Abstract: A reduction gear W1 that is configured to reduce a rotation speed input to an input shaft 1, and output the reduced rotation speed from an output shaft, the reduction gear including: an inner trochoid 8 that has a wavy curved surface formed on an inner circumferential side surface thereof; an inner trochoid holder 9 that is designed to hold the inner trochoid 8; an outer trochoid 3 that has a wavy curved surface formed on an outer circumferential side surface thereof; a rotation restriction unit that is designed to restrict rotation of the outer trochoid 3 around an axis thereof; and an output pin 9 that is pinched between the outer circumferential side surface of the outer trochoid 3 and the inner circumferential side surface of the inner trochoid 8.

Abstract: Provided is a mechanical lash adjuster including a plunger, a housing put into thread engagement with the plunger in an axial direction to form a thread engagement portion, the plunger engaging member fixed and retained in a circumferential direction of the thread engagement portion, and a coil spring urging the plunger in a direction opposite to a urging-force acting direction of a coil spring. A lead and flank angles of threads forming the thread engagement portion are set such that when an axial load acts on the plunger in either of a plunger extension and contraction directions, the plunger is made self-sustaining, and when the plunger swings by an amount corresponding to a backlash due to a lateral load, the plunger slides and rotates at the thread engagement portion to move in an axial-load acting direction.

Abstract: A hollow low-current single-phase induction motor capable of starting under its own power may have a stator and a rotor. The stator may comprise a case and a winding. The case may have a base, an annular outer circumferential wall, an annular inner circumferential wall, a plurality of first extensions formed at the outer circumferential wall, and a plurality of second extensions formed at the inner circumferential wall so as to respectively face the first extensions. The rotor may have a flange, a plurality of coil supports formed along the outside circumference of the flange, and a plurality of annular rotor coils which are attached to the respective coil supports. The coil supports may be inserted between the first extensions and the second extensions such that at least one thereamong is misaligned in the circumferential direction relative to the first extensions and the second extensions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide a multirow ball bearing capable of effectively dispersing a radial load while reducing a frictional force when an inner ring and an outer ring rotate relative to each other, and a method of manufacturing same. Multiple ball rows (5) may be adjacently interposed between an inner ring (3) and an outer ring (4); each of the multiple ball rows (5) may include balls (5a) arranged with prescribed gaps (L) therebetween and may be arranged in staggered fashion so as to be shifted in a row direction of the ball row (5) relative to a ball row (5) adjacent to the ball row (5), and the balls (5a) in each of the ball rows (5) may face spaces (LS) formed by the prescribed gaps (L) in a ball row (5) adjacent to the ball row (5), each of the balls being brought into contact with two of the balls (5a) that define one of the prescribed gaps.

Abstract: An acting force transmission device for use with a valve mechanism of an engine includes an acting force transmission member that transmits an acting force to a valve to open/close the valve. A support shaft is provided in the acting force transmission member. An annular roller is directly mounted on an outer periphery of the support shaft. The roller is adapted to rotate when subjected to a cam force exerted by a cam and is adapted to transmit the cam force to the acting force transmission member as the acting force. A ratio d/D of an inner diameter d to an outer diameter D of the annular roller is not less than 0.7.

Abstract: The torque transmission device includes side gears having a same axis of rotation coupled to rear wheels, a case disposed around the outer circumferential side of the side gears, and rotating around the axis of the side gears, and a pinion gear rotatably supported by the case and engaged with the side gears in a straddling manner. The side gears are spur gears having a different number of teeth, and the pinion gear is a spur gear driven by a motor and having an axis of rotation that is parallel to the axis of rotation of the side gears. Forming the side gears and pinion gear from spur gears advantageously allows the side gears to be compactly arranged along their axis of rotation.

Abstract: Provided is a mechanical lash adjuster including a plunger, a housing put into thread engagement with the plunger in an axial direction to form a thread engagement portion, the plunger engaging member fixed and retained in a circumferential direction of the thread engagement portion, and a coil spring urging the plunger in a direction opposite to a urging-force acting direction of a coil spring. A lead and flank angles of threads forming the thread engagement portion are set such that when an axial load acts on the plunger in either of a plunger extension and contraction directions, the plunger is made self-sustaining, and when the plunger swings by an amount corresponding to a backlash due to a lateral load, the plunger slides and rotates at the thread engagement portion to move in an axial-load acting direction.

Abstract: A valve mechanism is provided with a cam, a valve urged in a valve closing direction by a valve spring, a rocker arm, and a lash adjuster. The lash adjuster may include a plunger to which a pressing force of the cam and an urging force of the valve spring are transmitted through the rocker arm, a housing that forms a thread engagement portion, and a compression coil spring urging the plunger in the extension direction. The thread engagement portion may be such that a load acting on the plunger in the plunger extension or contraction direction causes sliding rotation in the thread engagement portion to be suppressed, and such that a lateral load acting on the plunger causes the suppression of sliding rotation to be relieved.

Abstract: A hollow low-current single-phase induction motor capable of starting under its own power may have a stator and a rotor. The stator may comprise a case and a winding. The case may have a base, an annular outer circumferential wall, an annular inner circumferential wall, a plurality of first extensions formed at the outer circumferential wall, and a plurality of second extensions formed at the inner circumferential wall so as to respectively face the first extensions. The rotor may have a flange, a plurality of coil supports formed along the outside circumference of the flange, and a plurality of annular rotor coils which are attached to the respective coil supports. The coil supports may be inserted between the first extensions and the second extensions such that at least one thereamong is misaligned in the circumferential direction relative to the first extensions and the second extensions.

Abstract: A method of machining a screw is provided that is capable of preventing formation of a protruding section at a thread tip section. A thread is formed by cutting on a cylindrical body, and a surface of the thread is plastically deformed by rolling. Because of the cutting, a width between-side surfaces of a thread tip section is in a narrowed state as compared to a normal width. This width is narrowed toward a tip of the thread while a thread body section has a width expanded as compared to a normal width. Consequently, the side surfaces are formed to bulge by an excess thickness portion as compared to normal side surfaces. The rolling plastically deforms both side surfaces to cause the excess thickness portion to plastically flow toward the side surfaces.

Abstract: An acting force transmission device for use with a valve mechanism of an engine includes an acting force transmission member that transmits an acting force to a valve to open/close the valve. A support shaft is provided in the acting force transmission member. An annular roller is directly mounted on an outer periphery of the support shaft. The roller is adapted to rotate when subjected to a cam force exerted by a cam and is adapted to transmit the cam force to the acting force transmission member as the acting force. A ratio d/D of an inner diameter d to an outer diameter D of the annular roller is not less than 0.7.

Abstract: A torque transmission device is provided that is capable of being compactified as much as possible in a direction of parallel arrangement of a pair of side gears while ensuring a differential function and a differential limiting function. The torque transmission device comprises side gears (5L, 5R) coupled to rear wheels (3L, 3R), a case (6) disposed on the outer circumferential side of the side gears (5L, 5R) and rotating around the axis of the side gears (5L, 5R), and a pinion gear (12) rotatably supported by the case (6) and engaged with the side gears (5L, 5R) in a straddling manner. Additionally, the side gears (5L, 5R) are made up of spur gears different in the number of teeth, the pinion gear (12) is a spur gear and is disposed with an axial direction thereof directed in the same direction as the axial direction of the side gears (5L, 5R), and the pinion gear (12) is associated with a motor (15).

Abstract: A method of machining a screw is provided that is capable of preventing formation of a protruding section at a thread tip section. A thread is formed by cutting on a cylindrical body, and a surface of the thread is plastically deformed by rolling. Because of the cutting, a width between-side surfaces of a thread tip section is in a narrowed state as compared to a normal width. This width is narrowed toward a tip of the thread while a thread body section has a width expanded as compared to a normal width. Consequently, the side surfaces are formed to bulge by an excess thickness portion as compared to normal side surfaces. The rolling plastically deforms both side surfaces to cause the excess thickness portion to plastically flow toward the side surfaces.

Abstract: This invention provides an improved variable cam phaser for an automobile engine equipped with a controller capable of enabling execution of a given phase angle varying command in a shortened response time. The variable cam phaser has two control rotors which are arranged coaxial with a camshaft and rotatable relative to each other under the influence of two electromagnetic actuators and driven by the crankshaft of the engine. The variable cam phaser also has a relative phase angle varying mechanism for varying the relative phase angle of the camshaft relative to the crankshaft. When the two electromagnetic actuators are simultaneously energized, the two control rotors are held mutually unrotatable. However, when the braking torque of one actuator is reduced, the control rotor associated with that actuator is rotated relative to the other control rotor to immediately start the execution of the command.

Abstract: [Problems to be solved] The present invention provides an internal combustion engine equipped with an electrical power generating member which can efficiently convert vibration energy to electrical energy even when the internal combustion is idling and minimize space occupied by rectifier and other power circuit components. [Solution] The internal combustion engine 11 of a road vehicle includes an electrical power generating member 52 provided in a fixing bolt 26 for fixing a camshaft support member 25 for supporting a camshaft 20 and subjected to the motion of the camshaft 20 and a power storage device 152 for storing electrical power generated by the electrical power generating member 52 in response to the motion of the camshaft 20.

Abstract: [Problems to be solved] There is known means for converting the vibration energy of the body of a road vehicle to electrical energy, thereby improving the fuel efficiency of the vehicle but since these means cannot collect energy when an internal combustion engine is idling, they are not satisfactory as energy collecting means. Thus, it is a problem to be solved by the present invention to provide an internal combustion engine equipped with an electrical power generating member which can efficiently convert the vibration energy to electrical energy and can prevent spaces occupied by a piezoelectric element, rectifier and other power circuit components.

Abstract: The mechanical lash adjuster is arranged between a cam and one end of the stem of a valve urged by a valve spring. The lash adjuster comprises an unrotatable housing having a thread, a plunger subjected to the force of the cam and formed with a thread in engagement with the thread of the housing, and a plunger spring urging the plunger against the action of the valve spring. The lead and flank angles of the engaging threads are set such that the engagement threads can slidably rotate under a given shaft load applied to the plunger unless the frictional torque TB, generated by the friction between the slidable frictional surface F2 of the plunger and a shaft load transmission member to act on the plunger, exceeds the thrust torque TF imparted by the shaft load to the plunger.

Abstract: This invention provides an improved variable cam phaser for an automobile engine equipped with a controller capable of enabling execution of a given phase angle varying command in a shortened response time. The variable cam phaser has two control rotors which are arranged coaxial with a camshaft and rotatable relative to each other under the influence of two electromagnetic actuators and driven by the crankshaft of the engine. The variable cam phaser also has a relative phase angle varying mechanism for varying the relative phase angle of the camshaft relative to the crankshaft. When the two electromagnetic actuators are simultaneously energized, the two control rotors are held mutually unrotatable. However, when the braking torque of one actuator is reduced, the control rotor associated with that actuator is rotated relative to the other control rotor to immediately start the execution of the command.

Abstract: A phase varying apparatus capable of smoothly varying the phase angle of a camshaft relative to a drive rotor by comprising: a drive rotor supported by a camshaft and driven by a crankshaft; a first control rotor integral with the camshaft; a first torquing mechanism for providing the first drive rotor with a torque in one direction, and a reverse rotation mechanism for proving the first control rotor with a torque in the opposite direction, wherein the reverse rotation mechanism comprises a first radius-decreasing guide groove formed in the control rotor, a crank member adapted to rotate about a position offset from the rotational axis of the drive rotor, and a first pin mechanism mounted on the crank member and movable in the radius-decreasing guide groove, and a second operative mechanism for rotating the first control rotor in the opposite rotational direction relative to the drive rotor.

Abstract: The mechanical lash adjuster is arranged between a cam and one end of the stem of a valve urged by a valve spring. The lash adjuster comprises an unrotatable housing having a thread, a plunger subjected to the force of the cam and formed with a thread in engagement with the thread of the housing, and a plunger spring urging the plunger against the action of the valve spring. The lead and flank angles of the engaging threads are set such that the engagement threads can slidably rotate under a given shaft load applied to the plunger unless the frictional torque TB, generated by the friction between the slidable frictional surface F2 of the plunger and a shaft load transmission member to act on the plunger, exceeds the thrust torque TF imparted by the shaft load to the plunger.