Patents Issued in June 9, 2020
  • Patent number: 10677293
    Abstract: A work vehicle transmission has a disconnect device control assembly. The assembly includes a shaft having a rotation axis extending through a housing of the transmission. A disconnect device is mounted for co-rotation with the shaft about the rotation axis and has disengaged and engaged conditions. A gear is carried by the shaft to rotate about the rotation axis. The gear interacts with the disconnect device to rotate relative to the shaft in the disengaged condition and to co-rotate with the shaft in the engaged condition. A manifold is carried by the shaft and rotationally fixed relative to the rotation axis. The manifold defines a plurality of flow passages configured to route flow to the disconnect device. The manifold has an inner periphery that engages the shaft at a journal interface, which defines a flow passage for flow to pass from at least one of the flow passages of the manifold to the disconnect device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark A. Herman, John J. Gallen, Peter D. Wetrich, Mark J. Tieszen
  • Patent number: 10677294
    Abstract: A decoupler assembly comprises a torque equalizer and a one-way clutch bearing. The torque equalizer comprises an inner member having a rotational axis, an outer member disposed concentrically and surrounding the inner member, and two arcuate spring elements arranged between the inner member and the outer member, and configured to transmit torque between the inner and outer members. The inner member is rotationally displaceable relative to the outer member at least 30 degrees upon compression of the two arcuate spring elements. The one-way clutch bearing is located in the same radial plane as torque equalizer and rotationally connected to the inner member or the outer member. The one-way clutch bearing comprises an outer race, an inner race, and a plurality of individual wedging locking elements that are disposed between the inner and outer races. The decoupler assembly may comprise a single spiral spring element or a rubber-based spring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Hayder Al-Kattan
  • Patent number: 10677295
    Abstract: A rocker one-way clutch including an outer race including a pocket and a strut including a main body rotatable within the pocket and a locking member including a first neck portion extending from the main body and a cutout operatively arranged within the first neck portion to prevent displacement of a spring member. A rocker one-way clutch including an inner race, an outer race arranged radially outward of the inner race concentrically, the outer race including a pocket, a strut including a main body rotatable within the pocket and a locking member, the locking member including a first neck portion extending from the main body, a cutout operatively arranged within the first neck portion to prevent displacement of a spring member and a protrusion operatively arranged within the first neck portion opposite of the cutout to ensure proper assembly of the strut within the inner and outer races.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventor: Aditya Dattawadkar
  • Patent number: 10677296
    Abstract: An electronic, high-efficiency vehicular transmission, an overrunning, non-friction coupling and control assembly and switchable linear actuator device for use in the assembly and the transmission are provided. The device controls the operating mode of at least one non-friction coupling assembly. The device has a plurality of magnetic sources which produce corresponding magnetic fields to create a net translational force. The net translational force comprises a first translational force caused by energization of at least one electromagnetic source and a magnetic latching force based upon linear position of a permanent magnet source along an axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Means Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Kimes, Patrick J. McCleer
  • Patent number: 10677297
    Abstract: A selectable one-way clutch includes: a pocket plate including accommodating recess portions; a notch plate including engaging recess portions; a plate-shaped engaging piece; and a selector plate configured to switch between: a state in which the engaging piece rises toward the notch plate; and a state in which the engaging piece is accommodated in the accommodating recess portion. The notch plate includes a plane portion including a first inclined surface, and the first inclined surface provides the engaging piece with force in a direction into which the engaging piece is urged away from the notch plate, when the notch plate is rotated in an engaging direction into which the engaging piece rising toward the notch plate is engaged with the engaging recess portion, and one end portion of the engaging piece rises toward the notch plate and comes in contact with the plane portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Means Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shioiri, Hiroyuki Shibata, Shotaro Kato, Mitsuaki Tomita, Yuki Kurosaki, Joshua D. Hand
  • Patent number: 10677298
    Abstract: Provided is a method of learning a touch point of a dual clutch transmission (DCT), and more particularly, to a DCT touch point learning method in which a touch point is learned based on a difference between a virtual input shaft speed and a clutch non-drive shaft input speed using a virtual input shaft reference speed calculated based on the speed of a traveling vehicle. In a traveling situation in which the touch point cannot be learned using the non-drive shaft according to the related art because the input shaft behavior of the non-drive shaft is rotationally synchronized with the input shaft behavior of the drive shaft by drag characteristics of the DCT, a virtual input shaft speed may be calculated, and the touch point of the clutch may be learned using the virtual input shaft speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
  • Patent number: 10677299
    Abstract: A caliper guide pin assembly has a tubular guide pin, a cap, a grease valve and a plurality of lubricating grooves; the plurality of lubricating grooves are radially distributed about the tubular guide pin; each of the plurality of lubricating grooves normally traverses into the tubular guide pin from an external surface of the tubular guide pin; each of the plurality of lubricating grooves traverses into the tubular guide pin from a front surface of the tubular guide pin; the cap is concentrically positioned with the tubular guide pin; the cap is positioned about the tubular guide pin, adjacent to the front surface of the tubular guide pin; the grease valve is positioned adjacent to the cap, opposite to the tubular guide pin; the grease valve is adjacently integrated into the cap; the grease valve is in fluid communication with each of the plurality of lubricating grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: John Kelvin
  • Patent number: 10677300
    Abstract: A hybrid torque tube for a brake assembly may comprise a tube portion having a centerline axis, and a conical back-leg portion extending from the tube portion. A stator spline may be formed on a radially outward surface of the tube portion. A foot may be formed on a radially inward surface of the tube portion. The tube portion is formed using a first manufacturing process and at least one of the conical back-leg, stator spline, or foot is formed using additive manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leslie Steele, Thomas P Filburn, Michael A. Klecka
  • Patent number: 10677301
    Abstract: A disc brake has a brake disc and brake pads each having a pad back plate and mounted on opposite sides of the brake disc. A brake caliper engages over brake disc and brake pads. A pad hold-down device secures the brake pads and bears against pad back plates of the brake pads transversely to the brake pads. A flat spring bears against a side of the pad hold-down device facing away from the brake pads. The flat spring extends in longitudinal direction of the pad hold-down device. First and second spring abutments support first and second spring ends of the flat spring. The first spring abutment has a fastener extending transversely to pad hold-down device and to flat spring. The first spring abutment has a clip connected to the brake caliper by the fastener. The first spring end bears against an inner side of the clip facing the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: BPW Bergische Achsen KG
    Inventors: Georg Goyke, Fabian Köster
  • Patent number: 10677302
    Abstract: A brake unit for use in utility vehicles includes an actuating element and a piston element, wherein the actuating element is displaceable along an actuation axis, wherein the piston element is displaceable along a piston axis and is secured against displacement transversely to the piston axis, wherein the actuation axis and the piston axis stand substantially transversely to each other, wherein the actuating element comprises an actuating face and wherein the piston element comprises a piston face, and wherein a plurality of roller bodies is arranged between the actuating face and the piston face for transmission of an actuating force between the actuating element and the piston element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventor: Olaf Drewes
  • Patent number: 10677303
    Abstract: A disc brake, a wear adjuster for a disc brake and a method for operating a disc brake are provided. The wear adjuster includes a pawl biased by a spring against, and actuated by, a rotary lever, a shaft with the ratchet wheel arranged to be rotated by the pawl when the rotary lever rotates in a brake release direction, and a tappet wheel threaded on a brake application tappet supported on a movable bridge in the disc brake caliper. During brake release the pawl rotates the ratchet wheel and the shaft. The shaft and the tappet wheel have gearing which rotates the tappet wheel with the shaft. Due to the threaded engagement of the tappet wheel and the non-rotating tappet, the rotating tappet wheel causes the tappet to advance relative to the bridge to compensate for brake pad wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC
    Inventor: Fred W. Berwanger
  • Patent number: 10677304
    Abstract: Various braking devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the braking device includes a support element, a block of friction material supported by the support element, at least one piezoceramic sensor supported by the support element and interposed between the block of friction material (and the support element, and a protective element located at the piezoceramic sensor and embedding the latter. The protective element can have one or more layers of resin-based material applied to protect the piezoceramic sensor and direct a predetermined part of the external compression force onto an area of the support element surrounding the piezoceramic sensor. In some embodiments, a signal transduction device is provided and includes at least one piezoceramic sensor supported on a support element and has an integral protective coating having properties of mechanical and temperature resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ITT Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Daniele Donzelli, Mattia Solari, Marco Terranova, Stefano Serra, Luca Martinotto
  • Patent number: 10677305
    Abstract: The friction material composition, friction material and friction member are provided, in which copper, having serious environmental effects, is not contained or is not contained at more than 0.5 mass % of copper, rust adhering force is low, rust delamination is difficult to occur, the friction material composition includes a binder, an organic filler, an inorganic filler, and a fibrous substrate, wherein the friction material composition contains no copper as an element or contains not more than 0.5 mass % of copper, and contains fibrillated aramid fiber as the fibrous substrate, 0.2 to 2 mass % of sodium carbonate and 2.5 to 10 mass % of calcium hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN BRAKE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Unno, Masamichi Mitsumoto
  • Patent number: 10677306
    Abstract: A cushion device for a foldable chair includes a buffer member and a tension spring. The buffer member includes a sleeve portion for sleeving over a side part of a rear leg, a buffer portion provided on the sleeve portion and an embedded portion provided along a side of the sleeve portion and embedded inside a side channel of the rear leg and secured thereat via a fixing element. The tension spring includes a spring body having a first hooking portion fixed a pivot plate of a seat and a second hooking portion including a second extension section, a second bent section engaging a limiting plate of a front leg and a third extension section extending from the second bent section in such a manner to prevent disengagement of the second bent section of the tension spring from a hooking hole in the limiting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Spec Seats Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Mei Chuen Lin
  • Patent number: 10677307
    Abstract: A device for applying an axial force includes a longitudinal axis with a first compression surface located at a first end of the longitudinal axis and a second compression surface located at a second end of the longitudinal axis. A plurality of resilient members is positioned between the first compression surface and the second compression surface. A first resilient member is oriented with a first end proximate the first compression surface and a second end proximate the second compression surface. A second resilient member is oriented with a first end proximate the first compression surface and a second end proximate the second compression surface. The device has a compressed state and an expanded state where the first compression surface and second compression surface move in a direction of the longitudinal axis between the compressed state and the expanded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Karsten Aagaard, Errol Mark Tazbaz
  • Patent number: 10677308
    Abstract: An inertia-actuated valve assembly includes a valve housing, a valve body and a biasing element. The valve housing includes a groove that has an open end fluidically accessible from along one side thereof. The valve housing includes a flow channel extending therethrough in fluid communication with the groove from along an opposing side of the valve housing. The valve body is positioned within the groove of the valve housing such that the valve body and the valve housing are axially co-extensive along at least a portion thereof. The biasing element operatively engages the valve body and generates a biasing force urging the valve body in a first axial direction. The biasing force is greater than a predetermined dynamic gas pressure threshold value multiplied by a pressure area and is less than or approximately equal to a valve body mass multiplied by 2.5 times the nominal acceleration due to gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
    Inventor: Joshua R. Leonard
  • Patent number: 10677309
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are disclosed that provide position sensitive suspension damping. A damping unit includes a piston mounted in a fluid-filled cylinder. A vented path in the piston may be fluidly coupled to a bore formed in one end of the piston rod, creating a flow path for fluid to flow from a first side of the piston to a second side of the piston during a compression stroke. The flow path may be blocked by a needle configured to engage the bore as the damping unit is substantially fully compressed, thereby causing the damping rate of the damping unit to increase. In one embodiment, the piston includes multiple bypass flow paths operable during the compression stroke or the rebound stroke of the damping unit. One or more of the bypass flow paths may be restricted by one or more shims mounted on the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Everet Owen Ericksen, Christopher Paul Cox, Sante M. Pelot
  • Patent number: 10677310
    Abstract: A vibration isolator mechanism is provided for limiting transfer of vibrations from a first element to a second element coupled to the first element. The vibration isolator mechanism may include a vibration isolator structured to provide a quasi-zero/negative stiffness response to a force applied to the vibration isolator when the applied force is within a predetermined range. The vibration isolator mechanism may also include a force application mechanism structured to apply a force to the vibration isolator. The vibration isolator mechanism may also include a force adjustment mechanism structured to adjust the force applied to the vibration isolator by the force application mechanism so that the applied force is within the predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Umesh N. Gandhi, Ryohei Tsuruta, Brian J. Pinkelman, Rajendra Singh, Nicholas P. Mastricola
  • Patent number: 10677311
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vibration-damping support device, including a housing, and a core shaft having one end passing through the housing to connect with a vibration source. The vibration-damping support device further includes two elastic members arranged within the housing and spaced apart from each other. Each elastic member includes an inner hole, so that it can be mounted on the core shaft. Each elastic member includes an elastic rubber body, and a plurality of metal plates that are embedded in the elastic rubber body and parallel to each other. The elastic rubber body extends beyond the metal plates in a radial direction. With this vibration-damping support device, a variable stiffness can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ZHUZHOU TIMES NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Yue, Weihui Hu, Sheng Lin, Zetao Su, Pengfei Yuan, Chao Yang, Congcong Chen, Ming Hou, Hui Zeng
  • Patent number: 10677312
    Abstract: Friction shaft damper includes springy projections pressing against inside surface of a portion of rotor such as drive shaft with spring force. Central mass may be positioned inside surface of drive shaft by projections extending outwardly from central mass and slideably engaging inside surface of drive shaft. Enlarged section or chamber of shaft may surround and axially trap damper. Axially spaced apart sets of springy fingers may position mass inside shaft and radially inner ends of fingers may be secured to mass and radially outer ends of fingers may be positioned and free to slide along inside surface of shaft. Two axially spaced apart annular deflection limiters may be placed around mass with small clearances C between deflection limiters and inside surface of shaft. Damper may be a multi-lobed wave spring having multi-lobed rim attached to mass by struts. Damper may be multi-lobed wave spring with crests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Alan Wesling, Nathan Evan McCurdy Gibson
  • Patent number: 10677313
    Abstract: A rotary inertia mass damper of a damper device is configured to include a planetary gear that includes a driven member with outer teeth, first and second input plate member as a carrier which rotatably supports a plurality of pinion gears, and a ring gear that meshes with the plurality of pinion gears and works as the mass body. The outer teeth of the driven member are arranged to be disposed outside first and second springs in a radial direction of the damper device. The driven member, the plurality of pinion gears and the ring gear are arranged to at least partially overlap with the first and second springs as viewed in the radial direction. A motion of the ring gear in the axial direction is restricted by the plurality of pinion gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Yoshikawa, Aki Ogawa, Akiyoshi Kato, Ryosuke Otsuka, Yoshihiro Inoue, Yoshihiro Takikawa, Hiroki Nagai, Masaki Wajima, Takao Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Itou
  • Patent number: 10677314
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus with a centrifugal pendulum damper is realized, which can effectively suppress torque fluctuation and vibration noise of a vehicle while avoiding size increase of a centrifugal pendulum damper and deterioration of reliability of the centrifugal pendulum damper by high-speed rotation. A power transmission apparatus with a centrifugal pendulum damper includes: a centrifugal pendulum damper coupled to an input shaft through a speed-increasing mechanism configured to increase speed of rotation of the input shaft; and an engagement/disengagement mechanism capable of realizing and cutting off power transmission from the input shaft to the centrifugal pendulum damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kyosei Nakashima, Kazuhiro Tanaka, Norio Iwashita, Shinya Kamada, Hiroo Akagi, Tomokazu Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Okayama, Narihito Hongawara, Keiji Bouda
  • Patent number: 10677315
    Abstract: A portable conveyor belt splicing apparatus is provided that includes an upper press assembly and a lower press assembly which include, respectively, upper and lower platen assemblies. The upper and lower press assemblies may each include a forced air cooling system for rapidly cooling platens of the platen assemblies. The upper and lower press assemblies may include insulating assemblies with resilient members that support the upper and lower press assemblies. The resilient members provide structural support and insulate the platens from the frame which reduces the power required to heat the platens. In one form, the apparatus includes a power supply circuit that can alternate between providing power to upper and lower heaters in response to the apparatus being connected to different types of standard power supplies. Further, the power supply circuit permits the use of a single recipe for a particular belt irrespective of the type of power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Flexible Steel Lacing Company
    Inventors: Joannes Stefanus van't Schip, Mark Steven Pettinga
  • Patent number: 10677316
    Abstract: A thimble apparatus for use with a rope has a thimble eye formed as a generally U-shaped shackle defining a center aperture therein with arms on opposing sides of the aperture. The thimble eye has an outer surface, a front face, and a rear face. A groove is formed within the front face of the shackle generally in the shape of a U and has a width. A rope seat is formed within the shackle beneath the groove proximal to the rear face and has a diameter larger than the width of the groove. The groove forms a passage to the rope seat from the front face along the length of the groove. A base connects to ends of the arms of the shackle closing the aperture. The base defines a first feed channel formed as a first bore through the base that connects with a first end of the rope seat and a second feed channel formed as a second bore through the base that connects with a second end of the rope seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: FACTOR 55, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Douglas Costa
  • Patent number: 10677317
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a line gear mechanism for rotation-movement conversion, comprising a driving line gear (1) and a driven line gear (2). A stagger angle between an axis of the driving line gear and an axis of the driven line gear is any value from 0° to 180°. By a point contact meshing between a driving contact curve of a driving line tooth on the driving line gear (1) and a driven contact curve of a driven line tooth on the driven line gear (2), and by utilizing rotation of the driving line gear (1), it achieves that the driven line gear (2) rotates while moving smoothly. The line gear mechanism for rotation-movement conversion is simple in structure, easy to design, can achieve small displacement of movement, and is especially suitable for the conversion of small machinery from rotation to linear motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yangzhi Chen, Yueling Lv
  • Patent number: 10677318
    Abstract: The invention relates to a manoeuvrable trailing dredging vessel comprising; a vessel propulsion member coupled with a propulsion shaft provided with a single gear for driving the propulsion member, a drive system having a central drive shaft coupled with the vessel propulsion member for providing power to the vessel propulsion member, a transmission device having at least a trailing transmission shaft provided with a trailing pinion and a sailing transmission shaft provided with a sailing pinion, wherein the central drive shaft is coupled with the single gear of the propulsion shaft through one of the trailing transmission shaft and the sailing transmission shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: IHC Holland IE B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Pieter Raimond, Johannes Martijn Vreugdenhil, Leendert Johannes Adriaan den Boer, Arie de Jager
  • Patent number: 10677319
    Abstract: A transmission (14) for connecting a propeller (15) to an engine (13) having a drive shaft (2), comprising: a first gear (3) driven by the drive shaft (2) in a first rotational direction; an idler gear (4) driven by the first gear; a third gear (5) driven by the idler gear (4); and an output shaft (6) driven by the third gear in the first rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Century Drive Systems
    Inventors: Shawn Michael Eakin, Robert Charles Eakin
  • Patent number: 10677320
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an epicyclic gear train comprising a driving member (3), driving a plurality of planetary gears (7). Each planetary gear is attached to a planetary holder and meshes with at least one ring gear. Thereby the ring gear or the planetary holder is made to rotate about a central axis (21) of the epicyclic gear train. The other one of the ring gear and the planetary holder is fixed to a stationary part (5) of the gear train. The planetary gears (7) are attached to the planetary holder, each via at least one planetary connector (17) which is rotatable around an axis (24) offset from and parallel to the planetary axis (23), such that turning said at least one planetary connector alters the distance between the central axis (21) and the planetary axis (23) by means of an eccentric connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SWEPART TRANSMISSION AB
    Inventors: Hans Hansson, Marcus Månsson
  • Patent number: 10677321
    Abstract: A speed reducing device includes a motor and a speed reducing mechanism. The motor includes a stator portion, a shaft portion and rotator portion. The rotator portion includes first and second eccentric rings. The speed reducing mechanism includes first, second and third roller assemblies and first and second cycloid disc sets. These roller assemblies include first rollers, second rollers and third rollers. The first cycloid disc set is mounted around the first eccentric ring, and includes first teeth and second teeth. The second cycloid disc set is mounted around the second eccentric ring, and includes third teeth and fourth teeth. The first teeth are contacted with the first rollers. The third teeth are contacted with the second rollers. The second teeth and the fourth teeth are contacted with the third rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiung Tsai, Jia-Ming Wu, Yu-Xian Huang, Kuo-Yuan Hung, You-Chiuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 10677322
    Abstract: A dual clutch transmission for a motor vehicle, with gear wheel sets, which can be engaged via shift elements and which, in particular, form eight wheel planes, which are associated with, respectively, a first sub-transmission and a second sub-transmission, each sub-transmission has a respective input shaft and both sub-transmissions have a common output shaft, wherein the mutually coaxial input shafts can each be activated in alternation via a power-shift clutch and the even forward gears are associated with the first sub-transmission and the odd forward gears are associated with the second sub-transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Steffen Hummel
  • Patent number: 10677323
    Abstract: A dual clutch transmission for a motor vehicle, with gear wheel sets, which can be engaged via shift elements and which form exactly eight wheel planes, which are associated, respectively, with a first sub-transmission and a second sub-transmission, of which each sub-transmission has a respective input shaft and the two sub-transmissions have a common output shaft, which is axis-parallel to the input shafts. The mutually coaxial input shafts can each be activated in alternation via a power-shift clutch, and the even forward gears are associated with the first sub-transmission and the odd forward gears are associated with the second sub-transmission, which can be engaged when a gear shift occurs via the shift elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Steffen Hummel
  • Patent number: 10677324
    Abstract: The present invention provides a variable speed accelerator including: a constant-speed motor (51) having a constant-speed rotor (52) which is configured to rotate a constant-speed input shaft (Ac) of a transmission device (10) in a first direction; and a variable-speed motor (71) which has a variable-speed rotor (72) connected to a variable-speed input shaft (Av) of the transmission device (10), having a cylindrical shape centered on an axis with a shaft insertion hole (74) passing therethrough in the axial direction through which the constant-speed input shaft (Ac) inserted, and configured to rotate an output shaft (Ao) at a maximum rotation rate by rotating the variable-speed rotor (72) at a maximum rotation rate in a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein the variable speed accelerator further includes an AC power source line (110) which connects the variable-speed motor (71) with an AC power source to allow the variable-speed motor (71) to rotate in the second direction; a rotation rat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10677325
    Abstract: A tensioner which adjusts the mean tensioner force to keep the chain tension as low as possible without sacrificing chain control, significantly improving drive efficiency as the chain wears and is subject to low dynamic loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin B. Todd, Mark E. Patton, Dale N. Smith
  • Patent number: 10677326
    Abstract: A tensioner system may be replaced by selecting replacement components. Components such as a housing, roller arm, pulley, and index plate locating pin may be selected from a group of housings, roller arms, pulleys, and index plate locating pins, respectively. The selection of the components allows a user to assemble multiple variations of tensioner that are commercially available. The location of the index plate locating pin on the index plate allows for proper orientation of the tensioner in the vehicle in order to apply the proper tension to a belt. The selection of the components may be based on current tensioner model, or based on dimensions measured from the current tensioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KIT MASTERS
    Inventors: Craig Swanson, Dale Scherman, Daniel Huwe
  • Patent number: 10677327
    Abstract: In a toroidal continuously variable transmission including at least one transmission unit including: an input disc and an output disc disposed coaxially; and a power roller tiltably interposed between the input disc and the output disc and configured to transmit a driving force from the input disc to the output disc, an integrally rotating member disposed so as to be spaced apart in an axial direction from at least one disc of the input disc and the output disc of each transmission unit and configured to rotate together with the at least one disc, and an annular interposed member provided between the at least one disc and the integrally rotating member and configured to rotate together with the at least one disc, are provided, and the interposed member is formed with a balance adjustment portion capable of adjusting weight balance in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihito Abe, Kenichiro Tanaka, Hideyuki Imai, Tatsuhiko Goi, Isao Fujii
  • Patent number: 10677328
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bridge-type ball screw (1) with a bridge member (5) fit into a nut bridge window (6). The bridge member (5) has a linking groove (5a) with a rolling track that acts as a circulating path. After the bridge member (5) is fit into the nut bridge window (6), a cylindrical mandrel (8), with projections (9), is inserted into the nut (3). An upper die (10) restricts the upper surface of the bridge member (5) and is lowered while the nut (3) is held between the upper die (10) and the mandrel (8). A connection part is subject to plastic working by the projections (9) of the mandrel (8). The bridge member (5) is simultaneously deformed by the upper die (10) to secure the bridge member (5) into the nut bridge window (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsunori Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10677329
    Abstract: The electromechanical actuator cylinder provides a casing, an actuation rod mounted to be movable longitudinally relative to the casing, an electric motor provided with a stator and with a rotating rotor shaft, and a mechanism for converting a rotational movement of the rotor shaft into a linear movement in translation of the actuation rod. The actuator cylinder includes at least one roller bearing for guiding the rotor shaft in rotation relative to the casing and providing at least one row of rolling elements. An inner raceway for the row of rolling elements of the bearing is formed directly on the rotor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Emmanuel Eyraud, Laurent Benoit
  • Patent number: 10677330
    Abstract: A variable speed ratio transmission comprises a support structure, an input member, an output member and a plurality of planet wheels which are supported rotatably on the support structure and which receive the movement from the input member. Each of the planet wheels comprises a connecting rod which is rotatably connected thereto in the region of a first end thereof and which supports at an opposite end thereof a unidirectional connection wheel which entrains in rotation the output member. The transmission further comprises a variation device for the spacing between the pivot axis of the connecting rods and a respective rotation axis of the planet wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Constantin Edyson Pavilcu
  • Patent number: 10677331
    Abstract: A vertical mill gearbox includes a drive shaft mounted in a casing for rotation about a rotation axis, and an intermediate shaft configured as a hollow shaft and mounted in the casing for rotation about a vertical second rotation axis. The intermediate shaft has a bevel gear meshing with a bevel-gear pinion of the drive shaft. A torsion shaft is received in fixed rotative engagement with the intermediate shaft and sized to extend beyond the intermediate shaft to define a projecting section to which a sun gear rotatably driven via the intermediate shaft is fixed. A planet carrier is mounted in the casing for rotation about the second rotation axis and rotatably supports an internal gear having an internal tooth system. Mounted to the planet carrier is a rotatable planet gear which meshes with the sun gear and with the internal tooth system of the internal gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Becka, Steffen Brun, Matthias Friedrich, Guido Josten, Robert Prusak, Eugen Schlegel, Dirk Schroer, Michael Tegelkamp, Franz Schmeink
  • Patent number: 10677332
    Abstract: A hybrid drive train assembly for a motor vehicle drive train includes an electric motor; a differential configured for connecting a first front axle and a second front axle of the motor vehicle drive train to each other; a motor output gearing connecting an output of the electric motor to the differential; and a transmission output gearing configured for connecting an output of a transmission to the differential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Schaffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregory Heeke, Peter Rentfrow, Peter Burke, Md. Wasi Uddin, Patrick Lindemann
  • Patent number: 10677333
    Abstract: A rotation transmission mechanism may include a drive wheel structured to rotate to one side, a driven wheel turned by the drive wheel to one side, and an urging member urging the driven wheel to turn to the other side. The drive wheel may include a drive teeth forming part where drive teeth structured to turn the driven wheel to the one side are provided at positions different from each other in an axial line direction, and a cam face forming part on which the driven wheel is slid. The driven wheel is provided with a driven teeth forming part where driven teeth provided at positions different from each other in an axial line direction are disposed over an angular range so that, when the drive wheel is turned to the one side, the drive teeth are sequentially abutted with the driven teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Yokoe, Takehiko Yazawa
  • Patent number: 10677334
    Abstract: A torque converter for transmitting torque to an input shaft of a transmission includes a front cover, an impeller, a turbine disposed in opposition to the impeller, and a lock-up device. The lock-up device is for mechanically transmitting torque from the front cover to the turbine. The lock-up device includes a pressure receiving portion, a piston and an input part. The pressure receiving portion has an annular shape and is provided to protrude from an outer peripheral end of the turbine further radially outward. The piston is disposed between the front cover and the turbine so as to be axially movable, and includes a friction portion in an outer peripheral part thereof. The friction portion is capable of being engaged by friction with the pressure receiving portion of the turbine when pressed onto the pressure receiving portion. The input part transmits the torque from the front cover to the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10677335
    Abstract: Provided is a continuously variable transmission capable of solving a technical problem in which upon activation of a continuously variable transmission, speed increase in vaned-wheel power density is low and unable to meet the requirement for rapidly increasing output torque. The present continuously variable transmission comprises a planetary gear set (101) at an input end and a planetary gear set (102) at an output end. A planetary carrier (104) having a cavity is provided between the planetary gear set (101) at the input end and the planetary gear set (102) at the output end. The planetary carrier (104) comprises an input end cover (6) and an output end cover (13). A vaned-wheel housing (14) having a cavity is fixed between the input end cover (6) and the output end cover (13). An inner side of the planetary gear set (101) at the input end is connected to the input end cover (6). An inner side of the planetary gear set (102) at the output end is connected to the output end cover (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: WEIHAI TUANZHONG TRANSMISSION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongfeng Tang, Yuning Tang, Yanshuai Fu
  • Patent number: 10677336
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission is provided, solving the technical problems in which a balancing force between a torque-changing bucket wheel and a fluid of a hydraulic two-speed synchronizer is limited, discharging all of the fluid to increase torque results in the loss of flexible transmission, and the structures of control and braking apparatuses are complex. The continuously variable transmission comprises an input end planetary gear set (101) and an output end planetary gear set (102). A cavity planetary gear carrier (104) is disposed between the input end planetary gear set (101) and the output end planetary gear set (102). The cavity planetary gear carrier (104) comprises a cavity input end cover (6) and a cavity output end cover (13). A bucket wheel cavity housing (14) is fixedly disposed between the cavity input end cover (6) and the cavity output end cover (13). An inner side of the input end planetary gear set (101) is connected to the cavity input end cover (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: WEIHAI TUANZHONG TRANSMISSION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongfeng Tang, Yuning Tang
  • Patent number: 10677337
    Abstract: Provided is a continuously variable transmission capable of solving a technical problem of a complex structure comprising three planetary gear sets including a planetary gear set at an input end, a planetary gear set at an output end and a bucket wheel-based planetary gear set. The continuously variable transmission comprises a planetary gear set (101) at an input end and a planetary gear set (102) at an output end. A planetary carrier (103) having a cavity is provided between the planetary gear set (101) at the input end and the planetary gear set (102) at the output end. The planetary carrier (103) comprises an input end cover (6) and an output end cover (10). The input end cover (6) is connected to an inner side of the planetary gear set (101) at the input end. The output end cover (10) is connected to an inner side of the planetary gear set (102) at the output end. A bucket-wheel housing (11) having a cavity is fixed between the input end cover (6) and the output end cover (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: WEIHAI TUANZHONG TRANSMISSION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongfeng Tang, Yuning Tang, Yanshuai Fu
  • Patent number: 10677338
    Abstract: A bicycle chain ring, including an inner edge fully circumscribing both an opening and an axis of rotation; an inner surface extending between the inner edge and an outer edge where a plurality of chain ring teeth emanate; and a plurality of ramps disposed about the inner surface, wherein at least one of the plurality of ramps has a lifting surface configured to concurrently engage at least one link of a bicycle chain at two or more distinct pivot points along the length of the chain link to initiate stable lift of the bicycle chain without assistance from any of the plurality of chain ring teeth; wherein the lifting surface has a first end proximate the inner edge and a second end proximate the outer edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: WICK WERKS, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher A. Wickliffe
  • Patent number: 10677339
    Abstract: A pulley assembly connecting an ISG driveshaft of an ISG and an engine to each other through a belt may include: a pulley member around which the belt is wound; a spring hub fixed to an internal peripheral surface of the pulley member; an ISG hub rotatably disposed when the ISG hub is distanced from an internal peripheral surface of the spring hub by a predetermined interval and connected to the ISG driveshaft; a limit device provided in the spring hub and ISG hub and limiting a rotation of the ISG hub to rotation by a predetermined rotation angle; and a plurality of leaf springs radially inserted into the spring hub in a circumferential direction thereof, and having one end portions fixed to the spring hub and the other end portions penetrating the ISG hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kum Lim Choi, Keunseok Lee
  • Patent number: 10677340
    Abstract: A gearbox housing of an aircraft includes a surface configured to contact with and support a load of a component of the aircraft such that the surface is susceptible to corrosion. The surface has an area from which a portion of material was removed. A structural deposit is formed by cold spraying one or more layers of powdered material within the area. The structural deposit is configured to share the load applied to the surface by the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric K. Hansen, James Sullivan, Anthony G. Chory, JinKyu Choi, Michael R. Robbins
  • Patent number: 10677341
    Abstract: A housing for a transmission, in particular an actuator housing. The housing having a housing wall and ribs that protrude from the housing wall to the outside and/or inside. The protruding ribs are at least partially arranged such that they form a honeycomb-shaped structure on the housing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventor: Torsten Kuhnt
  • Patent number: 10677342
    Abstract: An actuator housing is configured to receive an electric motor and a gear set that modifies the output of the motor. The actuator housing includes a gear housing that supports the gear set for rotation. The gear set includes a worm gear that is driven by the motor and has an opening that is concentric with a rotational axis of the gear. The gear housing includes a container and a cover that closes an open end of the container. The container houses the gear and defines a hollow gear shaft that extends through the gear opening. The cover is secured to the open end of the gear housing via a snap-fit mechanical connection between the cover and the gear shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Mexico Sistemas Automotrices S.A. de C.V., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Alex Martin, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo