Abstract: A mulching adapter for use in a rotary lawn mower having a blade housing including a grass discharge chute through which cut grass is adapted to be discharged. A grass mulching assembly is insertable through the discharge outlet into the discharge chute for blocking the discharge chute. The grass mulching assembly includes an inner portion defining a surface facing the rotary cutting blade and forming a generally continuous surface with the blade housing interior surface.

Abstract: A device for harvesting fruits or berries, particularly grapes, for in-line crops is of the type formed by a vehicle on which are rotatably mounted "hedgehog" drums with fingers or whips penetrating into the vegetation and dislodging the fruits. The drums are subdivided into superimposed coaxial elements each comprising a hub fixed on a vertical drive shaft and forming a variable angle with this latter and sleeves mounted freely rotatable on these hubs and also sloping by the same angle, these hubs carrying fingers and a support for rotatably driven vibrating inertia blocks. This device causes vibration of said fingers, which is adjustable by adjusting the rotational speed of the shaft, by varying the angle and the clearance of the inertia blocks, which vibration is the resultant of the vertical component and a horizontal component adjustable independently of each other.

Abstract: A gardening device for operating on grass faces includes an operating device which is securable to an elongated handle and which has a plurality of cutting-like faces with conduits therebetween. The cutting-like faces are directed to the grass face to be worked on at an angle (.alpha.) with respect to the movement direction of the handle.

Abstract: A spinning assembly for a wrapped yarn spinning machine in which a staple sliver is guided by a delivery device into a hollow spindle which carries a co-rotating binding thread; the thread is wound around the staple sliver by the rotation of the hollow spindle. A stationary balloon limiter is provided in the vicinity of the binding thread and a screen is mounted in front of the delivery device, which screen comprises a passage for the staple sliver. This screen is constructed as a screen plate, mounted at an axial distance from the balloon limiter. This construction of the present invention has the advantage that an air stream is generated within the balloon limiter, which flows upward from below and leaves radially through the gap between the upper end of the uncovered balloon limiter and the screen plate. This air stream is directed counter to both the sliver and the binding thread entering the hollow spindle, so that no fiber fly can penetrate the interior of the hollow spindle.

Abstract: An opening roller unit for open-end spinning installations as a shaft supported in a bearing box and an opening roller arranged on an end of the shaft which projects from the bearing box. The opening roller extends over the bearing box in a manner forming a cavity that is sealed toward the outside with an annular sealing gap and comprises the base member and the ring detachably secured thereto which has a fitting provided on the outer periphery thereof. The detachable ring is mounted upon the base member in a manner blocking the external axis to the cavity. In accordance with one preferred embodiment, the ring of the opening roller extends over the bearing box and the cavity is defined by the ring and bearing box, while the scaling gap is provided between the ring and the bearing box in conjunction with an annular insert attached to the bearing box.

Abstract: In a fiber opening device in open-end spinning unit, having a combing roller which is encased by a casing and forming a fiber transferring passage between said combing roller and said casing, a wear-resistant member, preferably a member having a pin shape, is provided at an edge of an opening, e.g. a trash exit port opening formed in said casing and communicated with said passage. The structure of the fiber opening device according to the present invention makes possible easy installation of the wear-resistant member, and prevents harmful wear or bruising at said edge portion of the opening in the casing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for open-end spinning of novelty yarn produces novelty yarns in a simple manner. A sliver is fed to the fiber separating device of an open-end spinning apparatus to form distinct fibers, the fibers are air transported in a fiber flow path to the twisting device, controlled formation of effects (particularly slubs) is effected during air transport of the distinct fibers in their path, the formed effects are intermittently passed to the twisting device (e.g. pseudo-randomly), the fibers fed to the twisting device are twisted into a continuous strand of effect yarn (particularly slub yarn), and the continuous strand of effect yarn is taken up. The controlled formation of effects may be accomplished in a number of manners: introducing a needle making an angle of 25.degree.-45.degree.

Abstract: A bracelet, for example, for a watch has two spring elements arranged in two longitudinal rows and connected with one another by a plurality of transverse connecting elements. The connecting elements may overlap one another. The bracelet may be made of a one piece blank by stamping and subsequent bending of respective parts thereof.

Abstract: A device to regulate the flow of a fuel supply system for a gas turbine engine, said system being of the type comprising a volumetric pump, a flow regulator element in the outlet of the pump and a return circuit for the fuel connecting the outlet of the pump upstream from the regulator element with the inlet of the pump. The device includes a second flow regulator element in the fuel return circuit and an arrangement of elements to control the passage cross section of the regulator element so that the pressure drop of the liquid fuel at the passage of the first regulator element remains proportional to the discharge pressure of a suitably chosen stage of the air compressor of the engine.

Abstract: A supersonic two spool turbofan engine capable not only of developing sufficient power to accelerate up to supersonic cruise and maintain efficient operation at supersonic cruise, but also arranged to cruise at subsonic velocities with a relatively low specific fuel consumption. The engine is provided with a variable bypass passageway downstream of the compressor. Flow into the bypass passageway is controlled so that during low power setting the bypass passageway is closed so that all the gaseous flow is directed through the turbine. During higher power settings, the bypass passageway is opened to the extent that a selected portion of the gaseous flow is directed through the bypass passageway to bypass the first stage of the turbine section so that the corrected flow to the first turbine stage remains substantially constant for high and low power setting of the engine.

Abstract: A hot-gas piston engine (4) has, as a compression chamber, a heat exchanger (6) which comprises a number of small pipes (7) or differently designed capillaries which protrude into the burner chamber (5) of a burner (1). In the compression phase, air in the small pipes (7), which serve as the compression chamber, is compressed and additionally heated by the burner flame, whereby the pressure increases, and the piston is driven to execute a downward movement. The scavenging then occurs in the bottom dead center region. The hot outgoing air from the engine enters burner supply line (10) and then the burner, whereby the efficiency of the plant is increased even further. The mechanical energy received at the driven shaft (11) may be used to produce electrical energy or to operate a heat pump. The upper ends of the small pipes protrude into the hot water whereby they are protected from overheating.

Abstract: In an hydraulic power booster a boost piston working in a bore in a housing is of stepped outline having at least three axially spaced portions of at least two different diameters. The two end portions carry seals having slidable sealing engagements with complementary portions of the bore, and a stationary seal is fixed in the housing. An intermediate portion of the piston disposed between the end portions and of smallest diameter has a slidable engagement in the stationary seal.

Abstract: An apparatus for synchronizing the operation of one or more slave engines with that of a master engine in which a servomechanism automatically controls the operation of the slave engines to synchronize them with the master engine while each slave engine and master engine remains directly connected with a manually operable throttle to provide for concurrent operation and overcontrol of the engines so as to dominate the operation of the slave engines by the servomechanism.

Abstract: A refrigerating apparatus including a first compressor, a condenser, a first pressure reducer a first evaporator, a second pressure reducer and a second evaporator connected together by lines to form a refrigerating circuit for a refrigerant to flow therethrough, wherein a second compressor is connected at its suction side to the second pressure reducer for receiving gaseous component of refrigerant from the first evaporator and connected at its discharge side to the line between the first compressor and the condenser. An evaporative pressure control valve may be mounted in the line between the first evaporator and the second pressure reducer or the line between the second pressure reducer and the second evaporator. A bypass line mounting an electromagnetic valve may connect the line between the first evaporator and the second pressure reducer to the line between the second pressure reducer and the second evaporator.

Abstract: An improved apparatus incorporated in a cast metal frame of circular configuration to allow one frame to accommodate similar objects of slightly different sizes and retain them therein to prevent rotation of the object within the cast frame. Further improvements are designed in the retaining means which rigidly hold the object in cast frames of circular, rectangular and oval configurations while at the same time allowing the retaining means to be easily removed.

Abstract: An automatic washing machine for shoes which has a water tub incorporating a dehydrating tub which is provided with inner brushes which are mounted with shoes and vertically moved, outer brushes which are arranged to come in contact with external surface of shoes and vertically moved in opposite directions to the inner brushes, and driving means for driving the inner and outer brushes; the water tub is provided with a discharging mechanism to discharge water as required from the water tub and with a lifting head section which opens and closes an opening of the water tub at a position above the water tub and the head section is provided with an air nozzle for drying washed shoes to blow air for drying into the dehydrating tub while the opening of the water tub is closed by the head section.

Abstract: Process and apparatus for treating a porous, absorbent material with a foamable chemical composition, in which a liquid chemical composition that is capable of being foamed, or a porous, absorbent material substrate containing such liquid composition, comes in contact with a porous substance through which air or other inert gas is being forced, to produce an aqueous foam which is used to treat the substrate. The invention eliminates the need for expensive foam generating and applying equipment, and makes it possible for presently employed fabric processing equipment to be inexpensively modified to use aqueous foam treatment for dyeing or other applications.

Abstract: A lock for a motorcycle saddle bag container includes a key operated plug attached to a lock housing mounted on the inside wall of the container. The plug operates a pivotal and transversely movable shutter. The shutter, in turn, cooperates with a strike attached to the inside of the lid for the container. A rubber seal maintains the shutter and strike in a locked position until the lid is manually depressed to compress the seal and release the shutter from the strike.

Abstract: A doorknob has a large end face opening in which a face plate is fixedly but rotatably mounted. The face plate contains within itself a figure-8 or other non-circular opening for the reception of a removable key-operated core having a key plug housing and a radially extending pin tumbler flange or lobe. Te knob interior is formed with radially inward-extending portions which define diametrically opposite notches or grooves in which the pin tumbler flange or lobe of the core is optionally engageable as a spline to key the core and face plate to the knob in either of two opposite orientation to suit installations of the knob and its lock set in doors of different hand.

Abstract: An apparatus for the corrugation of pipes of plastically deformable material, particularly of cable sheathings of metal, through which the pipe is continuously passed, comprising a corrugator rolling bushing having an inside surface with a deformation rib which is helical (when annular parallel corrugations are to be produced on the pipe) of more than one thread, or with at least one deformation rib acting on successive points viewed in the longitudinal direction of the pipe (when helical corrugations are to be produced in the pipe), the corrugator rolling bushing being supported for free rotation in a rotatable corrugator head, the inside diameter of the corrugator rolling bushing being larger than the diameter of the pipe to be corrugated and the corrugator rolling bushing being supported eccentrically to the pipe.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for flanging thin-walled canbodies. Slippage in the circumferential direction between the canbody and flanging apparatus is severely reduced by mounting rollers in the flanging head on radial axis of rotation which are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the canbody. This roller orientation provides a number of other advantages including lowered incidence of defective flanges, reduced maintenance of the roller, reduced cost and complexity in roller and mounting means fabrication and a reduction in the strain and stress the canbody is subjected to. Critical to satisfactory commercial operation of the present invention is the provision of and the proper interaction between a transition and clearing surface and a frustoconical support surface on the rollers.

Abstract: A roll changing device for rolling mills, in which the roll are changed through roll exchange between the work roll changing rails and intermediate roll changing rails which are mounted in a housing, and delivery rails placed in front of the rolling mill. The improvement comprises a vertically movable floor device carrying the delivery rails. The vertically movable floor device is adapted to move vertically to bring the delivery roll into alignment with the work roll changing rails and the intermediate roll changing rails to permit an easy and prompt roll change without any restriction in the space, even when the work rolls and the intermediate rolls are mounted at large depths from the floor level.

Abstract: A controlled deflection roll equipped with a control arrangement, wherein at the controlled deflection roll there is carried out a groupwise control of the support elements in a manner such that each commonly controlled group of support elements contains at least one support element which does not neighbor any one of the other of the support elements of such group which are effective in the same direction, or such one support element is operatively correlated with at least one support element of the group which is effective in an opposite direction. In the latter case where support elements of the common group are effective in opposite directions they may however neighbor one another in the axial extent of the controlled deflection roll. In this way deviations of the mean or average value of the product profile or sectional shape of the rolled product can be reduced, without the expenditure in the number or construction of the support elements or their controls having to be increased.

Abstract: A process for cold forming integral spindle-axle tubes includes placing a tubular blank within an open ended die having an extrusion die throat, and pushing the blank through the die throat with a punch. The punch is formed with a ram portion that applies pressure to the blank for moving it axially through the throat. The punch also has an extension closely fitted within the blank so that as the punch pushes the tube axially, the blank is extruded between the die throat and the extension to form a thin wall tube. After the blank is partially extruded, the punch is removed and a second blank is inserted. This second blank is then located between the punch ram portion and the trailing end of the first blank so that further movement of the punch causes the second blank to push the first blank through the die throat.

Abstract: A method of producing a plurality of identical ring-shaped metal parts from a single blank in the form of solid rod without forming any hole in the blank and without cross-sectionally cutting the blank. The outer periphery of the blank corresponds to the inner periphery of the metal parts to be produced. First the blank is longitudinally compressed such that an end portion of the blank undergoes upsetting and provides a laterally expanded portion having a side periphery corresponding to the outer periphery of the metal parts and a length corresonding to the thickness of the metal parts. Then the laterally expanded portion is subjected to shearing along a plane defining the outer periphery of the blank to part its peripheral region as one of the ring-shaped metal parts. The blank remains in the solid rod form, though somewhat shortened, and therefore can be used to produce additional metal parts by repeating the same procedure until it becomes very short.

Abstract: Leaks in fluid conveying pipe-lines, in which the noise from the escaping uid at the position of the leak creates sound waves are detected by at least one sound sensor and, at a known distance from it, a sound reflector, both of which are in direct contact with the fluid. The sound sensor receives the directly incident sound waves, and also the reflected sound waves from the sound reflector. The received signals are evaluated using an autocorrelation function.

Abstract: Apparatus for cutting a flat surface on a metallic member may comprise: a frame assembly including a clamping device on which a metallic member may be placed for clamping the metallic member in a firmly fixed position; a broach frame mounted on the frame assembly for movement between a first position engageable by and against which the metallic member may be firmly clamped by the clamping device and a second position away from and not engageable by the metallic member when on the clamping device; a broach blade having cutting surfaces thereon carried by the broach frame for reciprocal movement, when the broach frame is in the first position, between a first terminal and a second terminal position for cutting a flat surface on the metallic member when clamped against the broach frame; and a power device mounted on the frame assembly and attached to the broach blade between the first and second terminal positions.

Abstract: Apparatus for measuring the hardness properties of materials may comprise: a frame for supporting the apparatus and the material to be tested; a test head assembly mounted on the frame for applying predetermined measuring forces to the material and a clamp assembly mounted on the frame for supporting the material and for applying a clamping force to clamp the material against the tester head assembly prior to application of the predetermined measuring forces. The tester head assembly may include a housing; a penetrator assembly carried by the housing, including an axially reciprocal penetrator shaft at the lower end of which is a ball member for contact with the material; an operating assembly for applying a first predetermined force and a second and greater predetermined force to the penetrator shaft for indentation of the material by the ball member, and indicating devices for measuring the difference of indentations of the material by the first and second predetermined forces.

Abstract: A method of identifying potential low water cut hydrocarbon producing zones in a sand or sandstone formation by logging the formation to determine its permeability and porosity values and generating from said two sets of values a log of specific surface areas of the formation. The aforesaid zones may be identified directly from the specific surface area log as being those regions in which the specific surface areas are about 500 m.sup.2 /cm.sup.3 bulk volume or more. Alternatively or additionally, the specific surface area log may be used to determine irreducible water saturation values of the formation which can then be compared with fractional water saturation values. The aforesaid zones are those in which the irreducible water saturation values approximate or exceed the fractional water saturation values.

Abstract: A hot wire anemometer flow meter device is disclosed which is particularly adapted to be inserted down hole in a gas or oil well line or casing to accurately measure fluid flow through the line. The device comprises an elongate member formed of a plurality of tubing segments or modules interconnected in an end-to-end axial orientation. The segments located adjacent opposite ends of the elongate member include a plurality of arm struts, extensible radially outward to selectively anchor and axially register the device in a desired location within the line. Each of the arm struts mount one or more hot wire anemometers which yield a varying current signal in response to fluid flow across the same.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for subjecting a test valve actuator to torque loads which simulate the torque loads an actuator would be expected to experience in field operation when opening and closing a butterfly-type valve in a fluid conduit. The apparatus includes a frame supporting both a drive shaft and a tail shaft mounted for rotation about horizontal axis of rotation. The test actuator is mounted on the frame and coupled to the drive shaft for rotating the shaft 90.degree. about its axis. A sprocket fixed to the drive shaft is connected by a link chain to a sprocket fixed to the tail shaft. The sprockets are selected to have a 3 to 1 gear reduction ratio with the tail shaft rotating 3 degrees for each degree of rotation of the tail shaft. A mass depending from the tail shaft generates a torque load at the tail shaft equal to one third the dynamic torque load for corresponding positions of the actuator.

Abstract: A apparatus for measuring at least one parameter of a fluid flowing between two conduit sections has a housing connected between the sections and having a throughgoing main passage communicating therebetween and an externally open branch passage extending from the main passage between the sections. The housing is formed at the junction of the main and branch passages with a valve seat. A valve body on the seat is formed with a throughgoing and at least generally T-shaped valve passage having a pair of arm sections alignable with the main passage and a leg section aligned with the branch passage. The body is displaceable relative to the main passage at the seat between a flow position in which the valve passage is aligned with the main passage and the fluid can flow through the main passage between the sections and a blocking position in which the valve passage is not aligned with the main passage and fluid cannot flow through the main passage between the sections.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for airborne gravity surveying in which the airborne vehicle is stabilized with respect to speed, direction of heading and altitude, and in which the gravity meter has adequate sensitivity and signals that are recorded at a high sample rate on a magnetic tape, in which the aircraft position is computed using a multi-range navigation system that is located geodetically.

Abstract: A machine and method for balancing wheels is disclosed whereby the wheel is affixed to and spun on a rotatable shaft to an initial velocity, the drive unit is decoupled and the forces of unbalance are measured during the first full revolution of the shaft after it reaches a predetermined measuring velocity. The initial velocity is selected as the lowest of a plurality of velocities which will yield a time from decoupling to measuring of unbalance of at least 2 seconds. Automatically activated drive and brake mechanisms are also disclosed as is a system of unbalance sensor arrangement having two movable sensors linked to one another at a fixed distance.

Abstract: A handle stem for a bicycle, comprising a stem body, a projecting portion extending from the top of said stem body radially outwardly thereof, and a holding portion for a handle bar, provided at the foremost end of the projecting portion, so that a hollow, which is provided therein, houses an indicator electrically displaying running conditions of the bicycle.

Abstract: A reliable ultrasonic method for testing inner diameter cladded pipe adjacent to welds comprising use of multiple beams, bands and pulses in addition to pulseshaping and beamforming, spectral and directional averaging, as well as spatial filtering and pattern recognition. An automated inspection mode aims short shear-wave pulses from different source locations and different beam orientations to detect signals characteristic of defects. A manual confirmation mode aims both longitudinal waves and shear waves at the suspected defect and analyzes the detected returned pulses by an associated pulse pattern recognition method.

Abstract: An acoustic coupling device for use in a scanning acoustic microscope consists of an acoustic lens which has a concave focusing surface, and an acoustic coupler having a convex surface on which a convergent beam of acoustic radiation is normally incident. The coupler has a coupling surface which conforms to the shape of a test object; the coupler may be disposable. The spacing between the concave and convex surfaces may be varied to give a variable-focus device.

Abstract: 44A pressure transducer which uses the principle of a variation in the resonance frequency of a membrane when it is subjected to a variable pressure. The transducer comprises a vibrating membrane which is fixed on a support member forming a cavity, and a cover member forming a second cavity. Excitation of the membrane is facilitated since it is made of a piezoelectric material and is provided with electrodes. An object of the invention is to provide a digital output pressure transducer which can be minaturized and which has low power consumption.

Abstract: A device for correcting the torque detected by an electric dynamometer, which is capable of very accurately correcting loss torques of the operation-type dynamometer based upon a simply constructed mechanism. Among many loss torques involved in the operation-type electric dynamometer, the windage-loss torque which plays a major role is accurately corrected as a function of the atmospheric pressure, atmospheric temperature and rotation speed, thereby to very accurately correct the torque.

Abstract: An apparatus for indicating critical torque load in a drill string of a propeller shaft driven rotary drilling machine comprising an input and an output section in axial alignment and drivingly connected so as to rotate conjointly; the input section has an input shaft and a spiral spline affixed thereto; the output section has a tube shaft assembly and an output shaft affixed thereto; an input bearing is provided for rotatably supporting the input shaft and allowing for longitudinal movement of the input shaft toward the output section under conditions of increased torque load; an input housing for receiving the input bearing is affixed to a base; a receiver nut having a complementary female spiral spline is a companion for the spiral spline and is operatively connected to the spiral spline to permit longitudinal movement of the input shaft toward the output section under conditions of increased torque load; a compression spring prevents longitudinal movement of the input shaft under conditions of constant to

Abstract: Plunger operated pipet operable to execute different lengths of plunger movement during successive fluid pickup and fluid discharge operations or strokes. A stop member is movable between first and second locations in the pipet body to halt plunger movement at two different positions. A drive spring for driving the stop member from one location to the other is energized by a manually operable arming element and is retained in one location against action of the drive spring during a first plunger stroke. A release mechanism responsive to plunger movement during the first stroke disables the retaining means allowing the drive spring to move the stop member to the second location at which position the plunger is halted during the succeeding discharge stroke. The arming element is actuated by and in response to positioning of a replaceable tip on the pipet body.

Abstract: A portable power take off gear box assembly of a relatively short overall length to provide a short coupling distance between a drive source and a driven source and comprising a clutch mechanism interposed between the drive shaft of the drive source and a rotatable input shaft of the gear box assembly, a rotatable output shaft having the longitudinal axis thereof disposed in substantial vertical planar alignment with the longitudinal axis of the drive shaft, a gear train interposed between the input shaft and the output shaft for transmitting rotation to the output shaft, the relative position of the input shaft and output shaft providing ease of forward and reverse directions of rotation for the output shaft, a drive sheave in driving connection between the output shaft and the drive source for actuation of the driven source, the output shaft being supported by an outboard bearing assembly disposed in substantial alignment with the drive sheave to permit side loading of the gear box, and an internal independ

Abstract: A potentiometer drive for the displacement transducer of a reciprocating unit which uses a timing belt to drive the rotary potentiometer and where one belt pulley serves as a control disc to which the drive shaft of the rotary potentiometer is coupled in a direct rigid connection. The coupling connection is obtained by means of a coupling collet which clamps the end portion of the potentiometer drive shaft to a hollow hub of control disc and the latter to the inner races of two ball bearings. The potentiometer housing is blocked against rotation in a "floating" configuration, using a radial pin on the housing which engages a stationary retaining fork in such a way that only circumferential antirotation forces are transmittable to the potentiometer housing.

Abstract: An adjusting device for axial and radial piston machines, which includes an electrical servomotor, a drive, and a coupling which is arranged intermediate the drive and the setting or adjusting element for the machine. The adjusting device for the axial and radial piston machines has the servomotor arranged on one side of the adjusting element of the machine, and in which the drive and the coupling are arranged on the opposite side of the setting or adjusting element.

Abstract: A control knob to shaft assembly including a rotatable, bifurcated shaft, the bifurcation spanning the diameter of the shaft and having a central cylindrical bore interconnecting two open slots, one of which has a width larger than the other. There is also provided an escutcheon plate in a plane that intersects the longitudinal axis of the shaft at an acute angle and has an opening therethrough. A knob is received in the escutcheon plate opening and has a first portion larger in diameter than the escutcheon plate opening, a second portion having two projecting spaced parallel legs with a yoke connecting and spanning the legs. The yoke has a central ball shaped portion with a diameter slightly smaller than the cylindrical bore in the shaft and is received in the cylindrical bore.

Abstract: An automobile transmission including a peripheral wall having an inner surface comprised in a cross-section of a plurality of curved portions which are continuous in series with each other through inwardly projecting node portions. The configuration of the casing provides a structure of high rigidity so that it is effective to suppress the vibrations of the casing wall and consequently the noise caused by such vibrations. The casing wall is formed with brackets for supporting the reverse idle gear shaft in the vicinity of one of the node portions. This arrangement is also effective to suppress vibrations.

Abstract: A positive drive differential which passes drive power directly to one wheel by splining one axle centrally to one side of a differential housing; and which side of the differential housing has no side differential gear. The other axle is splined into the only existing side differential gear and which also is geared to two small end differential gears or planetary gears that are journalled one-hundred and eighty degrees apart in the differential housing. The differential also contains a ring gear that is positively fastened to the differential housing and the differential housing is journalled in the ordinary manner to the axle housing by the means of ball-bearings. Similarly, the side differential gear is journalled to the differential housing by the means of ball-bearings.

Abstract: A differential for vehicles comprising a differential carrier directly supported within a housing on the inner ends of a pair of axle shafts. A ring gear is mounted on the carrier; and one of the axle tubes in which the axle shafts are rotatably supported positions the carrier within the housing and takes the ring gear thrust load imparted thereto by a pinion gear on a drive shaft.

Abstract: An automatic continuously variable transmission with a section controlling the transmission ratio between an input shaft and an output shaft. The controlling section comprises a central shaft carrying at least one radially extending shaft with a rotatable and slidable conical body with a concave-conical outer circumferential surface. Depending on the desired-torque-speed ratio, controlled by an axial thrusting force generated by a speed-dependent clutch, the body can cooperate with a spring-loaded annular body rotatable around the central shaft and having a convex-conical inner circumferential surface. The direction of rotation of the output shaft can be reversed by means of an adjustment mechanism.

Abstract: A ring roller is mounted on an input shaft by a left-hand thread so that when the shaft is rotated in the clockwise direction the sun roller tends to unscrew along the shaft. The sun roller thus drives planet rollers axially along the shafts on which they are rotatably supported into a ring roller which is mounted on an output shaft by a left-hand thread so that it tends, upon being driven in a counter-clockwise direction by the planet rollers, to screw onto the output shaft. The axial movement of the sun roller ceases upon a suitable preloading between the sun, planet and ring rollers' being established.