Patents by Inventor Li-Yu Chen

Li-Yu Chen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20080011576
    Abstract: A parking brake and shift mechanism for vehicles comprises a transmission shaft, a parking shift gear wheel, a stopper, and a dog clutch. The parking shift gear wheel is provided with at least one tooth to move in conjunction with the axis of the transmission shaft. The stopper is provided with at least one groove which contains the tooth. The dog clutch is fixed on the transmission shaft and provided with at least one concavity for accommodating the tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yeu-Jou Lin, Li-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 6990872
    Abstract: An automatic gear transmission apparatus, capable of cooperating with a conventional manual transmission gearbox to provide an automatic gear transmission function. The automatic gear transmission apparatus comprises: a motor, a clutch mechanism, a gear selection mechanism, a gear transmission mechanism, and a sleeve rod. By operation of the clutch mechanism, output power from a single motor can be optionally transmitted out through the gear selection mechanism or the gear transmission mechanism. The power output by the gear selection mechanism can linearly activate the sleeve rod to proceed a gear selection action, while the power output by the gear transmission mechanism can rotationally activate the sleeve rod to proceed a gear transmission action. Therefore, using only a single motor can drive the sleeve rod linearly or rotationally to proceed two actions of gear selection and gear transmission, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Li-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20050139024
    Abstract: An automatic gear transmission apparatus, capable of cooperating with a conventional manual transmission gearbox to provide an automatic gear transmission function. The automatic gear transmission apparatus comprises: a motor, a clutch mechanism, a gear selection mechanism, a gear transmission mechanism, and a sleeve rod. By means of the clutch mechanism, output power from a single motor can be optionally transmitted out through the gear selection mechanism or the gear transmission mechanism. The power output by the gear selection mechanism can linearly activate the sleeve rod to proceed a gear selection action, while the power output by the gear transmission mechanism can rotationally activate the sleeve rod to proceed a gear transmission action. Therefore, using only a single motor can drive the sleeve rod linearly or rotationally to proceed two actions of gear selection and gear transmission, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Li-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 6170456
    Abstract: A lubricating device for four-stroke engine consists of a cylinder block, a crankcase, an oil sump, a piston, a crankshaft, a connecting rod and an oil dipper, the crankcase contains an upper crankcase body and a lower crankcase body, the bottom of the crankcase extends downward to form an oil trough with a hole in it, an oil dipper is able to operate in the oil trough, an oil box is formed for oil containing by the lover crankcase body and the oil sup, when an engine is running on a normal inclination, a shall amount of oil can only get into the oil trough through three hole in it, movement of the oil dipper atomizes the oil to provide lubrication, if the engine is running on an abnormal inclination or bumping condition, oil will not flow into the crankcase, and this design is able to ensure nor-al operation of an engine on any inclinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Huan-Lung Gu, Shao-Yu Li, Li-Yu Chen, Chih-Chung Lo, Wen-Che Liu
  • Patent number: 5588930
    Abstract: A two-speed gearbox, having an input shaft which is connected to a spline shaft, when the gearbox is in direct drive, a front part of the spline shaft is in engagement with a shaft coupler which drives an output shaft to transmit a 1:1 ratio; when the gearbox is geared down, the spline shaft is moved such that its front part is separated from the shaft coupler and engaged with a sun gear of the planetary gear train within a housing which makes the internal splines of a frame of the planetary gear engage with external splines of the shaft coupler. Power is transmitted from the spline shaft, through the speed reduction of the sun and planetary gear train and to the planetary gear frame, and then is transmitted to the shaft coupler and sent out through the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Li-Yu Chen