Reversal Of Direction Of Power Flow Changes Power Transmission To Alternate Path Patents (Class 74/810.1)
  • Patent number: 11305839
    Abstract: A transmission device for a bicycle includes a housing, a mandrel, an assembling member, a transmission assembly, a derailleur assembly and a clutch assembly. The mandrel is rotatably disposed on the housing and extends along an axial direction. The assembling member has a driving gear. The transmission assembly is rotatably disposed on the housing and engaged with the driving gear. The derailleur assembly includes a first derailleur gear and a second derailleur gear. The transmission assembly is engaged with the first derailleur gear and the second derailleur gear. The clutch assembly includes a clutch member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventors: Wen-Kuei Liu, Chao-Hsuan Liu, Yu-Chun Liu, Yi-Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11202999
    Abstract: A stirring system for a bucket having a sidewall configured to form an inner cavity for containing liquid therein. The system a lid having a center hole extending through the thickness of the lid; a shaft extending from a first end to a second end, the shaft is configured to extend through the center hold of the lid and into the inner cavity; a quick-release device secured to the first end of the shaft; an upper perforated stirring paddle rigidly attached to and extending from the shaft; a middle perforated stirring paddle rigidly attached to and extending form the shaft, the middle perforated stirring paddle is configured to extend in a first plane parallel to the upper perforated stirring paddle; and a lower perforated stirring paddle secured to the second end of the shaft and extending along a second plane, the lower perforated stirring paddle having a first length equal to a second length of the upper perforated stirring paddle plus a third length of the middle perforated stirring paddle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Harrison, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10427754
    Abstract: A continuous derailleur of a bicycle contains: a drive shaft, a rotary shaft, a brake shaft, and a braking device. The rotary shaft is mounted on the drive shaft. The drive shaft includes a bevel gear member having a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear. The drive shaft includes a first pedal shaft, and the brake shaft includes a first interactive bevel gear and includes the braking device. The rotary shaft includes a second interactive bevel gear and a third interactive bevel gear, and the second interactive bevel gear and the third interactive bevel gear mesh with the second bevel gear of the bevel gear member. The continuous derailleur further contains an output bevel gear, and the output bevel gear is rotatably fitted on the drive shaft, hence the second interactive bevel gear and the third interactive bevel gear mesh with the output bevel gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Inventor: Kuen-Chang Lo
  • Patent number: 10337610
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is gear actuator for dual clutch transmission, including: a driving motor having a driving shaft formed with gear part, a pair of first and second gears gear-coupled to the gear part, first and second guide cams respectively connected to the first and second gears to rotate, a first power transfer unit transferring or cutting off the power from the driving motor to the first guide cam according to rotating direction of the first gear, a second power transfer unit transferring or cutting off the power from the driving motor to the second guide cam according to rotating direction of the second gear, a first finger shaft linearly moved by rotation of the first guide cam and performing a selection operation of an odd-numbered stage, and a second finger shaft linearly moved by rotation of the second guide cam and performing a selection operation of an even-numbered stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI DYMOS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Seung Ik Kang, Man Bok Lee
  • Patent number: 9298163
    Abstract: A timepiece wheel set with a unidirectional wheel including an arbor carrying a pinion and at least a first wheel that is coaxial with the pinion and pivotally mounted on the arbor. The first wheel is connected to the arbor by a first spring, which exerts a friction force on the first wheel. The wheel set also includes a second wheel pivotally mounted on the arbor, and connected to the arbor by a second spring, which exert a friction force on the second wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventor: Cedric Decosterd
  • Patent number: 9289878
    Abstract: In one illustrative embodiment, a grinder may comprise an arbor configured to rotate about a first axis and to support a grinding wheel for rotation therewith, a gear surrounding a first portion of the arbor and having a slip fit with the first portion of arbor, a motor configured to drive rotation of a drive train including the gear, a collar surrounding a second portion of the arbor and having an interference fit with the second portion of the arbor such that the collar is constrained for rotation with the arbor about the first axis, and at least one spring disposed between the gear and the collar and configured to exert a biasing force along the first axis such that one or more resulting friction forces cause the arbor to rotate with the gear when a torque exerted on the gear is less than a threshold torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Patrick Sean Livingston, Joseph Constantine Bouboulis, Douglas E. Pyles, Gregory P. Albert, James F. Bouchard
  • Patent number: 9284169
    Abstract: A sailboat winch basically includes a support, a winch drum, a drive shaft and a transmission mechanism. The support is mounted to a sailboat. The winch drum is rotatable with respect to the support. The drive shaft is rotatable with respect to the support and the winch drum. The transmission mechanism is operatively disposed between the drive shaft and the winch drum to transmit rotation from the drive shaft to the winch drum in a single output rotational direction. The transmission mechanism increases an output rotational speed of the winch drum with respect to an input rotational speed of the drive shaft as the drive shaft rotates in a first rotational direction. The transmission mechanism also decreases the output rotational speed of the winch drum with respect to the input rotational speed of the drive shaft as the drive shaft rotates in a second rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Naohiro Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 9211028
    Abstract: A cooking and stirring machine having a machine base, a cup body for accommodating food, and a cup lid; the bottom of the cup body is installed with a heating element and an upper connector which drives a processing tool; the base bottom is installed with a fan and a motor; the upper end of the motor is provided with an output shaft, a drive shaft, and a lower connector which is installed on the drive shaft and matched with the upper connector; the output shaft and the drive shaft are connected through a one-way bearing. The cooking and stirring machine can heat food with stirring; in addition, the setting of the reduction gear set and plural one-way bearings realizes the function of outputting different rotation speeds when the motor rotates clockwise and anticlockwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Shu Sang Cheung, To Yin Pang
  • Patent number: 8960053
    Abstract: A manpower-driven device has a bi-directional rotational input for providing output to the input end of a constant rotating direction output transmission device, which is used to drive a loading wheel train, wherein the direction of the driving input can be freely selected by the user. The manpower-driven device includes a rotation direction detection device and a sound generator whose sound output depends on the detected rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20150047464
    Abstract: A microtome has first and second shafts at different fixed positions, wherein the first shaft may be rotated by a hand wheel. The shafts carry first and second gear wheels, respectively. A transmission unit couples the two gear wheels to each other so that the second shaft can be driven to rotate by the first shaft, and a shift unit for pivotably shifting the transmission unit between first and second positions. The two shafts rotate in the same direction when the transmission unit is in the first position, and in opposite directions when the transmission unit is in the second position. The transmission unit includes first and second idler gears meshing constantly with each other. The two shafts are coupled by only one of the idler gears when the transmission unit is in the first position, and by both idler gears when the transmission unit is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Leica Microsystems Ltd. Shanghai
    Inventors: Zheguang FAN, Xiao ZHOU
  • Patent number: 8707831
    Abstract: A dual-drive self-ratcheting device, that efficiently converts alternating clockwise and counterclockwise rotation applied to its input, into unidirectional rotation at its output, by employing a plurality of means, such as, but, not limited to, ratchet and pawls or roller-type clutch mechanisms, oriented the same and arranged in tandem, on a common drive shaft and caused to alternately drive the shaft continuously in either all clockwise or counterclockwise direction, as oscillatory motion is applied to its input; while the first ratchet and pawl or roller clutch mechanism is caused to impart motion onto a drive-shaft, the second ratchet and pawl or roller clutch mechanism is simultaneously caused to override the driveshaft; while the second ratchet and pawl or roller clutch mechanism is caused to impart motion onto a drive-shaft, the first ratchet and pawl or roller clutch mechanism is simultaneously caused to override the driveshaft; hence regardless of the direction of rotation applied to the input, the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventor: Leon R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 8661943
    Abstract: A mechanical four-speed gearbox/drive system for household appliances comprising two drive-outlets; each drive-outlet driven at two different speeds in the same rotational direction; a motor, motor shaft, first drive-outlet and second drive-outlet, with installation of one-way bearings in suitable places in the gear-train. The motor drives two drive-outlets and rotates in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions through three one-way bearings and two gear down systems to provide four different speed drives. When operating in hi-speed mode, the first drive-outlet is directly driven by the motor. When operating in lo-speed mode, the first drive-outlet is driven via the gear down system, with resulting increase in torque. Simultaneously, second drive-outlet is driven via second gear down system to provide two different speed drives. This gearbox is simple to construct and operable without expensive control electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Huiyang Allan Plastic & Electric Industries Co., Limited
    Inventors: Shu Wan Cheung, Shu Sang Cheung, To Yin Pang
  • Patent number: 8567805
    Abstract: For the bicycle with bidirectional input and one-way output transmission combined with crank hole thereof of the present invention, the input shaft used for bidirectionally drive of the transmission with bidirectional input and one-way output is installed through and combined with the pedal crank hole of the bicycle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8506437
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mechanical two-speed drive system/gearbox for household appliances such as a blender or food processor. The gearbox comprises a motor, a motor shaft, a drive-outlet, and the installation of one-way bearings in suitable places in the gear-train. The drive-outlet can be driven at two different speeds in the same rotational direction. By operating the motor in the clockwise direction and counter-clockwise direction, a change in the drive-outlet rpm is achieved. When operating in the hi-speed mode, the drive-outlet is directly driven by the motor. When operating in the lo-speed mode, the drive-outlet is driven via the gear-train, with a resulting increase in torque. This gearbox is simple to construct, and operable without expensive control electronics. In particular applications with electronic motor speed and directional control, a much broader and useable drive-outlet speed range is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Huiyang Allan Plastic & Electric Industries Co., Limited
    Inventors: Shu Wan Cheung, Shu Sang Cheung, To Yin Pang
  • Patent number: 8490515
    Abstract: A transmission for a motor, which gives a normal rotation and constant speed output to an output cover when a driving shaft of the motor rotates in a normal direction and a normal rotation and speed-changed output to the output cover when the driving shaft of the motor rotates in a reverse direction, is provided. Interference caused by a reverse input can be prevented although rotation is reversely input from the output cover. The driving shaft includes a polygonal outer circumference; a ball-mounting ring is coupled to the outer circumference, the ball-mounting ring including, therein a constant speed ball and a speed changing ball spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance so that upper and lower sides of them protrude; and the ball-mounting ring is frictionally fixed by an additionally fixed friction pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: MBI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Jin Jung, Hyuk Yoo
  • Patent number: 8417155
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a high-speed mode and a low-speed mode and includes a speed switch unit configured to select the high-speed mode or the low-speed mode by switching a rotation direction of a drive source. The speed switch unit includes a drive gear attached to a rotating shaft of the drive source; a first drive gear series transmitting a rotating power of the drive source upon rotation in a first direction to an image carrier; and a second drive gear series transmitting a rotating power of the drive source upon rotation in a second direction to the image carrier, the second drive gear series having a larger reduction ratio than the first drive gear series. The speed switch unit causes the drive gear to be selectively connected to the first drive gear series or the second drive gear series depending on the rotating direction of the drive source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Tatsuo Fukushima, Katsumi Kumada, Nobuhiko Kita, Sei Onuma
  • Patent number: 8413547
    Abstract: The retrograde torque limit gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output relates to a gear train, wherein the input rotary direction of the input shaft is bidirectional and the output direction is constant, and it is characterized by that the gear train with bidirectional input implements reverse transmission when the output side implements retrograde driving in reverse direction with that of the output, through clutch operation conducted by the clutch device installed at the gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8408095
    Abstract: A foot-pedaling device with bidirectional pedaling for constantly driving a loading wheel train in the same direction, wherein the pedaling direction is selected by the riding pedaler according to the operating status of his/her muscles and joints, or through the different driving directional input, to provide different-speed-change- ratio output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8353228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lockable or releasable transmission with bidirectional input and one-way output, which is forward or reversely driven by human's foot for achieving the output at constant rotation direction to drive the load wheel group, and has the anti-locking function, through releasing the lockable or releasable mechanism, when reverse drive caused by back move occurs at output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8333131
    Abstract: A device (2) for a vehicle drivetrain (1) with a transmission unit (3) for changing various transmission ratios. The device (2) comprising a reversing gear system (4) arranged on an input side of the transmission for reversing the rotational direction. A hydrodynamic torque converter device (5) located upstream of the reversing gear system (4). A hydraulic device (6) which, in the power flow direction is located between the reversing gear system (4) and the transmission unit (3) and can be brought into active connection with them for producing a torque that can be applied in the area between the reversing gear system (4) and the transmission unit (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Jurgen Legner
  • Patent number: 8302508
    Abstract: A two-way propelling type transmission mechanism for bicycle is disclosed having a control line operable to pull a bearing ring and a directional gear away from the series of clutch teeth of a first gear into engagement with the series of clutch teeth of a second gear so that pedaling the pedals to rotate cranks either forwardly or backwardly can drive the first gear to rotate a gear cluster in moving the bicycle forwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Jung-Chieh Chen
  • Patent number: 8286534
    Abstract: An assembled transmission device with bi-rotating directional input and constant rotating directional output can be directly installed in pipe holes of a basic through hole pipe of a vehicle, so that a vehicle to be driven that is installed with the basic through hole pipe is easy to assemble and maintain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8201479
    Abstract: A drive conversion mechanism includes a rotatably mounted output shaft, a pair of output gears mounted on the output shaft so as to rotate independent of one another and relative to the output shaft and being displaced from each other axially along the output shaft, and a pair of one-way clutches arranged about the output shaft. Each clutch is connected to one of the output gears and extends about the output shaft in respective orientations that are the reverse of each other such that the one-way clutches can only drivingly engage the output shaft at alternate times, and thus not at the same time, so as to cause the output shaft to rotate in a same single direction as the output gears are driven in opposite directions relative to each other by an input train of constantly meshed input drive and idler gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventor: William Scott Klein
  • Publication number: 20120096987
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a manpower-driven device having a particular man-power driven device being able to do bi-directional rotational input having its output ends for providing output to the input ends of the constant rotating direction output transmission device, while the constant rotating direction output is used to drive the loading wheel train via the output end of the constant rotating direction output transmission device, wherein the direction of the driving input can be freely selected by the user, and it is characterized in that being provided with a function of generating identification sound for the driving rotating direction during the riding period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20120085200
    Abstract: The present invention provides an assembled transmission device with bi-rotating directional input and constant rotating directional output, which can be directly installed in pipe holes of basic through hole pipe of a vehicle, so a vehicle to be driven installed with the basic through hole pipe (P100) is easy to be assembled and maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20120036959
    Abstract: A two-way propelling type transmission mechanism for bicycle is disclosed having a control line operable to pull a bearing ring and a directional gear away from the series of clutch teeth of a first gear into engagement with the series of clutch teeth of a second gear so that pedaling the pedals to rotate cranks either forwardly or backwardly can drive the first gear to rotate a gear cluster in moving the bicycle forwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventor: JUNG-CHIEH CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110271795
    Abstract: A rotation transmission device is provided which is simple in structure and which can stably transmit rotation. It includes input and output shafts (1 and 2) which are coaxial with each other, a pair of opposed bevel gears (3 and 4) rotatably mounted around the input shaft (1), and an intermediate bevel gear (5) meshing with the opposed bevel gears (3 and 4). The output shaft (2) and one of the opposed bevel gears (3) are rotationally fixed to each other. A first one-way clutch (6) is provided through which the rotation of the input shaft (1) is transmitted to the one of the opposed bevel gears (3). A second one-way clutch (7) is provided through which the rotation of the input shaft (1) in the reverse direction is transmitted to the other of the opposed bevel gears (4). Thus, the output shaft (2) can be rotated in the normal direction irrespective of whether the input shaft (1) is rotated in the normal direction or in the reverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Seiichi Takada, Tsutomu Maiwa
  • Publication number: 20110260426
    Abstract: For the bicycle with bidirectional input and one-way output transmission combined with crank hole thereof of the present invention, the input shaft used for bidirectionally drive of the transmission with bidirectional input and one-way output is installed through and combined with the pedal crank hole of the bicycle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20110226090
    Abstract: A power system of a bike includes a transmission module and a driven module. The transmission module includes a main shaft, on which a transmitting gear and a driving gear are located. Two one-way bearings are provided between the transmitting gear and the main shaft and between the driving gear and the main shaft. The one-way bearings are oppositely arranged. A driven gear is meshed with the transmitting gear and connected to the driving gear through a belt that the driven gear will be turned in a predetermined direction when the main shaft is turned in both directions. The driven module includes a wheel and a belt wound around the driving gear and the wheel that the wheel is turned synchronously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: GEE HOO FITEC CORP.
    Inventor: Ching-Lu Hsu
  • Patent number: 8011262
    Abstract: A multipurpose combined machine, such as compressor-pump or similar, includes motor elements (M) and a plurality of operating machines (H, C, V) that can be powered in an independent manner by the motor elements, wherein the operating machines are powered through a transmission box (1) having freewheel bearings (5a-5c) and members (S, D) are provided for reversing the rotation direction of the motor elements (M).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Marino Pedrazzini-Bertolazzi
  • Publication number: 20110201469
    Abstract: The retrograde torque limit gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output relates to a gear train, wherein the input rotary direction of the input shaft is bidirectional and the output direction is constant, and it is characterized by that the gear train with bidirectional input implements reverse transmission when the output side implements retrograde driving in reverse direction with that of the output, through clutch operation conducted by the clutch device installed at the gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20110201468
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to pedal vehicles, or mixture of electric and pedal vehicles, or combination of electric and pedal auxiliary vehicles, especially to a bicycle capable of being pedaled bidirectionally and driven to move in unidirectional, and through the torque limit transmission being transferred into overload sliding or disengaging status, the retrograde torque limit bicycle with bidirectional input and one-way output is prevented from being locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20110185848
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to pedal vehicles, or mixture of electric and pedal vehicles, or combination of electric and pedal auxiliary vehicles, especially to a bicycle capable of being pedaled bidirectionally and driven to move in unidirectional, and through releasing the connectable or releasable clutch device, the clutch type reversible transmission bicycle with bidirectional input and one-way output is prevented from lock status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20110190086
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to pedal vehicles, or mixture of electric and pedal vehicles, or combination of electric and pedal vehicles, especially to a bicycle capable of being pedaled bidirectionally and driven to move in unidirectional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20110185849
    Abstract: For the integrated gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output, the rotary direction of the input shaft is changed, and the output direction of the output shaft is constant, in which the speed ratio between the input shaft driven at the first rotary direction and the output shaft, and that between the input shaft driven at the second rotary direction and the output shaft are same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20110177902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lockable or releasable transmission with bidirectional input and one-way output, which is forward or reversely driven by human's foot for achieving the output at constant rotation direction to drive the load wheel group, and has the anti-locking function, through releasing the lockable or releasable mechanism, when reverse drive caused by back move occurs at output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20110094334
    Abstract: The REVERSING TRANSMISSION includes a shaft, a retainer, a spacing collar, a plurality of reversing members, two gears and two covers. The holder is sleeved on the shaft with spaced sliding notches formed thereon. The spacing collar is mounted on an outer surface of the retainer. The reversing members each includes two spaced swing plates with two reversed spiral teeth dented on two diagonal half surfaces of the two spaced swing plate. The reversing members slide into the sliding notches of the holder with two swing plates distributed at different side of the spacing collar. Each of the gears has a group of spiral teeth formed on the inner side for engaging with the group of spiral teeth of the reversing members, and cogs formed on the outer circumference surface. The covers are mounted on two opposite ends of the holder to keep the reversing member in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHEN-CHUN LI, SHOU-KUO HSU, YUNG-CHIEH CHEN, HSIEN-CHUAN LIANG, SHIN-TING YEN, HUNG CHAO
  • Patent number: 7886634
    Abstract: A powertrain for a motorcycle includes a torque converter having an input and an output with a fluid coupling between the input and output, a gear train between the torque converter output and the rear wheel of the motorcycle, and an intermediate gear assembly that reverses the rotational direction of the motorcycle engine output shaft to the torque converter input. The intermediate gear assembly allows the motorcycle engine output shaft to be arranged in parallel with the torque converter input shaft wherein the motorcycle engine output shaft and the torque converter input shaft are on the same side of the motorcycle. The intermediate gear assembly includes a ring gear in meshing engagement with a plurality of planet gears, and a sun gear in meshing engagement with the planet gears. The ring gear is fixed for rotation with the intermediate input and the sun gear is fixed for rotation with the intermediate output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Walters Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Walters, Richard L. Walters, II
  • Publication number: 20100319340
    Abstract: A device producing unidirectional rotation motion as output from any bidirectional rotation motion as input, includes: ā€”a first input rotation axis (1); ā€”a second input rotation axis (2), orthogonal to the first input rotation axis (1); ā€”an output rotation axis; transmission elements (6A, 6B, 6C, 91, 9B, 9C) provided between the first input rotation axis and the output rotation axis and between the second input rotation axis and the output rotation axis, in order to convert a clockwise or anti-clockwise rotation motion on the first input rotation axis and/or on the second input rotation axis into a unidirectional rotation motion on the output rotation axis, characterized in that one of the first input rotation axes is the same as the output rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventor: Martin John Wickett
  • Publication number: 20100263481
    Abstract: A drive conversion mechanism includes a rotatably mounted output shaft, a pair of output gears mounted on the output shaft so as to rotate independent of one another and relative to the output shaft and being displaced from each other axially along the output shaft, and a pair of one-way clutches arranged about the output shaft. Each clutch is connected to one of the output gears and extends about the output shaft in respective orientations that are the reverse of each other such that the one-way clutches can only drivingly engage the output shaft at alternate times, and thus not at the same time, so as to cause the output shaft to rotate in a same single direction as the output gears are driven in opposite directions relative to each other by an input train of constantly meshed input drive and idler gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventor: William Scott Klein
  • Publication number: 20100154585
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a foot-pedaling device with a particular bidirectional pedaling for constantly driving the loading wheel train in the same direction, wherein the pedaling direction is selected by the riding pedaler according to the operating status of his/her muscles and joints, or it is further through the different driving directional input to provide the same directional different speed change ratio output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20100154586
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a foot-pedaling device with a particular bidirectional pedaling for constantly driving the loading wheel train in the same direction, wherein the pedaling direction is selected by the riding pedaler according to the operating status of his/her muscles and joints, or it is further through the different driving directional input to provide the same directional different speed change ratio output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20100016121
    Abstract: Disclosed therein is a transmission, which is adapted to have a deceleration structure while generating an output in the same direction as when a motive power is rotated forwardly when the motive power is rotated reversely. The transmission includes: a motor having a driving shaft; an output cover adapted to surround the outside of the motor and rotated by receiving a rotational force of the motor; fixed shafts adapted to extend toward both sides of the output cover; and a transmission formed between the driving shaft and the output cover. The transmission is selectively connected according to the rotational direction of the driving shaft to thereby provide an output at a constant speed or a reduced speed only in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Tae-Jin Jung, Hyuk Yoo
  • Publication number: 20090173186
    Abstract: A declutching mechanism includes a chassis, a first gear rotatable relative to the chassis about a first gear axis fixed relative to the chassis, and a second gear selectively engageable with the first gear. The declutching mechanism includes an eccentric arrangement having a first shaft with a first shaft axis and a second shaft with a second shaft axis offset from the first shaft axis. The first shaft is non-rotatably fixed to the second shaft and selectively rotatably mounted in the chassis. The second gear is rotatably mounted on the second shaft. A holding feature selectively holds the eccentric arrangement in a first position. With the eccentric arrangement being held in the first position by the holding feature, the first gear and the second gear are in meshing engagement. With the eccentric arrangement being released by the holding feature, gear separating forces cause the eccentric arrangement to rotate about the first axis to a second position, thereby disengaging the first gear and the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Nigel V. Spurr, Inderpal Sohanpal, Peter J. Coleman
  • Patent number: 7484437
    Abstract: A transmission unit particularly for driving screw feeders and auxiliary user devices of mixing trucks, comprising an off-center distribution device, which can be associated with an external power take-off and forms couplings for the connection of auxiliary user devices; a reduction unit, which is functionally connected to the off-center distribution device and can be associated with the screw feeders of a mixing truck; and a main friction clutch device, which is interposed between the off-center distribution device and the reduction unit, a device for reversing the direction of rotation of the screw feeders and an auxiliary friction clutch device for the reversing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Comer Industries S.p.A.
    Inventors: Achille Brunazzi, Andrea Gallo, Fausto Mora
  • Patent number: 7448293
    Abstract: A control system for driving a motor to perform a plurality of actions, includes a motor gear set, a first action gear set, a second action gear set, a third action gear set, a first switch gear set, and a second switch gear set. The first and second switch gear sets are driven by different operation directions of the motor gear set. Moreover, the first, second, and third action gear sets are driven to perform the actions by different switch method of the first switch gear set, the second switch gear set, or a combination of the first and second switch gear sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Bing Li
  • Publication number: 20080273923
    Abstract: A telescoping rod structure, for a linear actuator, arranged at a connecting position of a telescoping rod of a linear actuator, mainly includes a telescoping rod, a sleeve, and a connecting cap, wherein the telescoping rod is connected to a linear transmitting mechanism, and an accommodating groove passing through the telescoping rod is arranged at top of the telescoping rod; furthermore, the sleeve, arranged in the accommodating groove, is a hollow pipe piece for accommodating a connecting element to pass through; finally, the cap is a hollow lid body, the peripheral of which is arranged a plurality of corresponding projecting seats, at each of which a thorough hole is arranged such that, when the cap is fitted onto the top of the telescoping rod, it may fix the position of the sleeve arranged at the accommodating groove, in the meantime, by making the thorough holes just correspond to the hollow position of the sleeve, it being able to facilitate the connecting element to be fitted and connected securely t
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Chia-Jung WANG
  • Publication number: 20080236332
    Abstract: A mechanical conversion system for receiving input from a toroidal engine that outputs an oscillating motion. The system has a gear set with facing bevel gears that mesh with radially mounted pinions. The bevel gears are mounted on a splined input shaft via bearings and one-way clutches. An overrunning clutch is coupled with each bevel gear. As the input shaft rotates in one direction, the overrunning clutch of one bevel gear is engaged and drives the one gear in the first direction, while the overrunning clutch of the second bevel gear is disengaged and allows the second bevel gear to overrun the input shaft. The overrunning clutch is a type known as a MECHANICAL DIODEĀ®, which engages within 4.5 degrees of rotation, without significant slippage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Karl V. Hoose, Joshua C. Walls, Ryan Gauthier
  • Patent number: 7389712
    Abstract: A gear and clutch cluster receives rotational input from a bi-rotational input gear. The gear and clutch cluster produces rotational output in a driveshaft of a drive train in a single direction for both rotation directions of the bi-rotational input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Richard A. Himmelmann
  • Patent number: 7134161
    Abstract: A sweeper comprising a main wheel being capable of spinning in both a counterclockwise and a clockwise direction in response to the broom being moved backwards or forwards. The sweeper has a brush wheel driven by the main wheel and being capable of spinning in one direction irrespective of the spinning direction of the drive wheel. The sweeper has a plurality of intermediate wheels capable of translating the spinning motion from the drive wheel to the brush wheel, and each of the wheels being capable of simultaneous and non-slip spinning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Inventor: Telmo Olavo Campos