Patents Examined by Huan Le
  • Patent number: 12043981
    Abstract: A drive assembly for a work vehicle includes an electric machine input arrangement with a first electric machine configured to generate a first source of power, an electric machine input gear assembly configured to receive the first source of power from the first electric machine, and a second electric machine configured to generate a second source of power. The drive assembly further includes a combination gear arrangement coupled to selectively receive the first source of power from the electric machine input gear assembly and the second source of power from the second electric machine to produce a combined power; and an electric machine output arrangement configured to receive and transfer the combined power from the combination gear arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven R. Fliearman, Jeffrey S. Turner, Douglas S. Base
  • Patent number: 12023992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clutch and a compressor comprising same, and it provides a compressor that operates with low noise and low vibration by reducing an amplitude of vibration transmitted in an axial direction of a clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventor: Sae Bom Kim
  • Patent number: 12024252
    Abstract: An electric bicycle includes a bicycle body, a pedal shaft rotatably installed on a pedal shaft support of the bicycle body, a driving sprocket rotatably installed on the pedal shaft, and a clutch device configured to connect the pedal shaft and the driving sprocket to enable power transmission or release the connection between the pedal shaft and the driving sprocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ilsun Song, Donghee Seok, Duck Young Kim, Hee Jin Ro, Yocheol Jang
  • Patent number: 12018736
    Abstract: A group transmission device includes a main transmission which has a main shaft, a countershaft and a spur gear pair which includes a first spur gear arranged coaxially and axially overlapping with the main shaft and a second spur gear arranged coaxially and axially overlapping with the countershaft. A range group has a first shaft non-rotationally connected to the main shaft, a second shaft non-rotationally connected to a transmission output shaft, a third shaft and a blocking switching unit. A first switching unit non-rotationally connects the third shaft to a housing. A second switching unit has an axially shiftable switching element and non-rotationally connects the third shaft to the first spur gear. The main shaft is coupled non-rotationally to a transmission input shaft. A third switching unit has an axially shiftable further switching element and non-rotationally connects the first spur gear to the first shaft of the range group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Daimler Truck AG
    Inventors: Frank Steffens, Marc Stroelin, Jens Luckmann
  • Patent number: 12017528
    Abstract: A traveling transmission device of a tractor including a transmission case to which power from an engine is inputted via an input shaft, a speed changer transmission section provided inside the transmission case and configured to input power from the input shaft and to speed-change the inputted power and output it, and a rear wheel differential mechanism provided inside the transmission case and configured to input power outputted from the speed changer transmission section and transmit the inputted power to left and right rear wheels. The speed changer transmission section includes a plurality of speed changer sections configured to speed-change power from the input shaft by a gear coupling mechanism and a multiple-disc clutch and output it, and, inside the transmission case, an oil feeding pipe extends upwardly of the speed changer transmission section and a discharge nozzle connects to respective portions of the plurality of speed changer sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonari Tsuchida, Ryoma Iwase, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Takahiro Matsuo, Hidetoshi Hana
  • Patent number: 12017894
    Abstract: A brake or a clutch includes a central shaft, an output-side threaded driver, an output brake plate, an input brake plate, and an input-side threaded driver. The output-side threaded driver and the input-side threaded driver are rotationally locked to the central shaft, such as by splines. The output-side threaded driver is threaded to the output brake plate and the input-side threaded driver is threaded to the input brake plate. The output brake plate is threaded to the input brake plate in a direction opposite the threaded engagement of the drivers to the brake plates. The brake or clutch may include two stator plates and three friction discs located between the output brake plate and the input brake plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Jonathan Miller, Jacob Conley
  • Patent number: 12012999
    Abstract: In a claw-type gearshift, a blocking ring is arranged axially between a hub body having a sliding sleeve and a clutch body such that it is rotatable between a release position and two locking positions. The blocking ring is adapted to be displaced toward the clutch body until conical friction surfaces on the blocking ring and on the clutch body come into contact. The blocking ring constitutes a form-locking blockade for the sliding sleeve against displacement of the sliding sleeve teeth between the clutch body teeth when an axial shifting force is applied in the non-synchronized state. When the claw clutch is shifted, a difference in speed between the clutch body and the hub body is reduced and the sliding sleeve is deflected in the axial direction toward the speed change gear to be shifted, as a result of which a friction surface of the blocking ring and a mating friction surface of the clutch body come into contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Hoerbiger Antriebstechnik Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Binder, Werner Fuerguth, Andreas Dempfle, Wolfgang Voelk, Thomas Schnelzer, Peter Echtler
  • Patent number: 12013017
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission using a gearset. Multi-mode clutches selectively couple components of the gearset. The transmission operates in and shifts between a first forward gear and a second forward gear using a change in input rotation. An electric motor coupled to the input may be used to change the input rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Means Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua D. Hand
  • Patent number: 12005875
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a brake-by-wire system having a brake pedal and a first sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a position of the brake pedal. A controller is in communication with the sensor and is programmed to enable and disable a one-pedal driving mode based on a user-selected setting. The controller is further programmed to, in response to the signal of the first sensor being valid and the one-pedal driving mode being disabled, enable the one-pedal driving mode regardless of the user-selected setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Harold John Felch, Thomas Svensson, Harbind S Chahal, Roberto Villegas Muriel
  • Patent number: 12007021
    Abstract: A motor control method of a bistable gear shifter, comprising: determining a current required gear according to a position of a shift lever and a gear judgment strategy; determining whether the current required gear is a P gear, an R gear or an N gear; further determining whether the shift lever is in a second steady state position if it is determined that the current required gear is the P gear, the R gear or the N gear; determining whether a deviation of the position of the shift lever from the second steady state position is greater than or equal to a preset angle value, if it is determined that the shift lever is in the second steady state position; and determining a target angle of the motor as a target opening angle, if it is determined that the deviation is greater than or equal to a preset angle value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanmao Fan, Jiangang Liang, Zhenwen Chen, Ming Li, Huonan Tan
  • Patent number: 12000442
    Abstract: A hybrid power system comprises an engine, a motor, an electromagnetic clutch, an electromagnetic clutch controller and a power supply system. The power supply system comprises: a low-voltage battery, a standby power supply system and a switching circuit. The electromagnetic clutch is used to control connection of the motor. A control method comprises: monitoring whether a voltage of the low-voltage battery is lower than a target value, and judging whether the low-voltage battery fails; using the switching circuit to switch to the standby power supply system to supply power to the electromagnetic clutch and the electromagnetic clutch controller; using the electromagnetic clutch controller to judge an engaged or disengaged state of the electromagnetic clutch; and further controlling the electromagnetic clutch according to the engaged or disengaged state. When the low-voltage battery power supply fails, the switching circuit switches to the standby power supply system to supply power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: JING-JIN ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping Yu, Jianwen Li, Yang Cao
  • Patent number: 11999340
    Abstract: A vehicle control device for controlling platooning of platoon participating vehicles by connecting the platoon participating vehicles to one another via radio communication, the platoon participating vehicles include a lead vehicle and follow-up vehicles that perform automatic follow-up running in line at a predetermined intervehicle distance from the lead vehicle, the device comprises a control portion that, during execution of the platooning, sets a permissible output range of a drive amount with a current gear ratio of an automatic transmission remaining kept, as a change characteristic of the drive amount in each of the platoon participating vehicles so that change of the drive amount in response to change of a drive demand amount lies within a predetermined range, the automatic transmission being included in each of the platoon participating vehicles to transmit power of a power source to driving wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Okuda, Masafumi Yamamoto, Yoshito Sekiguchi, Yuuki Makino, Atsushi Tabata
  • Patent number: 12000436
    Abstract: A coupling device for coupling two components in a torque-conducting manner including a first coupling component having a first external toothing and a second coupling component having a second external toothing. In addition, the coupling device has a sliding sleeve having an internal toothing which is permanently engaged with the first external toothing and can be selectively brought into engagement with the second external toothing. Furthermore, a locking unit is provided which can selectively assume a locking state in which the sliding sleeve is held in a form-fitting manner in a rotationally coupled state. In addition, the locking unit can selectively assume an unlocking state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Hoerbiger Antriebstechnik Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Binder, Peter Echtler, Markus Sauter
  • Patent number: 11994197
    Abstract: A power transmission device having: a case formed by assembling a first case member and a second case member; and a shaft member supported by the case, the power transmission device comprising: a protrusion provided to the first case member and protruding in the axial direction along to the direction of assembling the case; and a recess provided to the second case member and recessed in the axial direction. The shaft member is supported by the protrusion in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuzaburo Kobayashi, Kunihiko Fukanoki, Akira Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 11993266
    Abstract: A transmission control system of an electric vehicle includes a motor configured to generate drive torque; a transmission configured to perform multi-stage shifting using a dog clutch in a restraint relationship with a one-way clutch configured to transmit forward power of the motor; a speed sensor configured to measure a rotation speed on an output side of the transmission; a motor control unit configured to control the drive torque from the motor according to a driver's accelerator position signal (APS) value; and a vehicle control unit configured to control the multi-stage shifting of the transmission according to a torque command based on the APS value, and to perform clutch alignment control by moving up a sleeve in a reverse direction to contact a hub through a reverse rotation operation of gear teeth by applying reverse rotation torque of predetermined drive force through the motor in a pre-engagement state of the dog clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dongwon Jeoung, Sunghyun Cho, Sangmo Ha, Jongyun Park, Jungwoo Seo
  • Patent number: 11993343
    Abstract: A transmission structure of a hub motor has a hub shell, an axle, a motor unit, and a clutch assembly. The clutch assembly connects with the hub shell and the motor unit, and includes a driving ring, an output disc, a fixing base, a clutch disc, and a pressing ring. The motor unit drives the driving ring to rotate. The output disc is capable of driving the hub shell to rotate. The driving ring drives the clutch disc to rotate and further drives the pressing ring; the pressing ring then pushes the clutch disc to contact the output disc and further drives the output disc to rotate. The fixing base is magnetic and is disposed between the output disc and the motor unit. The clutch disc is magnetically attractable such that the clutch disc separates from the output disc when the motor unit stops working to prevent the motor unit from providing resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: DA SHIANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao-Lun Huang, Hsiao-Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 11982342
    Abstract: In a bevel gear pair, a first gear and a second gear are applied with tooth top modification, and a ratio of a distance from a pitch circle to a starting position of the tooth top modification to a distance from the pitch circle to a tooth top in the first gear is larger than a ratio of a distance from a pitch circle to a starting position of the tooth top modification to a distance from a pitch circle to a tooth top in the second gear. Thus, the bevel gear pair that can achieve smooth meshing is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuhei Nomura
  • Patent number: 11976723
    Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To reduce a sense of discomfort given to a driver due to vehicle deceleration caused by a downshift that is not intended by the driver, which is caused by a failure of a rotation speed sensor or the like. [SOLUTIONS] An automatic transmission includes: a transmission mechanism configured to shift rotation of a driving source and transmit the rotation to a driving wheel; and a clutch configured to control transmission of a torque from the driving source to the driving wheel, wherein when a change rate of a rotation speed of the driving source is equal to or higher than a predetermined change rate, a torque transmission capacity of the clutch is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazue Shimokawara
  • Patent number: 11976696
    Abstract: A one-way clutch includes a C-shaped spring having one end thereof engaged by the inner ring and the other end abutting a roller at one end of a row of rollers that abut each other, thereby engaging the rollers with the outer ring and the inner ring. The inner ring has a radius at the engaging end of the cam surface opposed to the roller at the other end of the row of the rollers larger than its radii at the engaging ends of the cam surfaces opposed to the other rollers of the same row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shoji Itomi
  • Patent number: 11965564
    Abstract: A clutch for a rotary shaft includes an annular pressure chamber with a sleeve surface engaging a surface to drivingly connect the shaft to the clutch, and further includes a trigger device and a channel system activatable by the trigger device upon a relative angular movement between the shaft and the chamber to release the shaft from the housing. The trigger device has a cam wheel having a constant first radius across a first angular interval and a second, smaller, radius across a second angular interval. The cam wheel is supported on an envelope surface within the first angular interval and rotating in relation to the envelope surface when the shaft rotates in relation to the housing. When a contact point reaches the second angular interval, the cam wheel is displaced to activate said channel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: C FALK REMOTE CONTROL AB
    Inventor: Curt Falk