Abstract: The linear actuator comprises elongated first and second bands that cooperate to form an extractable and retractable column. Rotatable first and second band guide members respectively guide turns of the first and second bands into intertwined engagement. A power actuator causes rotation of the first and second band guide members such that the extractable and retractable column may be extracted or retracted. A base carries the power actuator, the first and second bands and the first and second band guide members. An anti-rotation mechanism comprises a first anti-rotation member attached to the base and a complementary second anti-rotation member attached to at least one of the first and second bands, with the first and second anti-rotation members engaging one another in the column to prevent rotation of the column relative to the base. The engagement of the first and second anti-rotation members is non-punctual about a periphery of the column.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for setting an axial preload force of a roller screw drive rotatably mounted in a housing. The housing is split transversely into a first and a second housing part. The roller screw drive is inserted with two axially spaced bearings into the second housing part. An axial preload force is applied which is transmitted from the first bearing via the roller screw drive to the second bearing. An axial load spacing between the bearing supporting surface of the first bearing and a second housing edge of the second housing part is measured. An adjusting nut is screwed into the first housing part until an axial adjustable spacing is the same size as the measured axial load spacing. The adjusting nut is then secured in place in the first housing part, and the two housing parts are connected to one another.

Abstract: A tool includes a transmission mechanism, a shaft, and a rotary device. The shaft is rotatable with reference to the transmission mechanism through a defined range of rotational motion about a first axis of rotation and includes a protrusion extending from the shaft in a direction normal to the first axis of rotation. The rotary device includes a first stop surface, a second stop surface, and a notch between the first stop surface and the second stop surface, with the notch configured to receive the protrusion extending from the shaft. Rotation of the shaft through a midpoint of the range of rotational motion causes the protrusion to enter the notch of the rotary device and rotate the rotary device from a first position to a second position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a working fluid stabilization device for an agricultural work vehicle, the working fluid stabilization device including: a case configured such that a working fluid is accommodated therein; a gear part disposed inside the case; a suction part formed in the bottom of the case, and connected to a suction pipe; and a baffle means disposed inside the case, and configured to alleviate the introduction of bubbles in the working fluid, generated by the rotation of the gear part, into the suction part. According to the present invention, there is an effect of preventing or alleviating the introduction of bubbles into the suction part of a transmission device.

Abstract: A clean room single-axis robot in which a dust collection system is used includes a transfer unit installed inside a clean room to transfer an assembly part in the forward/backward direction and an elevating unit installed on one side of the transfer unit to transfer an assembly part in the upward/downward direction. The transfer unit includes a horizontal profile, first covers, a first guide unit, a driving belt, a plurality of rollers, and a forward/backward movement unit. A dust collection system of the transfer unit has an open structure, and is configured to suction the air accommodated inside the horizontal profile, collect dust contained in the air, and then discharge the air.

Abstract: The drive device comprises first and second motors comprising respective first and second rotary shafts. The drive device comprises first and second counter shafts connected to each of the first and second rotary shafts via first and second counter gears. The drive device comprises first and second transmission shafts connected to each of the first and second counter shafts via third and fourth counter gears. The drive device comprises first and second drive shafts connected to each of the first and second transmission shafts via first and second hypoid gears. The first and second rotary shafts are located between the first and second counter shafts with respect to the vehicle width direction. The first and second transmission shafts are located between the first and second counter shafts in the vehicle width direction.

Abstract: A holder has a holder engagement portion in at least a position sandwiching a pad from both sides in a third direction orthogonal to both a first direction that is an urging direction of an elastic member and a second direction that is an axial direction of a worm accommodation portion. The pad has a pad engagement portion that comes into contact with the holder engagement portion on at least one of both side portions in the third direction. Based on contact between the holder engagement portion and the pad engagement portion, displacement of the pad in the third direction with respect to the holder is regulated.

Abstract: A drive for a flap, wherein the drive has a housing, a motor and a spindle drive, wherein the motor and the spindle drive are drivingly connected to one another and make a motorized adjustment of the flap possible, wherein the drive moves the flap at least into an open position and a closed position, wherein the spindle drive has a threaded spindle with a nut and a thrust tube and the thrust tube is connected to the threaded spindle via the nut, wherein the thrust tube is moved via a translational movement, wherein the spindle drive is arranged inside a rotor and the motor drives the rotor, wherein the rotor is connected to the threaded spindle.

Abstract: A lubrication mechanism is provided for a transmission unit having a balance piston. The lubrication mechanism is movable between a closed position when a clutch assembly is disengaged which prevents cooling flow of lubrication to a clutch pack of the clutch assembly, and an open position when the clutch assembly is engaged which provides for a cooling flow of lubrication to the clutch pack. In both positions, lubrication is supplied to a balance piston cavity between the clutch assembly and the balance piston.

Abstract: A ball nut and screw assembly includes a screw, and a nut received on the screw. A first raceway having a helical portion is defined between a convex groove of the screw and a concave groove of the nut. The first raceway has adjacent concave grooves to provide said helical portion. A first plurality of balls are in said first raceway, and a first radial outboard raceway is provided at a first end of the first raceway and a second radial outboard raceway provided at a second end of said first raceway. The first and second outboard radial raceways are formed between a concave groove formed in a first outboard component and the outermost, external surface of the screw that is in a position between said adjacent grooves of said screw and at least a first bearing ball is provided in said first radial outboard raceway.

Abstract: A robotic arm includes multiple joints and multiple links. The links are connected successively by the joints. At least two of the joints may each comprise a sensor configured to measure force and torque information in multiple DOF of its respective joint. In certain implementations, the sensor may be located between an input part of the respective one of the at least two joints and an output part of the respective one of the at least two joints.

Abstract: In general, this disclosure involves a pulley system that includes a plurality of fixed sheaves arranged in a first annulus and a plurality of traveling sheaves arranged in a second annulus. The plurality of traveling sheaves are configured to travel along an axis of travel and are coupled to an output shaft configured to pass through the first annulus and translate along the axis of travel. The plurality of traveling sheaves are aligned with the plurality of fixed sheaves such that at least half of a plurality of spans between the plurality of traveling sheaves and the plurality of fixed sheaves are parallel spans that are parallel with the axis of travel. A flat belt extends between and around the plurality of fixed sheaves and the plurality of traveling sheaves, the flat belt including a plurality of twists along the parallel spans to form a plurality of twisted spans.

Abstract: An annular body includes a base, a first resistance wire, a second resistance wire, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The base surrounds a central axis and expands in a direction intersecting the central axis. Resistance values of the first and second resistance wires change according to strain of the base. The first terminal is electrically connected to the end of the first resistance wire. The second terminal is electrically connected to an end of the second resistance wire. The first terminal is at a first position in the circumferential direction. The second terminal is at a second position in the circumferential direction. When viewed in the axial direction, the central angle defined by the first position, the central axis, and the second position is equal to or greater than about 90°.

Abstract: A portal gear box assembly for an off-road vehicle that includes a housing that defines an input gear subassembly indent, an output gear subassembly indent, and one or more idler-gear subassembly indents. The assembly includes an input gear subassembly positioned in the input gear subassembly indent with an input gear connected to an input shaft, an output gear subassembly positioned in the output gear subassembly indent with an output gear connected to an output shaft, and an idler-gear subassembly positioned within the one or more idler-gear subassembly indents to connect the input and output gears with a removable adaptor that is selectively positionable in more than one configuration to alter the transmission ratio between the input and output gears.

Abstract: It has been found that duplex monolithic parts can be manufactured in high volume at low cost by using powder metal technology to mold and sinter an inner component of the part into an outer component of the part. This technique reduces the cost of manufacturing intricate metal products by taking advantage of the attributes of powder metal technology in making the inner component of the part. The outer component of the part can be wrought machined, stamped or forged, or made by double press double sinter or forging a powder metal component of the part. In any case, this technique can beneficially be used in making a wide variety of toroid parts, such as gears, clutches, sprags, bearing races, one-way diodes, and the like.

Abstract: An embodiment power transmission device includes an input shaft rotatable about a first rotation axis, first and second wires wound around an outer surface of the input shaft based on a first radial direction, each having a first side fixed to the input shaft, an output shaft rotatable about a second rotation axis, the output shaft including a shaft body, wherein the first and second wires surround an outer surface of the shaft body based on a second radial direction, and first and second wire holders to which a second side of the first wire and a second side of the second wire are respectively fixed. The first wire extends in a first circumferential direction of the shaft body, and then the first wire extends in a second circumferential direction opposite to the first circumferential direction of the shaft body.

Abstract: An eccentric oscillation gear device includes a casing, a first member supported by the casing via a first bearing, a second member supported by the casing via a second bearing, and a fastening portion fastening the first and second members in an axial direction of the casing. The fastening portion includes an internally threaded portion formed in the first member, and a fastener having an externally threaded portion. The fastener has a Rockwell hardness (HRC) of 44 or higher, and the internally threaded portion has a lower hardness than the fastener.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drive unit (1) with a housing (2) and an electric motor (3) arranged therein. A transmission (8) is coupled to the electric motor (3). At least one oil chamber (15) is arranged in the housing (2), the oil chamber(s) having an oil zone (21) and an air zone (22), where the air zone (22) is flow-connected by way of an inlet opening (36) to a venting channel (35) that leads to a vent (32) such that the inlet opening (36) is arranged in a central area (40) of the housing (2) of the drive unit (1).

Abstract: An operating device for a human-powered vehicle includes a base member and an operating member. The base member includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a base body, and an accommodating structure. The first end portion is configured to be coupled to a handlebar. The second end portion is opposite to the first end portion. The base body is configured to accommodate at least one of a hydraulic unit. The accommodating structure is configured to accommodate at least one of circuitry accommodating part and a power-supply accommodating part. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The accommodating structure is a separate member from the base body. The accommodating structure is detachably attached to the base body at the second end portion.

Abstract: A multidirectional input device includes a housing, an operating body, a rocker arm member, a reset member, and a first pressing part. A chamber is provided inside the housing which forms an opening communicating with the chamber. The operating body is provided in the chamber and extends out of the chamber from the opening. The rocker arm member and the reset member are provided in the chamber and are drivingly connected. The reset member and the operating body are elastically connected. The first pressing part is provided on the rocker arm member and extends in a direction close the reset member. During a movement process of operating body, the lower end face of operating part abuts against the upper end face of reset member, and the first pressing part abuts against an edge of the upper end face of reset member.