Patents Examined by Greg Binda
  • Patent number: 12043403
    Abstract: A propeller transmission system for an aircraft powerplant includes a propeller shaft. One end of the propeller shaft is a power input end, and the other end of the propeller shaft is configured to connect a propeller. The power input end of the propeller shaft is provided with a driven gear, and the driven gear is in transmission connection with an input end of an overload clutch. The propeller transmission system further includes a torsional damper, an output end of the overload clutch is in axial transmission connection with the torsional damper by a flexible disc, and the torsional damper is in transmission connection with the propeller shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: CHONGQING ZONGSHEN AERO ENGINE MFG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xingsheng Li, Mingcheng Gong, Zhong Tang, Liping Pi
  • Patent number: 12044302
    Abstract: A transmission system for an aircraft powerplant includes a transmission shaft, where an input end of the transmission shaft is sleeved with a driven gear. One end of the driven gear is axially limited, and the other end of the transmission shaft is configured to connect a rotating member. Furthermore, the other end of the driven gear is in transmission connection with a stop hub, and the stop hub is in transmission connection with an overload clutch. The overload clutch is in transmission connection with the transmission shaft. A disc spring member is interposed between one end of the overload clutch and the stop hub, and the other end of the overload clutch is axially limited. A limit distance is formed between the overload clutch and the stop hub, and a force value of the overload clutch varies with a pressure applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: CHONGQING ZONGSHEN AERO ENGINE MFG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dan Zhou, Yinchao Xiong, Liping Pi, Zhong Tang
  • Patent number: 12038050
    Abstract: A tripod type constant velocity universal joint includes an outer joint member that includes track grooves, a tripod member that includes three leg shafts protruding in a radial direction, a roller that is inserted into the track groove, and an inner ring that is fitted onto the leg shaft, and rotatably supports the roller. A hardened layer is formed on a surface of each leg shaft by carburizing, hardening, and tempering. The tripod member is formed a steel material having a carbon content of 0.23% to 0.44%. An effective hardened layer depth of the hardened layer by using, as a Ts torque, 0.3 times a minimum static torsional torque at which a shaft coupled to the tripod member causes torsional fracture and 600HV as limit hardness is equal to or greater than a maximum shear stress depth Z when the Ts torque is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Itagaki, Tatsuro Sugiyama, Shouta Kawata
  • Patent number: 12031595
    Abstract: A compressively resilient, dual layered bushing useful for aligning shafts and couplings and adjusting shaft misalignment. It has a cylindrical sleeve with an outer wall, and a hollow core defining an inner wall extending from a top to a bottom of the cylindrical sleeve. The cylindrical sleeve comprises a first compressively resilient material and has separated, parallel grooves through the outer wall around its circumference. A cylindrical outer tube is attached around the outer wall of the cylindrical sleeve from the top to the bottom. The outer tube has a smooth outer wall and an inner wall having separated parallel projections extending outwardly around the inner wall of the outer tube. The projections are attached to and mate with the grooves through the outer wall around the cylindrical sleeve. The cylindrical outer tube and the projections comprise a second different compressively resilient material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventor: Alfredo A. Ciotola
  • Patent number: 12031593
    Abstract: A flexible coupling assembly for a power transmission system including a first shaft defining an axis, configured for connecting to a first rotating member, the first shaft adjoining and passing through a first flexible diaphragm coupling and lockably connecting to a quill shaft by a locking flange and the quill shaft being configured for connecting to a second rotating member, including a first mating portion for receiving the locking flange of the first shaft within a circumferential opening, wherein the quill shaft is disposed within a primary diaphragm coupling shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey Mathis
  • Patent number: 12031592
    Abstract: A soft actuator includes a power input shaft, and multiple electromagnetic clutches are coaxially installed in series on the power input shaft. A bending elastic part is arranged between the thrust plate of each electromagnetic clutch and the gear frame of the electromagnetic clutch. The bending elastic part is installed on the sleeve of the gear frame and in contact with the baffle of the gear frame. The bending elastic part is connected with the clutch output gear of the electromagnetic clutch through the gear frame. The gear frame is fixedly connected with the clutch output gear and rotates coaxially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHANDONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kai Guo, Yuan Lu, Jie Sun
  • Patent number: 12025177
    Abstract: A system and process for removably and replaceably coupling two hollow carbon fiber composite structures without the need for adhesives or welding. A universal coupling makes use of reciprocating catches in the end regions of the universal coupling. The reciprocating catches engage receiving features provided in the hollow carbon fiber composite structures to couple the hollow carbon fiber composite structures to the universal coupling, and through the universal coupling, couple the hollow carbon fiber composite structures together. The hollow carbon fiber composite structures can be uncoupled by disengaging the reciprocating catches of the universal coupling from the receiving features of the hollow carbon fiber composite structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Varney
  • Patent number: 12018729
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper includes an input side and an output side, first and second rolling bodies, an intermediate element for torque transmission between the input and output sides, and an energy storage element for supporting the intermediate element in an oscillating manner. The intermediate element has a first transmission path for rolling the first rolling body, and a second transmission path for rolling the second rolling body. The input side has a first counter path complementary to the first transmission path. The output side has a second counter path complementary to the second transmission path. The first rolling body is guided between the first transmission path and the first counter path, and the second rolling body is guided between the second transmission path and the second counter path. The energy storage element is arranged with a vector component that acts circumferentially on the intermediate element in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Häβler, Alain Rusch, Laurent Theriot, Michael Kessler
  • Patent number: 12018725
    Abstract: A variety of mechanisms are provided for coupling the rotation of shafts or other mechanical elements having parallel but offset axes of rotation. The coupling mechanisms can couple such input and output elements via pins that are in contact with the input and output elements. The pins, upon rotation of the input and output elements, can engage in substantially pure roiling motion with respect to respective contact surfaces on the input and output members. Accordingly, the pins can reduce the number of bearings and increase efficiency relative to alternative coupling mechanisms. Such couplings may be employed in a variety of applications, including the coupling of rotations between elements of a cycloidal drive or a transmission that includes a member that undergoes cycloidal motion. For example, this coupling could replace the cage gear of a cycloidal drive in coupling the output to the cycloidal disc of a cycloidal drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Alexander Kernbaum, Murphy Kitchell
  • Patent number: 12013009
    Abstract: A damper apparatus includes a first rotating body, a second rotating body, and an elastic mechanism unit including an elastic body and paired seat members. The seat member includes a first surface portion coming into contact with one of the first rotating body and the second rotating body and a second surface portion coming into contact with another of the first rotating body and the second rotating body, a first angle ?1 formed by a first tangent line at a first point of contact, the first tangent line including a first vector and a second vector, and the first vector is 11.5°??1?22.0°, and a second angle ?2 formed by a second tangent line at a second point of contact, the second tangent line including a third vector and a fourth vector, and the third vector is 11.5°??2?22.0°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya Kataoka, Isao Okubo, Shinpei Tokumori
  • Patent number: 12013001
    Abstract: A coupling arrangement for connection between a first rotatable shaft and a second rotatable shaft includes a first rotatable portion connectable to the first rotatable shaft, and a second rotatable portion connectable to the second rotatable shaft. The coupling arrangement includes a first reciprocating element mechanically connected to the first rotatable portion at a first interconnecting portion for transforming a rotating motion from the first rotatable portion to a linear motion of the first reciprocating element and a second reciprocating element mechanically connected to the second rotatable portion at a second interconnecting portion for transforming a linear motion from the second reciprocating element to a rotating motion of the second rotatable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventor: Vishwanath Hitnalli
  • Patent number: 12006997
    Abstract: A damper device including an input element to which a torque from an engine is transmitted; an output element; an elastic body to transmit torque between the input element and the output element; and rotary inertia mass damper having a mass body that rotates in accordance with a relative rotation of the input element and the output element. The output element is coupled to a rotor of an electric motor, which is coupled to an input shaft of a transmission. The rotary inertia mass damper includes a planetary gear mechanism having a carrier that supports pinion gears, the carrier is a part of the input element, one of the sun gear and the ring gear is a part of the output element, and the other of the sun gear and the ring gear functions as the mass body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Yoshikawa, Tomonori Kinoshita, Akiyoshi Kato, Ryosuke Otsuka, Yoichi Oi, Yu Mizukami, Aki Ogawa
  • Patent number: 12006986
    Abstract: An assembly that includes a rotating component and flexible coupling. The flexible coupling includes a flexible torque disc having a first plurality of fixing points so that it can be mounted upon a first rotatable component, in use, and a second plurality of fixing points so that it can be mounted upon a second rotatable component, in use. The coupling also includes a support ring, and mounting means so that the flexible torque disc is secured to the support ring. The mounting means restrict deflection of the flexible torque disc relative to the support ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: CROMPTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Chase, Kevin Hadley, Matthew Caton
  • Patent number: 12000440
    Abstract: A torsion-elastic cardan joint for connecting a shaft with a second component that is not continuously coaxial during torque transmission, which comprises a torsion-elastic power transmission system, a flange connected to this in a torque-proof manner, and a second flange connected to this in a torque-proof manner on the opposite end face of the torsion-elastic power transmission system. The shaft-side flange is coaxially connected to the shaft and the second flange is coaxially connected to the second component in a torque-proof manner. The shaft-side flange consists of a dimensionally stable disk-shaped flange part (1, 10, 12). The shaft is directly connected to this disk-shaped flange part (1, 10, 12) in a torque-proof manner, for example, via friction welding. As a result, there is no need to adapt the shaft-side flange to the dimensions of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: IFA-Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: David Schmicker, Paul Geppert
  • Patent number: 12000453
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper includes a rotational axis, an input part mounted about the rotational axis, an output part rotatable about the rotational axis to a limited extent relative to the input part; a spring device opposing rotation of the output part relative to the input part, a first cam mechanism, and a first intermediate element. The first intermediate element is arranged for radial displacement by the first cam mechanism when the output part rotates relative to the input part. The first intermediate element has a first intermediate element first part, and a first intermediate element second part. In an example embodiment, the damper includes a second cam mechanism and a second intermediate element arranged to be radially displaced by the second cam mechanism when the output part rotates relative to the input part. The spring device is arranged between the first intermediate element and the second intermediate element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Gerd Ahnert
  • Patent number: 11994178
    Abstract: A universal joint includes a socket member and a driving member. The socket member includes a receiving hole, and an inner periphery of the receiving hole is formed with first evading portions and first abutting portions staggered with each other to cause the first abutting portions not connected to each other. Each first abutting portion is provided with a first abutting face, a second abutting face, and an adjacent edge formed between the first abutting face and the second abutting face. One side of the adjacent edge forms an adjacent edge angle being greater than 177 degrees and less than 180 degrees. The driving member includes a rounded base arranged in the receiving hole and a driving column opposite to the rounded base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: RE-DAI PRECISION TOOLS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yi-Chiu Chou
  • Patent number: 11982319
    Abstract: The torque transmission shaft has a shaft having a hollow tubular shape and a clamp. The shaft has a connecting portion integral with the shaft at one axial end portion, a slit extending in the axial direction in a portion on the other axial end side and opens on the other side in the axial direction, and a female serration on the inner circumferential surface of the other axial end portion. The clamp is separate from the shaft and has a non-continuous portion at one location in the circumferential direction, a pair of flange portions on both sides of the non-continuous portion, and a connecting portion connecting the pair of flange portions in the circumferential direction. The clamp is externally fitted and fixed to the other axial end portion of the shaft and reduces the diameter of the other axial end side portion of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Moriyama, Keisuke Nakao
  • Patent number: 11976695
    Abstract: A driveshaft has an elongated rotary slip sub, a tube sleeve telescopically engaged with the slip sub, a bearing assembly mounted on the slip sub by a roller, a retaining part positioned on the bearing assembly, and a cover extending radially outwardly of the slip sub. The roller is adjacent a movable end of the tube sleeve. A bellows is secured to an adjacent tube sleeve. The retaining part holds the bellows on the bearing assembly. The cover covers the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventor: Korkut Tasan
  • Patent number: 11975825
    Abstract: A spline assembly, including a spline shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is splined to engage a spline receiver of a primary drive system and includes a substantially spherical alignment head, wherein the spherical alignment head comprises an expendable hydrocarbon material that is caused to melt by operation of the primary drive system over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventor: Nathaniel Ross Bernklau
  • Patent number: 11975567
    Abstract: A clamping system for a hub bearing assembly includes a screw element configured to engage with a threaded section formed on a flanged hub of a bearing unit. The screw element includes a flange-shaped head configured to cooperate with an annular element of the bearing unit and axially constrain the flanged hub and the annular element, an elastic ring, and at least one annular seat for the elastic ring. The at least one annular seat is formed radially on the inside of the annular element or on the outside of the flange-shaped head along a radially outer peripheral edge of the flange-shaped head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Marco Falossi, Francesco Lamboglia, Fabio Marchetti, Marco Romanetto