount may be configured to couple the trailer to the gearbox. Further, the gearbox may have a gear reduction ratio for a power drill to perform at peak efficiency while minimizing motor burnout.

Abstract: A rotary encoder (1) is provided, including a shaft (W) connected to and drivable by an external shaft, a first gear unit (G1) and a second gear unit (G2), each following rotations of the shaft (W). Both gear units (G1, G2) (G1 and G2) are drivable independently of one another by the shaft (W), a first gear stage (G1S1) of the first gear unit (G1) has a first detection unit (E1), and a gear stage (G2S2) downstream of a first gear stage (G2S1) of the second gear unit (G2) has a second detection unit (E2). An evaluation unit derives the angular position from signals of the detection units (E1, E2) and compares the rotations of the first gear stage (G1S1) and the downstream gear stage (G2S2) for plausibility, taking into account a known ratio of the rotation of the first gear stage (G1S1) to the rotation of the downstream gear stage (G2S2).

Abstract: The present invention provides a damping mechanism comprising a first member comprising a base section, a resilient damping section and an enclosed chamber defined by the base section and an inner surface of the resilient damping section. The resilient damping section is centered about a rotation axis and the enclosed chamber is provided radially inward of the resilient damping section and configured to accommodate a deformation of the resilient damping section. A second member is attached pivotably to the base section of the first member to rotate around the rotation axis relative to the base section. A damping protrusion extends from the second member toward the resilient damping section. The resilient damping section comprises an outer surface facing away from the enclosed chamber which is configured to be engaged with the damping protrusion to produce the deformation of the resilient damping section and provide a damping to the rotation of the second member relative to the base section.

Abstract: An actuator assembly for actuating actuatable members. The actuator assembly includes an upper cam mounted to an upper side of a center plate. The upper cam is rotatable by a motor. A lower cam is mounted to a lower side of the center plate. The lower cam is rotatable by the motor. The upper cam and the lower cam are configured to rotate at different speeds and are configured to actuate linkages for moving the actuatable members.

Abstract: A hand-wheel actuator for preventing over rotation of a hand-wheel shaft. The hand-wheel actuator comprises a housing that defines an opening aligned about an axis. The hand-wheel shaft extends along and is rotatable about the axis. A drive gear is rotationally coupled to the hand-wheel shaft, wherein the drive gear is at least partially disposed in the opening and includes a drive gear tooth. A stop gear is coupled to the housing and includes a plurality of stop gear teeth for engagement with the drive gear tooth and prevents rotation of the drive gear over a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A disclosure relates to a gear two-way clutching mechanism that is acted between the power output and the loading and mainly comprising a power source, a loading, a clutching unit and a deceleration unit. When the first output gear of the loading unit is driven by the power source to rotate to a predetermined position, the teeth missing portion is tangential with and corresponds to the buffer gear, or the wheel teeth portion meshes the buffer gear. The clutching unit connected between the power source, and the loading can perform clutch without working and enables the loading end to freely rotate, or the clutching unit can perform mesh working so that power of the power source is directly outputted to the loading end. With the deceleration unit connected to rear section and/or front section of the clutching unit, speed reduction ratio of the transmission chain connected between the power source and the loading can change to achieve effect of enhancing or changing output torque.

Abstract: A gearbox has a partly toothed drive gear wheel with a toothed segment and a toothless segment on its circular peripheral surface. A driven gear is completely toothed and meshes with the toothed segment of the drive gear when it is presented to a mesh point between the gears. Pawls on the gear shafts synchronize the initiation of the mesh. The number of teeth on the drive gear is selected so that 360 degrees of rotation of the drive gear results in 360 degrees of rotation of the driven gear. As the drive gear toothless segment just reaches the mesh point, a brake on the driven gear shaft is actuated to accurately stop the motion of the driven gear shaft. The driven gear shaft is thereby halted while the drive gear is free to turn until its teeth once again reach the mesh point.

Abstract: A device for transmitting movement between a first rotating and driving toothed element and a second rotating and driven toothed element, the transmitting of movement being limited to a range of rotation that is delimited by starting and ending rotational angular positions of ranges of movement for the toothed elements. The second toothed element has a spring element pulling it in rotation in a direction opposite to the positive direction of rotation bringing the second toothed element from its beginning angular position of operational range of movement to its ending angular position of operational range of movement, and the first toothed element has a particular peripheral arc portion that is devoid of teeth, this particular peripheral arc portion extending circumferentially beyond the end or the last tooth of the toothed peripheral arc portion of the first element, seen in the positive direction of rotation of the latter.

Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a wrench member, a driving shaft, a rotary member, two first paws, a grip, and a second paw. The wrench member has a ratchet hole, an axial hole, and first inner teeth on a sidewall of the ratchet hole. The driving shaft is received in the axial hole of the wrench member. The rotary member is received in the ratchet hole of the wrench member, and has annular teeth to engage a gear of the driving shaft. The first paws are provided on the barrel, and each has first outer teeth to engage the first inner teeth of the wrench member. The grip is pivotally connected to the wrench member, and has second inner teeth. The second paw is provided on the driving shaft, and has second outer teeth to engage the second inner teeth of the tube.

Abstract: A gear drive system includes a securing panel, a first slave gear, a drive gear, and an adjusting structure. The securing panel includes a panel body, a rack, and a rotating shaft. An upper part of the first slave gear is adjacent to the rack and aligned with the rack. The drive gear engages the first slave gear. The adjusting structure includes an elastic element, a slave element pivotally mounted to the panel body, and a third slave gear. The third slave gear defines a rotating hole. The rotating shaft is received in the rotating hole. The second slave gear is movable related to the panel body to enable the rotating shaft to be located in different positions of the rotating hole. The third slave gear is driven to move and rotate. The slave element is driven to rotate to press the elastic element.

Abstract: A throttle body having an integrated sector gear which includes a sector gear component, a bushing integrally formed with the sector gear component such that the bushing and sector gear component are a single part, and an insert, where the bushing and the sector gear formed around the insert. The insert includes a first arm and a second arm, and the insert is configurable to be formed with the sector gear and the bushing to be suitable for use with one or more packaging requirements of the throttle body.

Abstract: A driving force transmission mechanism (40) includes: a first support portion (31) for supporting an end portion of a rotation shaft (1aa) of a photosensitive drum (1a) on a second driving force transmission gear (49) side; a second support portion (33) arranged opposite to the photosensitive drum (1a) across the first support portion (31); a shaft (51) provided so as to protrude from the second support portion (33) to the photosensitive drum (1a) side; and a multi-step gear (47) rotatably supported by the shaft (51), the multi-step gear including a driving force input gear portion (47a) and a driving force output gear portion (47b). Between the driving force input gear portion (47a) and the driving force output gear portion (47b), there is formed a peripheral surface portion (47c) rotatably supported by a bearing member (53) provided into a second through-hole (31a) of the first support portion (31).

Abstract: A drive unit that is movable between an unfired and a fired position. The drive unit comprises a handle member, a first drive gear having a first axis of rotation, and a second drive gear, engaged to the first drive gear at a mesh point, and having a second axis of rotation. The mesh point moves with respect to the axes of rotation as the handle member moves from the unfired position to the fired position. The drive unit drives an implement only when it is moved from the unfired position to the fired position.

Abstract: A gear shift unit for an automated manual transmission, may include a shift block that is restricted in the rotational direction and slidably movable along a control shaft, and has a shift finger in order to implement a selecting operation with straight motion thereof and a shifting operation with rotation motion thereof, a driving actuator, a shifting unit selectively engaged with the driving actuator to rotate the control shaft by power of the driving actuator, wherein the shifting unit changes rotational direction of the control shaft in accordance with rotational angles of the driving actuator, and a selecting unit selectively engaged with the driving actuator to slide the shift block along the control shaft by power of the driving actuator while the shifting unit is not driven by the power of the driving actuator.

Abstract: A drive device for a deployment element of a motor vehicle, in particular for a pivotable hinged window, which can be moved between an open position and a closed position in a motorized manner is provided. A spur gear transmission driven by an electric motor comprises an output gear having a coupling lever for coupling a deployment lever in a rotationally movable manner, a spur gear that meshes with the output gear, and an intermediate gear that is coaxial with the spur gear. The output gear has outer teeth having two teeth sections of different axial tooth width. The deployment lever that is coupled to the coupling lever extends in a plane of symmetry perpendicular to the rotational axes of the spur gear transmission.

Abstract: A gear unit having a drive element with a first tooth structure, an output element with a second tooth structure, wherein the tooth structures are able to be brought into engagement cogging with each other to form a gearing in at least one engagement area of the second tooth structure. The output element has at least one uncoupling area, in which the cogging engagement of the gearing is uncoupled. The first tooth structure has at least one first modified tooth element and the second tooth structure has at least one second modified tooth element wherein by a movement of the drive element, synchronization of the second modified tooth element with the first modified tooth element is possible in order to create a change from the uncoupled state to the engagement state.

Abstract: An elevator assembly includes a carrier, a first arm, and a second arm. Each arm has a primary portion pivotally connected to the carrier and a secondary portion pivotally connected to the primary portion. A first gear system interconnects the first arm and the second arm for synchronous rotation with respect to the carrier in opposite directions. A pair of second gear systems establish a geared relationship between the secondary portions of the arms and the carrier. A support member is connected to the secondary portions of the arms, wherein rotation of the primary portions of the arms with respect to the carrier drives the support member between a neutral position and at least a first extended position.

Abstract: An electromechanical driving device (1) for use in a tailgate of a motor vehicle, with an electric motor (2) for the rotary drive of a spur gear (4) which is accommodated in a gear housing (3) and is operatively connected to a gear arrangement (5) in order to drive an output shaft (19) for a window wiper mechanism, wherein the spur gear (4) is accommodated rotatably in the gear housing (3) by means of a co-rotating spur gear shaft (6), wherein a shaft section (7) of the spur gear shaft (6) extends out of the gear housing (3) on which means for actuating a closing mechanism (8) for closing the tailgate and/or a tailgate window are accommodated. An electromechanical driving device (1) for use in a tailgate of a motor vehicle is therefore provided, said driving device, which is used to selectively actuate a wiper mechanism or a closing mechanism, having a simple design and comprising a gear housing which is designed in accordance with a known construction for driving a wiper mechanism.

Abstract: A sheet feeder includes a feed roller feeding a sheet while rotating in a feeding direction, a driving gear that rotates in a predetermined direction and transmits a driving force, a first gear mechanism transmitting the force to the feed roller to rotate the feed roller in a reverse direction opposite to the feeding direction, and a second gear mechanism transmitting the force to the feed roller to rotate the feed roller in the feeding direction. The driving gear includes a first engaging member that engages with the first gear mechanism and transmits the force to the first gear mechanism at a rotational angle of the driving gear within a first range, and a second engaging member that engages with the second gear mechanism and transmits the force to the second gear mechanism at the rotational angle within a second range having no common range with the first range.

Abstract: A resin gear has a concave portion formed on a gear body at a position radially inward of a boundary region between a toothed portion and a non-toothed portion. During a molding process, a welded portion is formed at the non-toothed portion by merger of flow of the molten resin along a first path and flow of the molten resin along a second path. The first path detours the concave portion and passes through the side of the toothed portion, and the second path detours the concave portion and passes through the side of the non-toothed portion.

Abstract: An intermittent drive mechanism capable of noise reduction is provided. The intermittent drive mechanism comprises a drive gear, a fragmental gear, a first cam, an operating arm, an operating-arm drive mechanism, and a brake mechanism. The fragmental gear includes a mesh portion, of which teeth arranged in a predetermined region on a circumference mesh with the drive gear, and a non-mesh portion, which is free of teeth in the remaining region on the circumference and so does not mesh with the drive gear. The first cam rotates integrally with the fragmental gear. The operating arm contacts with the first cam to rotate the fragmental gear so as to put the same in a mesh state, in which the mesh portion meshes with the drive gear, from an optional, initial position in a non-mesh state, in which the non-mesh portion faces the drive gear. The operating-arm drive mechanism drives the operating arm upon energization of a solenoid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sliding clutch made of plastic material, which is especially suitable for the use in adjustment drives for vehicular exterior mirrors. The sliding clutch thereby comprises a first clutch part and a second clutch part, wherein the first clutch part and the second clutch part abut one another with planar faces in such a way that they are into engagement with one another up to a maximum torque only because of static friction. In this way, a sliding operation without rattling noises can be guaranteed. For achieving this safety function by means of which no force or torque transmission occurs from a predetermined torque range, no further mechanical components or additional electrical controls are required.

Abstract: A shifter is equipped with a rack and a stopper. A transmission gear transmits power from an electric motor to the rack. A retention pin extends vertically downward from the transmission gear. When the shifter slides to an origin, the retention pin locks the stopper, which causes the electric motor to step out. On detecting the step-out of the electric motor, the position control device recognizes that the shifter has reached the origin (the reference position) and has been fixed at the position, thus setting the shifter position.

Abstract: Gear for day of the month display mechanism in a watch movement, including: a driving organ (1), a driven organ (50), characterized in that said driving organ (1) is provided with z1 first teeth (120) and z2 second teeth (121), the height of the second teeth (121) being lower than the height of the first teeth (120), and in that said driven organ (50) is provided with z3 third teeth (501) and z4 fourth teeth (503), the height of the third teeth (501) being greater than the height of the fourth teeth (503), the height of the z1 first teeth (120) allowing the z3 third teeth (501) as well as the z4 fourth teeth (503) to be driven, the height of the z2 second teeth (121) allowing however only the z3 third teeth (501) but not the z4 fourth teeth (503) to be driven.

Abstract: An animated children's toy including a gear system for providing intermittent and reciprocal motion. The gear system includes a drive gear and a driven gear. The gear system is adapted to have a non-rotating configuration and an engaged configuration. In the non-rotating configuration the driven gear is prevented from rotating, and a corresponding portion of the animated children's toy is not moving. In the engaged configuration the driven gear rotates and a corresponding portion of the animated children's toy moves.

Abstract: A tray carrying-in starting mechanism for a disk drive is simple and reduces a load at the start of carrying-in of the tray. The tray carrying-in action is started by pushing a tray that has been carried out to a disk exchange position. The starting mechanism comprises a projection provided on a rear end portion of a rack with a predetermined spacing from a tooth at a rear end of the rack. An untoothed portion is provided on an outer periphery of the gear that meshes with the rack, and a cam groove is formed on the outer periphery of the gear to allow the projection to slide over a predetermined extent and to engage therewith. The projection engages with the cam groove when the tray is carried out to the disk exchange position, and the tray can be retracted a predetermined distance without rotation of the gear when the tray is pushed.

Abstract: A driving force transmission mechanism having a following rotation preventing mechanism that prevents a follower wheel from rotating together with a driving wheel in a play section is provided. Also, a damper apparatus that can drive two open-close plates independently from each other through the driving force transmission mechanism are provided. The following rotation preventing mechanism includes a cam member that rotates together with the follower wheel, and an elastic member that elastically presses a cam surface of the cam member. The cam surface has an arcuate section that slides against the elastic member in a linked movement section in which the follower wheel follows rotations of the driving wheel, small diameter sections on both sides of the arcuate section, and ridge sections that continuously connects the small diameter sections and the arcuate section without forming step differences.

Abstract: A sector gear is formed as one of a pair of mirror image gears (12, 14). Each of the sector gears has an arcuate portion (16) having a series of teeth (18) on an outer periphery thereof, and a V-shaped base portion (20) having a first leg (22), a second leg (24) and an apex portion (26). The first leg (22) has an S-shaped configuration and connects with the arcuate portion (16) at a first end thereof. The second leg (24) has an inverted S-shape and connects with the arcuate portion (16) near an arcuate mid-length of the arcuate portion (16). The first leg (22) and second leg (24) merge smoothly with the apex portion (26). The apex portion (26) has an aperture (30) at a radial center of the arcuate portion (16). Each of the gears has an inner periphery (28) that enables complementary nesting of the pair of sector gears (12, 14).

Abstract: A sector gear is formed as one of a pair of mirror image gears (12, 14). Each of the sector gears has an arcuate portion (16) having a series of teeth (18) on an outer periphery thereof, and a V-shaped base portion (20) having a first leg (22), a second leg (24) and an apex portion (26). The first leg (22) has an S-shaped configuration and connects with the arcuate portion (16) at a first end thereof. The second leg (24) has an inverted S-shape and connects with the arcuate portion (16) near an arcuate mid-length of the arcuate portion (16). The first leg (22) and second leg (24) merge smoothly with the apex portion (26). The apex portion (26) has an aperture (30) at a radial center of the arcuate portion (16). Each of the gears has an inner periphery (28) that enables complementary nesting of the pair of sector gears (12, 14).

Abstract: A throttle device includes a throttle body (1) and a cover (18) adapted to be mounted to the throttle body. A coupling device (13, 15; 51, 53) includes a first engaging portion (15; 51) disposed on one of the throttle body and the cover and a second engaging portion (13; 53) disposed on the other of the throttle body and the cover. The first and second engaging portions are engageable with each other when the throttle body and the cover is moved toward each other in a first direction, so that the throttle body and the cover are prevented from moving away from each other in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Means (1d; 1e: 53b) is provided for preventing accidental or unauthorized intentional access to the first or second engaging portions in order to disengage the first and second engaging portions.

Abstract: Corkscrew machine including rotatable spiral radius pinion gear mechanically coupled to annular collar and engages inclined gear rack to translate driver up and down carrying freely rotating, helical corkscrew. Crank rotates spiral radius pinion gear to translate driver up and down relative to collar along rotation axis of corkscrew with mechanical advantage increasing as driver approaches collar. A non-rotating collar cam coupled to, translated relative to, driver, receives and follows helix of corkscrew to impart torque rotating the corkscrew when held stationary within annular collar responsive to translation of driver toward and away from annular collar. Biased, releasable collar latch captures and holds collar cam at stationary position within annular collar releasing it to translate upward with driver upon an upward cork pulling stroke of driver relative to collar when bottle is held within annular collar.

Abstract: A positioning mechanism includes a moving body which can be moved in accordance with a drive force supplied from a drive source, a stopper which defines a movement extremity of the moving body, and a biasing device which engages with the moving body when the moving body is moved to the vicinity of the movement extremity and which converts, after engagement, the force from the moving body into a force to bias the moving body toward the stopper.

Abstract: A rack and a pinion respectively have stoppers constituted by a flat surface in both sides of tooth portions thereof. The stopper of the pinion is brought into contact with the stopper of the rack at both oscillating stroke ends of the rack, whereby a backlash is absorbed.

Abstract: A gear structure for a figurine comprises a plurality of coaxial gears provided on a shaft, each of the coaxial gears is provided with a plurality of toothed portions at a periphery thereof at suitable positions, with a smooth portion between adjacent toothed portions. At suitable positions facing the periphery of each of the coaxial gears, a plurality of action gear sets are respectively provided to drive at least one joint on a figurine to move such that by rotating the shaft to different angular positions, at least one of the toothed portions on at least one of the coaxial gears engages the corresponding action gear set so as to actuate the action gear set, thereby enabling the figurine to perform at least one action.

Abstract: A rotary piston engine (20) is shown that includes a housing (22) having a toroidal working chamber with inlet (56) and exhaust (54) ports. First and second piston assemblies (30 and 32), each of which includes at least one pair of diametrically opposed pistons (30A and 30B, and 32A and 32B), are located in the working chamber. Piston assemblies (30 and 32) are connected to the engine output shaft through a differential (78) and the Sakita gear sets (74 and 76), each of which gear sets includes a Sakita type 1 gear (74A or 76A) and a Sakita type 2 gear (74B or 76B). The piston assemblies rotate at variable speed, whereby pistons of the slower speed are trailing pistons during portions of the power and intake phases of engine operation. In one embodiment, the Sakita type 1 gear includes teeth in the form of rollers. Also, spark plugs embedded within piston assemblies (30 and 32) are accessible from outside.

Abstract: A rotary piston engine (20) is shown that includes a housing (22) having a toroidal working chamber with inlet (56) and exhaust (54) ports. First and second piston assemblies (30 and 32), each of which includes at least one pair of diametrically opposed pistons (30A and 30B, and 32A and 32B), are located in the working chamber. Piston assemblies (30 and 32) are connected to the engine output shaft through a differential (78) and two pairs of the Sakita gear sets (74 and 76), each of which gear sets includes a Sakita type 1 gear (74A and 76A) and a Sakita type 2 gear (74B and 76B). The piston assemblies rotate at variable speed, whereby pistons of the slower speed are trailing pistons during portions of the power and intake phases of engine operation. In one embodiment, one of the Sakita gears includes teeth in the form of rollers. Also, spark plugs embedded within piston assemblies (30 and 32) are accessible from outside.

Abstract: A gear wheel construction for use in a constant mesh gear box, the gear wheel construction characterized by a single gear wheel (100) provided about a shaft (18) in a rotatable and engageable manner, the gear wheel (100) being divided longitudinally (axially) into two components, the first being a synchro-gear wheel (102) and the second gear being a partially toothed gear wheel (104), wherein the synchro-gear wheel (102) is provided in constant mesh with a gear wheel (106) forming its gear wheel pair whilst the partially toothed gear wheel (104is meshed therewith intermittently during rotation, the synchro-gear wheel (102) and the partially toothed gear wheel (104) having provided therebetween at least one biasing means (108) allowing momentary asynchronous rotation therein.

Abstract: In a drive transmitting apparatus for selectively transmitting a driving force from a drive source to a driving member through clutch means to achieve a positive switching operation, the clutch means includes an output gear having a non-entirely toothed portion not including a predetermined number of teeth in a tooth width-wise direction and an entirely toothed portion having no non-toothed portion, a gear opposed to the non-toothed portion of the output gear and rotated by a driving force, a trigger gear meshed with the entirely toothed portion of the output gear and freely rotatable with respect to a shaft and movable in a thrust direction, and ratchet portions formed on opposed side surfaces of the gear and the trigger gear so that, when the trigger gear is slid in the thrust direction to engage the ratchet portions by each other, a driving force is transmitted from the gear to the output gear.

Abstract: A recording apparatus comprises a first gear, a second gear meshable with the first gear, a third gear meshable with the first gear and the second gear. The third gear has a peripheral surface on which a toothed portion meshable with the first gear and an untoothed portion not meshable with a toothed portion of the first gear are disposed opposable to the first gear, and a peripheral surface on which a toothed portion meshable with the second gear is disposed opposable to said second gear, a gear drive switching control unit controls switching such that when the toothed portion adjacent the untoothed portion of the third gear comes into contact with the first gear, the second gear and the third gear are meshed to rotate the third gear to oppose the untoothed portion of the third gear to the first gear, thereby releasing the contact between the first gear and the third gear.

Abstract: A rack and a pinion respectively have stoppers constituted by a flat surface in both sides of tooth portions thereof. The stopper of the pinion is brought into contact with the stopper of the rack at both oscillating stroke ends of the rack, whereby a backlash is absorbed.

Abstract: The escapement (10) includes first (6) and second (7) wheels meshing with each other. One (6) of these wheels is driven by the gear train. First (9) and second (11) rollers secured to a common arbor (1) support a sprung balance. The wheels (6, 7) and the first roller (9) are provided with means allowing said first roller to receive direct impulses supplied alternately by the first and second wheels for the purpose of maintaining the oscillations of the balance. The second roller (11) is provided with means for driving a locking and rocking member arranged to lock said first and second wheels alternately.

Abstract: In a device for operating display members (2) at signs for consecutive, repeated presentation of series of images, the members (2) are operated by a driving gear wheel (9) on a drive shaft (6) through a driven gear wheel (10) for each member (2). The drive shaft (6) has a lock (15) cooperating with a member (16) being non-rotatably connected with the driven gear wheel (10) for setting in a locking position for blocking the driven gear wheel (10) against rotation when no engagement between the gear wheels (9, 10) is present, and leaving its locking position for permitting rotation of the driven gear wheel (10) before engagement once again is present.

Abstract: A motor having gears which transmit rotations of a rotor to an output shaft through a gear mechanism made of gear trains, comprises a gear mechanism provided with an intermittent rotation mechanism including a primary gear which rotates upon receiving rotations of the rotor and a secondary gear which meshes with the primary gear and rotates intermittently. The primary gear has a tooth unit for driving the secondary gear, a tooth-shaped hole, which is provided adjacent to one side of the tooth unit and with which a meshing tooth of the secondary gear meshes, and a control unit which is provided adjacent to the other side of the tooth unit so as to stop the secondary gear for a given period such that the primary gear is asymmetric around the tooth unit. When the primary gear rotates in a predetermined direction, the meshing tooth meshes with the tooth-shaped hole to intermittently rotate the secondary gear.

Abstract: A toy gear box having a gear case in which a worm wheel and a gear wheel having axes of rotation transversely to each other are in operative engagement with each other with a specific gear ratio. The gear wheel is replaceable, and at least one second gear wheel having a second number of teeth different from the first number may be inserted into the gear box, thereby imparting a second gear ratio to the gear box. The gear case (10) has a toothed rim in firm connection with the gear case (10), and the gear case (10) can receive such a toothed rim on another such gear case as a gear wheel.

Abstract: A motor-type damper unit includes a motor for driving in a single direction, an opened/closed member for reciprocating in an opening direction and a closing direction with a fulcrum shaft serving as a center by a drive force of said motor, an intermittent drive gear formed with a tooth part in a predetermined part in a circumferential direction and rotation blocking parts at both ends of the tooth part, said intermittent drive gear for rotating by the drive force of said motor, a first transmission gear placed on the fulcrum shaft for engaging the tooth part of said intermittent drive gear, thereby rotating said opened/closed member in a predetermined direction and a second transmission gear for engaging the tooth part of said intermittent drive gear at a different position from said first transmission gear, for transmitting a rotation force of said intermittent drive gear to said first transmission gear and for rotating said first transmission gear in an opposite direction to the predetermined direction.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) includes a manually rotatable input member (15), an input gear (20), an output gear (40), a drive link (60), a first planar link (80), and a second planar link (90). The input gear (20) is operatively connected to the input member (15) to rotate with the input member (15). The input gear (20) includes a smooth portion (26, 28) and a toothed portion (22, 24). The output gear (40) has teeth (42, 43) which are operatively engageable with the toothed portion (22, 24) of the input gear (20) such that the toothed portion (22, 24) of the input gear (20) imparts rotation to the output gear (40). The smooth portion (22, 24) of the input gear (20) allows rotation of the input member (15) without imparting rotation to the output gear (40). The drive link (60) is connected to the output gear (40) such that rotation of the output gear (40) imparts rotation to the drive link (60). The drive link (60) has an engagement pin (62) which is rotatable with the drive link (60).

Abstract: A motor having gears which transmit rotations of a rotor to an output shaft through a gear mechanism made of gear trains, comprises a gear mechanism provided with an intermittent rotation mechanism including a primary gear which rotates upon receiving rotations of the rotor and a secondary gear which meshes with the primary gear and rotates intermittently. The primary gear has a tooth unit for driving the secondary gear, a tooth-shaped hole, which is provided adjacent to one side of the tooth unit and with which a meshing tooth of the secondary gear meshes, and a control unit which is provided adjacent to the other side of the tooth unit so as to stop the secondary gear for a given period such that the primary gear is asymmetric around the tooth unit. When the primary gear rotates in a predetermined direction, the meshing tooth meshes with the tooth-shaped hole to intermittently rotate the secondary gear.

Abstract: An indexing system for signs consisting of a plurality of indicia bearing vane faces wherein the vane faces are sequentially exposed to view in the manner of a "wave", such sequential revealing of the sign vane faces generating interest in the sign's message. Each sign vane is rotated by a transmission and the transmissions are interconnected in such a manner as to sequentially operate the vanes to produce the "wave" action and detents associated with each transmission lock the sign vane in the desired position.

Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock or the like for a door or hatch of a motor vehicle which can be closed from the outside, preferably via a closing cylinder, with a lock mechanism which, among other elements, has an actuating lever (1), a force application element (4) which moves actuating lever (1), and an intermediate element (5) which is moved away from the closing cylinder or the like, the force application element (4) and intermediate element (5) being made as gear wheels with gear rims (6, 7) which are transmission-coupled to one another. A trip-free mechanism is easily integrated by the gear rim of one of the gear wheels having a gap (8) and thus the intermediate element (5) is able to continue to be turned in idle when this gap (8) is reached without the force application element (4) itself continuing to turn along with it.