Abstract: An epicyclic speed reducing transmission having first and second sets of conjugate epitrochoidal and hypotrochoidal races and first and second sets of rollers transmitting torque between respective sets of races includes a retainer structure for the first and second sets of rollers. The retainer structure is apertured so as to receive the rollers, and independent retainer elements for each set of rollers are provided, with both of these elements being conjointly orbitally driven. The retainer structure may be positively orbitally driven by means of a cam driven spider provided either centrally of or externally of the pair of epitrochoidal races.

Abstract: An actuator including a motor having a rotary output, an actuating arm mounted for reciprocating movement, and a mechanism, interconnecting the output and the arm to convert rotary motion to reciprocating motion. The mechanism includes a rotary element. A brake is provided including a friction plate and first and second reaction plates. A solenoid and spring are operable to move the reaction plate into or out of engagement with the friction plate and cams associated with the rotary element are operable to move the reaction plate into engagement with the friction plate.

Abstract: In an automotive engine, an apparatus for changing the shift position of the gear shift lever for an automatic or semi-automatic transmission from a first drive position to a second drive position automatically when the engine reaches a preselected rotational speed sensed by an engine RPM speed sensor. The apparatus includes a cut-out switch to automatically disable the apparatus once the gear shift lever has been shifted to the second drive position and a manually operable disconnect switch to disable the apparatus when automatic shifting of the gear shift lever is not desired.

Abstract: A hydraulic control system comprises a plurality of shift valves and a fluid circuit which directs a line pressure instead of a governor pressure to set the shift valves in a state wherein a predetermined speed ratio except the highest speed ratio and the lowest speed ratio is established when an idle solenoid is turned on in response to closure of an idle switch.

Abstract: A device for rotating and reciprocating a ram by rotating the ram at the end of each reciprocation. The device includes a pair of supports for the reciprocating means and a pair of supports for the rotating means. Each pair of supports has a set of perpendicular grooves in which a sliding block reciprocates in each groove. The blocks are securely fastened to one another by means of a tie arm. Both the reciprocating means and the rotating means are synchronously driven with a timing belt.

Abstract: In order to securely lubricate a final drive unit of a transaxle including a torque converter and a hydraulically controlled transmission, the line pressure regulator valve of the hydraulic control system is arranged to discharge surplus hydraulic fluid via first and second drain ports into a conduit arrangement which fluidly communicates with both of the torque converter and the final drive unit. The conduit arrangement is arranged to relieve any excess fluid fed thereto from the first drain port toward the final drive unit in addition to that fed thereto from said second drain port.

Abstract: A system for controlling an electromagnetic clutch for a vehicle, the system has a pulse generating circuit responsive to ignition pulses for an engine for producing pulses, an accelerator switch for sensing the depression of an accelerator pedal of the engine and for producing a first signal.An accelerator position switch is provided for sensing a deep depression of the accelerator pedal and for producing a second signal, and an accelerator pedal switch failure detecting circuit is provided to respond to the inverted signal of the first signal and to the second signal for producing a third signal which is applied to a gate circuit for opening it to pass the pulses thereby enabling the start of the vehicle, even if the accelerator switch is out of order.

Abstract: A multi-speed power transmission has an input shaft and a coaxially aligned output shaft. Each shaft has gearing members connected thereto. The input gearing drives an idler gear which, in turn, drives a ratio gear. A plurality of meshing ratio and idler gears rotatably supported on parallel shafts are serially driven from the input gearing. The shaft supporting each ratio gear has a selectively engageable clutch mechanism for selectively connecting the respective ratio gear shaft with an output gear member. The respective output gear members are in constant mesh with the output gearing member.

Abstract: This disclosure depicts a drivably connecting construction in a measuring instrument for connecting a main body of measuring instrument to a nut member threadably coupled to a feed screwshaft, including:a first engaging device (28) in which a connecting plate (24) is loosely coupled onto a nut member (21) and this connecting plate (24) is clamped from opposite sides in the feeding direction through balls (25); a second engaging device (39) for tiltably connecting a portion of the connecting plate (24) to the side (14) of the main body of measuring instrument; and a third engaging device (48) for clamping an arm (41) protruded from the nut member (21) through balls (45) to thereby make the nut member (21) unrotatable relative to the main body of measuring instrument.

Abstract: Apparatus for interconverting reciprocating and rotative motion is comprised of a cylindrical rotative slant having a continuous groove in a flat inclined surface and another continuous groove in the cylindrical sidewall adjacent said inclined surface. Balls are caused to engage said grooves, said balls being held stationary by retaining means adapted to undergo reciprocal linear motion within a track means. An axle is centered in a flat surface perpendicular to the axis of said rotative slant.

Abstract: A wafer arrangement pitch altering apparatus comprising a pair of cylindrical grooved cams parallelly disposed, a plurality of cylindrical grooves formed to intersect a given generatrix of the grooved cams with respectively equal pitches, disposed symmetrically each other around the peripheral surfaces of the cylindrical grooved cams, and intersections of the generatrix and the cylindrical grooved cams are moved at mutually dissimilar desired proportions along the axes of the cylindrical grooved cams in consequence of its rotation, plural pairs of moving elements disposed between the cylindrical grooved cams facing each other and provided with pins fitting into the cylindrical grooves on the corresponding cylindrical grooved cams, a pair of means for retaining the moving elements in a manner movable only in the axial direction of the cylindrical grooved cams, a cylindrical grooved cam driving element for rotating the cylindrical grooved cams by a prescribed angle in the mutually opposite directions, main groo

Abstract: A mechanism for transferring movement between two reciprocating bodies, such as pistons or displacers (10, 11) comprises a crank or eccentric (12) and may be included in a Stirling or Vuilleumier engine. The crank or eccentric is connected to a connecting member (13) by means of a bearing or pivot (D). The connecting member (13) is connected to one (10) of the pistons or displacers via a second pivot (X) and to one arm (16) of a lever (15) by means of a third pivot (A). The pivots (A, D, X) of the connecting member (13) defines the vertices of a triangle. The other arm (17) of the lever (15) is pivotally connected to the other piston or displacer (11).The arms (16, 17) of the lever (15) may define an angle therebetween, and this angle may be selected so as to obtain a desired angle between the directions of the movements of the pistons, for example an angle of 90.degree..

Abstract: In a tractor power take-off mechanism comprising an input shaft driveable from an engine by a friction clutch and a two-speed power take-off shaft driveable from the input shaft by gearing including a disengageable toothed driving member operable by a hand lever by way of a selector fork, the disengageable toothed driving member can be difficult and noisy to engage because the input shaft tends to rotate due to inertia and drag when the friction clutch is disengaged. The input shaft is therefore provided with a band brake applied by initial movement of the hand lever in a direction to engage the disengageable toothed driving member and held applied while an operating load is being exerted on the lever in that direction. A conventional detent holding the selector fork in disengaged position provides the resistance required to cause the brake to be applied before the lever can move the fork into engaged position.

Abstract: A power supplying member supplies rotational power in a certain rotational direction to an input member of the transmission, and a power receiving member takes out power from a driven gear wheel shaft. Two driving gear wheel shafts extend parallel to the driven gear wheel shaft. First and second driving gear wheels are respectively rotatably mounted on the first and the second driving gear wheel shaft and meshed with a common driven gear wheel fixedly mounted on the driven gear wheel shaft. First and second synchromesh devices respectively selectively engage the first and the second driving gear wheel to the first and the second driving gear wheel shaft.

Abstract: A machine component includes an elongated base plate with side edges and a slide plate which is rectangular in cross-section and has parallel straight side edges. A cylinder and piston assembly are provided, one part of the assembly being supported from the base plate the other being connected to the slide plate. Two elongated guide members each have a rectangular slot which slidingly receives the edge of the slide plate. Each elongated guide member has a lower part and an upper part and fasteners securing them together. The lower part is attached to the base plate, and the rectangular slot has (1) a first side wall adjacent to and parallel with the base plate, the first side wall being defined by a surface of the lower part, (2) a second side wall defined by a surface of the upper part, and (3) a bottom wall defined by a surface of one of the upper and lower parts.

Abstract: A piston and cylinder actuator is connected to a cam for converting the uniform linear motion of a piston rod with respect to a power cylinder to rotate a shaft in a controlled acceleration and then deceleration for turning a driven member such as a workpiece over.

Abstract: An internally and externally threaded double nut is screwed onto the threaded shaft of a stepper motor. The nut is restrained from rotational motion thereby limiting it to translation along the shaft axis. An internally threaded output sleeve is screwed onto the external thread of the double threaded nut. The pitch of the nut internal thread is smaller than that of the external thread so that rotary motion reduction occurs at the output sleeve. A ball bearing is positioned in contacting support between the sleeve and the shaft thereby minimizing output sleeve tolerance accumulations of eccentricity and axial positioning.

Abstract: Torque-dependent pressing device for a ball-type planetary gear set, includes a pressure plate which is mounted for joint rotation with the driving shaft of the set and for axial displacement relative to a freely rotatable race which supports the planetary balls. The facing surfaces of the pressure plate and of the race are inclined and engage a plurality of conical or spherical rolling bodies. A radial cam, either in the form of a sinusoidal continuous groove or in the form of arcuate discrete guiding grooves, is formed in the pressure plate to engage the rolling bodies and displace the same radially relative to the driving shaft when a torque develops between the facing inclined surfaces. The rolling bodies are guided in radial direction to perform a rolling motion about a helical path until the torque is neutralized. The pressure plate is spring-biased in axial direction against the freely rotatable race.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for displacing a linear output member by wrapping at least a pair of flexible strands around the periphery of the linear member. The flexible strands are each attached at each end to spaced-apart rotatable members. Rotation of the rotatable members in opposite direction causes engagement of the flexible strands with the linear member as a wrap around the periphery of the linear member. After a grip is effected on the linear member, rotation of the rotatable members in the same direction causes the linear member to be linearly displaced.

Abstract: Processing machine for the surface treatment of workpieces having a push rod which can be reciprocated connected with a processing tool and put in motion by a driven eccentric drive assembly, the throw of the eccentric being adjustable by rotation of an eccentric casing. The processing result is improved by an oppositely acting eccentric mass balance assembly attached to the eccentric drive assembly which eliminates the undesired effect of the unbalanced forces, thereby providing quiet operation of the processing machine.