Abstract: A remote control mechanism comprises a foot pedal 2 which is pivotable about an axis 3 to effect rotation of a quadrant gear 17 about the same axis. A pinion 19 meshes with the quadrant gear and is rotatably fast with a snail cam 20 which pivots about the pinion axis. The snail cam 20 has a continuously variable velocity ratio and has attached to it the core 4 of a cable 5 so that the core is translated within the cable casing 6 when the snail cam 20 is pivoted about the pinion axis in response to an operative pivotal movement of the foot pedal 2. Successive regions of the cam periphery 33 of the snail cam engage and pick up the cable core 4 as the snail cam is pivoted, the radius of pick-up decreasing as the snail cam is pivoted by the operative movement of the foot pedal 2.

Abstract: A clutch drive mechanism for the cooling fan of an automotive engine includes a driving member rotated by the vehicle engine and a driven member carrying fan blades. The driving member includes an axially movable portion which is rotated through drive pins slidably received in bores in the axially movable portion. Resilient grommets are carried in the walls of the bores and engage the pin to prevent noise and rattling as the clutch members are engaged and disengaged. Grooves are provided on the pins which receive the grommets when the axially movable portion is in the fully disengaged position, which allows the axially movable portion to move to a truly centered position with respect to the spindle, thereby eliminating stress on the components when the mechanism is in the released condition.

Abstract: A control system for use in an automatic transmission which is connected to an engine comprises: a fluid coupling for transmitting a torque between an input member and an output member; a lock-up clutch adapted to be selectively engaged with and released from the input member; and a variable capacity type viscous coupling arranged in series between the lock-up clutch and the output member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device related to motor driven vehicles such as tractors for semi-automatic engagement and disengagement of the drive. According to the invention an actuating cylinder (12) is arranged to act on the clutch of the vehicle, which actuating cylinder (12) is hydraulically connected to a control device (1) with a control device (2), which from a first position is arranged to be transferred to a second position in connection with the disengagement of the drive of the vehicle and to be rapidly transferred back to the first position corresponding to the beginning of engagement, whereafter the return flow as the actuating cylinder is arranged to control the return movement of the actuating cylinder (12) at a lower rate from the position of beginning engagement to complete engagement of the drive.

Abstract: An overriding clutch adapted for use within both metallic and synthetic resin structures has a housing of generally annular cross section with at least three equidistantly spaced recesses about its inner periphery each having a radial throat portion and a secantally extending portion elongated in the direction opposite the normal direction of rotation of the shaft. The radially outer surface of the secantal portion has a secantally extending rectilinear ramp portion which is inclined to a smaller radial dimension. A roller bearing in the recess has a diameter slightly larger than the throat, and the radial depth of the recess to the ramp surface is less than the diameter of the roller bearing so that the outer circumference of the roller bearing extends radially inwardly of the housing to provide a bearing surface for the shaft. A spring in the elongated portion of the recess biases the roller along the ramp surface.

Abstract: A temperature compensated fluid filled damper is provided which in a preferred embodiment is a rotary damper which includes a housing for receiving a rotor having a surface for engaging a viscous fluid sealed within the housing. The housing includes a temperature compensating member positioned adjacent the rotor surface and which is made of a material which has a coefficient of thermal expansion different than that of the rotor to provide a varying gap width between the surface of the rotor and the temperature compensating member such that as the temperature changes the drag provided to the rotor by the gap change varies inversely to the drag provided by the viscous fluid.

Abstract: A locking mechanism and system for a vehicle shifter in which the shifting lever is locked in a park lock position until the brakes of the automotive vehicle are applied and the steering lockout mechanism located in the steering column of the vehicle is released by the ignition key of the vehicle. In one embodiment of the invention, two electrical modules are operatively connected to the brake mechanism, the steering mechanism and the ignition key switch which controls the steering lockout mechanism, one of the two modules being controlled by a solid state switch. In other embodiments, a logic control circuit controls a solenoid driving circuit to control the modules.

Abstract: A handlebar including a shank, a ring formed integral in the shank, a number of teeth formed in the ring, a rod slidably engaged in the ring, a number of teeth formed on the rod for engagement with the teeth of the ring so as to prevent the rod from rotating relative to the shank, a disc fixed to one end of the rod and a tube coupled to the other end of the rod, and a spring biased between the ring and the disc for cushioning shocks transmitted to the handlebar.

Abstract: A core length adjuster mechanism provides adjustment for a push-pull cable system having a core disposed within a conduit. The core and the conduit are flexible for much of their length, with the core being a rigid rod at the ends. An end of one of the rods is slidably disposed within a body of the adjuster mechanism. The body has generally rectangular shape, elongated in an axial direction. The body has a means of swivelable attachment integrated into it. The body has a rectangular opening through perpendicular to the axis from a top to a bottom. There are teeth transverse to the axis in the opening on sides paralleling the axis. A clip is disposed in the opening. The clip can be manually moved from an adjust position to an engaged position It has teeth complementary to the teeth in the opening that engage those teeth when the clip is in an engaged position by pressing it into the body. When the clip is in the adjust position, the teeth are not engaged.

Abstract: A safety cover for use with the steering wheel of an automobile comprising an impact reducing section having an elastic partition wall and a cavity formed by the elastic partition within which an impact reducing material such as air, liquid, or a solid elastic body is filled, and a mounting section for mounting the impact reducing section to the steering wheel. The safety cover is capable of reducing an impact from the steering wheel which may be applied to a human body in case of a collision of the automobiles, and for absorbing car vibrations and thereby produce a good handling sensation.

Abstract: A tubular shaft has a portion of reduced inner diameter at a location where joining to an apertured member is desired. The aperture in the member is lobed with splines in the lobes and has an undercut groove, or groove and is hardened. The shaft is inserted in the aperture and the reduced inner diameter portion is expanded to force the shaft material into the lobes and groove and around the splines to form a connection which resists torque and axial separation. The tube expansion is effected by forcing a series of balls through the reduced diameter portion, each ball being slightly larger than the reduced diameter and larger than the previous ball but smaller than the remainder of the shaft I.D. A crankshaft is assembled with this method wherein counterweights have lobed apertures to receive end portions of crank pins and main journals having reduced I.D.'s.

Abstract: A hydraulic actuator of a motor vehicle friction clutch comprises a cylinder and a piston defining between them a control chamber. The cylinder and piston are hollow, and mounted concentrically with respect to each other, with the cylinder surrounding the piston and abutting at its leading end on a bearing carried by the clutch cover plate, the cylinder having slots for preventing it from rotating with respect to a fixed part of the vehicle. The piston cooperates with the fixed ring of a rolling bearing of an actuating element which acts in traction on the declutching member of the clutch.

Abstract: A friction pairing of cam running surface/counterrunner layer as well as to a process for its production are described. To reduce the friction values, the counterrunner layer is a nanodisperse, amorphous, metal-carbon layer comprising 50 to 90 atomic % of carbon, 2 to 25 atomic % of hydrogen and any remainder of metal, the carbon being partly in the form of a diamond bond structure.

Abstract: Tilt control device for an exterior "break-away" mirror assembly (10) of a motor vehicle comprises at least two lines (18) extending from the mirror back (13) of the mirror assembly over rigid curved guide line surfaces (20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27) which guide the lines between the mirror back (13) and the control lever (24, 64), the lines being secured at the control lever ends in a manner to provide maximum line movement in response to control lever movement within an available space at the inner end of the control lever.

Abstract: A lock-up torque converter for an automatic transmission includes a pump fixedly connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine and a converter cover connected to a converter output shaft during a lock-up condition. A shock absorbing member connects the pump and the converter cover to be elastic in the rotating direction of the converter output shaft. Accordingly, both fluctuations of the engine speed and of the output shaft speed are absorbed by the pump and the converter cover, respectively and therefore the torsional vibrations and the noises generated in the passenger compartment are largely suppressed.

Abstract: A driving apparatus for telescopic antenna, including an electric motor, a driving clutch member connected to the motor to be rotated by the motor, a driven clutch member opposite to the driving clutch member to define a viscous fluid containing space in association with the driving clutch member and connected to a telescopic antenna to extend and contract the telescopic antenna, and a viscous fluid contained in the viscous fluid containing space.

Abstract: A pedal assembly for bicycles, velocipedes, and the like is disclosed wherein the pedal is adjustably attached to the crank arm at a predetermined angle of inclination to or perpendicular to the crank arm. Rotation of the crank arm varies the angle of inclination of the pedal; the predetermined angle of inclination is the sum of first incremental angle provided by a beveled cam and a second incremental angle provided by an inclined pedal platform.Also disclosed is a quick-release pedal-and-cleat structure in the pedal assembly.

Abstract: An electric operator for a sliding door mounted for sliding movement along a track, comprising a motor having an iron cooling flywheel disposed on a drive shaft thereof, the flywheel being provided for imparting a predetermined amount of inertia for starting and stopping of the motor such that the operation of the motor is characterized by a soft start and stop. A worm gear reducer is connected to the drive shaft for effecting a predetermined reduction ratio of rotation. A limit switch is coupled to the reducer for limiting rotation of the drive shaft to a predetermined number of rotations, and apparatus is provided for coupling rotation of the drive shaft to the linear movement of the sliding door along the track.

Abstract: A crankshaft for a V-type engine including crankshaft counterweights which are angularly aligned with respect to the crank arms and sized to reduce the weight of the crankshaft and facilitate lubrication of the crankshaft main journals supported in the main bearings.

Abstract: The invention relates to connecting rods for piston engines, made of sintered metal, the connecting-rod shank consisting of two individual booms separated from one another. The object is to connect the individiual booms to the connecting-rod eyes in such a way that the danger of buckling is effectively minimized. The object is achieved in that the arrangement of the connection of the individual booms to the connecting-rod eyes takes place at such an angle and these connections are made so smoothly by means of transitional radii that the force flux between the connecting-rod eyes and the individual booms has an optimum course.