Abstract: A crosshead piston 10 comprises a head member 18 and a skirt member 20, each of which can be secured independently to a piston pin 14. The skirt 20 has a reduced diameter upper end portion 66 which fits within lower end 24 of the head member ring belt portion 23, thereby exposing maximum head member surface area to a cylinder or cylinder sleeve wall for cooling. Preferably, the skirt end portion 66 defines a seal groove 32 which contains a metal ring 67 for sealing the gap 62 between the head member and skirt member.

Abstract: A mechanically operated disk brake assembly is disclosed which incorporates an axially and rotationally moveable disk concentrically mounted to the axle of the vehicle. The disk is positioned between a fixed and a moveable brake plate. The moveable brake plate and the disk are pressed toward the fixed brake plate by a sliding cam when a braking lever is applied and are returned to the non-braking positioned when the braking lever is released.

Abstract: A magnetic clutch or drag brake for a rotary shaft which is particularly adapted for use as a web or sheet tensioning control is disclosed. The device includes a first clutch element providing a selectively variable torque which is independent of shaft rotation or slip speed and a second clutch having an independently selectively variable torque which is dependent upon slip speed. The two clutch elements are associated in one housing between input and output shafts such that their clutching or braking action is cumulatively applied to the output shaft to provide an infinitely variable output from zero to maximum shaft speeds. The first clutch element utilizes the principal or magnetic hysteresis of a driven disc of high hysteresis-loss material while the second clutch element utilizes the principle of magnetic eddy current variations caused by an adjustable flux gate which varies the magnetic coupling between a driven and fixed member.

Abstract: An improved drive shaft assembly of uniform high strength, and a method for producing the assembly. The method includes welding a tubular shaft of an alloy steel to an end fitting such as the yoke of a universal joint or a coupling. The welded assembly is then heat treated by bringing the assembly to the austenite phase, uniform throughout the assembly, quenching the assembly in a vertical position, and thereafter tempering the assembly at a temperature uniform throughout to the desired hardness. In this manner, the non-uniform structures in the heat affected weld zone are made homogeneous, thereby producing favorable distribution of strength characteristics and residual stresses throughout the entire assembly.